Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 230: Carnival of Sherlock Holmes Fans
Half an hour later, the London Eye.

Makino and his companions walked out of the Ferris wheel with smiles on their faces.

Since there were not many passengers riding the Ferris wheel, Makino and his companions almost booked an entire large cable car cabin that could accommodate more than 20 people.

After seeing Maori Kogoro not far away, Xiaolan immediately stepped forward and showed him her mobile phone album with a smile: "Look, these are the photos we took up there~ Looking down from above, there are many buildings with strange shapes!"

As soon as Kogoro Mouri took a look at the photo on Xiaolan's phone, his face turned paler instantly.

After seeing Maori Kogoro's appearance, Sonoko frowned and said, "Uncle Maori, why do you look so bad? Is it not okay to look at this kind of photo?"

Hearing this, Makino and Ayako also looked at Kogoro Mori in confusion.

In order to allow Kogoro Mouri, who suffers from acrophobia, to appreciate the same beautiful scenery, Xiaolan took a lot of photos while riding the Ferris wheel just now.

Generally speaking, patients with acrophobia will not react to 2D photos.

However, judging from the pale face of Kogoro Mori at this moment, he seems to be outside this "generally speaking".

Makino said, "Okay, Xiaolan, don't let Mr. Maori continue to watch. Maybe the photos you took are too realistic, causing Mr. Maori to feel a little 'immersive' about the scenes in the photos."

Xiaolan quickly put away her phone and looked at her father in confusion.

The next second, Xiaolan walked back to Makino and the others and asked in confusion, "I remember that Dad didn't have any reaction when he saw this kind of photos before?"

Makino shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten, Xiaolan, when you were chatting with Sonoko on the plane before, in order not to disturb other passengers, didn't you change seats with Mr. Maori and let him sit by the window?
Maybe Mr. Maori's fear of heights had already set in at that time. That's why he had this reaction after seeing the photos you took."

After saying that, Makino looked seriously at Kogoro Mori who was sitting on the chair, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

There are two types of acrophobia: congenital and acquired.

Congenital acrophobia is mostly inherited from family members because phobia has a high familial clustering.

However, considering that Xiaolan does not have acrophobia, the probability that Kogoro Mouri's acrophobia is hereditary is not high.

As for acquired fear of heights, it can be roughly divided into three situations.

First, the patient's personality before the onset of the disease is often timid, shy, or highly introverted.

People with this kind of personality are very likely to develop acrophobia later in life, but this is obviously not in line with Kogoro Mouri's personality.

As for the other two causes of the disease, they are related to personal mental factors and past experiences.

Either the alertness level of Kogoro Mori's nervous system is too high, and his nerves are extremely sensitive and alert at normal times, so that his brain's nervous system is in a state of over-arousal.

Either Kogoro Mori had suffered severe mental stimulation related to "heights", which caused him to suffer from acrophobia.

No matter which of the two reasons is true, it can prove from the side that Maori Kogoro seems to be "not ordinary"...

At this time, Xiaolan looked at her father, who was pale and weakly leaning on the chair, and blamed herself: "So that's how it is. This is all my fault..."

Yuanzi patted Xiaolan on the shoulder and said, "This is not your fault, Xiaolan. Let uncle sit here and rest for a while. Brother Longyi, how about we go buy some drinks and let Xiaolan take care of uncle first?"

At this moment, the phone in Makino's pocket suddenly rang.

——“Buzz buzz buzz”

After taking a look at the four big words "Kudo Shinichi" on the screen, Makino shook his head helplessly.

After answering the phone, before Kudo Shinichi on the other side could speak, Makino said directly: "You are calling me now, are you encountering any case?"

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

"..."

A few minutes later, seeing Makino put away his phone, Xiaolan couldn't help but ask, "Brother Makino, that call just now wasn't from Shinichi, was it?"

Although she didn't hear the voice of the person who called Makino at all, there was an inexplicable voice deep in her heart telling her that the call was most likely from Kudo Shinichi.

Hearing this, Makino's eyes flashed with surprise: "Yes, it was that guy Kudo who called. He happens to be in London as well."

