Inside a teahouse called Sakuraya in Ponto-cho.

Kayo Geisha Ichichi is playing the guitar and singing a song as an accompaniment, and a maiko named Rei Chiga dances to the song.

At the end of the dance, everyone applauded, and Uncle Maori, who looked straight-eyed, excitedly shouted, "Yo! Miss Rei Chiga is the best in Japan! ”

"Thank you for the compliment. Thank you. ”

Rei Chiga bowed in thanks, then sat down next to Uncle Maori and poured him wine.

Uncle Maori hurriedly picked up the cup and received the wine.

"It's like I'm in heaven in Shimomori Kogoro..."

"Then you'll never come back!" Walking into the room, Xiaolan, who happened to hear this, spoke in a bad tone, and even the corners of her hair trembled.

"Poof—why are you here?"

"Hehe," the garden walked in after Lan, "that's what the abbot told us!" ”

"So the abbot told you," said Long Yuan, "then sit down together." ”

Kaedehara followed the garden into the room, and noticed that the three benefactors of the Sanno Temple that he met yesterday were also there, and they seemed to be regular visitors here.

Heiji Hattori said a few words to Kazuha, and finally walked in and sat down next to Rei Chiga, "Ah, you're from Miyagawa Town..."

"Well, my name is Rei Chiga, thank you very much last time."

"You know each other, Heiji?" And Ye asked.

"Well, we've met once."

Previously, Chiga Ling and her companion, that is, the proprietress of this shop, met a robber who was robbing a bicycle while walking on the road, and Hattori Heiji helped solve the incident, so he knew Chiga Ling.

Xiaolan on the other side angrily blamed Uncle Maori, and Uncle Maori hung his head.

"Damn, I'll mess around with you as long as I don't pay attention!"

"Xiaolan, please don't blame Ling Zun anymore," Long Yuan helped to play the round, "After all, this is also what we invited him over." ”

"That's right," Sakura said, "we'd like to ask the detective how he reasoned about Hotaru Genji's case." ”

"I heard that the members of Genji Hotaru have a book of Yoshitsura in their hands, right?"

"I have one in my hand, and it's a good book." Sakura Masazo looked at Saijo Taiga, "Right, the one who sells used books?" ”

"Well, but I don't really like that book, although the title of the book is Yijingji, it's actually a Benkei book that describes Benkei."

"I like it a lot," Harutaro Mizuo, who was sitting on the other side of the table, disagreed, "especially the Benkei of the Attaku, which is the best." ”

"What do you mean?" Sonoko asked.

"That's one of the titles of Noh plays. In order to escape the pursuit of Lai Chao's men, Yoshitsune and his retainers pretended to be monks, intending to pass through the pass of the house in this way. ”

"When the disguise of the Yoshitsune was about to be seen through," Sakura Masazo took Mizuo's words, "Benkei suddenly took out the vajra rod and hit the Yoshitsune fiercely. ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"In order to deceive the guards of the pass. Ordinary people would never have thought that a retainer would dare to fight the lord, right? ”

Later, Yijing and his party passed the test smoothly. After that, Benkei immediately cried and apologized to Yijing, but Yijing praised Benkei for his quick response. It can be seen that their master and servant have a deep relationship, and it is passed down as a good story. ”

Harutaro Mizuo finished, and the story was finished.

Kaedehara also knew the story, but still patiently listened to the story. There were so many people on the field that even Conan, who has always liked to be in the limelight, was silent, and Kaedehara habitually suppressed his presence.

After saying a few more words, Sakura Masazo seemed a little sleepy, so he planned to go to the downstairs room to rest.

Since there were no other guests tonight, the prostitute advised him to rest in the next room.

However, he said that he was used to it, insisted on going to sleep in the next room, and asked the other party to wake him up at nine o'clock, and left the room.

Then, the garden pushed open the door on the other side and noticed the river outside, which was the Kamogawa River.

"The cherry blossoms are so beautiful."

"Really." And Ye agreed.

"Xiaolan, you can come and see it too."

Xiaolan walked over, and Ichichiyo also said: "Although it is not bad for couples to sit on the bank of the Kamogawa River and enjoy the cherry blossoms, it is even more unique to enjoy the cherry blossoms on the other side across the river below." ”

Everyone's attention was temporarily attracted by the view downstairs.

However, Kaedehara noticed at a glance that Officer Ayakoji, whom he had seen on TV before, was looking up at them below, and turned away when he realized that he was looking at him.

"Officer Ayakoji?"

