The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Chapter 531 The Real Murder Weapon

Perhaps because she knew she was about to be taken away by the police, or perhaps simply because she wanted to tease the detective in front of her, Yueye Xue got very close.

Yuu Aragaki could clearly feel her sweet scent on his face.

For Yue Yexue, observing the boy in front of her at such close range only made her feel that he was as perfect as a work of art.

Eyes like stars, a high nose bridge, and delicate skin.

Looking at Aragaki Yu, who was standing very close to her, she suddenly felt bolder when she thought about something she had done before he went into the kitchen.

It seems like teasing this naive young man in front of me wouldn't be so bad.

With this thought in mind, Yueye Xue slowly stretched out her fair hand and stroked Aragaki Yu's cheek.

However, the next second, before her hand could even touch Aragaki Yu's face, Takeno Yuki's eyes widened like copper bells.

Because the boy in front of him had actually gotten there first and reached out to grab his chin in an instant.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Before Yue Yexue could react, Xin Yuanyou simply exerted a little force, and her head was lifted up by him.

Because Aragaki Yu was already a head taller than Takeno Yuki, he was looking down at her.

"!!!"

Under Aragaki Yu's deep gaze, Yueye Xue felt the tide turn in an instant, and her eyes immediately became flustered.

“You…what do you want to do!?”

Just then, Yue Yexue felt her legs go weak and could only support herself on the sink behind her with her hands.

The next second, to Yue Yexue's shocked gaze, Xin Yuanyou wiped her lips with his thumb and said with a smile, "Didn't you ask me to tell you where the murder weapon is? Although I don't know where the murder weapon is now, I do know how you made it disappear."

Upon hearing this, Yue Yexue's body trembled involuntarily. She stared blankly at Xin Yuanyou, his image reflected in her clear, jewel-like eyes.

"That's right, I think you're using the long thing stuck to your hand."

At this moment, Yue Yexue's gaze stopped darting away and instead became somewhat serious. "Oh? You're not talking about manicures, are you? That's such a pity. You probably didn't listen carefully to the officer's report earlier. They already checked my manicures, and there was nothing on them..."

“No, that’s not what I meant.” Aragaki Yu shook his head, staring intently at Takeno Yuki as he continued, “The weapon I’m talking about is your own fingernails, which you’ve deliberately sharpened and hidden under these manicures!”

As Yueye Xue's eyes grew increasingly terrified, Aragaki Yu continued his explanation: "Fingernails, whose hardness is second only to teeth, can become as sharp as knives when sharpened. And if I'm not mistaken, what you used to commit the crime was probably your right thumb, which is the thickest and easiest to use!"

Upon hearing Aragaki Yu's words, Yueye Xue subconsciously clenched her right hand, tucking her thumb into her palm.

"That's right. You were wearing that raincoat and gloves with holes in the thumbs when you cut Ms. Kusano with your fingernails. That's how you disguised everything as an intruder committing the crime. I think even the doll with the listening device and those threatening letters from before were all arranged by you! As for that bloodstained, sharp fingernail, I think you disposed of it after the crime." After understanding what the murder weapon was, Aragaki Yu was naturally familiar with this kind of plot.

"How could this possibly be possible!" Yue Yexue tried to explain, suppressing her panic. "Besides, if that's the case, why didn't the police find the scissors that cut my nails? If my nails were covered in blood, the scissors would have had some blood on them too!"

Perhaps due to excessive nervousness, Aragaki Yu noticed that Takeno Yuki's body was trembling slightly, and even her face was covered in cold sweat.

"Did I say it was cut off?" Faced with Yueye Xue's explanation, Aragaki Yu simply smiled and said, "I think you bit it off with your teeth!"

Then, to Yueye Xue's surprise, Aragaki Yuya suddenly released his hand from her chin and held up the thumb that had just been used to wipe her lips.

The mark left on the thumb made Yue Yexue's pupils shrink.

Indeed, besides the lipstick stains from rubbing her lips, there was also a trace that was noticeably darker than the lipstick color.

"I think this is the mark that accidentally got on your lips when you bit off your nail!"

Yuu Aragaki withdrew his hand, pulled a paper towel from the tissue box on the table next to him, and continued, "I think you must have checked your makeup in the mirror at the time, but you didn't notice it because the color of the blood and the color of the lipstick were too similar. However, after a while, the color of the blood will start to turn black and dark due to oxidation."

After saying all that, Yuya Aragaki suddenly pulled out the card he had taken from the cupboard from his pocket.

That's right, it was the kind of card that Yoko Okino had everyone write down their blessings for Kaoru Kusano while she was taking a bath.

Above the card, where Yue Yexue had left her lip print, there was also a small patch of a distinctly different color. "As for why I noticed this, it's naturally because I happened to notice something strange on this card, and I don't think there's any better piece of evidence than this..."

However, before Aragaki Yu could finish speaking, Yueye Xue suddenly turned pale and slowly slid off the sink, collapsing onto the floor with a pained expression.

