Chapter 24 Attacked at Night
Yuya stopped Mao Lilan from going out, not only because he didn't want to see her being harmed by a scumbag, but also because of Takahashi Ryoichi.
He heard from Conan that, just like in the original story, Mouri Ran opened three doors and saw three half-naked men, including Takahashi Ryoichi who pretended to have a huge beer belly.
Although Mouri Ran was dizzy from the three consecutive naked men and didn't notice it, Takahashi Ryoichi was guilty and the real or fake beer belly was related to his murder plan, so he must have targeted Mouri Ran and planned to kill her to silence her.
Although Mao Lilan's karate is very strong and is comparable to that of the current You, she is very afraid of ghosts. When facing Takahashi Ryoichi who was dressed as a bandage monster, she was frightened to the point of her hands and feet going limp. It is hard to say whether she can exert her full fighting power.
If he hadn't stopped it just now and Ran Mouri was dragged out, Takahashi Ryoichi would definitely attack her.
There are too many uncertainties outside, and You cannot guarantee that he can protect Mao Li Ran 100%, so it is better to nip the danger in the bud. If he doesn't go out, he won't encounter danger.
It’s better to let Takahashi Ryoichi cool off outside alone.
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After climbing onto the roof, Takahashi Ryoichi quietly turned around and came to a position close to the door, from where he could just see the gate of the villa.
As classmates for many years, Takahashi Ryoichi knows Ota Masaru very well. He is just a playboy who flirts with girls everywhere.
Among the four girls present, Suzuki Ayako and Ikeda Chikako were too familiar to be targeted, so only two high school students were left.
Suzuki Sonoko···
Ran Mao Li, who still has a young and ignorant face and long straight black hair, is obviously more to Masaru Ota's taste.
Needless to say, Ota Masaru will definitely invite Mao Li Ran for a walk, so that he will have the opportunity to silence her.
He looked down at her, ready to follow Mao Lilan when she was dragged out of the door, and find the right opportunity to kill her. As for tools, there was an axe for chopping wood in the warehouse next door;
As for Chikako Ikeda, his plan required her to be dismembered, but there was not enough time to do it now, so he needed to think longer.
It started to rain outside and gradually got heavier, and the woods became hazy.
Takahashi Ryoichi was secretly happy that the rain came at the right time and would be able to wash away the blood and footprints immediately. In this way, no one would know that it was he who did it.
However, Takahashi Ryoichi waited for a long time, but no one came out. His clothes were already soaked, and he couldn't help shivering slightly in the cold rain.
Takahashi Ryoichi: “???”
What's going on? Ota Masaru is usually very quick in flirting with girls, but why is there no action today? Is it because it's raining so he doesn't come out and plans to communicate in the room?
No, Takahashi Ryoichi shook his head vigorously. It would be so inconvenient in the room. There were so many people in the villa. It would be so embarrassing if there was any noise.
It must be that the high school girl is too shy. Ota Masaru is still working on it.
You have to believe in his shamelessness and ability to seduce girls.
I'll wait.
Just like that, Takahashi Ryoichi continued to wait in the cold rain for a while, until he heard Suzuki Ayako calling for dinner downstairs, and then he was sure - that scumbag Ota Masaru actually failed? !
Asshole! He was kept waiting in the rain for so long in vain!
Takahashi Ryoichi was very annoyed. Just as he was about to go downstairs, he saw that the roof had not been repaired yet, which made him even angrier.
He repaired the roof perfunctorily and returned to the villa. He shivered and sneezed, thinking bitterly that his scumbag classmate was so useless this time. It seemed that he had to postpone the plan to silence him.
Takahashi Ryoichi endured the cold and went back to his room to change his clothes, then came to the restaurant while sneezing.
"Takahashi, are you okay?" Hiroki Kadaya looked at Takahashi Ryoichi, whose hair was soaked and he was sneezing, and asked in surprise, "You're not repairing the roof in the rain, are you?"
Takahashi Ryoichi didn't look very happy, but everyone thought it was because he got wet in the rain, so they laughed dryly: "We can't help it. It rained so hard all of a sudden. If we don't fix the roof, the room will be soaked."
"Thank you, Takahashi. I'll go make you some hot soup."
Suzuki Ayako said guiltily and ran into the kitchen.
Yuya glanced at Takahashi Ryoichi and a smile appeared on his lips.
He knew that the other party must be waiting outside the house for Mao Lilan to come out, but unfortunately he stopped her and she got caught in the rain for nothing.
Everyone had dinner in a relatively harmonious atmosphere. Except for Takahashi Ryo who sneezed from time to time, no one else said a word.
After dinner, everyone played poker in the living room.
Chikako Ikeda went back to her room to rest, claiming she was not feeling well.
Conan frowned and stared at Yuya, trying to find any flaws on his childhood friend's face.
Unfortunately, Yuya, whose acting ability is at a proficient level, could never let Conan see the flaws.
In the end, Conan had no choice but to draw a card at random, but when he held it in his hand, he found out that it was a joker card.
Conan's mouth twitched slightly, and he calmly raised the card in front of Mao Li Ran.
Mao Lilan didn't have as many thoughts as Conan. She just picked one and looked at it. She happily threw it on the table with the remaining one in her hand: "Hey, I'm number one!"
"Wow, Xiaolan, your luck is so good!" Suzuki Sonoko wailed. She still had several cards in her hand, but all of Mouri Ran's cards were gone?
In this way, round after round, there was only one card left in Conan's hand and two cards in Suzuki Sonoko's hand, one of which was naturally a joker.
While observing Suzuki Sonoko's expression, Conan tentatively pinched one of them and found that her face was full of joy.
