The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

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"Oh, so you actually remember exactly what song they sang..."

Toyama Kazuha felt a little unhappy when she saw Hattori Heiji smirking.

Tang Ze knew everything clearly, which meant that Hattori Heiji really explained it to them.

But after so many years, Hattori Heiji still refuses to tell me the details, and every time I ask, he just evades the question...

"It's the 'Handball Song', it's easy to remember..." Hattori Heiji quickly clarified, "I only remember the first three lines."

"That's because they only sang three lines." Toyama Kazuha pointed out very sharply.

It really is.

Hattori Heiji looked up at the sky and didn't dare to speak.

After laughing for a while, Tang Ze cleared his throat and temporarily came to Hattori Heiji's rescue: "This is a nursery rhyme that everyone can learn. It is indeed easy to remember."

Hattori Heiji's facial expression relaxed a lot.

"But then again," Tang Ze changed the subject, "there are many versions of the handball song, and the lyrics themselves are linked together by place names, so the connection is not strong, so it is easy to remember it incorrectly or misrepresent it. So my advice to Hattori before was to recall more details. How are you remembering it now?"

After saying this, Hattori Heiji was in a difficult situation.

If we don't mention the details, it will be really difficult to find the person, but if we mention the differences in details, isn't it equivalent to confessing that we remember every word very clearly?

What's the difference between saying this in front of Toyama and Ye and self-destructing?

"Hey, well..."

"Hmph, the handball song, I can sing it too." Toyama Kazuha crossed her arms unhappily, "And I learned it when I came to Kyoto with Heiji."

This is also part of the Kyoto experience. As a child, Toyama Kazuha may not remember many details, but she still remembers this song very clearly.

"Handball song, handball song...ah! Handball song--" Conan, who had been distracted for a while, was intoxicated by the subtle Shura atmosphere here and suddenly raised his voice.

"Hmm?" Hattori Heiji looked down at him in confusion.

"Riddle, that riddle!" Conan pointed at Toyama Kazuha who was about to sing and perform, "The name of a place in Kyoto, the handball song!"

If we look at it from this perspective, this picture puzzle is not actually a word puzzle, it is actually a "treasure map"!

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"Buddha Light Temple? Ah, it hurts—"

After studying the map for a while, Hattori Heiji and Conan raised their heads at the same time.

Then, as expected, their heads bumped together.

The people sitting on the side eating looked at the two of them sideways, looked at each other, and shook their heads in unison.

"They can't even walk after seeing the puzzle. Do they still remember that they came to Kyoto to help Tang Ze solve the case?" Toyama Kazuha rolled her eyes.

At present, this picture puzzle is indeed related to the serial murder case because of the death of Sakura Masao and the theft of the Buddha statue from Sannoji Temple, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two of them are so excited about solving the puzzle, and the fun of solving the puzzle itself accounts for most of the excitement.

"It's better to deal with the case at hand first." Tang Ze responded in a very Buddhist way, and scattered the feed in his hand on the ground to prevent the pigeons from jumping on him again after losing their target.

Friendly or not, birds are species that cannot control their feces and urine. This kimono given by the mother is an expensive item after all. It will be difficult to clean it if it is damaged like this.

"It's obviously your case, but you're the least anxious one." Mao Lilan patted the crumbs of feed on her hands and couldn't help but be curious, "I remember you were quite concerned about this matter before?"

If he didn't care, he wouldn't have asked Kudo Shinichi, who had become a child, and Hattori Heiji, who happened to come to visit, for help.

Although Mao Lilan now has reason to believe that his entrustment of the latter may be a means to strengthen the relationship, it is still very surprising that the person himself is so calm and indifferent.

"That was because I didn't understand the situation before." Tang Ze shrugged. "Thanks to the efforts of Kudo-kun and Hattori, I now have a general understanding of what kind of enemy I'm facing. This isn't something that can be solved with simple means. Rather than clearing the burden on me, I'm more worried about alerting the enemy or threatening the safety of others because of this."

In other words, Kumail's authority is now quite high and he can effectively protect many people, otherwise Tang Ze would definitely not come this time.

