Chapter 450: Crossroads of the Maze

Chapter 451: Crossroads of the Maze
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"I'm the high school detective Kudo Shinichi. I can write a lot of words in the movie. It's great~ After I was drugged and my voice actor was replaced, I have been living in the home of my childhood friend Mao Li Ran as an elementary school student Edogawa Conan. Although I have been looking for the whereabouts of the group of people who drugged me, there is no trace at all. Until my childhood friend Mao Li Kaoru and his childhood friend Miyano Shiho appeared."

"Mauri Kaoru, originally the older brother of Maori Ran's fraternal sibling, was abducted by the organization when he was six years old and became a member of the organization. Later, he regained his memory by accident, took the same medicine as me to become smaller, and returned to the sun. He stayed with his father and his sister as Ming Ya Kaoru. His childhood sweetheart Miyano Shiho is also like this. Now he lives with the doctor under the alias Huiyuan Ai. Their activeness gradually unveiled the layers of mystery of the organization in front of me.

This time, the story revolves around a series of murders in Kyoto. Speaking of Kyoto, this is Hattori's home turf, but I won't give in just like that!"

"Although his body has become smaller, his mind is still as agile as ever. For an omniscient detective, there is only one truth!"

————————————Detective Conan the Movie: Seven & The Crossroads of the Labyrinth————————————

"Wow!! As expected, Kyoto is the hometown of us Japanese!"

On the weekend, my dad took Xiaolan, me and Yuanzi, who came with Xiaolan, to Kyoto, Japan by Shinkansen. As soon as we got off the train, Yuanzi was attracted by the ancient atmosphere of Kyoto.

Indeed, compared to Tokyo, where the pace of life is extremely fast, the pace of Kyoto is relatively slower, and the further you go into the countryside, the slower it is. It is no exaggeration to say that Kyoto is the hometown of the Japanese.

"Listen, you two, I brought you here out of kindness, so don't disturb my work." Dad said to Yuanzi and us who were still making a lot of noise.

"Hi~" We all nodded. Of course, I also know that my father is just embarrassed to talk about his concern for his daughter, and this trip is indeed at public expense, and my father can't forget his roots, even though his mind is mostly on his daughter.

Judging from the conversation between my father and Inspector Megure a few days ago, this should be a serial murder case related to the thieves group "Genji Ying" that was active during the Heisei period.

The deceased were all members of the Genji Ying group, and died in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and other cities. It is said that the Genji Ying group targeted famous Buddhist statues or works of art. All members called each other "Yoshitsune's retainers" and each of them had a copy of the Yoshitsune Ki.

Except for the leader Yoshitsune and the deputy leader Benkei, the rest are named from Jiro to Hachiro. Except for the two leaders and Ise Saburo, all the others were killed. There is no other clue except that the murderer is a master of kendo and archery, which is why Inspector Megure hopes his father can help.

Of course, we didn't come here to intervene directly, but to a place called Sannoji Temple. This time, my father's commission was issued by Long Yuan, a monk from Sannoji Temple.

Arriving at Shanneng Temple, you can see the ancient monastery with low-rise buildings, surrounded by flowers and plants, and bells surrounded by trees and bushes. There is water trickling down in the pond, which makes the whole temple full of tranquility. Inside the gate, several tall cherry trees are in bloom, and the cherry petals fall with the wind, adding a touch of romance to this already elegant temple.

"Oh, you are Kogoro Mori, right? Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come here from afar. I am your client, Ryuen, who called you this time." As we walked into the temple, the monks in the yard also saw us and hurried up to greet us.

"Let me introduce you. This is the abbot of our temple, Yuanhai." Long Yuan pointed to the old monk beside him.

"Hello." Dad led us to pay our respects to the abbot.

"The other three here are the temple's donors. They are the antique dealer, Mr. Sakura Masazo. The young master of the Noh theater Mizuo-ryu, Mr. Mizuo Harutaro. And the owner of the antique bookstore, Mr. Nishijo Taiga."

The other three also greeted their father. After all, he was Kogoro Mouri, and the title of famous detective was somewhat well-known.

"Well... rather than saying you are our donor, it would be better to say that we are like-minded people." The old host said with a smile.

"people of the same taste?"

"Ah, we are both kendo enthusiasts." Mr. Nishijo Taikawa, who was wearing a yellow shirt and had his hair combed back, explained.

"I see, no wonder you look so healthy and strong." Dad nodded. "By the way, we heard that your company has a Buddha statue that is only consecrated once every 12 years. I brought my daughter and her friends here because of your reputation. I hope I didn't disturb you."

"No, no, you must be talking about the main Buddha of this temple, Medicine Buddha."

"I heard that it will be open to the public the day after tomorrow, right?" Xiaolan replied at the right time, "I hope we can also participate in it by then."

"Hahaha, the donor is thoughtful. I think Medicine Buddha will be very happy too." The old abbot was all smiles. However, the monk Long Yuanque beside him was all worried.

"It seems that the purpose of this commission is this Medicine Buddha." Looking at Long Yuan's expression, I confirmed the purpose of this trip.

Just as the abbot went to receive the donors, Long Yuan also invited us to the main hall where the Buddha statue was located. When we opened the cabinet door, we saw two Bodhisattva statues inside, namely the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva. Unfortunately, the Medicine Buddha in the center had disappeared. This was the fundamental reason why my father was invited.

