Mai Lin Meijia's murder plot was completely exposed after the police thoroughly searched the area around where the bus stopped.

A short distance ahead from where the bus stopped, there was a rather inconspicuous side road. Because it was surrounded by weeds and bushes, it didn't even look like a road.

But in fact, cars can drive across, and at the end of the road is an abandoned building.

It used to be a small hospital, but after it became ruins, it was carefully renovated and decorated.

As Yoruichi Toyama listened to the report from the officers at the scene to Detective Takagi over the phone, he suddenly remembered the case where he first met Akechi.

The ruins on Izu Gunkanjima Island have also been transformed into a murder prison.

However, the small building in this incident did not have any strange architectural design, but rather had small bombs and incendiary bombs placed in several places.

At first glance, it looks as if all those who stray into it are to be buried alive.

However, since Mika Maki's goal is to let her daughter, who is also a passenger on the train, inherit Shiho Shimura's property, she will definitely ensure that she is safe and sound.

So those things were just a smokescreen.

The truly deadly weapon was later found by the police.

A pack of instant noodles, which appeared to be in a break room, was found to be highly toxic, and behind a decorative picture frame in the restroom, there were also countless poison needles.

It is likely that Mai Lin Meijia will use some means to lead her "target" to a dead end.

Yoruichi Toyama, who knew exactly what those methods were but couldn't say them aloud, wasn't too bothered.

Mai Lin Meijia has already confessed to premeditated murder, and given her mental state, it is unlikely that she will recant her confession or try to stall the police again.

In her plan, everyone in the car, including herself, would go into the small building.

Therefore, she wouldn't care if her fingerprints or other traces were left at the scene.

Now that the plan has never been carried out, everything will become evidence to convict her.

The rest of the work can be handed over to the police.

Relieved, Yoruichi Toyama looked around again and discovered that Kindaichi, who had been staring at Mika Muneko earlier, was gone.

When Takagi and the others took stock of the passengers who were witnesses, they discovered that he was chatting and laughing with a nurse at the nurses' station, and they had even exchanged phone numbers.

As a result, Miyuki, enraged and embarrassed, grabbed her ear and dragged her back to the ward.

Because of the hypnotic gas, the passengers will need to stay in the hospital for a day to ensure they are healthy before being discharged.

Yoruichi Toyama managed to hitch a ride in a police car and went back to the Metropolitan Police Department with Takagi and the others.

I had planned to take a taxi back to Fudomyama after completing the supplementary statement, but before I even left the office, I saw a figure rushing in.

"Officer Takagi, Officer Nanjo," Akemi greeted them perfunctorily, focusing only on the last sentence, "Is Yoruichi alright?"

Yoruichi Toyama coughed lightly, standing there somewhat helplessly, accepting Akemi's gaze fixed on him.

"Um, I..." Akemi panicked as soon as she met Toyama Yoru's gaze, and stammered, "I forgot, your wallet is with me, and you don't have any money for the bus..."

"No, it's nothing..." Yoruichi stammered, "I'm... fine..."

"Akemi, I...I'm sorry..."

Akemi, who had been somewhat flustered, suddenly calmed down and smiled quietly.

“Idiot,” she said, interrupting Yoruichi Toyama’s inexplicable apology, “you got caught in the rain again?”

Although it was a question, she didn't seem to need any answer.

Then he reached out and took Yoruichi Toyama's hand.

"Officer Takagi, Officer Nanjo, if there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."

Under Nanjo's meaningful gaze, Yoruichi Toyama was dragged out of the office like a child.

"Young people!" Nanjo sighed with a smile only after the two figures disappeared from sight. "They even made their tiffs so obvious."

Takagi, who also smelled the dog food, scoffed.

"That guy Yuanshan usually seems pretty clever, but when it comes to girls, he's like a block of wood!"

"I'm afraid we'll be completely at their mercy!"

...

Yuanshan was still a little dazed when he got off the bus and went home, even though he was being pulled onto the bus by Mingmei.

Ai and Taro sat side by side on the sofa, both staring at him with scrutinizing eyes.

“So,” she said to her sister, looking at Yoruichi Toyama, “you’ve decided to give this man another chance?”

"I just want to hear his explanation." Mingmei's attitude was quite calm, even with a slight smile.

She beckoned to Yoruichi Toyama to sit on the sofa, and Yoruichi Toyama mechanically walked over and sat up straight, looking a little nervous.

Ai, standing beside him, scrutinized him for a moment, then couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"What an idiot..."

That's what she said, but while muttering to herself, she ignored Taro's struggles and forcibly carried him away.

Only Yoruichi Toyama and Akemi remained, sitting silently facing each other.

"Yoruichi..."

"Um, Akemi..."

The two people started speaking almost simultaneously, but stopped at the same time because the other was speaking.

Akemi's smile spread even wider and she couldn't stop it.

"Then listen to me first," she said, taking the initiative to continue.

"Yoruichi, I think Ai has a point. I've always been really bad at relationships."

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