Detectives of Detective World

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Seeing the man running in front of him, he started to apologize, and question marks appeared on everyone's heads.

But everyone was puzzled, but the man scratched his head and apologized after approaching everyone: "It's all because of me."

"I'm sorry, what you said is a bit confusing."

Tang Ze looked at the man and said, "Why did you apologize as soon as you came up? It should be the first time we met."

Because the other party apologized first, Tang Ze's words were also very polite.

"Ah, I see your actions, you are planning to give up viewing the maple leaves and take off the handkerchiefs on the branches, right?"

The man wearing a gray-blue knitted hat said sheepishly: "Actually, the reason why things are like this is all because of me."

"Are you the original author of "Winter Maple Red"!?" Yuanzi's eyes lit up after hearing what the other party said, and he quickly got down from the tree, ran to the man's side and said excitedly: "I am yours Loyal book fan!"

"No, no, I'm a staff member of the film." The man waved his hands repeatedly and denied, "I work in AD."

"So he is the original author?" Yuanzi sighed, with an undisguised look of disappointment on his face.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

The man rubbed the back of his head with an apologetic look on his face, and Yuanzi realized that his previous attitude was a bit rude, and quickly waved his hands and said: "How could it be, I didn't."

The man smiled and did not continue. Instead, he looked at the red maple in front of him with a little pride on his face: "But when the person who wrote the script asked me if there was a mountain full of red maple that could be used as a party filming location, it was me and him. Introducing this place.

This is my hometown. I often ran here to play when I was a child.

Then during our location shoot, I discovered that the person with the red handkerchief tied to the branch was me.

After I shared my findings, the script writer changed it to include red handkerchiefs tied to tree branches. "

"So that's it!" Xiaolan suddenly said: "So that scene is possible because of your contribution."

"That last scene was so touching!" Yuanzi nodded again and again, and his attitude became warmer.

"Then a lot of people came to camp on this mountain without permission, and they even tied red handkerchiefs on the branches."

The man looked around and smiled: "This move made everyone in this mountain quite angry.

Isn’t it funny to say “Do you want my mountaintop to be covered with handkerchiefs!!”? "

But when he said these words, he didn't see Yuanzi's hand hiding the red handkerchief behind his back.

Looking at that awkward smile, Tang Ze felt that he could deduct a small villa.

However, the man didn't notice it and continued to smile to himself: "But because tourists keep coming here to play, it has boosted the business of nearby shopping streets and hotels.

However, I am afraid that there will only be so many tourists around here when the red maples are in bloom. It is usually an ordinary mountain forest and basically no one will come here.

So the film and television companies and offices forwarded all inquiries to me, and I was almost exhausted.

Things like "Where is that mountain located?" or "Take me to the location where the last scene was shot."

Today, a fan said he was willing to pay me to take him to the red maple tree where the red handkerchief was tied under the tree during the filming.

I started looking for it early in the morning, but I was exhausted. "

"It turned out to be the entrance word, so that's why you apologized right away."

After hearing what the other party said, Tang Ze finally understood why the other party apologized right away.

Obviously, the man in front of him regarded them as tourists who came to enjoy the maple leaves, and the gardener's behavior of going up to the tree to remove the red handkerchief on the branch was regarded as dissatisfaction with this behavior.

But obviously the other party misunderstood.

Of course, Karasawa and the others did not expose it, and just watched Sonoko hiding the red handkerchief in her pocket.

"By the way, can you do me a favor?"

The man looked at everyone and smiled sheepishly and explained: "I accidentally lost that fan's phone number.

There is a hotel called "Akashu" in front of the station. You just need to leave a message for me on the notepad in the lobby.

Oh, by the way, their food is also quite delicious, I recommend you to try it. "

"Okay." Tang Ze nodded and said, "I don't know what message to leave?"

"Thank you very much, just write "I have found the tree you are looking for, please come to the rock in the last scene of the play"."

