Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Chapter 697 The Most Dangerous One

"Whether it's the previous Sherlock Holmes fan murder case, or the Dark Duke case, or... He Ye, how many people died in the previous case in Osaka? Five?"

A casual tone.

Xiaolan looked at Yun Xianhe, who had taken out a notebook from somewhere and was flipping through it, and asked curiously:

"Mr. Xianhe, that book is..."

"I wrote this down a while ago. Here are some details about the case we went through together."

The pages of the upright notebooks were filled with writing.

Inufushi Yukihime, who came closer out of curiosity, saw a photo of the deceased at the crime scene pasted on it, and was so scared that she quickly looked away.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Yun Xianhe smiled, turned to Xiaolan and asked:

"Want to see it?"

"Ah... No, that's not necessary... Haha..."

"Um...I'm sorry."

Inufushi Chiaki, who seemed to have finally recovered from his shock, suddenly spoke, looking at Yun Xianhe with some embarrassment:

"Although you said it would be safer to sit here together, but my foster mother..."

"Yes! The foster mother is still alone in the room!"

Xingji suddenly remembered this and stood up and was about to go out. From her anxious expression, it can be seen that she was really concerned about the unconscious old woman.

Yun Xianhe closed the book and put away the teapot like a magic trick, then stood up and said to everyone:

"If there's nothing urgent, just go along.

Ah, I should say, it's better for everyone to stay together before more detectives arrive tomorrow morning.

After all, from what we can see right now, the demon hound only appears at night, so we just have to get through it."

Inufu Kaoshi and Inufu Chan also frowned when they heard this.

"You want us all to stay together all night? Hey, hey, that's too much..."

Before Inufu Zen could continue, Yun Xianhe, who had grabbed Inufu Yukihime, seemed to remember something and said:

"Of course, if you want to be the first suspect, or the next victim, go ahead."

The first suspect?

The next person to die?

"..." x2

The two who didn't want to do anything finally followed the group obediently to their adoptive mother's room.

However, when Xiaolan thought about having to stay up all night, she became a little worried about Yun Xianhe.

"Are you okay, Xianhe-kun? Are you well enough with your cold?"

"Don't worry, at least it won't get worse."

Yun Xianhe said this as he took out a box of hot milk from somewhere.

Seeing He Ye and Xiao Lan looking at him, he fumbled in his coat pockets and took out two boxes of strawberry flavored drinks:

"Want it?"

"Ah, thank you Xianhe-kun."

"Thank you, but where did you get it from?"

"Don't ask, just drink it."

The adopted children sat around their unconscious adoptive mother, while the outside guests sat in the corners of the room where they could see the whole picture.

At first glance, this scene does seem quite harmonious.

But in fact, they are just monitoring each other.

But sitting there all the time is boring.

In the end, Inubushi Zen couldn't help but join Xiaolan and Kazuha's card game.

Yun Xianhe, who provided the props, waved the small palm-sized box in his hand towards Inufushi Yukihime and Inufushi Kaoko who were not far away:

"Want a round?"

"..."

"This one……"

ten minutes.

Inufushi Koko, who had already lost two games to Inufushi Yukihime, had a sour face.

She first glanced at her foster mother's condition, then scolded Inufu Zenya, whose voice was a little loud due to excitement, and finally asked someone unknown:

"Is this okay for us?"

They were supposed to be companions, but in the end they all just sat next to each other and played cards or something.

Yun Xianhe, who was playing chess with Inufushi Chiaki, slowly placed a piece on the chessboard, then said with a smile:

"What's wrong?"

"My foster mother is sleeping all the time anyway, so she can't feel anything. It's my turn to play a card!"

Inufu Zen, who was sitting at the very corner, also spoke carelessly.

Yun Xianhe looked at the obviously absent-minded Inufushi Chiaki, and after casually blocking the black piece's path with the white piece, he began to explain:

"No, actually, a comatose patient like her is still able to sense the outside world."

Snapped,

The sound of playing cards falling on the tatami was crisp, as if the room had been paused.

Inu Fuchan, who was having a great time and even a little too proud of himself, turned back to look at Yun Xianhe blankly, with a smile still on his face that hadn't faded yet:

"Huh? You must be kidding..."

Didn't his adoptive mother hear all the nonsense he said before? !

Yun Xianhe said with a smile:

"This perception may not be clear, maybe just a vague concept. However, a happy atmosphere is helpful for recovery, so it's totally fine to play something around each other."

Yun Xianhe said to Inufushi Chiaki who was already frozen opposite him as if nothing had happened:

"Mr. Zhihuang, you lose."

On the paper chessboard, the white pieces killed all the black pieces without leaving a single piece.

Even if the person sitting opposite you still has his eyes fixed on the chessboard, his mind has already wandered off to somewhere else.

Yun Xianhe waved his hand in front of the other person and shouted again:

"Mr. Zhi Huang? Mr. Zhi Huang!"

"Hmm? Oh, sorry, it's my turn, right?"

"You've already lost."

Hearing this, Inubushi Chiaki paused in his action of holding the chess piece, then raised his hand to push up his glasses and refocused his eyes on the chessboard.

Seeing that he had indeed lost, Inufushi Chiaki laughed dryly twice:

"It's true."

"Mr. Zhihuang, you don't look well. Are you tired?"

"Ah, um, no... Actually, I'm thinking about how to make my adoptive mother better. Because she's too old, she can only be treated conservatively. But..."

The words that seemed a little halting just now became smoother and more sincere.

The originally relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the room gradually became darker, and the adopted children even looked like they were about to cry.

After speaking his 'heartfelt words', Inubushi Chiaki sighed deeply, and when he looked up, he happened to meet the eyes of the expressionless hero.

The other party said nothing and did nothing, but just stared at him quietly with those heterochromatic eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything.

Inufushi Chiaki, who was originally thinking that his acting skills were good, suddenly felt a palpitation for no reason.

The brave man lowered his eyes and restored the chessboard to its original state and said in a flat tone:

"If everything we say is true, there will be no more trouble."

Yun Xianhe spoke this sentence in a very low voice, and no one else could hear it clearly except Inufushi Chiaki who was closest to him.

The only guy who understood what the other party said turned pale in an instant.

But even so, he still pretended to be innocent and asked back:

"What's the meaning?"

"Nothing. Want another round?"

Looking at the guy sitting opposite him who was smiling again, Inufushi Chiaki swallowed hard.

Danger……

This guy is definitely the most dangerous among the visitors.