Stay away from Conan

Chapter 706 What does it mean to follow me?

No matter what I say now, the reason why I came to Izu is because of the activities that appeared in the original work "Izu Mysterious Journey". And Gao Yuan has basically confirmed that the current organizer behind this event and its purpose should be just like in the original work, they want to seek revenge against Ehara Tokio.

For this reason, Gao Yuan, who has not yet figured out how to solve the matter, dare not leave just like that, for fear that once he fails to keep an eye on Sayama Akiko, the other party will commit a crime.

Therefore, Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little worried about Conan's suggestion that he should escort Xiaolan and others——

what to do?

Sayama Akiko couldn't let it go at all. After all, this was the plot of the original work. Gao Yuan was sure of what would happen.

But here in the garden...

Although there is no evidence that there is anything wrong with Masahiko Michowaki, subconsciously, Gao Yuan always feels that something is wrong, so he cannot be completely relieved.

It's just that there is no evidence to prove that there is a problem with Masahiko Michowaki at the moment, so Gao Yuan cannot say many things clearly at this time, fearing that it will be self-defeating.

As a result, Sayama Akiko had to take care of herself, but Michowaki Masahiko felt that it was not reassuring to take care of him——

Between these two considerations, Gao Yuan was silent for a while and then said with a smile:

"Since Conan has said so, I will accompany you for a ride!"

"Wow! That's great! Brother Akechi is the best!"

After hearing Gao Yuan's agreement, Conan immediately showed an innocent and excited smile, and happily ran to Gao Yuan to express his joy.

Seeing Conan's actions, Xiao Ai on the side couldn't help but continue to cover her mouth and laugh. At the same time, she silently took out her mobile phone and clicked on the shooting function...

At the same time, faced with this situation, Maeda Satoru, who had originally promised, looked at Conan's appearance and recalled Conan's behavior when he and Xiaolan went to the fireworks display before. Maeda Satoshi couldn't help but walk up to Xiaolan. , said with a faint smile:

"It seems that this loyal little bodyguard beside you still doesn't like me very much, so let's talk about it when we have time!"

"Well, okay Mr. Maeda!"

In response, Xiaolan replied with a smile. It seemed that because she met Maeda Satoshi here today, Xiaolan already felt very satisfied.

But looking at Maeda Satoshi's attitude, Conan, who was pretending to be coquettish, still looked at Maeda Satoshi with a slightly depressed look, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"But wait for me first."

At this time, after agreeing to escort Xiaolan and the others, Gao Yuan said calmly to Conan or Xiaolan and the others, then turned around, walked to Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, and took the room key from his pocket. He came out and handed it to Tie Zhuyu, and whispered to the two of them:

"Before I come back, I must keep an eye on Miss Sayama Akiko, no matter what method I use."

In this regard, although he did not understand the reason for Gao Yuan's order, Tie Zhuyu glanced at Sayama Akiko not far away and saw that the other person's attention at this time was on Maeda Satoshi, who had just talked to Xiaolan, so Tie Zhuyu didn't ask any more questions, and nodded vigorously, indicating that he agreed to the matter.

Xiao Ai, on the other hand, also didn't ask any more questions. She just glanced at Sayama Akiko silently, with a trace of doubt and curiosity in her eyes.

But at this moment, when Gao Yuan was talking to Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, Masahiko Michowaki, who was standing next to Yuanzi, looked thoughtfully at Gao Yuan, who was facing away from him at the moment, and then looked at Tie Yuan. Moro Yu and Sayama Akiko looked back and forth for a moment, wondering what they were thinking.

After receiving such responses from Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, Gao Yuan continued to add:

"I should be back soon, so if you encounter something you can't handle, don't be brave and wait until I come back."

Then, after seeing the two people nodding, Gao Yuan nodded in response, turned around, came to Xiaolan and others, and said:

"Then, it's not too early, let's set off."

As he spoke, Gao Yuan looked at Masahiko Michowaki aside.

Michowaki Masahiko responded with a kind smile, nodded, and said to Sonoko and Xiaolan:

"That's natural, you'd better go back and rest early."

