Upon receiving the invitation, Yukiko happily replied, "Really? That's wonderful... But I still have to take care of my distant nephew right now."

As she finished speaking, she said with a regretful expression, "Otherwise, I would have liked to live in a mansion for a while!"

Akemi said with a hint of regret, "Oh, that's a shame! I was hoping to become good friends with you, Yukiko-san."

Yukiko chuckled, "Although I can't live here, I can come over often to have afternoon tea with you, Akemi... as long as you don't find me annoying!"

"No, no~~ I'm more than happy, how could I find you annoying?" Mingmei said with a beaming smile.

She's overjoyed to be friends with an award-winning actress!

Then, Akemi said to Matsumoto Sayuri next to her, "Ms. Matsumoto, would you like to move in? I have many guest rooms here."

"Huh? Me?" Matsumoto Sayuri was taken aback, not expecting to be invited.

“Mmm~~~” Mingmei nodded, indicating that she was indeed inviting you.

“This…” Matsumoto Sayuri hesitated for a moment, glanced at Lin Jin, and finally nodded in agreement.

With such a sensible girl like Mingmei around, Lin Jin felt relieved and could concentrate on cooking.

————————————————————————————

Evening, Osaka, Toyama's house.

Kazuha was lying in bed, swinging her little feet as she talked on the phone with her best friend.

Suddenly, an inexplicable wave of drowsiness washed over me.

After yawning, she said, "Ugh, I'm a little sleepy. Let's talk tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, He Ye and I lay down with the lamp on and fell asleep soon after.

In her dream, Kazuha finds herself in an unfamiliar place, in an unfamiliar room.

There were police officers walking around nearby, and a group of strangers in the distance.

Heiji was also among the strangers.

Kazuha walked over instinctively, and after hearing the discussion, she gradually realized that she was at a murder scene!

Just then, she suddenly heard a handsome man speak up: "I know what's going on!"

"You are the murderer, Mrs. Tsujimura!"

"You put sleeping pills in the victim's coffee, put the key in the victim's pocket, and tampered with the keychain to mislead people into thinking that the key was put in the pocket by some method afterward!"

"But when he entered the study, he pretended to wake the deceased, but actually used a poisoned needle to kill the victim!"

"........."

Kazuha was quite surprised to see that the handsome guy in front of her had successfully deduced the method of the crime and caught the culprit before Heiji.

As Heiji's childhood friend, she knew exactly how smart Heiji was.

Many difficult cases were solved when they came into his hands.

However, this time someone actually solved the murder case before him?

Who is this guy?

Just as Kazuha was wondering, Heiji praised, "As expected of Detective Hayashi, you are truly amazing... I admire you! You saw through the criminal's modus operandi in an instant."

"Luck, luck," Lin Jin smiled.

After the murder was solved, everyone left the scene.

During the journey, Heiji, unwilling to give up, said, "One match won't tell us anything, how about a best-of-three series?"

Hearing this, Kazuha couldn't help but complain, "Heiji, can't you just accept your loss? If you lose, you lose... Why make it a best-of-three? You have no manliness at all."

"Shut up!" Heiji snorted at Kazuha. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly pushed Kazuha aside.

Lin Jin reacted quickly and caught He Ye.

Kazuha was furious and was about to ask Heiji what had gone wrong when she was shocked to see Heiji being stabbed.

She was stabbed to death by the murderer, Mrs. Tsujimura!

"It's all your fault! It's all your fault! I didn't want my daughter to know my identity! It's all your fault!" Mrs. Tsujimura shouted resentfully as she repeatedly stabbed Heiji.

This left Heiji with a lingering sense of unease in his death.

This scene left Kazuha completely stunned.

Chapter 200 Heiji's Death x3 (3 additional chapters)

"Ahhhhh!!"

After witnessing Heiji being stabbed to death, Kazuha remained stunned for two and a half minutes before snapping out of it and letting out a miserable scream.

"Heiji! Heiji! Don't die!!"

As she spoke these words with a sob in her voice, the scene before her eyes suddenly changed!

Kazuha found herself inexplicably sitting in the back seat of a car.

Sitting next to her was Heiji, who was still in shock. He said irritably, "Kazuha, what are you yelling about all of a sudden? You scared me to death..."

"I...I..." Kazuha was stunned for a moment.

After looking around, she discovered that the driver was Detective Lin, and Mrs. Tsujimura was sitting in the passenger seat!

This made Kazuha's brain a little overwhelmed.

Gradually, she realized that everything that had just happened seemed like... a dream?

"I'm...sorry, I just had a nightmare." Kazuha bowed repeatedly to apologize.

"Seriously... even a nightmare makes this much noise." Heiji muttered to himself, speechless.

He then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Detective Hayashi, Mrs. Tsujimura..."

Kazuha blushed involuntarily, feeling quite helpless, never expecting to have such a dream.

Soon, the vehicle arrived at the Tsujimura residence.

While investigating the mansion, Kazuha took a moment to tell Heiji about it.

