Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Kyosaka Shigehiko's lips curled into a subtle smile, but he quickly suppressed it and said, "Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in order to improve the purity of the Nishiki River, there is a legend that he threw a large number of gold nuggets into the Kinmei Well in front of the castle tower."

Kogoro Mouri pointed to the scroll and said, "That's true, but even if that's the case, what does this scroll have to do with the treasure? It's just a blueprint for something."

Please.

Heiji Hattori rolled his eyes at the older man:

"He would hide the gold in pottery and cover the scroll with several layers of paper, which is the best evidence of his attempt to conceal it. This scroll has the character for 'dragon' written on it, which means there should be another one..."

"It's the character for 'tiger,' isn't it?"

A mature and steady voice rang out, joining the conversation.

Shiraishi Xiu turned his head and nodded to the person who had come.

Heiji Hattori and Inspector Daiko also looked over in surprise, finding it unbelievable that this person would come here.

Chapter 0277: The Figure on the Top Floor

Looking at the person who came.

Kazuha smiled, the corners of her mouth turning up.

This man was none other than her father, Ginjiro Toyama.

Heiji Hattori's lips twitched a few times, unsure of what to say, while Inspector Daiko breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.

Ginjiro Toyama, holding an umbrella, slowly walked up to the group and continued speaking:

"Since this dragon scroll, like the Dragon-Tiger Stone, reveals the gourd pattern when it gets wet in the rain, it means there must be a tiger scroll as well. And that scroll likely indicates the location where these gourds are buried. That's what you were trying to say, Heiji!"

"Uh……"

Heiji Hattori didn't know how to answer, but he still voiced his question:

"You...how did you get here?" (510 Office)

"hey-hey……"

Kazuha then let out a smug laugh, and said with her head held high:

"Of course I called him, since the headquarters is nearby anyway."

"Ah, this..."

"My main concern is that my dad was handling this case before. If we don't find someone to take over, you'll probably be tied up again this time!"

Hattori Heiji was speechless. With these adults present, he felt a lot of pressure and was extremely uncomfortable.

Ginjiro Toyama laughed and said, "Kazuha is right, leave this to me."

Kazuha nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's right. I learned a few days ago that there's a really nice restaurant near Shinbashi in Osaka Castle. Let's go there for dinner together!"

"What kind of talk is this!" Hattori Heiji roared. "A murder has happened right in front of me, how can I be in the mood for that..."

Suddenly, he felt a chill run through him. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Ginjiro Toyama's unsettling gaze. Startled, he immediately softened his tone, revealing a friendly face: "Why go to a restaurant for dinner? I think you don't need to worry about me. Why don't you go have dinner with everyone first? Okay?"

"Hmph, fine, don't go then."

Kazuha immediately turned around and came to Shiraishi Osamu and the others, taking the hands of the two girls:

"Ran, Sonoko, Aunt Yukiko, Osamu, let's go eat by ourselves, don't worry about him."

"I'm not going."

Shiraishi Xiu immediately refused, but then added, "I'm just not going now, I'll come back later, you guys eat first."

"alright."

Yukiko nodded. As for Conan, she didn't pay any attention to her son, knowing his personality, and left with the girls.

Watching Xiaolan and the others leave, some of the people present also had the idea of ​​leaving.

Kyosaka Shigehiko asked, "Officer, may we go get some dinner first?"

Kasuya Yuhiro: "Yes, we haven't eaten anything since noon."

Katagiri Maho said, "In that case, I'd like to go back to the hotel to change my clothes first. It's quite uncomfortable to be all wet."

Fukushima Toshikage nodded, and then the four of them left together under their umbrellas.

"Hey...but..."

Inspector Oko was about to stop him when Fukushima Toshikage turned around and interrupted him with a smile:

"Officer, don't worry, we'll be right back. Our hotel is nearby anyway."

"Ugh……"

Officer Daiko was helpless, but with such heavy rain and so late, he couldn't force the issue, so he could only give the order:

"In that case, you'd better come back soon! And don't wander off, or it will only increase suspicion on you."

"clear."

Fukushima Toshikage made a reassuring gesture before being the last to leave.

As Ginjiro Toyama watched the four people leave, his eyes gradually narrowed, and he watched them disappear into the distance, his expression becoming serious.

Suddenly, he waved to Officer Daiko.

Officer Daiko was taken aback, then jogged over:

"Team leader, what's up?"

