Chapter 656 You seem to be very resistant to fear
Although these were just some basic suggestions, the detectives intuitively felt that the boss of the detective agency in front of them was much more reliable than the inspector leading their own team.
So a group of police officers, together with the enthusiastic hotel staff, divided into several teams and started searching the nearby area.
Seeing that no one was going back with him, Shancuncao stopped running towards the parking lot - he didn't want to drive back to the city alone, which meant he would have to cross a large forest cursed by the head god alone. What if he suddenly had a whim halfway through the journey and stopped the car and hung himself on a tree... that would be too bad.
So, after hesitating for a moment, Shancuncao ran back to Jiangxia in shame.
This detective looks righteous and good-tempered. Standing under the sun, he looks like a monster that no one can get close to. It feels safer to be close to him...
Sure enough, although he soon felt a chill around him, it was just a chill and he did not have the thought of running into the forest to hang himself... Shancuncao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his decision was very wise, and moved closer to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia turned his head and saw the ghosts who had found the fun toys and were hanging them on Shancun Cao, who were now poking him curiously, and Shancun Cao, who was shivering one after another, but for some reason had a happy smile on his face.
Jiang Xia: “……?”
After a moment of confusion, he silently moved a little further away, maintaining the due awe and vigilance towards things beyond his cognitive scope.
Shancuncao keenly sensed that the "life-saving straw" was moving away, and approached it again without making a sound.
However, on the way, he was suddenly stopped by a black hand that stretched out from the side.
Toru Amuro had been watching with disdain for a long time.
He looked at the leading policeman and asked, "Aren't you going to work?"
Shancun felt uneasy, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "I have to be responsible for the summary work."
At this time, the innkeeper, who had already gone back, suddenly thought of something and came back:
"Oh, now I remember. A few dozen meters south of the hotel, there is an old Western-style house built along the mountain. It is now basically abandoned because it is too damp inside, but it can be used to hide from the rain... It is a good place for Tibetans to hide things. Although the missing Jizo statue is not big, it is also very heavy. If the divine treasure took it, it should not have been placed too far away."
“…”
Although Yamamura Cao's thinking was a bit strange, he was an elite police officer after all. He immediately understood the meaning of this reading comprehension question that suddenly popped up - he had to go to the mansion as soon as possible, otherwise if he was delayed for a moment, the suspect inside would escape, which would be a big trouble.
After thinking it through, Shancun Cao looked around and wanted to summon a subordinate as a tool.
However, all the detectives he brought with him had just been sent out by Toru Amuro.
“……”The damn detective agency boss.
Shancuncao murmured in despair.
But soon, he looked at Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru beside him and suddenly had an idea:
"Oh, come with me and take a look. In order to delay time, the murderer might leave a fake Jizo there to fool us and take the real one away. Since you came into contact with Jizo yesterday, you can help identify it."
This excuse was obviously very far-fetched. Even Shancuncao couldn't help but look around when he said it.
But for some reason, neither detective rejected him.
…
The innkeeper didn't go with them. The inn was also in a mess, and he had to go back to check it out.
Jiang Xia, together with Toru Amuro and So Yamamura, followed the direction of the innkeeper and walked towards the hidden building with grass growing on the roof.
On the way, Amuro Toru glanced at the gloomy mansion, turned to Yamamura Sou, and asked casually:
"Have you had a physical examination recently?"
This question is actually a bit strange.
But Yamamura So was nervous at the moment, wishing someone would talk to him, so he thought Amuro Toru was also using small talk to relieve stress, and casually replied, "Of course! Health is the first priority, especially for a dangerous profession like ours."
"I see." Amuro Toru gradually calmed down, "Is there any underlying disease such as high blood pressure or heart disease?"
Shancuncao raised his chin proudly and snorted coldly: "How could it be possible? I'm still so young."
"Oh." Toru Amuro withdrew his gaze from him and stopped chatting.
The distance between the hotel and the mansion is not too far.
Before long, they arrived at the main entrance of the mansion.
This western-style building was built against a mountain, with the lower floor nestled right in the valley. It was surrounded by mountains on all sides, with an airtight ceiling above.
The only exposed side had broken glass on the windows and a thick layer of dust on them. The door was also blocked by weeds and branches, making it look like a haunted house in the woods.
Shancuncao stared at the rusty gate with a conflicted look on his face. He really wanted to say, "Why don't you go in and I'll stay here to keep watch," but he felt that being alone at this time would be even more dangerous.
So in the end, he followed Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru closely and walked into the door.
The room was very dark. After entering, the door with old springs creaked shut, and the surroundings suddenly became pitch black.
Before Jiang Xia entered the door, he caught a lucky ghost and borrowed its night vision ability.
However, at this time, in order to cooperate with the two normal people next to him, he still turned on the flashlight.
With a slight click, a beam of bright light shot straight forward. Dust floated in the air. Further ahead, there was a screen blocking the door.
Jiang Xia glanced at it casually, then moved the flashlight to shine on the dilapidated road next to him: "Let's look along this side."
…
The roads in the mansion are complicated. After going around the screen, you have to walk along the corridor for a while and turn the corner to see the wide hall.
This place seemed to be used as a warehouse, with some discarded and moldy items piled up.
The three of them walked around and looked in all the rooms and hiding places on this floor.
However, the murderer was not found.
The missing stone statue of Ksitigarbha was not found either.
Shancuncao followed Jiang Xia closely, without looking away the whole time.
But when he was about to finish the search of this floor, he suddenly heard Amuro Toru say "Hmm?" beside him and shine a flashlight upwards.
This movement made Shancuncao subconsciously look in the direction of the aperture. What he saw was a dense group of bats hanging upside down on the beams. The bats crowded together were disturbed and slightly agitated, with pairs of black eyes flashing coldly.
Shancuncao stared at the large group of black animals that were moving together like a moldy spot, and immediately got goose bumps all over his body, and let out a scream, "Ah!"
The flock of bats were startled by him and flew down in a crackling manner.
Shancuncao closed his eyes tightly, covered his head with his hands and dodged skillfully. He rolled twice and moved behind a pillar, trembling for a while.
After a while, the commotion gradually subsided.
He carefully poked his head out and found that there were no bats flying around. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he was stunned.
There was no one around.
“…” Where are those two people? ! !
(End of this chapter)
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