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What? There's a handsome guy?
You stupid woman, you actually had this idea in mind!
No, I have to go too! Conan made up his mind instantly.
……
Matsuda originally planned to go directly to Sonoko's villa over the weekend.
But just before he was about to leave, Inspector Megure called him to handle a case.
By the time I finished, it was almost afternoon.
Matsuda wanted to call Sonoko to tell her that he might not be able to go.
However, he discovered that he couldn't get through to the villa phone number that Sonoko had given him.
However, when they tried to call Xiaolan's phone, it was out of service.
Well, I've already agreed, so even if it's a bit late, it's still better to show up.
With that in mind, Matsuda drove his police car to the gathering place.
……
The Suzuki family villa, where this gathering was held, is located deep in the mountains. No wonder Ran's phone had no signal.
By the time Matsuda arrived, it was already completely dark.
There is a cliff in front of the villa, with a suspension bridge connecting the two sides.
Upon reaching this point, the police car could no longer proceed, so Matsuda got out of the car. He was about to cross the suspension bridge when, because it was too dark, he realized that...
Now that we're closer, we suddenly realize that the suspension bridge has broken off from the villa side, with the remaining part hanging over the cliff face on Matsuda's side.
What bad luck! Looks like I really can't go to this party today!
Matsuda sighed inwardly, and was about to return to the police car and leave.
Suddenly, screams came from the woods next to the villa across the street.
what happened?
Will something happen again?
Matsuda could vaguely see lights flickering in the woods opposite, as if someone was inside.
He shouted several times, but there was no response.
After thinking for a moment, Matsuda simply returned to the police car, drove it directly to the edge of the cliff, and then turned on the police lights and sirens.
……
Inside the villa, everyone was still thinking about what they had just discovered.
Still shaken, Sonoko's older sister, Ayako Suzuki, a beautiful woman who often squinted, exclaimed in surprise.
"What? You mean Chikako..."
Chapter 106 The Flying Man
“Yes, I’ve covered her body,” Hiroki Kakutani said in a low voice.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault for organizing this class reunion..." Ayako Suzuki covered her face and sobbed.
"Ayako, this isn't your fault,"
Hiroki Kakutani comforted him, "This was all done by that bandaged weirdo!"
"What if that bandaged weirdo breaks into the villa..." Sonoko trembled with fear. "Damn it, Officer Matsuda promised to come, but he broke his promise!"
"Never mind, Sonoko, I think Officer Matsuda was probably also overwhelmed by work..."
Before Xiaolan could finish speaking, everyone in the room heard a sharp buzzing sound.
"That's... a police siren? Could it be Officer Matsuda?"
After a moment of surprise, Sonoko suddenly ran out of the villa.
"Sonoko, be careful, what if it's a trap..."
Ayako, worried about her younger sister, hurriedly chased after her. The others followed behind her, running out of the villa together.
Sonoko stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the figures on the other side illuminated by police lights, and complained loudly, "Damn it! Officer Matsuda, why did you take so long to get here!"
"Sorry, Inspector Megure was held up by some matters."
After giving an explanation, Matsuda looked at the group of people who came out of the villa and asked, "What was that scream just now?"
His question frightened Sonoko again, and she cried out.
"Officer Matsuda, we have a serial killer with bandages wrapped around his face. He has already killed Ms. Ikeda!"
Miss Ikeda? Could it be Chikako Ikeda?
Isn't this the director and screenwriter of "Blue Country"?
Matsuda remembered Sonoko's introduction at the movie theater that day.
"Officer Matsuda, what do we do now? What if that serial killer continues to kill..." Sonoko cried out, trembling.
"Sonoko, it's alright."
Ayako held her younger sister in her arms and gently comforted her.
“Sonoko-neechan, even if you talk to Officer Matsuda, there’s probably nothing he can do, since the suspension bridge is already broken.”
As soon as Conan finished speaking, he heard Matsuda's mocking voice from across the room.
"Kid, who are you calling helpless?"
Conan and the others looked in surprise at the opposite cliff, only to see Matsuda rummaging through the trunk of the police car and pulling something out.
Then, swinging his arm, he threw it directly onto this side of the cliff.
Conan looked at the object on the ground, which was tied to a block of iron and thrown over, and exclaimed in surprise.
"rope?"
"Tie the ropes up, I'll be right there," Matsuda shouted.
"Officer Matsuda, isn't this too dangerous?" Ran asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Matsuda waved his hand. Actually, if there really was a serial killer over there, the best solution would obviously be to move the people on the other side over.
But relying solely on a rope, probably only Matsuda would dare to use it to cross a cliff tens of meters high.
Let alone the girls like Xiaolan and Yuanzi, even those men probably wouldn't dare to take such a risk.
Here, following Matsuda's instructions, the group tied one end of the rope to the wooden stake of the suspension bridge.
Conan, worried that the culprit might be hiding in the crowd, checked the rope again after it was tied. Only after confirming there were no problems...
He then shouted, "Tie that rope over there to the stake too, then climb over using the rope!"
"That's too slow!"
After shouting, Matsuda, to everyone's astonishment, grabbed the rope and jumped off the cliff.
"Officer Matsuda!"
Everyone was shocked to see his figure fall off the cliff and rushed to the edge to check.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Matsuda, gripping the rope, had reached the cliff face on the villa side and was climbing upwards rapidly.
Suddenly, Conan shouted.
"Brother Takahashi, what are you doing?"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was the chubby Ryoichi Takahashi standing next to the wooden stake with the rope tied to it.
"I just felt that letting Officer Matsuda climb up was too slow, so I wanted to help him up from here,"
Takahashi smiled憨厚ly and joked.
"You don't think I want to cut the rope and kill Officer Matsuda, do you? He's a detective."
"Don't worry, we all know you would never do something like that."
The handsome Ota Katsumi shook his head with amusement.
“Takahashi is right, it’s too dangerous for Officer Matsuda to climb like this. Let’s all work together to pull him up,” Hiroki Kakutani suggested.
"Alright." The others nodded in agreement.
With everyone grabbing the rope and working together, they quickly pulled Matsuda up from below.
"Officer Matsuda, you took a really dangerous risk just now!"
Ran scolded, "You scared me and Sonoko to death."
"I was just worried about you guys and wanted to get here as soon as possible," Matsuda laughed.
He patted the dirt off his clothes, his gaze sweeping over the wooden stake tied with rope, and immediately noticed the knife marks on it.
"Was the previous suspension bridge vandalized?" Matsuda asked.
“Yes,” Conan nodded, “Besides the suspension bridge, the telephone lines in the villa have also been cut. Someone wants to keep us here.”
“No wonder I couldn’t get through to you guys when I called you earlier,” Matsuda said, looking at the group in front of him. “Could someone introduce me to everyone? This is the first time I’ve met you all.”
"It's all your fault! You've been bothering Officer Matsuda!"
Sonoko punched Conan again, then hurriedly began introducing everyone to Matsuda.
"Officer Matsuda, this is my older sister. She's 24 years old and looking for a marriage partner."
Even after the murder, Sonoko still didn't forget to try and bring Matsuda and her sister together.
"Garden!"
Ayako blushed slightly and gave her sister a reproachful look, then nodded and bowed to Matsuda: "Officer Matsuda, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again with this matter."