Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 221 Experiencing the "Wonderful" Mountain Rain Up Close (Bonus Chapter)

The sky was like a torn piece of cloth, a dazzling light ripped through the heavens, and thunder rumbled, deafeningly loud.

Raindrops, like pearls from a broken string, pelted down on the only villa in the mountains.

From above, several small black dots could be seen hurrying into the villa.

"what happened?"

When everyone in the living room saw Natsukawa carrying the blood-soaked Ikeda Chikako, their expressions changed drastically.

Even though the wound was covered with clothes, the blood still kept flowing out.

The blood dripping along the way formed a crimson line.

Conan briefly explained the cause and effect, but his gaze subtly fell on Natsukawa.

After Ayako Suzuki brought the first-aid kit, Natsukawa took charge of bandaging the wound.

This bandaging technique is so professional, the skill level is comparable to, or even surpasses, that of hospital nurses.

Either Natsukawa was frequently injured, or he had been a nurse.

It's obvious that Xia Chuan couldn't have been a nurse, so it must have been a matter of practice making perfect.

"It's really not that simple!"

Conan became even more curious about Natsukawa's profession, since he either frequently came into contact with wounded people or was often injured himself.

Natsukawa, of course, noticed Conan's gaze.

Conan's perception was merely subtle; in reality, Natsukawa had already sensed it.

He didn't care what the other person was thinking.

It's true that he doesn't want to tell Conan his identity, but it's okay if Conan can find out for himself.

He was still wearing the IRS vest, so he wasn't worried about it falling off all at once.

Moreover, if the IRS cover is lost, he can find other official cover. With money, Frank, and the support of the IRS, finding an official cover in Japan is a piece of cake.

When Conan peels away the layers, all you find is that he's an onion; it doesn't get increasingly irritating, but rather until there's nothing left at all.

"So, is Takahashi still in the forest?"

Ayako Suzuki asked with some concern.

Conan nodded: "Uncle Natsukawa has already tied him up, he definitely can't escape."

Are they worried about whether they can escape?
Haibara sighed. Kudo might be very smart, but he was still lacking in interpersonal skills.

“No.” Ayako Suzuki glanced out the window. It was raining heavily, and Ryoichi Takahashi was getting soaked outside, risking catching a cold or fever.

Although I was disappointed that Ryoichi Takahashi was the bandaged monster who attacked Ran and Chikako Ikeda, our years of friendship still mattered.

She was the organizer of this party, and now that Ikeda Chikako is in this state, if Takahashi also has problems, she will regret it to death.

She remembered that the other person seemed to be a bit weak back in college. What if he caught a cold and developed other complications? If he died, wouldn't Mr. Xia Chuan have to take the blame?

The more I think about it, the worse I feel.

After bandaging the wound, Xia Chuan shook his head: "It looks like this arm can't be saved. Although the artery wasn't damaged, the wound is too big, and we can't get it to the hospital in time. With the bacterial infection and excessive blood loss, I'm afraid there's no chance of recovery."

That's all for now. We'll take him to the hospital tomorrow after we get down the mountain; his life should be saved.

After saying that, Xia Chuan glanced at the heavy rain outside the window and called the remaining two members of the film club in the villa to carry Takahashi Ryoichi back.

"Takahashi, are you really planning to make a move against Chikako?"

Hiroki Kakutani's expression was somewhat strange, and it was unclear what he was thinking. It seemed that he wasn't as sycophantic as before, and when he saw Chikako Ikeda return seriously injured, he only glanced at her.

He doesn't seem like a simp at all.

Xia Chuan was somewhat concerned about Xia Ming's sudden change in attitude after she had acted so obsequiously in the evening.

“How could it be fake?” Ota Masaru scoffed. “I knew it was plagiarism. How could someone like Ikeda Chikako write such an excellent script as Blue Kingdom?”

Copying is one thing, but to treat the dead Dunzi like this!

Ota Masaru shook his head, somewhat moved: "But Takahashi has had it tough too, losing so much weight for this plan."

It's pretty outrageous, really.

How did Ryoichi Takahashi manage to lose weight only in his body without losing weight in his face?

Natsukawa carefully examined Takahashi Ryoichi's face, and it was definitely real; it wasn't a disguise or something like silicone implants.

The three quickly found Takahashi Ryoichi.

Ryoichi Takahashi had clearly tried many ways to escape, as evidenced by the fact that he was covered in mud.

When they arrived, the other party was rolling around in the mud, their target the dagger that Chikako Ikeda had brought.

However, Natsukawa's binding skills were very professional, and Takahashi Ryoichi could only wriggle like a worm or roll sideways.

"Takahashi, stop struggling!"

Hiroki Kakutani stepped forward and grabbed Takahashi by the collar, seemingly only then realizing that he was a sycophant, and roared, "How could you treat Chikako like this? The dead cannot be brought back to life. Even if you kill her, it won't solve the problem!"

You only lost love, yet you wanted her dead? I misjudged you; I never imagined you could be so cold-blooded and cruel.

Xia Chuan remained silent, watching as the other party subtly slipped a small knife into Takahashi Ryoichi's hand, a question mark appearing above his head.

so?

Did Takahashi actually have an accomplice, Hiroki Kakutani? Was the two-timing Atsuko who died two years ago?

"Alright, let's hurry up. The rain is getting heavier. In this kind of weather, we might get struck by lightning in the forest."

Ota was getting impatient; Takahashi, covered in mud, was quite disgusting.

Back at the villa, Takahashi was immediately locked in a small, dark room that had been prepared in advance.

"Uncle Natsukawa, should we have Ota and Kakutani take turns watching over Takahashi Ryoichi?"