The organization has only two ways to deal with various clues that may leave problems, boom and bang. No matter which one, it will harm the Kyoto police.

To be honest, you really can't blame them. The blame falls on them only because Tang Ze lived here in the past, not because they are weak.

Moreover, this is equivalent to making the organization's shadow disappear underwater again. Unless he has the ability to control the situation and catch them all in one swoop, Tang Ze has never considered this plan.

"Well, you can't just let yourself be wrongly accused." Yuanshan Heye thought for a moment and shook his head in disapproval. "We can't let you become the victim for these reasons. Who will compensate you for what you've lost?"

"So I'm still very grateful to Hattori. He found another way, a way that would not easily arouse the enemy's suspicion..." Tang Ze laughed, "I didn't expect that so many people would be willing to cooperate and help. I thought I was not very popular in the past."

What Tang Ze didn't expect was that Hattori Heiji relied on his momentum to find another way to force the judicial authorities.

Although it did cause Tang Ze more than one injury, it caused him to the point that now, except for Okita Souji, he doesn't dare to see his old classmates...

"Now that a murder has occurred, let's resolve it first before going through all the tedious formalities." Tang Ze said this, lightly changing the subject. "Based on what happened today, Mr. Mizuo and Ms. Chiga definitely can't be the murderers. There are actually only two real suspects."

"Huh? How did you come to this conclusion?" The two detectives who had been discussing for a long time came over excitedly and heard Tang Ze say this.

The possibility of Chiga Suzu and Mizuo Harutarou committing the crime is indeed extremely low, and they both have analyzed this.

But Tang Ze's firm tone did not seem like an opinion that was simply based on reasoning or trust.

"Because Miss Chiga Ling can't possibly be a member of Genji Hotaru, or even have any connection to them." Karasawa spread his hands and said bluntly, "Her mother was a geisha in Miyagawa Town. She was born out of wedlock and died of illness when she was five years old. She was then adopted by the teahouse owner, Yamakura Tae. Her and Mr. Mizuo's ages don't quite match the characteristics of a Genji Hotaru member, so it's unlikely that she's related to them. She learned about geisha culture from a young age and entered the profession at a very young age. How could she have had time to participate in theft and murder?"

"...Where did you hear all this?" murmured the stunned Hattori Heiji.

He had just started to think that Qian Heling might be his first love when Tang Ze's entire set of combos and vulnerable attacks came crashing down on him.

Could it be that he is the one coming?

"Because she's very famous in Gion. After a little inquiry into her identity, it quickly matched up with the rumors." Tang Ze looked at him like he was a fool. "We live so close to each other, maybe I even saw her when I was a child, but I probably don't even remember it myself."

Yesterday, Chika Ling didn't show any reaction, but today, after seeing herself wearing a kimono, she said right away that she was from Kyoto, which was a bit obvious.

How could Tang Ze, who is extremely experienced and sensitive in language training, not know whether he has an accent or not?

In order not to attract attention, Tang Ze always speaks Japanese with a very standard Kanto accent.

Of course he also knows the Kansai accent. If he were asked to imitate Hattori Heiji's speech, he would be confident that he could fool Toyama Kazuha for a while if they were not face to face. That's why he confirmed that what Chiga Ling said about discovering his hometown by listening to him speak was pure nonsense.

Chika Suzu knew him, or maybe she knew this yukata.

A major feature of kimonos is that, except for the styles worn by children, which may have certain special features, the rest of the styles have no difference in size.

It is itself the sewing of several complete pieces of fabric, and does not even include cutting. The size adjustment is entirely done by the wearer manually adjusting the pleats and waistband, which means there is only one standard size.

Even if the outfit Tang Ze was wearing was a special modified style, it did not exceed this range. Therefore, if his father or mother had worn similar clothes, or if Tang Ze himself had worn it when he was younger, and Leona had sent it to him to make some new modifications to make it easier for him to wear when he was older, it would be completely explainable.

All in all, in short...

"You can actually be considered childhood friends?!" Hattori Heiji was shocked.

"What are you talking about?" Tang Ze rolled his eyes. "Is this your only focus?"

