"It's very simple!" Lin Xiaofeng interrupted Lu Ze, looking at his right arm: "Please explain when you got the mud on your right elbow?"

"Uh!" Lu Ze's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He immediately raised his arm and saw a patch of black mud on his clothes at his elbow.

His expression visibly turned panicked. He subconsciously patted the mud off his clothes while stammering, "That...that's..."

Kuroda Hyoue glanced at him dismissively and interrupted him directly, "I think that must have been when you cut the tent open with a knife when no one was looking, and then you used your right elbow to brace yourself as you crawled into the tent, right?"

"I see!" Inspector Gong Chang strode up to Lu Ze, his gaze sharp as he stared at him. "Once the tent catches fire, the cut will disappear too!"

"No...no!" Ashizawa panicked even more. Under Inspector Yumikaze's intense gaze, he took a few steps back and frantically waved his hands, saying, "That...that's because I accidentally fell and scraped myself!"

"Oh? Why did you remove the rubber bandage from your other hand's finger?" Ke Ba Nan asked quietly.

Lu Ze was instantly jolted!

Conan turned to look at the three children: "His right hand is wrapped in tape, isn't it?"

“That’s right! He does have tape wrapped around his right index finger!” Yuan Tai nodded affirmatively.

“I saw him stirring the curry too!” Ayumi chimed in.

"Ling Er Qiyuan Mengge Yige Ling is relying on his right index finger and middle finger, wrapped in rubber cloth!" It seems Mitsuhiko also said after a long time. (8)

Conan chuckled softly, then asked, "What about Urushibara-nii's left hand?"

"This..." The three little ones were stumped by the question.

"There's no tape wrapped around Urushihara's left hand." Sherry was the most reliable one at this point, replying calmly.

"But when we found Urushihara-nii, his fingers on both his left and right hands were wrapped in tape!" Conan said in a deep voice.

"These are the photos we took at the time." Sherry showed everyone her phone screen, which showed a photo of Urushihara lying unconscious on the ground after being rescued.

Upon closer inspection, everyone noticed that Urushihara's left hand fingers were indeed wrapped with tape.

Conan glanced at Ashizawa, whose face was growing increasingly pale, and continued, "I think the culprit probably tied the tape from his own hands to Urushihara's hands, so that Urushihara's hands, who was already drunk, would be firmly fixed behind his head."

Inspector Yukihara chuckled upon hearing this: "If these are true, then the sticky side of the tape on Mr. Urushihara's left hand should still contain skin tissue or hair with your DNA!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ze's face finally turned completely terrified!

Inspector Gong Chang wasn't about to let such an opportunity slip by, and continued pressing, "However, I think the knife that tore the tent is still on you, isn't it?"

"And that knife probably still has fibers from the Urushihara tent on it, right?"

As Inspector Gong Chang finished speaking, Lu Ze froze completely.

He lowered his head, then slowly raised it, grinning with a sinister smile: "Yes! That knife... is on me right now!"

As he spoke, a sharp paper cutter suddenly appeared in his hand!

His gaze swept quickly across the area before finally settling on Ayumi!

"Hehehe!" Ashizawa let out a chilling laugh and suddenly reached out to grab Ayumi!

Ayumi's eyes widened in horror, and many others' expressions changed as well!

but……

Snapped!

Lu Ze's outstretched hand was intercepted.

Lin Xiaofeng grabbed Lu Ze's wrist, a helpless look on his face: "Why is it always Ayumi who gets chosen as a hostage?"

Before Lu Ze could react, Lin Xiaofeng suddenly exerted his strength.

call!

boom!

Using Lu Ze's wrist as a pivot, Lin Xiaofeng flipped Lu Ze's entire body up and slammed it hard onto the ground.

"Whoa!"

Lu Ze let out a miserable cry and instinctively struggled to get up.

Lin Xiaofeng glanced at him disdainfully, first stepping on his right hand holding the knife, and then gently slashing it away from Lu Ze's control.

Then, with a nimble movement, he stomped hard on Lu Ze's chest.

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"Well!"

