Science solves cases? No, I am an immortal cultivator!

Kitagawa Taki did not cause trouble for Conan again, which made Conan feel relieved.

He brainstormed in his mind -

If it was a vendetta, then the bandaged monster was most likely someone Ikeda Chikako knew, and the two of them must have had a grudge.

The bandaged monster might have followed Chikako Ikeda here, or he might be among the people in this villa.

But when the bandaged man passed by the window, everyone in the villa was there, and they all had alibis...

There are too few clues now, and Conan can only make limited speculations.

At this time, Hiroki Kakutani said: "Anyway, let's call the police first!"

Suzuki Ayako looked worried. "When you guys left, we tried to call the police, but the call wasn't going through."

"It was him! It must have been that weird guy with the bandages who cut it off!"

Takahashi Ryoichi looked so frightened that he collapsed and ran straight outside.

The others followed and chased after him.

At this time, it started raining outside again.

Ryoichi Takahashi ran all the way to the suspension bridge with a flashlight and stopped.

Ota Katsu's eyes were filled with horror. "The suspension bridge... is broken!"

Conan went forward to check the wooden piles of the suspension bridge. There were many knife marks on them, which showed that they were obviously damaged by humans.

"It must be that guy. He wants to trap us here and kill us all!" Takahashi Ryoichi was in high spirits.

Beichuan Taki couldn't bear it any longer and said, "Everyone should go back quickly!"

Hiroki Kakutani agreed: "There is no other way. It's dark now and it's starting to rain. We can only go down the mountain and call the police tomorrow morning."

After returning to the villa, everyone checked the doors and windows.

Conan found a pair of slippers at the back door, and he guessed they belonged to Chikako Ikeda.

Because Chikako Ikeda was wearing shoes on her broken leg, the extra slippers could only be hers.

But why did she go out the back door? It was as if she was trying to avoid being seen.

Could it be that the bandaged weirdo asked her out?

With doubts, Conan returned to the room, lay on the bed, and thought about the details of the case.

And in the room opposite.

Xiaolan and Sonoko turned off the lights and curled up in the same quilt, unable to fall asleep at all.

Xiaolan held the golden talisman in her hand and asked, "Is this amulet a protective amulet? Beichuan, did he tell you?"

"I don't know. Taki just told us to carry it with us." Sonoko had already put the golden talisman into the amulet and put it on her body.

Xiaolan nodded, and then became worried about the bandage monster. "Sonoko, do you think that bandage monster will come to attack us again? He cut off the phone and the suspension bridge, he definitely didn't want to scare us."

"Probably... not." Sonoko's tone didn't sound confident.

After saying that, Sonoko remembered Xiaolan's skills, "If he dares to come, Ran, you should beat him up with karate!"

Xiaolan forced a smile. She was most afraid of these strange things and had no confidence in dealing with them.

The two chatted for a long time before gradually feeling sleepy.

Just when Yuanzi was half asleep and half awake, she saw an axe chopping down towards her head, which scared her so much that she woke up instantly. However, due to excessive fear, her throat seemed to be stuck, and she lost her voice for a while and couldn't even scream.

The axe was getting closer and closer. Just when Sonoko thought she was going to die, a light golden barrier appeared in front of Sonoko and actually blocked the axe directly.

The bandaged man was at a loss and was stunned for a few seconds.

In those few seconds, Sonoko found strength from nowhere and pulled up the sleeping Xiaolan, trying to escape from the room.

Xiaolan woke up slowly after being pulled.

At this time, the bandaged monster also reacted and chopped at the two women with another axe.

This time, the attack was blocked by the golden talisman, and Xiaolan screamed, the sound being particularly harsh in the quiet night.

The bandaged man missed both attacks, but the key point was that he didn't know what blocked his attacks continuously, so he turned around and ran out of the window.

Hearing Xiaolan's scream, Kitagawa Taki and Conan both woke up in shock.

The two of them hurried to the door of Xiaolan and Sonoko. Kitagawa Taki turned the door handle, but it was locked. He exerted force and pulled the entire door handle off.

Seeing that the two women were fine, Kitagawa Taki breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ran, what happened?" Conan asked anxiously.

"Yes, it's the bandage monster!" Xiaolan was still in shock and pointed at the window with trembling hands.

Conan rushed out without thinking, but there was no one outside the balcony.

Kitagawa Taki checked the conditions of the two girls. Xiaolan was fine, just slightly frightened, but Sonoko's eyes were blank and she didn't respond to questions, obviously she was frightened.

He took out two Lingxin Talismans, which had the effect of calming the mind and soothing the heart. Xiaolan was the first to regain her composure.

Seeing Yuanzi's condition, Xiaolan was so anxious that she almost cried and blamed herself: "It's all my fault for sleeping too deeply..."

"Don't worry, Ran. Sonoko will be fine."

Kitagawa Taki said something comforting and turned to look at Sonoko.

"Sonoko, take a deep breath!"

Yuanzi was almost recovered under the effect of the Lingxin Talisman. She followed Kitagawa Taki's instructions and took deep breaths.

Gradually, Sonoko recovered. She looked at Kitagawa Taki in front of her, threw herself into his arms, and burst into tears.

"Taki, I, I thought I would never see you again..."

Kitagawa Taki gently patted Sonoko's back to comfort her.

At this time, other people in the villa also came over.

Seeing her crying sister, Suzuki Ayako anxiously asked: "Kitagawa, is Sonoko okay? What happened?"

Kitagawa Taki explained: "Don't worry, everything is fine. It was that bandage monster who attacked Sonoko and Xiaolan."

"What?" Everyone exclaimed when they heard it was that bandaged weirdo again.

However, Suzuki Ayako showed an expression that was completely different from her usual gentle appearance, and her face was gloomy.

"The glass of this window is broken!" Takahashi Ryoichi's voice attracted everyone's attention.

There was a round hole cut out below the floor-to-ceiling window near the bolt.

Kitagawa Taki had already sentenced Takahashi Ryoichi to death in his heart, although he didn't know why he attacked Sonoko and Xiaolan.

Beichuan Taki was glad that he had given a few golden talismans in advance, otherwise he didn't know what would happen. He secretly made up his mind to refine more talismans when he returned this time and distribute them to the people around him.

Conan returned to the room from the balcony at this time. Looking at the traces of damage on the window, he felt something was wrong.

If the bandaged man broke in from outside, why wouldn't there be any dirt marks on the balcony or in the room? It's still raining outside!

Something was wrong. They had checked the villa before going to bed, and it was impossible for the bandaged monster to hide in the villa in advance.

Then it could only be an inside job, but how did they get that alibi? And why did the bandaged man attack Ran and Sonoko?

These questions swirled in Conan's mind, and he was at a loss for a moment.