Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

"The pontoon where the prisoner is located is only about 150 meters away from Hunter on the other side. The prisoner does not need the effective range of the sniper rifle to be too far, so he replaced it with lightweight bullets, which can reduce the reaction force during shooting and improve the hit rate. It makes sense..." Conan frowned and thought, "But even after using lightweight bullets, one of the prisoner's bullets still missed. Isn't it strange?"

Koshimi Nanatsuki nodded in agreement, "It's indeed strange."

Conan temporarily put aside the doubts in his mind and continued seriously, "Another discovery is that Hunter's body was very thin. Teacher Judy said that he was completely different from when he received the Silver Star Medal. So I think that Hunter's body is nothing but In addition to the judicial autopsy, pathological anatomy should also be performed, and X-rays should be taken of the head!"

"Hunter was hit in the head by a bullet on the battlefield. Although he saved his life, he retired because of it," Koshimizu Nanatsuki asked, "Do you suspect that Hunter's injury left sequelae, which led to his death?" Are you feeling thin?"

"Yes, the reason for his body weight loss, in addition to some incurable diseases, may also be the sequelae left over from that time. The police had better conduct a detailed examination of the body," Conan held his chin with his right hand and thought. , "Actually, what I really care about is that the sniper rifle will produce a lot of reaction force when shooting. If you want to hit the target accurately, the sniper itself must have enough strength to stabilize the muzzle. If Hunter's body is damaged due to illness, Weak and emaciated, can he still maintain his superb sniping skills? If according to what Uncle Kogoro said, the real criminal had a duel with Hunter after the number of kills caught up with Hunter. Prisoners who pursue equality should have a strong sense of ritual when it comes to challenging Hunter. In this case, wouldn’t the prisoner feel that it is unfair to challenge the weak Hunter? Since the prisoner knows Hunter so well You don’t know that Hunter’s body is not as good as before, right? Why do you still launch a challenge when Hunter is weak?”

Nanatsuki Koshizui felt that he had no opinion on this matter and could not explain it. He deliberately showed that he was thinking, "Could it be because Hunter is about to die? It has been more than seven years since Hunter retired. Why did he wait for seven years?" Then, did Hunter start killing reporters in Seattle in revenge?”

Conan raised his eyes and looked at Nanatsuki Koshizui, and said thoughtfully, "Sister Nanatsuki is suspicious that Hunter is suffering from some kind of chronic disease and his life is coming to an end soon, so he wants to take revenge on those who have hurt him. ?"

Koshizui Nanatsuki nodded seriously, "Yes, Hunter probably feels that if he doesn't do anything and dies, he won't be able to face his wife and sister. Plus, he's about to die, so he doesn't want to care so much. So he began to take revenge. After learning about Hunter's situation, the prisoner also believed that this was the last moment for him to surpass Hunter, so he began to snatch Hunter's targets and finally killed Hunter. The prisoner's motive was not necessarily for sniping. In order to compete for the first place due to the hand's self-esteem, maybe the prisoner just wanted to surpass Hunter's record of the highest number of kills before Hunter died, making Hunter feel that he had failed in his life..."

Chi Feichi: "..."

Yueshui was so bad that he imitated his teacher and misled Conan.

"You're saying that the prisoner has a deep resentment against Hunter. He doesn't care so much about Hunter's health or whether his sniper skills have declined. All he wants is to surpass Hunter's highest number of kills before he dies. Hunter felt that he was worthless..." Conan followed Nanatsuki Koshimizu's misleading direction and came to the conclusion that the real murderer wanted to kill people and hurt his heart. He soon asked a question with a confused look on his face, "But in this case, the prisoner is at the scene. What does it mean to leave 4, 3, and 2 dice respectively? According to the dice, the prisoner may continue to kill people and finally leave a 1-point die. However, after killing Hunter, the prisoner The revenge has been successful and there is no need to commit any more crimes, right? Or...does the dice have other meanings?"

"Then I don't know," Koshizui Nanatsuki said, feeling guilty when he saw Conan following his misleading direction so seriously, "I just put forward a hypothesis based on the clues I have so far."

Conan nodded in approval, "If we want to rule out some impossible hypotheses, there are still too few clues. However, Teacher Judy will ask the police to further investigate Hunter's body. When the autopsy results come out, there should be new clues." Got a clue!"

"Conan, you are really interested in reasoning." Koshimizu Nanatsuki teased.

"Ah?" Conan was stunned for a moment, thinking that he seemed to have gone too far just now, and quickly put on a child's innocent expression, "Yeah, maybe it's because I often watch Uncle Kogoro and Brother Chi solving crimes, and Brother Chi also said that I have a talent for reasoning, so I really like reasoning!"

Brother Chi said that he has a talent for reasoning, so it's not surprising that he performs well, right?

Koshimi Nanatsuki smiled and nodded, "Conan is indeed very smart!"

Seeing that Koshizu Nanatsuki didn't seem to want to ask further questions, Conan felt relieved. He then looked at Chi Feichi who was staring out the car window and seemed to have no intention of participating in the discussion of the case. He asked aloud, "Brother Chi, what do you think?" What about Nanatsuki-sama’s hypothesis just now?”

