Conan's Corpse Picker

A group of people ran to follow the sound, passed through the dense forest, and saw Etsuko Hukura, the novelist who had come to strike up a conversation with Jiang Xia just now, sitting on the edge of the cliff, looking at the bottom of the cliff in surprise.

"What happened?"

As Jiang Xia asked, she had already run to the edge of the cliff.

Just below, on the protruding rock seven or eight meters away from here, there is a person lying quietly.

——It is said that the enthusiastic male college student who often comes to climb mountains.

……

From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the cliff, there is a slanting winding path.

A group of people went down to the protruding rock.

Jiang Xia walked to the male college student, knelt down and touched him, a little surprised: "...he is still alive."

This classmate has a very hard head... It may be that when he fell, he brushed the path and vegetation on the cliff to cushion him.

Conan and Amuro couldn't hide their surprise.

——When they heard the screams and saw someone lying motionless on their backs at the bottom of the cliff, they instinctively started looking for the murderer.

At this time, when he heard that the person was still alive, he recovered slowly and began to try to give first aid to the person.

Of course, during the first aid, the detectives did not forget to simply observe.

There was a thin scar on the male college student's face, which didn't look like a scratch when he fell, but was cut by something sharp.

In addition, a small knife was stuck in a tree a few meters away.

——He didn't seem to stumble and fall, but he seemed to accidentally fall while avoiding something like a throwing knife.

Throwing knife...

silver fox? !

The client was quick to come to the same conclusion.

The screams made by the male college students when they fell off the cliff just now attracted not only them, but also several other tourists.At this time, a group of people are gathered around here to look around.

Although the couple was the most sneaky, they started late and did not have enough time to commit crimes.

Then all that's left is...

The client looked at Etsuko Hukura who was thinking about Jiang Xia, and grabbed him: "Did you do it!"

——Conan told Jiang Xia just now that "Torakura Etsuko is also suspected."Jiang Xia didn't pay much attention, but the client eavesdropped on it.

Hukura Etsuko recovered from her contemplation after being dragged like this.

She clapped the client's hand away, and adjusted her scarf and neckline slowly: "When I heard the shouts running, things have already become like this. And from the appearance of the injured, he seems to have been killed I’ve been attacked by sharp weapons, and I don’t know how to use those things—besides, since he’s still alive, won’t everything be clear after he wakes up and asks about the situation?”

The client snorted coldly, and let go of his hand: "...the attack is so ruthless, who knows if he can wake up."

A thunderbolt fell.

A few lightning bolts flashed across the gloomy sky filled with dark clouds, and the raindrops also fell, hitting the ground.

Today's weather forecast is really inaccurate.It was a cloudy day as promised, but it suddenly rained, and it rained harder and harder.

Jiang Xia took out her mobile phone and looked at it: "There is no signal."

Maurilan nodded in disappointment.

As early as when she saw a person lying down under the cliff, she had already called the police. Now she changed to the next place, and she did not give up and called an ambulance, but it still failed.

……

After finishing the simple first aid, Jiang Xia put down his cell phone, looked at the male college student lying on the ground, and sighed faintly.

...Although I want to pick up ghosts, there is nothing I can do when I meet the fateful Ou Huang.It is impossible for him to pull people to the top of the cliff and push them down again.

He took off his waterproof hat, and put it on the face of the big male college student, protecting him from the rain.

I didn't want to continue to be exposed to the rain, so I suggested: "It's not good to get water on the wound, and if we continue to stay in the mountains, we will be in danger. Let's go to the rest station first."

……

ten minutes later.

Before it got completely dark, a group of drenched people finally arrived at the nearest rest stop.

It is said to be a rest stop, but it is actually just an old house.

Jiang Xia raised her hand and knocked on the door twice, seeing that the door was unlocked, she simply pushed the door open.

There was a crunch.With the sound of the door, in the dim light, the white-haired grandfather in front of the stove turned around and looked at the door.

The old man had thick beard and hair, and a fierce look in his eyes.He stared at the people who entered the door, just as a thunderbolt struck outside the window, his whole body was horrifying as if he had just stepped down from the genealogy of cannibals.

Mao Lilan's whole body trembled, and she put on a defensive posture.

Jiang Xia silently pressed down the hand she held in front of her.

Amuro glanced at the uniform on the old man, and said in a low voice, "It should be the manager here."

The hut manager looked at them with distaste for a while, and threw a few bath towels of mediocre quality: "Wipe dry before coming in."

"..." This tone should really be the manager, not some monster that haunts thunderstorms...

Not only Mao Lilan, but several other timid passengers also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A group of people carried the stunned male college student into the house and found some disinfectant for bandages as a temporary emergency.

