Chapter 354: Silver Fox's Identity

The old man said to himself: "I have been an administrator here for some years. Every year, some tourists accidentally fall and get injured while climbing the mountain. Some even fall to their death..."

"Your companion didn't die from the fall, he just stayed in the hospital, which is a blessing in disguise..."

The old administrator chattered on and on.

Ze Yu smiled slightly and didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

His face looked very comfortable, and the way he looked at the old man was more like he was admiring a clown in a circus.

Conan, who was sitting aside, frowned and fell into deep thought.

Conan understood that Ze Yu would not ask some inexplicable questions for no reason. There must be a meaning for him asking these questions to the old man.

But, what exactly does Ze Yu mean?

Conan thought for a while, and suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

He got it.

Conan's eyes became sharp because he had discovered the problem.

If the old administrator had known in advance that 11 people were coming here to stay overnight, he should have prepared 12 dinners.

After all, the elderly also need to eat.

However, tonight, he only prepared 11 dinners, which was obviously one less.

This is very wrong.

Conan's eyes flickered.

This old man is lying!
He knew in advance that Kenichi Hirai was injured and hospitalized, so when he cooked, he deliberately reduced the portion.

So...why did he lie?
The problem is huge.

Maybe, this old man is the Silver Fox!

As for why the other person looks so old, it must be a disguise.

Including the other person's white hair, white beard, and white eyebrows, if nothing unexpected happens, they should all be fake.

A highly accurate guess emerged in Conan's mind.

The reason why this old man has so much hair, almost covering his entire face, is to cover his skin.

If Conan guessed correctly, the administrator standing in front of him was not a real old man, but a killer disguised as an old man.

His skin should look younger, not too old, not like an old man's skin.

This is a loophole.

That's why Silver Fox deliberately put so many fake hair wigs on his face to cover it up.

In addition, there is another point that can prove Conan's point.

The old man was dressed warmly and wore gloves. He was armed to the teeth.

Except for his face, all other parts of his skin were covered by clothes or gloves, and he was wearing socks on his feet, leaving no part uncovered.

Obviously, he didn't want others to see his skin, so he was prepared.

But it was this sophisticated outfit that aroused Conan's suspicion.

This is probably what is called, 'too clever by half'?

Although Conan had discovered that the old man was the Silver Fox, he did not reveal it. He said nothing, his face remained normal, and he just quietly ate the curry rice in the bowl.

After dinner, the administrator took away the bowls and spoons, and everyone sat on the chairs and stared blankly. After all, the wooden house was really simple, there was nothing interesting, and even the furniture was very few, so everyone could only stare blankly.

Ze Yu pretended to take out a book from his backpack, but in fact he took it out from an alien space and just used the backpack as a cover.

He took out a novel and began to read quietly. Haibara Ai came close to him with great interest and read the novel with him.

The scene fell into silence.

Then, an accident happened. Uncle Mori's identity as a detective was recognized by Nose Shingo, which scared Kyoko Saegusa and Akira Kawabe.

The couple seemed to feel guilty, and their eyes were evasive when facing the detective, Uncle Maori.

But Uncle Maori is just a fake detective after all. He did not notice anything wrong with the couple, but Conan noticed it.

Conan took one look at them and knew that these two guys were not simple.

I guess they must have done something bad, so they are afraid of being discovered by Uncle Maori, the detective.

Shingo Nose is a novelist with a strong curiosity. He is very curious about the famous detective Uncle Mori.

He kept pestering Uncle Maori, asking him all kinds of questions, until Uncle Maori became impatient.

Uncle Maori turned on the radio nearby, trying to divert everyone's attention.

"…News flash, this morning, a resident of Tanbara Village, 60-year-old Mr. Tanaka, was stabbed to death. The police suspect that the murderer may have fled to Tanbara Mountain…"

This news attracted everyone's attention, and Uncle Maori started discussing it with everyone.

After a while, Uncle Maori walked up to Kakuta Eita and asked quietly, "Could the murderer who fled to Tanbara Mountain be Silver Fox?"

"It's not him." Kakuta Eita said seriously, "It's someone else. Are you interested in him, Mr. Maori?"

"I'm not really interested..." Uncle Maori laughed dryly, "I'm just a little curious. Maybe the Silver Fox and the murderer are among us."

"Maybe." Eita Kakuta raised the corner of his mouth and smiled too.

On the other side, Conan was carefully observing the couple, Kyoko Saegusa and Akira Kawabe.

Conan has confirmed Silver Fox's identity. He is very likely the administrator. However, this couple seems very unusual...

If they weren't Silver Foxes, then they were probably...

Conan suspected that the couple might be the murderer who fled to Mount Tanbara, but he had no evidence.

Soon, late night arrived and everyone went to bed.

However, no one brought sleeping bags, but the administrator said that there were some spare sleeping bags in the wooden house that could be used.

The administrator took out these spare sleeping bags and added them to his own sleeping bag, a total of 11, but one of the sleeping bags was broken and could not be used.

It must have been bitten by a mouse.

The administrator himself also needs to sleep, so this way there will be one less sleeping bag.

There are 11 people and only 10 sleeping bags. How should they be divided?
Just when everyone was looking at each other and lost in thought, Ze Yu took the initiative to step forward to help.

He smiled and said, "How about this, Xiao Ai and I will sleep in the same sleeping bag."

"Is this okay?" Uncle Maori frowned and said, "There are two of you, and..."

"It's okay." Ze Yu answered confidently, "We are both children, so if we squeeze in a little, one sleeping bag will be enough."

Uncle Maori hesitated for a while, but finally nodded: "Okay then."

(End of this chapter)