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"But that Karma sticker..." Mouri Ran's brows still couldn't hide her worry.
"What Karma?"
Chi Feichei heard a sentence from the phone.
"Ah, it's nothing," Mouri Ran came back to her senses, hearing faint laughter and noise from the phone, she directly asked, "Brother Hichiji, where are you now? Are you still at the Station?"
"Just about to get on the Train, is there anything wrong?"
"It's nothing, then you should go back first, we'll contact you again when we get back..."
Mouri Ran hung up the phone, her expression relaxed a bit.
"Brother Chi, are you already planning to take the Train back?" Conan asked.
Mouri Ran nodded with a smile, "Yeah, it seems I was overthinking it..."
Conan then felt relieved, his gaze a bit serious, he must solve this Case, otherwise Ran will definitely have a Hidden Worry.
...
Not far away on the Mountain Peak, a figure leaned against a Tree Branch of a majestic Big Tree, hidden among the Leaves, reached out, and pressed the Switch of the Voice Recorder.
The laughter and noise of the Crowd suddenly stopped.
"Recording?"
Koizumi Akako walked Under the Tree, looked up at the Tree Branch more than two meters above the ground, decisively chose to ride a Broom up, and stood Beside Chi Feichei, "You're really well-prepared."
"Essential for covering up lies." Chi Feichei cleared the Recording and put the Voice Recorder into his Pocket.
He couldn't really go back, at least he had to wait until Mori Kogoro and the others left to 'arrange' Aoyagi Tetsuya.
Since he was going to Lie, he had to prepare Recordings at the Station and Recordings on the Train to cover up the Lie, regardless of whether they could be used, it's always good to be prepared.
Didn't it come in handy?
Koizumi Akako sat Aside, looked at the distant Mountains, and said Thoughtfully, "Do you think the Energy of my Ancestors might still remain in this Place?"
Chi Feichei Leisurely leaned against the Tree Trunk, "No."
"Why are you so sure?" Koizumi Akako pressed.
"This is something encountered by the Magic Person of Light, it needs to be explained by science." Chi Feichei said.
"Then why could Domoto Eizo disappear in the sealed Cable Car and arrive at the Heavenly Maiden Statue above in 30 seconds?" Koizumi Akako pondered, "If I fly up on a Broom, I can probably do it, or prepare a Magic Circle in advance."
"Ropes, Piano Wire, Dummy, Mirror Image, Projection... there are many Illusions in Magic Tricks, I'm not at the Crime Scene, so I can't judge," Chi Feichei closed his eyes to rest, "The Magic Person of Light will solve it."
"Really?" Koizumi Akako took out a Crystal Ball from somewhere, hugged it and sat Aside, remotely monitoring the Movement of Conan and others, watched for a while, and spoke out, "They are going down the Mountain."
There was no Response.
Koizumi Akako Turn Head, only to find that Chi Feichei was leaning against the Tree Trunk, with his eyes closed, not knowing if he was asleep.
Hassashi was draped motionless Aside.
Feimo was also squatting on a Branch Aside, dozing off with his eyes closed.
A gentle breeze came, the Air was fresh, the Leaves blocked the Sunshine, there was no hustle and bustle of the City, only the occasional Birdsong from afar.
Koizumi Akako was silent for a moment, hugged the Crystal Ball, found a comfortable Place to lean on, and also planned to doze off for a while.
This is indeed a good Place for a nap...
...
An Hour later, at Conan's Proposal, the group got back on the Cable Car.
Conan boarded the Cable Car, his gaze firm.
He has already solved this mysterious Mystery!
The Cable Car departed, Mori Kogoro was Subdue by the Anesthetic Needle.
On the Mountain, Sango Yokomizo's exclamation came from the Crystal Ball, "Mr. Mouri, could it be... is that going to start again?"
Chi Feichei didn't open his eyes, just Speak Out to remind, "Hongzi, the Deduction has begun."
"Huh?" Koizumi Akako opened her eyes in a daze, hugged the Crystal Ball, Yawn, and continued to lean against the Tree Trunk to watch the Play.
On the Mountain, the two people watching the Play were as lazy as Slackers and didn't want to move.
