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Chapter 293 So we started climbing

Just when Kogoro Mouri thought his true identity was about to be discovered, the man felt that he was being impolite and introduced himself again.

"Hello, my name is Nose Shingo and I'm currently a novelist."

Mao Lilan walked forward and remembered something.

"Ah, so you are Mr. Nose Shingo who wrote about the mysterious beauty's memory loss incident."

Nose immediately became happy and humble,

"I'm so honored to meet my readers here."

Mao Lilan lowered her head and asked:

"You guys have also seen Ling Cheng Conan, right?"

The two nodded and said, of course they had read it. Since Mao Lilan sincerely recommended it, they both tried to read it.

The story of a killer who lost his memory. The method used in it is really quite clever...

Before Conan could finish complaining in his mind, another voice was heard from the registration office on the other side. Looking over, it was a man and a woman.

Ling Cheng: "Are there so many people climbing the mountain? How are we going to find them?"

Conan couldn't come up with a conclusion either. Ling Cheng looked at his phone again. The guy at midnight hadn't sent any clues yet.

Zero Hour: I know, but I won’t tell you.

After the couple finished registering, they walked up to them and introduced themselves. The woman's name was Kyoko Saegusa. She started to invite them:

"We are not very familiar with the roads in the mountains. Can we walk with you?"

Mao Lilan agreed.

"We are the ones who will take care of you on the road."

Conan then thought that they did not know the gender of the Silver Fox and seemed to subconsciously define it as male.

Conan immediately went over to Ling Cheng and said:

"Silver Fox could also be a woman."

Ling Cheng nodded calmly. He did not rule out the possibility of a female suspect. Not to mention Xiaolan, the senior schoolmate who had previously dominated him was very scary. It was no exaggeration to say that she had beaten everyone in the school.

From then on, Ling Cheng would never look down on women easily. Don't be fooled by the fact that some of them look weak and can be bullied. In fact, they can beat ten people at once in a fight, or they are very smart and can treat those gangsters as fools.

The male member of the two-person group came over after registering. His name was Akira Kawabe. After he finished speaking, he looked at Sanzhi and nodded.

Ling Cheng: This action...

Before Ling Cheng had time to think about it, he was pulled forward by Mao Lilan. They had to set off, otherwise they would not be able to reach their destination within the specified time.

Well, Ling Cheng could only give up thinking and follow the main group forward. The whole journey was just walking, going up, and the slope was getting steeper and steeper.

Next, they had to pass through a dangerous road with only a safety rope. The rocks were rugged and bumpy. Hirai helped pull Mao Lilan up a rock. Looking back, he did not forget to remind everyone to hold on to the rope tightly and be careful.

Chao looked at everyone with suspicion, and naturally looked at Hirai with a bad look, but he still listened to him and grabbed the rope.

But the rope suddenly broke, and Chao lost his balance and fell down. Conan subconsciously reached out to grab him, and Ling Cheng thought he was trying to kill himself.

Ling Cheng was quick to reach out and grab Conan, and Maori Kogoro also immediately grabbed Ling Cheng to prevent them from falling.

In the end, Hirai grabbed Shio's arm, Maori Kogoro and Ling Cheng grabbed Conan, and Conan held Shio's legs and rescued him.

Ling Cheng: "Don't you want to die!"

Conan: "Ahaha, I didn't mean to."

Chao, who was rescued, immediately rushed over and grabbed Hirai by the collar, accusing him of wanting to kill him. Hirai was so frightened that he froze and dared not move.

After dealing with Ling Cheng, Conan turned back to check the rope and immediately concluded that the rope was broken naturally.

"Look, this rope is all torn and tattered."

Only then did Chao loosen Hirai's collar.

"It scared me to death."

Hirai took two steps back, his face filled with horror.

"That's probably what I would say."

Ling Cheng shook his head. It seemed that this Hirai was not the one. He was so scared and received such treatment without any ill will towards Chao. He was ruled out as a suspect.

Suddenly, Ling Cheng realized something and immediately dodged, his feet slipping. Fortunately, Maori Kogoro supported him from behind and prevented him from falling.

Maori Kogoro was about to ask what happened, but he followed Ling Cheng's gaze and saw the dagger that was inserted straight into the mountain. The blade was almost deep into the rock. Ling Cheng was holding it with his gloves on and couldn't pull it out at all.

Kogoro Mouri: "This is..."

Ling Cheng gestured to him to be quiet, and when Chao turned his head, Ling Cheng directly blocked it with his body, hiding this episode.

Ling Cheng: "Uncle, I seem to have a cramp. Please help me and I will catch up slowly. Those of you behind me can go first and we will catch up slowly."

Hearing him say this, Kogoro Mouri went over to support him and together they blocked the dagger, then let a few people behind him pass by and walked to the front.

Maori Kogoro looked at the dagger and frowned.

"Did Silver Fox lose this?"

Ling Cheng shook his head.

"Uncle, it must be a mechanism. How could a person drop a dagger like that? Try to see if you can pull it out."

Kogoro Mouri tried it, but it didn't work. It was so tightly fitted that there was no way he could pull it out.

Ling Cheng: "Mr. Chao is too stressed. We must not let him find out, otherwise it will directly expose the purpose of our trip, right, uncle?"

Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant.

"Yes, you are quite smart."

Ling Cheng: "You taught me well."

Although he was smiling, it was obvious that these words made Maori Kogoro very happy. He immediately laughed and touched Ling Cheng's head and said okay.

Apart from this episode, the group finally arrived at the first rest stop. After Ling Cheng caught up, Conan immediately asked him how he was doing.

Ling Cheng: "It could be a mechanism. The flying knife is embedded very deep in the mountain. The possibility of it being human-caused is very small. If Silver Fox can do it, it will be a bit difficult to deal with."

Conan looked around when he heard this. Everyone looked suspicious. Ran Mouri also came over to join the conversation. The man and woman were a little suspicious, as they had just been whispering there.

And the person who just refused to answer Chao's question was staring at this side with wide eyes.

Mao Lilan: "He looked like he had some grudge against Mr. Chao. Besides, he was already way ahead, but he deliberately slowed down to wait for us."

Ling Cheng shook his head. You guys don’t find a killer like this. He is here to assassinate you. Would he really express his disgust so openly?

"What are you three talking about? Observing humans?"

Nose, who was sitting opposite, suddenly spoke, which scared Conan and Mao Lilan. Ling Cheng was helpless. These two guys really couldn't hide it.

Ling Cheng agreed directly.

"That's right, big brother. As a novelist, you also observe others, right?"

The topic was brought back to himself. When it came to his profession, Neng Shi immediately took over and explained his job and daily work to Ling Cheng and the others.

Conan showed a grateful expression to Ling Cheng, but Ling Cheng didn't look or listen. This wouldn't be the last time he would be asked to smooth things over. He was not mature at all. For a moment, he didn't know who was the older one. He was not as flexible as a child like him.