Early the next morning, Officer Memu and his subordinates came to the mountain villa again, but what greeted them was the second dead body.

"I said...who can tell me what's going on and why another person died." Officer Megure was helpless. He thought that without Maori, the death case would go very smoothly, but now it seems

He was simply overthinking.

Officer Megure couldn't help but look at Okino, who was familiar to him here, and asked with his eyes.

"Officer Mumu, it's a long story. In short, this person probably committed suicide, and he should be the murderer."

"Huh?" Officer Megure's mouth opened wide, stimulated by Okino's sudden conclusion. You are definitely not joking.

"Brother Okino, do you have any evidence to prove that the person who died this time was the murderer?"

"Evidence?" Okino thought for a moment and gave an ambiguous answer.

"If I really want to talk about evidence, it's the tattoo on the lower abdomen of the deceased. In fact, it was the backlash of using black magic. In other words, Mr. Takahashi learned about the use of black magic from somewhere, so he used this method.

He placed a curse on Chikako, so Chikako died. As an ordinary person, Mr. Takahashi will naturally be counterattacked by black magic, and of course he cannot avoid the fate of death."

"Well, that's the general situation." Okino summed it up and found nothing was missing.

After explaining so much, Okino felt a little thirsty. When he was about to find a glass of water, he noticed that the expressions of these people seemed...a little subtle.

Officer Megure’s thoughts: What on earth is this Okino brother talking about? Why is black magic even showing up? We are the people’s police, how can we believe these things? It seems that Okino brother is also unreliable sometimes. It’s really

Yes, I originally planned to ask him to help me this time.

Edogawa Conan's voice Oh my God, this guy actually fooled Officer Megure, I'm really drunk. How thick-skinned is he? He is worthy of being the person who can say, "The meanest person is invincible, and the thick-skinned is invincible."

. Taught, taught.

Xiaolan hehehe, Okino-san is so cute~

Does garden magic...really exist? Why do I feel like I've been fooled...

Look, everyone else, the weather is really nice today, it’s perfect for going out for forest bathing...

"Hey, what's wrong with you all? Why are you all looking at me like this? Is there something dirty on my face?" Okino touched his face and looked at them strangely.

Everyone was silent for a while, but if you look closely, their expressions seemed like... they were enduring something.

Finally, it was Officer Megure who broke the silence.

"Ahem, brother Okino, let's finish this matter here first."

"Um...Okay." Okino looked at Officer Megure's expression and tone and knew that the other party didn't hear what he said at all. But that's right, a human wouldn't believe in magic, if it weren't for himself

Even a magician would not choose to believe it.

'I really brought it upon myself!'

"Forget it, I, an outsider, will not disturb Officer Megure and your investigation."

"Well, thank you very much."

To be polite, Officer Memu replied back, looking quite grateful.

The progress of the case was unexpectedly difficult. Just like last night, the entire face of the deceased, Mr. Takahashi, was distorted, as if he had experienced unbearable pain. This was exactly the same as that of Miss Chikako who died before.

According to the police's judicial autopsy, Miss Chikako died of acute sudden death due to the sudden failure of her heart, internal organs, liver and other organs. When Okino learned the news from Conan, she was also shocked. There were many internal organs.

Exhausted? Is all black magic so terrible?

Although a conclusion has been drawn, the cause has not yet been found. It is neither the stimulation of drugs nor the influence of poisons. Strangely, forensic medicine cannot give any valid conclusions in this regard. No matter what means have been tried, the cause cannot be found.

It was as if the person's internal organs suddenly failed and he died.

He died inexplicably and confusedly.

In short, this case was settled hastily and was eventually recorded as one of the few unsolved cases...

On the way back, Conan kept his brows furrowed. This was the first time he encountered an unsolvable case, so it was inevitable that he would be in a bad mood.

Okino felt a little tempted to tease him, and couldn't help teasing him.

"Kid Conan, how are you? Are you still thinking about the case just now?"

"..."

"Tsk, I told you it was magic killing, but you just don't believe it. What can I do? I'm helpless. No one listens to the truth. What's going on in this world?"

Conan's rage +50

"Just give up as I say. No matter how much you think, you won't be able to figure it out, hahaha~"

Conan's anger max

Xiaolan can't stand it anymore. I feel bad for bullying my Conan like this.

"Okay Okino, Conan is still young, don't bully Conan all the time."

