Detective Conan: I, with my magical powers, am going to destroy the world!

The stab wound to the victim's abdomen was already a serious injury, and he would have lost the ability to move immediately. It was probably at this moment that he left a message of death, but the murderer noticed and delivered the fatal blow.

The murderer likely killed the person and then hurriedly left, fearing being discovered by the tourists. He took the notebook, which seemed to have been marked with signs of death, with him, but found nothing wrong with it and then left it by the roadside.

The woods were especially cold at night, and Sonoko tightened her clothes and moved closer to Akatsuki.

"Akachu-san, can you give me a hint?" Sonoko looked at Akachu-fu with pleading eyes.

Chi Chufeng said with a smile, "The key should be the tree that Mr. HITUMI found, the tree where the red handkerchief was originally tied."

“The original tree? Mr. Hotsumi said it was at this filming location,” Sonoko said, surprised. “But it might not be here. This is the place where they tied the red handkerchief in the TV series.”

"That means someone had already done this before the TV show started filming."

Chi Chufeng reminded him.

"The red handkerchief may be some kind of mark left by the murderer. Because of the popularity of the TV series, more and more tourists are coming to this mountain area, which prompted the murderer to come back to look for the original mark."

But now red handkerchiefs are everywhere, and he can't find one himself, so he has to ask Hotumi for help. After Hotumi finds one, he arranges to meet the person at the location of the last scene of the TV series, but then he gets murdered because of something.

Sonoko's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, saying:

"HOTUMI probably discovered some secret at the marked location and threatened the other party during their private meeting, which is why he appeared so rushed at the scene."

Chi Chufeng glanced at Sonoko and asked again, "When you encountered HOTUMI, which direction did he come from?"

“Over there,” Sonoko pointed behind her, “that should be it. Could that tree be over there?”

"If the idea came from the tree where the red handkerchief was originally tied, the staff would not have taken the red handkerchief off the tree without permission. Since the tree was not used in the TV series, the red handkerchief must have been tied at a considerable distance. It would be strange if there were two trees with red handkerchiefs tied on them in the shot during the filming of a TV series."

As they walked, Chi Chufeng said, "So as long as we go to a more distant place, we should be able to find that tree. Perhaps HOTUMI found the location in the same way. If we follow the direction HOTUMI came back from, we should be able to find it right away."

"If I'm not mistaken, the killer doesn't know their location yet!"

"You still don't know?" Sonoko said excitedly, "But if the murderer is that movie fan, isn't that just trying to make Mr. Hotsumi find a spot?"

"Perhaps he felt he could find it himself even without Hotumi, so he went ahead and killed him. Or maybe Hotumi discovered the secret and threatened to call the police, forcing him to act immediately."

Finding a tree with a red handkerchief tied to it in a dense forest at night is not easy, and the murderer probably used the red handkerchief as a marker for concealment.

However, with the magic of prediction, many things became much easier.

Akatsuka and Sonoko, carrying flashlights, walked for about 10 minutes before finding their target.

An old tree with a red handkerchief fluttering in the wind on its branches.

The sharp-eyed gardener spotted it immediately and also noticed that the soil under the tree was quite loose and showed signs of digging.

"As expected, Mr. Hotumi came here to dig up the tents before meeting with the prisoner."

Watching Chi Chufeng use his feet to clear away the fluffy fallen leaves and soil, revealing a skull with dark eye holes under the flashlight beam.

The garden's expression changed completely, and the dark woods became even more terrifying.

Sonoko nestled in Akatsuka's arms, her voice trembling as she asked, "Did someone die here?"

Chi Chufeng wasn't surprised at all, but suddenly his ears twitched as he heard some faint noises coming from the woods.

Smiling, he looked in a certain direction and said, "This must be why Mr. Hotsumi was silenced, right, Mr. Watanuki?"

Chapter 558 Should we fight it again?

The woods remained silent and unresponsive, but under Chi Chufeng's unwavering gaze, a short, stout figure finally emerged.

The white-haired old man wearing reading glasses was Mian Guan Chen San, one of the previous three passengers.

“Mr. Mian Guan,” Chi Chufeng spoke up, “has the questioning ended?”

“Yes,” Mian Guanchen squinted, “He said it was too late and he would ask us another day. But you’re really amazing, you actually found this place. It seems that even God is on my side.”

With a rustling sound, a group of thugs with hostile expressions suddenly appeared behind Mian Guanchen, each holding various knives, looking at Chi Chufeng and the others as if they were dead.

