Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Three Views Exploded

Having confessed to the crime, Tokubi Rokuro was quickly taken into custody by the Gunma Prefectural Police. The others completed statements at the hotel, and the matter was largely closed. The only exception was Numayama Banzo, the man who was nearly murdered. After completing the statement, the police asked for his contact information and requested his cooperation in the subsequent legal proceedings.

The incident happened at around six in the morning. By the time the police finished their work, most of the morning had passed. Kogoro Mouri looked at his watch, estimated the time, and planned to have lunch before driving home with Xiaolan and Conan.

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"Miss Saionji, why did you bring me here?"

Numayama Banzo looked around at both sides of the river, and his eyes finally fell on Tatsuhiko's memorial stone tomb, revealing a moment of sadness.

He didn't understand why Saionji Gyoon and her companions asked him to come here. He was very familiar with the scenery of this area and could recall it in his mind with his eyes closed. Because in the eleven years after Tatsuhiko's death, he was either observing this place from afar with a telescope in the small attic, or patrolling the area personally, for fear that someone would play in the river like his son and he would not be able to rescue him in time, which would eventually lead to tragedy.

Yuyin pondered for a moment, then said, "Mr. Numayama, do you want to see Tatsuhiko again?"

"What?" Numayama Banzo's eyes widened, and he suspected he was hallucinating. "Are you kidding me?"

"You just say yes or no."

Numayama Banzo closed his eyes. Even though he was an old man, his voice was still a little trembling: "Yes, I do. I dream about it."

Yuyin nodded to Natsume Takashi. After receiving the signal, Natsume took out the materials he had prepared long ago and began to draw talismans on the stone ground on the river bank.

Then she turned her gaze back to Numayama Banzo and said, "You will be able to see your son again soon. Please be mentally prepared."

"You mean..."

Numayama Banzo seemed to have guessed something and had an incredible expression on his face.

Yuyin nodded and said, "Yes, it's exactly what you thought."

Numayama Banzou watched the young man named Natsume drawing intricate patterns on the ground, his heart pounding. As a veteran of Gunma, he had grown up hearing legends of mysterious monsters and spirits, and had once wished that monsters and spirits truly existed, so he could see his beloved son again. However, the kappa legend had killed Tatsuhiko, and to ensure his dignified death, he deliberately acted disapproving of feudal superstitions, discouraging others from touching on the subject.

"Okay." Natsume stood up.

This formation was originally learned by him from his friend Toru Tsuchiya. Monsters and ghosts that are invisible to ordinary people can be seen as long as they stand within the circle of the formation. Since it is a forbidden formation, Natsume seldom uses it unless it is absolutely necessary.

But now is an important moment to fulfill a child's unfulfilled wish and comfort a frustrated father, so Natsume Takashi did not refuse Saionji Tamane's request.

"Tatsuhiko-kun, please stand in this circle."

Numayama Banzo stared intently at the scrawled ground, not daring to blink, afraid of missing a single thing. The result was so surprising that he couldn't help but tremble. He saw a green leg and arm appear out of thin air. At the same time, he heard a voice he hadn't heard in years, "...Ah, Natsume-nii, is this all right?"

Tatsuhiko, intact and no different from when he died, stood in the circle with an innocent look on his face. When he saw his father looking at him, he couldn't help but shout happily, "Dad!"

"Tatsuhiko!"

Numayama Banzo was so excited that he wanted to go up and give his son a long-lost hug, but was stopped by someone.

The person who stopped him was Saionji Tamon. She pointed to the intricate patterns on the ground and said, "Mr. Numayama, please calm down. In Tatsuhiko's current state, you can't really touch him." Because Tatsuhiko is now a ghost, he cannot be touched by anyone. "And if you destroy these patterns, you won't even be able to see Tatsuhiko anymore."

Hearing this, Numayama Banzo finally forced himself to calm down. He still couldn't help but walk a few steps closer, standing outside the circle, and asked excitedly: "Tatsuhiko... How have you been these years?"

"Dad, I'm fine. There are a lot of people playing with me in the mountains, but I feel a little lonely not being able to talk to you." Chen Yan couldn't explain the complicated things clearly, so he just expressed his feelings in the past few months of waking up. "Oh, Dad, I'm sorry!"

He bowed deeply to his father, secretly glancing at his father's face as he lowered his voice. "I shouldn't have disobeyed you and pretended to be a kappa and went into the river. I know I was wrong. Could you please stop scolding me..."

"Okay, okay... Daddy won't scold you. Daddy has never blamed you."

