Model worker and his little darling

Soon, the police found the syringe used to poison the car along the road it had traveled. Just as Uncle Mori was questioning him about fingerprints—

"Officer Xinkai, it's not very good for you to just leak the investigation results to outsiders like this."

Seeing this, Conan said calmly, "I don't think there are any fingerprints on that syringe. If there were, you should be comparing everyone's fingerprints now."

Shohei Hino nodded. "You were right."

Young police officer Shin-chan enthusiastically introduced Uncle Mori to his superior.

“That’s right, I, Kogoro Mouri, am willing to assist in the investigation.”

"That's utter nonsense. I bet someone else solved the case for you while you were sleeping. But as long as you don't interfere with our investigation, you can do whatever you want."

The middle-aged man clenched his fists in anger; how dare this person look down on him?

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Ping Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud. Small place, great talent. This is simply a chosen one with the script in his hand.

The uncle heard the laughter, turned around, and saw Pingqing laughing so hard he was almost falling over.

Seeing the older man looking over, Pingqing instantly returned to normal, glancing at the noisy crowd beside her, pretending nothing had happened.

Seeing that the uncle was angry, Conan quickly comforted him, "I think you can solve this case even without the help of the police."

"duang~"

Uncle Mori glared fiercely at Conan, all because of this kid. After gently stroking Conan's big head, Mori finally vented his anger.

"Do you even need to tell me? I will definitely get to the bottom of this case. Just you wait and see, Inspector Hino, I will definitely make you look at me in a new light."

Seeing Conan get beaten up, Ran immediately shielded him behind her, asking, "Dad, what are you doing?"

Conan, tears welling in his eyes, clutched his head, regretting that he hadn't comforted his uncle.

Looking at the enormous bump on Conan's head, Hirashi reached out and poked it. "That old man really went all out."

The group of tourists followed Officer Xin Kaijun to a hotel in the village. "This is a neutral place. Please stay here until we finish taking all the statements at the police station."

Stepping into the hotel, one is indeed greeted with a unique atmosphere.

"Wow, you can even see Mount Fuji from this village!"

After greeting the conductor next door—

"Something terrible has happened, Mr. Mori..."

I could hear the rash police officer's voice from afar, and as soon as I turned around, I saw the man push open the door and run in.

"Mr. Mori, Inspector Hino is currently interrogating Mr. Yabe Takuro. The important thing is that the interrogation is taking place inside the police station, and both the pro- and anti-protesters are now crowding into the station."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately rushed to the police station.

On the way, the group learned from Xin Kaijun that the police station was not in a neutral location. At this moment, the two major gangs in the village had surrounded the police station because of their differing opinions on the murder case.

Pingqing grew increasingly excited; he was finally going to see the legendary village chief.

When the group arrived, the two sides had already engaged in a fierce battle, and the fighting was extremely intense.

Seeing this, Uncle Mori and Shinkai rushed into the crowd to break up the fight.

"Fellow villagers, please calm down."

But the villagers, already in a frenzy, wouldn't listen to any advice. A burly man shoved Uncle Mori to the ground, and then someone else stepped on his foot.

Seeing his idol being beaten, Shinkai, who was already lying on the ground, offered his heartwarming concern, "Are you alright, Mr. Mori?" Then someone stepped on his head.

The uncle and police officer who tried to break up the fight were both brutally trampled on. Ping Qing felt a strange sense of excitement; treachery breeds wicked people in impoverished areas. Here, the police are completely useless.

In other places, this would be considered assaulting a police officer.

In the end, it was Xiaolan's angry roar that brought the chaotic battle to an end.

Xiao Lan's Lion's Roar Technique is here!

After helping Uncle Mori up, Hirakiyo found that he only had a minor cut and was otherwise fine.

Everyone in this family seems pretty tough.

After all the villagers had left, Uncle Mori asked, "I still don't understand what's going on with this village."

After listening to Xin Kaijun's explanation, the group finally understood.

Originally, this was a harmonious and loving village. However, a year ago, after the village decided to turn the engine bus into a tourist attraction, the villagers split into supporters and opponents.

Just then, a man walked in. "I apologize for the earlier commotion. I am the village chief of this village, my surname is Funaki. Detective Mouri, I would like to hire you to handle this case. The fee is one million yen, is that acceptable?"

The tempting commission fee instantly motivated Uncle Mori, and he and his team began investigating the village.

As it turned out, earning that million was no easy feat. The opposition members all looked at them with murderous intent, remained silent, and refused to let them in.

Having never been treated like this before, Uncle Mori felt that not only the bus, but the entire village was incompatible with him, so he decided to investigate on his own.

After the three returned to the hotel, the landlady warmly welcomed them and prepared a delicious meal.

Not long after, Uncle Mori, who had been rebuffed during his solo investigation, returned and began to drink heartily from the bottle on the table.

"Damn it, this is outrageous! Not only the opposition, but even those who support the village chief won't help me with anything. It's infuriating!"

"why?"

"Although they outwardly accept tourists coming here, they don't take away their trash, they damage nature, and they make a lot of noise at night, which only causes trouble for the villagers living here."

"So their approval was in vain."

Uncle Mori angrily leaned back, and his snoring instantly filled the air.

After Hirai threw the uncle onto the bed, Ran started nagging, "Seriously, Dad's drunk again." Then she turned around and found that Conan was gone too.

After searching the hotel, they couldn't find Conan. Hirai was speechless; he'd probably discovered some clue and, in a moment of madness, completely forgot about his beloved Ran.

Hirai didn't want to go out, figuring Conan wouldn't get into trouble anyway. But Ran was really worried, so the two of them had no choice but to go out and look for him.

As we walked towards the Kagekuri Shrine, we witnessed a thrilling scene: the village chief was stabbed in the chest, screamed, and collapsed to the ground.

"what--"

Xiao Lan's scream came late, but it did.

The shadowy figure beside them tried to run away upon seeing the two, but Ping Qing caught up and kicked him in the shin. The figure cried out in pain and fell to his knees. After recognizing the person, Ping Qing clicked his tongue and said, "It's an old acquaintance."