Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

After saying hello, everyone sat downstairs and chatted.

Soon the guests upstairs put away their gifts, 28 packed themselves up, and went downstairs one after another.

In addition to them, the guests invited by Suzuki Ayako included three men and one woman.

One of the handsome men with long hair came downstairs and his eyes lit up when he saw Mao Li Ran.

Suzuki Ayako quickly introduced the other four classmates in her club.

They are the sturdy man holding a camera - Hiroki Kadotani; the fat man with glasses and a sturdy appearance - Ryoichi Takahashi; the handsome man with long flowing hair - Masaru Ota; and the woman with short hair and purple skirt - Chikako Ikeda.

Everyone was sitting together chatting and the atmosphere was very good, until Suzuki Ayako mentioned the name "Atsuko", and the cheerful atmosphere disappeared instantly.

The expressions of Suzuki Ayako's classmates changed.

With a thud, the woman named Ikeda Chikako pressed down on the table, her expression grim. "Can you please stop mentioning Atsuko? I took time out of my busy schedule to come here. Why would I bring up someone who's already dead?"

"Sorry, I'll go cook first." Suzuki Ayako stood up with a wry smile.

"Then I'll go outside and fix the broken roof." Takahashi Ryoichi also stood up and walked out.

"What a bummer." Chikako Ikeda snorted coldly and left the villa alone.

"Chikako, wait for me--" Hiroki Kakutani chased after her with a camera.

"What's going on?" Mao Lilan was a little confused.

Bai Quanyi propped up his chin and said, "Perhaps the name Atsuko is a taboo in their hearts?"

Ota Katsu smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Chikako is just a neurotic woman."

Then, Ota Katsu extended an invitation to Xiaolan: "Ms. Maori, walking in the mountains in the rain is particularly romantic. Would you like to join us?"

Ota Katsu tilted his head and gave Xiaolan a godly smile, thinking that he could easily charm Xiaolan.

Xiaolan, however, sweat dripped from her forehead and quickly refused, "No need, Bai Jun has already made an appointment with me. Right, Bai Jun!"

Shiraizumi Masu chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ota."

"How boring!" Ota Katsu pursed his lips and walked outside alone.

In a blink of an eye, only Xiaolan, Sonoko and Shiraizumi Mashi were left in the room.

Bai Quanyi suggested: "Yuanzi, your sister must be very busy cooking for so many people by herself. I want to help."

Mao Lilan seconded the proposal: "I'll go too!"

Yuanzi thought for a moment and said, "Okay. Let's go together."

The three of them walked towards the kitchen. Just as they were walking towards the kitchen, a strange man dressed in black suddenly appeared in front of them.

The strange man had a terrifying face, was tied up in bandages, and was covered in a gray cloak. He was holding an axe and looked quite scary.

As expected, Xiaolan and Sonoko were so scared that their legs went weak and they couldn't move.

"Yuanzi, is he also your sister's guest?" Xiaolan asked fearfully.

"I don't know, it shouldn't be..." Sonoko was also scared.

Unexpectedly, an even more terrifying scene happened. The weirdo didn't say a word and directly chopped Bai Quanyi with an axe, obviously heading for Bai Quanyi!

"Bang!"

The monster was kicked away by Baiquan Yi.

"Ah—how is this possible!" The strange man uttered an incomprehensible, trembling sound. He had clearly struck first with his axe, and the opponent would definitely not be able to react. Unexpectedly, he was killed instantly.

"Haha... You think you can kill me?" Bai Quanyan said with a playful look on his face.

"hateful."

The strange man covered his chest with his hands, and his eyes exposed from the bandages clearly revealed a deep fear.

"what happened?"

Suzuki Ayako, who heard the noise, came out of the kitchen.

At the same time, the bandaged monster seemed to have seized an opportunity. He quickly turned around, came behind Suzuki Ayako, and kidnapped her.

"Ah! Who are you?" Suzuki Ayako was so frightened that she was kidnapped by the monster before she could react.

"elder sister!"

"Sister Ayako!"

Sonoko and Xiaolan also panicked at the same time.

"Everyone get out of my way, or I'll kill this woman!"

The bandaged monster put the axe to Ayako's neck and said viciously.

Bai Quanyi said calmly, "I think it would be best if you lay down your weapons and surrender!"

"Don't underestimate me, asshole!" The bandaged man felt his pride was humiliated. "Get out of my way, you hear me!"

"I say it again, let my senior sister Ayako go!" Baiquan Yi's voice was unquestionable!

