Yoruichi Toyama put on a raincoat in advance on a gloomy, rainy day, not only to look like an ordinary office worker, but more importantly, to take care of her cat.

Bringing the time-traveling sprite that can track down the murderer onto the tram seems easier than expected.

After all, unlike China, Japan has strict security checks at subway entrances.

Someone like Gao Yuan, who is used to carrying a knife with him, would not be able to take the subway in China.

As for buses, lol, he can't possibly squeeze past the elderly folks using senior citizen cards to exercise in the park in the morning.

Kokujo police officer Toyama Yoruichi, while mentally criticizing a certain puppeteer, hugged Taro and closely followed Yamanami Keisuke, who had already exited the station.

Kindaichi and Miyuki followed behind him, panting.

This continued for about 15 minutes.

They left the bustling crowds of Shibuya and entered a quiet alley.

It was only then that they could see the sky-blue haori that Yamanami Keisuke was wearing from afar.

"I mean... you, you really... relied on this cat to lead the way?"

"I'm panting," Kindaichi asked in surprise.

Yoruichi Toyama had, of course, seen the cat he owned at the coffee shop.

But he's either fighting with owls or preparing to fight them.

I had no idea he had this special ability!

Yoruichi Toyama did not answer.

His gaze had already been fixed on another person, also wearing a raincoat, who was walking towards Yamanami Keisuke.

The person seemed to raise their hand in greeting, and Yamanami Keisuke immediately turned around, looking surprised.

Then they stood there and exchanged a few words, seemingly complaining about something.

However, he didn't notice that the person in the raincoat had already hidden one hand behind their back, ready to strike.

"Mr. Yamanami!" Yoruichi Toyama suddenly shouted, and rushed over like a 100-meter sprinter.

He appeared between the two of them with lightning speed.

The person wearing the raincoat had to take a step back.

Beneath the rain hat was the young, somewhat distorted face of Nagakura Shinpachi.

"Huh? Who are you?" Yamanami Keisuke, whose name was called, was so busy asking the question that he had no idea he had just been on the verge of death.

Yoruichi Toyama glanced at Shinpachi Nagakura before removing her thin disguise mask in front of the two of them.

"Ah! You, you're the... the kidnapped little girl's brother, aren't you?"

Yamanami Keisuke exclaimed in surprise, while Nagakura Shinpachi, standing beside him, remained silent.

He seemed to know that he had been exposed.

Kindaichi and Miyuki finally arrived, breathless.

"Mr. Yamanami and Mr. Nagakura are here too..."

When Yamanami Keisuke recognized the boy and girl, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Hey, you guys aren't going to keep following us, are you? The kidnapper told us not to follow them. If anything happens to the hostage, don't come looking for trouble!"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Yamanami," Yoruichi Toyama calmly replied, "because my sister has already been saved."

“We rushed over here to ask Mr. Shannan to go back. We heard that the police will reward you all.”

Keisuke Yamanami blinked his small eyes incredulously.

However, since it was said by the hostage's family members themselves, he was naturally happy to believe it.

"Oh, that's great! My legs are about to break from running..."

As he spoke, he decisively turned around and followed Kindaichi and the others back to the station.

They seemed eager for it to end quickly.

Nagakura Shinpachi remained frozen in place, his face even more somber than the sky that was about to rain.

From beneath his lowered eyelids, Yoruichi Toyama saw a hint of resentment in his eyes.

How could I be content with that?

They had already lured people here, and were just one step away from success.

There were no eyewitnesses, either inside or outside the station, who saw Nagakura Shinpachi get off the train in his Shinsengumi uniform.

As long as he quickly returns to the station after the incident, takes the express train to catch the trams that stopped at each station, and successfully transfers, his alibi will be flawless.

I'm not reconciled, I can't possibly be reconciled...

Let that bastard leave here alive...

The murderer who killed... Kanna...

"Die!" With a sudden roar, Nagakura Shinpachi raised the syringe filled with poison high and plunged it into Yamanami Keisuke's neck.

A strong gust of wind swept past him, and Yamanami Keisuke turned around in horror, only to see the deadly syringe hanging less than 30 centimeters above his head.

Startled, she screamed "Wah!" and was dragged back to safety by Kindaichi.

"Alright, stop now." Yoruichi Toyama said calmly, gripping Shinpachi Nagakura's wrist, which was holding the syringe.

"You no longer have a chance."

Shinpachi Nagakura's delicate face was flushed red, but despite his best efforts, he still couldn't break free from Yoruichi Toyama's grasp.

The five fingers gradually and weakly loosened.

With a "thud," the syringe fell to the ground, like the soft sound of a heart breaking.

Yoruichi Toyama let go, took out her handkerchief, carefully picked up the syringe, and put it into her raincoat pocket.

Nagakura Shinpachi slowly squatted down, covered his head with his hands, and let out a scream.

The raindrops, like tears, finally fell.

...

After nearly being killed, Yamanami Keisuke recovered his senses and seemed a little weak in the legs, unable to move.

Nagakura Shinpachi, however, had not yet recovered from the grief and despair that had been awakened within him.

The group could only stand there, stunned and speechless.

The rain gradually intensified. Yoichi Toyama looked at the shivering Miyuki, took off his raincoat, and let her and Kindaichi share it.

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