Chapter 446 Conan: He Wouldn't Know
After Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone, Saki Midorikawa asked, "Um... Should we go feed the Cat?"
"Let's go check first. This area is too noisy, and Apartment Buildings generally don't allow Pets, so Cats are rare," Chi Feichei said.
"Then let's go look." Saki Midorikawa casually chose a Direction and walked, unable to resist asking, "You... Why do you work so hard for the Organization? With your Condition, you should be able to enjoy Life, leisurely drink Afternoon Tea, and stroll through the Streets with a Pet every Day..."
"Then you'll find that kind of Life is actually meaningless," Chi Feichei interrupted, "Doing something, and improving oneself in the process, still leaves time for Afternoon Tea and strolling."
Saki Midorikawa lowered her Head and thought about it. Say So was also correct. She was also very free now, arranging her own Investigations, and occasionally she could wander around and drink Tea, even feeling bored sometimes. But with a Task on her shoulders, she couldn't relax completely, right?
It's like a job with flexible hours; you still have to worry about needing to work at any time.
The two strolled through the Streets and Alleys, but didn't see any sign of a Cat.
Chi Feichei did see a 'Little Fat Cat' though...
At the Intersection ahead, where there weren't many Cars, Genta stood alone in front of the Sidewalk, craning his neck to look at the Traffic Lights, then looking left and right as he crossed the Road, muttering something to himself, seemingly looking for a Shop.
As Chi Feichei looked over, a Motorcycle roared, running a Red Light and rushing towards Genta.
The person riding the Car was wearing Windproof Clothes, the Zipper pulled up high, wearing a Helmet, and leaning low, pushing the Car Speed very high. Seeing a Child ahead, they turned their head in shock, but showed no Sign of slowing down.
"Ah..." Saki Midorikawa couldn't help but gasp, suddenly feeling her hand empty.
"Lend me your Bag."
Chi Feichei took the Bag from Saki Midorikawa's hand and threw it directly.
The Motorcycle wasn't even near the Crosswalk yet when a Black Shadow suddenly flew in front of the person riding the Motorcycle, hitting their Helmet with a 'smack' sound, completely blocking their Line of Sight.
Genta was also so frightened that he fell to the ground, turning around and scrambling back onto the Sidewalk.
The Motorcycle wobbled for a moment, slowing down. Little Black, whose face couldn't be seen, didn't even glance at the Bag after it landed. He pushed off the ground with one foot, quickly turned the Motorcycle, accelerated again, and sped away, turning into another Street Corner.
Chi Feichei had already rushed to Genta's side, scoffing softly without saying anything.
Riding a Car so arrogantly...
If that Fellow had been any slower, he would have kicked him...
If he had been driving a Car, that Fellow would definitely have been sent flying...
If there had been bricks or something similar nearby, that Fellow would definitely be lying down already...
Seeing the Motorcycle leave, Genta slumped onto the Road, looking up at the person who had rushed to his side, "Thank you, Big Brother... Huh? Chi... Brother Chi?"
Saki Midorikawa also went to the Road to pick up her Bag and walked to Genta's side, "Is he alright?"
"Are you injured?" Chi Feichei asked Genta.
"No... I don't think so..." Genta was still a little dazed, looking down at himself, "But my legs are weak, I can't stand up..."
"Midorikawa, go get the Car," Chi Feichei handed the Car Key to Saki Midorikawa, then picked up Genta, "We'll wait for you on the Bench in front of that Shop over there."
"Ah, okay..." Saki Midorikawa took the Key, unable to resist looking at Genta, who was being lifted up by his collar with one hand, and hurriedly turned to leave.
She really wanted to remind Chi Feichei to be a little gentler with Children...
At least don't lift him with one hand, right? It looks so Weird...
Genta: "..."
He had always thought that only small people like Conan, Haibara, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko would be lifted around by Chi Feichei with one hand. He hadn't expected Chi Feichei to be able to lift him with one hand too...
But could he be put down? He was almost out of breath, and now he wanted to walk on his own...
What was choking his throat wasn't his collar, it was fate!
Chi Feichei carried Genta to the Bench, then went to the Vending Machine, bought a Bottle of Milk, twisted open the cap, and handed it to Genta, "Drink some Milk. Calcium is a Stabilizer for the Nervous System."
Genta recovered from the Speechless state of not being hit by a Car but almost being choked to death by Chi Feichei's lifting, took the Milk Bottle, "thank you, Brother Chi..."
"Tell me," Chi Feichei sat down beside him, "What happened?"
"Huh?" Genta was startled, his face flustered and unable to hide it, "N-Nothing happened."
Chi Feichei looked at the Street, "I'm not blind. That Motorcycle was Intentionally."
Genta was once again subjected to that cold Line of Sight, Speechless for a moment, and lowered his Head, "Y-Yes, I'm sorry, I can't say... If I tell other people, my Family and Friends around me will be killed!"
Chi Feichei turned his Head to look at Genta, "Including me?"
"Of course..." Genta
Genta suddenly paused, silently comparing Chi Feichei to that person in his mind, and then comparing the Criminals who had fallen before Chi Feichei to that person...
Huh?
With a backer here, what did he have to fear?
"When the time comes, do you want them boiled or fried?" Chi Feichei asked quietly.
"Grumble..."
Genta's stomach rumbled.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Genta: "..."
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment, "Genta, I was joking. You can't eat people."
Genta: "..."
He really didn't mean anything else. It's just that hearing 'boiled' and 'fried' suddenly made him a little Hungry...
"Genta?" In the distance, a short Woman walked over, "How did you run over here?"
"Ah, Mom..." Genta was startled, "It's nothing."
"Mr. Chi?" Genta's Mom recognized Chi Feichei, who had previously taken Genta home.
"Brother Chi, before you catch that Fellow, don't tell anyone else. I'll contact you again after School Dismissal tomorrow!" Genta hurriedly whispered a Sentence to Chi Feichei, jumped off the Bench and ran over, pulling the Woman towards the Street Corner, "It's nothing, I just saw Brother Chi and came over to say hello!"
"Huh? Then I'll go say hello..."
"No Need, Brother Chi has a Date later..."
"You Child..."
Chi Feichei watched the Mother and Child disappear into the Street, withdrew his Line of Sight, and thought for a moment.
Genta was so frightened. The Junior Detective League would definitely Get Involved. Another Incident?
Say So, it seems there is an Incident where Genta is being chased.
That Criminal is also quite stupid. He failed to Murder a Child for several Days and was finally caught...
Hmm? My Stance seems to have suddenly become a bit skewed.
A red Lexus stopped by the Street. Saki Midorikawa got out of the Car, stepped forward and handed the Car Key to Chi Feichei, looking around in Doubt, "Where's that Cub?"
"His Mother picked him up," Chi Feichei got up, "I'll take you Home."
...
The Next Day, school day.
At Teitan Elementary School, Genta still couldn't eat his Meals. Besides being worried and scared, he also had a faint expectation. After Meals, he quietly ran off to borrow the Landline Phone in Ms. Kobayashi's Office to Call.
"Genta is really acting strange," Mitsuhiko said.
