Calm
The group chatted and laughed as they headed for the second-floor room, intending to personally demonstrate the deliciousness of dinner to Hyono Tatsuya.
But when they pushed open the door, they found the room completely empty.
Only the window leading to the balcony stood open, its curtains fluttering in the wind.
The desolate chill made them shudder for no reason.
"Strange. Where is he?"
Puzzled, they entered the room and instinctively headed toward the balcony.
But the moment they stepped outside, someone discovered in horror that Hyono Tatsuya was lying in the snow more than ten meters away!
More importantly, there were no other footprints anywhere around him, as if he had flown there out of thin air!
"Is this a magic trick he came up with?"
"That's amazing! How did he do it without leaving a single footprint around him?"
"And staying completely still in the snow in weather this cold must be pretty hard on him."
"Looks like he really wanted to give us a big surprise."
Since Hyono Tatsuya had been in the room specifically to create a magic effect, everyone's first instinct was to assume it was some kind of trick.
Only Conan, Xu Yue, and Doi Ta, who claimed to have graduated from medical school, noticed that something was wrong.
"He's dressed too lightly. He could get frostbite like this."
Doi Ta spoke worriedly.
"There is definitely something wrong."
Conan's expression gradually turned grave.
"Stop chatting. His chest isn't moving. He's either in shock or dead. Get ready to call an ambulance."
As he spoke, Xu Yue leaped down from the balcony with a grave expression, landing in the snow below. He quickly ran toward Hyono Tatsuya and pressed a hand to his neck.
"No need to call an ambulance. Call the police. He's