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Chapter 295 Hidden danger

Seeing Ling Cheng talking non-stop, Conan leaned over to ask what was wrong, and Ling Cheng directly asked him to look at the content on his phone.

When Conan first saw the news from Zero Hour, he was excited. It was great that Zero Hour finally sent a clue.

But as soon as he saw the content, his happy mood instantly cooled down. What was this, a secret code?

Conan looked up at Ling Cheng with a look of "No way", but Ling Cheng nodded cruelly to confirm his guess.

Conan: Damn, Zero Hour is such a rip-off. What do these two riddles mean?

Ling Cheng put away his phone and called Conan helplessly. Maori Kogoro had already gone up, so they had to climb up quickly too.

After Kogoro Mouri went up first, Nose Masaru and Uoshio said that the other couple were suspicious. Saegusa and Kawabe wanted to leave, but Kogoro Mouri immediately stopped them.

"Wait, from now on, everyone needs to go to the rest stop and wait. You must stay with us until the police get here."

Judging from the knife and the fallen hat, Mr. Hirai is probably in danger, and Kogoro Mori cannot let the murderer go.

"What are you talking about? What right do you have to say that to us?"

Mao Li: "A murder has occurred, and you are leaving the scene. It would be bad if you were mistaken for the murderer."

As he spoke, Maori Kogoro not only said this to them, but also turned his head to look at another person.

Kawabe and Sanzhi's expressions turned ugly, and Nose came over.

"Mr. Maori-san, you are quite fluent in speaking. May I ask where you are employed?"

Maori Kogoro immediately looked as if he had been exposed, and he froze, which made Ling Cheng feel distressed. Maori Ran immediately continued:

“He’s an office worker.”

Maori Kogoro also took over and cooperated very well, but both the father and daughter seemed to be acting, and Ling Cheng covered his face.

Ling Cheng: "You've practiced many times at home, right? Today you finally got your chance. That famous detective that your uncle admires, because we share the same last name, you always subconsciously imitate him, even though he's just an office worker."

Ling Cheng said this disrespectful remark without mercy, appearing like an ignorant and honest child. Maori Kogoro sensed the bad tone in Ling Cheng's voice and immediately reached out to hit Ling Cheng on the head.

Of course, he was conscientious enough not to use any real strength, and he even used some clever tactics, so it just looked painful.

Fortunately, Maori Kogoro was able to do his best. Ling Cheng immediately held his head and cried in pain, then ran to complain to Maori Ran about his grievances.

Maori Kogoro smiled awkwardly and acted like a child who didn't understand anything. With this performance, Nose really eliminated his suspicion. After Ling Cheng said that, Maori Kogoro's expression did look like he was guilty.

Ling Cheng: Without me, you would all be discovered.

Just as I got over a wave of doubt, it started raining. Just as Mr. Hirai said, the weather was indeed going to change.

The raindrops fell with a pattering sound and soon turned into heavy rain. The group had no choice but to run up quickly to the rest stop on the top of the mountain to take shelter from the rain.

As soon as the door of the rest stop was opened, everyone screamed again. The reason was simple: there was a very scary old man standing in the room.

The lights were not turned on yet, and the lightning struck, illuminating his face. If you didn't look carefully, you would think he was some old monster from the mountains.

It wasn't until the old man spoke that I realized it was a human.

"Hurry up and dry yourselves. Don't make this dirty."

After saying that, he turned around and turned on the light. Conan asked him if he was the manager of this rest stop. He answered yes and urged them again to go in quickly, otherwise they would catch a cold.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went inside to put their luggage down and sit down. As soon as Kogoro Mouri sat down, Conan urged him to make a phone call.

Kogoro Mouri stood up and walked over, while Conan turned back and continued to decipher the two codes sent by Midnight with Ling Cheng.

First of all, Ling Cheng certainly knew the meaning of these two lines of poetry. Putting them here, the general meaning is that the Silver Fox is among them. This message was sent but it seemed as if it was not sent.

As for the second one, Ling Cheng didn't know. The yellow-throated marten should be an animal, but which one of them was it referring to, and who was the farmer?

Ling Cheng: "Damn it, I'm going to fight Uncle Zero Hour when I get back."

Conan: "Forget it, forget it. He will definitely say that he didn't cheat. He is just taking advantage of the loopholes in the rules. We just need to crack the code."

Ling Cheng was still unconvinced, and Maori Kogoro expressed doubts.

"There's no sound, please..."

Before he could finish, the administrator immediately replied:

"I think it was the thunder that just struck that knocked out the telephone wires. That happens all the time."

Hearing him say this, Kogoro Mouri scratched his head in confusion. Uoya immediately said that it was very dangerous in the mountains at night, so it would be better not to bother calling the police.

Potential energy sits to keep warm and covers hands,

"Besides, this is the top of Mt. Tanwon, and there are no other rest stops nearby. This means we are completely isolated now."

Hearing this, Sanzhi and Hebian were in disbelief and showed an irritated expression.

"No way, are you kidding me? Are we going to be trapped here with that murderer for the whole night?"

Administrator: "Murderer?"

Maori Kogoro sat down and explained to him,

"The young man who came with us to climb the mountain seemed to have had an accident and fell off the cliff halfway."

"It seems like an accident. But then again, it's really too much for the murderer to dirty the mountain like this."

Conan looked up. He had clearly expressed his surprise just now, so why did he add this sentence afterwards? It seemed a little strange.

Ling Cheng thought of something. If it was Silver Fox who did it, why would he kill Mr. Hirai? His target should obviously be Mr. Chao.

Nose didn't mind making things worse and said that the murderer was in the cabin. He also pointed the finger at Mr. Chao and used his so-called common sense and experience.

Mr. Chao looked dissatisfied and kept scolding him for talking nonsense. He then changed the subject and asked if the meal was ready.

Conan frowned, Ling Cheng went over to him and asked,

"Hey, Conan, regardless of the code sent by Zero Hour, why did Silver Fox kill Mr. Hirai?"

Conan suddenly realized that this was the wrong point. The person Silver Fox wanted to kill was obviously Mr. Chao, so why did he attack Mr. Hirai?

"And, just a while ago, he threw a knife at me that was different from the one we just found on the cliff. Is Silver Fox the only dangerous person in this mountain?"

After Ling Cheng said this, Conan immediately followed his train of thought. Indeed, this matter was very strange. Silver Fox had no reason to kill Ling Cheng and Mr. Hirai.

The attack on the cliff and the murder of Mr. Hirai were most likely done by different people. So, what they need to figure out is which one was done by Silver Fox.

In this way, they can find the cunning and murderous fox hiding among them.