Chapter 120, Ghost Mansion Murder (II)

"Wow, ahhhh

A terrible scream suddenly rang out.

A hoarse epilogue surrounds the eerie house, like a supernatural videotape, replaying his fears over and over again.

"Yuan, Yuantai...... Y-What's wrong with you...... What?"

The tiny body trembled, and the white light of the flashlight danced with her on the dusty walls.

She had never felt her heart beating so fast, as if it had become self-conscious, agitated as if it was about to burst through her small chest and escape from this horrible mansion.

"Yuan, Yuantai...... You speak!"

The trembling voice was full of crying, and Ayumi finally began to regret it, why did she encourage them to come to this mansion?

It's not fun at all for some kind of monster retreat or something! After the initial freshness has passed, she remembersβ€”

Youkai, but they can eat people.

And Yuantai, who just let out a scream, I'm afraid it's not already ......

"Click!"

At this moment, a footstep suddenly reached her ears, and she couldn't help but tremble.

"Yes, it's Yuantai...... What?"

However, it seemed that her faint call was not heard, and the footsteps approached leisurely on their own, with the flickering light of the fire.

[No!No!No!It's not Yuantai!Yuantai is carrying a flashlight!Not a candle!]

At that moment, a chilling sensation rushed up from the soles of her feet, making the hairs on her body stand on end.

The already trembling feet seemed to have been sucked away from the supporting bones, and they were about to fall down softly when they swayed.

[Yes, it will be eaten!]

Tears swirled in his eyes, getting thicker and thicker, and his trembling vocal cords seemed to be out of control, and he couldn't help but scream.

Fortunately, at this moment, a pair of equally immature but powerful hands suddenly covered her mouth from behind and dragged her aside.

"Shh

"Ke, Conan?"

The familiar voice made Ayumi's tense nerves relax for a moment, and she grabbed him tightly like a life-saving straw.

"It's coming! Don't make a sound!"

Conan kept Ayumi inside, covering her mouth tightly with one hand, holding her breath and quietly waiting for the footsteps to approach.

"Click-click-click-"

The light of the fire flickered, and with the sound of footsteps getting louder and louder, the great shadow in the light got closer and closer. Finally, after a waiting that made Ayumi feel suffocated, the body of the monster clearly appeared in front of them.

Hair is scattered, slender to the point of frightening, full of eerie atmosphere, expressionless pushing a suspicious trolley.

The scene in front of him is almost in line with all the images related to witches that Ayumi can think of.

"Witch! Definitely a witch! There must be a human skull in that cart! Maybe, maybe...... Yuan Tai them!"

Ayumi clutched Conan's sleeve tightly, and although her teeth chattered, her tone was unusually sure!

"No, Ayumi, you can see clearly, there is a shadow, it's a person!"

Compared to Ayumi, who is full of fear and supernatural in her heart, Conan, who has seen countless cases of approaching science, is naturally much more sensible.

"Yes, is it human?" said Ayumi in surprise.

"Well, but it looks like they're carrying something, where are they going?" Conan frowned and followed.

"Eh, wait, Conan, wait for me!" Seeing Conan chasing after him, Ayumi couldn't help but hurriedly follow.

However, when she finally caught up with Conan, she found that Conan was standing in front of a dead end.

"Conan, what's wrong?" Ayumi couldn't help but walk to Conan's side, only to find Conan holding a flashlight, scanning the ground.

"Gone ......"

"Disappeared, gone?" means that?" Ayumi, who had just said this, couldn't help but skim the trolley that was put aside, "Is it?"

"Ah, the cart is still there, but the man is gone. ”

"Sure enough, sure enough, it's a youkai! It must be a youkai!"

"No, Ayumi, look!" Conan couldn't help but crouch down and shine his watch torch on the ground, "There are gaps in this floor, and if you listen closely, you can still hear some wind, this should be a secret door." ”

"So, didn't she disappear?"

"Instead, it's in the space below the floor. ”

"What will be there, there?"

"Well...... this"

With that, Conan couldn't help but stand up, push his glasses, and smile wisely.

"Go down and find out!"

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"Are you alright, Auntie?"

