Conan's voice carried, and the Kamaitachi, hit by the tranquilizer dart, paused upon hearing him.
"Ding! Kamaitachi... not just the disguise, what the hell, even the voice and movements are identical. Could he really be Conan?"
"Host gains System Points +90."
It was a pity.
Kamaitachi didn't have time to ponder, because behind him, Xiao Hei appeared once more, raising the cleaver in his hand. The blade glinted under the corridor lights:
"Ding! Kamaitachi... Holy crap!"
"Host gains System Points +90."
The next second.
Kamaitachi, with the last shred of consciousness before succumbing to the drowsiness, used his tail to block Xiao Hei's cleaver. But this time, he wasn't as lucky as before. Xiao Hei dodged and smoothly angled the cleaver, slicing across his neck.
*Ching!*
Like the death scenes in Conan, blood gushed from Kamaitachi's neck, an astonishing amount.
"Huh!?"
Kamaitachi's pupils widened, and he desperately tried to cover his neck, but the blood poured out as if it were free, unstoppable.
"Ding! Kamaitachi... Damn it, is this amount of bleeding serious? This is reality, not an anime!"
"Host gains System Points +70."
With the blood loss and the tranquilizer's effects, under the dual assault, Kamaitachi finally couldn't hold on. With a thud, he slumped to the side, much like Kogoro Mouri, facing the corridor mirror.
And because of this.
As his drowsy eyes closed, Kamaitachi saw his posture, filled not only with despair but also with a profound sense of awkwardness:
"Ding! Kamaitachi... My pose really looks like the sleeping Kogoro Mouri. So, are they really Conan and the culprit Xiao Hei?"
"Host gains System Points +80."
Kamaitachi no longer had the capacity for further thought.
He had fallen unconscious.
And this sleep, unlike his previous hiding and sleeping, was an eternal slumber for him.
"Ding! Kamaitachi's dying thought... Lord Shutendoji, this might make you laugh uncontrollably, but I wasn't killed by Shinra, but by Edogawa Conan. As expected... whenever Edogawa Conan appears, a murder case must occur, and I am that murder victim."
"Host gains System Points +90."
Following this.
Although Kamaitachi had been tranquilized and slept like Kogoro Mouri, he wasn't as safe. After he fell asleep, blood continued to flow from his neck.
Xiao Hei didn't let him off either. Seeing the sleeping Kamaitachi, he revealed a killer's smile, raised the cleaver in his hand, and repeatedly stabbed it into Kamaitachi's chest. Blood splattered, staining the wall Kamaitachi was leaning against.
"Ding! Kamaitachi before death... I really want to sleep, but it hurts so much. Damn it, Xiao Hei, you're truly inhuman. No wonder Conan always finds you as the culprit."
"Host gains System Points +100."
In response.
Yu Xiaoqi, who was watching from the side, commented directly:
"Is this the crime scene from Conan? It's too brutal, and so satisfying to watch. No wonder Brother Wei wanted to bless Conan's figurine; the blessing was worth it."
At this moment.
Yu Xiaoqi's attention was entirely on Xiao Hei brutally torturing Kamaitachi. He didn't notice that Fuwa Masato beside him was staring intently at Conan and Xiao Hei, his pure, unblemished eyes sparkling as he softly murmured:
"Brother Zhang Wei is so amazing, he can even summon Conan. Why don't Onmyoji have such abilities? Onmyoji seem a bit... rubbish."
"Hmm? Masato, what did you say?"
Yu Xiaoqi looked over upon hearing this but didn't pay much attention to Masato's mumbling. As if thinking of something, he quickly asked Conan beside him:
"Conan, let me ask, is this the yokai that came into the hotel? Are there any other yokai?"
Although Kamaitachi was dead, Yu Xiaoqi wasn't blinded by joy. He was afraid there might be other yokai in the hotel, or that the yokai detected by the Fuwa family crest wasn't Kamaitachi but another one. However, with Conan around, his intellect would surely be able to ascertain the situation.
The next moment.
Conan, hearing this, walked over to where Kamaitachi was and looked around the corridor, as if searching for clues.
Not long after.
As if he had finished searching for clues, Conan raised a smile, his glasses lens reflecting white, and pointed at Kamaitachi:
"The truth is always one!"
"This yokai is the one that entered the hotel, and it's the only one..."
Saying this.
Conan began his classic analysis, not only deducing that Kamaitachi infiltrated alone but also that Kamaitachi first went to the kitchen to get some sake. Based on Kamaitachi's state, he estimated that he had only woken up a short while ago.
"As expected of Conan."
Fuwa Masato's small eyes flickered as he listened, and he patted Conan's shoulder:
"Conan-kun, when I go back later, I'm going to watch a few more episodes before sleeping. No, I'll watch the latest movie."
Conan smiled:
"Thank you for your support. This is just simple deduction. After all, don't let my current child's body fool you; my heart is that of high school student Shinichi Kudo."
...
On the other side.
At the hotel entrance.
Just as Kamaitachi was killed, Zhang Wei returned, as did Fuwa Miko.
However.
Compared to Fuwa Miko, who rushed back in a panic upon learning there was a ghost in the hotel to rescue Yu Xiaoqi and the others, Zhang Wei was leisurely. He slowly walked to the entrance and even had the mood to greet Fuwa Miko:
"Miss Miko is back."
"Mr. Zhang Wei, you're here just in time. Hurry, Xiao Qi just texted me saying there's a yokai in the hotel. Let's go up and deal with it quickly. Masato has a magical artifact from his family, he should be able to hold on."
Seeing Zhang Wei calm, Fuwa Miko thought Yu Xiaoqi hadn't notified him.
Zhang Wei smiled and said:
"Miss Miko, there's no need to worry. The ghost has already been dealt with. Xiao Qi and the others are fine."
"Ah? So quickly?"
Fuwa Miko breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and looked at Zhang Wei:
"It's good that Mr. Zhang Wei returned in time to handle it. Otherwise, if something happened to Xiao Qi and the others, I would regret it immensely."
"Miss Miko, you've misunderstood. I just got back."
"Ah? Then who dealt with the ghost?"
"It was the great detective Edogawa Conan who handled it. Oh, and Xiao Hei, the culprit from Conan, also contributed."
"????"
Fuwa Miko was stunned and looked at Zhang Wei with a bewildered expression, not understanding what he was saying.
Just then.
*Ring ring.*
Fuwa Miko's phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Yu Xiaoqi calling. She quickly answered, asking about the situation with Yu Xiaoqi. Yu Xiaoqi's reply was the same: the yokai had indeed been dealt with.
"Xiao Qi, the yokai was really killed?"
"Really? If you don't believe me, I'll send you a photo. It was a yokai called Kamaitachi, and it's dead miserably now."
As Yu Xiaoqi spoke, he took a picture of Kamaitachi's tragic death and sent it to Fuwa Miko.
Fuwa Miko's eyes widened upon seeing it:
"It really is Kamaitachi. Xiao Qi, who dealt with this Kamaitachi? This Kamaitachi's tail is so long, it's at least at the level of a Red-robed Ghoul. Ordinary people couldn't possibly fight it. Could it be Masato who did it?"
Just as Fuwa Miko was guessing wildly, proud that Fuwa Masato had such great potential.
Yu Xiaoqi's voice came from the phone:
"It wasn't Masato, it was Conan. Conan's tranquilizer dart rendered Kamaitachi immobile, and the culprit Xiao Hei delivered the finishing blow, completing the first kill on Kamaitachi."
"????"