Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 87: Dagger Hand Kiss and Beef Pancakes
"How did you find me?" Haibara Ai buried her face in his chest.

Her soft hair rubbed against Haruhiko's nose, and the pleasant scent of shampoo mixed with the thick smoke felt a little strange.

Haruhiko had already brought Ayumi and Haibara Ai out of the storage room.

Ayumi was still unconscious, leaning against the wall, but her life was probably not in danger.

The reason why Haruhiko came here was thanks to Xiao Hei, whom he met by chance in the studio.

After he chased Xiao Hei into the secret passage, the guy seemed to be very familiar with this place. Qingyan tried his best but still couldn't catch up with him. Xiao Hei used the mechanism here to escape.

Unable to catch up with the person, Haruhiko immediately changed his plan and looked for Conan, but because of the chase, he didn't know where he ran to.

Just then, he smelled the smoke of burning waste in the air.

Then he followed the smell of smoke and found this place, just in time to hear Haibara Ai's cry coming from the storage room.

So, in response to Haibara Ai's question, Haruhiko wanted to say that I didn't actually want to look for you, I came here to find Conan, but I met a man in black on the way who disrupted my plan, and I ended up here by accident.

But the atmosphere has been set to this point, how can he have the nerve to say something so depressing?

"I hear the call of your heart, Your Majesty." He held one of Haibara Ai's hands in a funny way and kissed the back of her hand lightly, imitating a scene in the movie.

Of course Haibara Ai didn't believe it.

But the way this guy appeared was indeed magical, as if he was really summoned by the strong will in her heart.

Haibara Ai recalled the wish she had made in her heart in the moment of despair. If Haruhiko could rescue her and Ayumi, she would...

Her little face turned red and she whispered, "Oh, that's really a coincidence."

Haruhiko naturally didn't know about the flag she had just set, and thought she was shy because she was kissed on the back of her hand.

Under normal circumstances, Haruhiko would definitely take the opportunity to pet the cat for a while until Haibara Ai's fur stood on end.

But now is no time for romance.

Kosaka Haruhiko's closest friend, the "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era," has been imprisoned by the bad guys for a day and a night and is probably about to starve to death.

He had to hurry and save his best friend.

So he stood up and carried the unconscious Ayumi on his back, and then took Haibara Ai's little hand.

In this way, the group embarked on a journey to find Conan.

...

Conan was so hungry that he felt dizzy and dizzy.

The last time he ate was the morning before he left, when he had breakfast at the doctor's house. Because he had a poor appetite, he only ate two slices of bread and a cup of coffee.

He now regrets very much why he didn't eat the sausage that Ayumi gave him.

That should last a little longer, right?
But it's no use thinking about anything now. Although the real murderer has been found, his hands and feet are tied here and chained to the stone wall. There is no way to leave here.

Although Mutsumi Nishikawa did not intend to kill him directly, he would soon pass out of hunger if he continued like this.

Then like that skeleton, buried here forever.

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but look at Dr. Agasa not far away with a reproachful look.

That's right, the Doctor was tied up opposite him and received the same treatment.

The meaning conveyed by Conan's eyes is: "You are an adult after all, how can you be knocked out so easily?"

The doctor returned his gaze, which he interpreted as: "Hamburger, cheeseburger, fish bun, teriyaki burger..."

Conan reluctantly looked away.

Because their mouths were sealed with tape by Mutsumi Nishikawa, they couldn't even communicate.

The only thing we can look forward to now is that guy Haruhiko Kousaka. I wonder if he can find this place?
That guy should have already started investigating the case, right? I wonder how it's progressing?
What he is most worried about now is that during the investigation, Kosaka Haruhiko will be knocked unconscious by Nishikawa Mutsumi and brought here.

That would be a complete annihilation of the army.

Rather than expecting Yuan Taibu Mei and those little devils to rescue them, it would be better to expect an earthquake to collapse the castle.

Just as Conan was daydreaming, footsteps and the light of a flashlight were heard in the distance.

He was shocked. Could it be that someone else was captured by that woman?

Is it the members of the Junior Detective League or Haruhiko Kousaka?
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a flashlight beam fell on his face. Conan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He saw Kousaka Haruhiko holding a flashlight in his left hand, with Ayumi sleeping on his back, holding Haibara Ai with his other hand, and Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko following behind him with a guilty look on his face.

