Conan’s Corpse Picker

   Chapter 497 Observation of Detective Habits

  Conan heard the topic of "human heads", and finally realized that Mao Lilan was afraid.

He smiled dryly and comforted: "It may just be that the food was in the bag and forgot to take it out, and it was accidentally broken, and it is not allowed to litter the mountain, so they had to put it in the bag and cover it - when we got to the rest stop, let's Find a chance to sneak a peek."

  Although it is illegal to look through other people's bags, he is only a 7-year-old child on the surface, and he will not be punished for this...

   "...Really?" Maurilan was skeptical.

   Jiang Xia nodded, echoing the statement "food spoiled".

   At the same time he stared at the fresh shikigami on the couple's legs, lost in thought.

  ...Idle is also idle, if I find a chance to scare these two people, can I scare the extra murderous aura?

   Or wait until the rest stop, learn Conan to say "It's weird", get close to their bags, and find another chance to be alone and show their backs to them?

   The back of the couple who were resting suddenly became cold, and the two raised their heads vigilantly and looked at Jiang Xia following their intuition.

   However, he saw that the young detective had already looked away, and was taking a leisurely rest while drinking water.

   The couple looked at each other. Although their legs were still sore, they stood up strong and walked quickly to the resting point. I always felt that if I continued to stay, something bad might happen.

   As soon as they left, there was no one else around, Jiang Xia and the others became the last group of passengers to go up the mountain.

  The client looked left and right, and didn't find any "Silver Fox" hiding around, so he also stood up: "Let's go, it's getting cloudy, it might be raining, you have to go to the rest stop early."

   A group of people set foot on the mountain road again.

  …

   After walking for a while, across the dense forest, a man’s exclamation suddenly sounded.

  "!?" Conan and Amuro's ears moved, and they rushed over immediately.

  Jiang Xia followed seamlessly—the "Observation Notes on Detective Habits" in his heart was no longer thinner than "Observation Notes on Jiang Xia" by Ai Haibara, and he had already roughly figured out the action pattern that a detective should have.

   A group of people ran to the sound, walked through the dense forest, and saw Hucang Etsuko, the novelist who had come to talk to Jiang Xia just now, was sitting on the edge of the cliff, looking at the bottom of the cliff in surprise.

"What happened?"

   Jiang Xia ran to the edge of the cliff while asking.

   Just below, on the outcropping rock seven or eight meters away, there is a person lying quietly.

  —is the enthusiastic male college student who is said to often come to climb mountains.

  …

   From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the cliff, there is a sloping winding path.

   A group of people descended to the rock ledge.

   Jiang Xia walked up to the male college student, squatted down and touched him, a little surprised: "...he is still alive."

   This classmate has a very iron head... It may be that when he fell, he brushed the path and vegetation on the cliff, giving him some buffer.

  Conan and Toru Amuro couldn't hide their surprise.

  —They heard the screams and saw someone lying motionless on their backs at the bottom of the cliff, and instinctively began to search for the murderer.

   Hearing that the person was still alive, he slowly regained his senses and began to try to give him first aid.

   Of course, the detectives did not forget to simply observe during the first aid.

  There is a narrow scar on the face of the male college student. It doesn't look like a scratch when he fell, but was cut open by something sharp.

   In addition, a small knife was stuck in a tree a few meters away.

  —He didn't seem to have fallen, but it was as if he accidentally fell while dodging something like a flying knife.

   Flying Knife…

  Silver Fox? !

   The client quickly came to the same conclusion.

   The screams made by the male college students when they fell off the cliff just now attracted not only them, but also several other tourists. At this time, a group of people were gathered around and looked around.

  Although the couple was the most sneaky, they left late and did not have enough time to commit the crime.

  The only thing left is…

   The client looked at Hucang Yuezi, who was contemplating Jiang Xia, and grabbed him: "Did you do it!"

   - Conan told Jiang Xia just now that "Tokura Etsuko is also suspicious". Jiang Xia didn't care too much, but the client eavesdropped on it.

   Hukura Etsuko was pulled like this, and recovered from his thoughts.

She clapped away the client's hand, and slowly adjusted her scarf and neckline: "When I heard the shouting running, things had already become like this. And from the appearance of the injured person, he seemed to be Sharp weapons have attacked, and I wouldn't use those things—besides, since he's still alive, when he wakes up and asks about the situation, won't it all be clear?"

   The client snorted coldly and let go of his hand: "...with such a ruthless attack, who knows if he will be able to wake up."

   A thunderous thunder fell.

   A few flashes of lightning flashed across the gloomy sky where the dark clouds piled up, and the raindrops also fell, and the water droplets hit the ground.

   Today's weather forecast is really not accurate. It was a cloudy day, but it suddenly rained, and it was getting heavier.

   Jiang Xia took out his phone and looked at it: "No signal."

  Maolilan nodded disappointedly.

   As early as when she saw a person lying under the cliff, she had already called the police. At this time, when she moved to the bottom of the cliff, she reluctantly called the ambulance, but it was still unsuccessful.

  …

   After completing the simple first aid, Jiang Xia put down the phone, looked at the male college student who fell on the ground, and sighed.

  ...Although I want to pick up ghosts, I have nothing to do when I meet the fateful Emperor Ou. He could never pull people to the top of the cliff and push them down again.

   He took off his waterproof hat and slapped the big male college student on the face to shield him from the rain.

   I didn't want to continue to get wet, so I suggested: "It's not good for the wound to get wet, and if we continue to stay in the mountains, we will also be in danger. Let's go to the rest station first."

  …

   After ten minutes.

   Before it got completely dark, a group of people who were soaked through finally came to the nearest rest stop.

   It is said to be a rest stop, but it is actually just an old house.

   Jiang Xia raised his hand and knocked on the door twice. Seeing that the door was unlocked, he simply pushed the door open.

   crunched. As the door rang, in the dim light, the white-haired grandfather in front of the stove turned around and looked at the door.

  The old man has thick beard and hair, and his eyes are fierce. He stared at the people who entered the door, just as a thunder and lightning struck outside the window, and he was as terrifying as he had just stepped down from the cannibal family tree.

  Maolilan's whole body jolted, and he assumed a defensive posture.

   Jiang Xia silently pressed down her hand in front of him.

  Amuro glanced at the old man's uniform and whispered, "It should be the manager here."

  The hut manager looked at them for a while with disgust, and threw a few towels of average quality: "Dry and come in."

  "..." This tone should really be the manager, not some kind of monster that haunts thunderstorms...

   Not only Maorilan, but several other timid travelers also breathed a sigh of relief.

   A group of people carried the stunned male college student into the house, and found some bandages and disinfectant for temporary emergency.

   (end of this chapter)