Kindaichi of Kexue World

Chapter 146 The Seventh Person That Doesn't Exist

"This person is...Master!" Hidesaku Iwata stammered.

"What!" Everyone was shocked.

"That's right! Although the body has been dismembered and it's still a little rotten, judging from the clothes and physical features, this is Mr. Daisuke Misaku!"

"father!"

Misakubi screamed, then passed out, and Jin Tian beside her took her into his arms one by one.

Misakubi suffered a big change, Kaneda Yiyi couldn't care less about profiting, and Nanase Miyuki couldn't care less about being jealous, so they hurriedly helped her to lie down on a couch not far away.

"Judging from the degree of decay of the corpse, the deceased has been dead for about a week." Kohei Kamura, who looked like an ordinary office worker, crouched in front of the corpse and made a conclusion.

"Do you know how to do an autopsy?" Mao Xingzi walked up behind him, looking at the corpse with a calm expression.

"Yes, I am a plastic surgeon and I once did forensic work part-time." Hinomura Kohei said.

"A week ago...wasn't that shortly after the treasure hunting qualification test..."

"Who the hell..."

"There won't be anyone else here..."

The trio of treasure hunters started whispering, and a sense of uneasiness quickly spread among the crowd.

"This is already the second... the second person to die after Professor Saeki..." Hidesaku Iwata's face was ugly.

In an instant, the commotion in the room stopped.

Everyone's expressions changed, especially the trio of treasure hunters who had been whispering.

"Professor Saeki... who is it?" Kinda asked one by one.

"Oh! It stinks! It smells so bad that I'm going to spit out my dinner overnight!" Asahito Kakimoto, dressed in camouflage, said suddenly, "We're going outside to get some fresh air, you guys clean up here quickly!"

The trio of treasure hunters left the main house tacitly together.

Witnessing the scene in front of him, Chris probably guessed the context of some stories.

The motive of this case is mostly related to Professor Saeki that Hidesaku Iwata mentioned. Judging from the reaction of the trio of treasure hunters, it is likely that the three of them and Daisuke Misaku joined forces to kill them. The fuse might be those treasures.

Now someone with Professor Saeki's connections is out for revenge.

······It feels similar to the story of Moon Shadow Island·····
This is all the experience accumulated in solving crimes for so long.

It doesn't matter, Chris doesn't intend to solve the case anyway, all his energy is focused on the ancient poem on the screen.

【The vermilion bird perches on the river of hundreds of stone boats, and the black bird sings mournfully in the passing water. The eyes of demon nature gradually rise, follow the clear moon, climb the rugged mountain road, and even reach the treasure protected by the mountain boy. 】

According to Chris's knowledge, coupled with the influence of the flower planting family culture in his previous life, but from the superficial translation, the meaning of this ancient poem is probably:

[The red bird inhabits the sea where the big ship can sail. The bird screams with the passing sea, and the eyes of the devil gradually emerge. With the cold and bright moon, climb up the rugged mountain road, so you can reach the treasure guarded by the mountain boy. 】

There are several words of unknown meaning in this riddle.

What exactly is Zhu Bird referring to?
Is it a literal red bird, the vermilion bird that really exists in reality, the legendary sacred beast Suzaku, the reign name of Emperor Tenmu in ancient Japan, or the Phoenix in Solomon's 72 Demon Gods?
Or is it implying something else?
The words that may be related to geography in the open and in the dark include Haikou, Mountain Road, Passing Water, and Devil's Eye. Perhaps they are the key information pointing to the location of the treasure, but it is not ruled out that they have other meanings.

There is also the word "bright moon" in the middle of this ancient poem.

Mingyue... This time it won't be related to the full moon again!

Chris recalled it carefully, and found that the current date is a new moon, not a full moon, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In short, a simple word may have so many interpretations. It seems that this treasure hunt is not as simple as imagined.

At this moment, Misakubi woke up, and then she recovered under the comfort of everyone, and said that she would take care of everyone instead of her father who had just passed away.

What a strong girl.

Then it's time to hand out the room keys for living in.

In order to entertain the treasure hunters who are about to go to the island, Daisuke Misaku specially built some well-equipped cabins for living in various places on the island in advance.

"I'm sorry everyone, I lost my composure just now." Misaku Biqiang said with a smile: "I will distribute the keys to the cabins to everyone, I hope you can get a full rest tonight..."

"Chris Einstein."

"Yadi Jiuyi."

"Kakimoto Mato."

"Mao Xingzi."

"Kimura Yasuhei."

"Kinda Yiyi, can you share a room with your sister? There are double beds in the log cabin, so there should be no problem, right?"

"This..." Nanase Miyuki showed a clearly embarrassed look.

"No problem!" Kindaichi held back his laughter and grabbed the keys, which looked very funny.

"Okay! The room has been arranged, please follow the number on the key and go back to your cabin to rest..."

"Wait a minute, why don't I have a key?" Takazo Yashishima said displeasedly, "Could you want me to go camping!"

"Sorry! Strange, there is no key in this box?" Misaku Biyang lifted the box in Yang's hand: "Grandpa Iwata, did you miss one?"

"Actually..." Hidesaku Iwata was a little embarrassed: "There are still cabins, we have ten cabins here, but..."

"But what but, since there are spare room keys, please take them out earlier!" Yashishima Takazo said impatiently.

"This box contains the room keys prepared to entertain treasure hunters, and there are only six of them. That's because..." Hidesaku Iwata hesitated to speak.

"Why, tell me!"

"Actually, I'm also a little puzzled... There are seven people who came here with the invitation letter this time, but the master only asked me to prepare a set of applications according to the standard of six people, including the little one. The key to the cabin..."

"six people?!"

"Yes, the master wrote me that there were only six people participating in the treasure hunt..."

"What's going on here!" The crowd broke into commotion again.

"It's very simple." Mao Xingzi smiled and said, "The seventh guest is an uninvited guest! One of us present is a fake treasure hunter, the seventh person who shouldn't exist! "

"Nonsense! Maybe it's just that the island owner made a mistake, maybe he sent an extra invitation!" Kohei Homura retorted.

"It only takes a little reasoning to understand." Mao Xingzi said with a smile: "The reason why the island owner was killed is because he is the only one who knows the list of people who participated in the treasure hunt. As long as he is dead, the murderer can pretend to be a guest." Mixed in with us, looking for treasure openly!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions became very dignified.

(End of this chapter)