Snow Mountain Villa, Activate!

"It's getting dark..."

Fujino looked up at the darkening sky, his black trench coat billowing in the wind and snow.

"Really."

Funakawa chimed in, "Where on earth did that guy go?"

Ganli followed behind, constantly looking around, and suggested to the two, "Let's split up!"

"But..."

Pinkawa murmured, then hesitated, "If we split up, we'll be in danger if we encounter any animals."

"He's the one in the most danger!"

Ganli looked worried. "If we can't find him before dark, we may never find him again... I've walked through this forest with him before, so I remember the way. There's always a better chance of finding him if we go together than if one of us goes alone."

She paused, then continued, "Fujino, you should go with Mika. If I can find him, it won't be too dangerous."

"I think Ms. Funakawa makes a good point."

Despite the cold wind, Fujino said, "If we split up, we might end up disappearing like Mr. Er Heng, which would be a huge loss. Let's go together. If we still can't find him after dark, we can go back to the manor for help."

"That's what I think too."

Konakawa responded, then looked at Amari: "Ayako, you don't need to panic too much. Maybe that guy is just obsessed with the snow scene. We'll be able to find him in a little while."

"I hope so..."

Ganli's suggestion was rejected, and he could only sigh softly as he silently walked to the front.

In the snow-covered forest, Amari led the way, with Funakawa and Fujino following behind.

Fujino silently watched Amari, his pupils narrowing slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

This Ganli has been leading them on a roundabout route since just now.

Because of the blizzard, the surrounding directions became somewhat hazy.

Although Funakawa didn't notice, he did...

The direction they avoided was the location where Er Heng was situated.

It seems that the murderer this time is Gan Li. As for the method of killing, it is probably that he kills the person now and then uses some method to clear himself of any involvement.

"But why did she kill him..."

Fujino pondered. If it were simply because that guy had recorded her brother and the video of her boss being murdered, it wouldn't have driven the other party to such murderous intent...

That's unreasonable; there must be something else going on.

"Why hasn't Ayako arrived yet...?"

Er Heng stood in the woods, holding a camera, constantly looking around.

Suddenly, he felt a chill behind him.

"Yako?"

With a rustling sound, he turned around and was shocked to see a black figure appear behind him.

"Hello..."

Er Heng was so frightened that he took a few steps back. Clearly, he was quite frightened by the person in front of him who was completely black.

Before he could react, a dark shadow had already pinned him to the ground.

With a muffled "thud," Er Heng lay motionless on the snow.

"This is the video recorder, isn't it..."

Fujino stepped forward, silently pulled the Bat Dart from the other person's body, and then picked up the video camera and glanced at it.

Video recorders of this era still used videotapes for storage.

Despite the existence of AI, and even things like holographic Game machine.

But cameras that can collect digital photos and videos still seem a long way off.

The main reason is that Japan lacks ambition and doesn't want to use new technologies once they have mature ones.

Fujino turned on the VCR, rummaged through his bag, and quickly pulled out a videotape marked four years ago.

"Is this the thing?"

Fujino took out the videotape and put it into the VCR.

Then, a scene appeared before my eyes.

"Bang! Bang!" With two loud noises, a man fell to the ground on the snow-covered mountainside, followed by a violent earthquake.

"I'm so sorry, Natsuya, please let me take care of your sister!"

A short while later, a kind old man rushed towards the direction of the Natsuya, trying to help him up. However, after a sway, the two figures were gradually covered by the heavy snow.

"I see..."

Fujino stared silently at the black screen, the clues in his mind connecting into a coherent thread.

That Natsuya should be Gan Li's older brother, and the old man is the former owner of this resort.

The avalanche four years ago was indeed real, and it was caused by that bearded man and his accomplice who had not yet appeared. Moreover, before the avalanche, Natsuya had already been hit by the bearded man's bullet and was unable to move.

However, Er Heng had already noticed the avalanche, but he didn't go to save the other person. By the time the boss went to save the other person, it was too late, and both of them were killed by the avalanche.

As for the purpose, Fujino couldn't quite figure it out, but judging from Amari's behavior, he should be able to understand—it was the so-called family drama of the brother-in-law's discord and the brother-in-law ruthlessly killing his sister.

Although he wasn't killed outright, Er Heng was no good either. Not only did he not rush to save or ask for help immediately, but he also stood there watching the video of the two of them die together in order to take the other's sister. Afterwards, he concealed the truth and used the videotape to blackmail the murderer...

"That's animalistic."

Fujino, holding the video camera, glanced down at Er Heng lying on the ground, then rummaged through his backpack and took the video camera and any useful videotapes.

"Sasasa..."

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from behind.

Fujino turned around and saw a figure walking towards them.

He slowly stood up and then quickly fled the scene.

He stood by and watched someone die because of their sister, causing both of them to be killed in the avalanche, and then he even made a deal with the murderer.

The Bat Dart's anesthesia will last for about a minute, and as for whether this animal will wake up... well, that's up to fate.

For this kind of person, it's best to give them a taste of their own medicine.

Moreover, when making deals with murderers and criminals, one must be prepared to be double-crossed.

Meanwhile, after their fruitless search, the group returned to the mountain villa.

Upon hearing that Er Heng had not been found, everyone in the manor couldn't help but feel worried.

The others changed into thicker clothes and went out to search for Er Heng, while Conan, Ai Haibara, and Saburo were left at the villa.

"So, are you planning to sit here and wait to die?"

Ai Haibara patted Saburo's head beside her.

"Of course not!"

Conan picked up his cotton-padded coat from the side, and then rushed out with Saburo, who was as tall as him.

It has a strong sense of dogs on the move, like the Detective Boys!

The group that left the villa began searching for the missing Er Heng, but they hadn't gone far when they heard two loud "bang" sounds.

The sound pierced through the swirling wind carrying snowflakes and reached everyone's ears.

"Well?!"

What was that sound?

Everyone looked in surprise toward the direction of the sound, momentarily stunned.

"It must have been gunfire, and the sound of a shotgun."

Fujino slightly raised his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them.

Snow Mountain Villa Mode, activated!