Conan: I can hear the murderer's voice

According to the boss's recollection, the fake Kogoro arrived at the hotel about four hours ago.

At that time, employee Puchuan was on duty at the front desk. He thought the guest in front of him looked like a famous detective who had appeared on TV shows, so he asked tentatively. The impostor then claimed that he was Kogoro Mori.

Puchuan was so excited that he immediately informed the boss of the situation. The boss also felt that the visit of the famous detective brought honor to the entire hotel.

At this time, another employee, Jinbao, suggested that they commission a famous detective to investigate the mysterious box and curse left by the long-haired man in red.

Shancuncao seemed to remember something and interrupted the boss's story:

"The man in red? I heard from my seniors that a long-haired man committed suicide in the Toushen Forest four years ago."

"Until now, his family has not been contacted to confirm the identity of the deceased."

The boss said with lingering fear:

"I'm not sure if the suicide was the one who left the box and the curse letter, but it happened five years ago."

After Conan examined the body, he also sneaked over to eavesdrop.

"This is a weird thing that happened five years ago in October."

The boss continued:

"A man with waist-length hair and a red sweater came to the hotel. He paid me 200,000 yuan to keep a suitcase and a letter."

"The man said he would personally retrieve the suitcase when the time was right. He also warned that anyone who dared to open it without permission would be cursed with the most horrible curse."

"As for the letter, it was left for someone else. The man asked that if anyone claimed to take the box on his behalf, he should give the letter to that person."

Lin Xuan couldn't help but complain in his heart:

[You dare to promise to keep the box without confirming what's in it. Aren't you afraid of being blamed? 】

"The next day, a man wearing sunglasses and a big beard came and claimed to be commissioned to pick up the box. I just handed over the letter as instructed."

"After reading the letter, the bearded man flew into a rage, tore it to pieces and stormed off."

"Out of curiosity, I picked up the fragments and pieced the letter together, and found a few words written in blood on the paper - 'May you be cursed and die'."

The boss swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, and his voice began to tremble with fear:

"The curse of the man in red does exist! The bearded man never appeared again because he was killed by the curse long ago!"

"The same thing happened to this impostor today! He opened the box without permission and also died from the curse of the man in red!"

Employee Jinbo said in an apologetic voice:

"For five years, the boss has been diligently keeping the box for the man in red, and has forbidden anyone to open it and check what's inside."

"But the man only gave him 200,000 yuan, and the boss kept it for him for five years, and he didn't even know how long he would keep it for. This deal was not worth it."

"Today's guest claimed to be the Maori detective, so I suggested to the boss whether we could ask the famous detective to help us deduce clues about the owner of the box."

Another employee, Pu Chuan, also testified:

"The counterfeit said he could figure out who the owner was without even opening the box, so the boss believed him and gave the box to him."

"I didn't expect that guy wasn't actually a Maori detective, and he even opened the box without permission."

"In the end, he was killed by the long-haired man's curse just like the bearded man back then!"

The testimonies of the three people all believed that the curse killed people.

Conan scoffed at this idea:

[Stupid, how could there be a curse that kills people in this world? ]

[What's more, the marks on the counterfeit's neck are so obvious that no police officer would be fooled by this excuse.]

However, the next second Conan was slapped in the face, and Yamamura's body began to tremble uncontrollably:

"Then, that wet hair wrapped in the newspaper, doesn't it mean..."

The boss took over the conversation:

"It must be the hair of the man in red from five years ago! He put a curse on the hair to punish anyone who opens the box without permission!"

Shancuncao was even more frightened, and his face turned pale.

The poor performance of the county headquarters detective made the murderer, hotel employee Jinbao, feel relieved.

[The hair I prepared in a hurry actually scared the detective into this state]

[Sure enough, even after so many years, Police Officer Liben is still a bunch of trash! ]

Jimbo was very proud of himself, he was confident that he could manipulate the police officer at will.

Lin Xuan pretended not to notice and calmly asked Shancuncao:

"What about the long-haired man who died in the Toushen Forest four years ago?"

Although Yamamura Cao was afraid of the curse, he did not forget that he had offended the second-in-command of the Metropolitan Police Department.

In order to keep his job, the criminal police had to accompany Lin Xuan in investigating the case. He began to explain the situation the police had:

"The Toushen Forest is a holy place for suicide. Many people come here to commit suicide every year."

"Because the forest is so large, many times the bodies of suicide victims cannot be found in time."

"Oh, right! I remember that corpse was..."

Yamamura Cao looked at the three people in the hotel and pretended to be thinking.

Employee Pu Chuan said at this time:

"I found the body two years ago when I was digging wild vegetables in the forest. The police later determined that the deceased committed suicide in the forest four years ago."

Conan asked doubtfully:

"Regardless of whether it was suicide or homicide, why can we be sure that the body died four years ago?"

Conan deeply doubts the ability of the Japanese police.

Shancun Cao said confidently:

"Because there was food on the body, and the production date and expiration date were both four years ago, the long-haired man in red must have died four years ago as well."

Conan disagrees.

[It is unreasonable to judge the year of death based solely on the production date and expiration date of the food]

[Since many bodies of suicide victims in the forest cannot be found in time, the year of death can be easily faked by taking food from other bodies and placing it near the body of the man in red clothes and long hair]

Lin Xuan began to sort out everything that had happened since five years ago:

"That is to say, five years ago, a strange man in red clothes and long hair entrusted the boss with the safekeeping of a box, but until today the man has not returned to take the box away."

"During this time, a bearded man tried to take the box away, but he failed and never showed up again."

"Four years ago, a man with long red clothes and hair, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, committed suicide in the Toushen Forest."

"Mr. Puchuan found his body in the forest two years ago."

"Because they no longer want to keep the box, the hotel wants to entrust a scammer who claims to be a famous detective to use reasoning to find out the owner of the box."

"As a result, the fake Maori Kogoro was hanged in the room he stayed in."

The innkeeper said fearfully:

"Curse! All the weirdness comes from the curse of the long-haired man!"

Two employees also chimed in:

"The Toushen Forest is not clean to begin with. That man is probably the evil spirit in the forest."

"We must ask a wizard to perform a ritual, otherwise the inn will be cursed forever!"

The difference is that Puchuan, like his boss, truly believes in the existence of evil spirits.

The murderer wanted to escape legal punishment by using the evil spirit's curse. Of course, Lin Xuan would never let the murderer get his wish.