"Rain, umbrella? What does this have to do with umbrellas?"

Shigu Guofan was stunned and hid the umbrella behind his back invisibly.

"The desks placed on the playground and the papers on them were not wet by the rain. This can be done either by moving the desks to the playground after the rain stops, but in that case it is inevitable

It will leave traces on the playground, and after the rain stops, these traces will not be washed away."

"So, the reason why the table and the note didn't get wet is because the rainwater was blocked, and when it comes to blocking the rain, it's naturally an umbrella."

Kudo Shinichi pointed to the umbrella in Segu's hand with a very affirmative tone.

"Tch, I thought you were going to say something. Even if I hold an umbrella to protect the desk from the rain, I can't do it at the same time without letting the desk get wet and without leaving any footprints, right?" Shigu Guofan

He seemed to realize that his hiding action was a bit suspicious, and deliberately put the hand holding the umbrella back in front of him, and spread his hands, "If it doesn't stop raining, I can't leave; if it stops raining, I have to leave footprints."

"Yeah, so you used a method that doesn't leave any footprints and let the umbrella return to your hand 'by itself'."

"Huh? You wouldn't say I have super powers or anything, right? I'm bored, I'm leaving." Shigu Guofan shook his head and turned to go downstairs.

"Ha, although you are not using superpowers, it seems that we do have someone here who can use superpowers to perform divination." Kudo Shinichi smiled and said, "Senior Seki, you said that you also know the whole story through divination.

It’s up to you to explain the origin of this incident.”

"Okay, then it's time for metaphysics to solve the case." Guan Dounan shook his head helplessly, took out a coin, and tried to look mysterious, "I saw an umbrella in the picture obtained by divination.

It moves forward in the mud, but this is not because it has become a spirit, but because there is a rope tied to the umbrella frame, dragging it forward."

"The umbrella itself is very light and is not as deep as human footprints. It is difficult to remove the footprints in the soil that is still full of moisture after the rain, but the traces caused by the umbrella are still OK."

"Kudo-san must have found clues through detective methods, right?" Guan Dounan looked at Kudo Shinichi. This guy was maintaining a confident smile, and he looked very in need of a beating.

"That's right. The only disadvantage of doing this is that there will be a lot of rainwater left on the umbrella, and it may even stand on the soil. And whether you keep it as it is or rinse it with water, it will leave it for a period of time.

Like now..."

Looking along Kudo Shinichi's fingers, the tip of the gray umbrella in Segu's hand was dripping water, forming a small puddle on the ground.

"For example, if you use this method, anyone can do it! And wouldn't it be easy to be discovered?"

Generally, if a suspect says something like this, it means you have hit his pain point.

"The location of the infirmary is just right so you can see what's going on on the playground, and on rainy days after school, not many people usually walk there. Even if someone looks down from upstairs, they will just think that someone is beating someone.

The umbrella is standing there." Kudo Shinichi calmly talked, "Since you said you have been sleeping in the infirmary, how could your umbrella be stained with water? Moreover, your outdoor shoes should be stained with water.

Is it mud or water damage?”

"Well……"

"And, in the end, although it won't go that far, the dusty table must have been stained with your fingerprints." Kudo Shin's eyes seemed to shine with light, "You probably don't want to leave either.

Let’s get to this point…”

"..."

Shigu Guofan made no further rebuttal and seemed to be unable to find any other reason.

"You guy, why do you do this? Why do you use Hosaka..." Tsukamoto Sumi grabbed Seko's collar and pressed him, "If you don't give me a good reason..."

"When I saw that desk, I understood that Hosaka died after being murdered while I was in the hospital."

Being harmed? Guan Dounan frowned, there seemed to be some misunderstanding.

"It is true that Hideaki Hosaka and I were classmates from elementary school to high school, but after high school we were assigned to different classes, and I had a car accident while riding a bicycle and stayed in the hospital for half a year." Saiko Kunihanko.

He said, "I know that Hosaka died in an accident and I was very surprised. I regret why I was hospitalized. If I had been in school at that time, maybe I could have been saved."

"I always thought it was an accident until one morning a month ago, when I went to the sports warehouse to get the banner used by the billiards department, and I accidentally saw that table..."

"Hosaka's table, the table with his name on it, is now covered with dust and placed in the corner of the warehouse..."

Shigu Guoshan clenched his fists, and the umbrella was slightly deformed in his hands, making a squeaking sound.

"After that, I found that someone seemed to have heard my sigh in the sports warehouse, and there was even a legend about the 'Sigh in the Sports Warehouse', but no one suspected me."

"I thought about the rumor that I had previously dismissed as a rumor that 'Hosaka was murdered', so I thought about creating more supernatural events to get rid of the person who pushed Hosaka downstairs and threw away his desk.

Lead it out..."

"I found the books in the library and put them on the floor. When I was in the hospital, he often brought those books to see me and told me the stories he read in the books, and his

The story he adapted... He has always wanted to be a cartoonist."

It didn't know when it started raining outside the window again, and the raindrops hit the glass of the window, creating a gentle echo in the narrow stairwell.

