Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

two days later...

A truck drove into a village in Nagano Prefecture and stopped at the entrance of the village.

After the driver got out of the car, he smiled and greeted the people who came up, "Mr. Chi, Miss Xiaoai, Sanriyue is in the truck compartment. I stopped halfway to see it. It must be used to riding in a car. It is in good condition. Take it down?"

Chi Feichi nodded to the driver, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Really, I brought you here to see the client, it is enough to cause trouble for others," Mori Kogoro complained, standing aside smoking a cigarette, "plus a horse that I don't know how to arrange, if it is entrusted If people despise you, I will not care about you!"

"You can tie it outside the house," Hui Yuanai earnestly helped San Riyue get rid of the label of "trouble". "When I went to the doctor's house, it also stayed in the yard, and it was not spoiled enough to live in the stable."

Mao Lilan turned her head and looked at the surrounding woods, "San Riyue always stays in the pasture, the environment here is so good, it should be taken to feel the breath of the mountains and forests occasionally, we come here with Dad, as if we are close to nature together Sightseeing in the village will not disturb your work."

Conan raised his head and smiled and said, "Before uncle came, didn't he call the client to ask? The client said that he doesn't mind us bringing our pets with us."

"They just said that for the sake of my Kogoro Mori!" said Kogoro Mori with a look of embarrassment.

"But the weather forecast in Nagano prefecture says that there may be showers in the next two days..." Koshimizu Nanatsuki saw Haibara Ai frowning worriedly, bent down to look at Haibara Ai, and comforted, "But don't worry, this Riding and archery is popular in the area, and there is a stable for raising horses in the village, where Sanriyue can be temporarily placed, and I think there should be vacant stables there."

Chi Feichi looked at Yueshui Nanatsuki.

When he first heard Mori Kogoro say that the client was from Nagano Prefecture and his surname was Torada, he guessed that it should be the incident of Furin Volcano.

The place where this incident took place has a good environment, beautiful scenery, and fights are possible, so he wanted to take Koshimizu Nanatsuki to have a look. Whether he wanted to see the scenery or relax his muscles and bones, one trip would be enough.

It's just that Koshimizu Nanatsuki said that he should have been here before, so he wouldn't have anything to do with the people here, right?

Nanatsuki Yueshui looked up at Feichi Shangchi, straightened up, and explained with a smile, "I was invited by the client before, and I came here, and it happened that there was a celebration here. By the way, count the time, this year The celebration will be held in the near future, maybe we can just catch up with the celebration!"

Chi Feichi nodded and looked away.

As long as there is no involvement, they concentrate on watching the show, take a walk when they should, and fight when they want to fight.

"Celebration..." Mao Lilan's eyes were full of longing, and soon she remembered the priest of Fifteen Nights Village who left a deep impression on her, and the smile froze at the corner of her mouth, "No, it can't be a living sacrifice, right?"

"No," Koshimizu Nanatsuki recalled, "it seems to be a celebration handed down from the Warring States Period. It's just that the men in the village dance together wearing armor, and there are some performances such as riding and archery and wrestling."

Mao Lilan smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's the case."

Hui Yuanai kept staring at the carriage, seeing the driver bring San Riyue over, she immediately stepped forward to meet her.

Chi Feichi looked at Sanriyue twice.

Yesterday was still in July and August, and today it is late autumn. After so many springs, summers, autumns and winters, this horse has not grown much.

Sanriyue is still a bit taller than Hui Yuanai, her gray and white fur and horse mane have been washed neatly, and she is wearing a red saddle and red pedals. This color scheme seems to cater to children's preference for bright colors, and it also makes the whole horse The horse looked cute and cute, its big dark eyes lit up a little after seeing Hui Yuan Ai's group, walked quickly to Hui Yuan Ai's body, stretched out his head, and rubbed his chin on the top of Hui Yuan Ai's head .

Conan laughed dryly in his heart, why did he feel that San Riyue was 'touching the head' to Hui Yuan?

Hui Yuanai reached out and hugged Sanriyue's neck, and she was not annoyed when Sanriyue lowered her head and rubbed her back and forth. Instead, she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I see, my child has grown up a lot and is even stronger. Quite a few..."

"I've never seen Xiao Ai laugh like this before." Nanatsuki Koshimizu couldn't help but sigh softly.

She thought that Hui Yuan Ai was like someone when she was a child, when she smiled, she looked like an adult, but this was the first time she saw Hui Yuan Ai smiling like a child who got a favorite toy, Naive and content.

"She likes small animals very much," Chi Feichi replied.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki nodded, took a peek at Chi Feichi, and found that Chi Feichi's expression was still so cold that it was almost indifferent, staring at Sankaiyue and Huibara Ai without any softness, trying to make Chi Feichi look like Hui The picture of Yuan Ai smiling and bending his eyes...

My brain failed, I couldn't imagine it at all.

Seeing San Riyue and Hui Yuan Ai being so close, the driver smiled and said, "Even if we part often, it still knows who its owner is!"

Sanriyue looked up and saw Chi Feichi, rubbed the top of Hui Yuanai's head reluctantly, stepped forward, and poked her head towards Chi Feichi.

Chi Feichi raised his hand to touch the top of Sanriyue's head, quickly withdrew his hand, and turned to look at the short middle-aged man in a green kimono walking towards the entrance of the village.

Mori Kogoro, Conan and others also turned their heads and looked over.

