Stay away from Conan

Gao Yuan didn't expect the other party to say such words at all.

After hearing the invitation from Shirozuka Jade, Gao Yuan just looked at the girl in front of him in surprise, not knowing how to answer at all.

In response, looking at Gao Yuan's reaction, the girl continued to maintain an innocent smile, waiting for Gao Yuan's answer.

"Is it about this incident?"

After thinking for a while, Gao Yuan still wanted to confirm this first, seeming to be weighing the pros and cons.

Regarding this question, the girl smiled and nodded "Yeah", and when she was about to continue speaking, the girl's gaze on Gao Yuan began to deviate a little, and she slightly shifted the focus of her gaze to the position behind Gao Yuan. Then, the girl His eyes shine brightly——

Seeing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but follow her line of sight -

I saw the clerk from just now walking over with a cake.

And because other people appeared near the two of them at this time, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Jade were silent for a while in tacit agreement, and did not continue to talk about the previous topic.

So, when the clerk elegantly placed black tea, coffee, pudding, and various cakes on the table, Shirozuka Jade behaved like a normal little girl, clapped her hands, looked slightly excited, and began to look at the things in front of her. Some cakes——

Not to mention the macaron layer cake and popcorn cake, these were ordered by Hisui Shirozuka himself.

But at the same time, after seeing the presentation of the strawberry cake and matcha cake placed in front of Gao Yuan, Shirozuka Hisui couldn't help but look expectantly, as if she also showed a strong interest in the cake Gao Yuan ordered——

"Mr. Gao Yuan! Can... let me have a taste too!"

Seemingly a little tangled, Shirozuka Hisui's eyes wandered back and forth between the cake in front of him and the cake in front of Gao Yuan, and then he asked willfully with a hint of compromise.

Regarding this, Gao Yuan was a little dazed for a moment when he saw Shirozuka Jade looking like a willful little girl. He didn't know if this was her true nature or if she was deliberately pretending to be like that -

If I have to say it, a girl with this appearance is how she should behave at her age. However, as soon as he thought of her superb "deception" skills, Gao Yuan felt that it was too difficult to understand the "real her" at this point.

At this time, it seems that because Gao Yuan did not respond to Shirozuka Jade's request in time, Shirozuka Jade appeared a little flustered, as if he was worried that Gao Yuan would refuse. Shirozuka Jade took the initiative and pushed the plate of popcorn cakes in front of him to the center of the table. , pleading a little cautiously:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, can I trade this with you?"

Saying this, as if he felt that this alone could not shake Gao Yuan, Shirozuka Jade further added:

"This popcorn cake is delicious! It is definitely the most recommended dessert in this store! Mr. Gao Yuan will know after you try it!"

However, after saying this, Shirozuka Jade felt a little regretful, and then said with some embarrassment:

"Of course! At least...leave me a bite of the popcorn cake!"

And seeing Shirozuka Jade like this, struggling back and forth in front of the dessert cake, Gao Yuan, who was a little defensive at first, couldn't help but relax a little, and looked at the innocent and lovely girl in front of him with slightly soft eyes -

At least that's what it seems.

Therefore, Gao Yuan, who originally didn't care so much about cakes, pushed the two cakes he ordered in front of Jadeite near the castle grave——

Without saying much, Quan just expressed his attitude through his actions.

Seeing this, Shirozuka Jade was slightly excited. Looking at the two cakes handed to her by Gao Yuan, she asked cheerfully:

"May I?"

"Please do it."

Gao Yuan replied lightly.

So, Shirozuka Hisui couldn't wait, and quickly picked up the knife on the side. First, he looked at the matcha cake, carefully cut off a small piece from the top, then scooped up the piece with a spoon, put it into his mouth, and gently Taste it lightly——

Immediately afterwards, Gao Yuan saw a happy smile on Chengzhong Jade's face.

Then, following the same example, Shirozuka Jade also cut a piece from the strawberry cake and ate it with satisfaction.

After having tasted both cakes, Shirozuka Jade felt a little unsatisfied. He pushed the two cakes back to Gao Yuan, and then prepared to take back the popcorn cake he had used in exchange——

But at this time, Shirozuka Jade seemed to notice that Gao Yuan had not touched the popcorn cake that he had pushed over before.

Therefore, Shirozuka Jade was slightly surprised and asked:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, don't you try it?"

"No, just eat."

Gao Yuan said not caring much.

In response to this, Chengzuka Jade couldn't help showing a somewhat suspicious expression and said doubtfully:

"Has Mr. Gao Yuan eaten this kind of cake before?"

"Huh? No."

Gao Yuan responded.

