Conan: The Heart Thief

"Xiaoxun, don't panic. Even if your fiancé is not dead, he may very well be a murderer. You can't marry a murderer." Lin Xiao comforted her.

"Lin Xiao, you are no good as a detective!" Kusano Kaoru said angrily.

Yue Yexue was puzzled when she saw that Cao Yexun and Lin Xiao were arguing: "Xiaoxun, why are you arguing with Lin Xiao?"

Kusano Xun pointed at Lin Xiao and said, "Xiaoxue, ask Lin Xiao yourself what good things he did."

Yue Yexue narrowed her eyes and asked, "Lin Xiao, what did you do?"

"Nothing, nothing..." Lin Xiao waved his hand, "I'll go see if the police can help me with anything."

Kotaro Omote and his men conducted a thorough investigation of the entire Rokkaku Village and found seven mummies. During this period, Lin Xiao followed the police and was also surprised that there were seven mummies hidden in Rokkaku Village. This reminded him of a drama he had watched before traveling through time.

Feng Jichun also explained to the police: "That kind of mummies are the 'guards' of the village. They have been handed down for a long time. Including my house, there is one in each of the six mansions in Liujiao Village and the church. There are seven mummies in total. Each mummy is incomplete. Some are missing heads, some are missing hands, and the missing parts are all different."

Of course, Kotaro Omoteda didn't believe Jun'ya Kazematsu's nonsense, but he didn't say much. The most urgent task now was to find the missing Atsushi Makuma.

Unfortunately, Kotaro Omoteda did not find any clues about Makuma Atsushi until the evening, so he could only stay in the village temporarily and continue the investigation after dawn.

Chapter 385 Let's Have Fun Together

Lin Xiao did something excessive to Kusano Kaoru, which was inevitably known by Hoshino Terumi and Yue Yexue. Hoshino Terumi and Yue Yexue wanted to vent their anger on their best friend and teach Lin Xiao a lesson.

At night, the four of them gathered in Kusano Kaoru's room.

"You're taking advantage of someone's misfortune. You've gone too far." Hoshino Terumi, who has a strong sense of justice, accused Lin Xiao.

Yue Yexue was more open-minded: "What's the problem? Let Xiaoxun join us."

"Join, you guys?" Kusano Kaoru was confused.

Lin Xiao said calmly: "Xiaoxun, don't you understand yet? Huimei and Xiaoxue are already my women, you should join us too."

Kaoru Kusano was stunned. She didn't expect the plot to unfold like this: "Is this kind of thing... reasonable?"

Lin Xiao said: "With Yoko, the Earth Ladies Team can be reunited, right?"

"Hey. You're still thinking about Yoko. I think you're thinking about Momoko." Yue Yexue complained.

"I'm not thinking about Taozi. Among the Earth Ladies Team, the first person Lin Xiao dealt with was Yoko." Hoshino Terumi sighed softly.

"What! Even Yoko..." Kaoru Kusano began to doubt her life. What was going on?

Lin Xiao waved his hand, Xiaoxue in his left hand, Xiaoxun in his right hand, and Huimei sat on his lap. These three beauties, each with their own unique characteristics, all belonged to Lin Xiao tonight.

"Now that things have come to this, let's all be happy together."

Lin Xiao said with a smile.

The three girls became shy upon hearing this.

Lin Xiao lived up to everyone's expectations and gave the three women full love.

……

A new day, morning.

When Kotaro Omote led his men to continue searching for the missing suspect Ma Kuma Atsushi in Rokkaku Village and the surrounding areas, something that shocked them greatly happened...

The owner of the Colored Glass House, Isshiki Torao, was found dead in a huge freezer in his home.

When the people in Liujiao Village heard the news, they all panicked. The murderer was so bold that he committed the crime in front of the police!