"You've seen it today?" Kaedehara asked, Conan's tone sounding even more surprised.

"Well, he warned Hattori today not to meddle in the case..."

"yes, weird cop..."

They casually complained a few words, and then, at the suggestion of Harutaro Mizuo, Xiaolan, Sonoko, and Kazuha went downstairs to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the night cherry blossoms.

In the room, Uncle Maori and Chiga Ling played the traditional game of "Jin Kunluo Boat".

In the game, two people facing each other are singing and cooperating with each other's movements to make fists or cloths, which is a game that compares the reflex nerves.

Kaedehara, Conan, and Hattori sat on the sidelines listening to the song, watching Uncle Maori play and chatting in a low voice.

Conan and Hattori told Kaedehara about their harvest today.

To sum it up simply, it is - no gain.

"And then, you two got into a car accident?" Kaedehara asked.

"How do you know?" Hattori Heiji was a little surprised, "The two of us cleaned up before going back." ”

"But you haven't changed your clothes, and there's a scratch on it," Kaedehara said casually, "and there's a mud spot on Conan's hair..."

"Huh?" Conan groped around his head and took off a small piece of mud that was not obvious, "Really, I didn't say it sooner when I saw it..."

"I didn't have a chance before... What the hell is going on? ”

With Hattori's driving skills, it is obviously impossible to overturn without incident, not to mention that judging from Conan's appearance, I am afraid that they have also had a wave of drag racing in the mud in the mountains.

Glad that he didn't follow, Kaede Yuan was a little curious.

Heiji Hattori and Conan explained.

They investigated the location of Yoshitsune and Benkei along the way, and while at Kurama-ji Temple, Hattori Heiji took Conan to take a shortcut, and then near the Shojoya Fudodo Hall on the mountain, he was attacked with a bow and arrow.

Fortunately, Conan found out in time, and Hattori Heiji was not hit by the arrow, and the two immediately pursued each other.

When the other party saw that the blow missed, he ran away on a motorcycle, and Hattori Heiji and Conan also rode a motorcycle, and together staged a Hollywood-like chase drama.

And then...

Not only did they fail to catch up, but they also overturned.

"My ass still hurts a little now..."

Conan couldn't help but complain as he sat in the back and flew upside down.

During this period, there was a section of the pursuit road still in the mountains and forests, which almost shattered his bones.

"So that person was actually targeting Hattori," Kaedehara said.

"Ah, I think so too," Conan agreed, "that man is very good at bows and arrows..."

"yes..."Hattori nodded in agreement, and after the pursuit failed, he and Conan looked back at the arrow that had been shot into the tree, and it was deep into the wood.

"And in these recent incidents, the first deceased was shot with an arrow," Kaedehara continued, "I say, Hattori, do you have any clues that you haven't even noticed?" ”

"How is that possible? I'm not an idiot..."

"Or is that person your rival?"

"Huh?"

"And leaves?" Conan raised an eyebrow.

"Stupid, there's no way anyone likes that stupid woman—"

"I mean your first love." Kaedehara said.

The tsundere-style speech was interrupted, and Hattori Heiji was stunned again, "How do you know?" ”

He told Conan about his first love today, but he hasn't told Kaedehara yet...

Could it be that there is telepathy between Kudo and Kudo?

Kaedehara gestured towards the terrace.

"Really, why does this woman say everything," Hattori complained casually, "I don't even know who that person is, and besides, even if it's because of this, I won't come up and kill people, right?" ”

Ke Xue's thing is uncertain... Kaedehara complained in his heart.

Conan also thought for a moment, "Speaking of which, Hattori, I always think I've seen that love token of yours somewhere..."

"The crystal beads?"

Talking about this, Hattori Heiji took out a delicate small cloth bag from his arms, and then poured the crystal bead on his hand so that the two Kudo could observe it carefully.

"How? Got an impression? Heiji Hattori asked.

He really wanted to find the first love who gave him a glance for ten thousand years, so although he might be teased by Kudo, he still had no intention of refusing Kudo's help.

Of course, he didn't expect much, after all, he had been looking for himself for so long and there was no progress...

That's what he thought.

"Hey, Hattori, you met your first love eight years ago at Sannoji Temple, right?" Kaedehara said.

"Huh? Surprised, Hattori Heiji wanted to ask Kaedehara how he knew, but then he realized that he had asked this question several times in a row, so he stopped talking again.

But Kaedehara and Conan already understood what he meant.

