Chapter 038 Black Wolf Team (Part 3)
Seeing that Higashino Hiroshi had been gone for so long, Yuichi Hatori felt a little confused and came out to look for him.
He was even more confused when he saw several people standing at the toilet door.
"What happened?" He walked up to Dong Yexi and asked.
"Uh...someone was peeping from outside the bathroom." Dong Yexi explained.
Hatori Yui looked at him in shock: "Someone is watching you?!"
Higashino immediately shook his head: "No, no. I had already come out. It was player Hyuga who found out."
After hearing this, Hatori Yui's clenched fists loosened.
After this incident happened, Gong You immediately contacted the captain Ming An Shuugo, handed the matter over to him, covered for Hinata Shoyo, and asked him to go to the lounge to change clothes.
After Ming An Shuugo found out, he contacted the club manager, who happened to be with Maori Kogoro, so they rushed over together.
Hinata Shoyo took a quick shower, changed his clothes, and returned to the scene.
Maori Kogoro stood by the window, leaning out with his upper body. He asked, "Did the Hinata player see that person clearly?"
Hinata Shoyo shook his head and said, "No. I was actually facing away from the window at the time, but I accidentally turned my head and saw a figure outside the window out of the corner of my eye. I didn't even notice what he was wearing or whether he was a man or a woman."
Dong Yexi asked, "Did you pay attention to his height?"
Hinata Shoyo frowned and thought for a while before saying, "He should be around 1.6 meters tall."
"That's most likely a girl." Kogoro Mouri confirmed.
"I don't think so." Edogawa Conan dangled his feet in the air, leaned over the window and pointed downwards, "There's a height difference between the outside and the inside."
Maori Kogoro glanced down at him, grabbed his collar, and threw him aside. "I thought of that, too. I want you to tell me!"
"Dad!" Ran Mouri immediately caught Conan and looked at her father with a reproachful look.
Kogoro Mouri coughed lightly and looked away guiltily.
However, Edogawa Conan was lying in Xiaolan's arms with his whole face flushed red.
Kogoro Mouri climbed out of the window. After comparing, everyone found that the height difference between indoor and outdoor was about 15 to 20 centimeters.
Based on the information provided by Hinata Shoyo, it can be inferred that the peeper is about 1.7 to 1.8 meters tall.
"That rules out girls," said the manager.
"No," Ming An Shuugo said, "Among the fans who came to visit this time, there is a girl who is nearly 5 feet 4 inches tall."
Higashino looked at Hatori Yuiichi and asked, "You were staying in the meeting room the whole time. Did you see her come out?"
Hatori Yui nodded and said, "Not only that, during that time, three other people besides her left the meeting room, and their heights were all within this range."
The manager frowned and said, "There is a window in the corridor near the meeting room, and we can climb out directly. And that is also a blind spot for surveillance, so we can't capture anything at all." The surveillance cameras in the club were only installed in important locations. They were not directly aimed at long corridors and meaningless places like this, and there were large gaps in the middle.
Standing on the ground again, Edogawa Conan regained his composure and said, "It could also be an insider. After all, visitors are probably not familiar with the structure here."
The manager's expression changed: "How is this possible? Our staff..."
Ming An Xiu Wu said, "I think what the kid said makes sense. We can't rule out the suspicion of an insider."
The manager glanced at him, raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows: "If this is really an inside job, it will be a big deal." Insiders know a lot of team secrets. If they spread the news, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Ming An Shuugo thought for a moment and said, "In order not to alert the enemy, we will continue with our afternoon activities. All qualified staff members will be gathered at the training ground. Mr. Maori, please observe."
Maori Kogoro nodded and said, "Okay."
The manager sighed and said, "Just do as you say."
Higashino also said: "We will also help observe those ten fans."
Ming An Xiu Wu smiled and said, "Thank you."
In the afternoon, fans were taken to the training ground and were excited to see the team members standing by.
When they learned that they would be warming up and playing training games with the players, they wanted to turn into screaming chickens.
Sakuhaya Shinta pointed at himself and said, "We want to do that too?" Wasn't he on vacation today? Why did he have to train in a different location?
Dong Yexi suggested: "Then let's give the opportunity to others."
Hatori Yui had no objection either.
Finally, the ten fans, excluding two older fans, the remaining eight were divided into two teams, with three more players added to each team to make a total of seven teams.
Mingan Shugo, Sakuhaya Seiomi, and the libero Inunaki Shion joined Team One, while Kido Kotaro, Miya Yuu, and Hinata Shoyo joined Team Two. Hinata Shoyo served as the libero for Team Two.
The other players have also warmed up and are ready to replace fans who are unable to play.
At the same time, the manager used the excuse of needing an atmosphere group to coax all the club staff to come and watch.
Maori Kogoro looked at the crowd of people and couldn't help but twitch his mouth twice: "So many people?!"
Edogawa Conan's eyes went dark. He couldn't just rely on his eyes to find the peeper and the one threatening Miya Yu among so many people.
It seems like he is going to start the cute and witty mode.
