In the anime, their emotions can be combined into strange props

"snow House……"

This time, not only Yoko Asanuma was speechless, but everyone present couldn't help but have a question mark in their heads.

"Yuki-onna?"

At this moment, Xiaolan suddenly looked down at Conan beside her and said in a slightly surprised voice: "Um, do you remember that Mrs. Kitamura from the hotel told us a few days ago, the kind snow woman who would rescue victims in the snowy mountains but would take the cash in their wallets?"

"Could it be that the Snow Woman saw Miss Akiko collapsed in the snow pit and mistakenly thought she was also a victim in the mountains, so she used this method to save her? I wonder if Miss Akiko's cash was lost?"

"Haha, I've heard of the legend of the Snow Girl too. Speaking of which, it's really popular here lately."

Officer Kawada couldn't help but let out an awkward yet polite smile as he listened to Xiaolan's innocent words. "But Miss Kinoshita Akiko had already been dressed in a white kimono as white as snow, indeed quite like a snow-woman. And since the criminal wanted to make it look like suicide, he probably wouldn't have left any personal belongings on her."

"So we have no way of knowing whether the Snow Girl took her cash, haha, and..."

This is not easy to write in the file!

"Sister Xiaolan, how could there be a snow girl in this world?"

"That's right, that's right~"

Conan jokingly explained to Ran, "Ms. Akiko was lucky enough to survive because the fluffy snow that made up the igloo had many tiny gaps that could trap air. Air doesn't conduct heat easily, and coupled with the special dome structure, people staying in the small space of the igloo can better retain their own heat."

"Yes, yes~, we must believe in science~"

"Then, Sister Xiaolan, you're probably going to ask, if it wasn't a snow woman, then who built this snow house for Miss Mingzi? I probably have to apologize to Aunt Kitamura for this. The snow woman story she told might not be entirely made up."

Conan stared with a pair of cute big round-framed eyes and said sincerely: "However, it was not the snow woman in the story who rescued the victims, but humans!"

"I guess the person who bumped into the victim initially got a little greedy and took the less-difficult-to-handle cash in his wallet. But he wasn't a completely evil person. Perhaps he felt a little guilty about seeing someone freeze to death, so he informed others about the victim and asked them to rescue him afterwards."

"Then, somehow, the rumor spread further and further, slowly transforming into a legend of a snow woman saving people. Naturally, the person who originally started it wouldn't bother to clarify the matter."

"So, when the new Snow Woman legend gradually became popular in this area, other villagers or hunters, etc., who encountered victims in the mountains, would naturally associate it with the local legend and try to understand the truth. If they made the same choice, the previous process would be repeated, and the legend of the Snow Woman saving people would naturally become more popular."

"This is the truth behind the so-called [Legend of the Snow Woman Saving People]!"

"Really...really?" Xiaolan was also a little suspicious of Conan's well-reasoned statement.

"Of course, that's what I saw on the TV legend science program."

Conan waved his arms up and down, looking up in a cute way as he said, "Actually, many of the local legends originated this way. The person in question was in a bad situation and saw or heard hallucinations, which then spread out, gradually turning into exaggerated rumors and gossip. Finally, over time, they became what we call legends and strange stories."

"So, Sister Xiaolan, don't worry. There's no way a snow girl could exist in this world~"

"That's right~, how could there be a snow girl in this world!"

Sitting on a tree branch covered with frost and snow, the Snow Lady in a white kimono nodded repeatedly in agreement and said so.

Chapter 113 Miss Snow Girl: Oh, yes, yes, how could there be a Snow Girl in this world?

Akiko Kinoshita, may be in the wild, not dead, similar to the victims.

The nearby snow women will go to rescue the victims.

——Although Yukinoshita Yukino had considered this possibility before, she did not expect to see such a scene.

On the coniferous tree covered with fallen snow, there was a pure white figure wearing a plain white kimono with almost no decoration, except for a hexagonal snowflake-shaped emblem belt tied around the waist of her kimono. A gently whistling snowstorm surrounded her graceful figure.

She exudes an amazing charm. At first glance, you can subconsciously confirm that she is the Snow Girl.

Even though her hair color seemed a bit strange - it was a kind of hair color with long straight black hair like a waterfall on the outside, and a layer of pure white hair on the inside, which was a strange hair color with clear black and white layers.

