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The reporter heard Suzuki Sonoko's complaint, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with a little girl and only focused on warming himself by the stove.
Teacher Yonehara passed by the doorway, heard the argument inside the room, and quickly beckoned to the students. "Don't mind him. Come help me tidy up the rooms—the beds here are all bare, so we have to make them ourselves. Also, it's almost dinnertime. We need to prepare dinner as soon as possible."
When Conan saw her, he remembered the debate on the way here and asked curiously, "That Teacher Sugiyama still doesn't seem to have shown up. Didn't you call to ask him?"
Teacher Yonehara sighed. "We did, but he never answered—still, no need to worry. According to that guy's usual style, he's definitely hiding in some corner of the house right now, getting ready to jump out and startle us. You just have to be careful not to get scared."
"I see." Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko had little interest in the elementary school teacher who still hadn't appeared. Thinking of what Teacher Yonehara had just said, then looking at the sheets she was holding, the two high school girls said warmly, "Might as well since we're idle. We'll help you make the beds too."
"You girls are the sensible ones. Those two, Shimoda and Sakai, vanish the moment work comes up." Teacher Yonehara praised them with a beaming smile while accepting the extra labor without the slightest hesitation:
"It doesn't take too many people to make beds. Sonoko can just help me. Teacher Nakamura is cooking in the kitchen, so the rest of you who are free can go help her out—there are quite a few people eating today, and cooking is a big project."
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