It's not a murder case under the guise of the 'Curse of the Demonic Dog', but a real fantasy monster like that?
Hearing this, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta couldn't help but start whispering again.
Haiyuan Ai summarized their questions and asked directly:
"In other words, did any witnesses see the devil dog? Or did they leave evidence such as video data?"
"No," Hattori Heiji waved his hand, "If there really was such a thing, I'm afraid it would have been on the news long ago."
"Huh?"
Conan originally had the same idea, and was going to ask for some photos of the scene for observation. Hearing this, he suddenly let out a light 'Eh' and said doubtfully:
"Then since the victim has fallen off the cliff and died, who spread the news about seeing the devil dog?"
"It was the deceased himself. No... to be precise, it was the other heirs of the Inubushi family who found the deceased falling off the cliff. They found the last words left by the deceased at the scene. The place where the incident happened happened to be near the Inubushi family. The problem arises It’s at this place…”
Hattori Heiji shrugged his shoulders and explained:
"Later, after the police inspected the scene, they came to the conclusion through the traces on the mountain road that the deceased was chased by the devil dog for a full kilometer while riding his bicycle. If it was just a mistake, it is impossible that he did not survive until he fell off the cliff. Did you find it?"
This is not necessarily the case...
Ye Gengyi gave a negative view in his heart.
People are always afraid of things they don't understand.
Especially after riding a bicycle for a kilometer on a mountain road that can leave traces, and was not caught up by the 'magic dog'? In the end, he rushed off the cliff and died due to a mistake...
There are only two possibilities that I can think of at the moment.
First, the devil dog is fake, so there is nothing to analyze. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than human trouble.
Secondly, the devil dog is real and has considerable intelligence, so it is most likely that it chases the victim down the cliff to enjoy the process of playing with its prey.
Ye Geng thought for a while and asked further:
"Heiji, is the person entrusting you the responsibility of the local police or the remaining heirs?"
"None of that."
Hattori Heiji said:
"One of those heirs used to live in Kansai and was an elementary school classmate with Heye's mother. He originally wanted to discuss it with Heye's father, but Heye's father had other cases to be busy with. So I asked you to come over. It just so happened that I was also..."
"Wait a mininute."
Ye Gengyi took out the vibrating mobile phone in his pocket, and the caller ID showed a call from Mu Mu Shisan.
Ye Gengyi pressed the hands-free button, put the phone on the dashboard, and took the initiative to say: "Hello? Mu Mu Police Department."
Now we have entered the city.
Although there weren't many cameras, he didn't want to be stopped by the elusive traffic police.
"Well, it's me."
The voice of Megure Thirteen came from the loudspeaker: "Brother Genichi, I just went to visit Manager Matsumoto and talked about a case..."
Matsumoto Kiyonaga?
Speaking of which, I don’t know how the manager of the First Investigation Division is recovering physically after the last imprisonment incident...
Also, what Memu Thirteen just said was 'talked about' rather than 'already happened'...
Ye Geng glanced at the two detectives with their ears pricked up in the rearview mirror and said:
"Are you anxious? The doctor, the doctor, and the kids have just returned from a hot spring bath and are driving."
"Oh, it's not too urgent," Memu Shisan said, "I suddenly remembered that I might be able to ask for help from Gengyi, so I made this call."
Not too hasty?
Sure enough, he just casually talked about some topic that troubled Matsumoto Kiyonaga while visiting the doctor... The case... Well, although it has been so long, it may not necessarily be related to the kidnapping incident, but if this topic should be brought up now, Heiji and Conan will definitely try their best to follow them, but it's better to be on guard...
Ye Gengyi's thoughts flashed in his mind, he made a decision instantly, and tentatively said:
"Police Department, it's getting late now, and it's raining outside. If you're not in a hurry, I'll go to the Metropolitan Police Department to talk to you in person tomorrow."
"Okay, sure." Mumu Shisan responded simply, "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow……"
Ye Gengyi hung up the phone.
Conan: "..."
Hattori Heiji:"……"
It’s so appetizing!
Ye Gengyi ignored their stares and continued: "Heiji, when are you going to investigate the curse of the 'Devil Dog'?"
Both things need to be clarified. If you can't go together, ask for an address first.
"I thought it would be at least until after noon tomorrow."
Hattori Heiji said: "Before going to Inubushi's house, I plan to go to the heir first to find out some information, because that person said that the two previous deceased people were killed by a curse, and also said that one of the eight heirs had sneaked in. A fake heir with a bad hatred for the Inufu family, he is the one who drives the demon dog to try to cut off the bloodline of the Inufu family..."
"The person you are looking for is not at Inufushi's house?" Ye Gengyi asked.
"Yes, because he was afraid of being cursed, he gave up his inheritance rights, left the Inubushi family, not only changed his original surname, but also moved back to Tokyo..."
Hattori Heiji paused and said with a 'hehe' smile: "By the way, his name is very interesting. Brother Sarada, why don't you call now and ask the Megure Police Department what kind of help they want from you? In that case, we It can also save time, let’s go together tomorrow.”
His little abacus clicked, and Conan nodded repeatedly.
It's a pity that Ye Gengyi didn't accept this trick at all, and directly used an irrefutable reason:
"No, if it is an old case that is too bloody, it will only harm the physical and mental health of the children. As for the former heir with an interesting name, if he has said any important information, wait until I finish processing it. It’s the same thing if you tell me after what happened.”
"Uh... okay then." Hattori Heiji had nothing to say.
Conan simply didn't say a word... Without even thinking about it, the 'children' mentioned by Brother Geng must include himself.
Sending several people home along the way.
After dinner.
Ye Gengyi came to the basement again with the coffee pot.
Regarding the van with a burned-out engine, he had entrusted it to Dr. Agasa.
Now, naturally, we should take advantage of the time to sort out the data collected during this trip as soon as possible.
I was busy like this until 0 o'clock in the morning.
Only then did Ye Gengyi leave the basement.
Dr. A Li has fallen asleep.
The lights in Haiyuan Ai's room were still on.
Ye Gengyi didn't go over to say hello.
He came to the living room and checked the cat food reserves in the semi-automatic feeder. Then he briefly washed up and returned to the bedroom.
(End of chapter)