"Yeah, he didn't even eat much Rice," Haibara Ai looked at the Meals Genta had left over.
Ayumi recalled, "He hasn't come to play with us for the past two or three Days, and he looks like he has Worries during Class too..."
"Could he be getting bullied by older kids?" Mitsuhiko guessed.
"Request, Genta is so big, no one would bully him," Conan said.
"If it's a Family Problem," Haibara Ai guessed calmly, "like his Parents arguing and wanting to divorce, then it's not good for us to interfere."
"Huh?" Ayumi was surprised, then stood up firmly and said, "Then we should at least comfort him!"
"That's right!" Mitsuhiko also stood up, dragging Conan towards Ms. Kobayashi's Office, "Let's go over there now!"
Outside the Teacher's Office, Haibara Ai, Conan, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko ran over and saw Sumiko Kobayashi secretly pressing her Ear to the Door, eavesdropping.
Seeing a Group of Children coming over, Sumiko Kobayashi quickly put a finger to her lips and 'shushed' them.
Ayumi quietly crept closer and whispered, "Teacher Kobayashi, eavesdropping isn't good."
"Because I want to know what's wrong with Genta," Sumiko Kobayashi explained in a low voice, "He wouldn't let me in there, so I had to eavesdrop Outside."
"Is it that his Parents are arguing and want to divorce?" Mitsuhiko quickly asked.
"No, it's not that. I'm a little worried about his State these past two Days. I went to his Home yesterday and saw that his Parents are running their Pub just fine," Sumiko Kobayashi said in Doubt, "But Genta seems to be afraid of something. According to his Mother, he hides under the Cotton Quilt and shivers as soon as he gets Home..."
Sure enough, there's a Problem!
Conan and the others also quietly pressed their Ears closer.
"I haven't told them yet..."
"It's hard to explain over the Phone Call..."
"Then wait for me until School Dismissal. Just wait for me over there..."
"Because I don't want them to know. It's better not to Get Involved them, right?"
"Okay..."
Outside the Door, a Group of people quickly darted to the side to hide.
A moment later, Genta opened the Door of the Office, stealthily peeked out, then went Outside, closed the Door, and left.
"Hmm..."
In the Shadow behind the Wall, Sumiko Kobayashi, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi touched their chins with serious faces, thinking.
"Sure enough, there's a Problem!"
"Could it be someone from Outside the School is threatening Genta?"
"Huh? What should we do?"
Conan thought for a moment, always feeling it was unlikely that someone would threaten an Elementary School Student, but Genta was indeed acting strange...
...
After School Dismissal, Genta didn't wait for the other members of the Junior Detective League. He left the Classroom first, ran to the Wall, intending to climb directly Outside the Wall.
Conan and the others watched, then left the School Gate together, went Outside the Wall, and silently squatted behind a Trash Can to lie in wait.
"What if the person Threatening Genta is a Violent Gang Member?" Ayumi was a little worried, "I didn't bring my Bottle of Chili Powder."
"Relax, with me here, nothing will happen," Conan said with Confidence.
Are his Anesthetic Needle and Power-Enhancing Shoes just for show?
And even if there are many of them, this is in the School Vicinity. As long as we stall for time, the Security Guard can rush over in time.
"What if Brother Chi finds out and thinks we acted without Preparation and gets angry?" Mitsuhiko was a little uneasy, always feeling a cold draft behind him.
"Then there's No Need to tell him," Conan said casually, "As long as we don't Say anything, he won't know."
"What if he Already knows?"
A calm young man's voice came from behind them.
"Impossible, he..." Conan froze.
This voice wasn't Mitsuhiko's, wasn't Ayumi's, wasn't Haibara's, but it wasn't unfamiliar either...
Haibara Ai, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko stiffened their Necks and slowly turned their Heads, and saw Chi Feichei squatting behind them at some unknown Time.
"Ap..." Mitsuhiko was so scared that he jumped up, taking two steps back with a terrified expression, "He appeared!"
Ayumi squatted in place, her small Face pale white, keeping her Head turned to look at Chi Feichei's Action.
Conan: "..."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Not to mention the two Children, they were all startled, and their Backs were still covered in cold sweat, okay?
Four people were squatting together whispering, and as a Result, there was suddenly one more person among them.
The person they were discussing, like a Ghost, had silently squatted behind them and even spoke to them...
(╥﹏╥)
Really scary!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 447 Violence in Charge Chi Feichei
Inside the Wall, Genta was trying to climb over the Wall to get out, climbing up, climbing, sliding, climbing... very Hard.
Outside the Wall, one adult and four Children squatted behind the Trash Can, silently staring at each other.
Conan, Haibara Ai, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi had countless Ideas flashing through their minds.
First, Chi Feichei used to wait for them at the Street Corner, how could he suddenly appear Outside the Wall of the School?
Secondly, there were four of them, even if they were Whispering and distracted, they shouldn't have been approached from behind without noticing, right?
Not a single Footsteps, not a single Movement...
Conan Silence.
Haibara Ai Silence.
Actually, was this a Dream?
Mitsuhiko and Ayumi were thinking a bit more, For Example... they had seen a Ghost!
"D-Don't... Don't eat us..." Ayumi said weakly, with a sob in her voice, after regaining her senses.
"I don't eat Humans." Chi Feichei Get Up and Go To the Wall, with a jump, he pulled himself up, flipped over, grabbed Genta who was struggling to climb the Wall, and jumped down the Wall again.
"Brother Chi, you've Already arrived..." Genta said helplessly.
He really No Need to be lifted...
"Huh?" Mitsuhiko stood up and looked at the two of them, "Could it be that Genta arranged to meet Outside the School earlier..."
"Was with Brother Chi?" Ayumi took over.
If This Is the Case, then it wasn't impossible for Chi Feichei to appear here.
Phew... then it wasn't a Ghost.
Haibara Ai still couldn't figure it out, "But how did you suddenly appear behind us?"
"I was Originally waiting for Genta over there." Chi Feichei Look To the Corner behind the Trash Can.
Under normal Circumstances, he absolutely couldn't sneak up behind four people, the other three were fine, but if he got close enough, Haibara Ai would definitely notice, But he was Already there, it was Conan and the others who didn't notice him...
After Genta was put down, he looked at the other four in surprise, "Why are you..."
"Because Genta has been Weird Recently," Ayumi explained, "and secretly making Phone Call to someone, we thought you were being threatened by someone Outside the School!"
"What exactly are you secretly doing with Brother Chi?" Mitsuhiko glanced at Genta.
Haibara Ai crossed her Arms, "If it's Just meeting with Brother Chi, you wouldn't be so scared that you hide in Bedding and shiver as soon as you get Home, right?"
Although Chi Feichei had always suppressed them, and occasionally scared them like Just Now, it shouldn't be scary enough to make them shiver even Afterwards going back Home.
Conan had a flash of Inspiration, "He wouldn't have told you a Horror Story, would he?"
"No," Genta tugged at the corner of Chi Feichei's clothes, and said anxiously, "Brother Chi, let's Go To quickly!"
Having Chi Feichei was enough to Handle the other party, why did he need Little Friend?
