Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

Yukiko frowned and looked at the two children. She took a deep breath and slowly said, "After you were taken away, Baosheng's father died in a car accident..."

"What?!" Kudo Shinichi was shocked when he heard this.

At this time, Kudo Yusaku walked over from the front desk of the bookstore, put his wallet into the inner pocket of his windbreaker, and said to the two children, "I have already paid for these two books. Now I will go to the hospital first. You can read the books slowly on the way."

Kudo Shinichi recalled the plot of "Treasure of the Void" and thought of what happened not long ago. He quickly took two steps to catch up with Kudo Yusaku and looked at his father with a frown, "Dad, you also write mystery novels, would you also consider killing someone?"

Yusaku smiled at Shinichi and shook his head slightly. "No, detective novels do not exist for crimes. They exist to expose and criticize certain things. They hope to attract the attention of most people through storytelling, and make readers think about ethical issues such as justice, fairness and personal responsibility."

“After all, only a small part of the group is hurt. If no one speaks up for this small group of people, then no one will know their suffering.” Mingyue followed behind Yusaku and reached out to catch a falling snowflake.

The cold snowflake melted the moment it touched the warm palm, turning into a drop of crystal clear water.

Kudo Yusaku turned his head and looked at Mingyue who looked calm behind him. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a kind smile. "Human behavior logic and psychological state are worth discussing. After all, we cannot know what everyone is thinking, and I am willing to be a good listener."

Mingyue looked up at Kudo Yusaku, then quickly shifted her gaze to the side, watching the snowflakes falling in the sky, silent.

The snowflakes fell as softly as feathers, as if taking away all the sorrows and covering the earth with a layer of pure white.

Several people got back into the car and Yukiko started the car.

The heating was like the breath of spring, melting the snow on everyone's bodies. However, even in the hot summer, the ice in their hearts would not melt at all.

"Dad, how did Baosheng's father die? How is Baosheng now? And is her mother okay?" Kudo Shinichi's questions came one after another like a machine gun.

Kudo Yusaku took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, slowly recounting the information he had obtained from Megure Jusan, "This year's first snowfall was too heavy, and many people were not prepared. The vehicle involved in the accident was because the road was icy and the handbrake was not applied, causing the truck to slide down the slope and hit Baosheng's father."

Yukiko gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, and the wipers swung back and forth, sweeping away the snow on the windshield.

Kudo Shinichi held his chin in his hand and thought, "So this was an accident?"

"But the young driver insisted that he checked the handbrake before he left and was very sure that it was applied. Unfortunately, the surveillance camera on that road had been damaged the day before yesterday and was under repair when the accident happened, so it didn't capture anything." Kudo Yusaku looked at the flying snow outside the window.

Kudo Shinichi lowered his head and handed the novel in his hand to Yusaku, "This book writes about Baosheng's father..." Shinichi clenched his fists and placed them on his knees, "I can tell Baosheng who her biological father is right away, but who would have thought that before knowing the truth, her father..."

Yukiko sighed, "I've heard about this, too. Someone called the police, and an ambulance and police cars quickly arrived at the scene. However, Baosheng's father died on the spot due to his severe injuries. In his hand, he was still tightly holding Baosheng Yiji's favorite candy."

"Didn't Baosheng get any candy?" Mingyue looked at the bustling crowd outside the window. They were wearing thick and warm clothes, happily making snowmen on the roadside. Boys and girls were chasing each other and playing. Everyone had a bright smile on their face, just like the warm sun in early spring.

Kudo Shinichi blinked, tilted his head, and asked in confusion, "Eh? Baosheng's father is rich? I saw him search all his pockets, but he only found a few coins. He barely bought a bowl of red bean soup, and the last cup of red bean soup that was intended for Mingyue was drunk by Baosheng."

Kudo Yusaku adjusted his glasses, the reflection from the lenses concealing the dark light in his eyes, "Anyway, let's go to the hospital first, so that the real Yiji can appear in front of everyone as soon as possible."

Yukiko looked at the street light ahead that was about to turn red, stepped on the accelerator, and the ivory-white Mercedes-Benz S-Class W108 sedan crossed the intersection the moment the light turned red.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, how did you find the villa on the cliff?" Kudo Shinichi looked at Yusaku, "There is no signal there at all, and the only landline phone was destroyed."

"We are actually very worried." Yukiko glanced at Mingyue and Shinichi who were sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror. "Although it is good to want to help others, after all, two poisoning incidents have occurred. As parents, we don't want you to take risks."

Kudo Shinichi looked at Yukiko, "Mom, you guys aren't going to follow us from the beginning, are you?"

Yukiko smiled awkwardly, "Of course not. After all, even if there were many cars around, you would have discovered us."

Mingyue felt in her pocket and took out the tracker that had stopped working.

Kudo Shinichi knew at a glance that this was Dr. Agasa's little invention, so he looked at Yusaku with his half-moon eyes, "You use this to track us. I remember that this tracker should be able to hear the voices of people around us."

Yusaku nodded slightly, "I could indeed hear your conversation at the beginning."

Shinichi picked up the tracker lying in Mingyue's palm, felt the sticky touch on his fingers, and frowned slightly, "This seems to be broken."

"It's not waterproof. It stopped working after being splashed with milk tea." Mingyue shrugged helplessly.

"Then let Dr. Agasa change the material." Kudo Shinichi exhaled, looked at Mingyue, and smiled, "Fortunately, the collar-shaped voice changer is not broken."

Mingyue reached out and touched her neck, her fingers touching the small raised balls of hair on the turtleneck sweater, and smiled slightly, "Yeah, luckily it's not broken, otherwise I would have to be mute, just like Echo, unable to speak normally."

Yusaku, who was sitting in the passenger seat, tilted his head to look at Mingyue in the back seat with a gloomy expression.

"I now feel that the names of those dolls seem to have a meaning, as if everyone's fate is related to those myths and legends. And Mr. Suzumiya has also noticed this." Kudo Shinichi looked solemn, "The unattainable Tantalus should correspond to Ibaraki Jifeng. Because of his illegitimate status, he can see the goal, but he can never reach it."

Kudo Yusaku slowly said, "In fact, the names of those people in the Shirigata family contain the order. For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Jian had four sons. The eldest son, Sun Ce, was named Bofu; the second son, Sun Quan, was named Zhongmou; the third son, Sun Yi, was named Shubi; and the fourth son, Sun Kuang, was named Jizuo."

"I know about the names of Bo, Zhong, Shu and Ji." Kudo Shinichi looked at Yusaku, "Shao refers to the fifth child. The '柏' and '伯' in Bai Huan's name have the same pronunciation but different characters. Similarly, Shu Ying, the mother of Bao Sheng, also has the same pronunciation but different characters. So..."

"So from the beginning, Ibaraki Kifu is the fourth child of the Shirigata family. Mr. Moritaro probably recognized his identity a long time ago." Kudo Yusaku looked at the heavy snow outside the car window, "I guess he doesn't recognize his own identity, so he has always used his mother's surname."