I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

The perspective changes to the Sakura Shozo antique shop on Teramachi Road.

When the three men arrived on motorcycles, the store door was still closed, and there did not appear to be any signs of intrusion from the outside.

"It seems we are lucky and are one step ahead of the murderer."

Hattori Heiji happily used the key that Serabelle stole from the corpse to open the shop's rolling door. After the three people entered, he pulled it down and locked it again, making sure that even if the murderer came from outside, he would not be able to get in for a while before he felt relieved.

"Then I will be in charge of searching the desks."

Because of his short stature, Conan is suitable for working at low altitudes, so he naturally took on the task of searching the desk drawers, which required the other two to bend over.

Now all Serabelle and Heiji need to do is search the bookshelves in the office.

Serabel is in charge of the left side, and Hattori Heiji is in charge of the right side.

Just like that, after a while, there was new progress on Hattori Heiji's side.

"Minamoto no Yoshitsune? It doesn't look like an antique. It was only printed in the past two years... I didn't expect that uncle had such an elegant hobby, huh?"

While muttering, he took down Minamoto no Yoshitsune, which he had just caught a glimpse of, from the bookshelf. However, when he casually opened the book, a familiar piece of paper that fell from the book caught Hattori Heiji's attention.

When he picked it up, he saw that it was the same piece of paper as the puzzle that Kogoro Mori had gotten before.

I turned Minamoto no Yoshitsune to the front page and saw his name written in ballpoint pen on the cover.

Ise Saburo!

Chapter 421: Dr. Agasa Masters Core Technology

"What? Ise Saburo? Wait, let me see..."

Attracted by the noise coming from Hattori Heiji, Conan and Serabell, who were originally looking for clues near the desk and the bookshelf on the other side, also gathered over.

Hattori Heiji now has a total of two things in his hands.

One of them was a well-bound copy of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, which was opened to a page on the inside of the cover. On it, one could see the four big characters "Ise Saburo" clearly written in ink.

The other one was an abstract puzzle that Kogoro Mori tried his best to solve but couldn't, and in the end all he could do was drink wine since that was the end of it.

"this is……"

Conan's expression changed immediately after just one look, and he quickly raised his head and said.

"Hattori! I remember the Minamoto no Yoshitsune thieves group we talked about before. The members all addressed each other by the names of the characters in Minamoto no Yoshitsune, right?"

"That means..."

After this reminder, Hattori Heiji suddenly remembered.

First of all, this is Mr. Sakura Shozo's shop.

Secondly, from the Minamoto no Yoshitsune found in Mr. Sakura Shozo's shop, we can know that Mr. Sakura Shozo is Ise Saburo, a member of the Minamoto no Yoshitsune thieves group.

Finally, the Minamoto no Yoshitsune that Mr. Sakura Shozo holds also contains a puzzle about the hiding place of the Buddha statue.

Based on the above reasoning, the final answer to the mystery is about to be revealed.

Serabelle groaned and hummed softly.

"That means it was the Minamoto no Yoshitsune thieves who stole the Sannoji Buddha statue. We originally thought that the Minamoto no Yoshitsune thieves and the theft of the Sannoji Buddha statue were two different things, but now it seems that we thought too much, and they are actually the same thing."

"But Ise... no, I mean, why was Mr. Sakura Shozo killed? Was it the same reason as the other thieves who were killed before?"

Hattori Heiji asked.

"Probably." Serabelle shrugged. "There are thousands of reasons to kill people. There are people in this world who would kill everyone else who had a drink with their son just to vent their anger because their son got drunk and drove off a cliff. Don't worry about these details."

"Since subjective conditions cannot serve as a basis for reasoning, we have to start with objective conditions."

Hattori Heiji was thinking seriously.

"From what we learned in the izakaya before, the uncle and his friends probably chose to drink there on impulse. In other words, it was purely accidental that Mr. Sakura Masazo went to that izakaya tonight. In this case, it is possible that the only people who committed the crime there were the other three people who were with him, excluding Uncle Mori."

"I remember it was Mr. Mizuo who was a theatre singer, Ryuen who was a monk from Sannoji Temple, and Mr. Saijo who ran a used bookstore." Conan recalled carefully.

"It's the classic three-choice-one segment again. What a headache~" Hattori Heiji complained, scratching the back of his head, "Is there no simpler way to confirm the identity of the criminal?"

"Simple, confiscate the house." Serabell said calmly.

“…What?”

Hattori and Conan were both stunned for a moment, almost thinking there was something wrong with their ears.

Serabelle deadpanned, "I mean, we should search their homes like we did with Mr. Sakura Shozo's shop."

"Stop, stop, stop. It is illegal to search someone else's home without permission. If you are caught, you will be arrested by the police!"

Hattori Heiji first instinctively wanted to stop it, and then let out a faint sigh.

"Alas, it's a pity that this is Kyoto. If it was in Osaka, I could tell Uncle Otaki and the others and get a search warrant from my dad. It's true that a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake..."

Listening to his best friend's mumbling, a huge drop of cold sweat slowly fell from Conan's forehead.

God tm powerful dragon God tm local snake, is this title really the right one to use on local police?

What are you talking about, Hattori!

Just then, Serabelle suddenly yawned.

"Heh...Okay, let's leave it at that for today."

"Eh?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Hattori Heiji and Conan next to them were stunned.

Why is it ending here today? Didn't we just find evidence that Sakura Masazo is Ise Saburo from the thieves' group?

There has just been a major breakthrough in the case, and now is the perfect time to strike while the iron is hot!

