Protect our prophets

What should I say, as expected, Mr. Thief?

Songxue was silent.

Kaito felt very wronged, and stared: What do you mean?Can this still be my fault?

The couple in the pavilion, who were suspected of having an affair, whispered for a while, and there were clear footsteps on the gravel road in the distance.

Click, click, it was a woman's high-heeled shoes stepping on a stone, which suddenly alarmed the people in the pavilion.

"someone is coming."

"This way—"

They hurried to this side, Kuai Dou took a look, wasn't this coming towards them?He quickly pulled up Songxue: "Hide for a while."

Leaving the flower bed might expose them, so they only bent over and hid behind the tree trunk under the cover of the bushes behind the flower bed.But if they approached, it was inevitable that they would not be detected.

Kaito glanced up.The trunk is thick, the branches are low, and the shade is lush, casting a heavy shadow.

He raised his head and gestured towards Songxue.She hesitated, then stood up.

Fortunately, for the convenience of activities, she is wearing long trousers and long sleeves tonight.Kaito supported her waist and lifted it up. She tried her best to grab the branch, pulled herself up, and hurriedly stabilized herself.

Kaito's movements were lighter, and he jumped up while stepping on the tree trunk, barely making a sound, and the leaves above his head remained motionless.

"Let's just go here." He led her up two sections and stopped to make gestures.

Further up, the branches are too thin to hold up.

It's just right here.It was very close to the pavilion, and one could clearly see who was coming—the moonlight shone on Otsuka Hideko's face, as if it had applied a soft filter to her.

A big star deserves to be a big star, born with a good foundation, even with a little makeup, she is charming enough.

She walked slowly into the pavilion, straightened her fluffy curly hair, sat down, turned her head, and admired the night view of the courtyard under the moonlight.

Obviously, she was waiting for someone.

But from this leisurely look, it can be seen that she is not in a hurry.

Songxue poked the arm next to her: "There is really a script."

Kaito didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something.

She also turned her head to look over. The audience knew that he looked exactly like Kudo Shinichi, and he could be perfectly dressed with just a change of hairstyle, but if you look carefully, there are still some subtle differences in the color of their eyes.

The blue eyes, which were close at hand, seemed to be deeper, with a more diffuse, joyful gleam.

He suddenly said: "If the hero Uesugi comes to the appointment, then he will most likely bring that gem..."

"Are you still playing gems?" Songxue couldn't help but look sideways.

"Hey, that's not the point." Kaito winked, "The point is, if the people waiting for Miss Otsuka don't come, someone will be in a hurry."

This is of course referring to the man and woman hiding behind the flower bed at this time.

They were also under the shadow, unable to see clearly, and of course they did not dare to speak anymore.Looking down from the tree, Songxue could only see a large group of fuzzy black shadows, shaking from time to time, appearing restless.

"Shouldn't be a player." Kaito whispered to her, "Maybe it's one of the servants, or—"

He paused, and Matsuyuki continued: "Mr. Katori looking for a substitute?"

"...If it's true, it'll be interesting." Kaito said dryly.

Songxue nodded slowly.

She remembered that Katori Masaburo said that Mrs. Katori came here to bring a female companion, so if the female is one of them, who is the male?

She recalled carefully that among the more than 40 players tonight, more than half were men. In addition, there were Shinzaburo Katori, the housekeeper, and the gardener, chef, etc. who served the house...

"Here we come." Kaito leaned forward, getting closer.

The flashlight was dangling on the ground, illuminating the snow-white road surface, but it was hard to see the appearance of the person coming.

The woman in the pavilion clicked her tongue and complained quietly: "It's too bright, are you trying to attract everyone here?"

"I'm not familiar with this place, what if I fall down?" Shuzo Uesugi said in a relaxed and natural tone, not knowing that there are still audiences watching here, and he has no intention of being dedicated to the show at all.

"Did you bring something?"

The man patted his pocket and suddenly smiled: "How is it possible, of course I have already hidden it."

"What, isn't such a beautiful gemstone handed over to Bai Yueguang?" The female star resented, "It's really disappointing."

"After all, it's the real tears of the sky," Uesugi explained, "Mr. Katori is still afraid of being distracted by people, in case... that's hard to explain, isn't it?"

"Oh, whatever you want." Otsuka replied lazily, her tone became dull after losing interest, "Since it has nothing to do with me, it's time for me to go back. Where's Miss Mifune?"

"When I went downstairs, I saw the door of her room was open, and she didn't seem to have returned." Uesugi thought for a while, "Maybe Mr. Katori still has something to explain."

"Hey... is she really a murderer?"

"How do I know this?" Uesugi pretended to be surprised, "Don't lie to me, maybe you are."

The two chatted for a few words, tested each other, and did not leak anything.

It seems that the script they got was only their own part. Songxue was slightly regretful, and before she had time to think about it, she saw the two of them walking out of the pavilion together, ready to leave.

Uesugi, who plays the leading role, lives in the fantasy house, but his "first love" Hideko Otsuka still lives in his own mountain house, so the two separated at the intersection.

The sound of clicking high-heeled shoes faded away, and Uesugi stood by the fountain and stopped to think.

He was far away and turned his back to this side.The people behind the flower bed finally breathed a sigh of relief. One of them got up with his skirt and took a few steps awkwardly. The man chased him up, gently held his arm, and walked softly around the back of the pavilion.

They also quickly disappeared behind the hedge.

……

When Songxue woke up, it was already the next morning.

As soon as she opened her eyes, the sun shone on her eyelids, making her unable to open her eyes. After a while, she gradually adapted to the light, and suddenly felt her arms ache.

She raised her head, and the little boy was kneeling on the grass, looking at herself with concern.

