Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

He would have a strange feeling that 'there are two voices in my head performing a dialogue'.

"Ah! The man of the Rooster! The man of the Rooster has appeared again!"

Shouts came from the crowd not far away.

The group immediately changed direction and walked into the crowd.

Sonoko Suzuki abandoned her idea of ​​drawing lots, rolled up her sleeves, and quickly stepped forward.

Mary, being short, squeezed through the crowd quickly, but upon arriving, she still couldn't see Yuzuru. She glanced at the large backpack on the ground, then looked up at the passerby squatting nearby with a puzzled expression, "This bag is…"

"It's that Yu-no-O!" The man squatting next to him raised his hand to cover his shoulder and frowned. "We heard someone shout Yu-no-O, and when we turned around, we saw that masked guy running this way. We were about to stop him, but he threw his bag at us and ran away!"

"Which direction did the man of the Rooster run off in?" Mary pressed.

The passerby who had been hit on the shoulder by the bag pointed in a direction and said, "He ran towards that park!"

Mary crouched down, unzipped her backpack, picked it up, and poured the contents out in front of her feet.

"Huh? Mary!" Ran Mouri was about to say, "This might be someone's belongings, it's not good to open it carelessly," but when she saw bags of all sizes falling out of the backpack, she didn't say anything more.

Mary turned to look at Sonoko Suzuki, who was leaning closer. "Sonoko-neechan, is your backpack here that was stolen last time?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked at it, her eyes lit up, and she squatted down to pick up a handbag and rummage through it. "This is it! This is the bag that was stolen from me last time!"

Sherry stood aside watching the show, casually stating her conclusion, "In other words, this is not a crime imitating Yu-no-Otoko."

“There’s blood on the backpack strap,” Sera Masumi said, her gaze sweeping over the crowd to the base of the trees in the shrine grove not far away. “Also, there’s been a group of people gathered there since earlier, seemingly completely unconcerned about Yuu-no-o…”

An honest passerby said, "The man from the west ran over from there. It seems someone was injured!"

Mary's gaze swept past the legs of the adults and landed on a person with bloodstains sitting against a tree. Her expression changed slightly, and she glanced speechlessly at the passerby before quickly running over.

This uncle is really something, why didn't he say someone was injured sooner!

At the edge of the woods, a slightly overweight man wearing glasses, 1.4 meters tall, sat on the ground leaning against a tree trunk, one hand clutching his abdomen. Large patches of bright red blood seeped from his clothes and between his fingers, and his stubble-covered face showed a pained and somewhat ferocious expression.

Those standing nearby still looked panicked, but they bent down to encourage the injured person.

"Hey, cheer up!"

"Hang in there a little longer, we've already called an ambulance!"

When Mary arrived and heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the man standing by the tree, asking, "Was this older brother stabbed by the man of the west?"

"Yes, I heard a scream, turned around and saw a guy wearing a fire man mask hurriedly running away from him," the man said, frowning with worry as he looked at the injured man. "It seems the Rooster Man tried to steal his things, and when he tried to resist, the Rooster Man stabbed him with a knife..."

"No!" The man sitting on the ground gritted his teeth and endured the pain, gasping for breath, and said with difficulty, "It's not the man of the Rooster... it's... a monkey..."

607. Are you a clown hired by the monkey?

Sera Masumi stopped beside him, looking at the injured man with a puzzled expression.

monkey?

Mary didn't understand either, and pressed for an answer, "What about the monkey?"

Those around were surprised and began to speak up.

"Hey, what did you say?"

"Weren't you stabbed by the man wearing the Fire Man mask?"

"He seemed to want to say something, but couldn't make a sound..."

The man sitting on the ground was breathing heavily, his breath coming in rapid gasps, but he couldn't speak. He raised his hands, then his body slumped forward and he lost consciousness.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Cheer up!!!

Amidst the cold shouts of passersby, Linglin Xiaofeng (not far, not near) watched the whole process, then walked away from the tree in the distance.

The blood of that injured person had an ink-like smell, which is normally quite pleasant, but it was mixed with a strong aroma of various seasonings, making the smell indescribable and not very appetizing.

Mary turned her head to the left and sighed, "Shinchun, did you see anything just now?"

Zhenchun shook her head: "I don't have any either."

"The injured person was stabbed near the lung, which is not a vital organ. As long as he gets to the hospital within two hours, he should survive."

“Mary, you’re amazing!” Masumi exclaimed, “Just like a doctor! No, even more amazing than a doctor!”

“No,” Mary said awkwardly, seemingly embarrassed. “The two hours was just something I said offhand. I only know he won’t die anytime soon…”

"Uh..." Zhen Chun felt a little embarrassed when she was caught sneaking closer and smiled at Lin Xiaofeng, but her eyes still lingered on Lin Xiaofeng's hands. "Brother Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Xiao gave Zhen Chun a hint: "The monkey and the number nine refer to names."

"What?" Masumi was taken aback.