The bandaged man was enraged. He thought of just killing Ayako, but an invisible force suppressed him. He couldn't move his body. He stood there like a sculpture, unable to do anything.

Then, the bandaged monster saw Baiquan Yi approaching him step by step, and then the bandaged monster was knocked away by Baiquan Yi's punch.

The rescued Ayako fell into Shiraizumi Masu's arms.

"Ayako-senpai, everything is fine now."

"Brother Quan Yi, thank you for saving me."

The atmosphere was very ambiguous, and Sonoko and Xiaolan felt jealous before they had time to feel relieved.

Sonoko said, "Sister, there's no need to lie in Baijun's arms all the time."

Xiaolan said: "Let's see the true face of the bandage monster. Who is he? He is so hateful!"

233. Did Chikako Ikeda plagiarize?

The bandaged monster rolled his eyes and fainted after being punched by Bai Quanyi. His axe fell to the side and he completely lost the ability to fight back.

Xiaolan and Sonoko skillfully removed the bandaged monster's disguise, revealing his true face.

"Takahashi? How is this possible?"

Seeing the appearance of the bandaged man, everyone present was undoubtedly shocked.

"Eh? Mr. Takahashi?" Mao Lilan was also a little confused. Although she and Takahashi Ryoichi had never spoken, from the introduction just now, this man was clearly a fat man with glasses and a simple and honest smile. How could he suddenly become so cruel?

"Mr. Bai, do you have a grudge against him?" Yuanzi asked in a low voice.

"I just met him for the first time today." Bai Quanyi shook his head, indicating that he was innocent and weak.

"Okay, let's tie him up first. No matter what, he is a dangerous person now." Suzuki Ayako made the decision.

This statement was agreed by everyone.

Not long after, Suzuki Ayako's other three classmates also came back. They were all surprised that Takahashi Ryoichi pretended to be a bandaged monster and attacked everyone.

When Takahashi Ryoichi came to his senses, he faced everyone's questioning and Suzuki Sonoko angrily shouted, "I've called the police."

He fell to his knees on the ground and began to cry and repent consciously.

"Atsuko committed suicide because her work was plagiarized by Chikako Ikeda!" Takahashi Ryoichi stared at Chikako Ikeda with resentment. "This woman blatantly used someone else's work and shamelessly won the Newcomer Award. And on the day she won the award, Atsuko called me and told me that she could no longer trust anyone..."

"The day she called was the day before Atsuko committed suicide!"

Mao Lilan stood there blankly, muttering, "To think there is such a thing."

"Yeah, it's really surprising." Baiquanyi exclaimed.

Sonoko covered her lips and asked softly, "Bai Jun, do you also think that Miss Atsuko is too pitiful?"

"Atsuko's experience deserves sympathy, but this does not mean that Takahashi Ryoichi can be forgiven. In particular, Takahashi Ryoichi attacked Ayako-senpai, which is absolutely unforgivable."

Ayako was touched when she saw Shiraizumi Masu standing up for her.

Suzuki Ayako also took out the momentum of the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family: "Now that things have come to this, Takahashi Ryoichi will be handed over to the police."

Suzuki Ayako turned her sharp gaze towards Ikeda Chikako: "Chikako, is it true that you plagiarized?"

Ikeda Chikako quickly defended herself, saying, "I didn't plagiarize... This is just Takahashi Ryoichi's one-sided statement. There's no evidence at all."

Takahashi Ryoichi said, "Don't try to quibble. It was because you plagiarized Atsuko's work 'The Kingdom of Sky Color' and adapted it into 'The Blue Kingdom' and won the Best Newcomer Award and became famous that Atsuko committed suicide!"

Hiroki Kakutani said, "Chikako, I didn't expect you to be such a woman."

Ota Katsu said: "You can know a person's face but not his heart."

Ikeda Chikako got anxious and pointed at Takahashi Ryoichi and yelled, "Takahashi, you lunatic, I didn't plagiarize at all, stop slandering me!"

Takahashi Ryoichi said, "I'm not lying! At the time, Atsuko was my good friend. When I learned that she committed suicide, I simply couldn't accept it. After I saw the movie 'Blue Kingdom,' I realized that Atsuko committed suicide because you, a woman, plagiarized her. The 'Blue Kingdom' you wrote the script for is exactly the same as 'Sky Color Kingdom'!"

Everyone looked at Chikako Ikeda with suspicion, as if they were sure that Chikako Ikeda must have plagiarized!

