Chapter 171 The Innkeeper in Trouble
"Even if I tell you now, you won't understand. Anyway, you will understand tomorrow night." Ze Yu had a lazy look on his face, with a unique charm.

"Forget it then." Hiroki shook his head and refused: "Who can tell what will happen in the future? I'd better continue checking. It won't waste too much of my time anyway."

"By tomorrow night, whether I submit successfully or it's in vain, I won't lose anything."

Hiroki chose the safest approach, as he still longed for the collector's edition of the book in Kanaya Hiroyuki's hands.

He still doesn't want to give up easily if he can give it a try.

"It's up to you." Ze Yu nodded slightly. Because he wrapped himself like a spring roll, the whole quilt was shaking.

Anyway, Ze Yu has already reminded him once, if Hiroki wants to waste his energy, then just let him do it.

Ze Yu didn't bother to care and rolled over on the bed.

Haibara Ai walked over, sat beside Ze Yu's bed, and looked at him quietly.

There were only two beds in this room, one for Hiroki and one for each of them, and the remaining bed belonged to them.

It was just sleeping in the same bed, no big deal. The last time they went treasure hunting, they slept in the same tent, there was no problem.

Apart from……

Ze Yu’s sleeping position is a bit special, just like an octopus, but Haibara Ai doesn’t mind.

Haibara Ai looked at Ze Yu silently. He raised his head and looked at her, and the two looked at each other.

Ze Yu stayed for a while, spread out the quilt that was wrapped in a circle, and then patted the mattress enthusiastically.

"Xiao Ai, come up."

Hui Yuan Ai nodded.

Hiroki turned his head, glanced at them without saying anything, then turned back and continued to quietly check the questionnaire in his hand as if he had seen nothing.

…………

the next morning.

Huibara Ai, who got up first, pushed away the "Octopus" beside her coldly and ruthlessly, and then woke them up.

After everyone got up and finished breakfast, led by Ze Yu, they ran to Uncle Maori to say hello.

Aragaki Yukimi was there too.

When facing this woman, Haibara Ai always has a strange feeling, but she can't tell what it is.

She was very curious about the woman's identity, but she didn't pester her.

It's night time soon.

Everyone finished dinner in the hall. At this time, it was already the time mentioned by Kanaya Hiroyuki last night.

As agreed, Hiroyuki Kanaya will appear after everyone has finished dinner, collect everyone's questionnaires, and then invite those who are qualified to participate in the reasoning game together.

So, after eating, everyone did not leave, but waited quietly for Kanaya Hiroyuki to arrive.

However, the other party did not show up yet and everyone was getting impatient.

"Why hasn't the hotel owner come out? We've been waiting for a long time!" asked a square-faced middle-aged man with a frown.

"Please call him out quickly! We are still waiting for him to come and collect these questionnaires!" The sarcastic woman who had previously mocked Uncle Maori had an unhappy look on her face and her tone seemed a little bad.

The maid with ordinary looks and some pockmarks on her face felt embarrassed when she heard what everyone said: "But, my boss told me in advance to continue entertaining you all until he shows up in person, so I can't go over to urge him now." The maid's meaning was very clear. She was just a servant, and she was not qualified to interfere with what decision the boss wanted to make.

"How annoying." Hattori Heiji rested his arms on the table, propped up his chin with his palm, and looked somewhat helpless: "Kudo Shinichi didn't come, I really shouldn't have come to participate in this trip..."

Having not waited for his desired target, Hattori Heiji obviously felt a little bored.

If he had known earlier, he would not have come. He could have saved these few days and solved a few more cases. Wouldn't that be better than wasting time here?
Everyone continued to wait.

Time passed minute by minute.

Soon, it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.

At this time, most normal people have already fallen asleep, but they are still waiting here for Kanaya Hiroyuki who seems to have procrastination and is unwilling to appear for a long time...

How can I wait for this?

Everyone's patience has long been worn to the limit.

"Damn it! I won't wait any longer!" The square-faced uncle couldn't wait any longer. He slammed the table angrily and stood up suddenly.

"Are you kidding us? You don't even want to come out so late. You dare to stand me up?" The square-faced uncle said gloomily, then turned and left: "I'm going back to sleep!"

After the first person started, the rest of the people looked at each other and left one after another.

There were fewer and fewer people in the hall. Seeing this, the maid became anxious and panicked, but she was unable to stop it.

It's over, everyone has left.

If I mess up, my boss will not let me off easily!

In the end, there were only ten people left in the hall, namely: Sawawa and his three companions, Aragaki Yukimi, Conan and Xiaolan, Hattori Heiji and the maid, and a couple.

The woman in this couple is the one who laughed at Uncle Maori. She is pretty, but a bit sarcastic.

"See, I told you, filling out that questionnaire is a complete waste of time." Ze Yu said nonchalantly, looking at Hiroki who was sitting next to him.

"Xiao Yu, how did you know what happened tonight?" Hiroki smiled bitterly, his face full of helplessness.

He didn't expect that this would happen tonight.

Brother Yu really got it right.

Even the person involved, Hiroyuki Kanaya, did not show up. So to whom could he hand over the questionnaire he had already filled out?

"Xiao Yu, have you guessed what will happen tonight?" Hearing their conversation, Xiao Lan turned her head and asked curiously.

"No, I'm just too lazy to write it. I think it's a waste of effort to write that questionnaire." Ze Yu said perfunctorily with a serious face: "I saw Hongshu writing so seriously, so I advised him not to write it. As a result, he seemed to misunderstand what I meant."

Hiroki was slightly stunned.

What the hell? That's not what you said last night.

Although what Ze Yu said now was a bit inconsistent with the previous situation, Hiroki was a genius after all, so how could he not understand what he meant?
Hiroki immediately cooperated and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it?"

"So that's how it is." Xiaolan nodded in sudden realization, without thinking about how true what they had just said was.

"I have a feeling." Huiyuan Ai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said faintly: "I think Mr. Jingu may have been in trouble."

(End of this chapter)