Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1415 The truth emerges

"what?"

After hearing the pretty boy's unreserved confession, Hattori Heiji was shocked and quickly ran to the window where Torakura Sakuya appeared at that time.

He reached out and touched the glass of the top grille of the window, and sure enough, the surface felt raised, like a magnifying glass.

A convex mirror will invert the image, so that a falling picture will become an upward picture.

In other words, what everyone saw at that time, Tonkura Sakumi disappearing upwards, should actually have been falling downwards.

However, no human head or anything like that was found on the balcony, and there was nothing in the jar.

Hattori Heiji pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window again and entered the balcony. He searched carefully among the bottles and jars placed on the balcony, but still did not find the so-called canned human head.

Hattori Heiji returned to the restaurant room, held his chin up, and sorted out the confused thoughts in his mind with a serious face.

If what the pretty boy said was true, then the person who assisted Torakura Sakuya in committing the crime should be the maid.

However, when Tokura Sakuya appeared in the restaurant, the maid did not run to the window and use her body to block the falling head.

One of the flaws of this technique is that only the upper glass is a convex mirror, and the lower glass is normal, so the falling head can still be seen.

That’s why the pretty boy was the first to stand up and run to block it with his body…

After all, the plan this pretty boy said might not be completely true, and he might be hiding something...

While Hattori Heiji was thinking, several people from the Torakan family sitting at the dining table also started to quarrel.

Torakura Sannan stood up and asked excitedly, "You said Xiaoguang is Big Brother's biological daughter, is this true?"

The pretty boy hung his head and replied listlessly, "That's what it says in the plan..."

The girl with glasses walked up to the pretty boy and said unhappily, "You actually wanted to get back together with me after my eldest sister died to get the inheritance. It seems like I've really been underestimated..."

The pretty boy's shoulders trembled, and he looked up at the girl with glasses, "Mina, I..."

Just as he was about to explain, he was stopped by the girl with glasses.

"Shut up!"

"Although I am disgusted by the fact that my elder sister snatched you away, my elder sister is sincere to you, and you treat her like this..."

"After all, you are just an untamed dog."

After saying that, the girl with glasses gave a disdainful look and turned away gracefully.

The pretty boy looked at the girl with glasses walking away from him, tears streaming down his face.

This was not because he repented for not saving people despite knowing about the murder plan, but because he was completely abandoned and had nothing to do with the inheritance of the Tonkura family.

Originally, when he saw the murder plan in the morning, he wanted to carry it out personally.

But then he thought again, his eldest sister had already invited the famous detective Qin Zhibo to take charge, so there was no need for him to kill anyone and challenge the detective's wisdom.

The pretty boy himself is also on the kill list. As long as he waits until it is his turn and kills the maid, no one will be able to say anything.

At that time, he will not have to bear any responsibility and can just reap the benefits. Isn't that wonderful?

But now this plan obviously no longer works.

The pretty boy had his mouth slightly open, his eyes dull, and was staring straight ahead with a stupid and dazed expression.

Suddenly, the air in the room twitched strangely.

A tall, dark figure appeared behind Hattori Heiji in the blink of an eye, standing between the windowsill and the balcony.

Hattori Heiji was holding his chin up, thinking about the case, and did not notice anything unusual behind him.

When the other people from the Tonkura family in the restaurant saw the strange figure that suddenly appeared, they all showed shocked expressions, shuddered, and subconsciously shrank back.

Hattori Heiji then noticed that the expressions of the people in the room were a little strange. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The pretty boy raised his hand tremblingly and pointed behind Hattori Heiji.

Only then did Hattori Heiji realize that there was someone behind him. His skin on his back shuddered and he quickly turned around to look.

In his limited field of vision, he saw a cold and serious face under the black hood.

Although the face was full of wrinkles and pale, not looking like a human, the edges and corners were very similar to Torakura Sakuya.

what!
Hattori Heiji was shocked and was about to react, but the other party suddenly waved his hand, causing the black cloak to hit Hattori Heiji's head.

Hattori Heiji was slapped and flew several meters away, falling heavily to the ground in a parabola.

The other people in the restaurant only then remembered to escape and ran towards the door.

But as soon as the pretty boy stood up from his chair, the figure flashed and appeared in front of him.

"what……"

The pretty boy was so frightened when he saw the pale old face that suddenly flashed before his eyes that he let out a scream.

