Chapter 353 The murderer of the Shikatori Town murder case appears?
Mikael did not answer him directly, but just smiled indifferently. Although there were no words, everything was still self-evident.
As the bangs became louder and louder, the cherry blossom-shaped marks on Kuroyuki Hana and Kitahara Yuko's bodies lit up. They stood up slowly while sleeping and walked stiffly outside the side hall.
This scene reminded Mikael of the pied-coated flute player in European fairy tales. When he played the flute, the children in the town involuntarily danced to the sound of the flute and followed him out of the town.
Finally the mountain opened up, and the flute player led the children into the mountain. The mountain walls closed behind them, and the parents never saw their children again.
There is no doubt that the Pied Piper is a first-class magician who uses sound magic, but the murderer is not sure. It is just a suggestion magic that uses a specific tone to trigger. The principle is actually very simple.
Kitahara Ryunosuke chased after him, but he stopped when he reached the palace gate and looked tangledly in the direction of the inner palace, where other girls were sleeping.
It's hard not to guarantee that this is the murderer's strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. If the rash pursuit leads to a shortage of manpower here and more girls are killed, as a policeman, he will not forgive himself under any circumstances.
"You, Cheng Zi and Zhi go to catch the murderer. Just leave it to me alone."
Seemingly seeing through what he was thinking, Mikael patted Kitahara Ryunosuke on the shoulder.
"But……"
Just as Kitahara Ryunosuke was about to say something, Ori interrupted him neatly,
"Be careful. Since this guy promised you, there will never be any problems. Besides, we have to catch up quickly, they are about to enter the forest."
"Then I'll leave this to you, Mr. Mikael."
Kitahara Ryunosuke glanced at the situation on the other side of Yuko and Kurogiri Hana, gritted his teeth, and without any further hesitation, he strode after him with his pistol in hand.
………
………
Although Kurogiri Hana and Kitahara Yuko's steps looked very stiff, their speed was not slow at all. They walked out of the shrine's torii gate and walked straight into the woods on the side.
Kitahara Ryunosuke, Ori and Aozaki Orange hung behind them not too far away, maintaining a relatively safe distance, and at the same time used [Concealment] magic to erase the sounds and figures of their movements.
Although Mikael stayed at the side hall to ensure the safety of the other girls and did not come with them, Aozaki Orange did not worry too much. She was enough here alone.
Maybe compared to a monster like Mikael, she looks weak, and the puppet master is not particularly good at fighting, but this is all relative. Facing an ordinary magician, she
He is still the feared crowned magician [Red of Pain].
After walking in the woods for a while, I came to a slightly wider place. I saw a hunchbacked humanoid figure wrapped in a dark robe standing there, with a pale mask on his face and a clapper in his hand.
Knock gently.
When Kitahara Ryunosuke saw the black-robed man, he wanted to rush out with a single step. Ori was also eager to try, but they were stopped by Aozaki Yuko's hand.
"Wait a little longer and cast a long line to catch big fish."
Aozaki Chengzi looked at the man in black robes, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had seen through the black robe that blocked his vision, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer.
"This person is just like a puppet at best. I have to say that guy is quite cautious, but that's fine. Cunning prey is more valuable to hunt."
Just then, something unexpected happened!
Kurogane Huahua's body trembled violently, and her dull eyes gradually regained their vitality, revealing a hint of struggle.
She pulled out the knife she carried with her and severely cut her right palm. The severe pain broke the [suggestion] magic that the man in black robe had planted in advance.
"call--"
She took a deep breath, jumped back, and kept a relatively safe distance from the man in black robe. Her face showed a mixture of happiness and horror. She had obviously made sufficient preparations, but she still ended up unconsciously
The boat capsized.
[But fortunately, I woke up in time.]
With a bit of joy in her heart, Kuitong Huahua quickly glanced at the surrounding environment. The unfamiliar woods made her heart sink.
Kitahara Yuko's eyes were still blank, still under that inexplicable control. As for the other people, they didn't know where they were. In a good situation, they might be following not far behind, in a bad situation, they might even be there.
They also lost their ability to resist.
But she doesn't dare to bet on this possibility now, so she still has to rely on herself to solve the murderer.
Without too much hesitation, she stretched out her right hand, pointed it in the direction of the man in black robe, tried hard to focus her attention, imagined them as snowballs, and then projected them out.
I don't know if it was because she was facing a life-and-death crisis, but this time she unexpectedly went smoothly. A tiny blue electric spark appeared near her palm, making a "thunderbolt" sound.
Immediately afterwards, fierce flames rose up from the body of the man in black robes, illuminating the dark forest in an instant. He was burning fiercely like a blazing torch.
Due to the middle part of the banging sound, Kitahara Yuko also slowly woke up. She looked at the unfamiliar environment around her and the burning man in black robe with a trace of confusion in her eyes.
"Yuko——!"
Kitahara Ryunosuke shouted loudly, and then ran out of the woods. Without too many greetings, he aimed his pistol at the head of the man in black robe, and was hesitating whether he should shoot again.
Aozaki Orange casually wrote the runes representing "wind" in mid-air with a lit cigarette. The roaring whirlwind extinguished the flames on the man in black robes, revealing the charred body inside, and a smell filled the air.
Indescribable barbecue flavor.
Zhi leaned down and used a dagger to lift off the mask on the black-robed man's face, revealing a wrinkled, kind and peaceful old man's face.
"Lord Palace Secretary——?!"
Kitahara Ryunosuke and Kitahara Yuko looked at the old man's face and couldn't help but exclaimed. They had never thought that the man in black robe could be the lord minister of Shikatori Shrine.
As an elder in the town, many people have been helped by this kind-hearted old man. If he is said to be the murderer, not only them, but also the rest of the townspeople will not believe it.
"Of course there is another murderer. This old man is just a puppet being manipulated."
Aozaki Orange wrote the runes representing healing again. With the injection of vitality, the burned parts of the old man's body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, she turned to look at Hei, who was trying to reduce her sense of existence.