[Comprehensive] Demon Fox Hiding Horse

"Hui, Huijiang..."

The screaming woman covered her lips with her hands, barely stood up straight with the support of a brown-haired young man who seemed to be with her, and let out a trembling scream.

And this mournful cry seemed to press a switch, which made Kogoro and Conan, who were standing at the door dumbfounded, react quickly.

"Xiaolan, go and notify the proprietress to call the police. Others please stay where they are and don't enter the room to destroy the scene."

At this time, Kogoro acted like an experienced former criminal policeman, and sent out a few instructions without thinking, making the crowd who had been captured by an inexplicable panic follow his instructions. It broke the silent solidification state before.

Kurama gave the great detective a meaningful look.

Now he felt that the rumored "Xiao Wulang's great wisdom is as stupid as it is" may not be impossible at all - after all, the detective's quick response and reasonable handling when facing the case was indeed very commendable.

Of course, it is not ruled out that he just dealt with such a situation much better, so the possibility of practice makes perfect==

Withdrawing his gaze, Kurama silently turned to the Lihai Volkswagen boy who was standing dumbfounded in the corridor and seemed to be unable to react for a while.

This group of heaven's favored children may have grown so big, they have never seen such a cruel scene with their own eyes, so close... have they come into contact with death?

Perhaps Sanada among them knows something about this because of family reasons, but what do you expect him to experience for a boy who is only fourteen or fifteen years old?

But to be honest, it's actually quite surprising that this group of teenagers can behave like they are now, who are just slow to react and look panicked, but obviously still rational and have no ability to act too much.

It seems that their outstanding talent in a certain field does not bring only outstanding ability in that single field, but makes them overall better than ordinary peers.

Seeing that the ability to think has gradually recovered under the leadership of Kogoro, they were divided into two groups. One group accompanied Xiao Lan to find the proprietress, and the other group stayed behind to automatically explain the current situation to the people who came later. The group of teenagers who helped Kogoro maintain order at the scene, Kurama frowned, thinking that they were really a group of kind-hearted and helpful kids...

——At least, it's much better than an adult like him who looks on coldly.

For the corpse that appeared in front of him or the murder incident, the demon fox who was not touched at all was so calm that he thought so coldly, raised his hand, and tugged at the sleeve of Natori who hadn't recovered yet: "While Go back to your room now."

"……what?"

Someone who finally woke up turned around with a look of horror that hadn't dissipated, as if he didn't understand what Kurama was talking about, or why he said it.

Natsume, who was awakened just now, also looked at Yaohu in a puzzled manner.

Seeing this, Kurama twitched the corners of his mouth helplessly.

"I said, have you forgotten your identity?"

Being involved in a murder or something...

Even if it is finally confirmed that it has nothing to do with the incident, it will not be a good thing for the artist after all, right?

Not to mention that there is not only Natori an artist in this hotel, but there are two male entertainers at the king level, Natori Monday and Tsuruga Ren, and Kyoko, a budding actress, such three artists!

These three people appeared in the same hotel, and the news that it was a hot spring hotel was much more interesting than the news that the popular king was involved in a murder.

"—!!!!"

Natori, who finally came to his senses after being reminded by Kurama, was also taken aback.

"Hurry up and tell Lian the news, as well as my manager."

He finally turned serious.

"Xingyi is currently in the hospital. It's better not to tell him the news. It's better to leave it to my manager to deal with it. He's so capable anyway."

——Sincerely, no one felt that this was his highest compliment to his manager, and Natori made a decision in an instant.

"But, what kind of event is this?"

While pulling Kurama and Natsume to the room quickly, he seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be asking the two of them softly.

"Was someone planning this murder, or..."

——A monster?

As an exorcist, I haven’t encountered monsters killing people, or even eating people directly, in the course of so many years of “work”. However, since I met Natsume, many thoughts have occurred more or less Natori made some changes, but the mood at this moment was still unprecedentedly heavy.

He didn't want Natsume to see that scene.

Even rationally speaking, he should be allowed to see with his own eyes what kind of existence the monsters he protects are, and how cruel and bloody things they can do to Natsume, so that the boy can give up and firmly It is the most appropriate way to hold on to the position of "choosing human beings", but...

With a wry smile, he glanced at Natsume, who had been dignified and worried since he asked that sentence, and Natori sighed silently, suddenly not knowing what to do.

***

After the three returned to the room, they immediately explained the current situation to Ren and Kyoko.

At the same time, Natori and Ren also called the agent and the company respectively, which can be regarded as reporting and making some preparations in advance.

Although Kyoko didn't care much about her own affairs, she was annoyed at the thought that this incident might involve Ren, because it was all about expelling the evil spirits that possessed her. After going on vacation for such a long time, I deliberately arranged a trip to the hot springs to deceive the public.

However, this girl has a very strong character, she just picked herself up after a little bit of self-blame, and began to wring her fingers and think about what she can help now——

Although she knows that there will be no problems with the two seniors and the company on the big side, but on the small side, men may not be able to think carefully, it is better for her, a girl, to think about it in advance, so as not to panic when it happens .

All three of them became busy now, and Kurama and Natsume became the two most idle.

Fortunately, Natori originally booked a large suite for six people, and the other three are busy with Kurama and Natsume, not to mention that the demon fox is still dispatching Dandelion from the Demon World to inquire about the follow-up progress of the incident. , and Natsume was sitting by the window in a daze with the company of Teacher Cat, so the five people in the room had their own things to do.