"That's what you say, but it seems that this cannot completely rule out her relationship with Genji Hotaru." Conan took over after thinking for a while, "What if her biological father is actually a member of Genji Hotaru and he actually keeps in touch with her?"

"Are you going to claim that one of Nishijo Taiga, Ryuen, and Mizuo Harutaro is her father?" Karasawa asked directly.

Conan thought for a moment and shook his head.

The age and behavior don't match.

It's unlikely that a normal father would go to the teahouse where his daughter works and ask her to sing, dance, and pour wine for him...

As everyone knows, the only ones left dead in the Genji Hotaru are the leader Yoshitsune, whose whereabouts are unknown, and the deputy leader Benkei. Considering that Yoshitsune was probably the first one to die, even if Chigari Suzu's father was really a member of the Genji Hotaru, the murderer should be her father's murderer. How could she possibly help the other party?

"Well, it's indeed unlikely that she is the culprit." Conan nodded in agreement.

What's going on? Excluding a young and beautiful woman is obviously a good thing, but looking at Hattori Heiji's smug smile, I inexplicably feel a little regretful...

"So..." Tang Ze stood up, "Next, we should go check out the 'treasure place' you cracked. There are only two murderers, so the area we need to defend isn't that big, right?"

"You want to come too?"

"Of course." Tang Ze looked at them meaningfully, "We can't continue to increase the number of people who need to be silenced, right?"

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"It's not surprising that you can guess what we're doing, but the problem is..." Standing in front of the Jade Buddha Temple, Hattori Heiji's mouth twitched, "Even if it's to lure the snake out of its hole, you don't have to follow us in your yukata..."

"Doesn't this just make my physical skills look even worse?" Tang Ze replied calmly, "Okay, let's keep looking for clues."

What else? Why would I go back and change my clothes?

It might be a strategy for the murderer to underestimate his fighting ability just because he was wearing clothes that made it difficult for him to move.

When Tang Ze saw Conan and Hattori Heiji noisily showing off the "crystal beads" in the street, he guessed some of their purpose.

Just as Hattori Heiji had originally planned, the murderer was a habitual criminal with a stable mentality and vicious methods. Just one murder case that might be targeted at him might not necessarily throw him off his feet.

If you want to solve this case quickly, you can't give the murderer a chance to steady his pace and keep his composure. The best solution is to keep putting pressure on him and force him to make mistakes and leave loopholes.

The best way, of course, is to bring the same group of people who were attacked at Kurama Temple that day, minus Okita Souji, whose powerful strength is so high that he might easily arouse fear, and lure the snake out of its hole.

"Don't involve others before you completely find the killer's loopholes. Although Miss Toyama and Xiaolan both have certain abilities to deal with danger, as you analyzed, Genji Hotaru may not be the only group of people with code names."

Tang Ze used this reason to persuade the three girls to go back to their residence first, and then followed the two of them.

As long as the two detectives perform normally and find the way to the Buddha statue, he can naturally meet up with his other teammates to deal the final blow to Nishijo Taiga.

To be honest, a martial arts madman who is obsessed with developing martial arts and founding a school, his hall should be really worth seeing. Just looking at the entries, there is a kind of numerical beauty. Tang Ze is quite curious.

"I don't think it's in this place." After circling the Jade Buddha Temple for a while, Conan shook his head in disapproval. "The superficial meaning of the riddle isn't that difficult to guess. I don't think Genji Hotaru's men would have completely missed this place."

Under this premise, they still chose to send the riddle to the original owner, Sannoji Temple, trying to get their funds for free to invite Kogoro Mori to come out of seclusion, which means that after they found it, they still did not solve the problem of where the Buddha statue is.

That is to say...

"Let's go outside and take a look." Conan looked around and made a decision.

According to the clue in the picture puzzle, this is the corresponding position of the extra dot in the picture.

The scale of the map is not very large, and such a large dot does not only include the Emerald Buddha Temple. It is just that this place looks most like the correct answer.

After circling around the temple gate for a while, they finally found what they were looking for.

"The former site of Yulong Temple." Looking at the small stone tablet standing on the street corner, Conan nodded, "This feels promising. Let's check where Yulong Temple moved to?"