Looking at Maiko Hashiba, who was sitting on the sofa, Takaya couldn't help but ask with concern, because her face was a little too pale.

"Thank you for your concern, Eagle Arrow, it's old and out of the way. Hashiba Maiko didn't care, just smiled gently, "Moreover, this sentence should be me to ask you, something like that happened last night, you are fine, right?"

"I'm fine, it's just...... Well, okay...... It's just a little too frightening...... I'm sorry, I left Xia Fan and ran away alone!"

Eagle Ya sighed helplessly, as if feeling a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but reach out and cover his eyes when he said this.

"You don't have to blame yourself too much, your uncle and aunt are not unreasonable people," Shinji Hashiba said, putting down the cup in his hand, "Not to mention that we all understand what you have been through, in the situation like last night, even if you were there, the situation would not make any difference, and it could even be worse." At that time, not only may you not be able to save Xia Fan, but you may also put yourself in it. ”

"Yes, Takya, Auntie doesn't want to see any of you hurt, so you don't need to feel sorry at all, after all, you yourself are a victim of this matter, and it should be us adults who should say sorry. ”

Although she didn't ask her husband about the cause and effect of this incident, she also knew very well that the other party must be coming for Yuchai Group. And Ying Ya and Xia Fan are just innocent for the Yuchai Group, and they have become the target of that group of people.

"That's right, it's the bad guys who kidnapped you who need to be sorry. You don't need to put unnecessary responsibility on your head, because doing so will only make you feel guilty and not help anything at all. Yushiba Shinji glanced at Takaya deeply, and said seriously, "Your aunt and I just hope that you and Xia Fan are safe and healthy, and grow up healthy and happy, I don't want you to put yourself in danger because of guilt or a sense of responsibility or something, understand?"

There was a soothing power in that generous voice, and people couldn't help but want to nod and obey his teachings.

In my impression, the second uncle has always been like this, never forcing you to obey his wishes, but just telling you all the truths, with all the feelings that a father should have, majestic and loving. Suddenly, Eagle Ya's heart will always be involuntary, so if his father is still alive, is this how it feel......s?

Of course, such thoughts are often extinguished by a black eagle shadow deep in the heart as soon as they arise.

People always want to believe the truth they want to believe, and such a weak act often buries the only truth in the darkness. And this is precisely what Eagle Arrow absolutely cannot tolerate.

He went to hell for five years, not to live a life of false happiness!

In an instant, all the nerves related to emotions in the heart were severed by the sharp talons, and only the part responsible for rational thinking remained.

"I understand, second uncle," Eagle Ya sighed with a wry smile, his expression was appropriate, "It's like a nightmare, I really don't want to encounter such a thing again in my life, I swear, the next time I encounter such a thing, I will be far away!"

"Hehe, although it sounds like a very unambitious sentence, it's shameful to run away, but it's useful!"

Seeing Eagleya's determination to fight to the end, Maiko Hashiba couldn't help laughing and said with a slight joke.

"But then again, second uncle, who are those guys yesterday?"

Saying this, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but blink his big eyes and look at him with some curiosity.

"Didn't you just say that you were going to stay away, why did you care about these things again in a blink of an eye?"

Hearing Eagle's words, Shinji Yushiba was stunned for a moment, and then said with some amusement.

"Even if you want to stay away, you have to know who the main owner is, otherwise you won't know how to run even if you see it in the future!" Forehead ......" Speaking of this, Eagle Ya seemed to suddenly think of something, and couldn't help adding, "Of course, the premise is that they are not arrogant enough to continue to wear that weird mask, otherwise everyone probably knows to run......"

"Mask?" Maiko Hashiba couldn't help but glance at Takaya in confusion.

"Eh, doesn't Auntie know?" Looking at Maiko Hashiba's rather surprised reaction, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but be slightly stunned, "Those people who grabbed me all wore ugly blue frog masks on their faces!

"Cultists?" Hearing Takya's words, Maiko Hashiba couldn't help but open her mouth slightly in shock, and turned her head to look at Shinji Hashiba, who was sitting beside him, "Speaking of which, I still don't know the details of what happened last night! Husband, what happened last night? Why are there any cultists involved?"

