Two days later…
A truck drove into a village in Nagano Prefecture and stopped at the entrance of the village.
After the driver got off the car, he greeted the people who came up with a smile, "Mr. Chi, Miss Xiao Ai, San Riyue is in the truck compartment. I stopped and looked at it. I guess I am used to riding in a car. It is in good condition. Now I want to Take it off?"
Chi Feichi nodded to the driver, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Really, I brought you here to see the client, which is enough to cause trouble for you," Mouri Kogoro complained as he stood aside smoking a cigarette, "plus a horse that I don't know how to place, if he is entrusted If you dislike me, I won’t care about you!”
"You can tie it outside the house," Haihara Ai earnestly helped Mikayue get rid of the label of 'trouble'. "When I went to the doctor's house, he stayed in the yard. He was not so pampered that he had to live in a stable."
Mao Lilan turned her head and looked at the surrounding woods. "Sanriyue always stays in the pasture. The environment here is so good. It's time to bring it to feel the atmosphere of the mountains and forests occasionally. We accompany Dad here as if we are close to nature together." Touring the village won’t disturb your work.”
Conan raised his head and said with a smile, "And before uncle came, didn't he call and ask the client? The client said he didn't mind if we brought our pets with us."
"They said that just for the sake of me, Maori Kogoro!" Maori Kogoro said with a stern look on his face.
"But the weather forecast in Nagano Prefecture said that there may be showers in the past two days..." Koshimizu Nanatsuki frowned when he saw Haibara Ai worried, bent down to look at Haibara Ai, and comforted, "But don't worry, this Horse riding and archery are popular in this area, and there is a stable for raising horses in the village. Mikazuki can be temporarily placed there, and I think there should be some vacant stables there."
Chi Feichi looked at Yueshui Nanatsuki.
When he first heard from Mouri Kogoro that the client was from Nagano Prefecture and whose surname was Torada, he guessed that it should be the Fenglin Volcano incident.
The place where this incident happened has a nice environment, beautiful scenery, and you can fight, so he wanted to take Koshimizu Nanatsuki to visit. Whether you want to see the scenery or relax your muscles, one trip can satisfy you.
I just heard Koshimizu Nanatsuki say that he should have been here before, so he wouldn't have anything to do with the people here, right?
Koshimizu Nanatsuki raised his head to meet Chi Feichi's gaze, straightened up, and explained with a smile, "I was invited by the client to come here before, and it happened that a celebration was held here. By the way, counting the time, this year The celebration will be held soon, we might be able to catch it just in time!"
Chi Feichi nodded and looked away.
As long as there is no involvement, they concentrate on watching the show, follow the walk when they should, and fight when they want to.
"A celebration..." Mao Lilan's eyes were full of longing, and she quickly remembered the Fifteen Nights Village sacrifice that left a deep impression on her. The smile on her lips froze, "No, it won't be a human sacrifice, right?"
"No," Koshimizu Nanatsuki recalled, "It seems to be a celebration passed down from the Warring States Period. It's just that the men in the village danced together in armor, and there were some performances such as horseback shooting and wrestling."
Mao Lilan smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's it."
Haiyuan Ai kept staring at the car. When she saw the driver bringing San Riyue over, she immediately stepped forward to greet him.
Chi Feichi looked at San Riyue twice.
Yesterday it was still July or August, today it is already late autumn. After experiencing so many springs, summers, autumns and winters, this horse has not grown up much.
Mikazuki is still a little taller than Haiyuan Ai. Her gray-white fur and horse mane have been washed neatly, and she is covered with a red saddle and red pedals. This color scheme seems to cater to children's preference for bright colors, and also makes the whole horse The horse looked cute and cute, and its big black eyes lit up a little after seeing Hui Yuan Ai's group of people. He walked quickly to Hui Yuan Ai, stretched out his head, put his chin on the top of Hai Yuan Ai's head and rubbed it. .
Conan laughed dryly in his heart. Why did he think Mikazuki was trying to kill Haiyuan with a slap on his head?
Hui Yuan Ai reached out and hugged San Riyue's neck. She was not annoyed when San Riyue lowered her head and rubbed her. Instead, she smiled with crooked eyebrows and said, "Okay, okay, I understand. My child has grown up a lot and is even stronger." Quite a few..."
"I have never seen Xiao Ai smile like this." Koshimizu Nanatsuki couldn't help but sigh softly.
She thought that Hai Yuan Ai was just like someone when he was a child. When he smiled, he was as light and light as an adult. This was the first time she saw Hai Yuan Ai smiling like a child who got a favorite toy. Innocence and contentment.
"She likes small animals very much." Chi Feichi replied.
Yuesui Nanatsuki nodded and glanced at Chi Feichi. He found that Chi Feichi's expression was still cold and almost indifferent. His eyes staring at Mikayue and Haiyuan Ai were not soft at all. He tried to make up his mind that Chi Feichi looked like Hui Chi. The scene where Yuan Ai smiles so crookedly...
My imagination failed and I couldn't imagine it at all.
Seeing Mikayuki and Haihara Ai being so close, the driver smiled and said, "Even if they are separated often, he still knows who his master is!"
San Riyue raised her eyes and saw Chi Feichi, reluctantly rubbed the top of Hui Yuan Ai's head again, stepped forward and poked her head towards Chi Feichi.
Chi Feichi raised his hand and touched San Riyue's head, then quickly retracted his hand and turned to look at the short middle-aged man wearing a green kimono walking towards the entrance of the village.
Mouri Kogoro, Conan and others also turned to look over.
