Chapter 36: Fireflies

"Mitsuhiko, where are you......"

"Don't hide, come out quickly......"

......

The young detectives searched loudly, but there was still no movement.

Ishihara Dye didn't panic, when the time came, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya would come out by himself.

The mountain village police officer crossed his waist and smiled, "When are you going to shout, I see that the child has already gone home, you should also go, if the sky is a little darker, even I, who is familiar with mountain roads, will get lost." ”

Ayumi Yoshida and Motota Kojima took out their watches and turned on the flashlights, "It's okay if it gets dark, we have this lighting." ”

"Ouch, it's pretty convenient to sell things lately." The mountain village police officer sighed.

"That's not for sale." Motota Kojima pouted.

"That's what the Doctor did for us." Ayumi Yoshida said.

"That's really an invention I made for these kids." Dr. Asasa said, "I also designed the detective badge with the transmitter and the tracking glasses I just mentioned. ”

"That'...... According to what you said, you just said that it is ...... for a child to enter this forest" cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the mountain village officer.

"Of course, what I told you is the truth, otherwise why would I be here." Dr. Asasa said.

"Then why didn't you tell my seniors about these things just now!" Officer Yamamura suddenly grew louder and realized the seriousness of the problem.

"You don't believe it, but we told you from the beginning." Ishihara said.

"In that case, I'm going to inform my seniors first." The mountain village police officer dug into his pocket, only to find that the phone was missing, "It's over, how could I forget my phone in the patrol car!" ”

The mountain village police officer suddenly knelt on the ground, his face full of sadness and remorse, "I'm finished, first when I was collecting evidence at the scene, I let the suspect take the opportunity to escape, and I didn't tell my seniors that a child got lost in the forest and was ruined." I became a police officer because I loved watching police movies, and I finally became a police officer after a lot of hardships. It seems that I am still not suitable for this business, I am not qualified at all. ”

As he spoke, the mountain village police officer burst into tears.

Ishihara Dye had a small inner breakdown, which one is this? Suddenly a wave of sensationalism?

"You foolish officer!" Ishihara said.

"Not yet, Mr. Officer, haven't you solved a lot of cases before? Your performance is impressive. Edogawa Conan said.

Ishihara Dye doesn't see through it, which of those cases was not solved by Edogawa Conan behind the scenes.

"Uncle has such a wide forehead, he must have a very smart brain." Ayumi Yoshida said.

"At first glance, he is a policeman who uses wisdom to handle cases." Gray Yuan also comforted.

"Alright, Officer Yamamura, you can brace yourself and search properly." "After all, we still have to rely on you, a local who knows the environment. ”

Officer Yamamura immediately regained his fighting spirit, put his hands in his pockets, and straightened his back, still looking improper, "But, Dr. Agasa, you don't have to be so polite to me in the future." Call me Ahsan, and that's it. ”

Ishihara didn't want to speak at this time, she was afraid that sooner or later she would be embarrassed to death by this police officer.

Edogawa Conan's inner OS: This guy has watched too many police movies, and he changed it to A Sir.

A few people searched in the mountains, but there was still no news, only the crows on the mountain chirping in the dark night, and the annoying chirping of summer cicadas.

"Conan, Mitsuhiko hasn't answered yet?" Ayumi Yoshida said.

"Hmm." Conan Edogawa replied.

"Isn't he going to fall asleep somewhere?" Motota Kojima speculated.

Gray Plains held his chin in thought, "I may have been poisoned by the swamp abyss." ”

"He also has the aura of a small protagonist, and he can't die." Ishihara dyed it, but it was still heard.

"You're supposed to be making a movie." Edogawa Conan said.

"Now hiding in the forest, but in Tohoku, Kanto, and Osaka, murderers who have committed countless murders for three days in a row." Gray Yuan said.

"You know so much." Edogawa Conan had a serious face.

"It must have been published in the newspapers, after all, he is the killer demon king who killed three people in a row." Dr. Asasa said.

