Chapter 691 Running Red Flame
Hearing Yuya's question, Inufushi Yukihime quickly said, "It's like this. The police found a small steel ball at the place where Mr. Yingci fell off the cliff."
"Small steel balls?" You was stunned for a moment, "Is it that kind of small steel balls?"
Inufu Zen also nodded: "That uncle loves playing with small steel marbles the most..." He glanced at the glass beads in Yuya's hand and murmured, "I thought it fell out of his pocket."
Inufushi Chiaki wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "And, and after that, I also found a ping-pong ball on the surface of the swamp where Miss Migako died."
"Ping pong?" Youya frowned slightly.
Hattori Heiji raised his lips slightly: "It seems that these spherical objects are not death messages left by the deceased..."
Youye nodded slightly: "It is very likely that the murderer left a message on purpose, but I don't know what he wanted to convey."
Everyone fell into deep thought.
Inufushi Yukihime looked around, then glanced at the clock on the wall, and said, "Um, are you hungry?"
Youye and the others were stunned, and then they felt a discomfort in their stomachs and remembered that they had not had dinner yet.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Inufushi Yukihime smiled and said, "It looks like everyone is hungry. I'll go prepare something to eat."
The three girls looked at each other and said in unison: "Let's help too."
Inufushi Yukihime smiled and nodded: "Then I'll trouble you."
Yuya looked at Yamamura Sou, "That's great. I have something to ask Officer Yamamura. Shall we go for a walk outside?"
Shancuncao was stunned for a moment and nodded.
Two adults and one child and Shancuncao came out of the house and took a walk along the woods.
"You said that there were calls from the Inufushi family in Miss Zuoji's cell phone?" Youya touched his chin.
Yamamura Cao looked around at the dark forest and nodded, "Yes, about two hours before she fell off the cliff."
Hattori Heiji laughed and said, "In this way, the four adopted children are becoming more and more suspicious."
"He called her to ask for something while she was out, delayed Miss Zuoji's return home, and then waited until the forest was completely dark before ordering the demon dog to attack her... Isn't this a very likely possibility?"
Yamamura So was stunned: "Four people? Aren't there three people? Miss Yuki has been with you all the time, right?"
Conan looked up and said, "No, Miss Yukihime is also suspicious. If she had ordered the dogs to attack, even if she was with us at the time, she could have used the dog whistle to give the order. Human ears cannot hear the sound of dog whistles, except for a few special people."
Yuya shrugged, "But apparently, there's no such special person among us."
Hattori Heiji added: "In that house, the only person who is not a suspect is Ms. Soshin who has been sleeping the whole time."
"Wow," Yamamura So looked at Hattori Heiji in surprise, "You have been analyzing very clearly from the beginning. Conan is Mr. Mori's assistant. Could it be that you... are Detective Kamiya's assistant?"
The corner of Hattori Heiji's mouth twitched suddenly.
Conan also had his eyes half closed. It was bad enough that Toyama Kazuha mistook him for Yuya's assistant during the day, but now Yamamura Sou mistook him for Mori Kogoro's assistant... Although the latter was also an identity he often used, he felt uncomfortable being called like that in front of Yuya.
Yuya couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Hattori Heiji immediately glared at him.
Yuya suppressed his smile and explained, "No, don't be fooled by his appearance. He is actually a well-known high school detective in Osaka, Hattori Heiji."
Hattori Heiji stared and said, "What do you mean by fairly famous?"
Yuya waved his hands repeatedly, and Hattori Heiji's face became even darker.
Yamamura So looked at Hattori Heiji in surprise: "Hattori? Could it be that your father is the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police?"
Hattori Heiji pulled his hat in dissatisfaction, and then said: "That's right. But I'm just Hattori Heiji, a high school detective."
Shancuncao tilted his head in confusion, but didn't say much.
At the same time, Miyano Shiho and the other two were helping Inubushi Yukihime prepare dinner in the kitchen.
Mao Lilan said apologetically: "I am very sorry. We came here uninvited, and we have to trouble Miss Yuki to prepare dinner..."
Inufushi Yukihime smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, don't worry about it."
She lowered her head, scrubbing the dishes, and suddenly said with a trembling body: "It seems that things will become very difficult from now on. In the past, Miss Zuo Ji prepared meals for us, and she always cooked..."
Inufushi Yukihime wiped her tears with the back of her hand, but found that the tears could not be wiped away at all. Instead, the more she wiped, the more tears appeared.
Mao Lilan opened her mouth, but didn't know how to comfort the other party, so she asked: "Um...is there anything we can help with?"
Maybe helping her share some of the burden will make her feel better?
Inufushi Yukihime came back to her senses, wiped her tears vigorously, and turned back to ask: "Then can you please feed Hachi?"
"Of course!" The three girls nodded with a smile.
Inufushi Yukihime sighed, "Originally I asked Koko-san to feed it, but she refused."
Mao Lilan asked in confusion: "Why? She seems to know a lot about dogs."
Inufushi Yukihime wiped her hands and explained, "Yes, she used to raise dogs here, so she knows a lot about dogs. But she is busy arranging the funeral, so she can't get away.
Mr. Zhihuang had been bitten by a dog before and had psychological trauma from that, and Xiaoba also often barked at him.
As for Mr. Zenya, he is allergic to dogs."
She spread her hands and said helplessly: "So it has always been Miss Saki and I who feed Hachi." When mentioning Inubushi Saki, Yukihime showed a sad expression again.
Mao Lilan quickly changed the subject and asked, "Where is Xiao Ba's doghouse?"
Inufushi Yukihime was stunned for a moment, revealing a somewhat embarrassed expression: "It's a little far..."
Mao Lilan and Yuanshan Heye were stunned and asked in fear: "It's a bit far... Could it be outside this house?"
Inufushi Yukihime quickly smiled and said, "No, it's just the innermost part of the yard." Seeing the two girls' frightened expressions, she comforted them, "It's okay, there is a wall outside, and the demon dog can't get in."
Mao Lilan and Yuanshan Heye breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and nodded: "That's true."
"Then Mio-chan, shall we go together?"
Miyano Shiho nodded slightly: "Well, let's go."
The three girls brought dog food to the deepest part of the garden and found Xiaoba's dog house.
Xiao Ba seemed to be very hungry. He ate a lot and soon finished the whole bowl of dog food.
"So cute." Miyano Shiho smiled at Xiao Ba.
Mao Lilan smiled and said, "Mio seems to like small animals very much. She even has a ferret at home. I remember it's called Tuanzi, right?"
"Eh? Snow ferret?" Yuanshan Heye shouted in surprise, "Really? I want to see it!"
Miyano Shiho nodded with a smile and invited Toyama Kazuha: "Then come to my house to see Dango before you go back."
Yuanshan Heye nodded happily.
At this moment, Xiao Ba suddenly raised his head, grinned towards the corner of the yard, and let out a low growl as if he sensed danger.
The three girls looked up in confusion and followed Xiao Ba's line of sight.
I saw that at the corner of the house, which was originally dark, suddenly there was a red light.
Just when the three were puzzled, Xiao Ba suddenly started barking wildly.
Immediately afterwards, a ball of red flame rushed out from the corner and rushed straight towards the three girls.
"what!"