On the other side of the bridge, Conan Edogawa stood still, hands in his pockets, a towering rage brewing within his small frame.
He regretted it.
He shouldn’t have run across the suspension bridge alone just to look cool.
As a result, he had left Ran Mouri alone with that bastard Shirakawa.
Just look at what happened!
That guy must have used some despicable means to threaten Ran Mouri, forcing her to ‘reluctantly’ hold hands with him to cross the bridge!
Otherwise, given Ran Mouri’s personality, how could she possibly make such an intimate gesture with a man she had only known for a few days?
Evidence?
The evidence was that as soon as they crossed the bridge, Ran Mouri snatched her hand back as if electrocuted!
That look of wanting to get away as quickly as possible was, in Conan Edogawa’s eyes, ironclad proof of her ‘unwillingness’!
This damned Shirakawa must have taken advantage of Ran Mouri when she was drunk last night, then taken photos or used some other method to blackmail her!
Damn it!
Conan Edogawa was grinding his teeth to the point of shattering.
He stared intently at Shirakawa, his gaze sharp enough to bore holes through him.
At that moment, the grand villa door, standing at the edge of the cliff, suddenly opened from the inside.
A beautiful figure hurriedly Ran out.
“Shirakawa-kun!
Ran Mouri!
You’re finally here!”
Suzuki Sonoko wore a warm smile, but it looked somewhat stiff no matter how you viewed it.
She quickly Ran up to the three of them and, without asking for permission, pushed Shirakawa’s back, urging, “Hurry, hurry, hurry, go inside first!
Go to the second floor and pick a room!”
Shirakawa was a bit bewildered by this sudden enthusiasm and could only be half pushed, half led into the villa by her force.
Once Shirakawa’s figure disappeared into the entrance hall, the smile on Sonoko’s face vanished instantly, replaced by an expression of displeasure.
She turned around, hands on her hips, looking rather unhappily at her best friend.
“Sonoko?
What’s wrong with you?”
Ran Mouri looked at Sonoko’s accusatory demeanor, full of confusion.
“Why do you look a bit angry?”
“How could I not be angry?!”
Sonoko questioned with a slight reproach, “You’re really not being a good friend!
You actually beat me to it and held hands with Shirakawa-kun like a couple!”
“I saw everything just now from the balcony on the second floor!”
It turned out Sonoko had arrived at the villa earlier and had been eagerly waiting on the balcony.
As a result, she saw the scene of Shirakawa and Ran Mouri holding hands and walking side by side on the suspension bridge. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
That image made Sonoko feel a sense of what could be called ‘betrayal.’
Her heart was filled with a sour feeling.
“Huh?”
Ran Mouri’s face flushed instantly.
She quickly waved her hands, stammering in defense, “N-no, it’s not what you think!
Shirakawa-kun is afraid of heights and asked to hold hands first!”
“I just wanted to help…”
“Is that so?” Sonoko raised an eyebrow, half-believing, half-doubting.
“Even if he’s afraid of heights, even if you held hands, did you have to interlock fingers?”
“I saw it clearly.
Your fingers were interlocked so tightly!”
“This…”
Ran Mouri was left stammering, completely unable to respond.
She herself didn’t understand why she had acted so boldly on a whim at that moment.
Just as Ran Mouri was flustered and didn’t know how to explain, a childish yet extremely certain voice rang out.
“This must have been Shirakawa’s request too!”
Conan Edogawa’s small face was filled with a seriousness that didn’t match his age.
“Sister Sonoko, you don’t know yet, do you?”
Sonoko showed a puzzled look.
Conan Edogawa then elaborated on his speculation, which had fermented overnight and become incredibly dark, adding his own embellishments.
“Last night, Sister Ran was drunk.
That guy Shirakawa must have taken advantage of her and then used it as blackmail to force Sister Ran to do things she didn’t want to do!”
“What?!”
Hearing this, Sonoko was instantly shocked, her eyes wide.
She immediately grabbed Ran Mouri’s shoulders, looking her up and down, her face filled with utmost concern and worry.
“Ran Mouri!
Is this true?
Did that guy really do something to you…”
A towering rage burned fiercely in Sonoko’s heart.
She abruptly turned around, ready to shout toward the inside of the villa: “Shirakawa, you get out here!”
However, before the words “get out here” could fully leave her mouth, a soft hand reached from behind and firmly covered Sonoko’s mouth.
Mmmph!”
“Don’t listen to Conan Edogawa’s nonsense!” Ran Mouri’s face flushed red as she hurriedly explained.
“Shirakawa-kun is innocent!
He’s not that kind of person!”
Seeing this, Conan Edogawa grew anxious.
He declared confidently that he had seen through everything long ago:
“I sensed something was off since breakfast this morning!”
“The atmosphere was clearly strange, and Sister Ran kept sneaking glances at Shirakawa.
There’s definitely something fishy going on!”
Conan Edogawa’s words made Sonoko also doubt Ran Mouri’s explanation.
She pulled Ran Mouri’s hand down and questioned with disbelief, “Ran Mouri, don’t be silly!
You were drunk and asleep.
How would you know if that guy is innocent or not?”
“Exactly!
Exactly!” Conan Edogawa nodded vigorously in agreement beside them.
Watching the two of them singing in harmony, Ran Mouri felt both angry and anxious.
*Thump!*
Unable to bear it any longer, she raised her hand and gave Conan Edogawa, who was jumping around the most, a solid punch on the head.
“Stop spouting nonsense here!”
After disciplining Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri took a deep breath, pulled Sonoko aside, and lowered her voice.
“I’ll explain the specific reasons once we get to the room!”
Only after arriving at Sonoko’s room on the second floor of the villa did Ran Mouri finally explain the whole story from beginning to end.
From last night, when she was drunk and had the ‘illusion’ of hugging Shirakawa, to this morning, when she woke up feeling guilty and couldn’t help but sneak glances at Shirakawa.
As for how to prove Shirakawa’s innocence..
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