Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 195: Strange Boy (Mysterious Boy)

Nikko Toshogu Shrine is the ancestral temple of the Tokugawa family.

In 1617, the remains of Tosho Daigongen Tokugawa Ieyasu were moved from Mt. Kunou in Suruga to be buried here.

The artistic architecture with gold plating embodies the essence of Edo culture.

“Wow, there are so many fir trees here!”

Yuan Tai said excitedly, trotted forward a few steps, and stopped in front of a large stone tablet.

It is engraved with the last words of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Life is like a long journey with a heavy load, and one should not be impatient for success.

The crowd walked forward for a distance and came to a sculpture, where they found the words "Master Ciyan, Great Monk Tianhai" engraved on the base.

"Speaking of Amane Daishojo, he was considered to be a close confidant of Tokugawa Ieyasu."

Conan smiled and explained: "He was a newcomer to the Tosho Daigon, Lord Ieyasu, and was praised by the world as the 'ancestor of the revival of Nikko Mountain'. There is a saying that the great monk Tenkai was actually Akechi Mitsuhide."

"Eh?"

Several children showed surprised expressions: "So, Amane Daishojo and Akechi Mitsuhide are the same person, right?"

Conan nodded.

Akechi Mitsuhide transformed himself into the Great Priestess of Tenkai and served as the behind-the-scenes adviser to the three Tokugawa shoguns.

That is, Ieyasu, Hidetada, and Iemitsu.

When you come to Nikko Toshogu Shrine, you will naturally see the Nikko Thousand Warriors.

The shogunate followed the will of Tosho Daigongen Ieyasu and reburied the coffin of Kunozan here. The Toshogu Shrine's regular festival recreates the old procession of reburial.

The children, due to their small size, were able to squeeze to the front. They all took out their mobile phones and couldn't wait to record everything.

The sirens wailed and finally stopped near Kegon Falls.

It seems that a man committed suicide by jumping off a waterfall.

"It's worthy of being called Kegon Falls. It's famous as a 'suicide spot' along with Kinpo and Miharayama," a passerby exclaimed.

"A skeletonized body was found under the cliff. What should we do with it?"

"Then contact the General Administration and go to the scene to take a look."

"Yes."

Found another one?
Conan was shocked when he heard the news.

When the body of the person who committed suicide by jumping off a cliff was recovered, another body was found, and it was bones, which showed that the matter was definitely not simple.

"Edogawa, it's time to go."

Huiyuan Ai said, stopped and looked back at him, and instantly understood his thoughts: "Could it be that you are thinking about going again?"

After that, she turned her head and continued, "After all, no one can easily stop you from doing something you have made up your mind to do. In that case, then go ahead. I will talk to the doctor and those kids."

Conan scratched his head embarrassedly, then straightened his face and said seriously: "Haibara, thank you very much."

"Be careful."

After saying that, Huihara Ai left.

Quietly following the county police, Conan came to the foot of Kegon Waterfall and passed by the body of a man being carried away by the Forensic Department.

"Section Chief, according to the on-site investigation, the time of death was about two years ago. It may have been washed away by the flood water due to heavy rain. After the water receded, the body was left here and gradually turned into bones."

Judging from his clothes, shoes, and posture, the person should be lying prone.

It had lost its flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton that could not be recognized at all.

"Any clues to the identity?"

"All the personal belongings were carried away by the water, leaving only this." The police officer said, squatting down and pointing at the watch on Bai Shishou's right wrist.

"Click——"

Suddenly, I seemed to hear the sound of a camera shutter.

Conan raised his head and looked towards the mountain not far away, and sure enough, he saw a man dressed as a reporter, secretly taking pictures with a camera.

"It's so tragic to be reduced to bones in such a place," the reporter couldn't help but sigh after filming.

"Yes, I heard it has been lying there quietly for two years."

The reporter heard someone talking, looked around for a while, then lowered his head and noticed the little boy who appeared beside him. He was startled and almost fell down the hillside.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and grabbed a tree trunk nearby, otherwise he would have become the third body.

"Are you okay?"

The reporter shook his head, calmed his madly beating heart, looked at Conan and said, "Little boy, you said two years?"

Conan nodded: "I heard that the time of death was two years ago."

"Section Chief, please stay! The time of death of the skeletonized body was two years ago. Could it be the man who disappeared two years ago?"

"That man?" The section chief looked at him with a puzzled look after hanging up the phone.

The other party laughed and said, "Don't play dumb! Is there such a possibility?"

"Sorry, I'll talk to you later."

"Say it now! Really, oh." Looking at the section chief's figure in the distance, he couldn't help but sigh.

The man's name is Handa, and he is a reporter for Meicho Shimbun.

On the way back without success, Conan followed him and called out to him.

"Mr. Handa! Who is the man who disappeared two years ago?"

"Maybe he's Chi Zhi's second son."

"Eh?"

"Chi Zhi Qiuzhi of Chi Zhi Ranch disappeared exactly two years ago. It's like he disappeared without a trace."