"Yeah, you're right, I will definitely give him a squeak next time I hit him."

Conan gritted his teeth, but was unable to refute. He just glared at Okino fiercely and simply turned his head away from looking at this guy.

In order to ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Xiaolan also thought of something and spoke.

"By the way Okino, Sonoko said she would invite us to hang out together next time."

"Hey, why?"

"Well, how should I put it? After all, such an unpleasant thing happened this time and I wasn't happy at all. So I plan to find a chance to go out and have fun together after a while. These were her exact words."

"That's it. It's no problem for me. Of course, travel expenses and other expenses will be reimbursed. As you know, my living situation is rather...difficult."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's expression froze and she said uncertainly: "Haha, this... should be no problem."

Conan secretly cursed a few times in his mind, "Okino, you idiot! Okino, you idiot!" He took the opportunity to take revenge, although only he could hear these words.

Okino, on the other hand, didn't seem to realize there was anything wrong with what he said, and just walked ahead on his own.

Regarding poverty? Okino has been able to look at it directly. I am very poor, but I will work hard to make money. But why do you like to eat dumplings, Neon people? What can I do?

Time passed, and soon it was time for everyone to part ways, and this villa trip officially came to an end...

A few days later...

"Hey, it's really hard to do business these days. Why don't Neon people like eating dumplings? They've obviously learned so many Chinese things, so why don't they just steal this habit? What on earth are those people thinking?

"

It's another boring day. Since that villa trip, Okino's life has returned to normal again. His daily job is to sell dumplings and eat dumplings. If he gets tired of eating, he will change to some noodles or something. In short, he can buy whatever is cheap.

You can eat whatever is cheap, you are poor...

No, today is Wednesday, and there have been only two guests all morning, which is pitiful.

In fact, Okino has also considered increasing the price of dumplings, but if he does this, he is really not far away from going bankrupt. There are no people in the first place, and if he raises the price, there will really be no one. On the other hand, the same is true.

While Okino was in a daze, a woman wearing sunglasses suddenly walked in outside the door.

When he saw the guest coming, Okino's eyes lit up and he turned into a wolf and wanted to eat him before he would give up. He was so happy in his heart that the guest finally came.

"Hey, what would such a beautiful guest want to eat? I have dumplings of different flavors here. I just added a three-flavor dumpling two days ago. They are guaranteed to be delicious."

"Bring me a plate of cabbage and pork dumplings."

"Okay, please wait."

The dumplings are all ready-made, Okino Shi just needs to take out the dumplings from the steamer and put them on the plate.

"The dumplings are ready, please use them slowly. The soy sauce and vinegar are nearby. Guests can use them themselves."

"Thank you." The woman thanked her and lowered her head to eat the dumplings. What made Okino curious was that the woman didn't even take off her sunglasses while eating. Could it be that she was extremely ugly? Cross-eyed? One-eyed?

Scared, Okino quickly threw away these unrealistic thoughts. Although she was wearing sunglasses, this beauty's appearance could definitely score 85 points. She was a perfect beauty.

After finishing the dumplings, Okino continued to lean on his chin in boredom, without even glancing at the book that his grandfather left for him. Anyway, he was idle, and reading more would expand his knowledge.

Just like the black magic I encountered a few days ago, this book also mentioned a few words, but it was only limited to some narrative records. It is difficult to find it without reading carefully. But correspondingly, if there is black magic, there will be black magic.

, and this book happened to mention some "surprising" deeds.

The records mentioned that this kind of evil magic has appeared frequently in the history of neon, but the confidentiality measures were very good.

After all, magicians and ordinary people in the past were two different concepts, and magicians also had magician rules, and they must not let outsiders know about the existence of magic.

Sometimes Okino feels that his ancestors are really awesome. You can tell from some of the secrets recorded in the book. For example, it is recorded that behind the emperor so-and-so's farewell is a magician.

Otherwise, how could people reach that point? There are even magicians behind some people.

Even his own ancestor once assisted a certain emperor, which surprised Okino.

Okino was shocked when he read these records. Now it seems that the progress of history has a lot to do with magicians. Unfortunately, the only authentic magician in this era is Okino.

And when Okino was in a daze, the strange woman in sunglasses left 300 yen and left at some point. Even Okino didn't notice it. When he came back to his senses, the other party was already there.

Gone.
Chapter completed!