Chapter 696 The Secret Hidden in the Name

Chapter 696 The Secret Hidden in the Name

Mao Lilan was a little curious, but she was afraid of hurting Yuki's feelings, so she asked carefully: "Your mother is so annoying, then why do you..."

Inubushi Yukihime's smile was a little forced: "To be honest, I never thought about returning to this family. But not long after my mother passed away, I received a letter from my father."

"The letter said that he didn't have much time left, and that if you forgive him, he would return to the Inufushi family to help protect the princess."

"It seems that the other adopted children have also received the same letter."

Yuuya noticed a troubling point in her words: "Who is the princess mentioned in the letter?"

Yuanshan Heye made a bold guess: "Could it be Miss Xingji? Doesn't the "Ji" in her name mean princess?"

Hattori Heiji immediately retorted: "Idiot, if that's the case, do you still need to write a letter to the princess and ask her to protect her?"

Yuanshan and Ye stared at Hattori Heiji with dissatisfaction. What princess protecting princess? I don't understand what you are talking about! He snorted and turned away.

Inubushi Yukihime smiled and said, "At first I didn't know who the princess was referring to, but after coming here I immediately understood. It must be Suochen's foster mother, and the servants here also call her princess."

Conan asked in confusion: "Why do you call her a princess?" Could it be that the Inufushi family is a descendant of the ancient royal family? How is that possible?

Inubushi Yukihime explained that this was what her father had always called her, so the others followed suit.

However, Ms. Suchen herself felt that this name was too embarrassing, but she had no way to stop others from calling her that, so in the end she could only accept it silently.

Mao Lilan smiled and said, "Is it because this house looks like a castle?"

Yuanshan Heye agreed: "Yes, yes, President Inubushi might think of himself as the lord of the city, so wouldn't his wife be a princess?"

Inubushi Yukihime just smiled in response and continued, "Also, my name originally only had the character Yuki, but at the suggestion of my adoptive mother, I added the character Hime to it, and it became Yukihime now."

"She also said that she wanted me to become a princess like her and live happily in this castle."

"Eh!" Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha showed longing expressions.

Hattori Heiji asked, "Have you changed your name?"

Inufushi Yukihime nodded, and suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of names, there seems to be a strange rumor about the names of our adopted children."

Hattori Heiji was stunned: "Rumors? About your names?"

Inubushi Yukihime nodded and recalled with her finger on her chin: "For example, Mr. Shinichi, who has passed away in Tokyo, was originally named Ren. Later, his father thought that the name was too simple, so he changed it before applying for the birth certificate."

Yuya seemed to be thinking, "Indeed, it's just Jin's words, with few gestures, and it sounds very simple. What about the others?"

Inufushi Yukihime recalled: "There is also Koko-sister, who said that if it is a male, it will be called Kouji with "Kou" (consideration) plus "Ki" (season), and it will be called Kouji; if Mr. Zenya is a female, it will be called Yutenji with "Yu" (Yu) plus "Hana" (flower), and it will be called Yuka; and Mr. Chiaki, if it is a female, it will be called Chiharu."

Yuya asked, "Were these names chosen for you by President Inubushi?"

Inufushi Yukihime nodded and said, "Yes, the deceased Mr. Yingci, Ms. Zuoji, and Ms. Migako all said so."

Hattori Heiji raised his lips slightly, looked at Yuya and said: "It seems that there are some secrets hidden in these names."

Yuya hummed in agreement.

It is very common to prepare a girl's name and a boy's name in advance, but when it comes to the Inufushi family, it makes people feel that there is some ulterior motive.

Inubushi Yukihime asked worriedly, "But is it true that the murderer is hiding among us adopted children? Is his purpose to use the cursed demon dog to make the Inubushi family extinct?"

Hattori Heiji smiled slightly: "This cannot be confirmed at the moment, but it should be true that someone is using some method to carry out a series of killings."

"Moreover, I have already picked up the clues about the demon dog's methods."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of torn cloth from his pocket.

Inufushi Yukihime was stunned: "What is this piece of cloth made of?"

Mao Lilan and the other two girls also looked at the cloth in confusion.

Yuya said: "This was dropped near the place where Mr. Chi Huang was attacked by the demon dog. Although there is no smell of gasoline or burning on it, it is certain that it must have some special purpose and is closely related to the burning demon dog."

"Since you found such important evidence, why didn't you hand it over to the police just now?" Inufushi Koko suddenly appeared in the corridor and questioned Hattori Heiji with dissatisfaction.

Hattori Heiji's expression froze, and he forced a smile and said, "Ah, we were originally planning to hand it over to the police..."

Inufushi Koko looked at Hattori Heiji with a suspicious expression on her face, but she didn't say much. She said to Inufushi Yukihime, "Yukihime, the water on the stove is still boiling!"

Inubushi Yukihime was startled and said quickly: "Sorry, I was planning to go back right away..." But while chatting with Yuya and the others, she forgot about boiling water.

Yuya said, "In that case, let's go over and have dinner together."

Hattori Heiji agreed, "That's right. Besides, before eating, we should ask the people who stayed at home what they did, right?"

Conan said innocently, "Officer Yamamura should have asked this question, right?"

"Oh," Hattori Heiji responded, "Then let's go and ask that police officer directly."

Yuya tilted his head slightly, glanced at the corner of the corridor with the corner of his eye, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

He glanced at the two people with exaggerated acting skills, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly - they should have discovered something, but...

Should we let them take some acting classes? It's really too embarrassing...

In the restaurant, Yuya and the other six sat facing each other and had dinner. No, at this point in time, it would be more appropriate to call it a midnight snack rather than dinner.

However, only Yuya and the other two had dinner together. Miyano Shiho and the others had already eaten when they went to investigate the cabin by the swamp.

Three girls huddled around a mobile phone, watching an entertainment show, giggling from time to time.

Miyano Shiho suddenly yawned.

Youya glanced at the time and said with concern: "Are you sleepy? Go to bed first, it's already one o'clock."

Miyano Shiho shook her head: "It's okay. Sometimes you can't fall asleep if you are too sleepy." After saying that, she secretly blinked at Youye.

After receiving the signal, Youye smiled slightly. What do you mean you are too sleepy and can't sleep? I'm afraid you can't sleep because you don't hold me in your arms?