"Is there anyone living in this remote place?"
At 2:30 p.m., because they were a little slow on the highway, Miss Miyano and her companions arrived later than Makoto Sakaki.
Conan lay on the window, looking at the towering green mountains outside, having the illusion of walking into an uninhabited area.
Rather than a suburb of Tokyo, this is more like an abandoned town with no one living in it. Many ghost stories are based on this situation...
“It’s a bit scary…”
The cold wind gave Conan goose bumps:
"Have you ever heard of a ghost story about a hiker who encountered a downpour while climbing a mountain and got separated from his companions. With nowhere else to go, he saw an abandoned wooden house in front of him. To avoid the rain, he bravely walked in and lit a bonfire with waterproof fuel. There was lightning and thunder outside the window, and suddenly...Ah!"
Conan raised his hands to act like a ghost, as if he wanted to scare Miss Miyano and the other two, but he didn't expect...
The three of them didn't react at all. When they heard his shout, they turned their heads and glanced at him with disdain.
"Hey, hey, hey, please cooperate a little!"
Conan put down his arms, muttering:
"It's so boring. Ayumi and the others always get scared..."
"Hahaha, I thought you were joking!"
Hattori Heiji burst into laughter:
"Believing in ghosts is something that only He Ye would do!"
"Girls all over the world are the same."
“That’s right.”
Kidd, sitting in the passenger seat, munched on a stick of delicious food (a snack that Ms. Hotaru Edadare called the "King of Sweets"), and looked at Miyano Shiho, who was driving carefully with both hands on the steering wheel:
"Aren't you afraid of ghosts?"
“I’m scared.”
The car drove onto the mountain road. Miss Miyano must have concentrated on her work, and she answered Kid absentmindedly:
"I'm afraid of static ghosts."
"Aren't you afraid of lightning? Lightning is much more powerful than static electricity..."
"Globally, about 5,000 people are struck by lightning each year, with a probability of 1/175w, or 0.00005%, of which 82% are men..."
Miss Miyano calmly said the conclusion that made Kidd feel cold:
"Everyone will encounter static electricity countless times in their life, and the probability of being shocked by static electricity is 100%. Do you think I should be afraid of lightning or static electricity?"
“.......”
Kidd opened his mouth, but was speechless.
There's no way. The other person doesn't play by the normal line of thought. How can he respond when discussing science with him?
If we continue talking about this, it will turn into a scientific discussion conference!
Conan hid in the back row and laughed. He liked to see Kid get humiliated, no matter whether they were in the same camp or not.
When they were still a few hundred meters away from the halfway point of the mountain, Miss Miyano stepped on the brakes, stopped the car at a roadside bus stop, took out her cell phone, contacted her boyfriend, and confirmed the next plan.
There are very few people living in Okutama Town, especially in the mountains, where you may not see any living people for several kilometers. The only means of public transportation are old buses that only go into the mountains once a day. Not to mention the roads. If a vehicle follows you, you will be discovered immediately.
"Cheng said he would be back in the afternoon."
After reading her boyfriend's reply, Miss Miyano put down her phone and said:
"We don't need to get too close, just follow from a distance. The weather forecast also says it won't rain today."
Hearing that they would return to Tokyo in the afternoon, Conan and the other two nodded, relieved.
It is a bit boring, but that's what work is like. Breathe in the fresh air of nature and treat it as a trip.
The only downside...
A bit boring.
Although the scenery is beautiful, it is just so-so after looking at it.
On the other side, the Mercedes-Benz team and the Tokyo TV interview car have arrived at Hirai Village on the opposite side of the mountain. The village is built at the foot of the mountain and is made up of old-style wooden houses. It is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, like a paradise.
The road did not lead directly to the village, but led to the other side of the mountain. The dirt road in the countryside was extremely bumpy and uneven, and everyone was almost vomiting their lunch.
The convoy was parked crookedly in an open area at the entrance of the village. As soon as everyone got off the car, they saw an old man with a short haircut and sparse gray hair coming up with three middle-aged men. They were very enthusiastic and went straight to Tumen Kanghui:
"Kang Hui, you are finally here. I have been looking forward to seeing you..."
Domon Yasuki smiled and shook hands with the village chief, saying:
"Uncle Hirai, when I came to Okutama Town for a trip, I accidentally fell off the mountain and it was you who saved my life. At that time, I said I would definitely come back to see you and I would definitely not break my promise."
"That's too polite. This is your home!"
The village chief held onto Domon Yasuhira's hand and refused to let go. The excitement in his eyes was unmistakable, as if he had seen a younger generation who had been away from home for many years return:
"Hurry, hurry, stop standing here, let's go home."
After saying this, the village chief grabbed Domon Yasuteru tightly with his calloused hands and took him towards the village. Reporters from Tokyo TV quickly followed with cameras. They couldn't miss this touching scene.
Just when Sakaki Makoto was about to follow, he suddenly saw the three middle-aged men brought by the old man with gloomy faces. They stared coldly at Domon Yasuteru and muttered something, which was definitely not a good thing.
Seeing this, Sakaki Makoto frowned slightly, called over several bodyguards and said:
"Keep an eye on them."
"clear."
The bodyguards responsible for protecting Yasuhiro Domon's safety obeyed Sakaki Makoto's orders, mainly because they had more or less heard about Sakaki Makoto's deeds. A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree, and there are some people whom you cannot help but obey.
Just talking about catching the international thief Shi Kaobing, who here can do it?
As long as you can put yourself in the right position, your happiness index will rise rapidly. With a big brother taking you around, you don't have to worry about anything. Isn't that great?
The bodyguards immediately separated three of them, followed the three middle-aged men a few steps behind silently.
Following the camera, Makoto Sakaki walked into Hirai Village. The village was not big, with only dozens of households. There were no young people under 30 years old. Only old people were sitting in front of their houses smoking. When they saw Yasuki Domon, they all raised their hands to greet him. The golden-retriever Shiba Inus barked wildly at the camera, but when they were scolded by the old man, they would whimper and shut their mouths, looking very aggrieved.
"There are fewer people in the village..."
Domon Yasuki, who was walking in front, sighed:
"Uncle Ichiro and the others are also old."
"After all, 20 years have passed. All the young people have gone to the city to work, and we old people are the only ones left in the village..."
The village chief spoke in a heavy tone, but soon cheered up:
"Let's not talk about this, Kang Hui, you rarely come back, how can you say such discouraging words!"
"By the way..."
Domon Yasuki looked up and around, wondering:
"Where's A-Qing? Did he go into town too?"
"Ah Qing...went into the mountains last year and accidentally fell to his death."
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