Chapter 970 Red Akai
On this day, Masumi Sera invited Yuya and others to visit the villa in the forest.
Yuya was a little surprised: "Hey, it's rare that you would take the initiative to invite us, Sera."
In the past, either Suzuki Sonoko would invite her out, or she would meet her by chance on the way.
This is the first time I have taken the initiative to invite you.
Youye looked around. The dense forest was lush and green. The ground was covered with thick fallen leaves. It was soft and comfortable to step on. A strong scent of nature wafted towards him.
"Forest bathing, is that what they call it?"
Miyano Shiho nodded and explained seriously: "The so-called forest bathing is to bathe in the fresh air in the forest. It is a natural therapy that uses vision, smell, hearing, touch and taste to fully contact the forest environment in order to relax the body and mind, relieve stress and enhance immunity."
"···You know it very clearly." Several friends blinked their eyes.
Conan's mouth twitched slightly. She was truly a freak of science. The relaxed atmosphere suddenly became so serious.
Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment, then she realized that she had accidentally entered serious mode, and she coughed lightly in embarrassment.
Sera Masumi smiled and said, "Actually, I came here because I received a commission."
"Commission?" Suzuki Sonoko was full of curiosity. "Is it from a detective?"
Sera Masumi nodded: "Yes. The original client was my brother. The client is my brother's high school friend. I hope he can solve the mystery of the rental villa we are about to visit."
"But my brother couldn't spare the time, so he asked me to investigate."
Mao Lilan asked curiously: "Is your brother also a detective?"
Sera Masumi denied it, "No, it's because when my brother was in school, he would often solve cases or mysteries that happened in the class in a few seconds."
"Oh? Sera's second brother sounds very powerful. What kind of job does he do?" Youya asked casually.
He was quite curious about this second brother. Since Sera Masumi trusted him so much, he must not be an ordinary person.
"Well, I'm not sure about that." Sera Masumi pointed his finger at his chin and looked at the sky covered by leaves. "But it's true that he's quite busy."
"Oh, I see." You didn't ask any more questions. If you don't want to say it, then forget it. There will always be a chance to find out.
Suzuki Sonoko asked in confusion: "Second brother? In addition to the brother who passed away, Sera has other brothers."
Sera Masumi explained, "Yes, we are three siblings with two brothers and one sister, but we all have different last names."
Yuya couldn't help but ask, "Why is it different?"
Masumi Sera is Shuichi Akai's sister, but their surnames are different. Yuya has always been puzzled by this.
The two look somewhat similar, so they must be siblings. Could it be that their parents are divorced?
Sera Masumi didn't seem to want to explain too much, and just answered ambiguously: "Because my father passed away and there are some other reasons."
"I use my mother's maiden name, Sera. My second oldest brother also used the last name Sera until he graduated from high school."
Yuya seemed to be thinking, in Japan children usually take their father's surname, but Sera is their mother's surname.
Masumi Sera must have always followed her mother, so she only changed her surname once.
However, the second brother's surname should have been Akai at first, and then changed to Sera, and finally changed to another surname after graduating from high school?
The first time he changed his surname to Shiliang, it might be because his father passed away. Then he changed his surname again after graduating from high school. Could it be that he was adopted?
However, changing the surname usually occurs when the child is going to separate from the family or when the parents are divorced and the child follows the mother. There is no need to change the surname if the child has passed away.
The second surname change is also a cause for concern. Would a family choose a high school student as their adopted child? He is a little too old.
Did something happen during this period? Perhaps the Akai family encountered some crisis, which forced the second brother to change his surname one after another.
Thinking of this, Youye said, "Before your second brother's surname was Shiliang, was his surname also..."
"Akai..." Suzuki Sonoko suddenly spoke.
? !
Yuya, Miyano Shiho, Sera Masumi, and Conan were all surprised and turned to look at Suzuki Sonoko at the same time - how did she know?
Suzuki Sonoko stared blankly at the back and said, "A red figure, there was a red figure behind that tree just now, right?"
She looked at Mao Lilan for confirmation.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be red. They thought it was talking about Akai, after all, the pronunciation of these two words is exactly the same.
Mao Lilan nodded, with a worried look on her face: "Well, a long-haired woman wearing a red raincoat and red boots. I could see her in front just now..."
"Woman in red?" Sera Masumi's expression grew slightly serious.
Sera Masumi seems to know something? Yuya is a little concerned, and just as he was about to ask something, he heard Conan scream at his feet.
When he looked back, he saw Conan falling down a slope like a ball.
"Conan?!" Everyone was shocked.
Conan rolled all the way down and finally stopped by supporting himself on the ground. A stone rolled into the water with a splash.
He looked up with lingering fear, and the next second his pupils suddenly shrank - there was a swamp in front of him, and he was only half a meter away from the swamp and almost rolled into it.
The slope didn't shake, so Conan climbed up without much effort.
Ran Mouri checked Conan up and down and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Conan was not injured.
Sera Masumi reminded, "You'd better pay attention to your steps when you walk. I heard there is a bottomless swamp in this forest."
Yuya folded his hands and said sarcastically, "You can still fall down on a good road, Conan, you are quite capable."
Conan's forehead darkened: "It's so annoying!" If it weren't for the fact that Sera Masumi showed concern when she heard the woman in red, which distracted Conan, he wouldn't have walked the wrong way and fallen.
He looked at Sera Masumi with hatred, and the latter showed an innocent expression.
There were no more accidents on the rest of the journey, and everyone arrived safely at their destination, a rental villa.
This villa is built purely of wood, and most places are painted in natural wood color, which looks very natural and beautiful, but the entrance door is bright red, which looks a bit abrupt and weird.
Youya touched his chin. For some reason, he had a strong feeling that something was going to happen here.