Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

Torada Tatsuei was intimidated by Yamato Kansuke and hurriedly pulled the reins to go around. The others also stopped around, only Yamato Kansuke stepped forward to rescue Ryuo Ayaka.

However, it was obviously too late. Even artificial respiration was ineffective. Ryuwei Linghua had already been killed.

"How could this happen?" The old lady of the Longwei family, who had received a call early in the morning, gasped, "How could my granddaughter-in-law become like this? It must be your Hutian family again..."

"Impossible," Torada Naobu stared at the lowered Ryuo Ayaka, swallowed his saliva and muttered, "Your granddaughter-in-law was indeed hiding in the bathroom at first. After I notified you, she said she wanted to be alone for a while, so we all left... But we were all at home at the time, and we came out together to look for her. How could she do such a thing?"

"Isn't your wife away?"

"Asshole, Yui..."

"The time is 8:59," Yamato Gansuke let go of the body, calmly checked his watch, and took out his phone to contact the police station. "It's me. Someone was killed in the woods near the Torada family's house. Hurry and bring the Identification Department here! That's right, this is a serial murder!"

After finishing the call, Yamato Ganzhu stood up in a deep voice, put his hands on his chest, looked around at everyone, and his eyes fell on the bottom of the tree trunk.

"Just like the previous two incidents, there's also a dead centipede at the feet of the hung Longwei Linghua..."

Yamato Gansuke frowned.

"Furthermore, the body was surrounded by rain-soaked soil, but there were only footprints from my recent walk and marks left by my crutches... There were no signs of climbing on the tree where she was hung..."

"Is it an impossible crime?" Hattori stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Just as he thought, the number of victims had increased, and things had become even more bizarre. He had returned to the Torada family with Ryuo Ayaka in the morning, and the whole incident was quite clear. Except for Torada Yui who had gone out earlier, almost no one had time to hang Ryuo Ayaka in such a place.

Could it be that the criminal is really Torada Yui?

But Torada Yui was brought out by Izumi-kun...

Hattori slowly straightened the brim of his hat, his brows furrowed deeply.

This is really troublesome.

"Hmph," said the old lady Longwei, with a sullen expression, "Anyway, Yui never goes out at any other time, but at this very moment. Who knows if she did it on purpose?"

"It's probably not intentional," Kazuha defended, "Brother Izumi wanted to go to the cliff where Patrolman Kai was killed, so he asked Mrs. Torada to lead the way..."

"Brother Quanyi?" The old lady's eyebrows twitched.

"it's me!"

After leaving the treasure-hunting cave, Quan Yi followed Torada Yui directly back to the Torada family, but heard the servant say that everyone went to the woods to look for Ryuo Ayaka. Then he went out and heard a commotion in the woods. He and Torada Yui followed the sound and saw the murder scene surrounded by people.

The murderer was so quick that he killed someone under such circumstances...

Hearing the arguing, Quan Yi stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Torada is not the murderer, because she has always been with me..."

"Who are you?" The old lady and several people from the Longwei family looked at Quan Yi in confusion.

"I'm Officer Shiraizumi Masu, here to assist Officer Yamato with his investigation."

Izumi walked straight to Yamato Gansuke.

Ryuo Ayaka? Another person has been killed, and one of those connected to Takeda Shingen's treasure...

"What exactly happened?" Izumi turned around and looked at Hattori, "Why did Miss Ayaka get killed at the Torada family?"

"Miss Linghua just happened to come over to borrow a horse..."

Hattori was also quite troubled, feeling as if he was being toyed with by the murderer.

"Someone dyed the armor of the Torada family's samurai blood red. Miss Ayaka was frightened and hid in the bathroom..."

"Blood-red armor?"

"It's a curse!" the old lady suddenly said horribly, "Ayaka must have angered Lord Shingen, so she was cursed to death! That dead centipede is the proof!!"

"Is it because of the treasure?" Torada Naoki snorted coldly at his good-for-nothing son. "I told you not to look for treasure, and now you've killed so many people!"

"Eh?" He Ye asked in surprise, "Miss Linghua was murdered?"

"Yes," Torada Tatsuei said helplessly, "Shigeji has always been keen on Shingen's secret gold mountain treasure. Yoshiro, Mr. Koji... and Ayaka, even Ryuo Kei over there has been dragged into it..."

"Hey," Longwei Jing said with sweat, "We did help find treasures a few times at Fanci's request, but that was for the village. And why did Linghua have to suffer retribution?"

Long Weijing clenched his fists uncomfortably.

"Linghua just helped us deliver some food to the excavation site..."

Yamato Gansuke remained serious. While everyone was arguing, he put on white gloves and examined the body, but couldn't find the phone. "This isn't retribution, it's pure murder! Ryuo Ayaka didn't have a phone in her waist bag or on her body. She must have been called out by phone while hiding in the bathroom... Officer Bai, what do you think?"

"Ok?"

