Miss Moriarty wants to save Mihua Town today too

"Conan, Sonoko, Miss Winnett, Xiao Ai!"

The frightened Xiaolan had already started to tear up.

"Let's go back to the villa area first. If this happens, we have to inform other people." Winnet looked around, "It seems that that person is very familiar with the forest environment, and it's not safe to stay here."

Although she said so, Winnet hoped that the other party would show up on her own initiative. As long as she met her face-to-face, the matter would be over quickly.Even though I could surprise the other party just now, it couldn't guarantee Xiaolan's safety, so I had to make the other party look forward and backward.

"Garden!"

Giggling and trembling, Xiaolan got up and slipped into Yuanzi's embrace.

Conan was secretly on the sidelines:

It stands to reason that Xiaolan should get into his arms at this time.

Winnet, who has almost instinctively engraved step reading, has a general grasp of the direction, pace, and frequency of her movements. She and Xiao Ai walk in the forefront, preparing to return the same way.

"Don't you think that bandage freak gave up quickly?"

When Conan Yuanzi comforted Xiao Lan, Xiao Ai whispered to Winnett.

"It should be that he didn't have the confidence to face us at the same time... The gap on the ground means that he missed when he attacked Xiaolan. This person probably has no training, just a layman swinging a weapon casually."

"In other words, it has nothing to do with...?"

"I will protect you. Don't worry, I know what they do best."

"It's really reassuring."

Xiao Ai elongated her tone slightly, and walked in front of Winnet.

When they returned to the villa, other people happened to gather at the door.Ayako explained the reason, and Ota told them about it.

"I heard that dangerous people appeared in the villa, what's going on?"

Ayako looked straight at Sonoko with a serious face.

"That person first broke into the villa and attacked the little one, and then fled into the forest to attack Xiaolan."

"how come……"

"Yes, he attacked Xiaolan in the woods. Brother Ota, didn't you see it? Aren't you all in the woods?"

Sonoko continued to explain, and the crowd listened to her description and confirmed with each other's eyes.

"I didn't see it. Before you found me, I had already started looking for Xiaolan in the woods, but I didn't see the dangerous person you mentioned."

Ota turned his gaze to Kakutani, and at the same time threw the topic to him.

"We didn't see it at all either, did we, Chikako?"

The two of them set their sights on Ikeda Chikako again.

"What us? I don't know where you guys went..."

Ikeda looked away.

"Didn't I see that it was going to rain, so I came back to get an umbrella?"

Kakutani Hiroki asked back.

"Aren't you afraid of thunder so you hid?"

"Zhijiazi!"

Ikeda's description made the good-tempered Kakutani grit his teeth angrily.

"doing what?"

Ikeda glared at Kakutani with the same attitude.

"Okay, okay, stop talking..."

Ayako takes on the role of peacemaker again.

"They're almost finished."

Looking at Kakutani and Ikeda who were arguing endlessly, Ota muttered sarcastic remarks.

...So there is still such a relationship.

Winnet and the others were slightly surprised.

Sonoko approached Ayako and asked, "Sister, did you see that man? Maybe he ran to the villa again."

"Yeah, I didn't notice."

Ayako touched her cheek, looking a little troubled. He looked at Takahashi, "What about you, Takahashi?"

"I have been repairing the roof on it just now, but I didn't see any people wrapped in bandages, but when I came to the drawbridge of the villa, I did see a man with a very strange dress and a sneaky behavior... Although I didn't see his face Clear, but he wore a black cloak and a black tulip-shaped hat on his head."

Xiaolan and Conan make eye contact.

Winnet and Xiao Ai also looked at each other tacitly.

"That's right, the person who attacked me was the one you saw on the suspension bridge, right, Xiao Ai?"

"Well, it's the same guy who attacked me."

Xiao Ai nodded to confirm Xiaolan's statement.

"I saw the man you mentioned when I first arrived at the villa."

"Me too, at that time I thought it was someone who lived nearby..."

Kakutani and Ota spoke in unison.

"This is absolutely impossible. Except for two or three single-family villas in the vicinity after crossing the suspension bridge, you have to climb over the mountain in the fan valley to have houses."

Ayako panickedly denied Kakutani's statement.

"So, who is that man?"

Ota couldn't help showing a stern expression.

"I think we should go to the police first."

Kakutani proposed.

There was no better way at this time, Winnet held Xiao Ai's hand and waited quietly.

Ayako nodded, hurried to the telephone desk next to the stairs, and dialed the police by turning the wheel.But after calling several times in a row, there was no response.

"Can't get through..."

"You said you couldn't get through the phone?"

"Yes, you can still make calls during the day." Ayako put down the phone, "Could it be that the thunder just interrupted the phone line?"

