The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

When Aragaki Yu heard Sonoko say that, he pretended to be regretful and said, "That's such a pity, otherwise I would have liked to take this opportunity to see the photos you took today!"

"Hahaha!" Unexpectedly, Sonoko revealed a mysterious smile, and said with a knowing look on her face, "I thought of this a long time ago, so I've already developed all the film from the camera and brought it with me!"

As Sonoko spoke, she pulled a stack of photos from the pocket behind her back.

"!!!"

When Dokyo Masahiko, who had been silently eating, saw the photo Sonoko had taken out, an unnatural expression suddenly flashed across his face.

Aragaki Yuu noticed that Dokyo Masahiko seemed a little nervous...

Conan, having focused his attention on the photo in Sonoko's hand for a brief moment, did not notice this scene.

"Let me see, it should be alright!" Fearing that Sonoko's photo might actually contain something, Dokyo Masahiko didn't care about the appropriateness of the situation and reached out his hand to Sonoko.

“Of course, no problem!” Sonoko nodded and handed over the photo.

Chapter 315 Suspicious Man

"Sonoko...Sonoko!" Ran suddenly remembered the embarrassing photo Sonoko had secretly taken of her and tried to snatch the photos back.

Sonoko stopped her with a mischievous grin, then whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, Ran, I've already secretly put away your photo."

"I'm really impressed by you, Sonoko, you're killing me with laughter!" Ran complained to Sonoko, her face flushed.

"Are all these people your friends? Why are you taking so many pictures of couples?"

When Daoxie Zhengyan looked at the photos in his hand and found that he wasn't in any of them, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at the same time, he was surprised to find that the photos were of different couples.

In retaliation for Sonoko's earlier frightening action, Ran rolled her eyes and muttered an explanation: "Hehe, that's because Sonoko was in a bad mood before she met Mr. Dokyo, and she kept taking pictures of other couples to calm herself down!"

Noticing the surprised look in Dokyo Masahiko's eyes, Sonoko awkwardly scratched her forehead, "Uh, hehehe..."

……

Conan secretly stood next to Dokyo Masahiko and observed the photos with him.

As for Yuu Aragaki, he knew from the start that there wouldn't be any valuable clues in the photos, so he didn't go over to look.

That truly valuable photograph is probably still hidden on Sonoko's person.

For Yu Aragaki, it's better to enjoy the food on the table than to waste energy studying meaningless photos.

Sure enough, even after looking at all the photos, Conan couldn't find anything unusual or any photos related to the murderer or the victim.

There's another point that also puzzles Conan greatly.

Although the group did pass by the scene of the crime yesterday, Sonoko did not take out her camera to take pictures at the time!

How could the thugs mistakenly believe that Sonoko had seen some photos that shouldn't be seen by others?

"What exactly is going on?" Conan pondered as he returned to his seat and sat cross-legged.

"And what bothers me most is what Sonoko said at the seaside hut during the day—I think, with his reasoning, he should be able to figure out who it belongs to right away. What exactly did that mean? If the thief was in that shop at the time..."

Just as Conan was resting his chin on his hand, deep in thought, he was pondering a problem.

Daoxie Masahiko handed the photos back to Sonoko, and asked her with a smile, "Oh, by the way, are you planning to go back tomorrow during the day?"

“Yes.” Sonoko nodded.

This was something they had planned when they arrived here.

Dokyo Masahiko rested his arm on the table, propped his chin on his hand, and looked at Sonoko with a smile, suggesting, "How about we go check out the cursed restaurant this morning?"

"Wh...what!" Ran was startled by the suggestion from Daoxie Masahiko.

Sonoko readily accepted the invitation from Dokyo Masahiko, "Great! Great! If it's daytime, I won't be afraid!"

"But...but you can't bring a camera!" Helpless, Xiaolan had no choice but to stick to her last line.

"I understand." Sonoko nodded with a smile.

At that moment, Conan suddenly realized that the chubby man who had appeared at both the seaside cottage and the crime scene had once again come into his view.

The man, wearing a large hat that obscured his face and a long trench coat, walked out of the restaurant silently from behind the group, his behavior highly suspicious.

Conan couldn't help but tug at Aragaki Yu's sleeve, just as he was about to remind him to be careful of the fat man.

As if anticipating what he was about to say, Aragaki Yu quietly shook his head at him.

The way Aragaki Yu looked at the fat man's back told Conan that he had also noticed the suspicious guy.

……

After dinner, Dokyo Masahiko and Sonoko agreed on a time to meet the next day, and then he said goodbye and left the hotel.

Ran and Sonoko returned to their newly moved room to rest.

After Aragaki Yu and Conan returned to their room.

Conan couldn't help but ask Aragaki Yu, "Aragaki-nii, did you also notice that suspicious man?"