"Gen! Ta!"
Mitsuhiko and Ayumi's Gaze turned dangerous, Haibara Ai and Conan also stared at Genta.
"If you don't Say So, I'll look even more like a bad Man who threatens Elementary School Student." Chi Feichei also said.
"Okay," Genta helplessly compromised, seriously Look at the four Little Friend, "There is a Killer who wants to Murder me!"
Silence...
Chi Feichei was Speechless, that didn't count as a Killer, right?
Ayumi was stunned, "Would a Killer target Elementary School?"
Conan also Considered the Possibility, "Genta, did you misunderstand?"
Haibara Ai whispered to Conan, "Indeed, he's not you or me..."
"Last night I See someone riding a Motorcycle running a Red Light and rushing towards Genta," Chi Feichei said, "Intentionally, without slowing down."
Conan then became serious, if it was Chi Feichei's Judgment, then it should be right.
"Not only that, a few Days ago someone pushed me from the Sky Bridge," Genta said with Grievance, "This morning when I went to School and passed through the Tunnel, there were Footsteps following me all the time, I walked and he walked, I stopped and he stopped..."
"But, who exactly wants to Murder Genta?" Mitsuhiko asked with Doubt.
"Actually... Actually I See..." Genta then told the Matters.
Genta accidentally Saw a Criminal Robbers who continuously Robbery Woman and Old Person, But when he Saw the other party, the Police's Wanted Portrait had not yet been released.
When the Wanted Portrait was announced, it was Already a week later, and Genta had long forgotten where he Saw that Criminal Robbers.
He found the young Blonde Brother who Saw the Criminal Robbers with him at the time, wanting to Go To the Police Department together to provide Clue to the Police, But that Blonde Brother said he hadn't See any Criminal Robbers.
A Group of people walked on the Road while discussing this Matter.
Conan asked, "Did that Blonde Brother really See the Criminal Robbers?"
"Yes, when I See the Criminal, that Blonde Brother Seemingly sat next to me," Genta recalled, "I thought he should have See it."
"Seemingly?" Conan glanced sideways.
"I was very sleepy at that time," Genta explained vaguely, "When I regained consciousness, that Blonde Brother was sitting next to me."
"Where was the Criminal at that time?" Conan pressed.
Genta continued to be vague, "Seemingly there, and Seemingly not there..."
"Do you really not remember where you Saw the Criminal?" Mitsuhiko asked.
"Hmm..." Genta tried hard to recall again, "Don't remember."
"Sitting on a Chair while very sleepy?" Mitsuhiko pondered, touching his chin, "Sounds like in a Movie Theater..."
"Or on the Train..." Ayumi added.
Haibara Ai quietly tugged at the corner of Chi Feichei's clothes, waited for Chi Feichei to bend down, then leaned close to Chi Feichei's ear, and whispered, "Did we accidentally snatch your Goal?"
"No," Chi Feichei whispered, "This kind of person who Robbery Woman and Old Person may not have a Bounty, even if there is a Bounty, it's not Valuable."
The Police's Bounty Mission were generally Killer Fugitive, Criminal suspected of Robbery Extortion of large sums of Money, causing large Economy losses to others or the public, Robbers like this were mostly Wanted for Ordinary Person, when someone provides Clue, the Police can Handle it.
Even if it was thrown onto the Bounty Board, Feimo wouldn't report it to him.
To put it bluntly, this was a Criminal Robbers who exuded the Aura of a weak person, not Valuable, and the Police could Handle it, not worth him making a trip...
"But, now Genta's Life Safety is under threat." Haibara Ai said.
Ahead, Conan who was walking with Genta said Speechless, "Then the one who wants to Murder you should be that continuous Robbers Criminal, really... why didn't you tell the Police about being targeted by the Criminal?"
"Because... the Criminal Call," Genta repeated, "Say: If you Say So about seeing me, I will Murder you! Your Friend, Family don't even think about Life!"
"Ding!"
A Screw suddenly fell from the high sky above.
Mitsuhiko Turn Head and Look, "Huh? Such a big Screw..."
Then, an even bigger Black Shadow enveloped Genta, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Conan.
The Signboard of the Department Store beside the Street fell, a big 'R' Letter was kicked out before it hit the four Children.
"Boom!"
The Signboard smashed onto the Ground, slid a distance before stopping.
Genta, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, Conan silently Turn Head, Look at their 'violence' in charge Chi Feichei.
The fear on Genta's Face gradually disappeared, becoming calm, and he silently moved closer to Chi Feichei's side with Mitsuhiko and Ayumi.
Staying by Chi Feichei's side, especially gave them a Sense of security...
Conan also chuckled dryly in his Heart for a while, looked up at the top, then stepped forward and squatted down, Look at the Signboard, "The Electric Wire of the Neon Light on the Signboard has been cut, it should be someone Intentionally loosening the Screw, and worried that the Signboard would be hooked by the Electric Wire when it fell, so they cut the String as well..."
"If it's really like This Is, wouldn't people passing by here be hit?" Ayumi looked up at the top, "That's indiscriminate Murder."
"No, the Criminal's Goal is very clear," Haibara Ai also became serious, Go To the Gashapon Machine next to her, "Genta stands and Look at this Kamen Rider Gashapon Machine every Day when going Home, right?"
Mitsuhiko frowned, "If This Is goes on, if the Criminal chooses to strike when Brother Chi is Offline, Genta will be Murdered sooner or later!"
The Movement Just Now had Already attracted many Passersby to come and Look.
"Go To that Hamburger Shop and sit for a while," Chi Feichei lowered his voice, "Genta don't Look around, follow me, Ai and Conan, quietly pay attention to the people around, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi cover."
Conan Understood at once.
The other party knew Genta's Family's Phone Call, Address, School, and also understood Genta's habits after School Dismissal, indicating that there had been long-term Tracking Investigation, and now may be staring in the Vicinity.
There were many people on the Road, it's not easy to lock on to the Goal, But when they Go To that kind of Shop where there were not too few and not too many people, that person should also follow, and then Go To one or two more Place, if there was always one person who kept appearing around, basically they could lock on to the Criminal.
This was also the most basic Means of anti- Tracking.
...
Roadside Restaurant similar to Golden Arches Restaurant.
One Cup of Iced Coke per person on the Table, plus French Fries that Genta ordered to fill his stomach.
Conan drank a mouthful of Cola, without Looking around, whispered, "There are a total of three suspicious people who followed us in..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Another three...
The Number '3' was really common...
"That Uncle over there with a beard and wearing a blue and white striped T-shirt," Haibara Ai also whispered, "The Blonde Man wearing a Denim jacket sitting with his back to us and facing the Street..."
"And the Man wearing a Baseball Cap who is now picking up his Meal," Conan said seriously in a low voice, "None of the three people look much like the Wanted Poster."
Ayumi asked softly, "Genta, do you remember the Criminal's characteristics?"
"Any Clue will do." Mitsuhiko said seriously.
"I told the Police Officer, at that time he used his left Hand to hold the Cigarette when he smoked!" Genta said firmly.
"In other Words, that person is left-handed?" Ayumi pressed.
