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

"Oh...cold medicine, ahahaha...slip, slip of the tongue..."

"Hahaha... Yukiko, you really know how to joke. But it's really my fault that I can't spend more time with you. Yukiko, please be patient for a while. After our son's problem is resolved, I will put aside all my work and spend more time with you."

"No, that's not the case... You've already reminded me before not to interfere with your investigation of the Black Organization. I've obeyed your instructions and will not hinder you."

"Okay, Yukiko, I get it. The information you gave me is very useful!" Kudo Yusaku hesitated for a moment, "If possible, could you ask your friend to give me more information? As for the source of the information, I won't ask."

"Okay, I'll try my best. Yusaku, don't push yourself too hard..."

"Yukiko, I know you're worried about me. But don't forget, what I really love is the detective profession. It's not entirely for Shinichi. I also want to do something meaningful."

"Yusaku, just do whatever you want. I'll be behind you, silently supporting you."

"Yukiko, you're as nice as ever..."

"Don't say that. We are... um... husband and wife..." Yukiko's delicate body trembled. At this moment, Shiraizumi Mashi was holding her fair ankle with all his strength.

"Haha...yes. Yukiko, it seems you have a serious cold. You should get some rest early."

"Hmm... Well, I'll take a break... Bye-bye - Yusaku -"

"Bye-Bye--"

Yukiko quickly hung up the phone and threw it aside, finally getting rid of Kudo Yusaku. She never felt that Kudo Yusaku was so redundant.

"what--"

"You really can act... I was worried you wouldn't be able to continue."

"Yeah... I'm a professional..."

"..."

.......

51. Yukiko can’t go back

The sun rose and Yukiko woke up in a daze. Seeing that the person next to her was not Kudo Yusaku but Shiraizumi Masu, she felt mixed emotions.

"I really did it...with Shiraizumi Masaru..."

Yukiko felt a mixture of regret, self-blame, and relief... Originally, she had thought that once Shirazumi grew tired of her, they would naturally separate. But now her mind had changed. She felt that she was the problem. If she wanted to leave Shirazumi now, it would be much harder for him to leave her.

After experiencing what happened yesterday, she realized how happy it was to be a woman.

"Yusaku... that's totally unacceptable. So this is what true love is like. I never knew that before!"

"I'm done, I can't go back..."

"Wuwuwu... Yusaku, I'm sorry..."

Yukiko couldn't help sobbing. She didn't know why she was sobbing, but she just wanted to cry...

Without light, there is no darkness. Now that Yukiko knows what light is, she no longer wants to return to her original darkness.

Bai Quanyi heard the woman's pleasant whimpering and sat up.

"Sister Yukiko, why are you crying suddenly?"

"I blame you so much, I blame you so much, I blame you so much..."

"...What did I do wrong? Didn't I do well enough yesterday? I tried my best, okay?"

Shiraizumi Mashi was speechless. Yukiko was obviously very happy and content yesterday, but why was she in a completely different mood today? It is said that women are fickle, and it is true.

"It's because you did such a great job! It's so annoying, how could I have met you?"

"Please, you were the one who approached me first..."

"No, why did you move across from my house?"

"...Please don't be unreasonable."

Shiraizumi Mashi was confused. He had no idea what was wrong with Yukiko so early in the morning. She seemed like a neurotic person.

"I'm sorry..." Yukiko had a sad expression.

"No need to apologize. I'll take you skiing later. We took a bath in the artificial hot spring yesterday, so today we'll go take a bath in the natural hot spring." Shiraizumi Mashi put his arm around Yukiko's waist, "What do you think?"

"Well, I listen to you."

The two of them packed up and went out together.

Shiraizumi originally planned to take Yukiko to the Sapporo International Ski Resort, but Yukiko felt that there were too many people there and she was afraid that someone would recognize them. So, the two of them went to a small ski resort near Sapporo, which had fewer tourists and relatively less complete facilities.

At the ski resort outside Sapporo, Shiraizumi Masushi and Yukiko were skiing to their heart's content. This kind of small ski resort had far fewer people, so the two of them could ski freely without any worries.

Yukiko was a little tired, so Shiraizumi Masu took her back to the ski resort hotel.

There was a half-finished snowman in front of the hotel. Yukiko stopped and asked curiously, "Who made this?"

"Ah?" A young man with long hair, a horse face and a hat appeared behind the unfinished snowman.

“This is our graduation project…”

"But it's still a test subject..."

Several young men and women happened to walk over. They were not very old and looked like college students.

"We're students in the sculpture department at the Academy of Fine Arts," a brown-haired girl wearing a hat bent over to examine the half-finished snowman. "The four of us really love snow, so we specifically asked the teacher to choose this one..."

The snowman is shaped like a tumbler, with the face of the monster snow man carved on it, with loose hair and a bloody mouth, and it looks quite realistic.

"Graduation project? But isn't there only one person making the snowman?" Yukiko asked in confusion.

The horse-faced young man smiled helplessly and said, "I'm just going to make a rough outline first, and then we'll discuss it together and work on it. Once everyone is satisfied, we'll take photos and use them as a reference for the official work. If everyone starts working on their own, we might not be able to produce a decent work..."

"Just build the frame first, right?" Quan Yi also took a closer look at the snowman.

"Does the snowman have a name?" Yukiko asked.

"Yes, the name is 'Sigh of the Snowman'. It's still a long way from the final official work..."

"The general feeling of the head has come out, but the body has not yet taken shape. I can only do it slowly..."

"You're still taking your time?" The female college student raised her eyes and shouted at the bad-tempered girl, "Aren't we going back the day after tomorrow? If we don't finish it soon..."

"Don't say that, Sako. Itabashi has been here all this time for us."