Therefore, Shirozuka Jade couldn't help but show off a show-off smile, took the initiative to push the popcorn cake further in front of Gao Yuan, and said happily:

"Mr. Takato, please be sure to try it. This should be the only specialty cake in Tokyo at present! Well... although this cake is the signature cake of a previous private cake shop located near the station, because of that cake After the store manager was killed, I haven’t eaten this kind of cake for a long time, and I finally found someone selling this kind of cake here..."

As he said this, Shirozuka Jade suddenly recalled with some disappointment.

——A private cake shop near the station? The store manager was killed? Popcorn cake?

Hearing several key words mentioned in succession in Shirozuka Jade's words, Gao Yuan seemed to have some impression of what she mentioned!

If I remember correctly, the method of picking up the incident was to use popcorn cakes to create the situation in the secret room, making people think that it was an accident.

And the method of that case was also solved by himself.

However, at this time, it was quite surprising to hear about the cases I had encountered.

Faced with Shirozuka Jade's enthusiastic recommendation, Gao Yuan was too embarrassed to continue to shirk, so he picked up the knife on the side, carefully cut off a small piece of popcorn cake, and put it into his mouth with a spoon——

The sweetness and crunchiness of the popcorn, the delicateness of the cake cream.

Two completely different tastes, blended very well through careful seasoning——

"Um--"

After finishing one bite, Gao Yuan was really surprised by the taste. He looked at the cake in front of him with a slightly surprised expression.

"How about it? It's delicious!"

Seeing Gao Yuan's reaction at this moment, Shirozuka Jade put his hands together gently with a cheerful expression, tilted his head slightly, and smiled at Gao Yuan.

"Indeed... it's not just popcorn placed directly on the cake, but carefully blended flavors... a bit unexpected."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but responded.

In response, Shirozuka Jade smiled and nodded vigorously, fully agreeing with Gao Yuan's statement.

Afterwards, the two quietly enjoyed their desserts in the cafe, and after Gao Yuan paid the bill, they walked out of the cafe together.

At this time, the sky outside was getting a little dark. It seems that the two of them spent a lot of time drinking coffee and enjoying delicious desserts inside.

So, returning the same way, the two quickly returned to the car.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, let's go to my house next!"

After fastening his seat belt, Shirozuka Jade suggested with a slight smile, and then asked:

"As for Mizuhara Yuki, you should already know about my relationship with her, right?"

"Yeah."

Gao Yuan nodded in response, and then looking at the sky that was not too dark at this time, Gao Yuan quickly started the vehicle and prepared to send Chengzhong Jade home as early as possible.

"After the police learned about Suwon Yuki, they quickly found where Suwon Yuki once lived. However, according to nearby neighbors, no one was seen in Suwon Yuki's room for at least a month. We have checked in and out. We learned from the landlord that Yuki Mizuhara has not gone through the procedures to cancel the lease, and even the rent is not due until half a year later.”

Along the way, Gao Yuan began to tell what he learned about Mizuhara Yuki:

"So, based on this, the police can roughly conclude that the possibility of Suwon Yuki's disappearance is very high, and after finding fingerprints and hair that may belong to Suwon Yuki from the room, after comparison, they basically confirmed that Suwon Yuki is missing. Yuki is actually the victim of a murder case of a girl that the police currently have."

Speaking of which, it only explains how the police obtained the identity information of the victim, but this alone has nothing to do with Shirozuka Hisui——

"Of course, the police investigation has only reached this stage. Based on these contents alone, there is no way to connect you with Mizuhara Yuki."

Gao Yuan said lightly, glancing slightly at Chengzhong Jade beside him, and saw that she just smiled indifferently and looked like she was listening attentively, so Gao Yuan continued:

"And what follows is my discovery. So far, I haven't informed the police of this."

"Um……"

Hearing this, Chengzhong Jade finally felt a little moved, made a soft sound, and looked at Gao Yuan with a slightly grateful look.

"After all, you are not Mizuhara Yuki's classmate, nor are you even in the same grade as her, so neither the teachers, classmates in the school, nor the police will notice this for the time being—"

Gao Yuan said, his expression became very serious:

"At Suwon Yuki's residence, the police found a lot of receipts for the books she purchased at the bookstore. According to the contents of the receipts, it can be found that most of the books she purchased were about 'divination', 'prophecy' or 'psychic' ', 'Ghosts' and other occult books."

Having said this, Gao Yuan looked at Chengzuka Jade beside him with his head, and then couldn't help but said:

"And when it comes to 'psychic'... Shirozuka Hisui-san, I really can't help but think of you!"

"Hey hey hey——"

Hearing this, Shirozuka Jade couldn't help laughing, showing a very cute smile.

Then, seemingly a little embarrassed, Shirozuka Hisui tilted his head, blinked and stuck out his tongue at Gao Yuan, made a cute expression, and asked in a low voice:

"Is that why?"

"of course not."

