Conan Rick's Investigator

The police searched under every tree and even found Yazi's discarded backpack, but they couldn't find the body.

"That's really strange! How could we not find it?"

Kogoro Mouri's angry cry livened up the already somewhat weird atmosphere.

The old woman from the nearby villa stood with her hands behind her back and said calmly, "Maybe it's the 'snowman' causing trouble..."

There was some disgust in Kogoro Mouri's eyes, and an expression of "here we go again" on his face.

It's either a snow woman or a snowman, the old man is just superstitious...

Conan, who was standing by, was quite interested and asked quickly, "Old lady, what is a 'snowman'?"

The old woman turned around and explained to Conan, the originator of popular science: "This is a mysterious creature from the legend of China's snowy land..."

"The Yeti, also known as Sasquatch, is called Migo in Tibetan, which means humanoid monster."

"They can walk upright, possess intelligence superior to that of apes, and live in snow-covered areas year-round. Encountering them in the snow is definitely not a good thing..."

The old woman did not continue speaking because what followed was not suitable for children.

Maori Kogoro pretended not to care, but he still heard what was said and said, "But what does this have to do with the disappearance of the corpse?"

The old woman glanced at Maori Kogoro and said, "Think about it, where can we get food in this icy and snowy place?"

The old woman's implication was obvious: the body had been eaten by the "snowman."

But this reason is not valid in front of Kogoro Mori, a staunch supporter of atheism.

On the other hand, the police had no way to close the case based on this.

"Mr. Policeman, maybe those two hunters took the body away. Let's expand the search area."

"Oh……"

……

After searching for another half day until dusk, the police and detectives still found nothing and had no choice but to call it a day.

At the villa, Kogoro Mouri still tends to believe that two hunters took the body away.

The specific reason is unknown, but the two hunters must have coveted the clothes on the corpse, otherwise they would have frozen to death overnight.

The police adopted Kogoro Mori's suggestion and planned to expand the search area tomorrow.

And tomorrow, Kogoro Mouri, Tomohiro Hata, Conan, Ran Mouri and others will also return to Tokyo.

After all, it is impossible to stay here forever, Mihua still needs them.

But before leaving, several people still wanted to watch the contents of the videotape.

The police inserted the videotape into the VCR, connected the VCR to the TV, and prepared to play the footage.

Conan looked around and found that someone was missing, so he reminded: "Uncle Maori, Uncle Qin is not here..."

Maori Kogoro waved his hand impatiently and replied, "Just now after dinner, he said he was sleepy and wanted to sleep until dawn, and asked no one to disturb him."

"Don't worry about him, let's just watch it ourselves..."

"Oh..." In that case, Conan could only nod obediently.

……

At the same time, in the forest on a snowy night, Qin Zhibo was walking on the snow.

Chapter 701 Conan: I won a small victory &amp;amp;<(￣︶￣)&amp;amp;>

In the snow-covered mountain forest, Qin Zhibo, bathed in moonlight and carrying a silver suitcase, walked towards a large rock.

During the day, Qin Zhibo took the opportunity to search the mountain with the police and checked near the big rock.

Although the tent next to the rock was set up by Kyogoku Makoto, the big rock is indeed Mi-GO's base.

The evidence is that when Qin Zhibo was directly observing the big rock, he saw a survey point, which was a topographic survey.

Today is the last night of the main mission of hunting MI-GO, and Qin Zhibo knows that he must take action.

……

Arriving at the mission location, a stone over three meters high stood in the clearing in the woods, and the light from the survey point marked its location.

Qin Zhibo walked over and reconfirmed the investigation point.

【Topographic Survey√】

[An unusually large stone, perhaps containing a secret passage]

Qin Zhibo took out a nuclear lighter, observed around the stone, and soon found another investigation point.

【Topographic Survey√】

【Step on it for a surprise! 】

On the ground at the edge of the stone, there is a raised stone.

Qin Zhibo subconsciously wanted to step on it, but after thinking about it, he summoned out the [Standard User] + [Bait Puppet].

When the two are combined into one, they become another "Qin Zhibo".

"Go step on it."

Qin Zhibo ordered, "Qin Zhibo."

The honest man "Qin Zhibo" did not refuse, but walked straight to the front and stepped on the stone.

When the stone felt the pressure of the force, some mechanism inside the stone seemed to be triggered, and the back half of the stone split into two, leaving a bottomless underground passage.

Rough stone steps lead people to an unknown area.

Qin Zhibo glanced at "Qin Zhibo", and the two of them entered the passage, one behind and one in front.