"Indeed, it was no ordinary kidnapping. ”

Faced with Maiko Hashiba's doubts, Shinji Hashiba was silent for a moment, drank all the tea in the cup, and then let out a long sigh.

In fact, it's not surprising at all.

The person who dared to kidnap the Yushiba family in Rice Flower Town, and was able to do so, was definitely not an ordinary person.

"However, he is not a cultist," put the cup down, the originally soft lines on Shinji Hashiba's face gradually turned cold, and there was a hint of coldness in his voice, "It's just a group of cowards who like to pretend to be ghosts." ”

"Husband, who is it? Want to kidnap Xia Fan and Eagle Ya, is it ......?"

I don't know what came to mind, but Maiko Hashiba's originally bloodless cheeks turned a little paler.

"Remember Okita's return, Maiko?" said Shinji Hashiba.

"Eh, Okita, I think it should be...... Something happened a year ago, that Okita?"

Maiko Hashiba was stunned for a moment, and said with some uncertainty.

"Yes, that's right" Shinji Hashiba nodded, "Last night, he was the one who kidnapped Xia Fan and Eagle Ya. ”

"That call you received yesterday was from him?" Maiko Hashiba couldn't help but think of what happened last night.

"That, second uncle, this Okita...... Who is it?" At this moment, Eagle Arrow suddenly asked weakly.

"Oh, yes, it's normal that you don't know," Shinji Hashiba was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but react, "Okita Hui was originally an employee in a biological laboratory under our Hashiba Group. A year ago, the laboratory's chemical shield glass suddenly shattered, causing him to fall into the midst of highly poisonous creatures and be bitten by poison. Although he was later sent to the group for treatment in time and saved his life, it caused his body to undergo incredible changes and turned into an ugly monster. ”

And then there was an unfortunate incident, a poison gas leak that shocked the entire city of Rice Flower a year ago. After that, he disappeared from everyone's sight. Everyone thought he was dead, but they didn't think about ......"

"That, second uncle...... Please tell me you're talking about the plot of the manga, right?" Taka opened her mouth wide, looking confused.

"Unfortunately, I also hope it's all just stories. Shinji Hashiba glanced at Takaya slightly, and shook his head gently, "If you really want to talk about it, it's the Yushiba Group who is sorry for him first." If he wants to get revenge on me, I won't say anything. But ......"

As he said this, Shinji Hashiba's brows were always locked, and his eyes were full of guilt, but they were full of anger.

Even if the Yuchai Group was sorry for him first, as a father, he would not forgive anyone who dared to hurt his daughter.

And all of this was silently watched by Eagle Arrow.

"However, fortunately, neither of you were injured yesterday or last night," Speaking of this, Shinji Hashiba seemed to suddenly remember something, and couldn't help but say curiously, "By the way, Eagle Ya, were you also saved by that Mr. Black Knight last night?"

"Yes, I was also shocked at the time," Hawk Ya couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and said with a little excitement, "I didn't expect that the legendary black knight would suddenly appear in front of me, and I would put down that group of people in three strokes and five divided by two, just like a comic!"

"Is that black knight really that powerful?" said Maiko Hashiba curiously.

"That's pretty impressive!, even though I was pretty much scared at the time, and I didn't react until he put everyone down......" Hawkya couldn't help but reach out and scratch the back of his head, revealing a look of embarrassment.

"Anyway, I have to thank him for saving him last night, otherwise, the consequences are really unimaginable......"

Shinji Hashiba glanced at Takaya's wrist and blinked slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.

"Yes, I forgot to thank him at the time, and I don't know if I will have a chance to see him again in the future!"

Speaking of this, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but show a look of regret.

"I think you'd better not see him again, Hawkya. Shinji Hashiba glanced at him with a smile.

"Eh, why?" said Takaya, confused.

"Because, when you see him again, it means that you are in danger again. ”

"Uh...... That's ......," Taka thought about it, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Yes, your second uncle is right," Maiko Hashiba smiled gently at him, "You children can live in peace, and these things can be handled by me, your second uncle, and Mr. Police." ”

"Well, I understand, Auntie, I'll be in the futureβ€”"

Just as Eagle Ya nodded, and was about to say something, a rapid mobile phone ringtone interrupted him.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'll answer the phone......" Shinji Hashiba looked at his mobile phone, glanced at the caller ID on it, and then smiled at Takaya and Maiko, and got up and walked to the side hall.

