Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

"How could this happen..." Ohta suggested, "Let's split up and look for it."

Hiroki Kadaya, who was at the back of the group, didn't listen to them at all, and shouted Chikako's name, leaving the group to look for her. Conan and the others just caught up with her when they saw the light of Hiroki Kadaya's flashlight -

Chikako Ikeda shown with only her upper body.

"Chikako! Cheer up, Chikako!"

Kakutani called her name and prepared to pick her up, but a scene that shocked the four of them appeared -

Kadaya was about to hug Ikeda's neck and back, but just as he lifted Ikeda up, her head fell to the ground.

"what!!!"

……

272 Broken Window

Conan and his crew simply collected the body and did not move. He did not have enough experience in such a horrific dismemberment murder case, and the others were all in a panic. Takahashi wanted to run back to the villa but was stopped by Ota. After some discussion, they decided to go back to the villa to report the incident.

——Why did the murderer deliberately show up?

Although the murderer's thoughts cannot be measured by common sense, he always feels that they are a little strange.

When they returned to the entrance, Winnet and others who were in the villa were already waiting at the door.

"Chikako...she was killed."

"What? You said Chikako..."

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Hearing this news, Ayako was shocked - Chikako had clearly told her that she was resting in the room, how could she be killed? Ayako blamed herself for this, if she had been tougher and invited her to dinner, perhaps this would not have happened.

"Yes, she was killed. She was killed when we arrived."

Thinking of Chikako Ikeda's situation, Kakutani was unable to fully describe this cruel fact. He was unwilling to mention the condition of the body. In response to Ayako's astonished question, he said sadly: "I have covered her body with my clothes first."

"How could this happen to Miss Chikako?"

Xiaolan muttered to herself.

Winnet saw that she was relatively calm. Perhaps it was because she had developed the courage to face cases after following Kogoro Mouri and Conan. To be honest, she didn't want Ai to have the same experience.

Although it is inevitable that there will be connections with human deaths within the organization, as a researcher, Xiao Ai should not have too much contact with it.

Ayako's face was pale, her brows were tightly furrowed and twisted, and her whole face was trembling slightly.

"This is all my fault. I planned this reunion... It's all my fault!"

Ayako covered her face with her hands and cried.

Sonoko held Ayako's shoulders and comforted her. Kakutani, who was standing in front of Ayako, also comforted her, saying, "Don't say that, Ayako. This is not your fault."

"It's that bandage weirdo who's wrong. He took Chikako away from us. He's a murderer... damn it!"

"What should we do if he attacks again?"

Yuanzi lowered his eyes and muttered anxiously.

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"As long as you close the doors and windows, there will be no problem." Ota Katsu narrowed his eyes and shrugged, pretending to be indifferent. "Who asked Chikako to hang out so late? This is all her own fault."

"Anyway, let's forget about this matter and go to bed early."

Ohta said without mercy, showing his dislike for Chikako.

"Ota! How could you be like this..."

Kakutani was angry at what Ota Masaru said and clenched his fists.

Ayako, who didn't want to see any more arguments, quickly changed the subject.

"That's right. It's already very late. Let's check the entrance again and go to bed. As soon as it gets light tomorrow, we will go down the mountain and report the incident to the police in detail."

"Okay." Kakutani realized his mistake and didn't get angry.

After that, there was a mobilization meeting to check the doors and windows, and everyone was distributed to different areas to close the doors and windows.

"Then Ai and I will check the windows of the common room on the second floor."

After separating from Xiaolan and the others, Xiaoai expressed her doubts again.

"How was the Ikeda woman kidnapped? We were all in the living room at the time, which means the murderer couldn't have come up the stairs. But if he had broken in through the window, the woman should have reacted like me. Mr. Takahashi, who was repairing the roof, was on the second floor at the time. How did he do it?"

"It should be like what Mr. Ota said, she left the villa on her own."

"How could a shrewd and arrogant woman like that run outside a house where there might be danger without any reason?"

Xiao Ai thought about it and felt that there must be some reason, otherwise it would not match the external image she showed.

Winnet stroked Xiao Ai's hair and said, "Maybe just as you reasoned, she had a reason to leave the villa, but that's not what we should be concerned about now... Since she was killed outside the villa, it means that he has some concerns inside the villa."

"That's true..." Xiao Ai nodded, "But the window of our room is broken."

"I've already talked to Ayako and moved to another room."

"when……"

——She is such a woman that I cannot let go of my sight for even a second.

"I'll emphasize this again later. After all, that bandaged guy might be able to break through the window like he did during the day."

Lock the last window, Winnet said to Ai.

"In that case," Xiao Ai stared at Winnett with dead eyes, "it would be safer for everyone to gather in the living room and take turns sleeping and keeping watch."

Winnet yawned and said helplessly: "They are a little tense with each other, and Ayako's mental state is not good. Although this is a good suggestion, it is difficult to implement."

"Humans are such troublesome creatures."

"Haha, you're right to complain, but this is also the fun part."

——That’s true.

Xiao Ai rubbed her eyes.

"It would be great if it's as you said. We are just a false target used to confuse the other party. The real purpose has been achieved - they will not patronize this villa again."

Winnet nodded, opened the door, turned on the light, and then checked the window again.

"Winnett, why don't we open the curtains?" Xiao Ai said a little uneasily, "If he really does something, we can find out earlier."

