Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

In the shadow of the pine forest, the smile at the corners of Kudo Yuki's eyes spread out like some scattered starlight.

Conan looked up at her, his lens reflecting the fire from the charcoal kiln in the distance, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Xue, how do you know that there is something wrong with Lin Duxin and Otomo Takashi?"

Kudo Yuki lowered her eyes to look at her brother, the smile at the corner of her eyes still not gone, her voice was lighter than the night wind: "The first place where the criminal committed the crime was Nobeyama at the National Astronomical Observatory, where everything is related to satellites."

"The second time he committed a crime, he killed Inspector Sametani. When you were chasing him, Kagekawa and I sat in the car and observed his motorcycle skills. We concluded that he was a graduate of the Metropolitan Police Academy."

"The third time he attacked Officer Yamato and threw his gun away, he was angry at me. And in Yamanashi Prison, didn't you all hear how many times Funakubo Eizo looked for Officer Yamato and Washito Takashi in order to deal with the murder of his daughter?"

"Jiushou Takashi signed a judicial bargain to achieve a suspended sentence, and then changed his name. This alone is enough to point out the unfairness of the sentence."

"From this, it can be seen that Toru should benefit from Mr. Kazami's investigation of this matter, but Toru did not expect that Mr. Kazami would find Conan. Am I right? Inspector Yuya Kazami."

In the black car, Feng Jianyuye grabbed the coat to cover his head, but then felt something was wrong, so he simply threw the coat aside: "Ms. Kudo, you...how do you even know this?"

The moonlight shines through the car window onto the corners of Zhu Fu Jing Guang's slightly curved lips: "Xiao Xue's analysis is correct. There is indeed a protection loophole in Jiutou Long's judicial transaction. As for the speculation that the three cases are committed by the same criminal... we still need evidence to confirm it."

Officer Yui walked out of the charcoal kiln that smelled of charcoal, carrying a transparent plastic bag containing evidence.

She walked steadily towards the Bupa Kebab Hut.

Kudo Yuki and Conan exchanged glances, followed silently, their eyes fixed on the bag of evidence.

The room was warm and the fire was still burning. Ochi Yutaka and Professor Agasa were sleeping soundly in the corner. Genta and a few other children were curled up on the bench, leaning against Mouri Ran, with tired blushes on their faces.

Conan tiptoed to Officer Yamato's side, and in the dim light, he gestured with his hands on his arms and waist, and whispered to explain the locations of the bruises on Otomo Takashi's body.

"I see. This is a typical bruise caused by rifle recoil." Yamato Gansuke touched his chin, his eyes sharpening.

Kudo Yuki's eyes swept across the instrument half-covered by a dust cloth in the corner, and she whispered softly, "That looks like a rifle, but it's actually a device used to trigger avalanches."

"That's exactly what he explained." Officer Yamato followed her gaze and frowned slightly, "Do you think there's a problem?"

Officer Yui interrupted, "Do you doubt that it's a real gun?"

"A few years ago, we seized a batch of modified guns on the national highways in Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures." Officer Yamato lowered his voice, "There were pistols that could hold rifle magazines, and rapid-fire weapons that were modified to look like rifles. Those guns should have been destroyed after the storage period expired..."

Conan suddenly looked up: "Did the people who attacked you use ordinary rifles?"

"I can't see clearly, the gun is covered with a thick cover." Officer Yui shook his head.

Conan stared at the "avalanche equipment" in the corner, and quickly calculated in his mind: [In other words, even the specific shape of the rifle cannot be determined.]

Snow was still falling on Mount Mihodake outside the house.

Police officers from Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures were searching at a cautious pace.

Officer Gao Mu looked at the brisk backs of the hunting club members in front of him and couldn't help but sigh quietly: "They are walking so fast!"

"People who have been wandering in the mountains for a long time do have different leg strength." Sato Miwako turned to look at Ogino Ayami beside her, "Let's follow our pace and don't let them mess things up."

Ogino Ayami nodded and glanced at the oxygen cylinder in Takagi's hand: "Takagi, if you can't do it, just tell me, don't force it."

Takagi had just taken two breaths of oxygen when Sato patted him on the back: "Let's go, catch up with the team."

The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the snow and the snow finally stopped.

Outside the Bupa BBQ hut, Morobushi Takaaki and Officer Yamato were discussing in a low voice while looking at the map.

Officer Yui pointed to the observatory observation car not far away and said, "Ran, Genta, and Mitsuhiko will take this car down the mountain."

"They have seen the criminal. It would be safer to have the county police escort them." Officer Yamato put one hand in his pocket, "Let's take another route."

Mao Lilan stepped forward quickly: "Um... can Conan, Ayumi and Ai also take the car together? It will be easier to take care of the children if they are together."