Inside the Cable Car, Conan's Reasoning was in full swing.
Of course, it's not some Curse.
These were originally President Domoto Eizo's Plan -
When the Cable Car passed through the Tunnel, he turned off the Lights, pretended to be attacked, but actually hid in the space Under the Seat.
After the Cable Car passed through the Tunnel, seeing 'him' on the Heavenly Maiden Statue's hand, it was a Dummy he had someone make.
When the others were Scared and ran over after getting off the Cable Car, Domoto Eizo would take the empty Cable Car on the return trip, go from Inside the Tunnel to the Heavenly Maiden Statue in advance, throw the Dummy on the Heavenly Maiden Statue down the Cliff, stand there to greet everyone, and say that there was no Curse or anything like that at all.
And the one who helped place the Dummy was Vice President Domoto Yasunori.
"I think, the Time you placed the Dummy should be this morning," Conan said in Mori Kogoro's voice, "Originally, you left In Advance yesterday afternoon, just to place the Dummy, right? Why did you change your Intention?"
If Domoto Yasunori had put the Dummy on the Heavenly Maiden Statue's hand last night, Chi Feichei would have discovered it long ago, it really is...
I don't know whether to say Chi Feichei is lucky, or too unlucky, almost grasped Important Clue of the Case again.
"Actually, I should have put the Dummy up yesterday," Domoto Yasunori smiled awkwardly, "But it's ridiculous to say, yesterday I always felt like something was Staring at me on the Heavenly Maiden Statue, but I couldn't see anything, the closer I got, the more so, so I hurried back, and only put the Dummy up today."
Koizumi Akako who was holding the Crystal Ball and eating Gossip: "..."
Why is it related to her again?
Yesterday she was a bit unhappy, building an Observation Deck and developing it into a Scenic Area is okay, but digging a Hole in the Stone Statue of her Ancestors, letting the Cable Car carry people through, and putting in Five Hundred Arhat Statues, is a bit Excessive.
Conan listened to Domoto Yasunori's explanation, and suddenly remembered that Chi Feichei had been Staring at the Heavenly Maiden Statue yesterday.
Chi Feichei is always Keenness, could it be that he also Felt something? Is there a Camera placed by someone on the Heavenly Maiden Statue?
"I think you're just feeling guilty." Aoyagi Tetsuya couldn't help but ridicule.
On the Mountain, Chi Feichei opened his Eyes, Turn Head and Looked at Aoyagi Tetsuya Projected in the Crystal Ball.
Dyed yellow and standing up Hair, two rows of Earrings, Sunglasses... this Fellow's Flashy Outfit is comparable to Odagiri Toshiya's in the past.
Inside the Cable Car, Aoyagi Tetsuya Felt as if he was Envelop by a Cold Atmosphere, but then he didn't take it to heart.
It's an Illusion, right...
"Don't release Killing Intent randomly," Koizumi Akako reminded Chi Feichei, "Or remind me first, I'll shield it, otherwise it will be discovered."
"I didn't release Killing Intent." Chi Feichei stated calmly.
Koizumi Akako Glanced at Chi Feichei, and continued to look at the Crystal Ball, "Cold Air is the same."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Conan's Deduction is still continuing.
The Murderer knew Domoto Eizo's Plan, before the others arrived, took the Cable Car One Step Ahead, Murder Domoto Eizo who was waiting there, then ran down, and then came back to rejoin everyone.
The only one who didn't keep up with the main group in the middle and might know Domoto Eizo's Plan is Secretary Yoshino Ayaka.
As For Evidence, it is Yoshino Ayaka's Brooch.
Yoshino Ayaka handled the Dummy by throwing the Dummy into the Incinerator below the Observation Deck, when handling it, a Pearl on the Brooch fell onto the Dummy's hand.
As a result, the Dummy was not completely burned, and the Pearl was still left on that unburned Dummy hand, and was found by Conan.
Seeing that there was Evidence, Yoshino Ayaka did not refute anymore, and said the Reason for her Murder.
Her Parents divorced early, she went to Tokyo with her Father, and her Mother took her Older Brother to Tenbu Mountain.
