The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Looking at Jonah, who was expressionless and making his "request," Bo Gu Changjia, with a pale face and sweating on his forehead, kept moving his lips but couldn't say a word. He just nodded desperately and raised his hand to cover his mouth tightly.

He wasn't sure if the woman in red outside would rush in and kill him, but Bo Guchang felt that if he didn't obey, Jonah would end his life right now.

Out of the corner of his eye, Bo Gu Changjia glanced at the half-pierced knife embedded in the wooden wall behind him, and his eyes widened in even greater fear.

If that force had actually hit someone's head, they would definitely die. What's wrong with this kid? He's so young and he's already so ruthless. Does he even dare to kill someone?

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Jonah is reacting a little too strongly to the abnormal state, but he's still a very good boy, please don't be afraid."

It felt good to be protected by Jonah, and Ran Mouri couldn't help but smile. However, she still took the initiative to step forward and ease the atmosphere in the restaurant. She couldn't let others keep looking at Jonah with strange and worried eyes.

"No, it's okay. We were also startled by the sudden news."

Hearing Ran Mouri's words to ease the tension, Tamami Minegishi forced a smile and responded in kind.

"Yes, Bo Gu, you shouldn't suddenly shout like that. It startled me, let alone the girl."

Although Shinsuke Nitta did not laugh, he raised his hand and gently patted Masaya Boguya's shoulder to ease his stiffness.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, it's news about the woman in red, so it's normal for us to react strongly when we hear it."

"Oh, could you tell us more about that woman in red?"

Seeing the four people's reactions, Sera Masumi became very interested in the woman in red they kept mentioning.

Seeing that Conan Edogawa and Sera Masumi were very curious, Sumika Kawana hesitated for a moment, but still began to explain in a calm tone.

Fifteen years ago, a murder occurred in another rented villa near this one.

The deceased was having fun with his lover at the villa when his wife found them. Enraged, she attacked him with a kitchen knife, leaving the scene reportedly covered in blood and a truly gruesome sight.

When the police arrived at the scene, they found the deceased's wife still stabbing him with a kitchen knife. Her bathrobe was stained with blood, making it look like she was wearing a red outfit. That's why people called her the "woman in red."

The woman in red was not caught by the police and escaped after the murder. She has not been arrested to this day.

Jonah sat quietly in his chair, listening to their stories without any change in his expression.

Judging solely from their current account, the woman in red is at most an ordinary person who killed out of hatred.

Since he wasn't a demon or monster, and didn't display any professional skills, if his weapon were a kitchen knife, Jonah wouldn't even need to use anything in his backpack; the tranquilizer gun he carried would have been enough.

Such a thing might sound frightening to ordinary people, but it wasn't dangerous for Jonah at all.

Oh, not entirely.

Jonah glanced up at Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri, who were sitting huddled together, holding hands, already frightened by the story told by the four people at the party, and felt a little helpless.

Even when faced with danger, Sera Masumi and Edogawa Conan can quickly find ways to protect themselves. The only thing Jonah worries about are these two older sisters.

There's not much that can be done about Sonoko Suzuki. Although she has some athletic ability, she is, after all, a rich young lady and hasn't learned any self-defense techniques. It was only after meeting Jonah that she developed some interest in shooting and now practices shooting at her family's shooting range.

Unfortunately, like Shiro Suzuki, she didn't have much talent for shooting and wasn't qualified to carry firearms.

As for Ran Mouri, Jonah still felt heartbroken.

Ran Mouri's close-combat skills, which she occasionally displayed, were astonishing even to Jonah. Although she was not as good as a monster like Makoto Kyogoku or a seasoned veteran like Asaka, she was definitely a top-notch fighter.

Given Ran Mouri's abilities, she should be able to take down most criminals in no time. Unfortunately, Ran is somewhat timid and girlish. When she encounters vicious criminals or encounters legends involving demons and monsters, she forgets that she is a karate master.

"Should we help Xiaolan overcome this weakness? So that she'll have more courage to take action?"

This idea flashed through Jonah's mind more than once, but each time Jonah abandoned it.

Jonah felt that it was good enough for Ran Mouri to just grow naturally as she was. He had rarely seen a girl as gentle, kind, cheerful, sunny, and strong-willed as Ran Mouri.

Although there are some fluctuations in her personality as a young girl, overall, Ran Mouri is definitely a good girl that comes along once in a century.

Sure enough, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was a shame that Ran liked Shinichi Kudo.

Even though Shinichi Kudo has indeed risked his life for Ran Mouri many times, Jonah feels that Shinichi Kudo is not good enough for Ran Mouri when he thinks about Conan Edogawa's usual behavior.

"Um, what's wrong, Jonah? Why are you looking at me like that?"

While listening to the four-person party group talk about the strange "red pranks" they had encountered at every gathering over the past three years, Conan Edogawa suddenly noticed Jonah looking at him, with a very complex look in his eyes, leaving Conan completely baffled.

Although he didn't know what Jonah was thinking, the instinctive chill he felt on his back made Conan, with his strong survival instinct, start to quickly think about the source of the problem.

Have you done anything recently that angered Jonah?

No.

Did Jonah find out that she was secretly talking badly about Ai Haibara?

No, I didn't say that myself.

Could it be that Jonah held a grudge because Jonah was always distracted and didn't pay attention to him when he was teaching Jonah his homework last time?

That's impossible. If Jonah had been angry, he should have been beaten up back then.

With his eyebrows furrowed tightly, Conan Edogawa was deep in thought, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings. When he saw the empty dessert bowl in front of Jonah, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Pushing the untouched dessert in front of him towards Jonah, Conan Edogawa chuckled and said, "You eat it, Jonah. I'm quite full from eating, so I don't really want any dessert."

Seeing Conan Edogawa push the dessert towards him with a silly grin, Jonah blinked, silently picked up his spoon, and began eating Conan's portion of dessert.

Although this jerk always makes Xiaolan angry, he's actually a pretty good person.

Well, we're family after all, so I'll help him out.

Although Jonah felt that Shinichi Kudo was not good enough for Ran Mouri, he felt that the other men were even less good enough for him.

"I'll help you, Conan."

"What do you want to help me with? Never mind, I'll thank you in advance."

"You're welcome."