With their minds completely elsewhere, Kōyū and Ài stood on the platform, admiring the scenery with great interest.
I came here just to enjoy the scenery I didn't get to see this morning; the case was just a side thing to kill time.
The case is almost over now. Once the third wheel next to me... no, once Conan next to me figures out the method, the case will be completely closed.
They'll probably be taking a bus home by then.
Guangyou felt it was a bit of a pity. They finally managed to get together for a trip, but then this happened. It was really a curse for the husky.
To be honest, the scenery in front of him is indeed quite beautiful, and most importantly, the person he likes is by his side, which is a bit of comfort to Guangyou's fragile heart.
White clouds drifted across the blue sky, and from Guangyou's perspective, the distant mountain peaks seemed to be able to touch the clouds.
The afternoon sun shone through the white clouds and warmed the group.
A small cream square and a cup of black tea would be perfect at this moment.
You can sit directly on the ground, enjoy the breeze while sipping afternoon tea, and chat with Ai.
A classic gesture from a celebrity perfectly describes Kwang-woo's feelings at that moment: extending two index fingers, forcefully pointing them outwards, while saying two words: "Perfect~"
"Do you have any plans this afternoon?" Ai turned to look at Kousuke. "You didn't ask me out today just to have me watch dead people, did you?"
Upon hearing this, Guangyou frowned, thought for a moment, and then shook his head: "Arrangements? I really can't think of anything right now..."
Somewhat helplessly, this person died suddenly today, catching him completely unprepared.
If only this person could send a warning letter before dying, like Kaito Kid, but it's obviously impossible.
The original plan was to arrive at the foot of the mountain before noon, climb to the observation deck at lunchtime, and enjoy the scenery while having lunch.
After finishing their meal, the group rested for a while on the observation deck, where they could play games together.
Around 2 PM, I took the bus home.
Unexpectedly, someone died along the way, which disrupted the entire plan.
It's almost 1:30 now. According to the original plan, we should be playing games now, or already on the way back.
But now that this has happened, Guangyou doesn't know when he'll be able to get on the bus back.
I'll probably have to go to the police station to give a statement later, which will take several hours. By then it will be dark, and there won't be any activities left. At most, I'll just have dinner.
"I remember Uncle Mori said he would take us to do something after we climbed the mountain?" Guangyou suddenly recalled the day Uncle Mori promised to take them mountain climbing.
After a moment of contemplation, Kōyū suddenly realized and said to Ai, "It seems we're going to a hot spring this afternoon. I remember there's one nearby."
"spa?"
This term really bothered Ai, because hot springs in places like this mainly feature pristine, natural hot springs.
And the number of hot springs in such places is not particularly large, which means...
"It's not about mixing..." Seeing Ai's slightly surprised and shy expression, Kōyū knew she had misunderstood, so he said with a wry smile, "What are you thinking?"
There aren't that many hot springs in this place, not nearly as many as the one they went to before, but there aren't that few either, not to the point of being sparse.
Furthermore, influenced by the US, the authorities prohibit mixed use of hot springs or bathhouses, so except for those deep in the mountains and forests, there are basically no mixed use hot springs or bathhouses anymore.
He was very excited to hear that there were people living deep in the mountains and forests.
That would be too naive. Places like that are rarely visited; you could spend half a day there and no one might come.
Even if people come, you'll find that they're mostly middle-aged men and women from the water bucket industry.
Or perhaps it's not even a human coming; monkeys in the mountains sometimes enjoy soaking in hot springs too.
How did Guangyou find out?
Don't ask, the answer is I'll just show you how withdrawn I am.
It can be summed up in one sentence: "Too many tears to tell."
"I know." Ai looked away and said casually, "I remember you only invited me to go hiking, but you didn't mention the hot springs."
"Ahem, I forgot." Guangyou would never admit that he deliberately didn't say it back then, but he wasn't lying either; he really had forgotten now.
"You didn't mean to keep it a secret, did you?" Ai's eyes seemed to see right through Kousuke's heart as she stared intently at him. "To be honest, I won't blame you."
"I really forgot." Guangyou added in his mind, "I really forgot now... but I did it on purpose before."
How could he possibly fall for that? If he were to reveal the truth, he'd probably have to prepare his own lunchbox for the foreseeable future.
"I'll trust you this once." Ai knew that no matter how much she asked, Kōyū would give the same response, so she might as well not ask at all. "Speaking of which, when are we going back?"
"Let's wait for the lights to come on... let's wait for Conan to figure out the method, or we can deduce it as we walk." Kōyū breathed a sigh of relief. He almost blurted out what he was thinking, but luckily he reacted quickly and changed his mind in time.
But Conan was no longer focused on deduction. He stared at Kōyū with his half-moon eyes, speechless, thinking to himself, "Hey, were you trying to say 'third wheel' just now?"
Did you accidentally blurt out your true feelings?
"What's the point of changing your mind now that you've already said half of it?"
"Did he think I hadn't heard him because he saw me still reasoning?"
Seeing Kōyū's relieved expression, Conan was speechless.
Although he was just reasoning, he's not deaf, so how could he not hear it?
Conan, who had just finished his deduction, was about to call the two down the mountain; he still needed to find the culprit. Before he could speak, he heard Kōyū say, "Wait for the lights..."
After hearing only half of the sentence, Conan had already automatically filled in the rest of the sentence in his mind: "We'll leave after the third wheel finishes his deduction."
Conan's feelings were complicated at this moment... He was trying to deduce things properly, so what did he do to deserve this?
He hasn't eaten a decent meal yet, but he's eaten a ton of dog food.
What should you do if someone is showing affection in front of you and you call them a third wheel?
I need help urgently.
"So, have you figured it out yet?" Guangyou said calmly. "Why don't we deduce it as we go? I bet Xiaolan and the others are getting impatient down there."
“Of course I’ve figured it out.” Conan decided to ignore Mitsuyu, since it wasn’t the first time anyway. He continued, “Hurry up, let’s run down the mountain. If the police close the case and leave before we get down, that would be troublesome.”
Compared to the Kuroki family tragedy a while ago, this case is practically insignificant.
We do have a lot of evidence and clues at hand, but they are all solid, with absolutely no false or useless information.
Without any other information interfering, the case proceeded very smoothly in terms of reasoning.
"Probably not. Uncle Mori probably still has to go to the police station to give his statement, so he'll definitely wait for us."
As he spoke, Kōyū pulled Ai to the side of the cliff and said to Conan, "But it's better to finish this quickly, lest something goes wrong."
After discussing it, the three of them went back into the woods and followed the path they had come from.
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