Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

"Maybe it's just like what you said." After Sonoko put it aside, Ai said.

"What?" Conan didn't understand.

"That guy is interested in her. If you think about it carefully, he has been paying attention to her when we were checking in, and then he happened to meet her at the Sea House, and now he came to give her an umbrella - no matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem to be that enthusiastic. Is he?"

"Haha, is it true or false?"

Really, I think so too. Winette nodded slightly.

"By the way..." Xiaolan touched her chin with one hand, thinking, "I always feel like I've seen that man with glasses somewhere before."

Conan showed a speechless expression: "Aren't we staying in a hotel?"

"No, I mean before we came here. I seem to have seen this person." Xiaolan said.

Winnett was concerned about Xiaolan's remarks. When she met him, he acted as if he had seen Sonoko and Xiaolan before.

"Where is he? Where did you see him?" Conan suddenly became anxious, as if this person was the murderer.

Winette understood his associative thinking. If she had seen him somewhere other than the hotel, the most likely place was at the fireworks display. But she only needed to confirm this with the hotel staff. And he was too vague about the garden. He didn't look like a boy who could easily invite a girl into the woods.

"Maybe he's in school." Winette tried to guide Xiaolan. "Looking at his age, he might be a high school student. Going back to his hometown to work during the summer vacation is normal for high school students, isn't it?"

Xiaolan frowned, not remembering it, but just affirmed what Winnet said.

"I think it was at some school event. If he was a student of Teitan High School, I wouldn't have forgotten it."

Xiaolan murmured.

"Is that so?" Conan also breathed a sigh of relief.

"But isn't Sonoko a little too slow?" Winette frowned. From the sound she heard, it was clear that Sonoko was running upstairs, and a wallet was not a small object; the room they stayed in was very simple - in line with Sonoko's "commoner" view - there was no space in it that required searching back and forth.

Winnet nodded to Xiaolan. She pushed open the sliding door and went upstairs. Xiaoai didn't quite understand why Winnet was so serious. She thought she was making a fuss. Maybe Suzuki suddenly wanted to do something in the room.

"Garden?"

Winette called out, and Xiaolan followed suit. It was pitch black inside the sliding door, with only a little light from the corridor streaming in, but it was only enough for people to see the entrance clearly.

"What are you doing, Sonoko!"

Xiaolan shouted, but there was no response. It was so dark inside, and the normal thinking was that Sonoko had left the room, but where did she go? Winette made a hushing gesture, opened the door handle the next second, and rolled in.

An indistinct shadow rushed to the windowsill and jumped off the railing.

It was raining outside, visibility was further reduced, and the frequent sound of rain made Winnet unable to track by sound. She had to give up the idea of ​​catching the intruder and turned to the gardener who was coughing and holding his neck.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Winette placed her hand on Sonoko's back to check on her.

Sonoko shook his head.

Fortunately, nothing seemed to have happened. Sonoko was just covered in the mouth and prevented from calling for help.

"What's the matter? What happened, Miss Winnet?"

Xiaolan also rushed over. She saw Yuanzi coughing and asked Yuanzi what happened.

Yuanzi pointed to the window and explained that a suspicious man suddenly attacked her. Winnet added that the man had jumped out of the window and escaped.

Conan ran to the window sill and supported himself on the railing with both hands. He looked down, but he had already seen the figure of the murderer.

Winnet had already seen the windowsill. There were still old-style bricks and tiles on the second floor. Anyone could climb up by following the tree. And at this height, there would be no problem if they just jumped down. I should have closed the window earlier, she thought. Although this was not very meaningful, it could at least prolong the intruder's preparation time.

It seemed that this person had been observing since the beginning of the day, and entered the room only after the lights went out. His target was probably money or something like that. And Sonoko almost caught him, so he wanted to kill him... This was exactly what Winnett was confused about. In this situation, wouldn't an ordinary thief just run away? Or did Sonoko see his face?

Moreover, it would be a bit too desperate to target the guests who choose this kind of hotel.

"I'm so scared!" Sonoko cried and threw herself into Winnie's arms.

Xiaolan grabbed Sonoko's shoulders and comforted her. After she calmed down a little, Xiaolan asked:

"But why did he attack you?"