"Huh? Name?" Mary was also stunned. Looking at Lin Xiaofeng's calm face in the shade of the tree, she could almost feel the cool gaze emanating from him. Finally, she felt a chill run down her spine and forced a cute laugh to remind him, "Honey, 'nine' is fine, some people have 'nine' in their names or words that sound like 'nine,' but nobody's name is Monkey, right? Names with 'ape' or something like that are more likely..."

Seeing that Mary was gradually entering a state of thought, Lin Xiaofeng spoke up, "Shen."

“Shen?” Mary looked at Lin Xiaofeng in confusion, then realized, “Is it because of the twelve zodiac animals? The day of You in the market of You is actually the day of the Rooster, and when it comes to monkeys, it corresponds to Shen in Shen Monkey, Shen Jiu… Jiu Shen… No one would be called that, so is it because the surname and given name are separated…”

Lin Xiaofeng squatted down beside Mary, silently watching Mary think seriously.

As Mary pondered this, she suddenly realized something was amiss.

Wait, why does he have to guess the name just because Lin Xiaofeng said he heard a voice say "name"?

Although Lin Xiaofeng's idea is good, 'monkey' and 'nine' could also refer to something else.

If a four-character name contains the characters '申' and '九', he might never guess it, no matter how hard he tries.

……

When the three returned to the crowd, medical staff were just carrying the injured man away on a stretcher.

The police took over the scene and began questioning people in the vicinity.

Mary stroked her chin and said, "If no one's there, then projecting it won't be of any use, right?"

Shirley thought for a moment, "Why did you go over there?"

Mary paused, then frowned and said, "I saw Brother Lin over there, leaning against that tree, so I went over to take a look..."

Masumi said, "Sherry, what's on your mind?"

Shirley frowned. "No, even if you say that..."

Nearby, Takagi Wataru, holding a notebook, reported to Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, the identity of the 527th victim stabbed by Yuu-no-o has been confirmed. His name is Masuko Shirou, he lives in Beika-cho, he's 21 years old, and he's a student retaking the entrance exam for the Faculty of Letters at Toto University..."

Mary glanced at Takagi Wataru, then turned to Sherry with a smile and said, "I still think you're just too nervous. Of course, if you see that kind of figure again, we might be able to figure out what's going on! Until then, we don't have any other clues, so just try to relax a bit!"

Sonoko and Ran also came over.

Ran asked, "Mary, Sherry, Masumi, what are you all discussing? The truth behind the case? That's amazing!"

Sonoko patted Lin Xiaofeng on the shoulder: "So, Xiaofeng, are you slacking off here?"

Lin Xiao shrugged: "With Zhen Chun around, I don't need to get involved at all. Besides, Mary and Shirley are helping Zhen Chun, so I don't have to do anything."

Looking around, Lin Xiao found these adorable wives more interesting than any case.

608. I really can't figure it out.

Ranbu Risshi Shrine, Yu City.

"I heard the victim has been taken to the hospital. Is he awake now?" Inspector Megure asked Wataru Takagi to confirm the situation.

“Not yet,” Takagi Wataru said seriously. “The escaped Yuu-no-o threw his backpack at passersby. The victim’s wallet was also inside. We found his parents’ contact information in it and have already contacted them.”

"How is he doing now?" Inspector Megure asked.

"Fortunately, the wound wasn't very deep. He just lost consciousness temporarily because he was mentally agitated when he was stabbed," Takagi Wataru said. "The doctor said he would wake up after a while."

Mary lowered her head in thought, then swayed over to Lin Xiaofeng's side. Hearing what Takagi Wataru said, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then why are you here?" Inspector Megure turned to look at Lin Xiaofeng and Sherry. "Brother Lin, you don't happen to know the victim, do you?"

"No, we're here for revenge!" Sonoko Suzuki stated righteously and firmly that she had been robbed of her bag last time and that she had come to catch Yuzuru this time, while completely concealing the fact that she had come to draw lots.

Takagi Wataru examined the bag that Suzuki Sonoko had retrieved, confirmed it was one of the pieces of evidence, and went forward to collect it.

“Speaking of the surname Masuko,” Lin Xiaofeng recalled, “I saw it on a resident survey list in Beika Town. Because the surname is quite rare, I remember that he seemed to live in the apartment building behind my apartment, but it shouldn’t have anything to do with this incident.”

Megure Juzo glanced at Lin Xiaofeng speechlessly, "Yeah, if you can't recall any noteworthy clues, it's probably just because your residence is nearby, that's probably irrelevant."

Lin Xiaofeng nodded.

It definitely has nothing to do with him; it's true that the residents of Beika Town are often persecuted by the Grim Reaper Elementary School Student.

Takagi Wataru looked down at his notebook with a headache. "So, now, apart from the Fire Man mask, there are no other clues."

“There are other clues too! ~!” Mary said, mentioning the two messages left by the injured person before he lost consciousness: 'monkey' and 'nine'.

Just as he finished speaking, Chiba Kazunobu ran over, covered in sweat, and said that he had found Yuu-no-o.

Someone had previously seen Yu-no-O running away to the park across the street. A kind-hearted passerby chased after him and saw Yu-no-O rush into the park's restroom.