"Stupid, I know, you only mentioned it when you saw the cherry blossoms," Conan said, "Yamanoji Temple happens to have cherry blossom trees and the kind of lattice windows you described, but Kaedehara hasn't heard you say that... So..."

He glanced at the crystal bead again, "Could it be..."

"Well," Kaedehara said, "I don't think this crystal bead is Hattori's first love." ”

"What do you say? I found it under the cherry blossom tree where she was slapping the ball..."

"This is the white hair on the forehead of the Buddha statue."

"Bai Hao? Do you mean the hair that glows between the eyebrows of the Buddha statue? ”

"That's right, some Buddha statues use crystal beads instead of white hao. You picked it up eight years ago, right? The lost Buddha statue of Sannoji Temple..."

"It was also stolen by Genji Hotaru eight years ago." Conan suddenly said, "I see! It may be that in the process of stealing the Buddha statue, Hotaru Genji didn't even lose Shiraho under the cherry blossom tree, and then you happened to pick it up..."

"And a few days ago, you were interviewed by a reporter and took a photo to show the crystal bead," Kaedehara said, "Only then did the other party know that you picked up Bai Hao back then..."

"That's why he attacked me..."Heiji Hattori suddenly said, "I see, so it makes sense..."

Although clues that may be related to the case were found, it also meant that the clues of his first love were cut off, and Hattori Heiji was in a slightly complicated mood.

"Ah, the moon has come out..."At this time, Long Yuan, who had just returned from going to the toilet, said, and Feng Yuan and the others also looked at the moon.

"O moon..."

Looking at the moon, Conan gave a look of nostalgia.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing. I just suddenly remembered that I had made an appointment with Xiaolan to meet... But by the time I thought about it, I was already two hours late..."

"That's an exaggeration, isn't it?"

"I thought she should have left a long time ago, but I went to the meeting place to have a look. She was still waiting for me, worried if something had happened to me..."

"That's the time, right?" Hattori Heiji suddenly perked up and smiled evilly, "You found out that she is no longer just your childhood sweetheart..."

"Stupid! It's not like that..."

Conan argued, looking a little embarrassed at Ran on the terrace below.

Kaedehara also remembered this, but naturally he didn't have Conan's sentimental thoughts now, but took a sip of juice to himself.

Seeing Conan fall into memory, Heiji Hattori turned his attention to Kaedehara.

"Hey, Kudo," Heiji Hattori still had a wicked smile on his face, "that Kudo said it wasn't like that, really?" ”

"Really," Kaedehara replied, "he's a little precocious than you." ”

More than me...? If this refers to my third grade of elementary school, it means that Kudo was still before that...

What an exaggeration...

"What about you? When did you fall in love with your new woman? ”

If only Hattori were a mute...

Kaede Yuan sighed inwardly, "First grade of elementary school." ”

"Huh? You're in the first grade of elementary school now, right? Hattori Heiji said, "Doesn't that mean you didn't say it?" ”

Kaedehara continued to drink his own juice and ignored him.

"However, I was quite worried before...", Hattori Heiji pondered for a moment.

"Huh?"

"Once I solved a love murder case," Heiji Hattori said, "and that's when it suddenly occurred to me, what are you two going to do..."

“……”

"There's no need to worry about the outcome..."

Kaede originally wanted to ask who Hattori would support if that were the case, but after thinking about it, it was too strange, so he dismissed the idea.

Subsequently, Uncle Maori and Chiga Ling played another game called "Tiger Tiger" that used screens.

Long Yuan and the others also participated, and the room became more and more lively, rippling with singing and the laughter of Uncle Maori.

Because it was too noisy, it was no longer suitable for whispered chatting, so they watched it too.

After a while, almost after nine o'clock, the scene of harmony and comfort was shattered.

A piercing scream was heard.

The crowd who heard the screams quickly ended the game and followed the sound to the basement, where they found Mr. Sakura Masazo dead in the underground warehouse.

"The carotid artery was cut with a sharp blade..."

Uncle Maori took a look at it and came to a conclusion.

The offender's tactics were clean, similar to those of recent killings, and it was probably the same person.

Kaedehara stood by the door of the warehouse, watching Hattori Heiji check the situation with Uncle Mori.

Judging from the scene, it seems that Mr. Sakura Masazo was rummaging through the warehouse for something before his death.

The buttons of his suit jacket were torn off, which showed that the prisoner was wearing gloves at the time, and it was not easy to unbutton them. The prisoner's purpose was not money, because the wallet full of 10,000 yuan bills was placed on Mr. Sakura's chest.

