Seeing Kōyū's actions, Ai didn't say anything, and her cheeks didn't turn red, as if she also thought it was all very normal.
Compared to her bold actions that morning, this was indeed quite ordinary.
My gaze moved upwards and landed on Guangyou's profile.
A few seconds later, Ai turned her gaze back to the book in her hands.
After a while, Ai, who was feeling a little thirsty, calmly picked up the teacup between the two of them and took a sip.
Then he continued reading the book in his hand.
...
"Clang~ Clang~ Clang"
The clock hanging on the wall was still dutifully providing the hourly chime for everyone.
"It's already so late?" Sonoko looked up at the time when she heard the clock chime.
The body was discovered around 8 p.m.
The location is remote, and it took the police quite a while to get here after taking a detour from Gunma Prefecture.
In addition, there was finding clues, collaborative reasoning, taking Akashi Hiroto away, and watching the video just now.
It's very late now, and it's long past time to go to sleep.
"Where are we going to rest tonight?" Sonoko looked up and glanced in the direction of the crime scene, then suddenly stopped, as if she had just remembered something.
"No way..." Ran and Sonoko thought the same thing, and she looked up as well. "Could it be here?"
This house was recently the site of a fatal accident, so it can already be considered a haunted house.
In other words, they might have to spend the night in the haunted house?
This sent a chill down the spines of Ran and Sonoko, who were already afraid of such things.
“It’s so late now, and nobody lives around here,” Guangyou said, unconcerned about such things. “Let’s rest here.”
"Let's rest here..." Xiaolan and Yuanzi tacitly thought of the scene when they first opened the bedroom door.
A ferocious expression, the sound of blood dripping...
Seeing what the two were thinking, Guangyou comforted them, "Ran-neechan, Sonoko-neechan, it's really nothing, it's nothing."
"..." The two were still somewhat hesitant.
"Why don't you two sleep in the police car?" Uncle Mori looked at Yamamura Misao and asked, "Officer Yamamura, your car should still be parked outside, right?"
"Mm." Yamamura Misao nodded.
"Ran, I think we should rest inside. There are more people here," Sonoko said softly after considering for a moment, looking at Ran.
"Let's stay inside," Xiaolan replied.
"Then you should go wash up quickly," Uncle Maoli said, standing up. "I'll go get your bedding."
Before he went to take a bath, he asked Akashi Hiroto where the bedding was.
He originally planned to take the bedding over after taking a bath, but an unexpected incident occurred.
"Mr. Mori, I'll be going now." Yamamura Misao put away the camera, smiled, and made a phone call gesture as he spoke.
"If you need anything, just give me a call, and I'll rush over from my mountain village right away!"
"..." Uncle Mori was clearly still a little uncomfortable, but he accepted Yamamura Misao's kindness. "If needed, we will fight."
"Well then, I'll be going now." Yamamura Misao said and left.
"Alright, you guys hurry up and wash up, it's getting late." Uncle Mori said this before leaving the living room.
"I'll go help carry some too." Kōyū stood up and said to Ai, "Ai, let's go, you go wash up first."
"Okay." After putting the book back on the shelf, Ai and Kōyū walked out of the living room together.
At this moment, only Ran, Sonoko, and Conan, who was being held in Ran's arms and seemed reluctant to get up, remained in the living room.
"Ran, let's sleep together tonight," Sonoko suggested, worried that she might have nightmares.
"Okay." Xiaolan had the same concerns and nodded decisively in agreement.
"And what about this brat?" Sonoko asked, looking down at Conan in Ran's arms.
Recalling their conversation, Conan looked up at Ran.
Just then, Xiaolan lowered her head.
After just one glance, Conan's face flushed slightly due to the distance between them, though not noticeably.
Fortunately, it wasn't obvious, otherwise Sonoko would definitely have said something like, "This kid is blushing," which he didn't want to hear.
To avoid being noticed by Sonoko, Conan quickly looked away.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.
"Oh, right, the kid's hand injury hasn't healed yet." Sonoko knew the answer when she saw Conan's hand wrapped in bandages.
"..." The blush on Conan's face instantly faded, and a hint of disappointment at his unfulfilled wish flashed across his face.
...
Inside the police car, Hiroto Akashi's gaze passed over the officer beside him and landed outside the window.
Before I knew it, it started raining again.
Moreover, it was raining even harder than during the day.
Raindrops pattered against the police car window.
It also seemed to strike Akashi Hiroto's heart, causing ripples in his soul that lingered for a long time.
"It's raining again..." Akashi Hiroto looked at the rain outside the window and thought of the accident three years ago.
Both days were rainy, but he felt a bit more relaxed than he had three years ago.
Akashi Hiroto glanced down at the handcuffs binding him, his expression remaining completely unchanged.
He does not regret what he did tonight.
After learning the truth, he waited three years.
If his father had changed in those three years.
If he stops being used as a tool and feels even a little bit of guilt about that accident, he will give up the idea of revenge.
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