“Boom—!”
Outside the window, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and a sudden flash of light cast the shadows of everyone on the floor.
The girl with short hair felt an inexplicable chill on her back.
Perhaps influenced by the emotions of Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuye, she reflexively turned her gaze to the forest.
In just a moment, Ye Gengyi understood the other party's thoughts, stepped forward, and said in a non-committal tone:
"You've met him."
After all, girls with short hair are only 19 years old.
After seeing that Police Officer Chengshan not only did not drive these people out, but also showed a cooperative attitude, his momentum weakened by more than half.
At this time, facing the stern-looking Ye Gengyi, hearing the other person mention the 'Death God', he felt timidity and fear in his heart.
The short-haired girl took half a step back, clasped her hands and hung them in front of her body. After a moment of silence, she spoke with a trembling voice:
"...No, that's right...I didn't believe it at first, but that evening, I saw with my own eyes a monster with white hair on the forest branches dyed red by the sunset, looking at it with a ferocious expression. I."
The atmosphere was silent and strange, with only the branches and leaves blown by the wind falling into the room with a rustling sound.
Ye Geng kept looking at the short-haired girl with a fearful expression.
Not a quick glance or a distant look, but a real look into each other's eyes?
If it wasn't a lie, then the story of the Death God described by Officer Chengshan was a little too watery.
"Um...you must have seen an animal like a monkey, right?" Mouri Kogoro asked cautiously.
"It can't be a monkey." The short-haired girl explained: "Because last week, people at the village office also saw the white-haired 'Death God'..."
"Isn't this too strange?"
Hattori Heiji couldn't help but raise doubts: "If that white-haired creature is the 'Death God', why are you...and the villagers who saw him okay, but the other party wanted to kill Nihara Village a year ago?" Where are the elder couple?"
"This..." The girl with short hair hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, the female newspaper reporter said "ha" and then said:
"That's because the village chief Nihara plans to cut down some trees in the forest and build a large tourist attraction. It is said that the funds have even been approved."
Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "Are you saying that the Hihara village chief offended the Death God because of this incident?"
"Yes, the construction plan was canceled after his death."
The female newspaper reporter said: "Transforming Ousui Village into a tourist village is a good thing for every villager. It is impossible for anyone to feel resentment towards their hero, the village chief Nihara."
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"Hero?" Mouri Kogoro asked: "Did he do anything extraordinary?"
The female newspaper reporter took off her glasses and breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the lenses with a handkerchief, and continued: "So you don't know. The village chief of Nihara once participated in the Olympic Games when he was young, and he has a good personality, so he is very He is loved by the people in the village. I have interviewed him before. If I remember correctly, those medals are in the study on the second floor. Do you want to go and take a look?"
…
Footsteps echoed down the stairs.
A group of people came to the study room on the second floor.
The scene in front of me was exactly the same as that of the living room. The ornaments, bookcases, tables and chairs were all badly damaged.
Hattori Heiji couldn't hide his surprise and came to the table. Looking at the medals with their straps removed, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Ye Gengyi came over and suggested:
"Now that the case has been settled, if you want to know the specific situation a year ago, you can directly contact the police station in Aosui Town to check the file."
Before he understood the full story of the matter, he did not plan to use his connections with the Metropolitan Police Department to let more people know about Kudo Shinichi's current situation, so he planned to borrow the influence of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters' son.
After all, the arrival of this black-skinned boy in Ousui Village must have been reported to Ginshiro Toyama at least. Otherwise, it would be too arrogant to take his daughter out for work every holiday.
"Contact the police?!"
Hattori Heiji was startled and showed a panic expression that only a villain could have. After realizing that he was a little out of control, he quickly lowered his voice and made an excuse with a dry smile:
"Brother Gengyi, let's wait a little longer. Maybe we can find clues soon to remind Kudo this guy of something... Besides, it's so late now. Let the police bring it before we figure out the problem." The dossier from a year ago wasn’t very good either.”
Got it... This black guy wants Kudo Shinichi to regain his memory first. After all, the existing intelligence indicates that there is something wrong with the detective boy's reasoning a year ago.
If the other party is taken away by the police and the person in the detention room is found to have become an amnesiac Edogawa Conan the next day, the situation will not be too bad.
Well, I did take it for granted on this matter.
Ye Geng just planned to implement the strategy from the perspective of saving time, but he really ignored the brains of these detectives, who actually couldn't make turns.
Why don't you first figure out the whole story, keep it secret, and secretly help Kudo Shinichi recover his memory, and at the same time be able to identify the other person's authenticity yourself?
As a result, this black guy seems to feel that as long as he finds out the truth, he must tell it...
Well, this also shows from the side that the detective cannot be asked to help keep secrets.
Ye Gengyi no longer dwells on this topic.
Walking casually to the side, I heard Police Officer Shiroyama introducing the 5 million yuan statue of Nioh on the table to Kogoro Mori and others.
"This is the work of a famous sculptor in the Edo period. There used to be two statues placed in this room in pairs. This one is a statue of "Hum" with its mouth closed. On the night of the death, the other statue opened its mouth. The statue of A' disappeared in this room together with the jewelry of the village chief's wife."
"Has the damage been determined? How much is the total value together with the jewelry?" Ye Geng asked.
"Uh, probably more than 10 million, right?" The appraisal was done by the city's police station, and the village branch only cooperated. Therefore, Officer Chengshan was not sure of the specific amount, but the number of 10 million was definitely correct.
Ye Gengyi had no intention of asking in detail. He just nodded gently and said in a calm tone: "Oh, he is indeed a good village chief."
Everyone: "..."
This... shouldn't be a compliment, right?
The atmosphere suddenly felt strange.
Hattori Heiji coughed slightly and asked doubtfully: "Why didn't the murderer take away both Nioh statues?"
"I don't know this..."
I don’t know if it was because of Ye Gengyi’s comments, but Officer Shiroyama looked at Kudo Shinichi with some embarrassment: “He also questioned this matter a year ago.”
And... this was the person who told me never to tell others the truth.
As a result, I now have amnesia.
...It’s really embarrassing.
