Stay away from Conan.

"Yes, it is very possible, and..."

Regarding the conclusion that Xiaolan came to after listening to what he said, Kudo Shinichi actually already had a basic idea of ​​who the specific suspect was -

After all, when Hattori Heiji and I arrived at Sannoji Temple, we heard from the monk named Ryuen that Kazuha and the others should have left not long ago, and besides the people in the temple, there were three other people in Sannoji Temple...

Especially the fact that he had to force Hattori Heiji to compete in kendo, which seems very problematic now that I think about it.

Therefore, the three people at Shanneng Temple at that time...

There are still three people left in "Genji Hotaru" whose whereabouts and identities are unknown...

If that's them...

It seems that many things can be explained.

The members of "Genji Hotaru" should have known that the missing white hair on the Buddha statue was in his hands after Hattori Heiji's report came out, but because it was definitely not easy to take action against Hattori Heiji, they had not taken any action until now.

Until today, they saw Hattori Heiji appear at Sannoji Temple, and then they also learned about the relationship between Hattori Heiji and Kazuha and the others who had come to Sannoji Temple earlier today, which led to today's impromptu kidnapping.

Thinking of this, Kudo Shinichi, who was halfway through his words, looked at Xiaolan, and asked Xiaolan again as if he didn't know the details:
"Xiaolan! You have fought against the three gangsters who kidnapped He Ye and the others, right? What impression do you have of their characteristics?"

When asked this question, Kudo Shinichi, because he had seen the three people who proposed to compete in kendo with Hattori Heiji at that time, could clearly think of the three people, at least their physical features were a little obvious.

In this regard, after hearing Kudo Shinichi still talking about the possibility that the gangsters had seen her and others earlier today, and suddenly asked her about the physical characteristics of the three gangsters, Xiaolan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but thinking that Kudo Shinichi must have thought of something, she immediately tried her best to think seriously, so as to tell him the situation without missing any details.

Therefore, after thinking about it carefully, especially the fight with the three gangsters, Xiaolan was still impressed, so she said:

"The three men... the leader... should be the one who gave the order. His skills are much better than the other two, and he is also a little fatter than the other two..."

Just like this, Xiaolan recalled the fights with the three people, especially when the one who should be the leader fought with herself, she felt that the man's skills were obviously inferior to the other two. Xiaolan had a particularly deep impression of that man, so she mainly described the image of the one who should be the leader.

Therefore, while listening to Xiaolan's explanation, especially when Xiaolan mentioned the figure of the leader, Kudo Shinichi's mind had already overlapped the image of the person Xiaolan mentioned with the image of one of the three people he saw in Sannoji Temple in his mind -

Sakura Masazo who runs an antique shop...

He was also the one who took the initiative to challenge Hattori Heiji to a sparring match, but was defeated effortlessly by Hattori Heiji in three consecutive matches.

For a moment, these clues intertwined together, and Kudo Shinichi felt as if a very clear logical chain had appeared in his mind -

It is very likely that Sakura Masazō was Yoshitsune, the leader of the thief organization "Genji Hotaru", and the other two people with him at Sannoji Temple were Benkei and Ise Saburo.

Because of the competition in Sannoji Temple, they realized that even though they knew that Hattori Heiji was in Kyoto, it might be difficult to take the White Hair from Hattori Heiji. So in order to ensure that they could take the White Hair, they chose to kidnap Kazuha...

So, although Kudo Shinichi had no solid evidence, he had a general suspicion. So after Xiaolan said this, Kudo Shinichi also gave a rough idea of ​​his thoughts:

"Xiaolan, according to the leader of the gang that you mentioned who kidnapped Kazuha and the others... I actually have a suspect." "What! Are you serious?"

Upon hearing this, not only Xiaolan, Sonoko and others, but even Inukai Genichi was extremely excited. They didn't expect that for this case, which seemed extremely difficult to them, this high school detective already had a clear idea and suspect!
This was extremely exciting news, so Inukai Genichi hurriedly asked Kudo Shinichi what the situation was.

So, Kudo Shinichi began to explain how Hattori Heiji went to Sannoji Temple today, met Sakura Masazō and others, and even fought with Sakura Masazō.

After understanding what Kudo Shinichi said, Inukai Genichi couldn't help but ask:
"So, you suspect that the antique shop owner, Sakura Masazo, is the mastermind behind this incident?"

"Yes."

Kudo Shinichi responded:
"Whether it's the figure or the skills of the criminal Xiaolan mentioned... don't forget that the murderer in the three-place murder case was a man who was proficient in kendo. In addition, 'Genji Hotaru' itself is a place of activity for stealing Buddha statues and other artworks. If they want to sell the stolen Buddha statues, doesn't a businessman engaged in the antique industry have the best channels and an open identity disguise?"

In this way, Kudo Shinichi analyzed the suspicious aspects of Sakura Masazō's skills, which were consistent with the existing clues in every way, and almost magnified the suspicion of this person to an unprecedented level.

Therefore, after listening to Kudo Shinichi's story, Inukai Genichi also realized that there were too many connections between them, and this possibility could not be ignored -

"only……"

But in the end, Inukai Genichi still has some concerns——

"There is no direct evidence."

Kudo Shinichi pointed out the problem directly, and just when Inukai Genichi was helpless, Kudo Shinichi looked at Xiaolan again and said with a smile:

"But... maybe not."

Hearing this, Xiaolan saw Kudo Shinichi looking at her and was a little confused.

Then, Kudo Shinichi said clearly:

"Xiaolan, you said...

"During the fight with the three gangsters, you should have injured that gangster, right?"

Hearing this, after Kudo Shinichi made clear the key point, Xiaolan suddenly realized and said in surprise:

"Yes! That's right! I must have kicked the fat leader hard on his right shoulder. I definitely didn't miss and I didn't hold back..."

"Well, that's good."

After hearing Xiaolan clearly state the situation of the blow that injured the leader, Kudo Shinichi could not help but affirm:
"If it was Xiaolan's full-strength attack, I don't believe the opponent would be unscathed!" (End of this chapter)