Corpse collector in Conan

Everyone turned around in confusion following Jiang Xia's gaze, and saw Conan leading a dog into the house.

"Sanlang?" The old woman was a little surprised, but then she understood what Jiang Xia meant. "You mean, it was Sanlang who brought the chocolate to the corpse?"

Jiang Xia nodded.

The hunter thought something was wrong: "You can't find the murderer, so you start making up stories. I remember it was you, the kid, and the dog who found the body. If the dog had left the chocolate there, you would have seen it."

Jiang Xia turned on the TV: "In the video footage from last night, there was a scene where Mr. Eryuan used a round ball to tease Saburo who was lying on the ground. However, Saburo, who used to like playing with balls, was not interested in the small ball that time.

“Also, I heard that the deceased boss would bring Sanlang to visit his ex-wife’s grave every day, and now their three graves are the only ones in the cemetery that have not been destroyed by wild animals.

"From these conditions, it seems likely that the deceased boss trained Saburo to guard the cemetery and prevent the tombstones from being destroyed."

The old woman scratched her head and said, "But every night, I put Sanlang in a cage to prevent him from running around and getting into danger. He can't run to the cemetery by himself."

Jiang Xia looked at her and said, “I heard that there was a Shikoku dog here who died 12 years ago. His name was Jiro and he looked exactly like Saburo.

"It seems that Jiro is not dead - that is to say, there have always been two 'Saburo' living in this villa."

At this moment, as if in response to his words, the half-closed door was pushed open by the short round mouth.

Soon, under the gaze of everyone, a cute-looking Shikoku dog walked in with its tail drooping, as if it was threatened by something.

The old woman was stunned: "Two Saburos?"

Jiang Xia squatted down and touched the dog's head: "Strictly speaking, one of them is called Jiro - you said that every time you go to the grave, Sanro will rush to the grave before you and wait for you there.

“But in fact, the ‘Sanlang’ who is waiting for you and the ‘Sanlang’ who accompanied you are not the same dog.

"That is to say, there is always a dog guarding the cemetery, and when you go to visit the grave, it is the time for them to take over. It is precisely because there are dogs guarding at all times that the three stone tablets have never been destroyed."

The old woman came back to her senses in shock, still in disbelief: "But my husband clearly said that Jiro died 12 years ago."

Jiang Xia: "Jiro was raised by your husband's ex-wife. Your husband wanted to send dogs to guard the grave, but he was also concerned about your feelings, so he secretly trained the two dogs without telling you so that they could learn to take turns to guard the grave."

“…I see.” The old woman recalled her life over the years and understood everything belatedly. “Because of this shift work, Saburo and Jiro are used to eating every other day. No wonder they lose their appetite every time they can’t go out on snowy days.”

The female photographer recalled another incident: "I remember five years ago, Eryuan said he photographed a creature in the forest that looked like a Japanese wolf. Because Saburo didn't go out during that time, and there were no other species of wolves in the forest, we all thought it was a Japanese wolf. But now it seems that the wolf..."

Jiang Xia sighed: "That should be Jiro or Saburo. In addition, there is always a piece of chocolate next to the bodies of the victims who died in this area. This should also be because of them - they wanted to save those people in this way, but unfortunately they failed."

Two hunters who were also chasing Japanese wolves heard this and couldn't help but sneer: "They are just two beasts, how could they understand these things."

Conan, who was petting the dog, twitched his ears and retorted: "They are not ordinary animals - Jiro and Saburo are mountain rescue dogs that have successfully carried out rescue operations and have been commended at the county level. Their usual training must also include providing chocolate to victims who are unable to move."

Officer Sato looked at the chocolate bar found on the body. "Now that I know of it, there are indeed a few indentations on it. I thought they were the marks of the murderer struggling with the victim, but now it seems that they are actually the teeth marks left by the dog."

Jiang Xia nodded: "Also, the bloodstain on the deceased's cheek was broken, as if it had been wiped by something. This was actually due to the dog's licking - Sanlang wanted to wake him up in this way, but failed."

The bearded hunter was immersed in the sorrow of "the Japanese wolves here are actually dogs". Half a minute later, he came to his senses and realized something: "Wait, if the chocolate was left by a dog, then everyone present is a suspect, right?"

"What do you mean we are all suspects!" The female photographer immediately retorted, "Have you forgotten the bloody photo? When Eryuan died, it was still light—we were all making chocolate together the whole time. In other words, the murderer is actually one of you two!"

Bearded Hunter: "Nonsense! We don't even know him, why would we kill him!"

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"The murderer killed Mr. Nigaki by beating him at close range. He must have heard the noise of the film and realized that the deceased had taken photos. But the murderer did not take away the camera and film that might expose himself. Don't you think this is strange?"

"That's true..." The audience seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing. "Could the murderer be deaf?"

Jiang Xia was silent for a moment, then continued fluently, "This shows that this photo was not taken when the victim was killed. It was actually taken before dark.

“The reason for the blood stains was that the deceased accidentally splashed the blood onto himself when he cut his finger last night.

"There was a slanting bloodstain on the front of the clothes he wore yesterday, but the bloodstain was broken in the middle. The missing part was actually blocked by the camera hanging on his collar.

"The deceased was a careless person, and his purpose in coming here was to photograph the extinct Japanese wolf - it was easier to capture opportunities with a video than with a photo. Therefore, he did not notice that his lens was stained with blood, but just carried the bloody camera into the woods."