Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 136 Death Detective
"Master?"

The remaining people stared incredulously at the incoherent old monk, feeling an unprecedented sense of estrangement.

"Did you know from the beginning that someone had killed Zhongnian?"

"Or as Xiu Nian said, you were the one who killed Zhong Nian..."

"Why is this happening, Master?!"

The eldest brother, Kuan Nian, found it hard to accept.

"Is it because of Kikuno-san's wedding? You did this to prevent Kikuno-san and Tadano from being together..."

【mission completed】

[Reward: 2 stars for "The Daily Life of a Monk in His Spiritual Practice"]

[Bonus 1 star.]

The dining hall was in an uproar. The old monk Tianyong denied killing anyone, but Gao Mo immediately received his reward.

All we need to do is help the little monk find the murderer and convince him who the murderer is.

He had no intention of solving the case—partly because there was no evidence, and partly because he didn't want to get himself involved in the controversy.

The Shanni Temple case received too much attention two years ago; even if the case is solved, an alias is used to solve it.

"enough!"

After realizing it was a test, Abbot Tianyong gradually regained his composure.

"Are you going to destroy the mountain temple for a dead man?"

"A dead person?" Xiu Nian choked up as she stood up. "How can the abbot say such a thing?"

"Precisely because I am the abbot, I have an even greater responsibility to this temple! The living are more important than the dead!"

Tian Yong's face remained cold and expressionless.

"In short, Zhongnian's matter has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to delve into it. Stop spouting baseless nonsense and see the guests out!"

"I've already found out everything!" Xiu Nian shouted, barely containing her anger, "They used the waterfall to flood the meditation room, and at the same time, they used a rubber boat to hoist my brother onto the beam... I've figured out all the methods used! Because no one was willing to talk about anything related to the murder, I haven't been able to find the killer! Now..."

That's just your own opinion.

The old monk ignored Xiu Nian and personally saw Gao Mo and his group off with a cold face.

We can't kill Xiu Nian for the time being.

But it's good to be out in the open, since there's no evidence anyway; at most, it'll just damage my reputation.

The granddaughter has also successfully married the heir of the large temple.

If he didn't consider his granddaughter's thoughts and future, what difference would it make if he admitted it?

“You all should think this over carefully,” the old monk turned to his other disciples, “What the consequences would be if something happened to Shanni Temple? I’m too old to care, but you all have a long life ahead of you!”

"Brother Kuan Nian..."

In despair, Xiu Nian turned to her silent senior brothers.

Even though he found out the truth, he wasn't happy at all.

Perhaps some of the senior students who knew the inside story had also suspected this before...

Gao Mo stopped in his tracks under the plaque of Shanni Temple and turned to look at the old monk.

“Abbot Tianyong, the media doesn’t care about evidence. If this is reported, can your granddaughter really accept it? How will the heirs of this great temple view your granddaughter?”

“You can talk to the reporters, but if it affects the temple’s reputation, then we’ll have to ask you for compensation!” The old monk’s eyebrows furrowed.

Unlike the young monk Xiu Nian, Gao Mo was powerless to stop him if he wanted to escalate things.

I shouldn't have let these guys stay overnight yesterday for a little money.

“No evidence is slander,” the old monk said coldly. “Even a detective can’t just make things up!”

Gao Mo suddenly felt a little nostalgic for the first-order era.

Although facing the threat of death, and being like a plague god... if used properly, it can also punish some annoying guys.

"Wow!"

The sound of the notebook closing beside him echoed in his ear, as if breaking some seal. A chilling wind swept through the tranquil forest once more, and dark clouds gathered again in the sky. Flowing water, cherry blossoms, wooden planks—the methods of death originally prepared for him flashed through his mind.

Appeared……

Does the Level 2 Notes have hidden features?

Gao Mo thought of the Grim Reaper who suddenly disappeared from the Twilight Mansion, and the black cat's different reactions to him.

The level 2 notebook seems to have the effect of isolating or disguising one's aura.

Gao Mo looked up at the sky, then turned and saw an aura of death suddenly emanating from the old monk at the entrance of the mountain temple—

This guy became the scapegoat!
I was just thinking about it, and it actually triggered a reaction from the notes.

After a pause, Gao Mo frowned and advised, "I still think you'd better turn yourself in."

The old monk had no grudge against him.

Moreover, given the current situation, it is highly likely that the young monk Xiu Nian will become the murderer.

"Hmph, why should I confess to something that's been fabricated?" The old monk remained unmoved and turned to walk into the temple.

"This guy is infuriating!" Professor Agasa was seething with anger, feeling even angrier than when he'd been ripped off of tens of thousands of yen. "Is there really nothing we can do about him?"

Ai turned her gaze away with her hands behind her back and said calmly, as if it were a common occurrence, "After all, it happened two years ago. He has already disposed of the evidence, and the police cannot easily overturn the case."

This world is not as wonderful as it seems.

Don't even mention the lack of evidence to overturn the case; even with evidence, it might not be effective. The court is also in a state of confusion.

Not all cases are so ideal—the criminal suddenly realizes their mistake, cries as they confess, and then obediently goes to prison.

"call!"

The notes projected into Gao Mo's eyes.

After closing the notebook, he felt as if he had been dethroned and was now facing the crisis of death as a mortal, with the malice of the entire world rushing towards him once again.

Fortunately, he is no longer the ordinary person he was at the beginning of his rebirth.

"Master Xiu Nian," Gao Mo called out to the young monk who was bowing his head and heading back into the house, "Could you give us a ride?"

"Good, good."

The young monk's shoulders trembled, but in the end he did not refuse, and walked out of Shanni Temple under the ashamed gazes of his fellow monks.

“Xiu Nian, we…”

“It’s nothing. It’s enough that you’re willing to tell us today,” Xiu Nian followed Gao Mo without looking back. “At least I know why my brother died.”

"Zhongnian is your brother?" Kuannian and the others exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I came here to investigate because of my brother. I had always suspected you, but I never expected you to be the abbot."

Xiu Nian couldn't help but look up at the "Shanni Temple" plaque.

“I deliberately concealed my identity and traveled from another temple that was quite far away…”

"what--!"

A scream suddenly came from behind Shanni Temple, drowning out even the sound of the waterfall.

As everyone turned their heads, they saw Abbot Ten'ei staring wide-eyed as he plummeted from the edge of the waterfall, resembling a real tengu, surrounded by a multitude of cherry blossom petals and emitting terrifying cries.

"Abbot?"

"boom!"

The sound of water falling came from the valley below the temple.

Faced with such a visual shock, the crowd stood there dumbfounded, their mouths agape, before finally coming to their senses.

When the group arrived at the woods below, the old monk was already soaking in blood by the mountain stream.

Even if they fell into the water, there was virtually no chance of survival after falling from such a height.

Gao Mo sensed the spreading aura of death, but before he could do anything, he heard the sound of pages turning in his notebook, the dark clouds overhead dispersed, and the signs of danger vanished instantly.

Looking at the old monk's corpse, an indescribable feeling welled up in my heart.

(End of this chapter)