Chapter 19 Chapter 18 A ray of light

After the funeral of Yuliang's family, followed by the wake ceremony of Renli's family. Kosuke Kindaichi and Officer Isokawa were invited by Ren Li Jiaping to attend the wake ceremony.Before the start of the wake ceremony, the two of them rode bicycles to the house of Tatara Fangan near the swamp. Since the disappearance of Tatara Fangan, this room has been searched countless times, but before that, no one would have thought that such a big secret was hidden in a booklet. The two of them wanted to find the magazine again, but they searched every corner of the house, but still couldn't find the magazine.

"According to what Mrs. Wubaizi said, Mr. Fang'an should have kept it carefully." "The year before last...it should have been when Mr. Fang'an was still living next to the reservoir?" "By the way, did you lose it when you moved?" "No, police officer, it's impossible. Although it's just a booklet, it contains my own works, and the old lady said that the village chief kept it very carefully." "But the booklet isn't here..." "If the magazine is not in the house, it must not have been lost, but someone took it on purpose."

"Mr. Kindaichi, do you think Mr. Fangan took it?" "Officer, this issue will be confirmed later, we don't even know whether Mr. Fang'an is alive or dead!" "Mr. Kindaichi." "Ok?" "I admire your intuition." "Ahaha! What do you mean?" "From the time you saw Taizi's body, every time you meet someone, you ask if there are any legends about the rise or the funnel in this place." "That's it... But. I never dreamed that it would match the content of the color ball song." "Who would have thought there was such a weird ball song? Still, Mr. Kindaichi."

"What's up?" "The old lady of Wubaizi didn't tell us this color ball song yesterday. If she had told us yesterday, we might have thought that the next target would be Wenzi." "She said it was because she was disturbed by her grandson." "Even if the grandson came to bother us, we didn't stay at her house all the time. She should have made a special trip to tell us about such an important matter; she didn't talk about it until today. To put it bluntly, she was waiting for Wenzi to be killed. Die!" "Yes! To put it bluntly, that's it."

Kosuke Kanedaichi stood by the round window of Tatara's house, staring at the white water chestnut flowers on the swamp, suddenly he thought of something, and his whole body trembled violently. "Officer Isokawa!" "yes." "Please investigate the whole village as soon as possible to see if any elderly people in the village know other colored ball songs." "Mr. Kindaichi..." Officer Isokawa opened his eyes wide and asked: "You mean, are there any other weird colored ball songs like this?" "Officer, don't you think the ball song sung by the old lady Wubaizi just now is a bit strange?"

"strangeness?" "Officer, most of these colored ball songs are arranged in three, five, and seven arrangements. The colored ball songs I know are like this." Kindaichi Kosuke took a breath, and then sang: "The first is the daughter of the thread house, the second is the daughter of the doll house, the third is the daughter of the wine shop, the fourth is the daughter of the salt house, the fifth is the daughter of the kimono house, the kimono, Sashasha... In other words, The daughters are arranged from one to five, which is the general form of color ball songs.

"But the old lady's ball song said that there were three sparrows. The first sparrow said 'village head', and the second and third sparrows both said 'girl'! I think the form of this ball song It's very strange, the three sparrows should all say 'girl'." "So that's the case, then..." "I wonder if Ghostshou Village used to have two colored ball songs about 'Village Chief' and 'Girl'? If so, there should be another person who did something and was 'returned'." Yes. Most of the houses in the village have house numbers. Yugan’s house is called “Zanya” and I heard that Yukari’s mother’s house is called “Joqianya”. Therefore, I think there will be a good girl from some kind of house here. What did you do, it’s the song that was sent back.”

"Mr. Kindaichi!" Officer Isokawa trembled all over, and even his voice changed. "According to your opinion, there will be another girl killed?" "no no!" Kosuke Kindaichi shook his head vigorously and said: "Don't talk about whether another girl will be killed right now, don't you think it's important for us to know which girl is more important?" "Yes! You are right!" Officer Isokawa said in a more emphatic tone: "And this murderer is very cautious. Now, the girl from Shengwu and the girl from Scale House have been killed by the murderer in strange ways."

"Yes, so the murderer is more dangerous." "it is good!" Officer Isokawa clenched his fist and said: "Mr. Kindaichi, your conjecture is really great. As you said, what the three sparrows said, it is really strange to match 'village head' and 'girl'. There should be a girl...ah!" "What's wrong?" "Mr. Kindaichi." This honest and kind old police officer said with slightly moist eyes: "I have to take off my hat to you again. What you said just now, if there is no magazine in this room, it will definitely not be lost, but taken away on purpose. Now I finally understand, because the magazine In the magazine, there is clearly written the third girl with the color ball song of Guishou Village."