"No problem." Officer Yui nodded immediately, "Everyone get in the car."

"Great!" The three little ones cheered and ran towards the car door.

Maori Kogoro was about to get into the car, but Conan grabbed his clothes and asked, "Haven't you found the criminal yet?"

"The foot of the mountain has been sealed off, and it's as if the people disappeared out of thin air." Officer Yui's tone was somewhat helpless.

Kogoro Mouri's shoulders slumped, as if he had suddenly lost his temper.

Kudo Yuki looked at his tense profile and knew that this Maori detective was probably thinking of some adventurous plan again.

Zhu Fu Gaoming stroked his chin, his eyes fixed on the snow slope in the distance: "How did the criminal disappear?"

"The car is almost full, so I won't squeeze in." Maori Kogoro suddenly turned around and said to Dr. Agasa, "Doctor, please take my seat."

"But, Mr. Maori..."

"I'll go with Takagi and the others." Maori Kogoro waved his hand and looked at Sato Miwako, Ogino Ayami and Officer Takagi. "Is your car parked not far down the mountain?"

Gao Mu nodded quickly: "Yes, it's only half an hour's walk away."

"Then I'll go with you!" Conan immediately raised his hand.

Maori Kogoro bent over and glared at him, lowering his voice: "Go stay with the other kids!"

"But the doctor takes up two seats. It will be even more crowded if I go there." Conan blinked his big innocent eyes.

In the car, Huiyuan Ai rolled her eyes and grumbled, "What a bold excuse."

Dr. Agasa covered his chest and pretended to be sad: "Conan, your words hurt my heart so much."

Kudo Yuki couldn't help but cover her mouth, her shoulders trembling slightly - these two funny guys always made her laugh.

"Alright, alright, let's get in the car, Doctor." Mao Lilan pulled Doctor Agasa's arm and looked at her father again, "Dad, I'll ask you to take care of Conan."

"Don't worry, we're here." Ogino Ayami winked at Kudo Yuki, "Besides, Xiaoxue will be driving behind us, so nothing will go wrong."

"We can help take care of it together. What's more, Xiaoxue will also drive along, which will save a lot of trouble." Ogino Ayami winked at Kudo Yuki.

"Well, Yingchuan will be back soon, and he will be with me." Kudo Yuki added, her eyes inadvertently sweeping across the woods in the distance - there was a familiar figure hiding there, it was Morobushi Kagemitsu, who had just got out of Kazami Yuya's black car.

Maori Kogoro snorted, put his hands in his pockets and glared at Conan: "Really, follow me closely and don't run around!"

Conan secretly made an "OK" gesture to Kudo Yuki - he knew very well that staying with the adults would make it easier to find clues.

Kudo Yuki looked at his cunning eyes and understood what was going on. Her fingertips quietly stroked the magician's divination cards in her pocket. The patterns on the cards seemed to remind her:

The truth lies in seemingly unsolvable puzzles.

The mountain road after the snow was coated with a layer of golden light by the sunlight. Zhu Fu Jingguang walked on the thin snow to the silver car, opened the door and sat in the driver's seat.

The low hum of the engine starting up broke the tranquility of the mountains. He held the steering wheel, looked through the windshield at the winding mountain road in the distance, his brows slightly furrowed.

With his fingertips tapping quickly on the phone screen, he edited an email and sent it to Kudo Yuki:

Brother Gao Ming and his team's route may be risky, I will follow them. The prisoner has not succeeded, and they will not give up easily. This opportunity is too important for them, so keep in touch.

After sending the message, Morofushi Keimitsu looked up at the rearview mirror. In the direction of Bupa BBQ House, Kudo Yuki was talking to Sato Miwako and the others. Their figures were particularly clear against the backdrop of the snow.

Kudo Yuki's phone vibrated in her pocket. She took out her phone and glanced at it. The content of the email that popped up on the screen made her eyes flash with a hint of solemnity.

When she looked up, she met Sato Miwako's gaze: "What's wrong, Xiaoxue?"

"Nothing." Kudo Yuki put away her phone, a natural smile on her lips, "Kagekawa said he has already left, so we don't need to wait for him."

She looked at Maori Kogoro and Conan, "It's time for us to leave too. We need to set off early."

Conan looked up at her and read the hidden meaning from her slightly tightened jawline - Zhu Fushiki Jingguang's judgment coincided with his, the criminal must still be nearby.

He quietly pulled the corner of Maori Kogoro's clothes and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Uncle, let's take the road closest to the west. I think I saw some strange footprints over there just now."

Maori Kogoro raised his eyebrows: "What the hell is this brat trying to do?"

