The boy soldier next to the famous detective

After hearing all the information, Sera Masumi and Edogawa Conan prepared to go out into the surrounding forest to investigate the situation.

Jonah glanced at the villa's layout, then saw Ran and the others casually preparing to tidy it up. He then decided to go out and take a look, but instead of going with Conan and the others.

Compared to Conan Edogawa and Sera Masumi's targeted investigation, Jonah focused more on the woods surrounding the villa. After just one walk around, Jonah discovered something suspicious.

Although the dense trees and grass made it difficult to leave any obvious traces, Jonah still found traces of someone standing and walking in the woods. Judging from the overlapping paths of the traces, it was clear that someone had been secretly watching the villa.

Jonah stood up and clapped his hands. He didn't immediately follow the trail, even though he was confident he could capture the woman in red based on the clues.

The key now is to stay here at the villa and protect Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki. If I rashly make a move and that woman in red manages to sneak into the villa, it will be troublesome.

"Oh, little brother, you're back. Did you find anything?"

As soon as Jonah entered the villa, he saw Minegishi Tamami coming out of the kitchen to get something.

Looking at Jonah, although Minegishi Tamami was a little scared about the previous knife incident, she still smiled and greeted him.

Jonah was, after all, a guest brought by Sera Masumi, who was a detective invited by Minegishi Tamami to help investigate the case. Minegishi Tamami felt that she should take care of Jonah.

"I can tell you seem to really like sweets. How about I make you a fruit yogurt salad later? Do you have any fruit allergies?"

"No, I eat everything."

"It's good that your child doesn't pick at their food."

After taking a closer look at Jonah, Minegishi Tamami had to admit that, if she disregarded her fear of Jonah, the boy in front of her was indeed a very cute little child.

Jonah's short white hair, red eyes, and angular face make him look like an exquisite doll.

But unlike the bright white dolls on the market, Jonah's brown skin gives him a wildness unlike that of ordinary children. Combined with his plain and indifferent little face, the contrast is simply amazing.

Nodding slightly, Minegishi Tamami understood why the three girls, including Mouri Ran, couldn't help but speak in slightly higher voices when facing Jonah. This kind of child, who was both an obedient younger brother and capable of providing protection, was indeed very powerful.

"Where are Ran-neechan and Sonoko-neechan?"

"They were just cleaning the first floor, and now it seems that Chengxiang called them to help. They are both really capable. My younger sister is about the same age as them, but she almost never helps Mom clean the house at home."

"Yes, both Ran-neechan and Sonoko-neechan are very capable."

Nodding, Jonah didn't say much to Minegishi Tamami. After having time to eat sweets, he ran upstairs to find Ran and the others.

When Ran saw Jonah returning from outside, she assumed he had finished playing and didn't ask any questions or ask him to help tidy up the house.

"We're almost done. Jonah, would you like to go downstairs and rest for a bit?"

"it is good."

Although he verbally agreed, Jonah still wandered around the second floor, mentally simulating the possible locations and routes the woman in red might take if she launched an attack.

However, Jonah didn't find anything after checking around. Apart from the bathtub being filled with hot water that was an abnormally green color due to the bath salts, Jonah didn't find anything suspicious.

No, that's not right either.

"Sister Feng'an, what did that chubby guy go about?"

In the kitchen, Jonah, holding the yogurt fruit salad that Minegishi Tamami had made for him, asked about the Bo Gu Chang family, which he had searched the entire villa but had not found.

Jonah overheard the men assigning tasks as they dispersed.

Tamami Minegishi was in charge of preparing the ingredients for dinner, Sumika Kawana was in charge of cleaning the rooms and corridors on the second floor, and Jinsuke Nitta went out on foot to buy supplies.

Bo Gu, who was supposed to be responsible for cleaning the second-floor bathroom and toilet, was not present at the villa.

"Bo Gu? Wasn't he cleaning the bathroom upstairs? He probably finished cleaning and went back to his room to rest. After all, he was also startled just now, so he's probably a little tired."

Taken aback by Jonah's question, Minegishi Tamami didn't pay much attention and casually gave an answer.

Seeing this, Jonah didn't ask any further questions, and just silently started eating his fruit salad.

Not long after, Shinjiro Nitta returned with supplies, followed by Conan Edogawa and Sera Masumi, whom he happened to run into.

Apart from Sonoko Suzuki, Ran Mouri, and Sumika Kawana, who were still on the second floor, the others sat together at a table in the restaurant eating the desserts prepared by Tamami Minegishi, and were also very interested in the investigation results of Conan Edogawa and Masumi Sera.

"We didn't find anything; it's too difficult to find valuable traces in the woods."

Shaking her head in frustration, Sera Masumi realized that she had underestimated nature. Unlike the orderliness of the city, in nature, the traces left by humans are too easily erased by the power of nature.

"Jonah, have you found anything over there?"

Conan Edogawa turned his gaze to Jonah, his eyes filled with anticipation. Compared to himself and Sera Masumi, both children who grew up in the city, Conan knew that Jonah returning to the forest was like coming home.

"Yes, I found traces of someone's activity in the forest surrounding the villa."

After swallowing the mango in his mouth, Jonah nodded slightly to the crowd.

"The marks are very fresh, they must have been left within a few hours. The other party has been loitering around the villa, they seem to care a lot about it, but they haven't come directly to us, they must be wary of our numbers."

"Should I go out and follow the trail to bring them back? It's safer for you to stay inside the villa."

"Really? Jonah, you're amazing!"

Looking at Jonah with surprise, Sera Masumi hadn't expected that Jonah, who had also gone out for a stroll and had found the woman in red in a shorter time than them, would do so so easily.

"Anything else? Jonah, have you discovered anything else?"

"Also, the fat guy is missing. I searched the entire villa but couldn't find him."

After some thought, Jonah decided to trust his own judgment.

Two detectives, a forest villa, a murder legend, and a huge reaction that terrified Ran Mouri's fat man.

If Bo Gu Masaya could survive under such a combination of factors, he would definitely not be an ordinary person.

"Logically speaking, he should have already been in trouble."

"Ha, what kind of common sense is this? Why does Bo Xilai always get into trouble..."

"ah!!!"