Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 203: Powerful Rumor Refuting
Seeing Shinichi taking the initiative, Shiraishi thought about it and nodded imperceptibly - although it was not what he wanted to do, there was no better way now, and it was better than leaving the scene alone and missing the best time to search.

"Inspector Shiroyama, go to the village chief's collection room and confirm the property damage. Remember to find someone to help watch the scene, and contact the village chief's adopted son as soon as possible." Shiraishi arranged some work for Shiroyama. As for Kudo Shinichi... nominally, Shiraishi didn't let him do anything!
However, when Shinichi heard this, he already had an expression of "You know a lot" - he wanted to confirm whether it was "robbers killing people" or... "outsiders killing people"!
"Mengsheng, please take me to the village center." Bai Shi said to Hikawa Mengsheng again.

"Okay!" Bingchuan Mengsheng nodded. She was about to go over.

Shinichi followed Shiroyama and returned to the village chief's house...

In the collection room of the village chief's house, one can indeed see quite a few empty display cases on the table. According to Chengshan, although he doesn't know exactly how many there are, there should be a lot of jewels here, but now they are all gone.

From this perspective, the motive could indeed be "robbery and murder."

"Various gems? The village chief... is so rich?" Shinichi said in surprise.

"The village chief was originally a businessman. After making a lot of money, he returned to the village... Many facilities in the village, including the village hall, were donated by the village chief personally." Shiroyama's tone was also regretful.

"I see, a wealthy man who retired to his hometown..." Shinichi nodded and confirmed, "Does everyone in the village know about the collection here?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shan said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "I know...but everyone loves the village chief!"

Shinichi obviously didn't believe this subjective judgment, but he still tried to comfort her: "I'm just asking... huh? What are these photos? Is the village chief still an athlete?"

Shinichi said, looking doubtfully into a display case - although the booth was empty, the photo was still there. The picture showed the village chief Hihara wearing an athlete's uniform and a gold medal around his neck. It was probably a gold medal...

"Well, when the village chief was young, he won awards in many track and field events." Chengshan said, adding angrily: "Damn robber, he even stole the gold medal!"

"This is... the statue of the two generals Heng and Ha, right? Why is there only one general Heng..." Shinichi then discovered that the statues that fell on the table were originally supposed to be a pair.

"I also remember that they were a pair before... They should have been stolen too. I heard from the village chief that this pair of generals Heng and Ha were unearthed somewhere. They seem to be worth a lot of money." Chengshan recalled.

"That's even more strange. If the robber knew that this was valuable, he should have stolen both. If he didn't know what they were, he wouldn't have taken just one..." Shinichi felt something was wrong.

Chengshan obviously didn't understand what the robber was thinking, but...

So many things are missing, it looks like it was definitely a robber who killed someone!

……

At the same time, Bai Shi, under the guidance of Bingchuan Mengsheng, came to the village hall - a large cultural and sports venue. Mengsheng said that it was built by the village chief himself after he came back. Compared with the population of the village, it can be said to be "luxurious to the point of being redundant". From swimming pools, gyms, libraries, to places for elderly activities, everything is available...

The villagers have become accustomed to it. They gather here when they have something to do, and at least they can enjoy the air conditioning.

"Too scary... God of Death! Lord God of Death appears again..."

"Village Chief... Hey, what a nice person..."

"It must be because of the previous forest development project that the Death God holds a grudge against him!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let Lord Death God hear you..."

……

At this time, the villagers were in a panic because the footprints at the scene were rumored to be "the murderer flew away", which naturally meant "the dead Luo God killed people"!
Shiraishi also heard from Mengsheng on the way that there is a tourism development project in the village recently, and the village chief is very active in it...

Well, those who understand will understand. Generally speaking, at times like this, project promoters will be in danger!

Especially if you encounter some detectives passing by, the mortality rate is basically 100%.

However, what is not so "normal" is that there are not many opponents in the village - after all, this broken forest is full of stagnant ditches and swamps, which is dangerous and useless at ordinary times. People have no feelings for this "forest of their hometown" and are more afraid of the "Dead God", so no strange religions have emerged.

Mengsheng was only a high school student, so she might not fully understand the affairs of adults, but at least in her impression, no one was opposed to this matter...

But now that they heard that "God of Death killed the village head and his wife," the villagers immediately thought in fear, wondering if it was the forest development project that angered Lord God of Death?
Just as everyone was discussing, Bai Shi walked in...

As soon as the door of the village hall opened, everyone turned their attention over, and when they saw the newcomer, the originally chaotic scene became quiet.

