Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't come to any conclusion.

There is still too little information available, and he is unable to make a judgment on the five suspicious individuals.

Thinking of this, Conan looked at Mitsuhiko and the other two who were running and jumping around making snowballs not far away, and sighed.

"Sometimes, I really envy these kids... carefree, they don't have to do anything... ah!"

Just as Conan was making his comment, all three of Mitsuhiko's snowballs hit Conan's face, instantly covering his glasses with snow.

"Hahaha, we hit you, Conan!!"

Conan: "#%@#$"

Chapter 378 Eight Years and Fifteen Minutes

After a two-second silence, Conan wiped his face with his sleeve, then took off his glasses and wiped them on his clothes.

After doing all that, Conan grinned, bent down, grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, and said, "You just wait!"

The next moment, Conan joined Mitsuhiko and the others, and they started having a snowball fight together.

Mitsuhiko and his two friends ran ahead, while Conan chased after them with a snowball in his hand.

"Hahaha, Conan, you can't hit us!"

"That's right!"

"Just wait for me!"

"..."

At the same time, in a house not far from Conan and his friends.

A strange boy lying flat on his bed was awakened by the noise outside the window.

The boy struggled to his feet and gasped for breath.

The next moment, the boy reached out and pulled back the curtains, looking out the window.

Conan and his friends, who were having a snowball fight, noticed the boy behind the curtain and immediately stopped what they were doing.

Seeing the boy's puzzled look, Mitsuhiko blinked. "It looks like he wants to say something to us. Could it be that we woke him up?"

Ayumi smiled and waved to the unfamiliar boy, "Good morning~"

Upon seeing Ayumi waving at him, the stranger immediately opened the window with a smile.

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly realized that he couldn't speak according to his thoughts.

The boy put his hand to his mouth and struggled to utter two words, "I...I..."

"I'm sorry, we ran into the yard without permission." Although he didn't know what the strange boy in front of him wanted to say, Conan quickly apologized.

Just as Conan and the others were about to leave, the boy continued, "I...I also...want to join...join you guys. I want to...have a snowball fight with you!"

Upon hearing this, Conan and his friends stopped in their tracks.

Genta whispered, "This older brother seems a bit strange..."

“Yes, and his tone is like a child’s,” Mitsuhiko echoed.

Just then, the boy's door opened, and Nurse Tachihara Fuyumi walked into the room carrying a basin of hot water.

Upon seeing the boy standing on the bed chatting with Conan and the others, Fuyumi Tachihara instantly dropped the basin in her hand to the ground.

She spoke slowly, still in shock: "Touma...Touma! You're finally awake, Touma!"

The next second, Fuyumi Tachihara ran straight to the boy's side and hugged him with tears in her eyes.

The boy was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and laughed, "Mom? That's great! I...I found my mom!"

Not only Conan and his friends witnessed this scene, but also the receptionist, Mizuki Tono, who was sweeping snow at the hotel entrance, and ran over in shock.

Shortly after, Fuyumi Tachihara called the doctor at the clinic and asked him to examine her son, Touma.

The commotion also attracted the attention of Ryūno and the others inside the inn.

Muto Takehiko stood beside Tatsuno and the others, explaining to them:

"Fuyumi's son, Fuyuma, tragically fell from a cliff near the old village one morning eight years ago."

"He was found unconscious. Although he was taken to a hospital at the foot of the mountain and his life was saved, he never woke up again and eight years passed like that..."

"Eight years?" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, that’s right. Speaking of which, that day happened to be the day Yamao committed the hit-and-run.” Muto Takehiko nodded.

Hearing this, Conan widened his eyes, turned to look at Takehiko Muto, and asked, "Is it really the same day?"

"Yes, two unfortunate incidents occurred in this once peaceful and leisurely village in a single day..." Takehiko Muto sighed.

After listening, Kogoro Mouri frowned. "Could Touma's accident have been caused by someone?"

"The police believe it was purely an accident. The lake near that cliff is where Touma's favorite swans can be seen. When Touma was found, he was wearing binoculars around his neck, so everyone speculates that he slipped and fell accidentally."

"Where were Touma's mother, Tomi, and her husband at that time?"

"Dongmei was an unwed mother who worked at a hospital at the foot of the mountain. She was called back to the hospital because of an emergency patient."

"Aren't Touma's maternal grandparents nearby either?"

"Yes, they died in an avalanche a long time ago..."

"what?!"

