Chapter 423: The Crossroads of Cherry Blossoms and Swords (14) Poison Blade

"What did you say?" Inside Sannoji Temple, Mori's incredible voice came from the quiet room, "Sakura-sa is Ise Saburo?" ”

"That's right." Hattori nodded, "He's also a member of Genji Hotaru. ”

"So, who is the murderer?" Xiaolan said with some concern, "Should it be ......?"

"I guess the murderer should be one of Monk Tatsuen, Mr. Saijo, Mr. Mizuo, and Miss Chizuru Suzuru." Hattori smiled slightly, "Or rather, one of the people inside the teahouse tonight." ”

"Huh?" He Ye couldn't help but exclaim, but then said with a little doubt, "But that's impossible, not long after you left, we were searched, and no one had a murder weapon on them." ”

"Please," Hattori looked at Kazuha with a hint of a smile in his eyes, "No one would be stupid enough to kill someone and carry a murder weapon with him, right?" Eighty percent of them were thrown away or hidden. ”

Kazuha was slightly red from Hattori's eyes, and lowered his head.

"But there's nothing in the store." Xiaolan frowned, "Officer Ayakoji searched the entire teahouse just now, but found nothing. ”

"I heard the sound of something falling into the water," Yuan Zi interjected, "but the police searched for it all night but couldn't find it." ”

"Maybe the murderer is someone from outside, right?" Maori Kogoro scratched his head, "Otherwise, there is no way to explain it." ”

"Is that so...... a hint of doubt flashed in Conan's eyes, he had always believed in Asa Yu's inference, and although there were many things that could not be explained this time, he still didn't think that Asa Ha's inference was wrong.

Asa Yu sat there quietly, not speaking, as if thinking about something.

"It's also late, so I'll go back with Kazuha first." Seeing that there was no progress, Hattori got up to say goodbye, and seeing this, he and Ye hurriedly followed, and the two walked out of Sanno Temple, got on a motorcycle and left.

"What do you think about this?" After everyone left, Conan whispered to Asa Yu.

"Two questions." Asa replied softly, "First of all, when we left the teahouse to go to Sakura-chan's house, did anyone have been in or out of the teahouse during this time. ”

"Nope." Conan shook his head decisively, "Except for the police and us, no one has ever gone out, and I have confirmed this with the police." ”

"If that were to be said, my reasoning would not be wrong." Qianyu's brows stretched slightly, "There is indeed only one murderer, and the second question is how the murderer threw the murder weapon into the Qi River without being discovered." ”

"There will be no accomplices." Conan also frowned, "The moon is very bright tonight, you can almost see it clearly outside, and the Qi River is less than a meter deep, if an adult jumps in to pick up something, he will inevitably be discovered." ”

"As for outside infiltration, it's even more impossible." Conan continued, with a look of deep puzzlement, "First of all, Genji Hotaru is only one person left, if you sneak in from the outside, then go out of the window, and the outside is the Qi River, and the movement from the window to the water is greater, and it is easier to be discovered, but ......."

"The murderer's murder weapon." Asa Yu said succinctly, "The murderer must have some special method to make the murder weapon disappear from the Qi River for a short time, otherwise there is no way to evade the police inspection." ”

"Will the murder weapon float down the Qi River?" Conan had a whim, "If you can, it's Kamogawa down here, maybe ......"

"It's quite possible." Qian Yu pondered for a while, and suddenly spoke, "By the way, what time will the people in the teahouse finish recording their confessions?" ”

"That's pretty much it, isn't it?" Conan glanced at his watch, "It's almost midnight after all....... Wait a minute! ”

"Hattori is in danger!" Asa Yu jumped up from the ground suddenly, his face gloomy and terrifying.

"Sister Xiaolan!" Conan jumped up, and just wanted to inform Xiaolan and Maori of the news, but when he saw a snap, the door opened, and Xiaolan rushed in from the outside with a panicked face.

"Conan, Kaede!" Xiaolan said in a hurried tone, "Call Ye and talk about ......"

"Hattori was attacked." Asaka and Conan glanced at each other with gloomy faces, and said in unison.

"That's right......" Xiaolan was stunned.

The night was blank.

By the time Hattori woke up, it was already the next morning.

"Hmm......" opened his eyes a little confused, and the swordsman's strong nerves made Hattori just frown, and his shoulder tingled.

"The man slashed him on the shoulder." Suddenly, a voice came from the side of the bed, Hattori turned his head to look, just in time to see Asa Yu frowning at himself, "With your strength close to the sixth rank, you will be beaten so badly?" ”

"Probably because of the underestimation of the enemy." Hattori smiled bitterly, "However, this is really embarrassing." ”

"Let's talk about the specifics when you're done dealing with those officers." Conan pushed the door in, his eyes slightly darkened, and he looked at Hattori and whispered, "Now is not a good time to speak. ”

Hattori nodded, and Asaba glanced at Hattori as well, and followed Conan out of the room, and after a while, the door opened again, and Officer Ayakoji was the first to walk out of it.

"After this lesson, I hope you will settle down a little." After turning his head to Hattori in the room, I don't know whether it was a warning or a provocation, Ayakoji turned around and left, and then, Officer Shiratori and Officer Otaki also withdrew from the room, and after seeing that everyone had left, Asaba and Conan glanced at each other and walked in.

"How?" Asa Yu was the first to ask, "Is there a problem with the wound?" ”

"Not really." Hattori moved his shoulders for a moment, felt it, and then said decisively, "However, something is very wrong this time. ”

"That knife is smeared with poison." Asa Yu said lightly, but what he could say made Conan and Hattori sweat all over the place, "However, I don't know if it's because of the long time, the toxic ingredients in the poison have been deliquescent by the water, so there is no major incident." ”

"No wonder," Hattori suddenly realized, "after I was hit in the shoulder by that knife, my vision suddenly blurred, and it turned out to be the reason!" ”

"I went to the scene with Conan last night." Asa Yu paced around the room, saying as he walked, "Judging from the traces at the scene, it should be like two people fighting each other with wooden swords, and the scars on your head also show this." But you can't carry a wooden sword with you, so to speak...... The sword was given to you by the murderer? ”

"That's right." Hattori smiled bitterly, "I don't really understand what this murderer wants to do, he attacked me with a bow and arrow last night, and after I dodged it, I chased him all the way, but I didn't hit him." ”

"The murderer is strong." Conan bowed, "I think it may take Charlotte to unblock it if necessary." ”

"If he wants to kill me, why is he fighting me first?" Hattori said with a frown, ignoring Conan's funny words, "Also, after I lost, I deliberately provoked him to slash me in the shoulder, trying to take the opportunity to compare whether the scars were consistent, but he didn't take the short knife. And ......" Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment before he slowly spoke, "His swordsmanship is very strange, it is a kind of swordsmanship that I have never seen before, at first glance he was flawed all over his body, but once he fights it is very strong, I hit him on the arm with a sword, but he doesn't feel it at all......"

"Iron bars in the bracers." Asa Yu nodded, "From the time I knew that his short knife was poisonous, I knew that he couldn't be a pure swordsman. ”

"Let's go." Hattori exhaled deeply, "You can never get an answer in the hospital." ”

"We ...... Go out and check it out! ”