Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

"Hey! Keep your voice down! This is the library!" A boy yelled impatiently at Yuanzi.

"You can ask the principal about the playground. I was just about to go to the bathroom after you left the library."

"On the way, I saw from the third-floor window that the principal was standing on the playground holding an umbrella as usual."

They walked to the door of the principal's office.

"Eh? The principal hasn't been here all day. I remember this flower pot was here yesterday."

"Could it be that she has the wrong person? It's not the principal at all, or is she deliberately playing tricks on us?"

If it wasn't for building trust with Judy and Xiaolan and obtaining information, Baijiu would never become a detective again. (It smells so good)

"How about this, why don't we just ask Senior Kodani who's lying in the infirmary how he is?"

"The health room is right in front of the playground. Maybe he has seen the people standing on the playground." Judy suggested.

They walked down the corridor.

"Eh? Why does the wooden floor look like someone has spilled water on it? Did you notice it when you walked by just now?" Xiaolan squatted on the ground to check.

Traces, watermarks? Was it "that method"?

They walked to the health room, opened the door and went in.

I saw Senior Xiao Gu lying comfortably and leisurely on the hospital bed.

Meanwhile, Dr. Shinchu was sorting out the medicines in the room.

"Xiao Lan? Yuanzi? What are you doing in the infirmary so late? Who are those two next to you?" Xinchu asked in confusion.

Those who know them can call out their names, from which we can infer that they have been to the infirmary many times.

"This is Teacher Yi Yu, and the one next to him is Teacher Judy."

The three people greeted each other politely, but each of them had his own ulterior motives.

"We came to ask Senior Xiao Gu if he saw anyone go to the playground. A table appeared on the playground for no reason."

"After you left just now, I have been sleeping on the bed in the health room. You can ask Dr. Shinde."

"However, I went out to the bathroom and it took about 5 minutes," said Shinichi.

Xiao Gu got up from the bed and pulled the curtains open completely.

"Look for yourselves. Even if I walk out, this is the first floor and I can't see the playground at all." The view outside the window was blocked by big trees.

"Then why are you still lying here, aren't you going home?"

"My home is right next to the school. Come to think of it, these horrific incidents are all related to him. I feel a little sorry for Xiao Bao."

"I heard that you and Xiao Bao grew up together, right?"

"Yeah, we were together from elementary school to junior high school, but after entering high school, we rarely saw each other."

"Not long after I entered this school, I was hit by a motorcycle and stayed in the hospital for nearly half a year."

"So, about the accident where Xiaobao fell down the stairs..."

"I didn't know about the accident until I was discharged from the hospital and returned to school."

Baijiu noticed a wet umbrella nearby.

"Doctor Shinde, is this your umbrella?"

"No, it belongs to Xiao Gu."

"Hmph." Baijiu's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smug smile.

"I understand everything. It's time to put an end to this haunted incident on campus!" Baijiu pointed confidently.

"Really? Teacher Yi Yu!" Xiaolan gave him an admiring look.

"Yes, this is just a simple prank."

"We were all fooled by the wet paper and completely overlooked an important key."

"Since the suspect was able to move the desks to the playground when the rain was at its heaviest, he could certainly use the rain to wash away his footprints."

"The footprints may be washed away by rain, but if you do that, won't the papers on the desk also get wet?" Judy asked puzzled.

Baijiu raised her eyebrows, pursed her lips slightly, and looked at them with her noble phoenix eyes.

"What would you do if you don't want to get wet in the rain?"

"I'll find a place to hide from the rain, or put on a raincoat, or, could it be that--" Judy looked at the umbrella beside her with sudden realization.

"The prisoner used to cover the paper on the table to prevent it from getting wet by the rain."

"The suspect used an umbrella with a string tied to it."

"Umbrella?"

"When the rain stops, pull the rope to retract the umbrella."

"That way there won't be any footprints on the playground, and there will be a dry piece of paper on the desk."

"This umbrella had been on the playground, and when the suspect pulled the rope to retract it, the front end of the ribs would have touched the ground."

"There are traces of water spilled on the floor from the playground to the classroom. That's the evidence."

"That is the trace left by the suspect shaking off the rain after he took back the umbrella. However, it is impossible to completely shake off the rain by just shaking the umbrella."

"Over time, the water slowly seeped out."

"So, the one who caused the supernatural incidents was..." Xiaolan and Sonoko echoed from the side.

"The suspect who created the supernatural is you!"

"Otani-san!"

Baijiu pointed at him confidently.

Xiao Gu's pupils kept shaking and he looked at Baijiu in shock.

"I think you took advantage of not having classes in the afternoon to stay in the health room and sleep, just to plan."

"You know from the weather reports that there's a chance of showers in the afternoon and early evening, but you don't know exactly when they're going to start."

"You took advantage of the rain and secretly moved the desks and chairs in the warehouse to the playground, and covered them with an umbrella tied with a rope."

"Then you go back to the health room, and finally you wait until the rain stops and then go back to pull the rope and retract the umbrella."

"But what if someone found it on the desk?" Judy asked puzzledly.

"The playground is not visible from the first floor because of the trees. If you look down from the second and third floors, you'll think someone is standing in the rain with an umbrella."

"Oh, it seems that the umbrella is the same as the one the principal is holding, so it was mistaken for the other." Sonoko suddenly realized.

"Does it mean I am suspected of being a criminal just because my umbrella got wet?"

"My umbrella got wet because it was too dirty, so I just washed it with tap water." Xiao Gu spread out his hands helplessly.

"No, you are the suspect. It's interesting to say that other supernatural events can identify you as the suspect."

"First, let's start with the Hateful Library. I wonder if you still remember the titles of those five books."

"The titles? I remember them being "Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering", "Report on the Destruction of Tropical Rainforests", "History of the University System", "Analysis of Bedrock Destruction", and "How to Draw Good Comics."

"You have to know that these books that few people would borrow are not something that ordinary people can do, unless this person is Xiao Gu, who grew up with Xiao Bao and knows his hobbies very well."

A few drops of cold sweat ran down Xiao Gu's forehead.

"What about the cursed staircase?" Judy asked curiously.

"Everyone still remembers the hole under the stairs that was deliberately left to store the fire extinguisher."

"I think Kodani-san used his after-school time to prepare some ice and hid it behind the fire extinguisher."

"The ice will melt at night, and people will find water stains on the ground the next morning."

"Remember the wax that was applied under the dent? Wax is waterproof, so people wouldn't notice water seeping out of the dent."

"So many jobs can only be done by Odani who lives near the school."

"So that's what's happening. He must have gone home to get ice after school, and then returned to school to set up the formation." said Dr. Shinichi, who had been silent for a long time.

"Why are you doing this? Aren't you and Xiaobao good friends who grew up together?" Xiaolan was very puzzled.

"Because...I think Xiaobao's death was definitely not an accident. He must have been killed after I was bullied while in the hospital!!!" Xiao Gu said emotionally.