Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Kappa Mystery (Part 1)
Natsume Takashi hesitated: "This is not a good idea. Will it be too much trouble for you?"
Natsume doesn't like to cause trouble to others. If it was just Miss Saionji, like when they met by chance during a mission commission in the past, Natsume would probably accept it. But Miss Saionji's words just now implied that the car should belong to Mr. Atobe, so Natsume would subconsciously become polite to outsiders.
Yuyin hadn't thought for a moment that Natsume's refusal was due to something like this, and she tried to persuade him, "What's the big deal? It's just a side trip, it won't burn much fuel. Or, Natsume-kun, would you rather have Neko-sensei transform into his original form and send him off?"
Ban meowed, raised his hand and said, "I have no objection~"
I don’t know if what he meant by “no problem” was that he had no problem taking the car, or that he had no problem turning into his original form and flying back home.
"Nakane-sensei, please don't make things worse," Natsume Takashi frowned. He wouldn't normally travel on a Neko-sensei unless it was urgent. Seeing how enthusiastic Ms. Saionji was, he said, "Since Ms. Saionji said so, we'll excuse ourselves."
So, after Natsume Takashi and Madara joined, the three of them and the cat continued to walk slowly along the river.
Keigo Atobe did not express any explicit objection to the sudden joining of other people in the midst of his and Tamane's walking trip.
His gaze fell on Natsume Takashi, and he raised his eyebrows, showing a bit of curiosity: "Natsume-kun, are you Yuyin's senior in that other world?"
Yuyin's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she looked at Natsume, wondering how she could have forgotten about this.
Natsume Takashi received Yuyin's gaze. Although he couldn't fully understand the meaning, he knew that the matter of world fusion should not be casually disclosed to others. He said vaguely, "No... Actually, I am Miss Saionji's junior."
"oh?"
When Keigo Atobe asked these questions, he actually had no ulterior motive. He just subconsciously wanted to understand Tamane better.
He spends his daily time with Yuyin, and comes into contact with her daily life at school and at home. But in another world full of monsters and special powers, what is she like?
Atobe Keigo also longed to know these things, but the people from the other world he had met before, such as Deba Shizuka, Sakaguchi Ango, etc., did not seem suitable to talk to. Only when he met Natsume Takashi again today, who looked only one or two years older than them and had the appearance of a good-tempered high school student, did Atobe try to get some information from him.
"Ah, classmate, don't underestimate me because I'm a little older than you. I've only been exposed to monsters in recent years," Natsume Takashi said, rubbing his head sheepishly. "Miss Saionji is different. She's been learning these things since she was a child and is much better than me. That's why she's my senior."
"I see. No wonder Yuyin calls you Natsume-kun."
Atobe Keigo nodded. As a returned mixed-race who lived in England as a child, Atobe didn't care much about the hierarchy of the island nation, but he also knew that "Jun" was the name used by elders to address younger or equals. Now that he thought about it, if Natsume was Tamane's senior, then Tamane would definitely call him "Natsume-san", and Natsume Takashi calling Tamane "Saionji-san" was another proof of their senior-senior relationship.
Yuyin smiled and said to Atobe, "You should only believe half of what Natsume-kun says. His talent is as high as mine and my senior brother's. We just met later, but if we really fight, he is absolutely the best."
She was originally a little worried that Natsume-kun might say something wrong in a hurry, but she didn't expect that after not seeing him for a while, Natsume-kun would lie without batting an eyelid. Besides, you couldn't say that he wasn't telling the truth. Apart from concealing the fact that the worlds were fused and that she was a few years older than him, everything he said was true.
"No, no, Miss Saionji, you are exaggerating. I just did what I should do."
Looking back on the past, from his initial aversion to the ability to see monsters in childhood, to meeting the cat teacher and finding the Book of Friends, scenes of his relationships with people and monsters came to his mind, and Natsume Takashi couldn't help but smile with nostalgia.
"And this is also thanks to me."
Madara was jumping up and down in front, and turned around and said to everyone after hearing this.
"Yes, yes, and it's all thanks to you, Mr. Cat."
Atobe looked at the cat that could speak human language and whispered to Yuyin: "...What kind of cat is that?"
Yuyin fell into thought and said, "Maybe it's a lucky cat."
Madara jumped up immediately after his ears moved: "I heard it! That little girl, you are saying bad things about me, and I am a big monster, a big monster!"
Natsume quickly stopped him and hugged him: "Okay, okay, Mr. Cat, your body is a lucky cat."
Madara said dissatisfiedly: "Natsume, whose side are you on!"
After walking for a while, the few of them decided to turn back.
“Ah!” “Plop!”
Yuyin and Ban, who had sharp ears, were the first to hear the screams and the sound of falling into the water not far away.
"Oh no, someone fell into the water!"
Without any conversation, the man and the demon immediately ran towards the source of the sound in tacit understanding. Although Atobe Keigo and Natsume Takashi did not hear the sound of falling into the water, they immediately followed them when they saw the actions of Tamane and Madara.
