The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Although I have little interest in the village feuds of Japan's Sengoku period.

But he was much more interested in Yuu Aragaki.

Furthermore, if this so-called "thousand-piece gourd basket" were sold to a wealthy Japanese collector, who knows how much money could be made?

Although Aragaki Yu had a considerable amount of gold hidden away after the "Dragon God" and "Golden Villa" incidents, it was not easy for him to sell it.

If I could obtain this batch of gold, even if it went through the organization, I believe I could still receive a considerable reward.

"However, considering that the charred corpse discovered thirteen years ago, the previous victim, and Mr. Kato all had this fragment on them, perhaps all three of them wanted to obtain this treasure but were killed after being set on fire by someone who wanted to monopolize it!" Hattori Heiji glanced at Conan and, noticing the thoughtful expression on his face, offered a reminder.

Of course, when he spoke the second half of his sentence, his eyes unconsciously fell on the members of the tour group.

Judging from the current situation, these people are all somewhat suspicious.

"But what I don't understand is how the director and Team Leader Toyama knew that two pieces of ceramic were related to a treasure trove just by seeing them! There shouldn't have been any scrolls discovered at that time!"

By this time, Officer Otaki had completely believed the speculation about the treasure "Senjō Gou Dan," but for the same reason, he still had considerable doubts in his heart.

“Maybe they judged it by the shape of the fragment!” Kazuha Toyama, who had overheard their conversation, guessed. “The ceramic fragment my dad took out of the car looked a lot like the spout of a gourd, and the number 848 was faintly written on it.”

"I see. Eight hundred and forty-eight is indeed a number between one and one thousand."

At this moment, the tour group members who had been silently observing the situation finally couldn't help but speak up.

After staring at the scroll in Officer Ōtaki's hand for a while, Mr. Kasuya turned to the crowd and muttered, "If the inside of those two ceramic shards also had some gold powder stuck to them, then this hypothesis can be understood."

"No, but isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"

Kogoro Mouri still found it somewhat hard to accept this bold speculation.

"No, that is indeed very possible!" said Mr. Fukushima, who played Akechi Mitsuhide. "After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, the gold and silver treasures piled up in Osaka Castle were said to have left Tokugawa Ieyasu speechless when he saw them!"

However, the fleeting greed in his eyes as he spoke did not escape anyone's notice.

Mr. Kyosaka also added at the opportune moment: "There is a legend that Toyotomi Hideyoshi threw a large number of gold nuggets into the Kinmei Well in front of the castle tower in order to improve the purity of the well water."

Chapter 571 Dog Food

“Even if what you’re saying is true,” Kogoro Mori muttered, taking the scroll and staring at it intently, “how could this possibly be related to the location of the treasure? This scroll might just contain the blueprints for some building.”

"Please, he would hide the gold in a pottery jar and paste several sheets of paper on the scroll, which is the best evidence of his attempt to cover his tracks," Hattori Heiji explained helplessly to the still clueless Mouri Kogoro. "Besides, this scroll has the character for 'dragon' on it, which means there should be another one..."

"A tiger, right!"

This time, before Hattori Heiji could finish speaking, a familiar yet serious voice came from behind them.

The group turned to look and saw Ginjiro Toyama walking towards them with an umbrella. "Since the dragon scroll, like the Dragon Tiger Stone, will show gourd patterns when it gets wet in the rain, it means there must be a tiger scroll as well. And that scroll is very likely to indicate the location where these gourds are buried."

"Am I right, Heiji?" After saying that, Ginjiro Toyama also looked at Heiji Hattori with a smile.

Amidst the stunned expressions of the group, Inspector Otaki stammered, "Chief...Chief Toyama, what are you doing here?"

"I called him!"

At this moment, Kazuha, who had been following behind Ginjiro Toyama, stepped forward with an umbrella and said matter-of-factly, "Anyway, the headquarters is very close to here!"

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji blinked blankly.

Then, Kazuha Toyama explained with a smile, "I mainly thought that my dad had been investigating this case before, and if I didn't find someone to help, you probably wouldn't be able to leave again."

"Who told you to be such a busybody, woman!" Hattori Heiji was somewhat annoyed by Toyama Kazuha's unnecessary actions, and muttered to himself.

"Leave this to me!" Ginjiro Toyama glanced at his daughter and then smiled as he continued her words.

Kazuha Toyama looked at Heiji expectantly and said, "That's right, that's right. I heard a few days ago that there's a nice restaurant near Shinbashi in Osaka Castle. Let's go there for dinner."

"What kind of talk is that! A murder happened right in front of me, how could I possibly be in the mood to go to some restaurant..."

Heiji Hattori, who was initially quite excited, softened his tone after being given a curt glance by Ginjiro Toyama, whose smile suddenly vanished. "Kazuha, in my opinion, you don't need to worry about me. You should go have dinner with Ran first!"

