Chapter 967: Ugly appearance in desperate situation

Xiao Zhen felt that the cracks deep in his bone marrow had finally healed, and even the damage to his soul had been repaired.

His cultivation has reached the peak level of the Supreme Immortal (Heavenly Immortal). As long as he recovers his vitality, he can immediately try to break through to the next level.

I took some time to look at the content in the group and found that they have been talking about the changes in the detective world for the past few days.

The strongest person who went to the detective world was Kuang San, whose strength was comparable to that of a Nine-turn Dou Zun. If the chat group had not been disconnected and there was no way to obtain more resources in the world, perhaps her cultivation could have been further improved.

But even so, Kuang San and others still couldn't defeat the army of tens of millions of resentful souls.

As soon as I entered the space where the resentful souls were, I was attacked by all the resentful souls and finally had to withdraw.

According to Kuang San's description, there are already many beings among the resentful souls who are comparable to high-level Dou Zun, which shows that the resentful souls have been significantly strengthened in the past few decades.

Xiao Zhen separated a trace of his incarnation with the strength of a Fighting Saint and prepared to go and discuss things with Taoist Master Luo Wenshan.

The original body stayed behind to continue breaking through to become the Supreme Saint, while the incarnation traveled through time and space and landed in the world of famous detectives.

As soon as he arrived here, Xiao Zhen suddenly wanted to see if Conan was still alive?

After all, as the protagonist, his life must be tougher than those supporting roles and extras.

After a large-scale search, Xiao Zhen found Conan in a dilapidated village.

In a shabby little wooden house, one or two hundred people were holding a meeting inside and outside. However, everyone had a look of sorrow and pain on their face, mixed with undisguised fear.

Xiao Zhen took a closer look and found that many of them seemed to be well-known characters in the plot.

Even the black boy Heiji, who was supposed to be on the big board's side, was wearing tattered clothes and mixed in with the crowd to discuss the matter.

Today, Conan has grown into a young man in his teens because the time anomaly problem has disappeared, and he has restored his original appearance as Kudo Shinichi.

As for Mao Lilan, she also lives in this small village, or rather, lives in a small wooden house with her parents.

"Dong dong dong..."

At this moment, a group of people were voting with each other. Maori Kogoro slapped the table and said helplessly:

"It's time to make a decision. The one-month deadline is almost up. According to the previous agreement, we must contribute one more person to the Ghost King, otherwise everyone present here will die."

Xiao Zhen found out by eavesdropping nearby that the reason why the people in this house were able to survive until now was not because of luck or some magical power in the village.

The main reason is that they have reached a contract with a powerful ghost king, offering one person as a sacrifice every month in exchange for the survival of others.

But the benefits are also great. Within a ten-mile radius centered on this small village, there are almost no other resentful spirits to be seen.

To put it bluntly, almost everyone in this village is a target for captivity.

Xiao Zhen also discovered a resentful soul hiding underground, which was watching the people quarreling in the wooden house with a cruel and mocking smile.

Kogoro Mori has already started a fight with Yusaku Kudo, and the other families have all contributed more or less once, reducing the hundreds of people who originally gathered together to the current number.

The only families that have never contributed are the Kudo family and the Mori family.

As the male owners of the two families, they did not want themselves or their families to be sacrificed.

Looking at the eager eyes of others, I'm afraid I have to make a decision today.

Everyone else held all kinds of weapons in their hands, including several pistols. As long as Kogoro Mori and Yusaku Kudo decided the winner, someone would drag the loser to be sacrificed.

You ask why they still live here when there is a ghost king watching over them and one person dies every month.

That’s because the Ghost King is really trustworthy. At least here you don’t have to worry about vengeful spirits suddenly appearing.

They can also know the situation in the outside world through a little signal from their mobile phones, and even secretly bring in some people with good relationships.

However, due to the limited scope of the shelter, they can only support so many people. Once too many people know about it, I'm afraid it will not be their turn to live here.

In fact, before this, someone who refused to reveal his name secretly wrote a note, stating that as long as people from outside were tricked into coming in to offer sacrifices, everyone could survive.

But that was all last month’s things. People outside may not believe it now. And if you want to get through this month, you still have to sacrifice an unlucky guy first.

In the end, Yusaku Kudo, who was a writer, was ultimately no match for Kogoro Mori, who was a policeman. He was knocked down with a fierce punch, tied up with a rope and handed over to other villagers.

Of course, Kudo Shinichi would not watch his father become a victim, so he quickly raised the anesthetic watch on his wrist and decided to knock Uncle Mori down first.

As a result, the anesthetic needle was dodged by Kogoro Mouri who had already noticed it as soon as it was shot out.

Turning around, Kogoro Mori smiled coldly.

"I had no intention of taking action against you after all these years of friendship, but I didn't expect you to be unable to hold back!"

