Chapter 325 It’s my fault
Chapter 331 It's My Fault

Still owe 24, and am making up for it.

"Xiaolan!"

I kicked the door of the women's restroom like crazy and rushed in. When I saw the scarlet blood all over the floor and Xiaolan and Sato lying in a pool of blood, I felt like the whole world exploded. The murderous intent rose up in an instant, and I couldn't control it at all. Even Conan, who came later, was suppressed by my breath and felt a little breathless.

"Xun, calm down! Take a look at Xiaolan's injuries first!" Conan shouted at me, pulling me back from my anger. I took a quick breath and calmed myself down. I looked closely and saw two people lying on the ground. Xiaolan was pinned down by Sato. Xiaolan seemed to have no injuries and her breathing was very stable, as if she had fainted from fear. The problem was Sato who was pinning her down. Sato had four gunshot wounds on her body, on her left ribs, on her right shoulder blade, on her lower right waist, and... this extremely deadly bullet in her back.

"It may have injured the heart, lungs, and kidneys." I frowned and said. "Conan, go get some ice, quick!" As I spoke, I took off my coat and threw it into the sink, turned on the faucet to rinse it, and at the same time took off my belt and tied it around Sato's body in a triangle.

"Hey! Kid! Don't touch anything!" My dad and Officer Megure, who arrived after us, saw my actions and hurriedly stopped me.

"Four bullet wounds, one from the back. If the bleeding is not stopped quickly, she will die!" I turned around and yelled back at my dad. At this time, I couldn't care less about whispering. "Call an ambulance! Hurry up!"

"Ice cubes." As she was speaking, Shiho and Conan had already rushed over with a large lump of ice. It turned out that she had already guessed that someone might get hurt, so when we rushed here, Shiho had already gone to look for ice cubes.

"Thanks," I took the big bag of ice, took my coat in my hand and swung it in a spiral shape, then wrapped the ice cubes close to my clothes and pressed them on Sato's back where the injury was most serious.

"Megure, call an ambulance, Shiratori, go and seal off the entire hotel!" Odagiri Toshiro ordered immediately. Soon, the hotel was surrounded by a huge police force, and Sato and Xiaolan were also sent to the hotel. Except for Officer Megure, everyone else was left in the hotel for the smoke reaction test. Of course, the child didn't need it, so Shiho and I left first and escorted Xiaolan to the hospital, while Conan stayed behind, as he needed to do further investigation.

Following the ambulance all the way to the Beihua Yakushino Hospital, I watched Xiaolan and Sato being pushed into the emergency room. Fortunately, Xiaolan had no external injuries and was quickly sent to the ward, but... Sato was sent to the operating room.

"Kaoru... calm down." Away from Officer Megure who was pacing at the door, at another corner of the operating room corridor, Shiho stood beside me and shook my hand which was white from clenching my fist. "Ran's condition should be fine, the problem is Officer Sato..." Thinking of this Sato who always joked with us, Shiho felt a little bit reluctant.

"Hu..." I let out a long breath and made a decision. "I'll make a phone call."

"For Mary?" Shiho knew what I was going to do.

"Yes. If it was Mary who came, maybe Officer Sato would have a better chance of saving his life. Judging from the way they fell, it was she who blocked the bullet for Xiaolan. I will remember this favor."

"Hmm..." Although she knew that this might expose us to Ling, seeing the gloomy look on my face, Shiho chose to acquiesce.

I walked to the corridor and dialed the number. After two beeps, a soft female voice sounded from the other end. "Brother Bing, is that you?"

"Ah, it's me." Hearing Mary's greeting, I knew Ling wasn't with her right now. "Are you busy now?"

"No, it's time to get off work." Mary said softly.

"Come to the Beihua Yakushino Hospital right now. There's someone with a gunshot wound, and I hope you can help her with the surgery. It's not Shiho, don't worry."

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Mary heard something wrong in my voice and responded quickly.

"Are you safe over there?" I asked Mary.

"Well, Ling went back to the organization two weeks ago, and I'm alone now." Mary knew what I was talking about and gave me the answer quickly.

"Then come over first. We'll talk about the rest later."