Conan is a little scared of the dark room.

At the Yakumoto family's luxury cruise ship and the Genbei Onsen Inn, accidents always seem to happen when the murderer is locked in a dark room. It's raining heavily outside today, so who knows what might happen next? It's not impossible that a mudslide could wash the dark room away.

In short, after his two previous unpleasant experiences, he was very worried about this.

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After thinking for a moment, Natsukawa agreed to Conan's suggestion.

Hiroki Kakutani gave Takahashi a knife; there must be more to the story.

Letting the other party guard it would allow them to see if there would be any theft or anything. He was quite gossipy about Hiroki Tani's motives.

Takahashi was there for the piers, was he there for the piers too?
If so, then Dunzi is trying to have his cake and eat it too.

If not, then what is his reason?

With the bandaged man now arrested, Xiaolan finally felt relieved.

It was only then that she remembered that when she was looking for an empty room, she had indeed seen Takahashi Ryoichi's real physique, but she hadn't paid attention until Conan explained the case.

"By the way, how did Conan know that?"

Sonoko Suzuki stood with her hands on her hips, staring at Conan with dead fish eyes for a long time.

"Hehe, that's because Anya just happened to see Takahashi Ryoichi climbing down a tree from the second-floor corridor. No normal person would do that."

"That's right, it's Anya!"

Anya stood happily in the middle, hands on her hips, looking at Sonoko Suzuki and said, "I discovered Takahashi Ryoichi's little trick, and I also found out that he pulled the head of the bandaged monster out of his stomach."

Look, I even have videos here.

Anya pulled out her camera and showed the video clips to the group.

"Then why not tell your father?"

Xia Chuan looked down at Conan with narrowed eyes. Why bother telling Conan this? Shouldn't he tell his father?

It's one thing to tell Conan without permission, but he should have come to find me afterwards. Doesn't he know that this brute has already pressed the back button? When he encounters a case, all he does is move forward, forward, and forward again.

Growing angrier by the thought, Xia Chuan said in a deep voice, "Ai, Anya's homework might have been too easy. Go back and increase the difficulty of the assignments a little."

"Oh, this." The little girl immediately deflated and squatted in the corner, drawing circles.

"You hateful father!"

Conan and Natsukawa share a room.

Anya, Ran, and Ai Haibara share a room.

The Suzuki sisters live in the master bedroom downstairs, and the two male members of the film club can only take on the heavy responsibility of taking care of Chikako Ikeda and keeping an eye on Ryoichi Takahashi.

Of course, Ayako Suzuki had also been keeping watch for the first hour. Although she was a girl, she was still the hostess. Although the case had nothing to do with her, she was the one who contacted the people, so she felt she had an inescapable responsibility.

However, Kakutani and Ota were clearly quite considerate of Ayako Suzuki, comforting her for a long time before finally taking her back to her room.

On a stormy night, the villa was brightly lit.

Xia Chuan quietly got out of bed, glanced at Conan who had turned over, and pushed open the door to go out.

"What is Uncle Xia Chuan going to do at this time?"

Conan isn't easily fooled; upon hearing the door close, he immediately opened his eyes.

In fact, he couldn't fall asleep at all. Even though there were two people watching over Takahashi in the dark room, he was still a little worried and had originally planned to go downstairs to check on the situation in the middle of the night.

"Is Uncle Natsukawa also worried about Takahashi Ryoichi?"

After all, Xia Chuan was there when the two previous incidents of being locked in solitary confinement caused problems, so it's normal for him to have the same concerns.

Conan adjusted the watch-shaped tranquilizer dart, put on his leg-enhancing shoes, and after confirming that his equipment was working properly, he stealthily followed them out.

The villa was quiet at night, with only the patter of the heavy rain outside the window adding a little noise.

At the entrance of the small dark room on the first floor, Ota Masaru puffed on his cigarette, the entire corridor filled with the smoke, making it look like a fairyland.

"Stop smoking, the smell is making me uncomfortable."

Hiroki Kakutani waved his hand, his brows furrowed and his eyes slightly bloodshot.

For non-smokers, cigarette smoke is extremely pungent and irritates the eyes.

"Then go open the window; if you ventilate, the fumes won't be so strong."

"What if there are bad guys in this huge mountain?" Hiroki Kakutani glanced at the corridor window, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"How could the bandaged man be Takahashi? He's been caught now, there can't be anyone else here."

Ota Masaru waved his hand impatiently, got up and walked to the window, opened the latch, and let the outside air into the corridor.

Feeling the cool, rainy air outside, Ota Masaru unconsciously squinted his eyes.

"The air in the mountains is indeed much better than in the city. The villa that Ayako chose is quite nice."

It's all Takahashi's fault. Why did he have to seek revenge? Now I have to keep watch here in the middle of the night.

Otherwise, he should be sitting by his window in his room, smoking and enjoying the mountain rain and wind outside, savoring the hard-won beauty.

He didn't like Chikako Ikeda and they often argued, but it wouldn't have come to the point of murder.

The sight of that blood-soaked arm still sends shivers down my spine. Takahashi seemed like an honest and kind guy, but I never imagined he could be so terrifying when he went mad!
"Kakutani?"

Ota Masaru suddenly noticed that Kakutani Hiroki hadn't responded, and asked curiously, "Does this feel any better?"

Just then, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He called Hiroki Kakutani's name again, preparing to turn around, but suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck, and his hands and feet immediately became weak and powerless.

Losing his balance, he fell forward, flipped over the window, and plunged headfirst into the muddy water outside.

Experience the "wonderful" beauty of mountain rain up close.

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