Isshiki Torao was a great gourmet, so there was a huge freezer in the restaurant to store various game body parts so that they could be cooked and eaten at any time. And Isshiki Torao's body, like those game body parts, was hung upside down in the freezer like food, sandwiched between two huge wild boar legs. Ironically, Isshiki Torao's body was missing the right leg, as if it had been cut off for cooking, and due to the temperature of the freezer, no more blood flowed out.

And on the back of his clothes, there were also bright red words written on it: "The revenge of the seventh mummy is not over yet." This made the police very angry. The murderer was too arrogant this time. He dared to kill people in front of the police, and judging from the meaning of the bloody words, he even wanted to continue killing.

Kotaro Omote was very angry this time and claimed that he would arrest the crazy old woman Kusanagi Miko for questioning, because according to the forensic identification, Isshiki Torao was killed at around 12 o'clock last night, and the cause of death was a knife. Coincidentally, before that, Kusanagi Miko had caused trouble for him and fought with him, claiming that he had eaten her cat, and even threatened to kill him with a knife. As a result, Isshiki Torao was really killed with a knife.

Lin Xiao and Hoshino Terumi, who were present, did not agree with Omote Kotaro's opinion. Although they both knew that Kusanagi Sanko was unlikely to be the murderer, Omote Kotaro's suspicion was not unreasonable.

The deaths of these two people seem to have nothing to do with each other.

Lin Xiao was clear in his mind that this incident was definitely a serial vendetta case, and it was related to the seven mummies. A mummified body with different body parts missing was found in each of the six mansions, which must be related to this incident.

Jian Xiongdu's death was the same as the mummy in the Clock House, with his head cut off. Isshiki Torao's death was the same as the mummy in the Colored Glass House, with his right leg cut off. This should be the murderer's deliberate act to vent his hatred.

When Kotaro Omote arrived at the Ivy House, the door would not open no matter how hard he shouted. Because Kusanagi Sanko had mental problems and a strange personality and didn't like outsiders, there were no servants in his house.

Seeing this situation, Omote Kotaro immediately smiled triumphantly and claimed that it was definitely because the three sons of Kusanagi were guilty and did not dare to open the door.

However, just as Kotaro Omote was about to order the police to break in, a black and white wild cat suddenly jumped out from the window of the museum and stared at everyone.

Lin Xiao, Yue Yexue, Hoshino Terumi and others who came along were shocked to find that the wild cat was chewing something in its mouth. When they looked closely, they all felt a chill all over their bodies because what it was eating was human fingers!

At this time, Kotaro Omote also reacted, and in panic, he followed his police officers and together they broke down the door of the Ivy House.

When the door was knocked open, a strong smell of blood immediately came into view, followed by a terrifying and nauseating scene...

In the living room of the Ivy House, the three sons of Kusanagi were lying there dead in a bloody mess!

Her left leg had been cut off, which was exactly the same as the mummy in the Ivy House.

However, it seemed that it was precisely because the left leg was cut off that the strong smell of blood attracted a large number of wild cats in Rokukaku Village. These wild cats were scrambling to grab and share the body of Kusanagi Sanko. The wild cat that escaped just now was probably afraid that other wild cats would come and snatch the spoils from its mouth.

On the curtain next to the corpse, a row of scarlet blood words fluttered in the wind: "The seventh corpse's tears are tears of blood, and they have not yet dried."

At this moment, under Lin Xiao's slightly surprised gaze, Kusano Shisan, who was originally resting at home, staggered to the door of the Ivy Pavilion. He first walked to the door and took a look at the bloody scene in the living room of the pavilion. Then he showed a neurotic smile and shouted at the top of his lungs: "This is 'his' curse. All the people involved in that year will die one by one..."

After shouting these incomprehensible words, Kusano Jusan staggered again and fainted.

When Kotaro Omoteda saw this, he thought that Kusano Jusan was frightened and over-stimulated, and quickly ordered his men to send him back to the Clock House to rest.

