Conan wants to lie down but won't let him

"By the way, I see it's about to rain outside, and the roof is leaking in a few places. I'll go fix it."

"Thank you so much, Takahashi. Let's meet in the living room after the repair is done." Ayako, the host, said.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone gathered in the living room. Ayako saw Takahashi appear in the corridor on the second floor and asked.

"Takahashi, has the leak on the roof been repaired?"

"It's been repaired." Then Takahashi pretended to turn around and prepare to go downstairs, and suddenly shouted, pretending to have discovered that there was someone downstairs, but in fact he went to the balcony to operate the mechanical props.

"Who's over there? Going towards the window." Takahashi's voice attracted everyone towards the window.

However, it takes time to activate the device, so after Takahashi shouted, it took at least ten seconds before the scene of the bandaged monster kidnapping Chikako appeared, and Chikako still had a terrified expression on her face, with her eyes wide open.

Conan was the first to chase after him, and then everyone else followed. Only Ayako and Fujiwara Hiroshi were left in the living room, and even Takahashi from the second floor ran down to chase after him.

"Fujiwara-kun, don't you want to come over and help?" Ayako asked.

"They already have a lot of people, they should be able to handle it, and I don't think Chikako is still alive. Instead of going out, I might as well stay here to protect you!" Fujiwara Hiroshi said nonchalantly.

"Protect... Protect me? Am I more important to Fujiwara-kun? So you stayed behind to protect me."

"Of course! In fact, Chikako speaks so harshly, has a bad temper, and likes to show off. She must have offended a lot of people. She is the most likely to be attacked by the bandaged monster. She also likes to stay alone in the room. Doesn't this create opportunities for the bandaged monster? If she doesn't get into trouble, who will?" Fujiwara Hiroshi said.

"Compared to her, I'm definitely more concerned about you, Ayako. I feel like if you accidentally discover clues about the bandaged man, and you don't know it, it would be even more dangerous to stay in the room alone, so I chose to stay and protect you."

Honestly, these words warmed Ayako's heart. Before this gathering, she hadn't had a good impression of Fujiwara Hiroshi. He'd been lumped into the "playboy" category in her circle, stereotyped as a typical playboy. But after meeting him today, she realized no one really understood him. At least, Ayako felt very good about him. He was genuine, unlike someone from a conglomerate plagued by intrigue and deception. This made her feel comfortable interacting with Fujiwara Hiroshi, something she didn't experience with anyone else, even at home, where, aside from her parents and sister, she couldn't say much about other family members. Her supposed fiancé had no real emotional connection, only a verbal agreement between their parents. They hadn't officially met yet. She needed to find a chance to meet him. If things didn't work out, she might as well reject him. Spending a lifetime with someone you didn't love or dislike would be painful. Fujiwara Hiroshi's words had touched her.

"Is Chikako really in trouble?" Ayako was also a little worried. She forced herself to pull herself out of her strange thoughts and asked about Chikako's condition.

"Nine out of ten times, she has been killed! Of course, I could have stopped it, but there's no need. Everyone has to be responsible for what they have done. If it was you, Ayako, who was hurt, I would have definitely taken action. But that was Chikako, I can only say that I still look at the appearance, and I will reject the ugly one!" Fujiwara Hiroshi stated the reason without any concealment, look at the face, and reject the ugly one!

"Ugly... ugly rejection!?" Ayako was delighted when Fujiwara Hiroshi said he was willing to help her, but she was speechless about his reason for not wanting to save Chikako! However, she understood Fujiwara Hiroshi's sincere attitude. Ayako had to admit that sincerity was sometimes very touching. At least Ayako's favorability towards Fujiwara Hiroshi increased infinitely.

"Even if we don't go out, let's check the situation inside the room." Fujiwara Hiroshi said.

Then Fujiwara Hiroshi and Ayako found Chikako's necklace at the entrance, and Fujiwara Hiroshi also found traces of a thin steel wire rope strangulation on the second-floor balcony. Originally thought that the murderer would be more skilled this time, but it turned out to be all flaws.

