"Shugendo, a form of traditional Japanese asceticism, combines characteristics of Chinese Buddhism and Japanese Shintoism, and was once very popular."
"The followers of Shugendo are called Shugenja or Yamabushi, which means people who live in seclusion in the mountains. The followers practice asceticism in various sacred mountains."
As the information about Shugendo gradually became clearer in Kōyū's mind, a mocking smile appeared on his lips. "During World War II, the number of Shugendo believers gradually increased, but people's lack of understanding of Shugendo made believers afraid to reveal their identities when they were out in public."
The objects of worship in Shugendo are Japanese gods and the Buddha of Buddhism.
It wasn't exactly an evil cult, and Guangyou didn't know why it was later banned.
How do you know so much?
Guangyou chuckled and replied, "I've always enjoyed reading these kinds of miscellaneous things; they're much more interesting than official histories."
A gentle breeze blew by, and Ai's bangs fluttered slightly in the air.
The white dress fit Ai perfectly, and Kōyū was momentarily stunned by it.
After admiring the waterfall for a while, Kōyū and Ai continued walking along the forest path for another half hour.
"Let's go back."
Ai said to Kousuke beside her.
Guangyou had no objection and nodded.
They flew back to Beika Town, and Conan had already left Professor Agasa's house.
"have a good rest."
After taking Ai back to Professor Agasa's house, Kōyū turned around and prepared to return to his office.
...
As soon as I pushed open the upstairs door, Xiaolan poked her head out of the kitchen: "Guangyou, you're back just in time! It's time for dinner. Go wash your hands and get ready to eat."
After washing my hands, I sat down in a chair to prepare for dinner.
"Alright, the food is all here, let's eat."
Xiao Lan took off her apron and said with a smile.
At the dinner table, Conan asked while eating, "Light...."
"Conan, don't talk while you eat."
Conan nodded quickly, since what he wanted to say wasn't anything particularly urgent anyway.
After finishing his meal, Guangyou helped Xiaolan clear the dishes before returning to his room.
What do you want to say?
Guangyou pushed open the door and sat cross-legged on the bed.
Conan turned around and asked, "You should be free tomorrow afternoon, right?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Guangyou thought about it for a moment. Tomorrow's classes would end at noon, so he would have plenty of free time in the afternoon.
"The professor is taking us out to play tomorrow. We'll find out what we'll do then."
Conan smiled mysteriously, then pushed open the door and went out. "I'm going to wash up. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's trip."
Guangyou shook his head, lay back, put his hands behind his head, and smiled as he recalled every moment of his outing that day.
"Hey, what's with that lustful look on your face?"
After thinking for what seemed like an eternity, Conan pushed open the door, entered the room, and looked at Kōyū lying on the bed with a mischievous grin. "Was it a very enjoyable time with Jodie-sensei yesterday?"
Conan's mention of it suddenly reminded Kōyū of what happened last night, but he quickly snapped out of his reverie, stood up and looked at Conan: "I'm not as despicable as you. I was just thinking about whether I should go to Heiji's house for a free meal today."
"You went to Osaka?"
Conan sat on the bed with his legs crossed. "It's so nice. I went to solve a case with those three kids this afternoon. My brain is exhausted."
"What case is it this time that has exhausted even a great detective like you?"
Kōyū became somewhat interested in the case Conan mentioned.
"A child from the next class asked us to look for their lost cat..."
"Then the cat discovered the body, and then a case ensued?"
Before Conan could finish speaking, Mitsuyu interrupted him, imagining the details of the case himself.
Conan shook his head: "The situation is more complicated than that. We found the cat, and at the same time we found the body of a young homeless man. As a result, we found several other bodies by following the clues."
"Then what?"
"Don't interrupt, let me finish."
Conan rolled his eyes at Kōyū and continued, "The investigation revealed that these are all teenagers who ran away from home a year or two ago..."
"Just state the result."
Guangyou waved his hand dismissively.
"The result was the discovery that a gang of five fugitives deliberately kidnapped these runaway young people and forced them to extort money. If they didn't get the money, they would beat them. The bodies of those homeless people were all killed by them."
As Conan spoke of this, his fists clenched tightly and his teeth gritted.
"Oh, what happened to those five beasts afterward?"
There were people like this in my past life. They all had a terrible time after going to prison. Sending them Jay Chou's "Chrysanthemum Remnants" shouldn't be a problem.
"Hmph, Officer Sato took them away."
Conan suddenly laughed out loud, "I guess the consequences won't be any better."
Kōyū nodded in agreement. If Takagi had taken over, he would probably have just gone to jail. But if Miwako had caught him, it would have been much more serious than just jail.
There are many ways to hit someone without leaving a mark, how could Miwako not know that?
Miwako didn't hear their conversation, but her behavior was indeed not far from what they had expected.
...
"Keep a close watch on them."
Miwako said to the police officer next to her with a serious expression.
These individuals have already been tried, and their charges have been determined.
"Talk to the warden tomorrow and arrange for them to be moved to the special area."
Miwako glanced at the five people huddled in the corner of the detention cell with disgust and snorted.
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