"Eight years ago, the Medicine Buddha was suddenly stolen. To be honest, I wanted to call the police, but the abbot said that if we are destined, maybe one day we will see the Medicine Buddha again. But eight years have passed, and there is still no news about the Buddha statue."

"Until five days ago, I received this anonymous letter."

After saying that, Long Yuan took out an unsigned letter from his sleeve.

I opened the envelope and found two pages of letter paper inside. One page had a printed message saying "If you solve this puzzle, you will find the Buddha statue."

The other piece of paper had a strange pattern drawn on it.

In the drawing, there was a tall flat tower, with cicadas, tengu, and goldfish painted on the top eaves, and a dot of ink on the right end of the attic. On the eaves below were a rooster and a loach.

The second-floor attic and the eaves of the third floor are empty.

There is a violet, another tengu, and Mount Fuji painted on the eaves of the third floor. There is also an acorn painted on the outside right side of the attic.

"What is this painting about?" My dad was also confused after seeing the picture. Although Conan leaned over to take a look, he had no clue at all. I just glanced at it and gave up the idea of ​​analyzing it.

"I say, Dad, can you solve this puzzle the day after tomorrow?" Xiaolan couldn't help but worry after seeing the pattern. The day after tomorrow is the day of sacrifice. If her father can't solve the puzzle before then, it will have a great impact on the reputation of Shanneng Temple.

"This, this kind of puzzle can be solved in minutes with your father's help!" As he said this, the father opened his eyes wide, trying to figure out the puzzle. However, in fact, except for slightly enlarging the picture, the father's actions did not have any effect at all.

"It's better to leave things like finding Buddha statues to the experts. Xiaolan, how about we go visit Kyoto?" Sonoko, who had always been unwilling to be left out, finally found the opportunity to interrupt.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's good." Dad immediately agreed. "You guys are just getting in the way here, go have fun."

"In fact, I already talked to Kazuha on the phone before we came here. She said she could take the two of us to visit Kyoto tomorrow. But Hattori might not come because he has something else to do."

"It's okay, it's okay, Hattori is just a small fry, don't bother with him." Sonoko shook her head with a look of disdain. In her eyes, there was nothing more interesting than going to Kyoto as soon as possible.

"Where are Conan and Xiaoxun?" Xiaolan looked at us.

"I made an appointment with some kids from the neighborhood to go fishing, so I'm not going." Conan hurriedly made up an excuse. Just like Sonoko, in his eyes, solving cases is what he likes.

"Of course, Xun is also..."

"I'll go." I raised my hand.

"Really? That's great. He Ye must want to see you too." Xiaolan clapped her hands happily, and then took Sonoko to the lounge on the side to prepare for tomorrow's trip.

"Huh?" Conan was surprised. "You want to go?"

"Yeah." I nodded. "I'm not interested in the case, go by yourself. I haven't seen He Ye for a long time."

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"Calm down, calm down..." I rolled my eyes at Conan. "I have no interest in Kazuha, it's just that her voice and appearance are very similar to an old friend."

"Old friend? Someone in the organization?" Conan raised his eyebrows.

"What are you thinking about... Can't I have some friends outside the organization?" I said unhappily. "Anyway, you go investigate the case by yourself tomorrow, I won't go."

"Well... okay." Conan knew I had no interest in this kind of thing, so he didn't force me. Just come back tomorrow after you finish looking for clues and tell me and we can discuss it.

After dealing with the matter in Sannoji Temple and asking for the existing clues, my dad took us back to the hotel. He stayed in a room alone, Xiaolan and Sonoko stayed together, and Conan and I were naturally assigned to the same room. Although my dad wanted to save money and let us two children sleep in the same room, the monk Longyuan said he wanted to be a good host and directly opened an extra room. This also brought great convenience to Conan and me.

In the evening, after returning to the hotel, my father went to bed early. After all, he had to go back to the temple to investigate the case tomorrow.

Xiaolan and Sonoko also returned to the room, apparently to call Kazuha to make the final itinerary confirmation.

Conan also went to bed early because he was going out the next day, leaving me alone, sitting in front of the window, looking at the mountain scenery outside.

The night in Kyoto is not cold, perhaps because it is near Sannoji Temple. As far as the eye can see, there are lush forests and mountains. Far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it makes me feel a lot calmer.

I turned on my phone and called Shiho to let her know I was safe. I was surprised to learn that the doctor was planning to bring the children to Kyoto in a few days because he couldn't persuade them. Of course, Shiho would also be a part of it.

"Come on, it's good to come out and relax." I didn't say anything about it. After all, the environment here is really suitable for relaxing. Shiho also knew that I was depressed because of Judy Stelling's words. But she couldn't think of any words to comfort me.

"Well, it will be over in about a day. How long will you be there?" Shiho's voice was full of tenderness on the other end of the phone.

"It will probably only take two or three days. After all, there are only three days left before the visit to Medicine Buddha. If dad still can't find Medicine Buddha by then, we will probably go back home."

"Okay, then we'll see you the day after tomorrow." After a brief conversation, Shiho ended the topic. It wasn't that she didn't want to talk to me more, but she also knew that letting me digest it myself was the best option at this stage.

"Ah..." After hanging up the phone, I sighed and returned to my bed. It's useless to think so much now. Let's wait and wait for the FBI to send out news to see if all this is true.

(End of this chapter)