"There was an old man there who we had a close relationship with before. He died."
Although there was still a surprised expression on his face, after Conan opened the door and saw Tang Ze, he immediately told what was going on inside.
"I just heard a scream. Is Ayumi inside?" Karasawa asked, "Is this convenient for entry?"
After all, she is a girl, so even if the other person is a child, she must show her the most basic respect.
"Haihara and Ayumi are changing clothes inside, please wait a moment." Conan shook his head after hearing this.
"Haiyuan is also here?" Tang Ze said in surprise: "This is really rare."
"Well, Miss Sakurada urged me to come out, so there's nothing I can do about it." Because there were two little ones around him, Conan didn't say Miyano Akemi directly, but the housekeeper instead.
"So that's it." Karasawa nodded clearly: "Then Miss Sakurada didn't come?"
"She went to participate in an event held by the town council." Conan explained, "I heard that she was going to give a speech as a representative of the event."
"Oh? It seems that Ms. Sakurada's life is still very fulfilling."
Raising his eyebrows, Tang Ze did not continue to ask about the other party's situation, but returned to the topic: "How much do you know about the situation of the deceased?"
"Not much." Conan said: "I only know that he seems to be a movie scriptwriter."
Having said this, Conan told Karasawa about his encounter with the other party and his companions this morning.
...
During the day, a group of people, led by Dr. Ali, arrived at the Lakeview Hotel.
Because Dr. A Li came here to repair his own invention, so after arriving here, the little ones followed him curiously, wanting to see what Dr. A Li's invention looked like.
This invention related to hot springs is actually a detector. After putting the machine into the hot spring water, a little man imitating Ishikawa Goemon will pop up in the machine, which will detect the current water temperature, water quality and sulfur.
The content and efficacy are introduced.
The reason why it broke was because the wear of the movable part caused hot spring water to enter, causing the circuit to short-circuit.
"Excuse me, when can things be repaired?" After listening to Dr. Ali's judgment, the management staff of the hotel nearby asked, "Can it be done before tonight?"
"No problem, I have all the parts." Dr. Ali smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely modify the machine to be stronger."
"Let me tell you, haven't you finished cleaning yet?"
At this moment, a beautiful woman suddenly walked in and asked impatiently: "It's already past 1 o'clock!"
"Sorry, just wait for another ten minutes or so." The waiter said with an apologetic smile.
"Really, we all plan to take a bath in the hot spring before shooting." The beautiful woman with long hair said a little domineeringly.
"Well, don't be angry, you can still have fun after the filming is over." The gentle man with glasses and a beard said with a smile to reassure the other party.
"Eh!? You're not the actress Ms. Fukashio Natori, are you!?" Mitsuhiko said excitedly as he looked at the woman.
"Yes, that's me." Natori Fukushi nodded.
"That's true!" Mitsuhiko said excitedly: "You are the girlfriend who played a generation of Masked Superman, right?"
"It was really cute that time!" Ayumi also said excitedly.
"He's very gentle to everyone!" Genta quickly echoed.
"Ah?" Natori Fukushi's reaction seemed a little cold. She raised her head slightly and said, "So, I have indeed played such ridiculous roles before.
Could you please stop reminding me of that ridiculous character?"
"ah?"
Hearing Natori Fukushi's words, the three little ones were unconsciously startled, and their looks at each other became complicated. They really didn't expect that the other party would actually say that.
"Why do I feel completely different?" Mitsuhiko whispered after seeing the other party's bad attitude.
"Tenderness is all about TV
Big sister is always smiling." Ayumi also agreed.
"Are you trying to be a big name?" Yuantai said angrily.
Just as the three little ones were cooing, the man wearing glasses suddenly squatted down and apologized to the three of them: "I'm so sorry, kids, she is concentrating on taking on the role now.
So even as an agent, it’s still difficult for me to talk to her.”
"Character? Are you going to film a TV series here?" Yuantai asked curiously after hearing the man's words.
"I think you said you were going to shoot something just now, right?" Mitsuhiko recalled.
