Conan: About the fact that I have a black brother

"What did you do last night and this morning?" Seeing that she was in good condition, Uehara Yui went straight to the point.

"Last night, after finishing evening self-study, I went back to the dormitory to wash up and rest. The same thing happened this morning. After getting up early and washing up, I went to morning self-study. After that, I bought some fruit to eat in the evening. Then I stayed in the library. Because I don’t have classes during the day, I want to stay in the library until the afternoon and go directly to class." Qiuyueci said.

"What about your roommate?"

"After they went back to the dormitory and washed up last night, they were doing their own things. I was doing my homework and didn't pay attention. When I went out this morning, they hadn't gotten up yet." Qiu Yueci held her index finger with her thumb, as if she was a little nervous.

"Is it like this normally?" Yui Uehara wrote something in her police notebook. "I mean the time to wake up."

"Almost. Usually they get up when I'm about to go out. Sometimes it's even later." Qiu Yueci said, "Because of this incident, they are very dissatisfied with me and think that I get up too early. However, I don't think getting up at six in the morning is early."

"Okay, then, did you feel anything unusual? For example, were there any special noises at night?"

Qiu Yueci shook her head: "I sleep very soundly at night. Unless I am about to wake up, I will not wake up at any movement."

"Can you think about it again?" Uehara Yui coaxed, "Or is there anything unusual after you woke up?"

"This..." Qiu Yueci bit her lip, "Oh, by the way, when I woke up this morning, I found that the curtains were not drawn, but they often forgot about it before, I wonder if this counts..."

"The curtains are not drawn?"

"Yes, because when I got up I found the dormitory was brighter."

"Okay, anything else? It doesn't matter, just tell me if you think something is wrong."

"Nothing else... I can't think of anything else." Qiu Yueci shook her head slowly.

"Do you know how they are doing now?" Lin Xiaochen asked, watching Qiu Yueci's every move with sharp eyes.

Qiu Yueci looked up at him when he said that. When their eyes met, she shifted her gaze a little uncomfortably and looked at Lin Xiaochen's tie: "You're here... something big must have happened..."

"They are dead." Lin Xiaochen spat out a few words.

"Dead?" Qiu Yueci's eyes suddenly widened, "How could it be...how did they...die?" Her fingers clenched unconsciously, and the index finger of her right hand turned purple from being squeezed by the plastic bag.

"We are still investigating. The preliminary diagnosis is poisoning." Lin Xiaochen said, "Do you know what strange things they ate?"

"I don't know." Qiu Yueci replied, "I don't talk to them very much. The three of them have a good relationship."

"Do you have conflicts with them?" Lin Xiaochen asked.

"Yes, my living habits are not very compatible with theirs." Qiu Yueci said honestly, "I like to go to bed early and get up early, and live in a quiet and bright environment. They like to go to bed late and get up late, like dim spaces, like playing games, chasing stars, listening to music, and laughing..."

Qiu Yueci's tone was a little tearful: "I endured all these, but they ended up complaining that I got up too early. The counselor came to us to resolve the conflict and asked them if there was anything they disagreed with about my lifestyle. They hesitated and couldn't say anything, only saying that I got up early. I said I always got up at six o'clock, but I had to rush to the teaching building on another campus for self-study before 7:20 in the morning. It took me 20 minutes to walk, and I also needed to wash and eat, so I couldn't be late to the classroom. The counselor also thought they were making trouble for no reason."

She seemed to have opened her mouth: "They don't clean. Every time I clean the bathroom, it gets dirty again right after I clean it. They always forget to turn off the lights and draw the curtains during the day. They don't take a nap, but simply like a dim environment. One night they turned off the main lights in the dormitory, but left the lights on inside the bed curtains. I came back from the library and turned on the lights to wash up, and they yelled at me, so I started arguing with them."

Her tears gradually fell: "Do you suspect that I killed them... I don't dare... I even endured such things... I always endured it before, and never quarreled with them..."

Uehara Yui quickly took out a tissue and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Take your time, take your time... We are just conducting a routine inquiry. The murderer hasn't been caught yet. What if you have also accidentally ingested the poison? We are protecting you. Don't be afraid, okay?"

Qiu Yueci took the tissue and thanked Uehara Yui: "Thank you... I lost my temper. I don't have anything else to say, just a few complaints."

"It's okay, Qiuyue." Uehara Yui took the plastic bag from Qiuyue Ci's hand, "Give it to me, I'll ask someone else to wash it, you eat something and relax."

Qiu Yueci didn't refuse too much: "Thank you."

"Your counselor gave you a very good evaluation. You must be a good kid who likes to study, right?" Uehara Yui said to the little sister who was two or three years younger than her. "The library is quieter and brighter, so you like to go there, right?"

"Well, actually, if they are not in the dormitory, I also like to stay in the dormitory." Qiu Yueci was very honest, "I don't like an environment with a lot of people, I can't concentrate on studying like that."

"I see. I also prefer a quiet environment." Uehara Yui smiled faintly. "Your schoolbag is bulging. There must be a lot of books in it. Can you let me see it?"

"Of course." Qiu Yueci put the mobile phone on her knees, turned slightly sideways and put her schoolbag on the ground beside her, unzipped it and took out two thick professional books.

"Are you studying clinical medicine, little sister? That's amazing. You will be a white angel who saves lives and heals the wounded in the future." Uehara Yui took the book and flipped through a few pages.

Every page is filled with notes. The paper is soft and slightly yellowed, showing the signs of being read repeatedly.

It is indeed as the counselor said, he is a child who likes to study.

Qiuyueci felt a little embarrassed.

Lin Xiaochen looked at the still bulging schoolbag and asked, "What else is in there? It looks quite heavy."

"There is also a power bank and a pack of tissues." Qiu Yueci took out a power bank from the outermost compartment of the schoolbag, and the weight of the schoolbag was quickly reduced. "The power bank is heavier."

Lin Xiaochen took it and weighed it, feeling its weight.

“Isn’t there a place to charge in the library?”

"Yes...but I like to wear it, it's safer."

Lin Xiaochen nodded to show that he understood.