Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen Souyama

Dr. Kinoshita and others invited by the County Criminal Division immediately went to work on the island. When the autopsy was completed and the prosecutor, Dr. Kinoshita, and forensic doctor Maeda left Prison Gate Island, it was already dusk when the sea breeze was blowing. Autopsy results confirmed: Hanako passed out after being hit hard on the head, and then strangled to death; Xuezhi was strangled to death with a handkerchief or something, and then put into the hanging bell.As for the time of the murder, as Dr. Murase deduced, Xuezhi was killed not long after sunset the night before. After the autopsy, the ghost head family is busy arranging the funeral for the two sisters.Today was originally Hanako's funeral, and now Xuezhi was killed. Two people died in a row within two days, which is really surprising!Therefore, the family decided to let Hanako and Xuezhi attend the funeral together tomorrow.

Although cremation is the main method in Japan, burials are practiced in backward places like Prison Island.The cemetery of Guitou's family is on the mountainside of Suribachi Mountain behind Qianguang Temple.Several invited young people are busy digging another grave next to the one just dug yesterday. Although Kosuke Kindaichi asked some questions of the relevant people, the testimony of these people still made him feel confused and confused. He pinned his hopes on the man who had fought with the doctor, but after careful cross-examination, the doctor had no other clues except to say the same.But he said again that the man seemed to come out from the wooden door behind the house, and he was holding something like a large square scarf in his hand.

Kosuke Kindaichi also asked Sanae and Masaru of the main family later, if someone came in through the back door while they were not paying attention, and took something out?Sanae said that she had never lost anything, while Asheng was timid, not knowing whether a large square was missing at home, so Kindaichi Kosuke was still at a loss in the end. "Mr. Jin Youyi, in my opinion, we have to do an island-wide manhunt. The man who fought with the doctor last night may be the pirate we hunted down. Maybe he also killed the two girls. murderer." Officer Isokawa decisively expressed his opinion.

"Officer, I agree with your point of view. As for his motive for killing, I don't think it's pure. Whether the murderer is him or not, there must be a strong murderous intent. By the way, officer, do you live here or do you want to go back?" ?” After Kosuke Kindaichi expressed his views on the two murder cases, he remembered where the police officer Isokawa who came across the sea lived tonight?He expected Officer Isokawa to stay on the island, that's why he asked this question. "There are too many things going on here, and I want to live here as much as possible. Besides the pirates, I also want to visit the scene again; it's too troublesome to cross the sea every day."

Officer Ji Chuan said what he had in mind. "It's more convenient to live here. You see, the house is so big, it should be no problem to accommodate ten or eight detectives. I want to live here with you from tonight! I'll go and talk to Sanae." "Ah! That's great." When Tsukiyo heard that Kindaichi Kosuke wanted to live here, he couldn't help shouting excitedly, without any grief for the loss of his loved ones. Of course Sanae agreed, and when Tsukiyo and Akatsuki heard that the police were going to live here, Tsukiyo was still like a child, dancing with joy.

"Ah! I like the excitement the most. It's so happy to have so many people living in the originally lifeless home." Yue Dai said happily. "Tsukiyo, you can't just go outside when you're happy!" Kindaichi Kosuke reminded her seriously. "I'm not going out! I won't go out after the sun goes down like those two idiots Xuezhi and Hanako." Yue Dai said seriously. "Are you really not going out? Even if Yukai sends a letter, you still..." Kindaichi Kosuke deliberately made fun of her. "I hate it! Mr. Kindaichi." Tsukiyo patted Kindaichi Kosuke with the long sleeves of his kimono coquettishly and said:

"I cherish my life very much, no matter what anyone says, I will not go out." Although Yue Dai is not smart, he is aware of this. "Maybe it's my turn next time." "This is the best way. As long as you don't go out, you'll be fine. No matter what anyone says, just don't go out." Kosuke Kindaichi told her seriously. "I'm not going out! I'm going to the prayer house to pray for the murderer to be killed as soon as possible." Tsukiyo glanced at Kosuke Kindaichi and said in a firm tone. "Pray at the prayer house?"

