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"It's okay, Sister Ying..." The soft-hearted Mao Lilan quickly came out to smooth things over, "I think Mr. Ota is definitely not that kind of person...right?"
Could you please be more firm, little sister? What if your superwoman bestie tears my hand off when she gets upset?
"Well, I'll go to the kitchen to help Mr. Shimizu and Sister Ayako make supper. Come back early, Xiaolan..."
"Ok, I know."
In this way, after intimidating Ota Katsu, who looked like he had ill intentions, Karasuma Ying turned and walked towards the kitchen.
At this time in the kitchen, Shizuka Shizuka and Suzuki Ayako were already preparing to make midnight snacks. They were chatting each other up, making the whole kitchen filled with a strong, sour smell called love.
Seeing this scene, Karasuma Ying, who had already walked to the door, suddenly stopped.
She suddenly felt that it would be better for her not to go in and disturb the two of them...
Just as she turned around and was about to leave, Qingshui Jing in the kitchen seemed to notice something and turned around to look over.
"What is it, Miss Karasuma?"
Suzuki Ayako also followed Shizuka Shizuka's gaze and looked at Karasuma Ying curiously.
"Karasuma-chan, did you miss dinner? You'll have to wait for a while for supper, but there's still some dinner left. Do you want me to heat it up for you?"
"No, it's not..."
Wu Wanying shook her head quickly and replied awkwardly: "I originally wanted to come to the kitchen to help, but when I walked to the door, I realized that the two of you seemed... probably... didn't need my help..."
Suzuki Ayako immediately understood what Karasuma Ying wanted to express. She just smiled lightly and said in a gentle tone:
"That's not the case. If Karasuma-chan wants to help, just ask. Shizu-kun and I won't mind."
"Ah."
Shizuka Shizuka also nodded with a smile, then took an apron from the side and handed it to Karasuma Ying.
"Can Miss Karasuma cook?"
“Yes, I know a little…”
For some reason, Karasuma Ying found herself nervous for unknown reasons.
"Well, come together?"
"Okay, okay..."
Karasuma Ying's combat power is set at B+ upwards and A downwards, which means she is stronger than Osaka Kuroro and weaker than Amuro Toru.
Chapter 14: Brother, do you study science?
In the kitchen, after the initial nervousness, Karasuma Ying quickly started chatting with the other two.
The more they communicated, the more she felt that the two people in front of her were a perfect match.
Shimizu Shizuka is gentle and polite, while Suzuki Ayako is gentle and kind. No matter what the two of them are talking about, the other one can quickly pick up the conversation, and when they come to something interesting, they laugh happily together.
Even when it comes to cooking, they seem to have a telepathic connection. Even if the other person doesn't say it, the other person knows what the other person needs...
Many times, Karasuma Ying would feel very happy just by listening at the side.
This feeling is like being a family.
family……
When the thought of her family emerged in her mind, Wu Wanying's eyes suddenly dimmed, and the faint smile on the corner of her mouth disappeared.
"What's wrong? Miss Karasuma?" On the side, Shizuka Shizuka seemed to notice the changes in Karasuma Ying and asked with concern.
Even though the relationship between the two was no longer as unfamiliar as before, Shizuka Shizuka still called her "Miss Karasuma" out of courtesy, instead of calling her "Karasuma sister" like Suzuki Ayako did.
"No, it's nothing, Mr. Shimizu, don't worry about it." Karasuma Ying smiled at him.
She didn't want to affect their mood because of her own affairs.
"Um……"
Qing Shuijing glanced at her and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she lowered her head and concentrated on cutting the meat on the chopping board.
After a long while, he finally spoke slowly.
“People will always continue to grow, and there will always be things that are not satisfactory in life. Perhaps when we look back, we will find that the present is good enough.”
Qing Shuijing's sudden words are full of philosophy and seem to have a hidden meaning.
Wu Wanying was stunned when she heard this. She turned to look at Qingshui Jing with her lips slightly open.
"Mr. Shimizu, you..."
"Oh no! Sister! There's a horrible murderer nearby!"
At this moment, Suzuki Sonoko's screams resounded throughout the villa. She almost pushed open the door of the villa and rushed all the way to the kitchen, followed by the panting Mouri Ran and Conan.
"Terrorist murderer? Sonoko, what are you talking about?" Suzuki Ayako looked at her sister with confusion.
"It's a real sister!"
Suzuki Sonoko panted, gesticulated, and explained in a lively voice:
"Just now, Xiaolan encountered a murderer in a black robe and bandages in the woods. He was holding an axe and was about to chop Xiaolan. If I hadn't heard the noise and rushed over immediately, I'm afraid Xiaolan would have, would have..."
