Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Hayashi Yoshiki picked up his teacup and said something that made Odagiri Toshiro frown instantly: "Even if he's not the murderer, he's at least closely connected to the police."

"Because of the two robbers on the bus?"

"That's right. The identities of the two robbers were not leaked, but they died so absurdly... At the time, the passengers on the bus did not behave unusually, but the only people who knew about the robbers' actions besides the passengers were the police."

"...I will treat this with care."

Hayashi Yoshiki's words were indeed heard and taken to heart by Odagiri Toshiro.

Or rather, he had no reason not to trust the young man in front of him.

What reason do you have to doubt someone who is willing to sacrifice himself to face a bomb for the sake of the people and the police, someone who dares to say "It's okay to kill me, but at least let this child go!" when facing the guns of robbers?

Then the two fell into a brief silence.

After offering several suggestions regarding the whereabouts of the escaped jewel thief Kunio Yajima, all that remained was the sound of Toshiro Odagiri boiling water and making tea.

"A portion of the police force drawn from the task force will be assigned to investigate the 'Yuan Shiying' theft gang, which has been committing frequent crimes recently."

"Thieves again?"

“That’s right, but Gen Shiki is a thief gang that has been active since 3. Has the advisor been aware of that?”

Before Hayashi Yoshiki could answer, Odagiri Toshiro added, "They repeatedly stole famous Buddhist statues and works of art, centered in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Their characteristics were that members all referred to themselves as retainers of Yoshitsune, and each of them possessed the same copy of the 'Yoshitsune Chronicle'."

"...What has this gang been up to lately?"

"Their leader called himself Yoshitsune, and under him were eight people, including Benkei and Ise Saburo, who appeared in the Yoshitsune... Recently, apart from the three whose names I just mentioned, the remaining five were killed, and their copies of the Yoshitsune Chronicle were also stolen."

298

Chapter 298: Such a sour orange

Kyoto, Japan, is another city adjacent to Osaka.

After arriving by train, Lin Jiashu found Meixiaolu Hospital by following the address.

"Brother Jiashu, I'm here."

Xiao Lan was waving at him from the corridor on the eighth floor of the inpatient department.

Lin Jiashu quickly walked over.

After entering the ward with Ran, they saw Osaka Kuroko sitting on the hospital bed with a bandage on her head. Besides Toyama, Ye Conan, and others, there was also Shiratori Ninzaburo and Otaki, the police officer from the Osaka Police Department.

Why is it so lively?

Lin Jiashu couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"Why did you come here too, young man?" Hattori Heiji asked, somewhat surprised.

“You were always busy taking care of me when I was hospitalized in Osaka, so of course I had to come and see you when I heard you were injured.”

As Lin Jiashu spoke, he placed the fruit basket he had brought over on the bedside table and then began to ask what had happened.

When he heard about the gang of thieves called "Genjiki" from Toshiro Odagiri that day, he knew it was the plot of the movie "Crossroad in the Labyrinth".

However, Yoshiki Hayashi did not get involved directly, but waited until he heard the news of Heiji Hattori's injury before rushing to Kyoto.

“We were in a teahouse at the time. My colleague, Sakura Seizo, was murdered in the storage room.”

"After the investigation yielded no results, I went back with Kazuha. Unexpectedly, we were ambushed on the way by a guy named Yuan who was wearing an old man's mask..."

Hattori Heiji's expression turned somewhat annoyed as he said this.

The other party was attacking them from behind on a motorcycle with a bow and arrow. In order to protect Kazuha, he drove his motorcycle into a forest to fight the other party. However, the other party was extremely unethical. After defeating him by trickery, he seemed to want to take something from him.

"You want something from me?"

"This is just my guess. Actually, when I was investigating with the workers... cough, we already experienced a sneak attack once."

Hattori Heiji said this, but he couldn't understand what he could possibly have that would attract the attention of thieves.

Lin Jiashu remembered it clearly.

When Heiji Hattori was a child, he met his "first love" in Kyoto. He woke up in a temple and heard the sound of singing. When he looked up, he saw a little girl in a yukata bouncing a ball and singing a Kyoto song. After a gust of wind, the little girl suddenly disappeared.

When Hattori Heiji chased after her, he only found a delicate glass bead-like object on the ground. He assumed it was something the little girl had dropped and kept it.

However, the bead was actually a hair bead that accidentally fell off the Buddha statue's forehead when "Genjiki" and his gang of thieves stole the temple's Buddha statue... Unfortunately, Hattori Heiji appeared in a magazine to tell this story and showed the hair bead in order to find his "first love," which made "Genjiki" take notice of him.

"Then it's possible that the guy wearing the old man's mask is Hattori-kun's first love, the one you're looking for."

"what!?"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji's face immediately fell: "What did you say?!"

“I heard that the murdered antique dealer, Sakura Seizo, was a member of Genji Shiki, and that the police also found relevant evidence in his residence.”

Shiratori Ninzaburo then took the manual and began asking about the details.

Seeing Hattori Heiji's lively and energetic appearance, Hayashi Yoshiki seemed relieved and smiled as he took an orange from the fruit basket.

After breaking the orange open, he first handed a segment to Conan.

