Chapter 139 Birds and Light

A few minutes later, Toyokawa Norika hid from the others and brought over two packages that she had carefully kept in her bedroom.

"Are these the two?"

"Yes, I received this one more than a month ago." The proprietress took out one of them. It was a very ordinary box with a hollow on it. When it was opened, it was empty inside, with only a scary-looking wooden sculpture. The pattern on it seemed to have been deliberately stained with blood made of red paint. Coupled with its somewhat terrifying appearance, it made people frightened at first glance. A piece of paper below was also stained with red paint. After it dried, only ink was left. It was impossible to tell what was written on it. "And this one..."

She turned over another one and said, "And this one, it's a strange letter. Usually our letters are placed in the mailbox at the door, but this one was stuck next to the carpet at the door. There were only some scraps of paper in it, with words like 'You will regret it' written on it, and only half of the recipient's name was written on it. It's... my ex-husband's last name."

Several people frowned instantly.

"It's like a threatening letter. If that's the case, the possibility of revenge is relatively high...but how did they manage to avoid surveillance, was it just luck?" Amuro Toru pondered.

"Leave this matter to us." Date Kou thought for a moment and assured, "If you stay too long, people will become suspicious. There is no other clues now, so let's leave it like this for now. Miss Toyokawa, don't worry, if they are really coming for you, we will definitely protect your life."

"Thank you very much." Toyokawa Norika stood up and bowed seriously to the few people. Tsukiyama Asari saw that her eyes were red and her hands behind her were trembling slightly.

She looked very scared of this possible attack from unknown sources, which was not consistent with her previous personality. She opened the door and walked out first, and then Tsukiyama Asari and his group left the lounge and walked to the restaurant on the second floor. The two girls who were already having breakfast didn't know what happened. They only felt that Asakawa Nami, who served them, was very nervous and worried, so they kept asking a few questions. Conan Edogawa

was afraid that the two of them would hear that "Hagiwara Kenji was angry" and then tell the real character of this policeman to comfort the clerk, which would arouse the suspicion of the suspect who might be in the hotel. There was no need to hide this from the two of them, so he went over and whispered to them.

"What should we do?" After Suzuki Sonoko spoke up for Toyokawa Norika's experience, she raised her fist again, and her low voice was full of eagerness to try, "I'm a very good actress, I can definitely play those shrewd young ladies I've seen very well!"

"Sonoko - you really are." Mao Lilan couldn't help laughing and pulling the other party, "The two of us should just pretend that we don't know, just be careful not to say the wrong thing."

"Ah? That's all. How boring." The short-haired girl pouted. "It's not safe outside now. Brother Chaoli and the others will probably have to help catch that damn guy, so they won't go out to play. I also want to go fishing in the afternoon, but now I don't dare to run that far... And Xiao Wu, he actually wants to go paint. I think he and Shinichi are the same, one is a mystery enthusiast and the other is a painter-"

"I'm so sorry."

"Wow!" x2Suzuki

Sonoko and Mao Lilan were startled by the sudden sound behind them, and almost spilled their breakfast milk. The short-haired girl turned around and looked at the white-haired boy who appeared behind her at some point. She slapped her chest in fear and said, "I'm so scared. When did you come here?"

That guy has been here since I told you what happened before. He stood here without making any sound, obviously just to scare you two. Edogawa Conan couldn't help but twitch his mouth, and then laughed again.

He still remembered that on the way back from his first visit to Tsukiyama Asari's house, Mao Li Ran frowned as she talked about what happened during the day. The shy and closed boy didn't even know how to respond to the compliments of Suzuki Sonoko, who was considered a friend at the time. Now he would play harmless pranks on his friends with an expressionless face.

The change is really big.

Looking at the two frightened people, Asuka Kiri slightly narrowed her eyes, "I'll go with you."

No... I'd be more worried if the three of you go together. The boy sitting next to the few people narrowed his eyes and said, "I remember saying before that someone would go with us?"

"Mr. Shibasaki said so." Mao Li Ran recalled what happened yesterday and said.

"Didn't they say it might be an insider? Wow, Mr. Shibagaki looks like he can kill Xiaowu and me with one punch. Of course, Xiaolan can definitely beat him." Suzuki Sonoko drank the breakfast milk that she almost spilled, "Isn't that more terrifying!" "

That's true... Do you two want to go fishing so badly? It's too dangerous to go so far away anyway." The boy looked at the three of them and felt that this was not a problem of fighting power. The main reason was that they didn't feel safe when they ran to such a far place without a 'guardian'.