Most of the villagers have never seen Bai Shi...

Even though he had heard people talk about how two boys in the village were frightened by the big director from Dongdu, he just thought of it as a joke.

But... now they finally understand Nishikawa and Kawazu a little bit - if they saw them in the forest, it would be really scary!
Of course, if Nishikawa and Kawazu were here, they would definitely be wondering - what we saw was more than just that...

"Officer...Officer, has the God of Death appeared?"

When they saw Bai Shi coming in, some villagers immediately started asking worriedly.

"Hahaha, where did you hear that? There was indeed a murder in the village chief's family, but the talk about the God of Death is simply nonsense." Bai Shi specifically showed "disdain" towards the God of Death.

"Director Shiraishi! But the murderer did disappear from the balcony, right?" A reporter from Hanoi was also present at the scene. Upon seeing Shiraishi, he immediately asked, "And my camera..."

"You illegally obtained case information. The camera will be returned to you after verification. Also... as a reporter of supernatural news, it's not good for you to spread rumors everywhere just for the sake of supernatural events. Who said people can't go down from the balcony? Although I'm not sure how the murderer left, at least I have gone down from the balcony once without any obstacles."

Bai Shi said confidently.

"Eh? But..." Hanoi really wanted to say, that's not something a normal person can go down there... and you are not a normal person!
However, after hearing what Shiraishi said, the other villagers calmed down a bit and looked at the Hanoi reporter questioningly.

"Officer Shiraishi, the criminal who killed the village chief... you will definitely be able to catch him, right?"

"That's right. If you need our help, just let us know!"

"But let's just go into the forest..."

"Hey! Don't be so timid!"

……

The village chief is indeed very popular in Higashi-Okui Village. Shiraishi also said at this time: "Don't worry, once the road is cleared, the police from the Okui Police Station will rush over. Before that, I will temporarily preside over the search work, and I may have to ask you some questions later.

"As for the Death God, it's just a rumor, so there's no need to worry about it... Even if he really appears, hahahaha... If he really appears, then I'd be happy to have a fight with him!"

Although Bai Shi said this, there were still some villagers who had uneasiness or disdain on their faces - some of them believed in the legend of the God of Death and were worried that Bai Shi was bragging, and some... just wanted to have fun and were dissatisfied with Bai Shi's nonchalant tone!

But... Bai Shi said, looking at the 200 kg barbell hanging on the side, and then he walked forward and asked curiously: "Huh? Who usually uses this? Not bad..."

Not to mention lifting it, being able to deadlift 200 kilograms is considered a relatively high level among ordinary people.

But before anyone could reply, Bai Shi stepped forward, grabbed it and raised it horizontally for a few times, but it didn't look like he was using all his strength (in reality, it's not at the level of a human, so there's no need to compare)...

Seeing Shiraishi holding the barbell horizontally in front of his chest with his arms straight, those who originally wanted to watch the fun or believe in the legend of the Death God were speechless!

Feel……

Even if there really is a Dead God, Director Shiraishi can beat him to pieces!
……

Hanoi originally wanted to find more materials in the village - these paranormal reporters and paranormal legends have always been "complementary". I don't know how many so-called paranormal events and even paranormal photos were fabricated by them.

Given the national conditions of the East Island nation, not to mention in such a remote village, even in a big city, supernatural stories have a large audience...

However, this time Hanoi encountered the biggest setback - Shiraishi, who perfectly criticized the legend of the God of Death in a very unpopular way!
Maybe I can’t explain “science” to these villagers, but they always understand “mechanics”…

While the Eastern Island Country has many "legends of gods (monsters)", what naturally accompanies this is the devaluation of "gods".

According to legends, there has always been no shortage of "strong men" and "fierce warriors" who can kill gods and monsters, and the current Director Shiraishi... looks like this kind of strange person!
After effectively calming the villagers, Bai Shi organized the villagers to record their statements - especially those who lived near the village chief's house or went out in the morning...

However, the result was disappointing. As expected, no one noticed anything unusual, and no other outsiders were found in the village - except the reporter and her daughter, the high school detective mother and son, and the big police officer!

Shiraishi was also thinking...

It would be a bit far-fetched to say that an outsider killed someone in the village chief's house and then left the village!
Although Bai Shi did not have the key evidence at this time, he was already inclined to believe that the person was an "internal culprit" in the village.

"Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any clues, you can contact me at any time. You can also contact the police officers of the Osui Police Station later."

Just then, there was a sudden noise outside...

The village chief's adopted son, Makoto Yada, was found outside the village, and therefore... he also became the number one suspect!
(End of this chapter)