Edogawa Conan acts as a socialite among the staff, while Higashino Hiroshi and Hatori Yuiichi observe the suspicious fans on the sidelines.
From time to time, the two of them would lean their heads against each other and discuss in a low voice, which made Sakuhayano Shinta beside them very confused.
What was there to discuss about a practice match involving so many amateurs? He simply found it hilarious.
Is this how couples communicate?
Sakusaya Shinta propped up his chin, watching the two of them from the field, trying to learn a thing or two from them.
Originally, Dong Yexi didn't think that he could tell the difference just by looking at the eyes, but as time went on, they actually figured out some things.
"That tall girl has been glancing at Gong You out of the corner of her eye." He pointed to Hatori Yui, "Look, now that she's standing behind Gong You, her line of sight is very obvious."
"But I saw her looking at the Hinata players more often," Hatori Yui said. "And when she saw them high-fiving, she made a very subtle expression. It was like... she was trying not to laugh."
Just at this time, Team 2 scored a point. Miya You hugged Hinata Shoyo's neck, and the corners of the girl's mouth began to rise wildly.
Higashino Hi: ...
Could she be a fan of their couple? Seeing the couple showing off their affection in person, who could resist laughing?
Then her suspicion of threatening Gong You was very low. However, her suspicion of peeping into the bathroom with Hinata rose sharply.
The other suspect, also in Team 2, interacted more with Koutarou. Although he looked rather grim and frail, he continued to try and jump.
After receiving praise from Koutarou Koutarou, his whole demeanor brightened up.
He didn't even give Gong You a glance.
Higashino Hi: ...This person must be a fan of Kuroo. The kind who doesn't care about anyone else.
On the other side of the net, a suspect was blocking the ball, but he kept staring at Gong Yoo. Every time Gong Yoo scored on the second attack, they could clearly see his anger level rising.
This person either has an excessive desire to win or has a grudge against Gong You. Pay special attention.
The last one was obviously a sports loser. He didn't catch the ball but kept dodging it, as if he was afraid of being hit to death by the volleyball.
Poor Inunaki Shion, she had to be careful not to be stepped on by him while mopping the floor.
"Has this guy ever even seen a volleyball game?" Hatori Yui frowned. "He looks like he doesn't even understand the rules of volleyball."
Dong Yexi asked, "How did you tell that? I just saw him dodging the whole time. He was just trying to turn volleyball into dodgeball."
Hatori Yui explained, "When he served earlier, he stepped inside the court. Because it was just a recreational game, the referee let him off the hook. It could be said that he was not paying attention. But when he occasionally received the ball, he clearly wanted to hit a combo a few times, but Mingan Shugo caught it."
"Even if you don't exercise often, as a Black Wolves fan, you wouldn't be so unaware of the double foul, right?"
Dong Yexi thought for a moment and said, "What if he's just a casual fan, or a fan of my looks?"
Hatori Yui shook his head. "Ming An Shuugo said these fans are very active online and have been following the team for over two years. It's been two years, so even a casual spectator should know the rule about combos in volleyball."
Dong Yexi was convinced by him.
But does this mean that this person is not a suspect? If he doesn't know volleyball, how could he peek at or intimidate the players?
Higashino Hiroshi saw Conan still talking to the staff in the audience opposite, and temporarily kept this idea.
After all, in the world of Detective Conan, no one knows why the criminal will have malicious intentions.
The two of them could only analyze based on the characters' expressions and actions, but Conan Edogawa was much more powerful. He could quickly identify the suspect with just a few words.
He analyzed that three people among the staff were dissatisfied with Gong You.
One of them was the uncle who was in charge of cleaning the court. The specific reason was unknown, he just heard it from his tone.
Because he said: "Gong Yoo is amazing. But her looks are too flashy."
As a star player, Gong Yoo not only brings victory to the team but also makes money selling merchandise. The club's staff should be happy that they can make a profit. But why does the cleaning man look so disdainful?
The second reason why people dislike Gong Yoo is that he dislikes every tall handsome guy equally...
Not only does he dislike Miya Yu, he also dislikes Sakuhaya Seiomi, Kido Kotaro, Thomas... anyone who is taller than him in the team.
In response, Edogawa Conan said: "Of course volleyball players are tall! Short people are rare! You should change your job! Otherwise, you'll be frustrated every day and die of low self-esteem."
The third person disliked Gong Yoo because they had an argument. He accidentally knocked over Gong Yoo's lunch box and was scolded. He thought Gong Yoo was being petty. It was just a box of rice balls. If he wanted to eat it, he could just ask the cafeteria to make it. Why make such a big deal out of it?
After noting down the three staff members, Edogawa Conan walked aside and sat down, staring at the court.
On the court, Koutarou Bokuto leaped high, and Miya Yuu passed the ball to him accurately. He swung his arm, and the ball broke through the opponent's block, winning a point.
"Yeah~" The two of them celebrated by bumping their chests together.
Edogawa Conan looked at the shining Miya Yu and thought: Excellent people are always envied.
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