Conan's self-cultivation of fake wine

Chapter 529 Evil Nemesis
As we were talking, it was already time for dinner...

Conan and others seemed to have taken root at the crime scene. Even when they answered the phone, they only answered briefly and hung up, saying that there was no need to wait for them to have dinner together.

Well... this is also one of the main reasons why Lu Ren didn't want to work with them. Conan and his team are so focused on solving cases, just like a fisherman is obsessed with air force records. Once you get involved, it's hard to get out.

Once you get busy, you don’t know when it’s time. Not to mention delaying meals, it’s common to skip meals. Even Mao Li is no exception.

Lu Ren felt that he couldn't do this; he didn't have that high of an awareness.

However, Conan and the others said on the phone that they didn't have to wait for them to eat, but judging from the current situation, maybe they would be able to make it in time for dinner when they come back.

The reason was very simple. During the period when Inubushi Yukihime took them to the bottom of the cliff, none of the other adopted sons of the Inubushi family took the initiative to come forward to prepare dinner.

According to them, dinner is usually prepared by Inubushi Saki.

But given the current situation, it is obviously unrealistic to rely on her anymore.

Lu Ren also admired this. He would rather starve than cook for himself. Being this lazy was a skill.

In the end, it was Inubushi Yukihime who volunteered to take over the task of cooking.

Looking at Inubushi Yukihime who was busy working in the kitchen alone, the remaining three adopted children pretended to praise her and then returned to their own rooms.

Instead, Mao Lilan and the others couldn't stand it and offered to help.

"Please let us help you."

"It's okay." Inufushi Yukihime smiled and waved her hand to refuse, "I am enough on my own, but there is one thing I may have to trouble you with."

"Yeah. Sister Yukiki, you say." After spending half a day together, Mao Lilan and the others quickly fell in love with this girl who was a little older than them. The slightly intimate sisterly title flowed naturally amidst the laughter, quickly narrowing the distance between them.

"Can you help me feed Xiao Ba? He hasn't had dinner yet. I also asked Sister Kaozi for help, but she was on the phone dealing with the funeral and couldn't get away."

Lu Ren frowned: "Where are the other two?"

Not only do they not cook, but they also don't know how to feed the dog? These people can't just sit there and do nothing, right? There must be a limit to laziness, right?
"Zenya-san is allergic to dogs, while Chiaki-san is very afraid of dogs. It is said that he was bitten by a dog before, and Hachi-chan will bark when he sees him."

"Oh. All right."

"This is Xiaoba's dog bowl. Sorry for bothering you."

The three of them walked out of the house with flashlights and headed towards the kennel in the yard.

According to Inubushi Yukihime, Hachi's nest is at the innermost part of the yard.

[There are high walls guarding the place, so the demon dogs definitely can't get in. 】

But it's good to just listen to this. If Lu Ren hadn't been with them, Mao Lilan and the others would never have come out.

Lu Ren was in the lead, followed closely by the other two.

Before they even reached the house, Xiao Ba had sensed their arrival and started barking as he rushed towards them. However, due to the restraint of the iron chain, he could only flutter back and forth in front of the house, making the chain rattle.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon."

As if he understood Lu Ren's words, Xiao Ba suddenly became quiet and squatted obediently in front of the dog house.

Lu Ren walked over, stretched out his hand to rub the dog's head, bent down and put down the dog bowl, "Eat it."

Regardless of how good Inufushi Yukihime's cooking skills are, her level of cooking dog food is obviously not low. Xiao Ba lowered his head and ate happily, and the whole plate of rice was finished in a short while.

Lu Ren took out a tissue to wipe the corners of Xiao Ba's mouth, and the little guy immediately jumped into his arms joyfully.

Watching their interaction, Xiaolan and Ye were envious, "Brother Ren, Xiaoba really likes you."

"What's the big deal? Look at how dirty its paws are. They've even made my clothes and pants dirty."

Having said that, Lu Ren did not push Xiao Ba away. His hands were still stroking the dog's head and neck hair, allowing the muddy paw prints to spread on his clothes.

This warm scene did not last long. The man and the dog suddenly stopped and turned to the same direction at the same time.

Lu Ren narrowed his eyes and stared into the darkness: "Something is wrong there, it seems like there is something there."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ba arched his back into a sharp angle and growled menacingly towards the depths of the courtyard.

The next moment, a demon dog wrapped in flames appeared from the night, roaring and rushing towards them. Everything was just like the old days, the demon dog in Inufu Sasaki's memory came to the world again, and wherever it galloped through, it left behind clusters of leaping flaming footprints, just like before.

