Conan: I can hear the murderer's voice

Chapter 167: Isolated Stage

The blue sky and white clouds were suddenly covered by dark clouds, and the entire mountain area was shrouded in shadow. It was obvious that a violent storm was about to begin.

The young couple in front carrying huge backpacks also heard the shouting and turned back.

Looking at the horrible corpse at the bottom of the cliff, the man's voice trembled:

"Have you called the police?"

His girlfriend immediately glared at him fiercely.

[If the police find out, it will be over. Do you dare to remind them to call the police? ]

The woman's inner voice immediately attracted Lin Xuan's attention.

[The prisoner jumped out by himself? ]

The woman in the couple immediately pretended to be scared and pulled her boyfriend away from the edge of the cliff.

Sato looked very unhappy, and at present the suspicion that the college student died of homicide could not be ruled out.

She tried to use her cell phone to notify her colleagues, but there was no signal on the mountain.

The wind howled and the air was filled with the smell of earth.

Kogoro looked at the distance to the bottom of the cliff again, sighed helplessly and said:

"The map shows that we are less than a thousand meters away from the safe house. We don't have time to check the body."

"It takes at least half an hour just to get to the bottom of the cliff. It would be dangerous if we encountered a rainstorm on such a steep mountain road."

Although the uncle's reasoning was confusing, as a reliable adult he would not let his descendants and children take risks.

Sato reluctantly put down his phone and said:

"The only place with a phone to contact the outside world is the mountain cabin. The most urgent thing is to rush over and call the police."

Conan looked down at the corpse with reluctance.

[Most clues will be destroyed if washed away by heavy rain]

Xiaolan on the side urged:

"Okay, Conan, listen to dad and the others. We have to get to the administrator's cabin before the rainstorm."

But Lin Xuan did not feel regretful. Even if the college student was murdered and the evidence was destroyed by the rainstorm, he could still identify the murderer by listening to his inner voice.

In this way, the group quickened their pace, and soon the safe house built beside the steep mountain road appeared in everyone's sight.

We sped up, and as soon as we entered the cabin, raindrops began to fall accompanied by thunder.

The man who claimed to be a writer and the young couple entered the cabin before Lin Xuan and others.

In addition, in the dark corner of the room, there was an old man with wrinkles on his face and gray hair adding charcoal to the stove.

"Mr. Mori."

The writer stood up from his chair and asked Kogoro curiously:

"I heard that the college student died?"

"Was it an accident or murder?"

Kogoro couldn't help but look at the other person with suspicion.

[I clearly haven't told him, how does this guy know my name? ]

The long-haired writer suddenly smiled:

"You are a nationally famous detective. The hero of my previous mystery novel was based on you."

"How could you not recognize Detective Maori?"

Upon hearing this, the young couple at the table immediately exchanged nervous glances.

The woman couldn't help but tighten her grip on the straps of her backpack.

While still on the cliff, Lin Xuan noticed that something was wrong with the couple. Their expressions and small movements naturally did not escape the detective's eyes.

"Detective Maori?"

The unlucky office worker who was punched by the client also showed admiration:

"Now I remember, I've read reports about you, but I didn't expect to have the chance to meet a famous detective."

"No wonder you can remain calm when you see a dead body."

The admiring voice made Kogoro a little too proud, and the uncle's mouth was almost stretched to his ears:

"This is the tragedy of being a famous detective. Even if you want to be low-key, you will be recognized by fans wherever you go."

There was no light in the cabin, only a few candles on the table for lighting.

Sato suddenly had an ominous thought in her mind, and she asked the old man by the stove:

"Administrator, can I borrow your phone to contact the outside world?"

The old man sighed, and a hoarse voice came from the corner of the room:

"The cabin suddenly lost power an hour ago. I wanted to ask you to notify the maintenance personnel to come up and check when you get down the mountain."

There was a strong wind outside, and the big raindrops hit the roof with a crackling sound, and also turned the already rugged mountain road into mud.

Everyone was trapped in a mountain cabin by heavy rain and unable to contact the outside world.

Lin Xuan and others also sat down at the long table. The president who entrusted the detective to protect him lowered his voice and asked Kogoro beside him:

"Mr. Maori, have you found the silver fox?"

Mao Li smiled stubbornly and assured the client in a low voice:

"I will find the killer soon and will never put you in danger."

There was a flash of displeasure in the eyes of the president of the real estate agency, but it disappeared in an instant.

[I don't need protection, just tell me who the Silver Fox is and let me kill him myself! ]

Thinking of this, the president couldn't help but put his hand into his trouser pocket which was covered by his coat.

Lin Xuan came to the conclusion.

[The president wants to kill Silver Fox for some reason, and lures out the killer by hiring him to kill him]

[As for Maori Kogoro, he is just a tool to help him find his target]

Although there was a power outage, the warmth from the coal stove was enough to keep everyone in the cabin away from the cold.

The old administrator put a pile of heated cans on the table for tourists to eat.

"Old man, I'm really hungry. Thank you very much."

"I'm not welcome!"

The writer was the first to get the can and opened the pull ring with his left hand.

This scene instantly attracted the attention of the police officers and detectives present.

【Another left-handed person! 】

The serial killer nicknamed Silver Fox is also left-handed, but this alone cannot prove that the writer is the killer.

The few of them remained calm and silently watched the long-haired man.

"Honey."

Sato opened the can, but did not pick up the spoon to eat. Instead, he pushed the can and cutlery in front of Lin Xuan.

The female detective blinked provocatively and said coquettishly:

"feed me."

If it were the usually cheerful Sato, he would not have done such a petty thing, but Xiaolan was sitting across the table.

In order to assert her sovereignty and make her love rival give up, she acted so capriciously towards Lin Xuan.

The task assigned by Inspector Megure is to pretend to be a couple with Lin Xuan, protect the president and catch the serial killer at the same time.

By showing affection, they avoid being suspected by Silver Fox and instead carry out the tasks assigned by their superiors.

Lin Xuan didn't mind feeding the beautiful woman, but Xiaolan's resentful look across the table still made a few drops of cold sweat appear on his forehead.

Sato happily shared the delicious food with his sweetheart and smiled happily from time to time.

[Xiaolan, you are a very good girl]

【But Lin Xuan belongs to me】

In order to allow the detective to secretly protect the client, no matter how unhappy the kind-hearted Xiaolan is, the girl cannot expose the fact that Sato and the senior are actually a fake couple.

But Xiaolan will never give up easily.

Provoked by the female police officer, she was already thinking about how to win her senior back.

[There are so many cases happening in Beihua Town every day. How many days in a month can you be with your senior? ]

[My senior and I both study at Teitan High School, and we see each other every day]

[I won't lose to Officer Sato]

As for the other couple, they did not show their affection like Sato and Lin Xuan.

On the contrary, ever since they learned that Kogoro Mouri was also trapped in the safe house, the two could no longer hide their fear and anxiety.

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