Quan Yi was still thinking about something. He was stunned when he heard this and said, "Although I don't know how the murderer killed the person, I think the murderer must be someone Miss Linghua knew. Because ordinary people can't call Miss Linghua out, and dyeing the armor of the Torada family blood red to create a commotion... He must have known that Miss Linghua would come to borrow a horse, but..."

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A series of images flashed through Quan Yi's mind, and this series of cases seemed to be connected.

Yes, the murderer may not have known that Ryuo Ayaka would come to the Torada family. The commotion he created might not just be to create an opportunity, but also to test. Otherwise, there would be better opportunities to kill, so he left dead centipedes at the scene twice before.

However, the murderer may have already known the last person...

Izumi silently looked at Shigeji Torada, who seemed unaware of the danger.

I don't know what this fat guy is thinking, it seems that the only thing he cares about is the treasure...

……

"Cuckoo!"

The mountains are quiet and peaceful. After the heavy rain, the cries of people can be heard one after another, as if it were a paradise. If it weren't for the serial murders,

At noon, smoke rose from the village again. The Torada and Ryuo families had already gone back, only Torada Shigeji was forced to stay by Izumi Yoshi. With the arrival of the forensic personnel, the tree where Ryuo Ayaka was hanged at the crime scene was quickly surrounded by a cordon to ensure that the scene was intact.

Quan Yi stood outside the blockade, watching Longwei Linghua's body being taken away by the police, his eyes quickly scanning a few details.

The trace of blue eyeshadow wiped off the corner of the left eye, the mark left by the mouth, and the blue eyeshadow stained on the fingers of the right hand...

"When the body was found, Miss Linghua's mouth was tied up?" Quan Yi saw the long strip of white cloth taken away by the forensic personnel.

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"Yes," Hattori asked curiously, "it should be to prevent her from making any sound... But if you want others to think that she committed suicide out of fear of Shingen's revenge, you should have removed the cloth after hanging her. Is it intentional?

"Also, the biggest problem is that there aren't any footprints around Miss Linghua, who's hanging here. The only traces left are the officer's footprints and the marks left by his crutch when he lowered the body..."

Quan Yi did not reply, but silently looked at the messy horse hoof prints behind the tree, and there were also some in the distance.

"Is it true that no one left the Torada family before looking for Miss Linghua?" Izumi asked.

"No, from the moment Miss Linghua hid in the restroom until she disappeared, the people from the Hutian family were always with me, and the people from the Longwei family also came here in Mr. Wei Shi's car..."

Hattori looked confused.

"When we all split up to look for Miss Linghua, Mr. Ajing and Mrs. Darong rode horses, Mr. Shi drove, Mr. Zhixin rode a motorcycle, and Mrs. Shengdai walked with us. We didn't see anyone taking Miss Linghua with them at that time, so we said they weren't the murderers, but that police officer was more suspicious..."

Torada Shigeji stood alone on the other side, showing little interest in the investigation. He gradually became restless. "Excuse me for a moment? Your investigation is fine, but didn't I say it? I don't think anyone is going to kill me."

"Hasn't this guy figured out the situation yet?" Hattori wondered. "Now those killed are treasure hunters. Does he understand?"

"There's nothing wrong with looking for Shingen's treasure, and isn't Jing also in danger? I have things to do right now..."

"What a joke!"

Yamato Gansuke came over with a cane with a gloomy look on his face, staring at Torada Shigeji fiercely.

"Wandering around outside alone is simply courting death! Are you still thinking about the treasure?"

"I, I..." Torada Shigeji was a little afraid that Yamato could help him, "I just wanted to get the treasure hunting notes back from the mountain, because it seems that I can't hunt for treasure for a while..."

"Humph."

Yamato Gansuke seemed to be very dissatisfied with the people of the Torada family. After shouting at Torada Shigeji, he said to Izumi, "We have carefully checked the surrounding area. The only traces left are the footprints and horse hoof prints of those who rushed over in a hurry. There are also tire marks of motorcycles and cars. This means that the murderer is among them..."

Yamato Gansuke glanced at Torada Yui beside him and said, "Got it? Go back and tell those people to stay at home until I catch the criminal! No one is allowed to wander around outside! "

"But Mr. Jing went to practice horseback archery again..."

"Then go call him quickly, Mrs. Torada! Hurry up!"

Torada Yui looked at the fierce Yamato Gansuke silently, with a trace of sadness in her eyes: "Don't you call me by my name like before? Xiaogan..."

Yamato Gansuke paused slightly and said, "I'm sorry, you are no longer my childhood sweetheart Yui, nor my former subordinate Uehara. You are just the victim's wife and one of the suspects..."

Do you want to hear the story of sending a girl?

Hattori quietly pulled Quan Yi from behind and asked in a low voice: "Hey, Quan Yi, is there any story between them?"

"Do you want to hear the story of the girl who sent you away?"

Hattori shook his head in confusion, he was too familiar with the matter of sending girls and had no interest in hearing about it.

Quan Yi waved to the dazed Torada Shigeji on the other side and said, "Let's go to where Mr. Jing is practicing horseback archery. It's better to be careful at a time like this."

