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Although the police officer at the gate thought this call was just a prank by some mischievous kids, Mu Tianyuan didn't think so, because he found that the kids standing in front of the entrance were the ones who constantly courted death! Especially Conan, that kid, was here too! According to Mu Tianyuan's understanding of Conan's habits,
wherever that Shinigami and his three disaster-bringing friends appeared, something would definitely happen. What's more, these guys claimed to have seen a corpse! If this wasn't a prank, then someone had really died! The police officer at the gate, after hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, looked at Mu Tianyuan somewhat confusedly and said, "But we've already searched this house thoroughly, and we haven't found any corpse."
"Are you sure you searched carefully?"
Mu Tianyuan firmly believed that something had definitely happened here. Just with Conan being here, if no one died, it would practically count as Conan slacking off. Therefore, Mu Tianyuan looked at the police officer and asked very seriously. The police officer immediately nodded, indicating that they had searched inside and out very carefully, with absolutely no omissions. Hearing the police officer's reply, Mu Tianyuan frowned and said, "Then perhaps the body was moved."
"But according to those children, they stayed at the door after calling the police and didn't see anyone come out."
The police officer replied with a shrug, then added, "So we all think this is very likely just... those children playing a prank."
Just then, Inspector Megure and a large group of people walked out.
Hanako, who was squatting by the nearby wall watching the commotion, suddenly meowed and said, "It's... him! It's... that... tall human who likes to climb trees!"
After hearing Hanako's words, Mu Tianyuan glanced at the unfamiliar man in a suit who was following Inspector Megure. Then he went to the wall and whispered to Hanako, who was arguing with Mii, "Are you talking about the man walking at the very back?"
"That's right! I saw him climb from the room to the tree, then from the tree to the wall, and then he ran away!"
Hanako nodded and answered affirmatively. Hearing Hanako's reply, Mu Tianyuan returned to the door and looked at the man who was talking to Inspector Megure in the courtyard. He frowned and said to Little Fox via a private channel, "If Hanako isn't mistaken, then this man has a problem."
"Indeed, who would climb a wall instead of using the door for no reason?"
Little Fox also nodded. Just then, Ayumi, the little loli, noticed Mu Tianyuan watching the commotion outside the gate and immediately pointed at Mu Tianyuan outside the door and said, "It's Big Brother Mu!"
Seeing that he had been noticed, Mu Tianyuan immediately waved to Inspector Megure and the others. Then, after Ayumi and the others ran over, Mu Tianyuan smiled and said, "I heard you saw a corpse."
"Yes!"
Ayumi, Gentian, and Mitsuhiko all answered very seriously at the same time. Then Ayumi, clenching her small fist, excitedly said, "We clearly saw a corpse lying in the bathroom, but after the police officer arrived, we couldn't find it! We're planning to check the backyard to see if it was moved from there!"
Inspector Megure also walked over at this moment and looked at Mu Tianyuan, saying, "Young Man Mu, you're here too. But are you on a trip?"
"No, I just went to get some things."
Mu Tianyuan smiled and shook his head. Then Mu Tianyuan looked at Conan and said, "By the way, why did you all come here?"
This area was not supposed to be within Conan's usual range of activity. Why did these guys come here to cause trouble? Was it because their usual activity range wasn't enough for them to mess around in, or did they plan to follow the tradition of rabbits not eating grass near their burrows and so came here to mess with other people's homes? "We received a request from a classmate in the next class to help him find his cat named Akira, that's why we came here."
Conan looked up at Mu Tianyuan and replied.
Mu Tianyuan, upon hearing Conan's words, said, "Akira, I know that guy. It's a very naughty black and white tabby cat, right? And it cries very unpleasantly, right?"
"Wow, Big Brother Mu, you know it?"
Ayumi looked at Mu Tianyuan in surprise and asked. Mu Tianyuan nodded and said, "I know all the cats and dogs on the street. As for this Akira, it's quite famous around here. It's a cat with quite unique ideas. It always longs for a life of freedom, roaming and sleeping under the stars, thinking that's feline romance. So every now and then,
it runs away to wander. But this guy's foraging ability is terrible; every time it returns home starved like a grandson, then after a couple of days of peace, it starts its wandering life again, then gets hungry and returns home again. It's been going through this cycle for quite a while now."
Conan: "Big Brother Mu, you really know a lot about it..."
