Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 67: Takahashi Ryoichi Wants to Die
The plot of the original novel has been changed to a great extent.

Because Takahashi Ryoichi was too afraid of Xia He, he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​silencing Mori Ran, and then killed Ikeda Chikako first, making Xia He's plan of "catching her in the act" fail.

At this point, the murder and dismemberment are a foregone conclusion. Xia He only needs to arrest the murderer and bring him to justice, and everything seems to be over.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Takahashi Ryoichi's belly.

Or he could just turn around and dig out Chikako's head in front of everyone.

But then I thought again...

If we deal with Takahashi Ryoichi now, what should we do with the negative emotions required for the mission?
It's only 50 points. When the settlement is made, I guess I'll just give myself some energy or something...

After thinking it over again and again, he decided to wait and see and followed the main force back to the villa.

He wanted to see what other tricks this Takahashi Ryoichi could come up with.

……

"Damn it, why did this happen to me?" Ota Katsu punched the wall hard.

The others also looked worried.

Suzuki Ayako suddenly remembered something and looked at everyone and asked, "Have you seen Chikako?"

"Chikako? Come to think of it, I haven't seen her since dinner."

Sonoko and Xiaolan then went upstairs together.

Soon, the two of them came down and shook their heads at Suzuki Ayako, "Sister Chikako...is not in the room."

"Could that bandaged weirdo be Chikako in disguise?" Hiroki Kakutani said.

However, when these words came out, I didn't quite believe them.

Even if that woman usually has a bad temper, she wouldn't be so crazy, right?
"In any case, let's seal the doors and windows of the villa first to prevent that guy from taking advantage of the situation." Takahashi Ryoichi said, picked up his toolbox and went upstairs.

The others looked at each other when they heard this.

"Don't we need to go outside and look for Chikako?" Suzuki Ayako said.

"Let's not do it." Ota Katsu said, "What if that woman has already gone down the mountain before the suspension bridge is broken? Besides, it's so dangerous outside now... I think we should all stay here and talk about it after tomorrow morning."

After the words fell, the living room fell into silence again.

Only Xia He had followed Takahashi Ryoichi quietly when he left.

……

Second floor balcony.

After confirming that there was no one behind him, Ryoichi Takahashi took out the human head hidden in his stomach and then fixed it on a dummy.

This was the dummy he had prepared in advance and brought in this morning in a suitcase.

At first glance, the appearance of this mannequin is exactly the same as the bandaged man, but in fact, if you get closer, you can still see a big difference.

After connecting the piano wire to the dummy's head, Ryoichi Takahashi lifted it up with force and hung it in a blind spot next to the window.

According to his inner idea, he just needed to attract the attention of the people downstairs, and then cut one of the piano wires to create an illusion that everyone saw the "Bandage Monster" holding "Chikako" passing by the window. In this way, he could create an alibi for himself.

After everyone chased the "bandage monster" to the gap in the woods, he dealt with the dummy, hid the head in his stomach again, and followed everyone to the woods to find Chikako's body scattered everywhere...

Simply perfect!
Oh no, everything would have been perfect if that woman named Mao Lilan hadn't seen my belly.

He thought with some annoyance.

Unexpectedly, the next second, I suddenly noticed that the dummy tied outside the guardrail moved.

Is it an illusion?

He swallowed subconsciously.

Then, the head in the dummy's arms suddenly blinked, and he was so scared that he fell to the ground.

It was not until a long while later that he came to his senses and slapped himself in the face.

It must be an illusion! "I was also confused..."

He muttered to himself.

If there really were ghosts in this world, Atsuko would have already gone to claim Chikako's life, so how could it be my turn to take revenge?
……

same moment.

Xia He squatted on the roof and raised his eyebrows when he saw Takahashi Ryoichi who was "busy" on the balcony below.

It only went up 10 points?
It seems that this guy is quite brave.

But come to think of it, if you don't have a lot of courage, how could you possibly be able to kill someone and dismember him?

He sighed, put on his hood, and walked along the big tree next to the balcony towards the dummy hanging on the edge.

……

About twenty minutes later.

"Who is there?!"

Takahashi Ryoichi's exclamation came from the second floor.

"What happened?" On the first floor, everyone gathered in the living room looked at him in confusion.

Takahashi Ryoichi took the opportunity to continue shouting: "There seems to be someone next to the window below...It seems to be a bandage monster!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly cut the piano wire.

But who knew that something unexpected happened in this step.

It was because the person who flashed past the window was not a bandaged monster, but Chikako Ikeda in a black robe.

"Chikako" flashed past the villa holding the bandaged monster.

Xiaolan, Sonoko and the others were all stunned.

Ryoichi Takahashi stood on the balcony, confused, and quickly pulled the dummy up.

"damn it!"

He took a closer look and discovered that Chikako's head had been spliced ​​onto the mannequin's body at some point.

He quickly tore the head off.

at the same time.

"Hey, Takahashi-senpai, what are you doing?"

Xia He imitated Conan's tone and asked while standing behind Takahashi Ryoichi.

Then he took a photo of Takahashi Ryoichi who turned around with his smartphone, "Come on, smile. Eggplant... Oh, I almost forgot, Japanese people say cheese when taking photos."

Takahashi Ryoichi even wanted to die.

He immediately reached into the toolbox next to him, pulled out a crowbar, and swung it hard at Xia He's head.

Seeing this, Xia He twisted his waist, gathered power in his right fist, and swung it forward suddenly.

boom!
The crowbar bent instantly.

Takahashi Ryoichi took a look at the indented fist mark on the crowbar, then his whole body trembled and he jumped directly from the second floor.

[You gain fear from the bandaged monster +50]

click!
The ankle made a crisp sound when it hit the ground.

Takahashi Ryoichi gritted his teeth, insisted on getting up from the ground, and then limped towards the woods.

Seeing this, Xia He was too lazy to chase after him. He just shouted to Conan who climbed out of the first-floor window: "Hey, I'll leave the rest to you."

Upon hearing this, Conan took out his anesthetic needle watch without saying a word and shot a needle into Takahashi Ryoichi's buttocks.

(End of this chapter)