The next day.

Mori Kogoro and the others took a taxi to the gate of Sanno Temple.

Although from the outside, the plaque of Sannoji Temple seems to be a bit shabby.

But when I entered the yard, I found that there were many pine trees and cherry trees planted around the yard. They are planted on both sides of the yard and show a particularly good look.

Looking at such a quiet Sanno Temple, Mori Kogoro exclaimed, "This place is good." Perfect for refreshment. ”

Yuan Zi and Xiaolan thought so too.

Then they slowly walked towards the main hall of the temple. When they reached the gate, they found several people surrounding the entrance of the main hall, as if muttering something.

A man in a black monk's robe saw the arrival of Maori Kogoro. Quickly ran over enthusiastically.

"Hello Mr. Maori. Thank you so much for coming all the way here. I'm the client who called you before, and my name is Long Yuan. ”

Immediately afterwards, the man who called himself Ryuen shook hands warmly with Mori Kogoro.

Of course, the latter also responded to him politely.

Immediately afterward, the rest of the Sanno Temple also slowly walked over.

Kogoro Maori pointed to the men. Puzzled, he asked, "Who are those people?" ”

Long Yuan explained: "The person who looks older is our host Yuanhai. ”

Facing the old and kind Yamanoji Temple, the round sea saluted Mori Kogoro in a friendly manner.

Then, Long Yuan pointed to the man in a purple suit with a fat head and big ears and said, "This is the benefactor of this temple. His name is Mr. Sakura. He is the owner of an antique shop.

Sakura with glasses and a fat head and big ears. Looking at Kogoro Mori, he nodded kindly.

Mori Kogoro also nodded in response.

Then, Sakura asked in a happy tone, "Are you the famous detective, Mr. Kogoro Mori?" ”

Mori Kogoro responded in an embarrassed tone: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." ”

In fact, I thought, "I didn't expect to be so famous." ”

Then Long Yuan said to a man with a relatively delicate appearance. Said: "His name is Mr. Harutaro Mizuo. It is a drama club. ”

Harutaro Mizuo looked at Kogoro Mori with friendly eyes.

Long Yuan pointed to the man in a brown suit without round-rimmed glasses and said, "This is Mr. Saijo Taiga, who runs a second-hand bookstore. ”

Mr. Saijo Oga said to Mr. Kogoro Mori, please advise.

Mori Kogoro looked at them and said in an apologetic tone, "Am I not here at the wrong time. ”

The abbot Yuanhai said no, no, no. They're all benefactors here, and they're also friends with kendo.

Mori Kogoro asked in a tone of disbelief, "I didn't expect the master to be a kendo master." No wonder the host's body is so tough. ”

Abbot Yuanhai said that he didn't dare to be, he didn't dare to be.

Conan's attention was on why they were kendo friends. Moreover, whether they are related to the recent serial killings. The murderer is also a master of kendo. So...

Mori Kogoro then asked in an admiring tone, "Do you have a Buddha statue that is only opened once in 12 years?" Exactly this year..."

Abbot Yuanhai replied in an affirmative tone, "Yes." That Buddha statue is our main Buddha, Medicine Guru Nyorai. ”

Mao Lilan asked in an excited tone: "Is it the day after tomorrow, you can..."

Abbot Yuanhai replied in a happy tone: "Thank you for the donor's appreciation, the donor has a heart." But if you happen to visit us on a special day, you'll have good luck for decades to come. ”

Then, Ryuen took Mori Kogoro and them to the main hall of Sannoji Temple. But something unusual happened.

That is, the Buddha statue of Sannoji Temple was stolen!

Mori Kogoro asked in a questioning tone, "Are you sure you didn't play with me." The Buddha statue was really stolen! ”

Long Yuan nodded and replied, "Yes." Just five years ago! On the left is the statue of the Bodhisattva of the Sunlight, and on the right is the statue of the Bodhisattva of the Moonlight. But the Buddha statue in the middle, hey..."

Then, Long Yuan closed the cabinet that had originally stored the statue of Medicine Buddha. said, it turned out that I was going to call the police, but for some reason, the host stopped me. Think that everything is providential. He also said that if there is fate, the Buddha statue will naturally come back.

For Mori Kogoro, this one is simply hilarious.

Long Yuan also thinks it makes sense. Then, he took Mori Kogoro to the wing of the living room.

He then offered tea to Maori Kogoro and the others, and said, "No, five years have passed. There is still no clue to the Buddha statue. But..."

Tatsuen took out a letter without a stamp from his pocket and handed it to Kogoro Mori.

Mori Kogoro, who was sitting on top of the futon, was speechless when he looked at the unsealed letter without stamps.

Looking at Maori Kogoro's speechless appearance, Long Yuan replied, "Yes, it's because we know who the sender is." That's why I ask you to interpret the map. And there are also strange animal motifs inside. ”

Sure enough, he saw a lot of strange animal patterns inside the envelope. There are cicadas, there are tengus, there are goldfish, roosters, bugs. And Mt. Fuji or something. The point, they seem to be regular. Because they are painted on three different levels of similar staircases.

