Maori Kogoro's daily life in the science harem

In his hand he held an axe that was gleaming with cold light, his face was completely hidden by the bandages and shadows, only his cold eyes revealed a terrifying murderous light.

"what!"

Xiaolan screamed and was frightened to death.

She was most afraid of this kind of weird and scary ghost-like thing, and she quickly shrank into Maori's arms in panic, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

The man didn't pause at all. The axe in his hand chopped towards Xiaolan like a flash of lightning, carrying a fierce murderous aura.

However, Maori snorted coldly. Facing this sudden attack, he remained calm as usual, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

He did not dodge or evade, but stretched out a hand and firmly grasped the blade of the axe.

Maori's palm instantly turned a light golden color, as if covered with a layer of indestructible metal armor.

The axe suddenly hit his palm, making a sharp sound of metal colliding!

The huge impact force could not shake Maori at all. The originally terrifying axe seemed completely powerless under the protection of his golden bell.

There was a flash of shock in the cloaked man's eyes, but Maori's eyes had already turned cold.

He stood firmly in front of Xiaolan, protecting her, his eyes were like torches, and murderous intent gathered instantly: "You'd better think it over. If you touch my daughter, I will kill you in the next second!"

Xiaolan hid in Maori's arms, her heart pounding like thunder. Although the fear had not completely subsided, under Maori's strong protection, she gradually regained a bit of calm. She held his clothes tightly with both hands, as if there was no safer place in the world than her father's arms.

The cloaked and bandaged monster was shocked to see that the axe was grabbed by Maori with one hand, but he was still unwilling to give up, and tried hard to pull the axe back from Maori's hand.

However, he pulled desperately several times, using all his strength each time, but the axe was like being stuck in a pair of pliers and did not move at all.

Maori's palms seemed as indestructible as steel, and the cold and hard axe blade could not shake his fingers at all.

He snorted coldly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes: "You want to deal with me with this kind of thing?"

As he shouted softly, Maori's palm suddenly tightened, and there was a crisp "crack" sound. The cloaked and bandaged monster watched helplessly as the axe blade in his hand was crushed into several pieces of metal fragments like fragile glass in Maori's hand!

The bandaged man opened his eyes wide, a look of fear on his face, as if he couldn't understand what was happening before his eyes at all.

The fragments of the axe blade slipped from his hand, making a crisp sound. He knew that he was no match for the man in front of him, and fear surged into his heart like a tide.

He no longer hesitated, turned around immediately, and ran away in a panic.

Chapter 200: Bandage Monster

Maori and Xiaolan stepped into the door of the villa, and the humid air was brought into the house with their arrival.

Maori frowned slightly, while Xiaolan still held his arm tightly. Her face was a little pale, but she seemed to be gradually calming down.

The warm lights in the room made people feel comfortable. Suzuki Ayako was already busy in the restaurant, placing exquisite dishes on the table, and the aroma was wafting in the air.

She was nimble and had a gentle smile on her face. When she saw Maoli and Xiaolan coming back, she said gently, "You're back just in time. The food is ready. Come and sit down and eat."

Just then, Yuanzi came running over from the sofa, jumping and greeting them with excitement on her face.

She noticed at a glance that Xiaolan was holding Maori somewhat unnaturally, with a hint of panic and nervousness in her expression, and she looked a little frightened.

Yuanzi came closer curiously and joked with a smile: "Hey, Xiaolan, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like you won't let go of your dad? You like Uncle Maori too much, don't you?"

Xiaolan's face suddenly turned slightly red, and she shyly let go of Maori's arm.

In front of outsiders, Xiaolan still has to keep a distance between herself and Maori. After all, they are father and daughter.

Before Xiaolan could explain, Maori had already frowned and said in a low voice: "We were attacked by the bandage monster on the way back."

Sonoko suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Maori in surprise: "What? Bandage monster? There really is such a thing?"

Mao Li nodded, his expression solemn: "This villa is located on the mountain, and usually there are few people coming here, and there are no witnesses outside. The bandaged man can't be an outsider, the most likely possibility is that someone in the villa is disguising himself."

He glanced around the restaurant and continued in a deep voice, "Everyone is still in the villa, so this means that the bandaged man is among us. Everyone should be careful and not take it lightly."

Yuanzi's expression changed from surprise to nervousness. She looked around and seemed to feel a gloomy atmosphere in every corner of the villa.

