My neighbor's name is Conan

Chapter 834 Arrival at Inufu City

Originally, the three Mori people, plus Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, could have taken one car, but with the addition of Aoki Matsu and Maruta Ayumi, they borrowed Professor Agasa's seven-seater car.

Kogoro Mouri was driving, Hattori Heiji was sitting in the passenger seat directing the way, behind him sat Matsu Aoki and Ayumi Maruta, and behind them sat Ran Mouri, Conan, and Kazuha Toyama.

After driving for a while, I suddenly saw a trembling old man walking on the sidewalk in the distance.

Seeing this, Maori Kogoro slowed down his car and stopped beside the old man. Hattori Heiji asked, "Old man, there should be a house of the Inufushi family nearby. Do you know it?"

Hearing this, the old man repeated, "Inufushi family...what's the matter with going there?"

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji said, "Nothing, I just want to solve a mystery about the puppy curse."

The old man opened his narrowed eyes wide when he heard this, looked at Hattori Heiji and said, "I don't want to say anything unlucky, I advise you to forget it. If you go in with a half-funny mood... be careful not to get burned all over your body."

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji replied perfunctorily and indifferently: "Oh."

Maori Kogoro didn't want to talk so much nonsense, so he asked directly: "Where is that house?"

The old man pointed upward and said, "On the hillside of that mountain, you can see a house that looks like a castle! That's the Inufushi family."

After hearing what the old man said, everyone in the car looked in the direction he pointed, and then they saw... a building that looked a bit like a tower, with a corner of it hidden in the forest.

“That is the mansion that was cursed by a dog spirit,” the old man concluded.

"I understand. Let's go." After the old man finished speaking, Kogoro Mori nodded and said, then he rolled up the window and continued driving forward.

As they were about to reach the destination, Toyama Kazuha couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Heiji, is it true? A pearl appeared in the mouth of the body of Mr. Kudo, one of the adopted sons of the Inufushi family."

Hattori Heiji nodded, "Yes, that's true. Maybe he bit off the pearl on his tie clip before he died. He wanted to leave a clue to the murderer, right?"

"That's a possibility." Aoki Matsu replied.

Conan was subconsciously preparing to respond, but when he heard Aoki Matsu speak, he was stunned for a moment, then he curled his lips and closed his mouth.

"Mr. Kudo's saliva is indeed attached to the tie clip. Maybe this is the message he left before his death." Aoki Matsu said.

Maori Kogoro grasped the key point of this and frowned and asked, "You said 'maybe', can't you be sure?"

Qing Musong nodded and said, "Well, although there is indeed saliva on it, there is no sign of biting, so it is either a loose pearl that can be easily removed. Or the murderer wanted to convey some message, so he deliberately put the pearl in the victim's mouth."

Maori Kogoro heard this and said, "Well, no matter what, it must have been done by someone who had a blood feud with the Inufushi family! Because Mr. Kudo had clearly given up his right to inherit the Inufushi family's estate and had returned to Tokyo, but he was still killed in the end."

Hattori Heiji agreed with what Maori Kogoro said: "Indeed, his wife, Ms. Soshin, who inherited a large amount of inheritance from the wealthy man Inufushi Tsuneyoshi, is also lying in bed. If this murder was committed in order to get a larger share of the inheritance and reduce the number of adopted children, then Mr. Kudo is no longer important."

"That's not necessarily true." Aoki Matsu shook his head. "As far as I know, Mr. Kudo said he gave up his inheritance rights, but there is no legal evidence. And Mrs. Inubushi has always said that her adopted children will share the property equally after her death. After Mrs. Inubushi dies, Mr. Kudo can still inherit the property as long as he changes his mind."

"Really?" Hattori Heiji was surprised when he heard this.

"I asked people to go to the Tokyo Bar Association and the Neon Bar Association, but they found no information about Mr. Kudo, which means he did not really give up his property," said Aoki Matsu.

These days are not ancient times. Giving up inheritance rights and property is not something that can be done by just saying it. You must go to the notary office and produce written materials with the accompaniment of a lawyer. Otherwise, it is just a fart and you can regret it anytime and anywhere.