However, Tsukiyama Asari will definitely stay at the hotel to help, and it is estimated that no other reliable guardians can be found...

"If you don't mind, I'll go with you."

"Huh?"

Several people were stunned for a moment, and then looked up. The man who was not familiar with him was sitting in a wheelchair. He didn't look like he stayed up late last night, and he looked very energetic. The bright morning light shone down, fading the dark color in his eyes, making the red eyes bright and clear.

"Is it really okay?" Mao Lilan's eyes lit up, and she asked quickly, and got a positive answer.

After the other party left, Suzuki Sonoko quickly turned around and asked, "Is everything really okay? It seems like he's not very mobile. Will this cause him too much trouble? Besides, we're not that familiar with each other, so I have no idea if he's reliable..."

"I met him before at one of my mom's lawsuits. Do you remember that ship trip?" Maori Ran leaned over and whispered, "My mom said he's a retired special police officer. He's very reliable and stable. You don't have to worry about that."

"Wow, it's the special police, it turns out that he was the one who caught the scum! No wonder the kid with glasses knows more and more weird knowledge recently. Before, he only saw it on TV, and now he goes to Mr. Suemitsu every day to ask questions. When he grows up, he will definitely be the same as Shinichi, the mystery madman." Suzuki Sonoko was happy, "Okay! You must have a good meal at noon, and go out to catch big fish in the afternoon!"

"Can you take me with you?" The chestnut-haired man who came down the stairs raised his hand, "Ice fishing sounds very interesting."

"Of course!" The short-haired girl agreed immediately. She shook the handkerchief next to her and suppressed her voice. "I'm lucky. I thought Mr. Suemitsu was scary before, but now he seems very stable. He is gentle to other people and looks good. There is also the handsome Kasugawa police officer... Sir, if we go fishing with them..."

"Sonoko--" Ran Mouri blushed, looked around, and pulled Suzuki Sonoko and said angrily, "Mr. Kasugawa is right next to us now, this is too rude. But in this case, you don't have to worry about safety issues at all, you can fish well."

Of course. Edogawa Conan's original worries also disappeared. There is no need to say much about the skills of these two people, and because of the special nature of their profession, they are all carrying guns. What kind of idiot would mess with these two people...

This is really safe.

The boy put his hands behind his head, greeted a few people, and simply went downstairs first, ready to look for other clues.

"This guy is really leisurely." Matsuda Jinpei, who was going to stay in the hotel to investigate the case, cut the fried egg in front of him with a table knife, but his eyes were looking at Kasugawa Shugo who was happily discussing the bait with two girls.

"It's a rare vacation, let him have fun." Morobushi Kagemitsu propped up his head and said, "Is fishing popular recently? It seems that they are all very interested in fishing." "

No, it's just because I want to fish." Tsukiyama Asari beside the few people complained in his heart and took a big bite of the sandwich.

[I have already imagined your life after retirement. ]

"What do you know, fishing is the romance of vacation!"

The black-haired man curled his lips and retorted. In order to avoid unexpected situations, I can only stay in the hotel first, and the fun of fishing will be experienced by Majia for the time being.

"I'm done." Asuka Kiri quickly finished the large breakfast in front of him, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and said to the others.

Seeing him get up to leave, Mao Lilan put down the tableware and asked, "Where are you going, Kiri?"

"To the storage room. I just troubled Miss Toyokawa to help me get the easel in the storage room." The white-haired boy replied, "I'll go find it together."

"Didn't you say you were going fishing just now?" Suzuki Sonoko said with a "tsk".

"I just said I was going to the river with you guys." Asuka Kiri spread his hands, a smile in his eyes, and quickly left amid the other party's pretended angry shouts.

"You're really obsessed with drawing."

The white-haired boy rubbed his neck helplessly after hearing his friend's mumbling. Drawing is part of the daily task of this vest. Although the points obtained are not as good as those obtained by Kasugawa Shugo when he was doing the task, a mosquito is still meat. Now the pillar of the family is still in the hospital for observation, so Asuka Kiri can only work hard to make up some points.

He walked to the door of the storage room, and inexplicably felt as if the family had suddenly encountered a change and the youngest son had to shoulder the burden.

Startled by the tragic documentary that came to his mind, Fei Niao Wu shook his head and threw the idea out of his mind. The door of the storage room was not closed, so he simply knocked twice and pushed the door open.