She asked nervously in a low voice: "Then...what should we do?"

Mao Li stood there steadily and said in a deep voice: "Let's eat first. No one should leave tonight. Stay together. Don't give that weirdo a chance to attack."

After Maori brought Xiaolan back to the restaurant, the seriousness on his face immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Suzuki Ayako had just finished setting the table. She turned around and saw that Mao Li looked unhappy. She quickly put down the tableware in her hands and asked with concern, "Mr. Mao Li, what happened?"

"Everyone, listen to me. Uncle Maori and his friends were attacked by a bandage monster."

Yuanzi opened her hands wide and acted exaggeratedly. Her voice was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, immediately causing panic among everyone.

Maori held his head helplessly, trying to make Sonoko shut up, but it was quite difficult.

Ota Katsu frowned, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Maori sharply: "Bandage monster? Are you saying there really is such a person?"

Hiroki Kadaya's expression suddenly became tense. He raised his head nervously, looked at the dark forest outside the window, and then looked at Maori: "Is this true? Is this a joke?"

"Can this kind of thing be taken as a joke?"

Mao Li snorted coldly, and his calm expression made everyone feel the atmosphere even more solemn.

Takahashi Ryoichi's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly, and his eyes behind the lenses flashed with anxiety. He muttered in a low voice: "Bandage freak... This is impossible... This is a villa."

Chikako Ikeda still had a blank expression on her face as she glanced around with cold eyes, but her body was slightly tense, and she was obviously affected by this sudden change.

"Except for Miss Ayako and Sonoko, everyone else was outside, and we couldn't tell what was going on..."

Conan, who was squatting on the side, frowned. He walked to Maori, grabbed his sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Maori, have you found any clues?"

Mao Li shook his head, glanced at Takahashi, and whispered, "That man was too fast. He ran away immediately after the attack. I couldn't catch him."

The atmosphere in the room fell into a tense stalemate, so depressing that it seemed as if the air had become thicker.

Everyone was on edge, frowning as they pondered over Maori's words. No one dared to break the oppressive silence easily.

Just then, Haibara Ai slowly walked down the stairs with a hint of tiredness on her face. She yawned, then walked to Maori and gently pulled his sleeve.

She raised her eyelids and said calmly, "Why not call the police? That way everyone can feel more at ease, right?"

Ai's words seemed to relax everyone a little. Suzuki Ayako immediately stood up, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, let's call the police. This way the police can protect us."

However, just as she walked towards the phone, picked up the receiver and prepared to dial, Ayako's face suddenly changed.

She frowned and put the receiver to her ear, and there was no movement for a long time.

Suzuki Ayako's voice was filled with anxiety: "The phone... can't be reached at all. Is it because of the thunder outside that the signal is bad?"

At this time, it was raining heavily outside, with lightning and thunder. The raindrops hit the windows, making a harsh sound.

The dark forest looked eerie and terrifying under the illumination of lightning, as if it hid countless dangers.

"What? Can't get through on the phone?"

When Takahashi Ryoichi heard this, his face immediately turned pale. He looked very panicked, and the fat on his face began to tremble slightly.

There was fear in his voice. "This must have been done by the Bandage Man! He cut the phone lines! He wanted to kill us all here! I want to go home!"

After saying this, he seemed to fall into great panic, and regardless of everyone's dissuasion, he stumbled towards the door.

Hiroki Kadoya and Sonoko were about to stop him, but he had already run out and disappeared into the darkness in the heavy rain.

"Takahashi!"

Ayako shouted anxiously, wanting to chase after him, but Maori stopped her immediately, "Don't move, it's too dangerous outside!"

However, the worried crowd still chased after him.

It was raining heavily, lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder roared. Everyone followed Gao Qiao's back and finally found him by the suspension bridge.

However, the scene before them made everyone gasp.

The suspension bridge connecting the villa to the outside world was broken. Both ends of the bridge hung in the bottomless valley, as if torn apart by a huge force.

Takahashi Ryoichi stood in front of the broken bridge, looking like he had lost his soul. His face was pale and full of despair, his voice was trembling, and he could hardly control himself: "No... The bridge is broken... We are trapped here..."

The rain wet everyone's face, and cold raindrops kept sliding down from the ends of their hair, mixed with lightning and thunder. Everyone stood by the broken bridge, feeling unprecedented fear and powerlessness.

