[What's the situation?] This is Chiba's most real reaction now, because although he probably guessed that the old hunter should have said this to Gray Plains Ai, who didn't know where to hide, he couldn't get the point at all - Little Bear? What bears?

But then he saw the bear.

"Uhh

A ...... An Asiatic black bear cub that fits well with the Japanese black bear's compact size and development trajectory...... Could it be the oversized cub of the Ten Guards on the front? Although it is technically possible, it ...... This contrast is a bit excessive!

But this should be a good opportunity, right? If it was a she-bear, this little cub might be able to make her ......

"Go and call all your friends out," Qianyu heard the old man whisper while he was still watching to see if the Ten Guards would be distracted by this. "Hurry up and get them out of here – don't turn your back to the bear, but stare at her and slowly retreat. I'll help you hold back the Ten Guards here, and you'll head south at once—you can tell the way, right?" ”

"Can ......" Qian Yu looked at the old hunter with some surprise - caring about this moment, he only felt that the personality image of this old hunter who had been suspected of something before seemed to be shining.

"Take them with you." The old hunter cautiously moved sideways, and at the same time distanced himself from Chiba and the Ten Guards, and ordered in a whisper.

"......" Qian Yu glanced at the grass that the bear had run out of—Gray Plains's head was peeking out from behind the grass—and made a gesture for Gray Plains to hurry out.

"Qianyu, you'd better come here and help!" However, Gray Plains did not come out, and was replaced by Mitsuhiko's somewhat anxious call.

[What's going on?] Why didn't Ash Yuan mourn his own response? This is Chiba's confusion.

The answer is simple, but it's also tricky.

……

【Bump...... Am I in the car? This is the groggy and mournful thoughts of the gray plain.

[No...... It doesn't seem to be so smooth, but it looks like ...... Who are you carrying on your back? 】

"Why the hell did he do that?" Mitsuhiko's inquiring voice came from his ears. "Obviously, we have already seen him killing, why do you want to let us go and deal with that bear by yourself?"

"I don't know, but the potential possibility is...... He didn't care that much about his discovery - strange but not impossible. The voice that reassured Gray Plains came from her ears.

"How is it possible, kill someone but don't care about being found out by others and then go to jail? This is too illogical! Mitsuhiko said in disbelief.

"Hmm...... It could be the problem I said, I mean, he probably cares about it, and he doesn't want you and me to talk about it. But the question is, what can he do, is it to kill you? Killing two more people for one life? If I were him, I could have tried something else, like run away: you're all kids, after all...... I mean, like me, you're a child, so it's likely that he'll be lucky with your ability to observe and pity your youthful appearance, and will eventually let you go. ”

"But he shot us!" Mitsuhiko reminded. "If he really wants to let us go, how can he ......"

"If he hadn't let you go, you'd have been dead a long time ago." Chiba interrupted Mitsuhiko. "Conan got in touch with me and told me what he had discovered. The old hunter's marksmanship was very accurate, but the marks on the gun, where you were shot, were outrageous - if he really wanted to aim at you, he couldn't have been crooked like that. In other words, he's just trying to intimidate you. ”

"If you don't have an idea of what he's looking for, I can tell you a rough reference - we found a hanging bear at the scene...... Probably the brother of the bear you just brought with you - it was originally hung somewhere, by a normal rope. But the problem is that just like that, a rope was broken with a gun. If nothing else, it was interrupted by a shot from the old hunter at that distance. ”

"Got it? If he really wanted to kill you, you would be dead long ago. Speaking of this, Qianyu's expression was a little subtle. Seriously, I'm suddenly skeptical right now that he might really like the bears – if that's the case, the whole thing will be connected. ”

"We saw Hunter B, who was killed by Old Hunter A, and Bear who was hung up and then broken by Old Hunter A. In this case, we may be able to conclude that it may have been Hunter B, who was killed, who hung the bear cub. ”

"But why was B killed by A?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"As I said earlier, it may be that the old hunter himself really likes animals, so he doesn't want to kill the bears here......" Qianyu's tone was a little uncertain. Probably so...... I don't really understand their minds, maybe. ”

"It's a bit far-fetched, isn't it?" Mitsuhiko was not satisfied with such an answer. "Anyway, shoot someone for the sake of an animal......"

"There may also be a part of sacrificing oneself by the way," Qian Yu said here, sighing. "You should also know that the sound of shotgun fire is still very loud, but have you heard any shots from there since we escaped from there until now?"

Mitsuhiko also knew the answer - the old hunter didn't seem to shoot - and in such a situation, it would be difficult for him to deal with a giant bear like Jubei. "Wouldn't he have ......?"

"Well, it's likely that he has already died, or is it more in line with his state of mind to dedicate himself or sacrifice?" Qianyu's gaze turned to Gray Yuan, who still had no movement on his back, and said this. "God knows, but that's not something we should be concerned about, and if I'm right, it's ...... not far ahead."

The words stopped when he saw a flash of orange from the warning clothing worn by humans in front of him.

"Finally, it looks like we can go home." Mitsuhiko breathed a sigh of relief and rejoiced.

……

At the same time, on the other edge of the forest.

"Huh" let out a sigh ......of relief, and the old hunter looked at the hole in the barbed wire behind him.

Now, at least we should be able to drag their eyes here for the time being, right? Want to buy yourself enough time to escape Japan?