Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

Chapter 3824: Legend of the Red Devil

"For example..." Maori Kogoro paused and said more directly, "Kissing or something like that..."

"Dad!" Mao Lilan interrupted quickly, "It's so rude to ask such a thing!"

Nanatsuki Koshimizu thought it would be easier for women to talk about private topics, so she said to Manami Nakadai, "Ms. Manami, if you are really threatened and it is inconvenient for you to tell too many people, we can go to your room and talk. I am also a detective, so maybe I can help you."

"That's really not the case," Nakadai Manami said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Hiroyuki never threatened me with any intimate photos."

Seeing that Nakadai Manami didn't seem to be lying, Koshimizu Nanatsuki felt relieved.

"Since Miss Manami is not in trouble, I will call President Nakadai and tell him that we found Miss Manami," Maori Kogoro took out his cell phone, "When we returned to the hotel at night, he called me to ask about the investigation. If I don't tell him this news, he might not be able to sleep well tonight..."

Seeing that Maori Kogoro's commissioned mission was completed and Nakadai Manami was not hurt, Conan relaxed and picked up the cup to drink tea, but suddenly noticed that Chi Feichi and Feichi, who was lying on Chi Feichi's shoulder, were staring out the window together. Conan looked at the window puzzledly, "Brother Chi..."

Outside the window, two long and narrow red lights were on in the dim night, like a pair of cold scarlet monster eyes, staring coldly at the room.

This room is located on the second floor. Outside the window is the eaves of the first floor. Nearby are the cliffs, waterfalls and pine forests next to the hotel.

The sound of the waterfall was roaring, and there was no sign of anyone climbing on the eaves, as if nothing had ever stayed outside the window.

Kogoro Mouri went to the window and looked out with Conan. Seeing no suspicious signs outside, he guessed that it might be the red light reflected on the window glass. He didn't pay much attention to it, turned back to the table and continued to call Nakadai Hidetora.

On the other end of the phone, Nakadai Hidetora heard that Mori Kogoro had found Nakadai Manami, and was so excited that he wanted to rush to Beppu to pick her up immediately. However, after being reminded by his secretary Hosobe Yozo, he changed his mind and decided to take the earliest train to Beppu early tomorrow morning to pick up his daughter home in person.

Conan leaned against the window and watched for a long time, until Maori Kogoro hung up the phone, then he turned back to the table, "Brother Chi, when did you notice the two red lights outside the window?"

"It was when the teacher said the word 'kiss'." Chi Feichi said.

"That thing may have been outside the window for a long time," Huihara Ai looked towards the window again, "but we were so busy talking that we didn't notice it."

Conan sat down at the table and thought about it, but still couldn't figure out what the two red lights were. Seeing Chi Feichi calmly drinking tea, he wanted to ask Chi Feichi if he had any clues, "Brother Chi, do you also think that it was just a red light accidentally reflected on the window?"

"I can't confirm it for now," Chi Feichi decided to remind the detectives, "but something strange happened today..."

Kogoro Maori put away his phone and listened to what Chi Feichi said. Like everyone else, he turned his eyes to Chi Feichi.

"This afternoon, when we were having lunch in the hotel restaurant, I felt like someone was watching us. In the afternoon, when we were shopping in Yufuin Town, I had the same feeling of being watched from time to time," Chi Feichi took another sip of tea, his expression remaining calm. "But the strange thing is that I have observed Yufuin Town several times, but I have not been able to find out who is watching us..."

Conan frowned.

Brother Chi is very perceptive and has strong anti-tracking capabilities. This is a consensus between him and the FBI agents.

Even he and the FBI agents couldn't monitor Brother Chi without being discovered, but now there is someone who can monitor Brother Chi for an entire afternoon and never be caught by Brother Chi?

"Come to think of it..." Huihara Ai recalled seriously, "When we set out, and when we got in the car to go back to the hotel, I also vaguely felt that someone was staring at us. Since I didn't notice anyone suspicious around, I didn't take it seriously."

