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Did I scare you?

The man chuckled slyly and explained, "Actually, the chocolate thing is just a rumor. The truth is that the small animals in the mountains were hungry, so they went and rummaged through the victims' belongings and found the chocolate. You don't need to worry too much!"

Ran: "..."

Sonoko: "..."

Do you think this kind of joke is polite?

The man's name was Er Heng Jiagui, and he was a traveler who had come to stay at this mountain resort.

He was accompanied by two other people.

They are a woman named Fukagawa Miko with blonde hair tied in a ponytail, and Er Heng's girlfriend Amari Ako.

After a brief conversation, Er Heng claimed he had work to do and headed into the forest with a camera.

"Is it really okay for him to be all alone?"

Fujino silently watched the other person's back, his eyes slightly narrowed. "It would be terrible if something happened to them in the woods."

"No problem."

Fukagawa Miko chuckled lightly, "This isn't our first time here. We've been out here alone before without any trouble, so we're pretty experienced!"

Upon hearing this, Fujino silently gave Er Heng a sympathetic look.

An experienced hand, he's never had an accident.

Two women paired with one man, and if they all die, it becomes a classic three-way choice situation, including the owner of the place...

The buffs are fully stacked.

Conan, standing nearby, curiously asked Amari Ako, "Excuse me, what kind of job did that older brother talk about?"

"He is an outdoor adventure journalist."

Amari Ako turned around, her short black hair swaying slightly. "We came here this time to take photos of material he has been investigating for five years."

"From the very beginning, I, the photographer, was also traveling with him."

Fukagawa Miko bent down and smiled at Conan, "Because he claims that he really saw that thing in this forest."

"That thing?"

Ran was slightly taken aback. "Could it be the Snow Woman?!"

"It's not Snow Woman."

Funawa looked at Ran with an embarrassed smile, "What he's looking for is a rare animal in this mountain. Although that animal does exist, it has now become a legend. We haven't found it over the years, so I've stopped bothering to go with him."

"I see!"

Fujino said seriously, "It must be a snow leopard, right?"

"It's not a snow leopard."

At this moment, the door of a villa in the mountain resort next door was pushed open, and a chubby man with a full beard wearing Fishing Hat came out. "Actually, it has been hunted in a wide area since 1905 and is now considered an extinct Japanese Wolf."

"Well?"

Sonoko exclaimed in surprise, rubbed her chin, and murmured, "I didn't expect there to actually be wolves in this mountain..."

"If it's a wild wolf, then it's indeed very rare to see one."

Ai Haibara nodded slightly. "After all, all the wolves in Japan are dead, and now only dogs are left."

'As expected of Ai, her words have a double meaning.'

Fujino silently marveled at Ai's fighting prowess; in this aspect, she had always been quite capable.

He then glanced at the dark gun barrel behind the fat man. "But what are you doing here carrying a hunting rifle? What's your purpose? Do you have a gun license?"

"..."

The bearded man was taken aback by Fujino's 'interrogation'.

He always felt like he was being treated as a murderer.

So he explained somewhat helplessly, "Of course I have a gun license. As for the hunting rifle, it's for self-defense. After all, there might be wolves here. If we do encounter one, I can use it to lure the wolf into a trap."

Fujino continued to scrutinize the bearded man with suspicion.

Clearly, he didn't believe this nonsense.

As we all know, in the scientific world, nothing that can kill is superfluous.

Fingernails and piano wires can be used as killing tools, and you're telling me a shotgun poses no threat?

Shouldn't you be more careful about bringing this thing out in public?

If I don't kill two people, how can I live up to my identity as a Mikasa?

"Auntie, my friend is coming over in a bit, could you please look after him/her?"

The bearded man called out to the old woman, then slung his hunting rifle over his shoulder and headed into the forest.

"Hmph, a bunch of people are completely bewitched by the wild wolf."

The old woman snorted coldly and called out to the other group of people, Konakawa and Amari, "I have something to do and I'll go out for a bit. There are still plenty of rooms in the villa. When that guy's friend arrives, please help him to his room... I'm going to pay my respects to my old man."

"But is it alright?"

Ran looked at the old woman with some worry. "You're going alone..."

"This mountain is just like our backyard, of course it doesn't matter, and I have Saburo with me."

As she spoke, the old woman whistled.

"Woof woof woof!"

Accompanied by a series of rapid footsteps in the snow.

A large dog came running from not far away.

The big dog's tail was curled up, its fur was grayish-white with a white belly, its ears were erect, and it looked similar to a Shiba Inu.

But those intelligent eyes are just like a Siberian Husky.

"Gurgle."

Ran swallowed.

Sonoko: "What an adorable puppy."

"It looks like Shikoku dog."

Ai Haibara couldn't help but clench her little hands.

I need to fix the dog; I want to pet it!

"Girls all love cute little animals..."

Fujino glanced at the group of people who couldn't resist touching their hands and thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

At this point, Ganli suggested, "Since Auntie isn't here, I think we should take advantage of her absence and teach you."

Conan asked in confusion, "But isn't the one in charge of teaching that old lady?"

"It was indeed an older woman who taught us how to make chocolate."

Funakawa explained, "But now that she's older, she feels a bit overwhelmed by even simple procedures."

"When we were learning from her before, we caused her a lot of trouble, so now it's the two of us who will take on this job."

Ganli chimed in, "However, she will still be in charge of guiding the final decoration steps."

"Oh--"

Conan nodded. "Looks like you two are quite close..."

"Yes, after all, we come here every year."

Several girls chattered excitedly, and Ai Haibara, the fake little girl, was also dragged along. Together they went to the villa's kitchen to make chocolate, while Conan and Fujino waited in the villa's living room.

"Hey, Brother Fujino."

Conan was the first to get restless and suggested, "How about we go help make chocolate together?"

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Fujino thought for a moment, "Making chocolate is something girls do, it's not appropriate for boys to get involved."

"What does it matter?"

Conan laughed and said, "After all, there's nothing we can do here."

If there were a third person present, the atmosphere might be a little better, but putting these two together is a bit awkward. One is the Demon of Light, and the other Beika Batman and the Child of Moonlight. It would be good if no one got killed.

Fujino agreed, and the two of them went to the kitchen together.

Just as they reached the door, they heard the voices of several people inside.