Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

“That’s the statue behind the shrine.”

Yuji saw a fox statue standing next to a small wooden house in a small courtyard in the blessed land. He immediately entered and stood in front of the statue.

After walking around the statue and confirming that there were no mechanisms, the boy hugged it without paying attention to the dust on it. After confirming that the statue was indeed connected to the ground and could rotate, he immediately turned the fox head to face south and smiled when he heard the sound of a click and lock.

Sure enough, this is the secret of the shrine. Next, we just need to move the other two statues to the appropriate positions to find the next clue.

Of course, there might be some unexpected changes, because Hattori has already told him that the second step of hearing from Fukushiro Yoshie that Afue Tadayuki has confirmed the clue of the secret code cannot be completed.

After leaving the yard and preparing to return to the front of the shrine, Yuuji took two steps and stopped, squinting his eyes and looking to the right front at the swordsman wearing a demon mask who walked out of the woods.

"You can actually come up here?"

He had clearly arranged for Gojo and others to release smoke around the mountain. The fact that this person appeared in the shrine meant that he had already reached the mountain before that and did not go through the main gate.

"It seems like you have a good relationship with this shrine."

Looking at the man opposite him with his left hand on the scabbard and his right hand holding the handle, Yuji punched his chest with his fist without changing his expression, making a dull clanging sound, then took out the Glock, pointed a shot into the sky.

"Well, I didn't mean to scare you." Yuji said gloomily, trying to imitate a cute girl with strange hair: "But I am indeed a little annoyed."

The murderous aura he imitated was of course far inferior to Gin's. Yuuji's eyes and attitude were just acting after all, but it still irritated the ghost-faced man opposite, making the boy remain calm and relieved in his heart.

The one who killed the lawyer with superb swordsmanship was Ghostface, who could use two swords. However, there was more than one Ghostface, and the one in front of him was not the murderer. Judging from the reasoning heard from Gojo and Nana Komachi, the murderer was a master who was no less than them. If it was really him, the boy would have turned around and ran away no matter what.

"Leave the shrine and stop looking for treasure, and I will let you go."

The distorted voice warned Yuji.

"Let me go..."

Yuuji slowly raised his right hand, supported his forehead and shook it, then covered one eye and mocked Onimian with a playful expression, staring at him with his other eye as if he had heard something ridiculous.

……

"Are you...surrendering?"

Washi Komiya looked at the elementary school student opposite in surprise, somewhat speechless. Her fist unconsciously loosened, but soon clenched again, and complained: "Surrender and still so arrogant?!"

"Who said I surrendered?"

Conan shook his raised hands, and when the other party thought he was going to say something else, he said something shocking.

"This is the French military salute. It can also be called a breast enhancement pose for girls, or a waist-loosening exercise for the elderly."

Conan carefully explained to Washi Komiya Touko the necessity and precautions of waist-loosening exercises, and also reminded her that if the movements were not standard, it would easily lead to lumbar disc herniation.

"Oh, so that's how it is..." Washi Komiya narrowed his eyes: "But you are not French, you are not a girl, and you are not an old man."

"How dare you define my nationality, gender and age? You are discriminating!"

Well, she was sure, this guy was an American.

"You just surrender!"

"No!" Conan stiffened his neck and rolled his eyes.

"Bah, do you think I don't know what you want to do? You must be waiting for someone to rescue you and buy time."

Washi Komiya pointed in the direction where Yuji ran off: "That guy must have shaken someone."

"Oh, so you're not stupid." Conan immediately put his hands down and muttered in a voice that could be heard by the other side: "Didn't I make a bet with that guy? Why are you so resistant to us solving the riddle?" "I just made a bet with that bastard whether he could guess the riddle, but I didn't ask you to really solve the riddle."

Conan was somewhat curious about Washi Komiya's attitude. He pinched his chin, secretly turned on the recording on his phone, and asked, "What did that Kuroba Kaito guy do to you?"

"what?"

It doesn't seem like he did anything. How come he was making a bet in a friendly manner before and now he has become "that bastard"?

"It has nothing to do with you. This is a matter between our family and Hei Yu."

After saying this, Washi Komiya lifted Conan's collar with his left hand, and then directly took off his belt. He caught a glimpse of the watch with the scope opened out of the corner of his eye, and pinched Conan's left wrist with his right hand, causing the elementary school student's expression to be distorted.

"You bully children. You are not a good person."

Conan lifted his feet off the ground and mentally spat at his brother's dummy.

Look, they are both around sixteen years old. Look how capable this little girl is. Her brother is far behind!

"I say you……"

The giggling sound interrupted Orange who was about to speak. She vigilantly blocked Conan in front of her, leaned against the statue, and looked around at the group of men in black holding cigarettes as they climbed up from the mountain.

"You are the ones who fabricated the illusion that the mountain was on fire." Washi Komiya looked at the leading man and lifted Conan a little higher: "I warn you, don't move, I have a hostage."

This is the subordinate of that high-ranking official's son. The kid in her hand is that man's brother. With this hostage, she has nothing to be afraid of.

"There are hostages, so..." Gojo looked around and signaled Nanakomachi to take the others to the back while he stayed behind.

"Um, can you save me first..." Conan shook his legs.

"Ah, this is not within the scope of sir's requirements?" Wucheng spread his hands flat.

"Waishiko Komiya Touko, just turned sixteen, is a third-year student at Hakodate Junior High School. With excellent grades, she has been recommended to Hakodate Viola Girls' High School. In junior high school, she was the ace of the judo club. It is said that she also participated in the magic club and the supernatural club."

Wu Cheng said nonchalantly: "You are like this, holding an elementary school student in your hand, what are you threatening me with? There is still a bright future in life, girl, don't go astray because of something that is not worth it."

"It's not... it's not something that's not worth it. You don't understand anything at all."

Conan felt that the hand that was squeezing him seemed a little too heavy, and he blinked at Gojo desperately, trying to remind him not to provoke this girl.

"Really? I'm sorry."

Gojo just pulled out his gun, as if Conan was doomed.

"I don't intend to understand. If you don't let go of that brat, I will..."

Conan's eyes narrowed, he could clearly feel the murderous intent, it was not fake, and the joking intention just now was gone.

"No! You can't shoot, she's just a girl!"

The elementary school student yelled at Orange: "Hey, hold me tight, this guy is really going to beat you to death."

"This is a headache, with hostages turning against us and all that. But don't worry, kid. My shooting score is the second best in the history of the Tokyo Police Academy."

Wu Cheng counted down indifferently: "Three... two... one..."

"boom!"

(End of this chapter)