The villa was completely isolated in the storm-ravaged valley, and the bandaged monster was still lurking in the darkness, ready to attack again at any time.

The atmosphere in the entire villa became more tense, as if the shadow of death was approaching little by little.

Chapter 201: Ikeda Chikako Seeking Death

At this time, Maori walked to the broken end of the suspension bridge, squatted down, gently touched the pillar next to the rope of the suspension bridge with his fingers, and made up his mind.

There are obvious cutting marks on the pillar, and the cracks on the pillar are very neat, obviously cut by a knife by someone.

"That guy is definitely a human, but he's just playing tricks."

Mao Li spoke slowly and calmly. He snorted, stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and glanced at the people who were still panicking. "If it was really some unnatural force, wouldn't it be better to just break the suspension bridge? Is there any need to waste time cutting these ropes here?"

Mao Li pointed to the cross-section, and his words were like a shot of adrenaline, giving everyone strength.

The original panic seemed to ease a little, and everyone began to look at each other and gradually regained their sanity.

Conan lowered his head to think and nodded secretly. Maori's judgment made him more certain of his inner speculation.

However, just when the atmosphere was about to ease, Chikako Ikeda's voice came coldly from the side.

She crossed her arms in front of her chest, her eyes flashing with disdain: "Humph, whether it's attacking this uncle or cutting off the suspension bridge, these are just to scare us."

"If we are frightened like this, wouldn't that be playing into that guy's hands? Anyway, I'm not afraid."

Chikako Ikeda's tone was full of undisguised indifference and sarcasm, as if she was mocking other people's fear.

She glanced at everyone with contempt, snorted coldly, then turned and walked towards the villa, the rain beating against her figure.

"Chikako..."

Suzuki Ayako looked at Ikeda Chikako's back with a worried look on her face and called her softly. She hesitated for a moment and followed him.

Everyone stood there, looking in the direction where Chikako Ikeda left, and the atmosphere became subtle again.

Mao Li frowned, "Okay, let's go back too."

He turned and spoke to everyone, the rain dripping down his clothes, but his posture remained upright, giving everyone an inexplicable sense of security.

"dad……"

Xiaolan was the one who was most touched. She quickly stepped forward and hugged Maori's arm. Xiaoai, who had been silent just now, suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Mauri Ran...Are you and Uncle Maori a little too close?"

For some reason, Ai felt a sense of crisis in her heart, and she ran to Maori and hugged him.

Everyone sighed and returned to the villa.

……

Chikako Ikeda strode up to the second floor, her short black hair swaying slightly behind her, and the humidity from the rain made the air seem heavy.

She walked briskly towards her room, as if what had just happened was not worth worrying about at all.

Suzuki Ayako followed closely behind her, her brows furrowed and her face full of worry.

"Chikako," Ayako called her softly, her voice full of concern, "It's already dark. After all, it won't be too late to go down the mountain tomorrow morning... But, will the bandaged monster you mentioned just now really..."

Ikeda Chikako paused slightly, turned around, and gave Ayako a cold smile with a hint of mockery in her eyes: "The bandaged man, maybe he has already lurked in the house. Who knows, maybe he is watching us in the dark now, waiting to take action."

Her words made Ayako's heart tighten suddenly, but she still mustered up the courage to continue persuading Chikako.

However, Chikako turned around and walked to the door of the room, reaching out to open it.

However, just as her fingers touched the door handle, her eyes suddenly stopped at the crack in the door - there was a piece of paper stuck there.

She frowned slightly, reached out to take out the note, and glanced at it coldly.

In just a moment, Chikako Ikeda's face suddenly changed, and her eyes showed intense shock and tension.

She froze in place, her fingers trembling slightly, staring at the note, as if she had seen something terrible.

Then she quickly crumpled the note into a ball and held it tightly in her hand so that no one could see it.

Ayako noticed Chikako's abnormality and quickly stepped forward, asking with concern: "Chikako, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Ikeda Chikako forced a faint smile, her tone revealing a hint of stiffness: "Nothing, just a little tired."

She was unwilling to reveal more, her expression became even colder, and then she turned around and opened the door, "I won't have dinner, I'll take a rest."

As soon as Chikako Ikeda finished speaking, she quickly entered the room, closed the door quickly, and locked it from the inside.