In the end, the investigation at the cri scene yielded nothing significant.
Hayashi Yoshiki couldn't rember anything.
However, before leaving, the sharp-tongued reporter Shinri Kawachi said sothing very interesting to Hayashi Yoshiki. She claid that his face couldn't fool her at all — she even knew all his conspiracies. If he was willing to confess everything, she told him to co find her at the Koto Lakeside Hotel, where she was staying. In that case, she might consider flattering him a bit in her reports.
The disgusting attitude of a journalist.
Hayashi Yoshiki ignored her, but unexpectedly, after talking to Hayashi Yoshiki, Kawachi turned her gaze to him:
"And Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki, I'm very interested in you as well... Actually, I've wanted to talk to you for a long ti."
"Is there sothing you want?"
"Well, I know a bit about your secrets, you know — sotis your white rcedes goes to certain places at night and ets certain people. It's really sothing to wonder about."
She adjusted her glasses, the cruel smile on her face hardly ever comforting:
"Mr. Hayashi, if you're interested, you can co chat with about these things too."
Hayashi Yoshiki smiled in response.
"Although I'm well aware of journalists' nature, I've never t anyone like Ms. Kawachi — throwing everything in without a clue whether it fits or not."
"You must have done things like this often, huh?"
"But the fact that I go to Ms. Kawachi's hotel room — that's really insulting to ."
"So please don't ever say things that make people deeply uncomfortable."
Kawachi's reaction was quick — her face imdiately darkened like iron.
Hayashi Yoshiki saying it was insulting to go to her room basically ant she was calling herself ugly. In fact, even Kogoro Mouri and Ran hadn't expected the usually gentle and kind Hayashi Yoshiki to say sothing like that — it was quite surprising.
She angrily left in front of everyone.
Shortly after, Hayashi Yoshiki and the others also left the forr village chief's house.
"You really have guts. Aren't you afraid that woman might actually have sothing bad on you?"
On the way back to the inn, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but say.
"Journalists who say things like that are usually liars."
Hayashi Yoshiki smiled and said, "If she really had information related to , she wouldn't wait until a chance eting to bring it up. Besides, I hate those sneaky journalists... just like those who sward during the Beniko Suo incident for the sake of headlines."
"I see, that's why you said such harsh words."
Kogoro Mouri had no intention of asking more.
Ran kept staring at Hayashi Yoshiki, seeming to be thinking about sothing.
"So, brother Yoshiki, do you have any leads on this case now?"
"No, there's too little information."
"I'm the sa — we'll just have to keep investigating tomorrow."
Looking at the still expressionless Shinichi Kudo beside him, Hattori Heiji sighed and looked up at the sky.
He was about to sigh when a raindrop fell into his mouth. When he reacted, a downpour was already flooding the sky.
The sudden rain forced them all back to the inn.
Back in his room, Hayashi Yoshiki imdiately went to shower and called Shiho Miyano on his phone while washing.
"Luckily, it was Conan who took the experintal antidote this ti, not you. Otherwise, if you lost your mory, I'd be really troubled."
"What trouble?"
At Professor Agasa's laboratory —
Shiho Miyano, who already knew about Hayashi Yoshiki's amnesia, had been locked in the basent since this afternoon analyzing drug data, searching for why the antidote caused his mory loss.
Listening to the shower sounds coming from the phone's microphone, her tense mind suddenly felt strangely calm.
"Is Yoshiki taking a shower?"
Though she didn't intend to imagine it, hearing the water made her visualize the scene. This suddenly cooled her flushed thoughts.
TX...
When did I beco such a shallow person?
She unconsciously pressed her eyebrows.
"If you lose your mory, won't I have to go through the trouble of getting to know you all over again?"
His voice mixed with the water sound, sounding sowhat distant.
"At first, you were always like a hedgehog — defensive here and there, making you hard to approach."
"So, did this hedgehog prick you?"
Her pace in observing the data unconsciously slowed. Though Shiho Miyano's tone was calm, a slight smile lifted the corners of her mouth.
"Did I? I don't seem to rember that."
"..."
She humd lightly, then her voice beca serious:
"I analyzed the data of this experintal antidote, but no matter what, I couldn't find any cause that would induce amnesia after Edogawa's body recovered...
I wonder if he lost his mory for so reason even before his body recovered?"
"That's unclear."
Hayashi Yoshiki answered, "Anyway, I might trouble you a lot from now on. After this is all over, I'll take you sowhere fun and buy you so cute dresses."
"Don't treat like a kid!"
The girl's face, brightened by the LCD screen's light, flushed slightly pink. Her voice quickly beca annoyed, but hidden behind her tone was a strangely uplifted spirit.
Hayashi Yoshiki just smiled.
After a few more casual words, he hung up. After washing thoroughly, he stepped out of the bathroom holding a dry towel.
Soon after, there was a knock on his door.
Thinking it was Hattori Heiji coming to discuss sothing, Hayashi Yoshiki smiled and opened the door —
But it was Ran.
The girl had clearly just finished showering as well.
Wearing comfortable and cute plain pajamas, she stood by Hayashi Yoshiki's door and, after it opened, obediently called out:
"Brother Yoshiki."
"Why did you suddenly co over? By the way, where are Uncle Mouri and the others?"
"Hattori-kun is in a room with Shinichi now. He's still trying hard to help him regain his mory. As for Dad, he ran out alone just now — probably to the izakaya again."
Ran hesitated briefly before continuing, "Brother Yoshiki, there's sothing I want to talk to you about."
"Ah, okay, co in."
Hayashi Yoshiki smiled and made space for her.
Ran hesitated slightly as if observing him carefully, then entered.
Then, Hayashi Yoshiki saw her faintly smile — but it quickly disappeared.
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