The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Just as Conan was feeling a little annoyed, another figure emerged from the corner, immediately dispelling all his speculations.

Indeed, the figure that suddenly appeared was none other than Hattori Heizo, who had just made a similarly inexplicable move at the scene.

Seeing that Aragaki Yu and Hattori Heizo seemed to be working together, Conan finally realized something and roughly guessed what they were thinking.

Good grief, it turns out the only one who's pitiful is Hattori Heiji!

She was actually used as bait by her own father the whole time.

Chapter 579 Souvenirs

The next day, Osaka, at the station.

Heiji Hattori and Kazuha also got up early to see Yuu Aragaki and Conan off.

Just as the Shinkansen train was about to arrive at the station.

While Ran, Yuu Aragaki, and Kazuha were chatting, Conan secretly tugged at Heiji Hattori's sleeve and whispered, "Hattori, what happened to that last treasure?"

"Oh, you mean that!"

Mentioning this, Hattori Heiji's face showed a mixture of anger and frustration, clearly indicating that he still harbored considerable resentment towards his father for using him as a smokescreen to lull Mr. Kashiwa and his group into a false sense of security.

However, he still shrugged and explained with a strange expression, "The police did indeed search Mr. Kyosaka's house based on his confession, but they did not find the Tiger Scroll that he claimed to have hidden in his house."

"What?" Conan looked at Hattori Heiji with surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You mean the Tiger Scroll is missing!"

“That’s right.” Hattori Heiji nodded, but didn’t seem to be very interested in it. “However, according to Mr. Kyosaka, the Tiger Scroll didn’t actually contain any information about the treasure. Therefore, under Mr. Kyosaka’s influence, the police eventually dropped the matter.”

"You mean, that thing wasn't actually a treasure map?"

Because of Conan's instinctive exclamation, Kogoro Mouri and the others also noticed their conversation.

"Ah."

Heiji Hattori didn't intend to hide anything from Kogoro Mouri and Yu Aragaki, so when he noticed them walking towards him, he didn't try to hide anything. "According to Mr. Kyosaka, the Tiger Scroll actually contains the following passage: 'The Dragon Scroll contains one thousand items, which have been confirmed without error. Respectfully written by the assistant.'"

"assist?"

Xiaolan blinked, somewhat bewildered, at the name.

Kazuha Toyama didn't show any surprise at the news, as if she already knew about it.

"Wait a moment!"

Kogoro Mori also wore a surprised expression. "Could this assistant in the Tiger Scroll be the thief who went so far as to sneak into Kinmei Well in order to obtain Toyotomi Hideyoshi's gold?"

“I think that’s right!” Hattori Heiji replied. “I think that must be the scroll that was removed for the sake of humor.”

"..."

Upon hearing Heiji Hattori's explanation, both Conan and Kogoro Mouri wore helpless expressions.

Good heavens, so all of Mr. Kasuya's long-term planning was just a joke?

So many people have died because of such a silly joke.

It's truly pathetic.

Similarly, Yuu Aragaki also wore a surprised expression.

But this was just something he deliberately put on for Hattori Heiji and the others.

After all, he already knew the contents of the Tiger Scroll.

While Mr. Kasaya and Mr. Kyosaka were talking in the warehouse last night, Yuu Aragaki, who was hiding in the darkness of the warehouse, immediately sent Gin the location of the Tiger Scroll.

In order to raise funds for the organization, Vodka, under Gin's instructions, rushed to Mr. Kyosaka's residence and found the Torano-maru.

……

Good afternoon, Professor Agasa.

After returning to Beika, Yuu Aragaki rested at home for a while before heading to Professor Agasa's house with souvenirs he had bought in Osaka.

"Oh, it's Aragaki Yu! Please come in!"

Dr. Agasa, seeing Aragaki Yu carrying gifts in both hands, happily welcomed him into the house.

This was because Ai had previously invited him and Akemi Miyano to the professor's house for dinner.

Therefore, although Miyano Akemi was unable to go to Osaka with Aragaki Yu this time due to certain matters, she still sent him a message reminding him not to forget to bring back some souvenirs from Osaka.

Whether it's expensive or not is not important; the important thing is the sentiment behind it.

Akemi Miyano didn't know where the strong sense of closeness to the little girl Ai Haibara came from.

Perhaps it's because she really looks so much like my younger sister when she was little.

Especially during this meeting with her younger sister Shiho, arranged by the organization, she casually mentioned the girl Ai Haibara to her sister.

Even Shiho became quite interested in it, saying she definitely wanted to find time to meet this girl named Ai Haibara!

The reason why Professor Agasa was so delighted when he met Aragaki Yu was...

It wasn't that I was after the gifts he had.

It was simply because Ai was too strict at home that he hadn't seen these kinds of sweets and snacks in far too long.

Look at what Aragaki Yu is carrying—daifuku, matcha cake…

Bliss~

Professor Agasa subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

If it was brought by Yuu Aragaki, and he were to eat some himself, I'm sure Ai wouldn't refuse.

Perhaps because of his enjoyment, Dr. Agasa excitedly pulled Aragaki Yuu along to tour his research facility.

However, Yuu Aragaki was also surprised to find that Professor Agasa's research this time was not some kind of mechanical invention.

In a beaker on Professor Agasa's lab bench, there was a strangely colored liquid that was even bubbling eerily.

It looks like...

It looks very unsafe.

Through Professor Agasa's explanation, Aragaki Yuu also understood what this liquid was—

"Liquid bomb"

According to the doctor, it should be something similar to explosives.

It's said to be an upgraded version of the "rainbow bomb" from not long ago.

Good grief, this looks unsafe now.

It's really dangerous.

Isn't Professor Agasa afraid of blowing up the house if he just leaves it here?

Yuu Aragaki remembered that Shinichi Kudo had once told him that he could hear explosions coming from Dr. Arm's house from time to time when he was at home.

Aragaki Yuu remained silent for a moment, then, under Professor Agasa's expectant gaze, racked his brains to find something to praise.

creak~

However, at that moment, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from behind.

Yuu Aragaki and Professor Agasa turned around and saw Ai Haibara walk out of the bedroom.

Judging from her yawning, she must have been woken up from her afternoon nap by Yuu Aragaki and Professor Agasa.

"..."

When Ai Haibara, who was leaning against the door, saw Yuu Aragaki outside, her previously relaxed expression clearly brightened with joy.

However, this hint of joy faded slightly after she looked around and didn't see her older sister, Miyano Akemi.

Chapter 580 It's already exploded?

"How did you come?"

Although she was delighted by Aragaki Yu's arrival, Haibara Ai asked as if nothing had happened.

"I just got back from Osaka and bought a lot of gifts, so I brought some back for you."

Hearing what Aragaki Yu said, Haibara Ai was even more delighted, but she immediately seized on the key point in his words, "Osaka? So you're also going to find that treasure?"

Yesterday, when Conan and Heiji Hattori called Professor Agasa to ask him to help investigate Mr. Hirano, she happened to be with Professor Agasa, so she had heard about what happened in Osaka at that time.

However, she was unaware that Aragaki Yu had also gone to Osaka.

"A treasure?"

When Aragaki Yu heard Haibara Ai ask that question, he smiled and looked at her.

I never expected her to be interested in this kind of thing.

He then gave a general account of the whole story, which drew a sigh from Professor Agasa.

But at that moment, Yuu Aragaki suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

Suddenly, the snow woman flew onto his shoulder in a panic.