Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 202: Could she just leave the bird at the doorstep unattended?
"What? Landslide... Do we have to wait until the rain stops to clear the road? Um... OK, yes... I understand!" Chengshan received a call from the office, and then looked at Shiraishi helplessly.

Because of the previous heavy rain, the mountain road was blocked and the clearance needed to wait until the rain stopped.

Shiraishi:……

Shinichi, on the other hand, was already very excited - wasn't his favorite part coming?
"Officer Shiraishi, this is a call from the director of the National Olympic Committee." Shiroyama handed over the phone with an apologetic smile.

Shiraishi had no choice but to answer the phone: "I'm Shiraishi."

"Inspector Shiraishi, I am Kunio Masakazu. I am truly sorry that such a thing happened to Officer Shiraishi while he was on vacation... Although I feel ashamed, my department is not up to the task of investigating murder cases. I estimate that the criminal police will not be able to come here until the afternoon.

"And... to be honest with you, they are just doing an early search. If possible, I hope Inspector Shiraishi can provide some assistance." Guo Ao spoke with the voice of a smooth middle-aged man, and he kept a humble attitude while speaking.

Although Shiraishi and Guoao are both commissioners, Shiraishi not only has a higher police rank, but now Okuho Town needs help...

Compared to the 11th Area Headquarters, the chief of the Ninth Area Headquarters where the Okuho Police Station is located is much more resigned, and the Okuho Police Station is even more of a low-ranking official among the Ninth Area Headquarters - unlike Shiraishi, who was promoted in name only and demoted in reality, the Ninth Area Headquarters are basically police stations in the Tama area, and only police officers who have actually made mistakes will be transferred here!

It is also called the "Graveyard of Metropolitan Police Department officers"...

If Director Bai Ma wanted to give up on Bai Shi completely, he should have sent him here!
Hearing what the director of the National Olympic Committee said, Shiraishi couldn't refuse. After all, his people were already here, and he couldn't pretend not to see it: "Well, we are all colleagues, and it is only right to help each other. Before the police from the Olympic Committee arrive, I will command the scene on their behalf."

"That's great. Please be sure to honor us by giving us the opportunity to entertain Officer Shiraishi later. This will make up for the loss of this holiday." The Director of the National Olympic Administration added a few more polite words. In his opinion, Shiraishi must be in Okuho Town for vacation. After all, there is nothing else here except mountains and rivers!

The police station here in Okuho-cho does not have as many ideas as those in the city. Not only do they not attach any importance to their "jurisdiction", but they are also very easy to soften their stance and ask Shiraishi for help, and have no idea of ​​competing for credit.

If a superintendent was here, Guo Ao might not speak up. After all, most senior police officers know nothing about frontline investigations. But Shiraishi is different...

Originally, Shiraishi was only famous for his performance in the "pair", but over the past few months, gradually... Shiraishi and "Mika Police" have become famous in the police system!

……

After Shiraishi returned the phone to Inspector Shiroyama, he noticed that Shinichi was staring at him intently.

Chengshan said "yes" several times into the phone before hanging up, and then he looked like he was following Bai Shi's lead.

"Since we don't know when the mountain road will be open, let's go back to the scene and take a look." Bai Shi said to Chengshan.

As for Kudo Shinichi...

Shiraishi ignored him, but when he followed him, Shiraishi didn't stop him. As for Inspector Shiroyama... he had always trusted this "high school detective". After all, Kudo Shinichi was now somewhat famous in Kanto.

"Apart from the two of them, there are other people in the village chief's family, right?" Bai Shi had just seen the family photo, and they seemed to have two sons.

"Well, the village chief and his wife have a son, Dashu. The village chief and his family went to the hospital in Dongdu for a physical examination two days ago. Dashu stayed at a relative's house in the city and did not come back... The family also has an adopted son, Makoto Yada, but he also went to Dongdu to take the school's self-study exam yesterday." Inspector Shiroyama replied.

Although this place is also "Eastern Capital" in terms of administrative division, but...

The villagers here obviously don't consider themselves to be Dongdu people.

"Adopted son?" Bai Shi confirmed the special relationship again.

"That's right, Makoto originally lived with his father and sister, but nine years ago, his sister drowned in a pond in the forest, and his father disappeared while looking for his daughter..." Shiroyama said with regret, and at the same time seemed to be afraid of something, and spoke in a very low voice.

"Is it the forest outside the village? Are you sure it was an accident?" Shinji asked instinctively - it would be okay for children, but could adults also "disappear" so easily?
No matter how "deep in the mountains and old forests" it is, this is still Dongdu, not a primeval forest, and there shouldn't be any large wild animals here!
Before Inspector Chengshan could say anything, a young girl came out and said, "Dead God! It was the dead God... sir, who killed Duo Mazi and Uncle Wuda!"

"Mengsheng! Don't talk nonsense!" Chengshan heard and hurriedly stopped him.

