Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 42 Mr. Kido!

"Hoohoo!"

The wind and rain blew sideways on the outer corridor railing, and even though Gao Mo tried his best to lean against the wall, he still got soaked by the rain.

Fortunately, I finally hid outside Xiaolan's room - can I be considered as protecting Xiaolan?
It is rare to get a Conan mission. Although the final book extraction target is very random and may not be Conan, the quality of the mission currently has a great impact on the star rating of the book.

And it's not certain, the probability is definitely much higher than others.

Better to finish this task.

……

The lights in the room were turned off, but there were still faint voices.

Gao Mo didn't get too close, his eagle eyes piercing through the rain and staring intently at the suspension bridge.

The first time I saw the bandaged man and the moment I met everyone after entering the villa all came to my mind.

He should have noticed at that time that unlike the others, the fat man was not surprised at all when he saw his reaction, as if he had met him before.

Looking back now, he also felt a subtle sense of familiarity when he first saw the fat man.

It seems like it really is that bandage weirdo.

But the body shape doesn't match...

Fake fat guy?
Gao Mo quickly grasped the bright light and his thoughts shifted, and inspiration instantly gushed out of his mind.

Yes, fake fat guy!

The "Makeup Guide" he studied also touched on body shape changes, as he might have to collaborate with the crew's prop master during filming—but he hadn't thought of this at all due to his preconceived notions.

In the normal world, it is actually quite difficult to disguise yourself as a fat man weighing more than 100 kilograms, and eat without any sense of incongruity, hiding it from him and Conan.

But in the world of science, everything is possible.

Takahashi was a prop master in college, so with careful preparation, it's entirely possible to make the fake look real. Plus, that guy has a rather fat face, so generally no one would think he's a fake fat guy...

"Crack!"

A flash of lightning illuminated Gao Mo's wet figure, and his eyes under the white mask seemed to be lit up with a faint light.

He finally found the missing element -

Why was there no female screenwriter's head at the dismemberment scene, or why the body had to be dismembered.

Because Takahashi needed to borrow the head to perform a trick for everyone in the restaurant, making everyone mistakenly believe that he had kidnapped the female screenwriter Chikako Ikeda.

He disguised himself as a fat man in order to hide the props for the crime. At the critical moment, he hid the female screenwriter's head in his stomach, and secretly threw the head near the scene while pretending to chase her.

This way, he would have an alibi and would not be suspected of being a bandage weirdo because of the size difference.

"boom!"

There was another burst of thunder and lightning, and Gao Mo's figure was stretched and reflected on the balcony curtains.

Conan rested his head on his head thinking about the case, but he was blushing and confused by the sound of Xiaolan breathing softly beside him. He couldn't concentrate at all and didn't even have the mind to pay attention to the outside world.

However, Yuanzi, who turned over in the bed next to him, rubbed his eyes drowsily and happened to meet the projection on the window.

The girl was slow to react for a moment before she stood up in a daze, pointing out the window with her teeth chattering.

“It appeared—! Ran!!”

……

"what happened?"

"What is it?"

"Ren Saburo has appeared! Hurry up!"

Following a chaotic sound of footsteps in the corridor, Xiaolan's room was violently opened. The long-haired young men, who were already very sensitive, rushed in yelling, only to find that the room was unexpectedly quiet.

The strange man just stood outside on the balcony, neither running nor taking any action, as if waiting for them.

There was something inexplicably terrifying about the thunderstorm.

"This guy……"

"Xiaolan!"

The frightened Yuanzi hid behind Xiaolan with tears in her eyes and a feeling of grievance.

Gao Mo's terrifying figure suddenly woke her up from her dream of Prince Charming.

"Quickly subdue him, Xiaolan! Let him see the power of karate!"

Xiaolan showed an ugly smile: "Even if you say so..."

He doesn't look like a normal person at all.

But she was the only one who stood up at this time...

"Wait a minute, Xiaolan!" Conan grabbed Xiaolan, who had mustered up her courage, "He is not the murderer!"

"what?"

"What are you talking about, kid?" The long-haired young man didn't dare to go out, but he was still angry at Conan, "It was obviously this guy who killed Chikako, everyone saw it!"

"But there's no blood on him, is there?"

Conan's eyes were bright as he stared at Gao Mo who looked scary outside. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile that said, "I see."