As she spoke, Suzuki Sonoko looked like she was about to cry.
"No, it's not that scary, Sonoko..."
Ran Mouri hurried forward to comfort Suzuki Sonoko, who was about to cry, although she was indeed shocked at the time.
Conan, who was standing by, looked at this scene with a dead look in his eyes and couldn't help but silently complain in his heart.
[Hey, hey, hey, the one who was almost hurt should be Xiaolan, right? Why is it Xiaolan who is comforting you? ]
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Hearing the noise at the kitchen door, Ota Katsuki and others who had returned to the villa earlier also walked down from the room on the second floor.
"Have you seen any strange people in the woods before?"
It was Shizuka Shizuka who spoke, and he looked at Masaru Ota, Hiroki Kadoya, and Chikako Ikeda, who had also been to the woods before.
These people also went to the woods, but they came back before Mao Lilan and the other two.
"I don't know. What strange person?" Ota Katsu said doubtfully, "I have been looking for Miss Lan since she was scared away by the thunder. Later, I came back without finding her. I didn't see any strange people along the way..."
"We didn't see any strange people at all, right, Chikako?" Hiroki Kadotani looked at Chikako Ikeda behind him.
"We?" Ikeda Chikako glanced at him, "How would I know where you went?"
"I, I saw it was going to rain so I came back to get an umbrella..."
"Take an umbrella? You're not running back because you're afraid of thunder, are you?"
"Chikako?!"
"what?!"
It seemed that what Ikeda Chikako said was right, as Hiroki Kadoya's face turned red and he looked a little angry and embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, you two, stop arguing." Suzuki Ayako hurried out to comfort the two.
"Sister, did you really not see it?" Suzuki Sonoko wiped her eyes and said, "I clearly saw the murderer running towards the villa..."
"Towards the villa?" Qing Shuijing heard this, walked around the crowd gathered at the kitchen door, went to the window of the main entrance, and looked out.
Without noticing Shimizu Shizuka's reaction, Suzuki Ayako shook her head and replied, "No, we were in the kitchen the whole time... By the way, Takahashi, you were repairing the roof just now, right? Did you see any strange people at that time?"
"I didn't see it either..."
The plump Takahashi Ryoichi touched his head, and then seemed to have thought of something, and said: "But speaking of it, when I first came here, I seemed to have been on the suspension bridge..."
"Okay, everyone go back and rest."
At this moment, Shizuka Shizuka suddenly interrupted Takahashi Ryoichi, who was stunned for a moment and looked at him in confusion.
"The drawbridge outside has been cut. It looks like someone really wants to do something here."
"It was cut off by someone?!" Conan turned around and ran out of the villa after hearing that.
"No need to go. I just checked and saw knife marks on the wooden piles that stabilize the suspension bridge. It was vandalized by humans."
Shizuo Shizuka spoke up to stop Conan.
"what?!"
Conan was stunned when he heard what Shizuka Shizuka said.
Qing Shuijing did look out the window just now, but...Brother, through a layer of glass, and it was raining outside, and it was already late at night, how could you see the knife marks on the wooden stakes a hundred meters away? !
What kind of vision is this? Is this really scientific?
Without paying attention to Conan, Shizumi Shizu looked at Suzuki Ayako and said, "Ayako, call the police immediately and tell them what's going on here. Let them handle this matter."
"it is good."
Suzuki Ayako nodded, turned around and ran quickly to the phone, but not long after, she turned and looked at Shizuka Shizuka, a look of worry and fear on her face.
"Jingjun, the call cannot be made..."
Qing Shuijing stepped forward after hearing the words and glanced at the phone.
"There is no signal. Is the telephone line cut off?"
As she spoke, Qingshui Jing took out her cell phone and took a look. Perhaps because this place was too remote, there was no signal either.
"Have the electricity and telephone lines been cut off?" At this moment, the chubby Takahashi Ryoichi suddenly grabbed his head with both hands, his face full of panic and fear.
"Bandaged men in black, a severed suspension bridge, and cut telephone lines. Could it be that the weird guy wants to..."
"Okay, don't be nervous."
Shizuka Shizuka interrupted Takahashi Ryoichi again. He put away his phone, looked at everyone, and said:
“Although there are many worrying things happening now, at least we can be sure of one thing: the mysterious bandaged man who might exist is not in the villa now.
There is no doubt about this. Except for you three, Yuanzi, the rest of us were in the villa. Logically speaking, it is impossible for an outsider to sneak into the villa quietly without us noticing.
In this case, after having supper tonight, we will go back to our rooms and have a good rest. Remember to lock the doors and windows. Tomorrow morning we will go down the mountain together through the path behind the mountain to seek help from the police."