Conan: About the fact that I have a black brother

The next day was a cloudy day, the sky was covered by heavy clouds, and the sun was completely blocked. The world seemed to be covered by a layer of gray gauze. Although the snowflakes had stopped falling, they still piled up on the ground. The branches of the trees were bent by the snow, making creaking sounds from time to time, as if silently bearing the pressure of the cloudy day.

There was a chill in the air, as if all vitality had been frozen, leaving only silence.

The sun had not yet risen from the horizon, but the faint light reflected off the snow still illuminated the world.

Lin Xiaochen and Yamato Ganzhu got up early in the morning, packed their equipment and went out.

Lin Xiaochen put the satellite phone on his waist and turned on the communicator.

The mountains are muddy and difficult to walk on, and the undeveloped paths are full of tangled branches.

Fortunately, Nagano is also full of mountains. Yamato Gansuke has gotten used to it after living there for many years, and Lin Xiaochen has also gotten used to it after chasing criminals several times. So, Yamato Gansuke led the way with a map, and Lin Xiaochen followed behind to observe the environment. The two of them walked lightly.

When he reached halfway up the mountain, Lin Xiaochen felt a thin layer of sweat on his back.

The two of them stopped at the first fork in the road. Yamato Ganzhu held the map in one hand, tilted his head and looked around, and discussed with Lin Xiaochen: "How about we take the road on the left first, and search the rest when we go down the mountain."

Lin Xiaochen nodded and said, "Okay. After all, the mountain road here is steeper. If we wait until then, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep up with it."

The mountain road gradually became rugged and difficult to walk on, and the narrow path originally used for people to walk on was slowly replaced by dense vines and intricate tree roots.

Every step Lin Xiaochen took seemed extremely difficult. His breathing began to become rapid and he coughed from time to time.

Yamato Gansuke noticed his condition and asked with concern: "Lin, are you unable to walk?"

Lin Xiaochen quickly waved his hands and explained: "It's okay, I just accidentally choked on the air around me."

After hearing this, Yamato Gansuke nodded with reassurance, then turned around and continued to lead the way.

They moved slowly along the steep mountain road.

Fortunately, the rugged road was only a few steps long and the mountain gradually became flat again, but the surroundings became increasingly quiet. The two had already reached an undeveloped uninhabited area.

Yamato Gansuke took out the map and checked it again: "Something is wrong. Logically, there should be another fork in the road here. How come there is no road at all?"

"Maybe we went astray while walking." Lin Xiaochen's chest rose and fell violently. He looked at the exposed rocks in the distance, "I'll go over and take a look."

Before Yamato Gansuke could say anything, Lin Xiaochen walked over. After taking a few steps, he heard a loud bang.

The ground collapsed, the snow fell down, and Lin Xiaochen fell into a huge pit.

"Lin!" Yamato Gansuke hurried to the edge of the pit to check, and saw Lin Xiaochen curled up on the ground, with bright red seeping out of the snow beneath him. There was an iron product on Lin Xiaochen's feet that shouldn't have been there - a rusty animal trap.

"Uh - I'm fine." Lin Xiaochen struggled to stand up on one foot and leaned against the wall of the pit.

"Wait, I'll pull you up." Yamato Gansuke put down his backpack and planned to take out a climbing rope from it.

But then a long gunshot was heard from a distance.

The two were suddenly shocked.

"Go after him first. The criminal might have noticed him. Don't let him get away." Lin Xiaochen was sweating. "I'm fine. I have first aid supplies in my bag. Just take care of it."

Yamato Gansuke was still hesitant: "If I leave you here in this weather, what if you lose too much blood and become hypothermic?"

But there was another gunshot.

“Senior Yamato, go quickly! If I stay like this, even if I get out, I can only wait for rescue here. If the prisoner runs away, I’ll be gone!” Lin Xiaochen took out the satellite phone on his waist, “I can find support myself.”

"Okay, take care of yourself. Contact me via walkie-talkie if there is anything." Yamato Gansuke saw Lin Xiaochen nod and hurried towards the direction of the gunshots.

Lin Xiaochen slid to the ground, took out a dagger to pry open the trap, and simply tied gauze around his leg to temporarily stop the bleeding.

Fortunately, no bones were broken, but I still need to go to the hospital for a tetanus shot.

Lin Xiaochen thought to himself as he dialed the support line.

Fortunately, the call was quickly answered and rescuers told him they would arrive at the scene within an hour.

Hearing this news, Lin Xiaochen felt slightly relieved.

However, at this moment, a bullet flew past his cheek, causing a burning pain.

"Hi~ Long time no see~"

Lin Xiaochen raised his head with difficulty and looked towards the outer edge of the pit. There stood a man with slightly curly hair and a few freckles on his baby face. He looked very young and would not look out of place if he were thrown into a university campus.

"Really? I don't remember ever seeing you, Mr. Murderer." Lin Xiaochen had a sneer on his face, but his face turned pale due to the cold and blood loss. "Why did you come to my house specially? What exactly do you want?"

“Hahahahahahaha…” the man laughed loudly, his voice echoing in the air, “Mr. Murderer? No, no, no, how could I be a murderer? I am clearly a victim who was forced into a desperate situation! You killed my sister, and now you want to kill me. So who is the real murderer!?”

"Who wants to kill you? Me?" Lin Xiaochen saw the Colt M1911 in the man's hand and quickly calmed him down. "There must be a misunderstanding. You should know my identity. I have no reason to hurt you."

"You? Oh, of course, after all, you are famous..." He stopped talking suddenly, "Why am I telling you all this? Anyway, as long as you die, everything will be over."

"Haven't you thought about the consequences? If you kill me, more people will come after you." Killing an on-duty police officer is still a shame for the police, even if Lin Xiaochen is just a small patrolman.

The man seemed to have expected this, and his expression became even uglier: "Yes, yes, after all, you are so important...but."

He put on a crazy smile again: "I'm going to die anyway, so it won't be a loss to take you with me."

"I know you have a good heart... You killed the director of the orphanage for revenge, and your method was wrong, but you are still kind. The children who came back were rescued by you, right..." Lin Xiaochen coughed a few times, "Nagazawa Kazue, your sister will be proud of your kindness, so, do you want to do something that will disappoint her?"

"Shut up, Jundu! Who allowed you to mention my sister?" Nagasawa Ichiji's eyes were red with anger, "Her death is the fault of all of you murderers!!!"