"If the murderer wanted revenge, then what happened to the murderer that made him want revenge?"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but recall the sea of ​​flowers that he had accidentally entered before. He asked Kusano Kaoru if she knew about this.

"I have no idea……"

Kaoru Kusano shook her head, having no idea at all.

Chapter 386: Depressed Mood Needs Dopamine Stimulation

Rokkaku Village, Armor House.

Dou Reiji was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking restless. He muttered to himself, "What the hell is this mummy curse? That old man Kusano Jusan is such a talkative guy! What if the police find out about that? Luckily, the two police captains thought that the old guy was just talking nonsense due to excessive shock..."

"Meow……"

Just at this moment, a sudden cat's meow scared Dou Liji, who was talking to himself, so much that he jumped three feet high.

After seeing that it was just a stray cat that had run into his house, Dou Reiji finally breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a baseball bat nearby to drive it away, and shouted viciously: "Get out, get out, get out, you damn cat, don't come to my house, get out!"

Instead, the cat jumped onto a medieval suit of armor in the corner of the living room and meowed directly at Dou Reiji.

"Damn it, you damn cat, how dare you be so arrogant!"

When Dou Reiji saw that the cat dared to jump onto his treasured armor, he became furious and swung the baseball bat at the cat, but the cat dodged the attack flexibly and instead knocked the helmet off his armor and rolled to the ground.

At this time, Dou Liji, who was originally furious, screamed in fear and horror, and then collapsed to the ground...

Because, the armored helmet that rolled to the ground opened automatically due to the shock. Inside the helmet, there was a human head with eyes open and a mouth stained with dried blood.

The owner of this head is the suspect wanted by the police, Jian Xiong Du!

At this moment, the lower half of the armor also fell to the ground, and a row of bright red blood words on the back of the armor was particularly eye-catching:

"For the seventh mummy, the blood has not yet been shed enough..."

……

After receiving the news from Armor House, Kotaro Omote, who had just dealt with two cases during the day, was shocked and angry. He had no choice but to rush over with his police men to continue dealing with the fourth murder case.

"The victim this time was Jian Xiongdu. He was killed by having his head and body completely separated, from his right shoulder to his entire left armpit. That's why the murderer put him in armor, using the armor to support the body."

"The forensic doctor has already estimated the time of death. It was probably between 9 and 11 a.m. the day before yesterday..."

Omoteta Kotaro demanded, "What exactly is going on? Mr. Kabuto Reiji, did you kill Makuma Atsushi?"

Dou Lier quickly shook his head and said, "No, I didn't kill him. I don't know why Jian Xiong Du died in my home."

Feng Jichun also said in horror: "This is so strange. If Jian Xiongdu died the day before yesterday morning, then who was the groom this afternoon?"

Omoteta Kotaro said, "What's going on? The groom is not Makuma Atsushi. There are so many of you, but no one knows?"

Feng Jichun also said helplessly: "Because of the custom in the village, you must wear a white headgear before the appointed time, so we didn't notice..."

Omoteta Kotaro was very upset and said, "What a weird custom! Now the whole case has returned to square one. The only suspect, Makuma Atsushi, is also dead!"

The news of Xiong Du's death spread quickly, but it did not alleviate everyone's panic, but made everyone even more panicked.

"The only suspect, Jian Xiongdu, is also dead. He died on the morning of the wedding. That is to say, after Jian Xiongdu's death, the murderer has been pretending to be Jian Xiongdu. Because of the mask, no one found out that Jian Xiongdu was someone else at that time." Lin Xiao analyzed it this way, which reminded him of the Yueying Island murder case. "If this is not an ordinary murder, then it must be revenge, and it must be related to the industry in the village."

Afterwards, Lin Xiao took the three girls to find Caoye Shisan and decided to ask about the cultivation of poppies in the village. Things have developed to this point, it must be related to the evil deeds in the village, and good and evil will be rewarded.

