Maori Kogoro folded his arms and said, "But what is of concern is the case of Kai Gento who fell and died while practicing horse archery six years ago.
However, this is probably just a simple accident and has nothing to do with the two murders that occurred in recent years."
"Indeed." Hattori Heiji supported his chin and said, "And there was no centipede corpse found next to him."
"Of course, the premise is that Torada Yui's testimony is true." Tang Ze looked at Torada Yui on the side and said.
"I can confirm that there is no centipede corpse next to the remains."
Torada Yui folded her arms and said, "But if we're just talking about not helping someone in need, it might be the same as the first case where my husband passed away."
Hearing Torada Yui's words, everyone was stunned. Hattori Heiji couldn't help but asked in surprise: "You watched someone die without helping?"
"But didn't Mr. Gento Kai die by falling off a cliff?" Kogoro Mori asked in surprise.
"As I said before, the body I found was very emaciated."
Torada Yui said this with some seriousness: "Maybe when I fell from the cliff, my body hit the branches and rocks, which cushioned the impact and prevented me from being fatal immediately.
Although his white Kyudo uniform was stained with blood, indicating that he had been severely injured by the collisions, Mr. Kai's true cause of death was starvation.
"H-starved to death?!"
When Kogoro Maori heard the cause of death, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, because a person who was starved to death must have experienced great pain and torture in his life.
"That's right... Not only is he unable to stand due to a broken waist, but the place where he fell is also pitch dark. Normally, no one would pass directly under that cliff."
Torada Yui closed her eyes when she said this, as if she couldn't bear to talk about this cruel reality: "By the time we were discovered, it was already a week later."
"A week?" Hattori Heiji frowned and said, "Not only the man but also the horse fell down. How could they not be found in a week?"
"Have you looked for it carefully?" Kogoro Mouri also looked suspicious.
"Of course I have searched carefully!"
Facing the two people's questioning, Torada Yui was furious: "No matter if it's the criminals or the villagers in the village, everyone is out.
They searched for Kai Gento's whereabouts day and night, because everyone admired Patrol Kai's character!"
"Inspector?" Xiaolan was slightly surprised when she heard the other party's words: "Is he also a criminal?"
"Yes, Patrolman Kai works at the Kobansho in this village."
Torada Yui nodded and said, "He is a man with a strong sense of justice, and he is very kind and friendly to others.
No one in this circle has ever said anything bad about him, and that's why, when he disappeared, everyone in the village went out to look for him."
"But if that's the case, then why haven't we found him for a whole week?" asked Kogoro Mouri, puzzled.
"I think it might be because of the fallen leaves." Shigeji Torada said, "After Mr. Kai fell off the cliff, there were too many trees around him.
The fallen leaves of the trees covered him, and the body remained buried until the wind blew it away.
My brother Yoshiro's body fell on a rock with a better view, so I found it easily."
"Did the whole village go looking for that person immediately at that time?" Conan asked from the side.
"No, we started looking for my brother after daybreak," Shigeji Torada explained. "That's because my brother hadn't returned home yet, so we started our operation."
"Didn't you stumble upon Yoshiro's remains while you were on your way to that cave?"
But after hearing what Torada Shigeji said, Torada Yui on the side questioned him bluntly.
"Well...I think so..." Shigeji Torada trembled and said weakly.
"Excuse me, what is the cave you two are talking about?" After hearing what the two said, Tang Ze became interested in the cave and asked aloud.
Unexpectedly, Tang Ze's question provoked a violent reaction from Torada Shigeji. He hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "This is just a simulated treasure hunt adventure. It's just my personal hobby!"
"What a hobby!"
Just as Shigeji Torada finished speaking, the sliding door behind him suddenly opened, revealing the figures of the Torada couple.
Torada Naoki walked into the house and looked at his only son, with an undisguised look of disgust on his face:
"You're already so old, but instead of working hard, you're obsessed with those unrealistic fantasies. You've brought shame upon our Hutian family!"
"Fanci, you have to do your best!" Torada Tatsuei looked at his son with a sincere look on his face. "Now the heir to the Torada family can only be you. You have to do your best, understand?"
Faced with his mother's preaching, Shigeji Torada could not resist as he did to his father, and could only bow his head and nod in response.
"I didn't expect you two knew each other. That saves me a lot of trouble. If you two collaborated to kill my son, I think it would be easy to solve the case."
Naoki Torada looked at Karasawa and Kogoro Mori expectantly and asked, "Have you two discovered anything?"
"Well..."
Maori Kogoro, who was not good at close combat, felt a little guilty when the client asked about the progress, but he still said: "After Mr. Koji of the Longwei family was murdered, there was a centipede corpse similar to your son's near his body.
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