Lu Ze couldn't help but groan, his struggles abruptly ceasing as he collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Lin Xiaofeng turned his head to look at Inspector Gong and said with a smile, "Inspector, make the arrest!"

After Lin Xiaofeng shouted, Inspector Gong Chang finally came to his senses from the sudden turn of events and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to arrest the person.

Before long, Lu Ze was roughly dragged up by several burly men and handcuffed.

Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ashizawa was completely under control.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but look at the three little ones with a hint of reproach: "Hey you guys, why were you standing so close just now?"

At that time, the three little ones were only two or three steps away from Ashizawa, within arm's reach. Conan's attention was also on deduction, so who knows when those kids approached them?

The three little ones looked terrified and lowered their heads in shame upon hearing this.

"We just wanted to put pressure on the criminals along with Inspector Yuzuriha..." Mitsuhiko explained weakly.

“You guys; isn’t this just making a fool of yourself?” (Shirley’s tone was stern and she said, “His father is a tall and strong police officer, so he went up to put pressure on the criminals.”)

"The three of you are so tiny, are you going up there to deliver hostages to the other side because the suspect can't escape? You're incredibly audacious."

"This...we..." The three little ones lowered their heads even further.

"You three kids were really too reckless!" Inspector Gong Chang said. "The other party may have a weapon. How could you three children rush in so rashly?"

..... ... 0

"If it weren't for Detective Lin, this little girl would probably have been taken hostage, and her life could have been in danger!"

"We know we were wrong..." the three little ones said weakly.

"Alright, alright!" Wakasa Rumi came to the three children's side, smiled at everyone, and said, "These kids meant well! And in the end, it was all over without any real danger, so don't blame them too much."

"Give them a few words of advice, and they'll remember it," Kuroda Hyōe said calmly.

He looked at Rumi Wakasa and said meaningfully, "Speaking of which, wasn't Ms. Wakasa the one who was closest to those children just now?"

"Your own student is about to be kidnapped, and you seem to have no reaction at all!"

"Ah! This..." Wakasa Rumi's face immediately showed shame: "Because it happened so suddenly, I was so scared that I didn't have time to pull Yoshida away."

As she spoke, she lightly patted her chest, her face still showing lingering fear, and said, "Luckily, the Lin detective group intervened in time, otherwise Yoshida would have been in danger!"

"Oh? You were scared stiff?" Kuroda Hyoue stared intently at Wakasa Rumi. "I remember you were quite brave when you faced the professional golfer suspect a couple of days ago!"

Rumi Wakasa gave an embarrassed smile: "Everyone says that time it was just a coincidence! The culprit was quite far away from the children then, so I was able to react. This time the murderer was so close, and I'm just an ordinary elementary school teacher, there's really nothing I can do..."

“I see…” Kuroda Heibei nodded slightly: “Then I may have misunderstood, because I happened to see your expression at the time, and it didn’t look like you were scared out of your wits.”

"Oh? You just happened to see my expression?" Rumi Wakasa's tone also changed: "You were paying attention to my expression back then, instead of focusing on the suspect and these children. It seems that Superintendent Kuroda is quite interested in me!"

Kuroda Hyoue's expression remained unchanged: "No, I just happened to see it."

"Ha!" Rumi Wakasa chuckled and pushed up her glasses. "Let's just say that's how it is."

The others looked at this one, then at that one, their expressions varied.

Many people are wondering, "Why have these two teachers suddenly become so hostile?"

Afterwards, Kuroda Hyōe looked away and said calmly, "Let's get to the finishing touches."

"Yes!" Inspector Gong replied instinctively.

Subsequently, the police began collecting evidence at the scene, while Danno and Midori could no longer hold back and asked Ashizawa why he did this.

Seeing that there was no way to reverse the situation, Lu Ze gave up and revealed his motives.

It turns out that Urushihara's accidental injury to Duan Ye was indeed intentional, and it was at Ashizawa's behest.

The goal was simple: to make Duan Ye lose his ace position and give Lu Ze, who was a substitute at the time, a chance to play.

As everyone knows, what happened next was that Duan Ye stepped down and Lu Ze successfully took over.