Kosuke Kindaichi looked at Tsukiyo in surprise. Tsukiyo looked confident and said: "Yes! If I have something on my mind or something that doesn't go my way, I will go to pray. My prayers have always been very spiritual. Anyone who treats me badly will be punished." Kosuke Kindaichi looked at Sanae with puzzled eyes, and Sanae said: "The praying house is the white building across the yard. If Tsukiyo is unhappy about something, he will lock himself in the praying house and pray. Everyone on the island knows that Tsukiyo's prayers are very effective." "Look! Even Sanae said that. I will continue to pray tonight so that the bad guys will be punished as they should be."

Yue Dai seemed quite proud. Kosuke Kindaichi recalled a time when Monk Qingming pointed to a slightly higher place in the backyard and said to him, "That's the prayer hall." At that time, Kosuke Kindaichi wondered how there was a prayer hall in such a house?He never dreamed that Tsukiyo would be a praying celebrity like a witch. Kindaichi Kosuke wanted to ask her more about this, but at this moment, Police Officer Isokawa looked at his watch and said: "Kindaichi, I want to go to the scene to watch it again. If it drags on, the sun will be setting. Let's go!" Hearing Officer Isokawa's words, Kosuke Kindaichi also looked at his watch, it was exactly 6:40.He glanced at Sanae with a questioning expression, but Sanae didn't seem to notice, with a blank expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

She forgot to listen to the demobilization ship announcement again tonight. Kindaichi Kosuke accompanied Police Officer Isokawa to go out, and later, he regretted it. As soon as the sun went down, the temperature on the island became colder. Kosuke Kindaichi hugged his shoulders tightly and said: "To go to the temple, or..." "No, go to Tengu Nose to have a look." The bell was still resting on the rock where Xuezhi was killed, and two criminal policemen were searching the nearby grass. The harvest flowers on the mountain show a sad blood red in late autumn. "Did you find anything?"