Noticing the strange expression on Aragaki Yu's face, Conan thought to himself, "This is bad."

Because he was so focused on the case, Conan almost forgot that he wasn't actually high school detective Shinichi Kudo, but just a relatively smart elementary school student.

Fearing he might suspect him, Conan deliberately feigned a frightened expression, weakly explaining with a childlike tone, "Um... that fat uncle's appearance was so scary, it really frightened me!"

Seeing Conan's feigned expression, Aragaki Yu, who knew his true identity, couldn't help but feel a chill. He really couldn't believe that a high school boy would talk like that.

It seems that Conan has already gone down the path of "being a child" and there's no turning back.

Although he was thinking that, Yuu Aragaki still answered Conan's question, "Yeah, of course I noticed him too. After all, that guy has been following and monitoring us the whole time."

"What! Surveillance?"

Conan was startled by Aragaki Yu's words, "Could it be that he's the thug who attacked Sonoko?"

Seeing Conan's drastically changed expression, Aragaki Yu's expression remained unchanged.

As he took the bed out of the cupboard and laid it on the tatami, he replied casually, "I don't know either, but if you put it that way, that guy is observing someone else rather than Sonoko."

"Another person?" Conan was slightly taken aback upon hearing Aragaki Yu's explanation, but quickly realized who Aragaki Yu was referring to. "You mean the Taoist Association brother?"

"Mm." After kneeling on the tatami and making the bed, Aragaki Yu stood up again and nodded to Conan.

"Speaking of which, Aragaki-nii-san, don't you think Daoxie-nii-san is also very suspicious?" Conan couldn't suppress his doubts and asked Aragaki Yu.

"Suspicious?" Unexpectedly, Aragaki Yu simply repeated the word in an odd tone, then looked at Conan with a half-smile and said, "Conan, are you referring to Mr. Dokyo's approach to Sonoko?"

"Yes, yes!" Conan nodded frantically, like a chick pecking at rice.

Chapter 316 Conan: Aragaki Yu, you actually got me into trouble!

"Conan, do you mean it's incredible that a man would actively approach Sonoko?"

Yu Aragaki looked at Conan, who was resting his chin on his hand and deep in thought, with a strange expression.

"Yeah, right!" Conan scratched his head, a matter-of-fact expression on his face. "How could a girl like Sonoko-neechan possibly have any boys who like her? If it were Ran-neechan, I could understand... Aragaki-nii-san, what's with that expression? Don't you think so?"

"Hmm...!? Conan, what are you talking about? I didn't think that at all. I've always thought Sonoko and Ran are both outstanding girls. Isn't it normal for outstanding girls to attract attention?"

Conan noticed that Aragaki Yu's lips twitched involuntarily before he said those words.

Just as he was wondering why Aragaki Yu, who didn't seem to have this attitude before, suddenly said this, a chilling murderous aura came from behind him.

Conan, seemingly realizing something, froze on the spot, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

He maintained his stiff expression, slowly turning his head to look behind him, only to find that Ran and Sonoko had appeared at the door at some point, standing silently behind him.

Conan didn't know when the two of them arrived, but judging from Ran's slightly embarrassed expression and the billowing black aura emanating from Sonoko, he knew they had overheard quite a bit.

"Heh...hehehe, Sonoko-neechan, and Ran-neechan, when did you all get here?" Conan, unwilling to accept his fate, chuckled awkwardly, though his laughter seemed somewhat forced.

"Hmph, Conan, your Ran-neechan and I just got here, but we overheard some brat saying something like, 'How could any boy like a girl like Sonoko-neechan?' Right, Conan?" Sonoko's smile was radiant.

But in Conan's eyes, it made him tremble uncontrollably.

"Hehehe, this... how could that be, Sonoko-neechan? I was just joking... that's right, I was just joking!" Conan tried his best to explain, attempting to save his life.

At the same time, he didn't forget to turn around and look at Aragaki Yuu in front of him with a reproachful expression.

When Conan noticed the slight upturn of Aragaki Yu's lips, he immediately understood. Aragaki Yu had deliberately made him say those words because he saw Sonoko and Ran coming over!

hateful!

Aragaki Yu, you actually got me into trouble!

"Conan, you little rascal! I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

However, before Conan could seek revenge on Aragaki Yu, Sonoko had already pounced on him with a sinister grin.

……

More than half an hour later, Conan, who had suffered all kinds of humiliation at Sonoko's hands, finally survived.

After Sonoko and Ran said goodbye, Conan lay on his bed and shakily reached out to touch his swollen and red buttocks, only to wince in pain.

"Big brother Aragaki, how could you do this to me!"

Hearing Aragaki Yu's barely suppressed laughter, Conan finally couldn't help but look at him with a resentful expression and complain.