"I also felt like someone was staring at us when we set out," Nanatsuki Koshimizu recalled. "It felt like someone was staring at us from behind a window of the hotel. But at that time, the hotel's car that was taking guests to Yufuin Town was parked right in front of us. I thought someone was watching from behind the window on the second floor of the hotel to see if the car was coming and happened to look at us, so I didn't pay much attention..."

"Since Brother Feichi, Sister Nanatsuki, and Xiao Ai all felt that someone was watching you," Mao Lilan said with some concern, "it can't be a coincidence, right?"

"Hmm..." Maori Kogoro touched his chin with his right hand, thinking, and looked towards the window, "In this case, could the two red lights just now also be related to this matter?"

"Could it be a red demon?" Nakadai Manami looked at the window cautiously and said softly with an uneasy look, "It's the kind of monster with disheveled hair, fangs and horns, and that eats people. I've heard from Hiroyuki that there are some legends handed down from ancient times in Beppu. One of them is about a red demon that keeps looking for humans suitable as food. After selecting a target, it will follow that person all the time. When that person is awake, the red demon will hide its figure and follow that person. When it's late at night and that person is asleep, it will sneak into the room through the window, knock the target unconscious with a mace, and eat the person..."

Seeing that Nakadai Manami was speaking seriously, Ike Hichi, Koshimizu Nanatsuki, Haibara Ai, Mori Kogoro, and Conan looked at each other.

This young lady seems to really believe that there are monsters in the world... She is already in her twenties and still believes in these things. Isn’t she a little too naive?

Mao Lilan felt uneasy when she heard this. She held Conan in her arms and stared at the window nervously, "Then... who became the target of the red devil?"

"It should be Brother Feichi," Huiyuan Ai deliberately continued the topic, pretending to be serious, and teased, "Brother Feichi felt that he was being watched in the restaurant much earlier than me and Sister Nanatsuki found out. In addition, he is often targeted by strange people and often gets into trouble. If any of us is targeted by the red devil, I think he is the most likely one."

Seeing his daughter nod in agreement, Maori Kogoro said speechlessly, "How could there be such a thing as a red devil in the world? Someone must be behind this!"

"But..." Mao Lilan looked at the window, "If it was a human, then what was the scary red light outside the window just now? Those two red lights were just like the eyes of a ghost..."

"Maybe it's the indicator light on the drone." Chi Feichi gave the answer in uncertain terms.

Conan felt as if he had suddenly realized something, his eyes lit up, and he stood up and wanted to run back to the window. However, before he could take a step, Chi Feichi grabbed him and pushed him back.

"Drones have a limited flight distance. If someone is really using a drone to monitor us, that person should be nearby. The other party may still be observing the movements in our room," Chi Feichi let go of Conan and continued to pick up the teacup. "Wait and go and take a look. Don't alert the enemy."

Conan: “…”

Apart from anything else, Brother Chi is really patient.

Others may have to pretend that nothing happened, but Brother Chi looks like nothing happened...

Nakadai Manami asked Koshimizu Nanatsuki in a puzzled voice, "Mr. Ike said we'll go see it later, what is he going to see?"

"If there really was a drone outside the window just now, there would probably be some traces left outside," Koshimizu Nanatsuki explained in a low voice, "such as scratches from the drone's propeller hitting something, or traces of the drone temporarily stopping somewhere."

The group sat and drank tea for a while. Nakadai Manami thought of the red devil, so she didn't dare to go back to her room alone, and took the initiative to invite Koshimizu Nanatsuki to spend the night in her room.

After Nanatsuki Koshimizu agreed, Mouri Ran learned that Kogoro Mouri and Conan had no plans to return to their rooms for the time being, so she followed Nanatsuki Koshimizu to Manami Nakashiro's room and decided to sleep with Manami Nakashiro and Nanatsuki Koshimizu tonight.