This is what Winnet wanted to ask.

"I want to know too! As soon as I opened the paper door of this room, I found him rummaging through our luggage, and he grabbed me when I wanted to scream."

"Looking through the luggage?"

Winnet frowned again. They didn't carry much.

"He must be an underwear thief, so bad!"

"And what does he look like? Have you seen him?" Xiaolan continued to ask. Being with Kogoro and Conan all day long, she also developed a similar way of thinking.

"I didn't have that thought... The room was so dark, and I was so scared that my legs went weak." Sonoko rubbed the tears from her eyes, sorting out her mood and thoughts.

"But Sonoko, you just said he was a man."

"I bit his arm while I was struggling, but his arm was covered with a lot of hair!" Sonoko made a ferocious expression, and now he wanted to teach the person who attacked him a lesson.

Xiaolan complained to Sonoko: "You are not bad either."

In other words, the thief thought that Yuanzi saw him, so he attacked. If this is the case, the thief either fled directly or came back to confirm the matter; the person who did it must be very familiar with the surrounding area, perhaps a local. Winnett is not sure, because the murdered woman is a tourist. If it was done by a local, it is abnormal that it would remain unsolved a year ago.

The murderer is most likely a tourist who often comes here to travel. As for the thief——

"Anyway, I'm glad you're not hurt, Sonoko. I think you shouldn't act alone. If the person who attacked you is a local, he would most likely confirm whether you saw him, and there's a chance he'd attack you a second time. But as long as you stay with us, he won't succeed."

Winnett told Sonoko, who was playing with Xiaolan, and nodded seriously. Xiaoai took the initiative to check the luggage that had been searched. As soon as she approached, the door of the room was opened - Daoxie rushed in. He opened the door and asked them why they didn't turn on the lights. At this time, Daoxie was wet all over, and there was mud on his trouser legs. Winnett thought about what Sonoko said. Since the arms were hairy, the thief must be a person with abundant body hair, but Daoxie did not have such a feature.

Conan, who saw the Taoist Association, had the same suspicion as her.

"Mr. Daoxie." Xiaolan and Sonoko said in unison.

Winette was not enthusiastic about him. After what had just happened, she was in no mood to get involved in Yuanzi's love affair. It was better to choose a safer hotel. Obviously, the crime rate here was not as low as the news said.

"My car suddenly stalled on the road...I ran here as quickly as I could. Sorry, I'm late. I'm really sorry." He explained proactively.

"How did you know we live in this room?"

"I didn't see you guys at the door of the hotel, so I asked the hotel staff."

Conan was not at ease with this person.

From the moment he started chatting up Sonoko, he no longer trusted this person at all.

"Brother Daoxie, can you take off your shirt?" he said, adding, "I want to see your arms."

Xiaolan called Conan's name, his request was indeed a bit rude.

But Daoxie didn't insist on this matter, and took off his shirt while asking Conan what his purpose was. He was quite thin, and his body was very clean, with not much body hair. At least, it was definitely not the type that you could feel a tuft of hair when you bit him, and when he turned around, Conan also confirmed that there were no wounds on his upper body.

"Is it all right, little brother?"

"Ah."

Conan also dispelled his concerns. At this time, another person walked into the room and asked them what happened.

This person is the inn owner who has been paying attention to Sonoko. However, his arm is wrapped in a bandage. Seeing this scene that could easily lead to misunderstanding, Xiaolan immediately stepped forward a little excitedly, pointing at his bandage and asking.

"How did you injure your right arm?"

"Oh," he stretched out his right arm and explained, "I was bitten by a drunk guest a few days ago."

"When was that? Please explain it more clearly."

When Yuanzi saw Xiaolan questioning, she took the initiative to defend him.

"I don't think it was him because the person who attacked me had very long hair."

Winnett did not comment. In her opinion, if it was really this person, he would have tied the bandage too quickly. Besides, he would not have chosen such an obvious way to cover it up. She had noticed that he was wearing a bandage long before they went to the festival, but the wound did not hinder his movements at all.

"Did someone attack you?" he asked.

"Yes, a man came in through that window and messed up our luggage. He also attacked the gardener who happened to come back. Fortunately, we got back in time and the thief left without taking anything."

