Uncle Mori informs Officer Shiratori of the person he thinks is related to the case, and Officer Shiratori calls everyone to rush to him.

Taking advantage of the arrival of those people, they had a light meal first.

Kaedehara wasn't interested in Uncle Maori's reasoning, and Gray Hara wanted to go out for a walk, so the two went out together after dinner.

After another while, the relevant personnel of the case will be gathered. It is worth mentioning that Harutaro Mizuo and Saijo Taiga were not called.

"Mr. Mori, do you really know who Sakura-chan's murderer is?" Officer Ayakoji asked.

"That's right." Uncle Maori nodded confidently, "Then, let me tell you." Where's the murderer—"

As he spoke, Uncle Maori pointed to Qianhe Ling who was standing by the door, "Miss Qianheling, it's you!" ”

"How is this possible!" Hattori subconsciously defended what he thought was his first love, "It's just a random guess!" ”

Everyone also showed a look of surprise.

Uncle Maori didn't care, but continued to reason.

"Your motive for killing is to avenge your father who was killed. As for Ling's father, he is the leader of the thief group, Yoshijing. Yoshitsune was betrayed by his subordinates and killed three months ago, and the money sent to the teahouse stopped. ”

"I see." Officer Shiratori suddenly realized.

"But you have one more accomplice," Uncle Mori then reasoned, "and it's Benkei." ”

"Benkei?"

"Noble officer, that's you!"

"Huh?"

"Miss Chiga, when you arrived at the teahouse, you smuggled two things in - the short knife and the squirrel raised by Officer Ayakoji. That squirrel is the key to this trap.

On that day, you pretend to go to the toilet in the middle of the party, then go to the warehouse to kill Mr. Sakura, tie a short knife to the squirrel that was hidden in the cabinet beforehand, and then let it out through the glass window in the basement.

The squirrel jumped down the river and headed downstream, where it was picked up by a police officer waiting downstream. After that, he used that short knife to try to kill Heiji. ”

"By the way, the sound of the water is the sound of a squirrel diving!" The garden suddenly realized.

"All the murders other than Mr. Sakura were also done by you." Uncle Maori continued, "Officer Ayakoji, do you know how to bow and arrow?" ”

"How could I possibly be this troublesome thing?"

Is it bad to use a gun with that kung fu?

Officer Ayakoji had a bad face.

The squirrel he kept had climbed onto his shoulder when he was accused of being an accomplice, attracting the attention of elementary school students.

"Is that really the case? But, Miss Chigarei," Uncle Maori walked up to Chigare, took her left hand, and looked at the outside of her thumb, where a band-aid was attached, "I heard that people who shoot bows are often poked by arrows in this place..."

"That's true, my arrow pillow here is indeed injured by archery," Chiga Ling said, "However, I have only just learned, and it is absolutely impossible to shoot people..."

"That's what I thought," Lan said, "I've heard from my friends from the Bow and Arrow Club that only beginners are more likely to hurt this place..."

"And, if he is killed, how will he divide the relics?" Officer Shiratori also felt that something was wrong.

"Mr. Maori, you don't really think this girl is a murderer, do you?" Ms. Yamakura asked Uncle Mori with some anger.

"Ah, I just said..."

"What are you kidding! As a dancer, you have to be busy performing every day and receiving guests, so how can you have that time to kill! ”

"Uncle," Conan replied with the final blow, "I was thinking, that squirrel is so small that it can't carry a short knife, right?" ”

……

On the other side, in a coffee shop.

Ash Yuan sat by the window drinking coffee, looking at the scenery outside the window, and then turned to look at Kaede Yuan, who was sitting opposite.

Kaedehara was reading the information that Gray Hara had brought with him.

These are all photos and brief introductions of some famous places in Kyoto, and some of them have little to do with Yoshitsune and Benkei, and she has also sorted them out.

"I can't seem to see anything."

"Maybe it's too complicated..."

"yes, if you want to keep it simple..."

Kaedehara said, setting aside a copy of the puzzle, then taking out the pen and connecting the patterns of the same color on it.

There are a total of eight patterns on it, just four pairs, and in the curious sight of Gray Yuan, four lines intersect to form a word.

"King?"

