Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 149: Lost in the Snow
The next day, dawn.

After the blizzard subsided, the police quickly dispatched a search and rescue team to the woods around the ski resort to search and rescue.

As for Yoko Asanuma's entire crime plan, after searching the backpack she left in the hotel room, it was all clear.

In the backpack, there is a suicide note written by Yoko Asanuma imitating the handwriting of Akiko Kinoshita.

The content of the suicide note is probably that Akiko Kinoshita suffered from the same pneumonia as his father, and his father died of pneumonia, and Akiko Kinoshita lost hope of living because of this.

After waking up, Kinoshita Akiko expressed doubts about this.

It is true that her father died of pneumonia, but her own pneumonia is not serious, and the doctor said it can be cured.

Judging from the forged suicide note, Yoko Asanuma's complete plan was to create the illusion that Akiko Kinoshita committed suicide.

And Conan also "reviewed" a little bit in his mind, if Qin Zhibo was not there, would he have the ability to solve the case.

The answer is yes.

Because when I saw Akiko Kinoshita going out in the morning, I made an appointment for a beauty treatment for the next day.

How could such a person commit suicide?
Now that you have found doubts, then you only need to do this. That way
The case will be solved!
Thinking of this, Conan felt a little relieved, and straightened his waist.

But when he saw Akiko Kinoshita who was lying on a stretcher and was about to be taken to the hospital for further treatment by an ambulance, Conan fell into confusion again.

Although he can solve the case with his own ability, he is already dead.

My own reasoning just put a pair of cold silver bracelets on the murderer, which was of no use in saving lives.

delayed justice.
Is it still justice?

While Conan was thinking about the philosophy of justice, Kinoshita Akiko who was on the stretcher suddenly asked, "Where is the detective who saved me?"

"I want to thank him personally."

Mao Lilan raised her head and looked around, but there was no Qin Zhibo around.

"It's strange that Mr. Qin was still here just now, why did he disappear all of a sudden?"

Mori Kogoro next to him put his hands in his pockets, with a nonchalant look, "Is it because I saw you woke up, I was embarrassed to face it, so I ran away first."

"That guy seems to be single until now, maybe a little shy?"

Kogoro Mori boldly guessed about Qin Zhibo's character design, which caused Akiko Kinoshita's face to turn red on the stretcher, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Single"

Conan, on the other hand, scoffed at Mori Kogoro's speculation.

Although Qin Zhibo is not like you, uncle, who doesn't face all the beauties like you, but he is not shy.

Don't forget, he is a big scumbag!

There is
Where did Qin Zhibo go?

On the snow-covered foothills, Qin Zhibo was striding forward.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo is always paying attention to the countdown of the main task next to his vision.

【00:54:17】

【00:54:16】.
Unknowingly, the three-day mainline mission was about to end in less than an hour.

Qin Zhibo had to rush to the target location before the time officially ended.

Although the target location of the main mission is also within the scope of the police's search and rescue, according to the analysis of the search and rescue team leader, it is an upward mountain.

If Yoko Asanuma encountered a blizzard, she would definitely not choose to climb up at the first time, so the priority of search and rescue there would be very low.

After a lot of hard work, Qin Zhibo finally climbed up to the high white ridge step by step.

When he arrived within the range of almost the mission location, Qin Zhibo tiredly leaned on the spruce beside him with one hand, panting continuously.

Walking in the snow is very strenuous, even if there is no snowstorm, it is extremely difficult to get here.

Fortunately, I was not impatient yesterday, and I didn't rush up the mountain to complete the main task, otherwise I would have been trapped here by the blizzard yesterday.

As for the vision of the guard totem here, Qin Zhibo had arranged it on the first day. This is an ordinary snow field near the top of the mountain.

There were no buried caves to be seen on the snow, let alone cemeteries.

As for the traces of animal activity.
Qin Zhibo straightened his body slightly, his eyes scanned the snow field in front of him.

Six slightly dwarf spruce trees grew on the slightly sloping snow field, and there were really no animal footprints on it for a while.

But behind one of the spruce trees, some strange colors dotted the white snow.

Qin Zhibo ran over to check, and found that it turned out to be two sky-blue skis inserted obliquely on the snow.

Qin Zhibo is no stranger to these two snowboards, they are the ones used by Yoko Asanuma yesterday!
Could it be that Yoko Asanuma went back after saving Akiko Kinoshita and came here on her own skis?
But the terrain here is higher than the woods in front of the ski resort, and it is absolutely impossible to step on skis in a snowstorm.

If it is carrying skis, it is possible. The purpose may be to make it easier to go down the mountain later and escape the police.

but
Qin Zhibo looked around, but found no trace of Yoko Asanuma nearby.

However, at this moment, behind the huge snow-covered rock, a figure covered in black and blue slowly walked out.

It dragged its bare feet burned by the extreme cold and snow, moving slowly like a zombie with low mobility in a movie.

On the skin that was black and blue from frostbite, the torn pink ski suit was hung casually on the neck and elbows.

This is what it was called "she" not so long ago.

In the woods near the ski resort, a search and rescue team and the police are gradually expanding the scope of the search and rescue.

Suddenly, the search and rescue team at one place blew their whistles and called the nearby people over.

"Have you found anything?"

"look look look"

The young search and rescue team member's sudden inarticulate speech aroused the resentment of a senior member of the search and rescue team next to him.

"What's the matter? Make it clear!"

Under the command of the senior, the young team members with frightened faces pointed their trembling hands at the snow field ahead.

The senior looked in the direction of the finger, and saw a huge paw print clearly appearing on the snow five meters away.

It was a huge paw print similar to a human hand, but far sharper than a human palm.

Because it is too huge, only one of the smallest fingers is almost as high as an adult's shoulder, so the details on its surface are too exposed, making it appear somewhat distorted and ugly for no reason.

He has been in charge of search and rescue work in the snow mountain all year round. This senior of the search and rescue team has heard various legends of snow monsters such as the snow girl.

But at this moment, the only legend that his brain could react to match it was that.

"Snow, snow monster!"

"It's a snow monster!"

(End of this chapter)