Conan’s Corpse Picker

The Shinkansen cannot stop for too long, and the vehicle will restart quickly.

Jiang Xia and his three classmates returned to their original seats, and the atmosphere was much more silent than before.

...

Suzuki Sonoko was also remembering the martyrs.

But after a while, she looked at the sad Mao Lilan, and then at Jiang Xia, who obviously hadn't done anything, but seemed to be suddenly tired, and seemed to be using sleepiness to cover up her sadness... suddenly realized that it was not good.

...I've heard that emotions are contagious.

Jiang Xia must not be allowed to soak in this sad atmosphere all the time!

Suzuki Sonoko cheered up and started talking to Jiang Xia about her sister's villa, trying to make the atmosphere lighter.

She thought, although there was a murder case again, it didn't matter, there was still a villa in the forest where she could recuperate her mood.

The scenery there is good, and there is no signal—that is to say, when you get there, you can no longer play with your mobile phone, and you can only communicate with people in the same company. A good place in Jiang Xia's heart to replace that bastard doctor!

...

Two hours later.

The group of four walked through the deep mountains and arrived near Suzuki's villa.

Suzuki Sonoko was very happy to see the villa on the opposite side of the mountain stream from a distance across the suspension bridge—this meant that they had finally trekked to their destination, and they could leave their luggage behind and take a good rest.

However, when she was about to cross the bridge, she was slightly taken aback.

——On the ten-meter-long old suspension bridge, there were people.

The man was wearing a black robe and a hood, with his back to them, crossing the drawbridge and walking towards the villa.

Suzuki Sonoko guessed that this was her sister's friend, so facing the howling mountain wind, she warmly greeted the front, and she waved her hand and shouted: "Hello——!"

Hearing the sound, the man in black on the bridge turned his head, revealing a densely packed face covered in bandages.

"!"

In the dimly lit evening, deep in the mountains and old forests, I suddenly encountered such a creature who didn't know whether it was a human or a ghost...

Suzuki Sonoko was startled, and the voice stopped abruptly. She swished behind Jiang Xia, and confirmed tremblingly: "Did you see it!?"

Of course Jiang Xia saw it.

Not only did he see it, but he also smelled a murderous aura following the mountain wind blowing over.

...

The bandaged man in front did not stop.

He glanced back and ran away quickly. Soon he crossed the suspension bridge and disappeared into the dark woods near the villa.

With no one blocking the way, Jiang Xia planned to cross the bridge safely.

But just as he took a step, his arms tightened, and he was dragged back to the spot by two girls who had a huge buff because of fear.

Suzuki Sonoko stared at the place where the man with the bandage disappeared, and asked in a low voice with fear, "That man is going to the villa too? Why did he dress up like that?"

Jiang Xia thought about it meaningfully: "It should be because the mountain wind is strong, so I wore a hat and cloak."

As he spoke, he also pulled his hood to the top of his head: "It's a bit cold."

The other three: "..." No, the point is not the hood and cape at all! It was that face covered with bandages!

Conan: "...Are you myopic?"

Jiang Xia has been blowing the mountain wind for so long, and now he just wants to move into a murderous warm villa quickly, he nodded perfunctorily as he said: "It seems to be a little bit."

"..." Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan stopped talking, wanting to describe to Jiang Xia the suspicious person they saw.

But after thinking about it, the bandaged man on the bridge didn't do anything bad. Instead, he ran away quickly after seeing them. Maybe he was just a passing second child.

It's better not to say it to affect Jiang Xia's mood...

...

The four of them stopped talking about the man in black.

They quickly crossed the drawbridge and came to the gate of the villa.

Suzuki Sonoko was about to press the doorbell, when suddenly there was a rattling sound from the side of the house.

The two girls immediately thought of the scary bandaged man just now, their hair stood on end, and they shrank behind Jiang Xia skillfully with an "ow".

Conan was as brave as ever, and rushed to the corner quickly.

Jiang Xia also took a closer look at the situation.

Then it was discovered that the sound came from a small warehouse on the side.

...

Through the open warehouse door, a young woman can be seen standing inside.

The woman has curly hair, a pair of squinting eyes, and a facial contour very similar to Suzuki Sonoko.

Seeing the woman's face clearly, Suzuki Sonoko breathed a sigh of relief, and ran over to give her a hug: "Sister!"

Suzuki Ayako greeted her with a smile, and then looked at the others.

She had seen Mao Lilan before.

So Suzuki Ayako focused on Jiang Xia, who was born in front of her, and said kindly, "Is it Sonoko's classmate?"

Then, she looked at Conan again, "This is the child who lives in Xiaolan's house, so cute."

Suzuki Ayako originally wanted to rub Conan's head, but she was arranging firewood now, and her hands were a little dirty.

So in the end, I just nodded to them: "You go in and put down your luggage, it's strange to carry."

...

Although she let the guests enter the house, but Jiang Xia has come, so it is not easy to sit and watch the hostess do physical work.

He handed the luggage to Mao Lilan, asked his classmates to help him carry it into the house, and stayed behind to help stack firewood.

Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko also wanted to help, but the warehouse area was small, so many people added to the chaos, and there was not much firewood to move, so in the end, they obediently carried their luggage and entered the villa first.

...

Conan didn't leave.

He symbolically helped carry some firewood that was taller than him, and asked Suzuki Ayako: "Sister Ayako, among the people who came today, is there anyone with bandages on their faces?"

"Bandages?" Suzuki Ayako didn't know what the kid was talking about, she shook her head, "No."

Conan asked: "Are there any cosplay fans? Or people who are very secondary?"

The villa party this time was a small class reunion held by Suzuki Ayako, and Suzuki Sonoko was just here to bring people to live.

Therefore, Suzuki Ayako should be more familiar with visitors than her sister.

But even so, they haven't seen each other in years. Suzuki Ayako didn't know the current hobbies of the students, so she had to answer vaguely: "Maybe."

Conan nodded thoughtfully.

Jiang Xia also learned how a serious detective should behave when he heard the clues, and nodded accordingly.

...

The three quickly packed up the warehouse, carried the firewood, and returned to the villa.

As soon as he entered the door, a girl's scream suddenly sounded from the second floor. The sound is very familiar.

... This is Mao Lilan's voice.

Conan's face changed, and he rushed upstairs.

Ayako Suzuki looked at the second floor and tilted her head in doubt, but she wasn't too worried.

Because she felt that there was more shyness in this scream than fear...

...

Jiang Xia looked up at the second floor and vaguely guessed the situation.

——This time, among the party members invited by Ayako Suzuki, there were three men.

Just now, they happened to be changing clothes in their respective rooms, and they all forgot to lock the door.

Suzuki Sonoko has her fixed room, and she can check in without any twists and turns.

Mao Lilan was not going well.

——She went up to the second floor, and when she entered the room, she opened a door without thinking too much.

Just as I was about to go in, I saw a half-naked man in the room who was changing clothes.

Mao Lilan screamed in fright, apologized and hurriedly closed the door, then opened another door in a panic. Unexpectedly, it was a similar scene and a similar naked back.

After opening three doors in a row in such a muddleheaded manner, after looking at all of Suzuki Ayako's male classmates, Mao Lilan finally found an empty guest room and rushed in as if fleeing from danger.

...However, because of what she did, Jiang Xia found a room much more smoothly - everyone obediently locked the door behind them.