"Well, though, there's a Ton-like pattern here..."

Kaedehara added the number of the ton, "In this way, the word has changed from king to jade..."

This is actually something he has thought of a long time ago, but he hasn't thought of the meaning of this word for the time being, and if this is the mystery of this painting, it is too much for a primary school student.

Gray Yuan Wai thought for a moment, then pulled out the lower part of the pile of paper in front of Kaedehara and rummaged through it, "I remember that there was a temple with jade in its name... Ah, that's it. ”

She handed over a page, and Kaedehara took it.

"Jade Dragon Temple," Kaedehara said, "there's nothing special about the appearance... Kurama Mountain? ”

"What's wrong?"

"Hattori was attacked for the first time at Mt. Kurama."

It may be a coincidence, but the detective is meant to follow the clues that seem to be coincidental. Kaedehara then read the brief introduction to the Jade Dragon Temple above, which also stated that the Jade Dragon Temple had undergone a relocation.

The locals should know about this, so Kaedehara asked the waiter in the store, and then learned that the former site of Yulong Temple has now been changed to Foguang Temple.

And the location of Foguang Temple...

Unfolding the map of Kyoto and glancing at it, Kaedehara noticed that the location of the Buddha Light Temple was just separated from the neighborhood on the map, and if you looked along the nearby street...

Several surrounding streets form the jade character, and Foguang Temple happens to be at that point.

"Found it?" Looking at Kaedehara's expression, Gray Hara asked.

"That's right," Kaedehara said, comparing the names of the streets on the map with the patterns on the drawings, "so these patterns actually refer to the names of the streets..."

"For example, the fifth staircase refers to the five roads," Kaedehara then explained to Ashbara, "Tengu is from Karasuma Road, which probably refers to Karasuma Road, and Mt. Fuji has a rich character that refers to Fukoji..."

"So the chicken refers to the West Cave Road? Why is that? ”

"Probably because the chicken represents the West, uh... It's almost like a Doctor's joke..."

Because the result is already known, the pattern and the street have corresponded, and it is not difficult to push the relationship backwards, and Kaedehara and Gray Yuan quickly explained several patterns.

"So, the Buddha statue is actually in the Foguang Temple?"

"No," Kaede Yuan shook his head, "After the relocation in the middle, if it is in Foguang Temple, it is easy to be found, but it is more likely to be the Jade Dragon Temple in the deep mountains, so it can also explain this jade character..."

"And," Kaedehara then explained, "unlike us, if you are a Kyoto person who is familiar with the ball song, it should not be difficult to think of the place name, but the other party has not found it, probably because of the relocation of Yuryuji..."

Of course, the most important thing is that Hattori was attacked at Mt. Kurama.

And although the order of solving the puzzle is a little wrong, the position of the Buddha statue should be correct, and Gray Yuan Wai loses interest.

"Then Mr. Detective is going to go treasure hunting in the Jade Dragon Temple now?"

She wanted to go somewhere else, not very much to follow to the mountains.

"Deep in the mountains, there may be an attack, so I won't just pass it like this," Kaede Hara confessed without changing his face, "When I go back, I'll go directly to Officer Shiratori." ”

If their reasoning was correct before, Genji Hotaru would be the only prisoner left, and the prisoner's target would only be Hattori Heiji, who was holding the crystal bead.

And before dark, Hattori will also be safe, so Kaedehara accompanies Ashbara to see where she wants to go.

A bridge.

This stone bridge has a history of more than 1,000 years and was once a major transportation route in Kyoto. On the side stands a sign that tells the legend of what happened on the bridge.

“… After learning of his father's death, he rushed back to Kyoto and saw the funeral procession on the bridge, when the father suddenly woke up and talked with his son. ”

Ever since he got his hands on the tape his mother, he had listened to more than one thing, and now he was clearly caught up in longing and some kind of legendary dream.

Kaedehara remained quiet, standing a little farther away to make room for Ashbara, and then heard his cell phone ring.

Although the phone was quickly connected, it was obvious that it still woke Gray Yuan Wai from his thoughts.

It's Conan's phone.

