Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

I'm a bandaged monster now! A bandaged monster who just brutally dismembered someone! And I'm holding an axe in my hand!!

Can't you at least show some respect for my status?!

Ryoichi Takahashi really wanted to rush over and chop off Wen Shui's head, but reason told him that the best time to attack had already passed.

If this drags on, his identity might be discovered by the people who arrive later, which would be a loss.

Ryoichi Takahashi then pressed the button on the mechanism in his hand, and disappeared from the window.

After Wen Shui got up, she found that the bandaged monster had disappeared. Although she had achieved her goal of scaring the bandaged monster away, the process felt a bit like that of a male protagonist in a comedy anime.

That has absolutely no class!

Wen Shui looked at Xiao Lan, who was kneeling in front of him, and found that Xiao Lan was staring straight at him with no expression on her face.

It was as if her soul had been transported to another dimension; she stared at him blankly.

Because the incident happened suddenly, and the warm water knocked Xiaolan to the floor, she looked as if she had just had a pillow fight.

Her light green pajamas slipped slightly, revealing half of her fair and delicate shoulder.

One button on the collar of her pajamas was undone, and her breasts, seemingly about to spill out, appeared and disappeared with each breath.

However, Wen Shui wasn't in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery for the time being.

He gently pulled Ran's collar up a little: "Hurry up and put your clothes on. I'm going to chase after that bandaged weirdo. You go and save Sonoko."

"Ah... okay, okay." Xiaolan finally came to her senses.

The memories from just now flooded into her body all at once.

A faint blush rose on Xiaolan's fair skin, and her delicate eyelashes trembled slightly, as if they could draw one's soul in.

Seeing Xiaolan's shy reaction, like a fertilized animal, Wen Shui felt as if her heart had been hit by something.

Isn't she just too cute?!

Just then, Conan and Amuro Tooru arrived at the scene.

As soon as Conan entered the room, he saw Ran kneeling on the floor in front of Wen Shui, her face flushed as she buttoned the collar of her pajamas.

Conan's eyes turned green with rage, and he roared, "You bastard! How dare you lay a hand on Ran-neechan! I'll fight you to the death!!"

Wen Shui grabbed Conan by the back of the neck as he rushed towards her, ignoring his wild thrashing in the air.

Ran quickly explained, "No, it's the bandaged monster that suddenly appeared and tried to attack me and Sonoko. Wenshui-kun came to save us."

Xiaolan's explanation, coupled with the broken window, was very convincing.

Amuro Tooru glanced at the warm water in surprise, then walked to the window to check the situation.

Conan was also put down by Wen Shui. After calming down, he still glared at Wen Shui angrily.

At this moment, the others were also awakened by the commotion and rushed over to check the situation.

Upon hearing the sound, Hiroki Kakutani and Masaru Ota seemed to have immediately chased after them.

When Ayako Suzuki saw Sonoko rolling her eyes, she threw herself at her younger sister, tears streaming down her face. "I'm sorry, Sonoko, it's all my fault. I'll definitely catch that bandaged weirdo and get revenge for you."

Sonoko Suzuki said in a trembling voice, "Big sister, you're shaking me to pieces. Also, that bastard Wenshui stepped on my waist."

"Huh? Isn't it the bandaged monster?"

Ayako Suzuki was filled with surprise, and then searched the room for Wen Shui, only to find that Wen Shui had already disappeared.

Only Ran and the girl with short brown hair, Ai Haibara, were in the room.

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After seeing everyone rush over, Wen Shui ran out immediately.

Besides worrying about Sonoko Suzuki's retaliation, he was also a little worried that the bandaged man might be caught.

After all, in addition to the characters from the original case, Amuro Tooru, an elite member of the brewery, has also joined this time, which might cause some unexpected changes.

Wen Shui went back to her room, put on her coat, grabbed an umbrella, and came out of the villa.

Then they noticed several flashlights waving around in the direction of the broken bridge not far away.

Oh no, could it be that Ryoichi Takahashi has been captured?

Wen Shui hurriedly ran towards the broken bridge.

As they approached the suspension bridge, Nukusui saw Hiroki Kakutani, Masaru Ota, Conan, and Tooru Amuro standing at the bridgehead as if attending a funeral, holding flashlights and not saying a word.

When Wen Shui got closer, she was completely stunned.

Ryoichi Takahashi, dressed in a bandaged monster outfit, knelt before a wooden post at the bridgehead, his blood staining the surrounding soil a deep red.

On that rain-soaked wooden stake, stuck was Takahashi Ryoichi's own head, which died with its eyes wide open in disbelief.

Chapter 41 Xiaolan's "loser" tendencies are becoming increasingly apparent.

Wen Shui also joined the "funeral procession".

Standing in the rain with Amuro Tooru and Conan, they silently stared at the corpse of Takahashi Ryoichi before them.

There's no way around it; anyone would feel a chill run down their spine if they encountered something like this in a secluded mountain villa.

Not to mention that Wen Shui knows the original plot development; in the original "Detective Conan" manga, Ryoichi Takahashi was not killed.