When the man said this, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed about asking someone he had just met to do something for him, so he explained: "To be honest, I made an appointment with that fan to meet at that hotel today.

But I didn't expect that because of the red handkerchiefs all over the mountains and plains, I had to look for them for so long, and my physical strength was very exhausted.

Now if I were asked to go down the mountain to meet that person and then bring him back to this mountain, my physical strength would be too much. "

"In that case, wouldn't it be better to write your name at the bottom of the message?" Xiaolan reminded after hearing this.

"Ah, that's right." The man said, taking out a notebook from his pocket with his left hand, supporting it with his right hand and writing a line of English: "You just need to write "HODUMI" on it."

"Is it enough to just write this?" Ayako asked: "Don't you need to write it in more detail?"

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, our relationship is only through the phone."

The man smiled and said; "But that man is a big fan of that show. I heard that he has been here several times.

He wrote me an MAIL this morning and would check in at the hotel tomorrow morning to wait for news about me, so I wanted to tell him right away.

I also told him that if there is any news, I will leave a message on the notepad of the hotel, so it will be no problem. "

"That's good. I'll write it for you when we get down from the mountain."

The reason why Tang Ze took the initiative to help after the other party opened his mouth was that, firstly, Xiaolan and others would not refuse such a casual thing, and secondly, he suspected that the other party had some connection with the upcoming case.

So he planned to take the initiative to get acquainted with each other. If they met again at the hotel later, because of the friendship of being helpful, it would also be convenient for him to get more information to judge the possibility of a murder and prevent the case.

"Thank you so much."

The man smiled and said goodbye to everyone. After this, Yuanzi calmed down and no longer thought about taking off all the red handkerchiefs on the tree.

With Ayako's encouragement, Sonoko and Karasawa, who could only sigh, went down the mountain together.

Coming in a hurry and leaving with a sigh is a true reflection of the garden at this moment.

But Yuanzi also knew that it was unrealistic to expect to remove so many red handkerchiefs tied to the tree.

It’s impossible for me, my dear sister, to accompany me to fool around.

Thinking of this garden, I couldn't help but sigh again. I felt like I was tired and didn't love it.

The weather today was good, not too cold or too hot, so everyone was not tired while chatting and leisurely going down the mountain.

After walking and stopping along the way, everyone was on the way to go outing, and there was no such urgency to sink. It was almost around two o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone arrived at the hotel called "Mangrove" in front of the station at the foot of the mountain.

After entering the door, you can see several tables of tourists who have traveled here dining here, which looks very lively.

"Although the other party wants us to help, the recommendation should be genuine."

Ayako looked at the surroundings and smiled and said, "It looks like we'll be in for a treat later."

"Then let's go to the front desk and leave a message first." Xiaolan said with a smile: "We don't go down the mountain very quickly. I guess that person is almost impatient."

"Well, then Xiaolan and I will leave a message. Sister, you go order the food first!"

After Sonoko finished speaking, she pulled Xiaolan towards the front desk, while Karasawa and Ayako walked to the waiters on the side and took Conan to sit at the table first.

"Shall we stay here for one night?" Ayako suggested while flipping through the menu: "I think the environment of this hotel is pretty good, and there are hot springs where you can soak."

"Then stay one night."

Ayako's suggestion was obviously in line with Karasawa's wishes, so he directly agreed.

And it's also consistent with his "strategic" plan.

After all, because no case has occurred so far, and apart from that man, no other people have been seen interacting with their group.

Although Karasawa didn't want to admit it, the fact was that almost every time the "Death Travel Group" with Conan's presence went out, they would interact with another group for various reasons.

Well, this "Death Travel Group" is not the kind that defeats teammates, but the kind that defeats strangers who have just met.

Just when everyone has just become acquainted and is engaged in various social activities and relationships, someone will become a victim to set up a stage for Conan, the god of death, to reason.

But today they have only seen that one man. That man is likely to meet with netizens at night and then happen to meet him at the hotel.

By that time, it may be where the crime occurred.

