Stay away from Conan.

Thanks to the convenient means of transportation provided by helicopters, it didn't take long for Gao Yuan and the others to get off the helicopter after finding a place to land near Goryokaku and began to stroll around Goryokaku.

In this regard, Ooka Momiji, Tetsumoha, Mitarai Yukina and the others were originally here for sightseeing, so since Goryokaku is also a good tourist attraction, after arriving here, they naturally went there together for sightseeing.

As for Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai, although Gao Yuan's purpose was to see if there were any clues about Keisaburo Axe's treasure in Goryokaku, he was essentially just wandering around here, so he simply followed everyone.

This Western-style fortress built in the 19th century, with its unique five-pointed star shape, looks particularly spectacular in the approaching dusk.

Starting from buying tickets and climbing up the Goryokaku Tower, on the observation deck of this high tower, after listening to the introduction of the scenery by Ooka Momiji and Mitarai Yukina, you can see Mount Hakodate, the Tsugaru Strait and even the Yokozu Mountains in the north. These are all great places to visit in Hakodate City. But to be honest, it is better to look down from close up. You can clearly see that the entire star-shaped fortress has a perfect five-pointed star shape.

Among them, located in the center is the Hakodate Bugyosho, which is a building with a very Edo period style. However, according to Ooka Momiji, there are no ancient buildings here, because this place was originally destroyed after the decline of the Tokugawa shogunate, but was rebuilt in recent years.

Therefore, after learning this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but think unexpectedly that if Keisaburo Axie wanted to hide some secrets in Goryokaku, this newly built building could obviously be ruled out.

Let's review this matter from a historical perspective. If Keisaburo Axie was responsible for researching secret weapons during the war, then he wanted to hide the secret, and that place must have belonged to that era.

and so……

The treasure hidden by Keizaburo Axie may be a secret location for the development of secret weapons, clues related to Hijikata Toshizo, and the Star Blade that should have been collected by the Axie Group but has disappeared...

Combining these clues, Gao Yuan could think of -

If the way that Keisaburo Axie hid the treasure is related to Hijikata Toshizo, then it is very likely related to Goryokaku. The five-pointed star shape of Goryokaku is very likely related to the star-shaped knife that Hijikata Toshizo had used as mentioned by Mitarai Munenaki. After all, they are both in the shape of a five-pointed star. This coincidence is really rare. If I were in his place, I would also be surprised by this.

In this case, the Star-Edged Sword combined with Goryokaku may very well be the truly hidden clue to the secret of the treasure, rather than the so-called six short swords forged by Tokugawa Ronglong that have been leaked now.

The short knife of Dongwa Ronglong was probably just a rumor deliberately brought out to confuse people. After all, the timing of this clue appearing was also suspicious.

This is also what Mitarai Souaki thinks.

Moreover, if the clue was on Dongwa Ronglong's dagger, then there would be almost no possibility for Heiyu Daoyi to search further. After all, the whereabouts of the six daggers were different. If Heiyu Daoyi had obtained these six daggers, he should have left clues.

Therefore, if you think about it this way, if you want to find the treasure hidden by Keisaburo Axie, you should first find the Star-Edged Knife. Then where would Keisaburo Axie hide the Star-Edged Knife that is not in the collection of the Axie Group?
Will they just hide it somewhere related to Goryokaku?

After all, if we go back to Hijikata Toshizo, in Hakodate, there is only Goryokaku...

However, the Hakodate Magistrate's Office in the center of Goryokaku is no longer a building from the time of Keizaburo Axue. As for the Goryokaku Tower where they are now...

With a little research, you can find out that it was originally built after the war, so it is impossible for Keisaburo Axie to hide things here.

So, where would be the place that fits that era?

Thinking about this, Gao Yuan and his companions looked out at the scenery from the observation deck of Goryokaku Tower, and then visited the bronze statue of Hijikata Toshizo, who died in the Battle of Hakodate, as well as the model of Goryokaku Castle when it was completed, and items explaining the history of Hakodate and Goryokaku Castle. At this point, Gao Yuan couldn't help but find a point that was a bit concerning when he watched the explanation of Goryokaku's history -

It is said that when Goryokaku was built, the northeast direction corresponded to the ghost gate, so a shrine was built there, named Toshogu.

Therefore, after seeing the shrine, Gao Yuan suddenly realized that worshipping something in the shrine seemed to be a very good choice, and the shrine was built long before the war period of that year.

However, after further research, Gao Yuan discovered that the main hall of the Toshogu Shrine had been burned down during the Hakodate War, and the Toshogu Shrine no longer exists.

However, there is indeed a Toshogu Shrine in Hakodate now. It seems that the Toshogu Shrine was rebuilt later. It was built just after the Hakodate War and before the war in the last century, so it is consistent with Gao Yuan's speculation about the time.

Therefore, although there is little evidence, Toshogu Shrine...

It's worth a visit, anyway, just treat it as a trip.

Just like that, after a brief tour of Goryokaku with Ooka Momiji and the others, Gao Yuan suggested going to Toshogu Shrine, so everyone took a helicopter again and came to Toshogu Shrine in Hakodate.

Here, with a try-it-out mentality, Gao Yuan met a young shrine maiden in this shrine——

"Excuse me, are you here to pay homage?"

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It was almost dusk at this time. The young witch felt a little strange when she saw Gao Yuan and several other girls coming over, but she still asked professionally.

Gao Yuan thought about this and asked:

"I'm sorry, I'm not here to pay my respects. My name is Akechi Takato, and I'm a detective. I came here... just to ask if you know anything about Toshogu Shrine that is related to Hijikata Toshizo... or, Axie Keizaburo?"

So, I just wanted to give it a try, thinking that if Keisaburo Axie really handed the things over to the shrine for safekeeping, perhaps the people in the shrine would know about it, so I asked this question.

As a result, facing Gao Yuan's sudden question, especially after Gao Yuan mentioned the name of Axie Keisaburo, the young witch's expression obviously changed -

At first, she was slightly surprised, then silently closed her eyes and hesitated for a moment. Finally, the witch glanced slightly, clasped her hands in front of her, exerted a little force, and slowly said:

"No. We don't have that kind of thing in our shrine..."

"No? Or is it gone?"

However, as the witch did this, Gao Yuan's thoughts suddenly became clear, and he suddenly asked directly... (End of this chapter)