The next moment, the other party swung his hand, and the sharp nails on his fingertips cut the pretty boy's throat like a blade.

The pretty boy only felt a sweetness in his throat and a slight pain in his neck, and blood was already flowing out from his Adam's apple.

He subconsciously covered his throat, but the bright red blood continued to flow from between his fingers.

Along with it, the pretty boy's vitality also disappeared.

He fell to the ground and struggled in pain, his body twitching like a fish out of water.

The continuously spreading blood dyed the white suit red, and a bright red flower bloomed under the pretty boy's body.

The owner of the figure just watched it all expressionlessly, letting the blood flow under his feet.

Click!

Just then, the sound of glass breaking was suddenly heard at the restaurant door.

It turned out that the maid Xiaoguang had come over at some point and was now standing at the door, staring blankly at this horrifying scene.

The tray and coffee in her hands fell to the ground unconsciously, making some sounds.

The old face suddenly turned towards the maid, his gray pupils were slightly cloudy, but more of it was filled with a cold and murderous aura.

Only then did the maid Xiaoguang remember to escape and turned around to run away.

But the figure flashed again like a ghost and came behind Xiaoguang.

Five thin and withered fingers grabbed Xiaoguang's white wrist, stopping Xiaoguang's escape.

"what--!"

Xiaoguang's screams echoed in the corridor, and she twisted her body desperately trying to break free from her restraints.

But the figure's strength was even more astonishing, and he directly captured Xiaoguang in his arms.

He ran to the balcony, jumped up, and the bat wings hidden under his cloak suddenly spread out and flew into the distance.

……

When Qin Zhibo and Conan rushed back to the villa, they saw that all the people from the Tonkura family were standing at the door of the villa in fear.

After asking, we learned that a strange man suddenly appeared in the restaurant and scared everyone so much that they dared not stay in the house.

"Does that weirdo have an old face and wear a black cloak?"

"Hmm..." Several people nodded.

Qin Zhibo and Conan looked at each other and immediately entered the villa.

When they returned to the restaurant, they saw the pretty boy lying in a pool of blood.

Because he had already seen the corpse investigation point, Qin Zhibo did not go up to check.

Conan was still responsible. He walked into the pool of blood and checked the pulse and pupils.

"He's dead..."

Conan glanced at the wound on the pretty boy's neck again. It was caused by a sharp object cutting the carotid artery, resulting in excessive blood loss.

However, there was no evidence of a murder weapon around.

Qin Zhibo came to the windowsill and helped the fainted Hattori Heiji up.

Conan also ran over at this time and shouted to Hattori Heiji, "Hattori! Hattori!"

Hearing the call from his good friend, Hattori Heiji opened his eyes slightly and saw that familiar little face.

"Kudo..." Hattori Heiji paused for a few seconds before he suddenly remembered what had just happened.

"Just now a weirdo rushed in and slapped me away..."

When he thought of that scene, Hattori Heiji felt his cheeks burning and his head dizzy.

Qin Zhibo also knew that the person Hattori Heiji was talking about was the person he had just seen on the cliff.

That "Tonkura Sakiya".

Just then, sirens sounded outside the villa.

Conan stood up and ran to the window sill to take a look, then turned back and said, "It's Officer Otaki and the others who are back..."

After all this, the police finally arrived.

However, Qin Zhibo knew that even if the police came, they would not be able to put an end to this matter completely.

I still have the main mission to complete.

"You can have a good rest here."

Qin Zhibo helped Hattori Heiji sit aside, then stood up and walked out the door.

Conan immediately understood what he meant and followed obediently.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Hattori Heiji struggled to move his body and asked: "Hey... where are you going?"

Qin Zhibo came to the door, stopped, turned his head and said, "What's next is not an area that ordinary detectives can touch..."

"What did you say?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Hattori Heiji's slightly narrowed eyes, and he stood up and wanted to chase after him.

But Conan, who was in a lower position, suddenly raised his hand and shot an anesthetic needle, hitting Hattori Heiji in the forehead.

Suddenly, Hattori Heiji felt everything around him start to spin, and in order to maintain his body balance, his hands and feet unconsciously "danced".

Two seconds later, he fell back to the ground.

……

Coming out of the back door of the villa, Qin Zhibo and Conan headed straight for the back mountain.

