Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

"Jingle Bell……"

Hearing his cell phone ringing, Kuroki Jiro took it out and answered it.

"Hey, I'm Kuroki... You said that the teacher left a note saying that he can't draw anymore, then what? Thank you for taking care of him?"

Mori Kogoro felt bad, so he stopped busy fishing and waited for Kuroki Jiro to call.

"It was Mrs. Yamamoto calling," Kuroki Jiro said nervously, "She went to clean the room on time as usual, and found the note, but the teacher wasn't there."

"Then ask her to notify the police immediately," Mori Kogoro said seriously, "Let the police look for places where Master might go!"

"Did you hear that, Mrs. Yamamoto?" Kuroki Jiro said to the phone, "You call the police, we will rush back immediately!"

Return, go ashore, rush back.

When a group of people arrived, the searching police had found Zao Hejingshan's body in the bamboo forest.

In the bamboo forest, there is an open space where the bamboo has been cut down a little. A rope loop is still hanging on the bent bamboo, and there is a stone below it.

Zao Hejingshan's body has been put down, and the police are investigating the scene in the bamboo forest.

"Teacher Jingshan!" Kuroki Jiro ran to the corpse anxiously after seeing the corpse.

Mori Kogoro, Mori Lan, Huihara Ai, and Conan were taken aback for a moment, and they all turned to look at Chi Feichi, remembering what Chi Feichi had said in the morning...

Bamboo kills.

Chi Feichi was speechless, he didn't remember this incident, Kuroki Jiro didn't really use the growing bamboo to hang Zaohe Jingshan, right?

Mori Kogoro regained his senses, and immediately walked to the cut bamboo nearby, squatted down and looked at it, and said in a deep voice, "There is no water in the bamboo, it should have been cut down after the rain stopped in the morning..."

"Huh?" An elderly police officer who was investigating the scene turned around, "You..."

"My next brother, Kogoro Mori, is a private detective," Kogoro Mori stood up, "Whether this incident was a suicide or a homicide, I'm afraid that further investigation is needed."

"You are that detective. I am a policeman in the jurisdiction here. My surname is Dasong." The old policeman saluted and said, "But the deceased has left a suicide note, and the estimated time of death is from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm In between, you said that this incident was homicide..."

"Bamboo is growing very fast, and it can grow tens of centimeters a day when it is sunny after rain." Mouri Kogoro looked at the traces of bamboo felling around him, and said with a serious expression, "It's like I just now. It is said that these bamboos were cut down after the rain stopped in the morning, in order to provide enough sunlight for the bamboo hanging Master Jingshan and make it grow more ferociously."

Conan's eyes lit up.

Although the modus operandi was mentioned by Chi Feichi in the morning, the uncle was absolutely correct in judging the time when the surrounding bamboo was felled and the reason why the bamboo was cut. This serious posture also looks like a famous detective!

Kuroki Jiro was a little flustered, trying to keep calm on his face, "But Mr. Mori, this doesn't prove that someone really wanted to kill Sensei..."

Conan is looking forward to watching Mori Kogoro, okay, let's explain...

"Ah," Mori Kogoro was taken aback, scratched his head and smiled, "That's right."

Conan was speechless immediately, but he was not in a hurry to remind Kogoro Mori.

From this point of view, the phone call made by Kuroki Jiro at the pier was very suspicious. I am afraid that it was to cooperate with the growth of bamboo to create an alibi, and there was also a motive for the murder, but the possibility of Noriko Yamamoto's murder cannot be ruled out.

The point is, no evidence has been found yet.

The police launched an investigation in the direction of suicide. Of course, the investigation is also to rule out the possibility of homicide.

After investigating the scene in the bamboo forest, the police, led by Kuroki Jiro and Yamamoto Noriko, went to the residence of Shizuyama Hayakawa to investigate the suicide note.

Kuroki Jiro didn't mention the matter of bamboo growth after seeing Mori Kogoro, and gradually felt relieved, but he didn't know that he was being secretly watched all the time.

When Kuroki Jiro was changing his shoes, Conan noticed the white powder on Kuroki Jiro's socks, and immediately looked up at Chi Feichi beside him, and found that Chi Feichi's eyes had just moved away from Kuroki Jiro's feet, " Brother Chi..."

"Solve the case." Chi Feichi said in a low voice.

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Zaohe Jingshan said that the bamboo forest is the holy land of Huang Ying, and he seems to love Huang Ying very much. Even if he committed suicide, he would not choose that bamboo forest to disturb Huang Ying and destroy that holy land.

Based on this, it can be suspected that Zao Kawa Jingzan did not commit suicide, and the investigation is carried out in the direction of the possibility of homicide. Both Noriko Yamamoto and Jiro Kuroki may kill people.

But what was confirmed to be Kuroki Jiro's murder and could be used as evidence has been found.

The white powder stained on Kuroki Jiro's socks should be the bamboo powder that was accidentally stained when sawing bamboo.

As for the time of the crime, it should have been when they arrived at the bamboo forest in the morning.

At that time, the oriole flew out, and it must have been startled by Kuroki Jiro.

Kuroki Jiro hung the comatose Zao Kawa Seizan on the bamboo in the morning, and used the growth rate of the bamboo after the rain to hang Ha Ka Seizan at noon to obtain an alibi.

