I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 244 The Silver Fox in the Mountains and the Ginseng Gathering

Danyuan Mountain, at its foot.

Chao Wenzao still came to Danyuan Mountain.

Looking at the other people who had come to climb the mountain with him, he instinctively gripped the pistol hidden inside his clothes.

The reason he asked Kogoro Mouri to accompany him was...
The purpose was to utilize the abilities of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri to find the killer hidden among them.
Only in this way can he kill Silver Fox and avenge his daughter!
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Six months ago, Silver Fox, in order to eliminate the loan shark company owner who was his assassination target,

Completely disregarding the consequences of their actions
This led to a serious car accident in which his daughter, Chao Qianli, died.

Therefore, Chao Wenzhao made up his mind to seek revenge on Silver Fox.
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However, Chaowenzao's plan failed before it even began.

The friend who was supposed to be the assassin was mistaken for a real gunman by Chen En and was arrested by the police.

Left with no other option, he had to come to Danyuan Mountain alone to search for the mysterious assassin.

Chen En said he would follow Chao Wenzao to investigate.
However, Chao Wenzhao didn't quite believe that the other person possessed such superb, stealthy stealth skills. Therefore, he felt that he could only rely on himself, which was why he specifically brought out another pistol.

"Let's go up the mountain."

"That's what an experienced hiker said."

His name is Kenichi Hirai, and he has climbed Mount Tanbara more than once.
For him, this mountain climb was just a return to familiar territory.

The other members, however, each harbored their own ulterior motives.

The two hikers, a man and a woman, who were traveling with them, were actually members of the Mud Ginseng Association. Now that they saw that the Mud Ginseng Association was in chaos, they were going to find other 'friends' in the Mud Ginseng Association to make some money.

It was actually a robbery, but the target was Tanaka Iwa, who was also a member of the yakuza.

Chao Wenzhao was concerned about involving other people in this matter.
I still feel a little guilty.

After all, no one can say for sure whether Silver Fox will attack others, but now there is no turning back. Since he has already climbed this mountain, it's either him or Silver Fox who will die; there will be no other outcome.

Kenichi Hirai was fully equipped. Holding a map, he led the group toward the first rest stop.

—That was a small house in the mountains.

He had a very good relationship with the owner of the cottage.

However, Hirai Kenichi was unaware that the real assassin already knew about his multiple visits to Danbara Mountain and was preparing to take action against him.

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The group quickly climbed upwards.

To Chao Wenzhao's surprise, the route that Hirai Kenichi led everyone on was one that was quite easy to climb. Normally, he should have led everyone down the cliffside route.

Why did this experienced mountaineer suddenly change his mind?

Chao Wenzao pondered in his heart.

He had met Hirai Kenichi before and was certain that the other party could not be Silver Fox in disguise, so the only possibility was that this mountaineer had suddenly changed his personality.

This is rare, but not impossible.

The two mud-collecting party members following Hirai Kenichi were completely unaware of the problem with the route.
For them, as long as they could reach Tanbara Village, find Tanaka Iwa, and get the 100 million yen from Tanaka Iwa, they could live a life of luxury and run away from Tokyo.

Other routes are fine; in fact, avoiding dangerous areas is a good thing.

A dark figure followed far behind.

Silver Fox frowned, looking at Chao Wenzhao's figure. He knew that at this much faster-than-expected speed, he would soon arrive at the mountain cabin where he was disguised. As soon as he met Hirai Kenichi, his identity would definitely be exposed.

I have to find a chance to get rid of Kenichi Hirai, but this guy doesn't seem to be giving me that chance at all... This is troublesome.

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A cabin in the mountains.

Kenichi Hirai glanced at the location on the map and confirmed that it was indeed the house in front of him.

He then knocked on the door and asked,

"Mr. Iwata, are you there?"

There was no response from the mountain cabin.

Kenichi Hirai frowned, turned around, and said...
“Strange, Mr. Iwata doesn’t seem to be home.”

"We've walked for so long, we should take a rest. You all rest here for a bit, I'll go check if Mr. Iwata is in any danger, I'll be right back."

Chao Wenzao nodded warily.

His attention remained focused on Kyoko Saegusa and Akira Kawabe beside him, vaguely suspecting that the assassin Silver Fox was hiding between them. His hand was on his pistol, ready to kill at any moment.

However, the next moment, gunshots rang out in the mountains.

Chao Wenzhao, Saegusa Kyoko, and Kawabe Akira all instinctively looked in the direction of the gunshot.

—That's the direction Kenichi Hirai went!

Chao Wenzao instinctively went over there to see what was going on, intending to help if he could.

However, Kyoko Saegusa and Akira Kawabe fled directly towards Tanbara Village without a second thought, completely disregarding Kenichi Hirai's life or death. Just as Fumio Shio cursed inwardly for the two of them for not helping him in his time of need...

A zipline suddenly wrapped around the legs of Kyoko Sane and Akira Kawabe, causing them to fall to the ground instantly.

"There's no need to keep you around."

Chao Wenzhao turned his head in shock toward the direction from which the sound came.

Suddenly, a figure approached from afar, seemingly dragging another figure towards them, like a crazed killer from a movie. Chao Wenzao's heart trembled at the sight, and even the hand holding the gun became unsteady.

As the figure drew closer, a look of disbelief appeared in Chao Wenzao's eyes.

It's not a silver fox.

It was Kenichi Hirai.

This frequent hiker was dragging another middle-aged man along with one hand as they walked towards them. It seemed completely out of character for him, and this scene left Chao Wenzao stunned.

"solved."

Hirai Kenichi tossed the middle-aged man he was dragging over, letting him land on the ground.

he said,
"This is the silver fox you're looking for. Also, I've just called the police, but they'll probably be a little late arriving."

"I advise you to hide your handgun. You can hand it over to the police later and turn yourself in. I won't interfere. But now that the person has been caught, there's no need for you to use such extreme means to take revenge."

Chao Wenzhao raised his head and looked at Hirai Kenichi.

The next moment, Kenichi Hirai casually tore off the disguise from his face, revealing Chen En's face.
he said,
“I have some questions to ask those two members of the Mud Ginseng Association next to me.”

"So, I advise you not to kill anyone, or I'll send you, along with those two yakuza members who are still untying the ziplines on their feet, to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Do you understand what I mean?"

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(End of this chapter)