Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 200 Death Luo God?
(Okuho-cho is a place name in Conan, and it should be based on Okutama-cho. However, because the animation also has places such as Nishitama and Tama River, the real place names are used normally, so the book is set as "Okuho-cho is another town in the south of Okutama-cho, with a similar environment.")
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South of Okuho Town, Higashi Okuho Village.

"Really... How could the Death God be real? Mom, let's go back..."

"Shin-chan! This is to help dad collect materials, and... you are not saying this because you can't solve the mystery of the Death God? Rumiko said she saw it!"

"What's unsolvable...Rumiko got lost in the forest and got so scared that she had hallucinations, right?"

……

The famous high school detective and his mother who just returned from the United States are also in the village at this time!
This has to start with a legend in the village...

Higashi-Okuho Village is located in the eastern part of Okuho Town. Since long ago, there has been a legend about the "Dead God" - a "god" who will make people who get lost in the forest disappear forever... or rather, a monster!
However, unlike most legends, which gradually disappeared and their influence weakened after entering the modern era, the legend of the God of Death can be said to be "intensifying" here.

For this reason, Yukiko took the initiative to bring her son to "uncover the true identity of the God of Death".

Shinichi was not interested in this at first, and as for the "true identity of the God of Death", it was clear at a glance - fear and warning!

The terrain here is very low, and the forests next to the village are easily flooded after rain, and are usually filled with pools and swamps.

It is very dangerous for people to get lost in it, so it is natural for people to make up such a legend, whether out of fear or to warn future generations, especially children...

Most of the monster legends in the world are like this.

This is the only possible answer, but...

Just this morning, someone claimed to have seen the "Dead God"!
In addition to Yukiko and Shinichi, there is also a reporter named Fukasato Kawachi who came to report on the "Legend of the Death God". She brought her daughter with her. Rumiko is only 8 years old this year. As a result...

I got lost in the forest this morning!

It hadn't rained yet, but it still made the Hanoi reporters very anxious, and the villagers also helped to go into the forest to search.

Fortunately, Rumiko ran back by herself later, but she did not come back with any villagers. Instead, she ran out crying, saying that... she saw the "Dead God" and was chased all the way out by him.

Shinichi certainly didn't believe this. He thought that either the child was too scared after getting lost and had an illusion, or... some villagers were pretending to be the God of Death and warning the child!

but……

At this moment, the two adults also ran back in a hurry, crawling!

Most of the other villagers who were looking for someone were also at the entrance of the village. Cheng Shanshuma, the patrol officer stationed at the village, saw this and asked, "Xichuan, Chuanjin, don't be so anxious. The girl is already back..."

"No, no! There is a monster, there really is a monster!"

"It's the Dead God! We saw the Dead God!"

"A ghost face... and a really big bloody ghost face!"

"Huh?" Chengshan, who is already middle-aged, looked at the two young people with a puzzled expression - why are young people nowadays becoming more and more superstitious?
"Dead God? Are you sure it's the Dead God?" Shinichi asked hurriedly at this time - why are there so many adults going crazy? And... from the looks of it, it doesn't look like it's a scare tactic, it's really rolling in the rain, it's obvious that it's been scared!
"It seemed... it wasn't the Death God... it was a giant, a savage or something like that, and it seemed... it also attacked the vehicles! Oh, and its body was blood red and smoking!" The younger Kawazu recalled a little calmer at this time.

"What? The vehicle is smoking?" Shinichi didn't care about the giants or the savages. He didn't believe it at all, but...

If there is a vehicle accident, you must rush to rescue!
But just then...

"Ah! What is that?"

"It's really the Lord of Death!"

"No! Not white hair and black wings..."

"Are they savages?"

……

Shiraishi dragged the car to a safe place, put on an oversized raincoat in a second, and then chased the locals who had just escaped all the way to Dongaoshui Village...

At this time, Bai Shi also complained in his heart - the effect of this magic seems to be really limited, it is only used to "change clothes", and in the end he still has to use his physical strength to solve the problem!
More importantly... Bai Shi didn't understand. He was just a 2.3-meter-tall, amiable and strong man. When he was seen, he was just towing his car legally. At most, he was shirtless and a little smoking... Why did they look like they had seen a ghost?
Of course, there is no magic backlash at all. After all, it is not magic that scares people!
……

At the same time, the villagers of Dongaoshui Village were frightened when they saw the huge figure coming out of the forest. Even Shinichi doubted for a moment - is there really a "wild man"?
But in the next moment...

"Why are you running..." Bai Shi said in a complaining tone.

Everyone:? ? ?
Even after seeing Bai Shi's "very human-like" face, the villagers living in the isolated village did not dare to believe that this was really a human.

