Qin Wenyu and the three looked at each other.

Zhang Yunian thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the hotel first."

It was still he who drove the car. This time, Qin Wenyu had a good look at the cases that took place in the Flower shaped mountain area of Hokkaido. He frowned as he watched.

It was indeed a strange case.

The five cases that happened before were not much different from the one they saw just now. The same mummy was found at high altitude, and the death time of the autopsy was more than a month, but... After confirming the identity of the deceased, a strange thing happened happened.

The five dead people had all been seen recently, and one of them was even alive on the day the body was discovered!

However, he was found dead on the spikes on the roof in the afternoon, and the dried body told the police that he had been dead for more than a month.

Thinking about it in another way, if Qin Wenyu was the police officer Hirano Makoto just now, he wouldn't care about the time of death.

It doesn't make sense at all.

The information conveyed by the corpse is that he has been dead for more than a month, but the signs of activities of the deceased have stayed in the near future. This kind of weird thing makes the autopsy completely worthless.

"How about it, do you have an idea?"

Zhang Yunian asked.

Qin Wenyu nodded: "Well... I have a clue."

Xia Jiang glanced at him, then turned his head to look out the window: "Ha...you can brag, there are no witnesses, there are no fingerprints or footprints at the scene, and there are not even any traces of human activities. The dead is like being hung up by someone with wings. Same, you actually said you have a clue?"

Qin Wenyu closed the case file, put his hands on his head, and closed his eyes: "Don't use your mind to speculate on me. If you want to know what I've noticed, just ask directly. I won't discriminate against you."

Xia Jiang had a bad temper, and when he heard what Qin Wenyu said, his expression immediately changed.

At this moment, Zhang Yunian suddenly said, "Xiao Qin, tell me about your discovery, I want to know too."

Qin Wenyu opened his eyes, glanced at the rearview mirror, and curled his lips: "Well, so far, a total of six corpses have been found, and the death conditions of each corpse are almost the same. It can be concluded that the same murderer did it. Whether the murderer is a human or a ghost, ordinary people would never have imagined the practice of piercing the corpse to the top and air-drying it, but the murderer did it every time."

"This shows that this approach... is either the murderer's sense of ritual. Or... is his subconscious behavior, that is... habit."

Xia Jiang carefully pondered what Qin Wenyu said just now, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "That's all? What kind of clue is this?"

"The following is paid content, do you want to listen?" Qin Wenyu looked at her through the rearview mirror.

Xia Jiang flicked his short hair in front of his forehead, and said, "That depends on whether your clues are worth anything."

"The cost of this trip was reimbursed by the Japanese police, don't worry, Xiao Qin." Zhang Yunian said with a smile.

Qin Wenyu regained his spirit immediately and said, "Really?"

"Well, that female police officer, listen, the practice of inserting corpses into high places with spikes to dry them exists in nature. Have you heard of the butcher bird?"

Butcher bird?

Although Xia Jiang has a lot of knowledge reserves, it has not reached this level. After thinking about it, she shook her head: "I have never heard of it."

At this time, Zhang Yunian already understood what Qin Wenyu meant.

"The Butcher Bird, whose scientific name is the Shrike, is a small carnivorous bird with a ferocious temperament. It likes to eat small animals, birds, lizards, insects and other living things. Most of them inhabit hilly open woodlands, nesting in thorns In thickets of trees and bushes."

"Shrikes often hang their captured prey on thorny trees and kill them with the help of tree thorns. The carcass is punctured on the sharp objects to dry, which is one of their habits of storing food."

After listening to Zhang Yunian, Xia Jiang's eyes widened:

"So you mean, those six people were all killed by birds?"

Qin Wenyu glanced at her speechlessly: "It has been said that the butcher bird is a small bird. The murderer knows the habits of this bird and uses this method to kill people. He must be engaged in related work, or he has been keeping it at home. Butcher Bird, is this a clue?"

Xia Jiang was silent for a moment, even though she didn't want to admit defeat, she had to admit that Qin Wenyu was right.

"I keep my word. When I arrive at the hotel later, I will pay for your meal."

Qin Wenyu finally smiled: "Okay. Welcome to gamble next time."

While talking, the weather in the mountains changed as it said.

It was a warm spring just now, but as soon as we entered the Flower shaped mountain range, it suddenly started to rain heavily.

It took only half an hour to get to the Ruohuating Hot Spring Hotel, but because of the heavy rain and unfamiliar roads, it took the three of them almost an hour to get there.

The hotel waiter seemed to know that they were coming, and had been waiting at the door. The three of them were welcomed in as soon as they got out of the car.

"Your guest has worked hard all the way."

The sweet voice of the waiter is easy to make people feel good.

"Excuse me, do you need to eat first or take a bath first?"

The three of them didn't discuss it, the journey was dusty, and after seeing the corpse, it was raining when they got out of the car, so of course they had to take a bath first.

The hot springs here are separated for men and women. After Qin Wenyu and Zhang Yunian changed their clothes and put on the bathrobes provided by the hotel, they chose indoors because the outdoor hot springs were still raining.

The two sat down slowly around the bath towel, wrung out the wet towel and covered their faces, and the fatigue from all over their bodies began to dissipate slowly.

The hot spring is really a good thing...

Qin Wenyu thought so after taking a bath.

The guests of this hotel seem to be three of them, and in terms of a tourist attraction like Flower shaped mountain, they should not be.

It is conceivable that the continuous occurrence of strange killings still had a considerable impact.

After soaking in the hot spring, the three of them were a little hungry.

At this time, the rain also stopped.

The temperature in the mountains is starting to drop. At this time, it is most appropriate to have a hot pot meal.

When the store was preparing, Qin Wenyu and Zhang Yunian chatted about the case for a while, and when Xia Jiang went to the bathroom, Zhang Yunian suddenly asked, "Do you know where the Flower shaped mountain is?"

Qin Wenyu shook his head, he didn't put too much thought into it.

Zhang Yunian said word by word: "Lisen City, a small town facing the sea, is also the place where Hanyu Nanaho settled down after leaving the Hanyu family."

Hanyu... Nanasui...

Every time Qin Wenyu heard the name that was suspected to be his own mother, Qin Wenyu would subconsciously tremble in his heart.

The connection Zhang Yunian mentioned...is this here...

"Do you know the exact location?"

Qin Wenyu asked.

"Well, I know." Zhang Yunian's tone was very flat, "I like to be fully prepared before taking action."

"Do you like this gift? Xiao Qin."

Zhang Yunian stared at Qin Wenyu.

Qin Wenyu didn't know what to say, and fiddled with the tea set subconsciously: "Thank you... Brother Yunian."

Zhang Yunian smiled: "It's okay, it's your turn to help me next."