Rebirth of Conan as a Detective

Otakigawa.

Gao Cheng walked into the forest with his hands on the branches, walked hard along the path, and could still vaguely hear the sound of water flowing.

Fortunately, there are no forks, and you will not get lost if you walk along the mountain road, and there are road signs and maps in the middle to identify the location.

"There are still 3 kilometers to the suspension bridge..."

Gao Cheng stayed by the Otaki River for a while, and continued to drag his tired body forward.

The mountain stream is gurgling, the trees on both sides are lush, and occasionally you can see young people who go to the mountain to catch insects. If it weren't for the kidnapping incident, it would be a good place for an outing.

At 8:20, Gao Cheng arrived at the appointed place even faster than the scheduled time, and he saw the rope suspension bridge erected on Otaki River from a long distance away.

I was already dripping with sweat all the way, and I still insisted on dragging my numb legs and feet up the suspension bridge, but I didn't see half a person, and I didn't see any hints.

"Puppet! I'm here!" Gao Cheng opened the suitcase and shouted to the opposite side, "The money you want is in my hands! Can you come out now?!"

"Ka Ka!" Just walking to the middle, Gao Cheng suddenly had a warning sign in his head, and as the suspension bridge shook slightly, the ropes binding the wooden planks snapped.

trap? !

Gao Cheng's eyes tightened suddenly, he hastily grabbed a length of rope, but still fell to the mountain stream along with the crumbling planks, the suitcase in his hand was wide open, banknotes were flying all over the sky, and he couldn't care about it.

"Boom!"

His body fell heavily into the mountain stream. In addition to the pain, it was more the suffocation caused by the choking water. Gao Cheng could only try his best to hug the suitcase that was not a life-saving grass, and tried to grab the fallen wooden plank to save himself.

In a blur of consciousness, he vaguely heard the shout of Police Officer Mumu.

"Brother Kido!"

...

When I opened my eyes again, I arrived at the hospital, and it was already past twelve noon.

Gao Cheng rubbed his brows, and the image of falling into the river appeared in his mind again. In the end, police officer Mugure rescued him. As for the clown puppet, he didn't appear until the end. I don't know if it was because of the police's appearance or because he didn't intend to appear at the beginning. body.

calm down and think,

It feels very wrong, as if I fell into a trap set by someone...

But is it necessary for Gao Yuanyao to retaliate against him like this? I feel that the self-esteem of that super high IQ character is not weak, so he won't use such low-level methods...

"Kido Kido," Uncle Mao Li stood beside the hospital bed, saw Gao Cheng sober, and asked in a deep voice, "How do you feel?"

"Uncle?" Gao Cheng found Uncle Mao Li next to him.

"Officer Mumu contacted me by the way after saving you," Uncle Mao Li looked very serious at the critical moment, "All the ransom money fell into the river, and now everyone in the office is waiting for the puppet to call, but there has been no news, maybe ..."

Gao Cheng remained silent, sat up supporting his aching body, and saw Hui Yuan guarding the door with a gloomy expression.

No matter what the reason is, the ransom is gone, and there is no further news about the kidnappers. Reika Hayamizu and her manager, Yasuoka, are alive or dead...

This bad situation has nothing to do with him.

"Where's Conan?"

"That brat went to the collapsed suspension bridge with Takagi," Uncle Maori said angrily, "Really, he likes to run around every time."

"yes?"

Gao Cheng was not in the mood to laugh at the uncle, his mind was full of images of falling from the bridge.

It was just an accident caused by the old and broken ropes of the suspension bridge, but judging from the series of arrangements made by the clown puppets, it seemed inevitable, because the other party didn't seem to want to get money at all.

If Conan didn't help him solve the first puzzle, if he didn't catch the bus just in time, if he didn't see the words on the roadside railing, if he didn't find the message...

The whole thing is pretty much putting him in the way, and even the collapse of the drawbridge at the end doesn't seem like a coincidence.

On the other side of the Otaki River, the wreckage of the suspension bridge has been collected on the river bank, and Conan followed Takagi to find the broken rope.