So, under the leadership of Masahiko Michowaki, Gao Yuan, Xiaolan, Sonoko and Conan came to the place where Masahiko Michowaki parked his car -

At this point, Masahiko Michowaki unlocked the car first, opened the door of the back seat, and invited Sonoko and Xiaolan to sit in first. Conan also took the opportunity to sit between Xiaolan and Sonoko, and then naturally, Gao Yuan was Invited to sit in the co-pilot's seat——

"Sir, please."

Smiling, Michowaki Masahiko invited Takato into the driveway.

Gao Yuan nodded and followed Masahiko Michowaki into the car. Then Masahiko Michowaki started the vehicle and drove forward along the seaside road——

"Speaking of which, I really didn't expect Mr. Detective to be friends with Sonoko and Xiaolan. What a coincidence, isn't it? I think there should be some misunderstandings between us. I wonder if there will be a chance to have a good chat together in the future?"

When they were in the car, seeing Gao Yuan just sitting in the passenger seat without saying a word, Michiowaki Masahiko seemed to want to get close to Gao Yuan, so he said this.

But Gao Yuan didn't respond to this, and he didn't even turn his eyes. He just silently looked at the road ahead of the vehicle, trying to roughly remember the route to the hotel where Xiaolan and others were staying.

Seeing this, knowing that Gao Yuan had no intention of talking to him, Michowaki Masahiko could only helplessly smile bitterly, and then turned to Sonoko and asked:

"Sonoko, this detective doesn't seem to like to talk much..."

"Don't mind. Don't mind."

In this regard, Yuanzi explained:

"Mr. Akechi is probably thinking because he encountered an incident. After all, once he encounters a case, he will find a way to solve it, but it is the detective's duty!"

"Ah, that's right."

Echoing, Masahiko Michowaki replied.

In this regard, seeing Gao Yuan's attitude, Conan, who was sitting in the back seat, couldn't help frowning and thinking——

Speaking of which, I did feel a little strange that Masahiko Michowaki would approach Sonoko, but because of this, it still felt a bit far-fetched to suspect that he was the murderer of the deceased in the woods at the fireworks display just now.

First of all, if Mr. Akechi had not reminded the police to investigate the banknotes and then raised the issue of the temperature of the takoyaki, it would have been almost impossible to rely on the testimony of the takoyaki owner to provide him with a different answer. Proof of presence.

Although, even if these two details are used to prove his alibi in disguise, such an alibi is not very reliable.

If you look into it more carefully, it is entirely possible that he first used banknotes to spend money at a stall selling takoyaki, and then after committing the crime, he bought a takoyaki at a high price from someone else and gave it to Sonoko as if he had just bought it.

In this way, it can also create the situation that was eventually investigated by the police.

But if this is the case, as long as the police can find someone who sold him the takoyaki they just bought at a high price, then this so-called alibi will be self-defeating.

For this reason, if he really put so much effort into creating such an alibi for himself, then why didn't he take the initiative to come forward with this when he was suspected by the police?

His reaction at the time was almost entirely based on the fact that the takoyaki seller remembered him. When he learned that the boss did not remember the person who came to buy takoyaki, he His expression doesn't look like he's faking...

So, no matter what, it is indeed too far-fetched to suspect that this person named Masahiko Michowaki is the murderer. Mr. Akechi has experienced similar things, so it is understandable that he is worried about Sonoko's safety, but there are still too few clues at present. I can’t make any more judgments yet…

Soon, in such an atmosphere in the car, everyone arrived at the Wawu Hotel where Xiaolan and others were staying without much communication.

This is an old two-story wooden hotel. After getting off the car, Gao Yuan frowned slightly when he looked at the architectural layout of the hotel. He subconsciously felt that the safety of this kind of place was not very high.

With only two floors of wooden structure, it is easy for outsiders to sneak into it.

For this reason, Gao Yuan couldn't help but asked in surprise:

"Miss Sonoko...you live in a place like this?"

"Because...Sister Sonoko said she wanted to adopt a civilian strategy..."

In this regard, Conan explained to Gao Yuan indifferently.

"Civilization strategy?"

After hearing this word, Michowaki Masahiko seemed a little confused and asked, while Sonoko hurriedly stopped Conan's words and immediately added:

"Listen to this kid's nonsense! I mean... staying in such a quaint old hotel is one of the joys of traveling!"

Hearing this, Masahiko Michowaki was thoughtful, but he quickly nodded and agreed with Sonoko with a smile:

"Indeed, living in a place like this is quite interesting!"