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"Ah... Could it be? Are you scared, Ai?"

As Winnett spoke, she pretended to stand like a giant forest bear and imitated a roar in a low voice.

The next second, a white pillow flew over.

"It's just a joke!" Winnet caught the pillow from mid-air.

Xiao Ai turned her back and started to change into her pajamas. Maybe she was used to being with Winnet, or maybe she didn't care about such things after becoming a child. She didn't hide anything when changing into her pajamas.

"Then you should catch it with your face in response to my 'joke'."

Xiao Ai put on crimson pajamas and sat on the edge of the bed.

Winnet suddenly felt uneasy, as if something she had accomplished with great difficulty had suddenly come to a halt.

Xiao Ai noticed Winnet's gaze and patted the bed.

"Why," Xiao Ai asked, "you want to share a bed with me?"

As soon as Xiaoai finished speaking, Winnet pulled the curtains, held a pillow in each hand, and moved to Xiaoai's side.

"I think you should be the one who is scared. You are so old, but you still have to share a bed with an elementary school student."

Xiao Ai said this in a tone of disgust, but there was no disgust in her expression.

"Yes, I'm scared." Winnett replied with a smile, "So I have to hold on tightly, and don't let go even in my dreams."

"If you have the energy to say such disgusting things, you might as well save it for the night to guard against that bandaged weirdo."

Xiao Ai lay on her side with her back to Winnet.

"Don't worry. If he dares to come, let him experience the pressure of a real killer... Isn't it dramatic to see him suddenly fall into despair?"

"Bad taste."

"Hehe." Winnett lay down facing Ai.

"Don't face me, my ears are itchy..." Xiao Ai turned her head and her eyes fell on Winnet's lips.

"Is that so?"

Winnet opened the cup a little and made a gesture as if she was hugging it.

Xiao Ai couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"You, do you know what the consequences of doing this are? Tsk, stuffing your face into two pieces of fat will only make it difficult to breathe."

"Yeah, I hope you don't feel bad about it."

"Alright, alright, go to sleep. I'll save the funny stuff for next time."

"Good night then."

Winnet turned off the light and stayed still for a while, waiting until Ai's breathing became steady before she gently closed her eyes. She suddenly recalled the days of training in the warehouse, when her breathing and even her sleep were extremely shallow, and she could quickly switch back to the state at the slightest disturbance. Now was the time to get used to Ai's presence, and after remembering the sound of her breathing and the rain, she slowly fell asleep.

Half an hour later, Winnet suddenly opened her eyes.

——There is movement.

The source of the unusual sound was the windowsill.

"That's weird," Winnett thought to herself, "We've already changed rooms, so it shouldn't be possible for that guy to find us... Is the real target Xiao Ai?"

"A pervert who attacks little girls?"

Winnet, who failed to fall asleep with little Ai in her arms as she wished, quietly got out of bed and stood behind the curtains.

Winnet held her breath, waiting for the other party to fall into her trap, intending to capture him the moment he entered the room.

however--

boom!

The glass behind the curtain suddenly shattered. Although Winnet raised her arm to block it, her face was still scratched by the glass. At the same time, Xiao Ai, who was still sleeping soundly, was awakened by the noise.

"Hmm..." Xiao Ai, who was still sleepy, widened her eyes. "What's going on?!"

"Your face..." Xiao Ai, who was awakened, immediately turned on the light in the room and saw Winnet's appearance, "What happened... Forget it, compared to that..." The intention of asking did not last too long. Xiao Ai could see that Winnet's cheek was only scratched by the broken glass, and a little blood seeped out on the thin pink lines.

"Found it." Xiao Ai took out disinfectant and gauze from her luggage.

"It's so strange, I felt like I shouldn't have been exposed by any action." Winnet murmured to herself.

"What do you mean exposed?" Xiao Ai came to Winnet with tools and a cotton ball in her hand, "Put your face closer, I can't reach it."

"When I heard the noise, I immediately got up and prepared to ambush the guy who was about to invade in the room - probably the bandage man. However, he stopped cutting the glass halfway and broke this window instead. It was so sudden that I couldn't even chase him." Winnet explained.

In fact, she could pursue her if she wanted, but she was really worried about leaving Ai alone.

"Doesn't that mean you were discovered by him?"

"Maybe..." Winnet replied with a forced smile.

"I think it might be some other reason..." Xiao Ai couldn't think of a convenient explanation for a moment. She had to make sure not to let Winnet lose confidence in front of her. "You were like a ghost in that state. You definitely weren't discovered."

As soon as Xiao Ai finished speaking, there was a loud knock on the door.

"Miss Winnet, Miss Winnet! What happened!?"

Sonoko outside the door was speaking anxiously. In order to give herself courage, she called Xiaolan and the others, and asked Ayako to call other people - maybe that bandaged monster was attacking again.

Then, Xiao Ai, who was halfway through the process, came to the door and opened it, then said in an exceptionally calm tone: "Nothing happened, it's just that the window of the room was broken."

"Uh... is that so? Maybe it was done by the bandage monster. I think we should call everyone over." When Sonoko saw the gauze on Winette's face, her voice trembled again.

"She is injured?" After Sonoko went to call for help, Conan asked Ai in surprise.

Ai rolled her eyes at Conan and didn't respond to his question. Instead, she helped Winnet put the gauze on.

"That bandaged guy destroyed the window."