Kudo Shinichi was also a little surprised. You know, he had used the anesthetic needle on Mouri Kogoro and it was almost always effective. He didn't expect that it would fail today.

Maori Kogoro moved quickly and soon kicked Kudo Shinichi over. He also grabbed the anesthesia watch and said with a rather disdainful tone:

"I always let you go before, thinking of letting you help me figure out the case. Otherwise, how could you succeed so often?"

Well, it seems that Uncle Maori, who used to be a rising star of vigilance, can no longer be regarded as a fool.

Seeing that the hard approach didn't work, Kudo Shinichi decided to try a soft approach.

"Uncle Maori, please let my dad go for the sake of our years of relationship!"

When the others heard this, they all looked at Kogoro Mouri.

If this guy is really kind-hearted, he might be tied up and sacrificed.

As a result, Kogoro Mori didn't buy it at all and had a sarcastic smile on his face.

"You are such a hypocrite, if you don't sacrifice your father, then who should you sacrifice?

It's you or your mother, you can't let my family make the sacrifice!

And two months ago, when it was Dr. Agasa's turn, he hoped that your family would say more good things about him, but no matter you or Kudo Yusaku, how did you treat that old man in the end? "

Kudo Shinichi looked at Mouri Ran again. Although the two did not end up together, they were childhood sweethearts for many years after all.

Mao Lilan looked away. She was just an ordinary woman, and karate could not deal with the evil spirits outside.

Yukiko Kudo watched her husband being dragged away, and couldn't help but beg with her big belly: "Please, don't sacrifice my husband!"

Kudo Yusaku seemed to have seen the last straw and pointed at his wife's bulging belly.

"Let me go. Look, my wife is pregnant. If I give her another day or two, I can give the baby to the Ghost King. I believe the Ghost King will also prefer to eat newborn babies."

When people are pushed to the last moment, they will eventually break their limit countless times.

Yusaku Kudo was a well-known mystery novelist before the disaster. After coming to this small village, he has always been respected by others.

But now that his life is in danger, his cowardly side is revealed, and at this moment he is actually thinking of using his unborn child as a chance to survive.

Although others despised this cowardly guy, they also felt that this was not a possible way to survive.

With the land in the surrounding protected areas, if all crops are planted, it is enough to feed hundreds of people.

If people start giving birth to babies crazily, they can use newborn babies as sacrifices so that everyone can survive.

Some women felt incredible when listening to the discussions of the men around them, and there was fear in their eyes.

If they really did this, they would definitely be used as reproductive tools and would have to watch their own children become sacrifices.

Kudo Shinichi's eyes lit up, but his mother didn't know how long it would take for her to give birth to the baby.

There are no skilled doctors in the village, so a caesarean section is obviously not an option.

There are less than three days left before the next sacrifice is due. I can't let my mother take the risk in such a bad environment.

At this time, Kudo Shinichi turned his gaze to his old classmate and childhood sweetheart Suzuki Sonoko.

To be precise, it should be the twin babies in Suzuki Sonoko's arms.

Suzuki Sonoko's husband was a famous karate master. In order to protect his wife and children, he volunteered to be sacrificed.

The others looked at Kudo Shinichi's actions and guessed what this boy was going to do.

Suzuki Sonoko hugged the child tightly and asked in a cold tone: "Kudo, if you dare to take my child, I will definitely kill you!"

The current Suzuki Sonoko is no longer the eldest lady she used to be. When the disaster struck, her family was besieged by countless vengeful spirits.

Later I learned that the reason why the Suzuki family became so big and powerful was thanks to that war.

After experiencing the tragic deaths of her parents, sister and the man she loved, Suzuki Sonoko has matured a lot.

At this moment, she had already decided that if anyone really dared to harm her two children, the precious bullet in the pistol on her waist might not be able to deal with the evil spirits outside, but it would still be very effective in killing people.

Kudo Shinichi was also confused and said shamelessly:

"Yuanzi, this time I'd like you to save my father and sacrifice your child first. When it's your family's turn next time, you can also let me...let my brothers and sisters sacrifice on your behalf."

Suzuki Sonoko said disdainfully: "You are such a filial son. In order to save your father, you can even say that you would sacrifice your brothers and sisters. Don't they have the right to live?"

Now the hundreds of people in the village are divided into more than 30 households, with each household lasting an average of one month, which means there are at least two more years left, so Suzuki Sonoko is not in a hurry at all.

At this time, Heiji, who was once a good friend, stood up and taunted: "Kudo Shinichi, since you are so filial, why don't you take the position yourself? Anyway, your family will definitely choose one."

The friendship between the two capsized long ago.

At the beginning, Heiji, his mother and childhood sweetheart fled here. When they were about to be sacrificed, his mother secretly drugged them and sacrificed herself on her own initiative.

The reason why Heiji was so disgusted was mainly because the people who sent his mother to the altar were Kudo Shinichi and his son.