On the third-floor balcony, Xiaolan looked at the rain scene outside the sliding door, reached out and pushed the sliding door open, and the sound of rain became even clearer.
She said with a hint of doubt, "That's strange. The chances of it clearing up should be 100%."
"I think maybe Xiaolan didn't pray sincerely enough?"
Looking at the rain curtain in front of her, Kazuha withdrew her gaze, turned to Ran, and teased, "This is far less than the prayers you offered for Shinichi, isn't it?"
"How could that be?" Ran understood the implication in Kazuha's words and quickly retorted, "That's not true at all!"
"Maybe that's really the reason," Kazuha said, looking at Ran with a smile.
It's clear that she has long since forgotten yesterday's disappointment.
"Heye, don't talk nonsense!" Xiaolan said in a low voice, her cheeks slightly flushed.
"Heh~ Ah~"
At that moment, Conan, who had just woken up, walked out of his room, yawned, heard Ran's voice, and went to the balcony.
Looking up at Xiaolan and Heye, he asked, "Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Ran waved her hand, naturally she couldn't tell Conan what she and Kazuha had just talked about.
Bending down, Ran changed the subject, saying, "I'm sorry, Conan, it's still raining outside, so your hike might have to be canceled."
Upon hearing this, Conan shook his head and said, "It's okay. Actually, I'd really like to investigate with Heiji-nii."
Anyway, he hadn't planned to go in the first place. If the rain really stopped, he would have to tell Xiaolan about asking for leave.
Now it's great, I don't even need to take time off.
"Okay." Ran didn't think much of it. Conan often hung out with Hattori-kun before, so there was nothing to worry about.
Ran nodded and instructed, "Then Conan, don't cause trouble for Dad and the others."
"Hmm!" Conan gave what he considered an "innocent" smile and nodded.
His eyes suddenly caught sight of the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll shaped like a sunny day) hanging on the balcony, and his smile slowly faded, replaced by a puzzled expression.
Because of the special nature of this teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll), he made a point of glancing at the balcony last night when he went to wash up and when he returned to his room.
Back then, the Teru Teru Bozu (a Japanese doll shaped like a sunny day) was already hanging on the balcony.
but...
"That's strange." Conan frowned, thinking to himself with some doubt, "Last night I clearly saw that this teru teru bozu was facing out the window, wasn't it?"
He remembered it clearly because there was a tag on the back of the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll) that represented his number 10 jersey.
He couldn't possibly be mistaken.
In other words...
Did someone tamper with this teru teru bozu doll last night?
Who is it?
"Heh~ Ah~"
Just as he was thinking about these things, Hattori Heiji yawned, one hand in his pocket and the other covering his mouth.
With a smile on her face, she walked to the balcony and said, "What a pity, we can't go hiking because of the rain."
Upon seeing Heiji Hattori, Conan's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural.
When he woke up in the morning, he saw Hattori Heiji with one hand on him.
He had just moved that hand away when Hattori Heiji put his hand back on it.
Moreover, the two were very close; if he hadn't been careful, otherwise...
It took him a full half minute to get Hattori Heiji to turn over so that he could get rid of him.
I should have let Hattori sleep on the floor...
However, recalling what Hattori had just said, Conan felt something was amiss.
Although Hattori said it was a pity, his expression clearly showed that he was actually quite happy; he was obviously saying one thing but meaning another.
Could this guy have done it?
"Whether the weather is good or bad depends on God's mood," Hattori Heiji said with his hands in his pockets and a big smile on his face, practically telling everyone, "I'm in a great mood."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Ran, unaware of the hidden agenda, nodded and said, "Let's go have breakfast first. Conan, you should go wash up too."
"Hmm!" Conan nodded with a smile. After Ran and Kazuha left, he immediately turned his suspicious gaze to Hattori Heiji.
"Kudo, why are you looking at me like that?" Hattori Heiji noticed Conan's gaze and looked down at him.
Then, smiling, he reached out and gently patted Conan's head, saying, "Kid, hurry up and wash up, then go eat."
“There’s no evidence right now… I’ll hold back…” Conan didn’t say anything, but simply shook off Heiji Hattori’s hand that was on his head.
Then I went to the bathroom.
He currently has no evidence that Hattori Heiji tampered with the Teru Teru Bozu doll last night, so he can only endure it for now.
Watching Conan's departing figure, Heiji Hattori turned to look at the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll shaped like a teru teru bozu) hanging on the balcony and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Luckily, we weren't discovered."
...
Meanwhile, in Xiaolan's room.
"I can never get tired of looking at this girl when she's asleep." Kōyū sat cross-legged next to Ai's bedding, propping his face up with his hand.
He looked at Ai with gentle eyes, his mind free of any ulterior motives.
A faint smile played on her lips. Guangyou didn't know what the girl was dreaming about, but he was certain that it was something that would make Ai happy.
Seeing the smile on her lips, Guangyou's mood improved considerably.
He didn't intend to wake her; he just wanted to sit beside her and admire her sleeping face as he was doing so, until she gently awoke from her slumber.
Although the tasks he does are very simple, Guangyou doesn't feel bored.
"I wonder how long this girl will sleep." Guangyou said to himself with a faint smile. "I hope this moment can be frozen, and I hope she can wake up naturally soon, otherwise the breakfast I prepared will get cold."
He still didn't call out to her. Guangyou just kept the same posture, at most switching hands to support his face.
With her eyes half-closed, her gentle gaze fell on Ai.
They stayed like that for a few minutes.
With a soft moan, Xiao Ai's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes first opened a crack before slowly opening wide.
Ai, who had just woken up, was still a little slow to react. Her beautiful, jewel-like ice-blue eyes still held a hint of sleepiness and languor.
As her vision gradually cleared, Ai's slightly furrowed brows relaxed as she saw Kōyū, who had just woken up.
The sleepiness in her eyes was replaced by a faint smile.
"Good morning, Ai." Kōyū greeted Ai with a gentle smile and a soft voice.
"Good morning." Ai looked at Kousuke, the languor in her eyes slowly fading, leaving only a gentle smile.
"You're finally awake, you little rascal." Guangyou put down the hand that was supporting his face and said, "If you had been any later, breakfast would have gotten cold."
"Hmm." Ai sat up halfway and lifted the blanket. Kousuke's hands were also extended in front of Ai at the right time.
Ai naturally placed her hands in Kousuke's palms, letting him pull her up from the bed.
...
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