Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

After Kitajima Koichi left, Akikawa Sarana looked at the countdown on the panel and saw only one minute left. Knowing that Conan had succeeded, she did not choose to block the signal again.

She was not afraid that Eri Ochi would contact the outside world, or rather, she was fearless.

On the way to Conan's place, Akikawa Sarana briefly told Amuro Toru what had happened before, focusing on telling him Conan's plan. She only picked out the key points of the conversation between her and Ochi Eri.

Amuro Toru immediately understood Akikawa Sarana's idea. He thought about the feasibility of the plan and said, "Although it is a bit risky, it is a good idea. Even if we are not sure why the organization is targeting Mr. Maori again, if this plan succeeds, it will buy us time to continue the investigation. And even if it fails, it will not have any impact on us."

Akikawa Sarana nodded, "That's right. Even if we fail, we have a ready-made excuse to frame him, thanks to the murderer who wrote this suicide note."

She took out the suicide note that she had carefully kept in a transparent bag from her pocket and shook it in front of Toru Amuro.

Amuro Toru chuckled, "Aren't you worried about Conan?"

Hearing him mention Conan and thinking of the baguette he picked up, Akikawa Sarana couldn't help laughing, "I think we don't need to worry about that kid anymore. He has matured a lot and even learned to hide his tracks."

Amuro Toru was a little confused until he saw the unconscious Kento Nomura, Mika Nishikawa who was also lying unconscious on the ground, and a baguette broken into two pieces next to her on the edge of the cliff.

He glanced at Conan, who seemed to be listening carefully to Mao Lilan's criticism, and then looked at the baguette that was broken into two pieces.

Seeing only a few underage children and two people fainted on the ground, Amuro Toru looked at them and asked, "Ms. Xiaolan, where is Mr. Maori?"

Mao Lilan replied: "Conan said that he heard Mr. Nomura knocked Mr. Sanyou unconscious and came here alone, so Dad followed this road to find Mr. Sanyou."

Maori Ran pointed in the direction that Maori Kogoro left. This road was also the road that Akikawa Sarina and Amuro Toru walked yesterday, the path from the forest to the edge of the cliff.

The murderer has fainted here, so they are not worried about Kogoro Mori who is leaving alone and has considerable fighting power.

Akikawa Sarana looked at the snowflakes still flying in the air and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the villa first."

Nomura Kento was frightened and fainted, and Hattori Heiji just pinched his philtrum a few times to wake him up.

The remaining Nishikawa Mika, who was knocked unconscious, was taken back by everyone.

When they returned to the villa, Kogoro Mori also brought Sanyutei Ju back to the villa.

Back in the warm room, everyone tied up Nishikawa Mika temporarily. After dividing into groups to look after Nishikawa Mika, they went back to their rooms to clean themselves up.

Finally, they gathered in the hall again and looked at Mika Nishikawa, who had just woken up and was covered with a blanket and fed some hot soup by Chizuru Kokubo.

"Ms. Nishikawa, can you tell us why you want to kill them?" Kogoro Mori looked at Mika Nishikawa in front of him, who seemed like a completely different person, with an obviously gloomy temperament.

Hearing Kogoro Mori's question, Mika Nishikawa just glanced at Kento Nomura, who was sitting farthest from her and was also restricted in his movements. There was obvious regret in her eyes for not being able to kill Kento Nomura.

Everyone understood her look and turned to look at Nomura Kento. Maori Kogoro said in a deep voice: "Or, Mr. Nomura, you come and explain it."

Because Nomura Kento knocked Sanyutei Ki unconscious, everyone discussed and temporarily restricted Nomura Kento's freedom of movement.

Nomura Kento also looked at Nishikawa Mika in the distance, and after a long while he said, "I think she is trying to avenge her family."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard him speak. It was good that he had the will to speak.

Nomura Kento continued, "The only people who would want to kill several of us at the same time are the relatives of that person. I have been feeling guilty about that person all these years. We were the ones who let him down. We have been looking for his family and want to ask for their forgiveness."

"Who is he?" asked Hattori Heiji.

Nomura Kento lowered his head, with regret in his tone, "He was my best friend..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Nishikawa Mika who suddenly jumped up. She glared at Nomura Kento with red eyes, "Shut up, you have no right to mention him!"

Seeing the expressions of the two people, people who didn't quite understand the situation but often visited various murder scenes also understood what was going on.

Akikawa Sarana, who was leaning against the stairs, glanced at the silent crowd, turned around and walked upstairs.

There are no regular police here in name. Everyone is qualified to interrogate the suspect on the surface. The questions just asked are already the limit. The rest can only be interrogated by regular police.

Toru Amuro noticed it when she turned around, and as they had agreed before, he did not leave with Akikawa Sarana as usual, but remained where he was.

And he had a reasonable reason. Amuro Toru looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Mr. Maori, before we contact the outside world, shall we take turns to watch over them?"

Amuro Toru pointed at Hattori Heiji and Sanyutei Itsuki. There were only four young and strong men present. "Boys, two people in a group, take turns on duty."

The person who was called would naturally not object to Amuro Toru's proposal. Maori Kogoro nodded and said, "Let's do as you said. I will be in a group with Hattori-kun, and you will be in a group with Mr. Sanyou. Hattori-kun and I will go first."

"Then Kokubo and I will continue to prepare lunch for everyone." Kitajima Yukichi said from the side.

Mao Lilan and Yuanshan Kazuha looked at each other and said in unison: "Let's come and help. Miss Kokubo was just injured. Let her rest for a while."

Ochi Eri, who had been silent since everyone came back with Nishikawa Mika, also spoke up, "I'll help prepare lunch too."

Hearing her speak, Mika Nishikawa, who had returned to silence, trembled slightly.

Conan, who was standing next to Ran Mouri, noticed Mika Nishikawa's actions. He glanced at Eri Ochi without leaving a trace.

As expected, Mika Nishikawa knew that Eri Ochi was the one who helped her.

"Hey, Sister Xiaolan."

Before the girls entered the kitchen, Conan pulled the hem of Mouri Ran's clothes, and when Mouri Ran squatted down, he threw the eavesdropping device on his glasses into the hood of the hoodie behind Ran.

After teaching Conan a lesson for running around, Mao Lilan had calmed down. "What's wrong, Conan?"

Conan said to Mao Lilan in a baby voice: "Sister Xiaolan didn't drink hot chocolate just now. She should drink something hot later. Sister Xiaolan also ran in the snow for a long time today. She should pay attention to keep warm and ward off the cold."

He couldn't always appear in front of Ochi Eri, nor could he ask Xiaolan to help keep an eye on her in the name of Uncle Mori as he did before, because that would put Xiaolan in danger. So it was better for him to monitor Ochi Eri with a bug. Although there was no picture, he could hear some sounds, and he thought that Ochi Eri would not do anything with everyone's food.

Hearing Conan's obedient and caring expression, Mao Lilan showed a gentle smile on her face. She raised her hand and touched Conan's head. "Thank you, Conan. I will remember to drink some hot cocoa later."

---To be continued---