As it was the last Sunday before school started, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, who had already finished their holiday homework, would definitely not miss the opportunity to travel, and they signed up to participate in the winter camp organized by the junior high school of Osaka Kaikata Gakuen.

The destination of the winter camp is Appi Kogen Ski Resort, one of Asia's top ski resorts located in northern Iwate Prefecture. It also offers comfortable sulfur hot springs at night, making it a resort not to be missed.

Fujiwara Yu, who should have been resting at home, was currently standing at a ski spot marked as an advanced ski slope in a black ski suit. He was fiddling with the camera in his hand in confusion - who would have thought that he would end up in such a place?

In Hattori Heiji's words, because of the unpleasant murder that happened during his last invitation, this time he specially paid for him to go skiing and soak in hot springs. Unable to refuse the kindness, Fujiwara Yu had to agree to go to Iwate Prefecture with him to participate in the winter camp held by the school.

Before leaving, he received a "task" assigned by Shizuka Hattori, which was to use a camera to record the handsome figure of Heiji while skiing. Otherwise, he would have chosen to stay in the hotel and not go out.

"Brother Takashi, how about we have a competition to see who skis faster?" Hattori Heiji asked with a smile, putting on ski goggles.

How could he possibly skate to the front when he needed to record the video? And this kid, like Rei Furuya, has such a strong desire to win. Fujiwara Yuu, helpless, could only perfunctorily answer:

"Oh, okay, you must be the one skating faster."

"Then I'll go first!"

Fujiwara Yu is no longer at the age of having a competitive spirit. He started calmly and held up the camera to film Hattori Heiji skiing. Instead of thinking about how to make the video more stable, he thought about how to control the speed to the right frequency.

After all, for him, Hattori's skiing speed was too conservative and a bit slow.

Seriously, the brat deliberately ran to the advanced ski slope to show off, but his skiing speed dropped so much... I didn't expect that giving someone a break would be such a difficult thing.

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At the foot of the advanced ski slope at Appi Plateau Ski Resort, Kazuha Toyama, wearing an orange ski suit, sat on a small stool in the snow, glancing to the left from time to time. She had never expected that she would not be able to participate in the winter camp organized by the school because of a sprained foot after so much effort. It was such a pity.

But if you look up, you can see the endless pure white scenery. There are also sulfur hot springs to soak in at night. After soaking, you can eat local cuisine while watching the snow fireworks. If you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem too regrettable. The little deer who is still in the hospital and can’t participate is even more miserable.

"He Ye, are you okay?"

"If your sprained ankle is really painful, it would be better to go back to the hotel and rest, right?"

When Toyama Kazuha heard her good friend in the same class concerned about her foot injury, she quickly smiled and waved her hand:

"I'm fine. The doctor told me to just be careful. It's boring to stay in the hotel alone. It's nice to watch everyone skiing here. Besides..."

Before she could finish her words, something suddenly blocked her view. Judging from the cold touch, it must be snow.

Toyama Kazuha reached out to brush away the snow on her face, and saw Hattori Heiji standing in front of her, wearing a green ski suit. He took off his ski goggles with one hand, revealing his signature bright smile. But the words he said were truly so powerful that they made one's fists stiffen:

"Oops, sorry, I was wondering why there was a sitting Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva at the ski resort, but it turns out it's a person!"

Hattori Heiji's behavior successfully caused dissatisfaction among the four girls in the same class who were surrounding Toyama Kazuha. They hurriedly brushed the snow off Kazuha and said unhappily:

"Hattori, what are you doing? This is the fifth time today. You need to apologize to Kazuha!"

"Why should I apologize? I only gave her some ice to help her sprained foot heal faster. You don't understand me at all... Ouch!

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Before Hattori Heiji could finish his words, he felt a strong force coming from behind him. Considering that his feet were fixed to the skis and he couldn't move, he knew without thinking that he was about to have close and intimate contact with the snow.

Peng!

He fell hard into the snow, and those who didn't know would think that Hattori Heiji was playing the snow angel game.

The only person who could make him lose face was probably Sosuke Takagi, who had just recovered the "murder weapon", the long legs. He put one hand in his pocket and used the other hand to record this beautiful scene with a camera.

Fujiwara Yuu found it hard to understand how this straight man could win the favor of Toyama Kazuha. He turned his head to look at Kazuha, whose cheeks were slightly flushed, and asked:

"Yuanshan, do you need me to help you teach this kid a lesson?"

"Brother Takashi, haven't you already taken action?" Toyama Kazuha's eyes fell on Hattori Heiji, who was gritting his teeth with snow on his head. In fact, she understood Heiji's intention in her heart, and perhaps that was why she was not angry. This was his concern for her, but his behavior was a bit straight.

"This level doesn't count as physical action."

Fujiwara Yuu looked at Hattori Heiji who was struggling to get up from the snow with a forced smile. When he noticed the snow on his face, he couldn't help but think: This is probably the whitest Hattori has ever been since he was born.

It’s better not to say this, otherwise this kid will get angry again.

"By the way, have you heard of it? There is a very famous snow girl legend on this mountain." The girl with the hairband looked at the snow on the distant mountains and couldn't help but think of the snow girl legend that the teacher had told her, and asked aloud.

"Snow Girl?"

"Yes, it's said that there lives a beautiful woman in this mountain, dressed in a white dress that shimmers with silver light. Whenever she sees a handsome man entering the mountain, she will seduce him with her blizzard-like song and ask him if he would be willing to trade her dress for something valuable."

Hattori Heiji raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He pointed his index finger at Takashi Sosuke who was checking the camera and said cheerfully:

"Handsome man? You mean Brother Yingsi? Brother Yingsi, you better be careful not to be seduced by the Snow Girl!"

"Officer Takashi won't be fooled. Only stupid men would be tempted by the snow-white skin of a snow girl!" The girl with the hairband immediately retorted. She really liked this older handsome detective. He was handsome and gave people a sense of security. He was simply an ideal boyfriend.

Fujiwara Yuu wasn't particularly interested in this Snow Woman legend. After confirming that the video in the camera was correct, he put it in his waist bag and continued speaking.

"Will the next plot be that the Snow Girl wants the man's heart, and then the man's body is found?"

"Officer Takashi is truly a formidable detective, absolutely right!" The girl with the headband practically clapped her hands in applause. "Not only that, but when they found him, there were no silver clothes in the man's bag, only a pile of snow. And I hear people die whenever a snowstorm hits this mountain. A similar incident happened here four years ago."

Fujiwara Yuu frowned at this. He was quite sensitive to the word "case." He didn't know why a sense of foreboding came over him... Was there going to be a snowstorm today? Was it too late for him to leave now?

He really didn't want to experience the feeling of being forced to work overtime on his holiday for the second time.