Daily life of a spy in the world of Conan

Her plan had been destroyed beyond all recognition, and she herself couldn't even think straight.

All in all, this plan is doomed.

The Kitamura couple were confused until Natsukawa and Maori Kogoro dug out the ski clothes and Kinoshita Akiko's "suicide note" from outside, only then did they realize what was going on.

Yoko Asanuma confessed to her crime, with a blank look in her eyes and an expression of indifference as to the reason for the murder.

Akiko Kinoshita had done nothing wrong to her, and she knew it very well in her heart.

But her competitive mentality made it impossible for her to accept the cruel fact that the other person was better than her.

Akiko Kinoshita's body was completely covered by heavy snow. An hour had passed, and with the avalanche, it was clear that there was no possibility of survival.

There was no way to conduct search and rescue in such a heavy snowstorm, so we could only give up temporarily and wait for the police to arrive.

Because the telephone lines were also affected, the B&B was temporarily unable to call the police, and the culprit, Yoko Asanuma, was temporarily locked in the utility room.

The enclosed utility room had no entrances or exits. The only ventilation hole was only as long as an arm's length and less than ten centimeters high. It was sealed with an iron louver, so not even a child could get out, let alone a person.

When Kogoro Mouri woke up and learned that he had solved another murder case, he couldn't help but smile.

As for why he has no memory, Kogoro Mori thinks it may be related to drinking.

I know that I love drinking, so it is normal for me to have blackouts sometimes.

Every time he fainted, he could clearly feel that it was the same feeling as being drunk, only the amount was larger.

However, when he learned that the deceased was Akiko Kinoshita, his face fell again. He had finally fallen in love with a TV star, but his feelings were immediately dashed.

Kogoro Mori can only sigh that life is unpredictable and that one's fate is limited.

"By the way, doesn't Uncle Xia Chuan have one of those small cell phones?"

"Affected by the dark clouds and heavy snow, there seems to be some problems with the satellite phone signal." Xiachuan took out his mobile phone and confirmed with Conan.

However, the reason for the no signal was Xiachuan's own doing.

The signal penetration of satellite phones is extremely strong, especially for specially customized ones like this one. Unless there is strong electromagnetic field interference, there will be no signal loss.

At the same time, this is also laying the groundwork in advance.

Let Conan know that his mobile phone is not as easy to use as he imagined, so that he can find similar excuses next time when he doesn’t want to call the police.

Call the police now. We will definitely be taking a hot spring bath tonight. Everyone will be taken away by the police to take a statement. It will probably be after midnight when we are done. What kind of hot spring bath will we be taking?

Anya's loss was beyond words, and Xiachuan couldn't bear to have her disturbed when she finally had a chance to catch her breath.

During this time, Natsukawa and Kitamura Genbei inquired about mixed bathing and learned that the hot spring style in Mikamachi is separated by gender.

So, it should be the same for Kaito.

Natsukawa really wanted to know whether a boy like Kaito, who would look at his childhood friend's underwear, would look for a mixed-bathing B&B.

It seems that Kaito is just a playboy with words, but he is actually very conservative inside.

He was just asking about this news out of gossip, not because he wanted to have sex with Joel... Yes, he didn't!

In the hot spring pool, Kogoro Mouri rubbed his cold shoulders unhappily.

"Really? The weather forecast said this afternoon that the snow would only last until eight o'clock tonight. It's already ten o'clock, why is it still snowing?"

Because of the weather, the hot spring was not as warm as it should be, and my head and shoulders exposed above the water felt a little cold.

"It's just a weather forecast after all. It's for reference only. Don't trust it too much, Uncle Maori."

Nowadays, being able to tell you that it will snow tonight is already good enough, but if you want to know from what time the snow will fall to what time, even in another ten years, it won’t be that accurate.

"If we leave Yoko Asanuma in the storage room like this, will she freeze to death?" Conan asked worriedly.

It feels cold even in the hot spring. The temperature may have reached minus 15 degrees Celsius or even lower.

"No, it seems that the boss of Kitamura put a stove in it, so it's not a big problem."

The rescue at the ski resort was completed quickly. At the time of the avalanche, there were very few people at the ski resort. Most of them saw the avalanche and fled in time. Those who could not escape were also rescued.

After counting the number of people and confirming that there was no problem, the snow mountain rescue workers began to study the cause of the avalanche.

However, among the dozen or so people with more than ten years of experience in snow mountain rescue, none of them could give a reason.

This is not a very steep snowy mountain, so there is no possibility of sound causing a landslide.

Although many people felt the ground shaking during an avalanche, it was definitely not an earthquake because there was no shaking at a distance.

It is impossible for the earthquake to occur only around the snow-capped mountains. Even if the earthquake is very weak, it can be felt in places a little further away.

As time went by, the snowstorm continued.

The ground outside was covered with a lot of snow. Xia Chuan tried it before going to bed and found that it reached the level of his knees.

"It looks like there won't be any skiing tomorrow."

A midnight snowstorm pounded against the windows.

The old windows of the B&B have been making a constant rattling sound since the snowstorm began.

Xia Chuan blew out the candle, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

As soon as I closed my eyes, I heard a strange noise coming from the window.

It seemed like someone was knocking on the window.

As a spy, he was extremely alert to this unusual sound. He instantly opened his eyes, looked towards the window, and reached for the pistol under his pillow.

A white-gloved hand appeared outside the dark window. Seeing the people inside noticed the movement, Kaito outside took out a flashlight and flashed it inside a few times.

A question mark popped up in Xiachuan's mind. At this point, even if Kaito was at worst, he should have gone to Hongzi or Aoko's place. Why did he come all the way to find him dressed as Kaito Kid?

Could it be?

