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Chapter 982 Belmode Gets Blamed Again +1!
"Playing ghost?" Ran was scared but also wanted to hear more.
"Yeah, just like Kaito Kid, the so-called miracle performance is just using a Helicopter to hang himself up. Once you see through it, it's not magical anymore," Conan explained. "I remember Brother Chi's Doll Wall is at the Corner of the Entrance Hall, directly facing the Balcony's Glass Door, right? It's possible that the Window and the light coming in from Outside caused a magical Projection. Haibara, where did you see the illusory Shadow?"
"It's in front of the Curtain of the Balcony Glass Window," Haibara Ai said, "Which is Opposite the Doll Wall."
"After turning on the light, it completely disappeared, right?" Conan confirmed again.
Haibara Ai nodded, "Correct. So this morning, I discovered that the Shadow I saw last night was very similar to the Doll on the Doll Wall. I suspected that when Brother Hichiji opened the Door, the Light from Outside the Door in the Corridor shone on the Balcony Glass Door and Projected onto the Doll Wall. And then, for some reason, it Projected the Shadow of the Doll to the Vicinity Building, and then the Glass Window or mirror-like things of the Vicinity Building Projected the Shadow onto the Curtain. Although that Girl's Day Doll is a seated statue, the Shadow I saw was standing. But in the Process of illusory Shadow Projection, it's also possible that some changes occurred due to certain reasons, for example, fusing in the Hanging Painting of a Household. Moreover, the Woman Shadow I saw was only for a Moment, and I didn't see it very clearly."
"Is that also possible?" Ran was confused and doubted her life.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Indeed, when he opened the Door, the Corridor light would pass through the Entrance and across the entire Living Room, shining on the Balcony Glass Door, and then reflecting onto the Wall to the right of the Living Room, to the right of the Entrance Hall, which was the Doll Wall.
He was very clear about this because he sometimes stood at the Entrance and looked at the Balcony Glass Door. When he opened the Door, the Glass Door would reflect the entire Living Room and Doll Wall, although it was a bit blurry, he could immediately confirm whether anyone had entered the Inside the Room during his absence.
If the Shadow of Xiaomei on the Doll Wall happened to be Projected out for some reason, and happened to be Projected back by the Glass or mirror surface of the Opposite Building or Vicinity Building, and the Living Room Curtain, which was not too light-blocking, happened to play a role similar to a Projection screen, then it was indeed possible for a Shadow to be reflected on the Curtain, in front of the Curtain.
"It's possible," Conan nodded, "In fact, many ghost phenomena are caused by various coincidences combined."
Ran was dubious, "Then when Ai fell asleep, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw that Woman smiling. What's going on with that? The Door would be closed when sleeping, and the Doll in the Living Room couldn't possibly Project into the Room, right?"
"Maybe it's because I saw the Shadow in front of the Curtain before, and thought too much, and had a Nightmare," Haibara Ai yawned, "I'm not sure if I was awake when I saw it last night, because I was very drowsy when I saw it, and fell asleep quickly."
Ran sweated, "Ai, you're really brave..."
Is she the only one here who's afraid of ghosts? If it were her, she wouldn't be able to sleep at all.
"So that's not a Ghost, and it's also Unlikely that Haibara had a Hallucination," Conan pondered, suddenly having a Suspicion, "Haibara, could it be that someone is using Projection, Light reflection and other methods to play tricks pretending to be ghosts?"
If Chi Feichei saw a Ghost Shadow, he might become suspicious and restless, leading to Neurasthenia, causing his currently stable Illness to worsen, so that he could be killed without even having to Take Action.
In other words, he suspected that someone wanted to harm Chi Feichei!
It's not like there are no suspected targets.
First of all, to create this Projection phenomenon, one must know where Chi Feichei's Doll Wall is, because from the Opposite Building, you can't see the Doll Wall area near the Entrance Hall at all. Even if you look in directly facing the Balcony Door, you can at most see the Sofa. Furthermore, to accurately create this Projection, you need to enter Chi Feichei's Home, and also avoid Chi Feichei's Line of Sight to make Subtle Move, adjust the Location of the Doll. And also, he had investigated Recently, Chi Feichei's Interpersonal Relationship is simple, and besides them, it seems that there are no other close people, but there are no enemies either, except for those Murderer whose Plans were ruined by Chi Feichei, there are almost no people who hold Resentment towards Chi Feichei...
Those who know the Location of the Doll Wall and have the Opportunity to secretly adjust the Location of the Doll, besides him, Haibara Ai, and Mrs. Kana who have lived at Chi Feichei's place, there is also Belmode.
