Over the weekend, Conan found an excuse to leave the Maori Detective Agency and go straight to Gaucheng.

Without knowing if it was a black-clad killer, Conan asked Gao Cheng for the newspaper clippings of the case.

The cases on the newspaper clippings are all cases that Gao Cheng has recently solved, and even the report that the rice flower shrine was tampered with by the system is also there, Conan was a little puzzled when he saw it, but he didn't think much about it, and he kept turning to the front.

None of the cases involved in Gao Cheng seem to have people deliberately hire killers to take revenge, but the case of an old man in the city at the front seems to be somewhat likely.

"Is your grandfather the only one with these cases?" Conan asked curiously.

"There are still some files in the cabinet, but there are not many," Gao Cheng pondered, "The old man seems to have been working as a detective abroad before, if you think that the killer originally came for my grandfather, there is a little possibility." ”

Conan said that he had no choice but to find the remaining files first.

On this day, the police also sent someone to protect Gao Cheng's safety, and unexpectedly it was the good old man in Conan, Takagi Police Officer Takagi Watabu, although the young and honest appearance looks a little unreliable, but according to Twilight, the ability is not bad.

When Conan was checking the file, Takagi looked at Gao Cheng who was about to go out in embarrassment: "Joto-kun, do you really want to go out now?" If the killer is ready to deal with you......"

"That killer looks cautious, and it's not a way to do this all the time," Gao Cheng touched the back of his head and smiled, bringing a wooden knife to Toyako, "Isn't there still Officer Takagi you protect me?" Don't worry, it'll be fine. ”

Takagi was both honored and worried: "That's right, but ......"

"I'll go too," Conan read the dossier at once with his ability to never forget, and looked at the corner of Gao Cheng's mouth twitching, "Really, wasn't you scared to death before?" As soon as the commission came, I forgot everything. ”

"The commission fee is 500,000 yen!" Gao Cheng muttered, "And you can get 500,000 just by going to a kendo party on behalf of someone, don't you think it's abnormal?" Just find out the people in the shadows! ”

"After all, it's because of 500,000, right?" Conan had a dead fish-eyed look, "Anyway, I'll go with me, and the other party shouldn't care about me as a child." ”

"That ......" Takagi wanted to ask Conan what was going on with the kid, but he couldn't interject, so he could only follow him out of the Joto Detective Agency with a blank face.

……

Outside the Suwa Mansion, a Japanese-style building that looks very historic, Takari and his party enter the courtyard under the guidance of a housekeeper.

"I'm okay, but you little ghost is really worrying," Gao Cheng took advantage of Officer Takagi's observation of the environment, and smiled bitterly at Conan, "Why do you have to come with me, what if I accidentally hurt you?" ”

Conan pouted with half-open eyes: "Don't say that I seem to be cumbersome, the invention that the doctor gave me is also quite powerful, and it may not be worse than you, and besides, didn't you say that you wanted to ask me to investigate?" How can you investigate if you don't come here? ”

The group walked into the main house, and there were already some people gathered inside, all of whom were related to kendo, and they were a little surprised to see the young Gao Cheng 3 people.

There are very few people who attend this kind of party with children, and Gao Cheng, the only one with a knife, is too young.

"Could it be that he is the high school student swordsmanship genius Soji Okita in Kyoto?" A young man who didn't know much about the situation looked at Gao Cheng curiously, and asked in a low voice to the person next to him, "Does Mr. Suwa still invite him?" ”

The person being questioned shook his head: "I don't know, but it shouldn't be the Okita Soji, right?" I didn't hear of anyone from Kyoto this time. ”

The young man said embarrassedly: "I used to see Soji Okita from afar in the kendo tournament in Osaka, and it was too similar. ”

While everyone was talking in whispers, a man in a kimono walked into the venue with a real sword.

The man had a pair of squinted eyes, a mustache, and a cold and serious face, which looked a little dangerous.

"Mr. Suwa!"

When the man came in, the discussion in the meeting suddenly stopped, and they all asked, "Can you let us see that knife?" ”

Suwa Kumaji's face was not very good-looking, and he walked past everyone without a sound, and noticed that Gao Chengshi, who was sitting upright, suddenly stopped.

Even though he looked at the boy who was simply sitting, he had an indescribable feeling, as if he was facing a mountain that could not be crossed.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but it's as if there's a silver-haired samurai smiling at me......

Yuji Suwa narrowed his eyes, suddenly pulled out his katana, and slashed at Takasei in the frightened gaze that Takagi didn't have time to react.

"Hah!!"

"Danger!" Under the dangerous scene, Takagi hurriedly wanted to push Gao Cheng away, but before he could make a move, the wooden knife Toya Lake was already pointed at Yuji Suwa's throat.

"Bang!"

The katana slashed into the wooden plank, the hilt of the sword staggering.

Yuji Suwa looked shocked, rubbed his red wrist, and looked at Lake Toya held by Gao Cheng with a complicated expression: "This wooden knife is ......"

He just meant to give it a try, but before he could regain his strength, the family sword path was instantly broken, and it was hard to believe that there would be such a powerful swordsman in modern society, and he really felt the threat of death just now.

"Lake Toya."

Gao Cheng withdrew the wooden knife in confusion.

He didn't feel the man's killing intent, and he seemed to be relenting just now......

"Lake Toya? Today's young people are really not to be underestimated, and it is the first time I have seen a wooden knife to such an extent! Yuji Suwa pulled out his katana from the ground, looked at Takatari deeply, and then said to Takagi, who was stunned, "Don't worry, this little brother is much better than you, I just want to give it a try." ”

"Huh? Joto-kun is better than me? ”

Takagi was still immersed in the scene just now, a little confused, and returned to his place in a daze.

At this time, Yuji Suwa also suppressed the horror in his heart and returned to his main position.

"Guys, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, so I'll show you Kikuchiyo next time."

"Kikuchiyo?"

While the exchange of experience in kendo began in the venue, Gao Cheng approached the young man next to him and asked, "What is Kikuchiyo?" ”

The young man is the one who mistook Gao Cheng for Okita Soji, and he has just seen Gao Cheng's swordsmanship, so he doesn't dare to despise it at all, and he enthusiastically says: "Kikuchiyo is a famous sword that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Suwa family, and it is usually difficult to meet each other, but this time everyone is basically here for this famous sword." ”

As he spoke, the young man glanced at the others cautiously and said in a low voice, "However, I heard that Mr. Suwa seems to have mortgaged Kikuchiyo for borrowing money. ”

"Borrow money?" Conan's ears are very pointed, and when he heard that Yuji Suwa seemed to be short of money, he temporarily excluded Yuji Suwa from the suspect, after all, 500,000 yen is not a lot, and this person is not like a person who will be willing to take it out, but it is possible that he will be bought by the suspect.

"How?" Gao Cheng leaned aside and asked, "Did you find a suspicious person?" ”

Conan shook his head: "These people don't seem to be either, we have to look at it again." ”