Chapter 496: The truth behind the supernatural legend and the contact with Koshimizu Nanatsuki

Chapter 496: The truth behind the supernatural legend and the contact with Koshimizu Nanatsuki

"What's going on?" Suzuki Sonoko looked confused.

She looked at Seko Kunifuji who was standing there in a daze and Monobe Masao who was bending over, and finally her eyes fell on Yuya.

"Yuya, can you explain it to me?"

Yuya stroked his chin and said, "Well, let me think about where to start."

Mao Lilan asked quickly: "How did that desk get to the center of the courtyard? And there were no footprints left?"

The other three supernatural events have basically been figured out, but why did the desks that should have been placed in the gymnasium warehouse appear out of nowhere in the middle of the courtyard?

Is there really a ghost? Or is it the ghost of Hosaka Hideaki?

"Ah, that," Youya said nonchalantly, "You were all misled by that dry paper. In fact, if you just cover it with something, you can create the illusion that the paper is still dry. In fact, the desk was moved there when the rain was heaviest."

"That's impossible, isn't it?" Tsukamoto Kasumi retorted subconsciously, "Wouldn't that leave footprints? But Kamiya, you also said that when you and Conan ran there, you didn't see any footprints other than your two."

Yuya shook his head: "Footprints will indeed be left on the wet ground, but the footprints will also be washed away by the heavy rain. The rain had stopped when we found the desks, so that was enough time."

Tsukamoto Susumi thought about it for a moment and felt that it made sense.

"Well, I have a question." Ran Mouri raised her hand like a good student.

Yuya looked over: "What's the problem?"

"If the desks were moved when the rain was heaviest, wouldn't they be seen?"

Tsukamoto Suzumi suddenly said, "By the way, I went to the bathroom during class and saw the principal standing in the courtyard with an umbrella from the third-floor window. He couldn't have missed the desk, right?"

Yuya smiled faintly: "Why are you so sure that the wine you saw must belong to the principal?"

Tsukamoto Sumi was stunned: "Why... That's because I saw the umbrella that the principal always used..."

Yuya raised his hand and pointed: "Is it that style?"

Tsukamoto Sumi and the others looked in the direction and carefully identified it. Those who had seen the principal's umbrella were a little surprised and said, "That's right, that umbrella is exactly the same as the principal's umbrella!"

A brown umbrella was leaning against the corner of the health room.

Tsukamoto Suzumi immediately reacted: "So, the principal I saw at that time was actually... a desk with an umbrella?"

Yuya nodded, indicating that your guess was correct.

He continued, “As for whether it will be seen by others… No, or the probability is very small.

First of all, there were very few students who stayed in school during this period of time. Apart from a few of us, the only ones left were the senior high school students who were preparing for the entrance examination and studying in the library.

It was raining outside again, and basically no one would leave until the rain stopped. Those who wanted to leave had already left.

Secondly, because of the trees, there was not much angle to see the desks in the courtyard from the first floor, and it was raining heavily, making the view even unclear.

As for the second and third floors, because of the angle, even if you see them, you will probably think that it is the principal standing there with an umbrella, just like Sister Shumei, right?"

The others nodded in understanding.

"Then, you just need to wait until the rain stops, and use the string or rope tied to the umbrella in advance to retract the umbrella without getting close to the desk.

Unfortunately, even if Seko-senpai tried his best to wipe off the rain on his umbrella, some of it would still remain and gather on the ground over time."

There was indeed a small pool of water on the ground where the umbrella was resting.

"If Seko-senpai never left the health room, then where did the water on the umbrella come from? There's a restroom at the end of the first floor, so you don't need an umbrella there, right?"

Shigu Kuniharu gave a bitter smile: "As expected of you. But I still have some doubts. Can you confirm that it was done just by a wet umbrella?"

Yuya shook his head: "Of course not only."

"Everyone, think back to the second supernatural incident, the cursed library. When the administrator went to the library in the morning, he found several books thrown in places that didn't belong to them, right?"

Suzuki Sonoko nodded repeatedly: "Yes, and these are the books that Hosaka Hideaki borrowed before his death."

Yuya asked, "Do you know which books these are, Sonoko?"

Suzuki Sonoko tapped her chin with her finger and recalled, "Um, it seems to be called something like electrical appliances..."

"It's the Theory of Electrical and Communication Engineering," Yuya said, "and the remaining few are a report on the destruction of tropical rainforests, a history of the university system, and an analysis of the sound of bedrock destruction."

