roccoschili Chapter 16 is about almost sleeping in the wilderness.
Chapter 16 is about almost sleeping in the wilderness.
Outside the desolate cliffside inn, a person wearing a black hoodie and a black baseball cap is slowly walking towards the inn's entrance.
A group of people were gathered inside the inn, while the innkeeper, dressed in Sherlock Holmes attire, was enthusiastically introducing something.
Suddenly, a knock on the door drew everyone's attention to the entrance.
"Is anyone else coming?" the hotel owner muttered as he went to open the door. The person who entered was thin, wearing a black baseball cap, and had his head down so that his face could not be seen.
Conan, standing in the crowd, suddenly paused when he saw the person at the door.
This person...
The man suddenly looked up, gave the innkeeper a friendly smile, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Hello, sir, I'm here to stay. This is the only inn around here."
"Ryuzawa-kun?" Ran Mouri recognized Bai Yexiu and asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
Bai Yexiu calmly explained, "I came here to take some photos, but I got lost. I walked for a long time before I finally saw this hotel." To prove that what he said was true, Bai Yexiu even took out a digital camera.
The innkeeper, Hiroyuki Kanaya, was somewhat reluctant to refuse, since the inn was reserved for the Sherlock Holmes tour group, and now another person was suddenly checking in... However, since the other person seemed to be underage, he agreed to Shirayuki's request for safety reasons.
"Honestly, another brat has arrived," Kogoro Mori muttered irritably.
Bai Yexiu breathed a sigh of relief, having successfully integrated into the group. It seemed he wouldn't have to spend the night in the wilderness.
Today he was chasing an undercover agent who had hidden in the wilderness, and even had a sniper duel with him at the middle gate. However, in the end, Bai Yexiu still managed to subdue him, and after the interrogation, he dumped the body in the wilderness.
After disposing of the body, Bai Yexiu walked for a long time without finding a road. Just when he thought he would have to sleep in the wilderness, he saw this inn on the cliff.
The whole story about getting lost while taking a photoshoot was just a fabrication.
"Brother Longze, can I see your camera?"
Bai Yexiu looked down and saw Conan tugging at his trouser leg.
Conan was a little skeptical of the reason Bai Yexiu had just given. If they were going to the mountain to take photos, they should have familiarized themselves with the route beforehand. How could they have gotten lost?
However, when Conan got the camera, he found that it contained only normal landscape photos. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that Bai Yexiu had marks on his clothes that looked like they were made by tree branches, some mud on the edges of his shoes, and even a leaf stuck to his back.
So he really came here to take photos? Or is he just a hopeless navigator?
Conan returned the camera to Bai Yexiu, feigning innocence, and said, "The photos that Longze-nii took are all so beautiful!"
"Hey, thanks Conan." Bai Yexiu put away his camera and patted Conan's head with a smile.
Beside him, Heiji Hattori was closely watching Bai Yexiu's movements. He inexplicably sensed a dangerous aura emanating from him. At the same time, he also suspected that this person was the Shinichi Kudo he had been searching for…
Upon hearing what Bai Yexiu said, everyone in the hotel turned their eyes to Conan and eventually surrounded him.
"Little friend, is your name Conan?"
"is that true?"
Bai Yexiu watched Conan instantly transform into the group's darling, a cryptic smile playing on his lips. It seems he's getting increasingly adept at pretending to be a child.
"Is this a tour group about Sherlock Holmes?" Bai Yexiu felt that he had some recollection of this place and realized that his inexplicable precognitive ability was probably about to come again.
"Yes, may I ask how you figured it out?" Hattori Heiji stood next to Byakuya Osamu.
Bai Yexiu turned his head and smiled at Hattori Heiji: "They're all talking about Sherlock Holmes, and the shopkeeper is wearing Sherlock Holmes-themed clothes, and..." Bai Yexiu gestured to Conan with his eyes.
At this moment, the group of people surrounding Conan collectively exclaimed, "Sparashi!"
Hattori Heiji smiled and extended his hand to him: "My name is Hattori Heiji, and yours is..."
If nothing unexpected happens, the person in front of me is probably Shinichi Kudo!
Hattori Heiji looked at Byakuya Osamu, who was dressed in all black, and wondered when he could uncover Shinichi Kudo's true identity.
"My name is Ryuzawa Ryuya, nice to meet you." Bai Yexiu tilted his head and said with a smile. At the same time, he extended his hand and politely shook hands with Hattori Heiji.
The moment Byakuya saw Hattori Heiji, he knew his name and all his information.
I never expected to run into an acquaintance in this desolate wilderness. Should I say that I have a deep connection with fake children?
Bai Yexiu glanced at the innkeeper, who was dressed as Sherlock Holmes and speaking, and sensed that he was about to die. He had a strong premonition.
Honestly, even when I'm out and about, I can't escape a murder case. His identity as Ryuzawa Ryuya can't withstand close scrutiny. It seems I'll need to improve my profile of "Ryuzawa Ryuya" in the future, otherwise he'll be exposed sooner or later, probably even in front of that fake kid.
But the police probably wouldn't be able to get here in this remote area. Bai Yexiu had no intention of stopping the murder; on the contrary, he was quite interested in watching the drama unfold.
Seeing that everyone in the tour group was handing over their communication devices, Bai Yexiu also voluntarily put his spare phone on the table: "I know you are the Sherlock Holmes tour group. In order to prevent anyone from cheating through me, I will cooperate as well."
He had two cell phones, one for the organization and the other for his daily use, which he had hardly ever used. So he generously handed over his daily phone.
Having two phones means I'm not worried.
At the same time, Bai Yexiu took out a large bill from his pocket, stepped forward and handed it to the innkeeper: "This is for the room and board."
He didn't know how much the hotel room would cost, so he gave her the largest denomination bill. To be honest, this was his first time staying in a hotel.
Seeing the innkeeper's stunned expression, Bai Yexiu pulled out two more bills: "If that's not enough, I have more here..."
"No need, no need, this is enough," the innkeeper quickly waved his hand.
Is this what a rich kid looks like? He just throws out three large bills at once.
The innkeeper accepted the money and arranged a room for Bai Yexiu.
Conan was already used to this. The last time Byakuya treated the Junior Detective League to dinner, the bill left over was more than double the actual cost of the meal.
Furthermore, Conan noticed that the clothes he was wearing seemed to be of a fairly common style at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that he was wearing designer brands, from clothes to shoes, all of which were extremely expensive.
Bai Yexiu didn't care about Conan's probing gaze. He was indeed wearing designer clothes, but most of them weren't bought by him. Some of his clothes were bought for him by Vermouth, some by the boss, and he only ever bought himself a few pairs of underwear. The boss and Vermouth insisted on buying them for him, and no matter how much Bai Yexiu refused, it was no use.
As for the large sum of money handed to the boss, it's normal that Bai Yexiu had a lot of money because he had recently taken advantage of Hechuan Pingdai.
Hattori Heiji rested his chin on his hand as he looked at Bai Yexiu, guessing that if he wasn't Kudo Shinichi, then he was probably the son of some company chairman.
Soon, the innkeeper finished explaining the rules for the tour group, and Bai Yexiu, who had been watching the commotion, followed the crowd back to the room the innkeeper had arranged for him.
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