After glancing at Kouyu and Ai's departing figures, Conan turned to Ran and said, "Ran-neechan, let's go too."
“That’s true.” Xiaolan smiled at Uncle Mori. “Dad, you continue to rest, we’ll be going now.”
They shared the same thought as Guangyou: if they kept walking and stopping, how long would it take to reach the summit?
After greeting Uncle Mori, Conan and Ran turned and left without even asking him what he thought.
"Hey..." Uncle Mori called out, but Conan and Ran in front of him didn't turn around, and didn't even stop walking for a second.
He had not fully recovered his strength and could only watch the two figures gradually disappear into the distance.
"Really..." Uncle Mori scoffed, took a bottle of water out of his backpack, poured some into his mouth, and started walking after him.
...
Stepping onto the last step, the view suddenly opened up.
At this moment, Kōyū and Ai were on the observation deck at the top of the mountain, with a clear view of the surrounding area.
White clouds drifted across the azure sky, and verdant mountains stretched into the distance. The fatigue from the climb vanished the moment I saw this beautiful view.
"The scenery here is quite beautiful."
This was the shared thought in Kōyū and Ai's minds at that moment. Compared to the breathtaking beauty of the summit of Mount Fuji, the scenery of Mount Kōtengu was more calming.
This observation deck is very spacious and can easily accommodate hundreds of people. However, there are only three people on the deck right now: Kyou and Ai, and a man who is repairing the handrail.
Recalling the conversation at the foot of the mountain, Kōyū recognized the man: "I think his name is Hirai?"
At this moment, Conan and Ran also arrived at the observation deck.
Like Guangyou and his companion, when they saw the beautiful scenery before them, smiles unconsciously appeared on their faces, and they exclaimed, "Wow, the scenery here is so beautiful!"
Once everyone had arrived, Kōyū said to Ai beside him, "Let's find a place to enjoy the scenery while we have lunch."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guangyou felt something was wrong; he seemed to have forgotten someone.
"Finally...finally up."
Upon hearing the voice, Kōyū suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten about Uncle Mori, and felt somewhat embarrassed.
To be honest, if Uncle Mori had been a little slower, they might have already started eating. When Uncle Mori arrived, he might have seen several people sitting around eating lunch.
"Alright, everyone's here now..."
"Uh, ah!"
He was interrupted by a sudden scream halfway through his sentence.
The group looked in the direction of the screams and saw that Hirai, who had been repairing the handrail, had fallen off the cliff.
"I'm so angry..." Guangyou didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment. He thought he was just going out to relax today, but it seems he was too naive.
There were no tourists today, and Guangyou thought he could have a peaceful day. After all, with no one around, there was no chance of any cases happening. But just now, he saw someone fall off a cliff.
Although Mount Xiaotiangou is not very high, if you fall from here, you'll be in a vegetative state even if you don't die.
Guangyou also saw what happened. There was no one else around except them, which means that this incident was likely an accident.
The murder case was closed, but another unexpected event occurred.
People die every time he comes out, can't he just have a proper time to play?
At that moment, Conan instinctively ran towards the place where Hirai had fallen off the cliff, but before he had run far, he felt someone grab his collar and then lift him up.
"What are you doing, you brat?" Uncle Mori scolded. "Can't you learn from Mitsuyu? Just stand there and watch. What if you fall down too?"
"But..."
Conan, who had just been lifted up, realized that it was pointless to say anything more than to say the first two words.
"But what 'but'? Kids shouldn't do such dangerous things." After scolding Conan, Uncle Mori turned to Ran and said, "I think we should go and notify the office down the mountain first."
The suggestion was agreed upon by everyone present. Uncle Mori and the others wanted to go to the staff at the foot of the mountain, while Kōyū wanted to have lunch at the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.
...
Going downhill is undoubtedly much faster than going uphill.
It didn't take long for Guangyou and the others to reach the office located at the foot of the mountain.
"Knock knock knock~"
Shortly after Uncle Mori knocked on the door, Kondo, whom he had met before, opened the door from the inside and asked with a puzzled look, "Excuse me, is there something you need?"
"Someone just fell off the watchtower."
Upon hearing Uncle Mori's words, Kondo's expression changed drastically, and he said, "Could it be Hirai who fell down?"
"I think so." Uncle Mori didn't dwell on who fell, but quickly asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the bottom of the observation deck?"
"plz follow me."
Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Kondo told Uncle Mori and then went out of the room to lead the group.
Then Uncle Mori said, "Ran, quickly contact the ambulance and the police to come over."
Before Xiaolan could speak, Guangyou said directly, "Uncle, there's no need to trouble Sister Xiaolan. I already made a call when I came down the mountain, and the ambulance and police will be here soon."
"Well done." Uncle Mori nodded. "Ran, you stay here and take care of Guangyou and the others. I'm going to check on things on-site."
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