1 a.m., courtyard.
It started to drizzle. A small figure squatted in the grass, hugging his knees, holding a wooden stick, and drawing circles on the ground while mumbling something.
2 a.m., on the second floor of the hotel.
Kidd lay on his back and moved the quilt to the door so that he could monitor the corridor in the most comfortable position.
Makoto Sakaki sat by the window, holding a cigarette in his mouth and staring out the window.
"I said..."
Kidd, who was lying at the door, whispered:
"Why hasn't the prisoner come yet?"
"Isn't he going to take action?"
“The first element of catching a thief is patience.”
Sakaki Makoto said without turning his head:
"You never know when the criminal will choose to act. Yesterday it was 4 a.m., today it might be 2 or 3 a.m...."
"oh..."
3 a.m., on the third floor of the hotel.
"Xiao Ai, aren't you going to sleep yet?"
The bright moonlight shone on the windowsill. Mao Lilan woke up halfway and found Miss Miyano sitting at the door, with the bedding neatly laid out and untouched.
"Um."
Miss Miyano nodded and responded:
"I'm not sleepy yet."
"Are you waiting for the thief from last night?"
Lifting the quilt, Mao Lilan sat next to Miss Miyano:
"Mr. Sakaki actually left you alone to watch over you. Isn't he worried that the criminal will hurt you?"
"Hurt me?"
Miss Miyano turned around suddenly and said in surprise:
"The prisoner?"
"Yes, didn't a thief break into a house and kill the owner a few days ago in Tokyo? There are too many cruel criminals these days, so it's always better to be careful."
With a slight smile, Miss Miyano took out the Colt M1911 hidden under her scarlet yukata and said:
"I think if the criminal really dares to attack me, he will regret it... You go to sleep, I will watch here alone."
"never mind."
Mao Lilan said:
"Just in case, I'd better go with you."
"Thanks."
Tick-tick-tick-tick...
The clock on the wall kept swinging, the hour hand slowly moving in a circle, 4 a.m., 5 a.m., 6 a.m....
The sky was getting brighter, the mist of morning glow enveloped the hot spring hotel, the breeze was blowing gently, and the whole Hakone seemed like a fairyland.
Crash!
Conan opened the door angrily and came back with bags all over his body and dark circles under his eyes.
“Ouch!!!”
Conan's kick landed solidly on Kidd's body. His body suddenly bent like a cooked shrimp, his cheeks twisted together, he covered his lower abdomen and let out a painful scream.
"I was outside feeding mosquitoes all night, and you guys were sleeping soundly!"
Back in the room, Conan saw Kidd sleeping soundly and became furious:
"The prisoner didn't take any action at all!"
From midnight to 6 a.m., Sakaki Makoto and his companions guarded all the main roads leading to the third floor of the hotel, but they found no trace of the criminal.
An entire night was wasted just like that.
At 5 a.m., Kidd finally fell asleep, but before he had slept for an hour...
Conan used his "justice" big foot to teach him a lesson, warning him not to play around at important intersections, otherwise it would easily lead to traffic accidents.
Sakaki Makoto yawned, his mental state a little sluggish. He was very sleepy after staying up all night.
"No action, no action..."
Sakaki Makoto stood up. The ashtray on the table was already full of cigarette butts:
"I'm going to wash my face and take a nap in the morning."
According to the arrangement of the program team, the recording will be completed this afternoon and we will be able to return to Tokyo before 7pm. By then...
The prisoner no longer had a chance to act.
Unfortunately...
The true identity of the organization's undercover agent has not yet been discovered.
"I'll go up to find Ranae-chan and the others."
Conan thought that his wounded little heart needed the care of his childhood sweetheart, so he ran upstairs, only to find Mouri Ran knocking on Yoko Okino's door.
"Rannai-chan!"
"Conan?"
Mao Lilan blinked:
"What happened to you? You have so many lumps on your arms?"
"Bitten by mosquitoes..."
"Really? Come here."
Mao Lilan bent down and picked up Conan, and used her fingernails to pinch a cross on the red envelope, and suddenly...
Conan felt that the wound was no longer itchy.
“Ha~~”
The door opened, and sleepy Yoko Okino came out in slippers:
"What's wrong? There are still two hours before the show shooting..."
"Sister Yoko, did you sleep well last night?"
Conan asked quickly:
"You're not in danger, are you?"
"No..."
Yoko Okino says:
"It seemed to rain last night, and the wind was quite strong. The windows kept shaking."
"wind?"
Conan was stunned for a moment. He had been squatting in the yard last night, and he could hear everything that happened outside. It did drizzle a little last night, but...
There's no wind!
Why did Yoko Okino say the wind was strong?
Thinking of this, Conan jumped out of Mao Lilan's arms, took off his shoes in front of the room, and rushed in quickly.
"Conan?"
Mao Lilan, Miss Miyano and Okino Yoko hurriedly chased after them, somewhat confused.
In the room, Rena Mizunashi also woke up and was combing her hair.
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