Zongman: Starting as a Prop Master

"If you tell me, it's meaningless."

After saying that, Ichinosuke picked up the milk cup, drank the milk in it, then stood up and walked behind Mouri Ran, watching silently.

He wanted to see if Ran Mouri, the girl in the original novel who would always have her wishes come true when drawing a lottery and always win when playing cards, was really that lucky.

Seeing Ichinosuke's series of actions, a gleam of light flashed in Haibara Ai's eyes.

She looked at the coffee in her hand hesitantly. She couldn't bring herself to gulp it down like Ichinosuke did.

I want to let go, but I can't bear to.

The purest bitter taste of black coffee can only be tasted when it is steaming hot.

After thinking about it, Haibara Ai was still reluctant to put down the coffee in her hand. She just held the cup and walked to Ichinosuke, watching with interest the slightly clumsy and flustered movements of Mouri Ran when she was touching the mahjong.

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Chapter 243: Huiyuan Ai who sees through everything

"hiss!"

After seeing the situation that Mao Lilan had finally sorted out, even though he was mentally prepared, Ichinosuke was still so scared that his eyes widened and he couldn't help but gasp.

"So terrifying, this is the daughter of heaven, tsk tsk!"

"Little one..."

Haibara Ai came to Ichinosuke's side without knowing when, stretched out her hand to pull Ichinosuke's sleeve, and asked in disbelief:

"If I remember correctly, the rules for winning in mahjong are to have three identical cards or three straight cards as a group, four groups plus a pair, and then you win, right?"

Miyano Shiho once learned a little about mahjong out of curiosity.

It's a pity that she has almost no time for entertainment.

She had never played mahjong or poker before, and the fact that she knew the rules for winning was a result of her good memory.

Ichinosuke nodded and said:

"Yes, that's generally the case."

After thinking about it, I added two more rules for winning that I knew.

"Seven Teams, also known as Seven Pairs, is a winning method that requires seven pairs to win."

"In addition, there is a way to win with bad cards. You have at least five cards, including the numbers east, south, west, north, center, and white. Then you can also win with 147, 239058, 369, , or a strip, a tube, or a ten thousand."

"Bad cards are ranked from seven to five stars based on the amount of white in the east, south, west, north and center. The more stars, the higher the rank."

It was a very simple explanation, but Ichinosuke believed that with Haibara Ai's intelligence, she would definitely understand it.

After talking about mahjong with wind, Ichinosuke also mentioned mahjong with flowers.

"As for Mahjong with Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, I have never played it before, so I don't know the specific rules."

The two of them did not lower their voices when talking, and everyone at the table heard it all.

With some previous preparation, the few people didn't think there was anything wrong with children playing mahjong.

"Little brother, you really know a lot. How about coming to your sister's place and letting her teach you how to play?"

Chikako Ikeda, who was sitting at the house below Ran Mouri, waved at Ichinosuke with a smile, for some reason or perhaps she simply thought Ichinosuke was cute.

Looking up at Chikako Ikeda who was showing goodwill to him, Ichinosuke's gaze uncontrollably swept towards her neck.

There is a purple-black neck band on the slender swan neck.

In the original work, it was this neck strap that fell at the entrance that helped Conan see the truth and solve the case.

(aeej)

Looking at her, Ichinosuke's mind kept reappearing the scene in the original novel where her head was turned inside the fat boy's stomach, with her eyes open in death.

Looking at her fair and slender neck, Ichinosuke had an odd idea in his mind for some reason.

"It must be very convenient to chop off such a long neck."

When he came to his senses, Ichinosuke realized that he seemed to be possessed by a demon, and he had such strange thoughts.

"Uh, no, thank you."

The virtual and the reality were combined, and Ichinosuke seemed to see her bloody head. His body stiffened and he shivered uncontrollably.

Quietly took a half step back, waving his hands repeatedly to refuse.

"Thank you, but I don't need that. I'll just look at Sister Xiaolan's."

While rejecting Chikako Ikeda, Ichinosuke quickly looked away and stopped looking at her, fearing that he would imagine the images of the scattered corpses, or the horrific scene of an axe easily chopping off the head and blood splattering.

When Ichinosuke retreated, he ran into Haibara Ai who was thinking about how many cards Mouri Ran could win.

"what?"

Glancing at Ichinosuke who was leaning against her because he had fallen back, a hint of doubt appeared in Haibara Ai's icy blue eyes.

"Why does Xiaoyi seem to have seen a ghost?"

