I, Kudo Shinichi, the rice flower death god

This is a group of thieves who specialize in targeting famous Buddhist statues or works of art, and are as tasteful as Kaitou Kidd.

As for the remaining three members, the police have yet to find out their identities.

No matter whether it is gender, age, or even life or death, it is not clear.

Of course, they didn't gain anything.

At least after several days of investigation, the police believe that this serial murder is most likely related to a theft of a Buddha statue eight years ago.

But they haven't yet figured out the hidden story behind the incident.

"So that's the case, I probably understand the situation."

Taking the teacup handed over by Aunt Yuan017, Shinichi said calmly.

Although it was a bit different from his own memory, based on the information given by Toyama Ginshiro, he had already clarified the current situation.

"Have you guessed the other party's intention?"

That confident look made Toyama Ginshiro stunned for a moment, and he asked tentatively.

"Well, before that, I have something to ask. Eight years ago, did the Toyama family or the Hattori family go to the vicinity of Sannoji Temple in Kyoto?"

Nodding, it was naturally impossible for Shinichi to directly tell what he knew.

No matter how smart a person is, he still has to have a degree of restraint. He needs to conduct an investigation based on existing clues before he can draw a conclusion.

Just like most detectives do.

"Sannoji Temple?"

Toyama Ginshiro muttered the name and turned his eyes to his wife.

As the criminal director of the Osaka Prefectural Police Department Headquarters and Hattori Hirzo's right-hand man, he is very serious about his work.

There are only a handful of days to rest in a year, let alone go out and play.

Aunt Yuanshan is mostly responsible for taking her daughter out for travel.

(badd) "As for Sannoji Temple, it seems that it really happened!"

After trying hard to recall, Aunt Yuanshan soon had a vague memory.

Eight years ago, she did visit relatives living in Kyoto with Hattori Shizuka and her two children.

The relative's home happened to be near Sannou Temple.

"But, what does this have to do with me?"

Kazuya tilted his head, showing a confused expression that he couldn't understand.

Naturally, she had no memory of what happened when she was a child. In her opinion, even if she had really been there, there was no way she would be related to the thieves' gang!

"Whether it's relevant or not, we'll find out if we go and see it again?"

Taking the girl's hand, Shinichi said with a smile.

"Are you interested in going to Kyoto with me?"

"Yeah! Of course!"

He kept shaking his little head up and down, and Heye made a sound of agreement with joy.

This scene was seen by the Yuanshan couple. They looked at each other with wonderful expressions on their faces.

……

Osaka and Kyoto are two adjacent areas, and it is very convenient to travel between them.

Taking a taxi, it only took about an hour for Shinichi to take Kazuha to Sannoji Temple in Kyoto.

A monk named Longyuan came over quickly and entertained the two of them.

Perhaps he just received a call from the head of the Osaka Prefectural Police Department. He seems to be a tall and powerful man, but he is very enthusiastic and even speaks in a friendly manner, making it impossible for anyone to find fault with him.

In comparison, an old monk standing next to him seemed much calmer.

"Welcome both donors, please come with me!"

After bowing, Master Ryūen led Shinichi and Kazuha into the interior of Sanno Temple.

"If you're polite, you can skip it. Chairman Yuan Hai, why don't we start talking about business directly?"

Shinichi took out his cell phone and checked the time, then said to the old monk aside, the only designated abbot of this temple, Master Yuan Hai.

It was now past one o'clock in the afternoon. Since he had made an appointment to take Heye around Kyoto, he needed to solve this case as soon as possible.

Anyway, it's just a formality, and that's about it.

"not much time?"

Upon hearing this, Master Long Yuan looked confused.

He still doesn't know what happened.

"You may not know that the theft of Buddha statues from your temple has been involved in five murder cases, and it is very likely that someone else will be killed in the future."

Shinichi smiled slightly and explained briefly to him.

"What? Five murders?"

Even host Yuan Hai, who seemed calm at this moment, was extremely surprised.

"But... the Buddha statue in this temple was lost eight years ago! How come it's still a murder case?"

In fact, the old host still has something he hasn't said yet.

Eight years ago, when the famous Buddha statue of Sannou Temple, the most important treasure of the temple, the Medicine Buddha, was lost, he did not call the police.

He just said calmly that if there is a fate, the Buddha statue will naturally come back.

Even a few months later, it was the day when Sanneng Temple consecrated the Buddha statue once every 12 years, the old abbot did not panic at all.

For those who didn’t know, they thought he had purchased insurance for the Buddha statue behind his back!

If the police hadn't followed the clues and found this place a few days ago, he would have quickly concealed this matter.

"Don't be nervous. I believe that the murder was definitely not committed by anyone from your temple. If it's convenient, can you let me see the place where the Buddha statue was originally stored?"

Shinichi raised his hand and comforted the two monks a little.

"No problem, please follow me!"

Master Longyuan reacted quickly and walked in front to lead the way.

"Shinichi, if I come out like this, will I be targeted by bad guys again?"

Holding Shinichi's hand, Kazuha leaned against his ear and asked softly.

"Maybe, what, are you scared?"

After pondering for a while, Shinichi gave an ambiguous answer.

"No way! You will protect me anyway!"

Shaking her head, Heye's tone was very firm, just as she believed in her heart!

She believes that the people around her will protect her!

"of course!"

After rubbing her head, Shinichi chuckled and said.

"Don't be nervous, this matter will be over soon!"

From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of three figures walking in from the door, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

As we all know, he is very cautious when it comes to the safety of those close to him! .

Chapter 395: Useful Cat Eye Sisters

　　When Shinichi and Kazuye came out of the room where the Buddha statues were originally stored, Master Ryūen was chatting with the three people who had entered the temple before.

After his warm introduction, several people got to know each other.

The three people who just came in were the owner of the antique shop, the young master of Noh Suiwake, and the owner of the bookstore.

Today they came at the invitation of Master Longyuan.

The four of them are all kendo enthusiasts and often spar and chat together when they have free time.

So the invitation came as no surprise.

Of course, they couldn't possibly know that today's invitation was actually a task completed by Master Long Yuan after receiving a call from the Metropolitan Police Department.

The purpose is to summon these three people.

As mentioned before, Shinichi's time is very tight!

He didn't have time to find these three people one by one.

Although Master Long Yuan is a monk, he still has a good way of acting.

In a few words, the topic was brought to the swordsmanship that several people were familiar with, without revealing any flaws at all.

"Kendo lovers? This is very interesting."

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the temple gate behind them.

A dark-skinned young man wearing a typical high school uniform, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding the brim of his hat, walked over with extremely confident steps.

"Pingji?"

He Ye looked at his childhood sweetheart in surprise, not expecting to meet him here.

And it doesn’t even look like a little black chicken!

Shinichi was very calm about this, after all, he gave the antidote to him before leaving.

It's just that he wanted to prevent this guy from being targeted by the gang of thieves, so he left the antidote to the other party for critical occasions.

But he didn't expect that the other party would come directly after taking the medicine.

"Huh? Isn't this the once famous high school detective, Hattori Heiji?"

Host Yuan Hai and the others also reacted.