Stay away from Conan.

Her expression was very awkward. Kazuha seemed to be worried that if she were to explain to Hattori Heiji that the so-called "token of first love" that he had always treasured was probably just an ornament left on the Buddha statue in the temple after someone stole it, this would puncture Hattori Heiji's fantasy about his first love, and...

Doesn't this seem like he cares a lot about this matter?

In this regard, looking at Kazuha's reaction, Xiaolan, Sonoko and Ai clearly saw what she was thinking.

"And... this may not be the case..."

  He Ye was very entangled, and naturally had more thoughts on this matter:

"Maybe this is something that Heiji's first love found and gave to him..."

After all, whether in the interview or in his explanation to himself, Hattori Heiji only said that it was a token left to him by his first love, but he did not explain in detail how this thing came into his hands. Therefore, in this situation, Kazuha thought about it and naturally tried to rationalize this matter as much as possible based on the current clues.

So, hearing that He Ye actually had such thoughts about this matter, Xiaolan and others couldn't help but look at her awkwardly, feeling that she was worrying too much.

But thinking about it carefully, this does not seem to be unreasonable, so after thinking about it, Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at each other, and then said to Kazuha:

"Then let's not tell Hattori about this for now. It won't be too late to tell Hattori after we figure out the whole thing!"

"That's right! Hattori Heiji has been holding that thing for so many years, but he didn't realize that it was actually an ornament on the Buddha statue. This means that he still hasn't figured out the situation of his so-called first love. This is far behind our current progress!"

Yuanzi also followed suit.

In response to this, He Ye looked at the advice of the two people in front of him, thought about it for a while, and quickly cheered up and nodded, agreed to the idea, and prepared to continue investigating the matter to the end.

However, facing such a situation, Xiao Ai couldn't help but look up at Yuanzi, and couldn't help but think in her heart -

Really, obviously, I was the one who found the key clue...

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Xiao Ai keenly sensed an uncomfortable gaze coming from nearby, as if someone was spying on her, so she quickly looked in the direction she felt with a serious expression, wanting to see who it was.

After all, Xiao Ai can feel that the gaze that makes her feel this way is likely to be malicious.

As a result, when Xiao Ai looked towards the source of the sight, she saw three people walking together in that direction, heading towards the direction of Sannoji Temple.

Among them, one was a young man wearing a kimono. He was very clean-looking and walked very straight, as if he had received some etiquette training.

The other two were men wearing glasses. One was a tall and thin middle-aged man, and the other was a slightly plump man who looked to be around fifty years old.

These three people walked together, chatting as they entered Shanneng Temple.

So, looking at the three people, the feeling that Xiao Ai had just felt disappeared, and there was no one at the source of the feeling just now.

Therefore, Xiao Ai just remained silent, not knowing what that feeling just now was. Could it have been sent by one of the three people just now?

Xiao Ai couldn't be sure, so she could only keep the matter to herself for the time being and continue to follow Xiaolan and others to carry out the next step of the investigation.

That is, about the geisha who works in a nearby teahouse, Ms. Chika Suzu! …

"So, in fact, for your teacher Nagoro Shikao, the conflict between the Nagoro Society and the Satsuki Society was not a situation where the Nagoro Society wanted to fight to the death in the field of karuta. On the contrary, the fact that your teacher played karuta itself was because of the then president of the Satsuki Society, right?"

At the same time, just as Conan, Ai and others were taking action for different reasons, Gao Yuan, who was in the Ooka mansion, naturally told what he had known for a long time after listening to Ooka Momiji's story:

"So, in the end, the Nagoro-kai was only in name after Nagoro Shikao disappeared, and you joined the Gaoyue-kai. In essence, you were following the will of your teacher, right? Ms. Ooka."

"Yeah, that's right."

Ooka Hongye nodded and said affirmatively.

"So, because of the mystery behind this, after Nagoro Shikao disappeared, did you suspect that this incident might be related to the Gaoyue Society?"

Gao Yuan took the opportunity to ask this question.

  In response to this, Ooka Hongye nodded naturally and said:

"Yes, after all..."

  However, at this point, Ooka Hongye suddenly realized what Gao Yuan meant:

"Wait a minute? Mr. Akechi, are you suspecting that the teacher's disappearance is related to the Gaoyue Society? But..."

"That's right. As someone who knows the situation, you naturally understand the real reason behind the conflict between Nagoro Shikao and Gaoyuehui. But as you said, normally speaking, the fight between your teacher and Gaoyuehui, on the surface, isn't it just that your teacher is targeting Gaoyuehui? Because, what do you think the people in Gaoyuehui will think? Will they understand your teacher's true intentions?"

Gao Yuan continued talking on this topic, almost pointing all the suspicion to Gaoyue Society.

Such words naturally surprised Ooka Hongye, and she didn't understand why Gao Yuan made such a judgment.

"Yes, as far as the teacher's behavior is concerned, even President Gao Yue at the time could not help but understand... But, what does this have to do with the teacher's disappearance?"

Ooka Momiji asked in confusion.

  In this regard, Gao Yuan naturally had to produce some evidence:

"Ms. Ooka, there is something you should know, right? The current president of the Satsuki-kai, Mr. Achiha, is the husband of Ms. Satsuki, the founder of the Satsuki-kai. Whenever Ms. Satsuki had an important competition, Mr. Achiha would wash her car the day before the competition for good luck, saying that washing the car clean was the secret to winning. This was recorded in the magazine interview, right?"

As Gao Yuan said this, he took out his mobile phone, found the electronic magazine page that recorded this passage, and placed it in front of Ooka Hongye.

"Yes, that's what happened."

  Ooka Hongye did not deny it and answered affirmatively:

"This is something that everyone who knows about Gaoyue Society knows."

So, with this premise in mind, Gao Yuan flipped the page on his phone and switched to another photo.

"This photo was taken when Mr. Nagoro Shikao challenged Ms. Gaoyue to a match, but Mr. Nagoro Shikao failed to meet her. Ms. Gaoyue got in her car and was about to leave, but was blocked by reporters for an interview."

  Gao Yuan explained the origin of this photo:

"Well, please take a look at the car that Ms. Gao Yue is riding in in the photo..." (End of this chapter)