"If that's the case, then it's possible that Mr. Kudo was killed because of his property," said Hattori Heiji.

Mao Lilan heard this and asked, "I remember that the Inufushi family has eight adopted children."

Yuanshan Heye nodded and replied: "Well, although they are all half-siblings, it seems that one of these eight people may be pretending to be a child of the Inufushi family and taking this opportunity to seek revenge."

Mao Lilan heard this and expressed a different opinion, "But even if they are biological children, they may still have resentment. After all, their father has been indifferent for many years. And Aoki brother also said that the murder may be due to the right to inherit the property."

"So, who among these eight people died..." Kogoro Mouri interrupted.

Hattori Heiji took out his cell phone, pulled up the log and said, "Let me see, the one who was killed was Mr. Kudo, who was disguised as a charcoal suicide. Before that, a woman named 'Migako' died by the swamp, and it seemed that the grass by the swamp, which was not easy to burn, caught fire.

The first person who fell off the cliff and died was an old man named Yingci, who claimed that he was being chased by a fire dog.

After hearing what Hattori Heiji said, Toyama Kazuha and Mouri Ran in the back row couldn't help but show expressions of fear.

Seeing this, Conan looked up at the frightened Mao Lilan and said helplessly: "If you are scared, just stay at home!"

Toyama Kazuha and Mao Li Ran looked at each other.

"But when I hear something scary, I really want to know the truth!" Mao Lilan said embarrassedly.

Yuanshan Heye also echoed: "I am the same, but it is still scary!"

Hearing the two say this, Maori Kogoro said unhappily: "Hey, hey, it's too late to turn back now."

At this moment, the sound of an electric car suddenly rang out, followed by an anxious female voice, "No, turn around! There is a cliff ahead, stop the car quickly."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri subconsciously looked forward, then he quickly stepped on the brakes and turned the steering wheel sharply.

The car did a tailspin and stopped just on the edge of the cliff.

"Ah, so dangerous." Hattori Heiji said with his eyes wide open.

"Phew, that's scary." Qing Musong said, "Uncle Maori, I'll drive next time."

This is too dangerous.

It's like dancing on the edge of a knife.

At this time, the electric bike drove over and a young woman got off. She took off her helmet and complained, "Really? Isn't there a warning sign ahead? Please be careful! Someone fell off a cliff and died not long ago!"

Maori Kogoro immediately responded upon hearing this: "Yes, we are on our way to the Inufushi family to investigate this matter."

"Ah? I am the person from the Inufushi family you are looking for..." the young woman said to Kogoro Mouri and others.

It turns out that she is the youngest adopted child of the Inubushi family - Inubushi Yukihime.

Then Hattori Heiji revealed his identity and said that he was a detective invited by Kudo Shinichi to investigate the case of bad guys sneaking into Inubushi's house, and thus gained the trust of Inubushi Yukihime.

Then everyone followed Inubushi Yukihime to Inubushi Castle, got off the car and came to the entrance of the mansion, looking at the house in front of them.

Hattori Heiji exclaimed: "It really looks like the castle of Neon's past."

Hearing this, Inubushi Yukihime smiled and said, "People living nearby seem to call this place Inubushi Castle."

Conan looked around and said, "I don't think it looks like a mansion cursed by a demon dog."

Mao Lilan agreed after hearing this: "Yes..."

“Woof! Woof!”

As soon as Mao Lilan finished speaking, the sound of a dog barking was heard.

Seeing this, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha's faces changed instantly, while Aoki Matsu looked in the direction where the sound came from.

"It's an Akita dog." said Aoki Matsu.

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Mao Lilan turned around and looked over when she heard this, then breathed a sigh of relief, "What~"

Yuanshan Heye also breathed a sigh of relief, "It turns out to be just a puppy."

"So cute!" Mao Lilan was no longer afraid.

Seeing this, Inubushi Yukihime hurried over and said, "No, Hachi. These people are detectives and his friends who are here to investigate the accident involving Brother Hotaru."

Seeing this, Inufushi Yukihime ran to the puppy, squatted down, stroked it and said, and the puppy cooperated and barked twice, "Woof! Woof!"