Did this guy really find his way here?!
"Wuwuwu." Conan wanted to speak, but his mouth was blocked and he could only make humming sounds.

"Doctor, Conan?!" Mitsuhiko exclaimed when he saw the two of them, then quickly ran to the doctor to help him untie the rope.

Haruhiko walked up to Conan and looked at his cheeks which were obviously thinner, thinking that this kid must be starving.

But he did not help Conan untie the rope immediately. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Huiyuan Ai: "Can you let go of your hands first? I want to help him untie the rope."

His eyes fell on the hands of the two people holding together. Haibara Ai's fair and soft little hand was held in his palm. Because of holding it for a long time, sweat seeped out of it, and the slippery touch felt like holding a ball of soft jelly.

After coming out of the storage room, Haruhiko took Haibara Ai's hand, saying that it was too dark in the tunnel and they were worried that they would get lost.

What surprised him was that Haruhiko let go of his hand several times during the process, but Haibara Ai's little hand held him tightly and did not let go, as if she wanted to grab something important.

Hearing Haruhiko suddenly say this, Haibara Ai blushed, let go of her hand and ran to the doctor.

Haruhiko calmed himself down and prepared to help Conan untie him.

But he suddenly remembered something.

It seemed like Conan had made a bet with him before, to see who could crack the secret of the castle first, and it seemed like they were betting on something.

Was it the detective's pride or his childhood sweetheart, Ran Mouri, that was being gambled? Haruhiko couldn't quite remember.

He withdrew his hand from Conan's nose.

Conan looked confused.

Haruhiko smiled and said, "Have you figured out the secret of the treasure here?"

Conan's eyes widened; he had a bad feeling.

As expected, Kousaka Haruhiko crossed his arms evilly and said, "I guess not? Then let me tell you my opinion."

Conan had a desperate expression on his face and pleaded with his eyes: No, I have also investigated it, can we deduce it together?

But Haruhiko ignored him: "It all started with a fire four years ago..."

Haruhiko started reasoning in this secret room, leaving the doctor, Mitsuhiko and the others stunned.

As for Conan, after Haruhiko finished his reasoning, he collapsed to the ground like a broken toy, with his eyes dull.

Only then did Haruhiko untie Conan with satisfaction.

I worked so hard to come here to save you, is it okay to show off in front of you?
Afterwards, Haruhiko took the group of companions he had rescued and found a secret door to leave the secret passage.

What’s interesting is that when Haruhiko reached out his hand to Haibara Ai again, she rolled her eyes at him and walked in front of him with her arms folded.

Haruhiko looked at her snow-white, round shoulders exposed by her burgundy sleeveless shirt and thought that she had returned to her cool and delicate little kitten mode.

It was evening when they returned to the castle.

The rain was still falling outside the castle and it seemed to be turning into a torrential downpour.

Because they happened to come out from the secret door in the kitchen, as soon as they came out, they saw the maid Yamagishi Naomi preparing food for dinner.

Smelling the aroma of meat in the kitchen, Dr. Agasa and Conan immediately turned into hungry warriors, grabbing a big chicken leg in each hand and putting it into their mouths.

Haibara Ai stopped them and said that people who had been hungry for too long should not eat too much at once.

Dr. Agasa agreed while taking big bites of the chicken leg in his hand. The grease that flowed out dyed his white beard yellow.

Haruhiko found Mamiya Mitsuru first.

He said that he had cracked the secret of the castle and asked him to gather everyone.

Then he asked Professor Agasa and Conan, who had eaten and drunk their fill, to bring Mutsumi Nishikawa and Genta over.

Before long, everyone in the castle gathered in the restaurant, waiting for Haruhiko to solve the mystery of the castle's treasure.

Mamiya Mitsuru was already impatient, he couldn't even sit still in his chair, and urged: "Um... Mr. Kosaka, please start right away."

"Please wait a moment, there is an important guest who has not arrived yet." Haruhiko explained.

"Important guest?" Mamiya Mitsuru looked around with a puzzled look, wondering who had not arrived yet.