"Hmm..." Genta nodded, continued to recall, "Also, he wore a Black T-shirt with a white Skull Head on it... Ah?"
The three Children discovered that the young Man wearing a Baseball Cap who came to pick up his Meal was also wearing a Black and white Skull Head T-shirt, and immediately ran forward to question him.
But because his appearance and the Words on the T-shirt were different, he was denied by Genta again.
A Group of Children planned to Go To the Shop selling this kind of T-shirt to Check, and ran out of the Shop.
"Please, he has been using his right Hand to take Things Just Now, and he is not left-handed either." Conan said helplessly.
"Speaking of which, none of the three people who followed us into the Shop are left-handed." Haibara Ai added.
Chi Feichei followed with his Iced Coke in his Hand.
He had Already remembered this Case, it was very simple, taking the Children out for a Pastime, just treat it as relaxation.
A Group of Children went to the Shop selling T-shirts to ask.
The Criminal Genta Saw was wearing a T-shirt with the Words '202' written on it, But the Shop Assistant said they had never sold such a T-shirt.
"The Words on our T-shirts are mostly desperate Words like '1999', 'HELP', 'ESCAPE'," the Shop Assistant said with an awkward smile, "Wasn't there a Prophecy that 1999 was the End of the World? Our Inspiration comes from here."
Chi Feichei drank all the Cola, held the Cup in his Hand, preparing to throw it away later when he went out.
These people may not believe it if he said it, But there was also a 'Prophecy' of the End of the World in 2012.
There were also '2020 End of the World Theory', '2032 End of the World Theory', '2060 End of the World Theory'...
There are quite a lot of End of the World.
(End of Chapter)
"People who buy this kind of T-shirt, are there any who seemed suspicious?" Conan pressed.
"This... because it's already 2000, we stopped selling them a long time ago," the Shop Girl said helplessly, "And there are so many customers, I can't remember them all!"
After leaving the Shop, Chi Feichei threw the Cola Cup into a Trash Can by the Roadside, reminding, "Smoking is not allowed in some places."
They had drunk Cola and strolled the Street, it was time to finish up and go Home for dinner...
"Movie Theater probably isn't allowed," Ayumi recalled.
"Trains are also not allowed," Mitsuhiko said, "Then it wouldn't be on a Train."
Chi Feichei: "Mirror Reflection."
They haven't printed '202', could it be they haven't printed 'SOS' yet?
Ding!
The Clues in Conan's mind connected.
In other words, Genta saw the Criminal in Mirror Reflection, the other party wasn't actually smoking with his left hand, but his right hand, not a leftie!
"Genta plans to tell the Police in a week, and was then targeted for murder," Chi Feichei reminded again.
Initially, the Criminal didn't know Genta had seen him. A full week passed, and only after Genta planned to go to the Police Department to provide Clues did they start targeting Genta.
During this time, Genta only told one person about witnessing the Criminal, the Blonde Man he thought was also a witness.
There's a Mirror, a place that makes Genta drowsy, a place where you can smoke, the Wanted Poster of a Black Hair Man, who later became the Blonde Hair witness...
Genta saw the Criminal at the Barber Shop!
And while Genta was drowsy, the Criminal dyed his Hair from Black to Golden.
Conan understood, speechlessly looking up at Chi Feichei, "Next time, can you not give me such obvious Hints?"
Mitsuhiko: "..."
Obvious Hints? Where?
Ayumi: "..."
They still haven't figured it out.
Genta: "..."
These two are so unfair...
Conan silently huddled with the others in a Hoop, whispering a few words.
A moment later, Genta said loudly, "No, no! This time, you and Brother Chi are both wrong, it's not that Place!"
"Really?" Conan looked surprised, "I thought I guessed right..."
"If Holmes knew about your unrealistic guess, he would probably be speechless too," Haibara Ai said, secretly glancing at Chi Feichei, and finding Chi Feichei still looking calm, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Could Brother Hichiji cooperate and act a little?
"Sigh..." Conan sighed, looking dejected.
"It's okay," Mitsuhiko comforted pretentiously, "Even the wise can make a mistake..."
"Don't be discouraged!" Ayumi also followed up with comfort.
Chi Feichei Reach Out and patted Conan's Head, "Let's sort out the Clues again."
"Okay," Conan looked unwilling, following Chi Feichei Turn Around, "Genta, see you Tomorrow then! Tomorrow we will definitely find that Fellow!"
"See you Tomorrow." Haibara Ai waved her Hand and Turn Around.
Like School Dismissal before, after Conan and Haibara Ai left, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi continued walking towards the next Street Corner.
Genta looked around, ran to buy Ice Cream, and after separating from Mitsuhiko, stood in front of a French Restaurant, and Ayumi couldn't drag him away no matter what.
Just as Genta was dawdling all the way, three Police Car had already stopped near the Station Building.
In the Barber Shop on the seventh Floor, Sato Miwako, wearing a Wig and Disguise, was talking to the Shop Owner, "Don't be nervous, just identify him later, we will be right next to you."
"But, is it really okay to have Genta lure people over?" Wataru Takagi sweated, turning his Head to ask Chi Feichei.
"If we follow nearby, the Criminal will be Vigilance and it won't be convenient to catch him," Chi Feichei was still looking at the Wigs on the table rack in the Barber Shop, "If it's just luring people over, Genta can do it well."
Over there, the Elevator Door opened, after Mitsuhiko went out, he looked around, found someone, and quickly walked into the Shop, "Brother Chi! Ayumi should be separated from Genta now, are the Police ready?"
Sato Miwako put on Sunglasses, "Action immediately!"
A Group of Police Officers scattered, leaving two in the Barber Shop, two in the Shop Side next to the Barber Shop, Sato Miwako and another Police Officer took the Shop Owner to wait in the Elevator, while the remaining Police Officers scattered at the Entrance, Lobby, and each Floor of the Building on the First Floor.
Chi Feichei withdrew his Line of Sight from looking at the Wig.
That Fellow left riding a Car so arrogantly last night, he also wanted to Disguise himself, follow the Elevator, and beat the Man up before he was caught.
However, that person has an Impression of him, if he wants to get into the Elevator, in addition to Disguise, he also has to Play a Play, which is quite Troublesome.
Never Mind...
...
More than ten minutes later, the Elevator that came up opened, Conan looked at Chi Feichei.
Chi Feichei shook his Head, indicating that he refused Deduction.
Conan and the others stepped forward, and said the Reasoning to the Blonde Man.
"Hmph... Hahahaha!" The Blonde Man suddenly laughed Madly, flicking open the Knife that had been prepared in his Hand, and with the other Hand grabbed Genta beside him, "What a Joke!"
"Pa!"
Sato Miwako, who was wearing a Wig for Disguise, Reach Out and tightly Grab the Man's Wrist holding the Knife.
"You..." The Blonde Man turned his Head fiercely to glare at Sato Miwako, "You stinky Woman, don't meddle in other people's business!"
Suddenly, the Man felt his Hand become empty, turned his Head to Look, and found that Genta had been pulled Outside Elevator by a young Man.
He was no stranger to that Man, Black Clothes, Purple Eyes, very easy to remember features.