"I think it should be, too." "The old lady of Wubaizi should know it. She can remember other ball songs, so the most important part may be the one where the next girl is killed. It would be strange if she forgot." "So she kept emphasizing that she was also demented." "Damn it! That old woman!" Police officer Isokawa couldn't help cursing loudly. In an instant, he looked around in a panic, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Kindaichi, do you think Mrs. Wubaizi is related to this case?" "No way!" Kosuke Kindaichi slowly shook his head and said:

"I really wanted to tell us about this color ball song last night, but she was also distracted by Ozora Yukari at the time, so she missed the opportunity. But as you said, such an important matter, no matter what, you should tell us as soon as possible. That's right, the old lady of Wubaizi didn't do this. Probably when people reach that age, they will become a bit 'bad'! "It's not so much that she's a bad person, it's better to say that she doesn't care about right and wrong anymore. The granddaughter of the village head and the old lady of five hundred sons were all killed as the ball song said, and she might be wondering if the next one will take her turn What about the girl who went to the 'Scale House'? Since I have unfortunately encountered such a tragedy, then I might as well let the 'Scale House' have the same experience. Probably this kind of thinking is at work!" "I see." Officer Isokawa nodded heavily and said: "The girl in Scale House was also killed as said in the ball song. So, there should be another girl who will be killed. She is still expecting the murder to continue..." "That's right, that old lady doesn't feel sorry for her granddaughter at all." "Mr. Kindaichi, are you sure there is another girl from some house in the color ball song?" "Yes, if not, the old crone would have sung the pompom song about the third girl on the spot." "Great!" Officer Isokawa clapped his hands vigorously and said: "If you know the content of other lottery ball songs, you can set up a net in advance and wait for the murderer to catch you. Mr. Kindaichi, you have given me another valuable opinion." Officer Isokawa took Kosuke Kindaichi's hand with his thick hand and shook it vigorously. Kosuke Kindaichi tilted his head and said: "If that's the case, we have to secretly talk to Chen Zang's mother." "Okay, then let's leave the wake ceremony of the 'Scale House' early, and then go to Yukari's house! Or don't go to the wake at all..." "I'd like to attend the wake at the House of Scales." "why?" "I'm thinking... Maybe Fumiko's biological mother, Xiaozhi, will come here from Tottori." "what!" Officer Isokawa said in shock: "Yes, yes! If I telegraph her in the morning, I should be able to catch up with the wake ceremony tonight. Mr. Kindaichi, let's go to the 'Scale House' to attend the wake ceremony!" "Officer, please wait a moment." "Mr. Kindaichi, what's the matter?" "I want to see if the salamander is still there." So they went to the kitchen, looked into the water bottle, and saw that the hideous creature's skin was still shining, and it was as motionless as hibernation. "It can survive without food." "yes!" Police Officer Isokawa looked at Kosuke Kindaichi's profile and said in a low voice: "You seem to be very interested in this thing. Does it have anything to do with this case?" Kosuke Kindaichi shook his head and said: "I don't know yet, but Mr. Fang'an caught these salamanders after he came back. Could they be related to this case?" "I heard that eating this fish can increase 'energy'." Hearing Officer Isokawa talking to himself, Kosuke Kaneda put the lid on the water bottle and said: "Let's go!" Kindaichi Kosuke's prediction was right. The wake ceremony at the Renrei House was even grander than last night at the Yura House. He and police officer Isokawa rode a bicycle together to arrive at the Renrei House at around seven o'clock, and the wide entrance of the Renrei House was already filled with shoes. As soon as the two entered the room, Ge Mingxiong, who was in charge of the reception, came forward and said: "Mr. Kindaichi, Officer Isokawa, where have you been? Uncle was looking for you just now." "That's it! Ge Mingxiong, please go and report that we are here." "OK." Renli's house is also a "Sanjian style" building, but their house is different from Yura's house.From the night of the wake, Renli's house opened up all the rooms. The whole big room was packed with guests, from the door to the hallway beside the house, the air was very stuffy. The two of them walked through the corridor on the side of the house and entered the ten-fold large room. The altar inside was far more decorated than that of Yuliang's house last night, and the number of sacrifices was also larger, fully boasting of their wealth and power. Police officer Isokawa took out a memorial ceremony signed by the two, and burned incense with Kosuke Kindaichi. At this time, Naohei came wearing haori pants. "Mr. Kindaichi, Police Officer Isokawa, thank you for coming to burn incense for Fumiko, and I thank you on behalf of my father." "Where. I just heard Ge Mingxiong say that your father is looking for us?" "Yes, he has been waiting for you since just now, and he has also prepared meals for you. Luzi, please take them in." "Okay, this way please." Walking through the large room full of vigil guests, there is a corridor similar to that of Yura's house; after passing the corridor, you can see three side rooms.The side houses here are also more grand than Yuliang's house; there are ten or eight stacks, and they are very spacious, and the owner's house has removed all the sliding doors. A room of ten stacks holds two dinner plates with four dishes on them. Kosuke Kindaichi and Officer Isokawa sat in front of the alcove.At this time, Renli Taiping appeared from the inside together with a beautiful woman who looked about forty-four or five years old. "Mr. Kindaichi and Police Officer Isokawa are here! Come, please sit down, please sit down." Renli Jiaping greeted him very thoughtfully. "Lu Zi, go over there, please warm up the wine. The guests clap their hands, you can hear it!" "Okay, then Mr. Kindaichi and Officer Isokawa, I excuse you." "Ok." "Please enjoy." After saluting respectfully, Lu Zi turned and left. "Mr. Kanedaichi, Officer Isokawa, I hope you will drink here tonight for the sake of the deceased, but before that, please meet her." He looked back at the woman beside him and said: "This is Xiaozhi, my youngest sister. Xiaozhi, this is Mr. Kindaichi and Police Officer Isokawa I mentioned to you just now, let's say hello!" "yes." Wearing mourning clothes, Xiaozhi put his hands on his hands and said: "Hi, I'm Xiaozhi, the mother of the deceased tonight..." Before she finished her life, she cried and fell to the ground on the spot.