Chapter 3198 3210 [Haunted]
The others did not notice the cold light in the woods in the distance and continued walking along, looking for the two missing people who were nowhere to be found.
After a few minutes, Yoshida Ayumi discovered something. She trotted over to the bushes nearby and asked, "Why is there a potato chip here?"
"Hmm? Let me see?" Conan immediately ran over and looked down. Sure enough, there was a potato chip on the ground. It was quite crispy and it was obvious that it had just been taken out of the sealed package not long ago.
"Isn't this the brand we just bought yesterday?" Conan sniffed it and immediately understood something. "Jiang Xia and Huiyuan are not greedy people... at least not the kind of people who are so greedy that they forget their business. They went into the hunting area to look for someone, so they probably don't have the leisure to eat potato chips."
Dr. Agasa was stunned for a moment, then understood: "You mean, this potato chip was not dropped accidentally, but was thrown here on purpose?"
"It's very likely." Conan guessed in a low voice, "Maybe Jiang Xia guessed that someone would come to look for it, so he deliberately left this kind of marker that couldn't appear naturally in the forest to tell us the route they passed."
Dr. Agasa's eyes lit up: "Then we just need to run a few steps in the direction of the marker, and we can catch up with them, right?"
Conan thought about it and shook his head hesitantly: "Jiang Xia must know a lot of tricks to find the direction in the woods, and won't get lost like Xiaolan and the others - if they really want to meet up with us, then they can just walk out, or even stay where they are and wait for us to catch up, isn't that better than spreading potato chips?"
"That's right." Dr. Agasa became puzzled, "Then why did Jiang Xia and Xiao Ai put the potato chips here?"
Conan touched his chin: "Maybe they have discovered us, but for some reason, it is inconvenient for them to come..."
Could it be that Jiang Xia has discovered Ms. Shirai's true identity and doesn't want to get close to her? If this is really related to that organization...
"I heard from Huiyuan that the Black Organization is very low-key and secretive, so they usually try to avoid official forces such as the police. If that's the case..."
Conan suddenly had an idea and looked at Dr. Agasa: "Doctor, do you remember where we found Huiyuan's badge?"
Dr. Agasa scratched his head, puzzled: "Of course, it was not long ago that this happened. Although I am old, my memory is very good - it is not far from the hole in the barbed wire."
Conan nodded with satisfaction: "Then go back now and contact the people at the hotel where there is a signal, and ask them to bring the police to investigate there - the police will not sit idly by when elementary school students go missing."
Dr. Agasa was stunned: "Why call the police?"
Conan: "There is a pool of blood under the tree where I just mentioned. In addition, there is a very fresh bullet hole on the tree trunk next to it. What Jiang Xia and Huiyuan are hiding from now is definitely not the pursuit of the black bear, but someone with a gun."
The two men were whispering to each other when suddenly, the bushes in the distance rustled.
"!" Dr. Agasa turned around in surprise, "Could it be that the two of them..."
Before he finished speaking, three gun barrels were raised. "Bang", "Bang" a burst of shooting sounds, with the flash of fire from the muzzle, three bullets flew out from the hunters and crashed into the bushes.
A gray rabbit jumped out from the bushes, covered in dust, and quickly disappeared into the grass nearby.
"Tsk." The long-haired hunter said unhappily, "It ran away."
When Curacao saw their posture, he felt relieved: even if it was Uzo, he would not dare to sneak up and launch a sneak attack under such firepower.
Just as this thought flashed through her mind, suddenly, a ray of silver light flashed through her peripheral vision. Curacao turned back, but could not see anything. However, the image that just remained in her eyes made her very sure - it was the reflection of the pistol on Uzo's body.
Curacao looked in that direction vigilantly again and again, but did not catch any figure. She looked at the three hunters who were competing to see who could shoot faster, but saw that these guys who had just pulled out their guns faster than each other seemed to be blind at this time, and had no intention of shooting at Uzo's hiding place.
Curacao: “…”
She had just let out a sigh of relief, but had to bring it up again with frustration.
Next to them, two high school girls who were concentrating on looking for someone didn't notice the gun that flashed by nearby.
They were startled by the hunters' sudden shooting. When they came to their senses, Suzuki Sonoko said angrily, "Why are you shooting? What if it's not a rabbit but a lost person?"
The long-haired man waved his hand indifferently: "You underestimate the experienced hunters. How can I not even distinguish between a human and a rabbit? Don't worry, I am here. Even if the ferocious black bear named Jubei suddenly appears, I can kill it in a few moves..."
"Humph." The dwarf glared at him, his thick eyebrows furrowed as if they were about to fly up, "If you are a mediocre person like you, I'm afraid you won't even be able to scratch Jubei's skin if we really meet him."
Long-haired man: "What did you say?!"
The short old man had a strong presence. He stared at the hunter from another place and said, "I say, you'd better not attack Jubei. That guy can distinguish everyone's scent and approach without making any noise. He won't fall down even if he's hit by a bullet... Compared to a bear, he's a monster that's more than two meters long."
As he said this, he turned around and looked at the vast forest: "Only I can kill it, because I was the one who blinded one of its eyes."
Having said that, he left the crowd behind and continued walking forward.
The long-haired man was angry at first, but after hearing what happened, he felt like he had encountered a Chuunibyou syndrome. He put his gun on his back and asked Lawyer Tachibana beside him, "Who is this old man? Is he famous?"
"I'm from out of town too, and I met him for the first time today." Lawyer Ju smiled, still looking like a good guy:
"But he is indeed famous - I heard that Mr. Saiga is the most famous hunter in this area. He used to be the head hunter in the forest in the northeast. Later, after he met Jubei here, he settled down in this forest."
"So powerful?" The long-haired man was skeptical about the reputation, but the children believed it completely. Yoshida Ayumi breathed a sigh of relief, "In this way, we don't have to worry about bears appearing!"
Conan shook his head. He no longer had time to think about the bear. He whispered to Dr. Agasa, "You set off now. When you get to a place with a signal, and the hotel and the police are called, you use my badge to locate us and reunite."
Dr. Agasa responded, and was infected by his solemn appearance. He stealthily put on his backpack and embarked on the journey to shake people.
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Thanks to the big boss Suiyuei for the reward! (σ≧▽≦)σ.
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