Especially that Face with no Expression, and the Matter of kicking the Signboard made of Iron and Plastic flying with one Foot, he remembered it even more clearly...
"You're really stupid," after Genta was safe, he directly started mocking, "If it was just to lure you to take the bait, why would I..."
Chi Feichei's Fist arrived.
The Blonde Man's Abdomen suffered a heavy blow, and he bent over.
Chi Feichei Grab his Head and pressed it down, lifted his Knee, and then let go of his Hand.
The Blonde Man's Face suffered a heavy blow, spurting Nosebleed and leaning backwards.
Chi Feichei Reach Out to Help press it for a moment.
Dong!
The Blonde Man's Back of Head smashed into the Elevator, and he slumped to the Ground with Stars in his eyes.
Chi Feichei withdrew his Hand.
A set of moves that flowed smoothly, with a bit of laziness, and ended the situation in less than 3 seconds.
"...Wandering around on the Street for so long..." Genta finished speaking blankly.
Terrifying, as expected of their violence specialist...
Sato Miwako was still holding the Man's Wrist, and it was precisely because Sato Miwako was holding one Hand and lifting him that the Man didn't lie down...
Chi Feichei turned his Head to Look at Sato Miwako, his Expression calm and natural, "Sorry, I don't know Grappling, and I wanted to Help again."
Even if he didn't mix into the Elevator, as long as he found the right Time, he could also move to hammer people.
"Uh..." Sato Miwako felt that Chi Feichei was Intentionally doing it, but looked at the Knife that fell on the Ground, and then looked at the Criminal who was just bleeding from his Nosebleed, raised her Head and said seriously, "It's okay, the Criminal was holding a Knife and wanted to take Genta hostage, it was very Danger, it is understandable that Mr. Chi wanted to Help subdue the Criminal."
Conan Half-Moon Eyes chuckled, but he could see that Chi Feichei held back, the laziness when he moved his Hands just now was not an Illusion, but Chi Feichei really didn't use force.
Incident resolved.
Police took the Man into the Police Car and left.
"Junior Detective League..."
"Another great victory!"
"Yay!"
Genta, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko cheered.
Mitsuhiko looked up again at Chi Feichei beside him, "Brother Chi, that..."
"Hmm?" Chi Feichei squatted down, making it easier for Mitsuhiko to talk to him.
"What you practice is not Karate, right?" Mitsuhiko asked in a low voice, "What Fighting Techniques is it? I... I... Actually I..."
"I learned a wider range of things," Chi Feichei thought for a moment, "Mainly Chinese Martial Arts, and I also learned a little bit of other Fighting Techniques, usually I take Action depending on the Situation..."
In the Rear, Haibara Ai saw Chi Feichei being held up by Mitsuhiko, glanced at Conan, "It's really good that the Culprit is not a leftie."
"Ah?" Conan was stunned.
"If it was them, they should have dealt with me before killing Genta," Haibara Ai's Expression was heavy, "So I also felt that it couldn't be them, so..."
"Hey, the 'them' you are talking about," Conan's Expression also became serious, "Could it be..."
"If you still Don't Know, it's best to remember this Matter now," Haibara Ai's voice was soft but serious, "Gin is also a leftie."
Conan's Face changed slightly, and he recalled Gin's image in his mind again.
Indeed, whether it was when he saw him smoking, or the last time Sniping on the Building Top, Gin used his left Hand!
"Then about Rye this..."
Before Conan could finish asking, Haibara Ai had already sunk her Face, stepped forward and walked towards Chi Feichei who was squatting in front of Mitsuhiko, "Brother Hichiji, Edogawa previously asked us to take Action privately without preparation, and also Intention to instigate us to hide it from you, shouldn't we deal with it?"
Conan: "..."
Can't he just not mention it...
Chi Feichei turned his Head to the side, looking at Conan.
He has been kindly and patiently guiding this Group of Kids to pay attention to Safety again and again, but Conan dared to instigate unprepared Action, and also instigate other Child to join forces to hide it from him, it is indeed not right to condone it.
"I promise, I will never do it again in the future." Conan obediently admitted his mistake.
"Am I wrong to ask you to do that?" Chi Feichei asked calmly.
Conan was stunned, and suddenly felt ashamed.
He had to admit that Chi Feichei asking them to be prepared before taking Action was absolutely correct, which could reduce the Danger encountered by that Group of Kids who like to court death, but he actually took the lead in destroying it...
What should he Say now? Should he give another deep self-criticism?
Genta, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko quietly looked at Conan.
"Next time we go Camping, you are responsible for buying Water." Chi Feichei said, Get Up from in front of Mitsuhiko, indicating that this Matter was over.
Conan: "..."
Just like that?
No way, he can't get over it in his heart, can you give a heavier punishment?
Chi Feichei just let him go like this, making him feel guilty and Uncomfortable, feeling uncomfortable all over.
"Okay, Conan," Ayumi saw Conan was unhappy, and comforted, "It's just buying Water for everyone next time we go Camping."
"This is already very good, what are you still unhappy about?" Genta said speechlessly.
"That's right," Mitsuhiko said seriously, "Even if you are like this, next time we go Camping, we won't Help, and we will also supervise you."
Conan: "..."
This Group of Kids doesn't understand him! He...
He is just...
Never Mind, Haibara definitely knows he didn't mean that.
Haibara Ai met Conan's resentful Line of Sight, wanting to Say something but stopped, and finally didn't Say anything, Turn Around and followed Chi Feichei.
Being able to make Conan explode with Uncomfortable feeling...
Brother Hichiji is really someone you can't afford to offend...
Chapter 449 Mori Kogoro: Thank You...
Two days later.
On the Forest Trail, dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, scattering on the ground.
Mouri Ran held Haibara Ai's hand, walking on the road, and said with a smile, "The air is so fresh! We should come out for walks more often, right, Ai?"
"Mm..." Haibara Ai was Expressionless.
What kind of karma is this...
"Huh? There are flower bushes over there," Mouri Ran lowered her head and asked Haibara Ai, "Whether or Not to take a Photo?"
Haibara Ai: "No."
"Then... we'll talk about it later." Mouri Ran felt regret in her heart and couldn't help but secretly glance at Haibara Ai again.
Haibara Ai understood the subtext - 'Next time there's a beautiful view, I'll ask you Whether or Not to take a Photo again'.
The beginning of the Matters started from Chi Feichei picking her up from Doctor Agasa's House early in the morning.
Chi Feichei bought her a Skirt that was said to be very Suitable for Forest Bathing.
A Dress with irregular edges.
The length reached her calves, with tulle Skirt Hem that looked like Leaves falling, at first glance it was white, but in fact it was dyed in very light Rainbow colors, each piece of Skirt Hem was a different Color.
Plus the fluffy feeling created by layers of tulle...
In Mouri Ran's Words, it was - like a little fairy in the Forest.
She couldn't resist at the time, so she wore it.
Because the tailoring, dyeing, and Style were all exquisite, not to mention how much Money Chi Feichei spent to buy it, any Woman who saw it couldn't resist the Charm of this Little Dress, okay?