"They were found 30 minutes after the avalanche. Doctors said that if they had been found 15 minutes earlier, they might have been saved."

Hearing this, Dr. Agasa shook his head regretfully, "After all, the golden rescue time for an avalanche is generally 15 minutes."

"15 minutes?" Mitsuhiko and the other two looked puzzled.

“That’s right. After fifteen minutes, the cold will affect the normal functioning of the body and eventually cause the heart to stop beating.” Longye nodded.

After hearing Longye's explanation, everyone present sighed.

Even Mitsuhiko and the other two felt saddened by Touma and her grandparents' 'experience' and silently lowered their heads.

Soon after, the doctor finished examining Touma and said that his body was now perfectly normal, except that he was a little weak.

With some more rest, it will definitely recover to its original state.

Upon hearing this news, Fuyumi Tachihara breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

After the doctor left, Tatsuno and the others also walked towards Tachihara Fuyumi.

Upon seeing everyone, Fuyumi Tachihara smiled and said, "Mizuki, Muto, and everyone else, thank you for your concern! The doctor said Touma's health is fine."

"It's just that on a psychological level... he forgot about the day he fell off the cliff, so he can't understand why he's been in a coma for eight years."

Hearing this, Tono Mizuki, who was standing nearby, reached up and took off her glasses, wiping away tears from her eyes. "But it's really so good, Fuyumi, it's really so good..."

Ryūno glanced at Tono Mizuki and frowned.

Although he couldn't remember the details, he hadn't forgotten some key information.

Eight years ago, Tono Mizuki accidentally pushed her sister Natsuki into the road while arguing with her.

Just then, a drunken Keisuke Yamao happened to be driving across the road, and his sister Natsuki was hit and killed on the spot.

Even more coincidentally, Touma happened to see the scene of her pushing her sister into the road.

Later, when Touma escaped from Yamao's clutches, he unfortunately fell off a cliff and remained in a coma for eight years.

Tono Mizuki works at the hotel so that she can be the first to check if Touma has woken up.

To put it bluntly, although it was an accident that her sister was hit by Yamao's car, it was still inextricably linked to her.

But humans are complex beings after all, and Mizuki Tono's heart must be filled with contradictions at this moment.

Ryuno could tell that Tono Mizuki's sad expression and tears were genuine, not a case of crocodile tears.

She was both afraid that Touma would reveal what happened back then once he regained consciousness, and happy that Touma was able to wake up.

Perhaps over the past eight years, she has also been filled with regret and self-blame.

Looking at the tears in Tono Mizuki's eyes and the genuine smile on her lips, Ryuno shook his head.

Perhaps deep down, she had long hoped to be freed from this 'guilt'.

Chapter 379 Truly good-looking people look good whether they wear glasses or not.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri stared at Mizuki Tono for a few moments after she took off her glasses.

He walked slowly toward Mizuki Tono and said, "Excuse my rudeness, Ms. Tono, would you like to consider switching to contact lenses?"

"what?"

"A beautiful woman like you would suit contact lenses better!"

At this point, Kogoro Mouri closed his eyes and recalled, "Wearing glasses always gives off a cold feeling, which I really don't like..."

The others, including Longye, could easily understand the meaning behind Uncle Mori's words; he was clearly referring to a certain 'lawyer queen'.

Xiao Lan immediately frowned and said, "Dad! What do you mean by that?!"

Seeing the anger on Ran's face, Kogoro Mouri turned to the side, scratched his head, and chuckled foolishly.

“This old man is beyond saving…” Sonoko glanced at Uncle Mori with disdain and sighed.

Just then, Sonoko noticed that Tono Mizuki and Muto Takehiko were looking at each other not far away.

Although neither of them said a word, the feelings in their eyes were obvious.

Sonoko's eyes crinkled into a smile as she tugged at Ran's arm and whispered in her ear, "Ran, look at those two, something seems off between them~"

"Huh? Why do you say that?" Xiaolan blinked in confusion.

"Please~ their eyes look exactly the same as when you and Ryūno look at each other~"

"Sonoko!" Ran glanced shyly at Ryūno beside her.

Although the two were speaking very softly, Longye could hear them clearly.

The next second, Longye turned his head with a smile, and his eyes met Xiaolan's.

For a moment, the two of them gazed at each other in silence.

Seeing this, Sonoko rolled her eyes helplessly. "That's right, that's the look I was talking about... Please, you guys only slept separately for a day, didn't you? Anyway, you guys every... um!"