Ke Xuezhen, starting with hypnotizing Vermouth.

Therefore, Gu De speculated that Ota Masaru's attitude towards Ikeda Chikako had undergone a huge change, which might be related to Atsuko.

"Ota Katsumi, aren't you going to say anything?"

Gu De and the others all looked at Ota Masaru at the same time, and even Takahashi Ryoichi subconsciously put down his knife.

Ota Masaru sighed and looked up at the sky through the gaps in the trees, avoiding everyone's gaze.

"Actually... I've always liked Dunzi..."

"You might not believe me, but Dunzi is such a simple and lovely girl, and that's what I've always been looking for..."

"I actually knew the general content of that script, but I had once secretly peeked at the outline that Dunzi had prepared."

"But... I really don't have the courage to avenge Dunzi..."

Ota Masaru's face was covered in rain, and it was hard to tell if it was mixed with tears.

"When I saw the bandaged monster, I was reminded of how good you were at props back in college, and how you also liked dungeons."

"So... I guessed you were just trying to scare Chikako, so I didn't... but I never expected you to kill her..."

Ota Masaru stopped speaking, sobbing.

"Splash splash splash~"

Everyone fell silent, leaving only the sounds of rain and wind.

Gu De secretly tallied up the emotional points he had gained. He had earned 712 emotional points in one day, 12 of which were contributed by Chikako Ikeda, and the remaining 700 were obtained by squeezing everyone present dry.

A very fruitful experience!

……

"Brother Gu De, I still don't quite understand why Takahashi Ryoichi attacked Conan?"

Inspector Megure looked at Gu De, his round face full of curiosity.

It is now the morning of the second day.

Ryoichi Takahashi was put under guard last night, while the rest of the people slept together in the living room.

To keep Ran Mouri and the Suzuki sisters from getting too cold, Gu De had to hug them both, and now he's feeling a bit sleepy.

"Because Conan saw Takahashi Ryoichi's true form while looking for a room, this might be a flaw, so Takahashi Ryoichi wants to get rid of Conan."

Gu De glanced at Conan, who was still pinching his chin not far away.

This kid has been in silent mode again since last night.

Just yesterday he was calling Gu De "brother" so affectionately!

"Hey, you brat, what's wrong with you?"

"Could he have been scared out of his wits?"

Sonoko Suzuki walked up to Conan, put her hands on her hips, and asked.

Conan simply pinched his chin, frowning as he stared at the ground, completely ignoring Sonoko Suzuki's words.

"You brat?"

Sonoko Suzuki panicked a little, thinking to herself, "Has this kid been scared out of his wits?"

"Hey, brat? Aren't you usually so arrogant?"

"Why are you so scared?"

Sonoko Suzuki waved her arm forcefully in front of Conan, which finally brought him back to his senses.

"Huh? I'm fine, Sonoko-neechan."

"I was just... just thinking about something."

Sonoko Suzuki was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it. "What could someone so young be thinking about?"

"Is your girlfriend having an affair?"

Sonoko Suzuki's original intention was to tease Conan and Ayumi.

But this stirred up a hornet's nest!

No!

"How could she possibly change her mind!"

"She...she's just temporarily busy with something!"

"She isn't!"

"She didn't!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Conan jumped up, waving his arms, and shouted loudly in front of Sonoko Suzuki.

Everyone turned to look at Conan.

"what?"

Conan immediately covered his mouth and looked at Ran Mouri not far away.

However, Ran Mouri, who was not far away, only glanced at Conan casually before looking at Gu De with an expression of admiration, her eyes filled with Gu De's image.

"You brat, is there really something wrong with your girlfriend?"

"So young and already has romantic entanglements?"

"I thought you were scared out of your wits!"

Sonoko Suzuki immediately started making fun of Conan.

Upon seeing this, Conan immediately wilted and looked back at the ground.

Sonoko Suzuki refers to Ayumi Yoshida, while Conan is thinking of Ran Mouri.

I only scratched the surface of this case, and I only barely understood much of it after Goo De explained it to me.

Conan had only guessed why Ryoichi Takahashi wanted to kill him, but he never expected Takahashi's methods of killing people and creating the bandaged monster.

Most importantly, Gu De had been consciously paying attention to all of this since he entered the villa!

The difference between myself and Gu De is like heaven and earth!

More importantly, why do I feel like Xiaolan is getting further and further away?

……

Back at Dr. Agasa's house, Conan skillfully dialed his father, Yusaku Kudo's, phone number again.

"Shinichi, you seem to be calling Yusaku a lot lately, don't you? (Repeated phrase: "Kyuu-ryu")

"Have you encountered another unsolvable problem?"

Professor Agasa was holding a welding torch, seemingly doing something, but upon seeing Conan's actions, he immediately went over and asked with concern.

Conan nodded silently.

Rather than seeking comfort from her parents, she wanted her father, Yusaku Kudo, to deduce the case and prove that Goku's reasoning wasn't so far-fetched...

"Hello? Shinichi?"

Kudo Yusaku's voice came through the phone very quickly.

Is that Shin-chan?

Yukiko Kudo's voice could also be faintly heard.

The two voices cheered Conan up a little, and he recounted the events to Yusaku Kudo in fits and starts.

This time, Yusaku Kudo remained silent for an even longer period.

His voice came through just as Conan was about to ask a question.

Conan thought his father would see through everything.

but,

"Shinichi, Mr. Tani is indeed very capable!"

"He's truly someone we can look forward to!"

"I haven't fully figured out this trick either!"

Kudo Yusaku's comments instantly made Conan even more uncomfortable.

"Dad, do you think I still have a chance?"

"What opportunity?"

“That… the chance to surpass Gu De…” Conan wanted to say the chance to win back Ran’s attention, but he stopped himself from saying it.

Yusaku Kudo paused for a moment, then dropped another bombshell: "After hearing you mention him a few times before, I did some research on this Mr. Gu De."

"He has a master's degree in psychology from Arkham University. His grades were average and his dissertations were of low quality."

“He didn’t spend much time at school during his school years, he was often out, and he didn’t have any particularly close friends at school.”

"After graduation, I interned at a mental health clinic, but I was often absent, which is why the clinic didn't rate me well."

Conan's brows furrowed as he listened to Yusaku Kudo's message.

If Dad's information is correct, it seems that Gu De changed after coming to Japan!

In an instant, Conan became quite interested in Gu De's life.

Perhaps I should go and see what kind of person the other person really is in real life!

"Ding dong~"

A doorbell rang.

Professor Agasa put down what he was doing and went to open the door, where he heard the voices of the three little ones.

"Professor, let's find Conan to play soccer!"

"Professor Agasa, excuse me!"

"Doctor, your room smells so good! What are you eating?"