"Why did you knock Hattori out just now?"

"what?"

As Conan ran, he glanced at Qin Zhibo next to him and replied with droopy eyes: "If I don't knock him out, he will definitely chase me with his personality..."

"I mean, if the other party doesn't cooperate later, you might have to keep your anesthetic needle for later use."

"Oh, really? I didn't expect that much..."

Conan did his best to protect his best friend's worldview.

Qin Zhibo also weighed the issue in his mind. Although Conan's anesthetic needle was a very powerful prop, it would probably not be enough to deal with a real vampire.

Judging from the current encounters, vampires have physical functions far beyond those of ordinary people, both in terms of speed and strength.

Also has the ability to generate batwing flight.

On the contrary, the bloodthirsty instinct of vampires, which is repeatedly emphasized in many literary works, is not reflected much in this vampire.

Judging from the other party's behavior, he seems to be rational and should be the type with whom we can communicate.

Of course, if communication fails, Qin Zhibo doesn’t mind physically saving the other party.

Qin Zhibo and Conan ran out of the backyard of the Tonkura family's villa and walked along a narrow path in the back mountain until they found a cemetery in the valley behind the mountain.

There are dozens of tombstones in the cemetery, some of which are stone and some are simple wooden ones.

At the edge of the cemetery, there were more than a dozen thick wooden sticks standing upright.

Conan observed all this with the help of a flashlight, not disguising the shock in his eyes at all.

"This is……"

Qin Zhibo said calmly: "This should be the place where the legendary 'Piercing Daimyo' executed my brother and his followers."

Conan walked over to one of the wooden sticks and reached out to touch it.

Over the years, the wooden sticks have turned completely black and have become slippery and sticky due to the rain.

But even so, if you put your nose close to it and sniff carefully, you can still smell that faint smell of blood.

The legend turned out to be true...

Conan scanned the wooden sticks, each of which represented a life.

"It should be here."

Qin Zhibo had already reached the other side of the cemetery and continued walking into the mountain.

Conan quickly chased after him and asked, "Is that person Torakura Sakoya?"

"He wanted to avenge the person who killed his fiancée two years ago, so he used his vampire powers..."

"Do not."

Before Conan could finish, Qin Zhibo gave a negative answer.

"The man we saw on the cliff was actually..."

……

In the cave, a kerosene lamp slowly lit up, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Maid Xiaoguang huddled against the side of the cave, trembling, her back pressed against the damp and cold stone wall. Her originally neat maid uniform was now dirty and messy.

And in her frightened pupils, a tall black figure stood beside the kerosene lamp on the desk.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you..."

The old voice echoed in this deep space, adding a bit of coolness.

Such comfort sounded like a threat to Xiaoguang's ears.

"Who are you?" Xiaoguang asked tremblingly.

The figure was silent for a while and did not answer directly. Instead, he raised his hand and pointed to a coffin in the corner and said in a deep voice.

"Go see your biological father. He is there..."

"Biological father?" Xiaoguang asked in confusion.

Ever since I can remember, my mother told me that my biological father had an accident and died before I was born.

Although I have never seen my father's grave, my mother would not lie to me.

However, Xiaoguang didn't dare to refute at the moment, and could only crawl to the coffin trembling.

When she slowly pushed open the coffin lid, she saw a man lying in the coffin in a peaceful posture.

That face belonged to one of the maid's most familiar people, Torakura Sakuya!
"O-Master!"

Xiaoguang thought that the master he served was asleep in the coffin as usual, and subconsciously grabbed Torakura Sakuya's shoulders.

However, this force actually moved the head away from the neck where it was originally connected.

Seeing the horrifying scene of the body being separated, Xiaoguang was so scared that he screamed.

"what--!"

The scream lasted for two seconds. Driven by the instinct to survive, Xiaoguang stood up and tried to escape, but the man grabbed his wrist.

"You murderer! Let me go!"

Xiaoguang struggled desperately, and the hairpins on her head were thrown away, but she couldn't get free at all.

The figure never spoke, but he didn't let go of Xiaoguang's hand either.

Just then, another man's voice was heard in the cave passage.

"Ms. Xiaoguang, you misunderstood..."

"He can't be the murderer of Torakura Sakuya, because he is the legendary 'Piercing Daimyo'."

"He is also Torakura Hakumiya's father."