"Hmph, let me make it clear first, it was your idea for four people to work together to complete the work, I didn't..."

The female college student with droopy eyes named Sakuko seemed to be in a bad mood. Her unhappy expression made people feel unpleasant. The key point was that she was not pretty at all, especially compared with another cute girl with brown hair.

"Alright, alright," the brown-haired girl said with a smile to ease the atmosphere, "This is the last winter break of my college life..."

"Yeah, the four of us should get along well until the end. After graduation, we might not have the chance to see each other again..."

“Really?” Sako looked at the others who agreed with the brown-haired girl and said with a sarcastic smile, “Then on this last day, let the four of us say goodbye with a peaceful night skiing… Oh, I almost forgot, it’s impossible for four people…”

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several college students changed, and the girl with brown hair froze.

"Hey, Sakuko!"

"Ma Hua..." The companion called the brown-haired girl worriedly.

"It's okay," the brown-haired girl said with a bit of sadness, pretending to be calm, "I've made up my mind... Then, Banqiao, I'll stay in the hotel. Call me when the snowman is formed."

"it is good……"

Several college students returned to the hotel one after another, leaving only the horse-faced guy outside to continue studying the snowman.

"call--!"

Bai Quanyi looked up at the sky and felt that the wind had grown stronger, as if a blizzard was coming...

Back at the hotel, after taking off her ski gear, Yukiko walked to the window and looked outside: "Shiro-kun, it looks like it's going to snow."

Shiraizumi said, "Yeah. This is Hokkaido, and snow is a common occurrence."

Yukiko said, "It's snowing, so we can't continue skiing this afternoon."

Bai Quanyi smiled and said, "Hasn't it been crazy enough for the whole morning?"

Yukiko said embarrassedly: "I seldom go out. I haven't gone skiing for a long time."

Shiraizumi Masu and Yukiko rested in the room for a while and talked.

At one in the afternoon, Shiraizumi Masu and Yukiko arrived at the hotel restaurant for dinner. The restaurant was quite empty, with only the two of them dining. They both ordered a bowl of curry rice and a glass of juice, and ate with relish. They were happy together, no matter what they did.

"Isn't he here?" Several college students suddenly appeared at the door of the quiet restaurant, looking very anxious.

"Could she have gone skiing alone and got lost in the snow?"

"Hey, hey, that shouldn't be the case. It's snowing so heavily..."

Bai Quanyi, who was eating curry rice, looked up and asked a few college students, "What happened?"

The horse-faced young man paused and explained, "Actually, our friend Shuozi didn't come to dinner. We went to call her, but she wasn't in her room..."

"We've searched the entire hotel. Could he really have left?"

"What should I do..." The brown-haired girl looked at a loss.

Bai Quanyi looked at the panicked people and instantly felt that something might have happened: "In that case, let's split up and look for them."

"It can only be this way……"

"Thank you so much. By the way, I don't know your name yet." The brown-haired girls looked at Quan Yi with gratitude.

"My name is Bai Quanyi."

Shiraizumi Masu finished his curry first and said, "Sister Yukiko, I'll go help them. You should finish your curry and go back to your room. The snow looks like it's getting heavier. Don't run around."

Yukiko said worriedly, "Shouldn't I help?"

Bai Quanyi said: "No need, I'll go."

Yukiko said, "Be careful."

Bai Quanyi nodded and went out with the college students to search for the person. After all, he was a criminal police officer, and he couldn't just sit back and watch when something happened. Moreover, he needed to improve his overall ability by solving cases.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier. It was fine just now, but now the whole world has turned into a vast expanse of white. The dazzling white reflection makes it difficult to tell the direction, forming the milky white sky phenomenon that often appears in the polar regions.

"Ms. Sakuko!"

"Where is it, Ms. Sakuko?"

"Sakuko! Please answer me if you hear me."

Baiquan Yi and the college students scattered to look for Miss Sakuko, but unfortunately, they did not find her whereabouts.

Suddenly, Bai Quanyi noticed that only the lower half of the snowman was left. The props that served as hands were still intact, but only one glove was left, swaying in the wind and snow. The bucket that served as a hat fell on the snow next to it, along with the fruits that served as a nose, eyes, and mouth.

The university students behind him noticed something was wrong and ran over. Seeing this scene, they all had bad associations.

"Behind the snowman... is a cliff..."

"Miss Shuozi... she can't be..."

"Call the police first."

……

The snow is so heavy that we probably have to wait until night for the Sapporo police to arrive.

Yukiko saw Shirazumi Masu return to the room and asked with concern, "Shirazu-kun, have you found Miss Sakuko?"

Bai Quanyi shook his head and said, "No, but I have already called the police. The rest can only be left to the local police."

Yukiko sighed and said, "I hope Miss Sakuko is okay."

Shiraizumi Masu said, "Let's go, Yukiko."

Yukiko was stunned for a moment and said, "Where are we going?"

Bai Quanyi said, "The hotel has a natural open-air hot spring. Let's go soak in the hot spring together. Didn't we agree on that yesterday?"

Yukiko said, "It's still snowing, is that okay?"

Bai Quanyi said, "It's okay. Soaking in a hot spring under the snow is a romantic experience. Besides, there are only two of us in the hot spring at this time. Let's go together."

Yukiko nodded shyly: "Okay."

Yukiko and Shiraizumi Mashi came to the locker room, took off their clothes, wrapped themselves in bath towels, and walked into the open-air hot spring pool.

Looking around, some snowflakes fall straight down like shooting stars; some snow is as light as the wind, as white as gauze, and swaying in the air; and some snowflakes are like silver beads, like raindrops, and like willow flowers, exquisite and translucent, carved in pink, as white as jade, and crystal snowflakes are piled up on the branches.