"The victim of the incident was a maid who worked in that mansion. Her body was tied upside down to a wooden stake and stood in the forest. The death was very miserable, and the appearance of the body was also very strange..."
In front of the mansion located in the forest, Otaki Goro, Mouri Kogoro, Ike Feichi, and Koshimizu Nanatsuki were talking about the news they learned from Hattori Heizo.
"The first people to discover the body were an old couple who went to pick wild vegetables in the forest. I heard that because the body was very pale, they thought it was a scarecrow used to repel bears at first. They didn't expect it to be a human body..."
"Did the victim die from excessive blood loss?" Mouri Kogoro asked curiously.
"That's right, but there are no wounds on the body where the arteries and arteries were cut..."
The mansion has a retro appearance, like a large mansion in a European aristocratic manor from the last century.
The group of people drove directly to the end of the garden and stood in front of the side door talking.
The rays of dusk fell on the masonry of the walls, seeming to cast a yellowing filter on the mansion like an old film.
"The police only found two small holes side by side on the neck of the corpse, just like those people in movies and TV shows who have been sucked out of the blood by vampires. Therefore, there are some bizarre rumors about this murder. Some people say
That maid met a vampire and became the vampire's food..."
Otaki Goro stood at the door and whispered about the female corpse found in the nearby forest. His face was a little uncomfortable and showed a trace of fear, which made the atmosphere heavy and weird.
Conan turned his head and looked at the orchid, distant mountains and leaves in front of the flower bed in the distance, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he and Hattori had already thought that Xiaolan and the others would be afraid, so they found an excuse to send the two away before discussing the case.
The Nanatsuki sister who stayed behind is a detective, so she shouldn’t be afraid...
Hattori Heiji also thought about Nanatsuki Koshizu, the only woman left behind. He was not sure whether Nanatsuki Koshimizu would be afraid. He turned around and looked over, only to find that the expression on Nanatsuki Koshimizu's face was as calm as that of Chi Feichi.
Hearing Otaki Goro talk about the strange murder half a year ago, Koshizui Nanatsuki didn't show any emotion in his eyes. He and Chi Feichi stood side by side in front of the side door of the ancient mansion, also standing expressionless in the sunset, so that Hattori
Heiji's scalp felt numb when he saw it.
Conan noticed Hattori Heiji's abnormality, looked over, and was stunned.
Sister Nanatsuki was infected by Brother Chi?
Although Sister Nanatsuki does not have the cold aura of Brother Chi, their expressions are very similar, and there is no energy in their bodies. It looks really strange to stand together like this, as if they are being attacked by the ancient demon in this mansion.
It's like being possessed...
"Suck, vampire?" Mouri Kogoro gave a normal reaction and asked Otaki Goro in surprise, "Are you saying that that incident was done by a vampire?"
"This is just a baseless legend," Otaki Goro declared with a smile. However, he did not dare to completely deny whether there were vampires, so he could only say vaguely, "It is said that this place was ruled by a daimyo before.
Otaki Goro felt that it would be even more outrageous if he continued to say it, so he quickly laughed and said, "Ah, actually, I don't know the details."
Hattori Heiji looked at Ike Feichi and Koshizui Nanatsuki who were standing beside them blankly. He felt that he couldn't stand it anymore and asked tentatively, "Brother Feichi and Sister Nanatsuki, are you listening?"
No, Brother Fei Chi is always like this, and it’s not strange to be like this now, but something is really wrong with Sister Nanatsuki.
Is this evil? It must be!
"Sister Nanatsuki, why aren't you surprised at all when you hear such a bizarre incident?" Conan asked directly.
Koshizui Nanatsuki's eyes slowly moved down to Conan, letting himself come out of the speechless mood, and a smile appeared on his face, "Because I seem to have heard of this incident before, someone who works in the Forest Mansion
There are legends about the case where the maid was killed by a vampire and the murderer was never found..."
Because she had already heard someone say it once on the road, about the condition of the maid's body, the vampire legends that had been spread, the suspects suspected by the police, and what was unusual about the owner of this mansion...
As well as who the real murderer of the maid was and what the method was, Mr. Chi told her everything!