Tsukamoto Susumi felt a bit of a headache: "What kind of books are these?" Although she heard that the books that were thrown around were books that Hosaka Hideaki had borrowed, weren't these books too unpopular?

Miyano Shiho said calmly: "They are all relatively professional books, which are indeed a bit too profound for high school students."

The other people looked a little confused. You are also a high school student, right? Why do you say it like you know everything?

Youye smiled and said, "Yes, these are some unpopular books that ordinary students would not borrow. So how did the instigator of the supernatural incident, or the prank, know these books? Even my classmate, Sister Shumei, doesn't know much about these books. Isn't it too difficult for ordinary people to find these books in the library?"

"But for Hosaka Hideaki's childhood friend, Senior Seko, who knows his hobbies very well, it's a simple matter."

"Indeed." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Mao Lilan asked again: "What about the cursed staircase? Is it also the work of Senior Shigu?"

Yuya said, "That's right. I think you all know that because of fire protection needs, fire extinguishers will be installed at the staircase entrance, and in order to prevent the fire extinguisher from being damaged when it is not needed, a hole will be chiseled in the wall to place it inside.

I think Senior Shigu must have put ice cubes in the hole, and water will flow out when the ice melts at night.

In addition, he applied a thin layer of wax at the bottom of the stairs, which is waterproof, so that water will not seep into the cement floor and disappear until the students arrive in the morning, and the water marks in the hollows will dry up overnight, and no one will notice that the water came from there. "

"And Seko-senpai, who lives near the school, has the time to do it."

"Why!" Tsukamoto Suzumi grabbed Seko Kuniharu's collar angrily and asked, "Aren't you and Hosaka childhood friends? Why did you use his death to do this?"

Yuya sighed and said, "Maybe it's because he saw Hosaka-senpai's desk in the gymnasium warehouse and sighed sadly, making the students who were nearby at the time think that it was Hosaka's ghost crying? Because Seko-senpai believes that Hosaka's death was not an accident."

Seko Kunifusa pushed Tsukamoto Kazumi away and said angrily, "Yes, that's right. After seeing that dusty desk, I immediately understood that his death was not an accident at all. He was killed because of bullying while in the hospital!"

"No!" Tsukamoto Kazumi retorted loudly.

"Are you also one of the people who bullied Hosaka?" Shiko Kunifusa roared.

Yuya sighed, "Although it's a bit regrettable, I did some research at the time, and Hosaka-senpai's death was indeed an accident."

Shiko Kuniharu didn't believe it: "How is it possible! How could Hosaka, who was still in the hospital telling me interesting things he read in a book a few days ago, suddenly die unexpectedly the next day?!"

"How do you want me to believe that?!"

"You misunderstood, Hosaka did fall down the stairs and died, but it was all my fault!" Monobe Masao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted loudly.

"What?" Shigu Kunifan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that this person had said the same thing when he first entered the room. He couldn't help but glared at him and asked, "Did you kill Hosaka?"

Monobe Masao's face was filled with pain. "It was indeed me who killed them. Someone delivered two new plaster statues to the school that morning. It happened to be my and Hosaka's turn to be on duty that day, so we decided to secretly move the plaster statues to the art room to give the teacher a surprise."

"But I didn't expect that when I was climbing the stairs, I slipped and almost fell down. Hosaka wanted to protect me..."

"You're lying!" Shigu Guofan didn't believe it. "Then why was that guy's desk placed in the warehouse, covered with dust?"

"Because we can't wipe off the dust." Tsukamoto Suzumi sighed, "Because the signature on the desk is written in pencil, if we wipe off the dust, it will be easy to wipe off the signature along with it. We plan to move Hosaka's desk out and take a photo together when we graduate, so that he can graduate with us."

"The same thing happened with the desk. Everyone in the class pooled their money together to buy a new set, and the teacher agreed to keep that desk in the warehouse."

"So, Hosaka was not bullied at all..." Seko Kuniharu sat dejectedly on the bed. Then what exactly did he do during this period of time?

Monobe Masao said guiltily: "It was because of me that I suggested secretly moving the plaster statue that the accident happened, so it's not wrong that I killed Hosaka..."

"Come to think of it," Yuya suddenly said, "the first teacher to arrive at the scene seemed to be Doctor Shinide? I remember that before Hosaka lost consciousness, he apologized, saying that he fell so carelessly and wondered if he had scared the teacher and classmates..."

Shigu Guofan was stunned. After a while, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a wry smile: "That guy is like this. He is obviously dying, but he is still thinking about others..."

