Chapter 2913 2925 [Terrible Gun-Seeking Dog]

Conan looked at the shotgun, then at the wound on the body. Then he squatted down and sniffed the smell around the shotgun.

A unique smell of gunpowder wafted towards me.

"It looks like this is the weapon that killed the owner." After confirming that the murder weapon was the hunting rifle that the middle-aged owner had just taken out, Conan touched his chin and turned to look at the other three employees in the cafe with a suspicious look.

——A hunter would not easily let go of his gun, and there was no sign of struggle on the deceased's body, and he died very peacefully and neatly. Therefore, it can be seen that the murderer must be someone he knew, someone who was familiar enough to help him hold the gun, and it is very likely that the murderer was among these three people.

…

This time the crime scene was in the mountains, and after waiting longer than ever before, Inspector Otaki finally drove over.

There were also many other police cars and ambulances that came just for show.

The medical staff who arrived on the vehicle got off to take a look, then shook their heads decisively and left.

"An accident?"

Inspector Otaki heard this word from the store clerks, and looked at the many detectives present with a look of doubt: "Are you sure?"

The old farmer nodded and sighed: "Today, many customers came. The store manager wanted to go into the mountains to hunt a wild boar, but... Alas, he must have been scared by the eagle flying over, so the gun went off and shot himself."

Inspector Otaki scratched his head in confusion: "But isn't this the eagle in your store? Is he really scared like this by the eagle he has lived with for many years?"

The store manager's wife thought of something and looked at the chestnut-winged hawk hesitantly. "It looked a little strange today, and was restless. When the gunshots rang out just now, I vaguely saw it flying around and shouting here. Could it be..."

The falconer felt something was wrong and belatedly retorted, "My eagle will never attack humans! Not to mention that it has been trained for many years. Even if it is a wild eagle, it will only fly away from humans when it sees them!"

The store manager’s wife knew the eagle’s behavior: “Maybe the muzzle of the shotgun was accidentally pointed at it, and it got scared, so…”

The falconer's face turned grim.

Indeed, given the sensitivity of eagles, they would feel very uneasy even if a finger was pointed at them, let alone the barrel of a gun... But his eagle would never kill anyone!

Jiang Xia looked at the unfortunate road eagle that had huddled into a furry ball and said, "With such a long barrel, even if it went off accidentally, it would be difficult for the victim to shoot himself in the chest."

Conan also felt that the eagle was somewhat innocent: "It did suddenly change its direction just now, but rather than changing its route to attack humans, I think it was more like it was tripped by something. And at that time, I felt a strange reflection in this area."

If it were just an ordinary child, this passage might not attract any attention.

But as an acquaintance of the high school students, Inspector Otaki is very clear that this is not an ordinary kid. This first-grade student wearing glasses is a super detective embryo who has been with Jiang Xia for many years and has gained a lot of knowledge.

He immediately took this clue seriously and asked the forensic department: "Is there anything shiny nearby?"

Several technicians scratched their heads in confusion: "I didn't see it... Could it be the light reflected from the barrel of the shotgun?"

Conan shook his head firmly: "The reflection I'm talking about is suspended in the air, and it's very thin."

The forensic police officers: “…” This kid must be dreaming.

…

The evidence mentioned by Conan could not be verified, and the claim that the eagle harmed people was temporarily ruled out because the police could not imagine how a shotgun could accidentally go off and hit its own chest. The investigation came to a temporary standstill.

Jiang Xia seemed to remember something, and said to Inspector Otaki: "I think it is more like someone took the deceased's shotgun through some means, and then shot him, which eventually led to his death, rather than an accident.

"Although the probability of a stranger committing the crime is not high, we cannot rule out the possibility that the deceased thought the shotgun was too heavy and put it on the ground, allowing someone to take advantage of the opportunity to break in - it is better to look around in the woods. If we can find the hidden murderer, things will be simple."

"That makes sense." Since he had nothing to do, Inspector Otaki immediately assigned work to his subordinates who had nothing to do, and asked them to search for people nearby.

The police scattered in all directions, and Conan naturally couldn't sit idle either. He randomly picked a direction and started walking around the place.

After walking a few steps, the pseudo-elementary school student's ears moved slightly, and he suddenly felt footsteps behind him.

"?!" Conan was startled and turned around suddenly...then he saw that it was Jiang Xia who followed him.

Conan: “…”

After a false alarm, he relaxed, but then became a little confused: "Why are you following me?"

Jiang Xia: “…” Of course I’m keeping an eye on you, in case you take out that carefully hidden sniper rifle again.

It’s not that I want the gun, but I’m more or less skeptical - is it possible that Kudo-san can always find all the illegal items at the crime scene?

If this is not the case, then that's fine. If this is the case... then there can be another note added to the "Kudo Shinichi User Manual".

Conan didn't know what his classmates were thinking, but when he remembered that Jiang Xia had just asked Inspector Otaki to search the mountain, Conan seemed to understand something.

He couldn't help but feel a little touched: "Don't worry, even if the murderer is really someone else, that guy must have run far away. It's impossible for him to stay here and wait to be caught by the police. I won't run into him."

Jiang Xia nodded and advised kindly: "That being said, it's still too dangerous to run around in the woods like this. Since the suspect is more likely to be among the three shop assistants, why don't we go back to the cafe and find more clues."

That sounds reasonable.

Conan glanced at the forest, thought about it, and walked back with Jiang Xia.

…

The other three shop assistants have returned to the cafe to wait for news under the persuasion of the police.

As soon as Jiang Xia and Conan arrived in the yard, they suddenly heard someone talking.

The two looked at each other and walked to the corridor with light steps. They saw the falconer apologizing to the store manager's wife who was sitting in the house: "I know that no matter how I apologize, Mr. Takehara will never come back, but please accept my apology. In addition, the child definitely did not intend to attack him. It may just be, just..."

The store manager's wife looked at his bewildered look and wiped away her tears: "Don't be like this. Of course I know you didn't do it on purpose. No one wants this to happen. This is just a tragic accident."

She sat up straighter, looked at the falconer and the old farmer opposite her, and said to the two colleagues who had been with the cafe for many years, "So don't blame yourself, and don't blame the eagle."

The falconer didn't expect the victim's wife to be so easy to talk to. He suddenly felt more guilty: "But..."

(End of this chapter)