After a pause, Conan casually emphasized, "There are no ghosts in this world. People don't turn into things like that after they die—rather than anything supernatural, someone must be pretending to be a ghost behind the scenes."
Mouri Ran: "..." Conan really did pay close attention to his detective senior. What he said was practically identical to Jiang Xia's...
Beside her, Jiang Xia asked, "What exactly are these supernatural incidents at your school?"
Conan said, "Anyway, it's definitely stuff like Hanako after school, thirteen steps, or someone playing the piano in the Music Classroom."
"Not at all!" At the mention of supernatural incidents, Mouri Ran's expression turned grave.
"Unlike the rumors at other places, the supernatural incidents at our school all happen in the morning.
"They say that two years ago, a student arrived at school early one morning and somehow died in an accident. So every morning, his ghost wanders around the school..."
"Two years ago?" Conan rubbed his chin. "I... Ahem, Ran, you're only in your second year of high school now, and you've been at this school for less than two years. That means the accident happened before you enrolled... No wonder I'd never heard about it."
Mouri Ran tilted her head, unable for a moment to understand the connection between his last sentence and everything he had said before it.
But children always liked to spout nonsense. That was normal, so she ignored Conan's strange logic and continued, "Next week, it'll be my turn to do morning duty. If that happens to be the day the ghost appears..."
She shuddered and hugged herself tightly.
Jiang Xia glanced at the schoolbag in her arms, which was constantly creaking. "If you really run into a ghost, you could try using your Karate. It might have a miraculous effect."