Haruhiko Kousaka also glanced over and saw Takato Mamiya in the crowd. Looking at his elegant posture sitting on the stool, he didn't seem to worry at all about his secret being discovered.

Haruhiko sneered in his heart, let me first exorcise the evil spirit, and then I will settle accounts with you, the pervert.

At this moment, Dr. Agasa and Conan came over pushing Mutsumi Nishikawa who was sitting in a wheelchair. Genta followed behind them with gauze wrapped around his head.

Mutsumi Nishikawa was tied to a wheelchair with ropes.

Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were covered in dust. She looked disheveled, as if she had just been in a fight.

This naturally caused exclamations from the people around.

"Madam, what's wrong with you?"

"Mother-in-law, what's going on?"

"Grandma, are you okay?"

Everyone was shocked by what happened to Mutsumi Nishikawa.

It seems difficult to understand why an octogenarian should be treated this way.

Haruhiko then placed the coffee cup in his hand on the dining table.

He stood up from his chair and clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention. "Alright, now that everyone is here, let me unveil the mystery of this castle for you."

"People? Are you saying the person you're waiting for is my mother-in-law?" Mamiya's face was gloomy. "You made her like this?"

Haruhiko shrugged. "Yes, I did, but she's not your mother-in-law."

"What? What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard!" Mamiya Takato suddenly flew into a rage, "Tabata, get this guy out of here!"

Haruhiko felt that this guy seemed to be afraid of something and wanted to take this opportunity to drive him out.

However, just as the gardener Tabata was about to take action, he was stopped by Mamiya Mitsuru: "Mr. Kosaka, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."

Haruhiko smiled and said, "Of course, I asked everyone to come here just to give an explanation."

He walked to the wheelchair and began to reason:

"First of all, the person in front of you is not the wife, Masuo Mamiya, but the maid, Mutsumi Nishikawa, who was burned to death in the fire four years ago..."

Haruhiko explained the whole story in detail to everyone present.

And he also solved the secret code of the chess pieces outside.

Many people present could not accept the fact that the castle's treasure was actually a beautiful scenery.

But the most unacceptable thing is of course Mutsumi Nishikawa, who had plastic surgery to look like an old lady for the sake of treasure.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Mutsumi Nishikawa stared at Haruhiko, feeling extremely shocked.

impossible! ! !
This guy must be talking nonsense!!

Mutsumi Nishikawa could not accept Haruhiko's explanation. She had wasted her youth in this castle and killed so many people, but in the end it was just for a beautiful scenery?

This kid must have found the treasure himself, and then used this lie to fool everyone, hoping to keep the treasure for himself.

But now she was being subdued and had no way to verify whether what the boy said was true or not. She had to find a way to escape first.

She was thinking about how to escape, but the incident of being knocked unconscious just now kept coming back to her mind and disrupted her thoughts.

Mutsumi Nishikawa still couldn't understand how Haruhiko found her in the secret passage. The secret passage of this castle was so complicated that it took her several years to gradually figure out the pattern.

It's already difficult not to get lost here, let alone find the exact route she took to commit the crime and wait there in advance.

If she knew that Haruhiko just happened to pass by there by luck, she would probably be furious, right?

Mutsumi Nishikawa thought for a long time, and finally looked at Haruhiko deeply.

Although I have to admit that you are very powerful, that treasure must be mine. I have already paid so much for it.

My youth, my beauty, and the fact that I was forced to kill so many people, why should the treasure be turned into scenery just because of a word from a little kid like you?

Mutsumi Nishikawa would never accept it.

She looked at the ropes that tied her up and the old man guarding her, and fell into deep thought.

If that is the truth, let the people of this castle be buried with her.

...

After hearing the news, although Mamiya Mitsuru could not hide the disappointment on his face, he still managed to remain calm.

Perhaps even if he couldn't find the treasure, the property of the Mamiya family he inherited as a son-in-law would be enough for him to live a luxurious life for the rest of his life.

However, when Mamiya Mitsuru looked at the young man talking in front of him, he felt a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, it was this high school detective who found out the truth in the end.

He had originally placed his hopes on that clever doctor.

In fact, when the two sides introduced each other at the beginning, Mitsuru Mamiya knew that this high school student named Haruhiko Kousaka was also a detective.

