After successfully sending the Junior Detective League back to Sannoji Temple, neither Hattori Heiji nor Edogawa Conan chose to stay there. They were worried about Sosuke Takagi's injury and were also confused by the coded message that could not be cracked.
Hattori Heiji rubbed his hair irritably. He sat on the wooden chair under the tree in confusion, frowning and slashing at Conan:
"Kudo, do you think that Brother Yingsi cracked the coded letter? Otherwise, he wouldn't be hunted by the murderer, right?"
"That's a possibility, but I'm more inclined to believe that Brother Yingsi realized who the murderer was, and perhaps encountered an accident while tracking him." Edogawa Conan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. He held his chin and wondered, "Really, Brother Yingsi always told us to pay attention to safety, but why didn't he pay attention when he met me?"
"Yeah. But then again, I just found my first love, and I think she should be cleared of suspicion."
Edogawa Conan looked at Hattori Heiji speechlessly, with a hint of disgust in his tone:
"Please, you can't just rule her out as a suspect just because she's your first love, right? Who was your first love? Could it be Miss Chika Ling?"
"Bingo, it's her. She just sang the song sung by my first childhood love. Her age and background are exactly the same. It must be her." After saying this, Hattori Heiji didn't forget to hum a few lines of the lyrics, not knowing that Kudo's expression had changed.
It’s not that I had any reaction to hearing that he found his first love, but the lyrics of this song...something seems wrong?
Isn't it Maruta-machi, Takeya-machi, Ikawa, Nijo, Oshikoji and Oike?
Edogawa Conan took out the coded letter, and when he looked at the pattern on it, he suddenly understood:
"I see. This coded message refers to the roads in Kyoto. If you connect them together, wouldn't they form a single word?"
"Really? Let me see!"
Hattori Heiji snatched the code letter and silently recited the nursery rhyme. Sure enough, just by connecting the roads, he could form the character "王". So, the location of the Buddha statue could only be this black dot.
After smearing the black dot on the lower right corner of the character "王", they said in unison:
“It’s Foguang Temple!”
The two ran towards Foguang Temple, but upon arrival, they found no place to hide the statue. Furthermore, the area was crowded with people, so even the most daring thieves wouldn't dare hide there.
Could it be that their reasoning was wrong? No, there was another place!
Edogawa Conan ran down the stairs quickly, and when he saw the ruins of Yulong Temple, he said confidently:
"Hattori, it seems that the real place where the Buddha statue is hidden is here."
"Well, let's hurry..."
Before he could finish his words, Hattori Heiji's phone suddenly rang. He opened it and saw that it was a call from He Ye. Without thinking, he answered the call directly:
"Hey, He Ye, do you need me for something?"
"This girl is in my hands. Go to Yulong Temple on Mount Kurama alone in an hour. If you dare to call the police, this girl will die."
"Heiji, don't come. They will kill you!"
The phone was hung up directly, and Hattori Heiji became extremely anxious. Perhaps because of his excessive emotional fluctuations, he fell to the ground even though he had not yet fully recovered.
This scene really made Conan Edogawa at a loss. He remembered the temporary antidote he got from Haibara.
It seems there is only one way, Hattori... leave the rest to me.
——
When I woke up again, I was already in the ward.
Fujiwara Yuu didn't expect that he would be in the hospital visiting the injured Hattori Heiji one second and lying down the next. He supported himself on the bed and stood up. Seeing Huihara Ai sitting on the bed reading a fashion magazine, he asked:
"Where are the others? Where are Kudo and Hattori?"
"They sent the children back to Sannoji Temple." Haibara Ai put down the fashion magazine in her hand and looked unhappily at Fujiwara Yuu, who had regained his composure. Frowning, she asked, "How did you get yourself into such a mess? It's a good thing your sister isn't here. I didn't want her to worry about your safety."
Fujiwara Yuu heard this and knew that Haibara Ai had not told Akemi about this, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He recalled the scene when he was shot by the arrow and explained honestly:
"...I just didn't expect the murderer to have an accomplice. I originally thought that the murderer was not only skilled in archery but also in kendo. Now it seems that I was wrong. There were two of them, and one of them attacked by surprise and was naturally hit."
"So you knew it was a dangerous thing, why did you go alone? This is Kyoto, not some desolate mountain area. Can't you find a few more policemen to go with you?" Haibara Ai crossed her arms in front of her chest. Although she was petite, she had the aura of a two-meter-eighth tall. Especially when she glared at Fujiwara Yu, there was a hint of "murderous intent" that she had cultivated in the organization.
Fujiwara Yu lowered his head guiltily. The feeling of being lectured by a child was a little subtle, but Haibara Ai's criticism was indeed correct. The injury was entirely due to his own carelessness, and it was a bit reckless to follow alone.
But he was a little confused about what Nishijo Taiga said to the masked man when he left.
——"Tsk, that guy asked you not to kill him, right? How annoying."
Who is that guy referring to?
From their words, it is not difficult to tell that this person's status should be higher than theirs.
However, the only remaining members of the Genji Hotaru gang are Yoshitsune and Benkei, so there is no way there could be a third person.
Seeing that Fujiwara Yuu didn't look like she was reflecting on herself at all, Huihara Ai sighed and said helplessly:
"I just called Kudo, and he said he'd figured out the coded message and was on his way to Foguang Temple to look for the stolen statue."
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