……

Chaodu Villa.

Conan, Kogoro Mouri and others sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the videotape on TV.

In a videotape dated four years ago, Kogoro Mouri and the police saw key evidence.

Snapped--

The slightly trembling picture and the rumbling sound of the earth.

A relatively clear gunshot was heard off-screen, and a man was seen lying on the snow on the hillside.

Snapped--

Another gunshot rang out.

Another old man with a thick mustache came forward to help, but heavy snow rolled down the hillside and swallowed the two of them in the snow.

"I'm sorry, Xia Ye..."

"I'm determined to be your sister! Hahaha..."

The person recording the video outside the screen made an extremely arrogant sound, which made everyone who heard it angry.

wow——

The scene ended and snowflakes appeared on the screen.

Maori Kogoro stood up and said to the police officer beside him, "It seems that this videotape is the key evidence that the two hunters shot at people and caused an avalanche."

"Tomorrow, you can follow the terrain features on the videotape to find the location of the avalanche. You should find the bodies of the two men down there. One of them has a gunshot wound."

"Although it's been over four years, the body has been buried under the snow, so it shouldn't have decayed."

Kogoro Mouri skillfully directed the local police and assigned them the next tasks.

Although the professional level of the rural police is not as good as that of Megure in Tokyo, at least they have learned the spirit of humility and the willingness to learn from others, and they are taking notes in the police manual seriously.

Conan glanced at Kogoro Mouri, then raised his chin and turned his gaze back to the TV.

There's something strange in the videotape...

What place is this?

In order to find out the answer to his doubts, Conan turned the progress bar back to its original position and watched it again while sitting alone in front of the TV.

This time there was no external interference, and Conan watched very carefully.

Suddenly, his eyes widened and he discovered some clues.

This is……

Conan moved the progress bar back and forth, repeatedly confirming the gunshots at the beginning and the faint rumbling sounds before the avalanche, and finally confirmed one thing.

This wasn't an avalanche caused by gunfire, but an earthquake!

If the avalanche was triggered by the sound of a shotgun, it should be the rolling of a large amount of snow that caused the rumbling sound. The order is avalanche first, then rumbling sound.

But the sound in the video was first the earth rumbling and then the avalanche.

In other words, a weak earthquake occurred at the time of the avalanche, which caused the avalanche.

The hunter is innocent?

Innocent perhaps, but not entirely innocent.

After all, they thought they were the murderers and subjectively wanted to cover up the accident, but objectively they did shoot at people.

"Uncle, uncle..."

Conan tugged at Kogoro Mouri's sleeve and pointed at the videotape with his little finger, wanting to tell Mouri about his new discovery.

But Kogoro Mouri was engrossed in teaching the police how to do their job and had no time to pay attention to Conan.

"Go, go, go... go play somewhere else."

Helpless, Conan could only go back to the video recorder and shout loudly.

"Ahhhhh!"

"Okashi beat!"

After saying this familiar line, everyone turned their attention.

Conan quickly took the opportunity to say, "The sound in this video seems a little off..."

"You little brat are always such a troublemaker..." Maori Kogoro looked a little annoyed, but he still walked over with his hands in his pockets. "What's wrong?"

"Hey, uncle, stop pretending. With your intelligence, you must have figured out the problem, right?"

Conan first complimented Kogoro Mouri, and then brought up the question of the order of the rumbling and the avalanche.

Kogoro Mouri picked up the videotape again and listened carefully, and it was just as Conan said.

"It seems to be true..."

The police officer nearby was puzzled and asked, "Didn't Detective Maori already figure this out?"

"Ah..." Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly.

"Yes, yes, yes! I saw it. I just wanted to test you all..."

Kogoro Mouri accepted the credit without hesitation, and then glanced at Conan, who was resting his head on his arms with a smug look on his face.

Could this little ghost be Tong Lao... or an adult dwarf or something?

...Forget it, what bad intentions could a little kid have?

Kogoro Mouri once again gave up his suspicion of Conan.

Conan saw this point clearly and flattered Kogoro Mouri and made him his agent.

Conan was in a very good mood after discovering the truth about the avalanche. He was happier than usual when he found clues to an unknown case.

Because this time he discovered a clue that even Qin Zhibo didn't notice, and he was ahead.

Although this was because Qin Zhibo was hiding in the house and sleeping and missed the clue.

But a firm will and an unremitting spirit to explore the truth are both necessary conditions for being a detective.

It’s my small victory!