Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 96 Sonoko: Don’t cry

Villa for rent.

restaurant.

Yuanzi sat opposite Xiaoai at her invitation, smiled awkwardly, and pricked up her ears to listen to Gao Mo's movements in the corridor.

"Don't you have your own villa? Why do you have to come to our place?" Xiao Ai helped pour a cup of hot water indifferently, and stared at the garden with Amei in her arms.

"Our family has just started developing this area, and many villas are not yet completed."

Sonoko's forehead was covered in sweat as he was stared at. He felt as if Ai had suddenly turned into a giant and was facing a formidable enemy for a moment.

This kid...

"And, and...I also want to thank Kido-nii properly."

"Really?" Xiao Ai observed suspiciously.

"Of course. If it weren't for Kido-nii's help, my sister and I might have been deceived by that scumbag."

"Then why didn't your sister come?"

"My sister is busy, so I am enough as her representative."

As Sonoko spoke, she leaned forward and began to observe Ai as well.

"Speaking of which, kid... aren't you temporarily staying at Kido-san's place? You're not going to stay like Conan at Ran's, are you? Where are your parents?"

"My parents... wuwuwu!" Xiao Ai choked and wiped away her tears, "They..."

"What's wrong? Hey, don't cry..."

corridor.

There is no mobile phone signal in the villa.

Gao Mocai made a call on the landline, and when he turned around, he heard Xiaoai's fake crying and Yuanzi's helpless shouting in the restaurant.

What are these two women doing?
"Who is it?" Conan's vigilant voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's me, Kido."

Gao Mo automatically blocked out all noises in the restaurant.

"Is there anything wrong with you?"

"You're still asking," Conan said angrily, "Why did you keep that guy here? I don't know where that guy came from, and he happened to happen to catch something going on at our teacher's wedding, and he almost caught us red-handed..."

"Who told you to push him to me?" Gao Mo looked towards the restaurant and continued, "Don't worry too much. Even if he catches you, it won't do any harm. That guy is a trustworthy person. If there are no problems after a while, I'll even consider introducing you to him."

Conan's face was stiff: "Hey, hey..."

"Wait, maybe I can give him a hint first," Gao Mo pondered, "and see if he can see through your identity."

"Don't go too far."

"Conan," Xiaolan's sweet voice came from the other end of the line, "Who are you talking to? Could it be your girlfriend?"

"Sister Xiaolan? No, no," Conan laughed in shock, "it was Brother Kido who called me."

"Kirouto?" Maori Kogoro snatched the phone from behind. "Kirouto, where have you been? I wanted to invite you to the birthday party of the daughter of the Shijing Group!"

"Sijing Group?" Gao Mo was slightly stunned.

"Yes, I helped Miss Shijing Lihua solve a big case and was specially invited to attend the birthday party," the man with a mustache said with a proud smile, "I heard that many partners of the Shijing Group will be attending...

"Where are you now? I rented a car and will take you there to expand your network."

"Uh, I'm not feeling well right now, so I won't go."

Gao Mo felt wrong.

The wealthy group and the mustache family rented a car to go there... It sounds like a big case.

If the TV series was broadcast a few days later, he would go with it.

"Brother Shiroto, is that Xiaolan and the others?" Sonoko peeked out from the restaurant and vaguely heard Xiaohu's loud voice.

"Huh?" Xiaolan, who had sharp hearing, asked in surprise, "Is it Sonoko? Are you guys dating?"

"Nothing..."

Gao Mo's eyelids drooped.

Even with the age gap of nearly 10 years, Xiaolan is still a good match.

Sonoko answered the phone and explained to her bestie, "The ski resort my family invested in has just opened... I'll bring you guys there next time... It really just happened that I ran into Kido-san."

"call!"

There was a sound of a car passing outside the villa. Gao Mo looked out the window and unexpectedly found a police car.

The destination seemed to be a luxurious private villa surrounded by dense forests not far away. "It seems there was a robbery and murder over there a few nights ago."

Yuanzi let out a sigh and put down the phone. After noticing Gao Mo's gaze, she explained.

"I heard that the villa owner was watching TV alone when the robbers knocked him unconscious from behind, tied him up, and forced him to tell the safe password... When the body was found, blood was everywhere."

As she spoke, a frightened expression appeared on Sonoko's face, as if she had thought of some terrible scene.

"What should I do if I encounter such a robber?"

"..."

Gao Mo looked speechlessly at Yuanzi, who was imagining things pitifully.

Think more.

It would be difficult for ordinary prisoners to know that the Sonoko family is rich - this girl looks no different from an ordinary high school girl on the surface. She has no luxury car, no bodyguards, and she dresses exactly like Xiaolan, without any appearance of a rich lady.

Those who know a little bit don't dare to act rashly.

It seems that the Suzuki family in this world is more than just rich.

"Kirouto," Ai interrupted, holding the cat, "There are no ingredients in the kitchen."

"Yeah," Gao Mo responded, "It's still early. I'll take the bus down the mountain to buy some."

Sonoko's forehead twitched wildly when her spell was interrupted, and she looked at Ai with a bad expression.

This kid is so rude that he actually calls me "Kirouto" directly.

only……

Thinking of how difficult things were in the restaurant just now, Sonoko looked away angrily: "Brother Shiroto, I'll go down with you."

"Need not."

Gao Mo looked at the time, picked up a bag and left the villa.

The bus stop was right at the intersection of the villa complex, and a car happened to pass by within a few minutes.

Before getting in the car, Gao Mo took another look at the private villa on the mountainside from a distance.

If it was really a robber who killed someone, there seems to be no need for the police to return to the scene.

It seems like there's something else going on.

"Something big happened at the ski resort just now," someone in the car whispered. "A group of young people were skiing recklessly, and one of them accidentally fell to his death in an undeveloped area."

"No way?"

"A police car went there. I heard they were investigating the robbery and murder case."

"Nonsense, hasn't the robbery and murder case been investigated long ago?"

"Who knows? Anyway, it's only just opened and there's already so much going on. I think this place is doomed... What a shame for such a great ski resort."

"..."

Gao Mo leaned back in his chair and scratched his nose.

There is no breath of death coming, so it should have nothing to do with him.

The suspected murder case also happened before...

Yamashita convenience store.

Gao Mo looked at the departing bus and suddenly had the idea of ​​buying a car.

The Little Sheep is fine for traveling in the city, but it is not very convenient if it goes a little further.

Or follow the example of Xiao Huzi and rent a car to go out?
It seems not bad. I don’t have to worry about all kinds of miscellaneous expenses, nor do I have to scrub my car like a baby every day like Jingu Ling.

Renting a car doesn't cost much either.

"excuse me."

Two policemen walked out of the convenience store and passed by Gao Mo. Their faces looked heavy, as if they had encountered some major difficulties.

Although it is called a convenience store, it is actually not much different from a small supermarket and has a complete range of goods.

Gao Mo bought the ingredients according to the shopping list and checked out. He found that the police outside had not left yet. Instead, they were smoking in the snow and discussing something in low voices.

"No way, this damn place doesn't even have a surveillance camera. Now I have no idea if that woman came here to buy something."

"You're overthinking it. Doesn't the other person have a night ski resort ticket? If they go to the ski resort first and then come here to buy things, it will take at least an hour to drive. There's no way we'll make it in time."

"..."

"Do you want to pay the difference?" the convenience store clerk reminded me. "5% off for orders over 5,000 yen, 19% off for orders over 10,000 yen..."

(End of this chapter)