Numayama Banzo's voice was trembling. If Tatsuhiko had been rescued back then, he would definitely blame himself, feel regretful and angry, and would definitely scold the child. But now the child is gone, and they finally see each other again, so how could he say a harsh word?

"That's great, Dad!"

Chen Yan smiled happily when he heard his father's answer. At the same time, a faint fluorescent light emanated from his body, and his whole body floated up, becoming more and more transparent, and gradually disappeared in the air.

"Tatsuhiko!"

Numayama Banzo, who didn't quite understand the situation, stepped forward. Natsume Takashi stood beside him and said, "Don't worry, Tatsuhiko has let go of his obsession and achieved Buddhahood."

In the customs of the island nation, becoming a Buddha means reincarnation.

Numayama Banzo also came to his senses and understood what this scene meant. Tears welled up in his eyes and he murmured, "That's good, that's good..."

*

Atobe Keigo silently accompanied Yuune and watched with her the touching reunion of Numayama Banzo and Tatsuhiko.

It wasn't until the matter came to an end and Tatsuhiko was about to disappear that he tilted his head slightly and asked Yuyin in a low voice: "You... and Natsume-san, do you demon hunters often do this kind of thing?"

Acting as a go-between between Yin and Yang, he allows people in the mortal world to see the souls of their loved ones and put an end to their regrets.

"Well, communicating between yin and yang has naturally been the duty of sorcerers and onmyojis since ancient times. However, generally speaking, it is unlikely that we will encounter such a situation. Most people will soon be reincarnated after death if they do not have strong obsessions. Look at the several homicide cases we encountered before, the ghosts of the victims did not appear, right?" Yuyin said without hesitation.

Atobe thought about it and realized that this was the truth. If everyone would become a ghost after death and remain in the mortal world, and so many people died in this world every day, how many ghosts would there be? Wouldn't they be everywhere? He felt uncomfortable just thinking about that scene.

Yuyin looked at the gradually disappearing Tatsuhiko and said in a deep voice, "Besides, if it's not necessary, neither I nor Natsume-kun would do it lightly."

Atobe Keigo was puzzled: "Why?"

"Some deceased people's obsessions aren't very strong to begin with, and they'll naturally become Buddhas over time. Their living relatives and friends will also slowly get over their grief as time passes. If you tell them you can help them meet, their obsession won't just not dissipate, it'll only deepen. The living relatives and friends will also be obsessed with the deceased. This isn't helping them, but will only cause them to sink deeper... Who's there?"

Yuyin was halfway through her explanation when she suddenly heard a slight sound. Her face changed and she quickly took two or three steps to the source of the sound and pulled a person out from the bushes.

When Atobe looked closely, he saw that it was the child of Detective Mori, Conan Edogawa, who was known as the strange detective.

*

As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat.

But detectives are a group of people with extremely strong curiosity. Although he has suffered a terrible loss and his body has shrunk because of it, Kudo Shinichi is a person who only cares about food and not about punishment when the danger does not endanger others.

So he finally put aside the bad premonition in his heart and secretly followed Miss Saionji and her group to find out the truth.

Because he was afraid of being discovered, Conan didn't follow too closely, so he couldn't hear their conversation clearly. He could only hide behind the bushes from a distance and observe.

Then Conan saw a scene that surprised him.

As soon as Tatsuhiko appeared, Conan kept rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not having blurred vision or hallucinations.

That's impossible... This must be some kind of sleight of hand or magic, right?

The famous detective who had fought against the internationally wanted thief Kaito Kid several times couldn't help but find excuses for the incredible phenomenon he saw. For this reason, he carefully moved his position to check whether there were any traces of mechanisms or special equipment there.

But until Tatsuhiko slowly disappeared with the light he emitted, Conan still didn't find any evidence of fraud. Instead, because he was too shocked, he accidentally revealed his whereabouts. Before he could escape, he was immediately pulled out from behind the bushes by the sharp-eyed Miss Saionji.

"Conan-kun?"

Facing the half-smile on Saionji Tamane's face, Conan couldn't help but tremble for some reason, and then he heard a threat that frightened him even more.

"Tell me, if I tell Xiaolan that you are Kudo Shinichi, what will Xiaolan's reaction be?"

"No!" Conan screamed in fear, grabbing Yuyin's sleeve and begging for mercy, "Miss Xiyuanji, you must not tell Xiaolan, please!"

Seeing the detective's panicked expression, Yuyin realized that her threat had hit the mark. After a moment's thought, she made her own request: "If you don't want me to tell Xiaolan, then in exchange, you have to tell me how you shrunk!"

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