Non-mainstream Conan viewing style

Chapter 551: The Crossroads of the Maze (21)

In a quiet place on Mount Kurama, the masked man held Toyama Kazuha hostage and waited patiently. However, his patience seemed to be running out, "It's so slow," the masked man complained. Toyama Kazuha responded fearlessly, "Knowing it's a trap, how could it be so easy to be fooled?" The masked man sneered, "Really? I think you're scared."

At this moment, Hattori Heiji appeared in their sight alone. A trace of anxiety flashed in Toyama Kazuha's eyes, and at the same time, hope inexplicably ignited, and she couldn't help but shouting, "Heiji!"

Hattori Heiji looked at the masked man with a firm gaze, "You didn't hurt Kazuha, did you?" Toyama Kazuha shook her head quickly, "I'm fine, Heiji."

Hattori Heiji turned to look at the masked man, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Is this what you really want? In order to retrieve this crystal bead, you attacked me in this mountain yesterday. Although you failed, you did not give up. Then, in order to take the treasure for yourself, you also killed Mr. Sakura in the teahouse in Pontocho. I am curious, why did you choose Pontocho specifically instead of somewhere else?"

The masked man sneered, "Because only behind the teahouse there is a river flowing."

Hattori Heiji nodded thoughtfully, "He... After you killed Mr. Sakura who was looking for a Buddha statue in the warehouse, you put the security company's anti-theft tracker and the murder weapon into an empty bottle and threw it away. After that, you used your mobile phone to log into the security company's website, found the location of the tracker, and then retrieved it. Then, you lay in ambush and waited for me to appear, trying to kill me with the same dagger. Although the murder failed because of Kazuha's obstruction, you deliberately left the dagger in an attempt to get away with it, making people think that the murderer fled the teahouse with the murder weapon at the time. Right, Mr. Nishijo Taikawa? No, maybe I should call you Musashibo Benkei."

Nishijo Taiga took off his disguise and said with a wry smile, "As expected of you, you are Hattori Heiji, the high school detective from Wave City. How did you know I was the murderer?"

Hattori Heiji smiled confidently, "Because you deliberately pretended that you couldn't shoot arrows. When you sat down, you moved your right foot half a step back before sitting down. That is a sitting habit of archers called 'half-foot dragging'. Also, when you were asked who could shoot arrows, you accidentally said 'arrow pillow', which sounded like Yamakura... But you didn't mean the teahouse proprietress 'Yamakura' at the time, but meant the 'arrow pillow', the pillow for the bow and arrow.

Only archery practitioners like you know this word, and Long Yuan is an amateur, so he even pronounced the bow string wrong. "

At this time, Saijo Taiga spoke up and told his past, "Ryuen and I were originally training in a kendo field. However, one day, I learned that there was an ancient sword school called Yoshitsune-ryu in Kyoto." A trace of longing flashed in his eyes, "So I began to learn Yoshitsune-ryu on my own, and immersed myself in the unique charm of swordsmanship. And two years ago, I resolutely withdrew from the kendo field and became the successor of Yoshitsune-ryu."

He continued, "The Yoshitsune school of Benkei is a legendary existence. However, I want to be Yoshitsune more than Benkei. Do you know how much I want to be Yoshitsune? It is a desire that is almost obsessive." There was a hint of unwillingness in his tone, "But, Yoshitsune's position was occupied by the leader, and I, the most noble person in the thieves group, became Benkei."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like