"Dad, do we really have to go and ask?"
Looking at the brightly lit house not far away, Xiaolan thought that the "mountain witch" might be living inside, and after hesitating for a moment, she asked.
Although she always said that there were no demons or monsters in reality, she was still afraid of the unknown.
"Of course we're going." Uncle Mori grabbed Conan's jacket, lifted him up from the ground, and turned to the two of them.
"We need to figure out how to get this kid some clean clothes first, right?"
"Besides, we might not be able to get out for a while, and if we don't go and ask, we'll go hungry tonight."
"There's also the possibility that we'll have to spend the night in this forest, just like Guangyou suggested."
Hearing this, Ran and Sonoko began to waver, but Uncle Mori continued speaking:
"If you two don't mind sleeping with cockroaches, rats, or something, then I won't ask. It'll save me some trouble."
"I think we should go ask about it." Sonoko imagined herself waking up to find a mouse next to her, and she shuddered involuntarily.
"You can either stay here and wait for me to come back." Uncle Mori then picked up Conan, who looked utterly dejected, and headed towards the house.
"I'll go take a look too." Guangyou didn't think there would be any "mountain witches." After saying that, he took Xiao Ai's hand and walked towards the house.
They were still on their way when they ate lunch, so they ate very casually.
I ate some rice balls that I bought at a nearby convenience store before setting off, and some snacks that Sonoko brought.
In the afternoon, they went fishing and only received the bad news that "the rented car was washed away," and nothing else.
Not even a single small fish fry was seen.
After walking in the forest for so long, Guangyou thought of asking the people living in that house if they could arrange dinner for the night.
And Uncle Mori is right, we need to change Conan into a clean set of clothes as soon as possible.
After Uncle Mori and Kouyu walked towards the house, only Ran and Sonoko remained standing there.
"Ran, why don't we go take a look too?" Sonoko turned her head and looked at the house, which was completely dark except for the other light source, and swallowed hard.
Perhaps influenced by the "mountain witch" and what Uncle Mori said, Sonoko always felt that something was hiding in the forest and that it might rush out at any moment.
It might be the cockroaches or rats that Uncle Mori mentioned, or it could be something else entirely.
Regardless of what it is, Sonoko doesn't want to stay here any longer; she'd rather go to that other house.
At least there's light, which makes me feel more at ease.
"Mm." Ran's thoughts were clearly the same as Sonoko's. After hearing Sonoko's suggestion, she nodded in agreement without much thought.
"Let's go take a look."
Then the two of them took each other's hands and walked quickly toward the house, as if something was chasing them.
...
"Thump, thump, thump"
"I'm so sorry to bother you so late," Uncle Mori knocked on the door and called out loudly, "Is anyone home?"
Is anyone home?
After calling out a few times, the door was suddenly pulled open a crack, revealing half of an old face full of wrinkles and age spots.
The person with the face was very short, probably only 1.5 meters tall.
Judging from his appearance, he should be male.
His head was almost bald, with only a sparse ring of gray-white hair around the top, and his lifeless eyes were somewhat cloudy.
Through his slightly open mouth, everyone could clearly see two teeth that were already somewhat yellowed.
He looked as gloomy as the weather that afternoon, and the shadows on his face gave him a feeling of being killed in a horror game.
It's like playing "Hong Kong Ghost Stories" and encountering Ka-wai, who is possessed by a ghost, as soon as you step out of the closet.
Anyway, it's a bit scary.
"Ah!" Uncle Mori was startled by the half-face that suddenly appeared behind the door, and he instinctively took several steps back.
Ran and Sonoko, who were behind Uncle Mori, were also startled.
"It's here!"
They hadn't realized what was happening yet, still thinking this person was the legendary "mountain demon".
It's just that the "female demon" has become the "male demon".
"Shouldn't it be you guys who have appeared?" The old man was startled by the huge reaction of Uncle Mori and the others, but he quickly calmed down and asked in an unfriendly tone.
"Hmm...you guys are here to sell something again, right?"
His gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Conan and the others, including Mitsuyu.
“Even if you bring a child, I won’t fall for it!” The old man pushed open the door and shouted at Uncle Maoli.
"No, we just..." Uncle Mori realized what was happening and, seeing that the old man had misunderstood them, quickly waved his hand, trying to explain.
But before Uncle Mori could finish explaining, the old man impatiently shouted at them, "Go back, go back!"
"This is not a place for swindlers like you!"
"We're not liars, we just got lost," Guangyou explained, looking at the seemingly angry old man.
Just as Guangyou was about to tell the old man the purpose of their visit, a male voice suddenly came from inside the house:
"Dad, who is it?"
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Guangyou exclaimed "Eh!"
Unexpectedly, it was someone they knew.
"Oh, it's you guys." Akashi Hiroto was also somewhat surprised when he saw Kouyu and his group standing at the door.
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