Jiang Xia entered the room, put away her luggage, and tidied briefly for a while.
When he went back downstairs, others had gathered in the living room.
Except for the four high school students who came to the villa, the others were all Suzuki Ayako's college club classmates.
…
The adults were three men and two women. In addition to Suzuki Ayako and the three boys who were visited one by one, there was also a short-haired woman - Chikako Ikeda.
Chikako Ikeda seems to be a celebrity.
Star chasing star Mao Lilan became excited when she heard her name: "Are you the author of "The Blue Kingdom"? I like this novel very much!"
…
"Blue Kingdom" is Chikako Ikeda's debut film during her college years and won the Best Newcomer Award.
This should have been an achievement worth showing off, but at this time, when Chikako Ikeda heard Mao Lilan talking about this, her face turned ugly, and she changed the topic unnaturally.
This is also inevitable.
Because Jiang Xia remembered that "The Blue Kingdom" was a work copied by Chikako Ikeda.
The girl she copied was called "Atsuko", and she used to be a member of the Film Research Club like all the adults here.
Two years ago, on the day Chikako Ikeda won the award for "Blue Kingdom", Atsuko hanged herself.
…
Just when Jiang Xia thought of this, he heard Suzuki Ayako next to him sighing: "It's great to be reunited. It would be even better if Atsuko didn't get into trouble..."
"That's enough!" Chikako Ikeda reacted hugely. She slapped her hand on the table and stood up suddenly. "This is a rare gathering. Can you not mention that dead person who spoiled the fun?"
Jiang Xia's hand stretched out to the biscuit box and paused for a moment. He glanced secretly at the fat brother next to him and felt that his body had become more murderous.
"..." It's a pity that the quality of the murderous aura has not been upgraded, and the taste is very ordinary.
When Suzuki Ayako saw her classmates getting angry, she was confused and a little embarrassed. She stood up quickly: "Well, I'll go to the kitchen to check on the dinner."
The fat man among the three male classmates also scratched the back of his head and said with a naive smile: "The weather forecast says it will rain tonight, so I will go and strengthen the roof. When I came here, I saw that it was a bit broken and there might be water seepage."
——Although Ryoichi Takahashi is a little fatter, he is a flexible fat man and has strong hands-on ability.
So whether it's repairing the roof or dismembering the body, the movements are very neat.
…
Jiang Xia ate biscuits and looked at Ryoichi Takahashi who was walking to the balcony.
Whether it was the murderous aura in Brother Fatty or Jiang Xia's "prophetic ability", these all told him that Ryoichi Takahashi was the "bandage man" they saw on the bridge.
The bandaged man has a normal body shape, but Ryoichi Takahashi is very fat. It is difficult for ordinary people to associate them together.
But in fact, Takahashi Ryoichi is only fat on his face. His huge "beer belly" is actually just a bunch of stuffing.
——Takahashi Ryoichi planned to kill Chikako Ikeda to avenge Atsuko.
The padded prosthetic belly was the prop he planned to use to transport the body and blur the time of death.
…
Takahashi Ryoichi put on his tool bag and quickly climbed to the roof and disappeared from everyone's sight.
No one noticed him except Jiang Xia.
And at this time, next to the dining table.
The long-haired handsome boy among the male classmates looked at Mao Lilan and was quite fond of this beautiful sister. He banged on the wall and invited Mao Lilan to walk in the forest with him.
Mao Lilan hesitated, not wanting to go.
She has absolutely no interest in flirting with men.
And although the long-haired guy is indeed handsome, after looking at Jiang Xia's face for so long, her immunity to ordinary handsome guys has inevitably doubled.
Mao Lilan did not refuse on the spot, just because she was not good at refusing.
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The handsome guy with long hair noticed her hesitation. In line with the principle of "helping women make choices when they are hesitant", he grabbed Mao Lilan's wrist and pulled her to the door: "Let's go, the air in the mountains in the evening is very fresh."
Jiang Xia sat at the dining table, glanced over at them, and said quietly:
"There is a smell of moisture outside the window, and it smells like it's going to rain soon. Once the branches and leaves are wetted by the rain, the insects clinging to them will not be able to hold on tightly and will fall with the rain.
"Don't worry about ordinary bugs. They can be hung in your hair as decoration... But if they are ticks or something like that, remember to get rid of them in time. Ah, by the way, don't pull them out with your hands, otherwise they may pull them off. , the head is still in the flesh.
"Also, I heard that there are a lot of snakes around here - snakes like humidity and heat, and will crawl out of their nests before and after rain. Please pay attention to your steps when walking, don't step on them, they may be bitten easily.
"But there are a lot of dead leaves now. It's really difficult to completely avoid the snake... So if you are bitten, don't panic and don't run. Once the blood flow accelerates, the venom will spread faster..."
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Following Jiang Xia's understatement, the handsome long-haired boy stood firmly at the door.
It’s not that I’m frightened by bugs or snakes, but that I “can’t walk” in a physical sense.
—— Huge resistance came from his hands. The little high school student sister he was holding could have been easily dragged away just now, but at this time, she firmly stopped.
The long-haired handsome guy looked back in shock, and secretly used some force in disbelief.
However, the delicate and soft girl behind her remained unmoved.
Seeing him turn around, Mao Lilan turned pale and whispered, "Why don't we go now." The woods at night are too scary...
In the heart of the long-haired boy, he actually doesn't want to give up.
But he really can't move people.
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After a stalemate for half a minute, the long-haired handsome man silently let go of Mao Lilan's numb hand.
He lifted his hair with trembling fingers and said forcefully and calmly: "Haha, that's right. You must be tired from the journey, so take a good rest first."
At the table, Jiang Xia looked away and poured herself a cup of black tea comfortably.
Conan glanced at him gratefully and help Jiang Xia push the sugar cube closer.
However, after a while, Conan suddenly became alert.
...Why did Jiang Xia stop Xiaolan from going for a walk with other handsome guys? Could he...
Conan's face turned pale as he thought about it.