"It's a movie that will be released to the public tomorrow, which is the highest masterpiece of the "Blood Smoke" series of movies, "Red Fountain." Of course, the script is written by me, the scriptwriter Tetsyama Iwaji."
Before the agent could answer, an old man suddenly came over and started talking to himself, showing off, and then said with disdain, "Of course I can't understand what I'm telling you three kids."
And this "Blood Smoke Killer" movie tells the story of a killer.
Because he was assassinated in the hot spring town, the steam in the hot springs was dyed red by the snow, so he got this name.
The "Blood Smoke Killer" series is the debut work of the old man Tetsama Iwaji. It is divided into two different stages: the "Youth Chapter" when the protagonist is young, and the "Old Age Chapter" after he grows old.
"The Bright Red Fountain" is the only "Middle Age Chapter" that describes his middle age.
The content of this movie is that the protagonist, a killer who decided to wash his hands of a certain case, decided to do an assassination without any reward for the proprietress of a hot spring hotel.
The content of this story is that the protagonist designed a perfect secret room murder.
That's probably the story.
Moreover, only this middle-aged story "The Fountain of Bright Red" was filmed in black and white a long time ago, but because it could not find a suitable actor, it has never been re-filmed.
Of course, these detailed information about the movie came from Conan, the "informant".
As for the protagonist, Tetsuyama Iwaji chose Temple Unpei this time.
After listening to Conan's retelling of the encounter between the two parties, Karasawa understood that this was the foreshadowing of the opening of the case.
"Is there anything else worth paying attention to in the future?" In order not to miss the information, Karasawa asked: "For example, the relationship between the two parties."
"Temado Yunpei seems to have other thoughts about Natori Fukushio."
Because there were children around, Conan spoke very cryptically: "After the other party's frivolous behavior was stopped by the manager, Dr. Ari recognized the identity of the manager.
His name is Tanzawa Junsaku, and he has played the protagonist of the youth chapter of "Blood Smoke Killer" before.
At that time, Dr. Ali also said that he hoped he could play the role, but the other party seemed to refuse for some reason.
Then Natori Fukushi retaliated and said, this might be your chance to make a comeback. After all, a scriptwriter who can change actors according to his mood is also here, so there's no telling what might happen in the middle.
Tetsama Iwaji also echoed what Natori Fumio said, saying that there are two or three actors who can replace him."
"Hmm... From what you say, it seems that Tetsama Iwaji is also on Natori Fukushio's side, or is he trying to give his subordinates some power?" Karasawa said, touching his chin.
"Maybe they have the same intention."
At this moment, Haiyuan changed his clothes and came out and said: "After all, when the other party talked about the "wet scene", the expression on his face was disgusting."
After the other party finished answering Tang Ze's words, he stood there without much surprise on his face.
After all, even though they were changing clothes in the house before, the conversation of several people was still clearly heard, and they naturally knew about Tang Ze's arrival.
"I see." Karasawa nodded clearly, and then Ayumi came out of the dressing room. When the other party saw Karasawa, she seemed a little surprised.
"It's great, I can actually meet Karasawa Criminal here!" Ayumi said happily: "Now
There’s no need to worry.”
"You're not scared, are you?" Karasawa looked at Ayumi and said with a smile.
"I was shocked before, but I'm much better now." Ayumi replied after hearing this. Judging from the look on her face, there was indeed not much fear.
This is normal. Although he is only a primary school student, he has experienced many more cases than ordinary people. At that time, he was only frightened by the sudden appearance of the corpse, but now that he has regained consciousness, he is no longer afraid.
"I almost understand the situation you encountered with the dead from Conan."
In order to prevent Conan from omitting any details in the narrative, Karasawa looked at Haibara and asked again: "Is there anything you feel more concerned about?
It doesn’t matter, just some details worth paying attention to.”
"If I have to say something, there seems to be something wrong with that person's feet."
After hearing this, Haiyuan thought for a while and said, "I noticed this at the time. Dr. Ali knew that person quite well. He said that he injured his hamstring a few years ago and has been having problems walking since then.
"
"The other thing is that when I went out to buy a drink at 4:30, I met the agent." Conan heard Haiyuan finish saying this and continued: "I went up to say hello to him, but the other person's attitude seemed...
