Model worker and his little darling

After Conan was taken to his room, a group of people surrounded him.

"How did this little boy end up fainting at the door?"

Kikue Tanaka said with a smile, "I think he must want to spend the night here."

Ran's face was grave. As she placed the handkerchief over Conan's head, she said, "I don't think that's the case, because Conan just told me, 'Run, run away from here quickly.' Then he immediately passed out."

Just then, Doi Takaki came in with cold medicine. "I think it's probably caused by a cold. As long as you take the medicine and get some rest, you'll be fine soon."

After seeing that Conan had drunk the medicine, everyone left.

Ping Qing frowned. "Judging from Conan's appearance, it's obvious something happened and he rushed back to inform us. Ran and Sonoko, stay here. I'll go out and check. Be careful."

Ran and Sonoko nodded. "Okay, Pingqing-ge, be careful."

Pingqing went downstairs and told the others, and they all said they wanted to go out and take a look together.

And so, the group arrived at the suspension bridge together. By then, the fire was almost extinguished, and a burnt smell filled the air.

"What happened? Who burned down the suspension bridge?"

"The suspension bridge is almost completely burned down. This is the road leading down the mountain, and it's now completely destroyed."

Ping Qing just took out his phone when Huang Yizhe saw it. "It's no use. There's no signal here. We're completely isolated on the mountain now."

Upon hearing this, Pingqing silently turned off his phone and put it away, even though his phone actually had a signal.

"Let's go back to the villa first. We can't go anywhere in this state. We can only wait for the little brother to wake up and see what he knows."

After the group returned to the villa, several girls had already prepared a meal.

After finishing his meal quickly, Pingqing went to Xiaolan's room.

"Ran, go eat. I'll watch over Conan here."

Ran looked at Conan on the bed with a worried expression, but after being persuaded by Hirai, she went downstairs to eat.

Judging from Ran's expression, she clearly knows that Conan is Shinichi Kudo. It's obvious that Yukiko and the others didn't fool Ran last time.

Xiaolan knew everything, but she kept it all to herself.

Wow, what an absolutely beautiful love story.

A short while later, Conan woke up and, seeing Pingqing beside him, said in a hoarse voice, "Pingqing-nii, something's happened."

Ping Qing's lips twitched, and he handed Conan the water glass from the bedside table. "I'm fine, nothing happened."

After drinking the water, Conan's voice improved significantly.

“On my way home, my uncle and I heard on the radio that the body of 41-year-old Nishiyama Tsutomu, who lived in an apartment in Beihu Town, had been found. The computer next to him displayed ‘One solved, left by Shadow Master.’ Nishiyama Tsutomu was the group leader of the Magic Enthusiasts Alliance.”

Upon hearing Conan's words, Hirai Kiyoshi immediately became serious. "You mean the Shadow Mage who killed Nishiyama Tsutomu is currently in the villa and could very well commit another crime?"

Conan nodded. "We need to find this person, or we'll all be in danger."

Seeing Conan's listless appearance, Pingqing picked him up and said, "They're all downstairs now. I think you should go get something to eat first."

After taking Conan downstairs, they found that everyone had finished eating.

After repeating Conan's words, Pingqing sat down to the side. In any case, it didn't matter to him who died; he only cared that he himself was safe.

"What? The Shadow Mage is right among us?"

“Mr. Hamano has gone back to his room. He had a conflict with the Shadow Master earlier, so we should tell him about it as soon as possible.”

A large group of people arrived at Hamano's room, only to find that there was no one in the room except for the wide-open window.

Conan realized something was wrong and quickly went to the window to look down. He breathed a sigh of relief; the person hadn't fallen.

However, Ran then noticed a figure lying in the backyard, further away. The figure was lying flat on the snow, surrounded by nothingness, without even a footprint. This caused Conan's expression to freeze instantly.

Seeing this, Doi Takaki led the way into the backyard. When he saw the people following behind, he immediately stopped them and told them not to come any closer.

"...Yes, this case is indeed a crime that a person without wings could not commit, that is, an impossible crime."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

Don't talk nonsense! Death is nothing special.

Ran clung to Sonoko in fear, "Why Mr. Hamano? Why did they have to kill him?"

When Doi Takaki got up, he saw Hirakiyo's dark face. He only had a hang glider, but this guy actually had real wings.

Then, looking at Ran and Sonoko, he said, "I don't know either. All I can confirm right now is that he was strangled. The murderer probably used something like a thin rope to strangle him and suffocate him, and then used some method to transport his body here. Moreover, the murderer is near the villa."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill and began to suspect each other.

Suddenly, the helper that Huang Yi had brought with him turned sinister and said coldly, "There is another person hiding in the shadows, and that is the Shadow Mage who has not yet shown himself."

Ping Qing took a deep breath. "Let's go back to the villa first." After saying that, he picked up Conan and walked back.

Everyone sat together, and Sonoko felt extremely guilty. "It's all my fault. I was the one who made Hamano perform the entertainment in the first place. If it weren't for me, Hamano wouldn't have gone back to his room alone early, and he wouldn't have been killed."

Doi Takaki explained the situation, which finally put Sonoko at ease.

Conan quickly asked what the entertainment program was all about, and everyone started explaining it at once.

Pingqing thought about it carefully and only remembered that the murderer seemed to be a woman, and the method was fancy.

Well, it turns out he only remembers Kid. This case is beyond his ability to solve; we'll have to rely on Conan.

Suddenly, the group started talking about something that happened six months ago. They had been discussing escape magic tricks in a group chat, and shortly after, an old magician—Master Harui—died during a performance after suddenly attempting an escape magic trick.

Afterwards, Master Ying believed that Master Harui was instigated by the members to rashly challenge the escape magic trick, so he said directly in the group that he was killed by them, which caused their dispute, and that's how today's gathering came about.

As they were talking, Conan sneezed, and Kikue Tanaka also felt a chill. So the group went upstairs to their rooms to put on some clothes.

【Host, your Qin-chan called you~】

Ping Qing was taken aback. "Didn't I turn it off?"

The phone you used to contact the organization was on.

Just as I was about to find a secluded spot to answer the phone, I heard a gasp from upstairs.

Pingqing had no choice but to abandon the idea and went upstairs.

[Host, Gin has sent you a message. Vodka was ambushed during a mission. Gin received Vodka's plea for help and is now leading a group to avenge him. He wants you to have time to get there.]