Conan: The Heart Thief

Kaoru Kusano asked, "But why did Dad and the other museum owners keep the mummies? Wouldn't it be better to destroy the bodies?"

Kusano Jusan was silent for a long time and did not respond.

Lin Xiao explained Kusano Xun's question on behalf of Kusano Shisan: "I think that these six people must have been terrified after committing such a heinous crime, so they agreed to keep a dried corpse in each family as evidence of their crimes and to monitor each other. In this way, no one can betray or turn back!"

After hearing Lin Xiao's words, Yue Yexue and Hoshino Terumi were both stunned.

Lin Xiao asked again: "Then the remaining seventh mummy is the one kept in the church?"

Kusano Jusan nodded and said, "Yes, the seventh mummy was locked in the basement of the church."

Lin Xiao said: "In this case, the murderer and the motive for the crime are clear! The mummy in this church must be the one with the chest cavity missing! It is made up of limbs cut from the other six mummies!"

If this is true, Lin Xiao should have thought of this familiar technique earlier.

Kusano Jusan was surprised and said, "It is indeed a mummy that is missing the chest cavity!"

Lin Xiao said: "That is to say, of the seven orphans, only six were burned to death, and the seventh orphan somehow escaped from the church, and then used this trick of splicing corpses to make seven mummies, making people mistakenly believe that the seven orphans were dead! Finally, the orphan who escaped back then, today, 27 years later, used the trick of mummies to seek revenge!"

Kusano Jusan couldn't help but tremble all over and collapsed on the sofa behind him.

"Who, then, is it? Seeking revenge on us?"

After Lin Xiao explained the situation to Kotaro Omoteda, everyone came to the church that was blocked by the police and found the mummy in the basement. Just as Lin Xiao said, it was made up of six bodies.

Kotaro Omote thought, "If the murderer is a survivor of the fire in 1927, then he must be at least 40 years old now... Then, the guests who attended the wedding at that time and were over 40 years old must be the owners of the six hotels... But they all have alibis!"

"Could it be that someone outside the village committed the crime?"

The case hit a dead end again, and Omote Kotaro looked depressed.

Kotaro Omote ordered his men to search the village house by house, but still no suspicious persons were found.

The police were acting with vigour while the villagers were terrified, forming a sharp contrast.

Lin Xiao currently didn't know who the murderer was. When he came to the room of his two female companions, he saw Hoshino Terumi in the room, looking helpless.

"Terumei, are you still thinking about the case?"

"Yeah... I'm sorry that, because of me, you have to encounter such an unhappy thing."

Huimei said bitterly.

Yue Yexue doesn't have this worry. She is scrolling through TikTok and enjoying it.

"If you two are upset, call Xiaoxun over as well. Just like last night, let's all get together and have a great fight."

Yue Yexue's suggestion coincided with Lin Xiao's.

"Xiaoxue, please go and call Xiaoxun over."

Lin Xiao looked at Yue Yesue with a smile.

"Why don't you go yourself?"

Yue Yexue felt very embarrassed to do such a thing, which was too disrespectful.

"Xiaoxue, since it was you who suggested it, of course you should carry it out."

Lin Xiao said as a matter of course.

"Alright alright……"

Yue Yexue put away her phone and went to look for Kusano Kaoru.

Hoshino Terumi glanced at Lin Xiao and said unhappily, "You are really heartless. You think about that kind of thing all day long."

"That kind of thing?"

"Love love..."

"Love is good for your health. Don't get too involved in the case. After all, this is the police's job..."

Lin Xiao was quite amused and confused. The detective drama actress Hoshino Terumi was more dedicated than him, a real detective.

Soon, Xiaoxue brought Xiaoxun over.

Lin Xiao was surprised and said, "Xiaoxun, I thought you hated me, but I didn't expect you to really be willing to play with us."

Xiaoxun said: "Since my fiancé is dead, nothing matters anymore."

Lin Xiao came to Xiaoxun's side, put his big hand on her shoulder, and said teasingly: "You have deep feelings for your deceased fiancé, then let me, Xiaoxue, and Huimei work together to comfort you."

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Xiaoxun's pretty face turned red and she said "hmm" softly. She was still in a heavy mood and really needed some dopamine stimulation.

Chapter 387 Lin Xiao is God Jehovah

Lin Xiao placed the naked Xiaoxun, Xiaoxue and Huimei in a row on the beds in the guest room, and then went in and out one by one.