However, that moment of frown did not escape the eyes of Eagle Arrow.

"In that case, I'll also say goodbye first, and Auntie, you can rest a little longer, so I won't bother. ”

Looking at the back of Shinji Yushiba in the distance, Takaya hesitated slightly, and finally stood up and said goodbye to his aunt.

"Eh, let's go, don't you stay for dinner?" Xia Fan will be back soon!"

"No, Auntie, I have an appointment for the evening," Eagle Ya shrugged his shoulders, and then showed a helpless smile, "And, I think, Xia Fan probably doesn't want to see me much now, right?"

"How could it be, ...... kid"

"Welcome back, miss. ”

At this moment, as if to verify his words, the sound of crimson sand sounded outside the living room.

With the sound of light footsteps, the girl jumped out of the conversation and walked in front of them.

"Summer, Summer Sail ......"

As soon as he finished talking about people, he bumped into the main owner coldly, and even Eagle Arrow was involuntarily a little worried.

However, to his surprise to both Hashiba Maiko, Xia Fan didn't pull down a cold face as they expected, except for the fact that he seemed to be stunned for a moment at first, but instead showed a smile, as bright as spring.

"Brother, are you here?"

"Ah...... Uh-huh!"

"You weren't hurt last night, were you?"

"No, no. ”

"That's good. ”

When he said this, Xia Fan was still smiling, but Ying Ya was confused, as if someone had knocked him on the head.

Is this, this, this still your own sister? Is it your own arrogant sister? Someone else is pretending, right?

Thinking like this, Eagle Ya couldn't help but turn her head, wanting to ask for her own mother's opinion, but found that her aunt was just as confused as herself.

"Since it's all right, then I'll go upstairs to do my homework first, and goodbye brother. ”

Saying this, Xia Fan smiled at the eagle and nodded, and went straight upstairs, never looking back.

"That...... Auntie, was she ...... just now Xia Fan? Call me 'brother'?"

Eagle Ya stood stunned for a long time, then suddenly shuddered his mouth, and then pointed his finger at himself in disbelief and asked.

"Seems to be so, this kid, why did he go upstairs just like this?"

Maiko Hashiba glanced at the decisive back a little helplessly, and couldn't help but shake her head.

"Probably, you were completely disappointed in me......

Looking at the back that disappeared on the second floor, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but show a helpless wry smile.

He didn't expect that he would hear Xia Fan call himself brother again under such circumstances.

To be honest, he really would rather let her scold a few words than be treated with such a strange tenderness by her.

Obviously the words are full of concern, but they sound extremely distant, like greeting someone they haven't seen for a long time.

The rift, which was about to heal slowly, suddenly broke into a chasm overnight, completely isolating him.

"No, although Xia Fan is a little stubborn, he is still a good boy who is sensible, I'll go and talk to her, my aunt believes that she won't really blame you. Looking at Hawkya's slightly bitter face, Maiko Hashiba couldn't help but say so.

"No, that's fine. For the time being, that's it. I'll go first, Auntie. ”

Looking at the second floor, which was already empty, Eagle Ya smiled a little lonely, and then stopped staying and went out in the opposite direction.

"Is this leaving, young master?" As soon as he went out, he found that the dutiful old butler was already waiting there.

"Well, that's enough for now. Eagle said as she walked.

"So where do we go next?"

"Go home first and wait until evening. ”

"And then it's time for the masquerade to begin, isn't it?"

"There's a place I have to visit, maybe there's a ...... Huh?"

At this moment, Eagle's mobile phone suddenly rang.

The caller ID on the screen couldn't help but make him raise his eyebrows slightly, he had already roughly guessed what was going on.

"Hey, Lan?"

"Ah, Hawkya, did you see Conan?"

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4-chome.

Underneath the legendary ghost mansion.

A reasoning duel that blocks courage and life is being staged.

"You...... What the hell are you?"

"Conan Edogawa, just a passing detective!"

Conan gently patted Ayumi's hand, which was clutching his sleeve, reached out and pushed his glasses, and walked out from behind the cabinet.