"Ms. Toyokawa, I'll help you find the painting..." After seeing the situation inside clearly, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his throat.

There was no light in the storage room. Toyokawa Norika was standing in front of the messy pile of items. Her face was full of tear marks and her eyes were full of tears. When she saw someone coming in, she wiped her face and tried to pretend that nothing had happened.

As expected, I sensed that she was in a bad mood just now in the lounge.

Fei Niao Wu sighed lightly. The storage room was not far from the kitchen, and people might pass by at any time. He simply closed the door and let the room return to its previous dimness.

He walked over, took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the other party. The woman was stunned for a moment, stretched out her hand to take the soft white handkerchief, and then squatted down, and soon there was a faint sobbing sound again.

Fortunately, because of those two girls, he has always had the habit of carrying a handkerchief with him.

He was not familiar with the inn owner, and it would be abrupt to offer comfort now. However, it would make the other party uncomfortable, so he simply focused his eyes on the messy interior. There were a lot of things piled up here, even a store or something like that. It did not look like an ordinary hotel storeroom. The boy looked at it for a long time, and then suddenly realized that this might be where Miss Toyokawa Norika stored her own belongings. The public belongings of the hotel were usually placed in a larger storeroom.

He wondered how a hotel would have an easel, and it turned out to be Miss Toyokawa's own.

After an unknown amount of time, the sobbing gradually turned into a laugh, and he turned to look at the other party. Toyokawa Norika wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief, then stood up and whispered, "Thank you, I was really... too scared."

"In fact, even running a hotel here was a last resort. After that incident, I received endless threatening letters. Although I have been in contact with the police and learned a lot of self-defense skills, this still seriously affects my daily life. This kind of life of living in fear of retaliation all day long..."

Toyokawa Norika lowered her eyes, "I'm just a coward. Because of my weakness, I can't She didn't dare to fight those guys anymore, so she chose to hide in such a far place. She didn't expect that after only a few years of undisturbed life, she would encounter such a thing again.

Fei Niao Wu pursed her lips and gently placed her hand on the woman's shoulder as if to comfort her. He was not aggressive in either age or appearance, and it shouldn't be offensive to do this now. "This is not weakness. You have the right to choose your own lifestyle."

The courage to fight on is worthy of praise, but choosing to escape should not be blamed.

"I didn't expect that you are already over 30 years old and still need a child to comfort you. "Toyokawa Norika smiled and folded her handkerchief carefully. "I originally thought that nothing would happen when I came here. I also heard that those people were arrested one after another for various reasons. I didn't expect that now... Not only did I receive a threatening letter, but Chishu's attitude suddenly became strange and became the messy way it was before..."

At this time, she could speak her mind without restraint to a somewhat unfamiliar guest. After finally seeing that Toyokawa Norika's mood had eased, Asuka Kiri lowered her head to help pick up the things scattered on the ground.

"This is..." He picked up a pile of letters and was about to put them into the box next to him, but he accidentally glanced at the time on the postcard, which turned out to be a few years later. The boy was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the others. It turned out that they started from a few years ago, one letter every two months, and continued for several years.

"I wrote all of these." Toyokawa Norika smiled and tucked her fallen curly hair behind her ears, and took the letter. "When I was threatened, I was afraid that something would really happen one day and make my friends sad, so I simply wrote these things and asked the aunt downstairs to help mail them. Now I think it was really naive. Now I can know by making a phone call...Okay, the easel is here."

The woman took out the easel at the innermost of the box, "I haven't used it for several years. There may be some problems, but it can still be used. "Thank you. "

Fei Niao Wu took the easel.

"I should thank you."

When she came out again, there was no trace of crying on Toyokawa Norika's face. She hurried to the kitchen to arrange the next things. Asuka watched her leave and thought of the letters again.

If the letter was there, would the person who received the letter really believe that the sender was safe as the letter said? It shouldn't be possible. It's not the era when we can't make phone calls and can only communicate through letters. If we make a phone call, we will be exposed.

The boy paused, holding the easel and walking upstairs, but stopped when he passed by Hagiwara Kenji.

Didn't Ms. Toyokawa say before that Satake Chiki's attitude started to change after receiving the threatening letter?

"Brother Hagiwara." He quickly turned around and called out to the other party, "Can you show me the note in the box?"

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7.6 The revised hot spring chapter has been revised. If it is not connected smoothly with the following text, it may be that the revised chapter has not been loaded. Refresh a few times and it will be fine. Hi~