Conan’s Corpse Picker

Mao Lilan opened the guestbook and turned to the last page.

Write carefully according to what the assistant instructor on the mountain just told them.

"Suzuki Sonoko" enjoyed the time spent with Mao Lilan like best friends, and leaned against her to remind her: "There is also ホヅミ, please note his name."

[And ホヅミ]... Mao Lilan read as if taking notes, and subconsciously followed her words while writing. When she heard "Suzuki Sonoko" laughed, she realized that she had made a mistake. She paused with her pen tip and crossed out the word "and" as if nothing had happened.

Then he put down the pen, picked up the book, looked at it for a moment, and said happily: "Done!"

A few meters away, a figure was hiding in the corner, looking at this scene with a sneer.

"Suzuki Sonoko" suddenly glanced this way, with a hint of impatient threat in her originally clear almond eyes.

The black shadow was startled and instinctively shrank back behind the pillar.

After dozens of seconds, Watanuki Tatsuzo, who had failed in peeping, gradually came back to his senses and scratched his mottled gray hair at the temples. He felt that he was sleepy, so he felt that a high school girl had sharp eyes.

When he poked his head out again in confusion, the two female high school students had already finished writing, put down the guestbook, and went to pick up maple leaves next to the hotel while chatting and laughing.

Watanuki Chenzo: "..." I must have read it wrong just now.

With this in mind, he straightened his collar and, like a curious ordinary tourist, strolled over to the guest book and opened it to check.

After previously contacting the assistant director of the crew who had seen "The First Red Handkerchief", Watanuki Tatsuzo has been waiting here for news. The so-called "handkerchief that inspired the screenwriter" was actually something he used to mark the location of the corpse. But after so many years, Watanuki Tatsuzo had forgotten where the tree was and could only rely on this to help guide.

However, after contacting him, the assistant director never called him again, and Watanuki Tatsuzo was reluctant to act too eager for fear of arousing the other party's curiosity or alertness.

Since it was agreed that if he was away, the assistant would write the relevant information in the register, so every time a guest came to leave a message in the hotel's register, Watanuki Tatsuzo would stroll over to take a look after they left.

However, I still can't wait for the news I want. All I see are thank you messages about satisfaction with the service, or all kinds of strange opinions.

Watching the time pass, Watanuki Tatsuzo was unavoidably anxious. He was worried that the employee would forget about this incident, and he was even more worried that the employee would discover the abnormality under the tree, unearth the bones in advance, and then call the police... He was always listening to the movements outside, preparing for a call. If there are any signs of the arrival of the police, he will find an opportunity to sneak away secretly.

Fortunately not.

But just now, when he heard the two little girls opening the guestbook and mumbling words, Watanuki Tatsuzo felt relieved.

He realized that he had probably waited for the news.

After reading the message with his own eyes and confirming the situation, Watanuki Tatsuzo closed the guestbook with satisfaction and showed a slight smile of relief.

Then go back to the room to change clothes and prepare to go up the mountain.

Although five years ago, after getting rid of his competitors and successfully becoming the secretary-general of the Mudonghui, he already had a group of juniors under him.

But those subordinates are all people attending the conference after all. Watanuki Chenzo didn't dare to let them get in touch with the bones of another skeleton first - he had to see it with his own eyes first and deal with possible flaws, and then pretend that what was buried in the ground was just a blind person. Ordinary people, let the younger brothers help deal with the aftermath.

…

In the hall, Jiang Xia saw Watanuki Tatsuzo flipping through the guestbook and remembered what happened on the mountain just now.

Since Toru Amuro just told him everything about the old red handkerchief, Jiang Xia couldn't pretend that he didn't find anything, so like a competent tool worker, he picked up his phone again and started typing, filling in the details for Toru Amuro. He received the news and told him about meeting the staff member on the mountain.

This news further confirmed Amuro Toru's suspicion just now.

He nodded, and before he could say anything, a man came down the stairs next to him.

——The impatient Watanuki Tatsuzo had quickly changed into a set of convenient clothes.

He passed by the hall, walked out of the door as if nothing had happened, and walked quickly to the deep forest after leaving everyone's sight.

A minute later, two figures also left the hotel, falling far behind Watanuki Chensan. This is none other than Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru.

As long as we get the evidence that Watanuki Tatsuzo killed his competitor and find out the connection between this matter and another organization, this paddling mission can be handed over.

…

There are thick branches and leaves in the forest. Every time you set foot, the crisp sound of dead leaves makes people feel a little tighter.

But fortunately, at this time, the mountain wind was getting stronger. The faint sound of wind and the swaying of leaves covered the sound of tracking. In addition, the people being tracked were rushing forward. Jiangxia and Toru Amuro did not cause Watanuki Chen to wake up. Three attention.

but……

Jiang Xia glanced behind the tree in the distance.

On the way, he occasionally met some people hiding in the mountains, and received corresponding prying eyes. I don’t know whether that was the younger brother brought by Watanuki Tatsuzo to help, or a member of the peripheral organization brought by Toru Amuro. The sky was already very dark, and when those people saw him and Toru Amuro passing by, they would occasionally feel a faint murderous aura coming out of them.

"..." Jiang Xia felt the murderous aura of those things that were not high-end but could be used as standard rations from a distance. He also counted the number of people he met along the way, and his heart moved slightly.

…

Toru Amuro is not as half-hearted as Jiang Xia. Paddling after paddling, he still instinctively concentrated on tracking.

Then it was discovered that the direction Watanuki Chenzo was going was not the maple tree where the bones were buried.

This veteran cadre attending the mud conference took a winding road with few people and went all the way to the top of the mountain.

"..." Toru Amuro thought of the guestbook in the hall. The situation was further confirmed - the message did not contain any code alluding to the location, but only the literal meaning: the assistant director found the tree where the original red handkerchief was tied, and then designated a conspicuous place that everyone knew. We meet at a certain place so that we can take Mian Guanchen San there.

Following all the way, the three of them arrived at the filming location.

An artistic maple tree stands on the top of the mountain, with slightly drooping leaves and red handkerchiefs floating all over the tree, like a group of miniature ghosts in red.

Toru Amuro stopped some distance away, waiting for the two people in front to finish talking and go to the place where the body was hidden.

…

Ahead, Jiang Xia and the others saw a figure approaching the assistant guide they met - a man named ホヅミ, and immediately realized that it was his generous client.

He raised his hand, shook it towards Watuan Chensan, and said hello.

At the same time, Minami looked at Watanuki Tatsuzo who was approaching, and he was making calculations in his heart.