The Magician of Conan’s World

After talking with Kudo Yusaku, Hakunoya returned to Rinouchi’s house, where everyone sat at the table and waited for the chopsticks that had not been moved. However, it is obvious that he is not waiting for the white night, but waiting for the eldest uncle, because the elder does not come, and the younger cannot eat first.

Seeing that Hakuye came back, Yukiko couldn’t wait to inquire about the previous incident when he ran out to chase the black shadow. Bai Ye shook his head to indicate that the other party ran too fast, and when he entered the forest, there was no shadow, and he couldn’t catch up.

Hearing this, Kiko and Conan were slightly disappointed, but Xiao Wei looked at Bai Ye thoughtfully. She knows Bai Ye’s ability, and if she seriously wants to catch someone, it is impossible to let the other party escape, that is… Is there an inside story?

Bai Ye sat in the vacant seat reserved for him by Xiao Mo, and the Japanese like to sit on their knees to eat, but Bai Ye really can’t adapt to this posture, so he chooses to sit cross-kneeled.

Xiao Mo quietly asked in a voice that only Bai Ye could hear beside him: “Who is Black Shadow?” ”

Bai Ye smiled casually, “Shinichi his father.” ”

Xiao Wei was speechless for a moment, although Bai Ye didn’t explain the reason, she had already guessed it, and couldn’t help but glance at Yukiko…

“By the way, why haven’t the people arrived yet?” Conan, who had a great appetite, asked when he saw that he couldn’t move his chopsticks.

Hiromi explained: “The girl went to a friend’s wedding, and she won’t come back for dinner. I had already called from my uncle, and he said he would come over soon. “The girl in Hiromi’s mouth is Machiko, the second wife of her late father.

As soon as the voice fell, the phone next to him suddenly rang, and Hiromi hurriedly reached out to pick it up.

“Hello? It’s a girl, what’s the matter? ”

Because it is an old-fashioned telephone, the sound in the earpiece is so loud that even the white night sitting in the distance can be heard clearly.

“Hiromei, have we run out of firewood for hot water?” Machiko asked.

“Yes, so I guess don’t take a bath tonight, it’s not hot anyway.”

Just as Hiromi finished speaking, a man’s drunken voice came from the other end of the phone, “Machiko, accompany me for another drink.” ”

This was followed by Machiko’s flirting, “Dead ghost ~ didn’t you see me on the phone?” ”

After calming the drunk next to him, Machiko said to Hiromi again: “I called to tell you that I have already bought firewood, so I will put it next to the warehouse, and trouble you to boil hot water.” ”

After hanging up the phone, everyone was speechless, and Xiao Wei whispered: “The action is fast enough.” ”

Conan laughed twice, although everyone knew that Machiko would marry into the Rinai family for money, but how long has it been since her husband died? She has actually spent a lot of time drinking outside, at least she has to cover it up….

……

After a while, Uncle Fang brought his bodyguard Carlos into the room, and when he saw that there was a hot pot on the table, he couldn’t help but sneer: “It turns out that I ate hot pot today, so that I don’t have to ask Carlos to help me test the poison.” ”

“Uncle, the threatening letter must be a prank.” Hiromi looked embarrassed.

“Yes, it’s best.” Uncle Fang sat at the table, while Carlos sat expressionlessly behind him.

Hot pot is different from eating, a meal must be eaten for a long time, so until nine o’clock in the evening, everyone was still eating, drinking, talking and laughing, and there was no intention of ending at all.

Hiromi went out to boil the bath water, because the family still used the oldest-fashioned bath barrel, so the hot water must be cooked with wood beforehand. (To add, it is the kind where people sit in wooden barrels and put firewood underneath, which looks like cooking something.)

When the water was hot, Hiromi came over and asked Uncle Fang to take a bath. It turns out that the rule of their family is that only the elders can be the first to take a bath, and Bai Ye scoffs at this, there are rules and no family affection, this kind of family will only make people feel sick.

