Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

When Chi Feichi bought ice cream and some snacks along the road, when he returned to the dress shop, the crowded customers in the shop had already disappeared.

The short-haired girl was standing in front of the counter, talking to Koshimizu Nanatsuki and Haibara Ai, while filling a shopping paper bag. Hearing the jingle of someone entering the door, she raised her head and smiled professionally, "Sorry, we've already... Huh?"

Seeing that Chi Feichi had a bunch of things in his hand, Yueshui Nanatsu quickly stepped forward and helped pick up two snack bags, "Why did you buy so many things?"

"Fei Chi wanted to eat ice cream, so I bought you ice cream and snacks by the way."

Chi Fei came forward to deliver ice cream, one for each person, of course, the short-haired girl and another clerk also shared.

"Ah, thank you." After the short-haired girl took the ice cream, she quickly thanked and said again, "Please put your things on the counter first, we have already put up the sign of closing, and plan to clean up, we will close the store early today and go home. , there will be no more guests coming.”

Beside, another clerk watched Chi Feichi put away the shopping bag, and then handed the remaining snack bag to Koshimizu Nanatsuki, smiling and teasing, "However, Detective Koshimizu's boyfriend is really considerate, so am I. I really want someone to help me buy a bunch of snacks when I go shopping..."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was stunned for a moment, then smiled embarrassedly and waved his hand, "No, it's not my boyfriend."

"Huh?" The short-haired girl looked at Hai Yuanai with some surprise, "Isn't it? I thought you were helping your boyfriend take care of your sister just now."

Hai Yuanai nodded silently in her heart, she also felt that way, but...

"It's just a friend I've known for a long time," Koshisui Nanatsuki said with a smile, "he's still my landlord now!"

Haibara Ai:"……"

These two are really in no hurry!

A group of girls, big and small, also quickly shifted their positions, sat on the sofa for rest, and ate snacks and ice cream.

Chi Feichi sat aside, helped Feichi hold the ice cream, stared at Feichi to eat in moderation, and listened to the four girls chatting from Feichi to other pets, a little suspicious that he would not be able to go back until midnight tonight.

The short-haired girl saw that Chi Feichi didn't eat, and went to pour a cup of tea for Chi Feichi. This attitude of preparing to talk for another two hours made Chi Feichi even more worried.

"Speaking of pets, Mr. Chi is a graduate of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of Dongdu University," Yueshui Nanatsu looked at Chi Feichi and laughed, "Only he can take good care of such a rare pet as a snake. …”

The short-haired girl was a little surprised, "Has Mr. Chi graduated from college? Can't tell!"

"It's an early graduation," Hai Yuanai suddenly felt proud of his brother, a scholar, and felt that he should be more subtle, "but he doesn't work in the pet hospital anymore, and he only occasionally goes there to help. "

Chi Feichi saw that Yusui Nanatsuki and Haibara Ai were chatting so vigorously, and raised their teacups to drink tea.

Forget it, it's a good thing for girls to chat with friends more. He is ready to stay up until dawn, so he doesn't believe that these girls won't go home.

...

An underground car park.

Okiya Subaru took a stroll outside, came back from dinner, looked at the red Lexus SC parked in the parking space, returned to his car, lowered the window, lit a cigarette, and waited in silence.

When he was walking on the street, he was worried that Mr. Chi and Shirley left first, but he didn't expect to come over to drive.

Didn't you say you're just here for a walk? Why so late? Nothing will happen, right?

Wait... Mr. Chi didn't have another incident, right?

...

Dress shop.

A group of girls chatted and finished eating.

After waiting for the short-haired girl and her colleagues to clean the store and close the store, the investigation team went to the short-haired girl's house together.

Through the previous chat, Chi Feichi also knew the information of the short-haired girl.

Mikako Iwate, 24 years old, works as a clerk in a fashion store. She currently lives near Akihabara, not far from the bustling commercial area, but it is a remote road, with lower rent prices and more black alleys on the road.

When a group of people walked nearby, it was silent all around, and the street lights were dimly lit, and they could not illuminate those alleys. It was indeed scary enough for a woman who lived alone to go home in the middle of the night.

"Mr. Chi and Xiao Ai want to stay at my house tonight?" Mikako Iwate smiled helplessly, "This part of the road is like this. Occasionally some strange people will come in and out of these alleys. The police also caught them some time ago. Two people who deal with illegal drugs here, the residents nearby rarely go out at night, which makes the security of this area a lot worse at night. If you don't mind, there are not many things in my living room. One night."

"No, you don't have to worry about our safety." Chi Feichi looked at the dark alleys, silently wrote down this place suitable for black transactions, and observed the environment in advance.

This is also considered an occupational disease after joining the organization.

"My brother's skills are very good, and many professional karate players will not be his opponents," Haiyuan said, feeling proud again. She felt that her brother would easily make her proud. Looking around, "But the environment here is really not good. The girl lives here alone, and she has to go home alone after get off work at night. It's very dangerous to think about it. Have you ever considered living in another place?"

