Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Yukiko, holding the binoculars, looked down again and continued, "I really like Ran, you know. If Shinichi doesn't work hard, he'll be in danger. This opponent doesn't seem easy to deal with at all; he's so popular with women, surrounded by so many people."

Yusaku Kudo shook his head with a wry smile, not joining the conversation about his wife.

Below the ski slope.

Sonoko said mysteriously, "Ran, Kazuha, while you weren't here, we heard a legend. It's about the Snow Woman."

"Snow Woman??" x2

Ran and Kazuha shouted it out together, their expressions a little unnatural.

"I overheard a tour guide talking about this not far away when I was skiing down the mountain. I heard that there is a very famous legend about a snow woman on this mountain."

Xiaolan and He Ye couldn't help but clench their fists.

"Once upon a time, there lived a very beautiful woman in white, dressed in a shimmering silver dress. Whenever she saw a handsome man step into the mountain, she would attract him with her song, which was as loud as a blizzard."

Ran couldn't help but reach out and grab Shiraishi Osamu's clothes, and Kazuha also moved closer to him.

She would even ask a man, "Would you trade something important for this dress with me?"

“A foolish man will surely be captivated by her snow-white skin beneath her clothes and agree to her terms.”

Ran and Kazuha suddenly felt the surroundings get cold, and they dared not breathe heavily, their expressions extremely tense.

"As the man carefully packed his clothes into a cloth, he asked the woman, 'The only important thing I have left is this hunting rifle. Do you want it?'"

"The woman answers from behind the man's back: No."

Sonoko's tone was very similar, and she continued speaking in a low voice:

"Do you want money?"

"no."

"Then do you want the straw hat I'm wearing?"

"no."

"Then what is it?"

"When the woman was asked that question, she slowly reached out and hugged the man, saying that what she wanted was not something so cold..."

Shiraishi Osamu suddenly shuddered, almost screaming in fright, because a pair of hands had already hugged him from behind, and the girl sitting on the small stool next to him was also hugging his waist.

Ran and Kazuha's sudden actions really startled him a little.

Sonoko was pleased with Ran and Kazuha's frightened expressions, and continued with a sinister smile:

"What I yearn for most is your warm, bleeding...heart!!!!"

"Aaaaaah!!!" x2

The two girls were so frightened that they screamed and clung tightly to Shiraishi Xiu.

Sonoko continued: "And so, when the man's body was later found, the bundle originally contained only a silver garment, but it was now covered in thick snow. It's also said that whenever there's a blizzard on this mountain, people are in danger. And it seems like the same incident happened again four years ago. Haha, how was it? Was it good?"

Ran and Kazuha were speechless, only shaking their heads repeatedly, their expressions still showing lingering fear.

Ayako Suzuki and Kimie Shimabukuro watched the two girls and chuckled softly, covering their mouths.

Shiraishi Xiu gently patted the two of them and coughed, "You're hugging too tightly, it's a little hard to breathe."

"Ah...!! Sorry!!" x2

Ran and Kazuha realized what had happened and hurriedly let go of Shiraishi Osamu, their faces flushed.

Shiraishi Osamu glanced at his multi-functional watch and said to everyone, "It's about time, let's go upstairs for lunch!"

“Okay.” Sonoko nodded with a smile.

Ran looked at Kazuha and asked worriedly, "What about Kazuha?"

Kazuha waved her hand and said, "It's alright, my foot doesn't hurt much, I can stay with you."

pity……

The girls completely ignored what Kazuha said, and all turned their attention to the only boy present—Shiraishi Osamu.

Shiraishi Osamu twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Kazuha, especially at the bulky, thick clothes she was wearing. Sitting there, she looked just like a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, which was particularly comical, cute, and adorable.

But then he looked at his bulky clothes and felt that this job wasn't as easy as it seemed.

Shimabukuro Kimie laughed and said, "Shu, don't say no! A real man can't say that."

"I can do it." Shiraishi Osamu said through gritted teeth, squatted down, and gestured to Kazuha: "Come on up."

"I can walk by myself," Kazuha refused, her face flushed.

"Kazuha, it's alright. He's a boy, so only he can help with this." Sonoko smiled and helped Kazuha up.

In the end, Kazuha had no choice but to blush and climb onto Shiraishi Osamu's back.

