si-mexico Chapter 18: Acting as an Accomplice
Chapter 18: Acting as an Accomplice
Ayako Oki—the woman who claimed to know the murderer—went to the restroom on her own while smoking, and the real culprit, Mr. Toishi, followed her under the pretense of being worried.
Seeing this, Bai Yexiu couldn't help but yawn, thinking that he would come to watch the show after the person died; he wanted to sleep now.
"In that case, I'll go back to my room and sleep too." Bai Yexiu waved his hand dismissively, preparing to leave.
“Brother Longze! If you act alone, you might be caught by the murderer…” Conan tugged at Bai Yexiu’s sleeve, trying to stop him from acting alone.
Bai Yexiu stopped and turned around, saying, "I don't know who the murderer is, and I'm just a traveler who got lost by accident. I can't stop the murderer." Besides, the murderer has already left.
“That’s true.” Hattori Heiji said thoughtfully, resting his chin on his hand.
Meanwhile, Bai Yexiu took the opportunity to pry Conan's hand off and return to his room. In short, no one could stop him from sleeping.
……
"Ryuzawa!" Hattori Heiji pounded on Byakuya Shu's door desperately.
They had just confirmed that Ayako Oki was safe when they suddenly remembered that there was still one person, so a group of people quickly ran over to check if Shirayuki was still alive.
Seeing that there was no movement inside for a long time and the door was locked, Conan and Heiji Hattori both had a bad feeling.
"Damn it! I have no choice but to break down the door!" Just as Hattori Heiji was about to forcefully demolish the door, it was suddenly opened.
"Is something the matter?" Bai Yexiu seemed to have just woken up, and his already slightly messy, curly hair became even more disheveled.
Seeing that Bai Yexiu was alive and well, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm going back to sleep now, nothing else." Bai Yexiu slammed the door shut, nearly causing Hattori Heiji to bump his nose.
Hattori Heiji touched his nose, still shaken. This guy… does he have a bad temper when he wakes up?
……
bong!
A loud bang came from the garage, startling the group gathered in the room. They ran out to find the garage engulfed in flames.
The window in Bai Yexiu's room had a perfect view of the garage fire, and he had specifically waited by the window to watch the spectacle.
After the fire was extinguished, Bai Yexiu felt a little hungry.
"I really need to fill my stomach first..." Bai Yexiu muttered to himself as he went to the kitchen to make something to eat. He'd been like this since he was a child; he got hungry very quickly.
After eating the two sandwiches he made, Bai Yexiu suddenly had an idea to make two more plates of sandwiches to serve to the others.
He learned to make sandwiches on his own when he was bored abroad, but no one has come to let him taste them yet, even though he thinks they taste pretty good.
So the virtuous chef Baiye started making sandwiches.
Just as Bai Yexiu had almost finished cooking two dishes, three people entered the kitchen.
"Ryuzawa-kun? What are you doing?" Ran Mouri asked in surprise.
Bai Yexiu, with a piece of bread crust still in his mouth, turned his head and mumbled, "I'm making a sandwich..."
Ran Mouri walked over and took a look: "Eh? Ryuzawa-kun can make sandwiches?"
On the table were two plates of sandwiches and some ingredients for making sandwiches, and Bai Yexiu was making one.
Bai Yexiu finally finished the bread crust he was holding and happily promoted it to Ran Mouri: "Why don't you try my cooking? I spent a long time making these two plates."
He desperately needs people to try his cooking. He's only ever made it for himself since learning how, and hasn't offered it to anyone else yet.
Ran Mouri picked up a sandwich, took a bite, and exclaimed with delight, "This is so delicious! Ryuzawa-kun's cooking is really good!"
A little proud...
Bai Yexiu scratched the back of his head sheepishly: "Then after I finish making this one, I'll take it out for everyone to try."
To be honest, this was the first time he had ever been praised for his cooking.
After making the last sandwich, only Mr. Toishi and Byakuya Osamu remained in the kitchen.
Bai Yexiu, carrying two plates of sandwiches, glanced at Toshi Kento, who was pretending to be preparing them, and with a cryptic smile on his lips, left the kitchen.
Seeing that the last person in the kitchen had left, Kenji Toishi immediately picked up something from the stove, took the wire attached to it, and prepared to wrap it around the plug. He had only wrapped it once when a voice suddenly appeared, making him tremble.
"Mr. Murderer, what are you doing?"
Bai Yexiu stood at the kitchen doorway, holding two plates of sandwiches, his face full of mockery, his cold and lifeless black eyes like a bottomless abyss.
Two beads of cold sweat trickled down Toshi Kento's cheek. He decided to continue playing dumb: "What are you talking about...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Yexiu interrupted him: "You killed the innkeeper and staged it as a suicide. You told Oki Ryoko there was that first edition under the car seat, you knew he would use a lighter for light, and you sabotaged the car's gas tank, causing it to leak... And you were just wrapping wire around the socket, were you planning to stage a murder in the dark later...?"
"Stop talking!" Toshi Kento interrupted Shirayuki, looking at him warily: "What do you want to do?"
The boy explained his methods in detail, but only in private with him, without reporting him to anyone else...
But given the circumstances, no matter what the boy was planning, Kenji Toishi figured he'd have no choice but to silence him.
"Don't worry, I won't report you. In fact, I can even help you." Bai Yexiu gave a standard business smile.
He had no interest in reporting him; he was more interested in helping the murderer and seeing if they could turn the case into a cold case. That was what interested him most.
Or, it would be good if Conan noticed an accomplice but couldn't identify them. If Toishi wanted to implicate him, he could easily arrange for Camilla to silence him.
He wasn't afraid of Toishi Kento killing him. If he could be murdered, what kind of organization member would he be? The brewery would just go bankrupt. He'd probably kill Toishi Kento the moment he made a move.
Bai Yexiu gave Toshi Kento a genuine smile: "You'd better hurry up and make the arrangements, just in case your plan has any flaws later."
Toshi Kento was skeptical of what Shirayuki said. He quickly wrapped the wire and carried the food out of the kitchen.
At that moment, Bai Yaxiu entered the room where everyone was gathered, diligently promoting his sandwiches. Conan could almost see a pink background filled with flowers behind Bai Yaxiu.
"Here, Conan, have a taste." Bai Yexiu smiled and handed Conan a sandwich.
Hattori Heiji ate a sandwich and patted Byakuya Xiu on the shoulder: "By the way, were you just preparing sandwiches in the kitchen?" After all, he had been gone for so long. Did he spend all that time in the kitchen?
“Of course, I made two plates.” Bai Yexiu also took a sandwich for himself.
"This sandwich is really delicious." At this moment, the victim, Fujisawa Toshiaki, was eating the sandwich with great relish and praised it.
It seems the sandwiches received quite a lot of positive feedback.
Bai Yexiu decided to make a few for Gin as well.
While pondering what excuse to use to make a sandwich for Gin next time, Byakuya glanced at Fujisawa Toshiaki's position and then continued to think.
When Bai Yexiu looked up again, he saw Hattori Heiji holding Conan. Bai Yexiu could tell from the expression on Hattori Heiji's face that he had seen through Conan's identity.
Conan is already on the path of his identity being exposed and there's no turning back.
Suddenly, the room was plunged into darkness, and everyone except the murderer and his accomplice panicked.
With his night vision, Byakuya quickly located the victim and the murderer. Then, Toishi Kento revealed his ice pick and shoved the unlucky Fujisawa Toshiaki towards him.
Fujisawa Toshiaki first felt himself being pushed, then he let out a terrified scream.
—A sharp weapon pierced his back.