The deeper the forest, the older the stone steps become.
After passing the ancient temple, they entered the mountains completely.
If a young lady in white suddenly appeared at this time, lowered her head and asked where their home was...
Sakaki Makoto would definitely give her a shot.
Wow...Wow...
"Is there a sound of water?"
Kidd raised his head alertly and heard a sound coming from a distance.
"Um."
Sakaki Makoto nodded:
"According to the map, there is a Minoo-Otaki nearby."
“It is also a tourist attraction, but...”
However, it will take more than a decade before the road leading to the waterfall is fully repaired.
Now...
There is only one road leading there.
The waterfall is like a dividing ridge for human activities on Minom Mountain, running across the middle and dividing the mountain into two halves.
On one side is the scenic area where the ancient temples are located, and on the other side is a sparsely populated natural jungle with no signal coverage.
If you still can't find the cabin before crossing the mountain...
Sakaki Makoto had no choice but to go home.
Since he brought Kidd out, he must be responsible and not joke with the other party's life.
The sound of water proved that they were approaching their final destination.
The two continued to walk along the path.
finally...
The stone steps disappeared, and in their place was a waterfall with fast-flowing water and splashing water.
White mist rose from the rocks and spread over the surface of the lake.
“This place is beautiful!”
Kidd excitedly took out his notebook and wrote down the nearby terrain.
"In ancient times, this was a place for Shugendo. People who wanted to practice would come here alone and meditate under the waterfall to test their endurance."
"No wonder there are so many Shugendo masters!"
Nodding slightly, Kidd said seriously:
"If you can go through this kind of trial, your will must be strong..."
"nonsense."
Rolling his eyes at him, Sakaki Makoto said:
"In ancient times, do you think anyone who went into the mountains could get out safely?"
"Only those who have left can be called masters, those who have not left..."
Pointing at the calm lake, he sneered and said:
“All fed to the fish!”
Kidd: “…”
I don't know why, but the admiration that had just risen in my heart was suddenly shattered by Makoto Sakaki's realistic summary...
puff!
It disappeared instantly, like a puffer fish with a needle hole in its stomach.
"Don't just stand there."
Sakaki looked at his phone and said:
“If you want to get back to the hotel before 12 o'clock and take a comfortable hot bath and sleep...”
"Just get this over with quickly."
After saying that, the two of them followed the wooden path and went around the waterfall.
After passing the waterfall and walking for a few more minutes, we came to an open space.
here...
Empty.
Looking around with the flashlight, Kidd suddenly discovered that Sakaki Makoto had squatted down, picked up a handful of soil from the ground and was examining it carefully.
"What's wrong?"
Kidd also squatted down.
"The ruts are fresh and clear, no older than three days."
Sakaki Makoto said.
“This is a scenic spot.”
With a confused look on his face, Kidd said:
"Isn't it normal for a car to be parked here?"
Sakaki Makoto's expression turned strange:
"You usually..."
"So careless about details?"
"ah...."
Kidd was stunned:
"What details?"
"The vehicles used by the Japanese police are specially manufactured by Toyota's Crown brand."
When Kidd was confused and didn't know why Sakaki Makoto told him this...
Sakaki Makoto stood up, shone his flashlight directly at the wheel tracks beneath his feet and said:
"For the Toyota Crown brand, the tires used are Tokyo Dunlop, French Michelin and Tokyo Bridgestone."
"In order to cope with various road surfaces and weather conditions such as muddy, snowy and mountainous roads, the tires used by the police are specially made."
"I have looked at the specifications before. The ordinary police car is 185/65R/15, the tire width is 185mm, and it is a 15-inch radial tire..."
"As a high-end police vehicle, they should have used Bridgestone tires."
"Bridgestone tires have a characteristic of wide cross section, strong grip and obvious wheel marks."
He tapped the ground with his toes and said calmly:
"The above characteristics are completely consistent with these wheel tracks, so I concluded..."
"These are the marks left by the police car."
"Now..."
Sakaki Makoto raised his hand to push up his sunglasses, but suddenly remembered that he had taken them off before going up the mountain, so he could only wipe his hair:
"Do you understand?"
After riding in police cars so many times, if Makoto Sakaki doesn't even know what kind of tires they use...
What case are you trying to solve?
Details determine success or failure.
Kidd opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time...
In his mind...
A good person doesn’t care what type of tires the car he’s riding has!
Although Sakaki Makoto usually focuses on strange things, at this special moment...
It came in very handy.
"But..."
Kidd was a little confused and asked:
"Didn't Kiichiro Numabuchi's mother say that Yusuke Sakata went up the mountain to investigate the cabin?"
"This tire..."
The sound collapsed in the middle.
His body trembled, he...
I understand.
"yes."
Sakaki Makoto looked up, and the beam of light swept across the dense woods around him, and said:
"There are more than one similar tire, and Yusuke Sakata went up the mountain to investigate more than half a month ago. If Kiichiro Numabuchi has already escaped..."
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