Chapter 21: The Murder of the Kiritengu (2)

Perhaps it was because God heard Serumi's prayers, and during the cherry blossom viewing process, Narumi and his party miraculously did not have any cases. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In this small half day, Chengshi and others not only enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but also relaxed the tired body and mind disturbed by the fast-paced city life, and this cherry blossom viewing trip was quite successful.

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On the way back

"Huh... On weekends and holidays, it is still necessary to go out and relax. Matsuda Jinpei put his hands on the steering wheel, and his expression was very pleasant.

Yoko Okino nodded in agreement: "Yes, I feel a lot more relaxed all of a sudden." ”

"Matsuda, remember to stop when you pass by the lottery station when you get back to the city." Chengshi said as he looked out the window at the sunset that was almost disappearing below the horizon.

"You still play the lottery?"

"No, I just think I had extra luck today." I stayed with Conan and Mori Kogoro for hours, and I didn't encounter any homicides...... Immediately afterward, Chengshi's eyebrows furrowed, he looked at the retreating woods on the side of the road, and said suspiciously: "Wait Matsuda... We don't seem to be the same way we came, are we? ”

"Well, that's right. This is the path led by Mr. Maori, who says it will save time. ”

"What... What the? Cheng Shi's face changed.

"I said, this road is a shortcut that Mr. Maori asked the gas station staff about." Matsuda Jinpei looked at Narumi in surprise, "Is there something wrong, why do you show such an expression?" ”

"Huh... Haha, it's nothing..."It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided.

Half an hour later

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Matsuda, where have we been? Sung Si looked up at the tall and lush woods beside the road outside the car window, and his face was filled with the helplessness of "Well, I should have thought it would be like this".

"I don't know... I kept following Mr. Maori's car and I said... He can't be a road idiot, right? Matsuda Jinhei looked blank, observing the unfamiliar environment around him, and said uncertainly: "It seems that we have run into a certain mountain..."

"And it's raining." Yoko Okino placed her finger on the window and slid gently along the trail of the raindrops.

"Cold rainy nights, strange mountains, anxious tourists...... Exactly meets the conditions for the case to happen, alas, I'm so stupid, really...... After seeing Conan and them appear before, they should have left immediately...... I'm still a pattern.,This time I'm going to learn a lesson.,I'll have to run when I see Conan in the future.,There's nothing ......wrong with it," Cheng Shi had a dark face, and whispered to pieces.

"Chengshi, what are you muttering about there alone, why do you hear me a little cold." Yoko Okino sniffled, crossed her arms, and hugged her to her chest.

"Whew... Give you a coat. Chengshi pulled out a men's trench coat from his backpack and turned around and handed it to Yoko Okino, who was sitting in the back seat of the car.

"Huh... Thank you~" Yoko Okino was stunned, and then while taking the trench coat, she gave Chengshi a bright smile back.

"It's okay, you're welcome." Chengshi took out another coat and put it on his body, and after thinking about it, he added, "Oh yes, your one is Matsuda's." ”

Matsuda Jinpei, Yoko Okino: "......"

"Uhhh

With a dull sound of brakes, Mori Kogoro's car, which was not far ahead, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong with them?" Narumi looked up at the location of Mori Kogoro's car, but it was raining lightly and it was dark, so he couldn't see it very clearly.

"We also parked our car and went over to see... Be careful! Before Matsuda Jinhei could finish his words, the car suddenly shuddered. The car then slid a short distance forward due to inertia and came to a stop a few meters behind Kogoro Mori.

"Bastard, it looks like something punctured the tire." Matsuda Jinpei took off his seat belt and quickly got out of the car.

Chengshi took out the flashlight from the car's storage compartment and followed.

"How?" Chengshi held up a flashlight.

After Matsuda Jinpei squatted down to inspect it, he shook his head and said, "The tires can't be used." ”

"What's wrong with your car?" At this time, Mori Kogoro walked over with Conan and Xiaolan, looking very annoyed, "Really, this kind of thing happened...... Yoko-san, are you alright? ”

"Hmm... Well... I'm fine. ”

Conan suddenly felt uncomfortable for a while, and turned his head, only to find that Chengshi was staring at him with that extremely strange gaze, and hurriedly said, "Hey... Hey, why are you looking at me like that? ”

"Has your Grim Reaper's buff started to work on your teammates?"

β€œbuff? Teammate... What do you mean... Belch! Ahem, what are you talking nonsense? Conan's little face darkened.

"Slightly!"

"You..."

"It's completely dark now, and it's raining a lot, so even if you call the nearby car repair shop, you probably won't be able to come until tomorrow morning." Matsuda Jinhei looked at the time displayed on the phone screen and said, the faint light emitted by the phone screen was especially conspicuous in this dimly lit environment, "If there is no hotel nearby, we will probably have to spend the night in the car." ”

"Hmm...... Xiaolan, you take Miss Yoko and Conan to the car to take shelter from the rain first, and I will look for any places to stay in the neighborhood with these two boys. Mori Kogoro said after thinking about it.

"Hey."

……

Ten minutes later, the three of them returned to the car to gather after looking for a place to stay, and Matsuda Jinpei brought good news: he had found a temple not far from here.

The group left the car and followed the mountain road to the door of the temple in Matsuda Jinpei's mouth.

The name of this temple is called Shanniji Temple, and it is small in size, and its all-wooden structure gives it an ancient, rustic feel.

The mud temple is built on a cliff, part of which hangs outside the cliff, and the bottom is supported by thick pillars, about four or five stories above the ground. Mountain springs pour down from the mountain wall behind the temple, and the spring water is mixed with the mountain mist, giving the temple a dusty and ethereal smell.

Knocking on the door and entering the temple, Chengshi and his party happened to meet the Tianyong host of the Shanniji Temple. After negotiating the accommodation fee, the group was led by a young monk named Kuan Nian to a large room.

"Sleep here tonight, and I'll bring the futon later." By the way, in a little while, dinner should be ready. Kuan Nian politely explained these words to everyone, and then walked out of the room.

Cheng Shi walked around the room and gently rubbed the floor of the room with his fingers, the floor was very clean, it should be because it was often cleaned, and there was no dust and cobwebs in the corners of the room.

"It seems that we are really lucky, and now we don't have to spend the night in the car," Xiaolan said, looking at the paintings hanging on the walls of the room with interest behind her back.

Yoko Okino nodded after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Yes, and this place is more flavorful than a high-end hotel." ”

You guys... naive!

Chengshi shrugged his shoulders and glanced at Conan. In Conan's inexplicable eyes, he silently recalled the general plot of this episode.

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