Stay away from Conan.

After contacting Inspector Megure through Conan as Kudo Shinichi and asking about the incident in Tokyo, Inspector Megure quickly gave an answer after having a general and specific direction of the case:

"That's right, Kudo. In the first half of the night of the day you mentioned, three people were killed at the Nishi-Kunitachi Shrine in Tokyo.

“The way these three died was also different from other common homicides. Two of them were killed with the same samurai sword, and another was shot with a bow and arrow.

"Based on the analysis of the scene, we found that the murderer should be the same person. He should have used a bow and arrow to shoot one of the three people when they were off guard. When the other two were too frightened to react in time, the murderer took the opportunity to kill them with a samurai sword."

In this way, after Inspector Megure briefly explained the general situation of the incident, he listened to the time of the incident in Tokyo and the way the deceased was killed.

Daggers, katanas, bows and arrows...

The use of this kind of cold weapon has a bit of the feeling of ancient warriors...

So, this was Conan and Heiji Hattori's subconscious reaction after hearing what Inspector Megure said -

"The crime happened in the first half of the night... According to the time, the first half of the night was in Tokyo, then in Osaka in the early morning, and finally in Kyoto almost in the early morning. If the same murderer targeted the members of 'Genji Hotaru', then he went to three places at the same time in one night..."

After hanging up the phone with Inspector Megure, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but analyze this based on the new clues that have emerged.

Conan thought about this and said:

"Yes. Although Inspector Megure and his team have not yet discovered any connection between the three dead people in Tokyo, if they can find the possibility that they are members of 'Genji Hotaru', then even if the murderer behind the murders in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto is not the same person, they are definitely connected."

"Then what do you think?"

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji asked Conan about his guess about the incident.

"I tend to think the murderer is the same person because the timing matches."

  Conan thought about it and analyzed:

"The Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka runs from 6am to 9:30pm, and the service is very frequent, with a train every four to five minutes on average. It only takes more than two hours to get to Osaka. And from Osaka to Kyoto, even if you drive yourself, it only takes about an hour.

"And this is without considering the possibility that the other party might take a plane...

"It's not difficult to travel between three places in one night."

"Yes."

  Hattori Heiji nodded affirmatively to Conan's analysis:

"More importantly... the murderer must have completed the murders in three places within one night..."

"Yes. If you cannot complete the murder in one night and wait until the next day, then the previous murders may be reported in the news, which will make the other victims on guard."

Conan analyzed.

"That's right. The murderer didn't clean up the scene after each crime. This also shows that the murderer was actually a bit rushed."

Hattori Heiji pointed out one of the suspicious points.

"But within such a tight time frame, he traveled back and forth between three places and successfully completed three murders... He could guarantee that the victim would stay at the designated location..."

  Conan continued to analyze, and Hattori Heiji quickly understood Conan's intention:

"You mean... you are more inclined to believe that this incident is a dispute within 'Genji Hotaru'?"

“Relatively speaking, this possibility is relatively high.”

  Conan nodded and said:

"Especially the incident in Tokyo..."

"The three victims were killed together at the Nishi-Kunitachi Shrine in Tokyo, which means the murderer must have arranged for them to meet there. If it wasn't someone they trusted relatively well, it would have been difficult to arrange for them to meet together." Hattori Heiji confirmed, and then said in surprise:

"But if it's an internal problem... 'Genji Hotaru' has been quiet for a few years, why would something like this happen now?"

"Anyway, according to the police intelligence, the number of members of 'Genji Hotaru' should be eight, but now, if the three people who died in the Tokyo incident were also members of 'Genji Hotaru', there are already five victims..."

"There are only three people left... In this case, if it is still due to internal reasons... Kudo, don't you think this is a bit contradictory?"

Hattori Heiji then said -

Indeed, if the murderer could invite the members of "Genji Hotaru" to come out and kill them together, and the murderer was able to successfully see the deceased three times without failing once, this does not seem like something an outsider could do. However, if someone in a group of eight thieves killed the other five, this kind of thing...

"Well, from this point of view, it's also very strange."

  Conan did not deny Hattori Heiji's idea:

"So for now, the whole thing seems confusing... Perhaps, we have to wait until the police from the three places take joint action, then we can combine the information from the three places and speculate on a greater possibility...

"But in short, if the murderer is really one of their own..."

"That can only mean that something serious must have happened inside 'Genji Hotaru'!"

Hattori Heiji naturally followed Conan's analysis and said:

"Moreover, the murderer deliberately took their copy of Yoshitsune... What's the meaning behind this? If they just wanted to hide their identity as members of 'Genji Hotaru', this was not achieved in the end. The clues that they had the copy of Yoshitsune were not erased..."

Just as Hattori Heiji was saying this, a phone rang in a nearby phone booth.

Because just now Conan used the phone here to contact Officer Megure, and Officer Megure, who learned the new information, also had to confirm something immediately, so Officer Megure made an agreement with Kudo Shinichi, that he would call back as soon as there was any news, so Conan and Hattori Heiji have not left the phone booth since just now.

Now the phone in the phone booth rang, indicating that Inspector Megure had already completed the investigation of the key clues, so Conan immediately changed to the bow voice changer and answered the phone with Kudo Shinichi's voice -

"Kudo, you are right. After we re-investigated the belongings of the three dead, we found that they all had the same version of the book "Gikyouki". The cardboard cover is still preserved, but the "Gikyouki" inside is gone. Therefore, it can be basically concluded that the three dead are also members of "Genji Hotaru"...

"We have already reported this matter and will immediately contact the police in Osaka and Kyoto to jointly investigate the case and strive to solve it as soon as possible.

"I have to say, it's all thanks to you, Kudo!"

On the other end of the phone, Inspector Megure explained the situation and couldn't help but praise Kudo in the end.

Hattori Heiji was a little dissatisfied with this.

"It was clearly me who provided the clue..."

"Eh? The voice just now was... Hattori Heiji? Kudo, are you with Hattori Heiji now?"

However, it was these sounds that allowed Inspector Megure to hear the voice of Hattori Heiji, which made Inspector Megure realize that Kudo Shinichi was now with Hattori Heiji.

  In response to this, upon hearing what was coming from the phone, Hattori Heiji could not help but snatch the receiver from Conan and smiled directly at Officer Megure on the other end of the phone:

"Yes, yes! I didn't expect to meet Kudo, so I chatted about the case... This time, it's all thanks to Inspector Megure! Otherwise, we wouldn't have such an important clue!"

After saying that, Hattori Heiji hung up the phone.

Seeing this, Conan couldn't help but give Hattori Heiji a blank look -

"You are the only one who talks too much..." (End of this chapter)