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"Kitagawa, what do you think?" He looked up at Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki said, "I think this monster is quite particular; he even went out of his way to lift up his clothes."

Ranji Kangke's shirt was pulled up to his chest, and claw marks were left directly on his back.

Hattori Heiji's gaze sharpened. He naturally didn't believe in the existence of monsters, but the scene he had just witnessed had still left a significant impact on him.

How did the murderer manage to do it?

……

By the time the two returned to the hotel, the fire had already been extinguished.

"What did you say?"

"Mr. Somechi is dead?"

Everyone was shocked to hear the news brought back by Hattori Heiji and Kitagawa Taki.

With his hands in his pockets, Hattori Heiji calmly said, "He was murdered in the bushes next to the Black Gold Pond, and there was a deep claw mark on his back."

Masuko Fumie exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be claw marks like a tiger's?"

Hattori Heiji said, "They're even bigger than tigers', with a gap of about ten centimeters."

Masuko Fumie exclaimed incredulously, "Are you kidding me?"

Tsurumi Hajime exclaimed excitedly, "That must be Nue! He was killed by this legendary monster!"

The white-haired old man, Danze Daogui, snorted coldly and said something completely unrelated: "I thought it was a jar, but I didn't expect a monster to actually appear."

Hattori Heiji asked, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing." Danzawa Michiki was clearly unwilling to say more.

Heiji Hattori didn't dwell on it too much, and instead looked at Kazuha Toyama, asking, "Did you call the police?"

Yuanshan and Ye said weakly, "We did report it, but this is deep in the mountains, and the police won't be able to get here for a while. Besides, what good would it do for the police to come to that kind of monster?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, that's not a real monster."

Hattori Heiji agreed: "Kitagawa is right, that was just some kind of trick by the murderer!"

Tsurumi Hajime argued, "Didn't you say that Mr. Someji had huge claw marks on his back? And everyone saw that huge monster with their own eyes!"

Hattori Heiji said, "Mr. Someji was probably stabbed in the back by the murderer, and the claw marks were only added after he died."

"As for that huge monster, I don't understand it yet."

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Hattori Heiji narrowed his eyes and looked at Takekuma-dono: "But before that, Village Chief, could you tell me about your relationship with Someji-san?"

"I don't know him at all!" Takekuma-dono hurriedly explained, "I was asked to invite you all. Someone sent me that leather bag and money, asking me to invite you over so that I could reignite the gold rush."

He also included a letter addressed to several people, saying that if they read the letter, they would definitely come.

Oh, and even your rooms were chosen by that person.

Masuko Fumie dismissed it: "Who knows if what you're saying is true or false?"

Kazuha Toyama was a little worried, "Has our room been tampered with?"

Takekuma-dono hurriedly said, "What I said is true. I have checked the room. If you are not sure, you can check it again."

"In short, everyone should go back to their rooms and stay there until the police arrive!" Hattori Heiji said with a smile. "Absolutely do not go out, or you might get killed by the murderer."

……

Back on the second floor of the hotel.

Rena Mizunashi did not return to her own room, but followed Taki Kitagawa into his room.

Seeing this, Toyama Kazuha's eyes widened. After all that had happened, how could he still be in the mood to do that kind of thing?

Kitagawa Taki looked at Toyama Kazuha, who was standing there dumbfounded, chuckled, and slammed the door shut.

Kazuha Toyama was filled with shame and anger. In her opinion, Taki Kitagawa's smile just now was simply... extremely lewd!

Hattori Heiji turned around and looked at him: "Hey, Kazuha, what are you standing there for?"

"Oh……"

Kazuha Toyama stamped her foot in exasperation and followed Heiji Hattori.

Hattori Heiji chuckled: "Kitagawa is quite something, managing to hook up with Mizunashi Rena."

"What?" Kazuha Toyama heard the envy in Heiji Hattori's tone, pouted, and said unhappily, "Heiji, do you know that Taki Kitagawa is already with Ran?"

