"Look, there's fire over there!"
At this time, Inubushi Yukihime's words brought back Hattori Heiji's thoughts that had gone astray.
About 20 meters away from the edge of the cliff, he saw two rows of flames increasingly spaced apart, swaying and burning on the dark grass.
"There is no smell of gasoline." Conan ran over and smelled it without being reminded.
"It's almost like a 'devil dog' covered in flames is walking through here...and the closer to the cliff, the wider the distance between the flames becomes. This really seems to be the traces left by some kind of four-legged creature."
Hattori Heiji murmured, and the words of Inubushi Zuoji appeared in his mind unconsciously: "The dog... is burning..."
However, the surrounding atmosphere is not the same as the previous times, and these flames have a bright orange outer flame and a bluish inner flame, which is the same color as butane burning.
Of course, Hattori Heiji's analysis is not wrong. This gap is indeed very similar to what is left by a four-legged animal running... Just to be on the safe side, it is better to test it.
Ye Geng thought about it and came to a burning residue. With a flick of his wrist, he put a few bunches of dead grass and the burning flames into the storage space.
Immediately, he put his left hand behind his back, and the burning object appeared in particles on the palm of his left hand.
Searing heat and pain coursed through the nerves.
A few seconds later, he clenched his fist to extinguish the flame, and controlled the nanorobot to repair the burned skin...
Okay, still no response... Hmm... Although the possibility is not high, we cannot completely rely on this mark. It is still necessary to find the 'magic dog'.
He took out his cell phone to take photos and fix the evidence.
Instead, he called Mouri Kogoro and asked him to wait for the ambulance before driving back to Inubushi's house to see if the remaining Sanming heirs were out.
"Okay, let's go back too." Ye Geng hung up the phone and said to the three people in front of him.
Conan, Heiji and Inubushi Yukihime didn't have any objections to this.
However, walking will still have to be slower after all.
Wait until the four of them return to Inubushi's house.
I happened to meet Gunma Prefecture police officer Yamamura Cao who entered the villa first.
"Huh? It's the police officer from before." Inubushi Yukihime recognized the other person as the detective who came to the house a few days ago to investigate the fallen tree. Unexpectedly, it was him who fell off the cliff this time.
A group of people gathered in front of the corridor closer to the entrance.
After Mouri Kogoro saw Ye Gengyi, he walked over and lowered his voice and said: "When I rushed over, the three of them were at home, but because there was no Miss Yuki Ji to guide the way, the return journey was delayed somewhat, so I don't know Those heirs who are familiar with the nearby mountain roads, did they go out during this period?"
He paused, raised his voice slightly, and asked:
"By the way, how's it going over there?"
This is the reason why he called everyone to wait here, so it is also necessary for everyone to listen to the situation at the scene.
"It is a mountain road that travelers must pass through. There are too many traces and they are too complicated. The only distinctive feature is this row of burning footprints..."
Ye Gengyi took out his mobile phone and showed Maori Kogoro the photo above, and then briefly recounted the situation at the scene.
Since he only talked about what he saw and did not analyze the details accordingly, it sounded like there was really such a demon dog causing trouble in the mountains.
Hey, Brother Gengyi, your narrative should be somewhat biased...
Hattori Heiji had no choice but to add: "This is definitely a trick used by the prisoner to deliberately make others think that the 'devil dog' really exists!"
"That's right! In this era of digitized television broadcasts, using a devil dog to create commotion is really an anachronism!"
Yamamura Cao suddenly interrupted and said with a smile: "Ah... By the way, I just used the homophony of 'digit' and 'is' to tell a joke."
"Please! What kind of joke are you telling me at this time?" Hattori Heiji squinted at Yamamura Cao: "You're too nerveless. I don't know how Ms. Zuoji is doing now."
"Unfortunately……"
Chihiro Inufushi, who is an attending physician by profession, said: "Because the hospital that sent the ambulance was the one where I worked, my colleague called me a few minutes ago to inform me that Zuoji unfortunately died in the ambulance."
"How, how could it be..." Inufushi Yukihime seemed to have a good relationship with Inufushi Zuoshi, and she shed tears when she heard the news of the other party's death.
The expressions on the faces of Inufuchenya and Inufukako were no longer as relaxed as they were in the afternoon.
It seems that the successors around them died one after another, which made them feel a lot of pressure.
"cough!"
Mouri Kogoro cleared his throat. After understanding the situation at the scene, he turned to the three successors and asked them to explain where they went and what they did around 7 o'clock in the evening.
"I was taking a shower in the bathroom at 7 o'clock." Inufusen also said.
"I went outside to pick up Zuo Ji, because she is still lost until now..." Inufukako said.
"I've been taking care of my mother in her room," Inufushi said.
"But Ms. Suo Chen should still be in a coma, right?"
Mouri Kogoro looked blankly and asked: "In this case, none of the three of you have an alibi..."
Choose one of three? It's a broken rhythm...
Well...it seems that the so-called 'devil dog' is farther away from me again...
Huh... maybe hearing the 'symptoms' of 'Onisuke' made me feel a little anxious, but whether I encounter a 'mysterious' incident or not is not something I can control now.
Ye Gengyi sighed silently and adjusted his mentality in an instant.
Because when it comes to 'mystery', this group of detectives who encounter incidents every time are not energy-efficient. There are still many opportunities... Don't be anxious, and you shouldn't be anxious.
Here, Mouri Kogoro has focused his inquiry on Inufukako who went out to pick up people.
Because apart from her, whether it was Inu Fuku Zenya who went to the bathroom to take a bath, or Inu Fuku Chiko who stayed in the bedroom to take care of Inu Fuku Saomi, at least according to the testimony, they all stayed at home.
Seeing this, Yamamura Soo, who was criticized for just telling a cold joke, couldn't stand anymore, and said angrily with a sense of presence:
"Mr. Mori! Interrogation is my duty as a Gunma County police officer. You should learn from Expert Ye and don't take my job casually!"
"Eh?"
Inufukako was startled, "Aren't you all detectives?"
"Well, I used to be a detective..." Mouri Kogoro scratched his head and found that he had indeed taken the spotlight.
"Oh, even though they are not criminal police officers, they are related to the police."
Yamamura Cao tilted his head and was about to invite Ye Gengyi to introduce him together, but seeing that the other party seemed to have not received his signal at all, he had to focus on Mouri Kogoro.
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"Mr. Ye is the technical expert of the police. As for this... ahem! Please let me introduce you... You should know the famous detective Mouri Kogoro! He is..."
Being able to recognize this great master, Yamamura Cao felt that it was very honorable.
Maori Kogoro! ?
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
Where are you going to die (cross out)...
Hearing that the mustache in front of them was the famous detective who had recently become famous, the four surviving heirs of the Inubushi family all showed expressions of shock or astonishment.