Gao Yuan shook his head and said:

"The biggest flaw was revealed by you yourself, Shirozuka Hisui-san!"

Hearing this, Shirozuka Jade continued to smile and hit his head, as if he wanted to use this behavior to respond to Gao Yuan's words just now, to alleviate the dilemma of being pointed out by Gao Yuan at this time——

"'Mr. Wise'!"

At this point, Gao Yuan finally talked about the most critical point——

"For now, according to the police investigation, we can only confirm that something happened to Mizuhara Yuki, but we can't make a complete conclusion about life or death. In this way, after I confirm that you do not have 'psychic' ability, , your behavior on the Ferris wheel last night actually revealed two very important details -

"First, you know that a student at Sakuraba Women's Academy may have been killed; second, it's the 'Mr. Akechi' you call him!"

Having said this, Gao Yuan took a breath and saw Shirozuka Jade leaning on his seat with some understanding and closing his eyes, like a child who had done something wrong and was waiting for the judgment of an adult.

Therefore, Gao Yuan was not polite and continued speaking——

"And the key to the problem is precisely Mr. Wise at this second point!

"If you just know that a student at Sakuraba Women's Academy may have been killed, then given your character of being good at lying, it is not incomprehensible that you want to make an article about this. After all, this is a topic that is difficult to falsify!

"Even the police are not aware of this disappearance case, so even if others want to verify it, it will be extremely difficult. Therefore, if this lie is used to deceive someone, it will be difficult to be exposed."

But when it came to this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but sigh sadly:

"Moreover, as far as the school is concerned, Mizuhara Yuki is very ostracized in school because she is addicted to studying unrealistic things like mysticism. Therefore, no classmates around her are willing to play with her. The situation is like Ye Like Yue Yage..."

It seemed that he felt sorry for the two girls he mentioned. After a moment of silence, Gao Yuan changed the topic back:

"But in this case, the second bit of information revealed is a bit strange - you clearly stated who was killed by using ambiguous words like 'as if wearing the same uniform as you'. Why were you bullied by others during the performance? The action was, but he clearly shouted out the very directional word "Mr. Wise"?

"Originally, I thought you were deliberately using my last name to attract my attention. But after the police investigated Mizuhara Yuki's residence, they discovered that she had received several emails from people signed 'Akechi' A gift. In this way, when you said the title 'Mr. Wise' at that time, people had to pay attention!"

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan's tone became a little solemn:

"If coincidence is ruled out, then there are only two possibilities I can think of - either you completely know the truth about Mizuhara Yuki's disappearance; or you are very familiar with Mizuhara Yuki and know that she has a good relationship with someone named 'Akechi' friend!

"And considering the fact that you came to me out of nowhere, I am more inclined to the second guess."

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan was driving at this time and could already see the towering apartment where Chengzhong Jade lived, so Gao Yuan sped up his speech, preparing to say the rest of the words clearly at once.

But at this moment, Chengzhong Jade couldn't help but clapped her hands and said very happily:

"No need to say more, that's it! Based on these alone, I already know that Mr. Gao Yuan has already guessed it! For the rest, let's go to my house to talk!"

In this regard, just when he was talking about it, he was stopped by the girl, which made Gao Yuan feel very unhappy. But looking at Shirozuka Jade's evil smile, Gao Yuan had a feeling——

Could it be possible that she did this on purpose?

But now that things have come to this, Gao Yuan has no choice but to comply with the girl's wishes, stop the car, and follow Shirozuka Jade into the apartment building where she lives——

After all, the purpose of coming to her today has not been achieved yet.

So, following Shirozuka Jade, Gao Yuan walked into the entrance of the apartment building——

There is a huge glass door at the entrance of the apartment, and looking in through the glass, you can see the wide and deep lobby that looks like the lobby of a five-star hotel——

From this point of view, the Shirozuka Hisui family is quite wealthy...

This is the conclusion Gao Yuan came to after seeing the decoration of this apartment.

Under the guidance of Shirozuka Jade, the two of them were not blocked by the apartment's various security measures, and smoothly took the elevator to the floor near the top.

Passing through the elevator hall decorated with foliage plants and walking into the stylishly decorated corridor, after just a few steps, Shirozuka Jade took out the key and opened the door to a room——

"Please come in!"

With a polite gesture, Shirozuka Jade led Gao Yuan into the room.

After changing into slippers at the entrance, Gao Yuan followed Shirozuka Hisui to the living room of the apartment——

"Mr. Gao Yuan, please wait here for a moment! I'll go to the room to get something first."

Shirozuka Jade said with a smile, then turned and walked towards the bedroom on the side——

"Ah! By the way. Before I come out, Mr. Gao Yuan, please don't peek!"

Turning his head and laughing, Chengzhong Jade walked into the bedroom and closed the door with his backhand without waiting for Gao Yuan's answer...