In contrast, after hearing Conan's words, Gao Yuan suddenly felt that the current situation seemed to have a sense of déjà vu. Based on his understanding of Yuanzi, Gao Yuan basically understood what Conan wanted to express and couldn't help but say After saying "I see", he followed Yuanzi and others into the Tile House Hotel——

After opening the wooden door and walking into the hotel gate, the waiter guarding the door saw Xiaolan, Yuanzi and others coming back, and couldn't help saying "Welcome back" to them. Xiaolan and Yuanzi responded politely and prepared to return. My own room.

In response, Gao Yuan and Michowaki Masahiko followed and sent Xiaolan and others back to the room first.

When a few people came to the door of the room and looked at the layout of the entire hotel, Gao Yuan suddenly suggested:

"By the way, Miss Sonoko, have you ever considered that since your goal has been achieved, why not just stay with us at the Izu Princess Hotel tonight? I took a quick look and felt that if there were outsiders The hotel may not have adequate security for a break-in."

After hearing such words, Michowaki Masahiko was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but said with joy:

"That's right! Sonoko, if you also move to the Izu Princess Hotel, then I can always protect you!"

Hearing this, Yuanzi's face suddenly turned red. She was really moved by Gao Yuan's proposal——

Gao Yuan was indeed right. He would live in a place like this because he thought it would be easier for boys to come up to him. But now that he has Mr. Michowaki, there is no point in continuing to live here. Instead, he went with Mr. Michowaki and the others to stay in a luxury hotel like the Izu Princess Hotel next door, where they might have a more romantic experience.

So, without much hesitation, under the leadership of Sonoko, Xiaolan and others hurriedly checked out at the Wawu Hotel. Michowaki Masahiko and Gao Yuan helped carry their luggage into the car, and then they drove together. To the Izu Princess Hotel——

Throughout the whole process, everything went smoothly, and no one appeared to stop Gao Yuan's proposal.

So, sitting in the car and looking back at this country hotel, Gao Yuan thought silently and helplessly in his heart——

That's right, why do you think that the incident in the original "Sonoko's Summer Danger Story" should have happened in the summer, but it is obviously not summer yet. The sense of déjà vu that I feel is just a sense of déjà vu. That’s all.

Right now, even if things might go awry, there is nothing we can do about it.

Whether it's "Izu's Mysterious Journey" or Sonoko's safety, at least it's all under his nose now, so let's treat it as a new incident and re-investigate and deal with it...

Thinking like this, the car in which Gao Yuan and others were riding roared on the road at night in the direction of the Izu Princess Hotel.

But at this moment, after the car in which Gao Yuan and others were sitting drove away, a boy with short hair and dark skin wearing glasses came to the Tile House Hotel.

And just after the boy arrived at the Tile House Hotel, when he learned from the waiter that Yuanzi and others had moved away with a man in a blue windbreaker, the boy couldn't help but remained silent for a long time...

…

The words were divided into two parts and returned to Xiao Ai.

Because Maeda Satoshi did not accompany Gao Yuan to escort Xiaolan and others back, Maeda Satoshi naturally walked back to Sayama Akiko, and the two walked towards the Izu Princess Hotel together.

But in this regard, Sayama Akiko's expression didn't look very good, and she also seemed to be indifferent to Maeda Satoshi.

As for Xiao Ai and others, they silently followed Maeda Satoshi and Sayama Akiko and walked towards the Izu Princess Hotel together.

Among them, Xiao Ai and Tie Zhuyu, because they had been ordered by Gao Yuan, had been secretly paying attention to Sayama Akiko, never leaving.

Until they returned to the Izu Princess Hotel, when Usami Chiyo, Kashiwagi Shion and Matsunaga Shion were all preparing to go back to their rooms to rest, Xiao Ai and Tie Zhuyu followed Maeda Satoshi and Sayama Akiko. I went to the open-air restaurant in the hotel that was still open——

"So, what does the detective mean by asking you to follow me all the time?"

Arriving here, Sayama Akiko noticed that Kamijou Hideko, Konno Shiro and Kaneshiro Genichiro were all still in this open-air restaurant, so Sayama Akiko deliberately amplified her voice and turned to Tetsuroyu, who had been following her since just now. , Xiao Ai asked.

And in this way, it naturally attracted the attention of other people present...

"detective?"