"You are the one who is not careful, Yukihime!" At this time, a stern female voice sounded from behind.

Everyone turned around and saw a middle-aged lady with a serious expression standing at the door with her hands on her hips.

The middle-aged lady criticized: "When a dog is barking, if you call its name or even touch it, it will be mistakenly regarded as praising its behavior. How many times do I have to tell you before you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Inufushi Yukihime immediately apologized, "Yes, I'm sorry, Sister Kouzi."

"But, what are you doing here, Mr. Detective?" Inufushi Koko looked at Aoki Matsu and the others and said, "Other detectives came here before and confirmed that it was just an accident. They went back and closed the case."

Hattori Heiji explained: "Because, there was another case that looked like an accident, but it wasn't. We wanted to ask about the situation, so we came here specially."

Inufushi Yukihime guessed, "Are you talking about Mr. Kudo who passed away in Tokyo?"

"Ah!" Inufushi Koko was a little surprised. "Before leaving this house, Mr. Kudo did say something alarmist, like someone is using the cursed fire dog to make the Inufushi family extinct. But the curse doesn't exist at all, so don't worry. Besides, if such words get to my adoptive mother's ears, she will be very sad."

Maori Kogoro asked in confusion: "Does Ms. Suchen live here too? I thought she was in the hospital now."

Inufushi Yukihime responded with a sad face, "She lives here, but she is always in a coma and can hardly talk to her."

After saying this, Inufushi Yukihime took Aoki Matsu and others into the house, and then took them to their adoptive mother's room.

But at this moment, there was a middle-aged man in a white coat in the room, examining the other person.

"She has a cerebral embolism. She has been in this condition since she fell ill last month." Inufushi Chiaki explained: "In fact, it is relatively better to be hospitalized for treatment, but she is old, so we decided to stay at home to take care of her. Ah, my name is Inufushi Chiaki, and I work as a doctor at the Inufushi Hospital nearby."

Maori Kogoro immediately said upon hearing this: "Then you should also be one of the eight adopted children."

Inufushi Chiaki nodded and said, "Yes, the hospital where I worked before closed down. I didn't know what to do, but luckily my adoptive mother rescued me."

Hattori Heiji asked urgently: "So, did Ms. Suochen say who she thought was a fake adopted child?"

Inufushi Chi shook his head: "Well, I didn't mention it specifically."

"Click..." The sound of a door opening came from behind everyone.

Seeing this, everyone turned around and saw another man standing at the door with one hand in his pocket. Before everyone could react, he said, "Humph, that uncle named 'Shinichi' is simply a fake! Because he was afraid of the legend of the demon dog that didn't exist at all, he became the first traitor to escape from the Inufu family."

Inufushi Koko was a little angry when she heard this and scolded, "What did you say, Mr. Zenya? How dare you say such rude words in front of my foster mother."

Inufu Zen also said nonchalantly: "She can't hear it. She is sleeping anyway."

"But it seems there's one missing." Conan suddenly said.

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned.

"There should be eight adopted children, and three of them have passed away, so there should be five left." Conan said, "And now here are Miss Yukihime, Miss Koko, Mr. Chiaki, and Mr. Zenya who just came in. These are the only four."

Mao Lilan exclaimed when she heard this: "Really! There should be one more."

Yuanshan Heye said nervously and fearfully: "Could it be that guy with the facial injury and the strange mask?"

Inufushi Koko explained, "There was also a Miss Zuoji who happened to be going to a dry cleaner's shop far away to pick up clothes that she had previously left there for dry cleaning."

"Well, let's have a cup of tea before she comes back." Inufushi Yukihime said, "Anyway, we can't ask anything unless everyone is here."

Inufu Zen also said with a hint of amusement: "Well, how about I tell you about the origin of the demon dog that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Inufu family?"

After hearing what Inubushi Zenya said, Aoki Matsu and others couldn't help but look at each other, and then Aoki Matsu and others followed Inubushi Yukihime to the tea room, but Koko and the other two did not follow them to the tea room.

After Inubushi Yukihime came to the tea room, everyone sat down around the stove. After Inubushi Yukihime poured the tea, she told them about the origin of the demon dog.