Playing house in the anime world

Aiko Gojo quickly became familiar with Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, and even managed to get their phone numbers.

After creating the image of a lively and cute child, Aiko Gojo came back holding the candy given by Suzuki Sonoko.

"Aiko has made new friends again!" Chiba Erzhiyu looked pleased.

"It's just a bit of a pity." Kanae Kocho didn't expect that Zhufu Gaoming was not here, but it was good that he was not here. They could rob the laboratory while he was away.

So after breakfast, Morofushi Kagemitsu and Oda Sakunosuke prepared to go camping in the mountains as planned.

Rengoku Kyojuro and Kocho Kanae also went out with Gojo Aiko. Chiba Niyuu continued to do his bodyguard work and tried to guide Suzuki Sonoko and the others when necessary, and must not let Kudo Shinichi run into the other two groups.

Ten minutes after the two groups of members left, Zhufu Gaoming appeared.

Chiba Ninoyu didn't know what Morobushi Takaaki looked like, but as soon as he saw his face, he knew that this person must be the person that Gojo Aiko and the others had secretly told him about who was suspected to be Morobushi Kagemitsu's brother.

He secretly sweated in his heart, if he stayed a little longer, the two groups of people would collide with each other.

Moreover, Zhu Fu Gaoming came back from outside the hotel, which means that he did not miss breakfast with his friends because he slept in, but that he had finished breakfast and went out long ago.

Judging from her appearance, she probably didn't run into Zhu Fu Jingguang and the others, otherwise she wouldn't have come back so soon.

In fact, Zhufu Gaoming did not run into Zhufu Jingguang and the others, because he went to a nearby convenience store to buy things, while Zhufu Jingguang and the others went to the mountain behind them. The two sides were going in completely opposite directions.

However, he met Gojo Aiko and the other two, and they chatted for a while.

After Morobushi Takaaki came back, Kudo Shinichi and the others prepared to go out for a walk around the neighborhood.

So Chiba Erzhiyu followed them, so he couldn't hear what Zhufu Takami and the others talked about next.

A serial murder suspect had booked this hotel for vacation. In order to find a breakthrough, the police cooperated with the police in Nagano Prefecture and prepared to send people to hide in the hotel in advance to observe the suspect's every move. This is why Zhufu Takaki and others came to this hotel.

After receiving this task, Yamato Gansuke thought that all the people in the hot spring hotel should be replaced with police officers in advance, so as to ensure maximum safety.

But the superiors did not agree, because the suspect was not stupid and everyone in the hotel was secretly watching him, which would be too easy for him to find out.

Moreover, this hotel is quite famous and has been reported in local news. Everyone knows the names and appearances of the hotel owner and proprietress.

It can't be that when the suspect came over, the boss and his wife had a temporary replacement, right?

Besides, professionals should do professional things. They are police officers and have no idea how to enter a hot spring hotel. If the suspect finds out, it will be difficult to say what will happen.

"What do you think? That Kudo Shinichi is here too." Yamato Gansuke asked Zhu Fu Gao Ming.

I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate that they didn’t expect that the recently famous high school detective Kudo Shinichi would come to this hotel.

Kudo Shinichi is a pretty good detective, which might help them solve the case.

But the problem is that because he is a very capable detective and also very famous, the suspects may also know him. If he arouses the suspects' vigilance, their plan may fail.

"Now that things have come to this, let's just wait for a turnaround." Zhufu Gaoming didn't think the problem was big, because he just heard Kudo Shinichi's companions mention that they came here because they won hot spring experience coupons in a lottery.

What a coincidence! The three of them also used the excuse of winning the hot spring experience coupons in the lottery to come to the hotel for vacation.

The hot spring experience coupon was not drawn by the three of them, but by another person in the same department. However, he didn't have time to go, and happened to catch up with this mission, so he simply contributed the hot spring experience coupon.

Moreover, he had just inquired and found out that Gojo Aiko and the others came here because they won this experience ticket.

As for the criminal suspect, he did not come here because he was lucky enough to win the experience coupon, but he booked this hot spring hotel for vacation.

"Should we go out for a walk?" Yui Uehara observed the situation in the hotel yesterday. Since it is the off-season for tourism, there are actually very few tourists in the hotel. This is why the hotel is holding a lottery event, just to do some publicity and attract some customers during the off-season.

There were only three of them in the hotel at the moment, plus Gojo Aiko's family of three, then the four of Kudo Shinichi and his group, and two young men who knew Gojo Aiko and her group but did not seem to have come with them.

However, the boy next to Kudo Shinichi and the others seemed to know Gojo Aiko...

And Kudo Shinichi also knows Gojo Aiko. Although Uehara Yui felt a little strange, after seeing Gojo Aiko's lively and cute side, she didn't feel surprised.

"You two go, I'll stay in the hotel." Zhu Fu Gaoming had already gone out to check the surrounding environment yesterday, and the suspect would check into the hotel today, so someone had to stay in the hotel to observe the situation at all times.

At this time, on the mountain, Oda Sakunosuke bought some camping necessities at the shrine's grocery store, and then went deep into the mountains with Morobushi Kagemitsu.

They also found the location of the light spot that Rengoku Kyojuro saw yesterday. There was indeed a building there, an abandoned watchtower.

"How strange... Why is there such a thing?" Zhu Fu Jingguang felt it was strange to see a sentry tower on such a mountain.

Moreover, this watchtower is not made of wood and looks very new.

"Hey, you guys—" A head popped out from the sentry tower, "Are you lost?"

There was actually someone in the watchtower, an old man.

After a brief exchange, they understood the situation.

This watchtower has actually existed for a long time and has quite a bit of history.

However, since it is located in the deep mountains and forests, not many people know about it.

In recent years, as the nearby area has been developed into a tourist attraction and many hot spring hotels have been built, more and more tourists are coming here. However, there are also many undeveloped areas on this mountain, and tourists often get lost.

So the watchtower was rebuilt and renovated and then reused by the local government. They hired a local villager who was familiar with the situation on the mountain, that is, this old man. He usually lives in the watchtower and patrols the mountain during the day. If he encounters a large number of tourists, he will help point the way.

After getting a suitable address for camping from the old man, Zhu Fu Jingguang and his companions left the watchtower.

After making sure they were out of the old man's sight, the two looked at each other and had the same idea.

There is definitely something wrong with this old man.

Because neither the guide provided by the hot spring hotel nor the free travel brochures given away at the station mentioned the existence of this watchtower.

This watchtower is not marked on the map at the foot of the mountain.

If the watchtower and the old man really exist to help lost tourists, then it would be impossible for them to be so mysterious and not mentioned anywhere!