Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Conan chuckled twice and didn't respond to his words.

"Brother Xianhe, please put me down."

"Hold on."

Conan watched Yun Xianhe take out a small raincoat from his bag and put it on him, his pupils trembling.

How can this person fit so many things in his bag? !

The sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella is somewhat hypnotic.

Yun Xianhe yawned lazily and stood behind the policemen, scanning the entire place known as the scene.

"That car must have been parked there for a long time."

"Brother Xianhe, look at this."

Conan, who was standing by, found an iron barrel buried in the grass.

The remaining, unburned packaging bag fragments made Yun Xianhe raise an eyebrow, and he found a small branch to dig at them a few times.

"It seems that our murderer is not having a very good life."

But Officer Sakata was quite capable, as he was able to catch the other person by himself.

"Could he have abandoned the car and gone somewhere else?"

On the other side, the police officers who were searching were still discussing the whereabouts of Kiichiro Numabuchi.

Feeling the pull on the corner of his clothes, Yun Xianhe cleared his throat and said:

"Officer Otaki, I found a clue here."

"What, you are the boy in the back seat?! When did you get here?"

The others were obviously frightened when they saw Yun Xianhe.

Should I say it or not, in such a dark rainy night in the woods,

Suddenly I saw a person who was so white that he glowed, and for a moment I thought it was a ghost.

"The murderer is still in that little house."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Officer Otaki took a few steps forward and took a closer look at the iron bucket that Yun Xianhe was pointing at.

"A convenience store bento label that expires today... But if it's a wanted person, and he shows up at a convenience store, he should be recognized right away, right?"

"So the person who went to buy food was someone else. As for whether he was protecting her or imprisoning her..."

Looking at Officer Otaki's changed expression, Yun Xianhe tilted his head to glance at the cabin:

"You'll know once you see the person involved."

Conan remembered the two reasoning hypotheses that Yun Xianhe had given earlier.

If Kiichiro Numabuchi was really imprisoned here, then who is the murderer of this serial murder case?

"Let's go Conan."

"coming!"

Several police officers searched the cabin inside and out with flashlights.

But apart from finding traces of someone having been there, there was no other discovery.

Yun Xianhe glanced at the room and looked up at the ceiling.

He narrowed his eyes slightly when he noticed the unnatural joints in the wood grain.

Grabbing the little detective who was about to investigate, Yun Xianhe said to Officer Otaki:

"Officer, there's a attic door."

"Oh? Where?"

Yun Xianhe waved the flashlight in his hand to point the other party to a path, and sure enough, he found Kiichiro Numabuchi inside.

The other person was handcuffed to a pillar, his face was haggard, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.

"You wanted to go up and see it yourself, didn't you?"

The young detective, who was being held by the collar, froze and said with a wry smile:

"how come…"

"Although you have recently learned not to show that you are not like a child in front of others, your awareness of danger still needs to be improved."

Yun Xianhe, who was standing in the corner, sighed and patted Conan on the head:

"If you had rushed over just now and the other person was not tied up, do you know what the consequences would be?"

Conan opened his mouth but didn't refute.

He naturally knew the result.

Whether being pushed down and falling from the beams, or being caught and held hostage...

What's more, if the opponent has a weapon in his hand,

Thinking of this, Conan suddenly realized it and broke out in a cold sweat.

The night wind carrying rain rushed in from outside the door.

Yun Xianhe tightened his coat, glanced at Numabuchi Kiichiro who was brought down, and yawned softly.

Conan on the side turned his attention back to the case.

He took out the fax of the photo of the driving school training that Hattori had given him earlier from his pocket:

"If Numabuchi is not the murderer..."

When the attention is diverted from the murderer identified in the subconscious mind,

Another figure on the screen rushed in.

Conan carefully compared the driving school instructor's face with the impression he had of Officer Sakata.

His expression gradually became incredulous.

"Isn't it possible?"

"Bang!"

The escorted Kiichiro Numabuchi seemed to be exhausted and staggered into a pile of debris nearby.

Yun Xianhe glanced at the person lying there, gurgling something.

Then he half squatted down and moved his eyes to the photo in the little detective's hand.

Conan pointed at the driving school instructor above:

"Is that the guy?!"

"Well - congratulations on getting the answer right! One point for being a detective."

"Wait, that's not Hattori!"

"Mr. Guang is there."

Conan, who was originally a little worried, opened his mouth and looked at Yun Xianhe in disbelief:

"You already knew this?!"

“I was a little unsure until I saw the photos.”

"..."

