Chapter 083 Mountain Villa (End)
Higashino calmed down a bit. He wondered why Nanami hadn't seen him when he was hiding in the bushes, treating him like air, only to find him later when she returned? He hadn't changed the tag, so how could it suddenly stop working?
Is it because the "ignore" effect is only effective when he is motionless?
Pain surged through his hands, and Dong Yexi had to bring his hands close to his face to see the damage. He felt in his pockets and realized his phone was missing. He didn't know where it had gone.
This is the nth cell phone I've sent. The flashlight fell not far away.
He lay on the ground, stretched out his arm to reach the flashlight. When he got it, his palm was stinging again.
He wiped the flashlight with the hem of his shirt, bit the end of it and held it in his mouth, using the weakest light to see the wound on his hand. He picked out the small stones and wood chips on the wound, tore off the two sleeves of his shirt, and bandaged it simply.
Fortunately, he was wearing a coat.
The pain in his palm eased a little, and he shone the flashlight around, but couldn't find the phone, so he gave up.
Anyway, he has already called the police and they will be here soon.
The slope of the hill was very steep, and it was easier to climb up than to walk down. However, he was afraid that the crazy woman was still up there, so he gave up the idea of climbing up himself.
If he was pushed down again, he might not be so lucky and only have his hand injured.
He thought about it and decided to slide down a little to see if the two could be saved.
Shining the flashlight downwards would allow him to use strong light without being noticed by those above him. He saw a tree diagonally below him, moved his legs, and slowly slid over.
He slid this way for quite a while. It was safe, but a bit strenuous on the buttocks. If he hadn't been wearing thick jeans, they would have been worn out by now, and his buttocks would have been exposed.
After a while, Dong Yexi heard a faint groan and immediately moved over there, calling out softly, "Hey, are you still alive?"
Come to think of it, being able to make sounds means being alive!
He changed the subject and said, "Can you still move?"
Tian Chengyouxiong had already lost his ability to move after being electrocuted, and even if he hadn't been pushed down, it would have taken him a long time to recover. Now he had rolled such a long distance, and without the luck of Dong Yexi, he had bumped into several tree trunks, and his whole body was in pain.
Just when he thought he was going to die from the pain, he suddenly heard someone talking in his ear, asking him if he was still alive.
Tian Chengyou's ambition faltered. It was over. He was even hallucinating.
Later, the sounds in his ears grew louder, and he was sure it wasn't an auditory hallucination. However, he didn't think anyone was coming to rescue him. How could the rescue team consist of only one person?
All sorts of ghost stories flashed through his mind.
He once worked for an author who combined the supernatural with suspense, and his writing was very scary!
He asked tremblingly, "Who? Who is it?"
Higashino Hiroshi heard the sound and confirmed that it was Tian Chengyouxiong lying nearby. He moved towards the area with his flashlight. However, his coat got caught on a branch, so he stopped to deal with it.
Tian Chengyouxiong heard someone approaching and bravely turned his head to look. He saw a flashlight quietly suspended in the air, shining a cold light on him, like a fatal aura.
"Ah!!!" Tian Chengyouxiong couldn't help but scream.
Dong Yexi was startled and immediately turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"
Tian Chengyouxiong saw a blurry figure suddenly appear behind the flashlight and nearly fainted with fear. In this desperate situation, his fierce desire to survive erupted, and his previously immobilized body unexpectedly regained some strength. However, it was only enough to retreat a few meters.
"Don't come over here, don't come over here! I'm still alive! I'm not dead yet! It's not my time yet! Don't take me away!"
Dong Yexi paused holding the flashlight, full of confusion: Why was Tian Chengyouxiong so scared?
Tian Chengyouxiong found that the man had disappeared again, leaving only a flashlight. He looked around in panic, saying, "Gone? Where did he go?"
Dong Yexi's eyes flickered when he saw him like this. He can't see me now? Is it really true that if I don't move, I won't be seen?
He thought about it, moved again, and Tian Chengyouxiong's eyes immediately focused on him. When he stopped moving, Tian Chengyouxiong began to look around again.
It turns out that it really only works when you are not moving.
So is it the effect of [invisible man] or the effect of [unattractive appearance]?
Higashino Hiroshi tried to replace the two labels alternately, and tested the final effect through Tian Chengyou's reaction.
These two tags alone don't render a person completely invisible, but they do weaken their presence. It's normal for someone with a low sense of presence to remain unnoticed while standing still. When they move, they'll likely be seen, but it won't leave much of an impression. The combination of these tags enhances this state, achieving complete invisibility when stationary.
If used alone, it is most effective when there are many people around. Because when there are only two people in an environment, even if the person's presence is low, the other person will not ignore him.