But even so, her aura of a snow woman who seems to have blended into the mountains and is isolated from the world is not something that the "snow woman" played by Akiko Kinoshita can achieve.

It was obvious that everyone under the tree was talking about the Snow Girl, and even the child over there was using scientific evidence to explain that the Snow Girl did not exist at all.

But no one noticed the real Snow Girl sitting on their heads, who kept agreeing with the child that "Snow Girls don't exist at all".

The only problem now is...

"Wow~, it's so hot~"

The snow girl got a roasted sweet potato from somewhere, and now she was showing two sharp teeth like little canine teeth, and took a bite of it with a happy look on her face.

Even though she was panting from the heat of the hot roasted sweet potato, she was unwilling to spit out the sweet potato pieces in her mouth. Her cute look completely destroyed her mysterious aura.

"So, Sister Xiaolan, the Snow Woman only appears in 'Snow Woman's Love'..."

Just as Xia Yan and the others looked up at the "Snow Girl in the Forest Eating Sweet Potatoes" picture above in silence, Conan started [playing TV programs] again.

"I never stole that girl's food. It was clearly said to be a tribute to the Snow Girl!"

Miss Snow Woman, who was listening to Conan's popular science and reasoning while eating, finally couldn't hold back her anger halfway through... and revealed a little about herself.

Well, no matter what the Snow Woman herself thinks, the more Officer Kawada listens to Conan's words, the brighter his eyes become - now he knows how to write his performance report.

As for why the "person" who saved Akiko Kinoshita went to so much trouble to build a snow house for her, instead of thinking of a way to just tell other people and let them come and save her?

Who knows? Why don’t you go ask the Snow Girl?

Looking at the case that was gradually coming to a conclusion and settled with the help of the workplace scoundrel, Xia Yan and Xue Nai, who had nothing to do with them anymore, looked at each other and then quietly left the crowd.

Anyway, let's talk to this snow girl first.

……

……

"Ah woo~"

[Name: 004-Snow Woman of Yamagata Prefecture]

[When it first appeared: About a year ago, during the filming of the TV series "Snow Woman's Love"]

[Discovery process/clue (fragment) locking process:

(2 clue fragments)

1. "Snow Woman's Love": During the filming of this TV series, Snow Woman once stole the employee meal of the female lead, Akiko Kinoshita, and was even caught on camera entering - according to her, the relevant video footage has been dealt with afterwards.

2. Genbei Inn: The Snow Woman often eats here (crossed out). The Snow Woman often hangs out near this inn and has earned a certain reputation as a Snow Woman who saves people.

Summary: Combine the above two points to complete the task (lock the target)

004-Snow Woman predicts danger: ...】

Inside the Genbei Ryokan.

In Xia Yan's double room, a quilt had been spread on the tatami. The snow girl in a kimono was lying on it, humming a tuneless song and kicking her small feet in white socks from time to time.

The TV in front of her was already playing a TV series, and in front of her was a box of rice crackers. She took out a piece of rice cracker and took a bite - she looked like a girl who was chasing a TV series.

Looking at the silly and cute appearance of the Snow Girl, Xia Yan silently wrote the last word on the notes on the table:

【zero】

As the last word fell, the last piece of clue floated over from the cute snow girl next door.

Xia Yan not only locked the Snow Girl's location on the small map, but also obtained more detailed information about her.

As expected, this snow girl is indeed the greedy snow girl from "Fictional Reasoning".

Xia Yan didn't actually think too much about it when he wrote this note. He just wanted to record a few alien monsters he had encountered in reality.

001-Kamiyo Rize, 002-Yasha Ellis, 003-Stalking Devil, 004-Snow Woman.

Xia Yan knew the latter two through fragments of clues and locked their locations.

The lurking evil ghost was someone Xia Yan first noticed after seeing the crimes he committed, and then he locked onto his location after learning the key clues to his abilities.

It was Xia Yan who first became aware of the existence of the Snow Girl after watching the TV series "The Love of the Snow Girl", in which she had an encounter with the Snow Girl. He then asked about and confirmed the new Snow Girl legend she had created in the local area, and only then did he lock onto her.

Generally speaking, the target locking of the clue fragments is essentially a kind of [connection] between Xia Yan and them.

