Conan: I can hear the murderer's voice

According to the maid, she gained Mr. Kudo's trust by her hard work, and the employer even gave the spare key to the maid for safekeeping.

This morning she arrived at Kudo's house at the usual time. As soon as she opened the door with her key and entered the living room, she heard the phone ringing.

The maid couldn't find the employer in any room, so she had to answer the phone. A strange voice came from the other end of the line through a voice changer.

The other party said that Kudo Shinichi was dead and his body was hidden in the bedroom closet. He also asked the maid not to hang up the phone and go to the bedroom to check.

At first the fat woman thought it was a prank by her employer, but when she opened the closet door, she was horrified to find her employer’s dead body curled up inside!

In addition to the body, the charcoal stove was also placed under the wardrobe.

The reason why they did not call the police directly was because there was a photo of the maid’s elementary school son pasted on the inside of the closet.

"Detective! Police officer! That man threatened me on the phone, saying that if I didn't cooperate, the child would be in danger!"

The maid's face showed pain and regret at the same time:

"I had no choice but to put tape all over the study door and windows as he said."

"hateful!"

Hattori Heiji didn't want to believe that he was slapped in the face by Lin Xuan again, so he rushed into the bedroom to check the closet.

There were indeed traces of burning in the charcoal stove in the closet, and one could even smell the residual burnt smell. Just as the maid said, there was a photo of a little boy pasted on the inside of the closet.

"Hattori."

Conan said in a depressed tone:

"In such a small space, even a small coal stove would produce a lethal amount of harmful gases."

Hattori Heiji was speechless.

Other police officers, Lin Xuan and others also came to the bedroom.

Seeing Hattori's frustrated look, Kazuha couldn't help but sneer:

"What's the point of meeting the client before others? Isn't it Lin Xuan who finally finds out the truth?"

Xiaolan also said:

"If the senior wasn't here, Auntie would be wrongly accused by you."

Lin Xuan acted as if he didn't care:

"Stop blaming them. They have good intentions to solve the case, but they are just too anxious."

Now Lin Xuan’s image in the two girls’ minds became even more majestic.

Hattori Heiji was unwilling to accept defeat, so he hurriedly asked the maid:

"Do you have any suspects? Who is most likely to have killed Mr. Kudo? Does the person on the phone have any quirks when he speaks?"

But the maid just shook her head in confusion.

Lin Xuan said:

"Why make it difficult for the maid? Two illegitimate children of the Inufushi family have died before."

"I think this case is closely related to the strange things that happened in the Inufushi family and the demon dog."

The forensic doctor quickly examined the body of the deceased Shinichi Kudo and found sleeping pills in the blood. The fat maid had sufficient alibi within the estimated time of death.

Just as Lin Xuan said, the murderer is someone else.

Only by solving the case can he get the system reward, so Lin Xuan certainly cannot let the real murderer go.

For Conan and Heiji, the only way is to continue the investigation and solve the case before Lin Xuan, only then can they have a chance to regain their glory in front of their childhood sweetheart.

This case is far from over.

The residence of Inubushi Tsuneyoshi is located deep in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture and is not under the jurisdiction of Inspector Megure.

But Lin Xuan has a loyal fan in Gunma Prefecture. After a phone call, Yamamura Cao said in fear and trepidation that he would go to the station to pick them up in person.

He could even put down his current work and take a leave to accompany Lin Xuan throughout the investigation.

So the next day, as soon as they got off the Shinkansen, Lin Xuan and the two girls got into the police car.

But Conan and Heiji don't enjoy such treatment.

Heiji paid for the motorcycle rental with a gloomy face and cursed in his heart:

[After I solve the case, I will reveal that my father is Hattori Hanzo. I will scare you, the snob policeman, to death! ]

Although Shancuncao kept volunteering, Lin Xuan decided to drive himself based on his experience last time.

Although he hasn't taken the driving test yet, Lin Xuan's riding skills allow him to easily get started and safely drive any means of transportation.

A few hours later, the police car was driving deep in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture.

In between his flattery, Yamamura So revealed the situation about the Inufushi family:

"The two misfortunes that happened to the Inufushi family were both closed as accidents, but some seniors also suspected that a fake illegitimate child who infiltrated the family killed people for property."

"Fake bastard?"

He Ye, who was sitting in the back row, asked in confusion:

"Can this be false?"

Shancun Cao nodded:

"The illegitimate children only showed up after Inufu Hengdi died and claimed to be the children of wealthy people. Mrs. Inufu never did any investigation. As long as someone claimed to be her husband's illegitimate child, she would recognize them as the children of the Inufu family and invite them to move into the mansion to live together."

Shancuncao opened his mouth wide, turned around and made an exaggerated expression to the two girls:

"Brother Inufu Heng is a super rich man. After the lady dies, all the inheritance will be divided equally among these illegitimate children. Of course, there is a possibility that someone deceived the old lady for money."

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

[The husband kept having affairs and had eight children outside, but his wife accepted all of them and invited them to live with her in the mansion]

[Is it the reincarnation of the Buddha? Or do you want to watch the illegitimate children's chicken-eating competition? ]

Xiaolan asked:

“If it is suspected that someone killed someone for property, why would the case be closed as an accident?”

Shancuncao swallowed hard, thinking of the horror legend, and said nervously:

"Because there is a demon dog! A demon dog that has returned from hell!"

"This is the curse that the Inufushi family has been enduring for hundreds of years!"

"During the samurai era, the beloved daughter of the head of the Inufushi family went missing. The whole family searched for a long time but couldn't find her. Finally, the family dog ​​brought the dying daughter back to the mansion with torn clothes."

"The owner was furious. He thought the dog had hurt his child, so he beat the dog to death."

Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly.

[Although most of the Rikkimoto police are useless, is it really okay for the Gunma prefectural police to be useless to this extent? ]

"After waking up, the daughter told everyone that she had gone out to play in the forest and got lost and fell, and it was the dog that saved her."

"That night, a fire broke out at the Inubushi mansion. All the other family members and servants escaped, but the head of the family was burned to a charred corpse!"

"Since then, the legend that the Inufushi family was cursed by the Flame Demon Dog has spread in the surrounding area."

"Before the two Inufu family members died, other people witnessed the demon dog. The monster was covered in flames all over, and even the ground it ran on was set on fire!"

"An illegitimate child was chased by a demon dog and fell off a cliff and died. His last words before his death were..."

Xiaolan is most afraid of these weird things. Even Heye was scared and got goose bumps after hearing Shancun Cao's vivid description, but the one who was most afraid was Shancun Cao himself.

Thinking of the horror legend his grandmother had told him and that he was about to step into a large family cursed by a demon dog, Shancuncao was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Just then, "Idiot!"

An anxious female voice came from outside the car window:

"There's a cliff ahead! Stop the car immediately!"