"Kaedehara!" As soon as the phone was connected, Conan over there shouted impatiently, "Gray Plains is with you, right?" ”

Kaedehara was the first one Conan had recently called, so in order to save time, he called Kaedehara directly.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Did she bring the kind of medicine that would make me change back for a while?" Conan said, "I'm in a hurry now!" ”

That's what I said, but even if Gray Yuan Wai brought it, he couldn't bend the medicine over, so he wasn't in a hurry.

So Feng Yuan said to the other side of the phone: "Don't worry, where are you?" Let's get there. By the way, tell me what happened. ”

After listening to the address, he told Gray Yuan Ai, and the two planned to take a taxi to the hospital where Conan is now, and then Kaedehara listened to Conan on the phone and explained the reason.

It turned out that he and Hattori Heiji were inspired by Uncle Maori's reasoning and thought that the Buddha statue was in Fokoji Temple, but when they arrived at Fokoji Temple, Hattori Heiji received a call and learned that Kazuha had been kidnapped.

The other party asked Hattori Heiji to go to the Jade Dragon Temple in Kurama Mountain alone to meet, and not to call the police.

At this time, Hattori Heiji, who had an injury between his eyebrows and was not healed, fainted again, and Conan had to come up with a way to replace Hattori.

“… I did bring a temporary antidote. ”

After a pause, Gray Yuan said.

After getting out of the taxi and coming downstairs to the hospital, Kaede Yuan and Gray Yuan said the specific reason.

"But," Gray Plains continued, "unlike the last temporary antidote, this one will basically have the same effect as you drank Baigan... It will last a little longer, but it will be limited in time..."

The last time she had a dream ten years later, she vaguely remembered that both she and Edogawa were completely unable to recover after five years because they had changed back many times, and since then, she has had one more study.

And although the current antidote is not effective, it is also based on Kudo's research and development of the antibody, and some adjustments have been made to the ingredients, so if nothing else, it will theoretically not have any effect on the final antidote...

If successful, she, Kudo, and Edogawa will be able to recover in a short time without affecting the effect of the final antidote.

But this has not been verified.

And Gray Yuan Ai originally wanted to test the medicine himself.

Although Kudo didn't want her to try the medicine herself, she even thought of an excuse, after all, Kudo told her that he wanted to see what she looked like when Shiho Miyano...

She wanted to too.

It's just that something seems to have happened now...

After a while.

Gray Yuan mourned and sent Kaedehara and Conan away.

In order to make the most of the antidote, they plan to take it again when they arrive near Mt. Kurama. As for who will be the last one to take the medicine and turn back into Kudo Shinichi, they will also discuss it on the way.

Heiji Hattori stayed in the hospital, and Dr. Asa and Ai Ashara, who also rushed over, took care of it.

The doctor watched the two leave, and then glanced at Gray Yuanai, and was somewhat surprised to find that Gray Yuan Ai was in a good mood.

"Xiao Ai, aren't you worried?"

"Doctor, don't you believe them?"

"Uh, no..."

"Besides, Kudo's just looked shiny...", Gray Hara said, and then turned around, "Alright, Doctor, we still have to keep an eye on that Hattori guy, or he'll be slipping out again..."

went upstairs and pushed open the door of the ward, and Gray Yuan was slightly stunned.

The ward is empty.

……

Kurama Mountain, Yuryu Temple.

It was already dark, and in a large open space in front of the temple, several braziers were burning as lighting.

And on the steps, Kazuha was wearing an old man's Noh mask with her hands tied behind her back at this time, and it was the guy she saw attacking Hattori Heiji last night.

"Why haven't you come yet?" From the voice, it can be known that this is a middle-aged man.

"Knowing that this is a trap, who would be stupid enough to fall into the net?"

"Is that so?" The masked man sneered, "I think that kid may not have been planted, right?" ”

However, as soon as the masked man finished speaking, he noticed that a high school student appeared in front of him on the steps outside the door.

The man wore a jacket, a cap, and a bamboo knife.

"Heiji!"

He Ye recognized it at a glance, she was both happy and worried, and couldn't help but shout.

However, the man did not respond, but then slowly walked ten steps in front of the two of them before stopping, inserting the bamboo knife into the dirt, and then pressing the brim of his hat and shouting at the masked man: "Let me ask you, you didn't mess with Heye, did you?" ”

He Ye was slightly stunned.