In the original story, after breaking into Ran's house through a window and attacking her, Ryoichi Takahashi later attempted to attack Ran a third time when the villa experienced a power outage.

As a result, the power outage made it too dark around her, and Xiaolan couldn't see the murderer's face clearly. Her fear of ghosts and monsters didn't work, and she kicked Takahashi Ryoichi's axe in half.

Finally, Sonoko, the queen of deduction, who was drugged by Conan, uncovered the truth of the matter.

But Takahashi Ryoichi in front of him was clearly dead beyond any doubt.

Moreover, his death had a mysterious, religious ritualistic feel to it, and the impact it had was no less than that of Chikako Ikeda.

The cold rain fell on Ryoichi Takahashi's face, and the low temperature made his skin even paler.

The beam of the flashlight reflected off his black-rimmed glasses, and his lifeless eyes, staring wide-eyed at the wooden villa not far away, were visible beneath the lenses.

Wen Shui followed Takahashi Ryoichi's gaze.

The brightly lit luxury villas standing in the mountains contrasted sharply with the chilling atmosphere near the suspension bridge, as if the villas' gates were the entrance to another world.

I must say, this composition does have a bit of an art-house film feel to it.

At that moment, Wen Shui saw Ran and Ai Haibara coming out of the villa with umbrellas.

Sonoko Suzuki was not in sight. I hope nothing has happened to her, Nuwa thought.

"What... what's going on?" Ota Masaru's voice pulled Wen Shui back to reality.

Wen Shui took a deep breath, the cold air mixed with the smell of rain and blood filling his nostrils, giving him a jolt of energy.

Although things have clearly deviated from the original plot, if the culprit can be found, it should greatly speed up the research process, right?

Then, just like Conan, Wen Shui, full of enthusiasm, carefully examined the crime scene with her [Insight Lv2].

However, because it was raining outside, the traces left at the scene were quickly destroyed by the rain, and the group was unable to find any useful clues.

Ran and Ai Haibara arrived at the bridge not long after.

This time, no one stopped them with the excuse of "worrying that the girls would see the cruel murder methods".

After all, things have gotten a bit out of control. And from the girls' perspective, hearing news of people dying one after another but never seeing a body would only make them suspicious, wouldn't it?

When Ran saw Takahashi Ryoichi kneeling on the ground and repenting over his head, she almost fainted from fright.

On the contrary, Ai Haibara only frowned, and was much calmer than Hiroki Kakutani and Masaru Ota next to her.

Looking at the corpse, Hiroki Kakutani suddenly said, "Speaking of which, this way of dying seems somewhat similar to the way the rainforest natives punished traitors, as mentioned by Wen Shui-kun before."

Wen Shui frowned slightly, noticing that everyone was giving him wary looks.

Only Ran and Ai Haibara stood firmly by his side.

Xiao Lan stepped forward and shielded Wen Shui behind her, saying, "Wen Shui-jun would never kill someone!"

After saying that, Xiaolan seemed to feel that this explanation alone was not convincing enough, so she used a method of self-justification she had learned from detective novels, saying:

"When the bandaged monster attacked me, Wen Shui was the first to run over to protect me. He stayed in the room until Ayako arrived before leaving."

The villa is so far from the suspension bridge that unless he possessed teleportation magic, there would be absolutely no chance of him killing anyone.

When someone close to her is framed, Xiaolan also changes her usual silly girl persona.

It exudes the same fierce aura as a mother cat protecting her kittens.

Hiroki Kakutani scratched his head: "Don't get too excited. I was just saying it offhand. After all, the most important thing right now is to find the murderer, and this unusual method of killing is a clue, isn't it?"

Amuro Tooru and Conan also stopped their impolite stares.

Although Wen Shui is indeed somewhat suspicious objectively, just as Xiao Lan said, he did not have the time to commit the crime.

Moreover, everyone is currently trapped deep in the mountains, unable to contact the outside world.

It's best to avoid internal strife.

After carefully examining the crime scene, everyone decided to leave the body untouched and then head towards the villa.

On the way back, everyone unanimously chose the route that led to the woods on either side of the suspension bridge.

He avoided the gaze of Ryoichi Takahashi on the wooden stake behind him.

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Back at the villa, everyone shared the unfortunate news with Ayako Suzuki.

Ayako Suzuki's reaction this time was much milder than before.

Perhaps the repeated frights had caused her to become too tense and numb.

Because of another brutal murder, everyone was on high alert this time. After discussing it, they decided that everyone would stay in the restaurant until dawn to prevent the murderer from attacking anyone who was alone again.

Fortunately, it's already past 1 a.m., so I can only stay awake for a few more hours.

Ayako Suzuki and Ran brewed strong tea and coffee, and also placed some snacks on the table. However, most of the people in the restaurant had just witnessed Ryoichi Takahashi's death and had little appetite.

Conan sat in a chair at the dining table, his short legs dangling in mid-air, lost in thought.

The second murder made the entire case even more perplexing.