"I don't know what you're trying to do, but..." Michiwaki Masahiko didn't hesitate. He took off his shirt and smiled. "I really didn't lie to you. The fall was quite serious."
There were no bite marks on Michiwaki Masahiko's arms. However, from his left shoulder to the back of his waist, there was a large area of scrapes and bruises. The skin was broken, and it looked bloody.
Moreover, the shirt he took off was also torn in the areas corresponding to the scrapes on his back.
Chi Feichi: "..."
To hide the bite marks from Feichi, he scraped the area around the bites until the skin was broken?
What a ruthless person!
"It really looks serious," Mouri Ran said with alarm. "I don't think it was Mr. Michiwaki either. When Sonoko was attacked, didn't she bite the person's arm? There are no bite marks on Mr. Michiwaki's arm."
"And Mr. Michiwaki's arm isn't hairy either," Suzuki Sonoko worried. "Mr. Michiwaki, we brought medicine for external injuries. Do you want to treat your wounds first? If you don't treat them, it will be bad if they get infected."
"Thank you," Michiwaki Masahiko responded with a smile, then asked, "But what was that about an attack?"
"A man secretly sneaked into our room earlier, rummaged through our things, and attacked Sonoko who just happened to come in," Mouri Ran looked at the window. "Later, because we arrived, he didn't succeed and escaped through the window."
"Maybe it was a thief," Kyogoku Makoto went to the window and checked. "It happened once before."
"It happened before? Then why didn't you tell us earlier?" Suzuki Sonoko asked dissatisfiedly.
"I should have told you," Kyogoku Makoto closed the window with a swish and locked it. "Keep doors and windows closed! And you're not blameless either, wearing such revealing clothes that show your belly button so late at night..."
"Huh?" Suzuki Sonoko was stunned.
"Isn't that clearly inviting others to attack you?" Kyogoku Makoto turned his head and said, "I think this kind of clothes doesn't suit you at all."
"What kind of talk is that? These are my favorite clothes!" Suzuki Sonoko was even more dissatisfied.
"Ignore him," Michiwaki Masahiko leaned close to Suzuki Sonoko and winked with a smile. "I think you look good in anything. Of course, the same goes for yukata and swimsuits."
Haibara Ai watched from a distance and whispered to Chi Feichi and Conan, "Total defeat."
Chi Feichi also lowered his voice. "Should be more tactful when talking to girls."
Conan and Haibara Ai looked up at Chi Feichi simultaneously: "..."
You have the nerve to say that? When you scared away those two girls last night, you weren't exactly tactful either.
Chi Feichi was silent for a moment. "Exceptions apply when you don't want to get entangled."
Conan chuckled in his heart but remembered something else. He deliberately asked Chi Feichi loudly, "By the way, Brother Chi, you told us before that Feichi has mild venom, right?"
Chi Feichi understood Conan's meaning and nodded cooperatively.
Conan observed Michiwaki Masahiko's expression. Finding no change in Michiwaki Masahiko's face, he was puzzled. Could it really not be Michiwaki Masahiko?
Michiwaki Masahiko had no idea what bit him, nor did he know why Conan mentioned a snake...
"Eh? Feichi has a trace amount of venom?" Suzuki Sonoko was a bit surprised. "The person who attacked me was bitten by Feichi. Will he be okay?"
Michiwaki Masahiko: "..."
Wait, the thing that bit him was a snake? And a snake with a trace amount of venom?
Chi Feichi was somewhat worried about scaring Michiwaki Masahiko into confessing directly. "Won't die. The specific reaction depends on individual constitution."
"As long as he doesn't die," Suzuki Sonoko was relieved. Thinking about the attack earlier, she was still a bit angry. "Letting that underwear thief suffer a bit is fine too!"
Mouri Ran turned around and found Kyogoku Makoto already packing their things on his own. "What are you doing?"