Very cold."
"That's a bit strange." Mitsuhiko said in surprise when he heard this: "During the day, I felt that his personality was very kind, and he even explained to us the reason for Natori Fukushi's bad temper."
"Let's talk about that later. I'm going to check the body first."
When Karasawa heard that the timeline had already reached this morning, he knew that there should be nothing more to say, so he walked towards the hot spring.
"Haiyuan, please take a few children to stop those customers."
As Karasawa walked, he said to Haibara: "Ayako is also on the bridge now. You explain the situation to her. If there is an adult, it should be better to control the situation."
"I understand." Haiyuan nodded and walked outside with a few little ones.
The other three children only saw Conan staying alone in the room. Although they had a look of reluctance on their faces, they had no choice but to leave.
Apparently, they were also a little unhappy with the different treatment that Karasawa allowed Conan to stay in the house to investigate the case with him, and only arranged for them to guard the door.
But there was nothing that could be done about it. Not to mention that Conan was a disciple of Tangze Criminal, but Conan's own reasoning was also not weak, and he had been to many murder scenes, so the three little ones were still convinced rationally.
So although they felt a little uncomfortable, the three little ones still obeyed Tangze's orders very honestly and guarded the gate of the female soup with Haibara and others.
Soon, Karasawa heard the voices of the three little ones calling Ayako. However, Karasawa did not meet and talk with Ayako anymore, but walked towards the onnai with Conan.
Entering the women's bath, Tang Ze saw a somewhat irritating bald man lying next to the pool. Tang Ze stepped forward to check and found that the body was still and there was no sound.
"What's the cause of death?"
Seeing Tang Ze checking the body, Conan asked.
"The body suffered a severe blow to the back of the head. Judging from the condition, it caused acute subdural hematoma and brain contusion."
Tangze said: "As for the time of death, there were no obvious traces of body spots, and the skin was still warm.
Even if the temperature is higher next to the hot spring pool, the temperature will still lose quickly in the open air.
The predicted time of death is around 5:00 this morning.
In addition, there was some foam on the messenger's heels, and even traces of foam remained on the floor tiles next to his feet."
"There is soap opposite the deceased's feet."
Conan looked at the soap not far away: "The surface damage looks like it has been worn on the ground.
From the surface, it seems that the old man accidentally stepped on the piece of soap on the floor and slipped when he was walking out of the bathroom after taking a bath.
Then, very unfortunately, my head hit the stones around the bathtub."
"Yes, that's the case on the surface, but there are also some doubts."
Karasawa took Conan's words and said
: "First of all, the strange thing is that this is a women's bath, and the curtain outside is very clear under the light.
Even if the light outside is very dark, this old man should not go to the wrong soup pool."
"I'm afraid this is really man-made." Conan nodded in agreement. Their eyes fell on two parts of the other's body respectively, their eyes full of concentration.
"We can only see so much at the moment, let's go out."
Tang Ze listened to the increasingly chaotic voices from the outside and said, "Before the police come, let me control the situation for now. By the way, have you called the police before?"
"Of course, how could you not call the police when something like this happened?" Conan looked at Tangze with an angry look.
"It's not because I'm afraid you'll forget."
Tangze smiled and said: "After all, Haiyuan and the others were busy changing clothes, and you were probably busy checking the body. It's normal that you didn't call the police first."
"How many cases do you think I have been through? I will never forget something like this." Conan rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go, wait for the local criminal police to come over, I just don't know if I can get some acquaintances."
"It should be so. I remember this seems to be the area where Henggou is responsible for criminal investigation." Tangze thought for a moment and said, "Of course, I don't know if there are any personnel changes."
He remembered that the Henggou brothers did not seem to be in charge of one area all the time, and there were subsequent personnel changes. It was not clear who would come this time.
But it doesn't matter, no one can escape the tool man's life anyway.
While waiting patiently, Tang Ze began to conduct preliminary interrogations, and also dealt with the idea that several acquaintances of the deceased wanted to rush into the women's bath to check the situation.
Not long after that, he finally saw Henggou's criminal leader with a crew cut hurried over.
This chapter has been completed!