Coroner Coroner

"Wow woof woof!!"

"Well..." The children were all terrified.

The previous Caesar was like a gentle big brother entertaining relatives. Although he was tall and strong, he had a gentle, enthusiastic and patient personality, and he would not get angry if he was harassed by a brat.

But now, it showed its white fangs and assumed a majestic gesture of stopping.

And Caesar is heavier than Ayumi and Mitsuhiko combined, and he is not inferior to Kojima Genta.

Being blocked by such a fierce dog, Ayumi and the others trembled in fright, not daring to take another step forward.

They began to back away shyly.

But Caesar was still barking "Wow, woof, woof".

Just changed the direction.

It turned around and barked at the depths of the deep cave, as if signaling to everyone that there was some terrible monster hidden inside.

"This..." Conan faintly realized something.

With the light from the flashlight, his eyes inadvertently noticed the ground inside the cave:

Most of the ground in this cave is bare rock, and there is no trace of it with the naked eye.

But there is still a small patch of ground covered with moist soil.

There is a series of messy but clear footprints printed on it.

"There is someone in the cave..."

"The footprints are fresh - they're probably still in there!"

Conan quickly came to the obvious conclusion.

Immediately afterwards, he subconsciously carefully observed the shape of those footprints.

Conan didn't have such a habit before.

But after secretly learning trace inspection techniques from Xiaolan, he also mastered the knowledge and means of analyzing footprints.

Although I am very reluctant to admit that I lost to Lin Xinyi... But the criminal science and technology Lin Xinyi used, especially the knowledge of trace inspection, is indeed very useful for detectives.

Too bad Hawaii doesn't teach it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be reduced to Xiaolan's "student" indirectly, not only has no status in the family, but in terms of seniority in the "teacher's school", he is also two generations younger than Lin Xinyi.

With this subtle feeling, Conan quickly entered the detective mode and read the clues from the messy footprints:

"At least two of them."

"Maybe three."

"Do not…"

Conan's little face gradually filled with seriousness:

"Maybe four people entered the cave."

"But there was a person in it... probably a dead body."

Chapter 382 3 people, 1 corpse

"There is a person... a corpse?"

Standing in this chilly cave, hearing these chilly words, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta couldn't help shivering.

"Yes, is it a zombie?!"

The imaginative Genta and Mitsuhiko managed to scare themselves.

Miss Ayumi was so frightened that her face turned pale and her whole body was cold. She subconsciously wanted to hug Conan's arm to keep warm.

But Conan is very agile.

He squatted down, and while inadvertently dodging Ayumi's pounce, he pointed to the footprints on the ground with all his attention and said:

"Of course it's not a zombie!"

"It's human, but among those humans, there may be a corpse."

Conan stated his speculation in a serious tone:

"Look at the footprints on this dirt floor:"

"First of all, it can be distinguished from the different textures on the soles. These footprints were left by two adult men."

"One of them is in front and the other is behind."

"The guy in front was walking backwards, he had shorter strides, he was leaning back, he had a heavier heel indentation."

"The guy in the back has a relatively long stride length, and the pressure is mainly on the forefoot, and the forefoot indentation is heavier."

"This footprint morphology shows that:"

"Those two people were carrying something heavy in tandem."

"The person in front walks backwards while holding on to one end of the heavy object, and the person behind carries the other end of the heavy object to move forward, leaving such a footprint."

"This..." The friends were all confused.

Fortunately, Mitsuhiko's mind is far superior to his peers.

Not only can he understand Conan's reasoning, but he can also raise doubts and act as a "praise" for the famous detective Conan:

"Wait, Conan."

"Didn't you say that there are only two footprints on this muddy ground?"

"Then how do you say there are three or four people?"

"The only footprints that can be directly observed on the ground are the footprints of two people." Conan gave the answer methodically: "But..."

"But although we haven't gone deep into the cave now, we have already walked a little bit inside, to a place where there is no light."

"The ground in this location is rough and there are rock outcroppings here and there."

"If you don't shine the light on the ground under your feet when you walk, you can only move forward cautiously, and you don't dare to take such a big step."

"Although the footprints of these two people were restrained due to carrying heavy objects, their steps were still relatively steady, and there were no signs of pause or hesitation due to lack of light and rough road conditions."

"So, although no corresponding traces were found."

"But I still have reasons to believe that, besides the two people who were carrying heavy objects, there was a third person following along."

"The third person is the one who is in charge of lighting the road with a flashlight."

"It's just because he didn't step on the mud, but kept walking on the exposed rock formations, so he didn't leave any footprints visible to the naked eye."

Conan spoke his conclusion confidently.

He used reasoning to deduce that there were 3 people entering the cave at that time, 2 were carrying heavy objects, and 1 was lighting with a flashlight.

"The fourth person?"

"Where did the fourth person come from?"

Mitsuhiko asked puzzledly.

"The fourth person is..." Conan's tone seemed to become a little darker: "It's the heavy things they carried!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the mud footprints on the ground that had not yet dried up and said:

"see it?"

"The man carrying things in front is heavier."

"He stepped in that mud and the mud rose up from the edges of his footprints."

"The strange thing is that these raised mud edges are all deformed and tilted in the same direction ahead."

"It's like being swept forward by a broom."

Conan paused slightly and emphasized:

"How can there be a broom between two people moving things in tandem, gently stroking the ground as they move forward?"

"Obviously, this so-called broom is..."

"Dropping clothes."

"They were moving a dead body."

"The hem of the jacket of the corpse fell down and brushed across the ground as they walked to form such a mark."

Speaking of this, Conan's expression still became very dignified:

"This kind of remote cave, there is a sign at the door that it is dangerous, do not enter, and most people will never come in."

"Not to mention that no one will use this wet cave as a warehouse, and move any heavy objects in for storage."

"So, if you think about it for a while..."

"It is the most reasonable answer for criminals to bring in corpses and discard them."

"Hmm..." Everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.

And the smart classmate Mitsuhiko frowned, actually found something wrong in Conan's reasoning:

"Wait... Conan."

"According to your reasoning, it seems that you can only infer that the two men were moving one person at that time."

"That person is not necessarily a corpse, is it?"

"He may still be alive, but he has lost the ability to resist... Maybe the victim can still be saved?"

"Eh..." Conan's expression froze.

He was actually questioned by a primary school student.

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible that it is still a living person, not a corpse.

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