This is too easy to guess! Conan smiled secretly, took out another card, and then threw the cards that formed a pair onto the table amid Suzuki Sonoko's wailing: "Sister Sonoko, you lose!"
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Yuya and others were playing poker, while Suzuki Ayako's classmates were chatting on the side.
Suddenly, Takahashi Ryoichi looked out the window with horror on his face.
"Did you see that? It seemed like someone ran over?!" Takahashi Ryoichi shouted.
"No?" Others said they didn't see it.
Masaru Ota and Hiroki Kadotani looked at each other and went outside to check. It was still drizzling outside and they didn't find anything.
"Did you see it wrong?" Ota Katsu said with some dissatisfaction.
"Maybe, it's too dark outside." There was still fear on Takahashi Ryoichi's face.
After playing for a while, it was getting late and everyone prepared to go back to their rooms to sleep.
Conan insisted on sleeping with Mouri Ran, and followed Mouri Ran back to the room amid Yuya's ambiguous smile and contemptuous gaze - and before leaving, he did not forget to make a face at Yuya.
Youye's face suddenly darkened. This guy was becoming more and more arrogant.
But forget it this time, he still needs Conan to protect Mao Lilan personally - he can't sleep in the same room with Mao Lilan, right? - Although Conan can't do it against the bandage monster, it's no problem to delay it and give a reminder.
And Yuya, who lived just opposite, had plenty of time to go to the rescue.
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Late at night, after a light sleep, Takahashi Ryoichi felt better and stopped sneezing.
He opened the door and observed for a while, making sure that everyone else was asleep before attacking again.
He changed into the costume of the Bandaged Monster, slipped out of the villa quietly, picked up an axe and chopped off the suspension bridge not far from the entrance of the villa, then went around to the back of the villa and cut the telephone line.
Then he went straight to the second floor, stood at Ikeda Chikako's door and listened for a while. He found that the lights in the room were off but there were some noises. The other person was obviously not asleep yet and was tossing and turning in bed.
Ryoichi Takahashi stuffed a note into the room that read "You don't want the fact that you plagiarized Atsuko to be exposed, right? Then come to the woods behind" and then knocked on the door gently and hid it quickly.
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Ryoichi Takahashi hid in the shadows and watched Chikako Ikeda leave, then he slipped into her room and came to the window.
He opened the window, walked to the balcony and looked at the next room, which was the room of Ran Mouri and Conan.
The balcony on the second floor of the villa is a long balcony connecting several rooms.
He walked out of the room and looked outside, and found that Ran Mouri and Conan were lying motionless on the bed, and had fallen asleep.
I pushed the floor-to-ceiling window and found it was not locked. A grim smile immediately appeared on the corner of my mouth. I was so lucky.
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And all of Takahashi Ryoichi's actions fell into Yuya's eyes.
Estimating that the time was about right, he stood in front of Mao Lilan's door, ready to rush in at any time.
Conan couldn't sleep tonight.
Because Mouri Ran was frightened by the bandage monster during the day, she squeezed into the same bed with Conan. In addition, Yuya's ambiguous smile before entering the room made Conan imagine a lot.
But Mao Lilan didn't have so many worries. She was very tired after walking for half a day. She fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.
When Takahashi Ryoichi came in, Conan was still immersed in his fantasy and didn't notice him.
"Aqiu!"
Suddenly, a sudden sneeze sounded in the room. Conan was startled and sat up quickly. He saw the bandaged monster standing at the head of his bed with an axe in his hand. His pupils suddenly contracted.
"who!"
"Xiaolan, wake up!"
Conan shouted anxiously, but Ran Mouri was sleeping soundly and didn't react at all.
Takahashi Ryoichi became anxious, he raised his axe and rushed over.
Conan was so scared that he rushed over to stop the other person without thinking.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, a black shadow suddenly flew over and knocked the bandaged man to the ground. He rolled twice and broke the floor-to-ceiling window.
Conan took a closer look and found that the black shadow that just flew past was actually... a door?
He subconsciously turned his head to look over and found that Youya was standing at the door, lowering his raised foot. It was obvious that he had kicked the door open.
The loud noise finally woke up Mao Lilan. She opened her eyes dazedly, and when she looked up, she saw the ghost-like bandaged monster. She was so scared that she let out a sharp scream: "Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
The scream, which was comparable to that of a world-class soprano, was extremely penetrating. It passed through all the walls and rooms, waking up everyone in the villa.
Ryoichi Takahashi was knocked to the ground by the door, but because it was a head-on collision, he did not suffer any injuries. At this time, he was frightened by the screams of Ran Mouri, and did not care about silencing her, and rushed to the balcony and fled in embarrassment.
Yu also chased after him. If he could catch the bandaged monster right here, he could save a lot of energy and he wouldn't have to be on guard to protect Ran Mouri all the time.
"Ouch!" a scream.
Yuya looked back and found that Conan had fallen to the ground, holding his ankle with a pale face.
Conan also wanted to chase the bandaged man, but when he jumped off the bed, he slipped on the rain brought in by the bandaged man and sprained his ankle.
Yuya turned his head to look at the balcony, but he could no longer see the bandaged monster.
He sighed, walked over to Conan and looked at him with disgust: "Are you okay?"
Conan raised his head and laughed dryly: "I think... I twisted it, it hurts a little."
Yuya rolled his eyes, picked up Conan and put him on the bed, then turned to look at Mao Lilan: "Xiaolan, are you okay?"
Hearing Yuya's voice, Mao Lilan finally came to her senses and shook her head: "I'm fine, Conan, how about you?"
"You sprained your ankle, but it's not a big deal." Youye took a quick look and found that it was just because you used too much force and it hurt a little. There was no damage to the bones or muscles, so it wasn't a big deal.