Mori Kogoro looked at this mysterious pattern and said, "What does this mean?" At the top of the staircase are eight different things. There are animals, there are plants. There is also Mt. Fuji. This..."

Conan couldn't see anything just now.

While Conan was cracking the mysterious pattern at Sannoji Temple, the nosy Heiji Hattori also began to inquire about the details of the murder. There were no valid clues. Because the case happened in the early hours of the morning, it was naturally impossible to have any valuable clues.

When he came out of a small noodle shop, he found a man in a blue jacket rushing in his direction with a woman's handbag!

"Catch the thief! This man is a bag thief! ”

Seeing the unevenness, he drew a knife to help. Heiji Hattori, who was wearing brown casual clothes, stopped him.

The bag thief with a fierce look threatened Pingji: "Don't be nosy, get out of the way!" ”

Then, he tried to cross past Heiji.

But, do you think it's possible! I saw Hattori Heiji, rewarded him with a whip leg, plus an over-the-shoulder fall. The other party directly put down the bag in his hand uncontrollably.

As Heiji prepares to subdue him completely, he hurriedly grabs a handful of dust from the ground and throws it into Heiji's eyes.

At the moment when he covered his face, the other party fled in a hurry...

When Heiji's gaze returned to normal, he found that the other party was gone. But fortunately, the other party did not take the wallet that was lost on the ground. That's what reassures him.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in a brown kimono walked over slowly. She retrieved her blue purse from Pingji's hand. Thanks.

"Thank you for your help. Helped me recover my losses. My name is Tae Yamakura, and I open a tea house in nearby Miyagawa Town, and I hope you will enjoy it. I promise it's free. ”

Immediately after, Ms. Yamakura took out her business card from her purse and handed it to Heiji Hattori.

After taking the other party's business card, he looked at it carefully.

While Heiji was looking at the business card, Ms. Yamakura pointed to a young woman wearing a red kimono and a thick white foundation and said, "Suzuko, you can say hello to each other too." ”

The latter bowed to Heiji. He took the initiative to introduce: "My name is Suzu Chiga. It is a singer of the neighborhood. ”

Then, she pulled out a note with her name on it. It was handed to Heiji.

For Hattori Heiji, why does her right thumb have a band-aid!

Just as he looked at the other party's right hand with suspicious eyes, Ms. Yamakura said, "Do you want to come to my tea house to do it?" It's a hundred meters ahead anyway.

Heiji hurriedly said that there was no need for it. I still have something to do, so I'll go first. Then he slowly walked away from Ms. Yamakura's side. Left on his own green motorcycle.

However, Officer Ayakoji, who was investigating the case nearby, looked at Heiji Hattori in the distance with strange eyes...

Before you know it, it's evening.

Mori Kogoro was in his guest room at Sanno Temple, constantly trying to solve the puzzle on the envelope. But nothing was found.

Conan thinks we should crack from the pattern. First of all, at the top of the staircase, which is the fifth staircase, there are cicadas, tengus, and goldfish. Between the fifth and fourth tiers, there is a strange ink spot. The fourth layer is the rooster and loach?

Sonoko thinks that the shop should be stained.

Morilan points to the empty space between the second and third floors, which depicts violets, tengu, and Mt. Fuji. Moreover, there is also an acorn in front of them.

It doesn't seem like there's a pattern to it.

Mao Lilan felt that this question was too complicated, so he asked in a worried tone: "Father, can we really solve the mystery before the day after tomorrow!" ”、

Pretending to be calm, in fact, Maori Kogoro, who was already sweating profusely, said, don't worry. The veteran is out of the horse, a top two!

However, his expression betrayed himself. Because look at him racking his brains, but he didn't find the slightest useful clue. So...

Conan looked at his struggling expression and shook his head. He smiled and thought to himself, "With his skills, it's strange that he can find it." ”

Yuanzi thinks that since my uncle can't do it, we might as well find an expert who is good at solving puzzles. Let's see how Kyoto's night view is.

Maori Kogoro immediately said, you guys hurry up!

Mao Lilan suddenly said happily: "You know, this afternoon, when I went to the toilet. And Ye and I on the phone. She said that she could take us to visit Kyoto's famous snack city tomorrow. But the flat may not come. ”

Yuan Zi replied speechlessly: "Why are we called Shangpingji." Isn't it fragrant to have a happy shopping trip between girlfriends! ”

Xiaolan thinks it's right. Then she asked Conan, who was lying on the table and watching his father solve the riddle, "Why don't you go?" I heard that there is a good children's set menu in the snack city over there! ”

Conan said no. But he was disappointed and thought, "It's sad that Heiji didn't come." ”

What the hell is Pingji looking for? Is it possible for them to meet...