Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

Chapter 766: The Line Between Life and Death!

As Ochi had said, the mountains were filled with thick fog.

In order to avoid being tripped by the thick snow, Conan, Kogoro, Sato, and Takagi walked down the mountain path carefully step by step.

There was a big staircase on the way. Conan jumped down and looked forward. He saw someone with his hands folded together worshiping towards a grave under the cliff opposite the woods. The person carrying the gun box was Funakubo.

Sato and the others approached the grave and said, "Mr. Funakubo, you must have worked hard searching for me all night."

"Is that Miss Maki's grave?" Takagi asked, and Funakubo replied indifferently, "Yes."

Flowers are offered on this small natural stone grave.

"I remember today is her death anniversary..." said Kogoro.

Facing the grave, Funakubo spoke hoarsely, "It's all my fault. That day... eight years ago, I asked her about the inventory of ammunition for hunting, and she said she wanted to check it. It was already late at night..."

Funakubo spoke in a trembling voice as he recalled what happened that night.

Before leaving, Maki turned back and said to Funakubo: I have something to tell you when I come back from the store.

At that time, a slightly shy smile appeared on her face.

However, I didn't expect that would be the last smile I saw from Maki.

"I actually noticed that Maki was dating someone. Maybe she wanted to talk about marriage. Her tone at that time was happy and shy. Her words still echo in my ears. Unfortunately, I can no longer hear what she wanted to say to me... Since then, I will come here to offer flowers on Maki's death anniversary."

Conan suddenly walked out from behind the adults and saw the flowers offered in front of the tomb. Among the flowers offered by Funakubo, there was a white flower with brown wrinkles.

"But why is it that only the flower in front is withering...?" Conan asked, pointing at the flower.

"This one." Funakubo nodded. "This white zazen grass is offered to Maki's grave every year before her death anniversary."

“Who worshipped it…?” Hearing Sato’s question, Funakubo shook his head.

Kogoro looked at the withered white flower in surprise: "Zazanosaku...what a strange name."

"It is named this because the shape of the flower looks like a monk in meditation. It is a flower that blooms in the snow and can also be found in this mountain." While listening to Funakubo's explanation, Conan knelt down on one knee and observed it carefully.

The snow around the grave had melted, revealing mottled soil. Conan put his hand on the soil and felt warm.

Is the soil around the grave warm?

The snow has melted a little bit...

Conan raised his head and looked at Funakubo: "So, were these flowers picked in the mountains?"

"If that's the case, then the person who offered the flowers should be very familiar with this mountain. After all, it is extremely difficult to find white meditation grass in such a snowy place." After saying this, Funakubo left quietly.

Conan watched him go away with a serious expression.

The fog gradually dissipated, and sunlight began to faintly appear in the woods. Yamato and Yui, leaning on their canes, walked down a gentle slope different from Conan and the others.

Yamato said, "Don't follow me, go back to the police station."

Yui shook her head. "You want to lure the criminal out by yourself. I won't leave someone who wants to commit suicide alone."

"I have no intention of committing suicide." Yamato, who was walking in front, stopped and took out a pistol from his arms.

Yui saw this and took out her pistol, holding it with both hands: "In that case, it's better to have two people than one person--"

The sudden sound of gunfire drowned out Yui's voice, and the purple-brown zazen grass blooming under Yamato's feet was scattered by the bullets.

The continuous firing of bullets blew away the snow under Yamato's feet.

Yamato and Yui quickly dodged and hid in the shade of a nearby tree. Yamato, who was squatting under the shade, took out the P3 terminal from his arms: "Great! Did you see that just now?!"

Gao Ming hid in the shade of the trees on the cliff. He didn't actually take the bus. When he came out of the charcoal hut, he and Yamato made a battle plan to capture the criminals lurking in the mountains.

"I see. Judging from the direction you are heading, the flash from the firing should be at eight o'clock. Let's attack together."

Yamato, holding the pistol tightly, poked his head out from under the shade of the tree and looked towards the eight o'clock direction. In the dense bushes on the gentle slope, something was gleaming. It was the muzzle of a gun.

Yamato fired bullets towards the light.

A dry gunshot rang out.

Conan and the others who were walking down the mountain road behind Maki's tomb were startled and looked back at the road they came from: "What was the gunshot just now..."

"This way!" Kogoro ran towards the direction of the gunshot, and Conan and others immediately followed.

Yamato and Yui hid in the shade of trees separately and raised their guns. Yamato waved his pistol to signal, and Yui leaned out from under the shade of trees and fired a shot at the prisoner hiding in the dense bushes.

Then the prisoner also came out from the bushes and opened fire with a gun in a rifle holster.

Then he jumped out of the bushes and rushed down the slope in one breath.

Upon seeing this, Yamato and Yui immediately fired at the same time. The bullets exploded under the criminal's feet, stirring up a cloud of snow and mist.

The prisoner, who was wearing a full-face helmet under his hood, ran and fired his gun.

The bullet narrowly missed the head of Yamato as he bent over, and pierced through the tree trunk.

Yamato and Yui fought back while retreating. The continuous bullets fired by the criminals forced Yamato and Yui to the edge of the cliff.

The bark of the tree where Yamato and the others were hiding was scattered by bullets. Behind the two of them was the edge of a cliff, and there was nowhere to escape.

At this moment, a gunshot was heard from behind the murderer, and a bullet hit a tree near the murderer.

Gao Ming ran down the slope with his pistol in both hands. The bullet Gao Ming fired glimpsed the prisoner's hood.

Yamato and Yui raised their guns and fired again. The prisoner, who was being attacked from both sides, could not help but run to the side.

"Follow me!"

Yamato and Yui jumped out from the shade of the tree and chased after the criminal.

The escaping prisoner suddenly turned towards Yamato and the others and kicked a large piece of snow up under his feet.

The snow that was floating like smoke obscured the silhouette of the criminal. Yamato and Yui, who had caught up with them, hid under the shade of a tree and stared at the snow and mist.

At this moment, something suddenly flew out from the snow and fog. It was a firecracker can with a lit fuse.

"Get down!" Yamato ran out from under the shade of the tree holding Yui. The firecracker jar hit a tree and caused a violent explosion. The broken branches of the tree fell down with a loud roar.

Yamato and the others who were lying on the snow immediately stood up and chased in the direction the criminal had escaped.

At this moment, Yamato's cane was caught by something. A rope was pulled at his feet, and the firecracker can hanging on the front of the rope was pulled and flew over.

“Go away!” Yamato noticed the firecracker jar and pushed Yui out with his right hand.

With his back to the cliff, he used his walking stick to knock the firecracker can into the air, then shot it. The firecracker can exploded in the air and spread out in an instant, with smoke covering the ground.

At this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out, and the pistol in Yamato's hand was shot away. As the smoke spread, the criminal was holding a gun in his hand at a slightly higher place farther away.

"Little dare! Run away! " Yui, who was lying on the snow, screamed loudly.

Just as the criminal pulled the trigger of his rifle, something hit Yamato's body.

That's smart.

The bullet fired by the criminal flew past and hit Gao Ming, who pushed Yamato aside at the critical moment, and the bullet went through his left thigh.

Gao Ming flew towards the cliff.

Fell directly off the cliff.