"Damn bastard!! Who the hell is so bored!"
"Don't let me catch you! Otherwise, I'll make you look good!!"
Due to the close-up face-killing prank, even Kogoro Mouri, who didn't really believe in ghosts, was startled. At this moment, after hearing the explanations from Senichi and the others, he angrily shouted.
On the side, although Ran didn't speak, after hearing the explanation from the two, her pink little fists were tightly clenched. Conan, on the side, watched as he swallowed saliva, mourning silently for the mischievous mastermind behind the ghostly pranks for three seconds.
Thinking of messing with Ran and still wanting to live? A punch to your chest will make it concave, and you'll cough up three liters of blood.
Amidst the grumbling, Kogoro Mouri, due to the sudden scare, felt the urge to pee.
In simple terms, after the sudden "close-up face-killing" scare, Kogoro Mouri felt the need to use the restroom.
As the restroom here was public, not available in the room, Kogoro Mouri had to go outside to use the restroom.
Grumbling, he opened the restroom door, and a foul smell suddenly hit him, forcing Kogoro Mouri to pinch his nose.
"What the hell is this restroom?" After entering the restroom, Kogoro Mouri looked at the toilet bowl with a speechless expression. "It's so dark and smelly. Could there be a bunch of bugs inside?"
In helplessness, Kogoro Mouri had to press the flush button, trying to disperse the foul smell in the room.
But the next moment, Kogoro Mouri saw the toilet flush out bright red blood.
"Wow ah ah!!!"
Because he had just experienced a "close-up face-killing" from a female ghost, Kogoro Mouri, who already had some lingering fear, screamed in terror again.
Hearing Kogoro Mouri's scream, Senichi and his group hurriedly ran out.
"What's wrong, Dad!?" Ran looked at Kogoro Mouri pointing at the restroom with concern.
"B-blood, blood... The water in the toilet just turned red with blood..." Kogoro Mouri stammered in a state of shock.
"What's going on? Why are you guys arguing?" Downstairs, Tsuyuhiko Botan, who was wearing glasses, said with some dissatisfaction. "I still have to write my thesis. Can you please not be so loud?"
"Haha, it looks like it's happening again..." Kikuji Banchou laughed maliciously at the scared Kogoro Mouri.
"Really!?" Iwahisa Yotsuya, upon hearing the words, showed a face of excitement. "If that's the case, we can't miss it!"
"Hey, you two, stop talking nonsense, okay?"
Tsuyuhiko Botan glanced displeasing at the two, then snorted and walked towards the restroom. "It must be someone's prank, pouring red paint into the tank, such a petty trick..."
While talking, Tsuyuhiko Botan lifted the lid of the toilet tank on the sink, intending to check for evidence of red paint being poured in.
However, after opening the tank lid, what came into view was clear water without a trace of red.
"It seems like no one poured paint..." Tsuyuhiko Botan put the lid back and then looked at Kogoro Mouri, asking, "Could it be that you have blood in your urine?"
"How is that possible!" Kogoro Mouri said indignantly. "I haven't even used the restroom yet!"
On the side, Conan looked calmly at Senichi and asked, "How is it? Any discoveries?"
After facing various challenges from Senichi, Conan's mentality had become stronger. In a situation without casualties, ghostly disturbances couldn't affect his mindset.
Moreover, he didn't just focus on criminal psychology; he delved into physics and chemistry as well. After all, as a detective, he didn't need to be an expert in one field but had to be a polymath involved in various disciplines.
So in the current situation, although Conan couldn't pinpoint the exact chemical substance at play, having a general idea was sufficient.
However, before Senichi could say anything, sudden cries of panic echoed from the crowd.
Looking in the direction everyone was staring at, Senichi and Conan saw a distorted, irregular ghostly figure outside the window, seemingly burning, with an eerie smile, staring silently at everyone.
"What... what is that!!"
"A ghost, is it a ghost!!"
"Hehehe... finally appeared!"
Kikuji Banchou, with a smirk, walked towards the window and suddenly pulled it open. "This is the vengeful spirit of the woman who was murdered in the park!!"
But as the window was abruptly opened, the terrifying figure on the window instantly disappeared, leaving the outside of the window empty with nothing in sight.
"G-gone..."
Kogoro Mouri, looking at the empty window, couldn't help but feel suspicious. However, he quickly realized and expressed disdain, saying that it was just a prank from someone climbing from the outside.
With anger in his eyes, Kogoro Mouri walked towards the window, about to peer onto the balcony. However, as he extended one leg, he realized there was no balcony outside the window.
Amidst chaotic cries of surprise, Kogoro Mouri finally retreated into the room, looking visibly shaken.
"How could this be? There is no figure... just a silhouette swaying outside the window..."
Ran, with a frightened expression, recounted the scene she had witnessed. "Just before the window was opened, the shadow slowly dissipated..."
"Is it like what they show on TV, where evil spirits slowly turn to ashes when exposed to sunlight in the morning?"
Mr. Otonashi yawned with his face showing a sleepy calmness. "I've seen it on that window before... a very sorrowful figure..."
Talking about it, Mr. Otonashi sighed. "But it's only natural for it to turn to ashes... after all, Miss Rui Tabuchi was burned to death four years ago... her body was completely unrecognizable..."
Upon hearing this information, Senichi raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the real drama had finally begun.
"May I ask for more details about this case?" Senichi asked.
"There's not much to say. Miss Rui Tabuchi was murdered by two men four years ago. Someone saw them quietly watching the body burn in the park at midnight..."
Mr. Otonashi looked expressionless as he gazed out the window. "Afterward, the police found a barely recognizable driver's license on the burned and disfigured body. It was confirmed through dental records..."
"Perhaps because those two criminals were never arrested, Miss Rui Tabuchi's spirit lingers nearby as a vengeful ghost..."
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