Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 159: Another Fiancee is Lost

Although Miss Mio who said this is very likely a money-swindler, the meaning of her words is not a problem.

Lin Xiuyi was also very pleased that the three girls in his family were not gold diggers.

"We could use Miss Mio's photo to make a missing person notice," Reiko suggested. "We could print a few and send them out. Maybe we'll find some news about her."

"Well..." Mr. Otomo shook his head, "Mio doesn't like taking pictures. I don't have any pictures of her."

"You don't like taking pictures?" Fujimine Yukiko looked puzzled. "How could there be a girl who doesn't like taking pictures?"

Kisaki Eri snorted immediately: "Do you think everyone is like you, showing off?"

"Oh, I forgot," Fujimine Yukiko pretended to be enlightened, "Some slovenly people who don't like to dress up really don't like having their pictures taken because they're afraid they'll look too ugly in the photos!"

The two girls started to argue with each other again, and Lin Xiuyi could only shake his head helplessly.

However, what Fujimine Yukiko said does make some sense.

"Excuse me, what does Miss Mio look like?"

"She's very beautiful," Mr. Otomo understood the meaning behind Lin Xiuyi's words. "Mio doesn't like having her picture taken, but it's definitely not because of her looks. She's very beautiful."

Or maybe they don’t like taking photos because they are afraid of leaving photos as evidence.

Lin Xiuyi became more and more certain that Miss Mio was a liar who cheated men out of their money.

"Actually, I came to see Mr. Lin because I want you to investigate that suburban hotel," Mr. Otomo said in a deep voice. "In the past six months, besides Mio, another girl has also disappeared there."

"Two girls have disappeared there in a row. There must be something wrong with that hotel."

As he said this, Mr. Otomo took out two newspapers from his bag and placed them on the table.
"I posted this six months ago. Two months ago, someone else posted a missing person notice, and the missing person was also posted at that hotel."

Lin Xiuyi carefully compared the two missing person notices and found that the missing persons’ locations indeed pointed to the same hotel, and even the relationships of the missing persons were similar.

On this side of Mr. Otomo is his girlfriend, and on the other side is his fiancée.

"Could it be that the hotel kidnapped them and imprisoned them?" Reiko shrank back towards her brother in fear.

"Does the police know this?" Lin Xiuyi asked.

"Of course they knew," Mr. Otomo said angrily. "After I saw the other missing person notice, I immediately contacted them, and then we went to the police together. They searched the hotel again, but they still thought there was nothing wrong with it!"

"What about the hotel?" Lin Xiuyi frowned. "Did they give any explanation?"

"The hotel owner and waiter said we might have encountered a Kamikakushi. There's a kappa living in the pool under the waterfall that likes to steal human lovers," Mr. Otomo said angrily. "What era is this? They're still trying to fool people with this kind of talk."

Shenyin refers to a person being hidden or taken away by gods or monsters, and disappearing mysteriously within a short period of time.

The Japanese are superstitious. Even in modern times, many people believe in ghosts and gods, which means that some people still believe in the so-called disappearance of gods.

……

Two girls disappeared in succession within half a year. It was obvious that there was something wrong with that hotel.

Lin Xiuyi agreed to Mr. Otomo's request and decided to go to the hotel together to investigate again.

After hearing this, the three girls also wanted to go together.

"Aren't you afraid of disappearing too?" Lin Xiuyi threatened them, "I don't want to put up a missing person notice for you."

"The two missing girls both had boyfriends," Kisaki Eri crossed her arms, "I don't have a boyfriend, so why should I be afraid?"

"Even if he disappears, it has nothing to do with me," Fujimine Yukiko snorted, "I don't even have a lover, Kappa will definitely not be interested in me." The two girls were staring at Lin Xiuyi while talking, obviously hinting at something.

Lin Xiuyi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by them, and quickly looked at his little cousin.

Reiko smiled sweetly and hugged her brother's arm: "Onii-chan will definitely protect me!"

What she meant was obviously that she was Lin Xiuyi's girlfriend and lover.

Kisaki Eri and Fujimine Yukiko originally wanted to force Hayashi Shuichi to express his opinion, but they were interrupted by the little girl. They were so angry that their faces turned black, while Reiko glared back at them without fear at all.

Lin Xiuyi looked at the three girls helplessly: "Mr. Otomo, is this convenient?"

"Of course," Otomo Hiroki nodded nonchalantly, "There's just enough room in the car."

Before leaving, Hayashi Hideichi asked Otomo Hiroki to contact Akita Keito, another unlucky guy who lost his fiancée.

After learning that Otomo Hiroki was going to the hotel again to look for clues about his girlfriend, Akita Keito immediately said he wanted to go over.

The two parties agreed to meet at a gas station at the foot of the mountain where the hotel was located. Then, Hayashi Hideichi and the three girls got into Otomo Hiroki's car and drove to the suburbs.

On the way, Lin Xiuyi asked about the situation of the hotel.

Otomo Hiroki, who has been there several times, said: "The hotel is not big. It is built halfway up the mountain. There is a small waterfall nearby. Most of the guests in the hotel go there to climb the mountain and see the waterfall."

"The proprietress, Mrs. Togo Sinai, is nearly fifty years old. Her husband has passed away. The only waiter in the hotel is her son, Togo Takashi..."

……

An hour and a half later, Otomo Hiroki drove to the gas station at the foot of the mountain where the hotel was located.

It takes less than ten minutes to walk from here to the hotel.

Before Akita Keito arrived, Otomo Hiroki parked his car on the side of the road and waited for him.

Lin Xiu got out of the car to stretch her body, and the three girls followed her.

"The air in the mountains is so nice..." Before Yukiko Fujimine could finish her words of emotion, she smelled a pungent smell of paint.

She turned around unhappily and saw workers standing on scaffolding at the entrance of the gas station, repainting the faded warning signs.

"What bad luck," Yukiko Fujimine pouted in frustration.

"I haven't been out of the city for a long time. The environment in the mountains is still better," Hibiki Eri looked at the surrounding scenery with satisfaction.

Compared to the concrete buildings everywhere in the city, the dense green jungle in front of us is obviously more refreshing.

"It would be nice if the sky could be clearer," Fujimine Yukiko looked up at the gloomy sky, "I hope it doesn't rain today."

"Onii-chan, there's a small river over there," Reiko cheered and ran over.

Lin Xiuyi was worried that she would fall into the water, so he hurried over.

The river was not turbulent, and many pink petals were floating on the water.

"Onii-chan, are those cherry blossoms in the water?" Reiko asked uncertainly. "Didn't the cherry blossoms in Tokyo bloom a long time ago? It's been almost half a month."

Lin Xiuyi thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because the temperature in the mountains is low, so the cherry blossoms here bloom later."

(End of this chapter)