"The dismemberment scene was so exaggerated. Even if it rained, there would be no blood on the body. And if they really wanted to attack us, wouldn't it be better to wait until everyone is asleep?"

He had doubts when he saw the pair of shoes at the back door. Then he thought about the crows and the iced cola.

The reason why the guest actors disguise themselves and behave so strangely is not because they are eccentric.

He knew what was going on.

"Ok?"

Gao Mo took a look at Conan's strange smile and felt a little uneasy.

With his current abilities, it is indeed difficult to hide the truth from this guy.

The disguise still failed.

But now the role evaluation is not important.

Now that he is here, he is ready to show his cards.

The key is still the murderer Takahashi.

Gao Mo glanced at everyone in the room, but did not see Gao Qiao's fat figure.

Didn’t come?!
As the thought flashed through my mind, I felt a sudden chill on my back, and even the sounds around me were suppressed.

Conan continued to say affirmatively: "In any case, the murderer cannot be him, because he is..."

"boom!"

Accompanied by continuous thunder and explosions, the floor-to-ceiling window next door was suddenly pushed open. Turning around, I saw Takahashi rushing out with an axe in his hand and shouting. A hint of ferocity flashed across his seemingly frightened face.

"You murderer! I'll kill you!"

"stop!"

Conan's expression changed drastically as he faced the lightning. He looked at the axe chopping towards Gao Mo in shock and anger. Xiaolan next to him was also standing there in a daze, still in a daze.

"Kirouto-nii!!"

"Wow!"

Gao Mo's eyes lit up slightly, activating his eagle vision superpower again.

Takahashi's movements suddenly slowed down in the wind and rain, and time seemed to be stretched. His dynamic vision, which exceeded human limits, transmitted a large amount of information about the movement of things to his mind.

The movement of Takahashi's arm and axe frame by frame, the splashing raindrops... and the fierce expression on his fat face at that moment can all be seen clearly.

He felt the adrenaline rush again.

Get out of the way!

The steps were fast and slow, and he successfully deviated to the side at the critical moment.

The body—reacted!

5, 4...

Gao Mo quickly regained his composure and adjusted his position before the dizziness from super powers set in, guiding Gao Qiao to step into the rain on the balcony.

"Bang!"

The fierceness on Takahashi's face turned into astonishment, his feet slipped, and he accidentally chopped the floor-to-ceiling doors and windows with an axe.

He wanted to get up and attack again, but when he looked up, he heard a call from behind the white smiling mask.

"Xiaolan!"

"Yes!"

The familiar shout triggered Xiaolan's muscle memory. As if she had found her way in a maze, she kicked and jumped up as fast as she did in the last cruise ship when the power went out. The moment Takahashi raised the axe, the door frame and the axe handle exploded together.

"boom!"

The axe that was kicked off was thrown high into the air, flew into the air and disappeared in the wind and rain outside the villa.

Takahashi, with only half of the axe handle left in his hand, had a stiff neck and collapsed in shock. "W-What are you doing?"

"We wanted to ask you," Xiaolan said, pulling her legs back angrily, "What on earth are you going to do?"

"I was so scared," Takahashi choked back tears, "and I was worried that this killer would hurt you, so..."

"You are the murderer, Takahashi."

Gao Mo looked down at the fake fat man who was still acting.

Do you really think he is easy to bully?
If this guy hadn't messed around, he wouldn't have to reveal his identity.

"What are you talking about?" Takahashi retorted excitedly, "It was you who killed Chikako... and now you want to attack Xiaolan and the others!"

"He's not going to attack us," Conan wiped the cold sweat off his face, took a long breath, turned to Gao Mo and smiled, "He's actually protecting us, right?"

"Protection?" Takahashi said with a smile, "Children are children. How can this be considered protection..."

"It's Mr. Shiroto!" Xiaolan reacted and looked at Gao Mo's masked figure in surprise, still a little bit incredulous, "You are Mr. Shiroto?!"

"What Kido?"

Takahashi froze with a clown-like expression, and turned around to see Gao Mo taking off his hood.

As the white smiley mask was removed, a handsome young man with slightly pale hair appeared in front of everyone.

His eyes were clear and clean, without any of the weird and scary feeling brought by a weirdo.

(End of this chapter)