Also disgusting to Hakuye is the Japanese habit of bathing. A bucket of bath water must be reused, the whole family uses a bucket of water to take a bath, and the water will be released when everyone is soaked, which is called saving resources. Although white nights are not clean, this habit is unacceptable to him, so he resolutely decided not to take a bath tonight. (Because some readers questioned it, I would like to add that Japanese baths have “wind baths”, “soup houses”, “barrel baths” and derived “iron cannon baths”, that is, the kind with a bucket on top and firewood directly below, which looks like boiling people.) Generally, it is washed and soaked together without changing the water, and there is not much information provided in this case, but it should be the latter from the pattern. If there is a mistake, then take it as a plot need. ）

The same decision was made by Xiao Wei, but fortunately the weather was very cold and there was no sweat, even if I didn’t take a bath for a day.

When Uncle Fang left the room with the washing utensils, Hiromi received a call from Machiko again.

“Did you boil hot water?” Machiko asked, and at the same time there was a noise at the banquet over there.

“Well, it’s already burning, and my uncle has already gone to take a bath.” Hiromi replied.

Machiko said, “I’m still eating wine here, and I won’t be home until about 11 o’clock, so help me warm the water to that time.” ”

With a phone call, Hiromi took over another drudgery, it seems that this stepmother shelf is really not small.

Uncle Fang went to the bath, and everyone continued to eat hot pot. Suddenly Bai Ye frowned, turned his head to look in a certain direction, and then returned to calm. Just at that moment, a soul smell rose over there, and it could be seen that someone in the family was dead.

However, that direction is the bathhouse, and everyone eats hot pot here except Uncle Fang, and the only person who may appear there except Kudo Yusaku is Machiko, who went out to attend the wedding banquet.

I see…… Bai Ye smiled slightly and seemed to understand something, “It seems that it is right not to take a bath.” ”

“What do you mean?” Xiao Wei looked at him puzzled.

……

When Uncle Fang returned from bathing, the people of the Rinai family also took turns to go to the bath, and finally it was Yukiko’s turn.

Bai Ye wanted to remind her of something, but after thinking about it, he still didn’t speak, afraid that he would not be able to explain how he knew about it. Seeing Bai Ye looking at herself, Yukiko asked curiously, “What do you think of me like that?” ”

Bai Ye shook his head slightly, “It’s nothing, I wish you a happy wash.” After saying that, add a sentence in your heart – just don’t rub off a layer of skin after knowing that it is the scene of the murder.

Xiao Wei couldn’t help but give him a roll of his eyes, which man wished women a happy bath.

It didn’t take long for Yukiko to return from the bath, and she seemed to be in a good mood. Hiromei, who was in charge of boiling hot water, asked, “Yukiko, how is the water temperature?” ”

“It’s starting to get cold a little.”

“Then I’ll go add some firewood.”

So Hiromi stood up and left the room, but after a while, her screams were heard outside. Everyone immediately ran out of the hot pot eating room, and found Hiromi sitting on the ground on the porch leading to the bath.

“What’s wrong?” Yukiko hurriedly asked.

Hiromi pointed blankly at the door of the courtyard, “There was a dark shadow watching me just now…”

Everyone was shocked, but Bai Ye looked like nothing, anyway, he had long known that the black shadow was Kudo Yusaku. I just don’t know how long Yusaku has been watching outside, whether he saw the previous murder.

If you guessed correctly, Machiko’s body is now in the well.

“Huh? Look at the well in the yard! Conan suddenly found that the ancient well in the courtyard was a little strange: “Why does the bucket rise, is there something in the well?” ”

This is a very old well, and there is a pulley on the top for pumping water, and the bucket that rises up at this time has already resisted the pulley, and it can be seen that there is a heavy object at the bottom of the well at the other end.

So everyone ran to pull the rope, and as the object slowly rose, everyone saw that it was a corpse.