Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Tohno glanced at her eyes, which were filled with deep distrust.

Ugh, I'm inexplicably annoyed.

He thought for a moment: "You don't believe me?"

Shiho Miyano looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Hey, I have a short temper."

Tohru Tono was also unhappy.

"Alright then, since you don't believe me, let's make a bet."

"Oh? What are we betting on?" Shiho Miyano became interested.

"Let's bet on whether a case will happen today, and whether the deceased will be the girl in the pink dress."

Upon hearing this, Shiho Miyano frowned.

Are you really sure a case will happen?

"of course."

"If that's the case, why didn't you stop it? Is this something to talk about in a gambling game?" Shiho Miyano said, somewhat angrily.

"Huh?" Tohru Tohru was taken aback, not expecting to be asked such a question.

He remained silent for a moment, looking at the group of people in the distance who appeared harmonious on the surface but were actually harboring their own ulterior motives.

"Isn't this a matter of course? Putting aside whether my intervention would be effective before the incident even happens, even if I successfully prevented it, is it really a good thing?"

"Of course, at least we saved one more person..."

"But what if that person is scum?"

Tohru Tono asked, "You're aware of what happened on Mermaid Island, right? Do you think the three people Shimabukuro Kimie killed deserved to die?"

"..." Shiho Miyano remained silent for a long time.

"Aside from special entities like the Black Organization and a small number of mentally ill individuals, most murderers are just ordinary people... If an honest person can be driven to commit a crime and has already prepared a sufficient escape route... then the suspect has already convinced himself that he has no choice but to do it."

“I appreciate this kind of sacrifice, so I won’t stop it.”

“But most people, even if they make mistakes, don’t deserve to die.” Shiho Miyano’s brows furrowed. “And taking revenge by killing someone, destroying both their own and the other person’s future at the same time, is an extremely irresponsible act for the murderer…”

“Well, but I don’t have the time to distinguish right from wrong... That’s how detectives are, they just let things take their course and let the law judge them afterward.” Tohru Tohru shrugged. “Speaking of which, it’s ridiculous that a former member of the Black Organization like you is here discussing these things with someone like me.”

Upon hearing Toru Tohno's merciless words, Shiho Miyano's expression froze on her face.

Then, surprisingly, he raised his head and smiled.

"Yes, we are all sinners who will never be forgiven."

Chapter 177 Your relationship is a bit complicated, isn't it?

"That's true. In that case, let's all four of us love each other and go skiing at night on our last day!"

Despite her deathly expression, Sakuko Ogura's words were laced with barbs, showing no sign of "mutual affection" whatsoever.

Upon hearing her say that, Onoue Maka, who had been trying to smooth things over, showed a provoked expression.

"Oh, really, I forgot we can't all be together." Sakuko Ogura said casually, then gave a mocking laugh and turned to leave.

"Hey, Sakuko, wait a minute..."

Kiyama Kaji immediately gave chase.

"Ma Hua?"

Anyone could see the concern on Masa's face, and Itabashi Kazuya, who was left behind, called out to her worriedly.

"Ah, I don't care at all." Onoue Maka forced a smile. "I've already come to terms with it."

"Well then, Banqiao, I'll go back to the cabin first."

With that, she turned and left.

Tohru Tohru then noticed that she was walking with a limp, as if there were some lingering injuries in her legs.

No wonder he said "there's no way for four people to be together," he was just being sarcastic.

And that Sakuko Ogura's way of speaking has a competitive vibe... is it some kind of evil love triangle?

How old are you? Still doing this?

After his three friends from the same group left, Itabashi Kazuya sighed noticeably, paused for a moment, and then returned to his work post to continue taking pictures of his snowman.

It does have that feel of a university group project, where the assigned task is usually completed by only one person, while the others either rush to finish before the deadline or simply put their names on the assignment.

In short, proportionally speaking, only about a quarter of the people actually do the work.

This kind of thing always happens, no matter where the group is.

After the three left, the members of the Junior Detective Club, who had witnessed the entire argument, came over.

"That guy with the brown hair seems to be limping?" Conan muttered as he walked up to Tohru Tono.

“Yes, that’s probably why that woman said ‘it’s impossible for the four of us to be together,’” Tohno Toru casually added.

"That older sister with phoenix eyes really gives off a bad vibe."

It was Genta who spoke, and even he rarely made such a comment, which shows that Sakuko Ogura is indeed nearing the end of her life.