"Yes."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

In less than ten minutes, Mary arrived at the hospital, talked with the doctor for a while, and took out her medical license. After briefly explaining that she was entrusted by someone and a series of her own certificates, with the consent of Officer Megure, Mary took over Sato's scalpel and continued to treat her. On the other side, the father who had first undergone the gunpowder smoke test also rushed over. A group of people gathered in front of the operating room and began to inquire about the condition of the injured.

"Inspector Megure, how is Officer Sato now?" Inspector Shiratori rushed over with Takagi and his father. Also accompanying them were his mother, Sonoko, and Conan.

"The bullet that entered the back of the heart is lodged near the heart, and it is very difficult to remove it." Officer Megure frowned. "The chance of survival is only half."

"This..." Everyone's eyes sank.

"But fortunately, an unknown person invited Dr. Marissa, the chief physician of Beika General Hospital, and she is now operating on Sato." Megure added hurriedly when he saw the change in everyone's face. My mother glanced at me without revealing her feelings, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw me nod slightly.

"Inspector Megure, where is Xiaolan?" my mother asked.

"Ran has not suffered any external injuries, she is just frightened and has not woken up yet. Her ward is just around the corner over there." Inspector Megure pointed the direction to the mother, and then after getting the father's consent, the mother and Sonoko ran towards Ran's ward.

"Kaoru, that Marissa..."

"She's a doctor my boss knows. But you'd better not look for her. And don't cause her trouble." I said coldly.

"No... I just want to ask, will Officer Sato be okay?" Seeing my face turn dark, Conan quickly changed the subject.

"... We can add 20% to the 50% chance."

"This..." Conan's voice was a little tense. "I hope she can survive this."

"Brother Shiratori, what is your reaction to the gunpowder smoke?" Megure began to ask about the investigation.

"Everyone has done the smoke screen reaction." Shiratori said seriously. "But... no one has been found. The criminal may have escaped before the blockade."

"What about fingerprint collection?" Megure asked Takagi.

"There are no fingerprints either." Takagi shook his head. "What about the switchboard?" Megure continued to ask. "What about the power outage?"

"It was a device that was detonated via a telephone," said Officer Chiba, who arrived. "But apart from the shattered switchboard, we didn't find any clues."

"Speaking of the power outage," Takagi continued. "I've always wondered about the flashlight in the bathroom. Was it in Officer Sato's hand from the beginning?"

"It shouldn't be." Conan interrupted at the right time. "The counter under the dresser is open. I think the flashlight should be placed there. And it has been on all the time." Because of Xiaolan's injury and Sato's serious injury, Conan no longer cared about looking for cover and started to give hints directly. Faced with such behavior, I chose to ignore it this time. Let him help, I also want to solve this matter as soon as possible. By the way, if I find a chance, that criminal... Humph!

"So, this incident might be similar to the previous one..." Everyone understood what Conan meant. After thinking about it for a while, Officer Shiratori subconsciously asked Officer Megure, and Officer Megure nodded seriously.

"Before? Are you talking about the case that happened two days ago?" Dad asked.

"Um... this."

"Officer Megure! Why didn't you say it? My daughter almost got shot and killed!" the father said excitedly.

"This..." Inspector Megure looked embarrassed.

"Oh no! Xiaolan..." Before the two of them could come to an end of their argument, Yuanzi ran out of Xiaolan's ward. Hearing the sound, I don't know why my heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"What's wrong with Xiaolan?" Dad asked.

"Xiaolan... although she is awake, she looks a little strange."

"What!?"

. . . . . .

Following Yuanzi, we hurried to Xiaolan's ward. When we got there, we found that Xiaolan had woken up and had changed into her hospital gown, but her eyes were distracted and she was not in the mood at all. My mother was standing beside Xiaolan, holding her shoulders with one hand, with tears in her eyes.

"Eri, Xiaolan..." The father looked at his daughter nervously and knew something was wrong.

"Honey, Xiaolan she...she..." As she spoke, tears welled up in my mother's eyes.

"Sister Xiaolan, are you okay?" Conan approached Xiaolan and asked. But the answer he got was...

"Little brother, who are you?" It was still that familiar voice, and it was still that familiar girl. But the words she said were so strange.

