I'm Not a Detective

The next day, early morning.

Kose Aomi didn't follow because her feet and legs ached. Takeshi Nanahara took Qingmi Ruri around the small "Izumi Village", looking for people to chat with, to understand the villagers' lifestyle, and to see how they felt about this place. It was found that the basic situation was the same as that of Kitamachi Yuka - they all had their own misfortunes. This "Spring Village" was their escape from the world, and many people gained a new life here.

But who really murdered Duan Dai...

Last Tuesday, these people worked separately, picking some, planting vegetables, meditating, and repairing houses. They all saw each other. There was no shortage of people even for meals twice a day. No one was special. It's suspicious, and I haven't found any useful clues.

At this point, the case is somewhat stuck.

"What should we do now?" Qingqing saw Liuli sitting on a big rock eating a ball at noon and said hesitantly, "It doesn't seem like it was done by people on the mountain. Miss Duan disappeared down the mountain around eleven o'clock. The people on the mountain We both went to the canteen at noon, so we can testify to each other, even if they have a motive for committing the crime, they don’t have enough time to commit the crime, right?”

The key puzzle is still how Duan Dai disappeared mysteriously, but that is too difficult to explain. Now, trying to deduce the modus operandi by finding the suspect has failed, and no one is particularly suspicious.

Takeshi Nanahara threw away the rice ball in his hand and had no intention of eating for a moment. He thought about where else to start to solve the problem, but he had no good idea at the moment. He muttered: "Let's go, let's go for a walk in the mountains."

Seeing Liuli jumping off the stone with a rice ball in his mouth, Qing asked curiously: "Wandering around the mountain?"

"Let's see what Da Duan Dai is looking for." Qi Yuanwu said simply and started walking out of the village.

Qingjian Liuli suddenly felt that there was no other way, but immediately suggested: "Why don't you go to the 'Water Bear' and Shanquanjing again? If Miss Duan can really confirm that this is the 'treasure place', see Eighty percent of the signs are those two things.”

Takeshi Nanahara nodded: "It must be a marker, but she has only been to the village a few times. She mostly went into the mountains secretly to search. It is estimated that the thing she is looking for is outside the village."

"But for such a big mountain, she has been here many times and has not been found. How can we find it?" Qingjian Liuli thought for a while and said, "Maybe we should visit Miss Duan's mother again. She may know something. "

Takeshi Nanahara did not object and chuckled: "Let's go tomorrow. Let's get familiar with the terrain today. I guess it's probably a riddle or a riddle passed down by word of mouth. Let's take a look at the terrain first and then go back and guess the riddles."

Qingjian Ruri felt that it made sense and had confidence in Nanabaru Wu's riddle-solving ability, but she felt that it was of little use. "Even if we find the treasure, we may not be able to solve the case. Miss Oduan's disappearance does not seem to be directly related to the so-called treasure. You still have to think of other ways."

"This case is really troublesome, let's investigate it slowly!" Takeshi Qihara shook his head and said.

The modus operandi is unclear, the motive is unknown, the suspect cannot be found, and a clear line of reasoning cannot be drawn. However, we cannot do nothing, so we can only slowly investigate.

They started wandering around the mountain, digging into remote areas, but there was nothing to gain. After an hour and a half, they climbed to a place near the top of the mountain. There were all bare and huge rocks above. Professional rock climbing equipment was needed to continue climbing, otherwise the risk would be too high. , and then walked around the top of the mountain, recording the general topography of the entire mountain from a high position, and then went down the mountain.

The road down the mountain is more difficult. The mountain is too steep. If your foot slips, you may turn somersault down the mountain. Qingjian Liuli is the first to explore the way. He takes every step firmly before letting Takeshi Nanawara follow, and keeps urging him. Be careful, and finally descended a very smooth steep slope. The terrain had just become a little flat. Suddenly, Takeshi Nanahara's ears twitched, and he stretched out his hand to pull Qing Jian Liuli. He hid behind a big tree with her, and whispered: "There is something moving." , eight o’clock direction, most likely it’s a person.”

"Who could it be?" Qing Jian Liuli was slightly wary. Besides the two of them, who else would be wandering around the mountain?

Could it be that the blind cat bumped into a dead mouse and could find some clues?

Or is there really another treasure hunter?

She held her breath and paid attention to the direction of the mountain forest with Takeshi Nanahara. After a long time, she could faintly hear the sound of voices. She couldn't help but secretly praise Takeshi Nanahara in her heart that he is indeed a dog. Dog ears are very useful. Next time you scold him behind his back, you should pay attention to his voice. smaller.

Takeshi Nanahara was no longer nervous now. He walked around from behind the tree and said with a smile, "It's okay. We are acquaintances. There is no danger."

"acquaintance?"

Takeshi Nanahara smiled and said: "Our old friend."

The two of them greeted each other while talking, and three people walked out of the forest at this time. Qingjian Liuli took a closer look and said in surprise: "Hey, Sister Asai, Officer Okuno, and Officer Hidaka, why are you here?"

The visitors were none other than Sora Asai from the Life Safety Section of the Hirano Police Station, and Taiji Okuno and Hidakaji from the Search Section. The three of them finally got out of the forest and bumped into two people. They were startled and almost reached for their guns. , he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw who it was.

Sora Asai also came over and said with a strange look on his face: "We are investigating a case, Liuli, why are you here?" Did you two pick a date too far?

Qing Jian Liuli immediately said: "We are also investigating the case!"

"Are you also investigating the case?" Asai Sora was stunned and said hesitantly, "Could it be the case of Da Duan Dai's disappearance?"