After trying out the final effect, Dong Yexi was satisfied and took them all off and replaced them with the [Using Beauty to Act Violently] that he often used at night.
Tian Chengyouxiong, who was forced to serve as an experimental subject, fainted due to extreme fear.
Dong Yexi looked at his somewhat peaceful expression and touched his nose guiltily.
I feel quite embarrassed.
On the other side, Koizumi Kon, who had just woken up from his coma, heard the continuous screams of Tanaka Tomoo and thought that Koizumi Nanami had killed him. In order to save his life, he silently closed his eyes.
Sorry, Tian Cheng. Once I escape, I'll call the police and help you get revenge!
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As expected, Edogawa Conan had indigestion from dinner and woke up with a stomachache. After going to the toilet, he finally felt better.
He walked out of the bathroom with ease and suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.
He immediately stuck to the door, and when the footsteps gradually faded away, he quietly opened the door a crack and looked out.
There is no one outside.
Just as he opened the door wider in confusion, wanting to see more clearly, when he leaned out, he suddenly saw a face!
"Ah!" Edogawa Conan fell to the ground in fright.
Nanami Koizumi glanced at him dimly, smiled, and asked, "Little brother Conan, are you still awake?"
Edogawa Conan got up from the ground and said, "I went to bed a long time ago, but I just got up to go to the bathroom. I heard footsteps outside, so I opened the door to check."
"Really?" Koizumi Nanami said, "Little brother, remember, don't open the door at night. There will be a man-eating witch who will come and catch children."
Edogawa Conan made a horrified expression, nodded and said, "I understand. I'll close the door and go to bed now."
Nanami Koizumi smiled with satisfaction and turned back to her room. After pushing the three people down the steep slope, she circled around again, making sure no one was around before returning to the villa. Who knew she'd encounter a child getting up to sleep?
Conan Edogawa stared at her door, frowning in thought. She hadn't changed her clothes, still wearing the same outfit she wore to dinner, and she was still a little damp. She went out? Who had she gone to see so late at night?
He turned around and prepared to go into the room, when the door of Amuro Toru's room next door opened again. He looked at Conan and asked in a low voice: "What happened just now?"
Edogawa Conan smiled and said it was okay, but secretly gestured for him to go into the house.
After both of them closed their doors, Nanami Koizumi's door opened a little and then closed again.
Amuro Toru climbed through the balcony to Edogawa Conan's room and asked, "What's going on?"
Edogawa Conan supported his chin and said in a deep voice: "She just came back. I don't know who she met. But when did she go out?"
Amuro Toru said: "I haven't slept yet and didn't hear the door opening across the street. She probably hasn't returned to her room since dinner."
Edogawa Conan thought of Nanami Koizumi's expression just now and felt that she was a little bit weird. However, during the day, she looked normal. Why did she become a different person at night?
Since nothing happened, Toru Amuro prepared to go back to his room from the balcony to continue his work.
He hung one leg on the railing and accidentally glanced across. He found that the curtains in Dong Yexi's room were not drawn and the French window seemed to be open. He frowned and looked carefully for a while, then retracted his leg.
Seeing that he was still not leaving, Edogawa Conan also came out and asked, "What's wrong?"
Amuro Toru said, "Use your glasses to see if there is anyone on the other side."
Hearing this, Edogawa Conan looked across and saw that only Higashino Hiroshi's room had its curtains open. He quickly turned around and took out his glasses from the bedside table, put them on, adjusted the focus, and saw the other side clearly.
"No one." Edogawa Conan said in a deep voice.
Thinking of Nanami Koizumi's strange behavior, he had a bad guess in his mind.
The two villas were about 20 meters apart, so it was unrealistic to jump directly over. However, Amuro Toru jumped directly from Conan's balcony, ran to the balcony of Higashino Hiroshi's house, jumped on the spot, grabbed the fence, and then flipped over and climbed up.
He pushed open the French window and looked inside. As expected, no one was there. He walked out onto the balcony and shook his head at Edogawa Conan who was standing across from him.
At this time, Hatori Yui came out from next door, he was woken by the noise outside. He thought that his senior had gotten up in the middle of the night to look at the stars, but when he came out, he saw Amuro Toru.
He looked at Toru Amuro in surprise, then glanced into his senior's room.
Amuro Toru didn't explain why he was there, and simply said, "He's not in the room."
Hatori Yuiichi was stunned, and then instantly realized that something had happened to his senior again!
He immediately went back to his room, got dressed, and then knocked on each door to wake up the others.
Anda Shizuku leaned against the door with a confused look on her face and asked, "What's wrong? Are you leaving so early?"
Hatori Yuiichi said in a deep voice: "Senior Tono is missing!"
"What did you say?!" Everyone's sleepiness was instantly scared away.
