Chapter 972 Red Prank
Fifteen years ago, a murder occurred in another rental villa nearby.
The murdered person was an employee of a certain company. He was traveling here secretly with his affair partner.
Unexpectedly, when we were in the villa, the employee's wife suddenly broke in...
When the police arrived, the room was full of blood. The wife was stabbing her husband with a knife. So much blood spurted that it dyed her white raincoat red.
Later, because the case was too cruel, no one dared to mention it casually, so the wife was nicknamed the Woman in Red.
At that time, the woman in red used a kitchen knife to injure the police who rushed to the scene, and finally disappeared into the forest. She is still on the run.
Three years later, when Tamami Minegishi and her companions came to the villa during the summer vacation of high school, another companion, Satoko, said that she saw the woman in red and suggested that they go to the forest to look for her together.
As a result, Satoko got separated from the group. It was not until a week later that the police found Satoko's shoes at the edge of a swamp deep in the forest and finally found the body in the swamp.
Also left at the scene was the kitchen knife that the woman in red had used to kill her husband.
So they speculated that Satoko might have run into the woman in red in the forest, and fled in panic when she was being chased, and finally fell into the swamp and died.
Suzuki Sonoko was a little scared. Could it be that Sera Masumi's commission was to find the woman in red?
Minegishi Tamami explained: "Of course not, that's the police's job, right?"
"Every year, we gather here to mourn Satoko's death on the day her body is found. But since the year before last, strange things have been happening one after another..."
There were many strange things, sometimes the window glass was broken, or a lot of apples fell on the floor of the room.
Or there was no hot water, and the water tank was found to be filled with red rose petals. The entrance door was also splashed with red paint by unknown persons - the owner of the villa simply painted the door red.
This is also the reason why the color of the gate is so inconsistent with the villa.
This time, the woman in red appeared directly.
Ren Tian Shenfu coughed and said nonchalantly, "That's why we want to ask Shiliang, who has the smartest brain, to investigate what's going on."
Sera Masumi was very excited: "I see, so all we have to do is solve the mystery of the woman in red, right?"
Ren Tianshenfu was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Just hand the woman in red over to the police..."
But before he could finish, Sera Masumi stood up with full of energy: "Okay, without further ado, I'll go to the forest and look for any clues."
After saying that, he walked outside.
Conan jumped down from his chair: "I'll go too!"
Yuya was somewhat helpless, and said to Miyano Shiho and the other two, "I will stay with them, you guys just stay in the villa, don't run around if you have nothing to do."
"Ran, Mio, protect Sonoko."
"I understand." Miyano Shiho nodded slightly.
Mao Lilan clenched her fists and said, "Don't worry, I won't be afraid as long as it's not a monster!"
Suzuki Sonoko: I can understand asking Xiaolan to protect us, but Mio looks even thinner than me, can she really protect us?
After Youye and the others left, Ren Tian Shenfu got up and left, going to a store one kilometer away to buy drinks and other food.
Minegishi Tamami started to clean up the kitchen.
Bo Guchang's face still looked a little ugly. In response to his good friend's concern, he said a few perfunctory words and went to clean the bathroom.
She and Ming Chengxiang went to clean the rooms. Since there were many rooms to be used, she invited Mao Lilan and others to help, and the latter readily agreed.
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Yuya, Masumi Sera, and Conan are walking in the forest.
Sera Masumi put one hand in his pocket and kept looking around: "I came here, but I didn't expect the forest to be so big. It seems a bit difficult to find clues like this."
Youye was observing the ground to see if he could find any traces of footprints, but the ground was covered with fallen leaves and there was no way to find any.
Youya gave up directly. It took the police so many years to find a person in such a big forest without any results, not to mention three people who were unfamiliar with the place.
"Speaking of which, Sera..."
Masumi Sera, who was observing a tree, turned back in confusion: "Huh? What's wrong?"
Yuya plucked a leaf and folded it casually in his hand: "I never asked you before, Sera, did you return to Neon alone?"
Sera Masumi was stunned for a moment, then smiled mysteriously: "No."
"Oh?" Youye raised an eyebrow: "Who else, mother? Second brother?"
Sera Masumi said meaningfully: "Not really, but maybe I'll have a chance to introduce you to each other in the future. The same goes for Conan."
"Huh?" Conan blinked his eyes in a silly manner.
Sera Masumi laughed secretly in her heart. After confirming Conan's true identity, she thought he was super cute when she saw his cute look.
It’s a pity that he already has someone he likes.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, I like the magician at that time more...
Youya narrowed his eyes. Will there be a chance in the future? Does that mean it's not the right time now?
Besides, what does it mean to not count? Could it be that the people who came back with her were not her mother and that second brother?
However, he understood that Sera Masumi was trying to end the topic, so he stopped asking questions.
After continuing to search the forest for a while and still finding nothing, as it began to darken, the three decided to return to the villa.
On the way, I met Jin Tian Shenfu who was carrying several shopping bags.
Yuya and Sera Masumi each helped carry one, and then the four of them returned to the villa together.
"We're back!"
"Welcome back." Minegishi Tamami came to the entrance and was a little surprised to see Yuya and the others together. "Are you guys coming back together?"
Ren Tianshenfu nodded and said, "Yes, I happened to meet them on the way back, so I asked them to help me carry some things. There are more people staying here today, and I bought a lot more things than in previous years. It's a bit difficult for one person to carry them all."
Sera Masumi closed the door and said to Minegishi Tamae, "We have searched the nearby forests, but we haven't found any clues yet."
"Is that so?" Minegishi Tamami said with a smile, without being too surprised. "Let's not talk about this matter today. I have prepared the most confident dish for dinner, so please look forward to it."
Minegishi Tamae took the ingredients from Shinpo Ninda.
They talked for a while, but no one else showed up, so Yuya asked in confusion, "Where are Mio and the others?"
Minegishi Tamami replied, "They said they've finished cleaning the room and are going to take a bath first. They should be in the bathroom now."
At this moment, a scream from inside suddenly rang out: "What the hell is this!"
Then came Miyano Shiho's voice: "Is this also a prank by that person?"
Then came the voices of Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko: "I always feel a little disgusting..."
Yuya, Sera Masumi and Conan hurried to the bathroom.
Just as Yuya was about to open the door, Sera Masumi stopped him: "Kamiya-san, why don't you wait a moment?"
Yuya was stunned for a moment, then remembered that there were other people inside besides Miyano Shiho. He smiled embarrassedly, stepped back a little, and grabbed the collar of Conan who was trying to sneak in.
"You kid, you're not allowed to go in either!"