"Brother Ren, it's a demon dog, a demon dog!"

This scene naturally frightened Xiaolan and Ye, who were seeing the demon dog for the first time. They hid on Lu Ren and grabbed his arms.

"Okay, I saw it, don't panic."

In comparison, Lu Ren was much calmer. After all, this was not his first time seeing it, so the visual impact was not that strong.

Of course the real key point is...

Lu Ren exerted a little strength, shook off Xiaolan and Ye's arms, and took the initiative to face the demon dog.

"Brother Ren! Eh?"

They saw the ball of fire roaring and rushing towards Lu Ren, and then... started to act coquettishly in his arms?
Mao Lilan and the others once suspected that they had seen it wrong, but the truth was indeed so.

The burning flame hit Lu Ren's arms but did not burn him. Instead, it began to move around in his arms.

The demon dog's behavior gave them a strong sense of déjà vu. They recalled for a moment and suddenly realized that this was how Xiao Ba rubbed his hands and acted coquettishly in Lu Ren's arms before!
"Don't be afraid, it's not a real demon dog. The flames you saw just now were all illusions created by the props on its body."

While Lu Ren was calming the demon dog, he also took the time to calm Mao Lilan and Kazuha.

In fact, when he first saw the appearance of this demon dog, a hint of surprise also flashed in his eyes.

Thanks to his superhuman eyesight, Lu Ren was able to penetrate the flaming phantom in an instant and see the truth behind this strange beast.

"It's just wrapped in a white cloth with a red LED light stuck underneath it."

The so-called flame is actually the red light emitted by the light bulb through the white cloth, which is just an illusion.

Just like a magic show, it seems amazing when you first watch it, but once you see the secrets, it will seem just so-so.

Some of the techniques are even so simple that they will make the audience doubt their own IQ and regret why they failed to see through them when they were performing.

The same was true of the demon dog in front of him. In other people's descriptions, it seemed so majestic and invincible. Even in the eyes of the victim, Inufusaki, it also seemed so terrifying.

But in fact, it is just a puppy covered with white cloth.

Even the cloth covering it was not a complete piece of white cloth. The cloth was torn, dirty and muddy. Pieces of cloth were hanging on the demon dog and fluttering in the wind.

At first glance, it looks like a walking white mop head, so crudely made that it makes people want to laugh.

But such a little dog, equipped with such a set of props, under the blessing of the night and the manipulation of someone with ulterior motives, suddenly turned into a terrifying demon dog.

The little dog neither made a noise nor barked, but just acted coquettishly in Lu Ren's arms.

Mao Lilan and Ye gradually relaxed their vigilance and slowly moved towards Lu Ren.

They half bent over and observed the legendary demon dog with the help of flashlights.

"It's really fake." Although it is covered with white cloth and the type and fur color of the puppy in Lu Ren's arms cannot be seen clearly, it is clear that this cannot be the so-called fire demon dog!

The two stared blankly for a while, then suddenly realized something and quickly pointed at the flames in the distance. "Brother Ren, what are these flaming footprints?"

The flaming footprints left by the demon dog are still clearly visible. Some of the flames are even jumping, giving people the illusion that these footprints are "alive".

This was one of the main reasons why they were almost frightened to the point of weakness. Even looking back now, it still felt very strange.

"You'll know if you get closer. It's okay, don't be afraid, it's just a little trick, it won't hurt anyone."

Hearing Lu Ren's assurance, the two little girls bravely moved closer to observe.

"Huh? A lighter?!"

Those flaming footprints are actually the flames created by two lighters tied together.

Every once in a while, the murderer would place two deflated lighters on the ground, and then tie a small stove to the puppy's tail.

When the puppy runs over dragging the fire, the leaking lighter on the ground will be ignited, creating the visual effect of a lotus of fire growing at every step.

Once this technique is revealed, it feels like that's just the way it is.

Being associated with the lofty legend of the demon dog may even give people a strong sense of disparity.

For example, now Ran Mouri and Ye, they looked at the "demon dog" and temporarily gave up thinking.

"Brother Ren, since the demon dog is fake, who is the murderer?"

In their eyes, since Lu Ren could see through the disguise of the demon dog, he could naturally uncover the murderer.

"I don't know yet, but we can ask it to identify the murderer. Dogs will never forget their owners."

"Uh." Looking at Lu Ren who was confident, Mao Lilan hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if it can point out who the owner is, such evidence is not enough for the police to convict it, right?"

As a good citizen who encounters criminal cases every day, Mao Lilan has also mastered some relevant legal knowledge through osmosis.

