Sunday, July 29th, afternoon, Tokyo.

On the way to the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture, the motorcade of Mori and his party was driving when they suddenly noticed a yellow Beetle car behind them, and what appeared to be camping equipment strapped to the roof of the car.

When the car got closer, with the license plate and the camping songs of the children in the car, it was immediately determined that it was Dr. Asa and the Junior Detective Group.

On the surface, under the banner of camping, in essence, it is here to join in the fun.

Yamazaki shook his head speechlessly, Conan is really idle.

Hattori secretly gave a thumbs up, this is the detective, how can he stay at home at such a time.

Lan was so angry that he called Conan and taught him a lesson.

However, Conan's words to Lan are completely in the left ear and out in the right ear.

It's all here, and Conan won't go back. ……

In the evening, Gunma Prefecture, a vehicle service area.

Because I went online on my mobile phone, I saw on the Internet that Akira Takaoka's website had updated some things, including lunch, etc., and the location was in this vehicle service area, so Mori and his party also stopped here to ask for directions and have dinner by the way.

Mori took Yamazaki's sketch of Akira Takaoka and Hiroko Inoue and asked the waiter to confirm that they had seen the two people in the picture, and they then turned to the trail.

As for where they were going, the waiters were not clear.

Officers Takagi and Chiba show their ID cards to the manager of the service area and ask to see the surveillance.

According to the time said by the waiter, Akira Takaoka and Hiroko Inoue were successfully found in the surveillance, and their car was found, a silver-gray five-door van, and the driver seemed to be Hiroko Inoue.

Officer Takagi contacted Officer Yumi, reported to her and asked her to help with the investigation. ……

After dinner, the convoy hit the road again and took the trail where Akira Takaoka and Hiroko Inoue had turned.

As it got dark, the speed slowed down, and the convoy drifted along the winding road into the forest.

"Bang!"

A very sudden loud bang startled many forest birds, and the nine people of Hondo Eiyu, Kazuba, Ran, Sonoko, Ayumi, Motota, Mitsuhiko, Officer Takagi, and Officer Chiba couldn't help but let out exclamations.

The convoy stopped, and Dr. Asa awkwardly reported that his car had a flat tire and that he didn't have a spare tire with him for luggage.

"In this barren mountain and forest, there is no village in front of you, and there is no shop in the back...... "Mei Daizi emphasized quietly, "ghost place." ”

"Ah!" and Ye, Ran, Sonoko, Hondo Eiyu, as well as Ayumi, Motota, and Mitsuhiko, were all startled again.

"Alright, stop making a fuss. Yamazaki laughed, and then made suggestions for what to do next.

As the map shows, the road continues to lead to the village town where the rest is located, and perhaps the clues of Akira Takaoka and Hiroko Inoue can be found.

However, it is getting late now, and I am not familiar with the road, so I don't know how long I will have to walk.

The RV is relatively tall, and it is inconvenient to drive in the mountains and forests at night, which slows down the speed of the convoy, so it is better to let the RV and the Beetle stay together.

Anyway, Dr. Asasa and the Junior Detectives are here to camp.

That is, the soldiers are divided into two routes, one way first, and all the way to stay until dawn.

Mori, Officer Takagi, Officer Chiba, Nobue Oda, Sakurako Oda, and Haruko Oda left first, and the others stayed.

It just so happened that Dr. Asasa had camping equipment and an RV, so he could stay for one night.

However, Hattori did not agree, and wanted to go with Maori, and the calculation was that if he found a clue at that time, he would follow.

And Hattori is leaving, and Kazuha also decides to go.

Yuan Zi didn't want to squeeze in for one night, so he decided to go and find a hotel to stay in.

Sonoko pulls Ran, Ran agrees, she wants to help, she always feels that the problem between Akira Takaoka and Hiroko Inoue is caused by Maori pulling Hiroko Inoue to drink last night.

Hondo also decided to leave, saying that if he found a clue, he would be able to help.

However, Conan was deeply skeptical.

Conan wanted to speak, but under Lan's forced gaze, he finally gave up unwillingly, lest Lan really get angry.

So, Yamazaki, Midiko, the three sisters Tarhan, Dr. Asasa and the Junior Detective Corps, ten people stayed.

Mori and the others brought rescue clothes, took some supplies, said goodbye to Yamazaki and the others, and left in a hurry.

Maori drove an SUV A, carrying Hattori and Hondo Eiyo.

Nobue Oda drives an SUV B carrying rescue clothing.

Oda Sakurako drives a recreational van C, carrying orchids, gardens, and leaves.

Haruko Oda drives an off-road vehicle, carrying some supplies, preparing to spend the night in the car.

In plainclothes police cars were Officer Chiba and Officer Takagi, carrying some supplies.

Without the drag of RVs, the speed of the fleet has increased a lot. ……

The convoy left, and Yamazaki called the rest of the crowd to a meeting to discuss who wanted to sleep in an RV and who wanted to camp at night.

Although the RV can be squeezed, Dr. Asasa has brought camping equipment and can use it.

Ayumi worried: "Well, I always feel that this mountain is a little scary. ”

Mitsuhiko worried, "Maybe there are youkai, right?"

"It's good to have youkai. Mei Daizi frightened, "There are often legends in the past, ghost women who eat people, mountain demons or something. ”

"Mountain, mountain demon?" said Yuan Tai shuddered.

Conan said angrily: "It's just a legend, how can this kind of monster really exist." ”

"But there's a house that gives people that feeling. Ash pointed to the distance off the road, where there were lights.