Anyway, since they were going to the Forest, and there weren't many people, it didn't matter if she dressed conspicuously... right?
Initially, although she also felt a little unaccustomed, she was still secretly pleased, until she met Mouri Ran, she was hugged by Mouri Ran, then took a Car to Gunma, then to the Forest, Mouri Ran seemed to have forgotten that there was also a Conan, holding her hand and not letting go, painstakingly trying to take Photos of her...
"Ai... sitting on the Lawn to take Photos is also nice." Mouri Ran saw a patch of Grass, and looked down at Haibara Ai again.
Tea-colored wavy hair, lake-blue Eyes, plus a beautiful Little Dress, really... (≧▽≦) So cute!
Ahhh... like a Doll! She Decided that she would raise a Daughter in the future! Give her Daughter a cute Hairstyle, dress her in a Skirt like a little fairy, and then kiss and hug her every day, take Photos together, those Days would be simply too wonderful. Child's father? No, no, the child's father is no longer important...
"Sorry, I don't want to take Photos." Haibara Ai refused with a black line on her forehead, silently looked at Conan behind her, asking for help, could Famous Detective please pester Mouri Ran like before?
Conan followed Chi Feichei, completely not noticing Haibara Ai's Gaze for help, "Brother Chi, are you tired?"
Alas, guilt still hasn't Subsided, inexplicably wanting to curry favor with Chi Feichei and act cute.
"Are you tired?" Chi Feichei asked.
"No, not really..." Conan chuckled dryly, and sighed in his Heart. Could you blame him a little... please blame him!
Haibara Ai turned her Head and saw Conan following Chi Feichei like this, Silence.
Edogawa has also changed, don't you want your Ran anymore?
She really can't take Photos, it would be terrible if they spread... please save her!
Mouri Ran also Turn Head and looked at Conan, and asked Haibara Ai curiously, "Do you want to take Photos with Conan together?"
"Huh?" Conan was confused.
"No." Haibara Ai denied decisively.
Mouri Ran nodded seriously, "Conan's outfit today is not handsome enough, taking Photos with Ai will be very Weird..."
Conan: "..."
Don't be so subtle, he Understood, it means that if he wears this outfit and takes Photos with Haibara Ai, it will lower the level of the Photos, right?
Arrows of arrows pierced his Heart, hurting so much that he couldn't Breath.
"If I had known earlier, I would have prepared a set of nicer Clothes for Conan..." Mouri Ran regretted again.
"Although Ai's outfit is very nice, you don't have to keep clamoring about taking Photos," Mori Kogoro, wearing Sunglasses, followed lazily behind, "You've already asked twenty-five times along the way, if she wants to take Photos, she will take the initiative to bring it up, Children have Rebellious Mentality, if you keep mentioning it, she might not want to take them instead."
Haibara Ai breathed a sigh of relief in her Heart, finally someone was speaking up for her, and it was still the most unreliable Uncle usually. Thank you, Uncle...
"I want to take Photos and show them to Sonoko too, and Ai is so cute, it's such a Pity not to take a Photo and save it!" After Mouri Ran retorted, she didn't mention taking Photos again, Turn Head and asked Chi Feichei, "By the Way, Brother Hichiji, where did you buy the Skirt?"
Mori Kogoro sized up his Daughter and Considered for a moment, "This is Children's wear, you can't even wear the largest size."
Mouri Ran Half-Moon Eyes: "..."
She can't wear it, but she wants to buy it and collect it, can't she let her Daughter wear it in the future...?
Chi Feichei took Conan and followed Mouri Ran, "Look at the very bottom corner of the light Purple Skirt Hem."
"Huh?" Mouri Ran bent down to look at Haibara Ai's Skirt Hem, and finally found the embroidered word 'Field' at the very bottom corner of a tulle Skirt, because it was also very light Purple embroidery thread, if you didn't look carefully, you really couldn't see it, "Isn't Field only for Adult wear?"
"Brother Chi, does Field Group intend to enter the Children's wear industry?" Conan also asked curiously.
"No," Chi Feichei continued to walk forward, "This is what I gave the Design Blueprint for and had Britain rush to make, only one was made."
Mouri Ran: "!" Σ(っ°Д°;)っ Brother Hichiji's Design Blueprint?! Conan was also surprised, is Chi Feichei this Fellow... omnipotent?
Haibara Ai was also a little surprised, lowered her head and looked at her Little Dress, it was good that she hadn't refused to wear it before, it was too weighty.
"Ayumi's also has one," Chi Feichei continued, "There are pink three-dimensional Little Flower sewn from the Shoulder to the Waist, going halfway around and then to the Skirt Hem, the Skirt body is also white tulle, Suitable for attending Banquets, they are all Drafts that I usually draw casually, I asked if they could make them over there, and they made them..."
"Re-Really..." Mouri Ran imagined it in her mind, just thinking about it made her feel it should be beautiful, and judging from the Style of Haibara Ai's Little Dress, it would definitely be very ethereal too.
"Originally, I also Intentioned to draw one for Conan, Genta, and Mitsuhiko, but I'm not very good at it, I can't draw it, so I gave up," Chi Feichei said, "For men's wear design, my Mother is better at it, but she doesn't have much Time to Call me, I'll talk to her another Day when I contact her."
That's true. His Formal Dress are basically the designs his Old Mom gave, anyway, Field also has clothing design and production, just give the designs to people to make, and he Guess his Old Dad's side is about the same.
"No Need to be so Troublesome." Conan was a little flattered.
Mouri Ran smiled, and said with longing, "When I have Time, I want to See Ayumi's Skirt, if she can wear it with Ai, it would be even better, looking at this kind of Skirt, I even want to go back ten years!"
Conan, Haibara Ai: "..." What can they Say, who have Already regressed by ten years?
"Stop daydreaming!" Mori Kogoro ruthlessly shattered his Daughter's Fantasy, "By the Way, when will we arrive? Since Brother Hichiji has a Car, wouldn't it be fine to drive there? Why do we have to walk a roundabout Road in the Forest..."
"What does it Matter?" Mouri Ran retorted, "Anyway, we can reach the Hotel we are going to by walking through the Forest, and besides, it's still very early from the Promised Time."
Mori Kogoro looked resentful, "I want to get there earlier, and then take a leisurely Hot Bath..."
"And you're still talking, why do you keep wearing Sunglasses? It will leave a bad Impression on people!" Mouri Ran reminded him.
"You're so stupid! How can I let people know that the dignified Mori Kogoro's eyelid was stung by a Mosquito and got a big bump?" Mori Kogoro pushed up the Sunglasses on his nose, covered his swollen eyelid, and showed an admiring perverted smile, "Besides, if there are Famous Detective fans of mine in that Hotel, wouldn't I be a laughingstock?"
The perverted smile didn't last for two seconds, Mori Kogoro was tripped by a small Stone Statue that had fallen on the Road and lunged forward.
Beside him, Chi Feichei Reach Out his Hand subconsciously and pulled him.
Mori Kogoro's Face instantly turned green, "..." Thank You, but his throat was choked by his collar...
"Sorry." Chi Feichei let go of his Hand.