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji looked surprised. "Then Kitagawa is... having his cake and eat it too?"

Damn it! I'm even more envious now!

"That's right!!" Yuanshan and Yexin exclaimed, "And that's not all!"

However, she dared not tell Hattori Heiji what had happened at the Torada family's house last time.

"Wait a minute! Then wouldn't Kudo be..."

Heiji Hattori pinched his chin, and he seemed to understand why Conan was hostile towards Taki Kitagawa. It turned out that his girlfriend had been stolen!

He silently mourned for his best friend for three minutes.

Hattori Heiji asked, "When did this happen?"

Kazuha Toyama's gaze was resentful: "It's been so long, haven't you noticed at all?"

Hattori Heiji scratched his head: "Uh...no."

What an emotional idiot!

Kazuha Toyama stomped her foot in anger again.

Hattori Heiji thought she was standing up for Ran, so he said, "Kitagawa's behavior is indeed inappropriate."

"Not quite?" Toyama Kazuha's eyes widened slightly.

Hmph, not a single man is any good!

She abandoned Hattori Heiji and hurried back to her room.

Hattori Heiji shook his head, his mind turning back to Kitagawa Taki.

Could Kitagawa be taking advantage of the situation? Ran doesn't even know Kudo has shrunk.

……

In Kitagawa Taki's room.

Rena Mizunashi took off Kitagawa Taki's coat and asked, "Kitagawa, was that monster really fake?"

Kitagawa Taki asked with a smile, "What, you believe in monsters?"

Rena Mizunashi said slowly, "I believe you."

Kitagawa Taki didn't say anything, picked up the sake bottle, and poured some more sake for Mizunashi Rena.

After taking a sip of wine, he said, "If it were true, they wouldn't have run away without doing anything. That was just a smokescreen by the murderer. The so-called Nue is that golden retriever."

Rena Mizunashi was astonished: "That golden retriever?"

The golden retriever and the monster were vastly different in size; if Kitagawa Taki hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have even considered it.

Rena Mizunashi pondered, "Could the culprit have used an optical illusion to make it appear exceptionally tall?"

Kitagawa Taki nodded: "That's right."

Rena Mizunashi's gaze was intense as she clinked glasses with Taki Kitagawa, saying, "Kitagawa, you're amazing!"

Kitagawa Taki chuckled and looked at Mizunashi Rena.

Gradually, a blush crept onto Rena Mizunashi's fair cheeks.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became enchanting.

She seemed somewhat aroused, slowly standing up from her chair and moving closer to Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki didn't take the initiative; he just waited for her to come to him on her own.

Only after he held those lips in his mouth did he tightly embrace Mizunashi Rena and roughly pry open her teeth.

Rena Mizunashi was quite uncomfortable and felt like she couldn't breathe properly.

She had no romantic feelings for Kitagawa Taki; at most, she was just curious and interested.

But gradually, as the kisses deepened, she began to feel something too.

Just as Kitagawa Taki's hand pressed against her body through the thin nightgown, her body couldn't help but tremble.

However, the next second, Kitagawa Taki pushed her away forcefully.

Her face was flushed, she was panting, and she looked at Kitagawa Taki with a puzzled expression.

A hint of struggle flashed across Kitagawa Taki's face: "No, Rena, this isn't right for us. You're Yoko's best friend, and I can't let her down!"

what?

Rena Mizunashi was full of questions. She was being so proactive. Was Taki Kitagawa some kind of saint?

The key point is that she absolutely does not believe that Kitagawa Taki is a gentleman. He clearly has so many women around him, and you can tell from their passionate kiss just now that Kitagawa Taki definitely had designs on her.

Kitagawa Taki's words, in effect, made her look bad.

Was she moving too fast? Was she in a hurry?

“I…” Rena Mizunashi opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say.

Kitagawa Taki gritted his teeth, his face resolute: "Rena, you can leave!"

"Sorry……"

Rena Mizunashi murmured softly, then fled the room as if escaping.

"boom!"