"No" "What about the rest?" "I went to search the mountains and haven't come back yet." Shimizu took the detectives and young people on the island to search Mount Suribachi. Officer Isokawa looked up at the bell. "The bell is held here! By the way, Jin Tianyi, did the murderer hide on the other side of the bell when Shimizu and the village chief walked here for the first time?" "I think there is such a possibility. Because Qing Shui and the village chief just shined the flashlight from here, and did not run to the bell to look. However, from the position of the bell now, it is less than one foot away from the edge of the rock. If It might make sense to have the murderer alone, but if he was still holding Xuezhi's body, it probably wouldn't be possible." Kosuke Kindaichi said while leading Police Officer Isokawa to the other side of the rock to check. Officer Isokawa leaned forward a little and looked down. He saw a downhill road six feet below the cliff, and beyond that was a cliff tens of feet high. Although the road was visible, it was absolutely impossible to climb the cliff.There are strong winds and huge waves under the cliff. Even if it is not entangled in seaweed, it will definitely be washed away by the waves. "It really doesn't work here! Unless it's a gecko, it's impossible to cling to the cliff and stay still." Officer Isokawa agrees with Kosuke Kindaichi. The two patted the dust off their knees, and when they stood up from the rock, they suddenly heard loud cursing and chaotic footsteps coming from the slope, and they turned their heads in unison. I saw a group of young people carrying shovels, shovels and other things, rolling and crawling downhill.These people were the ones who went to dig the graves of the ghost family's cemetery. "Ah! Inspector, come out, come out!" The group of young men shouted loudly at the sight of the officer. "What came out?" Officer Isokawa also became nervous. "That man with a beard all over his face and a very strange appearance..." "In military uniform..." "A man with sharp eyes..." The young man talked in a hurry. "Where are people? Where are people?" "Just behind my house..." "Isn't there a cliff behind my house?" "We were digging the tomb when we heard rustling on the cliff, we looked back..." "There is a strange person staring at us in the grass, his eyes are really scary..." "That person is definitely not from the island. We have never seen him before. He must be the pirate you are looking for!" The young man was talking frothy. "Then why didn't you catch him?" A criminal policeman said to them in a slightly reproachful tone. "I heard he carried a weapon..." "And that person looks like he's going to strike at any moment." "Then you ran away together? You are so timid, how can you look like a beggar who has experienced strong winds and waves!" Another detective said sarcastically. "Because things are too unexpected!" "Hey, who escaped first?" "It's not me! Ah Yuan was the first to run, so I couldn't help but follow suit." "Talking nonsense, it's you! I screamed in fright." Just as this group of young people accused each other, the footsteps of Qing Shui and the criminal police who went to search the mountain came from behind. "Ah! You are all here! What happened just now?" “Shimizu, that person has appeared, and we are reporting to the police officer.” "Qing Shui, how did you find out?" Officer Isokawa asked hurriedly. "Officer, someone did infiltrate the island. We found traces of fire in the pirate's cottage, and this big square scarf." Shimizu took out a large square towel that was wet and dirty from the rain, but it didn't look like this square towel was left on the scene for long.When I opened it, it was printed with light yellow and white ghost faces, and there was also a word "Ben" that was also dyed white. "this is?" "This is the family crest of the ghost head family; the branch family also uses ghost masks, but the word 'fen' is printed on it." Shimizu answered briefly. Officer Isokawa looked back at Kosuke Kindaichi and said: "What the doctor said is true. This man sneaked into Guitou Ben's house last night and stole some things with a square scarf." "Well, maybe so." Kindaichi Kosuke's answer seemed uncertain. "How do you say 'maybe so'? It is so! Now this big family scarf is the proof." Officer Isokawa refuted him. "That's right, but why didn't Sanae find out?" "Please don't say that, okay? In such a big house, it's really not easy to find out if one or two large squares or one or two things are stolen. Besides, things have been happening these two days, who would Pay attention to small things like big square scarves. Kindaichi, what are you thinking about?" Officer Isokawa chattered. Kindaichi Kosuke shook his head suddenly and said: "It's nothing, police officer. In this way, we can be sure that someone has sneaked into this island. Are you going to call the whole island together to conduct a carpet search?" "yes." Officer Isokawa looked around, and the island was so dark at night that they couldn't even distinguish each other's faces. At night in the Seto Inland Sea, the stars in the sky are particularly bright. "Tomorrow may be too late, but fortunately there is moonlight tonight." Shimizu looked at the stars in the sky and said to Police Officer Isokawa. "Okay, let's do it now." Officer Isokawa said with determination. Throughout the night, the prison gate island was filled with a highly guarded and tense atmosphere. Officer Isokawa, Kosuke Kindaichi and the others returned to Onitoumoto's house first, and hurriedly finished the dinner made by Sanae and Masaru. And that group of young people spread the news of searching the mountain everywhere. When the fishermen heard the news, they rushed to gather in front of their home. At about eight o'clock, dozens of fishermen gathered near our home, each of them brought torches, lanterns, and well-equipped weapons. People who didn't know this must have thought that there was a fight with weapons! Before the search for the mountain, Officer Isokawa organized these people into several groups. While assigning tasks, Kindaichi Kosuke took the time to ask Sanae something. "Sanae, do you really not know that this big square scarf was stolen?" "I... don't know... what's wrong?" Sanae stared intently at Kosuke Kindaichi with a look that seemed to see through everything. Kosuke Kindaichi could feel that there was a strong