"It's four people," Officer Yamamura corrected, "The recent investigation revealed four lives, and the fourth person was transferred from Osaka to Gunma in the forest where Numabuchi's mother was located, so he was transferred from Osaka to Gunma for on-site search and rescue work early in the morning, but Numabuchi's impression was not very clear, so we didn't find a body no matter how much we dug up, and later the police officer who sent from Osaka to support said that Numabuchi would be handed over to me and my seniors first." While they went to buy everyone's lunch......"

"You just let him run, didn't you?" Dr. Asasa continued.

"That guy must have wanted to run away in the first place." Motota Kojima said.

"However, I didn't see that he wanted to run away, and he said that when his mother was married, he often went to this forest alone to play." Officer Yamamura said.

"He didn't want to escape from this mountain at all," Ishihara said, "maybe he just wanted to remember when he was a child, when he was still kind, maybe he wouldn't have chosen this dangerous and wrong path again, and there must be pity for hateful people." ”

Everyone looked at Ishihara Dye and only felt that this little girl didn't look like this age.

"Ahh Ayumi Yoshida stepped on an empty kick, "It's so cold." ”

"It's a creek!" Motota Kojima shouted, and everyone gathered around.

"Since there is a stream, then the fireflies should not be far from here, and we should be able to find Mitsuhiko along this stream." Ishihara said.

Ishihara Ran paused, and looked at a tree, it was Jiichiro Numabuchi.

"Come down." Ishihara said.

Kiichiro Numabuchi jumped off and fled into the dark forest, and Officer Yamamura immediately wanted to chase him.

"Don't go, he's more familiar with this forest than we are, and it's getting dark again, so it's not good for us to catch up at this time." Ishihara said.

"Ishihara-san is right." Edogawa Conan said.

It's just that Edogawa Conan didn't know that Ishihara Dye was actually buying time, and wanted Numabuchi Jiichiro to take a good look at the forest where he played when he was a child, and the fireflies he wanted to see, Ishihara Dye looked at the dark forest, even if it was to fulfill his last wish before going to prison.

Gray Yuan Wai couldn't calm down for a long time at this time, she didn't have any reaction to Numabuchi Keichiro just now, obviously she was to the people in the organization, how could she ......

Ishihara saw Ashbara's concerns and didn't speak...... Gray Yuan doesn't feel for her, but it's nothing to care about.

"But this man is really powerful, he can stand still in a tree." Dr. Asa sighed.

"Yes, I've heard him say that when he was a child, he often jumped from tree to tree to play, like Ushiwakamaru who was bent on cultivating into a tengu." Officer Yamamura said, then turned to Ishihara and asked, "By the way, why are you so sure that kid is catching fireflies?" ”

Ishihara glanced at Conan, and it seemed that he already knew it from the word Ushiwakamaru. (Note: Ushiwakamaru refers to Minamoto Yoshitsune, a legendary Japanese hero and a famous general at the end of the Heian period.) )

"I'll go find Mitsuhiko, you guys are waiting for me here!" Conan Edogawa said and ran into the forest.

"How could it be." Dr. Asasa asked.

"Let him go, there will be no danger." Ishihara said.

When a few people ran to the front, they saw Conan Edogawa who had stopped and the seniors of Officer Yamamura, and after hearing Yamamura explain the reason for the incident, the seniors educated him.

"Ahh Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's screams were heard from the depths of the forest.

"Could it be Mitsuhiko!" Ayumi Yoshida said.

"We've got to get to them." Edogawa Conan said.

"However, we don't know the characteristics of the swamp abyss, so how can we find him? What if you get confused with the police? Ayumi Yoshida asked.

"Pale eyebrows, sunken eyes, cheekbones bulging outward, nose upright. It looked like a dummy pulled out by a layer of skin covering the skull. But he was as light as a swallow, and his instantaneous explosive power was comparable to that of a beast. Gray Yuan said.

Everyone got up and ran towards the screams.

On the other side, Edogawa Conan walked up to Gray Plains and asked quietly, "Could it be that this swamp .....?"

