After the friendly interaction, a group of people felt relaxed and looked at the road scenery that they usually thought was ordinary. They also felt particularly pleasing to the eye.
Chi Feichi sent the driver away and drove off Koshizu Nanatsuki, Mao Lilan, Dango, and then Mouri Kogoro and Amuro Tohru before driving Haibara Ai and Conan to meet Dr. Agasa.
The campsite Dr. Agasa chose this time was built in the mountains around Kobe City.
Vehicles can drive along the path all the way to the outside of the camping site, and there is a parking lot next to it. The transportation is convenient, and it is easier to carry camping supplies.
Although the campground is set up on the roadside, there are not many traces of artificial development on the site, and some of the tall trees that have already grown there are still preserved. Even the management office, convenience store, and camping supplies rental store set up on the roadside are also
They are all wooden buildings.
Moreover, the camping site covers a large area and has a wide view, and you can see the surrounding hills covered with green forests.
This kind of camping site with a natural atmosphere and natural beauty is very popular.
The campground has only been open for less than a week, and already many people have come here after hearing the news. The open site does not seem crowded. Whether it is children who like the excitement or people who want a clean vacation, they can all come here.
Find a place on earth that suits you.
After Ai Haibara got out of the car, she stood in front of the fence at the edge of the parking lot and looked at the camping site. After confirming that the scenery on site was consistent with the brochure and not exaggerated, she praised Dr. Agasa, "Doctor, this time I chose
The campground’s vision is much better than before..."
Dr. Ali stood nearby with a proud smile on his face.
"It is definitely a superb performance. It is very likely that it will be difficult to have such a peak moment in the future," Haiyuan Ai commented in a cold voice, turning to the other children and saying, "So, everyone must cherish this camping trip."
Dr. A Li: "..."
Is Xiao Ai praising him or hurting him?
"Yes~!"
Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko agreed heartlessly, but they didn't pay attention to what Haibara Ai said. They just stretched their necks to look at the camping site and the surrounding scenery, and discussed excitedly.
“It’s really great here!”
“The surrounding scenery is beautiful.”
"Look! Someone is setting up a tent directly next to the big tree over there. Let's set up a tent under the tree later. Choose a tall and beautiful tree!"
Conan looked around, feeling that the scenery in this area was really beautiful. When he saw a shrine on a hill not far away, he was a little surprised, "Is there actually a shrine here?"
Chi Feichi followed Conan's line of sight and saw the torii gate on the top of the mountain at a glance.
“That’s where the gods who protect this area live!”
A middle-aged man walked forward as he spoke, with a warm smile on his face. His broad body and thick black eyebrows made him look loyal and reliable. When he saw a group of people looking at him, he raised his finger and pointed at the coat of his blue work clothes.
He smiled and said, "I am a staff member of the Qinglu Camping Management Office. I am responsible for helping guests solve problems in the parking lot area. I usually stay there with my colleagues..."
With that said, the man turned around and pointed to the wooden house at the exit of the parking lot, and continued with a smile, "There are not many guests today. We just saw you two adults bringing five children, so we wanted to come over in advance to introduce you to them.
Let’s take a look at the situation around here. This area is an undeveloped forest. Although beasts and venomous snakes are unlikely to appear, there have been children who got lost in the forest in the past, so if someone brings many children to camp here, we will remind them.
Now, when you go from the camping ground to play in the woods, don’t go too far. Children, when you go to play in the woods, come back when you see the red barbed wire fence in the woods. Don’t jump over it casually!”
The three real kids from the Junior Detective Team looked at each other and nodded obediently in agreement.
"Yes, we know!"
Don't worry about what happens in the future, whether there will be special circumstances, just agree first and then talk about it.
Haihara Ai was a little concerned about safety issues and asked aloud, "Have many children been lost before? This camping ground has only been opened for less than a week, right?"
"I'm not talking about the guests who come to the camping ground, but the children in our village in the past!" The middle-aged man pointed to the mountains below the shrine and said with a smile, "Look, you guys, isn't there a village over there?
That village is called Qinglu Village. Most of the people who work at this camping ground are from that village, and I am the same. Ever since I can remember, every year there are children in the village who are guided by the gods and go to the woods at night...
"
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi shivered, and quickly moved to Chi Feichi and Dr. Ali, not forgetting to pull Haibara Ai and Conan together, hugging each other and squeezing together.
"Then, that..." Mitsuhiko looked around with fear, "Do children go to the woods in the middle of the night every year?"
The middle-aged man leaned over and looked at a group of children, and said deliberately to scare him, "Yes, and it happens to be the same as now, it is a summer night, and when the children walk into the forest, they are also in groups..."
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi: "!"
The beautiful scenery around me seemed to have become terrifying.
