Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Fighting Again

After Detective Zhifeng got off the car in Ginza, he looked around very nervously, fearing that someone would follow him.Just as he was about to walk onto Ginza Street, a young man jumped out of the roadside and grabbed the corner of his jacket. "Who are you? What do you want to do?" Detective Zhifeng looked back, and it turned out that the other party was a shoe shine boy with oily face and shoe polish. "Uncle, do you want to shine your shoes?" "No, no, get out!" "Don't say that! I haven't made any money tonight! Just let me shine your shoes!"

"I said no, just don't, stay away from me!" "What's the matter! Small weapon ghost!" The shoe shine boy stuck out his tongue at Detective Zhifeng, turned and ran away. "Hmph, you nasty brat!" After Detective Zhifeng cursed a few words in a low voice, he hurried to the busiest place in Ginza. Detective Zhifeng was really relieved to see that every store was lit with bright neon lights, and pedestrians coming and going were also shopping in an endless stream. (No matter how scary the Monster Baron is, he wouldn't kill me in such a lively place!)

However, at this moment, Detective Zhifeng suddenly noticed that people around him looked at him differently, and everyone who passed him gave him a contemptuous smile. (Strange! What's going on everyone?) A feeling of uneasiness hit Detective Zhifeng's heart again. Suddenly someone patted his shoulder lightly: "Hey! You have a strange note taped to your suit." Detective Zhifeng hurriedly took off his suit jacket and took a closer look. It turned out that someone used a pin to pin a red note on the back collar of the suit, which read: After reading the note, Detective Zhifeng not only turned blue, but also trembled all over his body.After a while, he frantically jumped into a taxi passing him.

"Asakusa...I'm going to Asakusa!" He spoke to the driver in a hoarse, feeble voice. (Who and when did they type this note on my suit jacket?) Detective Zhifeng sat in the car and kept thinking about this problem. Suddenly, the figure of the shoe shine boy came to his mind. (Yes! That's him, no one has touched me except him! And when I was at the house of Marquis Tamamori just now, didn’t the servant who gave me the letter say that it was a boy who sent the letter from Baron Monster to the mansion? what!So, that kid has been following me! ) When Detective Zhifeng thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. At this moment, the taxi driver turned around and asked him:

"Sir, this is Asakusa, where are we going next?" "Oh, I'm going to get off in front of Kaminarimon." As it is still early, Asakusa is still very lively. Detective Zhifeng got out of the car and quickly looked around to see if the shoe shine boy was still following him.Fortunately, there were no shoeshine boys anywhere.Detective Zhifeng felt relieved and walked into the crowd. At this time, someone suddenly called him from behind. "Hello, sir!" When Detective Zhifeng heard someone calling him, he quickly turned around.I saw a paper doll standing by the dim road. This doll actually looked very similar to the monster baron.

"You, who are you?" Detective Zhifeng almost collapsed. "Sir, what's the matter?" A man's voice came from inside the paper doll. "I'm an advertising officer for a film company. Since the film 'Planet of the Apes' is being shown in this theater, I'll act as an advertisement for the event. Would you please take a look at our synopsis?" Detective Zhifeng didn't have time to read the synopsis given to him by the other party, so he rushed away from the scene with his head in his arms. After running for about 100 meters, Detective Zhifeng came to a bright window and casually glanced at the plot summary in his hand.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but after looking at it, he let out another groan. "what!" Because the content written on the red paper—— Detective Zhifeng stood by the side of the road as if he had been severely beaten.After a long while, he stopped a taxi, climbed into the car feebly, and told the driver where to go in a very weak voice. "Mr. Kindaichi, is that person planning to escape again?" "No, I think he's already planning to admit defeat!" "Haha! Thanks to the advertising doll. Just now I accidentally discovered that the advertising props used by the film company to promote 'Planet of the Apes' looked very similar to the Monster Baron, so I immediately borrowed one and jumped into it to act as an advertising agent. Otherwise, how can we force him to abandon his armor and surrender?"

"Well, Unino, you did a good job! Of course! Kunio, the shoe shine boy, is also very lifelike." "Don't say that, I will be embarrassed. By the way, Mr. Kindaichi, is that person going to Baron Renmon now?" "Well, judging from his expression just now, he should be right. Mr. driver, don't lose the car in front of you!" In order to track down Detective Zhifeng, this taxi has been driving from one city to another since night. There were three passengers in the taxi, namely the homeless man who borrowed matches from Detective Zhifeng near Marquis Yuchong's house, the shoe shine boy, and the film commercial worker just now.The three of them are Kosuke Kindaichi, Kunio Nonomura and Kiyohiko Unano.

From the conversation between the three just now, it is not difficult to understand that the note that had been making Detective Hirufeng shudder before was actually written by Kosuke Kindaichi, with the purpose of forcing Detective Hirufeng to lead them to the hiding place of the monster baron. Detective Zhifeng, who was stunned by a series of threatening notes, had no energy left to distinguish the authenticity of the incident. The threatening words written in the advertisement of the plot introduction just now flashed in his mind like neon lights. (Oops! Sure enough, the Monster Baron has laid a net to catch me.