Then they discovered that it wasn't just Higashino Hiroshi who was missing. Editor Koizumi Kon was also missing!
Everyone was suddenly panicked.
Subaru Okiya had already surveyed the door and said, "Judging from their footsteps, they should be going up the mountain." As the oldest in the group, he immediately received a lot of dependent looks.
He pushed up his glasses and began assigning tasks. Toyama Mima and the newcomers stayed behind, while the others went with him to search the mountain.
Hatori Yuiichi, also a newcomer, stepped forward and said, "I want to go too. I have experience climbing mountains, and I'm the strongest. If anything goes wrong, I can help."
Subaru Okiya thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, he warned: "If you don't hear from us after two hours, call the police immediately."
Toyama Mima nodded seriously.
With Okiya Subaru leading the team, Amuro Toru didn't have to worry about this group of people getting lost. He returned to his room and stared at Koizumi Nanami with Edogawa Conan.
There was heavy dew in the forest at night, and the ground was still a little damp. Dong Yexi and his companions were not experts in reconnaissance or counter-reconnaissance, so Okiya Subaru spotted their movements at a glance and quickly found the place where the three of them had slipped.
Hatori Yui looked serious, and after taking a few glances, he was about to go downstairs.
Okiya Subaru immediately grabbed his arm and said, "Wait a minute, it's too dangerous to go down like this."
"Going back to get the rope is a waste of time," Hatori Yui said. What if something happened to the senior and the best rescue time was exceeded? He didn't want to waste even a moment.
He said, "Don't worry, I have a light in my hand so I can see the way clearly. I just need to hold on to the trees along the way and I'll be fine." As he said this, he demonstrated to Subaru Okiya. With his long legs, he could reach another tree in one stride, which really didn't seem difficult.
He added: "I'll take my phone and go down to explore the route first. If it's passable, the rescue team can come down directly along my markings. If it's not passable, they can also find another route."
Seeing his serious expression, Subaru Okiya nodded and agreed: "You have to be careful. If there is any problem, call us immediately."
Hatori Yui nodded, turned around and walked downstairs.
Uh... I should move forward by holding onto the tree trunk.
Not long after Hatori Yui walked downstairs, he found Higashino Hiroshi's phone. This meant that the senior was downstairs!
He put his phone away, marked the tree trunk, and continued walking down.
After walking for a long time, he still couldn't find anyone, and he became increasingly anxious. The longer the fall, the greater the chance of injury. How could he not worry?
Just then, he suddenly heard a burst of singing.
“I am looking up at the moon. So many dreams are flying freely.”①
Hatori Yuiichi: ...It seems to be a Chinese song, and it sounds quite heroic. Apparently, senpai is alright and still in the mood to sing.
“I want to fly higher~fly higher ah ah~~”②
“I am a tiny little bird. I want to fly but I can’t fly high.”
Hatori Yuiichi: ...Is this unstoppable?
He couldn't help laughing out loud.
Dong Yexi heard the familiar laughter, immediately stopped singing and turned to look over.
It really is Hatori Yuiichi! He's here!
Dong Yexi smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to find me first." He thought the police would be faster.
Little did he know that the policeman he had high hopes for had not even reached the foot of the mountain!
Hatori Yui walked over to him and saw his dirty face, which made him feel both amused and pitiful. He squatted down, raised his hand to wipe the mud off his face, and said, "Is there any reward for being the first one to find the senior?"
Dong Yexi's eyes turned and he said, "I'll reward you by letting you listen to my singing."
"Haha~" Hatori Yui laughed, "Didn't you sing enough just now?"
Dong Yexi smacked his lips and said, "No." He had only sung a few lines just now.
Tian Chengyouxiong fainted. He searched the area but couldn't find Koizumi Kon. He could only wait for the police to come. He couldn't sleep, so he just sat there and looked up at the stars. It was truly beautiful to sit on the hillside and watch the night view. Then, looking at the round moon, he suddenly felt like singing.
He thought that Nanami Koizumi wouldn't be able to hear him from such a long distance, so he started to let himself go. Unexpectedly, Hatori Yui heard him.
But judging by his expression, it might be that he is not disgusted at all by the fact that his lover has a singing god in his ears.
Since the senior wanted to sing, Hatori Yuiichi would not spoil his fun. After confirming that the senior was not seriously injured, Hatori Yuiichi sent a message to Okiya Subaru and sat next to the senior to listen to him sing.
With an audience, Higashino seemed even more excited, singing from "Above the Moon" to "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond," soaring to the sky and descending to the river. Fortunately, Hatori didn't understand Chinese and just smiled and enjoyed the melody.
Tian Chengyouxiong, who was lying on the side, heard the sound of chanting in his ears in a daze. He thought that the god of death had come to save him and fainted again.
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