Shaking off the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, Xia Chuan stood up and opened the window.

"It's late at night, can't you let me sleep? Can't we talk about it tomorrow?"

"Brother Xiachuan, please let us in first!"

"us?"

Natsukawa caught the word instantly and looked behind Kaito.

Behind him was Koizumi Hongzi, the last descendant of the Red Magic.

The other person's face looked a little serious. He pushed Kaito and Natsukawa away very seriously and crawled in first.

"Do you Red Magic descendants have no money to buy clothes?"

Xia Chuan looked at the other person's summer party outfit, rubbed his nose, and gave advice like an old father: "At the very least, wear a few more layers. It's almost minus 20 degrees Celsius now, be careful of frostbite."

Koizumi Hongzi rolled her eyes and said, "I have red magic on me, so I don't feel cold at all. Even if it's minus fifty degrees, it's no different from normal temperature to me."

Xia Chuan silently gave a thumbs up, magic is convenient.

"So, why did you come to see me so late at night?"

"Of course it's about the Snow Girl."

Kaito pointed at Koizumi Hongzi and said, "She said that the snow woman hidden in this snowy mountain has revived for some reason, and the avalanche is the best proof of that."

"One more thing!" Koizumi Hongzi glanced out the window: "This snowstorm is also its masterpiece."

"It sounds scary, do you have any solution?"

Xia Chuan had some guesses about the reason for the Snow Girl's revival.

It is likely that Akiko Kinoshita was mistakenly thought to be a sacrifice and eaten by the Snow Woman, which is why she was revived.

“The demon is not very visible in this era, and it does not have much power. I am confident that I can seal it again.

But before that, I need to know the reason for its resurgence.

Kaito said you might know why it appeared?"

Natsukawa turned to look at Kaito, a question mark on his forehead.

I know nothing. It was only now that I heard from you that I realized that this snowstorm was the work of the Snow Girl.

In addition, with Conan here, can the Snow Girl really do whatever she wants?

Conan is the holy body of science, immune to all monsters and harmless to all kinds of tricks.

Kaito looked at Natsukawa as if he knew what was going on, then he suddenly remembered something and turned back to explain to Koizumi Hongzi: "I am Kaito Kid, not Kaito!"

The two people in the room ignored Kaito's stubbornness.

Xia Chuan stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

If the Snow Girl was revived because of Akiko Kinoshita, then could her purpose be revenge?

To avenge Akiko Kinoshita.

This is still very possible, after all, I have watched so many movies, TV series and animations in my previous life.

There is a plot like this: after the monster devours the sacrifice, it may need to satisfy the other party's last wish.

The most likely thing that Akiko Kinoshita wanted to do was simple - to kill Yoko Asanuma.

Anyone would be angry if they were suddenly killed by their best friend, and Akiko Kinoshita would definitely be no exception.

"Its revival is probably related to Akiko Kinoshita. Akiko Kinoshita just played the role of a snow woman, and maybe she just happened to have some connection with the real snow woman."

"Where is Kinoshita Akiko?"

Kaito doesn't understand the situation and just wants to see Kinoshita Akiko as soon as possible and solve the problem.

Although he didn't know how to solve it, it didn't matter. With the red magician Koizumi Hongzi and Natsukawa around, it wouldn't be a big problem.

"If you don't understand, don't talk!"

Koizumi Hongzi rolled her eyes and suddenly felt that the other party was not that smart.

Now that the Snow Girl has been awakened, the sacrifice named Kinoshita Akiko must be dead.

"Mr. Xiachuan, can you tell me its purpose?"

"Akiko Kinoshita died at the hands of her good friend Yoko Asanuma. The Snow Woman may now seek revenge on Yoko Asanuma, who is currently..."

Before he finished speaking, a crashing sound made the three of them look towards the door.

The sounds included the sound of pots and pans falling to the ground, and the loud bang of something falling over.

"What happened? Was the snowstorm so severe that the B&B collapsed?" Xia Chuan murmured.

It is not impossible. This building is at least several decades old. With such a heavy snowstorm today, the snow on the B&B should be very heavy.

Soon, footsteps were heard outside. As a famous detective, Kogoro Mouri was the first to run out of the room to check the situation.

Xia Chuan opened the door after him and three people walked out.

Maori Kogoro scratched his head in confusion: "The sound just now was..."

He wanted to ask if the sound came from Xia Chuan's room, but considering that there were three of them coming out together, it was a bit difficult to ask what they were doing just now.

"No, it seems like the sound came from the storage room." Conan, who came out with them, looked around and finally fixed his eyes on the storage room.

Because there is still some noise coming from the storage room.

The door of another room opened, and Xiaolan, Youer and Anya also appeared at the door.

The noise is so loud that anyone who is not deaf can hear it.

However, they did not see the Kitamura couple.

"Where are the Kitamura couple?" Xia Chuan looked around curiously.

"Ignore them for now. If the sound came from the storage room, then it is very likely..."

Kogoro Mouri suspected that the person who made the noise was Asanuma Yoko, and he thought that the other party would not be thinking of escaping.

"What happened, father?"

Anya rubbed her sleepy eyes and leaned against Xiachuan's legs in a daze.

"It's okay, go back to your room!"

Xiachuan and Yueer looked at each other and signaled each other to take Xiaolan and Anya back to the room.

Although he was curious about why Kuroba Kaito and Koizumi Akiko were with Natsukawa, Yoel still saw the seriousness in Natsukawa's eyes. He held back what he wanted to say and pulled the adult and the child back to the room.

Little Lanbia was more obedient than Aniya and followed Joel back to the room. Such noises in the snowstorm inevitably reminded people of the snow girl mentioned by the Kitamura couple.