Chapter 75 Chapter 75 How dare you assume my gender!

Takagi Shigeru was completely stunned. He looked at Olga, then terrifiedly at the burns on Daitaka and Yang's faces. He could not in any way associate such a seemingly fragile little girl with such an unwarranted act of burning someone's face.

Kudo Shinichi's mouth twitched, as if he was about to speak but hesitated. He seemed to have some recollection of the red-haired girl's identity. If she was indeed the girl he remembered...this behavior didn't seem out of place.

Megure Juzo stroked his chin with one hand and looked at Olga in a dilemma.

She was hurt, of course. The burns on Daying and Yang's faces were definitely not fake. But...

Olga is an American citizen; Megure Juzo is a Japanese police officer; as for this plane, it probably belongs to a European airline; which country's airspace are they in now? Probably on the high seas...

Honestly, as a detective, Megure Jusan wasn't very good at handling these kinds of civil cases. And based on what he'd learned from his fellow police officers—everything hinged on a simple trick—reconciliation, commonly known as private settlement.

Unfortunately, Megure Juzo is not good at fooling people.

Da Ying and Yang waved their fists, threatening to sue Olga. Olga responded with a simple, "Okay, I'll wait." Although her tone was calm and expressionless, she was more heartwarming than those seemingly arrogant individuals.

As she spoke, she glanced casually at Daying Heyang's girlfriend, Amano Kan, who had been silent since a while ago, and then said meaningfully, "I hope you can still live to see that time."

Tian Yejian was staring at the ground with his eyes downcast, and his hands clasped in front of him were rubbing nervously. He looked absent-minded and out of touch with the situation.

Kudo Shinichi noticed Olga's gaze and also looked at Tenno Kan, but didn't find anything unusual - it's normal to be nervous and anxious because of worrying about your boyfriend, right?

Thinking of this, Kudo Shinichi looked at Olga again, and happened to meet Olga's gaze. He saw this strange guy raised his lips towards him, with a playful look in his eyes.

*

The farce seemed to have come to an end.

Olga returned to business class to play games, while Taiying and Yang were persuaded to simply treat their wounds. While doing so, he kept shouting at Olga's back, saying he was about to become a millionaire and would definitely make Olga look bad.

Olga almost laughed when she heard this - even if she was really sued, she could hire the best legal team in the United States to defend her - it was impossible for ordinary people to sue her, even if the evidence was solid.

Oh no, it should be said that even without a lawyer to defend her, she would have a way to make those judges who are used to glaring and groaning declare her not guilty.

Of course, even if there was a one in ten million chance that Olga was found guilty by the judge, she would at most have to pay a small amount of money, which would definitely not be more than what she spent on a shopping trip. At that time, it would at most be considered her spending money for fun.

She was happy to spend money to hurt others. After all, she really hated secondhand smoke.

*

The plane didn't stay quiet for long.

Before Olga could even finish her fourth game, the lights in the aisle of the plane came back on and the voice of a flight attendant came over the radio, asking if there were any medical staff among the passengers and requesting help, saying that someone on the plane was suffering from a sudden emergency.

Olga yawned calmly and continued to play the game calmly amid the bustling crowd.

It wasn't until she was at the critical moment of the sixth game that a familiar voice rang in her ears: "Hello."

Olga ignored him and tapped the screen quickly with her fingertips, looking like a shark with red eyes.

"Hello--"

The voice dragged on a little more, sounding somewhat speechless.

Olga still ignored him. After the character she controlled died, she flipped through the store catalog with her fingertips, picked and chose for a long time, and then put on armor for herself.

"Hey!" Olga seemed to hear the owner of the voice take a deep breath, and then suddenly speed up the speech, "This is not how you play this game. Sell that armor and buy-"

…

"[Defeat!]"

The game made a friendly sound, accompanied by the image of the crystal tower exploding.

Olga: “…”

Olga took a deep breath, smiled, turned her head, and as expected, she saw Kudo Shinichi staring at the phone screen with a blank expression.

"What can I do for you?"

Kudo Shinichi shuddered. Olga was clearly smiling, but why did he find her smile so creepy for no reason?

After rubbing the non-existent goose bumps on his arms, Kudo Shinichi whispered to Olga as if giving a secret signal: "Arthas?"

Olga continued to smile: "Ah, it seems that your memory has not degenerated to the point of no return!"

"...Why are you being so sarcastic?"

Olga's smile widened. "After all, I just lost a game! Under your wise and powerful guidance!"

Kudo Shinichi was stunned: "I clearly——"

Then he shut up under Olga's kind eyes. Although Kudo Yukiko always complained about his low emotional intelligence, his intuition was still quite accurate...

