Conan reborn as a detective

Chapter 821 Target Lock
The car stopped at the fork in the road, and the flashlight was on. Gaocheng followed Hattori and the others first noticed the overturned road sign, which said "Inubushiya" and pointed out the direction.

"It's not just this road sign," said Yamamura Cao, who was particularly excited to participate in the investigation. "The warning sign in front has also been removed, and the rope on the edge of the cliff seems to have been cut."

Although he has always admired the sleeping Kogoro, it would be nice to be able to be Gao Cheng's assistant, and he came here specifically to show that his ability has been recognized.

Maybe he can perform well this time, he won't lose to a famous detective...

"Indeed it is."

Gao Cheng walked to the edge of the cliff with a flashlight all the time, not only the warning sign of the cliff, but also the only section of the rope blocking the edge of the cliff was artificially cut.

Looking down, directly below is the so-called Tomb of the Demon Dog.

"That's right," said Shancuncao excitedly, "There are no road signs, warning signs and ropes in such a dark place, and if you are chased by the flame dog, you will easily fall..."

Gao Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Shancun Cao.

This guy is just a driver, why so excited...

"How could there be a magic dog? The murderer probably used the legend of the magic dog and the burning footprints. It is normal for people to make mistakes in a panic. It is a typical psychological trap. At least the living people have not seen the magic dog with their own eyes, right? ?”

Gao Cheng knelt down and used a flashlight to shine around and said, "Just look at it. The murderer seems to have specially sprinkled herbicides to make the grass wither so that it can be easily ignited... Think about it carefully, the criminal's methods are very restrictive, right? There have been two The same method of killing was used."

"The problem is the way the footprints are burned," Conan said while attacking. "It still can't be solved."

"In this case, how about finding that dog?" Gao Cheng looked out of the cliff and said, "No matter how well-trained the dog is, the range of activities cannot be too far. The incident location is not only here but that beautiful woman." The pond where the son was killed, knowing these two places, I can probably try to look for it.”

"Looking for that dog?"

This time, Yamamura was confused.

This mountain is not too small, how could it be possible to find a dog who doesn't know where it is...

"The key is to know the location of another crime scene." Gao Cheng took the lead to get back to the car and said, "Officer Mountain Village, let's go there now."

"This," Yamamura said embarrassingly, "but I don't know how to get there. Last time, the Inufushi family led the way..."

"..."

Inubushi Castle, everyone gathered in the courtyard again. Because of time constraints, dinner could only be postponed temporarily, and Inuboshi Yukihime even wore an apron.

"Looking for a magic dog?"

"Yes," Gao Cheng nodded, "The prisoner should keep the magic dog somewhere in the forest, so we need to know the location of the pond where Mikako was killed."

Everyone in the Inubusu family looked at each other when they heard the words: "Can I find it like this? And it's a magic dog..."

Gao Cheng scratched his hair. Of course, he couldn't guarantee that he would find it, but it was better than not looking for it.

"It's just an ordinary dog. The two crime scenes plus the location of Inufushi's house can make two intersecting circles passing through here. I don't think it will be particularly difficult to find. If you bring Xiaoba ..."

"Well," the middle-aged doctor Inufushi Akira hesitated, "If it's a dog, Migako asked me to visit it before. There was a hut that made strange barking noises, but I was too scared to go in..."

"What?" Hattori, who hadn't made much noise at first, rushed to Inufushi, and asked strongly, "Where's the cabin?!"

Inufushi Chiaki was taken aback, and responded, "It's near the pond where Migako drowned..."

"Take us there now!" Not only Hattori, but Conan also became anxious, looking at Inufushi Chiaki and urged, "There should be the secret of the magic dog mechanism in that hut!"

"Go now?" Inufushi Chiaki said in fear, "But, but, I have to go back to the hospital tonight to be on duty, and Mikako took me there at that time, I don't know where that pond is..."

Inubushi Yukihime plucked up the courage to stand up and said, "I can lead the way to that pond. I'm familiar with the forest over there, and it's not very far from here!"

"Then trouble you!"

Gao Cheng silently followed behind, his brows slightly frowned.

The two Hattori are also very concerned about the mystery of the magic dog, even more eager to solve the case than him, but the matter may not be so simple.

He has been observing the remaining four adopted children of the Inubushi family, and feels that the prisoner is more difficult to deal with than he imagined.

If the prisoner knew from the start that a detective would be coming, no amount of preparation could be too much, especially since he had only been here last week.

"What's the matter, Detective Kido?" Yukihime Inubushi drove out her scooter, put on her helmet, and was surprised to find Gao Cheng standing beside the car in a daze.

