Walking to the kitchen, Okino happened to see Suzuki Ayako handling ingredients and said hello.

"What a coincidence, Miss Ayako."

"I'm going to trouble you later, Mr. Okino."

"No problem, don't worry, leave it to me. By the way, Miss Ayako, please call me Okino. You don't need to add Mr., and I should be younger than you." Okino scratched his head, he was never very good at dealing with Ayako.

A very well-educated lady, no matter how she speaks or conducts herself or talks with others, she feels too formal.

"Well...that's fine."

"By the way, where are my ingredients?"

"I've taken them all out of the refrigerator, and they're all sitting there."

Following the direction of Ayako's finger, a lot of ingredients were quietly piled there. As for why piles are used...

Oh my god, what's going on with those small mountains of ingredients? Are they going to tire me out? Okino stumbled in fright and almost lost his balance.

"Um, Okino, are you okay?" Ayako asked worriedly.

"No, it doesn't matter, it's just these ingredients...don't you think it's a bit too much? No matter how many people there are, we won't be able to use so many ingredients."

"Oh, it's like this. We don't know what kind of Chinese food you can cook Okino, so we bought a little of each."

"That's it, it scares me to death." Hearing this, Okino breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect Sonoko to be so thoughtful. Well, there's still a little time before noon, I think it's better to do this, Miss Ayako, lunch will be

Mainly Japanese food, supplemented by Chinese food, how about doing the other way around in the evening." After a brief consideration, Okino looked at Ayako to get her opinion.

"Yeah, okay."

"Okay, let's get started."

The division of labor is clear and the work is not tiring. He divides the ingredients skillfully and quickly decides what to cook. Since it is just a few simple stir-fry dishes for lunch, it is perfect to make some dinner and some soup in the evening.

Simple and practical.

An hour passed in a flash, and several side dishes were lying hot on the plate, exuding a strong fragrance.

On the other side, Miss Ayako had already finished her work and was about to prepare for dinner. It was half past eleven when the two of them walked out of the kitchen.

"Hey, where are the people? Why can't I see them?" As soon as I came out, I found that there seemed to be a few people missing in the living room.

"Oh, you said they seem to have gone out to play."

"Going out to play? Is there anything fun in this place?" Okino scratched his head. This shabby place is nothing but a forest. There must be an amusement park.

"No, actually..." Before the man could finish his words, several people led by Xiaolan hurriedly opened the door and ran in.

"What are you doing?" Okino was stunned for a moment, because there was something wrong with Xiaolan's expression, and he hurriedly looked at Conan.

"Conan, what happened?"

"Brother Okino, we just found the body of an animal in the woods."

"The... carcass of an animal?" Okino looked at the nervous Xiaolan in surprise, but he was relieved in his heart. He thought someone was dead.

Conan's passive skills are no joke.

"Are you all okay?" Regarding the people in front of me, although I didn't remember their names, I still asked out of concern out of politeness.

"It's okay, it's just that it's a little scary to see an animal carcass suddenly."

"That is to say, who is so cruel that he kills small animals? If I find out, I will never spare him!" Yuanzi waved her arms indignantly. She was really hurt just now.

Snap!

"Okay everyone, forget about the unpleasantness just now. Miss Ayako and I have already prepared lunch. You can go to the bathroom to wash your hands first, and you can eat when you come back."

"Yeah, great, I happen to be hungry."

"Yes, yes, I'm hungry too. I said there will be authentic Chinese cuisine today, is that true?"

"Yes, Mr. Okino is in charge of Chinese cuisine." Ayako pointed her right hand and introduced Okino's identity.

"You are so young. Is Mr. Okino a chef?"

Hearing what Ayako said, everyone was a little surprised at Okino's age. He was a little too young.

"No, you are overestimating me. I am not a chef, but my hobby is cooking Chinese cuisine. Okay, everyone, you should wash your hands quickly. Chinese cuisine will not taste good when it is cold."