"Thank you."

Conan was about to put the orange in his mouth when he suddenly remembered something. His eyes turned dead fish-like as he glared at Lin Jiashu: "Are you using me to test whether the orange is sour or not again?"

"You've grown up, I'm so glad, Conan."

"What...?"

Conan was speechless, but he still put the orange segment into his mouth.

The intense sourness of the orange that burst out after biting into it almost made him lose control of his expression, but he held back and smiled at Hayashi Yoshiki: "This is very sweet."

"Is it very sweet? Then you can have the whole one."

Lin Jiashu paused for a moment upon seeing this, but then smiled and handed all the oranges in her hand to him.

"Huh?" Conan was a little stunned.

"Don't make it sound like I only know how to give you sour oranges."

Lin Jiashu smiled and picked up another fruit from the basket. After peeling it open, he tasted a segment himself and found it to be just the right balance of sweet and sour.

So he gave it to Xiaolan.

"Thank you, Jiashu-ge."

The girl smiled and accepted it.

Seeing the two chatting and laughing, Conan looked at the sour orange in his hand and understood what helplessness meant—the other party had already said so much, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to change his mind and say it was sour, right?

Conan, who had turned his back to eat an orange, grimaced from the sourness.

"This orange is so sweet!" Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Yeah, whenever I'm in a place like a hospital, eating delicious oranges always makes me feel different."

"Is this a fruit basket for me? You should share one with me."

"Here, Hattori-nii."

Upon hearing Heiji Hattori shouting from his hospital bed, Conan immediately handed him the half-eaten orange he was holding.

The other person, without suspecting anything, took it and put it in their mouth.

As soon as he put it in his mouth, his whole face scrunched up.

"Wow...! Is this how you treat the injured?!"

"what happened?"

Lin Jiashu looked over in surprise.

"..."

Having understood what had happened, Hattori Heiji felt he couldn't blame the other party, so he squinted at Conan's smiling face and said, "You rascal—"

At this moment, the nurse came in and began to take his temperature.

Accompanying him was a man with slicked-back hair and wearing a gray suit, who was none other than Inspector Ayanokoji, who belonged to the Kyoto Police Department.

The other person often carries a chipmunk in the pocket of their suit when they go out.

"You look to be in good spirits," Ayanokouji said, looking at Hattori Heiji.

"Inspector, where is the dagger the killer left behind?"

"It has already been sent for testing."

"Tell me the results immediately. If the evidence isn't enough, I can provide the shoulder wound. By the way, where's the killer's motorcycle?!"

"That was just a stolen car; we couldn't find anything about it."

As Ayanokouji answered Hattori Heiji's questions, he pulled a strange drawing out of his pocket.

The painting depicts a cabinet, with strange patterns painted in several rows.

"More than that, what do you know about this painting? It was tucked inside the 'Yoshitsune Chronicle' that the deceased Mr. Sakura owned."

While everyone's attention was drawn to him, Lin Jiashu stepped forward.

"May I take a look, Inspector?"

"That detective in Tokyo who's rumored to solve cases at an incredibly fast pace... You should check him out."

Ayanokoji handed the painting to Hayashi Yoshiki.

The latter took it and examined it carefully, then asked, "Is there any secret code or anything like that to help solve this?"

"No."

"I'm more inclined to believe that the answer to this picture is a certain location, but without any corresponding clues or hints to help me figure it out, I'm completely clueless..."

Are you so sure?

There is a 70% probability.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye out."

Ayanokouji is a somewhat arrogant person, but he is surprisingly easy to talk to when he is with Hayashi Yoshiki.

He took the painting from Lin Jiashu and said:

"If I collect any relevant information later, I'll ask you again."

Chapter 299: My First Love Was the Medicine Buddha (Part 2)

"From what you're saying, this isn't the first time Hattori has been attacked, is it?"

After turning around, Hattori Heiji sneaked away while Kazuha and the others weren't paying attention.

He and Conan sneaked out of the hospital, but accidentally ran into Hayashi Yoshiki, who had been waiting at the hospital entrance since early morning.

"Brother Jiashu!?"

Why are you waiting here?

"Because you two write your thoughts on your emojis."

Lin Jiashu smiled and pointed to his face, “'We must find the murderer no matter what!' That was the meaning on your faces when you two were looking at each other just now.”

"So you're just going to wait here for your prey to come to you?"

"I'm really impressed by you..."

As Hattori Heiji spoke, he suddenly glanced around cautiously, afraid that Toyama Kazuha might come to her senses and chase after him.

After confirming that the other party was nowhere to be found, he looked at Lin Jiashu seriously and said, "Of course we are very happy that you are willing to help, but the criminal is quite skilled in kendo and archery, so it is very dangerous!"

"A high school student with injuries to his shoulder and forehead who can't move freely, and an elementary school student who can't carry anything on his shoulders..."

Lin Jiashu looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you two think you're much better than me?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji was immediately speechless.

After being persuaded in this way, he was quite happy to have a strong reinforcement added to the team.

"But I didn't expect Yoshiki-san to be waiting for us outside the hospital," Conan said.

"After all, judging from your appearance, there's no way to stop you... but it's not right to let you face the criminals like this."