Half past six the next morning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The owner of the rental speedboat near the info found Kensuke Tachibana's body lying on the beach in his pajamas. Then the police were called.

It didn't take long for Officer Twilight to arrive with his men.

"Mr. Inuyama, could you please tell me how you found the body?" Officer Twilight asked the ship owner in his sixties.

"Oh. Good. Every morning I go for a walk on the beach. When I was walking this morning, I suddenly noticed a figure lying on the beach. ”

"It's winter, so there's basically no one on the beach right now. So I was curious to go over and have a look. ”

"I didn't expect it to be the corpse of lawyer Kensuke Tachibana." Inuyama recalled, holding an old-fashioned pipe in his hand.

"Oh? Do you know the deceased? Officer Twilight asked.

"That's right. He's Kensuke Tachibana, and he's a well-known lawyer in the neighborhood. He would often come to me to rent a boat and go fishing. You see, that luxury villa over there is Kensuke Tachibana's home. The boss of Inuyama pointed to the luxury villa not far away.

"Oh? I'm sorry for you. If you still have any questions, we hope you will continue to cooperate with the investigation. ”

"Mr. Officer. Of course, no problem. ”

After talking to the boss of Inuyama, he took Takagi and some connoisseurs to Kensuke Tachibana's villa.

Knock knock knock ~~ knock knock ~~

Officer Takagi knocked on the door a few times, and the door was opened from the inside.

"I'm Officer Twilight of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and there are some things that I need your cooperation in investigating." Officer Twilight saw the door open and showed his ID.

"Mr. Police? What's the matter? The villa administrator, Yaeko Kamei, asked suspiciously.

"Do you recognize this person?" Officer Twilight took out the photo of Kensuke Tachibana that he had just taken and handed it to Yaeko.

"Sir? Mr. Officer. What's wrong with me, my lord? Yaeko asked in panic when she saw the deep knife wound on Kensuke Tachibana's face and the pale face on the photo of Kensuke Tachibana.

"Mr. Kensuke Tachibana was found dead on the beach. So let's take a look at him. The injuries on Mr. Tachibana's face were most likely caused by someone else. So the possibility of him being killed cannot be ruled out. Officer Twilight said solemnly.

"Then Mr. Officer, please come in." Yaeko invited Officer Twilight and the others in.

"Ms. Yaeko, when was the last time you saw Mr. Kensuke Tachibana?" Officer Twilight asked. Officer Takagi took out a small notebook and began to record his testimony.

"Last night, when it was almost nine o'clock, I went back to my room to rest after taking a bath. I haven't seen my lord since. Yaeko said.

"Then please take us to Kensuke Tachibana's bedroom." Officer Twilight said.

"Okay. Please follow me. Yaeko took Officer Twilight and them to Kensuke Tachibana's room on the second floor.

When a few people entered, they found that the window of Kensuke Tachibana's room was open. The quilt on the bed also fell to the floor. Other than that, there was nothing suspicious about it in the room.

Officer Twilight and Officer Takagi spent a while in Kensuke Tachibana's room before exiting the bedroom.

"Huh? Officer Twilight, Officer Takagi? How did you end up here? Xiaolan and Conan, who had just gotten up and came out of the guest room, looked at Officer Twilight and Officer Takagi who suddenly appeared in front of them in surprise.

"Huh? Xiaolan? That's what I'm going to ask. How did you end up here? Could it be that the Maori brother is also here? Officer Twilight asked, surprised.

"Uh. That's right. Dad is still sleeping in his room. Xiaolan smiled awkwardly.

"Did something happen? Officer Twilight? Conan asked curiously.

"Mr. Kensuke Tachibana was found dead on the beach." Officer Twilight spoke.

"What!!" Both Ran and Conan looked surprised.

"Xiaolan. When was the last time you saw Mr. Kensuke Tachibana yesterday? Officer Twilight asked Ran as well.

