Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

"We are discussing why that weirdo attacked Miss Xiaolan twice in a row." Hiroki Kakutani said in a low voice, holding his chin with both hands and looking obviously depressed.

"Yes, this is indeed a problem." Throwing the towel on her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka's expression became serious.

"Xiaolan, have you thought of anything?"

"Ah, this, I don't know either." Xiaolan waved her hands innocently. She also knew that it was very strange that the other party attacked her twice.

However, she really couldn't imagine that what she did would attract attention!

"Is that so?" Nodding casually, Shizuka Hiratsuka's gaze naturally swept over the faces of the other people at the table.

Although the figure in the forest was not a good person, the more abnormal it was, the more Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that it was worth a try.

Since the other party was not involved, then the person who killed Chikako Ikeda and attacked Xiaolan twice must be among these people in the villa!

Chapter 198: Choose One from Three Classics

Because of another attack, everyone could no longer pretend that nothing happened.

Especially Ayako's friends, they had witnessed Chikako's death with their own eyes, and also experienced the invasion of the villa by monsters on the same night. The tension in their hearts was about to reach a peak.

"I'll go make some coffee for everyone." Ayako stood up with her hands on the table. She couldn't bear to make the atmosphere in the living room even more solemn, so she took the initiative to speak and break the atmosphere of the case.

"I'll go with you."

"I'm going too." Upon hearing this, Xiaolan and Sonoko stood up together. Although everyone was now gathered in the living room, they were still worried about letting Ayako act alone.

After glancing at the three women who stood up at the same time, Conan did not take the initiative to follow Xiaolan as before.

Touching his chin, Conan's eyes kept sweeping across the faces of everyone in the living room.

Based on the evidence he currently has, he has already formed some guesses.

Although he was a little confused about what Shizuka Hiratsuka said when she chased out, it was precisely because of Shizuka Hiratsuka's behavior that Conan focused all his attention on the people in the living room.

"Regardless of whether the person Aunt Jing was chasing actually existed or not, since Aunt Jing deliberately concealed it and focused her attention on the other people in the villa after returning, then it means that the murderer I'm looking for is indeed here." Nodding confidently, Conan sat in the chair and tried hard to connect the clues in his mind.

"The motive for the murder isn't difficult to find. It should be related to the girl named Atsuko who was in the same club and committed suicide two years ago. But why did the murderer have to attack Xiaolan?" This is also what Conan is most confused about. Judging from the murderer's actions against Xiaolan, Xiaolan must know something.

No, it is also possible that the murderer thought Xiaolan knew.

In this case.

It was as if a thread was connected in his mind, and Conan seemed to know why the murderer had always targeted Xiaolan.

"If Xiaolan's actions could be linked to those people, and if they were abnormal, then the only reason would be when we first arrived at the villa and Xiaolan rashly pushed the door open a few times. The murderer was changing clothes at the time, and was he worried that Xiaolan might see something that would put him in danger?"

"I'm changing clothes and I'm worried about being discovered. So, it's something related to my body." Conan quietly watched Xiaolan come back from the kitchen and sit next to him again. He wanted to ask Xiaolan in detail if she could remember some key things, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back reluctantly.

Xiaolan had already said that she didn't see anything. Even with such a big thing happening, Xiaolan is not the kind of person who would deliberately hide anything, so it seems that she really didn't know.

Moreover, Conan has not yet fully analyzed the situation of the bandaged monster outside the window and Chikako. Without evidence to prove his victory, his reasoning is not valid.

"Speaking of which, even if I find the murderer later, who can help me express my reasoning?" Conan blinked his eyes blankly and felt that he had encountered the biggest problem.

"As for Xiaolan, it should be possible. However, if Xiaolan suddenly collapses, Aunt Jing will definitely come over to check on her out of worry. I can't guarantee that Aunt Jing will notice anything then. Yuanzi's words are similar. No matter how you think about it, it doesn't seem appropriate. She never seems to reason."

His eyes shifted slightly, and Conan couldn't help but secretly glance towards the sofa.

"Yukinoshita-san... I feel like her personality is quite suitable. She's usually quite quiet, and her brain seems pretty good. Even if she suddenly calms down, she shouldn't have any problem deducing what happened. It's just..." Scratching his head, Conan was still a little hesitant. His relationship with Yukino, whether it was during Shinichi's time or now, was relatively ordinary, and Conan felt a little embarrassed to suddenly shoot her with an anesthetic needle.

"Otherwise..." Conan's gaze shifted slightly again, and he looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had her back to him.

