"gather!!!"

At 7 o'clock in the evening, a row of figures wrapped in thick raincoats stood in the rain, dense water droplets kept hitting their faces, and the ground was filled with water vapor.

The three Hirai brothers acted like leaders, giving loud speeches in front of the team with powerful tones and passionate speeches.

Carrying waterproof bags containing hunting rifles on their shoulders, this forest patrol team was determined and did not take the black bear seriously at all.

In the room, Sakaki Makoto saw this scene, put out his cigarette, and said to Conan and the others:

"I want to go into the mountains."

"Now?"

Conan turned his head to look at the extremely bad weather outside, thought for a moment, nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

“........”

Sakaki Makoto was going to refuse, but then he thought, if he left Conan behind, wouldn't the boss be in danger? !

No, no, absolutely not!

It is more reliable to keep the Death God Elementary School Student by your side.

After finalizing the plan, Conan jumped up, put on raincoats and ran out of the house with Osaka Kuroneji, and took turns knocking on the doors of other villagers to borrow a few raincoats from them.

When Conan borrowed a raincoat, Makoto Sakaki and the other two took out bedding from the cupboard, spread it on the tatami, stuffed clothes into it, and turned off the lights. They looked just like they were asleep. In order to make it look real, Makoto Sakaki even recorded a snoring sound and played it on a loop.

After doing all this, Conan and Osaka Black Chicken also came back.

"They don't even have raincoats for elementary school students!"

Waving his fist, Conan said angrily:

"This is discrimination! Don't children deserve to wear raincoats?!"

"There's not a single child in the village who doesn't have one, so it's normal. Just make do with what you have."

Sakaki threw the raincoat to Conan, turned around and walked out of the room, and found Aunt Hirai:

"Auntie, it's getting late. Let's rest first."

"No....too early?"

Aunt Hirai glanced at the clock on the wall which had just pointed to 7:10, and her face was filled with astonishment:

"Do people in the city go to bed so early?"

"I'm used to it. The commute in Tokyo is long and I usually have to get up at 4 or 5 in the morning, so I feel sleepy at this time."

Sakaki covered his mouth and yawned, saying:

"Auntie, you should go to bed as well. We don't know when the rain will stop. We have to rush back to Tokyo tomorrow..."

"well..."

Aunt Hirai agreed readily. She had heard from her neighbor Riho about the long commuting time in Tokyo. She sighed, thinking that life in the city was really tiring, while she started mopping the floor.

Boom boom!

Sakaki Makoto then went to Domon Yasuki's room and told him the plan.

"You all want to go into the mountains?"

When Domon Yasuki heard that Sakaki Makoto was going to bring the child with him, he immediately frowned:

"Even if it doesn't rain, the mountains are still very dangerous. The weather is so bad now, and you still want to bring a child with you?"

This is all for your safety...

If you leave Conan at home, he will surely kill you...

Only those with a strong life can control Conan.

Unfortunately, Sakaki Makoto thinks he is very lucky and that even if the god of death comes, he will lose two teeth.

"Don't worry, Conan is a cunning guy. With me watching him, nothing serious will happen."

"You are not familiar with the routes in the mountains. It is too dangerous to go in rashly..."

Domon Yasuki glanced out the window and saw that the team had not set out yet. He hesitated for a moment and said:

"Come with me."

Confused, Sakaki Makoto followed him to a dusty room at the end of the second floor.

Yasuki Domon stood in front of the door for a few seconds, with his head lowered, as if in silence, then turned the handle and pushed open the door.

The room was extremely messy. The floor and mattress were covered with dust. There were a few celebrity posters from the last century on the wall, and the cabinets were filled with strange bottles and jars.

"This is Ah Qing's room. Although he moved out after he became an adult and got married, this room has never been moved."

Domon Yasuki walked to the cabinet, pointed at a wooden box on top and said:

"Help me get it."

Sakaki Makoto stood on tiptoe and took down the wooden box. The surface of the box was covered with dust half a centimeter thick. It was so dirty that its original appearance could not be seen at all. It was also locked with a mechanical combination lock.

Sakaki Makoto has seen this type of lock often. It is the same as the one on checked luggage at the airport. It can be opened by rolling the wheel and entering the correct three-digit password.

"Ah Qing never lets anyone touch this box. No one knows the password except me."

Domon Yasuki gently brushed off the dust and picked up the combination lock:

"The password is 327, his birthday."

Click!

When the password is entered correctly, the lock pops open. Even though it is rusty, it can still be used. The durability of old objects is incredibly high.

The wooden box slowly opened, revealing it to be filled with miscellaneous items, including worn-out kendama (a Japanese folk toy), colorful glass marbles, several black-and-white photos, a thick stack of envelopes, a dirty sandbag, and a wooden painted doll with its head missing.

Yasuaki Domon picked up the photos and found one that was slightly faded, but the person on it could still be identified. He looked at it for a few seconds and smiled knowingly.

There are two people in the photo. The man on the left is a little older and looks 70% similar to Yasuki Domon. He is also using a cane and is obviously a younger version of him.

The other boy was about 12 or 13 years old. He was wearing a linen sweatshirt, had dark skin, a straw hat, and had bright eyes.

Yasuteru Domon and the young man were arm in arm, smiling brightly.

"Is he A-Qing?"

Sakaki Makoto asked.

"Well, this was taken the day before I left."

"Where are the letters?"

"Some of them I wrote to him, but I don't know the rest."

After putting away the photos, Yasuaki Domon rummaged through the box and found a yellowed piece of paper at the bottom. When he unfolded it, he found that it was a hand-drawn map.

The map is very detailed, marking out everything from Pingjing Village to the mountains, and then to several routes into the mountains, including the terrain and locations where bears often appear. However, the drawing is crude, and it looks like a child's doodle, so it needs to be carefully identified.

"Here, this is the route map into the mountain drawn by Qing himself."

Domon Yasuki solemnly handed the map to Sakaki Makoto, his expression solemn and serious:

"A good hunter must know the terrain like the back of his hand, from mountains and rivers to flowers, plants and trees. Qing can do it, and you can do it with this map."

The voice suddenly paused, and Domon Yasuki sighed:

"This map is Ah Qing's treasure, it's his hard work. I didn't want to take it out at first, but now I can't care less. Please find out the truth, please!"

Domon Yasuki took two steps back and bowed deeply to Sakaki Makoto.

"Please raise your head."

Sakaki Makoto reached out and helped Domon Yasuki up, his expression extremely serious:

"Since I have accepted the commission, I will definitely do my best."