It's still Shinichi at this time...

"Director Shiraishi?" Shinichi recognized the face under the raincoat... If it's not Shiraishi, then who else could it be?
"Director? Oh! It's Superintendent Shiraishi, right?" Shiroyama suddenly remembered at this moment - Shiraishi was, after all, a prominent figure in the Metropolitan Police Department. Even the patrolmen stationed at his station, who usually stayed in the village, had heard of his legend, so he quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"So the village is right here if we cross this way... That's a great help. My car has a flat tire, can I take shelter here first?" Bai Shi asked kindly.

"Of course!" Shiroyama said immediately. As a patrolman stationed in the village, he was also a local, and he quickly took Shiraishi home.

Several villagers who were originally frightened out of their wits gradually came to their senses and felt a little... embarrassed.

However, when Bai Shi passed by them, they felt his height more clearly, and they felt in their hearts... This can't be blamed entirely on me!

However, several other villagers who had just seen Bai Shi still complained to them: "Really? Look carefully! He is just a little bigger!"

"What about the ghost faces and smoke? Aren't you too cowardly?"

"I...I'm not allowed to see it wrong!"

……

"By the way, Kudo-san, this is your mother, right?" Shiraishi also discovered that Shinichi and his superstar mother were also there, and... they seemed to be passing by too!
"You are Officer Shiraishi! Hahaha, that's right, I am Yukiko... My Yusaku also said that he wanted to write a mystery story about an oversized police officer!" Yukiko greeted cheerfully.

Shiraishi just found out that Yukiko has returned to China.

According to official news, she will hold a press conference with Hitomi Kanzaki at the Beika Public Hall next week.

"Eh? Based on me? It's my honor." Shiraishi seemed very welcoming.

As for the reason why they are here...

Before Shinichi could open his mouth to change the subject, Yukiko had already spoken out, "Dead God! There has always been a legend about the Dead God here, let's go check it out!"

"Dead God Luo? Do you still believe this?" Bai Shi was stunned when he heard this.

Although I have no impression of the name "Death God", but...

As long as you have some knowledge about the East Island Country, when you hear this name, you will probably know that it is a remote legendary monster in a corner!
There are so many monster legends here that every village has its own monster legends, which are similar to each other...

"It's Shin-chan! Shin-chan is very interested and must come and see, hehe..." Yukiko directly passed the buck.

Shinichi:……

"Mom, didn't you say you wanted to get information for Dad? Not from the Death God, but from the Savage Police Officer?" Shinichi complained.

"I'm sorry, the villagers here have not seen the world... We're here, my home is right in front." Chengshan, who was standing by, felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

This is the good thing about living in a village - people in Dongaoshui Village live in scattered areas and their houses are exceptionally large.

Moreover, no matter how remote this place is, it is still Toudou, and the houses in the village are all brightly built. Shinichi and Yukiko are also staying here in Shiroyama.

and……

The reporter Hanoi who came to collect information also stayed here with his daughter. Shiroyama's house is a small B&B.

Dongaosui Village is not a tourist attraction, nor does it make a lot of money from it. It just provides convenience to people who come to the village and makes some extra money at the same time.

There is still an empty room for Shiraishi, but forget about getting dry clothes to change into, as there are no such large sizes!

Shiraishi didn't care. He took off his raincoat in the room, used his body temperature to dry the white vest he was wearing, and then walked out.

……

On the other hand, after comforting his daughter, He Nei also heard Shiroyama talk about "Officer Shiraishi". For a moment...

Hanoi also thought that his daughter saw Officer Shiraishi, and ended up mistaking him for a "monster"!
As a reporter, Hanoi had of course heard of the name of "Rice Flower Red Hair".

So Kawachi coaxed Rumiko and said, "Look! What you saw is not some dead god, but the red-haired man who protects everyone! Didn't you say that you like red-haired man very much? Let's go and thank uncle together!"

……

Shiraishi's vest is not a tight-fitting style, but it is worn as a tight-fitting style, which perfectly shows the contours of his muscles.

When I left the room and came to the living room, I saw a middle-aged woman wearing glasses. She pulled her young child and said to Bai Shi: "Hurry up, thank your uncle..."

But the little girl kept hiding behind the woman, looking at Bai Shi, and shook her head, saying, "No, it's not him... It's the one with white hair... The thin one..."

"Huh? What's wrong?" Bai Shi asked puzzledly upon seeing this.

"Officer Shiraishi...um...did you see my daughter in the forest before? She seemed...to have seen something strange...ahem, that's not what I meant..." Hanoi asked awkwardly.

Shiraishi:……

(End of this chapter)