Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

The little detective looked at Yun Xianhe with an expression that said, "I'm not well-educated, so don't lie to me."

The hero narrowed his eyes and smiled, admitting straightforwardly:

"I lied to you."

"..."

Ha! He knew it!

I get fooled so often that I'm even used to it.

Wait a minute, why is he so used to being cheated by Yun Xianhe?

Conan was stunned for a moment.

Yun Xianhe, who was standing by, had already come to the door that Xiaolan and the others mentioned and started to "look" together.

The scanner lives up to its name.

Even with Yun Xianhe pulling so hard, there was no trace of torn paper left on the door.

Even the size of the door, how much dust was on it, and the remaining fingerprints were reflected.

The brave man who heard a lot of data pressed the electronic sticker.

Stop reading, stop reading, my head is starting to hurt.

"Xianhe, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"It's probably the aftereffects of motion sickness...not a big deal."

Yun Xianhe released his fingers and said this, then turned his head and smiled at Zhu Fu Jingguang who was standing beside him.

Xiaolan looked around at the mark and turned back to ask:

“So this trace is,

"The paper has been torn off. It's been there for a while. Maybe it was pasted there when they used colored paper to represent names."

"Colored paper? Use colored paper instead of name?"

Maori Kogoro on the side looked at Yun Xianhe in confusion.

He looked down at the stack of photos in his hand and muttered:

"Where's the color on this?"

"Uncle Maori, just read it twice and you will understand."

"Read it twice?"

"I see!"

Xiaolan understood and said excitedly:

"It's the pronunciation! The pronunciation of these six people's names is the same as the color! Mr. Akashi Shusaku is red, and Mr. Suikawa Naoki is... green!"

"That's it."

Uehara Yui, who was watching from the sidelines, confirmed what the two said and continued:

"Ms. Kobashi Aoi is blue, and Mr. Yamabuki Shoji is yellow."

Maori Kogoro frowned and looked at the photo for a while, then slowly read the names of the remaining two people:

"Mr. Momose Takuto is pink, and Mr. Naoki Shiro is white."

Yun Xianhe, who was standing aside, nodded:

"Right? But these people's names are really coincidental in a sense."

This kind of scene will never happen if you change one.

"It's not just the rooms, these six people seem to use colors to distinguish other things."

Yamato Gansuke said as he pulled out a folded piece of paper from his pocket.

After unfolding it, he showed it to the people downstairs:

"Look, this is the cooking duty list found in the warehouse of this house. It doesn't have the names of these six people written on it, but colors. Maybe they call each other by colors in real life."

"You can't even see it if you put it so far away..."

Yun Xianhe complained quietly and went upstairs first.

Maybe it's because I've tripped over the stairs too many times in the past few days.

When going up the stairs, Yun Xianhe obediently reached out and held the handrail, walking up step by step.

Conan, who was following behind Yun Xianhe, looked at the other party's cautious appearance and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Brother Xianhe, you look like the lights are off in the room."

"I feel like I have to be more careful these days because of the stairs."

"...??"

Zhu Fu Jingguang, who was walking beside the other person, turned his head and glanced at Yun Xianhe.

The latter was staring intently at the stairs with his eyes slightly lowered. Although each step was normal, one could still feel the other party's caution.

It's like I can't see it anymore,

Wait... can't see?

Zhu Fujingguang paused for a moment while going upstairs.

He looked at Yun Xianhe who didn't look up, and hesitantly stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him.

Yun Xianhe, startled by his sudden action, subconsciously tilted his head back.

The young man blinked and turned to look at Zhu Fu Jingguang in confusion:

"Mr. Guang? What's wrong?"

“…No, nothing.”

"I think Mr. Midorikawa is wondering if there's something wrong with your eyes, Brother Xianhe."

The young detective said as he passed between the two of them.

Hearing this, Yun Xianhe raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Have you ever seen a blind man who can run and jump so well?"

"..."

Thinking of Yun Xianhe's action of running upstairs at home today, Zhu Fu Jingguang was silent for a moment.

That really doesn't exist.

If I suddenly lost my vision, I would never dare to take a step forward like that.

"Feel sorry."

"Well, there's no need to apologize for this. After all, Mr. Guang, you're just worried about me."

Yun Xianhe smiled nonchalantly, and then he no longer looked at the stairs as seriously as before, and quickened his pace to go upstairs.

Zhu Fu Jingguang, who stayed where he was, seemed to be thinking about something and sighed slightly.

Maybe he was wrong.

Yamato Gansuke, who was still looking at the shift schedule, suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes.

A white-gloved hand easily pulled the paper away from him.

Yun Xianhe shook the thing in his hand and snorted:

"Remember to wear gloves, Officer Yamato."

"…I have checked it."

So it doesn't matter even if you hold it in your hand and look at it.

"I know, I just say it out of habit."

Looking at Yamato Gansuke who was speechless, Yun Xianhe shrugged his shoulders, took the form to the side and read it over and over again.

After the scanner had completely entered the information, he folded the paper and stuffed it back into Yamato Gansuke's pocket.

Conan, who didn't catch up, said: "..."

As if he had just noticed it, Yun Xianhe reached out and rubbed Conan's round head twice:

"I'll have a chance to watch it later."

"So where is the room where the body was found?"

Kogoro Mouri, who didn't catch up to watch, asked first.

Yamato Gansuke responded and led a few people to a room at the corner of the second floor.

Kogoro Mouri, who followed first, saw the pile of boxes stuck at the corner.

"What's with all those cartons piled on top of that cart?"

The boxes neatly stacked on the carts almost blocked the entire road.

"It's filled with books. It's quite heavy because it's filled with books."

Yamato Gansuke said as he moved sideways through the small gap between the box and the guardrail:

"The door of this room that opens outwards is blocked by this cart. This is to prevent the people in the room from leaving the room until they die."

"Starved to death?"

Yun Xianhe, who was walking behind, was stunned for a moment, then shuddered:

"What a cruel way to die...it seems the murderer hated the victim very much."

The hero said this as he recalled some bad memories.

At the same time, I was somewhat relieved that the bodies in the room had been taken away.

"Yes."

Yamato Gansuke, who placed his handkerchief on the door handle, responded:

"When we got here, the man was already skin and bones, starved to death. Right here in this room..."

The door opens.

"The scary room with red walls"