Stay away from Conan

Chapter 704 Past Events

"When the fireworks started to be set off, Mr. Michowaki and I were unable to see the whole fireworks clearly, so Mr. Michowaki suggested that we go around the woods to a good place to watch the fireworks. But who knows , when we got to the woods, we heard the man’s cry, and that’s when we discovered..."

With that said, Sonoko looked back on what happened just now and seemed very excited. Masahiko Michowaki also helped Sonoko and said:

"Yes. If that man hadn't suddenly shouted in the woods, we wouldn't have noticed that there was a woman lying there at that time. This would have really shocked us!"

"Why?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan couldn't help but said unexpectedly:

"Did that man discover the body first?"

"Roughly the same."

Michowaki Masahiko replied:

"According to what the man said, he also followed us into the woods, so in terms of time, we found the deceased at about the same time as him."

"Why!"

Xiaolan was a little concerned about this, because she still remembered Ehara Tokio's behavior at the fireworks display, so Xiaolan said angrily:

"Then this is too strange, isn't it? Why did he follow you to the woods? Maybe, he was already in the woods, and it's not even certain that he killed the woman!"

"Hey! That's right!"

Hearing this, Yuanzi couldn't help but feel very reasonable and said:

"If he had been in the woods a long time ago, then there is a possibility that he killed that lady! Damn it, what did that police officer do? He didn't suspect that guy just now, but instead he suspected Mr. Michowaki and Mr. Akechi. !”

Somewhat angry, Yuanzi complained like this. At the same time, he looked at Gao Yuan with some resentment and complained:

"And Mr. Akechi, too, when you asked Mr. Dowaki for proof of alibi just now, you couldn't have been serious, right? Do you also think what the police officer said was true? It's just that you like to look for women with brown hair. Do you think Mr. Michowaki is suspicious for just one reason?”

"It's okay, Sonoko."

Hearing Sonoko's protective tone, Michioki Masahiko's face calmed down and he said calmly:

"I think there may be some misunderstanding between me and this gentleman. He must be worried about your safety that's why he said that."

At the same time, Tie Zhuyu beside Gao Yuan couldn't help but explain to Yuanzi:

"Miss Sonoko, please don't misunderstand Brother Mingzhi. Because... before, Brother Mingzhi really encountered criminals who specifically targeted girls with brown hair, so it is normal for Brother Mingzhi to be interested in such a case this time. Things..."

"Yes. Zhu Yu and I were both witnesses to that incident at that time, so it was inevitable that our attitude towards this gentleman just now was a bit worse."

Kashiwagi Shion also echoed, but even so, the two men looked at Masahiko Michowaki with unfriendly eyes, but for Sonoko's sake, they didn't say much.

"Hey! Such a thing really happens!"

After hearing such a statement, Yuanzi, who was originally in a relatively stable mood, once again showed a panicked look, as if he was once again worried that he might be in danger.

In response, Michiowaki Masahiko stepped forward to comfort him:

"It's okay, it's okay, didn't I tell you? I will always protect you in Izu these days."

Therefore, Yuanzi's mood calmed down a little under such comfort, and then asked Tie Zhuyu:

"By the way, you said you had encountered criminals who specifically targeted brown-haired girls before, but what happened next? How did you solve the problem?"

"Brother Mingzhi protected me!"

Seriously, Tie Zhuyu explained to Yuanzi.

At the same time, following this topic, Michowaki Masahiko continued to say to Sonoko:

"You see, as long as there is someone to protect you, the prisoner has no chance. Don't worry, I will be responsible for your safety to the end during this time in Izu!"

"Um."

Feeling the sense of security conveyed by Masahiko Michowaki, Sonoko turned slightly red and nodded silently until her emotions finally calmed down.

In this regard, Xiaolan confirmed to Gao Yuan:

"So, Mr. Mingzhi also thought that the murderer was similar to the case you encountered before, and specifically targeted women with brown hair, so he didn't suspect that man at that time?"

"Well...it's not because that person didn't have time to commit the crime..."

Faced with such an inquiry, Gao Yuan simply explained this point——

After all, Tokio Ehara came to the fireworks display with him and Akiko Sayama. During this period, Gao Yuan was also paying attention to Tokio Ehara's movements. Although he had the opportunity to touch women on the road during the fireworks display, , but there is absolutely no time to go out into the woods and kill a woman.

"During the time before Mr. Maeda caught him, he had been at the fireworks display venue, and it was impossible for him to go to the woods to commit crimes. And after that, counting the time, even if he was captured by Mr. Maeda If he broke free and immediately ran into the woods to kill the deceased, he would not have time to dispose of the murder weapon. Therefore, he would not have time to commit the crime."

Gao Yuan explained.

"Oh, I see……"

Xiaolan nodded silently.

"By the way, Brother Mingzhi, you said you had encountered this kind of criminal who specifically targeted women with brown hair before. Did you finally catch the criminal?"

At this time, Conan, who was listening to everyone's stories, suddenly asked curiously.

"Well, I caught it."

Nodding, Gao Yuan replied:

"The police had evidence of his crime and caught him quickly."

"Then...why would a prisoner like this specifically target women with brown hair?"

Conan continued to ask, seeming to be a little concerned about the motives of such criminals, and wanted to see if he could find inspiration from related events.

"Um……"

Listening to Conan's question, Gao Yuan roughly understood Conan's thoughts, so he explained:

"I don't know the specifics. After all, every prisoner has their own reasons. As for the incident I encountered, it was because the prisoner had seen a brown-haired girl abroad a few years ago. From then on, he was obsessed with it and started to attack brown-haired girls constantly, hoping that in this way, he could make up for the regret that he didn't dare to go up and strike up a conversation with that girl..."

Hearing this, Xiao Ai, who had been silently holding Tie Zhuyu's hand and feeling very helpless, suddenly felt that Gao Yuan had subconsciously glanced at him when he mentioned this matter.

For this reason, Xiao Ai couldn't help but blink, feeling inexplicably puzzled——

"In other words, you started focusing on the target of the murder because of the regrets that happened in the past?"

Murmured, Conan analyzed this.

"Who is this person..."

Listening to Gao Yuan's story, Yuanzi seemed to feel the same and said angrily:

"It's obviously his own problem, but he takes out his anger on other innocent people. This kind of person is really incomprehensible!"

"alright."

In response to this, seeing Sonoko being so excited, Michioki Masahiko couldn't help but comfort him softly:

"Don't think about this kind of thing anymore. Besides, it's getting late now. How about I take you back?"