···

The supernatural incident was resolved satisfactorily.

On the way back, Youye smiled and said, "Xiaolan, now you don't have to be afraid when it's your turn to be on duty, right?"

Mao Lilan blushed and said embarrassedly: "I'm not afraid..."

Miyano Shiho looked around and suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, where is that Hondou classmate? Doesn't he always follow you guys?"

Mao Lilan was stunned, and Suzuki Sonoko immediately complained: "That guy has been in a hurry to leave school after school recently. Maybe it's because the weather is too hot, so he's rushing home to enjoy the air conditioning?"

Youye pulled his clothes. The weather in the science world was indeed a bit weird. It was so cold that he had to cover himself with a quilt some time ago, but these past few days it suddenly became so hot that he had to turn on the air conditioner.

Air conditioning? No, definitely not. Conan's expression changed.

Previously at the home of Touji Funmoto, the little boy who appeared at the scene of the car accident, although Hondou Eisuke did not show anything unusual, he would definitely find an opportunity to find out about the car accident afterwards, and he would guess that Mizunashi Rena disappeared because she was injured and hospitalized.

Then he must have been investigating which hospital Rena Mizunashi was admitted to during this period.

There are still doubts about Hondou Eisuke's identity. He may be a member of the organization, or he may be the one they guessed.

Before his identity is confirmed, he cannot be allowed to meet Rena Mizunashi!

Thinking of this, Conan raised his head and looked at Yuya, intending to discuss with him what to do next.

Before he could say anything, Yuya's phone suddenly rang.

He picked up his phone and took a look at it, then turned to Mao Lilan and said, "Xiao Lan, I have something else to do and I have to leave first."

Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's separate here. Conan and I will go this way..."

"Wait, kid, come with me." Yuya grabbed Conan's collar and lifted him up.

Conan's forehead went dark: Can't you just talk properly? Why do you have to be like this?

Although Mao Lilan was a little confused, she could guess that Yuya had something important to say, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then you must be careful."

After sending Mao Lilan away, Conan waved his fist and said, "Hey, put me down!"

Yuya said "oh" and let go of his hand.

"Wait..." Conan widened his eyes. No, how could you let go like that?

The next second, he sat down on the ground with a plop.

"Ah! It hurts so much! Yuya, I will never let you go!" Conan was so angry that he jumped up with gritted teeth and pounced towards Yuya.

Yuya dodged it easily by twisting his body, and picked up Conan again.

Conan couldn't beat Yuya, so he could only stare at him with a dark face.

Yuya smiled, put Conan on the ground, and said: "Let's go, the investigation I asked someone to do has a result."

Conan was stunned: "What's the matter?" You are a detective yourself, but you still need to entrust others to investigate?

Yuya said, "It's about the identities of Mizunashi Rena and Hondou Eisuke."

"What?" Conan suddenly widened his eyes.

Dr. A Li's house.

Miyano Shiho opened the door with the key, looked around and said, "It seems that the doctor and Aunt Fusae are traveling somewhere again."

Conan closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "He is living a happy life..."

Yuya patted Conan on the head and said, "Don't be jealous. You and Xiaolan can travel around like this in the future."

Conan blushed and argued, "Who said I was going on a trip with that guy?"

Youya raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You don't want to? Then I'll tell Xiaolan that Kudo Shinichi has fallen in love with someone else and is going on a trip with another girl."

Conan immediately admitted his mistake and lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I spoke too loudly just now."

"Good boy~" Youya touched Conan's little head with satisfaction.

"Okay, stop playing." Miyano Shiho said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Aren't you two childhood friends? Why does Yuya keep bullying Conan?

Is there some fun in this that she doesn't know about?

The three of them sat on the sofa, and Youya took out his cell phone and made a video call.

"Ding!" The video was connected, and a girl with short hair and sunglasses appeared on the screen.

Miyano Shiho couldn't help but narrow her eyes: Girls...

"Nanatsuki Koshimizu?" Conan widened his eyes in surprise.

"Hey, isn't this little Conan?" Nanatsuki Koshimizu greeted him across the screen.

Yuya pushed Conan aside, leaned in front of the screen and asked, "Koshimizu-san, is there any progress in the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Nanatsuki Koshimizu smiled and waved the file bag in her hand: "Of course, don't underestimate me. Although I'm not as good as you in solving cases, investigating two people is still a piece of cake for me."

Commission? Miyano Shiho breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be just a commission relationship...

No, why should I be nervous? Miyano Shiho suddenly realized something. When did she become...jealous?