This case is now suspected to involve murder and is under the responsibility of the Investigation Division. However, it was originally a missing person case and was somehow related to the Life Safety Class. As a newcomer, she was sent to assist, and she accepted the guidance of the senior criminal police officers and continued her internship.

Qingjian Liuli also reacted and said in surprise: "Are you guys too?"

Takeshi Nanahara smiled and said: "They are looking for corpses."

Qingjian Liuli looked at Asai Sora and said suddenly: "Do you think Miss Da Duan was thrown into this mountain by Iwato-san?"

Asai Sora nodded. Now the police seriously suspected that Iwato Yu had murdered Da Duan Dai and dumped his body. The three of them then ran to the mountain behind the villa to search around to see if they could find a body or a burial site. This was already Here comes the third time.

She immediately asked: "What are you doing?"

"Uh..." Qingmi Ruri hesitated for a moment and said sheepishly, "We accepted Teacher Koze's commission to prove that Iwato-san is innocent and are walking around to understand the terrain."

After saying that, she and Asai Sora looked at each other in confusion. Unexpectedly, the best friends turned into opposites in an instant, and now each has his own master.

Takeshi Nanahara didn't care about this. Anyway, he worked for whomever paid him. He immediately asked Okuno Taiji and Hidakaji: "Did you gain anything?"

"There's nothing to gain. This mountain is too big. I've only checked half of it now." Taiji Okuno shook his head and sighed, and then asked with great concern, "Have you gained anything?"

This case must be solved, even if Iwato Yu is not the murderer, it is better than the case being ruined in his hands. He happened to meet Takeshi Nanabahara, and someone had already paid his salary, so it was just a good chance to use his brain for free.

No matter what, he should solve the case quickly. Anyway, he didn't want to climb this unlucky mountain. He couldn't find anything after searching for it.

Takeshi Nanahara didn't mind this kind of free prostitution, and explained in detail what he had learned in the past two days. This attracted the attention of Hidakaji. He took out his notepad, flipped through it, and said: "We visited Hinogen Madam... is Miss Duan's biological mother. She changed her surname after remarrying. According to her, Miss Duan's biological father was indeed obsessed with treasure hunting for a while. It is said that there were clues passed down from ancestors about a huge sum of money, but in the end Nothing is gained, nothing is done.”

Takeshi Nanahara was preparing to ask tomorrow. Unexpectedly, someone asked for him first, which just saved time. He immediately asked with concern: "What are the clues?"

Hidakaji shook his head: "She didn't know, she just said it seemed to be related to some riot of the Ainu people hundreds of years ago, and his ex-husband never discussed those things with her in detail, saying that it was a secret that only the heirs could know. "

Takeshi Nanabaru said thoughtfully: "Did the Ainu revolt hundreds of years ago?"

Rigaoji nodded slightly, closed the notepad and said: "Yes, she feels that nothing can be hidden for hundreds of years and should be gone long ago. Her ex-husband is just wasting time and doesn't care much at all. He only knows this."

Takeshi Nanahara nodded slowly. He seemed to know what Duan Dai had been looking for, and he could guess the approximate location without using any oral songs or riddles. But that thing... it was indeed a giant pen hundreds of years ago. It cost a lot of money, but now it doesn’t seem to be that valuable.

Or they can be sold as antiques, but there are so many of them in existence that they can't be sold at high prices even if they are antiques, and it's not worth embezzling.

He was hesitating whether to take Qingmi Ruri to dig it out by himself, or to take the police to look for it. Sora Asai also had the idea of ​​having a "famous detective" for free, and took out a few small bags from his bag and said positively: " Qi Yuan, it’s not like we haven’t gained anything at all. There are a few pieces of plastic cover here, which are very new, and there are corroded and red stones next to them. You can see if they are related to the case.”

They searched all the way and couldn't find the place where the body was suspected to be buried, but they didn't find anything. They did pick up some garbage, and the garbage looked quite new, so they were going to take it back to the forensics class for analysis. It was not a waste of time. One day Mt.

Takeshi Nanahara immediately took the evidence bag and took a closer look, and found three broken pieces of black hard plastic. The largest one was only the size of a fingernail, like the residue left by something broken. The stone was originally gray-black and seemed to be splashed with water. Some chemicals have been used to turn it red, and there are holes and shallow grooves etched on the surface.

He opened the bag again and smelled it carefully. His heart moved, and he thoughtfully asked Sora Asai, "Where did you find this? Can you take me to have a look!"

Sora Asai immediately took him back the way he came, through the mountains and forests, and came to a rocky place near a cliff. Pointing to a big stone in the grass, he said, "It's right here. Look, the grass under the stone is dead. There were scratches on it, like something hit it, and then there were these fragments and corroded stones underneath, which looked a little strange when I passed by.”

As she spoke, she squatted down and turned it over again, then pinched some plastic fragments and said, "There is another piece, but it's smaller. What do you think this is?"

Takeshi Nanahara took it and took a look, then walked to the cliff not far ahead and looked down. He saw that it must be dozens of meters deep, and below it was a small river with a very fast current. It was a place where corpses had been destroyed. good place.

Qingjian Liuli followed him and looked down. She was slightly dizzy and said hesitantly: "What's wrong? What did you find? Did someone throw something down?"

It looked like someone was transporting something here to throw it away and accidentally broke one on the way.

"It should be." Takeshi Qiyuan touched the ground, turned around and said, "Let's go back to the Village of Spring. I seem to know how Duan Dai disappeared mysteriously. Now go and verify it!"

If it is true, these people are really good at committing crimes!