Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Chapter 698 If You Are Afraid, Say It Straight

He ignored Inufushi Chiaki's strange look.

Yun Xianhe, who had laid out the paper chessboard again, suddenly stopped before making a move, and then looked towards the door:

"It looks like our detective team is back."

"Ok?"

Inufu Zen, who had just come to his senses from the disrespectful words his adoptive mother might have heard of him, also blinked and tried to hear if there were any footsteps outside.

But the whole house was silent.

There was only the muffled sound of wind blowing through the window glass.

"Where is it?"

Before he could finish his words, a series of footsteps sounded from a distance.

Xiaolan, who also heard the voice, said in shock:

"Really? Xianhe-kun, you have really sharp ears!"

Inufuzen, who was shuffling the cards, also muttered quietly:

"It's too good to be true..."

Or is this a forensic stunt? I haven’t heard of it.

Hattori and others opened the paper sliding door and were stunned for a moment when they saw everyone in the room looking at them.

"Did you find any useful clues?"

"Ah, it does seem that someone once kept a dog there, but there are no other clues for now."

Hattori answered Yun Xianhe's question.

The expression of Officer Shancun, who was half a step slow, was obviously not very good, but after seeing that everyone gathered together and waited for them to come back obediently, it was obvious that his mood improved a lot.

He looked at the people present and decided on the next itinerary:

"I plan to have inspectors investigate that suspicious hut tomorrow morning. However, even if they do that, they probably won't be able to catch the murderer..."

He obviously lacked some confidence when he said this.

Yun Xianhe grabbed the little detective who wanted to escape and forced him to play a game of chess with him.

The brave man who had fallen asked without even turning his head:

"Why did Officer Yamamura say that? That's not like you at all."

"Because! He is a black magician who cursed the dog, right?!"

The sudden rise in voice startled everyone present.

Yun Xianhe turned his head stiffly and looked at the Shancun police officer, who had a slightly ferocious expression:

"Our police force is like a rabbit that has strayed into a foggy forest. How can we possibly handle it?"

After venting his anger, Shancun regained his normal expression and even had time to straighten his slightly messy tie:

"To be honest, I really want to evacuate this place immediately..."

"...Then, I suggest you not to retreat in the middle of the night. After all, it seems that thing will only come out at night, right?"

Yun Xianhe reminded very kindly.

After seeing the other party shudder successfully, the boy curled the corners of his lips slightly and added nonchalantly:

"If I suddenly encounter a demon dog on my way back, and then get lost in the woods like the two victims before me..."

Hearing this, Shancun swallowed his saliva and continued:

"Then drove off a cliff,"

"Hmm - can the demon dog set a car on fire? If it catches up with it, will the whole car explode?"

Great, now there is one more way to die.

Not wanting to die so early, Shancun pulled at his collar and said with a dry laugh:

"Ahem, I think it's better for me to stay here tonight to avoid any unexpected situations."

Maori Kogoro, who was standing by, looked at him with half-moon eyes and complained:

"If you're scared, just say so."

"I didn't!"

After coming to their senses from Officer Yamamura's "roar", Ran and Kazuha looked at Hattori who was watching the battle and doing nothing:

"Didn't Xianhe-kun say that all the books there were fake? Why did Officer Shancun say that the murderer was a black magician?"

"Maybe he was scared by the introduction to the dark arts in the hut. Well, I know it can't be true after thinking about it. By the way, have you been together since just now?"

He Ye said:

"It was Xianhe who said it would be better if we acted together, and also said..."

Xiaolan beside her smiled and whispered:

"He also said that in the serial murder cases we have encountered in the past, the person who acted alone was either the murderer or the next victim."

To be honest, it's funny to hear such words.

Whether it is out of fear of being misunderstood or out of not wanting to die, most people would not be so stubborn as to act alone.

Of course, if you don’t believe in fate, you can give it a try.

Thinking back to the many cases they had experienced together, Hattori Hangetsu smiled and muttered quietly:

"It seems like this is really the case..."

Maori Kogoro stayed in the room for a while and looked at Yamamura who was excitedly asking Yun Xianhe for cards and was about to start playing:

"Hey, are we all going to gather in this room to play cards tonight?"

"What does it matter? Uncle Maori goes there to play every day anyway, right?"

The veins on Kogoro Maori's forehead bulged when he was choked by Yun Xianhe's words.

Hattori, who was watching him play against Conan, silently gave him a thumbs up.

Xianhe is such a brave guy.

but……

"It's not a good idea to stay here all the time, and it's almost one in the morning, everyone should go and get some rest."

After hearing this, Inufu and his companions hesitated.

Xingji glanced at Yun Xianhe and Shancun who were silent, and then glanced at the others who were obviously not planning to leave:

"but……"

"Hattori, do you think that thing will run into the house to seek revenge?"

"Huh? What's 'that thing'?"

The brave man who was asked raised his hand and made the gesture of a dog in the shadow puppet.

The shadow cast by the light on the hand opened its mouth, as if to speak:

"It's the demon dog."

Kara,

The window frame seemed to be bumped by something.

The crowd who were originally attracted by Yun Xianhe's words were startled by the sudden sound.

Hattori froze for a moment, then patted his chest with his hand, frowned and complained:

"Idiot, didn't you say that thing was just an ordinary dog? The doors and windows were closed, and everyone was here. How could it get into the house without the murderer's help?"

"No, no, no, I'm talking about the real demon dog that's being used as a false name."

The hero shook his finger mysteriously.

Seeing that Hattori was about to say that there was no such thing in this world, Yun Xianhe suddenly changed the question:

"Do you think that a family dog ​​who was loyal to his master and was eventually beaten to death would seek revenge on other members of the family after taking revenge on his only enemy?"

"……what?"

Very good, this involves the detective’s blind spots in knowledge.

Hattori, who had never raised a dog, thought for a moment and tried to answer Yun Xianhe's question.

Conan, who had finally finished thinking about where to put the next piece, happened to meet Yun Xianhe's eyes.

The latter winked at him slyly and threw the chess piece on the board as if nothing had happened - the entire room just happened to represent the direction of where Inubushi Chiaki was currently sitting.

The little detective pushed his glasses up nonchalantly and echoed in a child's unique voice:

"I don't think so, otherwise the head of the family wouldn't be the only one who couldn't escape."