"It's okay, as long as you can recognize it. I can handle the rest."

As long as he could lock on to the target, Lu Ren had plenty of ways to make the murderer come forward and confess. But he couldn't tell them the specific method.

"Xiaolan, you and Heye go home now and call everyone to the hall and tell them that you encountered the demon dog. But don't say that you already know that the demon dog is fake. Detain them as much as possible. I will go to their room and find some of their personal belongings for the puppy to identify."

"Oh oh. Leave it to us."

The two looked at each other, and in an instant, He Ye screamed in fear, turned around and stumbled towards the house. Xiao Lan stopped in shock, she knew He Ye's intention and wanted to imitate him, but because of her girlish modesty, she couldn't shout out, and finally could only chase after him with red ears.

Just like that, the two disappeared into the night. Lu Ren shook his head and snapped his fingers to pull the "demon dog" into his bracelet world.

The method of identifying the owner by smelling the scent is still too slow, he has a more efficient method.

Inubushi Kaoshi, Inubushi Zenya, Inubushi Chiaki, Inubushi Yukihime, and several surviving adopted sons of the Inubushi family were all simulated by Xiaoyou.

All indicators such as height, weight, appearance, smell, etc. are exactly the same as they are in real life.

The four of them stood in a row, separated in the middle, all smiling and waving at the mop-headed "demon dog".

The latter's little brain had not yet figured out why everything in front of it had suddenly changed. As soon as it heard its master's voice, it gave up thinking, pounced on one of them, and began to circle around his feet.

"Inubushi Chiaki, it really is you. Xiaoyou..."

【exist. 】

"I will drag him into the bracelet world in a while. You are responsible for letting him see what a real demon dog is. Control the scale and don't play him to death. I still need to keep him to solve the case."

【OK. 】

Generally speaking, murderers who use such ghost legends to murder people are the ones who least believe in legends.

Because they don't believe in it, they can unscrupulously use and borrow the identities of ghosts to achieve their own selfish desires.

If they had even a shred of reverence in their hearts, they wouldn't have acted so resolutely.

From this point of view, they are staunch materialists.

Lu Ren was really curious about this. How would they react when the legendary ghost stood in front of them? Would they feel genuine joy?
……

Half an hour later, Lu Ren stopped the experiment.

To be honest, Inufushi Chiaki was quite tough at the beginning. His brothers and sisters were all chased by the demon dog and had no choice but to do aerial acrobatics.

He was different. Facing the roaring demon dog running towards him, his first reaction was to pick up a steel pipe and try to confront it head-on.

But he soon realized that he was extremely wrong. When the steel rod burst between the fangs, when the torso was pressed into the ground by the claws, when the fire burned every inch of his skin, when the sharp teeth tore and devoured every piece of his flesh.

Inubushi Chiaki just realized that everything was true.

He was extremely scared and in great pain. His instinct to survive made him even more stubborn.

He clearly realized that he was being eaten by the demon dog and became a part of its body. The iron curtain of death had already fallen, but his consciousness was as clear as a mirror. Every inch of skin was torn and peeled, every bone was broken and ground, all of which were clearly visible in the pain that exceeded the physiological limit.

He couldn't live, but he couldn't die either.

In a trance, he saw familiar faces. They were his brothers and sisters, the brothers and sisters who died in the pursuit of the demon dog.

He seemed to understand something, and he began to feel angry and curse.

He didn't think he had done anything wrong. The huge wealth of the Inufu family should belong to him.

But soon, he started crying again.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that..."

Lu Ren had already pulled him back to the real world. Looking at the ugly, crying and sobbing Inufushi Chiaki, Lu Ren knew very well that he didn't know he was wrong, but he knew he was going to die.

"Did you kill that person?"

"Yes."

"Inufu Yingci, Inufu Meiwozi, Inufu..."

"Yes, I killed them all."

Conan, Hattori and others, who had just returned from the crime scene, stood frozen in the corridor.

They watched as Inufushi Chiaki suddenly fell to his knees and burst into tears without warning, watched him curse several deceased people, watched him admit his crimes, watched him describe his motives and methods for murder...

All the darkness and evil seemed to be burning in an invisible flame.

Well... Conan and the others' hearts are also burning.

No, my friend, your mental quality is so poor, how can you commit such a trivial crime?

Lu Ren just asked one question - "Did you kill that person?"

The result was that he just blew himself up, what was the big deal?

In comparison, Lu Ren was much calmer. He put down the recording device in his hand, looked at the confused detectives, and said calmly: "The demon dog actually exists, and it burns in human greed."