Mu Tianyuan didn't react to Conan's comment and continued to ask, "Then what happened next? Did you find a corpse when you were looking for the cat in their yard?"
"No,"
Conan shook his head, then Conan recounted how their cat search turned into a corpse search. When they found the house, they saw Akira covered in blood. They initially thought the blood was from Akira being injured, but then they found no wounds on Akira's body. So Conan trespassed and found the corpse in the bathroom.
Upon hearing Conan's reply, Mu Tianyuan looked at Conan and said, "In that case, what about Akira? The blood on Akira should count as evidence, right?"
"Uh... it should have been taken back by its owner, Hiroki..."
Conan was stunned for a moment when he heard Mu Tianyuan's words, then he explained with a frustrated look, "I thought at the time that as long as no one came out of the house, the corpse wouldn't be a problem..."
Damn it, his original plan was the simplest and most direct. As long as the door was kept shut, the corpse wouldn't be lost, and everything would be settled once the police arrived. But who knew the corpse would actually disappear!
Inspector Megure also suddenly realized that the cat might also be considered evidence. At the very least, it could prove that there was indeed significant blood loss here. He immediately looked at Conan excitedly and said, "Then do you know where Hiroki's house is?"
Although the bloodstains on the cat might have been washed away by now, this could still be investigated to see if such an incident occurred! Only if they confirmed that Conan and the others weren't lying would they have the motivation to continue the investigation! Otherwise, they were just going to call it a day and go home! "This..."
Conan and the others couldn't help but look at each other, then they all shook their heads decisively. They hadn't gone to Hiroki's house, so how could they know where Hiroki's house was? Seeing that Conan and the others didn't know,
Mu Tianyuan said to Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, that... Hiroki's house should be nearby. Because as far as I know, the cat named Akira never goes very far when it runs away from home, because if it runs too far, it won't be able to get back home before starving to death."
"Then, Officer Kato, take a few people and go ask around nearby."
Inspector Megure, upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, immediately turned to an officer beside him and instructed. That... Officer Kato, after receiving the order, took a few officers and ran out. After the police went to look for Akira, Mu Tianyuan stood outside the police tape and asked Inspector Megure, "That... Inspector Megure, may I go in and take a look?"
After all, the police were handling a case here, and they even had police tape up. As a law-abiding citizen, he couldn't just barge in.
"It doesn't matter. If you want to see, go in and see. Anyway... it's just a few kids who misjudged or played a prank."
Before Inspector Megure could answer, the middle-aged man who Hanako had pointed out for climbing trees answered indifferently. Upon hearing this man's words, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Gentian immediately looked at the man excitedly and started chattering, "We didn't see wrong!"
"We're not playing a prank!"
"We saw it very clearly, there was... a corpse lying there! And lots of blood!"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing."
Mu Tianyuan shook his head at the three excited kids. Then, Mu Tianyuan looked at the "tree-climbing man" who made Hanako believe humans liked climbing trees and said, "Although they are children, I believe they wouldn't play such a prank."
Mu Tianyuan knew these guys were extremely mischievous, but he was still willing to believe them. On one hand, it was because these troublesome kids, though mischievous, seemed to have decent character.
On the other hand, it was also because Conan wouldn't make such a joke, and most importantly, with Conan and these three kids here, how could there not be a dead person! The mischievous kids didn't know that Mu Tianyuan was willing to believe them because he firmly believed they were a group of disaster magnets.
Hearing Mu Tianyuan's support, Gentian and the three kids were almost moved to tears. After not finding the corpse, Inspector Megure and the others were a bit skeptical of their words, but they didn't expect Mu Tianyuan to actually believe them. They were truly touched! "Inspector Megure, may I go in and take a look?"
After unintentionally boosting his reputation, Mu Tianyuan looked at Inspector Megure and asked again. Although the "tree-climbing man" had agreed earlier, Mu Tianyuan felt it was still necessary to ask Inspector Megure, after all, he was the head of the scene.
"Of course."
After the Moonlight Island incident, Inspector Megure considered Mu Tianyuan to be a very capable detective. Otherwise, how could he have pieced together a twelve-year-old case with so few clues? Upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's request to investigate the scene, even if Inspector Megure thought Conan and the others might be lying, he would not refuse Mu Tianyuan's request out of a sense of responsibility.
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