Chapters 3528 and 3540 [Case Closed] Requesting monthly votes ヽ(〃〃)~
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Mononobe Masao recalled that nightmarish morning two years ago:
"That day happened to be the day I was on duty with Hosaka. The two new stone statues ordered by the art club arrived. Looking at the two stone statues, we suddenly thought of a prank."
"That means secretly moving the stone statue to the art room, and giving the art teacher a fright when he comes."
"I was worried that I wouldn't be able to put the statue in place before the teacher arrived, so I kept my head down and hurried along. I accidentally skipped the art room on the second floor and climbed to the third floor."
"It wasn't until Hosaka called me from the bottom of the stairs behind me that I came to my senses and realized I had gone too far."
"I quickly turned around to go down, but the stone statue I was carrying was unusually heavy. In addition, my slipper slipped on the stairs when I turned around, and I lost my balance. I fell down the stairs along with the stone statue."
"Then……"
Mononobe Masao closed his eyes: "Hosaka, who was at the bottom of the stairs, not only didn't run away, but tried to catch me when I fell, and then he was hit by me and the statue together..."
The rest of the words were left unsaid when a high school student falling from a height and the stone statue were simultaneously struck... Everyone could imagine the horrific scene that occurred.
Shigu Guofan stood up abruptly after a long pause: "This is just something you made up to get yourself out of trouble! If you didn't bully him, why was his desk and chair hidden in that dilapidated warehouse?!"
Throwing desks, throwing schoolbags, blocking toilets and pouring water on them... Don't think he doesn't know, these are the most classic bullying methods in various schools!
Seeing his angry expression, Tsukamoto Kazumi understood and said helplessly, "Hosaka's desk wasn't hidden away. The reason that set of desks and chairs was put in the warehouse was because we wanted to leave a memento, to leave a trace of Hosaka-kun's existence in this school."
"Hosaka is kind and disciplined. Unlike some people who carve their signatures on their desks with a knife, he just wrote one in pencil."
"Signatures like this will soon be erased by new students using this set of desks and chairs if they are not carefully preserved."
"After Hosaka's accident that day, we helped him tidy up his desk and accidentally saw the sketchbook he left behind—Hosaka had actually drawn a very cute portrait of everyone in the class."
"Everyone felt very sad when they saw those paintings, so they asked the teacher to keep the old desk exactly as it was, and to bring it over when taking the graduation photo so that Hosaka could graduate with everyone."
"Since it was a shared property, the teacher was initially in a difficult position. Fortunately, everyone came up with a solution and pooled their money to buy a new set of desks and chairs, successfully preserving that desk."
Shiko Kunihiro was stunned: The truth of the matter... was completely the opposite of what he had thought?
Looking at his dazed expression, Tsukamoto Kazumi suddenly lost the urge to punch him. She sighed, "We also bear some responsibility for how things turned out this way. If only we had told you sooner—but I only found out you were Hosaka's childhood friend after the paranormal events happened."
The childhood friend, driven by revenge, finally snapped out of his rage. Embarrassed, he stammered, "So no one bullied Hosaka. He... he didn't die unjustly?"
The senior from the art club lowered his head: "It's my fault. If I hadn't suggested playing the prank, if I had been more steady... this terrible thing wouldn't have happened again."
Beside him, Dr. Shinichi looked around and suddenly said, "Actually, Hosaka-san doesn't blame anyone—to be honest, when that accident happened, the first person called to the scene was me, the school doctor."
"When I crouched down to check on Hosaka's condition, I heard him lying among the rubble, muttering to himself, 'I can scare the art teacher more now than a plaster cast.'"
"..." Suzuki Sonoko wanted to laugh, but then felt that it wasn't appropriate, so she covered her mouth and silently buried her face in her hands.
The deceased's childhood friend laughed, wiping away his tears and muttering, "That guy still likes to think of others."
Jiang Xia looked at him thoughtfully: "..." As expected of a Tokyo native, even without a grudge, he would imagine some kind of grudge to avenge.
That said, not harboring deep resentment isn't a good thing either; to become a ghost, one really does need to be a bit persistent...
A spiritualist sighed regretfully, and then, amidst the not-so-pleasant atmosphere of a large family reunion, he and two other classmates left the school to go to lunch.
...
Unlike some fake detectives, Ran Mouri found what she heard today quite heartwarming.
“But I never expected…” Sonoko Suzuki looked at Dr. Araide, “that the person who heard Hosaka-senpai’s last words was you.”
The chilling thought that a party involved was hidden within this investigation team... Fortunately, this was revealed after Jiang Xia found the culprit; otherwise, she would have immediately listed Dr. Shinichi as the prime suspect the moment she learned of the matter.
Dr. Shinichi shook his head somewhat awkwardly upon hearing her words: "Actually, when I arrived, Hosaka-san was in very poor condition and could no longer speak. I just thought that if I said that, the other senior students present would feel better."
The two high school girls were somewhat surprised, but not really astonished. They smiled and said, "You're still so considerate of others."
Dr. Shinichi's feelings remained complicated: "Is that so..."
Beside him, Jiang Xia glanced at the real school doctor, whose acting was really poor, and after thinking for a moment, could only say, "New Doctor."
"Huh?" Dr. Shinichi snapped out of his daze. "What's wrong?"
Jiang Xia stroked his chin and asked tactfully, like a detective, "Do you have twins?"
The new doctor replied blankly, "No."
Conan: "!!"
Oh no, it must be because this real guy's acting was too bad that Jiang Xia noticed something was wrong!
He quickly and discreetly tugged at the hem of the new doctor's shirt, and the school doctor, whose acting skills were questionable, finally realized what was going on after a moment of confusion.
He quickly continued, "But I have a common face, and people often say I look a lot like some others."
"Really?" Sonoko Suzuki spoke up before Jiang Xia could. "There are so many handsome guys in Tokyo? I've never seen any of them."
Conan: "..." Can you please stop causing trouble at this crucial moment, you infatuated girl?!
Under the combined pressure from the two students, Dr. Shinichi tried hard to think and extinguish Jiang Xia's suspicions. Just then, his phone buzzed.
"There's a phone call!"
The school doctor, who was bad at lying, felt like he'd been granted a pardon. He waved his phone at the high school students and said, "Go eat, I have to go now, goodbye!"
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