Chapter 877 The Burning House
Chapter 877 The Burning Wooden House
Before Youya found the murderer.
Inside the cabin.
The four little brats were in dire straits. No, to be more precise, they were in the midst of thick smoke and heat.
Perhaps it was because the cabin was a bit damp in the mountains, or perhaps the fire set by the murderer was not big, so the cabin did not burn quickly.
At least so far no open flames have entered the house.
But the large amount of smoke is still unavoidable.
The four little brats were pressing each other down, trying desperately to get to the barely open gap of the wooden door to breathe the outside air.
Cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel to avoid inhaling smoke.
Several children did not bring water, so the question of where to get wet towels was, of course...
There is mineral water in the luggage bag left in the wooden house.
But this is not a solution after all.
Conan resisted the urge to cough and comforted his friends: "Everyone, hold on a little longer, someone will come to rescue us soon."
Yuan Tai desperately leaned forward to look out through the crack in the door, and said in a horrified tone: "But how long will it take for someone to come?"
Mitsuhiko also came over to look outside, his pupils suddenly shrank: "Ah! There is thick smoke rising from the mountain opposite. Oh no, could that be a campfire?"
"No way!"
Yuan Tai shouted in horror: "Doesn't that mean no one will notice the thick smoke here?" Even if they saw it, they would just think it was a firefly, right?
As a girl, Ayumi was the most timid and started crying first: "What should we do? We won't be burned to death here, right? Wuuwawawa..."
"You bastard Yuya, where are you? Come and save me! Cough cough cough!"
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"Hmm?" Youye suddenly looked in a certain direction, where thick smoke was billowing.
"What's wrong?" Miyano Shiho followed Yuya's gaze and saw the thick smoke rising from the firefly.
"I seemed to hear someone calling me, did you hear it?" Youye asked.
Miyano Shiho looked around and said doubtfully, "No, did you hear it wrong?"
"Maybe." Youya frowned slightly.
He walked up to Shancuncao and asked, "Officer Shancun, haven't you found the children yet? If we wait until it's completely dark, the search will be more difficult, right?"
Shancuncao also showed an embarrassment: "There is no way. After all, the situation in the mountains is very complicated and searching takes time."
Youye let out a long breath, glanced at the three suspects present, and said silently in his heart: There is no other way, I can only find the murderer as soon as possible, and then ask him about the whereabouts of the children.
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Seeing that the thick smoke provided no hope of rescue, Conan's eyes fell on the luggage bag in the corner.
“There’s nothing I can do…”
The fire was growing bigger and bigger. Yuan Tai and his companions even felt that the temperature in the house was rising rapidly, and thick smoke had begun to spread in the house. The handkerchiefs could no longer cover it.
Ayumi cried for a few times and then she ran out of strength. She gasped for breath and soon passed out from inhaling smoke.
"Ayumi! Ayumi, wake up!" Mitsuhiko shook Ayumi in panic, but the little girl did not respond.
He quickly said, "Yuanta, please open the door a little more and let Ayumi breathe the outside air."
"Got it!" Yuantai didn't bother to continue covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief. He grabbed the wooden door with both hands and pulled it hard, trying to make the gap in the door bigger.
Mitsuhiko moved Ayumi's body so that she could breathe the outside air.
But as the fire began to grow, the air provided by the gap in the door became precarious.
"Crack!" Suddenly, a sound came from the innermost part of the wooden house.
Mitsuhiko and Genta shuddered with fear: "What was that sound just now? The door inside seemed to be opened?"
Mitsuhiko was so frightened that his pupils shrank into a tiny dot. He said in a trembling voice, "How is this possible? There should be only a few of us here."
"Click, click, Karala..."
Before the two of them could turn around and see clearly, they heard a series of dull and slow footsteps, as well as the sound of a heavy object being dragged on the ground.
Guangyan's face turned pale: "Is it difficult? Could it be that the murderer is back?"
When they looked back, they saw flames coming out of the inner room of the wooden house and a thin figure standing at the door.
Although his face could not be seen clearly because of the firelight and the hood he wore, the blood-stained axe in his hand was clearly visible, and his deep, hoarse breathing added a bit of horror.
The hooded man took a few breaths, walked towards Genta and Mitsuhiko, and then raised the axe in his hand high.
"Ah!!!" Mitsuhiko and Genta suddenly screamed in fear.
"boom!"
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Time returns to the present.
Yuya successfully found the real murderer, Usaki Tiaozo, and the only evidence was the death message left by the deceased.
The wound on the deceased's back was so big that blood would definitely spray onto him. This was a luminol reaction that could not be avoided even if he washed his clothes or changed his clothes.
His motive for murder was that he suffered from claustrophobia after being locked in an elevator three years ago.
The victim invited him here and locked him in a lightless cabin.
In order to escape, Usagi Tiaozo took the axe from the cabin and swung it recklessly, but he hit the victim's back in the dark...
In the cabin, Yuya's expression changed, and he grabbed Usaki Tiaosan's collar: "Kakiya, did you lock the children in the cabin?"
Usagi Tiaosan raised his head and looked at the wisp of smoke rising from the mountain. "Yes, but I'm afraid it's too late."
Yuya's hand loosened, and his pupils suddenly shrank - in the smoke rising from the campfire, there was actually a wisp of...
At this moment, a police officer ran over in a hurry: "Officer Shancun, the search team just sent a call saying that a burning wooden house was found in the mountains!"
Shancuncao replied subconsciously: "Then put out the fire quickly. It will be troublesome if a forest fire is caused."
The police officer replied with sweat on his forehead: "But when they found out, the fire was already out of control. They could only create isolation belts to prevent the fire from spreading..."
The sky was completely dark at this time, and the fire in the mountains could be seen even from a distance.
Yuya misstepped and ran towards the direction of the fire.
Seeing this, Sera Masumi and Miyano Shiho hurriedly followed.
Dai Youya arrived in front of the burning wooden house.
Looking at the wooden house that had been completely devoured by the flames, his face was full of disbelief, and he took a few steps back with trembling eyes - impossible? This must be a lie, right?
At this time, Sera Masumi and Miyano Shiho also caught up. They looked at the fire in front of them and stood still for a moment.
Miyano Shiho pulled Yuya's sleeve and asked in a trembling voice: "Conan, and the children..."
Youya clenched his fists, lowered his head and remained silent.
"boom!"
Suddenly, the fire grew rapidly, followed by a loud bang and the whole wooden house collapsed.
Sparks flew out and the surrounding search teams rushed over to put out the fire.
A spark landed on Yuya's face, causing a stinging sensation, but Yuya remained unmoved.
Conan was burned to death?
Isn't this a bit absurd? Isn't he the protagonist of the scientific world?