However, Urushihara, as one of the parties involved, used this to manipulate Ashizawa, who regarded it as a stumbling block on his path to becoming a star player.

Thus, this murder plan came to mind.

626. Shirley no longer rejects Lin Xiaofeng

The reason wasn't particularly surprising, but it was enough to cause a huge shock to Duan Ye and Midori.

Even after Lu Ze was put into the police car, neither of them had fully recovered their senses.

However, it wasn't all bad news. The hospital called to say that Urushihara was out of danger.

Duan Ye and Mei Niao were initially delighted upon hearing this, but their expressions gradually became complicated.

It has been confirmed that Urushihara deliberately persecuted Duan Ye, and it is unlikely that the two will be able to get along with Urushihara as before.

They have to face this problem themselves; outsiders can't offer much help.

As for Lin Xiaofeng and the others, they did not participate in the police's follow-up work. For them, the case was closed once the murderer was caught.

Afterwards, everyone used the remaining ingredients to make a late-night snack, and soon after, they went back to their tents to rest.

Lin Xiaofeng was certainly not going to behave himself; Shirley was spending the night with him in the tent.

"Shirley, let's make love."

"Oh? There are children around, isn't that inappropriate?"

"Just don't raise your voice."

"Ah."

Shirley is now Lin Xiaofeng's girlfriend, so naturally she wouldn't refuse him. After undressing, she accepted his advances. The quiet night was so beautiful...

The following morning, after having breakfast, Lin Xiaofeng and his group packed their things and set off back to Tokyo.

On the bus, the three little ones were still the main chatters, but compared to yesterday, it was obvious that they weren't very enthusiastic.

Lin Xiaofeng understood, after all, they had encountered a case!

Even though the three kids have encountered quite a few cases because they've been so close to Conan, their age is a factor. Even detectives like them wouldn't dare say they could remain calm after experiencing a murder, let alone the three of them.

Sherry and Conan, on the other hand, were much calmer. Sherry was still looking out the window at the scenery, while Conan was wearing an earphone with a somewhat listless expression, seemingly listening to music, and occasionally responding to the three of them.

As for Wakasa Rumi, her expression seemed no different from when she arrived, but both Lin Xiaofeng and the Kudo siblings could sense the subtle changes in her aura.

Lin Xiaofeng smoothly gripped the steering wheel, slightly tilted his head, and gave Shirley a wink.

Sherry, who had seemed to be lost in thought, sat up slightly.

After a while, she turned her head slightly and looked at Wakasa Rumi in the back row: "Wakasa-sensei?"

Rumi Wakasa did not respond.

"Wakasa-sensei?" Sherry raised her voice slightly.

"Huh? Ah?" Wakasa Rumi seemed to snap out of her reverie, looking at Sherry with a somewhat bewildered expression: "Sherry-san? Is something the matter?"

Sherry smiled slightly, her expression showing concern: "It's nothing, it's just that you seemed a bit absent-minded the whole way, Ms. Wakasa. Is something bothering you?"

Wakasa Rumi paused for a moment, then shook her head, giving a slightly embarrassed smile: "No! I'm just feeling a little guilty..."

"Self-blame?" Shirley asked, puzzled.

“Hmm!” Rumi Wakasa nodded, her voice somewhat dejected as she said, “I invited these children to my house to help a few days ago because I broke the tiger screen that was going to be used in the stage play.”

"Then we encountered a murder case, and the perpetrator almost harmed the children."

"I volunteered to bring them on this camping trip to make up for my mistake last time, but then we encountered a murder case, and..."

Rumi Wakasa lowered her head slightly: "Besides, the criminal almost kidnapped Yoshida-san. If I had come alone this time, Yoshida-san would have been in danger!"

"I'm wondering if it's because of me that the children are in such danger? Maybe I should stay away from them in the future?"

"Wakasa-sensei, please don't say that!" Ayumi's voice came through: "How can you blame Wakasa-sensei! It was our own carelessness..."

“That’s right!” Mitsuhiko added, “As members of the Junior Detective Club, we often encountered cases before we met Wakasa-sensei!”

"This is definitely not Wakasa-sensei's problem!"

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