The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"..."

Conan hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something.

Unfortunately, once his detective instincts were ignited, he completely forgot his earlier doubts and decisively followed Hattori Heiji's footsteps.

They were completely unaware that after the two of them disappeared into the abandoned factory, many figures emerged from the surrounding alleys, sneering at the factory gate.

Judging from the fierce and menacing expressions on their faces, these people were definitely not benevolent.

Good grief, they're all villains.

……

What should we do now?

Just as these guys were running into the gates of the abandoned factory one by one.

Aragaki Yuu suddenly caught up with them and patted the shoulder of the fierce young man who was lagging behind.

"Didn't you hear the boss's order? Of course, it's to go and kill those brats!"

The vicious young man was completely unaware that something was wrong, and instead responded impatiently.

However, he noticed something was off as soon as he finished speaking.

If your own brothers have already rushed in, then who is it that's patting you on the shoulder?

Not good!

Just as the vicious young man turned around in surprise, he was horrified to find a huge fist coming toward his face.

The next moment, with a muffled groan, he collapsed straight down at the factory gate.

……

"Oh, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting, bro!"

On the second floor of the warehouse, in an area illuminated by a burning iron barrel.

Mr. Kasuya walked toward Mr. Kyosaka, who had been waiting for him there.

"No." Mr. Kyosaka squinted and touched the back of his head, not caring about the matter.

"Where is that thing?" Mr. Kasuya asked as he approached Mr. Kyosaka.

You could tell how anxious Mr. Kasuya was from his tone.

It's clear that the item is very important to him.

“I put it in that box!” Mr. Kyosaka pointed to the cardboard box in the shadows.

"Oh, yes!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Kasuya became excited and ran towards the cardboard box with great enthusiasm.

As Mr. Kyosaka watched Mr. Kasaya's oblivious back, a strange smile appeared on his face.

"But with so many things here and the lighting so dim, it's impossible to tell what's what!" Mr. Kasuya complained as he rummaged through the boxes.

Perhaps because of the dim environment, he also freed one hand and took out his lighter from his pocket, lit it, and examined the inside of the box by the faint light of the lighter flame.

"Well... there's a flashlight next to the box, just turn it on and look around!"

"Oh? This!"

Mr. Kasuya glanced to the side and, sure enough, spotted the flashlight that Mr. Kyosaka had mentioned.

“Just open it and you’ll find what you’re looking for… the Tiger Scroll!” Mr. Kyosaka slightly opened his narrowed eyes and said in a gloomy tone.

However, perhaps because what he had been pursuing for so long was right in front of him, he was so excited that he forgot himself.

Therefore, they did not notice anything amiss in Mr. Kyosaka's tone.

"You absolutely mustn't open it!"

Just as Mr. Kasuya picked up the flashlight, Heiji Hattori's voice came from the side.

This sudden sound clearly startled both Mr. Kyosaka and Mr. Kasuya.

The two looked in the direction of the sound with slight panic, only to see the boy named Hattori Heiji slowly walking towards them.

"If you open it, you'll be burned to a crisp!"

Hattori Heiji, with his hands behind his back, looked at Mr. Kashiwa, who was holding a flashlight, and gave him a reminder.

These words startled Mr. Kashiwa, who instinctively dropped his flashlight and stood up in a panic, taking two steps back.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji continued, "That's how Mr. Kato was killed on the roof of the castle tower. Am I right, Mr. Kyosaka?"

At this point, Hattori Heiji also looked in the direction of Mr. Kyosaka.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Kasuya looked at him in shock as well.

Mr. Kasuya found it hard to believe what Hattori Heiji said, but from Mr. Kyosaka's evasive eyes, he understood that Hattori Heiji was not lying.

"Wait a minute, could it be... could it be that Katagiri-san was also killed by him!" Mr. Kazuya, who was somewhat stunned, suddenly trembled, as if he had thought of something, and hurriedly ran to Hattori Heiji and Mr. Kyosaka to ask.

“That’s right.” Hattori Heiji nodded. “Actually, they were just like you were just now. They were lured out by him using the Tiger Scroll as bait and then killed.”

"..."

After Hattori Heiji explained in detail that Mr. Kyosaka had murdered Mr. Kato and Ms. Katagiri, Mr. Kyosaka's face turned extremely pale.

Even Mr. Kasuya had an unpleasant expression on his face.

Because he realized that he had just been a hair's breadth away from ending up like Mr. Kato and Ms. Katagiri.

"Wait a minute, how did you know we were going to meet?"

After Hattori Heiji finished explaining everything, Mr. Kasuya raised his own doubts.

He didn't quite understand why this boy knew so much about all of this.

It was as if I had seen and heard everything with my own eyes and ears.

"Actually, it's not just the two of you, but also Mr. Hirano, the initiator of this trip. I just asked one of my PhDs to go to Mr. Hirano's personal webpage to take a look."

The professor Hattori Heiji was referring to was, of course, the one he asked Conan to ask Professor Agasa for help with.

"His log, which he used to update daily, hasn't changed in the past three weeks. I think the charred body found in the outer flood channel must be..."

Chapter 576 The Mantis, the Oriole (2)

"Yes, that's right."

"Actually, I killed Mr. Hirano, Mr. Kato, and Ms. Katagiri."

"My purpose is to avenge my grandfather, Masakiyo, who loved Toyotomi Hideyoshi but was murdered."

"..."

Through Mr. Kyosaka's description, the people present understood the whole story.

In the end, it's nothing more than a familiar revenge story.

While Hattori Heiji was sighing with emotion, Aragaki Yu, who was hiding somewhere, remained largely unmoved.

After all, this kind of story will definitely appear once every ten or eight episodes in the Conan storyline.

However, not everyone is feeling sentimental about this.

Just as Hattori Heiji's gaze fell upon the photo of his grandfather and his "partners" in Mr. Kyosaka's hand.

The sound of a pistol being cocked sent a sudden shiver down his spine.

As he turned his head in surprise, he saw that Mr. Kasuya had changed his expression at some point, holding a pistol and looking at him and Mr. Kyosaka with a cold smile.

"Hmph, that's right, the last partner who changed his appearance and hid his identity was me!"

"It seems you already know why I had plastic surgery."

Mr. Kasuya brandished the pistol in his hand, gesturing for Heiji Hattori to stand next to Mr. Kyosaka.

After all, if you're facing off against guys from two different directions, you're bound to get distracted at times.

After confirming that Hattori Heiji and Kyosaka-san, who were standing together, posed no threat to him, he continued with a cold smile, "However, it seems that Katagiri-san has already sensed my identity."

Mr. Kyosaka's face turned somewhat grim as he faced Mr. Kasaya's pistol.

Hattori Heiji, however, took a step forward without making a sound. "I don't care, but do you want to shut Mr. Kyosaka up too? He might know where the treasure is!"

Heiji Hattori didn't think that Mr. Kasuya would be indifferent to the treasure clues he had painstakingly pursued; otherwise, he wouldn't have shown up at this time.

However, Mr. Kasuya seemed completely unconcerned about what Hattori Heiji said.

"I advise you not to get any funny ideas. If you keep going, I won't be so polite!"

"Also, I think he probably didn't bring the Tiger Scroll with him. I already found out where he lives, so I can just go find him!"

"Quickly! You two, get back!"

Faced with Mr. Kasaya's threat, Hattori Heiji gritted his teeth and helplessly took two steps back with Mr. Kyosaka.

He suddenly regretted making such a rash entrance.

He had no idea that Mr. Kasaya would carry a pistol, and that he was the same person who killed Mr. Kyosaka's grandfather back then.