"Huh? What's wrong, Conan? Is there something?" The moment Conan's gaze swept over, Shizuka Hiratsuka frowned, turned her head strangely and looked at Conan.

"It's okay, Aunt Jing." She shook her head cutely, and Conan's heart was twitching.

"As expected, Aunt Jing, forget it. Based on this intuition, I'm afraid she can catch the anesthetic needle I shot with her bare hands."

"..." He blinked in some surprise, but Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't think much about it since Conan was always weird when encountering a case.

"Yukino, when I was out before, did you encounter any strange things in the villa?" Turning around, having confirmed that the murderer was from the villa company, Shizuka Hiratsuka also wanted to take the initiative.

The sooner we catch the person, the sooner we can feel at ease, right?

"There's nothing strange. After hearing Maori's shouting, everyone got up quickly. When we knew that Sister Jing had run out to chase someone, we didn't act rashly and went straight to the living room to wait for you to come back." Shaking her head slightly, Yukino softly answered Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Also, we figured out how the balcony window in Maori's room was opened. That bandaged freak used a tool to cut the glass, then reached in and unlocked it, which is why there wasn't any loud noise."

"He has so many tools? I thought he only had an axe." He nodded slightly. Even though Shizuka Hiratsuka had not slept all day, the sound of cutting glass with professional tools was not so easy to hear clearly on a rainy night.

"Some of them said that the bandaged monster climbed up from the tree outside the villa, but I don't think so. If the monster really climbed over from the tree, there should be footprints and mud on the balcony corridor on the second floor. After all, it has been raining outside and the road is very muddy." Yukino kept talking about her analysis, lightly tapping her fingers on her thigh.

"So I can be sure that the bandaged man must be someone in the villa. If we narrow it down, it should be chosen from those three men."

"Choose one out of three, or should I just tie them all up and wait until the police come tomorrow?" Twisting her wrist, Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at the three men at the table with ill intent.

"Come to think of it, Sister Jing has been outside for quite some time. She didn't encounter any danger, did she?" With her eyes flashing slightly, Yukino ignored Hiratsuka Jing's words and instead mentioned other things lightly.

"Ah, nothing, just poor visibility. I came back immediately after I realized something was wrong."

"Really? Then let's think about how to find the murderer."

Chapter 199 Aren’t they disgusting?

"Hehe~Hehe~Hehe~"

There is no need to elaborate on the atmosphere of the forest on a rainy night.

And if you add some human humming in it, it will be even more interesting.

He was wearing a slightly tattered cloak, so his face couldn't be seen clearly, but judging from his body size, he didn't look very big.

Humming a ballad that had been passed down from who knows when, this strange figure didn't care about the raindrops falling on his head. He sat on a tall tree trunk, looking at the brightly lit villa more than 50 meters away.

"You're in a good mood. Why don't you do those sneaky things instead of coming to the mountains to play peeping?"

A mocking voice came from under the tree. The strange figure was not frightened. Instead, he continued to hum the song in his mouth and then slowly lowered his head after finishing it.

"I didn't expect that you, who are as lazy as a pig, would come to such a remote place in such bad weather." The strange figure raised his hand and covered his mouth as if to prevent himself from laughing.

"Ah, no, you are already one~"

"Well, it's work after all. If you want to live a normal life in this society, you have to show your role, right?" The fat man patted his belly and walked out from behind the tree with a smile.

"So, we've known each other for years, so please cooperate with me on my work."

"Is the woman in the villa from your side?" Sitting on the tree trunk and shaking his legs, the strange figure pointed at the villa not far away.

"Brother Jing, not really. But we all like her. She's a real man. It's rare to see someone like her." The fat man nodded with a smile and blinked as he looked at the villa not far away that suddenly darkened.

"It seems that things over there are not very peaceful, but it has nothing to do with me."

"Well, Mirage, can you come with me? We're old friends, so please do me a favor."

"That's really unfortunate. I'm here on a mission as well, but I'm a little disappointed. The adult is obviously quite interested in her, but unfortunately, I don't see anything different about her at all."

"Oh, you went to provoke Brother Jing? I guess you didn't do anything?"

"Go ahead, I'm not that rude, I was just saying hello."

"Oh, you're lucky then."

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"Okay, it seems there is no way to solve it easily today." After stretching his body, the fat man raised his head amidst a crackling sound.

"Do you want to fight? Just stop making me laugh, okay?" The monster named Mirage smiled and shook his head, not paying any attention to the fat man under the tree who looked like he wanted to fight.

"You are very powerful, but our compatibility is too poor. There is no winner in a battle like this."

"...Well, how should I put it." After a brief silence, the fat man spoke with a subtle expression.