After about 10 minutes, everyone returned to the villa with heavy hearts, and brought back the news that Chikako had been murdered.

Ayako was mentally prepared for Fujiwara Hiroshi's analysis and was not too surprised!

Conan spoke briefly to explain what happened after they left the house. After everyone reached the woods, they soon discovered Chikako's dismembered body. Especially when everyone discovered Chikako's missing arms and legs, Ota went up to pick her up, only to find her head. Ota was so frightened that he is still in shock.

After Fujiwara Hiroshi heard this, he finally understood what was going on. A heavy silence filled the entire villa, and everyone felt depressed. So they decided to go back to their rooms and get some sleep, waiting for rescue to arrive tomorrow.

Before bed, Conan and Ran discussed why the murderer had targeted Ran. The murderer's actions, dismembering Chikako, didn't seem like those of a madman; they clearly had a clear goal and plan. So, who had Ran offended the first time she came here, and who was the one who wanted to kill her? Ran couldn't figure it out, and slowly drifted off to sleep. Conan, however, found himself unable to sleep the more he thought about it, and didn't sleep particularly soundly.

An unknown amount of time passed, and even Conan was about to fall asleep when he suddenly opened his eyes, sensing danger. He saw the bandaged figure raising his axe, poised to strike Ran's neck. In a flash, Conan dodged a sideways kick, sending Ran off the bed, narrowly avoiding the axe. The axe struck the bed with such force that a third of the blade was already embedded in the bed, clearly aiming for a fatal blow.

But on the other hand, Xiaolan didn't wake up despite the commotion. Moreover, the bandaged man ignored Conan and kept slashing at Xiaolan. His target was Xiaolan. This was not an indiscriminate attack, but a planned and targeted killing.

At this critical moment, Conan no longer cared about his own safety. He used his little arms and legs to hold the bandaged monster tightly to prevent him from attacking Xiaolan, and at the same time shouted loudly, trying to wake up Maoli Ran.

However, after Conan shrank, he only had the strength of a child and could not stop the bandage monster at all. He was thrown out by the bandage monster and hit the wall, and at the same time he twisted his foot.

Fortunately, the noise woke up Xiaolan, and with the help of her karate body and instinctive subconscious movements, she avoided the attack from the bandaged monster. At the same time, the sound of Sonoko knocking on the door was heard outside, and Fujiwara Hiroshi heard the noise and came over to break in.

Seeing that things were hopeless, the bandaged man quickly pulled away and fled. He had no choice but to flee, as everyone was coming out one after another. If he didn't come out, he would be exposed. So Takahashi quickly returned to his room and changed his clothes. Then, he followed Ota, Kakugashi and others out to check on the situation at about the same time.

As Xiaolan opened the door, Conan explained the attack that had just happened to everyone. Then Ayako simply bandaged Conan's sprained foot, and everyone gathered in the living room again. They were not going back to rest alone tonight, so as not to be attacked by the bandaged monster again.

After everyone was seated, Fujiwara Hiroshi suddenly said, "Alright! This assassination game ends here, Mr. Prisoner!"

Everyone was stunned by these words, their mouths agape with disbelief. Even Conan was surprised, because he hadn't yet pinpointed the murderer with absolute certainty. While he had a rough idea of who they were, he still hadn't found any evidence or the reason for the attack on Ran. Only Suzuki Ayako felt something inexplicable, narrowing her eyes as she stared at Fujiwara Hiroshi.

"To be honest, if you want to take action against Chikako, I'm too lazy to get involved in the feud between you. After all, everyone will die. Some people may have offended you, and you just gave her some small help, which saved her decades of detours in life." Fujiwara Hiroshi said nonsense seriously.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spine when Fujiwara Hiroshi said this. What the hell was this, just a little help and a few decades of detours? Did this little help mean sending someone to their death right where they were, and then dismembering their body because it was too bulky to cremate? And also, it meant avoiding a few decades of detours and sending someone directly to the end of their life? Fujiwara Hiroshi, you're a real jerk, you're a law student!

Then Fujiwara Hiroshi changed the subject.