Chapter 829 Conan is being held hostage
The siblings sat down at the empty table.
Nagano Tsukushi looked at the boy and smiled gently, "Little... what would you like to eat?"
The boy blinked, glanced at Conan and his friends at the next table, and then said to her, "Ramen."
“Okay.” Nagano Tsukushi nodded, then ordered food from the old lady.
While waiting for his food, the boy rested his chin on his hands and swung his legs back and forth listlessly.
Conan at the next table had been secretly observing them the whole time.
Both of them have black hair and blue eyes, and they look very similar, clearly a brother and sister.
But for some reason, he felt a little strange when Nagano Tsukushi called the boy's name earlier; the momentary pause was as if she wasn't familiar with his name.
The boy named Xiaoxi seemed not to notice, or rather, he seemed not to care.
Xiaoxi caught his gaze out of the corner of her eye, immediately turned her head to look at him, and tilted her head curiously, "Why have you been staring at me?"
Conan paused, "Uh..."
"No, it's nothing. I was just a little curious. Are you two the only ones who came to play together?"
Taking advantage of his child-like appearance, he also displayed a curious attitude.
“Yes,” Xiaoxi nodded frankly, “because it’s just me and my sister left in our family.”
The atmosphere suddenly froze. Ran Mouri quickly cupped Conan's cheeks from behind and gently pinched them, signaling him not to ask any more questions he shouldn't. Then she apologized to them.
"I'm sorry, I reminded you of something sad."
"It's alright, it's alright. We came out here to relax, it's fine."
Nagano Tsukushi waved her hands repeatedly.
Xiao Xi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's right, and my sister and I haven't seen each other for a long time."
"Oh, I see..."
The ramen was served quickly, and after they finished eating, the siblings went back to their room.
Kogoro Mouri and his two companions quickly returned to their room.
Although it's not evening yet, Ran Mouri decides to go for a soak in the hot springs.
They had already found out about Nagano Tsukushi's room, so she went to their door and knocked.
"What's wrong?" Nagano Tsukushi opened the door and asked with a smile after seeing it was her.
"I wanted to ask Ms. Nagano if you're going to a hot spring?" Ran Mouri asked somewhat shyly.
Nagano Tsukushi blinked and smiled as she agreed, "Okay, wait a moment."
"good!"
Nagano Tsukushi smiled at her, pulled the door back slightly, said something to Konishi, and then took her bathrobe, towel, and other items before heading to the hot spring with Mouri Ran.
In the summer, there are hardly any people soaking in hot springs, especially since this small hotel doesn't have a large number of guests. Right now, there are only the two of them in the women's bath.
As soon as they stepped into the hot spring, they heard the soft sound of water splashing from the men's bath, which was separated by only a wooden wall.
The commotion wasn't loud, so they assumed it was just men coming to soak in the hot springs and didn't think much of it.
The men's hot spring next door.
Xiaoxi glanced at the man leaning against the rock, squatted down by the hot spring to wash her hands, and then turned and left.
After returning to my room, I pulled out a comic book and started reading it with great enjoyment.
An hour later, Nagano Tsukushi returned to her room, and Konishi, who was lying next to the electric fan, didn't even turn her head.
"Sister, you've taken care of one!"
"Okay, my sweetheart is so amazing~"
Nagano Tsukushi...it's Vermouth. She smiled and praised, "You can let your older sister handle the rest."
"Okay~" Bertrand, who was also disguised, swung his legs and answered casually, then turned a page of the comic book with a cheerful smile.
After a few pages of comics, he asked again, "Sister, you just went to the hot springs, your disguise should be fine, right?"
"Don't worry~ Knowing we're coming to a hot spring inn, my sister specially made waterproof ones."
Vermouth sat beside him, adjusting her wig in front of the mirror. Hearing his question, she smiled charmingly. Although her disguised appearance was pretty, this smile gave her a unique charm.
"uh-huh."
Bertrand didn't speak again, as if his attention was entirely focused on the comic book.
As night fell, Kogoro Mouri and his companions decided to have dinner before going to the hot springs. Around nine o'clock, after they finished eating, they took their things to the hot springs.
Nagano Vermouth and Tsukushi went along too.
They probably felt that besides the proprietress, the only two women in the hotel were the two of them, so they were worried about letting the other person go alone.
Bertrand didn't plan to go, so he stayed in his room alone, put on his headphones and listened to music, completely oblivious to what was happening outside.
After soaking in the hot spring, Kogoro Mouri and the others returned.
Their room was further forward, while the other young men's room was further back. They would have to pass by the other young men's room to get back to their own.
When they passed by their room again, because their door was not closed properly, Ran Mouri could peek inside through the crack by turning her head slightly.
And it was this seemingly ordinary action that allowed her to see what was happening inside.
She instinctively screamed, which immediately drew the attention of those inside the house to the commotion at the door.
The two young men, who were trying to dispose of the body, suddenly turned their heads, a hint of fear and panic flashing in their eyes, but more so a sinister look.
One of the men ran over quickly, attempting to take the seemingly frail Ran Mouri hostage and escape!
Unexpectedly, Kogoro Mouri, who was standing next to him, kicked him back into the room.
The door opened, and everyone looked inside, their pupils immediately contracting.
A hint of surprise flashed across Nagano Tsukushi's eyes.
Besides the one who died, there are only two people here. Where is the other one?!
"I advise you all to behave and not move."
At that moment, a gloomy and eerie voice drifted out from behind them.
They turned their heads and saw another young man holding Conan in one hand and pointing a gun at Conan's head in the other.
"Conan!" Ran Mouri exclaimed, a hint of self-reproach flashing across her face.
If she hadn't cried out, Conan wouldn't have been captured and taken hostage.
She gritted her teeth, her eyes sharpening slightly, trying to find a weakness in her opponent and then defeat him in one move.
However, just then, they heard the sound of a door being opened. When they turned around, they saw another man who looked exactly like the one who had taken Conan hostage walk out of Nagano Tsukushi's room, also holding Konishi hostage.
"Konishi!" Nagano Tsukushi's face showed fear and panic. She wanted to go over, but was stopped by Mouri Kogoro.
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