After a while, Officer Ayakoji, the Totofu Police Officer, who was already nearby, arrived at the scene.

It is worth mentioning that his pet did not come.

Because the room was far away from the basement and too noisy, Kaedehara didn't hear the movement of the other party when he committed the crime, but he faintly heard the sound of something thrown into the river, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time.

He consulted with Hattori and Conan.

Considering that if the door was opened, the proprietress who was near the gate would be able to hear the movement, and the prisoner seemed to know that Mr. Sakura Masazo was looking for something in the warehouse at the time, so it was most likely that the prisoner was the one who was present.

After that, they went to Sakura Masazo's antique art shop on Teramachi Road, and found a Yoshitsune book in his study, signed Ise Saburo.

This means that Sakura Masazo is also a member of Genji Hotaru, and he also has a copy of the previous painting in the book.

Conan therefore thought that the person who sent the letter to Sannoji might be Sakura Masazo.

Then, they returned to Shanneng Temple, and compared clues with Xiaolan and others, and learned that the police did not find the murder weapon in the store or in the river.

The case could not be solved for the time being, and the night was already deep, and the people who had been walking all day were a little sleepy, so they were ready to rest.

Heiji Hattori plans to return to Osaka with Kazuha.

And even though Kaedehara reminded Hattori to be careful that the prisoner might still be staring at him, at night, Hattori Heiji still had an accident.

……

The next day, Kyoto, Umekoji Hospital.

Hattori, with gauze wrapped around his forehead, was lying on the hospital bed, and Xiaolan and Kazuha went to buy fruit, and Kaedehara and Conan took the opportunity to talk to him.

"So, you lost the kendo competition?"

"What words!" Hattori replied angrily to Kaedehara, judging from this performance, he was obviously recovering well, "That's because that guy is wearing metal arm guards, I was just careless..."

Last night, when he was riding back with Kazuha, he was shot off the mirror with an arrow, and then he was led into a small forest.

The man carried two bamboo swords and gave Hattori one, looking like he was going to a kendo duel.

Not to be outdone, Hattori Heiji went up to be an output, but as a result, he was cut on the arm guard and was slashed between the eyebrows by a counterattack.

Even though it was only a bamboo sword, he was still injured.

Then, his left shoulder was also slashed by the sharp blade that the other party took out later, but fortunately, Kazuha arrived in time, smashed the other party back with a sock filled with stones, and lied that the police were also coming, so he forced the man back.

"And what about the tranquilizer pistol I gave you last night?"

Worried about Hattori's safety, Kaedehara handed over the anesthetic needle pistol he was carrying with him.

"Uh..." Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment, then took out the anesthetic needle pistol from under the pillow with the good hand and handed it back to Kaedehara, "This is a kendo duel, how can you use this kind of thing..."

"I think you clearly forgot." Conan couldn't help but complain.

Hattori Heiji was a little embarrassed because he did forget. After all, it was barely a fair kendo duel at the beginning, but after the other party took out the real sword, it couldn't be counted.

"Ahem, don't talk about that." Heiji Hattori said, "By the way, Kudo, I accidentally dropped the bag with crystal beads last night, and that guy still wants to pick it up..."

"So, Kaedehara's guess is right."

"yes... That guy did come for the crystal beads..."

Both Hattori and Conan fell into deep thought, and Kaede glanced at his watch and calculated the time, Xiaolan and Kazuha should almost come back.

"Alright, I'll leave beforehand," Kaedehara said, walking towards the door, "Hattori, you can get some rest..."

Heiji Hattori and Conan looked at each other.

"What can Kudo do?"

"Huh?" Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes, "I said, can't you change your name?" ”

"I can't."

“… He must have gone to investigate the case," Conan gave up resistance and thought for a moment, "I don't know him well in Kyoto, and I don't know anyone I know..."

"Oh... Find out the truth yourself, and then keep the two of us in a dark place..."

"yes..."

"Hey, Kudo..."

"I'm convincing the Ministry, don't you want—"

"We're back."

Conan's words were interrupted by Kazuha's voice, and Officer Otaki came in with her.

Xiaolan put the fruit on the table at the head of the bed, and Ye asked about the situation of the Hattori with concern, and then Officer Shiratori and Officer Ayakoji also came to inquire about the case.

However, although it was delayed for a while, after the officers left, went out with Ye and had something, and Xiaolan also went out to call her father, Hattori Heiji still sneaked out with Conan.

Kaede came to Kyoto Station.

(End of chapter)