Moreover, Belmode's Purpose of Approach Chi Feichei is unknown. Although it seems that Belmode does not seem to have the Intention to Take Action against Chi Feichei, it cannot be ruled out that because of Business Competition or the Resentment of the previous generation, someone wants to Take Action against Chi Feichei, or even that Chi Feichei inadvertently made enemies. But that Organization playing Assassination is not something that has just started, so we have to be on guard...
Belmode gets blamed again +1!
Haibara Ai lowered her Head and recalled, "After I entered the Door, I went to the Curtain to Check, and there was no Projector or anything like that. But I'm not sure if someone deliberately tampered with things in the Vicinity Building."
"Has Brother Chi seen that Woman Shadow before?" Conan asked.
If Chi Feichei had seen it before, then it could be confirmed that it was not a coincidence last night, and the Time when he started seeing it is also a Clue.
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment. Since Xiaomei could detach from the Doll body and float out, he could see Xiaomei floating around every time he went Home. But if he told the truth, he might get a 'look of worry from everyone' plus a 'Famous Detective Conan on-site Investigation Action' Gift Pack. Anyway, it's impossible to make Conan admit that it's a Soul...
"No."
"I see..."
Conan took Chi Feichei's Moment of Silence just now as recalling, and didn't suspect anything, silently pondering.
So, everything was just a coincidence caused by some changes in the Vicinity last night? Or is it because of the Angle Relationship that Chi Feichei's height can't see the illusory Shadow?
If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter, it means that the other party has even calculated the Angle, only targeting Elementary School Student height, and not letting Chi Feichei See it...
Belmode's Suspicion is still very high.
Haibara Ai was also pondering.
Could it be that Woman deliberately made some Subtle Move before leaving, waiting for her to visit someday and scare her?
She is a person who advocates Science, and is not so easily frightened. Doing this kind of thing is like a Child, childish!
Belmode gets blamed again +1!
Ran saw that no one was speaking, and became nervous again, "A-are there any other Problems?"
Conan came back to his senses, "No, I just think this kind of Projection is very interesting. I'm thinking about Whether or Not to choose Shadow Magic as the Topic for the next Homework with everyone."
"I'm also Considering Homework," Haibara Ai decisively copied Conan's Reason, her cold face looked very serious, "The Holiday is coming soon, and there is no Clue for the Holiday Homework Topic yet. It's also very boring to do Social Survey every Time."
"I see..." Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed, "Conan and Ai are already Considering the Holiday Homework Problem, they are really working hard. But don't put too much Study Pressure on yourselves, your Scores are already great."
Conan acted cute, smilingly and nodding, "Uh-huh~!"
Haibara Ai looked towards Chi Feichei again, "In short, the Black Aura you saw should be your Brain deceiving you. And when your Brain deceives you, it will use Things you have Seen and Reality existence as Prototype to Revision or completely copy. The Things on the Doll Wall are all hung up with black Yarn, right? That should be the Prototype..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
What she said makes sense.
"Last night was very likely a coincidence. Even if someone deliberately played tricks pretending to be ghosts, when I went to Wash Up and passed by the Doll Wall this morning, I slightly Adjusted the Location of the Doll, and I won't See it again in the future," Haibara Ai's Tone was as usual, but her Expression was very serious, and she instructed, "Whether you See Black Aura or illusory Shadow, don't be too nervous. But if you See Black Aura too many Times, I will Take You to Hospital."
"That was the First Time just now," Chi Feichei cooperated very well, "I will pay attention in the future."
In the past, after those Criminal were exposed, some of them also revealed their dark Personality, looking like they were broken, but at most their Expressions were terrifying, and Black Aura did not appear on their bodies...
Not the main characters, they don't even have the Qualification to have Black Aura.
"What about Ai?" Ran asked, "Could it be that you had a Hallucination? It's Better to go to Hospital to Check."
As a person hiding a Big Secret, Haibara Ai doesn't like to see Psychologists and others who like to explore people's Hearts. But after Looking at Chi Feichei, she felt that she needed to set an example, and nodded calmly, "I have to go to school Tomorrow, and I will go back to Doctor's place at Night. It's good to change the Environment. After a Period of Time, if I See that Woman's Ghost Shadow again, then I will go to Hospital to Check. If I don't See it, then it means that last night was a coincidence, and there's No Need to Trouble the Doctor again."
"Also Correct," Ran nodded, raised her Eyes and discovered that they were talking and were about to walk out of the Commercial Street, "Almost walked past..."
Saying that, Ran Looked at the Shop selling Drinks next to her, Turned Head and asked Chi Feichei, "Then let's go buy the Beer Father wants first. Brother Hissashi, what do you want to drink?"