Frankly speaking, he doesn't quite understand Kuroki Jiro's brain circuit. Finding a detective as a witness is a dangerous act of seeking death, and using this method to commit crimes. If the vitality of this bamboo is not strong enough, it will be killed The weight of the person is pressing, and it has not grown to a suitable height?

Well, even if Zao Ha Jingshan is relatively small due to aging and is easy to be hung up, what if Zao Ha Jingshan wakes up halfway? Was it discovered?

It's strange that Kuroki Jiro didn't fall into the mystery of the criminal brain circuit.

Conan knew at a glance that Chi Feichi didn't intend to reason, so he quietly walked aside, found the right angle, raised the watch, opened the watch cover, skillfully gave Mori Kogoro a needle in the back of the neck, and began to reason.

After being pointed out the evidence, Kuroki Jiro fell to his knees and confessed his crime of murder, "I know I was wrong, what you said is not wrong, to tell you the truth, since a few years ago, the teacher began to order I painted instead of him, but I really hope that one day, I can publish my own works under my own name, and I want my works to stand in the sun... I just want everyone to see my works , will..."

Conan walked out behind Mori Kogoro, looked at Kuroki Jiro who bowed his head and wept, silent, not knowing what to say.

Chi Feichi was right, Master Jing Shan did let his apprentice take over as the painter for several years, and did not allow his apprentice to publish his works, which caused this tragedy.

But having said that, Chi Feichi's observation ability is really strong, no wonder he can change so quickly from a person with jerky reasoning ideas to a... veterinarian who is familiar with reasoning and is comparable to a famous detective.

The police took Kuroki Jiro away.

Noriko Yamamoto, whose client died, did not stay long. She still had her sick mother-in-law to take care of. After agreeing to go to the police station to make a statement, she also left in a hurry.

After Mori Kogoro woke up, he rubbed his eyes and found that there were only Chi Feichi and the other four in the yard. He looked around, "Huh? Where are the others?"

"Father, you're awake," Mao Lilan stepped forward to help Mori Kogoro, "Let's go to the station as soon as possible, otherwise we will miss the train back to Tokyo!"

"Ah?" Mori Kogoro was still confused, "What about Brother Kuroki?"

"Father, what are you talking about?" Mao Lilan was speechless, "Didn't you expose Mr. Kuroki's criminal methods? He has already gone to the police station for investigation with the police."

"Criminal method? If you put it that way..." Mori Kogoro thought of "Kuroki=the murderer", but also felt a cold gaze staring at him in front of him. When he raised his eyes, he saw his disciple standing in front of him with an indifferent face.

Chi Feichi stared at Mori Kogoro: Come on, look, this is someone else's apprentice, do you still envy him?

"That's it..." Mori Kogoro stepped forward and patted Chi Feichi on the shoulder, and laughed, "Sure enough, my disciple is better, my vision is really good! Hahaha..."

Mao Lilan muttered speechlessly, "This kind of thing has happened, what are you still proud of?"

Mori Kogoro laughed heartily, but felt like crying.

Didn't you see the cold eyes of his eldest disciple just now?

He suspected that this kid was thinking about something dangerous, or he was envious of other disciples' thoughtfulness before mocking him... Hold on, he must let his disciple realize that he is a disciple who appreciates him, is particularly satisfied with him, has no dissatisfaction, and treats him as a disciple. A good teacher who loves my own children.

Well, that's right, he is such a good teacher, so his disciples can't have any strange ideas!

...

A group of people took the train back to Tokyo and had dinner at a restaurant near the station. Mori Kogoro didn't drink, and when the group of people were not paying attention, he settled the bill neatly, and talked to Chi Feichi enthusiastically when he went out , "It's not too late, do you want to bring Xiao Ai to the office for a while tomorrow? I'll let Xiaolan go buy some food and make a delicious meal, and we, master and apprentice, will have a good drink!"

"Sorry," Chi Feichi refused, "Maybe I have other things to do tomorrow."

"It's okay," Mori Kogoro said with a smile, "Then let's talk about it another day. You live alone, and no one usually talks to you. Come here when you are free, and treat the office as your own home!"

"You are really kind to the apprentice." The restaurant waiter smiled.

"Of course!" Mori Kogoro laughed.

Mao Lilan also had a smile on her face, and said to Conan in a low voice, "It seems that after this incident, Dad has also made up his mind to be a good teacher. Tonight, he didn't take Brother Feichi to drink, and he cared so much about it." Brother Feichi, you think so too, right? Conan."

"Hmm~" Conan smiled and raised his head to respond, then lowered his head and laughed dryly.

Why does he feel that the uncle is cowardly?

After Chi Feichi said goodbye to the Mao Li trio, he sent Hui Yuanai back to Dr. Ali's house. After leaving the house, he sent an email to Gin Jiu.

【I'm back. ——Raki】

You can use UL chat software for casual chatting, but if it involves serious business in the organization, such as action arrangements, intelligence communication, etc., you usually contact by email or phone, or even face-to-face in detail.

Gin seems to have something to say, since he's back, let's deal with it by the way.

When Chi Feichi arrived at the bus stop, Qin Jiu's reply came over.

[Suga Shrine, you go first. ——Gin]

Chi Feichi turned and left the platform.

He first went to buy a catty of oranges for gin...