Following Ichinosuke's gaze, Haibara Ai saw Chikako Ikeda, whose smile was a little stiff at the card table.

"Strange, Xiaoyi seems to be very afraid of this person."

His eyes wandered between the two people's faces, and endless doubts rose in his heart.

Although Chikako Ikeda is not as beautiful as the other three, she is still considered a great beauty.

At least if Shin-chan were here, he would definitely pester her and ask her if she wants to eat green peppers and if she wants to go for a ride together.

However, Ichinosuke, who is as lecherous as Shin-chan, had shining eyes and a look of admiration when he looked at Chikako Ikeda.

Instead, he was extremely frightened, as if he had seen the god of plague.

He retreated three steps and wished he could get away from it as far as possible.

A light bulb suddenly lit up in her head, and a possibility came to Huiyuan Ai's mind.

“Will this person die here?”

Her brain was working rapidly, and in almost an instant, Haibara Ai guessed the truth.

Even because of Ichinosuke's frightened look, Haibara Ai guessed that Chikako Ikeda's death might be a bit tragic, even very creepy.

Otherwise, Ichinosuke wouldn't be like this.

Connected in one place, connected everywhere.

The previous doubts were instantly resolved.

"So, the murderer is the bandage guy."

His eyes turned, and his ice-blue eyes looked at the people in the room one by one.

While observing the others, Huiyuan Ai began to speculate.

"So, who among them is the murderer?"

The possibility that the crime was committed by an outsider was instantly ruled out by her.

What kind of outsider would have nothing better to do than to run to such a remote place, where no one is seen in a year, to kill someone in a villa?

You are not afraid of not killing the person, but you will be bitten to death by mosquitoes first.

Besides, the previous ShowTime scene of the bandaged man jumping out of the bushes seemed to be a foreshadowing to lead them to associate the murderer with an outsider.

With such complete preparations, how could it be possible that an outsider didn't know about this party?

Looking at Suzuki Ayako who was watching everyone having fun with a cheerful look on her face, Huihara Ai shook her head.

"It can't be her. Suzuki Sonoko's sister is the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group. If she wants to kill someone, she doesn't need to do it herself. A truck driver can easily do it."

"Besides, this gentle and elegant lady's demeanor is not fake, so she can rule it out."

He passed over the victim Chikako Ikeda and his eyes finally stopped on the three men.

"So, the murderer is one of Ota Masaru, Kadoya Hiroki, and Takahashi Ryoichi."

While observing the three people, Huibara Ai began to speculate who was the murderer among the three, as if to pass her free time.

However, this look,

Haibara Ai instantly lost interest in the upcoming case.

It wasn't even a guess, she just took a glance and immediately knew who the murderer was.

"Tsk, it's really boring."

Having lost interest, she put the case behind her. Haibara Ai had no intention of exposing the murderer. She was more curious about how Ichinosuke would deal with this murderer who seemed to have scared him so much.

At the same time, she was more curious about how the murderer dealt with Chikako Ikeda to scare Ichinosuke like that.

"Dismembered, dissected, cut into hundreds of pieces, or turned into a meat paste?"

Every time Haibara Ai sees that Ichinosuke, who is almost omnipotent, is actually afraid of death, she finds it very funny and inexplicably cute.

Perhaps, this is the weakness of ordinary people who live in the sunshine and have never fallen into hell.

It is precisely because of this weakness that Haibara Ai feels that Ichinosuke actually needs her, and she barely has her own value in his life.

Chapter 244: Nine Lotus Treasure Lanterns, the Collapse of Ota Katsu

On the other hand, it is still unknown that Haibara Ai has already figured out the whole story of the murder case involving the bandaged monster in the villa.

Ichinosuke's eyes rolled around, and he made up his mind to teach Ota Masaru a profound lesson that he would remember for the rest of his life.

After thinking for a while, Ichinosuke turned to look at Ota Masaru, and imitated Conan, pretending to be a naive child, and asked him in a coquettish voice:

"Big brother, how much is the minimum bet for a game?"

Ichinosuke's sudden move startled Haibara Ai, who was originally calculating how many cards Mouri Ran could win, so much so that she suddenly raised her head and looked at him in disbelief.

The pretentious and awkward posture scared Haibara Ai's petite body so much that she shuddered and got goose bumps all over her body.

The corner of his mouth twitched wildly, and he pulled Ichinosuke,

"Xiaoyi, what are you doing?"