"If you ask me, you should stop imitating Master Hua. You're clearly an old monster who's been alive for who knows how long, yet you still try to act young."

"And the most important thing is, if Hua Ye was pretending to be young, it would be more or less acceptable, and the brothers would be a little weird watching it, but you... are really disgusting."

"..." The happy feeling disappeared in an instant, Shen lowered his head, and looked at the fat man below with a calm gaze.

"Actually, I'm quite curious. Wouldn't others in your area dislike you for being like this? Even though your abilities are somewhat special, there are still people who can beat you. Wouldn't they be disgusted by you?"

"You, really said something outrageous, you dead pig!" The cloak began to tremble slightly, and Shen could no longer hold back his smile.

After going through many ups and downs in his life, he has two taboos that he absolutely does not allow others to touch.

One is that others say he imitates Hua Jian Ying Luo, and the other is that others say he is disgusting.

Well, these are exactly the two points that the fat man mocked.

"Swish~" It was unclear how the mirage moved, but as the tree trunk beneath it trembled slightly, the mirage had already swooped down to the fat man's head, and its withered right hand turned into a claw, chopping down fiercely from top to bottom.

"Oh, come directly? As expected, you look much more pleasing to the eye now." The fat man took the attack from the mirage with a smile, not paying any attention to the mirage in front of him.

"Heh, Fatty, I can't beat you, but you can't protect the woman in the house every day, right?"

"Well, it seems about right." The fat man blinked awkwardly. He had a clear conscience, but he couldn't stand the fact that they had a man named Hana who transformed himself into a part of Sakura Butterfly and followed Hiratsuka Shizuka around every day.

"Don't let me wait for the chance, otherwise, I will take good care of that woman."

"Then why don't you go earlier? If you had gone earlier, I wouldn't have to brave the rain and rush!"

"..." After blinking blankly, Shen suddenly didn't know what to say.

Why does it feel like everything this dead pig said today was so weird?

"Forget it, now that I'm here, I have to complete the task given by Mr. Hua." Of course, the fat man was just talking big, he also had to complete the job well.

"Heh, just relying on your brute force? If I want to leave, can you catch me?" He snorted disdainfully. His wrist was clearly in the fat man's hand, but Shen didn't show any worry at all.

"I really can't do it, but isn't it good that someone can~" The fat man grinned slightly, showing a triumphant smile. At the moment when Mirage's expression suddenly changed, he crushed a ball in the palm of his left hand.

"Damn it!" His expression instantly became tense. Shen kept trying to activate his abilities, but there was no feedback at all.

It's blocked! It's blocked by a higher level of spatial energy!

"Our Master Kong asked me to say hello to you on his behalf~" The smile on his face gradually widened. The fat man grasped Shen's wrist tightly and twisted his neck.

"It's a bit cramped here, let's go somewhere further inside."

As soon as the fat man finished speaking, he stomped his feet heavily on the ground, and the whole person and Mirage quickly moved away from the villa.

As for the villa where the lights suddenly went out, the fat man didn't seem worried at all.

They are just a few ordinary people. Even if they are allowed to make trouble, what kind of trouble can they cause?

. . .

"So how did he dare to launch sneak attacks again and again? He doesn't really think he's that powerful, does he?"

The depression in her heart was finally released. After Xiaolan and Ayako turned on the power again, Shizuka Hiratsuka twisted her neck as she looked at the cloaked man who was kicked against the wall by her.

"..." No one answered for a while. Everyone who heard the sound and rushed over first looked at the cloaked man lying on the ground, and then looked at the wall above the cloaked man that was cracked like a spider web.

It was at this time that Ota Masaru and the others understood what Hiratsuka Shizuka meant by not having to worry.

"He, who is he?"

"Huh? Isn't it obvious who it is?" Taking two steps forward, Shizuka Hiratsuka pulled open the cloak without any hesitation.

"Isn't this your good friend, Gao, Gao..."

"Takahashi Ryoichi, Sister Jing."

"Yes, that's him!"

Chapter 200 I'm going to visit a friend's parents

The next thing is much simpler.

Ryoichi Takahashi, who was still determined to attack Xiaolan, was caught red-handed by his companion Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Unlike those who were afraid of this strange man with strange colors, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had been unable to contain herself for a long time, was extremely happy when she heard the sound of a heavy object swinging behind her.

The only problem was that Shizuka Hiratsuka's back kick was a little too powerful, as she had some doubts about Takahashi Ryoichi's true level.

When Takahashi Ryoichi hit the wall, the villa seemed to shake, and everyone in the living room suspected that it was an earthquake or a landslide caused by rain.