Back when the Tunnel was being built, a Collapse Accident occurred, the Man who died was her Older Brother, afterwards Domoto Eizo was worried about causing a bad Impact on the Scenic Area, used Money tactics, and made her Mother and related people not to say this Matter.
Until last year, when her Mother was Seriously Illness, when she went to the Hospital to visit, she tearfully told her about this Matter, and kept saying that she would not forgive the Tangmoto Family.
"That's why I abandoned the past and went to work at Domoto Tourism Company, just to Revenge Domoto Eizo who killed my Older Brother and even made my Mother wish she were dead..."
In the Crystal Ball, Yoshino Ayaka's sad and firm Sound came.
The Surrounding Area people in the Projection were all silent with a Face of Sigh.
"This Family is sick." Chi Feichei couldn't help but Say.
"Huh? Tangmoto Family?" Koizumi Akako asked in Doubt.
"Yoshino Ayaka's Family," Chi Feichei explained, "To put it simply, this Matter is that after a Construction Site Accident, the Boss said to the Family of the deceased, let's settle this privately, give you Money, don't tell anyone, then, this Family agreed, took the Money, concealed it for several years, but before that Mother died, she said I hate it, I can't forgive their Family, and the Daughter ran to kill that Boss, when I sort it out like this, don't you Think it's Wrong?"
Koizumi Akako: "Uh-huh..."
Thinking about it this way, it really is...
"Since Yoshino Ayaka's Mother was unwilling to forgive, why did she still accept the Tangmoto Family's Money? Having accepted the Tangmoto Family's Money and promised not to say anything, why did she still instigate her Daughter to Revenge before her Death?" Chi Feichei said mercilessly, "Yoshino Ayaka is also sick, being such an adult, doesn't she have any Judgment? Doesn't she know what kind of Behavior her Mother's is? Even if she took the Money and regretted it, and came back to Retaliation against others, that's her Choice, others can't Care, then don't bring up the deceased Older Brother."
Directly admitting 'I am just a Bad Person' would make people feel more comfortable, right?
Also, what are Conan and the others' Expressions?
If Yoshino Ayaka's Family hadn't taken other people's Money and were oppressed by power and didn't dare to speak out, then this Revenge could still be Sympathy, but what's this now, still Sympathy?
His worldview is about to collapse...
Koizumi Akako was silent again for a moment, red light and streaks of azure Electric Arc emerged Beside her, with a gloomy Face, "That Girl also said Yoshino Ayaka and the Heavenly Maiden Statue look very similar, right?"
As soon as Chi Feichei Look Towards Koizumi Akako, he saw a Bucket-thick Electric Arc surge from Koizumi Akako's body into the Air, and then fall onto the Heavenly Maiden Statue in the distant Mountains.
"Boom—!"
A bolt from the blue, a thick Lightning struck the Heavenly Maiden Statue, the huge Heavenly Maiden Stone Statue began to crumble, and countless Pebbles splashed everywhere.
"Similar? Similar to what? Not similar at all! My Red Magic Lineage promises and will not break the contract, if we do it, we will admit it, and Never use others as a Pretext!" Koizumi Akako was Envelop in red light, her Face was very ugly, she was silent for a while, Turn Head to look at Chi Feichei, with a Face of Doubt, "How should I say this? Abandoning righteousness for Benefit? No, breaking one's word... it doesn't seem serious enough..."
Chi Feichei reminded Speechless, "Going back on one's word, double-dealing."
"Right!" Koizumi Akako's Face returned to the 'I'm furious' Expression, Turn Head to look at the Stone Statue, whoosh whoosh drew a few Characters in the Air, and stretched out her Palm to slap it out.
"Are you sure you want to play this in front of the Magic Person of Light?" Chi Feichei asked calmly.
Koizumi Akako calmed down a bit, if she and Chi Feichei belong to different systems but are not too conflicting, then the Conflict between Magic and the 'science' concept advocated by the Magic Person of Light is much greater.
It's not that she can't argue with that Brat, it's much simpler than arguing with Chi Feichei, but it's not worth both sides getting hurt...
(End of Chapter)