Conan looked at the middle-aged man's understatement when he talked about children getting lost, and wondered if the staff had made it up to scare children. He tentatively said, "But, I haven't heard any news about children often missing in this area.
…”
"That's because those of us who grew up in the village are very good at searching for children who are guided by the gods," the middle-aged man said to Conan with a smile, "When I was a child, I went to the forest three times at night with my friends, and each time
They were all found, and when I grew up, I helped the villagers find the children who went to the forest at night every year, and I found them accurately every time!"
Conan: "..."
I ran into the woods three times at night and was found all three times. Is this really lost?
Moreover, there are so many children running into the woods, but nothing serious happens, which to some extent shows that this area is still very safe and there should be no ferocious beasts.
The middle-aged man straightened up and saw that Chi Feichi kept turning his head to look at the village area. He felt that Chi Feichi was not too busy. He looked at Dr. A Li and said seriously, "So, if the child is lost, please come to the management as soon as possible."
The wooden huts at the campground told us that there are wooden huts from the management office in the four directions of the camping ground and in the parking lot. There are people on duty inside. We know this area well and can help with the search. There are no wild beasts nearby, but the children got lost in the woods.
If it lasts too long, it’s still very dangerous!”
Dr. A Li nodded quickly, "Thank you for reminding me, I understand!"
"It would be best if there are no children lost, but I'm worried that they won't be able to resist the guidance of the gods." The middle-aged man laughed again, looking at the five little ones with different expressions and said, "If we meet
God guides you. If you accidentally walk into the woods, don’t panic. Try to stay where you are after you wake up. We will pick you up soon!"
The three real children were frightened by the middle-aged man before, so they responded obediently, "Yes!"
The middle-aged man gave another whistle to the five children and helped carry the camping supplies to the camping site.
When the three real children arrived at the campsite, they immediately put the scary stories behind them and ran around happily. They found a tall tree with lush branches and insisted on setting up their tent under the tree.
Conan recalled the weather forecast and looked at the sky. After confirming that there was no chance of thunder or rain in the past two days, he went with the three children.
The middle-aged man stopped helping to set up the tent. After putting down the things, he greeted Dr. Ali with a smile, "Then I will go back to work. If you guys will stay here for two more days, you can go to the village to have a look tomorrow.
There are specialty restaurants and hot spring houses run by our village. It only takes more than ten minutes to drive to the entrance of the village. Of course, if you want to go to the shrine, you can also visit it, but there are more stone steps and it is difficult to climb.
It will be a little harder to go up there.”
Chi Feichi looked at the shrine half hidden among the trees on the top of the mountain, "Is that shrine called Qinglu Shrine?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the shrine, "Yes, yes, have you been there?"
Yuantai ran over from the other side of the big tree and said proudly, "You know it even if you haven't been there!"
"Yes," Mitsuhiko smiled, "because the camping ground is called Aoki Campground and the village over there is called Aobi Village, so..."
"The shrine is probably called Aobi Shrine," Ayumi said with a smile, "That would make it very unified!"
"Hahaha... So that's it," the middle-aged man laughed heartily, "In fact, even that mountain is called Qinglu Mountain!"
Three children: "!"
(°°)
It doesn’t have to be unified to this extent...
Dr. A Li also stayed where he was.
The mountain, shrine, camping ground, and village all have the same name. Are the people here a bit lazy in naming?
"Hahaha..." The middle-aged man still smiled happily, waved his hand and turned to leave, "I'm leaving first. You are so smart and lively. The gods enshrined in the shrine today will definitely give you instructions, so you can look forward to it in advance!"
Ayumi's face changed slightly, she turned to look at the woods outside the venue, and whispered, "I always feel like those instructions are scary."
Yuantai stared at the man's leaving figure for half a month, "It's true that this uncle is very enthusiastic, but he is also talkative."
Conan said nothing, looking at the man's back, frowning and thinking.
At first, he thought that this person was deliberately scaring the children so that they would not dare to run into the woods, but the other person mentioned it again and again, with a serious look, and it was not like he was just scaring the children.
In addition, this person suddenly smiled so happily, as if he had encountered something interesting and worth looking forward to...
There must be some secret to this place!
Thinking about it, Conan couldn't help but look at Chi Feichi.
Did Brother Chi find the problem?
Chi Feichi had no intention of following the discussion with the others. He squatted in front of the duffel bag, found all the tools needed to set up the tent, and said, "The doctor and I set up the tent, and Xiao Ai took the others.
Find all the ingredients and see if they need to be processed again."
Conan: "..."
His little friend didn't seem to care about the 'secret' here at all... No, no, just now Chi Feichi suddenly asked, 'Is the shrine called Qinglu Shrine?' He always felt that it shouldn't be that simple...
Damn it, he always feels like he has a vague idea, but he can't catch it!