"I'll Keep Company with Teacher and drink Beer," Chi Feichei said.
His Teacher's Alcohol Tolerance is not good. If he drinks Liquor with a high Alcohol Content, he will get drunk and start singing and dancing in a short while.
Ran arrived at the Shop selling Liquor, picked a pile of canned Beer and small bottles of Sake, and also bought Juice.
Chi Feichei, as the person with the best Stamina present, rightfully took over the Task of carrying the Bag.
"Are we going to buy Beef next?" Ran walked to a Streetside Shop in front of the refrigerator cabinet where Beef was placed, hesitating, "Steak doesn't go well with Beer, and we didn't buy Red Wine..."
Conan approached and Looked at the Price tag, "And the Price of Steak here is not Cheap either, although the Price here is not too exaggerated..."
Ran continued to hesitate, "But we already ate Fish last Night, and we have to change the taste today anyway. I Think it's Better to eat Beef, right? We can buy some ordinary Food Ingredients to make Beef Curry... But if we only eat Beef Curry, it feels too casual."
Conan: "..."
Never Mind, he was stupid to give Suggestions to a Woman who is buying Things.
Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai have a lot of Pocket Money, but they didn't offer to pay the bill themselves.
Ran offered to treat them to dinner. No Matter what they ate, they had no Opinion. Even if they cooked a Bowl of Clear Water Noodles, it would be Okay. Offering to pay the bill would change the meaning.
"Ran?" A Woman aside spoke out in surprise.
"Hey?" Ran Turned Head, and after Seeing the Woman, she smiled, "It's Miss Sachiko!"
Conan acted cute with a Child's Voice, "Older Sister Ran, who is she?"
"Didn't I lose my Student ID once?" Ran explained with a smile, "Miss Sachiko Nishimura helped me pick it up and send it back."
Conan remembered, "So it's this Older Sister."
"Here," the Shop Owner put the Tray on top of the Cabinet, letting Sachiko Nishimura Look at the Beef, "Are these two portions okay?"
"Yes, thank you," Sachiko Nishimura said gently to the Shop Owner, "Then I'll trouble you."
[Double Monthly Pass Activity from 29th to 31st, I'll save Manuscript Stockpile first, and update more tomorrow, asking for Monthly Pass from 29th to 31st...]
[End of Chapter]
"Playing ghost?" Ran was scared but also wanted to hear more.
"Yeah, just like Kaito Kid, the so-called miracle performance is just using a Helicopter to hang himself up. Once you see through it, it's not magical anymore," Conan explained. "I remember Brother Chi's Doll Wall is at the Corner of the Entrance Hall, directly facing the Balcony's Glass Door, right? It's possible that the Window and the light coming in from Outside caused a magical Projection. Haibara, where did you see the illusory Shadow?"
"It's in front of the Curtain of the Balcony Glass Window," Haibara Ai said, "Which is Opposite the Doll Wall."
"After turning on the light, it completely disappeared, right?" Conan confirmed again.
Haibara Ai nodded, "Correct. So this morning, I discovered that the Shadow I saw last night was very similar to the Doll on the Doll Wall. I suspected that when Brother Hichiji opened the Door, the Light from Outside the Door in the Corridor shone on the Balcony Glass Door and Projected onto the Doll Wall. And then, for some reason, it Projected the Shadow of the Doll to the Vicinity Building, and then the Glass Window or mirror-like things of the Vicinity Building Projected the Shadow onto the Curtain. Although that Girl's Day Doll is a seated statue, the Shadow I saw was standing. But in the Process of illusory Shadow Projection, it's also possible that some changes occurred due to certain reasons, for example, fusing in the Hanging Painting of a Household. Moreover, the Woman Shadow I saw was only for a Moment, and I didn't see it very clearly."
"Is that also possible?" Ran was confused and doubted her life.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Indeed, when he opened the Door, the Corridor light would pass through the Entrance and across the entire Living Room, shining on the Balcony Glass Door, and then reflecting onto the Wall to the right of the Living Room, to the right of the Entrance Hall, which was the Doll Wall.
He was very clear about this because he sometimes stood at the Entrance and looked at the Balcony Glass Door. When he opened the Door, the Glass Door would reflect the entire Living Room and Doll Wall, although it was a bit blurry, he could immediately confirm whether anyone had entered the Inside the Room during his absence.
If the Shadow of Xiaomei on the Doll Wall happened to be Projected out for some reason, and happened to be Projected back by the Glass or mirror surface of the Opposite Building or Vicinity Building, and the Living Room Curtain, which was not too light-blocking, happened to play a role similar to a Projection screen, then it was indeed possible for a Shadow to be reflected on the Curtain, in front of the Curtain.