After Okino said this, everyone ran to the bathroom one after another, while Okino and Ayako brought out the dishes from the kitchen one by one.

Everyone had a happy lunch, especially those from Ayako's university club. They were full of praise for Okino's food. I thought the taste was just average, but after eating it, I realized that the Chinese food, which looks average, tastes very special.

tasty.

However, a little accident happened in the middle. Miss Ayako inadvertently mentioned a person named Tunzi, and then everyone's expressions changed. Especially a woman named Chikako reacted too fiercely, and then went back to the room alone.

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After lunch, everyone had nothing to do and went back to their rooms. The only ones left to clean up the dishes were Xiaolan, Sonoko, Conan, Okino and Ayako.

"I'm so sorry that I asked you to clean it for me."

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Xiaolan didn't feel anything at all. She was usually the one cleaning up the dishes at home.

"By the way, Miss Ayako, do you know if there are any other families around here?" Okino suddenly asked a strange question.

"Hmm... I remember that this is the only villa nearby." Ayako thought for a moment and replied.

Hearing this, Okino rubbed his chin and frowned, "That's strange. If there's no one else, who was the little black guy before?"

"Xiao Hei?"

Seeing that Ayako was a little confused, Xiaolan didn't explain it in words.

"A weird man in black with a bandage, I don't remember there being such a person around here?"

"Is that so? Then who is this person?" Xiaolan suddenly felt confused.

Okino Shi: "I don't know, but I'm sure that person must have his purpose when he appears, but..."

"But what?"

Okino spread his hands innocently, "I'm not a detective, how do I know if this person really came here with a purpose, or if he is just out of his mind."

"Huh?" Everyone was collectively confused.

"Hehe~" Okino smiled innocently.

It doesn't take long to sort out the dishes, twenty minutes is enough, but...

"Hey, tell me, why did you bring me here?"

"Okino, there's something I'm more concerned about. It was inconvenient to have so many people just now." Taking advantage of the interval between Xiaolan and Ayako's return to the room, Conan pulled Okino out alone.

"What's up?"

"What do you think of the bandaged man?"

"Xiao Hei, I don't have any opinion. Maybe that person is a transvestite and dresses like this on purpose." Okino Shi shrugged, not caring.

"Hey guy, I'm serious."

Staring...the gaze from Conan's dead fish eyes

"Okay, okay, keep talking." Okino raised his hands in a show of surrender.

"emmmm...I always feel like you are perfunctory with me."

"If you don't tell me, I'll leave."

"Okay, okay, I really can't do anything with you." Conan's expression tightened and he said seriously.

"Remember that animal carcass I mentioned earlier?"

"Of course, what happened to the body?" Seeing Conan's serious expression, Okino also pricked up his ears.

"I took a closer look and found that the body should have been injured by an axe. Moreover, it happened within the past few hours, and the wounds are still relatively new."

"recent?"

"Well, what concerns me more is that the heart of the corpse has disappeared."

"Disappeared?" Okino frowned.

"Yes, the heart of the corpse was dug out, and judging from the traces of the wounds, it should have been done by humans."

I don't know if it's Okino's illusion, but Conan's glasses lenses seem to be...reflective?

He shook his head to get rid of those messy thoughts, frowning and thinking about the reasoning Conan just said.

After a while, Okino suddenly thought of something and raised his eyebrows.

"You mean, the murderer is that little black guy?"

"Xiao, Xiaohei...can you not use that name?" Conan twitched the corner of his mouth and complained.

"In any case, you don't have any evidence now, everything is speculation, and...what that person did seems to have nothing to do with us. Even if he stole the heart of the corpse, it can only mean that the person

It’s a perversion.”

"This..." Conan was a little embarrassed, but Okino was right. This matter had nothing to do with him.

"Okay, let's go back and rest. No matter how many people we have here, even if he comes here, he is just asking for trouble. Xiaolan can deal with him by herself."
Chapter completed!