So no matter what, it was necessary to stay tonight, and Ayako happened to propose staying here that night, which saved Karasawa the trouble of thinking of excuses to stay.

After the two of them initially decided to live here, Xiaolan and Yuanzi also walked over from the front desk.

Ayako handed the menu to the two of them and told them about her plan to stay overnight.

"Okay, now that we're out, let's have fun!"

When Sonoko heard that Ayako planned to stay overnight, she immediately agreed. She turned to look at Xiaolan and said, "What about you, Lan, can you stay overnight?"

"It's okay, I've finished my homework a long time ago." Xiaolan said with a smile, "It's totally fine to stay overnight or something like that."

"Hehe, I have to thank you." Yuanzi hugged Xiaolan's arm: "If you hadn't tutored me, I wouldn't have been able to complete all my homework so quickly."

"These are all as they should be." Xiaolan smiled and then asked: "Yuanzi, do you want to eat anything?"

"Not yet, I'm a little confused." Yuanzi looked at the tempting dishes on the menu and became a little confused.

"Then let's share the meal." Xiaolan smiled and said, "This way we can eat more of the dishes we want~"

"That's what I mean." Yuanzi laughed when he heard this, and the two began to study what to eat.

The decoration of this hotel is obviously Japanese-style, and the natural cuisine is also traditional Japanese food.

However, I heard that this hotel has been passed down for several generations. The craftsmanship of the proprietress has been passed down from generation to generation, and the flavor is very good.

Of course, the freshness of the ingredients also accounts for a large part of the reason. Wild meat raised in the mountains is more juicy and delicious than domestic meat. In addition, fungi that are in line with the world are combined with the local flavor of the hotel proprietress’s preparation. The technique can be said to have a unique flavor.

Yuanzi and Xiaolan ate happily at first, but halfway through the meal, everyone noticed that Yuanzi moved his chopsticks slower and slower.

"What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?" Ayako looked at her sister and asked with concern.

But Yuanzi did not answer her sister's concern, but placed the chopsticks on the tray with a solemn expression.

"Garden, garden?"

Seeing her best friend's serious expression, Xiaolan felt nervous unconsciously.

"I think it's best to go over there." Yuanzi dragged her chin with one hand and said this sentence in a confused manner.

"In the past?" Where are you going? "Ayako said doubtfully.

"That's where it was just now." Yuanzi smiled sweetly, took out the red handkerchief from the bag and waved it in front of everyone: "I think it would be better to go over and tie this handkerchief~"

"Eh? Now?"

Xiaolan immediately exclaimed after hearing Yuanzi's words, while Conan immediately showed a helpless expression with dead fish eyes, obviously madly complaining about the eldest lady's capricious old habits in his heart.

"Finish your meal first, and I'll go with you."

Karasawa ordered the remaining dishes in the garden: "If you don't have the strength, you can't climb the mountain again."

"Yes! Brother-in-law, you are so kind!"

When Yuanzi heard Tang Ze's words of support, she almost jumped up with joy. Then the next moment she was greeted by the gazes of countless guests around her. She sat down awkwardly and started eating wildly.

It seems that only in this way can the embarrassment of social death be alleviated.

"Just spoil her." Ayako rolled her eyes at Karasawa, obviously dissatisfied with Karasawa for allowing Sonoko to act up.

"You can't stop it. It will be almost dark when we go up the mountain." Tang Ze explained: "We can't let a little girl go down the mountain in the dark by herself. Safety is more important."

"Okay." Ayako was persuaded by Karasawa. She glared at her sister and said, "You haven't thanked me yet. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't let you mess around!"

"Hehehe...I got it~Thank you, brother-in-law!" Yuanzi also knew that this incident was caused by her being too willful, so she smiled obediently and thanked Tang Ze.

"Then let's leave without further ado."

Seeing that Yuanzi had almost eaten, Tang Ze got up and went to pay the bill. The group packed up and walked towards the mountain again.