"It's possible," Conan nodded, "In fact, many ghost phenomena are caused by various coincidences combined."
Ran was dubious, "Then when Ai fell asleep, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw that Woman smiling. What's going on with that? The Door would be closed when sleeping, and the Doll in the Living Room couldn't possibly Project into the Room, right?"
"Maybe it's because I saw the Shadow in front of the Curtain before, and thought too much, and had a Nightmare," Haibara Ai yawned, "I'm not sure if I was awake when I saw it last night, because I was very drowsy when I saw it, and fell asleep quickly."
Ran sweated, "Ai, you're really brave..."
Is she the only one here who's afraid of ghosts? If it were her, she wouldn't be able to sleep at all.
"So that's not a Ghost, and it's also Unlikely that Haibara had a Hallucination," Conan pondered, suddenly having a Suspicion, "Haibara, could it be that someone is using Projection, Light reflection and other methods to play tricks pretending to be ghosts?"
If Chi Feichei saw a Ghost Shadow, he might become suspicious and restless, leading to Neurasthenia, causing his currently stable Illness to worsen, so that he could be killed without even having to Take Action.
In other words, he suspected that someone wanted to harm Chi Feichei!
It's not like there are no suspected targets.
First of all, to create this Projection phenomenon, one must know where Chi Feichei's Doll Wall is, because from the Opposite Building, you can't see the Doll Wall area near the Entrance Hall at all. Even if you look in directly facing the Balcony Door, you can at most see the Sofa. Furthermore, to accurately create this Projection, you need to enter Chi Feichei's Home, and also avoid Chi Feichei's Line of Sight to make Subtle Move, adjust the Location of the Doll. And also, he had investigated Recently, Chi Feichei's Interpersonal Relationship is simple, and besides them, it seems that there are no other close people, but there are no enemies either, except for those Murderer whose Plans were ruined by Chi Feichei, there are almost no people who hold Resentment towards Chi Feichei...
Those who know the Location of the Doll Wall and have the Opportunity to secretly adjust the Location of the Doll, besides him, Haibara Ai, and Mrs. Kana who have lived at Chi Feichei's place, there is also Belmode.
Moreover, Belmode's Purpose of Approach Chi Feichei is unknown. Although it seems that Belmode does not seem to have the Intention to Take Action against Chi Feichei, it cannot be ruled out that because of Business Competition or the Resentment of the previous generation, someone wants to Take Action against Chi Feichei, or even that Chi Feichei inadvertently made enemies. But that Organization playing Assassination is not something that has just started, so we have to be on guard...
Belmode gets blamed again +1!
Haibara Ai lowered her Head and recalled, "After I entered the Door, I went to the Curtain to Check, and there was no Projector or anything like that. But I'm not sure if someone deliberately tampered with things in the Vicinity Building."
"Has Brother Chi seen that Woman Shadow before?" Conan asked.
If Chi Feichei had seen it before, then it could be confirmed that it was not a coincidence last night, and the Time when he started seeing it is also a Clue.
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment. Since Xiaomei could detach from the Doll body and float out, he could see Xiaomei floating around every time he went Home. But if he told the truth, he might get a 'look of worry from everyone' plus a 'Famous Detective Conan on-site Investigation Action' Gift Pack. Anyway, it's impossible to make Conan admit that it's a Soul...
"No."
"I see..."
Conan took Chi Feichei's Moment of Silence just now as recalling, and didn't suspect anything, silently pondering.
So, everything was just a coincidence caused by some changes in the Vicinity last night? Or is it because of the Angle Relationship that Chi Feichei's height can't see the illusory Shadow?
If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter, it means that the other party has even calculated the Angle, only targeting Elementary School Student height, and not letting Chi Feichei See it...
Belmode's Suspicion is still very high.
Haibara Ai was also pondering.
Could it be that Woman deliberately made some Subtle Move before leaving, waiting for her to visit someday and scare her?
She is a person who advocates Science, and is not so easily frightened. Doing this kind of thing is like a Child, childish!
Belmode gets blamed again +1!
Ran saw that no one was speaking, and became nervous again, "A-are there any other Problems?"
Conan came back to his senses, "No, I just think this kind of Projection is very interesting. I'm thinking about Whether or Not to choose Shadow Magic as the Topic for the next Homework with everyone."
"I'm also Considering Homework," Haibara Ai decisively copied Conan's Reason, her cold face looked very serious, "The Holiday is coming soon, and there is no Clue for the Holiday Homework Topic yet. It's also very boring to do Social Survey every Time."