Chikako Ikeda said: "If I plagiarized Atsuko's "The Land of Sky Color" as you said, why didn't she choose to sue me but chose to commit suicide? This is too unreasonable!"

Takahashi Ryoichi said: "You succeeded by taking advantage of Atsuko's kind and cowardly character."

Sonoko and Xiaolan looked at Baiquanyi at the same time, wanting to hear what Baiquanyi had to say.

Xiaolan: "Bai Jun, tell me, did Chikako plagiarize?"

Sonoko: "I'm completely confused. I don't know who to trust."

Shiraizumi Masu said: "Innocent until proven guilty, I believe Chikako did not plagiarize."

Shiraizumi recalled the original plot, in which Takahashi Ryoichi claimed Chikako had plagiarized Atsuko, leading to her suicide, and thus killed her. However, Takahashi Ryoichi was a murderer, and his one-sided account was completely unbelievable. In the original plot, both Atsuko and Chikako were dead, so Takahashi Ryoichi's claims were completely unbelievable.

As a criminal police officer, when judging whether a person has committed a crime, one must follow procedural justice rather than subjective judgment.

No matter how wise and decisive a detective is, he is only human, not God, and cannot know the truth as completely as God does. When judging whether a person has committed a crime, the only correct thing he can do is to follow procedural justice.

When Shiraizumi Masu said this, Ikeda Chikako was very moved. Finally, someone was willing to believe her.

Takahashi Ryoichi's eyes were filled with hatred, and he wished he could tear Baiquan Yi into pieces.

"¨" You guy, why are you talking to such a vicious woman! "

"Takahashi Ryoichi, you said Chikako plagiarized Atsuko, do you have any evidence?"

Of course, Takahashi Ryoichi had no evidence. If he had evidence to prove that Chikako Ikeda plagiarized Atsuko, he could have exposed Chikako Ikeda in the media and ruined her reputation. However, he chose to kill her, obviously because he had no evidence.

"Although I have no evidence, everything I said is true."

"Takahashi Ryoichi, I have no way of judging whether you're lying or not. However, the evidence of your attempted murder is irrefutable, it's a foregone conclusion! You're the truly vicious one!"

After hearing Bai Quanyi's (Zhao Nuo's) words, everyone reacted.

Takahashi Ryoichi is just a murderer, and what he says is not worth believing at all.

Hiroki Kadoya changed his tune: "Takahashi Ryoichi is a complete lunatic. You can't believe a single word he says. If he wanted to avenge Atsuko, he should have attacked Chikako, but instead he attacked Mr. Shiro and Ayako. You can't trust his words."

Ota Masaru flipped his hair and said, "Atsuko is already dead. There is no evidence. There is no way to prove that Chikako plagiarized Atsuko. I also think that Takahashi Ryoichi's words are not worth believing."

Suzuki Ayako gritted her teeth and said, "Takahashi Ryoichi, you are a beast in human form. I almost believed your lies and wronged Ikeda Chikako."

Chikako Ikeda was so moved that she almost cried. What a rational and handsome man.

Shiraizumi Masu accidentally won the favor of Suzuki Ayako and Ikeda Chikako, which was quite unexpected.

234. Give yourself to the one you truly love before getting married

Ryoichi Takahashi was locked in the warehouse of the villa. It was dark and raining outside. It would probably take until tomorrow for the police to arrive.

Everyone sat together to eat. Although they had experienced some unpleasantness, the atmosphere eased after drinking some wine and everyone had smiles on their faces.

During this period, Chikako Ikeda revealed a big secret: when Shiraizumi Masushi was in college, he confessed his love to Suzuki Ayako and was rejected!

In fact, Shiraizumi Mashi didn't realize that Suzuki Ayako was the same Suzuki Ayako from Detective Conan. Because Suzuki Ayako didn't keep her eyes closed like in the cartoon, but had a pair of beautiful, slender phoenix eyes, which was very classical. Shiraizumi liked the type of girl Suzuki Ayako was, so he boldly confessed his love to her, but was rejected!

Suzuki Ayako recalled the past vividly, her face flushing as she recalled Shiraizumi Masu's confession of love. She had rejected Shiraizumi Masu because her family already had someone in mind for her to marry. Now, in just a few days, she would be engaged, and the wedding was drawing closer.

Suzuki Ayako said, "Chikako, you're really bringing up the past!"

Chikako said, "Haha...it's okay to talk about it..."

Yuanzi was also surprised: "Bai Jun, you actually confessed to my sister."