Hoshimiya Yuu looked curiously at Hitomi Kuujo, who was holding his arm. The criminal and the victim had matched up, but the underlying reason was drastically different from his memory.
In his memory, she had broken up with the blonde man and, driven by love turned to hate, chose to decapitate him at the place of their first date using the 'love token' he had given her.
Furthermore, none of their friends knew they had ever dated.
Thinking back, that scenario felt overly exaggerated and obsessive.
In comparison, the current situation—Hitomi Kuujo being relentlessly harassed by the blonde man, finally reaching her breaking point, and planning to use his own gift to dispose of him and start a new life—seemed much more plausible.
Hmm, that also explains why Hitomi Kuujo would try to frame someone else.
The Kogal was likely the blonde man's accomplice, so Hitomi Kuujo might have wanted to take revenge on her as well, ideally sending her to prison.
Speculation was still just speculation; he needed to ask her directly for the specifics.
"Miss…"
"Hitomi Kuujo. That's my name. You can call me Hitomi."
Hitomi Kuujo let go of his arm, her expression returning to its previous gentle state. "May I ask for your name, sir?"
"Hoshimiya Yuu."
Hoshimiya Yuu gave his name, then added, "I know you have many questions, Miss Hitomi. Here is my contact information. I'll explain everything to you later."
Hitomi Kuujo smiled. "I understand. Mr. Hoshimiya should go accompany the young lady first. Don't keep her waiting too long."
While they were talking, Ran had also noticed Hoshimiya Yuu.
However, seeing him talking to Hitomi Kuujo, she didn't interrupt.
Yet, watching the two of them interact so intimately, Ran inexplicably felt a little unhappy.
This emotion came extremely suddenly. By the time she realized it, she found it utterly baffling.
Hoshimiya Nii-san is getting close to a pretty girl. I should be happy for him. Why am I feeling unhappy?
"Ran, thanks for waiting."
After exchanging contact information with Hitomi Kuujo, Hoshimiya Yuu quickly walked over to Ran and said, "The roller coaster had a slight issue and is closed for the day. I'll have to ride it with you another time."
"What happened? Hoshimiya Nii-san, are you hurt?"
Suppressing the strange emotion in her heart, Ran asked with concern.
"It's nothing. No one was injured. The equipment just needs to be inspected, so they paused operation for today."
"That's good then."
Ran patted her chest, looking finally relieved.
"Hoshimiya Nii-san, where is Shinichi? Why hasn't he come out yet?"
"I don't know. He was right behind me." Hoshimiya Yuu looked back and only saw the glasses girl; Kudou Shinichi was nowhere in sight.
"Did you see the boy who was with me?" Hoshimiya Yuu and Ran walked over and asked the glasses girl.
The glasses girl pointed in the direction of the Ferris wheel and said, "That boy ran off that way just now. He seemed to be chasing those two men in black who rode the roller coaster with you."
Hoshimiya Yuu was stunned.
Damn it! I was so focused on stopping Hitomi Kuujo from killing that I almost forgot that the most critical event today was Conan's appearance.
No wonder the System hadn't given me a prompt. It turns out the fated event hasn't even concluded yet.
I wonder if Gin will still stop Vodka from shooting and choose to give Kudou Shinichi the drug, even without a murder case and police present.
"That deduction maniac…" Ran frowned, probably guessing what Kudou Shinichi was up to.
He must have discovered something and gone to track it down.
Thank goodness I invited Hoshimiya Nii-san today; otherwise, I would have been abandoned alone again.
Although she felt a slight annoyance, seeing Hoshimiya Yuu beside her, Ran's mood improved considerably.
"Ran, do we need to go look for Kudou?"
Hoshimiya Yuu asked with a frown.
This was his mistake. He focused too much on Hitomi Kuujo and forgot about Kudou Shinichi, the magnet for trouble.
It wasn't that he cared deeply about whether Kudou Shinichi lived or died, but without Conan's appearance, the world would undergo a massive change, and his advantage of knowing the plot—his 'prophet' status—would be entirely nullified.
Although his memories were currently vague, there was always a chance to recover them.
Even the vague memories were a huge help for interacting with the System's tasks and participating in fated events.
After all, no matter how fuzzy the memory was, after more exposure, he could still recall most of the key clues.
"Forget it, let him be. Shinichi is often like this. Let's just enjoy ourselves, the two of us."
The roller coaster was closed, but the park had many other attractions.
Since no murder had occurred, Ran's enthusiasm hadn't waned.
She pouted, grabbed Hoshimiya Yuu, and pulled him toward the fountain in the center of the park.