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After exchanging phone numbers.
The two women, who shared a deep connection, chatted for quite some time.
Akiko Sayama decided not to return to her room yet. Partly, she had mixed feelings and didn't want to face Satoshi for the time being; partly, if she stayed with Hideko Kamijo for a while, Satoshi wouldn't have to make up any excuses when he returned to his room and found no one there.
Boom boom boom!
A commotion came from outside the door.
There was a knock on the door.
Hideko Kamijo and Akiko Sayama exchanged a glance and went to open the door together, only to find Inspector Yokomizo and Kogoro Mouri standing there.
And in the corridor.
All the members of the detective tour group were present, including the boy and the child who had been circling the corpse all day.
"Oh, you two are together?" Kogoro Mouri asked, somewhat surprised. "Hasn't Ms. Akiko gone back to her room?"
"I'm the one who dragged her here—" Hideko Kamijou said calmly, arms crossed.
"After that boy and girl chased after him, I was afraid the Dark Duke might come back, so I invited Miss Akiko to my room for a chat."
"So that's it!"
No one really suspected anything.
Inspector Yokomizo glanced around the room and then said to the two men, "You two just saw Duke Dark Night with your own eyes. As a precaution, our police need to search each of your rooms. We hope you understand!"
"Whatever you want~"
Hideko Kamijou shrugged indifferently.
Akiko Sayama nodded in agreement.
740 looked at her fiancé, Satoshi Maeda.
"Ah Cong, are you alright?"
"I have no opinion!"
Satoshi Maeda gave his fiancée a deep look.
I immediately guessed why she wasn't going back to her room.
So they tacitly pretended nothing had happened.
"Alright!" Officer Yokomizo waved his hand.
"Since the Dark Night Duke appeared on the 21st floor, let's search room 2102, which is the second closest to the elevator, where Ms. Kamijou Hideko is. As for room 2101, which is the closest, that's the room of the deceased, Ehara Tokio, so let's skip it for now!"
"Yes!"
As Detective Yokomizo's men began their search, the crowd surged forward.
Conan and Heiji Hattori also secretly observed around, hoping to find some new clues.
After all, Hattori Heiji had just mentioned the phenomenon of crosswinds, which pushed the case to the point where Ehara Tokio might have been pushed off the building from another room and died. Therefore, room 2102, which is adjacent to room 2101, is naturally the prime suspect.
At this moment, Kazuha did not feel happy.
She was already very sleepy, but she had no choice but to stay here with Heiji. The key was that she neither knew anything about the case nor could she help. She was just an irrelevant person, and she felt very awkward standing there like this!
"Little sister~"
Just as she was about to dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground with her toes, Akiko Sayama suddenly said:
Are you Ran and Sonoko's friend?
"Correct!"
Kazuha breathed a sigh of relief; as long as someone talked to her, she wouldn't feel so awkward.
"You don't seem interested in these things, and you seem a bit sleepy. Shall I take you back to your room to rest?"
Akiko Sayama turned to Inspector Yokomizo and asked:
"Officer, is this alright?"
"of course can!"
Officer Yokomizo naturally wouldn't stop them.
Kazuha has absolutely nothing to do with this case; she merely witnessed the Dark Duke. It's fine to let her go back.
"Thank you, ma'am!"
Kazuha didn't refuse, after all, she was really tired.
After thanking Akiko Sayama, she looked at Heiji Hattori, who was completely unaware of what was happening, and felt a pang of sadness.
Even an older sister she'd only met once could tell she was tired, but her childhood sweetheart of over a decade hadn't noticed at all.
It really is...
"Let's go~"
Akiko Sayama and Hideko Kamijo accompanied Kazuha out of the room.
When passing by room 2101.
I instinctively looked into the open door.
At that moment! A man dressed as a duke suddenly rushed out of the emergency exit and ran into room 2101 right in front of them!
Sayama Akiko and Kamijou Hideko looked at each other.
They screamed at the same time:
"Duke of the Night!"