The accent of the visitor is a little strange, but the tone and voice are all equal...

"I'm not doing anything, Heiji!"

"Don't worry." The person who came said to He Ye, then took out the crystal bead from his pocket and looked at the masked man, "Actually, what you want, is this?" ”

The masked man leaned forward slightly, trying to look more closely, but the visitor immediately took the crystal bead into his arms again.

After all, he is a high school detective, and the person who came immediately began to develop his own reasoning:

"You attacked me on this mountain yesterday for the sake of this crystal orb, but you failed.

Then, in order to steal the treasure for yourself, you go to the teahouse in Pontocho and kill Mr. Sakura, and you chose to be in Pontocho because only the river passes behind that teahouse. ”

The masked man was silent, but He Ye couldn't help but ask out loud: "River?" ”

"After you killed Mr. Sakura, who was looking for a Buddha statue in the warehouse, you put the tracker in a bottle along with the murder weapon and threw it into the river, and then recovered it afterwards. Later, while I was about to return to Osaka, you rode in an ambush and attempted to kill me with the same short knife.

Your murder plan fails due to Kazuha's obstruction, but you deliberately leave the murder weapon behind in an attempt to exonerate yourself so that people mistakenly believe that the murderer is someone who escaped from the teahouse with a knife that day. That's right, Mr. Saijo Taiga? ”

"No," the visitor paused, then continued, "Maybe we should call you Musashibo Benkei?" ”

The masked man sneered, and then slowly took off his turban and mask, "It's really worthy of a high school detective in Kansai, Heiji Hattori." How did you know it was mine? ”

"I knew it when you deliberately concealed that you knew how to shoot arrows. When you sit on your knees, you will drag your right foot back before you sit down, which is called half-footing, and people who practice bows and arrows will be used to sitting like this.

Also, when you were asked if you knew who was practicing the bow and arrow, you burst out with the word "arrow"...

We heard it as Yamakura at the time, but in fact, you weren't talking about the proprietress Ms. Yamakura, but the arrow pillow, which is used to hold the bow and arrow when the bow is drawn, and the second joint of the left thumb...

I'm guessing you're trying to say that—I think Miss Chiga's yazumi seems to be hurt—right? Only those who practice bows know the proper noun of Ya Pillow, and as for Mr. Long Yuan, he is a layman at all, and he even pronounces the bowstring wrong..."

"Hmph, I'm practicing swords in the same kendo hall as Ryuen," said Saijo Taiga, "and because of that, I learned one day that there is an ancient school in Kyoto called Yoshikei-ryu, and then I started studying Yoshikei-ryu myself. Two years ago, I quit the kendo and began to call myself the successor of Yoshijing-ryu..."

"Benkei founded the Yijingliu?"

"Compared to Benkei, I originally liked Yoshitsune, and I always wanted to be Yoshitsune! However, the title of Yoshitsune was snatched away by the leader, and I had the highest status in the regiment, so I was given the title of Benkei..."

"You want to keep that Buddha statue for the money, don't you?"

"That's right, but not for selfish desires, I want to build a Yoshikei-ryu dojo in Kyoto! The chief used to be the abbot of this temple, but after the temple was abolished, it was also managed by the chief, so I wanted to use this place as a dojo of Yoshijing-ryu. Unexpectedly, the leader passed away three months ago, and the temple will also be demolished. Then I can't use this place as a dojo! ”

"I'll ask you one last question, you're just using Mr. Long Yuan, aren't you?"

"That's right. I had mentioned the Buddha statue before, and after sending that letter to Sannoji Temple, he came to me.

Later, I suggested that he find Kogoro Mori to help. Hmph, I'll kill Sakura Masazo, because even if I don't rely on him, I've found a buyer for the Buddha statue, and now there's an Internet, it's so convenient..."

"Alright," Saijo Taiga continued, "the chat time is over, hand me the crystal orb." ”

"You put Kazuha first!"

"No problem, but you have to tell me where the Buddha statue is hidden."

"It's in this temple."

"What did you say?" Saijo Taiga looked incredulous.

"It's called dark under the lights."

"Less deception! I've searched this temple a long time ago! I didn't even find it! ”

"Believe it or not, let Kazuha go now!"