As he spoke, Izumi turned and began to look for horseshoe prints. They stretched from behind the tree into the distance. Some were coming in, some were going out. It was a mess and hard to distinguish, but the direction was clear. Seeing this, Izumi called out to Hattori, "Who left those horseshoe prints behind the tree when the crime happened?"

"Well," Hattori frowned and recalled, "Yes, I remember it was Mrs. Darong. She rode a black horse past this side at that time and was scolded by Officer Yamato..."

"Was there anything unusual when Mrs. Daron rode out from the stables to look for someone?"

"I'm not sure about that. Mr. Jing, who also went to the stable, might know..."

Hattori's expression gradually became serious, and he looked at Izumi in disbelief.

"Are you saying that Mrs. Daron might be the murderer?"

"From the results, it seems that if Officer Yamato is not the murderer, then only Mrs. Darong could have done it..."

The murders in Conan's world are basically all suitable for Holmes's investigative thinking. After eliminating all other possibilities, no matter how unlikely the remaining ones are, they are the truth...not to mention that it is not impossible that Mrs. Daron committed the crime.

The horseshoe prints at the scene seemed to have nothing to do with the case because people had preconceived notions and ignored them.

Quan Yi had no idea how many cases of preconceived notions he had handled. Usually, impossible crimes were caused by subjective negligence. Mrs. Darong appeared behind a tree when she arrived at the scene, and she might have intended to confuse the investigation.

In other words, when everyone discovered Longwei Linghua's body, Mrs. Darong might have already been there once. The key is how Longwei Linghua was hanged in such a place.

The only chance to commit a crime is when he's out looking for someone, but there are no shoe prints of Longwei Linghua in the surrounding area...

Quan Yi searched along the horseshoe prints and suddenly saw a black coat hanging on a tree branch not far away. He hurriedly called over a nearby criminal police officer and asked, "Was this coat here before?"

The detective looked up at the treetops in surprise: "We haven't checked up there yet..."

It's not the police officer's fault. When they were investigating the footprints, no one thought about the top of their heads, and the treetop where the coat was hidden was also somewhat hidden.

"Officer Bai, is there anything wrong with this coat?" After taking photos and collecting evidence, several criminal police officers cooperated to take off the black coat, but they didn't know what it had to do with the case.

"It was done..." Izumi touched his coat, leaned in and sniffed, then said to the detectives, "Sorry, please report to Officer Yamato first."

……

There was a horse riding and archery practice ground in the mountains and forests, with a row of targets standing on the roadside. Long Weijing was riding his horse at full speed, and after hitting several targets in succession, the last arrow missed the target and landed on a mat tied to a tree behind him.

Ryuo Jing was stunned for a moment, stopped and was about to look back when he saw Hattori, Izumi Masu and others walking along the road, along with Torada Yui who was in a complicated mood.

"Mr. Jing," Hattori shouted, "You'd better go back early. Everyone is worried about you. Besides, your wife just passed away. Practicing with a distracted mind won't have any effect..."

"No," Ryuo Jing dismounted and walked towards the target. "The celebration is approaching, and we can't neglect our practice. Archers on horseback must do their utmost to protect. We all swore an oath in front of Kai-senpai's grave. This is also the wish of my wife, Ayaka..."

"And it wasn't because I was distracted that I missed the target. Look, the tree was facing the ground where the target was, and the target had been moved..."

Quan Yi walked closer and saw a hole next to the target in front of the tree. It was obviously the place where the target was originally inserted. According to the situation, he should have hit the center of the bull's eye.

"Who would do such a thing?"

Quan Yi looked in the woods and found a lot of messy footprints. It seemed that a group of people had left not long ago.

"They're probably from the neighboring village," Long Weijing said calmly, "They probably want to make me lose confidence..."

"why?"

"Because it concerns the reputation of the village, this festival has always been co-hosted by the two villages, but the main event of the horseback archery performance is only one person..."

Torada Yui crossed her arms and explained, "In other words, if we defeat Jing, who won the preliminaries and became our village's representative, before the finals, the protagonists of the celebration will become people from their village, and they will become the most glorious people of the year...

"Our village has been practicing horse archery for over ten years, starting with Mr. Kai."

"Is there still such a thing?"

Quan Yi carefully examined the footprints and found them quite unfamiliar, at least they did not seem to be related to the Torada and Ryuo families.

I didn't expect that there would be outsiders involved...

"Will the preliminaries be held in the village?"

"Yes, they use the same shrine as the festival. They place ten targets at equal distances, and the winner is determined by their hit rate," Torada Yui said, looking at Ryuo Kei. "Six years ago, both Ake and Kai hit every target, but the match ended in a stalemate until dark, so they had to compete the next day. But then Kai disappeared..."

Longwei Jing's face darkened slightly. "After the draw that day, Kai-senpai said he wanted to continue practicing and sweating. Compared to him, I was too exhausted to move. If we continued the match the next day, I would definitely lose..."