Conan Rick's Investigator

"dog……"

There was a look of horror in the woman's eyes, as if she was explaining what she had just seen before falling off the cliff.

Upon hearing this, Conan and Hattori Heiji immediately called the "professional police caller" behind them.

"Kazuha!"

"Sister Xiaolan!"

"Call an ambulance and the police!" x2

After dispatching the mission, Hattori Heiji asked Mouri Kogoro to drive them to the top of the cliff to have a look.

Upon hearing this, Yukiji immediately reminded him, "If you want to get to the top of the cliff, it's faster to take the mountain path than to drive!"

"In that case, please lead the way!"

"Conan, let's go!"

Hattori Heiji called Conan, turned around and followed Yukihime's footsteps and ran towards the darkness on the side of the cliff.

Under the bright light of the car lights, Yuan Shan and Ye were responsible for making phone calls, while Mao Lilan walked to the woman's side.

The woman's body was still twitching slightly, and her round eyes were uneasy and painful.

Mao Lilan couldn't bear it, and squatted down to help the woman's body up.

"Don't move!"

Just as Mao Lilan was about to reach out her hand, Mao Li Kogoro came over and said seriously, "Let her lie like this until the ambulance arrives..."

"Although he didn't appear to be injured, falling from this height, even with the bicycle as a cushion, his internal organs would have been severely damaged. Even the slightest movement could have aggravated the injury."

Maori Kogoro said, as if to confirm his statement, and turned to look to the side, "Isn't it right? Qin..."

Eh?

Turning around, I saw Qin Zhibo's figure in the open space under the cliff?

……

In fact, Qin Zhibo had already rushed to the top of the cliff as soon as the woman fell off the cliff and said the word "dog".

Because the "dog" the woman saw is likely related to the main quest.

As for the mountain trail that Yukihime mentioned, as long as you pay a little attention to the mountains here, you can guess where the trail will be.

Qin Zhibo, who turned on the night vision goggles, walked quickly in the forest and rushed to the top of the cliff as quickly as possible.

As he stood in the clearing where he almost fell off the cliff during the day, a strange sight awaited him.

I saw two small piles of flames arranged vertically and horizontally in the open space, like an airplane runway, with a total length of more than ten meters, extending to near the edge of the cliff.

Somewhat similar to the marks left on the ground where Ghost Rider walked.

Are these the footprints of the Flame Demon Dog?

Qin Zhibo looked around and found no other living creatures around.

If these are the footprints left by a demonic dog whose body is burning with fire, then this dog...

Is it a jumping dog?

Normal dog footprints should be left and right hooves traveling alternately, but these flame marks are all aligned left and right.

If a dog wanted to leave such footprints, it would have to jump and walk.

Intuition told Qin Zhibo that it might not be as simple as imagined.

He walked to the end of the cliff and found that the protective rope during the day was broken.

Judging from the smoothness of the rope break

, was cut off artificially.

This further illustrates that this was a murder planned by humans, and the rope was cut to allow Saki to fall off the cliff smoothly.

At this time, Hattori Heiji and Conan arrived with Yuki Shanshan and saw two rows of small flame piles on the ground.

The two ran to the footprints and smelled the smell of burning flames.

"It's burning, but I don't smell any gasoline."

"It certainly looks like the scene of a flaming demon dog running across the ground..."

The two briefly summed it up, and the small flame gradually extinguished at this time.

A few people briefly searched on the edge of the cliff, but apart from the rut marks of brake drift during the day, nothing else was found.

Helpless, everyone could only return to the bottom of the cliff.

While waiting for the ambulance, the woman named "Zuo Ji"'s breathing gradually became weaker, until the light of the investigation point gradually appeared on her body.

She is dead.

Qin Zhibo walked up to him and touched the body with respect for life.

I picked up a cooking skill from Zuo Ji. Since it was repetitive, it was directly converted into the corresponding proficiency.

"What? You found footprints on fire on the cliff?"

Mouri Kogoro listened to Hattori Heiji's story with an expression of disbelief on his face.

But then, as a staunch materialist, he denied it, saying, "That's impossible! You didn't actually see the demon dog on fire..."

"I think someone spread oil and set it on fire to make it look like there were demon dogs."

As soon as Maori Kogoro finished speaking, Conan answered seriously, "No, there is not only no oil there, but the distance between the flames is getting larger and larger as they get closer to the cliff, as if something is burning and gradually expanding..."

"Isn't that right, Uncle Qin?"

Conan turned the conversation to Qin Zhibo, also to endorse his judgment.

Qin Zhibo nodded in agreement.

But if they were footprints, they always gave people a weird feeling.

Moreover, no investigation points were found at the scene this time, and it felt as if it had nothing to do with the main mission...

Ran Maoli and Kazuha Toyama, who were standing nearby, immediately trembled with fear and said, "Sure enough, it's a cursed demon dog!"

