Chapter 166 It’s not Jiang Xia’s fault! Please give me a monthly ticket (つヮ)
Conan lifted up his shirt, took a peek inside, and saw familiar signs of beating.
Conan: “…”
He was stunned for a moment, then quickly covered his clothes again and carefully tucked them into his belt, instinctively helping Jiang Xia who was "heroically doing the right thing" by providing a cover.
Then Conan stood up and turned to look at Jiang Xia who was "sleeping" beside him.
As expected, a rolling pin fell quietly not far from Jiang Xia's hand, and there seemed to be some cracks on it.
"..." Conan thought for a moment and understood with mixed feelings.
No wonder Jiang Xia’s reaction when he was “hanging up” this time was different from the last time he was in “The Journey of Sherlock Holmes”: last time Jiang Xia was just sitting and daydreaming, but this time he fell asleep directly.
Now it seems that this was not a "stress disorder caused by the scene", but sleeping pills mixed into the coffee.
Yizhi Long might have wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to drown Jiang Xia in the pool next to him. However, the cold water made Jiang Xia sober up for a short time, and he beat Yizhi Long instead...
Conan: "..." Come to think of it, in the previous human head hiding case, Jiang Xia seemed to have beaten the bandaged killer who broke into their room while sleepwalking... Fortunately, Jiang Xia was so alert in his dreams, otherwise this time, Yizhi Long might have succeeded.
…
Yizhi Long was hit hard by two sets of heavy blows in succession. He was completely unconscious and couldn't wake up for a while.
After a while, Jiang Xia slowly woke up - the wet clothes on his body were too cold, he couldn't sleep well, and wanted to change.
Soon, other people also came back from the woods one after another.
Then they were told that their old friend Ichieda Takashi had attacked Jiang Xia. The method used was the same as when Nikaido was drowned, except that the scene was no longer a fountain, but a sink in the kitchen.
"How could he kill someone?!"
The digital harem was a little shocked at first, but when they thought of the tragedy two years ago, they suddenly fell silent.
After a moment of silence, the young talents still felt that there were too many mysteries and couldn't help but mutter, "But if the murderer is really Yizhi Long, why did he attack Jiang Xia, and where is Miss Lihua? ... Could it be that it was Miss Lihua who opened the window and sneaked into the woods just now? Are they accomplices? Is she helping Yizhi Long to lure us away?"
Jiang Xia wiped his hair and walked out of the next room. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "If it was only Mr. Nikaidou who was attacked, then this situation is indeed possible. But I was also attacked like that just now... I think Ms. Shijing's current situation is probably not too good."
The young talents who were still dreaming of becoming a live-in son-in-law were startled and immediately alert: "What do you mean? Where is she now?"
Jiang Xia lowered his head and thought for a while, and gradually he seemed to have an idea: "When you searched the villa just now, did you check the bathtub or other places where water could be stored?"
"They should have all been checked." The others looked at each other for a moment, vaguely understanding, "Are you trying to say, where is Miss Lihua hidden?!"
Rokuda Masashi suddenly remembered something, stood up abruptly and rushed out.
The others were stunned: "Where are you going?!"
As Rokuda Masashi ran, he explained, "The bathroom on the west side of the first floor was checked by Ichieda Takashi! The light there just happened to be broken, so I didn't see what was going on inside. Ichieda Takashi said there was no one inside, so I didn't go over to check. But if he is the murderer behind the scenes..."
The others followed him to the bathroom, wondering, "But why is Miss Lihua hiding in the bathtub?"
Conan heard someone asking a question and couldn't help but answer: "After the first two attacks, if a third drowned person suddenly appeared next to the pool, what do you think would be the cause of her death?"
Ponytail brother copied the question: "...drowned?"
Conan nodded: "To be precise, she was 'pressed into the water with her head held down' and drowned - just like Nikaidou and Jiang Xia brother before. And according to the inertia of thinking, if we see Miss Lihua dead by the water, we will immediately think that she was also drowned on the spot by the murderer, rather than being drowned by the rising water. In that case, Ikie Takashi can easily get an alibi."
After answering everyone's questions, Conan breathed a sigh of relief: It was really convenient to have Jiang Xia by his side. When he stopped behaving like a child, he could just say "Brother Jiang Xia said so" and everything would be settled...
…
As they were talking, a group of people walked through the corridor and came to the bathroom.
They swiped open the shower curtain, looked down at the bathtub, and were shocked: "Miss Lihua!"
——Shii Reika sat in the bathtub, fixed to the wall by dense tape, like a clumsy cocoon. The water just covered her chest, and her mouth and nose were not submerged.
The young talents rushed forward like they were robbing a bride, intending to "rescue the beauty" and pull Sijing Lihua out of the bathtub.
But soon, they were stunned again.
Gojo Osamu said in horror: "She's not breathing!"
…
The Shii Reika in the bathtub has been dead for some time.
Ichieda Takashi was afraid that she would wake up and scream, alerting the sharp detective, so he blocked her mouth and nose very tightly. Yotsuga Rika's body was also tightly restrained, her breathing was blocked, and in the end, she suffocated to death before the water rose to her face.
The young talents carried Si Jing Lihua to the restaurant and tried to perform first aid without giving up.
Although Conan felt that the person was beyond saving, he couldn't say it directly. So he stood by and helped the young talents correct their first aid moves - although they wouldn't be useful this time, what if these people encountered a similar situation again one day. There were so many people in danger, there would always be a time when they could use it.
(End of this chapter)
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