Stay away from Conan.

For Ryuen, he knew Ai, after all, she was the one who came to the temple with Toyama Kazuha yesterday. Although she was not as impressive to Ryuen as Xiaolan and Kazuha, after all, Xiaolan and Kazuha claimed that they could find two famous detectives, Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori.

But no matter what, Ai was with them at the time, and later in the teahouse, Ryuuen also heard that Ai and Kazuha were kidnapped by the "Genji Hotaru" guys. So out of his disgust for what "Genji Hotaru" had done before, this incident left a deep impression in Ryuuen's mind.

But now, Ai, who was supposed to have been kidnapped by "Genji Hotaru", appeared in Sannoji Temple with another unknown man. This inevitably surprised Ryuen, so he stepped forward to ask Ai, and showed a suspicious expression to Gao Yuan who was following Ai, as if he was a little worried about Gao Yuan's identity.

So, seeing Ryuuen coming up to ask, and looking a little wary of Gao Yuan's eyes, Xiao Ai couldn't help but reply indifferently:
"Master Longyuan, this is the detective Gao Yuan that I mentioned."

Then, Gao Yuan followed Xiao Ai's words and took the initiative to talk:
"Hello, Master Ryuen. My name is Akechi Takato, and I'm a detective... If you're worried about the 'Genji Hotaru', you don't have to worry about it now, because just last night, the last member of the 'Genji Hotaru' was arrested, and the matter has been perfectly resolved."

Because of listening to Long Yuan's questions, Gao Yuan roughly judged that Long Yuan probably knew that Xiao Ai was kidnapped yesterday, so when he saw Xiao Ai appear again, he would be a little curious. So Gao Yuan simply explained the current situation to Long Yuan directly to reduce unnecessary trouble.

Sure enough, after hearing Gao Yuan's self-introduction and him saying that all the "Genji Hotaru" had been captured, Ryuen's expression couldn't help but relax a little, but he was still a little skeptical about Gao Yuan. After all, he felt that things were changing too fast. They were still talking about "Genji Hotaru" last night, and Mr. Sakura Masazo was also dead, but this morning he was told that everything had been resolved?
So, just when Long Yuan was doubtful, Gao Yuan continued:

"Now, everything has been basically resolved, but there are still some issues left, which are about Shanneng Temple. So, I want to meet with your abbot and have a chat. Can you help introduce me?"

In this regard, upon hearing Gao Yuan say this, Long Yuan was a little confused about Gao Yuan's purpose in wanting to see the abbot, and what the "remaining questions" were. Long Yuan couldn't figure it out either, but seeing Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai coming here with such an attitude and openly, Long Yuan didn't ask too much, and just replied:

"I'll report to the abbot."

Afterwards, Long Yuan was seen entering the temple to report the situation to the abbot Yuan Hai.

Then, after a while, Long Yuan, who had gone to report, came back and invited Gao Yuan to go into the main hall where the Buddhist shrine was placed to meet the abbot Yuan Hai.

Just like that, under the guidance of Long Yuan, Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai came to the hall that Xiao Ai had actually visited yesterday. It was here that Xiao Ai and the others saw the shrine that Long Yuan had mentioned, which originally housed the Medicine Buddha statue. But now Gao Yuan only said that he had some questions to ask the abbot, and the abbot arranged the venue to be here again. This inevitably made Xiao Ai feel something -

It seems that the abbot probably guessed the purpose of Gao Yuan and himself's visit. After all, Gao Yuan was holding a wooden box in his hand, and outsiders could not tell what was inside it.

Just like that, after entering the main hall, the elderly monk with a peaceful face and a smile on his face was sitting cross-legged at the reception table. After seeing Long Yuan and Gao Yuan coming in, the elderly monk Yuan Hai nodded to Long Yuan, and Long Yuan guided Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai to sit on one side of the reception table, and then Long Yuan followed and sat next to Yuan Hai. At this point, as Gao Yuan sat down, he casually put the wooden box he brought on the table.

Facing the wooden box that Gao Yuan had been holding since entering the temple, and whose contents were unknown, Long Yuan stared at it with curiosity, but the abbot Yuan Hai only glanced at the wooden box, then turned his attention to Gao Yuan and asked:
"Sir, I just heard Long Yuan say that he has some questions about our temple. What are they?"

Gao Yuan did not say much about this. He just opened the lid of the wooden box in front of everyone, revealing the Medicine Buddha statue inside with even its white hair already put back in place. He then turned the statue around, deliberately facing the front of the statue towards Yuanhai and Longyuan.

Suddenly, as the Buddha statue appeared, Long Yuan couldn't help but be startled and cried out in surprise:

“Medicine Buddha! He actually found it!”

In this way, seeing that the Medicine Buddha statue that had been lost for eight years had returned to Sannoji Temple, Ryuen's worries about Gao Yuan's purpose just now were swept away, and he began to believe in his identity as a detective. For a moment, it seemed that he regarded him as a figure like the famous detective like Maori Kogoro. After staring at the statue for a long time and confirming that the statue in front of him was authentic, Ryuen looked at Gao Yuan excitedly and wanted to say something, but his thoughts were complicated and he couldn't organize his words well, so he had to look at the abbot next to him first to see what the abbot would say——

After all, the other party came with the Buddha statue to ask to see the abbot, so he must have something to discuss with the abbot.

However, even if the other party has some requirements for the return of the Buddha statue, considering that this important Buddha statue can be returned safely, the abbot should not refuse any request that is not too excessive.

At least in this way, at the Buddha statue consecration ceremony after a lapse of twelve years, an explanation was given to the believers. This should be regarded as the fate that the abbot mentioned.

However, when Long Yuan was lost in his thoughts, the abbot Yuan Hai still had an indifferent expression on his face. He just looked at Gao Yuan calmly with his eyes narrowed and a smile on his face, clasped his hands together, nodded slightly at Gao Yuan, and continued to maintain his original appearance, waiting for Gao Yuan to speak.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan didn't waste any words and just asked Yuan Hai:
"Master Abbot, I have basically figured out the whole matter regarding the 'Genji Hotaru' incident. There is only one question that I need you to answer... Of course, if you are unwilling to answer, I will not force you to do so."

So, Gao Yuan first explained it this way, indicating that the other party should not pay too much attention to his inquiry, and then Gao Yuan asked the question he wanted to ask:
"Excuse me, Master, do you know the abbot of Yulong Temple?" (End of this chapter)