Xiaolan: “!!!”

After hearing Makino's affirmative answer, Xiaolan's eyes first flashed with joy, but then it was followed by a deep look of grievance.

She had clearly told Shinichi on the phone that she would be traveling to London in the next two days!

Shinichi was obviously in London, but he didn't call me, but called Makino first?!
Thinking of this, Xiaolan couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved and lost.

After noticing that Xiaolan's mood seemed a little off, Yuanzi quickly changed the subject: "Brother Longyi, what did that mystery geek say on the phone?"

"Someone is posting murder notices in London."

"what?!"

"..."

Half an hour later, Big Ben went down.

Makino and his companions brought Kogoro Mori, who had recovered a little from his high school fear, to the foot of Big Ben, ready to meet Shinichi Kudo.

As soon as they walked to the Big Ben, they saw Kudo Shinichi wearing a pink shirt and sunglasses.

After seeing Kudo Shinichi, a smile immediately appeared on Xiaolan's lips. The expression on her face was no longer as depressed as before. She even took the initiative to wave to Kudo Shinichi.

After observing Xiaolan's expression and movements, Kogoro Mouri's face, which had just returned to normal, changed color again in an instant, and he couldn't help but snorted coldly.

Kudo Shinichi walked quickly towards Makino and the others and greeted them briefly.

After a brief exchange of words, Kudo Shinichi immediately took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Makino: "This is a piece of paper given to me by a boy. The strange man who gave the paper to the boy said that this is the Apocalypse he wrote.

The stranger said that a murder was about to happen in London, and it would happen right before the boy's eyes. He asked the boy to give the note to the police, and said that if the police had no clues, they should go to Sherlock Holmes.

Hearing this, everyone gathered around Makino and looked curiously at the note in Makino's hand.

After taking a quick look at the contents of the note, Maori Kogoro glanced at Kudo Shinichi with a hint of disdain and said, "Could this be a joke played by the little boy or the man who gave him the note?"

Kudo Shinichi shook his head and said, "No, I just went to the Scottish police station. In addition to the little boy I saw, many other children received this note.

It is said that the notes in their hands were obtained from a dark-skinned man with a hat and pigtails. The man said the same thing to each child - 'Someone is going to die soon. '"

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's expression became much more serious, and he looked at the note in Makino's hand seriously.

After a moment's silence, Maori Kogoro looked at Makino embarrassedly, blinked and said, "Makino, um, um... this note is all written in English, I don't seem to understand it..."

Makino: "..."

After a moment's silence, Makino began to translate the seven sentences on the note.

——The roaring bells woke me up.

I am a long-nosed wizard who lives in a castle, filling my stomach with hard-boiled eggs that are as cold as corpses.

I gulp down the pickled cucumber with my last breath and feel satisfied.

Remember to order a cake in advance to celebrate.

The bell rang again, causing me to feel disgust.

Let's put an end to it all, pierce the white back with both swords.

-

After hearing these seven creepy sentences on the note, the expressions of Kogoro Mori and others became much more serious.

Kudo Shinichi looked at Makino with a serious expression and said, "Officer Makino, I think the content above should be referring to a certain place, and it is very likely a place where people gather!"

Makino nodded and said, "You are right, but it is not referring to a certain location, but seven locations. Strictly speaking, it should be six locations."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan and the others immediately looked at Makino in surprise.

Kudo Shinichi widened his eyes, looked at Makino with a sad face, and stammered: "Could it be, could it be that you..."

Makino turned his head to look at Ayako and Sonoko, and chuckled, "Since we are here for tourism, why don't we just walk around the places indicated here? It's just right for sightseeing~"

"Okay, okay!" Sonoko immediately raised her hand to show her agreement.

Ayako looked at Makino with gentle eyes, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro also nodded seriously, and their expressions became a lot more relaxed.

For a moment, the atmosphere surrounding everyone seemed to become a lot more relaxed.

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Makino nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees, let's start from the first location~ The roaring bell should be referring to this place."