Chi Feichi then turned to look at the two of them, "You're right, it's possible."

"Brother Chi, are you too out of shape today?" Conan said, "Three people have been killed now, and the criminal may continue to commit crimes. If we can find the criminal early, we can prevent the next person from being killed. , and you may also be targeted, even if it is for your own safety, please cheer up!"

"It's not up to me to decide whether I'm interested in the case or not," Chi Feichi said calmly, "and there are only so many clues now, and I can't change anything even if I'm interested."

Conan: "..."

That makes sense.

Of course, as long as Brother Chi is willing to participate in the investigation, he believes that they will be able to find the real murderer faster. It's not that 'nothing can be changed'. What he thinks makes sense is the first half of the sentence - whether he is interested in the case or not is not something that Brother Chi can decide. of.

Brother Chi's mental state is not stable to begin with.

Sometimes when encountering ordinary theft cases where no one died, Brother Chi might be interested in investigating. Sometimes, even if the incident concerns the safety of himself or those around him, Brother Chi might not be able to muster the energy to pay attention.

And so far, he has not discovered the pattern of Brother Chi's interest in things, and he has also been unable to make Brother Chi interested in investigating a certain incident.

Mental illness is indeed troublesome.

…

"Mr. Chi's mental state is not good lately?"

The next morning, Sera Masumi and Conan met near the floating platform where the prisoner shot Tim Hunter. After listening to Conan explain why Chi Feichi did not want to participate in the investigation, Sera Masumi thought about it and said, "Mr. Fujinami Hiroaki was killed. That day, he said that he was easily agitated, and when he spoke that day, I could indeed feel a hint of aggression in him from time to time. But now he has no interest in this incident at all, and he seems to be in a very low mood. Nothing special happened around him, but the emotional gap is so huge, it doesn’t feel right no matter what you think about it, right?”

"He is indeed not normal recently. He seemed very energetic a few days ago, but last night, not only me, but also Haiyuan and the doctor felt that the aura on his body had become dull again," Conan said helplessly, "But The good news is that he hasn't felt anxious in the last two days."

"The bad news is that he has no interest in participating in the investigation at all, right?" Masumi Sera asked, "Didn't he go to the hospital?"

"He doesn't want to go," Conan said speechlessly, "Actually, his abnormal state is quite normal."

"Ah?" Shiliang Zhenzhen was a little confused.

"This kind of thing often happened to him before," Conan explained silently. "He was lazy for a while, and then suddenly became energetic after a few days. He was interested in many things in life for a while, and then after a few days he became very energetic. He suddenly became cold again. He spoke very gently to everyone for a while, but after a few days he became less gentle..."

Sera Masumi was even more confused, "Would Mr. Chi be like this?"

"If you are not familiar with him and don't have frequent contact with him, you may not be able to feel it so clearly," Conan said with half-moon eyes, "But I have felt it more than once or twice. For example, he was talking to me the day before. It was no different at ordinary times. After one night, he suddenly began to take good care of me. No matter what I wanted to do, he would accommodate me and speak more kindly and patiently than before. Then the next day, he returned to his usual cold self. , my words also changed back to the cold feeling of 'what are you doing here', but during this period I have been treating him as usual and haven't done anything special."

"When Mr. Naike suddenly became cold for the first time, were you angry with him?" Sera asked curiously.

"I can't say I was angry. At first, I thought he was completely confused and wondered if he was ill." Conan looked helpless but serious. "Later, this kind of situation happened more often, and I found that his mental state was indeed not very good." If he is stable, I will not be angry with him."

Sera Masumi sighed, "It's not easy for you all..."

"By the way, this is for you," Conan handed the lunch box in his hand to Sera Masumi and said seriously, "Brother Chi and Sister Nanatsuki are going to attend the farewell ceremony for President Hatakeyama's body this morning. Before departure, Brother Chi I made a lunch box for us. When I heard that I was coming to see you, I also made a lunch box for you and asked me to bring it to you."

"Thank you," Sera Masaki laughed in surprise, squatted in front of Conan and took the lunch box, "Mr. Chi is really gentle sometimes!"

Seeing Sera Masumi unpreparedly opening the box, Conan quickly reminded, "This is the same-themed lunch box as the Western-style dinner last night!"

"What?" Sera Masumi moved a step faster and asked blankly. At the same time, he had already opened the lunch box with both hands, and clearly saw a bunch of things in the lunch box that looked like a mixture of snakes, spiders, and centipedes. He was so frightened that he quickly He retracted his hands, "What, what is this?!"

Conan was well prepared. When Sera Masumi retracted his hand, he stretched out his hand to catch the lunch box firmly to prevent it from falling to the ground. He said expressionlessly, "The lunch box looks scary, but it's actually just made of beef." , cheese, shrimp and other normal food. Last night, Brother Chi also made a toad with bulges all over its body. Cut it open with a knife, and the caviar soup in the toad's belly flowed out. It was interesting... …”

Shiliang Zhenjun: "..."

Conan's expression is so desperate now, like a resurrected ghost standing in the sun.