Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

As Lin Xiuyi watched the police officers escort the distraught Mito Shinzo out of the ward, he instinctively wanted to follow them.

But as soon as she took a step, her wrist was grabbed.

"Treat the wound first!"

Ikeba Shizuka's voice carried an undeniable seriousness.

She frowned slightly, her clear eyes filled with seriousness.

"The wound is still bleeding. What if it gets infected?"

Lin Xiuyi looked down at her left arm; the bloodstains under the tissue were indeed still spreading.

But he still felt it was just a minor injury, and was about to shake his head and say "it's nothing," when he met Ikeba Shizuka's worried eyes, he swallowed the words he was about to say, and could only nod helplessly.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Chibo Jinghua pulled him to sit down by the empty hospital bed, then turned and quickly walked out of the ward.

Lin Xiuyi sat on the edge of the bed, watching the girl's hurried departure, and shook his head helplessly.

Before long, Ikeba Shizuka returned carrying a small medical tray containing iodine, sterile gauze, and tweezers.

She placed the tray on the bedside table, moved a chair and sat down in front of Lin Xiuyi. As she bent down and leaned closer, the faint scent of gardenias from her hair wafted into her nose, making Lin Xiuyi feel inexplicably awkward.

"Don't move, I need to disinfect."

Chibo Jinghua carefully lifted the blood-stained tissue, and her brows furrowed even more when she saw the rolled-up wound.

Lin Xiuyi, afraid that she would worry, quickly made conversation: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the cut is a bit long and the wound isn't deep. It just looks scary."

"You're bleeding so much and it's not serious?!"

Chibo Jinghua glared at him, but then softened her movements with the tweezers in her hand.

When the iodine swab touched the wound, Lin Xiu instinctively pulled his arm away. The girl immediately stopped and looked up at him: "Does it hurt a lot? I'll be gentler."

Lin Xiuyi shook his head, looking at the girl's focused profile. The afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating her hair with a soft golden edge. Her usually charming eyes were now filled with seriousness.

Chibo Jinghua gently cleaned the bloodstains around the wound, her movements slow and gentle, even her breathing was very slow.

After disinfection, Ikeba Shizuka took the gauze and carefully covered the wound. Just as she was about to reach for the medical tape, she suddenly froze, a blush rising on her cheeks: "Oh no, I was in such a hurry that I forgot to ask the nurse for the tape."

Lin Xiuyi quickly said, "It's alright, I'll just press it with my hand. Once the bleeding stops, the wound will be almost healed..."

As he was about to raise his hand to press the gauze, he was stopped by Ikeba Shizuka.

As if she had come up with a good idea, the girl reached behind her head and gently untied the red ribbon that bound her ponytail.

It was a hairband embroidered with delicate cherry blossom patterns, soft in texture and brightly colored.

Chibo Jinghua took the hairband and wrapped it around Lin Xiuyi's arm, carefully securing the gauze in place, and even made a small bow when tying the knot.

"All right!"

She took a half step back, examining her "work" with satisfaction, her eyes gleaming with pride.

"How was my cooking? Not bad, right?"

Lin Xiuyi looked down at the bright red stain on her arm and her lips twitched.

Wearing that headband on my arm, I'm sure people will laugh at me if I go out.

But seeing the expectant look in Ikenami Shizuka's eyes, the complaint that was about to come out turned into a helpless compromise. "What's wrong? Are you not satisfied?" Seeing his strange expression, Ikenami Shizuka deliberately raised her chin and snorted, her tone carrying a hint of coquettishness.

"No, thank you." Lin Xiuyi quickly shook her head, but secretly she was planning to find a chance to change to a normal bandage later.

Only then did Ikeba Shizuka smile, reaching out to tidy her disheveled hair: "Consider this your repayment for treating my sprain last time. Let's go, we should head back..."

"what!"

Before she could finish speaking, a sharp scream suddenly came from the end of the corridor. The familiar voice was clearly that of Kawada Yuko.

Lin Xiuyi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly got up and ran to the corridor, with Chi Bojinghua following closely behind.

When the two ran to the elevator, they saw Kawada Yuko clinging to Yoshida Aoi's arm, her face pale, while the latter was trembling with fear.

Kayoko Ono stood to the side, her brows furrowed, peering down the stairs.

Maeda Yoto and Konoe Taishi both looked rather unwell.

"What's going on?" Lin Xiuyi strode forward and followed their gaze, her heart sinking.

At the corner landing of the emergency staircase, Mito Shinzo lay face up on the ground, his gray hair disheveled and plastered to his forehead, his hospital gown covered in dust.

Hattori Heizo knelt on one knee, pressing on his carotid artery, his expression grave.

Standing to the side, Takeshi Ikebab stood with a livid face, sternly reprimanding several police officers, his voice filled with anger.

Konoe Daiji, still shaken, patted his chest and said, "We were waiting for the elevator here when Mr. Mito suddenly broke free from the officer's grasp and ran towards the emergency staircase."

"The officers rushed after him, but he was running too fast. He tripped over something while going down the stairs and tumbled down..."

Maeda Yoto added, "As he ran, he kept shouting that the Tokugawa family couldn't do without him, and we couldn't stop him..."

Lin Xiuyi looked down the stairs and saw Mito Shinzo's body curled up at the corner, motionless.

Hattori Heizo examined the area for a moment, then stood up and shook his head at Ikenami Takeshi, a complex look in his eyes.

Takeshi Ikebab's face darkened further. He glared at the negligent officers and yelled, "What are you all standing there for? Go find a doctor right now! Even if he's a suspect, this shouldn't happen!"

One officer rushed up the stairs to find a doctor, while the rest of the officers kept their heads down and dared not utter a sound.

When the police officers were escorting Mito Shinzo earlier, they saw that he was in a daze, so they relaxed their vigilance. They did not expect him to suddenly attack them.

The steps of the safety staircase are steep and narrow; if someone were to fall down, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Lin Xiuyi walked over to Hattori Heizo and asked in a low voice, "How is he? Is there any hope?"

Hattori Heizo sighed: "It's hard to say. He has a head injury, so we'll have to wait for a doctor to examine him in detail."

"Was it unintentional, or intentional..." Lin Xiuyi asked in a low voice.

“I think it was intentional,” Hattori Heizo thought for a moment. “If he falls like this in the hospital, he will definitely have to stay there for treatment, and the police won’t be able to take him back for the time being.”

“This hospital is run by the Mito family,” Lin Xiuyi nodded in agreement. “If we let him stay here, he’ll definitely find a chance to escape.”

At this moment, medical staff rushed over, lifted Mito Shinzo onto a stretcher, and sent him to the emergency center for treatment.

Upon hearing Lin Xiuyi and Hattori Heizo's conversation, Ikenami Takeshi quickly led his officers to follow them.

Lin Xiuyi was about to follow them when she suddenly felt a slight stinging pain in her arm… (End of Chapter)