"Could that be ......?"

"The home of the mountain and the mountain demon"

"Liar, deceit!"

Ayumi, Motota, and Mitsuhiko looked at each other, their faces blue with fear.

Dr. Asa looked at it and said, "Well, it looks like a big house, let's go and ask someone to see if they can let us spend the night." ”

Mei Daiko teased, "Doctor, aren't you guys going camping?"

"Well, I think there are more mosquitoes. Dr. Asasa laughed dryly.

"That's true. The third sister Maylis smiled.

"Do you really want to live in that house?" Ayumi, Motota, and Mitsuhiko exchanged glances and asked each other.

The second sister, Apollaco, said: "It's strange to say, you can't see any other lights, which means that there is only this one house. ”

The eldest sister Delya said: "There is only this big house in this kind of deep mountain, I don't know who it is. ”

Gray Yuan frightened the three of them: "Speaking of which, it's like waving to us, saying, come here, come here." ”

Conan relieved the siege and said: "Anyway, whether to stay here or go to stay, decide one." ”

Yuan Tai asked, "What should I do?"

Ayumi trembled with fear, "I'm so scared." ”

Mitsuhiko was scared, "But it's also dangerous to stay here. ”

Yamazaki smiled: "Don't think about it, stay in the car if you don't want to go." ”

Mitsuhiko gritted his teeth, "Okay, let's go there, to the house of that mountain demon mother-in-law." ”

Mei Daizi smiled: "That's it. ”

Mitsuhiko looked at Ashbara and Ayumi, "I—I'll protect Ashbara and Ayumi even if I try my best." ”

"Mitsuhiko. Ayumi was impressed.

"Thanks," Gray Hara teased, "but can you be eaten instead of me?"

"Huh?" Mitsuhiko rolled out his eyes and stood on the spot, "That, that, that, the mountain demon mother-in-law will think that Yuantai has more oil and water, and it tastes more delicious." ”

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Motota held up his triangular eyes and knocked Mitsuhiko's head, "It's not bad for you to stew soup." ”

"When it comes to oil and water, what should be worried is ......" Ashbara looked at Dr. Asasa, implying that Dr. Asa was the most oily and water-rich here.

Dr. Asa awkwardly diverted the subject, "Alright, I'll take my luggage down." ”

"I'll help you. Yamazaki laughed. ……

Soon after, everyone locked the car, grabbed their luggage, and went to the house at the light with flashlights.

It didn't look far, it looked like it was a kilometer away, and by the time we got to the house, the moon had already risen.

In the not-so-bright moonlight, the large wooden house with a thatched herringbone roof in front of him and the two small wooden houses protruding forward on the left and right were half-hidden and half-visible in the darkness.

It seems to be a half-body monster with two arms, and the light of the room shines through the second floor, and it seems that it is its eyes, looking at the delicious food delivered to the door.

Motota, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko went further and further back, falling from the front row to the back row of the three Talhan sisters, and if it weren't for Yamazaki who followed them, they would all fall to the end.

Mitsuhiko smiled and said, "Look, it doesn't look like the home of the mountain demon mother-in-law." ”

Ayumi echoed, "Yes, yes, because the mountain demon mother-in-law usually lives in a deserted and dilapidated house. ”

Yuan Taiqiang smiled: "And he will also hold a big thick-bladed sharp kitchen knife." ”

"Hey...... There are guests. In the gloomy and old female voice, a short white-haired old woman with a kitchen knife appeared in the light of a flashlight.

"Ah, Granny Mountain Demon!"

"Hell!"

Not only Motota, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko, but Dr. Asa was also taken aback.

The three Talhan sisters were not afraid at all, compared to the walking dead in the Evil Dead game, the difference was too far.

Those evil spirits were unrecognizable, their flesh and blood were blurred, they were half their heads, dragging their entrails all over the ground, and before they got close, the smell of blood came to their faces first.

At the beginning, let alone at night, during the day, I suddenly encountered that kind of thing attack around the corner, and before the fight started, I went to half my life, nausea and vomiting, my legs were weak, I even stopped thinking, and my head went blank.

Moreover, what can be smelled now is not blood, but pickled vegetables, similar to the smell of cucumber side dishes.

Conan also smelled it, "Old woman, are you still cutting cucumbers and pickling them so late?"

"Oh, is your nose nice?" said the white-haired old woman grimly, "I'm going to pickle something else, too." ”

Motota, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko were so frightened that their teeth chattered, their legs trembled, and they all relied on Yamazaki behind them to hold them, so they didn't fall.

"Please don't scare them. "We want to spend the night, and if you don't think it's appropriate, forget it." ”

The white-haired old woman said, "When I was cutting pickles in the small house over there, I heard a loud ......."

Dr. Asa laughed dryly, "I had a flat tire and forgot to bring a spare tire." ”

"Sure enough, it was a flat tire, but here, or at this time?" the white-haired old woman said with a laugh, "It's really bad luck." ”

Mei Daizi said: "Actually, we have an RV, but it's a little crowded. ”

Mei Daizi's implication is that the white-haired old woman should not be cynical, and whether she is willing to give them a night, in a word.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else," the white-haired old woman turned to lead the way, "if you don't dislike it, come with me, my house is more than enough for you to live in." ”

"Then bother. Yamazaki said.

"By the way, there's no light in the vicinity except for your house, so you're the only one in the vicinity?" Dr. Asa asked, "I mean, it's not convenient, is it?"

"All the people who live here have gone to the city," said the white-haired old woman, "and I am used to being here." ”……