"Helping you change rooms," Kyogoku Makoto packed the things and picked them up. "If you want to spend the night in a room someone broke into, pretend I didn't say anything."
Mouri Ran lost her momentum. "I don't..."
"It's best to avoid going out and eat in the inn's restaurant," Kyogoku Makoto carried the things and walked out. "That man might still be lurking somewhere waiting for an opportunity."
Suzuki Sonoko instantly felt weak. "What do you say, Ran?"
"I think let's just eat here," Mouri Ran was also a bit scared. "Anyway, Brother Feichi and Ai-chan will eat here too. Mr. Michiwaki, why don't you join us?"
"I'd like to treat the wounds on my body first." Michiwaki Masahiko was panicked inside, but kept a smile on his face.
Chi Feichi roughly understood Michiwaki Masahiko's thoughts. Now that Suzuki Sonoko was changing rooms, his room was the only suitable place to treat wounds. "Come to my room."
Haibara Ai took Feichi and let him wrap around her arm. "Then I'll take Feichi over first."
Michiwaki Masahiko looked at the snake wrapped around the pale arm, then at Haibara Ai's cold face: "..."
Like a haunted doll from a horror movie...
Arriving at the room, Chi Feichi put disinfectant, ointment, and bandages on the table and stood aside waiting.
Michiwaki Masahiko silently treated his wounds. Without looking up, he could feel a cold gaze staring at him, and he regretted it a little.
This group of people felt hard to mess with. Every time he was stared at by Chi Feichi, it felt like being stared at by a cold snake. There was also a little girl who seemed indifferent to everything, and a real snake...
Tonight's attempt was unsuccessful and left him injured. Should he run away early?
As long as he ran away in time, when the police reacted, it would be too late...
No, he couldn't. Yesterday when he committed the crime, he seemed to see a camera flash, and Suzuki Sonoko happened to pass near the scene with a camera.
After his probing during the day, Suzuki Sonoko indeed took special photos and planned to show them to a detective. Maybe something would be seen. He would still be wanted by the police then. Better to get the photos before running...
No, no, better figure out what snake venom he was poisoned with first. Survival is priority!
Chi Feichi observed from the side. Seeing Michiwaki Masahiko distracted and his gaze shifting uncertainly, he considered whether to give Michiwaki Masahiko some reassurance to stabilize him.
Michiwaki Masahiko snapped back to reality, adjusted his emotions, and proactively found a topic with a smile. "Does Mr. Chi raise snakes because you like these more exotic pets?"
"Mainly depends on fate." Chi Feichi breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. It seemed Michiwaki Masahiko was quite resilient.
"Is that so? I'm also someone who believes in fate. But I've never really been in contact with snakes as pets; it feels very special," Michiwaki Masahiko feigned interest in snakes. "Mr. Chi bought it at a pet shop, right? With a trace amount of venom, being bitten wouldn't be very serious, right?"
"Symptoms of muscle weakness and total body paralysis begin to appear within 30 minutes to 3 hours... similar to sea snake venom symptoms, but not as severe," Chi Feichi didn't want Michiwaki Masahiko to be exposed too early or die. "Of course, if you go swimming after being bitten, you'll definitely drown without rescue."
"Oh, so as long as one is careful, it's not very serious," Michiwaki Masahiko breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, though he didn't show it on his face and kept smiling. "By the way, Sonoko seems to have taken some interesting photos. She said she wanted to show them to Miss Mouri's detective boyfriend. Do you know about it?"
"Don't know." Chi Feichi directly blocked Michiwaki Masahiko's attempt to fish for information.
Michiwaki Masahiko smiled and didn't mention the photos again. He chatted with Chi Feichi about pet snakes, acting as if he was genuinely interested.
After the wounds were mostly treated, Michiwaki Masahiko didn't stay long at the inn. He went to the restaurant to say hello, claiming he wanted to go back and rest well, made an appointment with Suzuki Sonoko for dinner tomorrow, and left directly.