"What a cute horse." The middle-aged man with a polite and kind smile on his face looked at Sanriyue after he arrived in front of everyone, "Is this a miniature horse specially for children to ride?"

Although Hui Yuanai put away the childlike smile before, but when he saw someone smiling and praising his pony, he didn't refuse to communicate with the stranger in front of him. He raised his hand and touched Sanriyue, "No, the child's parents They’re all big horses that aren’t too short.”

"Oh! Then it's still very young." The middle-aged man reached out to touch Sanriyue's head, but when Sanriyue turned his head away, he didn't feel annoyed. He laughed, "I don't want anyone other than the owner to touch the head." , Such a proud pony is rare. A horse with such arrogance looks well-fed, and it must be a great guy when it grows up! I wonder if you are willing to sell this horse?"

Chi Feichi: "..."

There are always those big dogs in this world who like to ask this kind of question.

Are you selling this car...

Can you sell this snake...

What about crows, are crows for sale...

Can you sell this horse...

Hui Yuanai's face was cold for a second, "Sorry, I plan to raise it until old age."

"Really?" The middle-aged man saw Hui Yuan Ai's sudden unhappiness, so he could only smile helplessly. He noticed that there were several eyes staring at him, turned his head, and was stunned, "You...you are Mister Morley?"

Mori Kogoro returned to his senses, smiled and scratched his head, "Yes, next is the famous detective Mori Kogoro..."

"That's really rude." The middle-aged man stepped forward and shook hands with Mori Kogoro enthusiastically, "I'm Naobu Torita who called your office and asked you to come and investigate, because our family also has horses. , so seeing a stranger coming here with a horse, I couldn't help but take a second look!"

"So you are Mr. Huda," Mori Kogoro smiled enthusiastically, "I should have said that I caused you trouble. I brought such a large group of people here, and I brought a horse, ah, yes, I'm here introduce……"

Here began a friendly introduction, mixed with Mori Kogoro and Toranobu Naobu's business exchanging, aside, Haibara Ai reached out and touched Mikazuki's head, feeling relieved.

Fortunately, she thought that Sanriyue only regarded Brother Feichi as her master, and regarded her as a pet or a cub who needed to be accommodated...

Startled her.

After a group of people greeted each other, Torita Naobu led a group of people to his home.

This village is located in the mountains and forests. Most of the buildings have the style of the Warring States Period, but there are also traces of modern construction and decoration.

The Hutian family's house occupies a large area of ​​land, the eaves are covered with green tiles, the walls of the attic are relatively generous, and there are two luxuriant pine trees planted in the front yard, which makes people think of the description of "big family" at a glance. .

"Do you want to take it to the stable first?" Hutian Zhixin led a group of people to the gate, turned his head to look at Sankaiyue Road, "The stable is near here, if you want to put it in place first, I will take everyone there , Of course, you can also take it for a walk in my yard first, let it adapt to the environment in this area first."

Hui Yuanai was reluctant to lock Sanriyue up as soon as he came, and turned his head to look around, "Let it stay in the yard for a while, is it okay to tie it to the foot of a tree?"

"No problem," Toranobu Naobu said with a smile, "Then everyone will follow me to the living room to rest and have a cup of tea. I will also tell Mr. Mori what I want to entrust you with."

A group of people waited for Hui Yuanai to tie the horses, and followed Hutian Zhixin to the living room. Six people, including the owner Hutian Zhixin, sat around the big table.

Naobu Torata took out a photo from his arms, put it on the table, pushed it towards Mori Kogoro, sighed, the smile on his face disappeared, and his expression became serious, "Mr. Mori, this is mine. His son, Yoshiro, was found dead under the cliff not long ago, the police investigated, he was hit hard all over his body, his head was cracked, and he died due to excessive blood loss..."

In the photo, it can be seen that the shooting environment was dimly lit. The young man in a suit was lying on a boulder with his head tilted. There was a large pool of brown blood under his head, which looked miserable.

Mori Kogoro picked up the photo and looked down, "Did he fall to his death?"

Conan probed curiously and stared.

Nanatsuki Yueshui found that Chi Feichi was just sitting on the sidelines and didn't seem to intend to look at the photos. After thinking about it, he still poked his head to look at the photos.

Brother Xiao Qi is not very interested in this incident?

"That's right, my only son who can inherit the family business was killed so cruelly," Toranobu Naobu said resentfully, "It must be the hands of the evil spirits who have a grudge against our Torita family!"

"Did someone push him down from a high place?" Mori Kogoro asked with a frown.

"No, it was a tornado," Toranobu sighed, "He was swept into the air by the tornado, and then fell on that rock and died."

"Tornado?" Mori Kogoro was a little confused, "Didn't you just say that your son was killed?"

"Look carefully, Mr. Mori, don't you see something in the pool of blood next to my son's head?" Hutian Zhixin said in a deep voice, "That should not be there."

Naobu Torata spoke so mysteriously and seriously, not only Kogoro Mori, Conan, and Nanatsuki Koshimizu stared at the photo, but even Haibara Ai and Ran Mori leaned over curiously.

Only Chi Feichi, because he knew what happened earlier and was too lazy to act, continued to sit on the side of the table, looking down at Feichi who crawled out of his sleeve and stretched his neck towards the photo.

Mao Lilan stared at the brown pool of blood on the photo, and finally found a dead centipede in the pool of blood, and was startled, "Centipede, centipede?!"

Hutian Zhixin caught a glimpse of Feichi who leaned half over the table, and jumped up in fright, "Snake? Snake!"