Chapter 209 The Unfriendly Reporter
Chapter 209 The Unfriendly Reporter
Chapter 209 The Unfriendly Reporter
If I remember correctly, this elementary school teacher who claims to be a ski instructor was the culprit in a suicide case involving a sixth-grade student three years ago, but he has remained at large due to a lack of evidence.
The female teacher with the brown, wavy wig invited these teachers out today because she learned years ago that there were two murderers, but she only knew one of them.
As for the other one, the clue left by the deceased student was "her respected teacher," so she invited all the teachers she respected to meet up under the name of the murderer she already knew.
That Sugiyama-sensei is probably dead by now.
Okiya Subaru roughly rubbed the head of the impolite child; he had wanted to do the same thing when he saw Akutagawa Hiko do it.
"Since I had already finished my current task, my supervisor asked me to assist Professor Dashan, but I never expected this unexpected incident to happen."
His advisor is known for his bad temper, and if he takes it out on him, going back now would be asking for trouble. He can only hide away for a while. Anyway, important things will definitely be notified by email.
Conan looked at Okiya Subaru with awe. So the academic environment is this bad now? This is a graduate student from Tokyo University, yet he lives like a beast of burden.
Life as an adult is too far removed from his reality as a high school student who is currently learning addition and subtraction within ten and is still in the literacy stage of elementary school.
Heiji Hattori was extremely wary of the middle-aged man who immediately called the three high school girls "kittens" upon meeting them. He rushed forward and, in a very detective-like manner, exposed that they were not ski instructors.
If it weren't for Akiko Yonehara, Ran and Sonoko's fourth-grade homeroom teacher, Heiji Hattori would probably have used the snow staff as a sword to test his skills on these two greasy men.
After a hearty meal, strenuous exercise was not advisable, so the group returned to the villa. It just so happened that Ran and Sonoko also wanted to catch up with Mr. Yonehara.
Another female teacher, Nakamura, jokingly teased the two elementary school teachers, "I never expected that you two current elementary school teachers would actually go and find three high school students to team up with. It seems you still have a very youthful mindset."
Although they didn't intend to do anything, the two of them blushed bright red after being teased like that, not to mention that Ms. Yonehara added fuel to the fire.
"But there aren't any kittens anymore."
The air was instantly filled with a joyful atmosphere, while the two male teachers were filled with shame.
Akutagawa Hiko approached Conan and asked in a low voice, "Speaking of which, how is Mr. Yonehara's health?"
Although Conan was confused, he thought back carefully and asked, "I haven't heard of any problem. What's wrong?"
Akutagawa Hiko was already quite adept at making excuses, and he relaxed slightly: "It's because that Yonehara-sensei was wearing a wig, so I'm asking a few more questions so I don't offend her later."
Conan scratched his head when he heard this. He hadn't noticed anything amiss. But it didn't matter. Technology could change the world. He simply stretched out the temples of his glasses slightly and tapped them. The wig, which wasn't completely flush with his scalp, was now clearly visible.
Conan didn't know much about Mr. Yonehara, who had taught at Teitan Elementary School. He and Ran weren't in the same class in elementary school, and he only knew that there was a teacher next door who was very popular with the girls and whose surname was Yonehara.
Xiaolan had mentioned it to him many times before.
As for why he wore a wig, Conan thought it best not to delve too deeply into it.
After looking around and seeing so many people, Ms. Yonehara suggested with a smile, "Why don't we all go to the rented villa? It'll be more lively with more people—"
Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri looked on with delight, but then they turned to Kazuha Toyama: "We'd love to go, but we were planning to go down the mountain today. We don't know if Kazuha and Hattori will be going."
Kazuha Toyama waved her hand. Her main reason for coming was that she was worried that Heiji Hattori's heart might have been stolen by some fox in Tokyo. Therefore, she had reserved enough time to fight a protracted battle, and she could arrange her time at will for a whole week.
She figured everything out on the first day, and it's only the second day now. It doesn't matter where she goes, she might as well go together. She already considers Sonoko and Ran her friends.
Hattori's only task now is to accompany Kazuha, so naturally he goes wherever she goes.
Apart from the somewhat gloomy weather, nothing unexpected happened along the way.
Looking at the icicles hanging from the eaves, Akutagawa Hiko smiled and said to the group, "It seems that Sugiyama-sensei, who planned this trip for you, has already been to this villa."
Ms. Nakamura asked, somewhat puzzled, "Huh? How did you know? A detective can even figure that out? That's amazing!" Conan, itching to know, raised his hand. Wearing a colorful pointed knit hat, Conan looked rather bulky and festive: "I know, I know! Because if no one inside turns on the heating, icicles won't form!"
As teachers, even if one of them was a physical education teacher, they still had a certain amount of knowledge. When they saw the icicles hanging from the eaves, they immediately understood the principle.
"It's true, Mr. Sugiyama actually rented such a big villa. Let him, the planner who has never shown up, pay the rent."
As soon as the door opened, the three girls couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, what a luxurious villa!"
Akutagawa blinked. The villa was indeed very large, but these people should all be considered worldly-wise. Ran and Kazuha were understandable, but Sonoko, your behavior was a bit too exaggerated.
Is this villa comparable to your private beach, or even more luxurious than your castle? You could probably buy this villa with just one of your collectible items.
But honestly, it might be this very mindset that made Sonoko stand out from so many rich heiresses and become the most special one.
As soon as the heating was turned on, the light snow falling outside instantly turned into a heavy snowfall. Sitting by the window, drinking hot tea and enjoying the snow has a unique charm.
Unfortunately, a rather impolite reporter broke the silence.
Mr. Nakamura thought it was Mr. Sugiyama, who had been hiding because of the heavy snow outside. However, when they opened the door, they were surprised to find someone who surprised them greatly.
This person is a reporter with a very classic villainous face. In the world of Detective Conan, such people are usually either victims or murderers, but today is clearly different—
"It's okay if you let me in, otherwise I'll write about the elementary school teacher who wrote about Beika and the famous detective who's active now. They're all a bunch of inhuman guys who left a newspaper reporter in the snow."
With just this one sentence, even the girls' goodwill towards this stranger almost plummeted to negative levels, because this wasn't just moral blackmail, but a direct threat.
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