"Detective, detective?"

Hearing these words, the old woman with the dinner knife couldn't help but instinctively tremble.

Although the little ghost in front of her is just a schoolboy no matter how she looks, it gives her a huge sense of majesty and oppression.

The reasoning just now, which was not much different from the truth, really almost broke through her psychological defense line and made her feel a little frightened.

A fear that all the squalor and sin will be exposed to the harsh sun!

However, the sun doesn't stop shining just because people feel it's glaring, and Mr. Detective over there doesn't stop his reasoning.

Based on the above situation, there are two situations now. ”

Saying this, the little detective couldn't help but stretch out his index finger.

"First, five years ago, madam, you killed your own husband and imprisoned your son, the only one who knew about it, to prevent him from leaking his secrets. ”

"And in the second case, the person who killed people five years ago is the son who is now locked up by you!"

Hearing this, both the old woman and the "wild man" in the cage couldn't help but tremble.

"You, who found out that he had committed this crime, decided to hide the truth of the whole incident in order to protect your son," Conan couldn't help but say, looking at the man who was trembling in the cage, "but for him, such a sin is too heavy, which is why he struggles so painfully, screaming, and crying." That's how the so-called ghost cry of the ghost house came about. ”

"Probably your son couldn't stand the inner torment and wanted to go out and turn himself in, but you stopped him. And in order to prevent him from doing so, he was also locked in such a cage!" At this point, Conan couldn't help but push his glasses, "In order to prevent your son from becoming a criminal, as a mother, you have indeed put in unimaginable efforts. ”

"But is that really what he wants?"

"Shut up, shut up!" the trembling old woman suddenly burst out and rushed towards Conan, "Shut up for me!!"

"Bang!" Although he looked old and frail, the old woman's explosive power was still beyond Conan's imagination, so that he was pressed against the wall before he could react, and he could only watch the bright blade stab at him.

"Ahh!!hh

"Stop, Mom, stop!" the girl's scream finally woke up the man in the cage, screaming desperately.

And this "mother" finally stopped the bright blade.

"Already...... Enough is enough! Don't add more to the killing!" The man clung to the rails of the cage, tears pouring out of his eyes, "As the child said, I am the murderer of my father!!!

"Akio ......" looked at the man who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, and the old woman let go of Conan in a trance.

"Just like you said, my mother faked the scene as a robbery murder case to protect me, and then locked me up here, trying to delay the retroactive time of the case...... But I'm ...... But I," the man clenched his fists suddenly, and his ten fingers made bloody streaks on the ground, and let out a hoarse cry, "but I can't stand it! I don't want to dream of my dead father every night! I don't want to live in such cowardly and despicable days anymore! I want to go out and turn myself in!"

"Wait! Wait! The case is about to expire! Soon you will be free!"

Seeing her son's painful appearance, the old woman also felt that her heartache was almost breathless, and she couldn't help but rush over and grab his hand, and with her shriveled hands stained with tears, she wanted to wipe the blood and mud from her son's hands.

However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not erase the blood, but even she herself was contaminated......

"That's right, if you continue to hide like this, you can indeed escape the punishment of the law," Conan patted the dust on his body and looked at the mother and son over there with heavy eyes, "However, he can't escape the condemnation of conscience!"

"Madam, are you really willing to let your son, for the rest of his life, live in endless fear and remorse?"

This sentence became the last straw that broke the camel's back, so that the old woman, who was already extremely shaken, finally broke down, fell to the ground, and wept with her son, with remorse.

In this way, the murder incident in the Ghost Mansion should come to an end, right?

There are still no demons or monsters, just two wretched people bound by sin......

Looking at the two of them hugging and crying, Conan couldn't help but push his glasses and hide his compassionate eyes.

As a detective, he can sympathize with the prisoner, but he must not abandon the truth.

Even if the truth is heart-wrenching.

Of course, our great detective, who is immersed in compassion for the world, has not yet noticed it, and it will hurt more than just his heart.

His ass is destined to say goodbye to him tonight, and then resolutely meet the final test of his life-

From the head of the karate club of Teidan High School, the humanoid Gundam Miss Moriran slaps!

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night......