Saijo Taiga was silent for a moment, then let go of his grip on Kazuha and pushed her back.

Kazuha staggered forward two steps and glanced back, Saijo Taiga gestured to her.

She continued to walk forward, but before she could take two steps, Saijo Ogawa grinned, and the thumb of his left hand, which was tightly clung to the scabbard, pushed forward, and the sharp blade bounced out.

"Kazuha, run!"

"Heiji!"

Saijo Taiga didn't want to let Kazuha leave at all, and in an instant, he pulled out his knife and ran forward, raising the knife high with both hands and slashing at Kazuha's back, the sword light was like a full moon.

But the next moment his knife was swung sideways, and he was kicked in the chest.

Taking two steps back, Saijo Taiga glanced at "Hattori Heiji" in front of him with some surprise.

This guy didn't show his hand last night...

"Clever learners, aren't they?"

But the person who came ignored him and pulled Kazuha behind him.

Coming behind "Hattori Heiji", Kazuha calmed down a little, and then heard another familiar voice coming from behind him.

"Sister Heye, this way!"

She looked back and saw Conan waving at her.

She was now tied with her hands tied and couldn't help Heiji, so Kazuha was ready to leave with Conan first and ask him to help untie the rope. But then she noticed that Conan had slipped in through the door in a hurry than she did.

Behind him, five or six men with long knives, also wearing masks, rushed into the courtyard and blocked the gates. In the temple behind Saijo Taiga, a few people also rushed out.

"Hehe, these are my beloved disciples," Saijo Taiga said with a smile, and retreated with Yera and Conan, "It's you, I didn't expect to bring a child here..."

"It's just a disobedient kid running around," Hattori's voice replied, "What, scared?" ”

"Scared? Don't meddle! ”

Saijo Taiga sneered, just let his apprentices surround a few people from a distance, and then rushed up again with a knife, slashing horizontally towards "Hattori Heiji".

The opponent took a step back and flashed, and Saijo followed up with a top-up, but then he was dodged again, and was hit in the face by an elbow, and then a knee in the abdomen.

Staggering back two steps again, Saijo Taiga looked at "Hattori Heiji" with some surprise, "You left your hand yesterday?" ”

"Because you didn't have a cold yesterday?"

"Damn!"

"Hey, don't be handsome! Hurry up and think of a way! Conan urged from the side, judging from Saijo Taiga's expression, Conan realized that this guy was about to stop talking about martial arts.

And sure enough, in the next moment, Saijo Dahe waved his hand, and several of his apprentices rushed up.

Helping to stop a few people rushing towards Heye, "Hattori Heiji" pressed the arm of one of them, kicked him away, and easily replaced the real knife in their hands.

Now it is possible to untie the rope on Kazuha's hand directly, but at this time, Conan has already run away with Kazuha to no one's place, and Conan plans to untie Kazuha's rope with his hands first, and then use his foot strength enhancement shoes to help.

However, as soon as he reached the wooden wall, Conan noticed that a masked man had slipped past Hattori Heiji and slashed at his head with a knife.

Finished...

For a moment, Conan's mind was filled with thoughts.

Just now there was a temporary stalemate on the field, and when this man rushed over from that side, "Hattori" had every chance to stop him, but he didn't move...

Was it intentional?

Ah, speaking of which, not long ago, when I was discussing with my other self who would take the medicine, the other self said this:

"You're not good at fighting, and you'll catch a cold after taking the medicine... So I'm more suitable than you. ”

"But it can be dangerous over there..."

"It's also dangerous not to take the medicine – maybe after taking the medicine, the other person will disappear?"

It's not the first time he's changed back to Kudo Shinichi, so Conan knows that this sentence is a joke, but he has to admit that the previous sentence makes a lot of sense, so he chooses to back down.

It's just that now when he was about to be hacked to death, Conan couldn't help but recall this sentence again...

It turns out that it's really dangerous not to take medicine...

"Hey, I say, how long are you going to be stunned?"

"Huh?" The familiar accent brought Conan back to his senses, and then he saw the man put away his knife and take off his mask.

"Heiji!" And Ye said in surprise.