Chapter 498 The Owner of the Event Physique

After temporarily settling down, Jiang Xia walked over and closed the door.

He glanced back at the many murderous spirits locked in the house, and felt that this simple hut had become very livable.

Mao Lilan was still thinking about calling the police.

There was no signal on the mobile phone, so she walked to the landline in the cabin.

But soon, Mao Lilan's anxious voice sounded: "I can't get through the phone."

"Thunderstorms are often like this." The manager snorted, "You shouldn't climb the mountain during thunderstorms."

Etsuko Hukura sat at the table, quietly looking at the thunderstorm outside the window, and said in an ethereal tone, "After dark, the mountain will be very dangerous, coupled with slippery rain, lightning that may strike at any time, and there is no other rest nearby Station... This is the Blizzard Villa model. After I go back, I may be able to write a new book soon."

The man in the couple wrings his wet hat anxiously:

"You still care about reading? Now there is a murderer hiding in the mountain who is forcing people to jump off the cliff. Who knows if the prisoner will suddenly break in in the middle of the night, and then we will have another dead person!"

Jiang Xia folded his arms and leaned against the door. Hearing this, he corrected him rigorously: "That college student is not dead, so the word 'zai' is useless."

The lover man was stunned and said angrily: "That's not the point! The point is the prisoner who is still active!"

"Okay, let's eat first." The administrator brought a pot of hot water with a few packs of instant curry in it, "Don't look at the broken house, the doors and windows are actually very strong."

"..."

It rained suddenly while climbing the mountain, and there was almost a murder case. A group of drowned chickens were not in the mood to eat at this time.

But really hungry...

So in the end, they all sat down around the dining table.

Jiang Xia washed her hands, poured the slightly hot curry on the rice, and took a spoonful.

Just as he pulled off the mask, a voice suddenly came from beside him: "I've seen you."

"?"

Jiang Xia turned her head and saw the smiling face of Etsuko Torakura.

"You are Jiang Xia, right? That young detective who solves the case quickly." Etsuko Hukura stirred the curry on her plate, "Not long ago I wanted to go to Tokyo to find you, but I just happened to meet..."

The tip of Mao Lilan's ears moved, and entries like "abandoned by her lover to chase her husband thousands of miles away" appeared in her mind instantly, with a shocked expression on her face - she was dragged by Suzuki Sonoko to watch a lot of dog blood soap operas together recently.

However, when she turned her head and saw Jiang Xia's puzzled expression, Mao Lilan suppressed this thought with a little guilt.

...Compared to this, she thinks a more suitable entry should be "fan girl chasing stars" or the like... Ms. Hu Cang's words are too close, shouldn't she say "I want to go to Tokyo to find you" Is there a more precise statement such as release commission"?

Just as he was thinking, there was a bang beside him—a metal spoon fell to the ground.

The others were startled, followed the prestige, and saw Kyoko Mieda with a panicked face—the woman among the couple.

She stared blankly at Jiang Xia for a moment, and found that a group of people were looking at her. Then she recovered, picked up the spoon in a hurry, and ran to the sink to rinse.

The man in the couple also froze slightly. After a second or two, he lowered his head in a concealed manner and took a big mouthful of curry.

"..." Such a big reaction to Jiang Xia's name?

Conan and Toru Amuro took a long look at the couple, and thought of their two smelly bags again, secretly vigilant.

Etsuko Torakura also looked this way, and paused the topic just now.

The manager ignored this group of strange guests. He turned on the radio and, like most old people, listened to the news while eating.

A local weather program was playing on the radio, mentioning the sudden downpour.

On the way to the conversation, another piece of local news was urgently interrupted——

"This morning, a robbery and murder occurred in Danyuan Village. The 60-year-old Mr. Yan Tanaka was unfortunately killed. The suspect may have fled to the direction of Danyuan Mountain. The police are continuing to search. Please close the doors and windows and pay attention to safety."

"Dan Yuan Mountain?"

Toru Amuro was taken aback, isn't that the mountain?

…The people who came to climb the mountain today, except for some Buddhist tourists who only walk at the foot of the mountain, are all in this resting hut.

The silver fox, the suspect in the burglary...at least two people.

If they are all disguised as tourists, then add the suspicious client, Etsuko Hukura who seems to be looking for Jiang Xia for something, and two members of the black organization...

Isn't the concentration of criminals in this hut too high?

Thinking of this, Toru Amuro couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xia, remembering the saying of "incident physique".

Then he remembered something and turned to look at Conan.

In my impression, many times when they encountered cases, this child was actually present.Only because the sense of existence is very low, few people pay attention to it.

I also often unconsciously divert my attention from him.