Mori Kogoro fell forward, Face down on the Ground: "..." Thank You, giving him another Opportunity to fall.
Haibara Ai, Mouri Ran, Conan: "..." It's quite awkward.
Chi Feichei: "..." This... After being pulled, didn't Teacher Mouri Consider getting up quickly by Oneself? If Mori Kogoro had steadied himself after being pulled, even if he let go, it wouldn't have been like this. This Responsibility... he doesn't want to take it.
Mori Kogoro sat up by Oneself, glanced at Chi Feichei gloomily, wouldn't this kid help him up by his Arm? Why did he have to pull his collar, and let go after pulling once, it's simply deadly... But this Disciple was staring at him with an Expressionless face, he felt it was inappropriate to say any complaints.
Silently looking at the Stone Statue that caused him to be tripped... Hmm? This he can complain about!
"Which immoral Ghost put the Rock here?!"
"This..." Mouri Ran squatted down beside him, "It's a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I Don't Know why it fell on the Road, we have to quickly help it up..."
Just as Mouri Ran and Conan were about to help up the Stone Statue, a Car that came from behind braked to a stop beside them.
"Don't move! Put it down quickly!" the person in the Car shouted, "If you help up that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, you will all be Cursed!"
Chi Feichei and the others Turn Head.
It was an acquaintance, Shancun Cao, the rookie Police Officer from Gunma Prefecture...
"Ah!" Shancun Cao drove the Car forward a little, passed Mori Kogoro and the others before stopping, leaned out of the Car Window, staring at Haibara Ai Roadside with shining Eyes, "So there really is a Forest Princess in the Forest!"
Haibara Ai silently Dodged behind Chi Feichei, another weird Uncle appeared again...
"But, this Forest Princess looks a bit familiar..." Shancun Cao recalled with a serious Face, "Let me think, it seems like..."
"Police Officer Shancun." Chi Feichei spoke up to remind Shancun Cao not to ignore them. This rookie Police Officer... clearly saw Haibara Ai at the Hotel last time.
"Huh?" Only then did Shancun Cao notice the others, "Isn't this Famous Detective Mori Kogoro who was almost arrested by me last time?"
"What are you Say So..." Mori Kogoro was Speechless.
"What Wind blew you here today?" Shancun Cao asked proactively.
Mori Kogoro Turn Head to look ahead, "I just happen to have some Matters, I'm going to the Sunflower Inn ahead."
"You're not going to investigate the Victim in the red Coat with an unknown Identity, are you?" Shancun Cao asked again.
Mori Kogoro nodded in surprise, "Yes..."
"I'm also going to the Sunflower Inn because of this Case this time!" Shancun Cao introduced very proactively, "That Corpse was discovered in this 'Head God Forest', 'Head God' is the Plague God that causes headaches, if people with Worry walk into this Forest, they will be confused by the Head God and unable to get out of this Forest, so this place is also a Suicide holy site!"
"Sui-Suicide holy site?" Mouri Ran felt a chill down her back.
"According to Say So, there probably aren't many people in the World who can get out of this Forest." Chi Feichei said. If that's really the case, this place would have become famous and been sealed off long ago. Besides, there's a Death God beside him, bringing death wherever he goes, what's there to be afraid of Head God?
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Shancun Cao still thought Chi Feichei was worried about them not being able to get out of Head God Forest, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, don't worry! The stone statue you were about to lift just now is the Pre-Fallen Jizo used to suppress Evil Spirit. As long as you don't lift it up, it's fine, but it's said that if you lift it up, it will attract Evil Spirit, so it has been lying there since before!"
Mouri Ran took a step back in fright.
Shancun Cao smiled again and said, "Since we are all going to Sunflower Inn, then let me give you a ride!"
"No..." Mori Kogoro was about to refuse, but Mouri Ran had already quickly opened the Back Car Door and sat down.
Shancun Cao also quickly got out of the car, and in front of Haibara Ai, earnestly Reached Out and bowed, "Princess, please!"
Haibara Ai: "..."
Is this Police Officer really okay in the head?
A Group of people got into the Car.
Mori Kogoro went to the Passenger Seat, Chi Feichei held Conan, and squeezed into the Back Seat with Mouri Ran and Haibara Ai.
"Oh my, I didn't expect to see the Forest Princess, how lucky!" Shancun Cao continued to be excited.
"Actually, Ai is a Sacrifice who has been dressed up beautifully." Chi Feichei told a Joke.
"Huh? Mr. Chi has also heard of that Legend?" Shancun Cao was a little surprised, and then said to himself, "I heard this from my Grandmother. Unlike the Fairy Tale of the Forest Princess Overseas, the Legend of the Forest Princess here says that a long time ago, there was a Little Girl who was treated as a Sacrifice, dressed in a Gauze Skirt as beautiful as a Rainbow, and dressed up beautifully, and was offered to the Evil God in the Forest. The Little Girl was eaten by the Evil God that night, but her Soul transformed into the Forest Princess who fights against the Evil God of the Forest..."
Haibara Ai glanced sideways.
Speaking of which, Brother Hichiji, did he already know this Legend...?
Conan glanced sideways.
And dressed Haibara up like this...
Mori Kogoro glanced sideways.
This kid...
Mouri Ran glanced sideways.
His Idea is a bit scary...
Chi Feichei: "..."
Do you believe this is a coincidence?
Sacrifice or something was just something he said casually.
"Mr. Chi is willing to offer his Younger Sister, I think the villagers here will thank you!" Shancun Cao said with a smile.
Chi Feichei lowered his head and asked Conan, whom he was holding, "How many years for assaulting a Police Officer?"
Conan: "..."
"Assaulting a Police Officer?" Shancun Cao took over the conversation, "Let me think..."
"Never mind, just say how many years for killing someone." Chi Feichei said.
"Well... that would be Murder," Shancun Cao seriously pondered, "Even with leniency, it's 15 years, and it also depends on whether it's a planned crime, whether the circumstances are bad enough, and whether there is a Surrender..."
"Then what if I smashed him to death with the Pre-Fallen Jizo stone statue?" Chi Feichei asked.
"That would be a bit bad," Shancun Cao said, "And that's not okay, it will cause the Jizo stone statue to be attached by vengeful Spirit, and maybe some terrible Monster will be born..."
Mori Kogoro felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. Even he understood what Chi Feichei meant, okay? With such a Police Officer, he was really worried for the people of Gunma Prefecture, "Cough, let's talk about the Case."
"Ah, okay..." Shancun Cao then turned to talk about the Case.
Mori Kogoro listened quietly for a while, "Oh? The one who discovered the Corpse was an employee of Sunflower Inn?"
"Yes, I heard it was that employee who found it when he went to pick Wild Vegetables," Shancun Cao became more serious, "But that Corpse is very Weird..."
Mouri Ran felt a little creeped out again.
"Weird?" Mori Kogoro asked further, "What's Weird about it?"
"He clearly had a Car Key on him, but no Driver's License," Shancun Cao recalled, "He had Cigarette, but no Lighter or Match, and, he died in the Summer, but he was wearing a Sweater for Winter."
"How do you know he died in the Summer?" Conan couldn't help but ask.
