This startled Kindaichi as well.

Kindaichi then realized that the Nanase Miyuki he had seen was not a real person, but a doll.

at this time.

The puppet rose up and went up to the tree.

The Hell Puppet Master is in the tree.

"Ha ha ha ha."

When the laughter stopped.

The Hell Puppet Master then said, "Welcome, Detective, welcome to this Altar of Death."

Kindaichi looked up and said, "Hell Puppet Master, you... what do you mean by this?"

While speaking.

Kindaichi felt his body descending and looked down.

At that moment, Kindaichi realized that he was standing in the swamp and his body was sinking.

"You'd better not move around. This is an invincible swamp. You'll soon be keeping company with this swamp."

Just as the Hell Puppet Master finished speaking, a voice came from not far away.

"Kindaichi, here we come."

As soon as the sound faded, Kindaichi saw a rope fall beside him.

……

Chapter 230 Another Person Dies

Kindaichi's legs had already sunk to the bottom.

If no one comes to his rescue, Kindaichi will sink into the swamp in just a few minutes.

Zhiyong followed behind the two.

He saw Kindaichi sinking into the swamp.

Therefore, he took out a rope from the space and threw it towards Kindaichi.

Just as Kindaichi was getting anxious, he saw the rope and, without thinking twice, grabbed it.

When the Hell Puppet Master saw that someone was coming, he knew that his plan could not be completed.

Therefore, they did not linger and left immediately.

Although Zhiyong saw the Hell Puppet Master leaving, he did not try to stop him.

Kindaichi is currently fleeing the swamp.

Therefore, they did not notice that the Hell Puppet Master had already left.

Fortunately, Kindaichi's trek into the swamp wasn't very deep.

With Zhiyong's help, they were easily pulled out of the swamp.

This was truly a narrow escape for Kindaichi.

While Kindaichi sat on the ground, panting.

In the distance, there was the sound of running and shouting.

"Kkindaichi."

"Ah Yi."

"Senior."

Hearing the shouts, Kindaichi snapped out of his daze and looked at Tomoyuki, saying, "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I might have been sunk into the swamp."

"No need to thank me, you're just lucky. If it were any other time, I would already be resting," Zhiyong shrugged and replied casually.

While the two were talking.

Officer Kenmochi, Miyuki Nanase, and Ryuta Saki have already run over.

"Kindaichi, how are you?"

"Ah Yi, are you hurt?"

"Senior."

"Miyuki, Uncle, Saki, I'm alright. Luckily, Sato-kun asked for my help, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see me."

"Where is the Hell Puppet Master?" Officer Kenchi asked.

"I saw Sato save me, and then he left." Kindaichi stood up from the ground.

"Damn it," Officer Kenchi said viciously.

Nanase Miyuki ran to Kindaichi and helped him up.

Kindaichi is now completely soaked.

Kindaichi immediately felt cold in this kind of weather.

"Ah"

"Aichi, your clothes are soaked. Let's hurry back to the hotel," Nanase Miyuki said with concern.

"Let's go back."

The group took Kindaichi back to the inn.

But once inside the hotel, I found it to be a bit messy.

"What? Miss Yumi was killed?" Kenmochi was shocked when he heard the news.

Upon hearing this news, Zhiyong was also quite surprised.

"Yes, I just heard Miss Yuumi scream. I went to Miss Yuumi's door and could still hear noises coming from inside, but it quickly went quiet. After Takagi got the key and opened the door, I found that no one was in the room. But I was surprised to find that Miss Yuumi was hanging from the tree outside the window," Akechi replied calmly.

Zhiyong followed the others into the room of the mountain god Xihai.

The room was very clean, with no signs of a struggle.

Mingzhi pointed to the window on the left side of the room and said, "Miss Yuumi's body was hung from the tree outside this window."

The group went to the window.

The body of the mountain god Xi Hai has been taken down.

However, the rope remains as it was.

"Was Miss Yumi hanged from the tree after she was killed, or was she hanged from the tree while she was still alive?" Zhiyong asked.

"Judging from the wounds on his body, he was probably strangled first, and then his body was hung from the tree," Mingzhi replied.

At that moment, Kindaichi, having changed his clothes, also came in.

He heard wise words.

Kindaichi said dejectedly, "I never expected that three murders would happen in one day. The Hell Puppet Master is really cruel."

“There should be three murder cases and one attempted murder,” Zhiyong said.

"Kindaichi, how are you?" Akechi asked.

"I'm fine. That Hell Puppet Master is absolutely despicable! I'll bet my grandfather's honor that I'll catch him!" Kindaichi roared angrily.

Zhiyong found Kindaichi's appearance quite amusing.

Zhiyong still felt a little sorry for the death of the mountain god Xihai.

After all, the mountain goddess Yumi is also a beautiful woman.

Zhiyong had originally planned to save the mountain goddess Xihai's life and then spend the night with her.

This will also allow the Xuan Yuan Technique to be further improved.

Little did they expect that Zhiyong would save Kindaichi's life.

The Hell Puppet Master turned around and killed the Mountain God Xi Hai.

Why not kill Sakonji first?

That's such a waste!

Kindaichi observed the room.

Suddenly, he ran out.

"Aichi." Nanase Miyuki also ran downstairs.

They probably sensed that Kindaichi had discovered a clue.

Therefore, Officer Kenmochi, Akechi, Takagi, and Saki Ryuta also ran down.

By this time, Zhiyong had roughly figured out how the Hell Puppet Master left after killing someone.

However, Zhiyong did not follow them, but returned to his room.

After all, Zhiyong just saved Kindaichi.

The Hell Puppet Master might target Ai Haibara and Haibara.

"You went out just now."

As Zhiyong entered, Haibara Mi spoke up.

"You guys weren't asleep?"

Haibara Mi and Ai were sitting on the sofa in the living room.

“We heard a commotion outside, so we looked for you, but you weren’t in your room,” Haibara Mi replied.

"Miss Yuumi from the Fantasy Magic Troupe was just killed, so I went to check on it."

"Miss Yuumi was murdered?"

"Yes, after Miss Yumi was strangled, she was hung from a tree outside the window."

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