"What? Where is the Duke of Darkness?"
The people who were searching room 2102 rushed out and arrived at the door of room 2101.
There stood the man dressed as the Duke of Darkness, swaggering in the center of the room.
A chilling gaze swept over the crowd from beneath the eerie mask, the split mouth on the mask seeming to mock them.
Chapter 293 A Twist of Fate: The Real Duke of Darkness~
"Duke of the Night!"
Officer Yokomizo was startled.
However, he quickly realized:
"who are you!?"
"I?"
"Haha~"
"Can't I really be the Duke of the Night?"
Xia Ye changed her voice, her tone mocking and unrestrained, which made the smile on her mask even more chilling.
"You all gathered here under the pretext of searching for the Duke of Darkness. Now that I've appeared, aren't you all overjoyed?"
Hideko Kamijou and Akiko Sayama exchanged a glance.
This villainous role was played with quite a bit of presence!
Mysterious, ruthless, and reckless—he's at least 80% similar to the one in Yusaku Kudo's novels!
"Duke of the Dark Night! Even if you are the Duke of the Dark Night, did you kill Jiang Yuan Shi'an?"
Conan felt a sense of absurdity.
Last time I only caught a glimpse of it and didn't get a clear look at the whole thing, but this time, observing it face to face, this guy really does look like he stepped out of Dad's book!
"Egawa Tokio? Maybe he admires me so much that he changed into my clothes and jumped down himself~"
Xia Ye spoke with a playful tone, opening her white-gloved hand to reveal a small data card to everyone:
"After all, he actually does possess this virus program that shares the same name as me—"
"I hadn't noticed that before!"
"The Dark Night Duke Program?!"
The members of the detective tour group all gasped in surprise.
This includes Hideko Kamijo and Akiko Sayama, since they always have to pretend a little.
But acting aside, Xia Ye's acting skills were so superb that even the two people in the know doubted whether the data card was real!
It's really amazing!
Conan also looked at the ground with a serious expression.
The shoulder strap of a backpack on the ground was cut open.
The data card in the Dark Duke's hand must have been taken from here!
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful of the police's incompetence, as they couldn't even do this kind of search work well.
Such an important item was taken by the criminal!
"Are you implying that you really killed Egawa Tokio?" Hattori Heiji asked suspiciously.
"But this hotel is constantly exposed to crosswinds—"
"Crosswind, hahaha!" Xia Ye burst into laughter.
"That's interesting, but I don't have time to answer your questions anymore. See you later, everyone!"
"do not go!"
Officer Yokomizo waved his hand.
Several subordinates rushed towards Xia Ye.
however.
Xia Ye gently shifted her body and moved nimbly.
The burly men couldn't even touch the hem of his cloak.
Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri also rushed up.
He reached out and grabbed Xia Ye's arm.
Once he grabs you, he can immediately unleash his signature over-the-shoulder throw.
However, in a flash, everyone realized that Kogoro Mouri, who had tried to grab Natsume's arm, had his wrist grabbed by Natsume instead.
Xia Ye casually tossed it aside.
Kogoro Mouri was sent flying.
Satoshi Maeda reached out and caught Kogoro Mouri.
He looked at Xia Ye with a solemn expression, clenched his fist, and took a step forward to stand in front of Xia Ye.
Even the simplest straight punch exudes power in his hands.
No wonder he's a former national karate champion.
however--
Xia Ye easily dodged his fist and stepped forward to close the distance.
After three quick punches, Maeda Satoshi clutched his chest and staggered back in disbelief!
"Not bad!"
Xia Ye's praise lacked sincerity.
Satoshi Maeda was the karate champion six years ago, and there is still a considerable gap between him and Makoto Kyogoku, the current national champion.
Not to mention himself, even Xiaolan, after undergoing the marrow cleansing and transformation, is almost as strong as him.
"Duke of Darkness, surrender!"
Officer Yokomizo stared intently at Natsume, his eyes blazing with anger.