There were at least 50 people, and they had unknowingly surrounded the area.

Mian Guanchen smiled confidently as he looked at Chi Chufeng.

"To be honest, I didn't plan to kill anyone at this time, but that guy HOTUMI has already found the remains and wants to extort money from them."

"I heard you're some kind of consultant from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, but I brought all my men here to find this place. Isn't it a bit much for 643 to deal with just you?"

Sonoko swallowed hard, her body tensing as she looked at the countless thugs lurking in the night.

Dozens of armed thugs were a force to be reckoned with; this was no longer a situation that could be dealt with lightly.

"What...what are you going to do?" Sonoko asked.

"Of course we'll keep digging graves. Blame the two of you for witnessing this."

Mian Guanchen chuckled and was about to order his men to tighten the encirclement when he suddenly stared wide-eyed in horror.

Beside Chi Chufeng, figures made of tree branches and leaves stood up.

Their limbs are made of thick, long tree trunks, and are even covered with stones.

Chi Chufeng held Yuanzi in his arms, preventing her from seeing outside.

"You scared my girlfriend, so, you'd better be prepared."

The scarecrow charged toward the thugs.

The sturdy tree trunk and the strip of paper wrapped around the stone slammed heavily onto the frail body.

Screams erupted immediately.

A cold wind blew, rustling the red leaves in the forest; it was another quiet night.

Besides the dozens of gang members lying haphazardly in the woods, who were wailing in agony.

With the knives stuck diagonally around it, it felt like stepping back into an ancient battlefield strewn with corpses.

"What, what are all these things?"

Only Mian Guanchen remained standing in the center, surrounded by strange straw figures.

Faced with the sudden change in the situation, sweat poured down Mian Guanchen's forehead.

One moment he was smug and triumphant, the roles suddenly reversed, and he didn't even know why. When he came to his senses, he only saw Chi Chufeng smiling at him.

"What a joke!" Mian Guanchen, his face stiff, pulled out a pistol from his pocket, pointed it at Chi Chufeng, and sneered, "Don't look down on people. As long as I kill you, they will all disappear."

Chi Chufeng said with a smile, "You can give it a try."

Looking at the other party's confident smile, Mian Guanchen didn't dare to fire.

"Who...who are you?" he asked tremblingly.

"My name is Chi Chufeng."

"What?! You, you're the strongest Onmyoji in Tokyo, Lord Akaso?!"

“That’s right.” Chi Chufeng smiled slightly. “So, are you going to fire or not?”

Mian Guanchen was trembling, his forehead covered in sweat.

He suddenly dropped his gun, knelt down, and kept kowtowing.

"Lord Chichu, I am guilty. I am willing to surrender myself. Please spare my life!"

He was a triad boss, so of course he had heard the rumors about Chi Chufeng.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of me was that legendary figure, like a myth.

He didn't dare to resist.

"Is it over already?" Sonoko peeked out from Akatsuka's arms and saw the scene of carnage on the ground.

So Chi Chufeng is really that powerful. I was worried for nothing. It's a pity that I only saw the result, like a movie where the process was cut out and only the beginning and the end are left.

"I didn't see anything." Sonoko pouted and looked at Akatsuka.

"Then, shall we play it again?" Chi Chufeng asked with a smile.

Mian Guanchen felt like crying when he heard this.

The thugs who had been wailing all around dared not utter a sound.

Seeing their pleading expressions, Sonoko kindly said, "Fine, let them off the hook."

It was quite a while before Yamamura Misao, who had received the call, arrived late. Looking bewildered, he led his team to arrest Tatsuzo Myanaga and all his thugs. The bones buried under the tree were also unearthed by forensic personnel.

"This guy is actually the murderer?"

As Yamamura watched his subordinates take away the fat old man who looked like Colonel Sanders, he scratched his head and turned to Akatsuki Kaze on the other side.

After giving his statement, Chi Chufeng embraced the garden and returned home.

They talked about the plot of "Winter Autumn Leaves" on the way to the garden, but never mentioned the truth about the prototype of the winter autumn leaves.

It's likely that after this incident became public, fans of "Winter Autumn Leaves" will be greatly affected, and the popularity of the mangrove forest will naturally decrease accordingly. Only the garden seems to be completely unaffected.

Chapter 559 Fishing with Ai and Ayumi in my arms

"The novel 'Winter Red Leaves' has nothing to do with this case. It's just a love story. There's no murder or burial involved."

Sonoko, holding Akatsuki's hand, dreamt beautifully: