Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

Chapter 769 Death of Yamato

Coming out of the charcoal-burnt hut that was half destroyed by the avalanche, the scenery before me had changed drastically.

The surrounding area was covered in snow, with fallen trees everywhere.

"The avalanche has stopped, where's Inspector Yamato?!" Conan looked around where Yamato was standing. The tree he had been leaning against was gone, leaving only his walking stick stuck in the snow.

"How could this be... Could it be..." Sato and the others who arrived shortly afterwards were shocked to see this: "Mr. Otomo from the charcoal barbecue hut should be here too, right?"

"I'll go down the mountain and call an ambulance right away." Sato ran in the snow, and Takagi followed closely behind.

Kogoro walked forward while looking around and began to dig up the knee-deep snow with his hands: "Inspector Yamato! If you hear me, please answer!"

Conan also swept the snow in front of him looking for Yamato.

If he is really buried under the snow, there will be no way to save him if he is not dug out soon.

"Inspector Yamato!" At this moment, Conan caught a glimpse of something glowing out of the corner of his eye. He looked up in the direction of the light and saw a stick-like object stuck in the snow.

That was the gun-shaped sound equipment that had disappeared from the cabin earlier.

After a sleepless night, Ran and the others gathered again in the cafeteria of Nagano Prefectural Government Office.

Kogoro and Conan didn't come back until morning.

Ran took out her cell phone and started texting Shinichi. At this time, the cafeteria door opened and Kogoro and Conan walked in.

"Conan!"

"Conan!" Ran also ran over after the children.

"Sorry for making you worry."

Kogoro put his hand on Ran's shoulder to comfort her.

"We're OK"

Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the two men's faces.

"I'm sorry for being late." When Conan apologized, Huiyuan brought him a paper cup of black tea: "Here, would you like some tea?"

"Oh, thanks."

"It's very hot, be careful." Conan took the paper cup and took a sip of hot tea, and his cold body slowly warmed up.

Kogoro was also drinking the coffee brought by Dr. Agasa when Yui came over with a paper cup in her hand: "How is Inspector Morofushi?"

"He's fine, his life is not in danger." Kogoro breathed a sigh of relief. Yui asked anxiously, "So, Xiaogan... Inspector Yamato..."

"The rescuers are still searching." Conan replied, and Hasebe came over: "Just to inform you, the fragment of the criminal's glove that the child bit off was identified as deerskin."

Hasebe wrapped the appraisal certificate in a handkerchief and showed it to Conan and the others.

"I asked Kesouyan (Scientific Research Institute) to conduct a test and comparison." At this moment, there was a clattering sound of running footsteps in the aisle, and Sato, breathing rapidly, appeared in front of the door.

She leaned her hands against the door, lowered her head and breathed into her shoulders.

"Just now, we received a call from the rescue team... Inspector Yamato has found it..."

After hearing the news brought by Sato, everyone, led by Yui, showed a relieved expression on their faces.

"only…...."

After a moment of hesitation, Sato lowered his head and continued with difficulty: "Before being sent to the hospital, Inspector Yamato... had already been confirmed dead..."

"!!" Everyone froze in place instantly.

"How is it possible..." Lan covered her mouth with both hands and immediately looked at Yui.

Yui stood there in a daze, her hand loosened and the paper cup fell to the ground, splashing liquid on the floor: "Impossible..."

Yui slumped down on the soaking floor, looking like she was about to collapse.

“…Little dare…Little dare…! Little dare ahhhhhh!!”

Yui's grief-stricken cries echoed throughout the cafeteria. Ran ran over and gently placed her hand on Yui's sobbing shoulder.

At this moment, the others could only look at the crying Yui sadly.

Kogoro lowered his head in regret: "I didn't expect that even Inspector Yamato would..."

That afternoon.

Zenko-ji Temple is about a ten-minute drive from the Nagano Prefectural Police Station.

Zenko-ji Temple's main statue is said to be Japan's oldest Buddhist statue, "One Light Three Amitabha Nyorai," and therefore attracts many tourists.

After Kogoro finished praying to Buddha with his hands folded in the main hall with Ran, Conan, Sato and Takagi, he walked down two or three steps and sat down.

"The avalanche ten months ago—the prisoner must have done something shameful there."

Sato, Takagi, Ran, who walked down the stairs, and Conan, who was in the corridor, looked at Kogoro respectively.

“So, Inspector Yamato, who witnessed the incident, and Inspector Samedani, who began investigating the incident… were both killed…”

Sato's words made Kogoro curse under his breath: "Damn it."

"Isn't this just what the criminal wanted? He was clearly trying to avenge the crocodile, but in the end another victim appeared..." Kogoro lowered his head in regret.

Seeing this, Lan said, "Dad."

"I still want to ask, why do you call Inspector Samedani 'Crocodile'?"

"Indeed...it's obviously Samedani, why?" Takagi was also very confused.

Maori said, "Because in that guy's hometown, sharks are called 'crocodiles'."

Takagi asked, "Where is Mr. Sametani's hometown?"

Mao Li shook his head: "Well, I forgot about that."

Conan was standing in the corridor, listening to the conversation between Kogoro and the others while looking around.

At this moment, he saw Kazami hiding behind the gift counter outside. He was drinking canned coffee with his back to him.

Conan glanced at Kogoro and the others, and ran in the opposite direction of the corridor. After meeting up with Conan, Kazami crossed the stone path from the main hall to the Nihon Chureiden Hall, and sat down side by side with Conan on a bench by the roadside.

"The name 'Otomo Takashi' is not found in the records of people holding hunting licenses. However, there is a very interesting name in the records of Nagano Prefecture." After saying this, Kazami presented the list of holders of the first and second type firearm hunting licenses in Nagano Prefecture.

Seeing the name above, Conan murmured: "As expected..."

"Then can you check this person's household registration?"

Feng Jian slumped his shoulders and sighed: "...You really are too good at ordering people around."

After leaving the mountain gate, Conan called Amuro on the bridge leading to the fundraising event.

"Is it okay to have a bug?" This was the first thing Amuro said after he answered the phone.

"The person on the other end of the bug is Mr. Kazami, but he probably only started investigating this case after Inspector Sametani was murdered. It seems Mr. Amuro also ordered the investigation into the avalanche accident ten months ago, right? He handed it over to Inspector Sametani, the 'Hidden Public Security'."

"Have you asked Kazami?" Amuro asked.

"It's true." Conan smiled after verifying his guess.

"Don't worry. No matter how much I ask Mr. Kazami, he's very concerned about Mr. Amuro's lack of response. The question is, Mr. Amuro, you, no... it should be why the National Police Agency sent Inspector Sametani to investigate this matter. That must be the criminal's motive - am I right?"

Amuro didn't answer.

As if to break the silence, Conan continued.