Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

"Ma Hua".

Even though it was Ogura Sakuko who was missing, Onoe Maya just lowered her head in worry, while the two men went up to comfort her at the same time.

Tohru Tono looked up and saw this scene, and immediately understood.

It turns out it wasn't a wicked love triangle, but an even more terrifying love quadrangle!

As expected of a group of four consisting of two men and two women? Absolutely amazing.

At times like these, people start to question whether pure friendship between men and women truly exists...

Tohru Tohru lowered his head and quickly finished the remaining pork chop on the table.

He himself wouldn't meddle in other people's business, but the problem is that he clearly saw Professor Agasa walk over...

This is what a nice guy is like.

"Um," Professor Agasa said, walking up to them as expected, "what happened?"

"Ah, you're the uncle who was with the children just now." Itabashi Kazuya recognized him.

Although all three were adults, they were still students, so they were inevitably a little flustered in this situation.

Upon seeing Professor Agasa's gray hair and kind-looking face, Maka Onoue instinctively sought his help.

“Sakuko, who came with us, didn’t come down for lunch, so we went upstairs to look for her, but she wasn’t in her room.”

It's snowing heavily outside, where can we go if we're not indoors?

“We’ve searched everywhere, including the retail stores,” Kiyama Kaji added.

"Could she have really gone out?" Onoue Maka became increasingly worried.

Conan, the mastermind they should really turn to, put down his plate and came over: "Let's split up and look for it first, shall we?"

The childish voice of a first-grade elementary school student conveyed an undeniable air of authority.

"Let's look around behind the cabin, you guys go look in front!"

The college students looked at each other and agreed with the method.

The Junior Detective League members were about to leave when Toru Tono dragged them back, one in each hand.

"You guys shouldn't go. It's snowing heavily outside. You might get lost if you're not careful."

Although it's unclear how things will develop, Toru Tono felt that these mischievous kids probably wouldn't have a good time going out in the snow.

If he really gets lost, he'll have to go out and look for several living people, which is quite annoying.

"Ah, right!" Conan thought he made sense. "It's so windy outside, and visibility is poor. You kids could easily get lost..."

"Hey Conan, aren't you a kid yourself? Why are you taking my side?"

Mitsuhiko crossed his arms and complained.

“That’s right.” Genta and Ayumi also put pressure on Conan.

"Oh dear." Conan, sweating profusely, hid behind Tohru Tohno. "Um... I'll just go out. Tohru-nii will keep an eye on me, right?"

He looked up with a "Take me with you!!!" expression.

Tohru Tono was defeated by that pleading expression.

"Ah, Conan and I will be fine. I can't keep up with any more if more come."

"Tch." The remaining members of the Junior Detective Club all snorted through their teeth.

"what the hell."

"That's really disloyal."

They attacked him en masse.

Conan chuckled, pretending not to hear.

......

Once outside the cabin that provided shelter from the wind and snow, Toru Tono directly experienced the power of the blizzard.

To be honest, he had never climbed a mountain in winter before, nor had he ever experienced the kind of gale-force winds mixed with heavy snow at the summit.

It snowed occasionally before, and some people even used umbrellas to avoid getting wet... The kind of snow that melts as soon as it hits your shoulder is not much different from a light drizzle.

Tohno Toru found some windproof sunglasses in the system space and put them on, then gave a pair to Shiho Miyano.

"Hey~ Miss Sakuko~" Not long after stepping out of the cabin, Professor Agasa began to shout with his mouth wide open, not caring that the wind and snow would blow into his throat.

Tohno glanced at the bio-source detector but found no signal outside the cabin.

There are only three possibilities in this situation—one is that Sakuko Ogura is too far away and beyond the detection range, or she is in the cabin and no one has discovered her; the other is that her invention is broken.

The above two possibilities are obviously impossible, so there must be a third possibility.

Sakuko Ogura has become a corpse.

Considering her sharp tongue, this guess seems pretty accurate.

Tohno Toru wasn't particularly enthusiastic about finding her.

"Huh? Look over there!" Conan shielded his eyes with his hand, blocking the wind and snow that were hitting his face.

He shouted as loudly as he could be heard in the wind and snow, stretching out his other hand and pointing to one side.

Tohru Tohru looked over and saw a snowman lying on the ground.

The snowman's body was relatively intact, except for its head, which had been covered by the metal bucket, which had fallen off.

The snowman's facial features, made of apples, bananas, and oranges, also lay quietly in the snow.

"This... is this the snowman that Genta and the others built?" Conan walked over and roughly recognized it; it was the result of his friends' morning's work.

It's quite pitiful.

"It was probably blown down by the strong wind."

Tohru Tono walked over and said indifferently.

The snowman is broken, but the bananas and apples are the ones who are truly pitiful.

But honestly, even if we take it home and wash it, it's still edible, right?

Having remembered this potentially despairing information, the four continued onward.

Not long after, a sign that read "Danger" appeared.

Toru Tono vaguely remembered this; he had seen it when he arrived. Behind the sign was a cliff, and below the cliff was a pond.

During the Mermaid Island incident, there was a "Danger" sign next to the waterfall where Ebihara Sumi's body was hanging.

With the suspicion that it might be here, he walked to the edge of the cliff and glanced at the pool.

A pink object, distinctly different in color from the black water, floated on the pond, though it was too far away to see clearly.

However, there's no need to look closely anymore; the person in pink can only be the missing Sakuko Ogura.

Thick clouds pressed down on the distant mountain peaks, and a gale-force wind swirled around the corpses, carrying snowflakes like vultures circling overhead.

The system panel flashed before my eyes as expected; now there was no need to even go down to confirm whether I was dead.

"Professor Agasa?" he called out as he turned around.

"Huh?" Professor Agasa was still walking forward when he heard this and looked at him strangely.

"We've found that guy!" he continued shouting. "Call the police!"

"what?"

The doctor hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and dialed the police.

Conan, refusing to believe it, rushed to the edge of the cliff and, following his gaze, activated the telescope function on his glasses.

Before long, his expression turned serious.

He also glanced at Toru Tono.

How did this person confirm that the person was the deceased Sakuko from a distance visible to the naked eye?

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Because this place is not within the Tokyo territories, Inspector Megure, whom we know well, did not come. Instead, a very young police inspector who looked unreliable was sent.

A mountain village in Gunma Prefecture.

Tohno Toru had some impression of him; he was a comedic character with little ability.

I remember really admiring Kogoro Mouri.

Chapter 179 I am Yamamura Misao, Deduction is like being in prison

The snowstorm subsided.

Police officers who arrived in time retrieved the body from the water.

All those involved in the case gathered around.

"The deceased is Ms. Sakuko Ogura, 22 years old, a fourth-year art student." These were the words of the only forensic officer brought by Misao Yamamura.

"The preliminary cause of death is drowning. Wouldn't it be better to send it to the forensic department for an autopsy, Mr. Yamamura?"

The police officer looked up at Shancun Cao, seeking his opinion.

"Well, could you please handle it like this... Uh... Achoo!"

Yamamura Misao couldn't help but sneeze.

It seems they caught a chill because of the heavy snow and wind on the mountain.

"And then? This young lady is traveling alone?"

Yamamura Misao rubbed his nose, bent down, and asked.

"Ah, no, it's with his companions, three other people who also attend art school." The officers were taken aback and subconsciously pointed to the three people opposite them who looked strange.

However, it's understandable that Yamamura Misao, who arrived late due to the distance, was unaware of these things.

He then began to introduce the topic.