It was indeed a natural break, but some of the planks had been tampered with. Even if the rope hadn't broken, Gao Cheng might have fallen off the bridge in the end.

Seeing this, Conan couldn't help but mutter.

It feels like it's really aimed at Gao Cheng...

...

On the afternoon of the 18th, a day passed, and there was still no news of the kidnappers.

After Gao Cheng made a call to Yuanzi, he went back to Dygi Media Office and continued to wait. Officer Mumu and the others had serious expressions on their faces.

"There is still no movement..."

"It's useless to be anxious," said Uncle Mao Li, smoking a cigarette. "I think the other party will definitely contact you again. No matter what, it's for money, isn't it?"

Gao Cheng couldn't say anything, so he could only nod his head and said, "The ransom has been prepared again."

200 million, the favor owed to Suzuki's family this time is really big, but as long as they are rescued, everything is worth it...

"Ring, ring, ring!" As soon as he said that, the office phone rang, and Mumu's face tightened immediately, and he put on the monitor earphones and waited for Gao Cheng to answer the phone.

Gao Cheng paused, took a deep breath and picked up the phone.

"Hey……"

"Detective Kido," said in a weird voice, "I thought you were going to die, but you still look very energetic!"

Gao Cheng frowned: "Tell me how to trade next..."

"Sorry, the transaction is over." The voice said indifferently.

"What?!" Gao Cheng narrowed his eyes.

"I killed them yesterday," the voice laughed, "throwing one corpse deep into the forest, and the other from a nearby bridge... Hehe, because you actually called the police, this is for you Now one of the corpses has probably been eaten by wild dogs, and the other has sunk to the bottom of the dark and muddy water..."

"Beep..." The call ended, and only a busy tone echoed in the office.

Mumu took off the monitor headphones with a heavy expression, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

"It's over, call all the relevant people over..."

Gao Cheng silently put down the handset, and waited until the president of Dygi Media and a group of staff arrived, and announced the news with regret on his face.

"W-killed?" Manami Yasuoka's face paled, "Liar! How could my husband be killed?!"

"Ms. Yasuoka..."

"It's all you!"

Yasuoka Manami suddenly grabbed Gaocheng hysterically.

"What detective? If you successfully hand over the ransom to the criminals, they won't have to die! You killed my husband!!"

"Ms. Yasuoka!" Mumu hurriedly pulled Manami Yasuoka away, "Calm down, it was just an accident!"

"Accident?!" Yasuoka Manami cried, "Okay, why did the boards on the bridge become loose? I can't accept this kind of reason!! You give me back my husband!"

Gao Cheng pursed his lips, gritted his teeth and bowed: "No matter what, I will definitely find the murderer and gamble my detective career."

Yasuoka Manami was stunned, sobbing against the female make-up artist next to her.

Gao Cheng nodded, walked to the side and took out the photo attached to the kidnapping letter to check again.

His eyes moved, and he walked to the other side of the monitoring device to play back the recording.

Mu Mu stared at Gao Cheng for a while, and asked nervously: "How is it? Did you find anything?"

Gao Cheng wore headphones and played back repeatedly: "Deep in the forest... the bridge nearby... that's exactly what he said just now."

Mu Mu rubbed his chin and pondered: "Could it be that the murderer's lair is next to the river? But many rivers in Japan have bridges..."

"It's not a river," Gao Cheng affirmed, "Rivers are flowing, and they are rarely described as black and muddy...the place where the corpses are still probably is a lake!"

"Lake?" Everyone in the office looked at Gao Cheng.

"Yes," Gao Cheng stood up according to the photo and said in a deep voice, "This photo should be taken after the sun rose on the morning of the 16th, that is, after 5:30, and the threatening letter was discovered at 8:30 am on the 16th... also In other words, the murderer's lair is near a lake with a bridge that can be reached within 3 hours!"

Mu Mu's expression brightened, and he immediately yelled at Takagi: "Go and investigate immediately!"