So much so that when Officer Otaki spoke about the time and location of the crime "half a year ago, in the forest," her mood became very subtle. When Officer Otaki spoke of the abnormalities on the body with an ugly face, she was also surprised.
I couldn't get up, and I just thought about when Otaki Goro could finish explaining the case.
Mr. Chi usually feels like this after passively predicting an event, right?
So, she has experienced the mentality of a god?
Otaki Goro believed Nanatsuki Koshizui's statement and asked with some surprise, "Has this incident spread to Tokyo?"
Conan looked confused and muttered, "I've never heard of it."
"I haven't heard of it in Osaka... Sister Nanatsuki, are you sure that the incident you heard about is the incident that happened in this forest half a year ago?" Hattori Heiji thought of various possibilities and asked seriously.
, “Could similar incidents have occurred in other places?”
Otaki Goro and Mouri Kogoro looked solemn, and looked at Nanatsuki across the water together.
If similar incidents have occurred in other places, then it may be a serial killing incident, or someone may imitate the crime!
At that time, the police can apply for joint handling of the case, and maybe they will be able to find more clues!
Koshimizu Nanatsuki instantly guessed what others were thinking. In order not to mislead others, he quickly smiled and said, "When I passed through Gunma Prefecture a few months ago, I heard someone talking on the train because the other person mentioned vampires.
Murder, the murderer has not been caught, etc. I was curious, so I listened to the two people talking for a while. I originally wanted to find a chance to inquire further, but when I went to the bathroom, the two people had already left.
I went to another carriage to take my seat. I wasn’t sure if they were making up a story, so I didn’t go around looking for anyone to ask. As for whether it was the same incident as what happened here, I don’t know. I just heard them say that he was murdered.
The person was a maid who worked in a large house at the junction of Gunma and Saitama. So when Officer Otaki said it, I remembered the case I heard about at that time. I think they were talking about the incident here.
."
"I see," Hattori Heiji didn't think much, and quickly turned his attention elsewhere. He looked at Otaki Goro and asked, "Officer Otaki, hasn't the murderer been caught until now?"
"Not yet," Otaki Goro frowned. "It happened to be raining on the day the body was discovered, and the ground was muddy. There were no useful clues, and no one seemed to have witnessed any suspicious people nearby."
"But, there should be at least one suspect, right?" Mouri Kogoro asked.
Chi Feichi's voice began to echo in Koshimi Nanatsuki's mind.
[The suspect suspected by the police is the owner of the mansion. I heard that he inherited the mansion from his father. He is also a rich man who has inherited a lot of wealth. His name is Yin... Sorry, I can’t remember the name clearly.
, But that is not important. What is important is that the maid complained to the chef in the mansion before she died, saying that the master was scary and felt that she might be in danger...]
"The person whom the police suspected at the beginning was the owner of this mansion, Mr. Tokura Sakiya," Otaki Goro said to Mori Kogoro with a solemn expression. "The murdered maid had complained to the chef of this mansion.
Say things like, 'Master, I'm so scary lately, I'm afraid I'll be in danger, and I want to quit my job as a maid'..."
Koshimi Nanatsuki had no expression on his face. He noticed someone approaching and looked over.
Except that Mr. Chi couldn't remember the name of the gentleman, there was no difference in other places.
Even the old man with a snow-white beard who came over there was mentioned by Mr. Chi:
[If there is no surprise, when Officer Otaki mentioned that the old man was suspicious, the old housekeeper of that family would come to us and tell us that their old man had an alibi...]
Mouri Kogoro was so focused on the incident that he didn't notice the old butler walking next to him. He looked at Otaki Goro and said, "Then, the murderer is indeed the owner..."
Otaki Goro said quickly, "It's not..."
"The master has an alibi," the old housekeeper who came to the side interrupted, and when Mouri Kogoro and others looked at him, he explained calmly, "During the time of death estimated by the maid Shimizu, someone
I can testify that the master has been sleeping in the room all the time, so the alibi is established. And ironically, the person who proved this happens to be the person the maid complained about, that is, the chef in the mansion.
."
Koshimi Nanatsuki twitched the corners of his mouth and gave a fake smile, and he shed tears of noodles in his heart.
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Damn it, if you try it again after being spoiled, the fun will be less than half!