Shiraishi Xiu felt a weight on his body, his face flushed red, and he struggled to stand up, his breathing becoming heavier.

Kazuha whispered weakly in Shiraishi Osamu's ear, "Am I very heavy?"

"A little."

"meet……"

Kazuha let out a mournful cry, too shy to speak.

Shiraishi Xiu realized he had misspoke and quickly added, "It's just that we're all wearing thick clothes today. Actually, without these, the weight would be the same."

"Are all weights the same?"

"Uh... it's nothing, I just mean you'll definitely feel much lighter than usual."

"Oh……"

Kazuha felt that this was still saying that she was heavy.

Xiaolan and the others chuckled to themselves as they walked toward the cable car.

Thankfully, there's a cable car from the foot of the mountain to the top; otherwise, by the time Shiraishi Xiu carried Kazuha up the mountain for dinner, he might have been exhausted.

Chapter 0044: The Pace of Death

canteen.

Shiraishi Osamu brought over Kazuha's lunch, placed it in front of her, and sat down next to her. He said to the women around them, "I didn't realize there were so many skiers. This place is almost full just from having lunch."

“Yes.” Ayako Suzuki nodded.

Kimie Shimabukuro asked, "How long are we going to play here today?"

Sonoko smiled and said, "We've already discussed it. We'll leave tomorrow at noon, or maybe tomorrow morning. There are hotels both on and off the mountain, so there should still be rooms available."

Kazuha's eyes lit up: "That's great! I'll stay here tonight too, and then we can chat together tonight."

Xiaolan said happily, "What a coincidence! It's wonderful! By the way, what about your childhood sweetheart?"

"Well……"

Kazuha craned her neck and looked around. She immediately spotted him not far away and pointed over there, saying, "Where is he?"

Several girls followed the gaze and saw two boys dressed in bulky clothes sitting at a table not far away. One was Hattori Heiji, and the other was...

Ran exclaimed in surprise, "It's Shinichi! I haven't seen him at all, I didn't expect him to be there."

Sonoko teased, "So? Don't you want to go sit with him?"

Xiaolan blushed and shook her head, saying, "No, I'm fine here."

Shiraishi Osamu's gaze also shifted to the opposite side, where he saw that handsome face. He also made eye contact with Kudo Shinichi for a moment, but quickly looked away.

Not far away.

the other side.

Hattori Heiji glanced at Kazuha and the others not far away, curled his lip, and muttered, "Tch..."

Shinichi Kudo raised an eyebrow at him and casually asked, "What, is that someone you know over there?"

Hattori Heiji frowned: "I noticed those people next to you were also quite startled when they saw you. Are they acquaintances of yours?"

Shinichi Kudo nodded and said, "Yes, two of them are my classmates."

"Oh~" Hattori Heiji nodded in sudden realization. Looking at the boy opposite him who was about the same age as him, he suddenly felt a sense of liking for him for some reason and smiled, "My name is Hattori Heiji."

"Shinichi Kudo." Shinichi Kudo said, looking at Heiji Hattori.

Their eyes met in mid-air, as if sparks were flying.

At that moment, they both had the same thought: they both felt that the other might become their rival in the future.

Although the idea came about in a strange way, they just had this misconception.

And at this time—

A noisy commotion came from the cafeteria corridor.

Many people turned their heads to look and found that it was a handsome man surrounded by more than a dozen women.

Hattori Heiji raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who is this guy? Is he quite famous?"

Shinichi Kudo thought for a moment and said, "I remember he was an actor, something like Minowa Shohei."

"So what are they doing?"

"It seems like they're filming a movie! I heard it's a movie adapted from a true story about the snow mountain, something that happened right here at this ski resort. It's a mystery drama about the Snow Woman, and they said I'd be playing a detective."

After Shinichi Kudo finished speaking, the corners of his mouth turned up, and an amused expression appeared on his face.

"Oh? A detective?..."

Heiji Hattori also drew out his words, and like Shinichi Kudo, an amused expression appeared on his face.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, there's the Ji Lun Jiang Bing.

An excited female fan asked him, "Excuse me, are you going to film the final installment of the Snow Woman series this time?"

"Yes."

"And it's based on real events, right?"

"That's true too." Minowa Shohei was very gentle, showing no impatience with the female fan who had too many questions.