Chapter 97
You try hiding one more time!
So, just as Kogoro Mouri and the other members of the villa hotel began analyzing where the culprit might be, Jonah and Conan Edogawa walked in carrying a bundle of rope.
"Everyone, please look over here!"
Clap his hands and shout loudly, attracting the attention of everyone in the room. They subconsciously looked at Conan, but before they could ask what was going on with the rope at his feet, they saw Jonah standing next to Conan, holding a pistol.
Puff-puff-puff-
The tranquilizer darts were fired one after another, hitting the faces of the group and causing them to fall unconscious to the ground in an orderly fashion.
"Jonah! What are you doing?"
Staring in shock at Jonah who had suddenly paralyzed everyone else, Kogoro Mouri's eyes widened. He quickly caught the oldest manor owner beside him, preventing her from collapsing to the ground.
"Conan said that the murderer might be among them, and the police wouldn't be able to arrive immediately, so I need to control them and prevent danger."
After answering Kogoro Mouri's question, Jonah quickly instructed Conan Edogawa to cooperate in tying him up.
"Even so, it wouldn't be good to attack everyone directly, Jonah... um, do you need my help?"
"Well... actually, we could think of other ways... but for now, let's help control the person first."
Subconsciously wanting to defend themselves, but when Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri realized that Jonah was deep in thought because of their words, they decisively changed their statements.
Thinking is not scary; what is scary is that when Jonah stopped binding, his hand, which had loosened the ropes, instinctively reached for his back.
Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri both knew that Jonah carried a sharp military knife on his back, a knife they had been pretending not to care about.
Jonah's attitude was clear: either make these people objectively unable to move, or make them subjectively unable to move. There was no other choice.
In contrast to Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri's dilemma, Sonoko Suzuki was initially taken aback, but quickly ran to Jonah's side and took the initiative to pick up the rope to help tie him up.
As the second daughter of the Suzuki family, Sonoko Suzuki had never experienced such behavior before.
With the help of Kogoro Mouri and his companions, everyone was quickly tied up and neatly placed on the sofa.
Although they had mixed feelings about what they were seeing, Kogoro Mouri and the others refrained from commenting, considering Jonah's sense of security, and instead continued their discussion about the deceased Yoshitaka Futagaki.
It was at this moment that Jonah heard information he was previously unaware of.
"Uncle, do you mean there are other people in the forest outside this villa?"
"Ah, yes, the hunter told me this. He said that on his way to the villa, he thought he saw a man wearing a knitted hat and goggles in the forest outside the villa, but now it seems that the man is not a guest of the villa."
Upon receiving the new intelligence, Jonah's expression turned serious.
Jonah had thought that as long as he could control everyone in the villa, he would be safe, but now it seems that the crisis still exists.
Because everyone else was under anesthesia, Kogoro Mouri couldn't do anything for a short time and could only rest in his room.
Jonah seized the opportunity and pulled Conan Edogawa aside.
"Don't say anything, I know you're going to see that person, I'll cover for you."
Before Jonah could speak, Conan Edogawa raised his hand and said, "But Jonah, you have to promise me that you'd better control him, not kill anyone, and preferably not fire a gun, otherwise it will be hard to explain later."
At this point, Conan Edogawa thought that the person in the forest might be the murderer. He also thought about Jonah's usual style. He struggled with his hair and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"Please, Jonah, I'll cripple you if necessary, but please don't kill anyone. Don't make me have to figure out how to hide the body later; that would be too painful for me!"
"I see."
Jonah nodded obediently, knowing that for Conan Edogawa to say such a thing was already a huge compromise he had made.
Of course, he wouldn't let Conan Edogawa face such a difficult situation. He wasn't good at dealing with corpses himself, but he could ask Dave for help. Jonah believed that with Dave's abilities, he could definitely find a way to get to the villa before the police arrived.
After greeting Conan Edogawa, Jonah packed his gear and quietly slipped out of the villa through the back door.
After recalling the topographical map of the villa from his memory, Jonah considered several locations that the hidden person might choose to observe the villa, and then quietly launched his operation under the cover of a blizzard.
After eliminating one possible location after another, just as Jonah was wondering if he had misjudged something, a sound of a branch breaking underfoot came from not far away, mixed with the wind and snow. Although it was very faint, Jonah still caught it.
Jonah instantly locked onto the location, drew his tranquilizer gun, and slowly crept towards the other party. When he was about 20 meters away, he saw the figure hiding behind the tree trunk.
Jonah slowly raised the gun, aimed it at the figure's head, and decisively pulled the trigger.
Unfortunately, due to the blizzard, Jonah's first tranquilizer dart missed, grazing the tree trunk and startling the figure.
Seeing this, Jonah stopped trying to hide and pulled the trigger repeatedly, firing several shots, but the figures who had reacted quickly dodged them all.
Jonah's pupils contracted slightly. He dropped the tranquilizer gun, pulled out a Glock 19 with a pre-installed silencer from his pocket, and continued firing at the figure trying to approach him.
Sensing the increased firepower from Jonah's new weapon, the figure who had been about to charge quickly shifted to the side, using the trees to dodge Jonah's fire.
The more Jonah fired, the more shocked he became. He emptied an entire magazine, yet not a single bullet had hit the target.
Jonah's eyes turned completely cold. He put away his pistol, quickly pulled out his P90 from his backpack, and locked onto the tree trunk where the suspicious figure was hiding.
Jonah wanted to see if this guy could dodge this time!
"Wait a minute, are you Jonah?"
"...?"
Jonah paused, his finger poised to strike the trigger. He hadn't expected the other man to call out his name. He abandoned his plan to riddle the man with bullets and remained alert, keeping his eyes fixed on the tree trunk.
"It's me. We've met before. I'm Makoto Kyogoku. Do you remember me?"
"Kyogoku Makoto?"
"Yes, we've met before, right here..."
"Is that the man who confessed his feelings but didn't try, abandoned Sonoko-neechan, and ran off to a foreign country alone?"
"No, that's not true!"