Through the information sent back by the dandelions, Kurama learned that the name of the deceased was Okamoto Ee, 23 years old this year, and the manager of the Men's Tennis Department of Rikkai University.

She came here for vacation with her friends from the club. A group of nine people just arrived this evening. Because the club booked a whole row of single rooms in the east corridor on the first floor of the hotel, so the freedom before dinner During the activity time, everyone was taking a simple rest in their respective rooms, and the first witness to the incident, Eri Akiyama, who is also the manager of the men's tennis department with Okamoto Eie, was a little bored in the room by himself, so prepare I went to chat with my good friend Okamoto Ee, but I didn't expect...

"Lihai University..."

Kurama stroked his chin and whispered to himself.

He also wondered why a group of tennis teenagers from Lihai University came to the hot spring hotel collectively at this time. Now it seems that they should have an appointment with one or several seniors from the university's tennis department to share a room together, right?

Although it is impossible for the hotel itself to have a tennis court, there seems to be a large tennis center not far from the road, and it doesn't take much time to go back and forth.

It's just that this incident is even more cruel to the group of teenagers, because although the deceased may not be someone they knew, he can still be regarded as a half-senior anyway.

It is estimated that even Yukimura, who is the most resolute in mind among them, cannot be too calm now.

Sighing slightly, Kurama calmed down and continued to receive the information——

The efficiency of the local police is not low. It has only been ten minutes since Xiaolan called the police, and the police have already driven to the scene.

Half of the information reported by the dandelions before was due to the investigation and intelligence collection of the police, but with their arrival, there are naturally good and bad things.

The good thing is that in terms of Conan's usual routine, not too long after the police show up, the reasoning begins and the murderer is caught, after which the incident can basically be closed.

The bad thing is that the news that the Dandelions have just sent back shows that the police are calling everyone in the hotel, especially those who have witnessed the crime scene before, and are preparing to start further investigations.

Although Kurama himself has nothing to worry about.

but……

Looking at the three shining stars in this room, Yaohu felt that President Baotian really should give Mr. Wuxian a raise...

***

Soon the police came to inform Zangma that they were going to gather in the hotel's living room and cooperate with the police investigation.

But obviously the company had already greeted the police station here before, so the police officers who came to notify were very gentle and gave them enough time to change their costumes—after all, the passengers here recognized their identities and ran to When this matter is mentioned on the Internet, it is no different from being exposed by the media.

And Natori and Ren also attached great importance to this. After some disguises, they could hardly see their original appearance (thanks to the three shikigami in Natori for their great help), and the five people were led by the police. , Came to the lobby of the hotel.

There were more than 20 people gathered in the lobby at this time, plus Zangma and the other five, that was all the guests currently entertained in the hotel.

And these guests can be roughly divided into four groups, namely the five people from Zangma and his side, the tennis boys from the high school attached to Lihai University, members of the men's tennis department of Lihai University where the deceased was, and Zangma and the others who met in the restaurant before. I have been to the staff of a certain department of a company.

Among them, the tennis teenagers from the High School Affiliated to Lihai University and the men's tennis club members from Lihai University are considered to travel together, so strictly speaking, they can be counted as a group.

However, after investigation by the police, the three groups of people except the travel team where the deceased belonged all arrived at the hotel earlier that day, and all members of each group have maintained collective actions since arriving at the hotel, and they have been in contact with the deceased. Not to mention that there is no intersection between the teams, and everyone has a sufficient alibi, so the suspicion can basically be ruled out.

The only people worthy of investigation are the members of the same team as the deceased, in other words, the remaining eight members of the men's tennis team of Lihai University.

The results of this investigation were announced on the spot. The suspect group was left behind for further questioning and investigation, while the three groups of people who were temporarily freed from suspicion were asked to return to their rooms. leave.

Although there were some objections to this result, the teenagers of Lihaida left the hall obediently under the dissuasion of their seniors, but Kurama noticed that their expressions were very solemn when they left. It was among the seniors they were familiar with.

The reactions of Natori and Natsume were more dignified than the tennis boys from Lihai University, because until now, neither of them could really figure out whether the cause of the incident was human beings or... monsters.

So everyone with their own concerns went back to the room. Because of the incident, Kurama and the others were not in the mood to soak in the hot spring, but just enjoyed a hot spring meal in the room that Natori and Natsume didn't like. , and then went back to the bedroom to rest.

The bedrooms in this luxury suite are all single rooms, and each bedroom is also equipped with an independent indoor hot spring pool.

Following his own wish, Baituanzi and the two snow rabbits, Zang Ma took them to soak in the pool, and watched the two snow rabbits not only not being melted by the pool water, but their whole bodies were steamed into powder , couldn't help laughing while rubbing the two snow rabbits with Mo Ke Na.

However, it seemed that they couldn't get used to Yaohu's good attitude, just when the four of them were rolling and fighting in a ball on the big soft and comfortable bed in the room, another scream suddenly came from nowhere!

Yaohu rushed out of the room with the three little ones. After meeting Natori and Natsume who also ran out in the living room, the three of them looked at each other, and at the same time signaled Lian to stay in the room with Kyoko, and then rushed out of the room together .

They ran quickly in the direction where the screams came from. After going downstairs and turning a few corners, Zangma and the others saw the witness who fell on the ground, and in the room opposite him, the terrifying scene -

Exactly like Okamoto Ee at that time, the victim was hanged in the room again.

It's just different from before, this time, the victim dangling in the room...

more than one.