Passersby, feeling uneasy about the sudden intrusion into the toilet, cordoned off the entrance and windows, and no one has gone in since.

When Chiba Kazunobu and the other police officers arrived at the scene, they heard from the people gathered outside the toilet that there was a bloodstained jacket and a knife that had been thrown inside. It was confirmed that Yuu-no-o had indeed run into the toilet and was among those three people.

After hearing this, Inspector Megure led his men to a different location, and went to the park restroom to question the three suspects.

"I... my name is Hino Tatsuo. I came to Yuu City to buy a bear paw mascot. After buying it, I was on my way back, but I went to the restroom on the way," the middle-aged man with a monkey-like face said helplessly, glancing at the bear paw rake in his hand, then taking out a paper bag containing medicine from his coat pocket, and awkwardly telling Inspector Megure, "My stomach has been bothering me lately. You see, I even have to carry my medicine with me at all times..."

"It's you, Yu-no-o!" Sonoko Suzuki pointed at Tatsuo Hino with a righteous expression, "Because you have a monkey face!"

Takagi Wataru looked Hino Tatsuo up and down, "He does look like a monkey..."

Hino Tatsuo was confused. "But, didn't Yuu-no-o wear a Hino mask to commit robbery? What does that have to do with me looking like a monkey?"

“Because the person who was stabbed said,” Sonoko Suzuki said, “it wasn’t Yu-no-oto, it was a monkey!”

"Huh?" Hino Tatsuo's face showed astonishment.

“I don’t think it refers to appearance,” Mary looked up at Takagi Wataru and reminded him, “because Yu-no-O is wearing a fire-man mask, so you can’t see his face.”

Takagi Wataru nodded blankly, "Y-yes..."

The second suspect is named Hisami Sarukawa, 20 years old, a freelancer. He is relatively short and stout, with a pale face and a listless, weak appearance. He doesn't look much like a monkey.

According to Hisami Sarukawa, he is an avid gamer who came to Yuu City to trade in-game items with other gamers. There are many gamers willing to come to Yuu City, and he thought he could trade for some good items, so he came. He was in the restroom just now to check what he had traded.

"Both monkeys and Hisami are here!" Sonoko Suzuki exclaimed, pointing at Hisami Sarukawa in surprise. "You're the one named Yu-no-o, aren't you?"

"Huh?" Hisami Sarukawa looked a little confused. "What monkey and Hisami? Although my friends like to call me 'Hiyu,' that has nothing to do with Yu-no-O, right?"

Sonoko Suzuki put her hands on her hips and stared at Hisami Sarukawa, saying, "Because the person who was stabbed said 'nine' in addition to 'monkey'!"

Mary, recalling what Lin Xiaofeng had said earlier, looked at Sarukawa Hisami suspiciously, frowned, and asked, "But, wouldn't the person being robbed know the robber's name?"

He remained skeptical about Lin Xiaofeng's statement that "the monkey and the number nine refer to names."

“That makes sense…” Takagi Wataru nodded and asked the next person.

The third suspect was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, of medium to tall build, who looked refined and serious, giving the impression that he was meticulous in his work.

“My name is Mizue Shinji. I came to Yuu City to buy a mascot for the company. I went to the restroom in the middle of the trip,” Mizue Shinji said calmly. “Because I couldn’t go to the second phase of Yuu City. I came to the first phase of Yuu City, but my wallet was stolen before I could buy anything.”

Inspector Megure was somewhat surprised. "So you're the victim of the robbery by Yuu-no-O?"

"Yeah, thanks to this guy, I've been eating bento boxes from convenience stores for lunch lately because I'm broke. Today is the same. I should still have the receipt..." Mizue Shinji said with a helpless expression, reaching into his left pocket, feeling around, and exclaimed in surprise, "Strange, where did I put the receipt?"

Inspector Megure looked at Wataru Takagi, "If they are victims of robbery, shouldn't it be easy to identify them immediately?"

Takagi Wataru nodded. "Yes, we should be able to check Yuujiro's backpack."

Megure then turned to Mizue Shinji and asked, "Excuse me, in the bag that was stolen from you in the first season, did you have anything that could prove your identity? Like a driver's license or something?"

“There should be a bankbook with my name on it,” Mizue Shinji said, taking out his driver’s license and holding it up so that Inspector Megure could see the name on it. “The ‘Shin’ in my name is the ‘Shin’ in ‘appeal’.”

"Okay, Chiba, go check it out right away!" Inspector Megure turned to Chiba and Shinji.

609. The Twelve Zodiac Animals

"Yes!" Chiba Kazunobu immediately ran to the side to check the backpack that Yuu-no-o had left behind.

Sonoko Suzuki looked at Shinji Mizue and said, "It seems you have nothing to do with Monkey and Kudo."

Mizue Shinji recalled, "Ah, when I was doing an animal fortune telling, I happened to draw a monkey..."

“Your name is also related to monkeys,” Mary said, tilting her head back and innocently reminding him, “The character ‘Shen’ is related to monkeys, because in the Chinese zodiac, the monkey is also called Shen Monkey, isn’t it?”