Chapter 33

The shadow was getting closer and closer, with muffled breathing coming one after another, a sharp and cold voice whistling in the ears, and the doll's sinister smile coming and going, and the crisis was approaching in an instant.

Kojima Genta's body trembled nervously. He swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "Who's coming?"

The light of the small flashlight flickered, and as the shadow gradually approached, the light, which was not very bright at first, became a little dazzling.

Edogawa Conan squinted his eyes and only saw a slender figure.

The figure resembles the missing Yaki Aika.

Wu Qimingxiang was gasping for breath, her face was pale and bloodless, and she was in extreme fear. After seeing them, her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.

Her hair was wet with sweat, and she pointed behind her with exhausted fingers: "Budou, something has dragged Budou away."

The tense atmosphere was instantly aroused, and Kojima Genta took a few steps back with cold sweat all over his body.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya opened his eyes wide in fear: "Is it a doll?!"

Yaki Akika was in a particularly bad state, her body shaking uncontrollably like a frightened bird. She nodded, "Yes, it was the doll... It suddenly appeared behind Budou, and then..."

The next words stopped in her mouth, and before she could finish, the overwhelming sorrow made her cover her face and burst into tears.

Tamura Kazuma looked at Yaki Aika nervously. Hearing her hesitation, she spoke with disbelief in her tone, "Could it be that Budou...?"

"But didn't Mr. Koita go to see Miss Yaki? Why is he over there?" Kojima Genta said in confusion.

"Oh, yes. And how did Miss Yaki leave the room? Was she really kidnapped by the doll?" asked Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya.

Yaki Mingxiang lifted her face from her hands, wiped the tears from her face, and calmed her breathing. Her broken voice couldn't hide her sorrow, "I don't know. I saw a clue and couldn't help but follow. Maybe you didn't notice me... I ended up there in a daze, and when I turned around, I saw Budou. I was about to ask him about it when a doll suddenly appeared and dragged him away."

"The dolls here are all alive. They will return to their original positions if they fall. And I have confirmed that they are definitely not mechanisms. There is really something wrong with this horror house." Ya Qi Mingxiang grabbed Tamura Kazuma's arm tightly, and the whole person was in a state of panic.

"We have to contact the staff and escape quickly."

"Did Ms. Yaki also encounter a doll?" Kojima Genta said blankly, "We also encountered a doll that returned to its original position by itself."

The icy chill gradually crept up the backs of several people. The young boys of the Junior Detective Team were frightened and looked towards the end of the dark corridor from time to time.

Starting with the weird doll, several elementary school students from the Junior Detective Team have determined that there is something wrong with this horror house, and some horrific situations have occurred that cannot be explained by science.

"But the intercom is with Mr. Koita." Yoshida Ayumi said hesitantly.

When they just entered the horror house, the walkie-talkie given to them by the staff was snatched away by Kosakabe Dou, saying that he was afraid that these little ghosts would use the walkie-talkie to press random buttons.

The result is the current situation.

"How about we go back the same way?" Kojima Motota suggested cautiously.

"But Genta, do you remember which road we just came from?" asked Ayumi Yoshida.

The dark corridor seemed to be copied and pasted, and it was impossible to tell where the original path was.

"What should I do?" Kojima Genta was depressed.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya looked in the direction where Yaki Aika was running and said, "We can only go and save Mr. Koita."

"But what about the doll?" Kojima Genta was a little scared.

"Genta, we are the Junior Detective League, how can we be afraid of dolls!" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya shouted to Genta Kojima.

"We must rescue Mr. Xiaoban, then get the walkie-talkie and escape!"

Looking at the suddenly excited Young Detective Team, Conan Edogawa sighed and followed behind them with Haibara Ai.

He stopped and turned sideways, his glasses glaring sharply at Yaki Meika and Tamura Kazuma who were standing still, and called out in a childish voice, "That's strange, aren't big brother and big sister going to rescue Xiaoban brother together?"

Yaki Aika and Tamura Kazuma were stunned for a moment, and their faces suddenly darkened.

"How could that be? We must go and rescue Budou." Yaki Akika said with a smile on her face.

The brave young detectives rushed to the place that Yaki Akika mentioned, holding small flashlights.

Conan Edogawa secretly keeps an eye on Yaki Aika and Tamura Kazuma, who make him feel something is wrong.

"To be honest, these two people look more like a boyfriend and girlfriend." Haibara Ai said in a low voice.

The courageous calls of the Young Detectives became a natural cover.

Edogawa Conan was stunned for a moment, and finally found where the sense of incongruity lay.

It is true that Yaki Akika does seem to have a closer relationship with Tamura Kazuma, but why did Tamura Kazuma's worried expression look so fake when Yaki Akika disappeared for the first time?

It seems like he is pretending.

“Tick-tock—”

The slight sound of dripping liquid was keenly noticed by Conan Edogawa. He frowned and looked around with a flashlight.

What sound?

"ah--!!"

A scream interrupted Edogawa Conan's thoughts. He suddenly looked up and looked in the direction of the scream.

It was Ayumi Yoshida's scream.

"Ayumi?!"

Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara quickly rushed into the room past Ayaka Yaki and Kazuma Tamura.

Ayumi Yoshida was squatting on the ground, while Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima beside her looked terrified, as if they had seen something extremely scary.

The small flashlight that fell to the ground rolled a few times, illuminating the scene ahead.

