Hmm... the description of 'key' may not be accurate. Assuming that what closes the incident is a door, then the detective is more like an 'electronic card' that mediates the triggering effect between accidental and passive...
We don’t actively create events, we are just witnesses of events?
It's really mysterious...but there's really no way to explain why events always happen one after another.
"Depending on the weather, the sun won't come out."
After gathering his divergent thoughts, Ye Gengyi yawned and looked up at the sky through the windshield, deliberately showing a trace of fatigue on his face.
He didn't want the topic to revolve around a case that had already happened. If Hattori Heiji brought Conan to discuss it, and then talked about the fake murder in Hakone Hot Spring, who knows if they would have an idea and figure it out.
"Zangyi, you didn't have any rest last night, okay?" Mouri Kogoro asked.
Ye Geng nodded and said smoothly: "I didn't consider that Heiji's client would be killed, so I was delayed at the scene for some time. I originally planned to go back and catch up on some sleep after talking to the Memu Police Department about the matter."
Hattori Heiji:"……"
Is it normal not to think about this kind of thing?
But...the client died after all, and he had nothing to say.
"Then you rest for a while and let me drive."
Mouri Kogoro volunteered...it was boring to look at the scenery all the time.
I'm just waiting for your words "Maori Electronic Card". Although this impromptu quiz would be more effective if it were Tokyo Death or Osaka Black Chicken, even if one of them can fly a plane and the other often drives a motorcycle without a license, I can't find a reason to let the two of them drive...
Ye Gengyi made a soft 'hmm' sound, parked the car on the side of the road, and exchanged places with Mouri Kogoro.
Driving off the mountain ring road, the peaks in the distance began to show their outlines.
As time went by, there were more trees around.
Since Hattori Heiji didn't know the specific location of Inubushi's house, he was delayed for a long time in the second half of the journey in search of road signs.
"Really, at least you should have asked for a phone number beforehand." Mouri Kogoro complained in an angry tone, apparently forgetting the last time he got lost.
How do I know that the client will be directly killed...
Hattori Heiji muttered silently, looked around for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Hey! There's someone in front of us. Let's go over and ask!"
Showing his impulsive personality, it was as if he was worried that the other person would run away or disappear out of thin air. Hattori Heiji didn't wait for the car to slow down, and directly stuck his head out and shouted:
"Hey! Old man, wait a minute!"
The old man stopped and looked sideways through the guardrail of the sidewalk.
After taking a closer look, I realized that the other person was older than I thought.
He has a thin build, gray hair tied under a black top hat, a face covered with fine lines and a pair of cloudy eyes, which at first glance gives people a chilling feeling.
Hattori Heiji subconsciously restrained his smile and changed his title:
"Grandpa, do you know that there is a family named Inufushi nearby?"
The old man turned his creepy face to the side again, and his hoarse voice was as dry as his expression:
"What do you want from them?"
"I just want to help them lift the curse of the puppy..." Hattori Heiji expressed his intention slightly vaguely.
The old man frowned, making the wrinkles on his face deeper and deeper. He seemed to have heard the rumors about the 'Devil Dog' and said:
"I'm not the crow's mouth. I advise you not to go. Just intervene casually with a fun attitude, but you will be seriously burned..."
"oh……"
Hattori Heiji didn't care much about this kind of rhetoric, and continued to repeat the question, saying:
"So you know where the Inubushi family lives, right?"
"there……"
The old man raised his arm and pointed to the woods in the distance, "Did you see the castle-like roof halfway up the mountain? That's the Inubushi family, a family troubled by devil dogs."
"Oh, so that's where it is. Thanks, grandpa." Hattori Heiji waved goodbye to the old man.
Asking for directions will greatly improve your efficiency on the road.
On the way, they also met Inubushi Yukihime, one of the five remaining heirs of the Inubushi family.
The two sides chatted briefly.
When she heard that Kogoro Mouri said he was here to investigate the case where the heir of the Inubushi family fell off a cliff, Inubushi Yukihime mistook him for a criminal policeman, got on his motorcycle and took the initiative to lead the way.
We walked on the mountain road for about ten minutes.
Finally, a flat land with a wide view appeared ahead.
The Inubushi family's villa is built in the center of this land.
Different from the Western-style buildings I have encountered before, this is a pure Edo-style tower.
The shape of the building is a huge polygon, and many hand-carved patterns can be seen on the outermost layer of wood and tiles used for decoration...
Hattori Heiji looked up for a while and couldn't help but sigh: "This really looks like a castle."
"Well, people in this area call it Inufucheng..."
Inubushi Yukihime is preparing to tell everyone the story of this castle.
Suddenly, a crisp barking sound was heard from inside the open courtyard door.
Devil, devil dog! ?
Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye were startled.
Ye Gengyi stood further forward than the two of them, but he could clearly see that it was only an Akita dog about 3 or 4 years old.
Inubushi Yukihime hurried up to meet her, knelt down and stroked the dog's chin, and said with a smile:
"Xiaoba... no, these people are the detective and his friends who are here to investigate the case..."
Detective?
To be precise, he should be a former criminal police officer and an expert from the current Technical Association...
Maori Kogoro glanced at Ye Gengyi who had no expression about this, and felt that he should make his identity clear first.
After all, the old man in a certain villa gave him a very bad impression after hearing about his identity as a detective.
However, this time he still didn't wait for an explanation.
A middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties, wearing a black cardigan and a beige knee-length skirt, came before anyone else and said:
"Xing Ji, how many times do you need me to say this before you remember it! When a dog barks for no reason, if you call its name or encourage its behavior, it will think it is being encouraged. Next time I’ll do it again!”
"Ah, yes, I'm sorry..."
Inubushi Yukihime's shoulders were shaken, she stopped stroking the Akita dog, stood up slowly, and introduced this woman to everyone in a low voice, who was her now nominal sister Inubukeko.
Inufukako nodded, turned to look at Mouri Kogoro, and continued:
"So... Excuse me, Mr. Interpol, what are you doing here? A few days ago, another Interpol conducted a special investigation and concluded that their death was an accident."
It's interesting, they don't know Mouri Kogoro... Hmm... maybe they just don't know the other person's appearance...
Ye Gengyi thought about it, and before a certain tool man introduced himself, he said: "We are not in the same area as the previous criminal police."
"That's right!"
Hattori Heiji echoed from the side: "You should also know that Mr. Kudo, who lives in Tokyo, was murdered, right? That's why we came here to investigate."
"Oh, you mean the guy who talks about 'curse' all day long."
Inufukako frowned and said: "I can tell you clearly that there is no 'curse' here at all, and don't talk about similar topics after going inside. If it reaches mother's ears, she will be sad."
