Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 37: Bandage Monster's Plan B
When people lose their vision, their other senses become more sensitive, so the sound of footsteps in the dark is particularly clear in everyone's ears.

Haruhiko felt that some people were so nervous that they even held their breath.

Haruhiko grabbed the coffee pot on the table, aimed his ear in the direction of the sound, and prepared to throw a "coffee pot bomb" to test the depth of the enemy.

On the other side, Conan, who was running, seemed to have noticed something and shouted, "Don't do it, it's me!"

Only then did Haruhiko put down the "weapon" in his hand.

Conan felt that the feeling of being locked in had disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He followed the sound and ran to the middle of Xiaolan and Sonoko.

"Conan? Where have you been?" asked Xiaolan.

"I went to the bathroom." Conan made up an excuse.

By this time, everyone's emotions were no longer as tense as they had been at the beginning. Keeping groping in the dark wasn't a solution. Suzuki Ayako said she wanted to go to the storeroom to get some candles, and Sonoko said she would go with her sister. Haruhiko said it was too dangerous for two girls to go together, so he volunteered to go along.

Conan also jumped off the stool and prepared to follow and ask Sonoko a few questions.

But he suddenly found that the clothes on his back were tightened and he was lifted up.

Mao Lilan's voice came from behind: "Conan, where are you going?"

Conan turned his head in the air: "Um... I want to go to the bathroom."

"Didn't you just go there? Really, why are you so disobedient? Stay here obediently." Ran Mouri stopped Conan from making trouble.

Conan had no choice but to sit on the chair with a depressed look on his face and wait for Sonoko to come back.

At this time, no one noticed that Takahashi Ryoichi, who was sitting near the door, also quietly left the hall.

...

Haruhiko followed the two sisters to the warehouse, which was in the innermost room on the first floor. The corridor was still pitch black, but it had been a while since the power outage, and the human eye had gradually adapted to the dark environment. The outlines of objects could be vaguely seen in the darkness.

The process of getting the candle went smoothly, and there was no attack from the bandaged monster. When the candle was lit, the feeling that danger might appear at any time all around faded a lot.

The three of them walked back holding candles. Yuanzi asked as they walked, "Why does that bandaged man keep staring at me?"

Haruhiko wondered, "Who told you to see through that disguise?" But he said, "Hmm... maybe it's because you have short hair? Ms. Ikeda Chikako was killed because she had short hair. Maybe the killer hates women with short hair."

"Just because I have short hair, I'm going to be killed? How perverted!" The flame of the candle in Suzuki Sonoko's hand began to shake. "Also, Kosaka-kun, are you trying to comfort me? Why do I feel even more scared?"

"Don't worry, if he comes again, I will chase him away." Haruhiko waved the umbrella in his hand, and the sound of it breaking through the air was particularly clear in the darkness.

Sonoko looked at the umbrella in Haruhiko's hand, then at his strong arms, and suddenly she felt less scared. She leaned closer to Haruhiko.

At this time, Takahashi Ryoichi, who was waiting for an opportunity with an axe in his hand at the end of the corridor, subconsciously put his hand on his shoulder which was still in pain after seeing the umbrella in Haruhiko's hand.

Takahashi Ryoichi hesitated.

This sudden power outage was caused by him using the title of "Prop Master" to create an opportunity to kill Suzuki Sonoko.

But when the time came to take action, he looked at the axe in his hand, then at the umbrella in Haruhiko's hand.

I suddenly felt that if I rushed out like this, I might just end up getting killed...

Takahashi Ryoichi once again recalled his memories of Haruhiko. Whether it was the fact that he always appeared at the scene or his strange attitude towards him, this high school student always gave him a strange feeling.

The more Takahashi Ryoichi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he might be digging his own grave.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally decided to give up the plan of killing Suzuki Sonoko. He thought it would be better to change his approach. Takahashi turned and left, walking towards the second-floor window.

Haruhiko had no idea that his unintentional action had scared Takahashi Ryoichi away.

He thought the other party would seize this opportunity to attack, but they were almost back in the hall and there was still no movement.

Have you given up?

Just as Haruhiko had this thought, he heard the sound of glass breaking from the second floor.

Immediately afterwards, there was a commotion in the lobby on the first floor, and then the lights in the villa flashed twice and the lighting was restored.

Haruhiko ran to the junction of the corridor and the hall and saw that everyone was sitting at their seats in front of the long dining table.

A bloody axe stood on the long dining table. Blood slowly flowed down the axe blade, staining the white tablecloth red.

"It's the bandaged monster. It's using this method to foreshadow its next target." Takahashi Ryoichi pointed at the long-haired man directly opposite the axe, "The next one to die might be you!"

Ota Katsu was shocked: "No, no way? Why me? I didn't provoke him at all."

"Don't you understand? He just wants to kill us all one by one!" Takahashi Ryoichi was very excited.

At this time, Kakutani suggested going to the place where the glass was broken on the second floor to see if they could find something.

Everyone came to the broken window on the second floor.

Almost all the glass on the floor-to-ceiling windows was knocked out, enough for an adult to pass through. The wooden floor of the corridor was covered with broken glass, and cold wind mixed with rain poured in from outside.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like someone came in from outside, smashed the glass, left an axe behind, and then left.

Conan squatted on the ground and observed the scattered glass, frowning.

Judging from the situation at the scene, perhaps his previous judgment was wrong, and the murderer might not be someone in the villa. Because when the lights came on just now, except for Yuanzi and a few people who went to get candles, everyone else was sitting in their seats in the hall.

But if they were outsiders, why would they be killed? Was it revenge? Or was he using the killing spree to hide his true purpose? Conan's mind suddenly turned to several theories, but they were just theories, which made him feel a little anxious.

Conan subconsciously looked at Haruhiko and found that Haruhiko was looking at the shoulder of the fat Takahashi Ryoichi.

Could it be that he suspected it was Takahashi Ryoichi?

Impossible, Conan immediately denied this guess, because Takahashi Ryoichi is a fat man with a big belly, while the bandaged monster is thin, and the two people's body shapes do not match at all.

But why was he staring at Mr. Takahashi?

Conan fell into thought.

Haruhiko actually just discovered that the vengeful spirit on Takahashi Ryoichi's shoulder suddenly became weak and was showing a tendency to gradually shrink.

It seems that this guy gave up his plan to continue killing people, which led to this situation.

Haruhiko sighed. In that case, he could only close the net early.

He stepped over the broken glass and came to the window. He pretended to check nearby, then ran to the railing outside to take a look. Then, as if struck by a bolt of lightning from the sky, Haruhiko:
"I see. I now understand everything. The true face of that murderer..."

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