Now the only chance of survival is to go to the Monster Baron's hideout and beg him to let me go. ) "Hey, driver, Azabu Roppongi hasn't arrived yet?" "Sir, this is already Roppongi, where are you going now?" "Oh, is it? Then, go to the pool... ah! There, there!" The taxi stopped smoothly on the ramp. Detective Zhifeng waited for the taxi to drive away before turning left, and came to a heavily guarded house with an iron gate. The western-style building towers over the dark horizon, and a round tower roof is adjacent to the corner of the main building, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Detective Zhifeng was standing by the gate, hesitating whether to ring the bell. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a car approaching, and jumped into the grass opposite. The sound of the car's engine was getting closer and closer, and now there was the sound of dogs barking in the originally quiet surroundings, as the car approached.The barking of the dogs became more and more ferocious. Soon, a car stopped in front of the gate, and shortly after, Otomaru, a small man, got out of the car. Otomaru took out the key and opened the iron door. Suddenly, a large dog jumped out from behind him, barking surprisingly, and jumped into the back seat of the car. Then, there seemed to be a fierce fight inside the car, apart from a few half-human, half-animal roars, it was also mixed with frantic barking of dogs.After a while, a dog howled from inside the car. Then, the dog was thrown out of the car window, and it was seen twitching in pain for a while and then never moving again. Detective Zhifeng hid in the grass, seeing this bloody scene, couldn't help being terrified, but he still jumped out of the grass and ran to the car that was about to drive into the gate. "Baron, please wait a moment." "Who?" The roar of the monster baron came from inside the car. "It's me, Kurata. I obeyed the baron's order and came here to make amends. Please spare me!" "What? My order?" After the Monster Baron asked back in surprise, he stretched out his chimpanzee-like arm from the car window, and tightly grabbed Detective Xiefeng's neck. "Come in with me!" So the car drove slowly into the door like this. Kosuke Kindaichi, Kunio and Kiyohiko Unano quietly approached the door after everything returned to calm.When they found the dog's body, they gasped and took a big step back. I saw the big dog that was as fierce as a wolf, but now even its mouth was torn. "Kin, Kosuke Kanedaichi, I don't think anyone else has this kind of ability except the monster baron." "Yes, it is the Baron Monster. This terrible guy..." Just when the three of them were shuddering, suddenly seven or eight men came towards them. "Mr. Kindaichi, where is the Monster Baron?" In the lead is Officer Etc. "Oh, officer, this is his hiding place, are you ready?" While they were talking, seven or eight figures approached silently. "Report sir, everyone is here." "Very well, the front is the place where Baron Monster lives, we will immediately surround here, don't let him have a chance to escape, you know?" The criminal police immediately climbed up the wall without making a sound. "Okay, now go through the gate." Under the leadership of the police officer Wait Li, a group of people climbed through the gate together. Immediately there was a twinkling light in front of them, and they walked forward holding the light, and after a while they saw another door, and the light was shining through the door. The police officer Waiting Li kicked the door open without hesitation. After they saw the situation in front of them clearly, everyone present shouted out in unison. "Ah! Someone fell to the ground!" Waiting for the police officer to speak, he quickly picked up the man who fell on the ground, and after seeing it, everyone couldn't help but screamed again. It turned out that the person who fell on the ground was Detective Zhifeng, but when Officer Waiting Li picked him up, his head was already drooping weakly. "Mr. Kindaichi, this..." "Yes, the Monster Baron broke his neck." When Bangxiong heard this, he was so frightened that he quickly turned his face away. At this moment, he inadvertently found a figure in the corner of the room. "Ah! Mr. Kindaichi, there is another person there!" Everyone saw that there was a girl wearing an iron mask lying in the corner of the room. "Huh? Isn't that Sayoko? Sayoko, cheer up!" "Unano, was Sayoko killed too?" Kosuke Kindaichi asked worriedly. "No, she's still alive, she just passed out temporarily." "Thank goodness, then Sayoko will leave it to you. By the way, where is the Monster Baron?" Before Kindaichi Kosuke could finish his words, there was a burst of frightening laughter all around. "Haha! The baron is here!" Everyone looked up in surprise, and saw Baron Monster sitting in a big basket with a strange smile, and the little man Otomaru was giggling beside him. "Hmph! Baron Monster, why don't you come down and confess your crime? Now your house has been completely sealed off by the police, and even an ant can't get out. I advise you to be obedient and get caught!" Unexpectedly, after Officer Li finished speaking, Baron Monster laughed even harder. "Haha! Kosuke Kanedaichi, Officer Waiting Power, so your wisdom is nothing more than this. Is it impossible to fly if you are surrounded? I have the ability to go to the world! Haha!" "what?" Kosuke Kindaichi felt as if he had been punched hard suddenly, and was speechless for a while. At this moment, the basket in which Baron Monster and Otonmaru were riding was gradually rising. "You nasty bastard!" The waiter gritted his teeth and fired into the air. However, the ceiling opened to both sides like a flower, and the basket on which the monster baron was riding disappeared without a trace. The policemen ambushing around the building all stared at the strange scene in front of them with wide eyes. I saw that the round roof split in all directions like flower petals, and then, a strange-shaped thing slowly popped out. "Whoa! What's that?" The policemen were all dumbfounded in astonishment, and after a while, they discovered that it was actually a hydrogen balloon. "Haha! How is it? Kindaichi Kosuke, it's beyond your expectations! Haha!" The monster baron left behind a series of laughter, and then disappeared into the dark night sky.