In the room, Suzuki Sonoko knelt on the floor, head lowered, coughing.
Seeing Sonoko's state, Mouri Ran hurried over. "Sonoko, what happened?"
Suzuki Sonoko pointed at the window. "A suspicious man suddenly attacked me and escaped through the window..."
Conan immediately ran to the window to check the situation.
Outside, the light rain continued to patter on the balcony and the eaves of the first floor, but the figure was gone.
Suzuki Sonoko hugged Mouri Ran and cried, "It was so scary!"
Mouri Ran was also frightened, but she still couldn't understand. "But why would someone attack you?"
"I don't know either," Suzuki Sonoko was still flustered. "Just as I opened the door, I saw him going through our luggage. Before I could scream, he grabbed me. I think he must be an underwear thief!"
Conan frowned. Going through luggage?
Suzuki Sonoko turned her head and saw Chi Feichi picking up Feichi. "Right, when he grabbed me, I seemed to see something like a snake dart out and bite his shoulder. I was wondering if it was Feichi... Is Feichi hurt? Was he stepped on?"
Chi Feichi examined Feichi. "Not hurt."
"I'm fine," Feichi wrapped his tail around Chi Feichi's arm. "Master, that Michiwaki Masahiko really is a bad guy. He attacked Sonoko. I intended to bite the hand holding the weapon, but I jumped too low and missed. But it doesn't matter; I bit him a few more times!"
Conan returned from the window without seeing the culprit. Hearing Suzuki Sonoko say Feichi bit someone, he felt a bit awkward. He had sworn earlier that Feichi wouldn't bite. However, this bite was a good one. "The door should have been opened by Feichi too."
"Eh?" Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko were stunned.
"Look," Conan pointed to the Japanese-style sliding door. There was a deep, long mark on the wood beside the door. "Looking at this mark, it should be Feichi hitting it with his tail to push the door open."
"Really," Mouri Ran found it incredible. "No wonder the door opened by itself before we even touched it. So it was Feichi..."
"It's really thanks to Feichi this time!" Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed.
Aside, Feichi wrapped around Chi Feichi's arm and turned to look at him. "Master, look..."
"Not bad." Chi Feichi gently patted Feichi's raised head.
Although judging by the situation, they arrived in time, and Michiwaki Masahiko wouldn't have succeeded even without Feichi, Feichi did help, and his choice of response was clever.
"Um... just not bad?" Feichi's tone carried expectation.
Hint, frantic hint!
"Very good job." Chi Feichi corrected himself.
Feichi instantly became happy.
"Sonoko, did you see what the attacker looked like?" Mouri Ran asked again.
"No," Suzuki Sonoko recalled. "It was too dark in the room, and I was terrified..."
Mouri Ran was puzzled. "Then why did you say it was a man?"
"While struggling, I also bit his arm," Suzuki Sonoko said fiercely, then turned to look at Feichi. "That arm had very thick hair! Right, Feichi?"
"No way," Feichi flicked his tongue. "Master, she clearly bit his leg!"
Mouri Ran didn't expect Feichi to answer, but seeing Suzuki Sonoko's fierceness, she broke a sweat. It seemed Suzuki Sonoko wouldn't be left with any psychological trauma; she was still full of energy. "Then you're pretty amazing too..."
Conan: "..."
Speaking of which, that culprit is really unlucky. bitten by a snake, and bitten by a person...
Outside the inn, Michiwaki Masahiko hid in a corner. He pulled up his pant leg to look at the bite mark, then took off his shirt to check. There was one neat bite mark on his shoulder and three on his waist, all towards the back. The bites were deep, even tearing his shirt.
He had only felt vague pain at the time, but now, soaked by the rain, the broken skin stung fiercely.
He was only sure that Sonoko bit him once. So what bit those other marks?
And several bites in a row... what could be so fast?
The night wind blew rain towards him. In the dim environment, it felt like pairs of eyes were quietly staring at him from behind.
The faces of the women he had killed flashed through Michiwaki Masahiko's mind. He shivered and gritted his teeth fiercely.
He wasn't afraid of those women when they were alive; why would he be afraid of them becoming ghosts?
He agreed to go to the inn at seven. If he didn't go soon, those people would probably get suspicious!
In the inn room, Feichi was happily awarded the Best Hero Saving the Beauty title for the night.
Suzuki Sonoko completely forgot about the date and surrounded Feichi. "He definitely remembers me. Seeing me being bullied, he came to help. Otherwise, Feichi wouldn't bite people randomly!"
"Feichi probably knew we were coming, so he helped open the door," Mouri Ran also laughed. "Really smart and reassuring!"
Conan pondered, checked the time on his phone, and turned to see Chi Feichi also looking thoughtful. He walked over and whispered, "It's already 7:06 PM. Mr. Michiwaki hasn't come yet."
"Mn." Chi Feichi responded lowly. He was also thinking about 'Michiwaki Masahiko not coming'.
was it because he had extra bite marks from Feichi and dared not come, fearing he couldn't hide it?
Or did Feichi's venom become stronger, and Michiwaki Masahiko was now lying in some ditch?
Either way, Michiwaki Masahiko being exposed or escaping wasn't good.
He was originally left for the junior to farm EXP. After being farmed by Feichi first, would it ruin Kyogoku Makoto's chance?
"Did something happen here?" Kyogoku Makoto entered with Haibara Ai.
Suzuki Sonoko didn't find it strange. Chi Feichi had said earlier that he would eat with Haibara Ai at the inn's restaurant, so it wasn't strange for Kyogoku Makoto to come with Haibara Ai now. However, she noticed the bandages on Kyogoku Makoto's arm.
Mouri Ran looked and whispered, "The bandages on his arm were there when we saw him during the day."
"That's true," Suzuki Sonoko also lowered her voice. "And the arm I bit was hairy. The parts of his arm not covered by bandages don't have such thick hair."
"Is something wrong?"
While they were talking, Michiwaki Masahiko also walked in, smiling. "I saw you weren't waiting downstairs, so I asked the inn staff for your room number and came up to check. Did... something happen?"
Chi Feichi was relieved. Good that he still dared to come. However, Michiwaki Masahiko looked wretched...
His shirt and pants were soaked, stained with mud and blood.
Conan walked up to Michiwaki Masahiko, pretending to be a child, and looked up. "Mr. Michiwaki, what happened to you?"
"Oh, the car stalled on the way," Michiwaki Masahiko looked down at his clothes. "I was worried about being late, so I tried to run here, but accidentally fell into a puddle on the way. I wanted to go back and change, but thought it better to tell you first before leaving. I look a bit pathetic; sorry for the sight."
"I'm so sorry..." Suzuki Sonoko instantly felt guilty. She had completely forgotten about this, and he fell into a puddle trying to make time.
"It's okay. It's because the car stalled and I wasn't careful enough. It has nothing to do with you." Michiwaki Masahiko smiled gently.
"Mr. Michiwaki, can you take off your shirt and let us see?" Conan still suspected Michiwaki Masahiko. Not only was he late, but being soaked could also be to cover up traces of being in the rain while escaping through the window. He was suspicious, so it was better to verify.
Chi Feichi also looked at Michiwaki Masahiko. Since he dared to come, he should have dealt with the bite marks on his body, right?