Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

"So it's Ms. Saori?"

Conan was thoughtful, feeling that something was wrong.

The whole case became more and more confusing.

Yun Xianhe, who had almost figured it out, put away the photo album, and then he noticed that there seemed to be a fire in the distance and Hattori and others were walking out.

"There's a fire! Find someone to put it out!"

Xiaolan and Kazuha ran to call the police, while Conan and Hattori looked around for something that could put out the fire.

Yun Xianhe stayed where he was and stood silently in front of the burning warehouse.

The flames shooting up into the sky illuminated the young man’s pale face, but could not illuminate the darkness in his heterochromatic eyes.

The wall of fire that once covered the sky seemed to reappear before our eyes.

The crackling sound of firewood breaking, and those creepy screams and crazy laughter.

If fire is made of greed, to what extent can it burn?

“…fire cannot burn it all.”

The hero muttered softly, not knowing who he was talking to.

"Brother Xianhe?! It's dangerous! Don't stand so close! Brother Xianhe!"

Conan, who came with a small bucket of water, quickly pulled Yun Xianhe back, just in time to avoid a burnt tile.

"Brother Xianhe!"

The hero, who was a step behind, turned his head to look at Conan, then reached out to pick up the bucket of water for him and poured it onto the burning wall.

"It's useless. Someone poured gasoline on the wall."

"What, damn it!"

On the other side, after hearing this, Hattori did not go to fetch water. He stood in a safe place with Yun Xianhe and the others waiting for the fire truck to arrive.

"There shouldn't be anyone in here, right?"

Hattori said this with some hesitation.

Yun Xianhe raised the corner of his lips slightly:

"If there really was someone, it would have been too late to save him."

Come to think of it, if this was that person's plan, the person used as a replacement should be Saori Monkyou who probably already died a long time ago, right?

If we rush in now, we should be able to bring the body out. Wouldn't that save some verification process?

Yun Xianhe here was wondering whether to take action.

Conan's heart skipped a beat, and he had already come up with the worst guess in his mind:

"Could it be, Miss Jun Hui..."

Yun Xianhe followed silently:

"It might be Monkyou Saori."

"What,?!"

"Come quickly! The fire is just ahead!"

The firefighters arrived very quickly.

The three people whose conversation was interrupted looked at the crowd that kept rushing to the scene and chose to move.

After finding an empty room and closing the door, Conan looked at Yun Xianhe with a serious face:

"Brother Xianhe, what did you mean by that just now?"

After making sure that there was no one in the surrounding rooms, Yun Xianhe slowly explained:

"It's just an inference. Right now, the only clue I can give you for sure is that there is something wrong with that longevity lady."

"Hmm? Are you saying that the rumors about her immortality are false or something?"

"Don't you think the way she walks is weird?"

After all, if a normal adult wants to pretend to be that height, he can only walk on his knees.

If you walk without bending your knees, your movements will be different from those of ordinary people.

It's just that the other party cleverly used a wide dress and a cane to conceal the curve of the lower body's movements, so it's hard to see.

Looking at the two people who were lost in thought, Yun Xianhe turned his head to glance at the clock on the wall, yawned lazily, and walked out.

"I'm going back to the hotel to sleep."

"Huh?! How can you sleep when the case isn't solved yet?"

Seeing Yun Xianhe was about to leave, Hattori reached out to grab him.

The former dodged lightly, stuffed a painkiller into his mouth, and said vaguely:

"I'm a patient and need to rest. Why can't I sleep?"

Hattori Banyueyan complained:

"I don't know who spent the whole afternoon fishing..."

"It's not me anyway."

Yun Xianhe said this without any psychological burden.

After all, his fishing rod was swept away by the sea water.

Although he finally picked them up, those fish were given by seagulls and not caught by him.

"Brother Xianhe, are you saying that the Longevity Lady is a fake?"

"How can it be?!"

Conan's point of view was instantly denied by Hattori.

Seeing that Yun Xianhe didn't say anything, Osaka Chocolate's expression froze, and he lowered his head to look at Conan who had a serious expression:

"Hey, didn't you see it this afternoon? No matter how you look at it, it looks like an old woman, right? Don't tell me that these three cases were committed by an old woman."

"Hattori, what we saw was most likely someone else's disguise as a longevity woman using a special costume."

"How could he be stupid! It's very difficult to disguise as someone for a long time without being discovered by the person closest to him. If he wants to hide nothing, he must know the person very well, or... Miss Jun Hui?"

Hattori Heiji just felt it was ridiculous for a moment.

