Fairy Tail: I Am the God

Chapter 840 The Spider Demon Murder Case

Saturday morning, 11:30.

Outside Tottori International Airport, Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, and Ai Haibara.

Shinichi Kudo originally wanted to turn her back, but Ai Haibara refused, saying that it was good to be a child.

Shinichi Kudo didn't dare to delve into the deeper meaning behind it; he simply couldn't.

Ai Haibara looked up at the sun overhead and yawned widely.

Ran stood next to Shinichi Kudo, looked at Ai Haibara, and said with a smile, "Ai, you've been yawning non-stop ever since you boarded the plane. Did you not sleep well last night?"

Before Ai Haibara could answer, Shinichi Kudo interjected, "No, Ran, you don't know, Haibara just likes to yawn all the time, so it just got into the habit..."

As soon as Shinichi Kudo finished speaking, Ai Haibara glanced at him with dead fish eyes, stood on tiptoe, and stomped hard on Shinichi Kudo's foot.

hiss……

Holy crap, that's a really hard stomp.

Shinichi Kudo gasped in pain, and just as he was about to speak, Akako Koizumi emerged from the airport.

Kidd was right behind her, looking utterly dejected.

Koizumi Akako stood aloofly to the side: "It's almost noon now. Let's find a place to have lunch first. As for where to stay, how about we wait until we reach the village where the spider demon appeared this afternoon to find lodging, so that it will be easier to find the spider demon?"

Hearing Koizumi Akako's words, Kudo Shinichi nodded slightly: "Alright, let's do it the way Koizumi-san says."

"Well, let's go to the Tottori Central Hotel for something to eat then. I've heard the food there is pretty good," suggested Koizumi Akako.

Everyone ignored the fact that Akako Koizumi was backed by Kaito Kid.

After deciding on a lunch spot, the group hailed a taxi and headed to the Tottori Central Hotel.

The drive takes twenty minutes.

The group arrived outside the Tottori Central Hotel.

The group got out of the car and walked together into the hotel.

Shinichi Kudo was still curiously looking around when he saw the Tottori Prefectural Police Station not far away. He paused for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and asked, "Koizumi-kun, you mentioned the case of the spider demon killing people. That happened a few days ago, right? Has the victim's body been taken home by the family?"

Koizumi Akako paused for a moment upon hearing this: "The deceased's body? I don't know about that. Shinichi-kun, would you like to see the deceased's body?"

Shinichi Kudo nodded: "That's right. If we can find the body, I might be able to tell whether it was murder or not. After all, I'm a detective."

Koizumi Akako realized that although she was certain it was a case of a fairy killing someone, she couldn't say it out loud.

She invited Ran because that idiot Kaito insisted that Shinichi Kudo come before he would agree to come along.

Otherwise, she would never have brought so many burdens with her.

She had naturally heard of Shinichi Kudo, the famous number one detective in Japan who had solved countless major cases.

Kid stood to the side, utterly despising Shinichi Kudo; he could do it too if he wanted to.

After finishing his sentence, Shinichi Kudo paused for a moment and said, "Never mind, I'll ask my friends at the Metropolitan Police Department about the body later."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Kudo-san," Koizumi Akako said with a smile.

In the restaurant on the sixth floor of the hotel, a group of people had just finished lunch and were chatting while eating dessert at a window seat.

After everyone had been talking for a while, Koizumi Akako called over the waiter to pay the bill, took out a pocket watch from under her skirt, glanced at it, and said, "Kudo-kun, didn't you say before that you were going to the Tottori Prefectural Police Headquarters to see that body?"

Should we go there now?

"Oh, right, we should go see the body." Shinichi Kudo nodded, picked up a toothpick, stuck a piece of watermelon in it, and popped it into his mouth. He then took out his cell phone and dialed Inspector Megure's number.

The phone rang a few times before being answered, and Inspector Megure's voice came through: "Hello, this is Megure. May I ask who you are...?"

"Inspector Megure, it's me, Shinichi Kudo!" Shinichi Kudo introduced himself.

Inside the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division office, Inspector Megure, holding a lunchbox in front of him, glanced at the group of people who were eating and holding an impromptu case meeting at the same time.

He chuckled twice and then asked, "Oh, it's Shinichi. What can I do for you?"

In recent years, Shinichi Kudo and Inspector Megaku have worked together quite well and have a harmonious relationship.

On the phone, Shinichi Kudo replied with a laugh, "Well, I'm in Tottori right now. Have you heard of the spider demon murder case in Tottori Prefecture?"

