Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 34 Suzuki Sonoko’s cooking skills are simply amazing!

Conan was originally using a flashlight to check for footprints on the ground near the bridge head, trying to see if he could find some clues.

After hearing what Kousaka Haruhiko said, he immediately ran to the wooden stake at the bridge head.

Sure enough, I saw some slight knife cuts on it. So it was certain that it was not caused by a demon. If it was human-made, I could find that guy.

but……

Conan glanced at Haruhiko, who was holding an umbrella. Damn it! This guy got there first again. He could have spotted a clue this small.

Conan looked depressed.

Director Chikako Ikeda finally couldn't help herself: "I've had enough! How long will I be played like this? I want to go back."

She turned and walked towards the villa.

The rest of the group decided that the best thing to do now was to stay in the villa and wait until dawn to find a way to contact the outside world. So everyone returned to the villa together.

It was almost dinner time after all this trouble. Suzuki Ayako went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for everyone, and Sonoko and Xiaolan also ran to help.

Haruhiko went to the sofa in the hall to rest, because he knew that tonight was destined to be a restless night.

After entering the villa, Takahashi Ryoichi seemed to be much calmer. He walked upstairs wearing a raincoat.

"Takahashi, why are you wearing a raincoat?" Kakutani asked.

Takahashi Ryo turned halfway and replied, "I was going to fix the roof. I only finished half of it when I ran down."

After saying that, he walked up the wooden stairs to the second floor, climbed out of the window with his fat body, and then climbed up to the roof along the ladder.

The tools on the roof were neatly arranged. In fact, the roof had already been repaired. He said this just to create an excuse for himself to avoid suspicion.

Because what he was going to do next was the most crucial part of his plan—

Kill Chikako Ikeda.

Takahashi Ryoichi had been preparing for this day for a long time. He even secretly came to the villa in advance to scout the area. Because other people from the Suzuki family usually came to the villa for vacation, he could only come secretly at night and even set up a tent in the mountains for the night.

The purpose is to ensure that everything here is known clearly so as to complete this perfect murder plan.

Although the process was difficult, Takahashi felt that it was all worth it as long as he could kill Chikako Ikeda, the woman who once mocked the props he carefully made, the vicious woman who stole Dunzi's novel idea and forced Dunzi to death.

Ryoichi Takahashi felt as if he had become a knight upholding justice in the world.

He picked up the axe hidden among the roof repair tools and put on the hood of his raincoat, hiding his face in the shadows.

Then he climbed down from the side where no one could see him and slowly walked into the forest.

Earlier, while everyone was gathered at the door of the villa, Takahashi Ryoichi slipped a note in front of Chikako Ikeda's door. The note said about Atsuko's suicide and her plagiarism of the novel. Takahashi believed that Chikako would come to the appointment after seeing it.

Takahashi was walking through the woods with an axe in his hand. The rain was getting heavier, and the large sheets of rain further reduced people's visibility.

When he arrived at the agreed location, Chikako Ikeda, who was standing by a tree with an umbrella, had no idea there was someone behind her.

Ryoichi Takahashi raised the axe high and chopped it down without any hesitation.

At the same time, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky.

Chikako Ikeda's head spun in the air, and she looked at Takahashi Ryoichi in astonishment for a second.

The woods fell into darkness again.

But there was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Takahashi Ryoichi's hands were shaking a little, shaking with excitement. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

He quickly disposed of Chikako Ikeda's bodies, scattering them evenly in the locations he had previously reserved.

Then he returned to the villa and set up the remaining mechanisms. In a moment, as long as he gently pulled the mechanism, the "bandage monster" would fly through the window holding Ikeda Chikako's head. Since he was at the scene with everyone, he had an absolutely strong alibi.

After doing all this, Takahashi Ryoichi pretended to have just come down from the roof, taking off his raincoat and walking downstairs.

"Takahashi, are you done?" Kadoya fiddled with the camera. "I was just about to come find you. Dinner is ready. Let's take a photo first, shall we?"

"Oh, it's raining so hard that it's a bit troublesome to repair it." There was no expression on Takahashi's face.

But he felt a little scared.

If Kakutani had come to find him when he was setting up the trap just now, everything would have been exposed.

However, luck is also part of strength. Now that everything has been completed, it is impossible for anyone to see through this perfect trick.

Everyone will be kept in the dark by him.

Takahashi confidently walked towards the dining table. Suzuki Ayako placed the iron pot filled with beef stew on the table. Kakutani was recording the beautiful moment with a camera, and Suzuki Sonoko was cutting a freshly baked cake. Everyone's face was filled with smiles.

Suddenly, Takahashi discovered that the high school student named Kosaka Haruhiko was looking at him with strange eyes.

This annoying guy, if it weren't for this little brat's talkativeness and the traces on the bridge head hadn't been discovered, his plan might have been more effective.

Takahashi walked to the long table, pulled out a chair and sat down, then picked up a piece of strawberry cake and put it in his mouth. The series of high-intensity physical exertion just now made him feel a little hypoglycemic.

The rich aroma of cream spread on the tip of the tongue. Takahashi frowned. The cake was too sweet and the taste was just average.

At this time, Takahashi noticed that the annoying high school student was still staring at him. Doesn't this guy know that this is very rude? What an uneducated kid.

Gao Qiao muttered to himself, and suddenly, he seemed to realize something...

He noticed that Haruhiko was staring at his shoulder.

Gao Qiao was a little unsure. Could it be that there was a mark on his shoulder that hadn't been cleaned up? That shouldn't be the case. He had clearly checked several times before going downstairs.

Takahashi couldn't sit still any longer.

Fortunately, the dinner had not officially started yet. Takahashi used the excuse that he had forgotten to put away some tools and went to the roof to check what was wrong with his shoulder.

Haruhiko watched as Takahashi ran away in a panic, wondering if he was being too obvious. But the two evil spirits on Takahashi's shoulders were so tempting that he couldn't help but stare a few more times, hoping they wouldn't scare him away. Just as Haruhiko was trying to figure out how to expose this guy, a piece of cake suddenly appeared next to his mouth.

"Try it." Suzuki Sonoko handed over a piece of cake.

He looked up and found Suzuki Sonoko holding a triangular strawberry cake and looking at him expectantly.

Haruhiko was originally thinking about the case, but his thoughts suddenly turned to the cake. He was so slow to react that he didn't reach out to take the plate of cake, but simply opened his mouth.

Seeing this, Sonoko picked up the cake with her hands and put it into Haruhiko's mouth.

Kakutani, who was on the other side of the table, pointed his camera at the two of them and said, "Look here."

Haruhiko and Sonoko turned their heads at the same time.

click-

The camera's shutter sound and flash light appear in sync.

"Why are you taking pictures of us?" Yuanzi still maintained the feeding posture, with a puzzled expression.

"Of course, such sweet moments must be recorded. When we look back at them after we get married, they will be filled with memories." Kakutani looked like someone who had experienced this.

"Get married?" Sonoko was stunned for a moment, then seemed to react, "Who would be with someone like that?!"

She pressed the cake in her hand directly into Haruhiko's mouth.

Haruhiko wanted to speak, but his mouth was covered with cake, and his voice was completely drowned out.

At this time, Suzuki Ayako came over with a glass bowl of salad. She smiled and asked, "Is Sonoko getting married? Even earlier than my older sister."

Kakutani: "Haha, just kidding, I just think they would be a good match together."

Suzuki Sonoko's cheeks were slightly red: "Sister, please tell me about Brother Kakutani."

"Kakutani, stop teasing my sister. She's still young." Suzuki Ayako put the salad bowl on the table and whispered deliberately, "Give me a copy of the photo when it's developed. I want to show it to Mom."

"Sister, even you are making fun of me." Yuanzi looked cute and innocent.

At this time, Haruhiko also swallowed the cake in his mouth.

Suzuki Sonoko immediately asked with anticipation, "How does it taste? Is it delicious?"

In fact, it was a bit too sweet, probably because too much sugar was added and the heat was not well controlled. Compared with the snacks made by Suzuki Ayako in the afternoon, the difference was like heaven and earth.

However, looking at Sonoko's expectant eyes, Haruhiko guessed that the cake must have been made by her, otherwise she would not have taken the initiative to feed him the cake. Their relationship was probably not that close yet.

Hmm... probably not, right?

"It tastes great, and the texture is nice too." Haruhiko tried hard to look savoring the taste.

Sonoko jumped up happily. She came to Xiaolan and looked like a kindergarten kid who had won a red flower. "Lan, I told you I'm talented, right? I can make delicious food with just a little effort."

Mao Lilan agreed with a smile.

Conan, standing by, gave Haruhiko a disdainful look, which probably meant, "You're a slick liar."

At this time, Takahashi also came down from the roof, and everyone sat together to prepare for dinner.

Suzuki Ayako asked, "Is Chikako still not down? Is she asleep?"

Kakutani volunteered, "I'll go get her. Chikako's become really arrogant now that she's famous."

When he saw Kadotani was about to go upstairs to find Chikako, Takahashi Ryoichi felt that the time had come.

He suddenly pointed out the window and shouted, "Who's there?"

Everyone's eyes subconsciously looked towards the window, and at this time Takahashi Ryoichi activated the mechanism that he had arranged in advance.

This mechanism is actually to hang a doll that looks very much like the Bandage Man outside the window, and then fix Ikeda Chikako's head in the doll's arms. The doll flashes through the window holding the head, and it looks like the Bandage Man has kidnapped Ikeda Chikako.

Sure enough, the effect was unexpectedly good.

The screams continued to echo repeatedly in the lobby on the first floor.

"It's the bandage monster!!"

"That's Chikako in his arms, right?"

"Chikako is being held hostage!"

Everyone saw Chikako Ikeda being kidnapped, so of course they couldn't just sit there and watch, so they went to the forest to look for her whereabouts.

Of course, they found it, but what they found was not the complete Chikako Ikeda, but——

Chikako Ikeda's Arm +1
Chikako Ikeda's left leg +1
...

Just like that, when everyone covered Chikako Ikeda's body with clothes and returned to the villa, the atmosphere of terror in the air became even stronger.

Because this time someone really died, and the way he died was extremely cruel: dismemberment.

After discussing it, everyone felt that the only way to deal with the current situation was to wait until daybreak to find a way to contact the outside world. Kakutani suggested locking the doors and windows of the villa and then staying inside to wait for daybreak.

This proposal was approved by everyone. No one was in the mood to eat at this time. After confirming that the doors and windows of the villa were locked, everyone returned to their rooms.

Sonoko and Ran were supposed to sleep alone, but because they were too scared, they decided to sleep together, while Conan was left in the care of Haruhiko.

The originally lively villa party suddenly turned into a death feast full of dangers. Everyone reacted differently to the crisis around them.

The long-haired handsome guy Masaru Ota blocked the door with a cabinet to prevent the bandaged monster from coming in. Kakutani was lying on the bed fiddling with the contents of the camera. Ran and Sonoko were hugging each other and shivering. Suzuki Ayako was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at a photo of them all from their college days.

The instigator of all this, Ryoichi Takahashi, took out the axe that chopped off Chikako Ikeda's head from under his bed.

He still has one thing to do tonight, which is to kill Suzuki Sonoko.

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