"Mr. Kusano, we are here to ask you about the truth of the past. You, the owners of the luxurious mansion, have concealed some important secrets!"

Kusano Jusan was silent for a while, then he murmured, "There are so many dead, I'm afraid I can't escape. But, Mr. Lin, what did you find?"

Lin Xiao said: "I found a large field of poppy flowers in the back mountain of Liujiao Village, and they are all artificially planted. These poppy flowers can be extracted to produce ingredients for making various banned drugs. Naturally, they can also bring huge amounts of illegal funds to you owners! These poppy flowers are what the missionaries called the 'Garden of Eden Apple' half a century ago!"

Kusano Jusan grabbed his hair in pain with his right hand, and some cold sweat seeped out of his forehead. However, he did not answer, but lowered his head and remained silent.

Lin Xiao said in a serious and sincere tone: "Mr. Kusano, according to our investigation, the mummies preserved in your six mansions have teeth that have obvious signs of mechanical treatment. In other words, these mummies died in recent decades and are definitely not ancient guards. In other words, the owners of your six mansions are all suspected of murder and hiding corpses!"

"But I think the statute of limitations has long passed. The most urgent task now is to find the murderer. The murderer's motive is obviously revenge, and you don't want to follow in the footsteps of the several dead museum owners."

Kusano Jusan was stunned for a moment, revealing a sentimental expression, then he sighed painfully, and then he slowly said:

"That was 27 years ago. The six families in our Liujiao Village and the pastor's family in the church used the poppy fields cultivated by the seven missionaries half a century ago to grow a large number of poppies in the mountains. Therefore, relying on these poppies, the whole village, led by our six families, became rich..."

"But not long after, the pastor of the church actually said that we should not grow poppies! Because he and his wife adopted seven orphans around the age of 16 or 17, the pastor was afraid that these orphans would be influenced by the huge profits of poppies and would also go on the road of crime, so he was very determined to stop growing poppies. As village representatives, we also negotiated with him many times, hoping that he would not do such a stupid thing as cutting off his own financial resources for those orphans that no one wanted. But the pastor was furious after hearing this, and even claimed that if we did not stop growing poppies, he would go to the police station. The pastor and his wife turned themselves in! That night, the pastor and his wife actually brought a lot of gasoline barrels and wanted to burn all our poppy fields. After discovering their intention, I, Kusanagi Sanko, Gotari, Dou Rei, Isshiki Torao, and Kazesai Junya, the six of us, took up our shotguns and shot the pastor and his wife to death in the poppy field before they could light the gasoline barrels... The pastor, who was lying in a pool of blood, holding his dead wife in his arms, cursed us six owners viciously when he took his last breath with blood all over his face, saying that we would all go to hell..."

"After that, the six of us locked the seven orphans left behind by the pastor and his wife alive in the church and set it on fire... The seven orphans were burned into mummies in the church made of stones and red bricks... The terrifying thing is that the seven mummies we found in the burnt church were all missing parts, as if they had been cut off. It was as if they had been taken away by the devil."

After listening to Kusano Shisan's words, Lin Xiao frowned slightly. He didn't expect that those guys were so vicious back then. For their own selfish desires, they not only shot and killed the kind pastor and his wife, but also locked the seven orphans adopted by them in the church and roasted them alive into mummies.

However, the pastor and his wife were also stupid. They did not call the police and acted on their own. They were clearly courting death. The whole village was involved in drug trafficking. If you want to continue living in this village, you can't stay out of it. The best choice is to call the police and let them handle it.

After hearing what Kusano Jusan said, Yue Yexue and Hoshino Terumi also revealed extremely angry expressions. They never expected that these six museum owners were actually beasts in human form and had done such a cruel and insane thing back then!

Kaoru Kusano, who had been silent the whole time, said, "Dad, are those seven orphans really all dead?"

Kusano Jusan was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said, "Yes, the seven mummies are still preserved until now."