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

Yuan Tai thought very simply: "Will you fall asleep somewhere?" ”

"Maybe I'll be killed...... "Gray Plains' light voice was faint, with one hand on his chin. If Hanazuka finds him, it's a different story. ”

Ayumi was stunned by Ashara's words, and Dr. Asa immediately waved his hand when he saw this. "Hey, don't talk nonsense."

"It's not impossible to think so......" Gray Yuan said this, without any expression on his face. Now hiding in the forest, but in the Tohoku, Kanto, and regions, the murderer who committed three cases in three consecutive days. ”

"Actually, he killed four people...... "Yamamura Natsu, who was behind Dr. Kasa, recalled the previous investigation and said, "The fourth person was buried in the forest of Numabuchi's mother's hometown. That's why he was transferred from Osaka to Gunma, and early in the morning he was engaged in on-site evidence collection. But the memory of Jiichiro Numabuchi is not very clear, and we didn't dig up the corpse no matter how much we dug it. Later, the police officer who came from Osaka said that he had left Numabuchi and me in the care of his seniors first, and that he had accidentally escaped when they went to buy everyone's lunch. ”

"I think that guy must have planned to run away in the first place." Yuan Tai said with dead fish eyes open.

Yamamura's expression was a little innocent, "But I don't even see that he wants to escape." He also said that when his mother was provincial, he would often go to the forest alone to play. ”

"That's right, Doctor." Conan suddenly remembered something, "Didn't you say a few days ago that you made a detective team leader badge for Brother Hanazuka?" When you're done, did you give it to him? ”

"I didn't ...... No, alas. "When I'm done, I'll throw it in a drawer." Always forgot to give it to him......"

"That's really ......" Conan gave him a fierce look, "I always drop the chain at a critical moment, so I can't contact Hanazuka." In the forest, mobile phones don't receive signals at all. ”

While a few people were talking, Ayumi, who had nothing to do, looked around at the night scene around her. But when she looked up at the tree behind the doctor, she was terrified, and a scream suddenly erupted.

The sound pierced the silence around them, and flocks of grass and trees burst into the sky.

At this moment, Yoshiichiro Numabuchi jumped from the tree, and in a few seconds, his figure flashed and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

"Yes...... It's Keiichiro Numabuchi......"

Gray Plains didn't see Numabuchi's figure, and it wasn't until he heard the name that he turned his head sharply, his eyes constricted.

Just now...... I didn't even feel it. I didn't even feel anything...... How so?

……

By the forest stream, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was excited to see Glen Lewi. "Flower ...... Brother Hanazuka! ”

Glenlevy stepped forward and gently patted the dirt off his body, as if complaining: "Really, you kid is really not worrying. Why do you have to come to a place like this alone? It's dangerous after dark. ”

Hearing this, Mitsuhiko's head slowly lowered, and he didn't seem to want to explain too much.

Seeing that he was silent, Glenlevy took out a clean plastic bag from his pocket and handed it over. "Fireflies are in here. However, after showing it to Ashbara and Yoshida, remember to release it. ”

"You...... You know it all? Mitsuhiko blushed, a little overwhelmed.

"Of course, I'm your detective captain......"

Glenlevy put the plastic bag on Mitsuhiko's hand, and when he slowly released it, the fireflies flew inside, and then fastened it tightly.

"Although you have good intentions, you can't be so willful. There is a serial murderer in this forest, and if something happens to him, Ashbara and Yoshida will be very sad. ”

"Kill...... Murderer? Mitsuhiko suddenly felt very frightened, and his voice became trembling.

Glenlevy grabbed his thin wrist and headed straight in the direction he had come. "So let's get out of here quickly......"

The road was completely covered in darkness, coated with only a layer of moonlit silver frost. Glenlevy couldn't remember which way he was coming from, so he had to slow down and take in the scenery around him so he couldn't get lost in the darkness.

The steps slowed down, and silence returned to the surroundings.

Suddenly, in the quiet jungle, there was a rustling sound other than the chirping of insects, and the "creaking" sound of someone's footsteps on the ground and stepping on a tree branch was very clear.

Mitsuhiko immediately ran in the direction of the sound and shouted excitedly, "It must be Conan that they are coming!" ”

"Wait, wait!" Glenlevy tried to stop him, but he stumbled and tripped over a stone.

I didn't have time to rush over, so I could only watch him run farther and farther.

Judging by the sound of footsteps, there was only one person coming. And judging from the sound of the man stepping on a branch on the ground, it should be an adult. Conan: They don't go it alone.

So if the person who came was not a police officer on patrol, it was likely to be Keichiro Numabuchi.

"Conan!"

Mitsuhiko walked around from behind the trees to the front, thinking that Dr. Asasa and his party were looking for him, but standing in front was a strange man with thin and withered branches.

The man's eyes glewned with a terrifying chill. Mitsuhiko was stunned.

"So I'm the same as you...... said.

At this time, Mitsuhiko caught a glimpse of the cold handcuffs on his hands and was shocked. I suddenly remembered Glen Lewe's words just now.

Could it be that serial murderer!!

What to do...... His body was weak at the moment, he couldn't move, and he even forgot to call for help, just watching the swamp abyss approach him step by step.

Suddenly, he stopped half a meter from Mitsuhiko, and as if he had seen some kind of terrifying beast, his eyes widened and he stared straight behind Mitsuhiko.

"Ge...... Glenlevy ......"

Glenlevy? Mitsuhiko thought silently in his heart, and just wanted to turn his head, but his neck felt a tingle, as if something had been cut off, he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

Without Mitsuhiko's cover, the whole person behind him was completely exposed to the front of the swamp abyss.

"Long time no see, Numabuchi ......" he raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Seeing that it was the person from the organization, Jiichiro Numabuchi suddenly became cautious. His fists clenched, and his eyes became sharp and hostile.

"Did you receive an order from above to take me back?"

Unhurried, Gran Levi got down on one knee and picked up Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who had fallen to the ground. He replied lightly: "You don't have to be so nervous, I'm just here to get this boy to a safe place." I didn't see anything tonight, you go quickly, the police are patrolling the hills around here. ”

Numebuchi couldn't believe that the people in the organization would have good intentions, and they let him go.

"You ......" he was about to ask something, but swallowed hard. "I won't run away......"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors