Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Chapter 270 The Story of the Secret Keeper Clan
"To the village?"

Lying in the hotel, Yuji looked at Date Ko and Amuro Toru, who had taken a bath and were wearing kimonos.

"Yes, he said that there was a case when that village held a festival ten years ago, but it was never solved. Now they are holding a festival again, so we plan to go and have a look."

I can see that Mr. Amuro really wants to go.

Yuuji sat up from the tatami, took the paper document handed over by Date, and began to read it.

In Yuanshou Village, a family village under the jurisdiction of Qunma County, the Secret Shou Family has been in charge of the family for generations. The Secret Shou Family has been passed down to this generation and split into three small families: the First Shou Family, the Second Shou Family, and the Third Shou Family.As the eldest son inheritance, the Ishou family is the patriarch of the entire Secret Shou family.

"There is a story in this village called Mr. Danshou. It is said that once upon a time, there was a woman whose head was beheaded in Yuanshou Village, so she cursed all the boy heirs of the local master's family before attending the ceremony for three nights. The night life is lost in Huangquan."

"Three nights of ceremony night?"

Yuji kept writing while holding the pen. Hearing this kind of special information, he slowed down his writing speed and waited for Date to continue.

"The heirs of each generation of the Yishou family have to participate in the ceremony for three nights before they get married, which is about thirteen and twenty-three."

Datehang put a can of coffee on the table and noticed that Yamamura Cao and Kagawa walked in with the four Mouri Kogoro and Sonoko sisters, so he closed his mouth.

"You are talking about the story of Yuanshou Village." Shancun Manipulator sat down: "Master Danshou really exists!"

How could this kind of thing be true? Anyway, it is a story made up by others...

Seeing that his daughter was a little scared, Uncle Mao Li taunted directly: "Could it be that it really cursed others?"

"As expected of Mr. Mori!" Yamamura Cao immediately looked at Kogoro Mori with admiration.

"Ten years ago, the heir of this generation, Ishou Changshoulang, and his twin sister, Ishou Concubine, had an accident on the night they participated in the Thirteenth Night ceremony!"

Yamamura Cao raised his index finger with great interest: "I heard from Ichishou's servant Jiduo Axegao that he secretly followed Ichishou Changshou that night, and he actually saw the headless woman. Later, the Yuanshou Village police It was reported that the concubine was murdered, her head and body were separated, and she was soaked in a well."

The more she talked, the more terrifying she became. Xiaolan couldn't help but hugged Conan, trying to seek comfort, but found that Yuji, Amuro Toru, Conan and Mouri Kogoro all had "very interesting" expressions on their faces.

What a... four big donkeys!

"This case is very interesting." Yuji looked at the notebook in his hand: "First of all, if Changshou Ichishou was killed, then the possibility of the second and third guards is very high, but the person who was killed was the concubine Ishou .”

"Killing the concubine and pretending to be indifferent shows that the perpetrator is very familiar with the rumors in this village." Toru Amuro also added.

However, there is no way to solve the mystery based on the information provided by Itahang and Shancuncao. If you want to solve the case, you still have to go to the village to see it.

"I'll go!" Yuji put down the notebook.

Conan, who was sitting in Ran's arms, also raised his hand, and stared at Mori Kogoro pleadingly.

"Uncle, there's no money left for this entrustment anyway, why don't we go to that village together to have a look."

With a snort, Mouri Kogoro glared at Conan: "I don't want to do such a thankless thing!"

"Our police station has issued a reward. If you solve the case ten years ago, there will be a reward of 50 yen." Date Hang stretched out his hand and made a five.

"Done it!" He punched the tatami, and Mouri Kogoro's eyes lit up.

If you help that secret keeper solve this inexplicable curse, maybe you can get a few favors.

"We're not going."

Raising her hand, Sister Yuanzi took out her mobile phone: "There have been a lot of activities at home recently, we have to go back."

The people who went there were determined, except for the Mori family, Yuji, Amuro Toru and Date Ko, there was no one else.

"Wang!"

You have to count Shinpachi...

The next morning, they found that the snow had stopped, and several people in two cars continued to explore the mountain road.

"Why is it so remote? Even if something goes wrong, isn't there no way to ask for help in time?"

Leaving his Porsche with his teacher, Yuji borrowed a Mazda, and Amuro Toru drove him.In front, Datehang, who led the way, drove the Maori family.

"Shinpachi, just hold on, we'll be there soon."

After touching the dog's head, Yuji couldn't help but sigh.

The pets at home have become expensive recently, so Shinpachi and Anna have to sit well even if they take a car, otherwise they will be uncomfortable all the time.

"Mr. Amuro, do you think the prisoner was killed accidentally?"

Comprehended, Bourbon immediately understood Yuji's meaning.Mr. Kudo was suspecting that the criminal ten years ago originally planned to kill Ichimori Chojurou, but ended up killing his concubine by mistake.

According to the map given by Datehang, the First Shou family lived in Beicun, the Second Shou family lived in East Village, and the Third Shou family lived in Nancun. In the middle was Yuanshou Mountain. The Thirteenth Night Ceremony was held at the Yuanshen Hall on the top of Yuanshou Mountain.

"But why did he want to chop off his head? At that time, he was able to behead his head calmly. It is unlikely that it was just to fit in with the legend of the village."

"What do you think, Mr. Kudo?"

"Ji Duo Ax Gao is 16 years old this year." Taking out a stack of information from the sealed bag in his arms, Yuji looked at the information about everyone in the secret guard clan of Yuanshou Village, and placed Ji Duo Ax Gao at the top. .

"Information from the police station says that he is an orphan and has been raised in Ichishou's family since he was a child. He was only six years old ten years ago."

If he hadn't seen the boys from the Detective Boys and Didan Elementary School, Yuji would not have believed the confession of the six or seven-year-old kid, but thought he was dreaming.

Touching the somewhat yellowed paper, Yuji read several high-level confessions from ten years ago.

[I was very worried about Master Changshoulang, so I followed him and wanted to protect him.After he washed his body by the well in front of the Yuanshen Hall and stepped on the jade sand making a crackling sound, I wanted to go straight down the mountain, but I saw a headless woman washing her body just like the young master. 】

Later, Jiduo Ax Gao noticed that the headless woman had disappeared. When he wanted to run down the mountain immediately, a concubine woman wrapped in a scarf and carried a lantern went up the mountain. He had to carry it on his back and waited for the concubine woman to take a bath and enter the Yuanshen Hall. .After that, Guoduohao Gao kept waiting outside until Ichishou Choucho came out.

The strangest thing about this case is that the exit and entrance of Yuanshen Hall are from the same door. There is no other secret passage. The concubine clearly entered the Yuanshen Hall, but Changshou Lang said he had never seen his sister. Finally, the concubine’s body was found in the into the well in front of the hall.

Putting the information back into the portfolio, the boy closed his eyes, looked at the seat and yawned.

No matter what happened during the Thirteenth Night Ceremony ten years ago, ten years later, the bodies have been burned and the traces have been erased. No information can be found even if they go there.Therefore, Datehang’s mission is probably to ensure that there are no accidents during this 23rd night ceremony.

"In order to solve the case better, I'd better sleep for a while."

(End of this chapter)