Ayumi's eyes widened as well. Although she didn't say anything, she probably also had a very bad impression of Sakuko Ogura.

"How about we scare her with our snowman?" Mitsuhiko was clearly the idea king among the three.

"Huh? What should we do then?" Ayumi and Genta were both very interested.

Mitsuhiko leaned close to their ears: "First, let's do this..."

Tono glanced at the group of kids plotting something.

What are you saying in secret?

Although he was puzzled, he had no intention of eavesdropping on the conversations of the mischievous kids.

As someone from Aihai TV, he has always followed the principle of natural selection, and whatever the Teen Reckless Group does has nothing to do with him.

As long as Conan doesn't get tricked by them and lose his detective points, everything will be fine.

......

Before long, the snowflakes that had been falling gently suddenly became heavy, accompanied by a strong wind sweeping across the mountainside, and pelted the windows of the wooden cabins reserved for travelers.

A blizzard suddenly descended upon the snow-capped mountain.

In this kind of weather, it was obviously impossible to play outside. After leading the Junior Detective Club around for a while, they simply went into the wooden house.

The visibility outside was so low that other tourists also retreated into the wooden cabins that could accommodate many people.

Only Itabashi Kazuya remained, diligently continuing to build the outline of his monster snowman under the blizzard.

There's no way around it; I have to finish the project no matter what, as it's right before the deadline.

Banqiao Yiba is exhausted.

After Tohru Tono entered the room, he checked his watch and realized that a morning had passed and it was lunchtime. The group gathered together for a few minutes and then decided to have lunch first.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Toru Tono and Shiho Miyano went to the window together. After hesitating for a while, he chose the curry pork cutlet rice, which looked the most appetizing.

It's so cold outside, eating some hot, high-calorie food would be very comforting.

Incidentally, ever since meeting Shiho Miyano and unlocking the [Metabolic Enhancement] skill, Toru Tono has found that he no longer worries about gaining weight from eating high-calorie foods.

Perhaps because of the setting that "wound healing requires food intake", Tohru Tono's basal metabolic rate became ridiculously high.

According to normal eating habits, not only do you not need to control your appetite, but you even need to deliberately eat more high-calorie foods like chocolate to make up for the calorie deficit.

Tohno Toru also felt it was quite strange, since he didn't have any wounds that needed to heal.

After much thought, the only explanation is that the body has undergone systemic modifications, resulting in a significantly faster rate of cell aging and turnover...

I wonder if it will affect my lifespan.

This is a very important point, but it's impossible to verify.

Shiho Miyano considered it for even longer than he did, and ultimately chose the seafood risotto, which is relatively low in calories.

When the rice plate was placed on the table, Toru Tono was still marveling at the advancements in human society, saying that it was unbelievable that one could even eat seafood on a snowy mountain.

"Hai, hai~" Shiho Miyano was already used to his daily erratic behavior and casually replied.

The air conditioner in the wooden cabin restaurant was blowing warm air, and water vapor condensed on the glass windows, which had a large temperature difference, forming a thick layer of mist.

Tohru Tono sat by the window, casually running his knuckles across the windowpane, carving a crescent-shaped transparent mark in the mist.

After putting down her plate, Shiho Miyano ordered a hot coffee. The steam bathed her cheeks, which were flushed from the cold wind, and her brown hair fell down, casting trembling shadows on the rim of the cup.

Tohru Tono turned her head and continued to look out the window at the heavy snow being whipped up by the gale.

Mitsuhiko and Ayumi sat behind them with their rice trays. As they walked, Mitsuhiko said to Ayumi, "Curry is still the best!"

"Especially after sweating on the snow-capped mountains."

“Yes, that’s right~” Ayumi tilted her head, revealing a cute expression.

Conan followed behind the two of them, speechless.

'You guys just built a snowman...'

He was clearly still resentful that they hadn't gone to see his cool skateboard.

Just then, he suddenly heard a voice he had heard not long ago.

"Did you find it?" Conan's heart skipped a beat, and his detective instincts urged him to turn around and look.

I saw that three of the four college students from that morning were standing at the door, but the "big sister with phoenix eyes," Sakuko Ogura, was missing.

"No." Kiyama Kaji and Itabashi Kazuya, two grown men, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Onoe Maya said worriedly, "Could it be that she went skiing alone and got lost because of the blizzard?"

Chapter 178 Corpses Floating on the Water