"What a cute horse," the middle-aged man said with a polite and kind smile on his face. After arriving in front of everyone, he looked at Mikazuki, "Is this a miniature horse specially designed for children to ride?"
Although Haibara Ai put away the smile like a child before, when she saw the visitor smiling and praising her pony, she did not refuse to communicate with the stranger in front of her. She raised her hand and touched Mikazuki, "No, this child's parents They are all big horses that are not short in height.”
"Oh! Then it's still very young," the middle-aged man reached out to touch Mikayue's head. After Mikayue turned his head to avoid it, he was not annoyed and laughed, "I don't want anyone other than the owner to touch his head. , it is rare to see such a proud pony. A horse with such arrogance seems to be well-fed, and it will definitely be a powerful guy when it grows up! I wonder if you are willing to sell this horse? "
Chi Feichi: "..."
There are always those big dogs in this world who like to ask this kind of question.
Are you selling this car?
Do you want to sell this snake?
What about crows? Can crows be sold?
Are you selling this horse?
Hui Yuan Ai looked cold for a second, "I'm sorry, I plan to take care of him until he grows old."
"Really?" The middle-aged man saw Hui Yuan Ai's sudden unhappiness and could only smile helplessly. He noticed that there were several eyes staring at him from the side. He turned around and was stunned, "You... you are Mr. Mori, right?"
Mouri Kogoro came back to his senses, smiled and scratched his head, "Yes, I am the famous detective Moori Kogoro..."
"That's really rude." The middle-aged man stepped forward and shook hands with Kogoro Mori enthusiastically. "I am Naobu Torada who called your office and asked you to come and investigate, because our family also raises horses. , so when I saw a stranger coming here with a horse, I couldn’t help but take a second look!”
"So you are Mr. Torada," Mouri Kogoro smiled very enthusiastically, "I should have said that I am causing trouble for you. I brought such a large group of people here, and also brought horses. Ah, by the way, I'll come introduce……"
The friendly introductions started here, mixed with the business exchanges between Kogoro Mouri and Naotobu Torada. On the side, Haibara Ai reached out and touched Mikazuki's head, feeling relieved.
Fortunately, she thought San Riyue only regarded Brother Fei Chi as her master and treated her as a pet or a cub that needed to be accommodated and taken care of...
Startled her.
After a group of people greeted each other, Naobu Torada led a group of people to his home.
This village is located in the mountains and forests. Most of the buildings are in the style of the Warring States Period, but there are also traces of modern construction and decoration.
The Torada family's house occupies a large area of land. The eaves are covered with blue tiles, the attic walls are relatively generous, and there are two leafy pine trees planted in the front yard. At a glance, people can think of the word "rich family". .
"Do you want to take it to the stable first?" Torada Naobu led a group of people to the gate, turned to look at Mikazuki and said, "The stable is nearby. If you want to place it first, I will take you there right now. , of course, you can also take it for a walk in my yard first, so that it can adapt to the environment in this area first."
Huiyuan Ai was reluctant to lock Sanriyue up as soon as he came. He turned around and looked around, "Let him stay in the yard for a while. Can he tie it to the foot of a tree?"
"No problem," Torada Naonobu said with a smile, "Then please follow me to the living room to have a rest and have a cup of tea. I will also tell Mr. Mori about the things I want to entrust you with."
A group of people waited for Haibara Ai to tie up their horses, and followed Naobu Tora to the living room. Six people, including the owner Naotobu Tora, sat in a circle around the big table.
After taking out a photo from his arms, Torada Naobu put it on the table, pushed it towards Mouri Kogoro, sighed, the smile disappeared from his face, and his expression became serious and heavy, "Mr. Mouri, this is mine. My son, Yilang, was found dead at the foot of a cliff not long ago. The police investigated and found that he was hit hard all over his body, his head was cracked, and he died of excessive blood loss..."
In the photo, it can be seen that the shooting environment was dimly lit. The young man in a suit was lying on a big rock with his head tilted. There was a large pool of brown blood under his head, which looked very miserable.
Mouri Kogoro picked up the photo and looked down, "Did he fall to death?"
Conan poked his head curiously and stared.
Keshui Nanatsuki found that Chi Feichi was just sitting aside and seemed to have no intention of looking at the photo. After thinking about it, he still looked at the photo.
Brother Xiaoqi is not very interested in this incident?
"Yes, my only son who can inherit the family business was killed so cruelly," Toranobu said with resentment, "It must be the hands of evil spirits who have a grudge against our Torada family!"
"Did someone push him down from a high place?" Mouri Kogoro asked with a frown.
"No, he encountered a tornado," Naobu Torada sighed. "He was swept into the air by the tornado, and then fell on the rock and died."
"Tornado?" Mouri Kogoro was a little confused, "Didn't you just say that my son was killed?"
"Look carefully, Mr. Mori, didn't you see something in the pool of blood next to my son's head?" Toranobu said in a deep voice, "That's something that shouldn't be there."
Torada Naobu's words were so mysterious and heavy. Not only Mouri Kogoro, Conan, and Koshimizu Nanatsuki stared at the photo, but even Haibara Ai and Mouri Ran came over curiously.
Only Chi Feichi, who already knew what happened and was too lazy to act, continued to sit on the side of the table, looking down at Feichi who crawled out of his sleeves and stretched his neck toward the photo.
Mao Lilan stared at the brown blood pool in the photo, and finally found a dead centipede in the blood pool. She was startled, "Centipede, centipede?!"
Torada Naobu caught a glimpse of Feichi, who was half leaning over the table, and jumped up in fright, "Snake? Snake!"