"I see..." Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed, "Conan and Ai are already Considering the Holiday Homework Problem, they are really working hard. But don't put too much Study Pressure on yourselves, your Scores are already great."
Conan acted cute, smilingly and nodding, "Uh-huh~!"
Haibara Ai looked towards Chi Feichei again, "In short, the Black Aura you saw should be your Brain deceiving you. And when your Brain deceives you, it will use Things you have Seen and Reality existence as Prototype to Revision or completely copy. The Things on the Doll Wall are all hung up with black Yarn, right? That should be the Prototype..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
What she said makes sense.
"Last night was very likely a coincidence. Even if someone deliberately played tricks pretending to be ghosts, when I went to Wash Up and passed by the Doll Wall this morning, I slightly Adjusted the Location of the Doll, and I won't See it again in the future," Haibara Ai's Tone was as usual, but her Expression was very serious, and she instructed, "Whether you See Black Aura or illusory Shadow, don't be too nervous. But if you See Black Aura too many Times, I will Take You to Hospital."
"That was the First Time just now," Chi Feichei cooperated very well, "I will pay attention in the future."
In the past, after those Criminal were exposed, some of them also revealed their dark Personality, looking like they were broken, but at most their Expressions were terrifying, and Black Aura did not appear on their bodies...
Not the main characters, they don't even have the Qualification to have Black Aura.
"What about Ai?" Ran asked, "Could it be that you had a Hallucination? It's Better to go to Hospital to Check."
As a person hiding a Big Secret, Haibara Ai doesn't like to see Psychologists and others who like to explore people's Hearts. But after Looking at Chi Feichei, she felt that she needed to set an example, and nodded calmly, "I have to go to school Tomorrow, and I will go back to Doctor's place at Night. It's good to change the Environment. After a Period of Time, if I See that Woman's Ghost Shadow again, then I will go to Hospital to Check. If I don't See it, then it means that last night was a coincidence, and there's No Need to Trouble the Doctor again."
"Also Correct," Ran nodded, raised her Eyes and discovered that they were talking and were about to walk out of the Commercial Street, "Almost walked past..."
Saying that, Ran Looked at the Shop selling Drinks next to her, Turned Head and asked Chi Feichei, "Then let's go buy the Beer Father wants first. Brother Hissashi, what do you want to drink?"
"I'll Keep Company with Teacher and drink Beer," Chi Feichei said.
His Teacher's Alcohol Tolerance is not good. If he drinks Liquor with a high Alcohol Content, he will get drunk and start singing and dancing in a short while.
Ran arrived at the Shop selling Liquor, picked a pile of canned Beer and small bottles of Sake, and also bought Juice.
Chi Feichei, as the person with the best Stamina present, rightfully took over the Task of carrying the Bag.
"Are we going to buy Beef next?" Ran walked to a Streetside Shop in front of the refrigerator cabinet where Beef was placed, hesitating, "Steak doesn't go well with Beer, and we didn't buy Red Wine..."
Conan approached and Looked at the Price tag, "And the Price of Steak here is not Cheap either, although the Price here is not too exaggerated..."
Ran continued to hesitate, "But we already ate Fish last Night, and we have to change the taste today anyway. I Think it's Better to eat Beef, right? We can buy some ordinary Food Ingredients to make Beef Curry... But if we only eat Beef Curry, it feels too casual."
Conan: "..."
Never Mind, he was stupid to give Suggestions to a Woman who is buying Things.
Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai have a lot of Pocket Money, but they didn't offer to pay the bill themselves.
Ran offered to treat them to dinner. No Matter what they ate, they had no Opinion. Even if they cooked a Bowl of Clear Water Noodles, it would be Okay. Offering to pay the bill would change the meaning.
"Ran?" A Woman aside spoke out in surprise.
"Hey?" Ran Turned Head, and after Seeing the Woman, she smiled, "It's Miss Sachiko!"
Conan acted cute with a Child's Voice, "Older Sister Ran, who is she?"
"Didn't I lose my Student ID once?" Ran explained with a smile, "Miss Sachiko Nishimura helped me pick it up and send it back."
Conan remembered, "So it's this Older Sister."
"Here," the Shop Owner put the Tray on top of the Cabinet, letting Sachiko Nishimura Look at the Beef, "Are these two portions okay?"
"Yes, thank you," Sachiko Nishimura said gently to the Shop Owner, "Then I'll trouble you."
[Double Monthly Pass Activity from 29th to 31st, I'll save Manuscript Stockpile first, and update more tomorrow, asking for Monthly Pass from 29th to 31st...]
[End of Chapter]