"Are you okay?"

Songxue rubbed the back of her neck and let out a huff.

He was about to say something when Heiji's voice hurriedly sounded in the distance: "Have you found it?"

"Over here!" Conan shouted back.

Then Birch's figure quickly appeared behind the fence, strode across the path, and came up to them.

He stretched out his hand to Songxue, she grabbed it and was pulled up, shaking off all the leaves.

The cuffs were still a little wet, probably from the dew on the grass.She roughed up the folds of her clothes, thankful again that she was wearing long-sleeved trousers.

"What time is it?" Songxue asked subconsciously.

She belatedly remembered that she brought her mobile phone last night, and took it out of her pants pocket. Conan tapped his watch and replied, "Six forty-five."

"... Ah, how many hours have I only slept?" She couldn't help yawning, "No wonder I'm so sleepy."

Conan had a slightly weird expression: "Last night——"

Songxue pressed her forehead: "Hey, it's a long story."

She was sure that Kuroba Kaito must have gone to track down Uesugi.He still suspects that the gemstone is on him and plans to deal with it later.

Alas, she clearly has no intention of stopping him, so if she wants to find gems, she can just go find them, why does she have to faint her?

"Anyway, as long as it's okay." Conan slowly relaxed and explained, "Brother Baima got up early, and he was the first to find that you were not in the room and the door was unlocked, so he called everyone up."

Matsuyuki looked up, looking at Atobe and Heji and the others in the distance, slightly embarrassed.

Conan gritted his teeth: "Of course, brother Shinichi isn't there either—but, he's a boy, so don't worry about anything."

Songxue looked at him sympathetically.

A detective who doesn't return at night, Kaito is discrediting him.

Atobe snapped his fingers in front of her with cold eyes.

"Are you still in the mood to care about others?" He was speechless, "What do you think, women who don't come home at night are more terrifying, okay?"

Songxue ignored it and yawned again.

"Is there still a little time before the morning tea party? How about I go back to sleep for a while."

"...whatever you want." Atobe rolled his eyes.

Hattori Heiji just put down his cell phone and ended the call with Detective Baima: "I told him that I found someone, so he doesn't have to worry. Uh, what happened?"

Songxue stretched out her hand to block the sun, and walked back sleepily, Huade silently followed.

Atobu folded his chest and said nothing, only Conan shrugged to him and said, "Probably because of Kidd."

Heiji's expression was solemn: "Phantom Thief Kidd is really a girl killer..."

……

At eight o'clock, the tea party has been set up in the garden.

Katori Shinsaburo is wearing a plaid casual shirt today, looking very casual, giving up the limelight to his wife.

Mrs. Katori was ten years younger than him, with a sweet smile and a pair of dimples.

She was wearing a floral dress, standing next to Mr. Katori, just reaching his shoulders.

Not far away, an elderly woman was standing at the table and pouring tea. Beside her should be her daughter, who was about the same age as Songxue, but tall.

Mr. Katori first introduced to everyone: "This is my wife, Shizuko."

He briefly explained the changes in the temporary arrangement, and everyone had no objections. Mrs. Katori clapped her hands and signaled the servant to bring the meal.

"Isn't the tea party usually held in the afternoon?" Heiji couldn't help whispering, "Why was it changed to breakfast?"

"To prepare the stage for the murderer." Conan also replied in a low voice.

They sat close to each other, and with the dazzling luminous body of Atobe, Mrs. Katori quickly walked to their table and asked with a smile, "What flavor do you like?"

"Just black tea." Atobe nodded, "Thank you."

"Let me see, it seems a little less..." Katori Shizuko poured tea, remembered something, and turned to call her female companion.

The woman came over and brought over the boxes containing cube sugar and rock sugar.

"This is my friend, Ms. Shiraishi Kaede, and that is her daughter Yukino." Katori Shizuko introduced with a smile, seeing that they were about the same age, she planned to let Yukino sit over, so that young people would be more comfortable.

Shiraishi Yukino sat down beside Songxue awkwardly, and received a friendly smile.

"Are you all NPCs?" Kaito interjected.

Xue Nai was stared at by several handsome boys, her face was a little red, she hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"That's it."

"May I ask by the way," Heiji also became interested, pointing to the young man beside Katori Masaburo and asked, "Who is he, he wasn't here before last night, did he come with you? "

Xue Nai looked back.

"That's Mr. Katori's secretary, it seems to be called Nojima..."

Kaito heard the words and looked over, suddenly choked, and hastily put down the teacup.

"What's wrong?" Songxue glanced over.

She was still thinking about what happened last night, a little vengeful, and her tone was not very friendly.

"Uh, no, it's nothing." Kaito wiped the tea off his lips with his thumb, and grinned, "I suddenly thought, maybe this is the wild man."

Songxue: "..."

No way, really? !

The other people didn't understand, and were about to ask for clarification, when a sudden scream broke the leisurely atmosphere at the tea party.

The detectives cheered up and turned their heads to look.

Katori Masaburo was holding a plate of sandwiches, in a dilemma.Sayuri Mifune, who plays the heroine, stood by the table with her mouth covered, looking terrified.

Mr. Uesugi, who played the leading role, fell crookedly at her feet and was turned over, with exaggerated tomato sauce on his face.

The amateurishness of non-professional actors is too obvious.

The experienced high school detectives couldn't move their feet when they saw it.

It's too fake, I can't play it!

Without even thinking about it, Heiji pushed Kaito: "Go, Sherlock Holmes of the Reiwa Era, it's your turn to appear!"

The author has something to say: Finally, all the important characters in this case have played. .

Then there is Mr. Katori's fancy death, so stay tuned (