In order to make the three women happy together, Lin Xiao instantly appeared in front of the three women one by one, over and over again. It seemed as if the three women were loved by Lin Xiao at the same time.

This is not the power of the personality mask, but the superpower that Lin Xiao gained through his extraordinary talent and practice of the four meditations and eight concentrations.

Through constantly practicing skills with various girls, Lin Xiao still possesses powerful strength even without the personality mask, which is unmatched by ordinary people.

Naturally, the three girls were completely convinced by Lin Xiao and liked him very much.

Lin Xiao is their God Jehovah, who brings them satisfaction and joy!

……

With the beginning of a new day, Lin Xiao and the three girls were happy, but the tragedy continued.

Another dead person appeared, the owner of the Tower House, Wu Tari. The way of death was exactly the same as before, with the carotid artery cut and the chest dismembered.

There was also a murder declaration left on the ground: "For the seventh mummy, the absence of screams as a requiem is the worst sleep."

The murderer killed another person in front of the police. Omote Kotaro felt ashamed and furious.

Lin Xiao said to Omote Kotaro, "It seems that the identity of the body on the first day is very important to find the murderer. Inspector Omote, has the identification department not yet found the identity of the body?"

Kotaro Omote said helplessly: "The Identification Department has screened the DNA of the body's tissues in the police database and compared it with the recently missing persons, but found nothing."

Lin Xiao said: "However, the police have already imposed martial law on the village. It is unlikely that the crime was committed by an outsider, which means that the criminal is among us."

Omoteta Kotaro agreed: "That's right, in that case, I already know who the culprit is!"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment: "Inspector Oota, have you really found the murderer?"

Kotaro Omote said, "Yes, look at my performance, the detective from Tokyo!"

Lin Xiao asked doubtfully: "Really? Are you sure?"

Feeling that he was being looked down upon, Omoteta Kotaro shouted angrily, "What's that expression on your face? Open your eyes and watch me carefully. I was originally planning to take the criminal away directly, but I changed my mind. I'll show you how powerful our Aomori Prefecture Detective Police are!"

Kusano Jusan, Kusano Kaoru, Kazesai Jun'ya, Kabuto Reiji, Kabuto Kiriko, Odagiri Susumu, Hoshino Terumi, Takeno Yuki, Lin Xiao, and other main people attending the wedding were called to the Clock House by Omote Kotaro.

Omoteda Kotaro glanced at everyone and said, "Okay, now that everyone is here, let me explain who the murderer is!"

Village representative Feng Jijun also asked doubtfully: "Mr. Detective, have you really found the murderer?"

Kotaro Omote said: "Of course, after my investigation these days, I already know everything!"

"The name of this Hexagonal Village comes from the roads and waterways in the shape of Darby's Star. The six luxurious mansions in this village were built by missionaries who came here about half a century ago. They must have wanted to build this small village in the remote mountains into an ideal 'Garden of Eden' and cultivate their 'forbidden fruit'! That is, the endless poppy flowers in the back mountain of this Hexagonal Village!"

"Later, for unknown reasons, the seven mysterious missionaries left the place, and the owners of the six mansions in Liujiao Village, as well as the pastor and his wife in the church, continued to hide it from other villages and used the successfully cultivated poppy fields in the back mountain to secretly cultivate poppy flowers, making huge illegal profits. In other words, the entire Liujiao Village was built on the sale of poppy flowers, the raw materials for various drugs, and it was a village of sin!"

Kotaro Otoda went on to say, "There are more sinister things to come. Twenty-seven years ago, a bloody tragedy occurred because of these poppy flowers. The pastor and his wife wanted to burn down the poppy fields because of their conscience, but they were brutally murdered by the owners of the six mansions! Then they suffocated and burned the seven orphans adopted by the pastor and his wife to death in the church! Those so-called village guards, that is, the seven mummies, are actually the remains of the seven orphans back then!"

After hearing what Omote Kotaro said, Kusano Jusan, Kabuto Reiji, and Kazasaki Jun'ya couldn't help but tremble. No matter who the murderer was, what awaited them was a long prison life.

Kotaro Otoda changed the subject and said, "However, the number of orphans who were burned to death in the church was not seven, but six! The remaining one was kept alive under the guise of 'cutting'!"