But he didn't take it to heart.

I don't even think Haruhiko can find any useful clues.

In order to crack the secret of the castle over the years, he spent a lot of money to hire many detectives to investigate the castle, but unfortunately they were unable to find any clues.

Several detectives were trapped in the secret passage and almost starved to death.

Having spent a lot of money and all gone to waste, Mamiya Mitsuru naturally had a deep-seated aversion to the profession of detective, but he did not show it.

But unexpectedly, the scientist he had high hopes for was knocked unconscious and taken away, and in the end it was this high school student who solved the problem.

Mamiya Mitsuru looked at the young man not far away and sighed in his heart, if he had met him earlier, would he not have to live in this castle for so many years?

However, although Haruhiko's words were very convincing.

Following his method, he successfully found a secret passage extending upwards behind the giant portrait hanging in the hall.

Mamiya Mitsuru still planned to go up and take a look in person to verify whether Haruhiko's guess was correct.

He thought that even if the treasure was really just beautiful scenery, he had invested so much time, money and energy over the years.

At least it would be worth it to be the first person to witness that scenery.

Mamiya Mitsuru moved his fat body to the front of the painting, grabbed the handrail in the secret passage, climbed up little by little, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

While everyone was waiting for Mamiya Mitsuru.

Conan felt a little envious as he looked at Haruhiko Kousaka who was receiving everyone's admiring gazes.

If he had not been caught, he should be the one standing in front of everyone and making inferences.

But that's the truth.

Both of them met Mutsumi Nishikawa in the secret passage, but the results were completely different.

He was easily knocked unconscious by Mutsumi Nishikawa, and Haruhiko knocked the other person out with a flashlight and saved Genta at the same time.

I had wanted to use this incident to decide the outcome with him, but ended up losing again.

But when Conan thought about it carefully, he didn't seem to have completely lost to Haruhiko. He also deduced the truth of the matter, but he was knocked unconscious and couldn't tell the truth.

Although resisting the murderer's attacks is also an important skill that detectives must master.

But at least at the level of reasoning, he and Haruhiko Kousaka should be at about the same level.

Conan felt that he had only lost in terms of force, so he planned to go back and ask Dr. Agasa to make him some more powerful props.

As for this time...

Even if he loses halfway, he must prove himself in front of Kousaka Haruhiko next time, Conan thought.

The servants around them were whispering to each other, discussing the shocking fact that the first wife was actually Nishikawa Mutsumi. Everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to the old man in the wheelchair. Haruhiko also set his eyes on Nishikawa Mutsumi.

He was a little curious as to why, even though he had taken out everything, the evil spirit on her shoulder still showed no signs of falling off.

Instead, the resentment grew stronger and stronger, as if it was about to turn into a monster and leave the body.

In this situation, wouldn't Mutsumi Nishikawa give up the murderous intent and obsession in her heart?
Haruhiko was wondering if he should let her see the view from the tower in person. Perhaps that would make her even more desperate, and the evil spirit on her shoulder would fall off.

at this time--

Mutsumi Nishikawa launched an attack.

She didn't know when she untied the rope, took out a short knife from behind, and held Dr. Agasa hostage.

Haruhiko looked at the wooden handle of the short knife, and then at the broken support of the wooden wheelchair.

It turned out that she had been prepared and had tampered with the wheelchair.

Maybe it's a trump card to use in case you're worried about being discovered one day?

She really made the right bet.

However, Haruhiko was not worried. He did not see any murderous intent in Mutsumi Nishikawa's eyes, and the place she moved to was also the location of the oil painting.

Haruhiko thought it would be better to let her go and take a look. She would not give up until she saw the truth.

If she doesn't let go of her murderous intent, it will be difficult to get rid of the evil spirit on her shoulder. Those are all living experience points.

Haruhiko asked the maids to make way.

Mutsumi Nishikawa took Dr. Agasa hostage and walked towards the portraits on the second floor.

She came to the wooden stairs and seemed to find it difficult to carry Dr. Agasa up the stairs. She looked at the others and saw that they were far away from her.

So she pushed Professor Agasa aside, turned around and ran quickly towards the secret passage in the painting.