"That's right, Jiichiro Numabuchi was also a member of the organization before, and he was part of what you call the group of men in black. However, although he is said to be a member of the organization, his status is not high, and the organization only took a fancy to his agile skills and intended to train him to become a top killer. But he really didn't make it, and the organization wanted to send him to me. The goal is to make him a guinea pig for the drug I developed. The documents he sent before administering the medicine were accompanied by his photographs, as well as various measurements of his physical functions, as a reference for the laboratory. But he ran away before he could be delivered to me. Later, I broke away from the organization and never had the opportunity to meet. ”

"Escape?" Edogawa Conan asked.

Several people stopped and rested against the tree.

He must also feel very frightened, the power of the organization cannot be disobeyed, so he is afraid of the organization's arrangement for him, desperately trying to escape from the control of the organization, and the three people who died at his hands are the souls of the people he mistook for the organization. However, before he entered the organization, he had committed a murder and had a criminal record, and he did not deserve sympathy at all. Gray Yuan said.

"No wonder he kept screaming when he was arrested on TV, and they were to blame, that's it." Dr. Asasa said.

"Well," Gray Yuan nodded, "but the police will only think that it is a way for him to exonerate himself, and he is not so deeply involved in the organization, so the organization naturally does not need to care about his life or death." ”

"But that's not right, I remember you used to say that the people you were in the organization, you smelled it as soon as you smelled it." Edogawa Conan said.

"yes, that's why I'm having a hard time, and I don't feel it at all this time. My sister's time, I could clearly smell that something was wrong. Sensing danger is the only sense that can keep me alive, and it must be because I'm used to living this peaceful life, so this feeling disappears. Ash Yuan sighed, seemingly a little self-deprecating.

"Isn't that great? This means that you are becoming more and more like an ordinary person. Okay, let's go find Mitsuhiko now, after all, he's also for you and Ayumi. Edogawa Conan said.

"The detective badge seems to be getting louder and louder." Ayumi Yoshida said.

"Kiichiro Numabuchi is here!" Mototai Kojima shouted.

Jiichiro Numabuchi walked out of the grass with Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya in his arms, and the police flashlights shone at him.

"Don't be so bright, it shines like daytime, how dare they come out." Jiichiro Numabuchi said.

"Who?" Everyone is confused.

"He's talking about fireflies," Ishihara said, "Mitsuhiko has one in his hand." ”

The police arrested Jiichiro Numabuchi, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya let go of his hand, and a firefly flew out, and after a while, a large number of fireflies flew in, flashing in the dark night.

Therefore, the military generals mentioned earlier may be Uesugi or Takeda, or Toyotomi Yoshihide and Tokugawa Ieyasu, all of whom were hostile generals during the Warring States period. If there is anyone other than these two pairs of rival generals, it is the Genji Peace Family. They were talking about the Genji fireflies and the Heike fireflies. Edogawa Conan said.

"What about bamboo leaf rice?" Ayumi Yoshida asked.

"Just spread the bamboo leaves stained with water droplets on the bottom of the cage so that the fireflies can inhabit them, so that you can take the fireflies you catch home." Ishihara said, "I guess I heard Ayumi and Xiao Ai say that they wanted to see the fireflies with their own eyes on the day they watched the fireworks, so I came here." ”

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's face flushed.

"Thank you." Ai Gray Hara and Ayumi Yoshida said.

"But why is Jiichiro Numabuchi willing to be arrested by the police on his own initiative and send Mitsuhiko back safely." Dr. Asasa asked.

"When he heard what we said in the tree, he should have known that Mitsuhiko was here for the fireflies, and the fireflies were also his childhood best friends, maybe he said that the fourth body buried here was actually fake, just to come and see these old friends again." Ishihara said, "In this world, there are no absolute bad people, and of course, there are no absolute good people......

Everyone looked at the back of Jiichiro Numabuchi and the fireflies around them, and for a moment, they were immersed in this forest......