The Magician of Conan's World

“Your granddaughter?” Hakuya looked at Dr. Sakurai suspiciously.

He looked down and sighed and did not speak, but it was Officer Suzuki who explained to Hakunoya: “A few days after my son’s death, the body of his young granddaughter Kako Sakurai was found in the river, and it was Dr. Sakurai who was personally in charge of the autopsy at that time. ”

“Alas – the poor child.” Sakurai sighed again, and the scene seemed to be vividly remembered.

Although all indications are that Kako fell into the river and drowned, the tooth marks on her neck that appear to have been torn by humans overturn this conclusion, that she was killed by a human or something close to a human.

This caused panic in Iwami Town, and at the same time frightened Dr. Sakurai, who proposed the construction of a shrine. The most supportive among the residents are Daisuke Onimoto, who is now a priest, and Misa Suzuki, a witch, because they have both been hurt by water ghosts.

The residents were already panicked by three incidents in a row, and the number of people attacked began to increase later, so gradually the number of supporters grew…

Bai Ye heard that there were many people who were attacked, so he asked the residents: “I want to ask, how many people present have been attacked by water ghosts?” If so, please come out and let me have a look. ”

Xiao Wei looked around and found that everyone was looking at each other.

The priest Onimon Daisuke spoke: “Just do as he says, so that he can be convinced of the existence of Lord Water Oni.” ”

Listening to the words of the priest, only then did the residents in the crowd slowly walk out, about a dozen. Bai Ye believed that this was definitely not all, because there were still several people hesitating, but it was already surprising that so many people came out.

These people listened to Bai Ye’s words and showed the wounds, some on the feet, some on the legs, and some on various parts of the hands, and the water ghost attack people seemed to be completely out of the routine.

After examining the wounds of these people, Bai Ye couldn’t help but be surprised, and Xiao Wei also found the clues, “Although they all seem to be human tooth marks, there are also subtle differences between the tooth marks.” ”

Bai Ye nodded slightly, he was also attacked by a water ghost, but the tooth marks left behind were divided into several types, that is, there was more than one water ghost?

In this river, this group of people who have limbs, long black hair, and come and go freely in the water like humans, is this an unknown creature or something else?

Looking at the sparkling river, Bai Ye frowned, and suddenly a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes, as if he had found something in the water. The next second he turned to the resident and asked, “I’m sorry, one last thing to ask you.” Have you ever seen a water ghost that has ever come out of the water? Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other and began to discuss.

“Speaking of which, Lord Water Ghost seems to have never been able to get out of the water.”

“Yes, the dark shadow I saw that evening was also under the water.”

“Me too, that night my wife came out to fetch water, and I took a flashlight for her. As a result, I saw a black shadow dangling under the water, and then disappeared. ”

Xiao Wei saw that the corners of Bai Ye’s mouth raised slightly, saying that he had eyebrows, but because the residents were not malicious at the moment, she did not immediately ask Bai Ye.

At this moment, because of Bai Ye’s order to investigate the original sin of the entire river, he just came back, although he was a soul body and did not feel tired, he still showed a tired look in front of Bai Ye.

“I’m exhausted Uncle Ben…”

Bai Ye ignored his attitude and asked the task directly: “How are things going?” ”

“Hey, Uncle Ben inspected almost the entire river from top to bottom, and even a grain of sand was carefully studied.” The original sin opened his mouth to open his mouth, and the following sentence almost made Bai Ye want to kick him: “As a result, what a shit humanoid creature, I didn’t even see a yarn!” ”

“It’s not that simple, is it?” Bai Ye asked expressionlessly.

Original Sin grinned, “That’s right, although I didn’t find a shit water ghost, I found something that shouldn’t have been in Japan…”

Listening to his explanation, Bai Ye chuckled, and sure enough, it was as he expected. The matter of the cow, ghost, snake and god has been clarified, and the only thing that needs to be confirmed now is who is pretending to be a ghost.

……

Almost all the villagers were convinced of the existence of water ghosts, only Suzuki Haruki remained a little sober as a policeman, and Bai Ye could only rely on him, “Officer Suzuki, the records of water ghost attacks over the years should be kept in the local police station, right?” ”

Officer Suzuki nodded, “There are files for several major cases, and as for those that have not been reported, we have not recorded them.” ”

“That’s enough, can you show me around?” Bai Ye’s request, although it was not in line with the regulations to let an outsider see the police file, Bai Ye believed that he would definitely agree, because he wanted to solve the case more than anyone else.

Sure enough, Officer Suzuki agreed when he considered the film, “Okay, I’ll take you.” ”

So after Bai Ye greeted the client, Miss Hiromi Yamazaki, he led Xiao Mo and left behind Officer Suzuki.

Looking at their departing backs, the witch Mesa asked the priest, “What do you think of this person?” ”

“Don’t worry about him.” The priest was very relieved, and said indifferently: “Anyway, the existence of Lord Water Ghost is undeniable, you and I have experienced it firsthand, don’t you still have confidence?” ”

“That’s right.” Misa remembered the past and nodded slightly.

Doctor Sakurai next to him watched the white night leave, but there was a complicated look in his eyes.

……

As Officer Suzuki led him to the police station in Iwami Town, he found all the cases related to water ghosts in the small archive, and there were only ten cases in total. It seems that as Officer Suzuki said, many people were attacked by water ghosts and did not report the crime.

“Look, this is a photo of Daisuke Onimon when he just unwound his bandage.”

Officer Suzuki handed over a photograph of his wound ten years ago, and the bite marks on his feet were so obvious that people couldn’t help but chill.

The police officer handed over another photo, his face was very heavy, “This is the wound on my son’s foot, because he bit the main blood vessel, so he couldn’t save his life…”

Although it has been ten years since the incident, Xiao Wei still saw the pain on his face that could not be erased. Bai Ye whispered: “Festivals are smooth, although your son cannot come back, I will definitely let things fall into place.” ”

Officer Suzuki took off his glasses, wiped his reddened eyes and nodded slightly, “If there is anything you want to know, just ask, I will definitely know everything.” ”

With these words, Bai Ye asked boldly: “I heard that there used to be a biology professor living in your town?” ”

“There really is such a thing.” Officer Suzuki replied, “The professor, surnamed Furuta, used to teach biology at the University of Tokyo, but then moved to Iwami Town to live in seclusion in the mountains, and died about ten years ago. Oh yes, it’s strange to say, it was after his death that the water ghosts began to appear, and I suspected that there was a connection, but there was no evidence. “_

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