Conan's All-Member Force Enhancement Plan

Chapter 555: Chatting in a Tavern

On the deserted railway track, two young men, one with a light complexion and one with a dark complexion, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Kudo Shinichi touched his chin, his face serious: "So, that person is most likely here for the crystal bead on your body?"

Hattori Heiji reached for his pocket in surprise and said, "That really is the white hair on the forehead of Medicine Buddha?"

Kudo Shinichi patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder and said, "It's almost certain."

"Dingling bell~"

"Hmm? Xiaolan?"

Kudo Shinichi took out his cell phone and answered the call: "Hello, Xiaolan, what's wrong?"

"Hello? Shinichi, we just ran into Master Ryuen. He said he was going to have dinner with those kendo enthusiasts and asked if we wanted to join them."

"Master Longyuan? Wait a moment, I will discuss this with Hattori."

Kudo Shinichi covered the microphone and whispered in Hattori Heiji's ear, "We went to Kurama Temple to check the painting. The archers might have guessed that we would go there and ambushed there in advance."

Hattori Heiji understood immediately that there were only a few people who knew that they were checking the paintings. In that case, he might as well meet those people and see if there were any loopholes.

Hattori Heiji nodded, indicating that he agreed.

Kudo Shinichi took his hand off the microphone and said, "Hey, Xiaolan, I've discussed it with Hattori, let's go. We have to eat anyway, so why not go and communicate with everyone to see if there are any other clues."

Mao Lilan agreed and gave Master Longyuan a positive answer.

The place for dinner is an elegant tavern, which is more entertaining than a restaurant, with beautiful scenery, wide views, traditional song and dance performances, and private rooms for guests to rest.

During the meal, Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji carefully observed Ryuen and the others. Mouri Ran and others noticed that something was wrong with the two of them, but they didn't ask much.

As they talked, they started talking about Benkei and Yoshitsune, as well as some things about the Genji Hotaru theft gang.

"I heard that every member of the Genji Hotaru has a copy of the Yoshitsune Ki."

Sakura Masao continued, "I have one too. It's a really good book, isn't it? Buying used books?"

Saijo Taikawa, who was buying used books, was suddenly mentioned. He smiled politely but said, "But I don't like that book very much. Although the title is Yoshitsune Ki, it is actually a book about Benkei."

Mizuo Harutarou and Nishijo Taiga have different opinions: "I like it very much, especially Benkei from Ataka, it's the best."

Suzuki Sonoko didn't know much about these things, so she asked, "What is Ataka?"

Mizuo Harutaro explained: "That is one of the plots of the Noh play. In order to escape the pursuit of Yoritomo's men, Yoshitsune and his retainers disguised themselves as ascetic monks and planned to use this method to pass through the Ataka Pass."

Sakura Shozo obviously really liked Yoshitsune and Benkei. He excitedly continued, "When Yoshitsune's disguise was about to be seen through, Benkei suddenly took out the diamond stick and beat Yoshitsune hard."

Suzuki Sonoko was surprised when she heard this: "Why?!"

Sakura Masazo explained with a smile: "It was to deceive the guards at the checkpoint. Ordinary people would never think that a retainer would dare to hit his lord."

Mizuo Harutaro confirmed this statement: "Later, Yoshitsune and his party passed the test smoothly. Benkei immediately cried and apologized to Yoshitsune, but Yoshitsune praised Benkei for his quick response. It can be seen that the relationship between master and servant was deep, and it became a good story."

Hattori Heiji's eyebrows moved slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

At this time, Ying Zhengzao suddenly turned to the staff in the store and said, "Um, I'm so sorry, I haven't been getting enough sleep recently. I wonder if I can go to the room downstairs to rest for a while?"

The staff member said, "Of course you can, but if you want to rest, there are actually no other guests right now, so you can rest next door."

Sakura Masao refused, "No, I still like to sleep downstairs."

He raised his wrist and looked at the watch: "How about this, please wake me up at nine o'clock. You guys can have fun."

The meal in the private room was almost finished, and several people began to enjoy singing and dancing, and play some small games. Suzuki Sonoko opened the French window of the private room to get some fresh air, but was suddenly attracted by the scenery outside the window: "Wow! I can see the river!"

The staff in the private room who was familiar with the place introduced: "That's the Kamo River."

Toyama Kazuha, Maoli Ran, and Sera Masumi couldn't help but stand up and go forward to admire the scenery: "Wow! Really! It's so beautiful! The cherry blossoms are in full bloom!"

"Xuan Yu, Shan Shan, you guys come and see too!"

Si Xuanyu and Shan Hai Jing stood up politely, the scenery was indeed very nice.

Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji also followed, and the beautiful scenery alleviated a lot of their anxiety.

The staff member smiled and said, "It's nice to enjoy the cherry blossoms by the Kamo River, but it's also a different experience to enjoy the cherry blossoms on the other side of the river."

Seeing that the high school students enjoyed the cherry blossoms, Mizuo Harutarou reminded them, "You can go to the terrace below to enjoy the cherry blossoms. The weather bureau said that the clouds will disperse tonight, and you can see a beautiful night view."

Suzuki Sonoko immediately responded: "Great! Shall we go?"

Si Xuanyu, Shan Hai Jing, Mao Lilan, and Yuan Shan He Ye nodded and accepted the invitation: "Okay!"

Masumi Sera, Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori proposed to stay here.

So Si Xuanyu and a few others went downstairs to enjoy the scenery, and the three detectives stayed in the private room, watching the uncles and staff playing games together, each of them having their own observation targets.

Not long after, Nishijo Taiga stood up and said he wanted to go to the toilet, and refused the service staff's company.

Long Yuan, who had just come in from outside, happened to see the scenery outside the window and said, "The moon is out."

Kudo Shinichi immediately turned his head to look, then laughed as if he had thought of something: "The moon..."

Sera Masumi and Hattori Heiji thought he had discovered something, so they asked, "What's wrong with the moon?"

Kudo Shinichi turned around and said, "Nothing, I just remembered that I had an appointment with Xiaolan before, but I was delayed because of the case. When I remembered it, two hours had passed."

Hattori Heiji was surprised: "That's too exaggerated!"

Sera Masumi's face was full of disgust: "That's too much! Didn't Xiaolan smash your head with a hammer?"

Kudo Shinichi lowered his head and smiled nostalgically: "I thought she would be angry and leave first, but I still went to the place where we agreed to meet to take a look."

At that time, when Kudo Shinichi ran to the place panting, the dark clouds had just dispersed, and the moonlight sprinkled on the two boys, soft and inclusive.

When Kudo Shinichi saw that Mouri Ran was still waiting there, he bowed and apologized repeatedly. He had already thought of countless ways to make up for it, and even thought that even if Ran wanted to beat him up, he would accept it.

But unexpectedly, Mao Lilan showed a relaxed smile, because for Mao Lilan, being able to see Kudo Shinichi intact made her wait worth it.