"I remember. It was probably after half past eight. After dinner and a little chat, we went back to our room to rest. Xiaolan recalled.

"Oh? Is it. Officer Twilight frowned. Xiaolan's testimony is not much different from Yaeko's. Then there should be nothing wrong with that.

"Sister Xiaolan. I'll go out for a bit. Conan said a few words and turned and ran out.

"Alas. Conan. By the time Xiaolan found out, Conan had already run outside the villa.

"Officer Twilight, after examination, the deceased should have died of drowning. In addition, the deceased had only one stab wound to his face. Although it was not fatal, it was supposed to have been cut with a very sharp weapon. An forensic officer ran over to Officer Twilight and reported.

"Oh. Got it. Officer Twilight nodded to the forensic officer.

"Ms. Yaeko. Does Kensuke Tachibana have any enemies? Officer Twilight asked.

"Hmm......" Yaeko's face showed a look of reason.

"Ms. Yaeko, you are now assisting in the investigation, and I hope you will not hide anything from the police. It's not good for you! Officer Twilight said solemnly.

"Actually...... The Lord's Enemy...... Quite a lot. Yaeko said with a slurrel.

"Oh? Who are the enemies? Officer Twilight asked.

"Because the lord has always helped the rich to fight lawsuits, and it doesn't matter whether the client is guilty or not. The lord will defend it. And the old man has done a lot of things to put the client's guilt on other people. That's why I said that the lord has quite a lot of enemies. As for who they are, I can't say who they are. But it should all be related to the lawsuit that the master fought. Yaeko explained.

"In that case, the case will be difficult to investigate." Officer Twilight frowned.

"Oh. That's right. The night before, we received a scare card. He said that he was going to take the life of our master the next day. Yaeko said suddenly.

"Oh? Is that scare card still there? Officer Twilight asked hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, yes. I put away all the threatening letters I sent to my lord. Mr. Officer, please come with me. Yaeko took Officer Twilight and the others to her room.

A poker-sized card was pulled out of a drawer. Then he handed it to Officer Twilight.

"Huh?" Officer Twilight took a sharp breath when he saw the card.

"Officer Twilight? What's wrong? Xiaolan asked curiously when she saw Officer Twilight's expression.

"This is a killer who appeared later than the 'Dark Crystal' you've encountered before. We gave it the code name 'Grim Reaper'. ”

"This man would send a notice letter to his target before each murder, like Kidd the Monster Thief. However, unlike Kidd the Thief, Kidd steals the gems of his target. And this killer is stealing the life of his target. Officer Twilight said with a gloomy face.

"Huh? Officer Twilight, is it true that everything written on this is true? Xiaolan asked, pointing to Kensuke Tachibana's crimes listed on the card.

"Hmm. It should be. The letter sent out by this 'Grim Reaper' before each murder would state the target's crime, and almost always of them existed. As he said this, Officer Twilight's face became even more gloomy. After all, what the 'Grim Reaper' did was slapping the entire Japanese police community in the face.

'Damn!' The Grim Reaper's goal is completely irregular. There's no way to catch him that way! ”

"Kidd, Dark Crystal, and Death are all slapping everyone in the face of the Japanese police community. And we don't even know who they really are. No, I'm going to report it to my superiors and spread the news of death through the media. Otherwise, if you follow him all the time, there is no way to catch them! ”

"Brother Takagi. Get me back to the game! Officer Twilight said to Officer Takagi with a gloomy face, and he turned around and left Kensuke Tachibana's house.

"Oh. Be! ”

That night, the TV news broadcast the Grim Reaper's story. Anyone who receives a letter of death is advised to notify the police as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will be killed by the Grim Reaper.

And Yi Bin, who read the news at home, just smiled. Future quests should be even more interesting.

A week later, the police received a report of the foul smell of rotting corpses coming from one of the rooms of a low-cost apartment.

When the police arrived, they found the body hanging from the beam, which was already highly decomposed. And in the trash can in the room, a letter of death was also found.