Ke Xuezhen, starting with hypnotizing Vermouth.

Abbot Tianyong struggled a few times in the kayak, then suddenly sensed something was wrong with his surroundings.

How did I end up lying in the kayak?

"Ah, no!"

He suddenly remembered that before he fell into a coma, Zhongnian had said he would kill himself using the same method he had used to kill him!

Abbot Tenyō suddenly sat up, only to find himself facing a familiar yet unfamiliar beam.

Kayaking?

beam?

He struggled in the kayak for a moment, and then suddenly touched a rope!

Wait, could this be...?

"Help! Zhongnian, don't kill me!"

"I didn't mean to kill you!"

"Help!"

Soon, Abbot Tianyong heard footsteps.

"Abbot?"

"Abbot, what's going on?"

"Abbot Tianyong? What are you..."

Several apprentices poked their heads in through the small window, as did the big-headed elementary school student among the tourists.

"Quickly, save me! It's Zhongnian! Zhongnian has come back to kill me!"

"It is loyalty!"

Gu De looked at the panting Abbot Tianyong and asked, "Abbot Tianyong, the Zhongnian you mentioned is the monk Zhongnian who died here two years ago, right?"

This time, Kuan Nian and the others looked at Abbot Tianyong with a meaningful gaze.

All three of them experienced the death of Chungnian.

"Zhongnian...Zhongnian is back!"

Abbot Tianyong simply stared intently at the small window beside him.

"What do you mean?"

Kogoro Mouri rubbed his eyes and frowned as he looked at Abbot Ten'ei.

"It's Kuan Nian, he's coming back for revenge!"

"He...he's going to kill me!"

Tianyong, the abbot, held Kuannian tightly and shouted in a disheveled manner.

You mean revenge?

"And they want to kill you?"

Gu De frowned: "If I remember correctly, a monk did die here two years ago. His Dharma name was Kuan Nian!"

After saying that, he immediately looked at Ran Mouri: "Ran, go call the police."

"Huh? Call the police?"

Ran Mouri paused for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening and ran out.

Gu Dechao Xiu Nian gave him a wink.

Xiu Nian immediately grabbed Tun Nian's hand nervously: "Senior Brother Tun Nian, Master, what is Master saying?"

"Why revenge? Could it be that Master killed Zhongnian...?"

As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell silent.

Conan also stared intently at Abbot Ten'ei.

“Xiu Nian…Zhong Nian died here two years ago, hanging himself in this very room.”

"then……"

As Kuan Nian spoke, he looked at Abbot Tian Yong with a bitter expression: "Back then, when Brother Zhong Nian... hanged himself here, we all thought it was impossible, we even thought it was..."

Chapter 73 Vermouth Bound

"It's the Mist Tengu, right?"

Gu De looked at the nervous Kuan Nian, "So you've been keeping quiet about the Mist Tengu and that case all along."

"I never imagined there was such a method!"

“During dinner today, Abbot Tianyong’s attitude was very strange, and he clearly had a grudge about this matter.”

"They went to great lengths to exaggerate the story of the Mist Tengu, their purpose being to incite panic and prevent you from revealing the case to outsiders!"

"I've heard about this case before, but I never imagined it would be murdered in such a way."

Gu De said slowly.

"But who exactly put the host..."

Xiu Nian tightly gripped Abbot Tian Yong again: "Abbot, who exactly...?"

"It is loyalty!"

"Zhongnian has come back to seek revenge on me!"

"I used this method to kill Zhongnian back then, and now Zhongnian wants to use this method to kill me!"

"Only he knows this method!"

"It must be him!"

Abbot Ten'yō stared blankly at the floor, muttering to himself.

"I see, so you killed someone!"

Kogoro Mouri slapped his forehead, once again demonstrating his belated realization.

However, the monks completely ignored him.

Ran Mouri blushed and stepped aside.

"But... but what if the monk Zhongnian you're talking about hanged himself here?"

"So how was that water treated?"

Conan felt that something was still amiss.

"Kid, of course you should open the door and let the water out!"

Kogoro Mouri slapped Conan on the head.

No, obviously not!

"If you could still open the door, the water pressure would have broken it down long ago."

Gu De shook his head. "Actually, everyone remembers what Abbot Ten'ei mentioned about the Mist Tengu's immense strength, right?"

Everyone nodded, bewildered.

"Kuan Nian mentioned at the time that the damaged and repaired wall below was caused two years ago, so if you take an axe and smash the wall..."

"The immense water pressure will instantly burst the leak!"

"It has created a sizable hole."

As soon as Gu De finished speaking, the monks immediately became excited:

That's exactly how it was! That's exactly how it was back then!

"When the host saw that big hole, he said it couldn't possibly be man-made!"

"Mr. Gu De is amazing! So this is the so-called immense power of the Mist Tengu!"

Gu De was about to say something when the phone vibrated.

He walked aside to answer the phone, and Maya Tachibana's voice came through: "Boss, I've caught a woman, and she's impersonating you!"

"Brother Gu De, I never expected it to turn out like this... If you had been here two years ago..."

Inspector Megure looked somber and sighed.

"It wasn't me; I was just speculating based on the situation."

"Abbot Ten'ei's actions were probably due to long-term guilt, which led him to fantasize about doing this."

"But when he realized that if he committed suicide, no one would chop down the wooden wall below to release the accumulated water, he stopped where he was."

"Otherwise, this secret room will be too difficult to solve!"

Gu De also looked like he was still shaken.

"It will probably take some time for Abbot Tianyong to recover, but I'm really relieved that this case has been resolved."

"Brother Gu De, come over to my house for a drink after this case is over!"

"I'll have Xiao Lü cook a few more dishes!"

Inspector Megure finally looked up and gave Gu De a grateful look.

Gu De naturally did not object.

Megure Midori seems to be a beauty in the series, so of course I have to go and see for myself.

And while we're at it, let's have a drink with Inspector Megure.

Abbot Tianyong was taken away by police officers, and other disciples were also taken away as witnesses.

Before leaving, Xiu Nian solemnly bowed to Gu De.

Gu De didn't ask what the bald boy who avenged his brother would do in the future, but the kid seemed like a decent person.

God helps those who help themselves.

And this kid is very smart.