Kotaro Omoteda asked his men to take out seven dolls that had been prepared in advance and showed them.

"First, cut off the head of the first doll, then cut off the left shoulder to the left armpit of the second doll, the third doll's chest and above, the fourth doll's waist, the fifth doll's right leg, and the sixth doll's left leg. In this way, all six dolls are cut into two parts. First take away the head of the first doll, and it becomes a headless mummy. Then take off the left arm of the second doll connected to the head and put it on the head of the first doll, and it becomes a mummy without the left shoulder to the left hand. Similarly, take off the upper body of the third doll and put the cut part of the second doll on it, and it becomes a mummy without the right hand to the left armpit. Finally, take off the fourth doll's waist and above, and then put the cut part of the third doll on it, and it becomes a mummy without the chest. The part above the waist of the fourth doll is matched with the left and right legs of the fifth and sixth dolls. In this way, isn't it done!"

What he took was indeed seven broken dolls that Kotaro Omote used six dolls to cut into pieces, and next to them was an intact doll. If these dolls were replaced with mummies, it would prove that there really was an orphan who escaped from the church and was not burned to death!

Omoteta Kotaro pointed at Jun'ya Kazasaki and said, "That orphan is you - Jun'ya Kazasaki. The orphan who escaped found that Jun'ya Kazasaki had been living alone, so he killed Jun'ya Kazasaki and took his identity. When the time was right, he planned this shocking revenge murder. However, the plan was exposed by me, a wise and brave detective, before it was even halfway through. Am I right, Jun'ya Kazasaki!"

Everyone looked at Feng Jie Chunye in horror, and Feng Jie Chunye also seemed a little panicked.

Feng Jijun also said calmly: "This alone cannot prove that I am the murderer."

Omoteta Kotaro said, "Because the murderer's methods of crime are quite fierce, he was able to commit the crime right under the noses of our police. It is impossible for anyone other than you, the village representative, to do it. Because, as the village representative of Rokkaku Village, you don't have to commit the crime yourself. You can just find a trusted villager to replace you. Therefore, your alibi is useless."

After being absent-minded for a while, Feng Jijun smiled with relief and bowed his head to confess: "You are right, Inspector! I killed all these people. I am the murderer."

However, Feng Jichun also pleaded guilty, but Lin Xiao on the side did not agree.

Chapter 388 Good deeds and evil deeds are rewarded

Lin Xiao said: "Wait a minute, Feng Jichun is not the murderer either!"

Omoteta Kotaro said: "Amateur detective, Kazamatsuri Jun has already confessed his guilt, what makes you say he is not the murderer?"

Lin Xiao said: "He just wanted to take the blame for someone else... If Feng Jichun also survived the fire, why didn't he have any burn marks on his body? You know, it was a fire that killed six out of seven people, it's impossible that there would be no burn marks at all."

"This..." Kotaro Omoteda changed his expression and pondered for a while, "That's indeed the truth..." Then he immediately ordered his men to check Jun'ya Kazematsu's body.

After examination by the identification department personnel, there were no signs of burns on Junye Kazemachi's body. It was obvious that he was not the orphan who escaped death.

Omoteda Kotaro stared at Kazamatsuri Junya coldly and said, "Kazamatsuri Junya, since you are willing to take the blame for the murderer, it means you already know who the murderer is. Tell the truth!"

Feng Jichun was silent for a while, then he said, "I don't know, I am the murderer, please arrest me."

Omoteta Kotaro yelled angrily: "Your plan has been exposed, tell me the truth!"

Feng Jichun remained silent and was unwilling to tell the truth.

Lin Xiao said: "Mr. Feng Ji, since you are unwilling to point out who the murderer is, let me do it."

Otoda Kotaro was surprised and asked, "What, Lin Xiao, do you know who the murderer is?"

Lin Xiao smiled faintly and said, "The murderer is among us."

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Lin Xiao looked directly at Odagiri Susumu who had remained silent the whole time and said, "The murderer is you, Odagiri Susumu!"

Omoteta Kotaro was surprised and asked, "What? The murderer is a teacher at Real Estate High School? Lin Xiao, are you serious?"

Odagiri Susumu said, "What are you talking about? I just can't let go of my childhood sweetheart, Miss Kusano Kaoru. How can I be a murderer? You don't mean to say that I killed people in the village to vent my anger because I couldn't get Miss Kusano Kaoru."