"It's me." Hattori Heiji helped Kazuha turn around, then cut the rope that tied her, and then looked at Conan, "I said Kudo, your observation skills are not good, Kudo obviously noticed the shoes I was wearing and let me come over to help, but you-"

"What! I'm going to be scared to death by you! ”

"What Kudo, Kudo!" Kazuha didn't understand why Heiji called Kudo all the names, and then she realized something, and looked at the person who had just saved her on the field in surprise, "That's Kudo Shinichi?" ”

"Ahem, yes..."

"Oh! No wonder you're better than the usual one..."

"Stupid! Didn't you even notice it? ”

"I say, how long are you going to talk?" Kaedehara, the current Kudo Shinichi took off his cap and shouted angrily.

"You're not Heiji Hattori!"

Saijo Taiga, who had just been forced back again, looked shocked.

He vaguely heard the address of Heye, and after the other party took off his hat, he also changed his voice, and he realized that this person was not Hattori Heiji.

"Who are you? Who the hell are you? Saijo Taiga asked.

Kaedehara didn't actually want to expose what Kudo Shinichi had done, but Kazuha's words had obviously been heard, and he couldn't put it out, thinking that he could finally dump the blame thief Kidd, Kaedehara still said: "Kudo Shinichi, it's a detective!" ”

"What!"

"You're really handsome, Kudo," Hattori Heiji walked back, standing behind Kaedehara with his back to back, the tip of his knife pointed at the few people at the doorway, "Let's get rid of these ugly guys together!" ”

"Doesn't it matter what your injuries are?"

"It's okay, there's no problem at all with this group of goods..."

"Hey, hey..."Conan couldn't help but complain, and walked to the two of them with Ye, he has foot strength enhancement shoes, and Ye can also Aikido, so he said...

"The tide has turned..."

"Don't look down on people! It's been there all the time! ”

Saijo Taiga, who had recovered from his surprise, finally stopped quietly watching the performance, but beckoned his disciples to rush forward.

At Hattori's level, there was naturally no need for Kaedehara to worry, so he handed over his back to Hattori with peace of mind, and then pointed at Saijo Taiga with the long knife he had snatched.

"Why, aren't you coming up?"

Saijo Taiga's face is ugly.

The opponent's kendo doesn't seem to be very good, and he is still a little panting, and he seems to be in poor shape, but his physical skills and reactions are beyond his expectations, which also makes his metal arm guards useless...

And although the knife in his hand is a famous knife, he didn't have an advantage in the face of the opponent's bamboo knife before, and now that the opponent has changed to a steel knife, he naturally can't rest assured.

When he hesitated, Conan opened his foot strength enhancement shoes and used the wooden stick in the brazier to bring down the two of them, and Heiji and Kazuha also eliminated their opponents respectively, and the side fell into a brief stalemate.

Saijo Taiga took out another knife from his waist.

"So, how about that?"

"Is that enough?"

"This is no ordinary knife," said Saijo Taiga, with a smug look on his face, "It's coated with a poison that will attack immediately..."

"Really?" Kaedehara raised an eyebrow.

"That's right, if you get a little bit, you'll be back to the West..."

"Then again, you said you were a righteous scripture, right?"

"Huh?" Saijo Taiga was stunned for a moment, and then saw the guy called Shinichi Kudo change the knife to his left hand.

This guy is actually left-handed?

Saijo Taiga's face was even more ugly.

"I haven't introduced my genre yet," the corners of Kaedehara's mouth curled slightly, just right, he was a little weak now, and he didn't want to continue like this, "In the true biography of celebrities in Xia Wei..."

"Reed celebrity?" Heiji Hattori, who was confronting the enemy, was also slightly stunned.

Saijo Taiga was also stunned, but then he was not ready to talk nonsense. It's just that when he was about to rush up, his eyes flickered slightly, and he saw...

The muzzle of the black hole was pointed at his head.

"Times have changed, Saijo."

Saijo Taiga's pupils dilated, and cold sweat flowed down at once.

Kaedehara looked at Saijo with interest.

Calculating the time, the police should have arrived, he had to leave before the police arrived, and Gray Yuan Ai hoped that he could go back early to provide research samples.

So...

"Bang-"

Kaedehara thoughtfully uttered onomatopoeia and pulled the trigger.

(End of chapter)