"It's nothing," Gao Cheng looked at Yukihime Inubushi, who was dressed the same way when he reminded him of the danger of the cliff last time, and asked, "Is anyone else familiar with the nearby forest?"

"Except for me," Yukihime Inubushi thought carefully, "Migako should be familiar with it, but the others are similar, only Saki often gets lost."

The weather was not very good at night, Yukihime Inubushi rode a small motorcycle to lead the way, and followed the car driven by Takashiro to the pond where the second incident occurred.

Stopping the car on the embankment, Gao Cheng has already seen a small pond on the left. The flashlight sweeps across the small pond surrounded by water plants, and you can see that there are traces of fire everywhere, but it is not difficult to investigate like the other side of the cliff. Small.

"That's it!" Inufushi Chiaki nervously raised the flashlight to shine on the woods on the other side of the pond, "It's that dilapidated hut!"

Hattori and the others looked along, and they saw a small wooden house.

"Okay, let's go and have a look," Shancun Cao walked down the dike road nervously and excitedly, "Let's go to the den of the magic dog!"

"Be careful where you step," Inubushi Yukihime anxiously reminded, "The pond is very deep, it will be troublesome if you fall..."

"It's okay," Hattori followed around the pond, "We only have Kido who can't swim..."

Saying that, Hattori turned his head to look at Inufushi Chiaki who was huddled beside the car, and asked strangely, "Aren't you going?"

"How, how is it possible to go?" Inufushi Zhihuang wiped his sweat, "I'll wait for you in the car..."

"You're so timid," Hattori didn't bother to care about this uncle, it's safe to stay in the car anyway, so he turned to Gao Chengdao, "Hurry up, I'm almost starving, solve the case early and go back to eat early...don't fall into it The pond is gone."

"You don't need to tell me."

The cabin is not far from the embankment, and it is built on the open space beside the forest. Gao Cheng followed carefully around the pond, and entered the cabin together with a flashlight to check.

There were indeed traces of people's activities in the dilapidated wooden house. The table was full of books about black magic, and even a magic circle was drawn on the ground. Conan found a dog food jar and a feeding plate.

"It seems that someone has a dog here for sure." Conan confirmed.

"The problem is the mechanism of the magic dog." Hattori's head was full of black lines, "I don't believe in black magic curses..."

Gao Cheng also flipped through a few books on black magic, ignored the horrified nonsense of the nearby mountain village, and continued to check every corner of the wooden house.

There is indeed dog food, but the traces of dog poop are not normal, and there is no smell. It feels like it has been there for a while, and there is no fresh trace of activity...

"Ahh-!"

Suddenly there was a scream outside, mixed with a bark of a dog to attract everyone's attention. Looking out through the window of the wooden house, a burning demon dog was chasing after the fleeing Inu Fushiko, and within a few steps it was like a ball of flames. Pounced on Inufushi Chiaki.

"Demon, magic dog?!"

Hattori's expression changed drastically, and he hurried out of the wooden house and rushed to the embankment, and together with Conan, they found the uncle doctor who was thrown down on the other side of the embankment.

The uncle rolled under the embankment in embarrassment, his sleeves were already ignited, and he kept screaming in pain.

"Lie down and don't move!"

Seeing this, Hattori took off his coat and quickly extinguished the flames before checking the situation. Fortunately, there were only a few burns and minor abrasions.

"Huh, it's alright."

"Appeared!"

Shancuncao rushed over from behind, looked at the flame footprints coming along the embankment with a blue face, and his tongue was trembling: "Just, the one just now was a magic dog, right? There is really a curse!"

Different from the previous times, this time the flame dog appeared in front of everyone, and it didn't look like the psychological trap Gao Cheng said.

No matter how you look at it, the burning magic dog is really burning...

"Detective Cheng, Chenghu," Shancun Cao turned to Gao Cheng with sweat dripping from his face, stammering in fright, "What should we do now? The opponent is a black magician who can cast curses on dogs, I think it's still..."

"There is no such thing as black magic, sometimes the eyes can deceive people."

Gao Cheng had seen the injured Inufushi Akira and the burning footprints on the ground, so he knelt down to examine it carefully.

There are slight traces of dragging something on the grass. In addition, both the flame distance and the details are consistent with the cliff.

There is indeed a problem.

Although he also saw the process of the magic dog's attack, this made him affirm his judgment even more.

And, if the reasoning is correct...

Gao Cheng thoughtfully looked at Inufushi Chiaki who was being helped into the car.

This uncle doctor should be the murderer of this serial murder.

(End of this chapter)