emotion surging in Sanae's heart, and he was trying to suppress it with strong willpower. She desperately avoided Kosuke Kindaichi's sight. "Sanae..." Kindaichi Kosuke said hastily: "Everyone is going to search the mountains tonight!" Sanae bowed her head in silence. "There are so many people searching the mountains, no matter who they are, they will all be found. Do you really not care?" Sanae hurriedly raised her head in fright, then stared at Kosuke Kindaichi with a murderous look in her eyes and said: "Mr. Kindaichi! What do you mean by that?" "do not you get it?" "I don't understand! I don't know what you're talking about...I...I..." At this time, Takezo hurried in and interrupted Sanae's words. It turned out that Officer Isokawa told him to come to Kindaichi Kosuke. "I'll go right away. Ah! Takekura, wait a minute." Kindaichi Kosuke suddenly called Takekura to stop. "what's the matter?" "Where is Yuedai? Why didn't you see Yuedai?" "I'm here!" Tsukiyo's laughter and footsteps appeared at the same time, and Kosuke Kindaichi was dumbfounded by her outfit. Tsukiyo looks like a maiko, with white silk on his body, a red trouser skirt, a tall golden hat on his head, and a golden bell in his hand. "Yuedai, why are you dressed like this?" Kosuke Kindaichi asked in surprise. "You forgot, I'm going to the prayer center to pray now! Aren't you going to search the mountain? I'll go to pray right away... My prayers are very effective. I believe you will catch the bad guys." After speaking, Tsukiyo walked out of the room with a smile on his face.Kosuke Kindaichi watched her back and left, but in retrospect, that was the last time he saw Tsukiyo alive. Officer Isokawa sent someone to urge him again. "Okay, I'll go right away, Sanae..." "Ok?" Kosuke Kindaichi stared at Sanae worriedly and said: "Yuedai, please, pay more attention to her." Sanae frowned, as if saying that I know what to do without you telling me. "Zhuzang, are you going to search the mountains too?" Kindaichi Kosuke glanced at Takezo. "yes" "I want you to stay here." "But Police Officer Jichuan has sent me to lead a team to search the mountain, and it probably cannot be changed now." At this time, the roar of a madman suddenly came from inside, and Sanae sighed and said: "My uncle was very upset by what he did tonight." Kindaichi Kosuke watched Sanae's back, feeling an indescribable uneasiness in his heart. Under Zhuzang's urging, he walked towards the entrance, and when he passed the ten-square-meter room, he took a look inside. Monk Liaoran followed Ze Ze to chant sutras in front of the mourning hall. Village head Araki, Dr. Murase, and branch family members Gihei, Shiho, and the beautiful boy Ukai were also present. Even the branch family couldn't stay out of it for such a big event. Upon seeing Kosuke Kindaichi, Village Chief Araki said calmly: "Ah! Mr. Kindaichi, are you going to search the mountain too?" "Yes, I'll go." "Thank you. I should have gone too, but I have to keep a vigil tonight. After the vigil is over, I will go find you." "No need! Do whatever is convenient for you!" Kindaichi Kosuke's voice echoed in the room, and the monk knew that he was still concentrating on chanting. After leaving the gate, the brigade had all set off, leaving only the team led by Officers Takezura and Isokawa. "Kindaichi, let's go!" Officer Isokawa said loudly when he saw Kosuke Kindaichi finally walked out of the gate. "Wait a minute, I hope to keep three or four people here." Kosuke Kindaichi looked at Officer Isokawa, then at the gate of the main house, and asked Officer Isokawa. "why?" "If the man we searched for escaped here, it would be bad. It might be better to keep three or four people watching around the house." Police officer Isokawa thought that what Kindaichi Kosuke said was not unreasonable, so he selected two people to monitor the environment around the home. "Let's go now!" Looking at the time, it was already half past eight in the evening, and the sky was full of stars. On the tenth day of the lunar calendar, the moon hangs on the mountain behind Qianguang Temple, fluttering leisurely. A group of people bypassed the slope in front of Guitou Ben's house and walked towards the bottom of the valley. On the winding path leading to Qianguang Temple, a row of bright torches could be seen climbing up. "Officer, lighting so many torches to find them, isn't it true that the enemy is in the dark?" Kosuke Kindaichi said a little worriedly. "After the torch, there is another group that does not carry the torch. If the murderer wants to avoid people who search the mountain with the torch, he will definitely fall into the trap of the group that does not carry the torch." The old fox is worthy of being an old fox, and police officer Isokawa proudly talked about his strategy. "I see." Kosuke Kindaichi and Police Officer Isokawa led the team along the bottom of the valley to Tengubi.After turning left, climb up the ramp where the young man who just dug the grave ran down.This is the only way to go up Mount Suribachi. The team led by Takezo lit torches and climbed up in a noisy manner on purpose.Kindaichi Kosuke and the others separated a distance, and silently followed behind. Usually few people come in and out of Tengu Nose, so the path is very narrow and the slope is very steep.Although there is a moon and stars in the sky, some people will accidentally trip over the tree roots that protrude from the road. Turning around the protruding headland, the whole field of vision becomes wider. From the mountainside to the top of Mount Suribachi, you can see the cottages left by pirates. On this slope of Mount Suribachi, the bright torches of the search team can be seen everywhere, moving slowly like will-o'-the-wisps; the crowd is like ants, and there are loud shouts from far and near. All this was so real, yet so illusory, that Kosuke Kindaichi suddenly remembered the crisp ringtone he heard before departure, and felt a strange feeling in his heart. The mountain is being searched outside the house, and the spirit is being watched inside the house.Sanae with a pale face, Tsukiyo who looks like a maiko, a lunatic roaring like a beast in the confinement room, Kito Manta's last words...they are like movies—as soon as Kosuke Kindaichi appeared in his mind, his thoughts also Spinning fast.The torches all over the mountain seemed to set the entire Prison Gate Island on fire.