However, Yueye Xue was not surprised by her own performance. Instead, she forced herself to smile bitterly at Xinyuan You, "Hehe, I think even without this, after A Xun wakes up, she will immediately point out that I am the murderer! She said that when she was taking a shower outside the bathroom, I was the first one to call her from outside the bathroom, and as soon as she opened the bathroom door, I immediately drugged her."

Yueye Xue's condition is becoming increasingly strange.

Besides her pale face, she was also covered in cold sweat, her breathing became rapid, and even her hands and feet began to tremble.

Upon noticing all this, Aragaki Yuu naturally realized that something was amiss.

It's likely that Yueye Xue did something before she even followed Kusano Kaoru into the kitchen, after knowing that Kusano Kaoru was about to wake up.

Take poison!

These two words instantly flashed into Aragaki Yu's mind.

Chapter 532 Awakening

"Actually, to be honest... I've always really liked Jianqi, sigh... ever since we started acting together, sigh..."

"But... Xun stole both my role and his... Sigh..."

"Phew... When I went to congratulate her, do you know what she said—'Ha, I was just creating a media frenzy. Just think about it, he's so handsome, the media is bound to go crazy!'"

Yue Yexue was breathing heavily, and her voice sounded very painful.

"I never imagined that such intense jealousy could burn within me..."

Upon hearing this, Yuya Aragaki finally realized that his previous absurd conjectures had actually come true.

Such melodramatic plots are indeed very common in the world of Detective Conan.

"Thinking back, I was really stupid. If I had sung a little deeper, nothing would have happened. But when I saw Ah Xun's face, I just couldn't bring myself to do it... I couldn't do it. We used to be best friends... Thankfully, Ah Xun didn't die..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yue Yexue collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

……

"Ah Xun, I'm sorry..."

"Ah Xun, I'm so sorry..."

In her hazy state, Yue Yexue seemed to be having a terrible nightmare.

However, when she woke up from her sleep, she found that Kaoru and Yoko were looking at her with concern.

"You're finally awake!"

"here it is……"

Yue Yexue, rubbing her slightly dizzy forehead, struggled to sit up from the bed. After looking around, she realized that she was actually in a hospital room.

Ah Xun, who had cut her own neck, seemed to be staying by her bedside the whole time.

"What...what happened?"

She rubbed her still-uncomfortable head, feeling somewhat lost, but couldn't remember why she was in this place.

She vaguely remembered that she was in Kaoru's kitchen, and out of guilt, she took her father's blood sugar-lowering medicine. Then, she was cornered in the kitchen by the high school detective, Yuu Aragaki...

"This is Beika Hospital!" Seeing that Yukino Yuki couldn't remember anything, Okino Yoko quickly explained, "You've been unconscious for two whole days!"

At this point, Yoko Okino leaned closer to Yuki Takeno on the hospital bed with a reproachful look and muttered, "You're so silly! You actually mistook your dad's medicine for vitamins and swallowed it. If Mr. Aragaki hadn't noticed your condition in time and given you sugar water while calling for an ambulance, you would have been in serious danger!"

Indeed, when Yueye Xue completely fainted, Xin Yuanyou noticed her pale face, palpitations, trembling hands, and cold sweat. He also recalled that her father was being treated for diabetes at Beihu Hospital, and quickly guessed that she had probably taken her father's blood sugar-lowering medication, which caused a hypoglycemic attack.

Therefore, she received timely first aid, which allowed her to hold on until the ambulance arrived.

"what?"

Yukiko Takeno seemed somewhat surprised by Yoko Okino's explanation.

She clearly hadn't expected that it would be that boy who saved her.

"Alright, now that you're awake, I'll call Terumi and Mr. Aragaki to tell them that you're awake."

After saying that, Yoko Okino rushed out of the ward.

Only Yueye Xue and Kusano Xun were left alone in the ward.

Looking at Kusano Kaoru with bandages wrapped around her neck, Takeno Yuki felt a pang of guilt.

The atmosphere in the ward suddenly became awkward.

"Actually, Ah Xun..."

After hesitating for a moment, Yue Yexue finally spoke.

Whether Kusano Kaoru was willing to forgive her or not, at this moment, Takeno Yuki wanted to confess everything to her, "This time..."

"do not worry!"

However, before Yueye Xue could finish speaking, Kusano Kaoru interrupted her, saying, "I have already explained everything to the police."

With her hands behind her back and her eyes narrowed playfully, Kusano Kaoru said, "I was saying that the person who attacked me in the bathroom was a short, fat, middle-aged woman!"

After saying that, Kusano Kaoru even held up a finger and winked at Takeno Yuki.

"Huh?" Yueye Xue was also stunned when she heard this, obviously not understanding Kusano Kaoru's actions.

It's impossible that Kusano Kaoru didn't know that the person who almost cost her her life in the bathroom was her.

Seeing Yue Yexue staring at him with a puzzled expression, Kusano Kaoru's eyes also became somewhat unfocused. "I think it's better to say 'fat auntie,' I don't want people to think that I was seen naked by some peeping tom!"

"But, but that was clearly me..."

Yueye Xue wanted to say something more, but Kusano Xun didn't give her the chance to continue.