"So, what's up?" Olga put away her phone, rubbed her face, and returned to her expressionless state.

Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw how quickly her expression changed, but he remained calm on the surface: "Actually-"

He looked around cautiously, then bent down, covered his face with his hands, and whispered in Olga's ear, "That big eagle and the foreigner are dead."

"Daying Heyang?" Olga briefly recalled the name, then leaned back in her chair with disinterest, "Oh."

Kudo Shinichi seemed dissatisfied with her nonchalant attitude: "Hey, woman...don't be so cold!"

What Kudo Shinichi wanted to say was that the deceased had just had a conflict with Olga shortly before his death, so Olga could barely be considered one of the suspects at the moment, even though no one saw her go to the economy class later.

But he suddenly saw Olga turn around and raise her index finger at him. "First of all, you can't assume my gender. So, calling me a 'woman' without your permission is extremely offensive."

"ha?"

"If you must use pronouns to describe me, please use 'they/them/theirs', thank you." Olga said calmly in the face of Kudo Shinichi's increasingly wide eyes, "I self-identify as a fluid gender."

Kudo Shinichi's eyes widened, his mouth hanging open, and he was speechless for a moment. Is this an American?! She was so normal as a child!

Finally, Kudo Shinichi raised his hands in surrender: "Yes, yes, it's okay even if you say your gender is an attack helicopter. Please, now follow me to the crime scene--"

"That's my second point," Olga interrupted Kudo Shinichi and made a "two" gesture. "The culprit is obviously the smoker's girlfriend, the woman with short hair."

After she finished speaking, Olga saw Kudo Shinichi blinked, then blinked again, and stared at her with a confused look on his face for a long time.

"What? Is there something else?" Olga didn't want to continue looking at Kudo Shinichi. It felt weird.

Kudo Shinichi opened and closed his mouth for a long time, and finally asked a somewhat silly question: "How did you know?"

He had just inspected the crime scene—the restroom where Daying and Yang died. He had questioned several suspects who he had seen using the restroom and searched their belongings, but to no avail.

Could it be that Olga had already deduced the murderer from the business class cabin separated by a curtain?

With this thought, Kudo Shinichi's blazing detective spirit took a slight hit. Olga, who had always been what Kudo Yukiko called "the other kid," was now even better at deduction than him?!

But Olga said calmly: "This is the intuition from the 'attack helicopter'."

Kudo Shinban looked at her with half-mooned eyes, and at the same time, some of the young man's competitive spirit was aroused. So, he raised his chin slightly with a rather coquettish look.

"Inference without evidence is untenable. So, come with me to the crime scene, Arthas, and see who can find the evidence first and deduce the murderer."

"But I'm not a detective." Olga suddenly leaned over to Kudo Shinichi and straightened the collar of his sweater while he was stunned. She said softly, "Detective, this is your job."

Kudo Shinichi vaguely felt a faint scent of cherry blossoms lingering around his nose. It was cold, but pleasant.

Before he could come to his senses, Olga pushed his shoulder again, causing him to stand up straight but then stumble a step before he could steady himself.

"Go, Mr. Detective, and find the murderer."

He heard her say this.

*

As Olga said, the murderer turned out to be the deceased's girlfriend, Amano Kan.

So, was she just guessing or did she actually figure it out? Kudo Shinichi's desire to win was aroused.

"Hey, Shinichi, what were you doing in the business class just now?" After getting off the plane, Mouri Ran, who was following Kudo Shinichi, asked.

"It's an acquaintance." Kudo Shinichi was thinking about something, so his answer was absent-minded.

"Eh? An acquaintance." Mao Lilan was stunned, then hesitated, "Should I go say hello?"

Wouldn't it be rude if I didn't say hello?

Kudo Shinichi finally came back to his senses. He scratched the back of his head and laughed, "No need. Actually, I'm not particularly familiar with that guy. We just met a few times when we were kids."

As they spoke, Kudo Shinichi had already surpassed Mao Lilan by several steps, but he was still thinking about something and obviously didn't notice this. Mao Lilan stood there, frowning at Kudo Shinichi's back. Then, she put her hands on her hips and took two quick steps to catch up with him: "If you don't know each other well, why are you talking for so long?"

"Because she figured out the murderer before me." While thinking, Kudo Shinichi inadvertently said what was in his mind.

"Huh?" This time, Ran Mouri was genuinely surprised. She knew Kudo Shinichi, and his expression didn't seem like he was lying. Somehow, Ran Mouri suddenly remembered Hattori Heiji from Kansai. Although they had never met, they had once been at a ski resort in junior high school, and it was said that Hattori Heiji had found the murderer before Shinichi.