Normally, unless Haruhiko used [Step Forward Slash] to chase her, the people present would not be able to catch up with her before she entered the secret passage.

Haruhiko wanted him to repent, so he naturally wouldn't chase after him.

But he overlooked another factor -

Conan's foot-strengthening shoes.

Conan has been holding his breath. This time he was just a runner-up throughout the incident and was shamefully captured by the enemy.

In the end, it was Haruhiko Kousaka who saved him.

Now that he suddenly had the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities, how could he give it up?

If he can prevent the prisoner from escaping, maybe he can get a lot of extra points for his performance in this incident?
Although he didn't know who set the score, Conan felt that it would be a shame to his identity as a detective if he didn't do something.

Conan pressed the button on his belt, and a football quickly inflated and fell in front of him.

He even showed off his skills by bouncing the ball with his feet twice.

Then with a beautiful side kick, the ball went straight to Mutsumi Nishikawa's shoulder.

Of course, Mutsumi Nishikawa did not expect this move and was completely unprepared, and the football hit her shoulder hard.

Her whole body fell down the stairs and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground.

After Conan dealt with the escaped criminal, he turned around and made a victory gesture to Haruhiko, which probably meant: You see, I'm pretty good too, right?

And just at this moment——

Something unexpected happened.

After the football hit Mutsumi Nishikawa, it refracted and continued to fly forward, hitting the portrait of the deceased master.

The football hit the portrait's left eye, and the area suddenly dented.

It’s a mechanism!
This thought popped up in everyone's mind at the same time.

Then, the wooden staircase connecting the first and second floors made a creaking sound and actually reversed like a secret door.

Mutsumi Nishikawa, who fell on the stairs, naturally fell into the secret door under the stairs.

Almost everyone present stared towards the wooden stairs with wide eyes.

Starting from when Mutsumi Nishikawa suddenly attacked and took hostages, things took surprising turns again and again.

In the end, Mutsumi Nishikawa escaped unexpectedly.

Conan, the instigator of all this, had his originally happy expression frozen on his face. He slowly turned around and looked in the direction of Kousaka Haruhiko.

Instead of blaming him, Haruhiko made a victory gesture to him, as if to say, "You're awesome, Captain Tsubasa."

"Pfft~"

Witnessing all this, Haibara Ai couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Conan was now even more embarrassed, and he quickly ran to the stairs to check in order to ease his embarrassment.

Haruhiko walked over and said, "I think you should kick him again. Let's go down and get him back."

Conan scratched his head embarrassedly: "But my shoes are out of battery..."

Haruhiko glanced at the giant portrait above him, sighed, and turned to the maids, "Is there a ladder in this castle?"

...

By the time the gardener Tabata brought the ladder, about ten minutes had passed.

Because such a high ladder is not used normally, it is only used when repairing the castle's outer wall every year.

So the ladder was placed in that big warehouse outside the castle.

It was still raining heavily outside, with thunder and lightning flashing in the sky. When Tabata returned, he was soaked to the skin, with mud on his trouser legs.

The servants set up the ladder, and a maid climbed to the top and pressed down the portrait's eyes.

The wooden staircase flipped again.

It seems to be a secret door that can be used repeatedly, so many people can go down one after another to look for Mutsumi Nishikawa.

Conan volunteered to be the first to go down and bring Mutsumi Nishikawa back, and the Junior Detective Team followed closely behind.

But they were all stopped by Haruhiko. He was afraid that these kids would be knocked unconscious again and he would have to rescue them then.

At this time, Mamiya Man came back from the tower.

Judging from the complicated expression on his face, he must have accepted the fact that the treasure is the scenery.

Later, he learned that Nishikawa Mutsumi had escaped, and he was very angry. He sent all his servants out to find Nishikawa Mutsumi, determined to catch her and avenge his wife and mother-in-law.

Haruhiko did not go down the secret passage with the group.

He felt that there were enough people, and if he could find one, it wouldn't make a difference if he went alone.

He came to the tower alone to enjoy the scenery, and also waited for Mutsumi Nishikawa here.

Haruhiko felt that since she had paid such a huge price for the treasure, there was a high probability that she would come over to verify whether the speculation that the treasure was the scenery was true.