If this is true, then it means that these three cases were all committed by Shimabukuro Kimie? !

Why?! The other party seems to have no motive at all!

Could it be to protect the mermaid's grave? ?

But the other party’s attitude towards Changsheng is also unacceptable.

“…This is the most reasonable explanation at the moment.”

Conan's tone was a little heavy.

Seeing that the two seemed to have figured it out, Yun Xianhe clapped his hands in support, then pushed them out:

"One point for detective—Well, even if you want to verify it, you have to wait until the fire in the distance is put out. Instead of waiting here, why not go back and rest and recharge your energy?"

The two people who were still thinking were half-heartedly dragged back to the hotel by Yun Xianhe and forced to rest.

During this period, Yun Xianhe also persuaded Xiaolan and Heye who were around the fire scene to return to the hotel.

We don't know when the fire will be put out, and we can't help, so why should we just stand there and watch all night?

It turned out that Yun Xianhe was very foresighted, and the fire in the warehouse was not put out until one night.

Searchers finally found a completely charred body in the ruins of the fire.

"Yes, although the deceased's body was burnt black, he was wearing a pair of glasses and blue clothes. This has been confirmed. I think that should be Saori who is missing."

Fukuyama Rokuro, who participated in the rescue, told Hattori and the others about the incident in a cold tone, then turned around to change his clothes.

“Jun Hui—Jun Hui!”

The longevity lady had appeared not far behind Conan and the others, shouting Shimabukuro Kimie's name everywhere.

Xiaolan and Heye were a little worried about each other, so they followed to help each other look for it.

Conan and Hattori, who stayed where they were, remembered what Yun Xianhe said last night and felt a chill all over their bodies.

If the other party is really Shimabukuro Kimie in disguise, then what is her purpose?

No, at the moment we can only say that the other party is pretending to be another person, and it cannot be proved that she has committed a crime.

"If you didn't know she was still alive, would you have doubted the true identity of the charred corpse when you couldn't find her anywhere?"

Yun Xianhe said in a calm tone as he watched the 'Longevity Lady' leave.

"According to the clues we have obtained so far, Miss Jun Hui had just had her dentistry done not long ago. Comparing tooth marks is the easiest way to do this."

"But was it really Miss Jun Hui who went for a dental checkup that day?"

The two detectives, whose thoughts were all guessed, froze.

Yun Xianhe yawned, took out a piece of candy from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

He will have low blood pressure for another day. He had no involvement in this case, so he can finally be healthy for a while.

He will have a big meal then!

Hattori over there asked Kogoro Mori for help in contacting the dentist in order to compare the tooth marks.

However, he emphasized that he asked the dentist to describe the appearance of the patient that day.

As expected, the tooth mark comparison was correct, but the patient described by the doctor was actually Saori Monkyou.

In other words, the clue that Miss Kimie said at the beginning, that she asked Saori to accompany her to see the dentist, was false.

"That means Miss Jun Hui, who is now 'missing', is also a suspect."

"Impossible! There is absolutely no way Jun Hui could have done this!"

Fukuyama Rokuro, who happened to come over and heard everything, was a little excited.

"Jun Hui would never kill anyone!"

"Mr. Fukuyama, please calm down. You can't conclude whether it's true or not just by yelling here."

Yun Xianhe's calm expression irritated Fukuyama Rokuro, who reached out and grabbed his collar with a gloomy expression:

"How could you possibly understand? Jun Hui is so kind, it's absolutely impossible for her to kill anyone! And those three people are our friends who grew up together, ah!"

"Calm down, don't you understand? Huh?"

The man who was hit in the abdomen by a punch curled up in pain and fell to the ground.

Yun Xianhe lowered his eyes and glanced at the angry man lying at his feet, then raised his head and looked at the ruins of the warehouse in the distance:

"You shouldn't ask me this question. After all, I won't do anything to my friends who I admit to being friends."

"You,... guy..."

After being defeated, Fukuyama Rokuro was very unwilling to accept the defeat, probably because he was defending the person he loved.

Yun Xianhe, who had seen this kind of situation many times, was not surprised at all. His tone was so cold that it was not even as emotional as when he talked about the weather this morning:

"However, regarding the 'friendship' you mentioned..."

The brave man leaned down and approached Fukuyama Rokuro.

The latter inexplicably felt that he saw compassion and pity in those heterochromatic eyes.

Pity? Will gods pity people?

Just as he was distracted at an inopportune moment, he heard the other party's calm voice:

"Are you sure those three really consider you as friends?"