"Are you interested? Little girl, why do you say that it was the God of Death who killed them?" Bai Shi asked with a little concern.

Glacier Sprouting: …

Seeing Bai Shi taking two steps towards him, Bingchuan Mengsheng couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"I...nine years ago, after Tamako drowned and Uncle Yada disappeared, Makoto and I...secretly went to the forest again to look for Uncle Yada, and then...I saw it! The Death God! The Death God with long white hair and black wings!"

Meng Sheng also claimed that he had seen the God of Death...

She and the village chief's adopted son, Makoto Yada, were childhood sweethearts. That year, Makoto Yada's sister disappeared in the forest, and then Yada's father also disappeared while looking for his daughter. A few days later, her sister Tamako was found drowned in a puddle, and Yada's father has been missing ever since. Everyone thought that he had died of illness.

After hearing this, Shiraishi understood immediately - this should be one of the reasons why the "Legend of the Dead God" has persisted in Dongaoshui Village for so long... And the Chengshan patrolman said anxiously: "What? You have been to the forest? Don't do it again! Lord Dead God will catch you!"

Shiraishi:……

Shiraishi looked at Shiroyama speechlessly. Originally, he thought that as a police officer, he didn't believe in such nonsense, so he kept stopping them. But now, listening to his tone...

This guy simply believed it, that's why he was avoiding the name "Lord Dead God"!
"Well... after all... um..." Shiroyama felt a little embarrassed when he saw Shiraishi's strange look.

Bai Shi ignored him. After all, he was just a patrolman, a patrolman who stayed in the village for a long time. In fact, he was just a "villager" who was granted the position of police officer. The environment around him was like this, so he couldn't blame others for being "superstitious".

However, Shiraishi still confirmed with Mengsheng: "Mengsheng, you are still in high school, right? Do you still remember the Death God you saw nine years ago?"

"Of course! How could I forget!" Mengsheng said with a look of fear in his eyes.

"Then... why do you know that he is the God of Death?" Bai Shi asked.

"It must be Lord Death God... I remember it very clearly, white hair, black wings..." Mengsheng repeated.

Looking at her micro-expressions, they were indeed consistent with the state of "memories", and Shiraishi did not see any intention of subjective deception on her part.

"No, I'm not talking about these characteristics... I mean, why do we know that he is a 'God'? He must have shown some magical qualities, right?" Bai Shi further confirmed.

Bai Shi doesn't really believe that there really is a dead Luo God...

After all, Bai Shi had just consulted a professional - there were very few people in this field or "magical creatures", and this Dongaoshui Village was just a little remote, but it was still within the scope of Dongdu, not to mention that there was a real "witch" not far away!
How is it possible that there is such a thing as the Death God right under Hongzi's nose?
The "Red Witch" is not only professional, but can almost be said to be at the top of this circle, and...

With her personality that whenever she sees Bai Shi, she will try to see if she can figure out whether this guy is a giant monster or whether she can subdue him. Would she let the "bird at the door" go and not catch him?

Whether he believes in science or metaphysics, Bai Shi does not think that there is such a thing as a "Death God".

but……

The question about the emergence of glacier was really stumped by Bai Shi!

"Mysterious? This... He was looking at me in a very scary... very frightening way! And... He was standing on a tree branch! It was as if... He was going to swoop down..." Mengsheng recalled his horrific memories of that year.

Just talking about it in front of Bai Shi, for some reason, she suddenly felt... it didn't seem so scary?

"In other words, it's just a person who looks like he has long white hair, black wings on his body, and is standing on a tree... right?" Shiraishi summed up.

"Human? Not a human..." Mengsheng was also a little confused.

"What about body shape? Are there any that are particularly big or small?" Bai Shi saw that she was struggling, so he asked.

Mengsheng looked at Bai Shi again, then shook his head and said, "Not very big..."

Not as big as you!

“But…” Mengsheng still looked a little scared.

"It's probably because the environment at that time was too gloomy, and there was a legend like the God of Death, so you were scared. Just now, two adults saw me in the forest and were also frightened. It's not your fault." Bai Shi comforted him.

Mengsheng looked up at Bai Shi again - it seemed that he couldn't blame those two useless adults...

"Oh! By the way, the adults in the village... also know that the Death God killed the village chief. They are at the village hall, discussing whether they should hide there." Mengsheng reminded quickly.

"What? Who said it was the God of Death who killed him!" Bai Shi frowned when he heard that.

"It was that reporter... who said that the footsteps at the scene spread to the balcony facing the forest, and there were no signs of humans going down there..." Mengsheng explained hesitantly.

Shiraishi's face darkened when he heard that, and Shinichi also muttered, "That gossipy reporter!"

When Shinichi saw Shiraishi looking at him, he immediately reacted and said, "Chief Shiraishi, leave the preliminary investigation of the crime scene to me. Go check on the villagers and make sure nothing happens..."

(End of this chapter)