But he waited for a long time and did not see Mutsumi Nishikawa, but unexpectedly received another unexpected news.

The rice cooker prompts Haruhiko that he can exorcise the evil spirits.

Haruhiko was delighted. Could it be that Mutsumi Nishikawa was caught?
He hurried back to the hall, only to find that a large number of people who had gone down to look for her had already returned, all saying that they had not found any trace of Mutsumi Nishikawa.

He also guessed that Nishikawa Mutsumi might have figured it out after escaping, or learned from other channels that the treasure was the scenery.

Then I confessed from the bottom of my heart.

As for why the evil spirit of the deceased fell off, Haruhiko guessed that it was because even if Mutsumi Nishikawa could escape legal punishment, she had sacrificed her youth for an illusory treasure and had plastic surgery to look like an old lady, which was a very severe punishment.

The punishment may even be much more severe than being arrested and prosecuted by the police.

Because according to the laws here, even if Mutsumi Nishikawa is prosecuted, she will not necessarily be sentenced to death. She may even have the opportunity to change her identity and name and start a new life for some strange reasons.

No matter what, at least this case has come to a perfect end.

Afterwards, Haruhiko used radar to locate the evil spirits scattered throughout the castle and sealed them into the rice cooker.

When he returned to the hall again, he saw everyone sitting at the dining table eating.

However, the atmosphere in the restaurant was not as lively as last night, and everyone's face looked solemn.

Mamiya Mitsuru was wondering if calling the police would cause a large-scale police raid and affect the Mamiya family's business. Mamiya Takato was absent-minded and seemed to be worried about something.

Ayumi handed the bread she had hidden to Conan, which made Genta and Mitsuhiko jealous.

Haruhiko looked at Ayumi's blushing and shy face and really wanted to tell her that Conan already had a "Rannai-chan", and that the age gap between them was so big that there was no good result.

But just as he reached the table, Huihara Ai's little hand handed him a rolled beef pancake: "There's only a little chili in it."

It seems that she knows that she can't eat spicy food, but she has a pretentious habit of feeling like something is missing without it.

Haruhiko took the beef pancake and looked at Haibara Ai who lowered her head and drank the drink from the glass with a straw.

What did she mean by that? Thanking me for saving her?

Huiyuan Ai bit the straw and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "There's no point looking at me. There's such a big age gap between us, it's bound to end badly."

Haruhiko laughed dumbly.

It seemed that she understood the meaning in her eyes when she looked at Ayumi just now.

What a clever woman, Haruhiko thought.

Instead of sitting down, he took a bite of his beef pancake and said to everyone, "If you're done eating, I want to take you somewhere."

Mamiya Mitsuru was puzzled: "Did you find the whereabouts of Nishikawa Mutsumi?"

Haruhiko shook his head. "I guess she left through the secret passage? She knows this place very well, so it shouldn't be difficult for her to leave.

I want to say something else. In addition to Nishikawa Mutsumi, there was another person who attacked us this afternoon."

"Someone else?" Everyone looked curious.

Only Takato Mamiya had an unnatural expression on his face.

"That's right. When Mitsuhiko and Ayumi were attacked, Nishikawa Mutsumi had already been tied up by me. So it wasn't Nishikawa Mutsumi who attacked them." Haruhiko paused and pointed at Mamiya Takato, "It was you, Mamiya Takato!"

"what?!"

"How could it be a noble young master?"

The servants cried out in surprise and began to whisper to each other.

Mitsuru Mamiya looked at his non-blood-related son with confusion and noticed the unnatural expression on his face.

Could it really be him? But why would he attack the children?

Mamiya Takato, who became the focus of the whole audience because of Haruhiko's words, turned pale. The thing he was most worried about finally happened.

He actually had no intention of attacking Haibara Ai and the others at first, he just wanted to follow them and touch the girls' beautiful bodies.

However, after following them into the secret passage, I was influenced by the surrounding environment and suddenly wanted to do something more daring.

Things got out of control only after Mitsuhiko was knocked unconscious.

Because he was worried that Haibara Ai and the others would see his face, and there was no one else in the secret passage, Mamiya Takashi became ruthless and decided to wipe out the entire clan.