"Huh? I was assassinated? Haha, what a ridiculous dream!" Heiji waved his hand dismissively and said, "A dream is just a dream, don't overthink it!"

"But this dream felt so real! I even dreamt about—" Kazuha wanted to elaborate on the details of the dream.

Heiji interrupted impatiently, saying, "This is not the time to talk about this. Let's talk about it when we get back. I have to go to work now."

After saying that, he hurriedly followed Lin Jin and left for Mr. Tsujimura's study.

This forced Kazuha to swallow her words and follow them.

Upon entering the study, Kazuha was instantly stunned.

How come this is exactly the same as the scene in my dream?

Absolutely perfect.

What shocked Kazuha even more was that what happened next was exactly the same as in her dream!

Mr. Tsujimura died in his sleep, and everyone began an investigation.

Kazuha hesitated for a moment, then leaned over to take a look and found that there was indeed a very small wound on the deceased's neck.

It's obvious that this was caused by a needle.

This gave her a sudden thought. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly said, "Um... I... I think I know who the culprit is."

As soon as he said this, everyone present looked over.

This made Kazuha very uncomfortable.

"Hey, Kazuha, this isn't the time for jokes!" Heiji said casually as he came up.

This made Kazuha hesitate, as she also felt that solving cases in dreams was highly unreliable.

But at this moment, Lin Jin stepped forward and said, "Heiji, let Kazuha explain her reasoning. Girls are usually more observant; maybe she's discovered clues we haven't noticed?"

These words greatly encouraged Kazuha, giving her more courage and confidence, even though she had initially wanted to give up.

She glanced at Lin Jin subconsciously, her eyes filled with gratitude.

Kazuha mustered her courage and said, "I... I found a tiny wound on the deceased's neck, as if it had been pricked with a needle."

"And... I just noticed that Mrs. Tsujimura poked... the deceased's neck with her keychain."

"So, I wonder if she was the one who killed the victim!"

After explaining her reasoning, she looked at Mrs. Tsujimura with some trepidation.

Mrs. Tsujimura's expression changed, and then she said irritably, "What nonsense are you spouting, you little brat? How could I possibly kill my husband? And right under the noses of these two detectives?"

"Yeah! Kazuha, you must have seen wrong!" Heiji also started to question, and retorted, "Besides, what kind of reasoning is that?"

"You!!!" Kazuha looked at Heiji with great frustration.

I don't understand what's wrong with him. Not only does he not speak up for me, but he's also undermining me!

Is now the time for bickering?

Just as she was feeling wronged, Lin Jin spoke up: "I see, to commit murder under the most unexpected circumstances... It's simple, but very effective!"

"Mrs. Tsujimura, could you please take out your keychain so we can check it?"

"You... what nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Tsujimura's face changed drastically. She exclaimed repeatedly, "You're a great detective! Do you really believe what this girl is saying?"

“Precisely because I’m a detective, I maintain a rigorous approach to investigation,” Lin Jin said calmly. “Besides, if there’s no evidence, doesn’t that prove your innocence?”

Kazuha nodded repeatedly, saying "That's right, that's right" several times.

At this moment, she felt that Detective Lin was indeed quite clear-headed.

Unlike Heiji, who is an idiot and views himself based on preconceived notions.

Mrs. Tsujimura expressionlessly took out the keychain, opened the cover, and revealed a poisoned needle hidden inside!

Kazuha exclaimed excitedly, "See! I wasn't wrong! I told you she was the one who killed him!"

Heiji stared in disbelief: "It...it really is like that? This is just too outrageous!"

Just as he was lost in thought, Lady Tsujimura suddenly rushed over, stabbing Kazuha with a poisoned needle, and roared, "You brat, it's all your fault for being so talkative!! I'm going to kill you!"

The other party arrived too quickly, and He Ye didn't have time to react.

Fortunately, Heiji, who was standing nearby, instinctively bumped into Kazuha and took the injection for her.

At that moment, Lin Jin reacted, grabbed Mrs. Tsujimura, and seized the keychain.

0 ···Requesting flowers··· ········

"Heiji!!" Kazuha exclaimed, rushing over to check the situation.

However, Heiji's face was pale and his lips were blue. He moved his mouth, but he couldn't utter a single word. His head lolled to the side, and he died.

"Heiji!!!" Kazuha cried out sadly.

Before she could even shed a tear, the surroundings suddenly changed again.

Kazuha was surprised to find herself back in the car.

Heiji, standing beside her, covered his ears and said speechlessly, "Kazuha, what are you yelling about all of a sudden? It scared the crap out of me..."

"..." At this moment, Kazuha was stunned.

She realized something was wrong.

This is no longer just a dream.

This... this is time travel?

When will I be able to turn back time?

Kazuha was somewhat surprised and uncertain, but as time went on, she became more and more familiar with what was happening!

..... ... 0

She was certain she had gone through this several times before!

After entering the Tsujimura residence, Kazuha once again grabbed Heiji and said the same thing: "Heiji, you may not believe it, but I've experienced this kind of thing several times before!"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like