Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

In a deep mountain near Yamanashi Prefecture, three black cars drove along the mountain road deep into the dense forest.

The tall trees on both sides of the road blocked the sun, the road ahead was dim, and the dense forest in the distance was even darker.

It wasn't until the car passed through the entire dense forest that the evening sunlight shone on the open ground and buildings in front of us, and the world in front of us suddenly became brighter.

A small castle-like building stands on the edge of the cliff. The stones on the exterior wall have been exposed to wind and sun for many years, leaving mottled traces of time on the surface, making it look old and clumsy.

The three cars drove to the open space next to the castle and stopped. The man in black clothes and sunglasses who was sitting next to Chi Feichi got out of the car. He stood by the car door and said to Chi Feichi who got off the car, "I'll take you there." .”

Chi Feichi nodded to the man in black and sunglasses, and followed the man in black and sunglasses to the gate of the castle while observing the surrounding environment.

His cell phone lost signal after the car entered the dense forest, indicating that this area was probably private property.

Just like the Twilight Pavilion in the past.

Since the entire area is privately owned, the landowner can decide whether to build a communication signal base station in this area, or... whether to build a communication signal base station in his own home.

As long as the owner is unwilling to build a communication signal base station on his own land, and the base station signals in the surrounding areas cannot cover the land, then the entire area will become a "no signal zone."

The appearance of the old castle in front of me is as old as the Twilight Pavilion, but it is not as deserted as the Twilight Pavilion that is uninhabited all year round. There are even multiple hidden cameras installed on the outer wall to monitor the surroundings from different positions and angles. .

After the other men in black who came with them got out of the car, some walked into the castle from the side door next to the parking space, some stood beside the car to check the vehicle, and some chatted with two patrols who came from the edge of the woods. .

Just a cursory glance shows that the security arrangements in this castle are already stronger than those at the homes of the heads of major financial groups.

With such a security force, the host left the castle's main entrance open with peace of mind.

The thick double doors opened to both sides, dividing the huge crow carving on the door into two halves.

The sunset light passes through the gap in the door and shines on the flat stone floor behind the door, forming a beam of light that extends inside.

The man in black clothes and sunglasses led Chi Feichi into the door. His eyes did not adapt to the light turning from bright to dark for a moment. He took two steps forward and saw two figures at the end of the beam of light directly in front of him. He was stunned for a moment, and his footsteps stopped. Stopped immediately.

Chi Feichi followed the man in black and sunglasses and noticed the two figures in front of him. He also stopped and looked up.

The foyer behind the door is spacious and open, connected to corridors on the left and right, and at the end is a spiral escalator leading to the second floor.

In front of the escalator, two figures were sitting and standing.

Even though he had already guessed, when he saw the man in the wheelchair, his heart still inexplicably tightened for a moment, as if it was squeezed hard by an invisible hand.

On a foggy morning many years ago in Jiang Shenyuan, he had seen this face through the window glass in the hotel lobby.

There were no wrinkles on this face at that time. Its owner was handsome and elegant, with warm black eyes. When he looked down at his child, he seemed to want to give all his patience and tenderness to the child.

The facial features of this face now have the old contours, but there are wrinkles on the face, and the eyes are no longer clear and soft. Although the mood in the eyes is peaceful, there seems to be a deep coldness hidden deep inside, just like the dense forest on the road, which makes people endure I can't help but guess whether there are poisonous snakes, beasts, or bones of passers-by hidden among them.

It wasn't until she looked at him that her eyes seemed to have been illuminated by sunlight, gradually becoming gentler, and her body also revealed some of the same elegant and gentle aura as before.

Based on the blood relationship of this body, he should call this man 'grandfather'.

Because of this relationship, Chi Feichi focused all his attention on the man and did not pay attention to Jian standing behind the wheelchair for the time being.

This man 'died' when this body was one year old, so the original consciousness has no clear memory of his grandfather.

However, my cheap grandfather was in his sixties when he 'died'. Now he should be in his eighties, but he looks much younger than his real age, even though he has wrinkles on his face and gray hair on his head. , but the skin on the face and hands is not as loose and dry as that of an 80-year-old man, and the hair is still black, looking closer to a state of 50 or 60 years old, as if he had completely transformed into a man after his 'death' that year. A vampire who no longer ages.

Just when Chi Feichi was staring at his cheap grandfather, the other party was not interested in staring at a fake face. He turned his attention to the man in black and sunglasses who led Chi Feichi in, and said in a gentle voice, "Glenn Ci, you go down and rest, don’t let anyone come over for the time being, and arrange for someone to be on duty at night, I will stay here tonight.”

Chi Feichi was a little surprised when he heard his cheap grandfather's voice.

Was his grandfather's voice naturally soft?

This is very similar to his mother, who can give people the illusion of a good temper as soon as she opens her mouth.

"yes!"

The man in black and sunglasses codenamed 'Grenz' seemed to be used to it. After nodding in response, he turned around and left.

Chi Feichi turned to look at Grenz walking out the door and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is it because you always use that mechanical voice because you feel that the mechanical voice is more majestic than your own voice?"

In the wheelchair, the man lowered his head and coughed, "Cough...cough..."

Jane hurriedly squatted next to the wheelchair, stretched out her hand to help, "Are you okay?"

The man waved his hand, but did not stop coughing, "Ahem..."

Chi Feichi didn't know for a while whether he should go up to help.

Good news: After many years, he met his grandfather.

Bad news: My grandfather, who is still alive, is probably going to be pissed to death.

He wanted to go up to see what was going on, but his grandfather seemed to be in poor health. What if he went up and made his grandfather even more angry when he looked at him, and was angered to death?

Fortunately, the man calmed down by slowing down his breathing rhythm, "Ahem...it's okay."

Seeing that the man stopped coughing, Jian stood up and cast a helpless look at Chi Feichi.

Chi Feichi looked at his grandfather's face that turned red unnaturally due to coughing, and thought it would be better for him to apologize, "I'm sorry, I..."

"No..." The man interrupted Chi Feichi, exhaled a breath, looked up at Chi Feichi, his eyes were still soft, and said in a gentle tone, "I didn't expect you to say that to me for the first time. One sentence would be this: I choked... Come and push me to the restaurant."

Chi Feichi started to walk behind the wheelchair, and after Jane turned around to lead the way, he pushed the wheelchair and followed.

"Today is not the first time we have met, but when we met before, you were still very young, wrapped up in a baby and only a small ball." The man in the wheelchair said in a calm voice, "So you probably don't mean anything to me. Impressive.”

"I really don't remember, but I saw a photo of you in Jiang Shenyuan. It was the photo you took with your grandmother and uncle Mitchell." Chi Feichi said in his original voice, "I asked Jiang The Kanbaru Library requested the original copy of the photo, and I still have the photo with me. Compared with the photo, your current appearance has not changed much."