“I’m very interested in this case and would like you to ask a police officer in Tottori Prefecture that you know if the victim’s body has been claimed by his family.”

"If the body hasn't been claimed, I'd like to see it..."

"What? The spider demon murder case in Tottori Prefecture? I've heard about it, but contacting the Tottori Prefectural Police and seeing the body..."

Inspector Megure had cold sweat on his forehead. "I'm afraid I can't help you, since what you're talking about is against the rules."

"Forget about breaking the rules, just help me out! Maybe I can even help them solve the case!" Shinichi Kudo urged Inspector Megure.

"Sigh, alright." Inspector Megure looked conflicted, but finally gave in.

“Okay, here’s a number for you. Contact him yourself. His name is Katsuhiko Yamane, a detective in the First Investigative Division, in charge of the Spider Demon murder case. His contact number is XXXX…”

After Inspector Megure gave him the number, Shinichi Kudo quickly thanked him, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then hung up. He then dialed the number Megure had given him.

"Hello, is this Officer Yamane?"

"Excuse me for bothering you, I am Shinichi Kudo, a friend of Inspector Megure of the First Investigative Division of the Metropolitan Police Department. I have something I would like to ask you."

After saying a few words on the phone and making an appointment with Katsuhiko Yamane, Shinichi Kudo got up, picked up his bag, and said, "Okay, I've contacted everyone. Let's go."

With Shinichi Kudo's "connections," the group quickly entered the morgue.

Because Ai Haibara was too young, she and Ran, who was timid, were taken to a nearby room to rest by a policewoman.

Shinichi Kudo, Akako Koizumi, and Kid entered the morgue and had the forensic doctor open the freezer containing the body, where they examined it together.

Katsuhiko Yamane, who was standing next to him, briefly described the victim's situation: "...The victim's name was Takeyoshi Sakurai, 42 years old. The cause of death was poisoning. The body was found in the cemetery of Spider Ridge."

"The body was covered in fishing line, and there were many spiders around it, with spider webs covering its body..."

Inside the morgue, Shinichi Kudo suddenly looked up when he heard Katsuhiko Yamane's words and interrupted, asking, "Wait, Officer Yamane, you just said that the body was covered in fishing lines?"

"Didn't the news say the body was covered in spider silk?"

Chapter 841 The Legend of the Spider Demon

The reason why Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid came to Tottori to find the spider demon was probably because the situation described in that news report really seemed to suggest that a spider demon was active.

But what's with the fishing line wrapped around the corpse?

What a load of crap!

You can tell at a glance that this is something only a human would do!

If the spider demon really wanted to harm people, would it need to go to the trouble of tying fishing line to the corpse?

Upon hearing this, Katsuhiko Yamane also looked annoyed: "That's right, the corpse was indeed covered in fishing line. As for the news... perhaps those reporters believed the rumors and wrote it wrong?"

"After all, when we found the body, it was indeed covered in spider webs, with quite a bit of spider silk..."

"Okay, we understand. Thank you, Officer Yamane." Shinichi Kudo said and walked out first.

A strange look appeared in Kid's eyes, but he didn't say anything and walked out with Koizumi Akako.

in the lounge.

Shinichi Kudo said with a serious expression, "It's obvious this was murder."

Before Koizumi Akako could say anything more, Kudo Shinichi looked at her and said, "I'm a detective, Koizumi-san. This is the result of my careful observation."

Koizumi Akako is now also a little suspicious. Judging from the body, it should be a murder, but she just feels that something is not right.

This time, she wanted to kill the spider demon because she wanted to make a magical artifact.

It seems like that's all for nothing!

"I want to solve this case. Could you please wait here for a few days? This area is quite a nice amusement park." Shinichi Kudo's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Ran, of course, had no objections; she had originally wanted Shinichi to cheer up.

Koizumi Akako agreed even though it was a wasted trip for everyone.

As for Ai Haibara?

Sorry, children have no human rights.

She knew perfectly well that Shinichi Kudo had discovered something, but he simply didn't want them to follow.

Just like the detective team I used to form with those little brats.

"How about this, Kaito, the two of us go look for clues?" Shinichi Kudo blinked and said.

Kidd nodded. He hadn't wanted to come here in the first place. As for Shinichi Kudo, who knew what kind of bad ideas he was up to?

After they left, the two immediately found a secluded and deserted place.

"Kudo, what are you trying to do? This guy wasn't killed by the spider demon, but he definitely has a strange aura about him," Kid asked.

Shinichi Kudo gave a cold laugh, his eyes flashing with a chilling light as he glared at Kid.

"Do you think I don't know?"