"Don't be silly. We can think of such a simple and crude method as coming to Sakura Zhengzo's shop to look for the diary. The police in Kyoto should have thought of it. If they are efficient, they may already be on their way here."

Serabelle pointed in the direction of the door.

"Anyway, let's clean this place up quickly and run away before the police get here."

"The prisoner..."

It was obvious that Hattori Heiji was still reluctant to give up.

"Forget it, at least not today." Serabelle shook her head. "First of all, we don't have enough clues at the moment, and we can't determine the specific identity of the criminal. Secondly, even if we catch you, it will be difficult to do anything to him. The result of our encounter on Kurama Mountain this afternoon strongly proves this point."

"The other party is very strong and has weapons."

"The main point is that we are running out of time."

Do not have time?

Hattori Heiji and Conan were stunned again, and then they looked at the wall clock on the office wall at the same time.

It's already 8:10 at night.

From the perspective of nightlife, it’s not particularly late, but the problem is that the rental shop closes at 9 o’clock, and they only rent motorcycles for one day.

If you don't return the car by the deadline, it will be considered a breach of contract, and the deposit will not be refunded. Even the driver's license confiscated there will be handed over to the police as evidence of theft.

"Oh, no, I almost forgot about that."

Realizing that he almost went astray and stole something, Hattori Heiji slapped his forehead in frustration.

"But since I have to go there anyway, I'll go alone later, and take your car with me. I'll go and tell the owner that I'm not going to return it tonight and I'll rent it for another day tomorrow. It's not the first time I've rented a car from him anyway."

"If I don't return it... then I can't ride back, and I can only stop at Shanneng Temple." Serabel thought for a while and said.

Although it only takes fifteen minutes to travel from Osaka to Kyoto by Shinkansen, it is still a Shinkansen and the actual distance between the two places is still fifty kilometers.

This means that if you drive a motorcycle back at 50 mph, it will take at least an hour.

It was winter, and the cold wind blew back for more than an hour on the road. It was too unbearable.

"By the way, Sera, did you bring your staff sword?"

Conan suddenly raised his head and asked.

Serabelle paused, lowered her head and said, "I did bring it, but it's in the hotel in Osaka. I didn't bring it to Kyoto. I will bring it to you tomorrow."

"Can you take that thing on the high-speed train?"

Hattori Heiji was shocked. In his opinion, high-speed rail should have security checks like airplanes and subways.

Is it true that swords and knives won't be stopped during security checks?

"Originally, it's not possible in theory, but because it's produced by Dr. Agasa, so... you know what I mean."

Serabelle shrugged, saying nothing.

Agasa Forging, I won't make trouble with you.JPG

Hattori Heiji was a little moved after hearing this.

"In that case, I will also..."

Chapter 422: Taking advantage of my mother's absence to possess my brother

Just as Serabelle had expected, when the three of them returned to the door of the pub, the police there had just announced the completion of a series of procedures including taking statements last night, and said that they would go to Sakura Masazo's antique shop to continue looking for evidence.

Apparently, there were no discoveries or progress at the izakaya either.

"Then we'll go back today."

"Really? I didn't expect to encounter something like this. What an unlucky night..."

The ones who spoke were Monk Longyuan and Saijo Taiga. Since they didn't drink too much, they were generally able to move around freely.

In comparison, Mizuwei, who was in a weaker state, was a bit embarrassing. Although he was still able to walk on his own, he was holding his forehead and didn't want to talk.

It is worth mentioning that Kogoro Mouri finally recovered with the help of the sobering soup given by his daughter, and is now talking to Xiaolan.

"So, Lan, are you guys still going back to your hotel in Osaka tonight?"

Xiaolan's sharp angle swayed up and down: "Yes, we originally planned to play in Osaka for a few days. Coming to Kyoto today was actually unplanned. We haven't checked out the hotel room yet. What about you, Dad?"

"I...of course I live in Kyoto."

Kogoro Mori snorted arrogantly.

"I'm not like you guys who can travel to Osaka without any burden. Besides, the case at Sannoji Temple hasn't been solved yet. How can a great detective like me leave?"

Well, that’s what you said, but didn’t you come to the pub and get drunk as usual today?

Xiaolan couldn't help but complain in her heart, but she didn't say much on the surface. She just waved her hands helplessly.

"Okay, okay, then Dad, you should go to bed early tonight, and we will come back tomorrow morning."

"I know, go back, go back~"

As the show was about to end, Yuanshan Heye was also a little excited.

She also spent a whole day strolling around Kyoto with Xiaolan and Sera Masumi today. If she were to say she was tired, she was physically tired a long time ago. What she was looking forward to most right now was to take the high-speed train home, take a comfortable hot bath and lie down on the bed.

However, at this time, the voice of Hattori Heiji came from the side.

"Ah and Ye, you guys take the high-speed train first. I have to ride my motorcycle back today."

"……what?"

Yuanshan Heye didn't react immediately and was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, his voice suddenly became an octave too high.

"Are you kidding me? Are you an idiot? It takes an hour and a half to ride home from here. It's so cold in the middle of winter, you're going to die!"

"Hey, could you please keep your voice down a bit?"

Hattori Heiji bared his teeth and tickled his ears with his little fingers.

"I'm considering that I have to come again tomorrow to avoid going through the car rental process again. It's not like I have to ride a motorcycle back for no reason. Why is she so irritable? She's such a scary woman..."

"What about Sera-kun's?" The Osaka girl turned and pointed her finger at Serabel.

"I?"

Not expecting that the fire at the city gate would affect her, Serabell silently took a half step back tactically.

"I parked my car at the Shanneng Temple."

"look!"