Although he complained, he honestly turned towards the fork in the road closest to the west.

Kudo Yuki looked at the backs of the two people, and then looked in the direction where Zhufu Gaoming was going away. The sunlight shone through the clouds and fell on her face, half of it was bright and half was hidden in the shadows, just like her current situation of wandering on the edge of light and darkness.

A series of messy footprints were trampled out on the snowy road in the mountains. Kogoro Mori and his group walked down one step deep and one step shallow. The cold wind made people's cheeks hurt.

After turning a corner, a lonely tombstone suddenly appeared in their sight. Eizo Funakubo was standing with his back to them, holding a bunch of fresh white chrysanthemums in his hand. His figure revealed an indescribable loneliness in the wind and snow.

Sato Miwako quickened her pace and walked forward, saying apologetically, "Mr. Funakubo, I'm really sorry that you had to follow me looking for a whole night."

Officer Takagi's eyes fell on the tombstone. In the photo on the tombstone, the woman was smiling. He asked softly, "Is this Ms. Maki's tomb?"

"Well, today is the anniversary of her death." Funakubo Eizo's voice was tense, as if he was choked by the cold wind, "It's all my fault... If only I had stopped her that day."

He raised his hand to wipe his face, his voice filled with eight years of regret: "That night eight years ago, I casually asked about the inventory of hunting ammunition, and Maki said she went to the store to take inventory. It was already late at night, and before she left, she smiled and said she had something to tell me when she came back. I knew she was dating someone, maybe... maybe she wanted to talk about marriage."

Funakubo Eizo choked up and said, "But I never had the chance to hear it again. Since then, I have come to give her flowers every year on her death anniversary."

Conan squatted in front of the tombstone, frowning: "Strange, only these flowers are withered."

"These white meditation grasses were placed here long before the anniversary of his death," explained Funakubo Eizo.

Ogino Ayami asked curiously, "Who put it there?"

"Isn't this flower's name special?" Funakubo Eizo closed his eyes and lightly brushed the edge of the tombstone with his fingertips. "Because the petals are gathered together like a monk in meditation. This flower only blooms in the mountains, and it can be found on this mountain."

Kudo Yuki squatted down, put her palm on the ground, and touched the snow next to her: "The soil around the tomb is warm, and a small piece of snow has melted."

"Were these flowers picked on this mountain?" Conan looked up, his eyes shining behind the lenses.

Funakubo Eizo turned around and walked a few steps toward the fork in the road behind him. His voice floated over: "I guess only people who are familiar with the mountains can pick them. It's as difficult as climbing to heaven to find white Zen grass in the snow in this kind of weather."

As he spoke, he gradually walked out of everyone's sight.

In the woods on the other side, Officer Yui followed Officer Yamato closely, fearing that he would slip: "Slow down, the snow is too thick."

Officer Yamato didn't even turn his head and said in a stern tone: "Don't follow me, go back to the county police."

"You want to lead the prisoner out by yourself?" Officer Yui stopped abruptly, his voice trembling, "You are courting death! I won't allow it!"

Officer Yamato stopped, pulled out a gun from his pocket, and loaded it quickly: "I'm not planning on dying yet."

"Those two people are always better than one person." Officer Yui also took out his gun and held it steadily.

Just as he finished speaking, two gunshots suddenly broke the silence of the forest!

Officer Yamato quickly pressed the intercom: "Gao Ming, did you see that?"

"I saw the flash of gunfire." Zhu Fu Gaoming's voice came from the intercom. He was squatting on a dense tree branch, his eyes sharp as an eagle. "From your direction, the muzzle flash is at eight o'clock. Let's outflank it."

"Got it." Officer Yamato fired decisively in the target direction, and the bullet whizzed away with a sound of breaking through the air.

"Where did the gunshot come from?" Kudo Yuki frowned suddenly and listened carefully.

"This way!" Kogoro Mouri reacted the fastest and immediately rushed towards the direction where the gunshot came from.

In the woods, Officer Yamato and Officer Yui hid behind two big trees respectively, and took turns moving forward when they saw a gap.

Officer Yui aimed at the blurry hooded figure in the distance and fired another shot.

The hooded man rolled and dodged flexibly, constantly changing his position, and fired back with the gun in his hand. The bullets hit the tree trunks, splashing fine snow foam.

The sound of gunfire echoed in the woods, and when the magazines were empty, they were quickly replaced with new ones.

At this moment, Zhu Fu Gaoming came from the side and rear, shooting at the hooded man as he retreated.

Seeing this, the hooded man suddenly kicked the ground hard, raising a large cloud of snow and mist, instantly blurring the vision of the Nagano trio. Taking advantage of this gap, he pulled out a homemade grenade and threw it over.

To be continued...