As soon as Ayako finished speaking, Takahashi beside him suddenly yelled.

"It must be, it must be the man in the bandage! He cut it, it must be!"

While screaming, Takahashi ran towards the exit of the villa.

Because he was worried and flustered, the others chased him and ran out of the villa.

"Sorry, I seem to have hit the mark. Have a good vacation and become a Blizzard Villa mode."

After everyone chased her out, Xiao Ai pulled Winnett by the corner of her clothes, apologizing reluctantly.

"It's not your fault, Xiao Ai."

Winnet said comfortingly, then slowly pushed Xiao Ai out of the living room, took an umbrella, and followed the rhythm of the large army.

When they went out, they heard Takahashi's screams of panic, and several people stayed in front of the suspension bridge.

Winnet held an umbrella to protect Xiao Ai, followed Ayako's footsteps, and stopped in front of the wall of people, Ayako was asking what happened.

"The drawbridge! The drawbridge has fallen!"

Kakutani explained terrified.

"It must have fallen by itself, it's very old."

Ota looked for an explanation that he could explain.

But his deduction was overturned by Kudo Shinichi in the form of a kid.

"You are wrong, this suspension bridge was cut off by someone." He pointed to the wedge of the suspension bridge and said, "If you don't believe it, you can see for yourself, the pillar that binds the suspension bridge."

The pillars are covered with dense chopping marks.

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271 Childhood Shadow

"How could this be? It's become tattered."

"It was indeed cut with a knife."

"But who would do that?"

Ayako showed a disturbed expression.

"It must be him, it must have been done by him!"

Takahashi screamed in panic again, and slowly moved his body backwards.

"Aren't you finished? What bandage monsters? You're talking nonsense!" Chikako Ikeda loudly denied, "Attacking Xiaolan in the woods, cutting off the telephone wires, cutting down the suspension bridge, all just to scare us. "

"If our group is like this, we will be afraid. Isn't it right in his arms?"

Ikeda showed a fearless look, snorted forcefully, and went to the villa without looking back.

Ayako called out her name in a quiet voice, then looked at the people around her in blank dismay, and then followed Ikeda in the direction of the villa.Conan seemed to be interested in the traces of chopping, but he didn't stay for long.

Winnet felt that there was no point in being distressed. It might not be a bad thing to be as free and easy as Chikako. As long as she stays close to Xiao Ai, there will be no accidents, and judging by the way the bandage weirdo behaves, he doesn’t have a long-range weapon like a gun. Active weapon.

"Since he cut off the drawbridge, he doesn't want us to leave the villa. There is a high probability that he will sneak into the house and attack us."

Xiao Ai, who was left behind, quietly discussed with Winnet.

"It can only be delayed for one night at most. Although the suspension bridge has been cut off, this road is not the only one. In the daytime, we can try to turn from the woods to the road. Even if the bandage monster strikes again, it will not hurt us. .”

Winnet asserted positively that she saw nothing to worry about.

"But, what if the target of his attack is not us? Even you, you can't protect everyone, right?"

Xiao Ai crossed her arms, looking at the backs of Xiaolan and Conan.

"Does Xiao Ai want to protect them?"

"Well, as long as the target is not someone related to me, then it doesn't matter."

Sensing Winnet's gaze, Xiao Ai closed her eyes, pretending not to care.

"Being kind is not a bad thing. I don't want dangerous things to happen around me. This is the case for most people. So, there is no need to force yourself to say such words."

"Don't come across as preachy. I'm not a kind person."

Xiao Ai retorted with some displeasure.

"Maybe, that bandage man has someone else as his target. The reason why he attacked you and Xiaolan is to make people think that he is an indiscriminate murderer who doesn't discriminate who he is."

Winnet changed the subject.

"...In that case, wouldn't you be a better target if you look disabled?"

"Uh."

Xiao Ai's words made it impossible for Winnet to refute.

"When you put it that way, I recall that several people have seen this weird bandage guy just now, right? It's on the way to the villa, before the suspension bridge. If you happen to see him, there will be at most one or two waves of people, However, there are four sightings including you, it's almost as if he deliberately showed up before our eyes."

Xiao Ai raised four fingers and said.

"As expected of Xiao Ai, it seems that even the reasoning of the case is not difficult for you. Maybe you will become a well-known female high school student detective in Kanto in the future."

"Let's end this kind of flattery, I don't want to be mentioned with that guy Edogawa... So, who do you think is the target of that bandage guy?"

Xiao Ai squinted at Winnet's face, it was still the smiling poker face.

"Since you said that the girl and I were not the real target of his attack, there should be some basis for it?"