"Oarai, listen to me, I want you..."

Ginjiro Toyama whispered something in his ear, making sure no one else could hear.

In any case, Officer Oarai's expression became more and more serious and solemn, and he nodded vigorously from time to time.

for a long time……

Ginjiro Toyama finished speaking:

"Alright, go and get ready."

"Team leader... um... it's not that I think your judgment is... it's just... isn't this a bit too much..."

"Don't worry about that. This is the result of my discussion with the director. Just do it boldly and confidently. If any problems arise, the two of us will take the blame, so don't worry."

"All right……"

Having said all that, Officer Daiko didn't hesitate any longer and ran off to personally handle the matter that Ginjiro Toyama had entrusted to him.

Ginjiro Toyama watched his subordinate leave quickly, then glanced around.

While Kogoro Mouri was engrossed in examining the scene, Heiji Hattori and Conan were whispering amongst themselves on the other side.

And then there's Shiraishi Osamu, who has a completely calm expression.

Shiraishi Osamu also noticed Toyama Ginjiro's gaze and looked at him. The two of them stared at each other, their eyes very calm, revealing nothing about their inner thoughts.

Suddenly, Ginjiro Toyama walked over and smiled, "Inspector Shiraishi, how about we find somewhere to talk?"

Shiraishi Xiu's eyes flickered, he glanced at him, and nodded: "Okay."

After saying that, Ginjiro Toyama led the way and went directly into the sealed-off castle tower.

Shiraishi Osamu didn't understand what they were going inside for, but he followed them anyway to see what was going on.

A short while later...

They went up to the top floor. Outside, it was raining heavily and the night wind was blowing. It was very quiet here, a good place to talk without anyone hearing them.

To Shiraishi Xiu's surprise, when he arrived at the top floor, he found another person there who seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.

Ginjiro Toyama smiled and walked over to the figure. Looking at the darkness outside, he stretched lazily and said, "Things are going pretty much as we expected. I think we're on the right track this time."

Shiraishi Shuya walked over to the two of them and looked down at everything below.

Suddenly, the figure turned its head, looked at him, and spoke:

"Officer Shiraishi, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Chapter 0278: Sonoko's Suspicion of Yukiko

"Officer Shiraishi, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi Xiu also looked at the figure.

He was Hattori Heiji's father, Hattori Heizo.

He didn't know why the other person was there.

But one thing is certain: the other party is probably investigating something, and it might be related to the treasure mentioned earlier.

Shiraishi Xiu didn't want to deal with these things, so he didn't hide anything and told everyone what he was thinking:

"The deceased was Yuji Kato. The environment at the time was dark and rainy."

“I heard from people at the scene that they first heard an explosion, and then they saw the deceased fall down covered in flames.”

"Then we heard about Hattori Heiji's discovery. Putting everything else aside, there were two issues. The first was the lighter on the roof, and the second was the fan-shaped pattern under the lighter that wasn't wet from the rain. The conclusion we reached was that there was originally a cylindrical object there."

Toyama Ginjiro and Hattori Heizo remained silent, simply listening as Shiraishi Osamu recounted all his conjectures and deductions.

"Given the circumstances, I think the deceased was on the rooftop and couldn't see clearly, so he took out a lighter to light a fire. He then discovered a flashlight that had been placed there, but it was a trap. When the flashlight was turned on, it triggered the trap and caused an explosion. I won't go into further details, but that's roughly it."

After Shiraishi finished speaking, he looked at the two of them.

Hattori Heizo nodded and sighed, "Just as I imagined, Inspector Shiraishi is too green. He's relying entirely on intuition to deduce these things."

Ginjiro Toyama laughed and said, "That's exactly what Inspector Shiraishi said. Actually, that's what we thought too. And Heizo, Heiji is quite good too. We should encourage him appropriately."

Hattori Heizo shook his head: "Almost is far from enough. He's already practically strutting around like crazy. If you praise him any more, he'll really start to get carried away."

After that, the top floor fell silent.

Only the sound of raindrops and the howling night wind remained.

for a long time……

Ginjiro Toyama laughed: "Seriously, why don't we guess? No, we should write down the name of the culprit this time and see who can deduce it more correctly."

Osamu Shiraishi and Heizo Hattori glanced at him, but the three of them didn't say anything and nodded together.

Finally, they reached out and caught the rainwater falling from the eaves, wetting their fingers, and slowly began to write on the wooden railing in front of them.