Stay away from Conan.

Originally, when I came into contact with Ooka Momiji before, due to the limited knowledge I had about the original plot, I only knew that the Ooka family was a big family that was no less than the Suzuki Group, but I was not aware of the influence of this family in Japanese politics.

But because of the previous trial, after seeing some subsequent original plots, Gao Yuan finally knew that Ooka Hongye’s grandfather was the former Prime Minister of Japan.

With such an identity, combined with the organization's infiltration into Japanese politics in the original work, Gao Yuan can imagine that even if he cannot see the original work later on for the time being, he can basically be sure that the main plot thereafter will definitely be related to the Ooka family.

Therefore, although he had already been in contact with the Ooka family since the incident with the "Kyoto Noble Family", it didn't seem like a bad thing to have a chance to get in touch with them more -

Besides, to be honest, I came to Kyoto this time with a purpose.

So, Gao Yuan, who had such an idea, under the guidance of Iori Muga, met Ooka Momiji who was wearing a kimono in the reception room.

Seeing this, after Ooka Koye politely greeted her, Gao Yuan, who came here, also bowed slightly. Then, under the guidance of Iori Muga, Gao Yuan sat down opposite Ooka Koye, while Iori Muga stood beside Ooka Koye.

"Mr. Mingzhi, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect you to come to Kyoto. I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"

Ooka Hongye was very welcome to Gao Yuan's arrival, but she also thought that Gao Yuan must have come for something, so she decided to listen to what it was first.

  Gao Yuan was not ambiguous about this and went straight to the point, saying:

"Ms. Ooka, I won't beat around the bush. Actually, I came here for only one purpose -

"I want to ask you something about your karuta teacher, Nagoro Shikao, who has been missing for five years."

——Nagoro Shikao, Ooka Koyo’s karuta teacher, whose death and disappearance is the main cause of the theatrical version of “The Crimson Love Letter”.

The truth behind this matter is actually very simple, but in the original work, too many people were involved and too many casualties were caused.

So, not long ago, Gao Yuan saw in the news that the karuta club Gaoyuehui was going to hold a karuta competition called the "Gaoyue Cup". Recalling the plot of the original work, Gao Yuan thought about it and decided to deal with it while nothing happened and when Ai and the others happened to go to Kyoto.

After all, when the original work really comes out and things have reached that point, and the real murderer behind the scenes has killed people and set off explosions, it will be a bit late to stop it, and it is still uncertain whether there will be any unexpected deviations.

Therefore, if the cause of an incident like this is a case that happened years ago and you can find the person involved, it is not difficult to deal with it in advance.

So, why not do it?

Therefore, in order to have a convenient entry point and to facilitate approaching the real culprit behind the scenes who concealed the truth of the year and who would do a series of events to continue concealing the truth according to the development of the original work, Gao Yuan felt that it was a good choice to intervene from Ooka Momiji, so Gao Yuan came here.

In this regard, when Ooka Hongye heard the name of her teacher "Nagoro Shikao" from Gao Yuan, she was a little surprised. She never expected that what Gao Yuan meant by "something" was actually the fact that her teacher had been missing for five years.

Ooka Hongye was a little puzzled about this and asked:

"Mr. Akechi...how did you...become interested in this matter?"

  So, Gao Yuan briefly explained:

"Because the 'Satsuki Cup' is about to be held, right? I saw the news and found out that Miss Ooka is actually a member of the Satsuki Society. Then, in the related words of the news, I saw the news that Miss Ooka's karuta teacher had been missing for five years. So, I was curious about this, so I carefully checked the relevant news."

  Gao Yuan said this, after making up a random excuse, he became a little more serious and asked:

"According to the news, there seems to be some grudge between the karuta clubs 'Nagoro-kai' founded by your teacher Nagoro Shikao and the 'Satsuki-kai'. And Nagoro Shikao disappeared five years ago before he had a karuta competition with the then president of the Satsuki-kai. Afterwards, Miss Ooka, as a member of the Nagoro-kai, followed many Nagoro-kai members to the Satsuki-kai, so I would like to ask if there is any other hidden story behind this." - Having said that, the truth is known to the original work, and Gao Yuan knows the so-called hidden story, but some routine investigations are still necessary, otherwise some sources of information will not be reasonable.

In response to this, after hearing Gao Yuan's explanation, Ooka Hongye's expression became a little solemn, and she said:

"Indeed, the teacher has been missing since he disappeared before the match with the then-president of the Gaoyue Society five years ago. The police have been investigating this matter. However, in the past five years, no corpses of the teacher's age have been found in the entire Kyoto area that match the teacher's characteristics..."

In response, Gao Yuan nodded silently with a serious expression. As for the so-called failure to find the body of Nagoro Shikao, Gao Yuan knew clearly in his heart -

After all, the real body was hidden in the Gaoyue Society, so how could it be found outside?

"So, there's been no discovery in five years?"

Gao Yuan continued speaking following what Ooka Hongye said.

"Ah."

Ooka Hongye nodded and said somewhat sadly.

"So...what about the Gaoyue Society?"

  At this point, Gao Yuan gradually turned the topic to the Gaoyue meeting:

"As the Gaoyuekai, which was as famous as the Nagorokai at the time, after Mr. Nagoro Shikao disappeared, you, the members of the Nagorokai, especially Ms. Ooka, the number one disciple of Nagoro Shikao, transferred to the Gaoyuekai. What's the story behind this?"

So, when Gao Yuan asked this, Ooka Hongye responded without reservation:

  "Actually... about this matter... From the perspective of outsiders, the Nagoro-kai and the Satsuki-kai are indeed thorns in each other's side, so after the teacher disappeared, we, the members of the Nagoro-kai, transferred to the Satsuki-kai. It does seem strange, right?

"However, I once asked the teacher why he regarded Gaoyue Society as a thorn in his side, but the teacher answered me like this -"

At this point, Ooka Momiji recalled the gentle smile on her face when she was a child answering this question to Nagoro Shikao:

"So that's what bystanders think. But if I don't do this, I won't be able to compete with her. I just want to beat her and hear her praise me... because she is my first love!"

……

"So, in the end, what does Hattori Heiji think of his first love..."

"Oh? Hattori Heiji's first love? Can you tell me more about it?"

On Xiaolan's side, although Xiaolan temporarily changed the topic, as the conversation went on, Sonoko returned to the topic -

As a result, when the conversation was halfway through, a very familiar and somewhat arrogant female voice sounded in Xiaolan's ears. Xiaolan and others looked in the direction of the voice, and saw that the people standing next to them were Xiaoai and the children behind her... (End of this chapter)