He walked to the windowsill and watched. "I think it was done by a thief. This has happened once before."

"It's happened before, so why didn't you tell us!?" Sonoko shouted at him.

Xiao sighed, but she didn't mean to excuse him. "He reminded us to close the windows," she said.

At that time, Yuanzi was too excited and obviously didn't remember this. Winnet developed a habit of tinkering with her things, so that if someone other than her touched them, it would leave traces; besides, there was nothing particularly important in the luggage, so she really ignored the protection that ordinary people need to pay attention to.

He skillfully joined the wooden boards of the windows together and locked them with a mortise lock.

"Even though I've already reminded you, it's not right for you to wear clothes that expose your belly button at this time, right?"

"Ah?" Yuanzi was a little confused.

"Isn't that just inviting others to attack you... and I don't think you are suitable for such attire."

"What are you talking about? This is my favorite dress!"

Michikyou also took the opportunity to say to Sonoko, "You look charming no matter what you wear. Of course, swimsuits and yukatas are also included."

bathrobe?

Winnet was startled.

When had he seen Sonoko's yukata? Was it the night of the fireworks display? If he had seen Sonoko that night, why didn't he mention it? She thought no one would be offended by praising a woman's charm. Or was he just giving an example? Winnet licked her upper lip with the tip of her tongue. Now she was suspicious of the man who rushed over at the first opportunity.

Although he was not a hairy man, it might be an illusion. Under extremely stressful circumstances, humans can easily misjudge the feedback they receive.

At this time, he had already started packing their luggage.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll help you move to another empty room." He lifted the luggage of three people easily and said to them, "If you want to spend the night in this room that has been invaded, that's another matter."

"I don't want to." Xiaolan denied.

"I think you should avoid going out as much as possible and eat in the hotel restaurant." He said, "The man might still be waiting for an opportunity somewhere."

Sonoko looked at Xiaolan and Winnet in fear.

"Xiao Lan, Miss Winnet, what do you think?"

"Just stay here and eat."

"Ah."

……

421 Do you have any ideas about picking up girls?

The dinner provided by the hotel was delicious, and Yuanzi, who had a prejudice against the young boss, also praised it frankly. Xiaolan also agreed that staying for dinner was a good decision.

Winnett had no interest in this light seafood dish. Although there was sweet soy sauce, she didn't like the mixed taste. Maybe applying some honey on the fish would be more to her taste. Ai was very used to Japanese cuisine. Seeing her eating happily, Winnett's chopsticks moved towards Ai.

"Are you the kid who hates eating green peppers?" Ai said, looking at the full plate. "No wonder a certain place can't grow up."

That's too much. She really likes eating green peppers, except for the super spicy ones of course.

How can an adult argue with a child?

Miss Winnet relaxed and set her sights on white rice.

Xiao Ai looked at Winnet with disdain because she only ate a few grains of rice every time she picked up her chopsticks. If it were in private, the empty bowls would have been piled up.

"If you make a reservation, you can enjoy more delicious seafood dishes." The young boss came over with some fruit. He obviously heard the conversation between Sonoko and Xiaolan, and placed six servings of honeydew melon in front of them.

Although the honeydew melon only has one segment, it is quite generous considering the price of the fruit.

"Of course, there's no extra charge for these dishes," he said. "But please don't spread the word that there was a thief in our hotel."

Sonoko murmured to herself sarcastically, "Yes, yes, of course we won't say... there's an underwear thief with a knife in your hotel."

After saying that, she stuck out her tongue cutely.

"A knife..."

Several of them captured the key words.

Although it was not surprising for a thief to carry a knife, it just so happened that a murder case had just occurred, and the woman who died in the forest was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife. Winnet had to reconsider the nature of this matter. The probability that the other party targeted Yuanzi was not zero, although the fact that the hair color was similar was a bit far-fetched.

But if his goal was the garden, why did he search through the luggage? Was there anything in it that had anything to do with him?

Winette felt conflicted.

"Yes. Because a little light came through the crack of the paper door, I realized he had a knife." Sonoko blinked. "And the knife was shining."

Winette put down the bowl. After thinking about it, the only possibility for them to encounter each other was on the night of the festival, which was the time when the woman was killed.