Kosakabe fell to the ground in a twisted position, his dull eyes wide open. Blood from his forehead covered his entire face, dripping down his cold skin onto the ground. A pool of blood spread, and the blood continued to drip, making a dripping sound.

Conan Edogawa rushed forward to confirm that Kosakabeto was dead.

"How could this be? Budou!" Ya Qi Mingxiang shouted in disbelief.

Tamura Kazuma also looked surprised.

"Conan, is that a doll?" asked Kojima Genta, pointing to a golden object nearby.

Conan Edogawa was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned his head to look at the place where Genta Kojima pointed.

When I first came in, the lighting was dim, and I didn't notice what was next to Kosakabe. The blond doll was shattered and covered in blood. Half of its face was smashed, leaving only one eyeball. The corner of its bright red mouth was cracked into a strange and terrifying arc.

"Is this doll the one that fell on the ground before...?" asked Kojima Genta in a low voice.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya looked timid, obviously he was also frightened.

"Could it be that the doll killed Buto?!" said Kazuma Tamura.

"The doll has come for revenge?"

This doll...

"Haibara, hurry up and contact the staff to call the police." Edogawa Conan shouted to Haibara as he ran out of the room.

He turned on the flashlight on his watch, pieced together his memory, and ran to the room where he first saw the doll.

Fortunately, Edogawa Conan's memory was correct. He found the room, opened the door, and quickly swept the flashlight towards the chair.

No.

The blond creepy doll disappeared.

He gasped, looked around but couldn't find the doll, and a chill ran down his spine.

Is there really something supernatural in this horror house?

When the flashlight flashed through the door of the inner room, a line suddenly connected in Edogawa Conan's head.

He knew.

From the very beginning, Yaki Akika had never left the room. Tamura Kazuma used the information gap to cover for her, making them mistakenly believe that Yaki Akika was kidnapped by the doll.

Oh no, Yuantai and the others are in danger.

The black shadow stood behind Edogawa Conan. He raised the chair in his hand and a sinister and weird smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The huge sense of crisis made Edogawa Conan's nerves jump. He turned around and noticed a black shadow in his eyes under the lenses, and at the same time, the chair was smashed down.

The pain he had imagined did not appear. He was protected by someone and rolled around, becoming completely confused.

After reacting, Edogawa Conan's eyes reflected the golden brown hair, and he said in surprise: "Mr. Amuro!"

Amuro Toru helped Edogawa Conan up and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, that guy just now!" Edogawa Conan hurriedly looked towards the location of the black shadow, and after seeing it clearly, he was a little confused.

Eh? Penguin?

The chair lifted by the shadow was firmly grasped by the penguin-clad figure. Its round body was totally out of place in the terrifying space and also looked funny.

"Come and help me, it takes a lot of strength to wear this thing." The chubby Mr. Penguin shouted urgently.

The man hiding in the darkness looked at the penguin in surprise and subconsciously tried to pull the chair back but failed. He gritted his teeth and lifted the chair up, blocking the penguin's view and quickly ran away.

Matsuda Jinpei's vision was already obstructed by the penguin costume he was wearing. The movement of the black shadow made him subconsciously step back half a step. As soon as he threw the chair in his hand aside, there was no trace of the black shadow in front of his sight.

Jinpei Matsuda took off his penguin mask and the phone in his pocket rang. He saw a call from Akifusa Kurokawa.

"Hello?" Jinpei Matsuda answered the phone casually.

The other party's lazy voice made Kurokawa Akishige furious. He looked at the latest system notification about damaged items and sneered, "Matsuda, you haven't taken care of that person yet, have you?"

Matsuda Jinpei held the phone a little further away and said nonchalantly, "Something unexpected happened and someone ran away."

"Run away?" Kurokawa Akishige's eyes were filled with shock.

Can it still run?

This mod is useless, let's change it.

Conan Edogawa was stunned when he saw Matsuda Jinpei taking off his hood. He suddenly realized: "You are the maintenance worker from the other day."

Hearing the voice, Matsuda Jinpei looked at Edogawa Conan, and recalling their previous encounter, he raised an eyebrow: "It's you, the kid who was kidnapped by the brat principal."

Amuro Toru was a little surprised: "Does Conan also know Matsuda?"

Edogawa Conan nodded: "Yeah, when we were at the amusement park before, it was thanks to the help of Brother Matsuda and the director."

Matsuda Jinpei recalled: "Your head was covered in blood at that time."

"Is it all blood?" Amuro Toru asked unclearly, with inquiry in his purple-gray eyes.

Edogawa Conan instantly understood Amuro Toru's eyes and laughed dryly: "I was just too playful at the time and accidentally fell down."

The perceptive Jinpei Matsuda stopped talking.

Just as Edogawa Conan was about to change the subject, he suddenly remembered something and said quickly, "By the way, Mr. Amuro, Genta and the others are in danger!"

After briefly understanding the situation, Amuro Toru looked serious, "So there are two murderers?"

"Leave this matter to us." Matsuda Jinpei put the penguin headgear on Edogawa Conan. He put the doll costume aside and stretched his limbs: "I haven't had a good exercise for a long time."

Matsuda Jinpei smiled and said to Amuro Toru, "Are you too old to move?"

Amuro Toru's lips curled up, his purple-gray eyes challenging him. "What are you talking about? It can be solved in three minutes. You should worry about yourself, the guy who has been lying there for three years."