Everyone immediately turned their heads and looked around, observing carefully.

Not long after, Ayako pointed at the white arrow on the ground and frowned, "Long Yi, what is this strange white arrow on the ground?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked in the direction Ayako pointed.

Just as Ayako said, there was a strange white arrow drawn on the ground.

The arrow marks are very fresh, as if they were drawn recently.

"The direction this arrow points to is the bridge ahead, so let's go over and take a look." Makino said.

Soon after, everyone walked slowly along the bridge in the direction indicated by the arrow.

As soon as he reached the middle of the bridge, Makino saw a drain without a cover, with a line of words engraved on it:

——“The Valley of Fear.”

The moment he saw this line of words, Kudo Shinichi immediately frowned.

Yuanzi looked at Makino in confusion and asked, "Brother Longyi, what does this mean? Is there any connection between this drain and the prisoner?"

Makino glanced at Kudo Shinichi, who was squatting on the ground and carefully observing the text, and nodded: "Didn't the criminal mention 'Sherlock Holmes'? We just happen to have a guy here who is very interested in Sherlock Holmes."

As soon as Makino finished speaking, Kudo Shinichi suddenly stood up and turned to look at the bridge railing beside him: "I know!"

Before Kogoro Mouri could ask, he saw Kudo Shinichi standing next to the street light on the bridge railing, pulling a rope with his hands.

It appeared that the front end of the rope was submerged in the Thames below the bridge.

After a few seconds, Kudo Shinichi finally pulled the rope up completely.

The rope was tied to the drain cover, on which was engraved an English letter - "A".

The English letters engraved on it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

After taking a look at the drain cover, Maori Kogoro frowned and said, "An English letter? Does this English letter have any special meaning?"

Without waiting for Makino to speak, Kudo Shinichi looked at him as if he were a "monster" and slowly explained, "Didn't Officer Makino say before that the seven sentences on the note each represent a place. I'm afraid that each place indicated on the note has a letter. If we connect them all, we might be able to get important clues!"

After saying this, Kudo Shinichi stared at Makino with an extremely complicated expression.

I had clearly received and seen the note earlier than Makino, but...

At this time, Xiaolan said, "Brother Makino, where is the second place that the 'long-nosed magician who lives in the castle' refers to?"

"The long nose should refer to the elephant, and the place this sentence refers to should be the nearby tourist attraction 'Elephant Fort'." Makino nodded.

……

Not long after, Makino and his companions arrived near Elephant and Castle Station.

As everyone turned their heads to observe the surroundings, Makino glanced at the bald foreign man pacing nearby and chuckled, "Kudo, did you see the man with the handbag? It seems that his handbag has 'Identity' written on it."

"A case of identity!" Kudo Shinichi immediately thought of something and his eyes lit up.

Before Maori Kogoro and the others could react, Kudo Shinichi quickly ran to the man's side and said to himself, "Is this the case of the groom disappearing in Sherlock Holmes' story?"

Without waiting for the man to say anything, Kudo Shinichi suddenly squatted on the ground and pulled up the man's trouser leg.

After seeing what Kudo Shinichi did, Xiaolan quickly stepped forward: "Shinichi! What are you doing?!"

Before Xiaolan could apologize to the foreign man on Kudo Shinichi's behalf, she heard Kudo Shinichi's extremely excited voice: "Found it! There is a letter "U" on the inside of the knee of the pants!"

"..."

At the same time, in a coffee shop not far away.

A woman wearing sunglasses and with long blond hair sipped her coffee while editing a text message on her phone with one hand:

——"I had already let her take the medicine in advance. It's ironic that she was killed by the medicine made by her own sister~"

After sending the text message, the blonde woman put her phone on the table and glanced out the window.

After seeing a very familiar-looking man not far away, the woman's hand holding the coffee cup stopped in the air for a moment: "Why is he here? Wait, the people next to him are... Ran Mouri and... Shinichi Kudo?!"

After a moment of silence, the woman murmured, "I remember he was..."

At this point, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth: "It's getting more and more interesting~"

(End of this chapter)