This connection may be abstract, but if there is a chance to look for other real monsters in the future, this speculation may serve as a reference for the direction of exploration.

And then...

Xia Yan put the cap back on the pen in his hand and turned to look at the snow girl next to him again. The only problem now was how to deal with this snow girl.

He was not so crazy as to kill this lovely snow girl who only rescued humans in distress and even paid money in exchange for food, a member of the orderly and good camp, just to obtain fragments or other more precious things.

"Hey, is your name Yukino too?"

Just when Xia Yan was still thinking about how to deal with this snow girl, the snow girl lying on the quilt also supported her face with one hand and turned her head to look at Yukino who was also recording something next to her.

Xia Yan has already completed the real snow girl mission for Yukino, but because he has not yet figured out how to deal with the relationship with the snow girl next, he has not yet issued the next stage of the mission.

Yukino naturally thought that the relevant clues were not enough, or perhaps some key conditions had not been triggered, so she interrogated the Snow Girl.

It was a pity that the Snow Girl had no idea she was being questioned. She even raised her green index finger and pointed it at her face with great interest, "Me too, Yuki~no~"

Yukino also showed a bit of surprise when she heard this, "What's your last name?"

"No~, we snow girls don't have surnames."

The Snow Woman lazily reached out and picked up another senbei. With a "crunch" sound, she bit off a piece and said in a slightly slurred voice, "If I insist, we usually introduce ourselves by the name of our Snow Woman clan. My clan is called [Deep Winter]~"

"puff!"

Chapter 114: The Snow Girl in Deep Winter and Her Cursed Ring

Let’s not worry about those guys who understood it immediately and have already stepped into the trap called “exposing one’s surname habit”.

"Okay, since we are so destined to meet, let's consider our fate as both of us are Yukino."

The Snow Girl seemed to be in a good mood now. She finally shook off her lazy, drama-watching girl mode, sat up straight on the futon, and waved to Yukino beside her with a smile, "Little girl, come here. I see you seem to have some ice and snow abilities, so let me guide you."

"Oh, yes, that man over there."

Halfway through her conversation, the Snow Girl seemed to recall something and, without even turning her head, waved her hand towards Xia Yan, as if dismissing an annoying lightbulb. She said jokingly, "Look, look, we two delicate little girls are planning to talk about something private, and you, a grown man, can't you just leave us some private space?"

"Eh?"

Xia Yan pointed at himself speechlessly, "Me?"

"Come on, it's you."

Hearing the Snow Girl's affirmative answer, Xia Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes, but it was not a big deal, so he just got up and left the room.

Actually, this is a good thing, because he suddenly remembered that today is already Monday.

Because of the two major events of Akiko Kinoshita's disappearance and the appearance of the Snow Woman, they naturally would not rigidly abide by the decision to go back after the two-day weekend holiday.

This decision is not fixed. Since it is an important event, it is normal to extend it for a while.

However, after the two of them disappeared together last time, which led to a series of chaotic situations, he felt that he should ask Jing Keai for help.

"du~du~"

"Hello? Teacher Jing, is this me? I'm in Yamagata Prefecture right now. I encountered... so I'd like to take two days off."

After Shizuka Hiratsuka answered the phone, Xia Yan straightforwardly stated the reason for his leave.

As a result, after he picked out some situations and explained the matter roughly, there was still silence on the other end of the phone.

"That's great~"

After waiting for a long while, a quiet and lovely voice finally came from the other side: "Two young people took advantage of the winter vacation to go traveling, go to a hot spring hotel to soak in the hot springs, go on a date, and even asked for two more days off to play. It's great~! It's a real daily life that single people like us! "Old" people! We have never experienced~"

"Besides, Yukinoshita is much more considerate than you. She already asked for leave for you as well. Otherwise, if you called us, we might have to call the police again."

Hiratsuka Shizuka's resentful voice continued to come: "It's great, it's great, it's great, it's great to be young. It's great that young people care about you so much when they are in love..."

"Snapped!"

Xia Yan quickly hung up the phone and heard a certain quiet and lovely Great Compassion Mantra full of resentment in an endless loop. Then he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead in shame.

"Cursed Ring?"

Just as Xia Yan was dealing with Jing Keai in the corridor, in the room on the other side.