"Hosaka's library card and everything were returned to his family. I also found the few books based on my memory. When I opened them, I saw that only Hosaka had borrowed them. Now think about it, if anyone noticed this,

I’m afraid I’ve been discovered long ago…”

"The water in the stairwell should be caused by you putting ice cubes behind the fire extinguisher and then applying a layer of wax. In this way, you can create water that appears out of thin air without leaving any trace, right?"

The wax is mainly to eliminate the water traces that may be left from the fire extinguisher to the ground... Guan Dounan saw Segu nodded and verified the image he saw.

"But, even after all this, the evil man still didn't show up. On the contrary, I was exposed because I acted too hastily..." Shigu Kunishan smiled bitterly, "It seems that I still can't avenge Hosaka..."

"No, you misunderstood!"

The door to the art club activity room behind him suddenly opened, and Monobe Masato, who was wearing glasses, stood up with a complicated expression on his face.

"Hideaki Hosaka really fell down the stairs because of an accident... No, to put it bluntly, it's actually all my fault."

"What?" Shigu Guoshan was obviously stunned. Others were also a little surprised. Only Guan Dounan, who had seen those images, his eyes darkened slightly.

"That morning, someone brought two new plaster statues to school. Hosaka and I happened to be the students on duty that day, so we planned to secretly move the plaster statues to the art classroom to give the teacher a surprise..."

"When I was going upstairs, I was walking in front, and Hosaka Hideaki suddenly called me and said that my shoelaces were untied. I subconsciously wanted to turn around and squat down, but I lost my balance and was about to fall down the stairs.

Go, it was Hosaka... who caught me, but he..."

"No, it's impossible! If that's the case, why did you throw away Hideaki Hosaka's desk?!"

"Actually, we came here to save that table..." Tsukamoto Sumi, who had been silent all the time, said, "After learning that he passed away, especially when we found the drawings he gave us all from his desk.

Everyone was very sad after seeing the cartoon image, so we asked the teacher if we could keep that desk as a symbol that Hosaka is still with us. To this end, we pooled our money to buy a new desk.

"

"As for the dust on it, it's because Hosaka's graffiti on the desk were all drawn with pencil. If you wipe it frequently, it will erase those memories..." Before Shiko Kunishige spoke, Tsukamoto Mumi had already explained the reason in advance.

"Our plan is to wait until the graduation season next April to take out Hosaka's desk. No matter which classroom we are in, it will be as if he is still with us. Therefore, it is best to minimize the number of wipes."

"So, no one was against Hosaka at all... He didn't die unjustly..." Saiko Kunishige muttered, seeming to have suddenly lost the goal of his efforts.

"I'm sorry, actually it's all because of me, because of me..." Monobe Masato lowered his head.

"There is no need to blame yourself." Guan Dounan patted him on the shoulder, "Human life is sometimes as fragile as butterfly wings, but it is also beautiful enough."

"With so many friends who still remember him after his death, Hideaki Hosaka must be a very good person. Although he is a bit metaphysical, I don't feel the spirit of unwillingness or hatred here."

"Really?"

"I'm very good at psychic divination." Guan Dounan smiled slightly, "Hosaka Hideaki said that he doesn't want to see you sad about this. If he causes trouble to you because of his own affairs, that will really make him

Troubling things.”

"He is always like this...thinking about others and putting himself behind..."

This time, Kudo Shinichi did not refute.

The mystery of Hosaka Hideaki was solved, and his three old friends didn't have much intention to stay at this time. They tidied up a little and left. Kudo Shin-chan Sonoko also left school because it was getting late and she was afraid that her family would be worried.

"Even people who have died two years ago will always be remembered because they have friends and familiar people around. They can even convey those emotions to me two years later, and I will speak out about them."

Just now the [Reflection] ability was activated, Guan Dounan captured an inexplicable emotion and words whose source could not be found, but they were not malicious, but plain and gentle. It should have been left by Hideaki Hosaka. Since people can travel through time, then the soul says

It exists indefinitely, and thoughts can be transmitted across time and space.

It seems that there are no supernatural factors involved, but human emotions and thoughts are enough to break through all kinds of shackles.

Guan Dounan, who suddenly felt the ups and downs of emotions, suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky outside.

"I don't know what will happen to the old me, my relatives and friends, my parents will probably be very sad, and she... what will happen to her? Will she shed a tear for me?"

"Probably they would only say things like, 'For a cold-blooded, emotionless and arrogant guy like him, his temperature will return to normal only after he dies.'"

"..."

"Although those, 90%? Or 99% are staged, but only... are real... This is not contradictory." Guan Dounan blinked hard and turned around.

"A person like 'Guan Dounan', even if he is dead, is just lying in that remote bathroom. If no one accidentally finds it, he doesn't know if he will have to rot before he is known. Oh, there are cleaners.

"

"If he dies, the only one who will cry for him is probably that sister, if she knows. But besides that, there is another one who, even if he is not skilled in skills, even if he is watched and discussed by many people..."

"The stalker who will also give him artificial respiration for half an hour?"
Chapter completed!