People in Detective Conan are going crazy over the comments section.

"You are the murderer, Ms. Kanari! You are the one who killed Mr. Futagaki!"

【Yay! I guessed right! ヾ(≧▽≦*)o】

[What?! It wasn't those two perverted men?!]

It seems I was right; it's another classic revenge story.

When the truth was laid out on the stage, everyone was surprised and shocked, and they all glanced at Ayako.

The most astonished were Ran and Sonoko. They couldn't understand why Ayako would do such a thing, or what her reasons were that led her to kill her boyfriend.

"Actually, I was really surprised when I deduced the truth, because I couldn't believe that you, Ms. Ayako, would do such a thing." Akemi smiled bitterly.

"No! I don't believe it. How could Ayako be the murderer? You're talking nonsense! Besides, when the two of us went to find him yesterday, it had already started snowing, and it was still quite bright outside!"

As expected, as Ayako's friend and family member, Konakawa was the least accepting of this statement, and therefore, she was the first to speak up in defense of Ayako.

"No, actually, that's why she had to leave earlier. If she were any later, and Mr. Nigaki returned to the cabin first, her plan would be ruined."

"I see, I understand now. If that's the case, then those two completely black photos must have been taken by Miss Ayako beforehand, so that only one image would remain on the camera film!"

Mori slapped his palm and explained as if he understood.

Akemi nodded. "Mr. Mori is right. If there are only three negatives left, it will be easy for people to discover that the bloodstains in the photos remain on the lens."

At this point, the truth could be said to have come to light, but Funakawa still didn't believe it and continued to argue, "If that's the case, then I'm very likely the murderer!"

[Holy crap, did they really go so far as to say they might be the murderer just to save someone?]

[Tsk tsk tsk, the boyfriend was an accident, the sister-in-law is the real love.]

"Of course! This woman is practically her only family here now. They can't just stand by and watch her get arrested, can they?"

【You mean her only family member isn't her parents?】

[Get out of here, you upstairs!]

"Impossible. Only Miss Ayako could do that."

"The only way to commit this crime is to put the blood-stained film into the camera. This means that she would have to take all the spare film out of Mr. Nigaki's backpack beforehand. And only Ms. Ako, as Mr. Nigaki's girlfriend, could do that."

At this point, the entire kitchen fell silent, and a suffocating atmosphere swept over everyone.

"Ayako, why..."

“Yes, I did kill him.” The moment Ako said those words, she seemed to feel relieved, and she couldn’t help but look up at the ceiling.

"You probably haven't seen that videotape yet, because it records the scene of my former boss being swallowed by an avalanche while trying to save my brother who was injured and unable to move."

!!!

The moment they heard what Ako said, everyone's expression turned horrified.

"You mean, Futagaki refused to help someone who was dying?!"

"Heh, I really didn't expect that someone could be so cruel as to film such scenes at that time!"

“I just didn’t expect Saburo to send my chocolate to him.” Ako bent down and patted Saburo’s head. “Maybe it was fate, including the fact that I am the murderer.”

"How could you be so foolish? Maybe that videotape wasn't filmed by Er Yuan?" the landlady sighed.

"No, I'm quite sure, because there were two loud bangs after that avalanche..."

"Bang! Bang!"

"what!"

Gunshots rang out like startled birds, striking the kitchen ceiling and drawing the attention of everyone present.

"I think this is the voice you heard, right?"

Unbeknownst to them, Itakura and the other man had secretly slipped out, carrying hunting rifles, with one of them pointing the gun at Akemi and the others.

The sudden change disrupted everyone's thoughts.

In an instant, Ran reacted first, shielding Sonoko and Conan behind her, while Akemi stood in front of Ai, staring intently at the two opposite them.

Mori's alarm bells were ringing; he stared at them with a serious expression and asked, "Mr. Itakura, what do you mean by this?"

"Actually, that avalanche was caused by the two of us back then."

"That's because we mistook your brother for a Japanese wolf at the time, but we never expected that Eryuan would blackmail us into buying this tape with money and then use it to blackmail us!"

"He said the location could be determined from this tape, and if we found gunshot wounds on it, we'd be done for."

"But we still have to thank you for killing him for us. This saved us a lot of trouble. Alright, everyone gather around Mr. Mori!"

[Damn it, we really killed him too early. We didn't have to do it ourselves. What a pity.]

What are you lamenting about? Can't you see the situation is critical?!

What's there to be afraid of? They're the main characters; who knows who will die in the end?

[Exactly! What if Asakawa Yu and Kyogoku Makoto, the two strongest fighters in the history of Detective Conan, suddenly jump out from somewhere?]

[Haha, the guy upstairs has a really vivid imagination.]

Under the threat of the shotgun, everyone had no choice but to comply with their demands and gather together.

Ako and Funakawa had never seen anything like this before, and they were so frightened that they trembled uncontrollably, even their hands were shaking.

Meanwhile, Mori looked serious, frantically thinking of a way to break the deadlock, while Conan fiddled with the tranquilizer gun in his hand, seemingly preparing something.

Mingmei looked worried. She wasn't afraid to die if she were alone, but that wouldn't do, because her sister was still here. She had to think of a way!

If I were the boss, what would I do in this situation? What is there that I can do right now?

At this moment, Mingmei's mind raced, searching for an opportunity, a chance to help them escape their current predicament.

"Ah-Zhen, if you can hear me, come and save me! Ah-Zhen, save me!"

Sonoko clutched the amulet tightly in her hands, repeatedly murmuring Makoto Kyogoku's name.

Then, in the next second, a knock on the door suddenly sounded...