"I used to work in Akihabara, and I still do now. The price of renting a house here is not high, and it doesn't take long to go to the store. If I go to other rental houses, the distance is still too far, and I can't find a suitable place for a while. The place," Iwate Mikako sighed and smiled again, "Actually, it's fine during the day, I don't want to change jobs, I work in this dress shop, although sometimes it's very busy, but the salary is high, the shop owner She is also a very good aunt. I heard that I encountered a stalker this time, and she especially told us to close the door earlier in the evening and let me go back earlier. I’ll talk about it when I catch the stalker. I’ve heard of it for a while, here The police station will have a few more patrol officers who will be responsible for night patrols, and I think it will be a lot better."

Chi Feichi remembered silently.

After a period of time, there will be more patrolling patrols at night. If you choose this place as a trading location, you should pay attention.

"If you want, continue to pay attention to the rental information. I will also pay attention to you. At least wait for the security in this area to improve before considering continuing to live..." Yueshui Nanatsuki said, seeing the road ahead. The phone booth, pointed to the phone booth, turned to Chi Feichi and said, "Mr. Chi, this is the phone booth she saw the stalker."

Chi Feichi retracted his idea of ​​'preparing for organizational work' and walked to the phone booth, looking at the glass on the phone booth reflecting the road behind him, "Miss Iwate, when you saw that stalker, how far away was he from you? Far?"

"This..." Iwate Mikako looked at Ike Feichi's reflection on the glass, and then turned to look at the road behind her, "It's not far from the intersection, maybe ten meters or so, I haven't seen him clearly. , recognized him by his hat and scarf."

"For a stalker who dares to make phone calls and take other people's belongings, this tracking distance is too far," Chi Feichi turned to look at the road behind, "We entered the secluded road for about five minutes before we got here. If It is to intimidate you, he should take advantage of this time to close the distance, and according to what you said, the apartment you live in turns to the second building at the intersection ahead, if he is less than five meters away from you on this road, After you've turned the corner, he's easy to throw off."

"So, are there really two people who harassed Mikako?" Koshimizu Nanatsuki rubbed his chin and thought, "At least the person who took her out of the house knows where her house is..."

"Not only that, she lives on the second floor. People who live here rarely go out at night, and the lights in the living room and bedroom of the house will come on from time to time." Chi Feichi looked at the old apartment buildings at the intersection in front of her, "If If she didn't feel that the other party followed her upstairs, the other party was downstairs only relying on the indoor lighting, and it was difficult to know which floor and which room she was on. Everything is familiar, and that shouldn't be wrong."

Some clues can only be grasped by seeing them on the spot.

"Then, that means, did a stalker stare at me very early?" Mikako Iwate felt her scalp go numb, she silently leaned towards Koshimizu Nanatsuki, and inadvertently saw the garbage collection place on the side, her face instantly turned pale. , took two steps back in fright, and let out a low exclamation, "Ah! That...that..."

A lot of garbage has been piled up in the garbage collection, and in the corner, the handle of an umbrella stretched out to the road, as well as some girls' items such as pink jewelry boxes.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki recognized the clutter at a glance, frowned and said in a low voice, "It's what Mikako put outside the door..."

"Jingle bell... Jingle bell..."

Coincidentally, Mikako Iwate's cell phone rang, she took it out and looked at the number displayed on the screen, her right hand trembled, she was so scared that she was about to cry, "Yes, it's that number, he's still staring at me. …”

Chi Feichi reached out and took the phone from Mikako Iwate, pressed the answer, and listened quietly to the movement over there.

The people over there were also silent, not saying a word.

The TV is playing the sound of a horse betting show...

The sound of water in the water heater boiling little by little...

The sound of tree branches being blown by the wind against the window glass...

The sound of tapping something...

A little further away, there seems to be the subtle sound of the mall building playing advertisements...

'number 3! No. 3 The swordsman of the Edogawa era surpassed No. 1...'

'If you want the perfect holiday experience for your kids at home...'

Yoko Okino received an advertisement for hosting summer camps and winter camps during the holidays. Recently, it was indeed put on TV stations ~www.NovelMTL.com~, but there is only one mall that will broadcast such advertisements, and that is the building where the hosting company is located.

He remembered the location. It was the same Chiyoda Ward as here, but it was close to Bunkyo Ward, not too far from here.

The wind was louder than they felt on the flat ground. There were green plants nearby that could wipe the windows. The living place was on the third floor. In addition, the window glass could be closed or half-closed and the advertisement sound could be heard clearly. Not far from the building...

In those low apartments next to the cultural amusement park!

In addition, thanks to his teacher's attention to betting on horses, he heard Kogoro Mori talk about the race schedule of the champion horse "The Swordsman of the Edogawa Period".

Except for the day that Kogoro Maori paid attention to, the horse race number was 4, and the race at 3:00 pm the day before yesterday, the race number was 2, and the race at 12:00 noon today, the horse race number was 3.

Today's replay will be at ten o'clock in the evening, and it is only eight o'clock in the evening, which means that the other party is watching the video of the horse race at twelve noon today.

Twelve o'clock in the afternoon, but don't have time to watch the horse racing program or listen to the horse racing broadcast...