"Are you okay? I heard someone begging..."
Yuyin had just run closer and hadn't finished asking loud questions when she met the gazes of three acquaintances.
"Yuyin-san?"
"Ms. Saionji?"
"Ah, it's that brat who showed off last time."
That’s right, the three people standing by the river were none other than Tamane’s old acquaintances, Kogoro Mori and his daughter, and Conan Edogawa.
The sound of falling into the water that they heard earlier made Yuyin and Ban mistakenly believe that the people who fell into the water and asked for help were two adult men. They had just stood up from the river, and the water had just reached their knees. They did not need any rescue and could leave on their own.
It just so happened that both men were carrying a luggage bag, and now the bag had all fallen into the water because of the fall. Now the two men were busy trying to rescue their bags.
"Ran, Mr. Maori, and Conan-kun," Yuyin helped the two people put their luggage bags on the table before turning around to greet the Maori family, "Why are you here?"
To be honest, Yuyin is still a little scared of the Mori family, no, to be specific, Xiaolan and Kudo Shinichi who are disguised as Conan. Think about it, except for the first encounter at their own shrine, every time she met them, there was a murder. The first time was at the Storm Villa, the second time was at the Matsudaira family banquet, and the third time was at the Hojo family villa. It is said that there is no such thing as a third time. She now completely believes in the power of the Kanto Detective. No wonder he can accumulate so much merit. Wherever he goes, something bad happens. Is he still afraid that he won't encounter any cases?
"Well, actually, my dad received a commission..."
Of course, Kogoro Mouri and Conan would not answer Tamane's question on their own initiative. It was Xiaolan, who had the best relationship with her, who gave Mouri the letter of commission, asking him to clear her name for a murder case that happened eleven years ago.
"Is that so, Dad?" Xiaolan turned around and asked Kogoro Mouri, and asked him for the power of attorney, asking him to give it to Yuyin to see.
"Why should I show it to this girl..."
Although Mori complained, he didn't refuse his daughter's request. He took out the letter of commission and handed it to Tamane. He didn't have any deep dissatisfaction with Tamane, but he was a little upset that the truth of the Hojo family serial murders, which he, a famous detective, couldn't see through, was seen through by Saionji Tamane, a junior high school student. This reminded him of Kudo Shinichi.
"It's a detective commission," Yuyin took the commission and unfolded it. "The content is the same as Xiaolan said. The client's name is..." She paused, "Tari Sanke. What a strange name."
Mao Lilan quickly added: "Dad even went to look up this name and said that there was no wanted criminal named Tachiri Sanka eleven years ago, so we are still wondering if this letter of commission is a prank from someone else."
Xiaolan had also witnessed Yuyin's ability to solve cases when she was at the Hojo family last time, and she hoped to have one more person to help her, after all, her father was sometimes really unreliable.
Yuyin took the letter of authorization and looked at the strange name for a while.
Atobe Keigo and Natsume Takashi just arrived one after another and heard the conversation between Xiaolan and Tamane. Atobe stood next to Tamane out of habit. He casually glanced at the contents of the power of attorney and his eyes suddenly paused.
So he said aloud: "Lili Sanke, read it together and backwards, isn't it Kappa?"
"Yes, it turns out to be a name made up of broken characters!"
Yuyin and Conan both showed expressions of sudden realization, while Xiaolan hugged her arms in fear, "Kappa?!"
Yuyin said thoughtfully, "I remember when I was in the forest dormitory, I heard from the locals that a child drowned eleven years ago. It was said that it was caused by a kappa."
Atobe Keigo nodded. He had just talked about this matter with Yuyin before, so he made the association when he saw the name.
Just as they were about to start discussing the answer, a weak voice interrupted, "Well...you said it should be about Tatsuhiko, but Tatsuhiko died accidentally falling into the water. It's not a murder case at all, and it has nothing to do with Kappa."
Yuyin looked up and saw that the person who spoke was the younger one among the people who had just fallen into the water. What a coincidence, he was actually one of the people who knew about the incident eleven years ago.
She quickly asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"
"Ah, I'm Huang Yan Yihui," the short and fat young man smiled graciously, and while sorting out the items in the luggage bag that fell into the water, he said, "Tatsuya who fell into the water was my classmate. Today happens to be the anniversary of Tatsuya's death. Teacher Debei and I came to the river to pay tribute to Tatsuya." He pointed to the elderly person next to him and introduced him.
Yuyin asked curiously, "Worship? The cemetery is here?"
"It's not a formal cemetery," Huang Yan explained, shaking his head and pointing to the other side. "It's just a memorial cemetery. There are no bodies buried there. It's over there."
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed. Atobe Keigo and Madara looked normal, while Tamane and Natsume both looked a little surprised.
Because on a pile of stones built by the river, there was a green wandering soul floating. It was only the size of a child and at first glance, it could easily be confused with a kappa.
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The author has something to say: This case is in the original novel of Ming Ke, and it is another tragedy. When I saw this while watching the drama, I wanted to change it.
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