But he didn't expect that Haruhiko would come when the fire was halfway through.

Takato Mamiya recalled the terrifying force he had when he hit him yesterday, and thought he was probably no match for him.

And if you go out now and say, "What a coincidence, I'm here to save someone too," it's hard to convince people.

So Takato Mamiya chose to escape.

The first thing he did when he came out was to ask the gardener Tabata to help him with his work, in order to create an alibi for him.

After calming down, Takato Mamiya felt that the tunnel was so dark that his face might not be visible. Moreover, as long as he refused to admit it, the other party as a guest probably wouldn't be able to do anything.

As a result, the Nishikawa Mutsumi incident happened that night.

While Takato Mamiya was shocked, he actually breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Because no one bothered him about the attack in the afternoon, Haibara Ai and Ayumi seemed unaware that the person was him.

What he was thinking was that he had escaped this time, but he must be more cautious next time and never take action unless he is absolutely sure.

But unexpectedly, during dinner at night, Haruhiko suddenly stood up and corrected him.

This caught Takato Mamiya off guard.

However, he still tried to control his expression and said stubbornly, "Are you kidding? I have been helping Tabata with his work this afternoon. Tabata can testify to this."

Gardener Tabata immediately came out to testify, and everyone turned their attention to Haruhiko.

When Mamiya Takato saw that everyone was on his side, he immediately fanned the flames and said:
"How dare you slander me without any evidence? I see you have a close relationship with that little girl with brown hair, yet you slander me instead.

As the heir of the Mamiya family, I now ask you to leave this castle immediately."

Haruhiko looked at his furious look and was not anxious at all.

"Didn't I just say I was going to take everyone to a place?" Haruhiko said slowly, "If we just go to the noble young master's studio and take a look, everything will be revealed."

After hearing this, Nobuhito Mamiya was struck by lightning.

He knew too well what was in his studio. If those photos were exposed, it would not only give him a reason to attack Haibara Ai, but he would also lose the management rights of the Mamiya family's business because of this scandal.

But how did this guy know?
The studio is usually locked and outsiders are never allowed to enter.

Just as Mamiya Takato was hesitating, Haruhiko picked up the bottle of red wine on the table and shook it at him: "Don't even think about running away, I'm very powerful."

At this time, Mamiya Mitsuru on the side also realized that there might indeed be something wrong with the noble man.

Mamiya Mitsuru was secretly happy. He had long noticed that the noble had a special fascination with little girls, but he had never taken it to heart.

I didn't expect him to come up with such a thing.

If this is true, he could just hire reporters to make a big deal out of it.

Having someone with such a strange hobby in charge of the company would cause dissatisfaction in the outside world. We can use this opportunity to make Takato Mamiya give up part of the family's management rights. The right of inheritance cannot be deprived, but he should just paint honestly in the castle for the rest of his life.

So he ordered his servants to "protect" Takato Mamiya and took everyone to his room.

On the way, Takato Mamiya's condition actually made everyone agree with Haruhiko's guess.

But everyone was very curious about what the evidence that Haruhiko mentioned was that would reveal the truth at a glance.

Arrived at the door of Mamiya Nobuhito's room.

Mamiya Mitsuru couldn't wait to push open the door and lead the way in.

What caught the eye were various furniture and decorations scattered on the ground, as well as fragments of plaster statues.

Haruhiko became more confident after seeing this.

It seems that this guy has never returned to the room, so logically, the photos of those girls should still be in the studio.

Mamiya Mitsuru bypassed the scattered obstacles on the ground and was the first to run to the half-open door of the studio.

But he seemed to have seen something terrible, and he stood there in a daze without saying a word.

Haruhiko followed him to the door, pushed Mamiya Mitsuru's shoulder, and stuck his head inside.

After seeing the situation in front of him, Haruhiko couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The studio floor was still littered with various painting tools and fragments of plaster statues, just as it was when Haruhiko left. However, the window had been opened at some point, and strong winds carrying rain poured in, blowing the photos on the table and the drawing paper all over the room.

the most important is--

On the wooden easel in front of the window, Mutsumi Nishikawa, dressed in black, was lying on it with her eyes wide open.

There was a dagger stuck in her back.

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