Buzz. . .

In an instant, everyone's brains seemed to be struck by lightning. I believe that no one present did not understand what Xiaolan meant.

"Hey... Lan, you." Dad's body couldn't stop shaking. Turning his eyes to his lover, he saw Mom wipe her tears and slowly tell the truth. "Xiao Lan, not only does she not remember us, she herself doesn't know who she is. She can't even remember her name."

"Are you...are you kidding me? How could this be possible!" Dad took a few steps forward and faced Xiaolan. "Xiaolan, it's me. I'm your father Maori Kogoro, and she's your mother Kisaki Eri! Your name is Maori Ran, don't you remember?"

"I..." Xiaolan shrank back in fear. "I don't remember, I can't remember anything." Xiaolan's words made Dad's eyes lose focus. This was the second time he had suffered such a big blow in so many years. The first time was the loss of his eldest son, and this second time...

Click, click...

At the outermost edge of the crowd, the sound of bones rubbing against each other suddenly occurred, but no one noticed it, except, of course, Shiho who was standing beside me and observing my condition.

"Kaoru..." Shiho gently held my fists that were about to burst behind the crowd. Although she didn't see my expression, Shiho knew that when the bones in my hands cracked, I was on the verge of rage. "Let's go out first." Under Shiho's guidance, I walked out of Xiaolan's ward. Just after leaving the ward and closing the door, I heard a bang. Turning back, Shiho saw that my fist had hit the wall hard, and a small crack was left on the wall.

"Kaoru... don't punish yourself like this. It's not your fault." Shiho grabbed my hand to stop me from moving.

"Isn't it my fault?" I pressed my head against the wall. I thought to myself. "Oh, why isn't it my fault? If... If I had written down all the plots in my mind in the past ten years, if I hadn't set off the butterfly effect. If... If I still remembered who the murderer was. If I hadn't forgotten all this... Maybe this wouldn't have happened today." With my hands pressed tightly on my head, I tried to recall the plot about Xiaolan's amnesia, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember what was going on. After ten years of baptism, I have completely forgotten what the so-called plot is, and the innate advantages I once had have disappeared.

"Xiaolan, don't be like this." Shiho frowned and pulled my arm to comfort me. "Xiaolan just suffered from reverse amnesia due to the stimulation. As long as we give her enough time, she will be fine."

"Really?" I looked up at Shiho.

"Yes." Shiho nodded. "From her condition, it seems that she has developed reverse amnesia due to the stimulation. As long as she has enough time, she will be able to recover. What you need to do now is to catch the murderer as soon as possible. Don't let him get close to Xiaolan."

"...Yes." I came back to my senses from my self-blame. "Power outage, flashlight, bathroom. The position where Sato fell, Xiaolan's sudden stimulation..." Connecting all the clues, the every move of that scene gradually became clear in front of my eyes. "Two people met in the bathroom, there was a sudden power outage, looking for a light source, a flashlight, it should be Xiaolan who took the flashlight, and Sato was shot to protect Xiaolan, the faucet was cracked, the position of the flashlight... the light... Did Xiaolan see the criminal?"

"It's possible." Shiho analyzed. "Ran saw the criminal, so the criminal fired the sixth shot. Oh, you may not have seen the scene. Officer Sato was shot four times, one shot at the faucet, and one shot at the glass on the wall. The height was probably as high as Ran's head."

"In this case... judging from the angle of the bullet, the criminal's last shot should have been aimed at Xiaolan, but he missed. Then due to the limitation of bullets and time, the criminal had to escape immediately." After calming down, I immediately analyzed the cause and effect.

"The source of Xiaolan's stimulation should be Sato's fall and self-blame, if she really was the one who grabbed the flashlight." Shiho also helped analyze.

"That is to say, Xiaolan may know who the murderer is, and there is a possibility that she will be attacked by the murderer again?"

"Yes." Shiho nodded. "So we need to catch the criminal as soon as possible so that Xiaolan's safety can be guaranteed."

"..." Hearing this, I fell into deep thought again. After a long while, I spoke to Shiho again. "Call Ningxue and the others back."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)