Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 249: Judy's Memories and the Flower Viewing Trap (Part 7)

After checking the old man's cane, Inspector Megure confirmed that it was not the murder weapon.

In addition, after checking the three people's mobile phones, the police found that they did not have any applications installed that could be used to track the sender. Although it is possible that someone deleted it in advance due to concerns about being investigated, at present, they have not found any useful evidence.

"Further search will require a search warrant." Officer Chiba said with a headache.

Officer Gao Mu walked over to the three children and asked, "Did you notice any suspicious behavior from them when you saw them?"

Mitsuhiko began to think: "Suspicious behavior?"

"For example, a companion secretly gave a long, thin stick to his companion to take away."

Ayumi shook her head. "The three of them acted independently, and that old man told us back then that it's better to take the good lot back home."

Genta continued, "What the older sister said was that if we ring the bell, we have to ring it louder so that the gods can hear it."

Mitsuhiko finally added: "Another uncle told us that he washed his hands at the hand purification area, so he must have come to this shrine before meeting us."

The police officers who went to search on the other side finally made some progress. They found the coat and hat discarded by the murderer, which were splattered with blood and covered with cherry blossom petals.

Inspector Megure was a little anxious: "So, the murder weapon might have been hidden in the same way. Go kick away those piles of petals and check them immediately!"

After receiving the order, the police officers immediately carried it out.

Ayumi said with some regret: "What? That's a beautiful pink carpet formed by flower petals."

Huiyuan sighed at the side: "Yes, when they are petals one by one, they are petals, but when a bunch of them are scattered on the ground, they look like a pink carpet."

"Woof woof woof!" Wick ran to a small bag made of petals, jumped on it, and rolled several times.

The antique dealer quickly helped the postman pick up Wick: "Wick! What are you doing!"

With fate clutched by the scruff of his neck, Wick gently shook his limbs. A cherry blossom petal landed on the tip of his nose, causing him to sneeze.

The postman took Wick, carefully helped it remove the petals stuck to its body, and put it back on the ground. He also stopped it in time when it tried to attack the pile of petals again.

Wick squatted at the postman's feet in a depressed mood, with his butt facing the postman, so the postman quickly took out dog biscuits to coax him.

Now Conan understood the murderer's modus operandi, and this was also the reason why the murderer dragged his feet when walking.

However, Conan did not notice at this time that there was a pregnant woman secretly observing him not far away.

[Night Watchman: Wow, that woman must be Vermouth.]

[Red Butterfly: As expected, she and Amuro Toru came here as a team.]

[Postman: Are you worried that we might attack Conan?]

[Antique Dealer: Probably not. We didn't do anything to Conan last time on the train. I guess she just happened to run into us while she was coordinating with Amuro Toru and came over to check on the situation.]

[Red Butterfly: Just let her know it was a coincidence, don't bother with her.]

Hongdie opened her folding fan and attracted Vermouth's attention. Vermouth saw Hongdie shaking her head slightly, and knew that the appearance of people from the Oritis organization here was probably just a coincidence, so she felt relieved.

After a long time, the tourists in the shrine became a little impatient. They didn't care what case had happened, they were just anxious to go home.

The police still haven't found any clues about the murder weapon. Officer Takagi couldn't help but feel discouraged: "We've been searching for so long and still have no clues. Could it be that the murderer has already fled the shrine with the murder weapon?"

Inspector Megure still maintained his original opinion: "Impossible. Judging from the time it took for the crime to occur and for us to seal off the entrance and exit of the shrine, and the fact that the murderer dragged his feet when he left, it is very likely that the murderer is still trapped in this shrine."

"And the 30-centimeter-long thin stick that Mr. Agasa witnessed must be hidden somewhere, but we haven't found it yet."

"In that case, the most suspicious ones are definitely the three people who were picked on by the pickpocket."

[Night Watchman: Isn't this just a complete circle back to square one?]

[Antique Dealer: There's nothing I can do about it. This is how the police in this world are.]

[Explorer: Are the police in our world really that powerful?]

[Jack: Don't say that. Sheriff Edmund Reed is still very dedicated to his job.]

[Wax sculptor: I've tracked you down all the way to the manor. I have to say you're quite capable.]

[Mercenary: Name-calling and criticizing someone who ran to the manor and then stopped reading.]

[Acrobat: Naming and shaming the irresponsible Arthur Russell.]

[Reporter: Many people's crimes have never been discovered...]

[Adventurer: Murdering colleagues (explorers), murdering husbands (entomologists), murdering teachers (painters, magicians), murdering employers (batsmen), that's a lot.]

[Mercenary: You are suspected of false advertising and fraud. Come with me.]

[Adventurer: Wrong brother, ah!]

Seeing that the time was almost up, Conan prepared to adjust the voice changer and prepare to sing a duet with Dr. Agasa, but at this time Wick ran past him, raising a cloud of cherry blossom petals, making him sneeze, and the adjustment action in his hand also deviated a little.

"That's not necessary, because the murderer is still secretly hiding part of the murder weapon on his body."

After Conan finished speaking, he realized that he had tuned out the voice of the night watchman, and this also made the attention of Akai Chou and his group directly focus on Conan who was hiding behind Dr. Agasa.

[Night Watchman: No?]

[Red Butterfly: Puff~]

[Antique Dealer: Sorry, Ita, this is too funny.]

[Postman: I'm sorry! It's my fault for not watching Wick well enough!]

[Night Watchman: Never mind, let’s just go along with what he said.]

At the antique dealer's signal, Conan immediately rushed behind Oritis and the others at the fastest speed.

"That's right, the murderer pieced the weapons together to make the murder weapon." The night watchman lip-synced with Conan's voice.

Officer Gao Mu also looked at the night watchman in surprise: "Um, who is this? Do you already know the truth of the case?"

Just in case, the night watchman briefly introduced himself: "Hello, officer, my name is Ita Weilufu, and I'm a high school chemistry student. This time I'm here to enjoy the flowers with someone I know."

Hongdie also stepped forward to explain in time, making the police officers present believe the night watchman's words.

But later Conan was puzzled. He remembered that the Night's Watch had told him that his name was Itaqua, the legendary snow monster, but the name Ita-Wilfu had a very obvious Nordic style.

Conan thought to himself, "So this is his real name?"