Model worker and his little darling

"Sonoko, don't scare yourself. Ghosts can't move tables." The eerie atmosphere was immediately ruined by Hirakiyo.

"It seems so."

As they walked out, they ran into Kazumi Tsukamoto, and Sonoko started talking about the desks that had mysteriously appeared on the playground.

"You might get a clue by asking the principal. I just saw him from the third-floor window, standing on the playground with an umbrella, just like usual."

After saying goodbye to Kazumi Tsukamoto, the four of them turned onto the principal's office on their way home.

I learned that the principal hadn't been to the playground at all today, and that he was presiding over a faculty meeting when it was raining.

Sonoko looked puzzled. "Why would Kazumi-senpai lie to us?"

"No way, it's probably because Mami-senpai mistook everyone else for the principal."

Conan had a feeling that the mystery was about to be solved, so he ran to the playground and followed the trail on the ground. Sure enough, he found a long drag mark and immediately pieced together most of the truth in his mind.

“Brother Pingqing, I’ve untied the rest, but I don’t know what was happening in the warehouse or the footsteps in the stairwell.”

Pingqing's eyes flickered, because it was he who was behind it.

"Tell them what we know first, otherwise Sonoko and Ran might not be able to sleep tonight."

……

Art classroom.

Kazumi Tsukamoto and Kunishiro Seko, who was lying in the infirmary, appeared carrying schoolbags and umbrellas.

"Little brother, didn't you say that you would know the truth about paranormal events once you came here?"

Conan nodded to Tsukamoto Kazumi, "Yeah, everyone says the school's paranormal events are caused by the spirit of Hosaka Hideaki, who died in an accident two years ago after falling down the stairs."

As she spoke, she walked outside and looked at the stairs. "The stairs at that time were the ones next to the art room, so as long as you are patient and wait here, you will find out."

"You little brat, what do you mean by this?"

Conan turned around and looked at the three suspects with a sinister and eerie expression.

"Of course, we'll wait for Hideaki Hosaka's soul to quietly descend the stairs..."

"duang~"

Sonoko couldn't stand it and rewarded Conan with a large bag.

Pingqing quietly puts away his phone, having acquired the Grim Reaper emoji!

Seeing Conan's antics, the three suspects felt insulted and got up to leave.

"The desks on the playground were deliberately placed there to find the person who pushed Hideaki Hosaka down the stairs. Kunishige Seko, don't you agree?"

Upon hearing Pingqing's words, Sonoko and Ran both looked at Shigeaki Seko, "Huh? Did you do all of this, senpai?"

"Do you have any evidence for saying that?"

"First, move Hideaki Hosaka's desk and chair from the sports storage room to the playground. Use an umbrella with a rope attached to cover the desk. Put one end of the rope attached to the umbrella in the corner of the corridor and go back to the infirmary. The footprints left behind will be washed away by the heavy rain. After the rain stops, pull the rope to retrieve the umbrella."

Seeing Pingqing staring at his umbrella, Shigu Guoshan spread his hands and said, "Are you doubting me just because my umbrella is wet? My umbrella got wet because it was too dirty. I just rinsed it with tap water."

"Then how do you explain the other paranormal events? Could it be that they were all done by Shigu?"

"There's a recess for fire extinguishers on the wall under the stairs. Just put ice in the recess beforehand, then apply wax directly under the recess to prevent water from flowing out. The next morning, the water from the melting ice will wet the floor. This is something that Shigeaki Seko, who lives near the school, can easily do."

"Similarly, those books in the library are too obscure, but they are much easier for Hideaki Hosaka, who grew up with him and knows him very well."

Upon hearing this, Shiko Kunishige smiled and said, "When I was injured and hospitalized, Hosaka would bring those four books every time he came to visit me. He didn't come when I arrived in the better world, and I thought he had a girlfriend and didn't have time."

“I never expected him to die unexpectedly. After he was discharged from the hospital, I only found out that he fell down the stairs and died, until I saw a desk with his name on it in the warehouse. So I thought I would use a paranormal event to lure out the person who caused Hosaka to fall down the stairs.”

Seeing the emotionally distraught Shigeo Seko, Masao Mononobe lowered his head. "It's all my fault. That morning, Hosaka and I were carrying a plaster statue to the art classroom. When I turned around, I accidentally fell down the stairs. Hosaka tried to protect me and the statue, but his head was hit by the statue, and he eventually died from his injuries."

Seko Kunishige grabbed Mononobe Masao by the collar. "If that's the case, then explain why Hosaka's desk is piled up in the warehouse, and it's covered in dust."

"Because we didn't want to wipe away the dust, we wanted to use this to prove that Hideaki Hosaka was in our class... I wish I had told you this sooner."

Upon hearing Tsukamoto Kazumi's explanation, Seko Kunishige touched the corner of his eye.

"Now that the rain has stopped and the sky is clear, it proves that there was no paranormal event at all."

"correct."

Seeing the smile on Ran's lips, Conan relaxed as well.

……

night.

The moon is dark and the wind is high.

Hirai brought Conan back to Teitan High School.

Conan was still bothered by the crying in the warehouse and the footsteps in the stairwell, so he dragged Hirai to sneak out of Teitan High School at night, wanting to find out everything behind it.

"where do you want to go?"

Conan pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go to the warehouse first."

After wandering around the warehouse, Conan was somewhat dejected. "There really wasn't a tape recorder or anything like that. What was the purpose of the person behind this?"

Just kidding!

"Conan, do you think there might really be..."

Seeing that even Hirai was starting to believe in superstition, Conan rolled his eyes. "Impossible. We live in a scientific society now."

Pingqing stroked his chin and continued to offer his wildest ideas, "Could it be because of some strange magnetic field?"

Conan was taken aback. The flashlight beam shone into the warehouse, which was just an ordinary warehouse, just like when he came during the day.

"We don't know yet, let's go check the stairwell."

As soon as the two arrived at the art classroom, they saw Hideaki Hosaka walking down the stairs step by step.

Conan's pupils contracted, and he gripped Ping Qing's clothes tightly.

???

What's happening here?

Do ghosts really exist?

"Brother Pingqing, did you see that?"

Hearing Conan's slightly trembling voice, Hirai Kiyoshi trembled slightly. "Yes, I saw it."

Upon catching a glimpse of Conan's expression that seemed to have shocked him for a hundred years, Pingqing pinched himself to prevent himself from bursting out laughing.

Since Conan just said he wanted to wait for Hideaki Hosaka's ghost to come down, he naturally had to grant Conan's simple wish to see a ghost.

Ah, he's such a good person!