"Fine, don't eat then! Ran, Aragaki, let's go, let's ignore Hattori!"

Kazuha Toyama glared angrily at Heiji Hattori before turning around and leaving with Ran.

Aragaki Yu gave Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha a rather strange look, hesitated for a moment, and then chose to follow Kazuha and Ran.

"Come to think of it, I really am a little hungry!"

The reason for doing this was not that Aragaki Yuu was not interested in the treasure, but rather that, according to the development of the Detective Conan storyline, Kazuha and Ran, who were angered and ran away halfway through, might be more likely to encounter further clues.

Of course, compared to staying here in the rain, Yuu Aragaki still felt that going to a warm and cozy restaurant for a meal was a much better option.

Meanwhile, Aragaki Yuu also left behind a shikigami to keep an eye on the progress of the case.

As for who will stay this time, it's the little tengu who lost the rock-paper-scissors game.

(Little Tengu: (T^T))

Conan, however, frowned slightly as he watched Aragaki Yuu leave with Ran and Kazuha.

After hesitating for a moment, she turned around and followed Hattori Heiji back to Officer Otaki's side.

Well, it's actually a good thing that Aragaki Yu went out to eat with Ran and the others.

At least he no longer had to worry constantly that Aragaki Yu would notice his behavior, which was unlike that of an elementary school student.

……

"The food at this restaurant is really good!" Kazuha Toyama said with a smile to Yuu Aragaki and Ran after ordering their food.

After looking around the restaurant, Aragaki Yu nodded in response, "Mm."

It must be said that, at least in terms of decor, this restaurant is indeed very well done.

Moreover, all the seats in the lobby were already occupied by guests.

If it weren't for the fact that He Ye had made an appointment in advance, they estimated that they would have had to wait quite a while longer.

Meanwhile, after the waiter had walked away, Ran moved her chair closer to Kazuha's ear and whispered, "You asked your father to come because of Hattori, right?"

"Huh?" Kazuha Toyama looked up and glanced at Ran in surprise.

"Because your father knows so much about the details of this case, Hattori can ask him for any information he wants anytime. And you even tried to cover it up with that ambiguous attitude... um..."

Just as Ran was laughing and joking, Kazuha, whose secret had been exposed, immediately pounced on Ran and covered her mouth. Then, she looked at Aragaki Yu with great embarrassment.

"Xiao, Xiao Lan!"

At this moment, she felt even more embarrassed and resentful.

Seriously, what is Xiaolan even saying?!

Even though Aragaki Yu is still here!

Seeing Kazuha suddenly become embarrassed, Aragaki Yu naturally guessed what she was thinking.

"Kazuha, don't blame Ran. After all, your thoughts are written all over your face. I think only Hattori Heiji didn't see it!"

"Forehead……"

Hearing what Aragaki Yu said, Toyama Kazuha became even more embarrassed. She hurriedly let go of the hand that was covering Ran's mouth, and then looked down at her clothes with some hesitation. "It's because I want to see Heiji's bright smile every time he solves a case."

"Looking back now, I was really stupid." Although the blush on Toyama Kazuha's face had not faded for a long time, since Ran and Aragaki Yu had already seen through her, she no longer hid anything.

"Yeah, that's absolutely stupid." Ran propped her head up with her hand, leaned against the dining table, and said to Kazuha with a smile.

"Stupid, utterly stupid!?"

Kazuha was startled, completely unprepared for Ran's words.

"Just as stupid as me."

Ran smiled, a nostalgic expression on her face. "To be honest, I always felt that Shinichi had the same expression on his face after solving a case."

Chapter 572 is trending again.

It wasn't until Ran noticed the increasingly strange expressions on Aragaki Yuu and Toyama Kazuha's faces that she realized what she had said.

Therefore, she blushed instantly, her beady eyes widening as she hurriedly said, "Ah! No... but he can only look at me at those times."

"Hahaha... Come to think of it, I really am hungry!" Under the scrutinizing gazes of Aragaki Yu and Kazuha, Ran chuckled awkwardly twice, then immediately looked at the seat next to her and changed the subject, "By the way, Conan, are you also... Eh? Ah-le-le!"

Looking at the empty seat next to her, Ran realized that she hadn't brought Conan with her.

"Oh no, we seem to have forgotten about Conan."

"It's you, not us..."

Seeing Ran's slightly embarrassed expression, Aragaki Yu silently complained to himself.

Even though that's what she thought, Aragaki Yu still said aloud to comfort her, "Don't worry, I think Conan is definitely with Hattori and Mori right now, and there are so many police officers over there, everything will be fine!"

"Yes, that's true..."

Ran, who had originally planned to rush back to find Conan immediately, reconsidered and realized that what Aragaki Yu said made some sense.

So she felt relieved and sat back down in her seat.

Let's wait until after we finish eating, then we can bring Conan and the others some food together.

……

After half an hour.