Inside the Nikko Police Station——

"The person who committed suicide at Kegon Falls was named Kadomiya Funai, 41 years old, and a company employee living in Toshima-ku, Tokyo. In addition, whether there was a suicide note, the motive for the suicide, and other information will be officially released later. That's all. Now I'll hand it over to Baidu."

After the section chief finished speaking, he squeezed out from the crowd of reporters. Handa took the opportunity to follow him, wanting to get first-hand news.

"Section Chief, what about the other body? Is it President Chi Zhi's second son, Chi Zhi Qiuzhi?"

"They've all turned to bones. It's not easy to determine their identities." The section chief said casually.

When Handa was about to say something, a little boy suddenly came out and said, "How strange."

"You can tell from the blood type and tooth shape, right? The police's criminal science technology is very advanced, right?"

The little boy was not the Conan from before, he just looked about the same age as him.

But he has an advantage in height over Conan, perhaps because he drank Lego when he was a child.

The boy has black hair and black eyes, and is dressed in British-style clothing. He looks more mature and steady than his peers.

The look in his eyes was not what a child of his age should have.

"What did you say?" The section chief was about to get angry, but then he thought, he is a grown-up with a status to uphold, why should he bother with a little brat who knows nothing?

He immediately turned around and left, holding his anger back into his stomach.

Ling'an Interior——

"When we were recovering the body of the suicide victim at Kegon Falls, we found another body." As he spoke, the man lifted a corner of the shroud, revealing a face that was completely disfigured.

Some people couldn't bear it and turned their heads away.

"The body is beyond recognition. Can you recognize this?" Bai Du showed the transparent bag containing the watch.

"Indeed, Brother Qiu has such a watch." said a man wearing rimless glasses.

"Chao Jiu, is it?" the woman next to him asked, shifting her gaze to a short-haired woman.

After Conan returned to the hotel, Dr. Agasa saw that he had finally returned and naturally asked with concern: "Shinichi, how are you?"

There were only two of them in the room at this moment.

"The police haven't confirmed it yet. But the skeleton should be Chi Zhiqiu's."

After thinking for a moment, Conan said, "Speaking of which, Doctor, I met a very strange person when I was at the Nikko Police Station today."

"A very strange person?" Dr. Agasa was shocked. "Could it be that the people from that organization have already infiltrated the organization?"

Seeing that the other party had misunderstood, Conan quickly waved his hands and said, "Of course not. I just met a little boy who looked about the same age as me now, but he spoke in an adult's tone."

So he wondered, could it be that the other party was also fed drug A, and then his body shrunk, and he was in the same situation as himself?

"Have you asked the child?"

"Not yet. But I made an appointment with him to meet somewhere tomorrow. He seems to be quite persistent in the case." Conan paused for a moment and then said, "By the way, Doctor, don't tell Huibara and the others about this."

"Are you worried?"

Conan nodded.

However, this is only one of the reasons.

For others, he needs to go and confirm and distinguish the authenticity himself.

As for the identity of the body, the treatment marks on the decayed teeth were consistent.

This shows that the bones found at Huayan Waterfall were indeed Chi Zhiqiu's.

Chao Jiu found it difficult to accept this sudden news for a while.

In the past two years, she has been praying that the other party would be safe and sound, but she never expected that the response she would receive would be like this.

Suddenly, she ran out of the room.

He untied the rope tied to the fence, mounted the white horse, and galloped on the grass, as if to vent his inner emotions.

"Miss!"

Yari chased after him, but eventually stopped.

Perhaps she shouldn't have bothered.

The autopsy of Chi Zhiqiu's body did not detect any poison. In addition, it was difficult to determine the cause of death because the body was reduced to bones, so the police judged it to be suicide based on the overall situation.

Almost all the mountains and forests north of Jinjing Ridge are owned by the Chi Zhi family.

Not only that, they also own industries such as real estate, rental office buildings, finance, transportation and tourism, and their total assets are astonishing.

The prosperity of the Chizhi family is all due to Chizhi Yaben, a great man known as the ancestor of the Chizhi family's revival.

He has now retired to the second line to recuperate, and it is rumored that he does not have much time left, so the issue of succession has to be put on the agenda.

Chi Zhiqiu is the second son of the family and naturally one of the heirs.

So his death was naturally a bit strange.

At least to some people, it is not as simple as it seems.

On the second day, all the members of Chi Zhi's family gathered in front of their ancestor's tomb.

All of them wear black, which symbolizes seriousness.

The tall, short-haired girl standing there is named Chi Zhi Chaojiu, and she is the uncle and niece of Chi Zhiqiu.

Holding the portrait were Chao Jiu's parents, Chi Zhi's eldest son Wen Sheng, and his wife Shou Fan.

Wensheng is currently the president of Chizhi Co., Ltd. Tokyo headquarters.

The man on their left, wearing rimless glasses, is the third son, Yuchen, and his wife, Xingzi.

Yu Chen is a company director who manages the tourism industry in the Nikko area.

There are also plans to convert Chizhi Ranch into a tourist ranch.

(End of this chapter)