Ye Gengyi quickly sorted out the investigation direction of the incident.
Change it to ten minutes ago, when I didn't see that look.
He will definitely use this as a reason to reiterate the suggestion of bringing Kudo Shinichi back to Yoneka Town for treatment as soon as possible.
But now... the case is no longer important. He needs to confirm the identity of the other party and who is hiding in the forest and peeping here at this moment.
"In other words, Makoto Yada has really been missing for half a year..."
Beside him, Hattori Heiji was still thinking about the identity of the person who sent him the letter and Kudo Shinichi's wrong reasoning.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her early 40s, wearing rimless glasses, business attire, and a bun, and wearing high heels that clicked, came here inexplicably. in a room.
See everyone's doubts.
Her eyes stayed for a moment on Moori Kogoro, Ye Genichi and Kudo Shinichi. Her lips covered with brightly colored lipstick were slightly raised and she introduced herself:
"I am Kawachi Fukasato, a reporter from Toto Newspaper. Forgive me for coming uninvited, but... you don't seem to be very clear about the motive of Hihara Village Chief's suicide."
Why do newspaper reporters come here?
Well...it was enough time to drive to the village from the time Kudo Shinichi was fished out of the lake.
Speaking of conspiracy theories, it cannot be ruled out that someone dislikes Kudou Shinichi and wants to expose his amnesia.
Ye Gengyi took a few steps forward, came to the newspaper reporter, and detected the signal wave frequency on the other person's body at close range, and asked at the same time:
"Can you please elaborate?"
"Oh, of course..."
Fukasato Kawauchi said: "Kudo Shinichi's reasoning a year ago was that the former village chief Hihara Takitoku was diagnosed with cancer during a physical examination in the hospital, so he gave up on himself and finally broke down and killed his wife, and then he also committed suicide by jumping off the building."
"Is there any problem with this?" Hattori Heiji frowned: "You don't mean to say that the cancer is fake, do you?"
"That's right. You were right. But the cancer is not fake, but a benign tumor that can be treated. It can be cured with surgery. I heard that the village chief was very happy when he heard the news... "
The female newspaper reporter showed an expression of 'discovering big news' and said with a 'haha' smile: "Do you think such a person would choose to commit suicide?"
"how so?!"
When everyone heard this answer, they were more or less puzzled and stunned.
A doubtful point that could be thought of casually, turned out to be a fatal flaw in Kudo Shinichi's reasoning?
Something went wrong, and it didn’t even require too much scrutiny...
Assuming this is all, it is impossible for the police to adopt Kudo Shinichi's reasoning when the clues are so obvious.
"Hey! Kudo, what on earth is going on!"
Hattori Heiji was very excited, grabbed Kudo Shinichi's shoulders, and kept shaking him.
He couldn't believe that the other party would make such stupid reasoning.
"I don't know, I really can't remember anything." Kudo Shinichi covered his head, his expression particularly gloomy.
"Now I understand why this boy is unpopular with the villagers." Mouri Kogoro curled his lips.
"Yes," the female newspaper reporter said with a playful tone: "After all, in the eyes of the villagers, Kudo Shinichi is a bastard who can neither solve the case nor bring shame to the village chief's reputation."
"We will discuss the title of Kudo Shinichi later. But since everyone thinks there is something wrong with the case, in one year, no one wants to go and track down the real murderer?"
Ye Gengyi stopped the topic that was gradually leaning towards condemnation, looked at the short-haired girl, and said: "With all due respect...it doesn't seem like the people here will be affected by Kudo Shinichi's fame, or do you think of Kudo Shinichi's reputation?" The hatred and respect for the Japanese village chief are just superficial? In fact, there is no intention to find the real murderer? "
"Yes, yes..."
Yuan Shan and Ye Xisi were extremely frightened and said with trembling voices: "If the village chief did not commit suicide, then where is the murderer hiding?"
Talking about this matter, the short-haired girl trembled all over, couldn't help lowering her head, and her voice became particularly low: "That's because we are all guessing that maybe the person who killed the Japanese village chief and his wife was the one living in the forest. That guy..."
"God of Death?" Ye Geng read out the name.
"Ah...you, how do you know?!" The short-haired girl instinctively took half a step back.
"Death God? What is that?" Hattori Heiji was even more confused.
"That's a story that has been passed down in the village a long time ago."
Officer Chengshan explained: "When I was very young, I heard from my elders that you should never look into each other's eyes when you meet in the forest, otherwise you will attract bad luck and be taken away by the god of death."
When you were a kid?
A story from at least thirty or forty years ago? You can't look directly into the eyes... Well, although it feels very mysterious, and I'm not sure whether the person hiding in the forest and peeping here is the 'Death God', but if I can find it, it's best to use a sneak attack from behind and make a quick decision. strategy...
Ye Gengyi thought about it and asked: "Since it involves a murder case, is the Death God a rumor or does it have any basis?"
Mouri Kogoro's face was full of helplessness, "Oh! Saraichi, how can that kind of folk tale be true?"
"That's right..."
Hattori Heiji looked at his childhood sweetheart who hugged Mao Lilan for warmth when he heard the supernatural rumors, "Why are you so afraid of being like this?"
"But……"
Mao Lilan turned his head and looked in the direction of the balcony.
From the beginning, she really felt that someone was standing in the shadow of the forest...
"Xiaolan?" Yuanshan and Ye's expressions were a little stiff, "W-what are you looking at?"
"No, it's nothing." Mao Lilan shook his head.
"Hey, I'm talking about you..."
Hattori Heiji was helpless. Just as he was about to elaborate on his scientific outlook, Ye Gengyi took over the topic and said: "Although rumors will become more and more outrageous depending on time and the scope of their spread, the possibility of artificial disguise does not rule out."
"Indeed, the legend of the Death God is just a fairy tale spread among the people, but you'd better not be careless and just run into the forest and take risks."
Officer Chengshan reminded: "Because 9 years ago, a missing girl was actually found dead inside."
"Oh, it turns out that thing is true. I've heard of it too."
The female newspaper reporter added: "At that time, it seemed that all the villagers were out and ran to search in the forest. For three days in a row, no trace was found. Then the girl's father also disappeared. After another two days, everyone was in the lake. The drowned body of the girl was found... I remember..."
She thought for a moment and muttered: "That girl seems to be called Youta, what is Youta..."
"That girl's surname is also Yata?" Hattori Heiji grasped the key point, "What is her relationship with Yata Makoto?"
"She is Chengren's sister." The short-haired girl said, "On that day, Chengren's father disappeared."
"Hey, why is this getting more and more outrageous?"
Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but said: "Even if someone disappears, you can't conclude that it was that or something... Death God did it, right?"
Yes, if it was the 'God of Death' who did it, everything would be much more reasonable... Ye Gengyi made a pertinent comment in his heart, looked at the short-haired girl, and asked:
"So, you think that since both father and daughter are in danger in the forest, Makoto Yada may be the same, right?"
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