"Because the deceased's Backpack contained Fresh Milk and Red Bean Bun," Shancun Cao replied, "The expiration date is exactly July 12th, four years ago. Although the Fresh Milk and Red Bean Bun in the Backpack were smashed when the deceased fell to the ground, there was also a Receipt in his Wallet for purchasing these Things at a Convenience Store nearby, so it should be correct!"
"Fell?" Mori Kogoro was puzzled.
"The deceased's Neck had a Rope around it, and there was also a Tree Branch next to him that the Rope was tied to," Shancun Cao said, "That Tree Branch probably broke after the deceased hanged himself..."
"It sounds like just a normal Suicide Case..." Mori Kogoro said, touching his chin.
Chi Feichei lowered his head to look at Conan, and found that Conan was also looking up at him.
They exchanged glances, both of them were people who had noticed something was wrong.
Chi Feichei remembered this was an Incident, but his Impression of the Culprit was a bit vague.
However, judging from Shancun Cao's description, it can also be inferred that: this person definitely did not commit Suicide. Even if it was Suicide, someone had been to the Corpse's side after the person died, took away some Things, and also left some Things to confuse the Time of Death.
"Yes," Shancun Cao also agreed with Mori Kogoro's deduction, "So I want to go and ask the Hotel employee again, to see if he knows what's going on with those Weird things. And you? Mr. Mouri, why did you go there?"
"Oh, it's because the Boss of that Hotel said that he had seen that Man wearing red clothes and with long Hair, so..."
Mori Kogoro's Words were interrupted by Shancun Cao's exclamation before he could finish speaking.
"What?! When did that happen?"
"He said it was in October five years ago, when that Man wearing a Coat suddenly visited the Hotel and said to the Hotel Boss..." Mori Kogoro recalled.
[I'll give you 100,000 Japanese Yen, please keep this Briefcase and this Letter for me... A year later, even if I'm dead, I will come to get it!]
"Briefcase and Envelope?" Conan was puzzled.
"Yes, that Man seemed to say to him, 'A year later, if I come to get it, give me the Briefcase, if someone else comes to get it, give him the Envelope.' Although it's not certain whether the Corpse found is that Man wearing a red Coat, but..." Mori Kogoro said, touching his chin, "He seemed to repeatedly urge the Hotel Boss not to forget his red Coat and long Hair, so it should be him."
"What exactly is going on? In the Autumn five years ago, that Man gave Things to the Hotel Boss, saying that even if he died, he would come back to get them. About a year later in the Summer, when he planned to come back here to get Things, he committed Suicide in the Forest," Shancun Cao said, scaring himself, "Haha... that Man is so stupid, how can he get Things when he's dead..."
"That's why the Boss of that Hotel asked me to investigate!" Mori Kogoro roared with unbearable anger, "Because he took the Man's Money and promised the Man not to tell the Police, so he has been keeping it a secret."
"Uncle," Conan asked aloud, "What about that Briefcase? In the end, no one came to get it?"
"No, I heard that the day after that Fellow put Things at the Hotel Boss's place, a Man claiming to be his agent came," Mori Kogoro said, "That Man was wearing a Hat and Sunglasses, and had a full Beard. Although the Boss was a little hesitant, he still followed the red-clothed Man's instructions and gave him the Envelope. But after he took out the Letter from the Envelope and looked at it, he angrily tore the Letter to pieces and threw it into the Trash Can, and never came back after leaving the Hotel..."
"Th-Then what exactly was written on that Paper Strip?" Shancun Cao stammered and asked.
"Hmm... the Hotel Boss was also very concerned, so he picked up the Paper Strip Fragments from the Trash Can and pieced them back together. There were only seven Characters written on that Letter," Mori Kogoro's Eyes under his Sunglasses stared directly at Shancun Cao, "Seven red Characters that looked like they were written in Blood... 'I will Curse you to die!'"
"Ah!" Mouri Ran finally picked up Haibara Ai beside her and screamed.
Haibara Ai: "..."
She's really not a Doll...
Shancun Cao was frightened by the scream and almost overturned the Car, slamming on the brakes to stop.
Mori Kogoro almost lunged into the Car Window, sat up and said speechlessly, "Seriously, if you're scared, then don't come!"
"It's okay," Conan comforted Mouri Ran, "As long as we get the Boss to show us that Briefcase, we can solve the mystery."
"Th-That Briefcase contains..." Shancun Cao looked terrified, "It wouldn't be that Man's long Hair, would it?"
"Ah—!" Mouri Ran screamed again in fright.
"It might also be filled with Bottles, and the Bottles are filled with Fingers or Eyeballs." Chi Feichei said in a calm Tone.
Confirmed, it seems Shancun Cao also grew up with Horror Story from his grandparents' generation...
Mouri Ran: "Ahhh! Brother Hichiji, stop it, don't say anymore!"
"Don't say anymore." Haibara Ai, who was being hugged tightly by Mouri Ran, also said helplessly.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Okay, he originally wanted to talk about stories like piecing together Beauty skin...
...
They finally arrived at the Hotel. A Hotel employee helped Shancun Cao park the Car. A Group of people walked in and learned about the Situation from Urakawa Eiji, who discovered the Corpse.
The Corpse was discovered when Urakawa Eiji went to pick Wild Vegetables.
In this Hotel, there are three people who take turns to pick Wild Vegetables: the Boss Todata Horo, Urakawa Eiji, and Jinbo Masao, who went to park the Car.
Every year before the summer vacation, this Hotel will close down and hold an Employee Trip. And every time they return from the Travel, Urakawa Eiji is responsible for picking Wild Vegetables. Because there are many people who commit Suicide in this Forest, Urakawa Eiji is not the first time to discover a Corpse.
This time, when Urakawa Eiji discovered the long-haired, red-clothed Man's Corpse, the Corpse had already become a pile of Skeleton.
"If there was a legendary Forest Princess, maybe the Suicide Situation here would be better..." Urakawa Eiji looked at Haibara Ai and couldn't help but Sigh.
They urgently need a Forest Princess!
Haibara Ai silently hid behind Chi Feichei.
Why does she feel it's very Danger to stay here?
These People wouldn't suddenly have a weird Idea and drag her to be a Sacrifice, would they?
It's best to follow their violence 담당 and not be alone.
Mori Kogoro didn't say anything. Looking at his apprentice who could shatter Cement Utility Pole with his bare hands, he didn't need to worry, "Since it's Suicide, it seems I don't need to show up..."
"Huh?" Urakawa Eiji was puzzled, "Isn't this gentleman wearing Sunglasses a Police Officer?"
"Ah, no," Shancun Cao immediately introduced, "This is the Famous Detective who even Little Girl who want to hide Things are afraid of! He..."
"He is Mr. Mori Kogoro's Companion, right?" Urakawa Eiji said with a smile, "Mr. Mouri seemed to have said before that he would bring four more people over, we have been waiting for you!"
Mori Kogoro was stunned, "Companion?"
"No, you've got it wrong," Shancun Cao said, "This is..."
"Mr. Mouri arrived one step earlier than you, he is waiting for you in the Room!" Urakawa Eiji said excitedly.
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