Thinking of Yun Xianhe's repeated reminders before, Conan pinched his eyebrows in annoyance.

Damn, if he had paid more attention,

“Don’t worry, even if I didn’t let Mr. Guang go with me in the end, Hattori will be fine.

After all, that police officer is essentially just a poor man who wants to avenge his family, right? "

"but……"

He killed someone after all.

The young detective seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Yun Xianhe guessed what the other party was struggling with and sighed slightly, then patted him on the shoulder:

"The statute of limitations has already passed. For Mr. Sakata, this is the last resort."

“Not all delayed justice can offset a person’s twenty years of loneliness and pain.”

"Besides, he was just a child at the time."

"If you understand the value of life, you should be able to understand the pain of separation, right?"

Due to the difference in world view and growing environment, Yun Xianhe did not react too much to this kind of revenge drama.

What's more, the other party is not a murderous villain, so it doesn't matter.

And in Yun Xianhe's opinion, the reason why Conan still has such thoughts that he cannot understand this matter.

On the one hand, it is because the rules of the original world gave this son of destiny an incomplete personality.

On the other hand, it is because the other party has never experienced the murder of a loved one around him.

I have never experienced the kind of separation of life and death that hurts deep into my bones.

Looking at Conan who was looking down in deep thought,

Yun Xianhe felt as if he had seen the friend about whom he once knew nothing, and couldn't help but sigh.

Well, it doesn’t matter, time will always give you time to grow.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Go away!"

"Swamp!!"

“Get out of my way!!”

The man who looked like he was dying just now suddenly jumped up.

With a ferocious look on his face, he held the knife he had picked up from the garbage dump and rushed straight towards Yun Xianhe and Conan at the door.

Compared to the seemingly clever little kids,

Obviously the pale and thin boy became the primary target of the attack!

"Danger!"

Conan subconsciously wanted to stand in front of Yun Xianhe.

The latter pulled the young detective aside with one hand, and quickly and accurately clamped Numabuchi Kiichiro's wrist with the other hand, twisting it hard.

click,

"Ahhhhh!!"

A shrill scream and the sound of a knife falling to the ground rang out.

Yun Xianhe released the hand that was protecting the little detective, picked up the knife on the ground and threw it aside, then slowly stood up.

He still had Numayuki's wrist in his hand.

However, judging from the incredible bending angle and the painful expression on the other person's face, that hand was most likely broken.

"Please keep an eye on your prisoner, officer."

Officer Otaki looked at Kiichiro Numabuchi, who was in so much pain that he had completely lost the ability to resist.

He took another look at Yun Xianhe, who was standing there, looking harmless like an angel, and swallowed subconsciously.

It is true that appearance is not what you see...

"Are you okay?! Are you hurt?"

Conan, who had just recovered from the shock, hurried forward, pulled over Yun Xianhe's hand that had just snatched the knife and took a closer look.

Only after confirming that the other person had no wounds on his hands did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Yun Xianhe looked at the nervous Conan with amusement:

"When will you have a clear understanding of my skills?"

"Being good at martial arts doesn't mean you won't get hurt..."

Conan muttered a few words, then dragged Yun Xianhe out.

"Let's go back."

"Hai Hai Yi——"

After returning to the car, Yun Xianhe was questioned by others.

Skipping that dangerous moment, Yun Xianhe simply stated the final result, then pulled the scarf around his neck, covering the lower half of his face, and curled up there to take a nap.

There was a slight vibration from my cell phone. I took it out and saw it was a message from Zhu Fu Jingguang.

The above briefly tells the story of how Hattori Heiji exposed the other party and how Officer Sakata wanted to shoot himself but was stopped.

Thanks to Zhu Fu Jingguang's presence.

With proper precautions, there were no casualties.

[Ding, it is detected that the host's decision prevented Hattori Heiji from getting hurt. 】

Huh? Injured?

Yun Xianhe raised his eyebrows when he heard the system prompt.

Could it be that Hattori was originally going to stop Sakata, but was injured by accident?

[The redemption process has been triggered, and the punishment is being drawn according to the strength of the causal line.]

[It is detected that Hattori Heiji's recognition of the host has increased to 70%. This punishment will be drawn from the minor illness file. 】

Yun Xianhe yawned.

Glancing at the remaining '17:42:15' countdown for 'Ice Skin and Jade Bones' on the system panel.

I hope I don't get anything weird this time.

[Drawing completed, congratulations to the host for obtaining 'Weak Willow Supporting the Wind' (one-time), lasting for three days. ]

…What? Wait?!