"Could it really exist? Miss Saki, who fell from the cliff, also mentioned 'a burning dog'..."

"Idiot." Looking at Kazuha's frightened look, Hattori Heiji raised his eyebrows and scolded her.

"How could there really be a demon dog?"

"Forget demon dogs! There's no way such things that are completely beyond human comprehension exist in this world!"

Hattori Heiji's face was filled with a smile, which was not only confidence in his own knowledge, but also a kind of comfort for his childhood sweetheart.

"Even a child would understand this... Am I right, Conan?"

"Ah?" Conan was a little surprised. Why did the topic suddenly turn to him again?

He looked a little dazed, and while hesitating, he couldn't help but think of the various adventures he had taken some time ago.

There really are creatures beyond human understanding in this world...

There are the Mi-Go who look like lobsters, and the Ish people who can transform their souls.

Just this, Conan couldn't tell Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji saw that Conan was unusually hesitant on such a simple question, and there was a look of surprise on his face.

Kudo, you...

While everyone was discussing the theory of materialism, Xingji on the other side also noticed that something was wrong with the woman's body. She had not moved or made any sound for a long time.

"Ms. Zuoji?"

"What's wrong with you, Miss Zuo Ji?"

……

Half an hour later, the ambulance arrived late.

Since Inufusaki did not persist until the rescue

The ambulance arrived and was converted into a hearse.

It was already dark at this time, and it was not a problem to wait in the wild for the police to arrive, so everyone returned to Inufushi City first and informed other people in the Inufushi family about Inufushi Saki falling off the cliff.

Kaozi, Zenya, and Chiko, who were left behind at Inubushi's house, were all shocked and had expressions of disbelief.

At this point, only 8 of the 4 adopted children of the Inubushi family are left, and the murderer should also be among these 4 people...

While waiting for the police to arrive, several people had a quick dinner.

After dinner, the police finally arrived.

Since Inufushi Castle is located in Gunma County, Yamamura Cao appeared on the scene as expected.

"Wherever there's an unsolved case, there I am..."

"Cold case hunter, Ah Cao, here I come!"

Yamamura Cao, with his eyes closed, was seen leaning sideways against the pillar in the corridor, holding his finger to the bridge of his nose as if he were holding a pistol.

Seeing this slightly exaggerated appearance and opening remarks, everyone was speechless.

Qin Zhibo: I think you are a monster hunter, right?

Even the usually eccentric Kogoro Mouri had an expression that said, "There are actually people who are worse than me."

Hattori Heiji looked disdainful and asked Conan at his feet, "Who is this guy?"

"Hello everyone, I'm a police inspector from the Gunma Prefectural Police Department. My name is Yamamura Sou."

Yamamura Tsou scratched his head and walked in front of everyone with a smile, "How was my opening speech just now?"

Everyone answered him with an expression on their face that said "not so good".

Seeing that Yamamura Sou couldn't get to the point quickly and was even worse than the "procedure maniac" Megure, Qin Zhibo had no choice but to take on the responsibility of presiding over the overall situation.

Since no investigation points were seen at the previous murder scene, Qin Zhibo could only investigate according to standard procedures and then look for breakthrough points.

"Everyone, except for Miss Yukihime who is with us, I would like to hear your alibis first."

"That is, at 7 o'clock in the evening, where were you all? What were you doing?"

Under Qin Zhibo's questions, the other three adopted children of the Inufu family gave their explanations one after another.

First, the eldest sister took the exam. She saw that Zuoji was still late in returning and was worried that he would get lost, so she went outside to check on the situation.

Next is Zenya, who is taking a shower in his room.

Finally, there is the doctor Ochiko, taking care of the unconscious adoptive mother in the bedroom.

None of the three people have a clear alibi, which means that at the time of the crime, they might have gone to the edge of the cliff to commit the crime.

"I see……"

As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Yamamura Cao, the narrator, became dissatisfied.

"Mr. Qin, asking these questions is our job as police officers. Please don't take my job, okay?"

what?

Qin Zhibo was stunned, so this guy knew what he was doing?

"Well then, I'll leave the rest of the questions to you..."

As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, the three people opposite him were a little shocked.

"Oh, aren't these two gentlemen criminal police officers?" Kaozi asked in confusion.

Qin Zhibo smiled faintly and said calmly, "Of course. Who brings their children with them when they go out to work?"

"Actually, my name is Qin Zhibo, and this is Maori Kogoro..."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the four remaining adopted children of the Inubushi family changed drastically.

"Qin, Qin Zhibo, and Maori Kogoro..." Koko's face was solemn, "I've heard of you, you are all very famous private detectives."

Qin Zhibo looked at the expressions of the four people and was even more surprised than when he thought they were policemen.

It seems that the detectives in this world are indeed more authoritative than the police...