Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Hotel New Otani Osaka

This is a five-star hotel that Suzuki Sonoko booked before leaving. Unfortunately...

The decoration in the room was very luxurious, and Yuanshan and Ye were stunned when they came in.

"As expected of the daughter of the Suzuki Group, this is quite generous."

Not only that, after knowing that Toyama Kazuha would be training in karuta all night, Suzuki Sonoko also specifically instructed the hotel to prepare midnight snacks for them.

"Really? Why do I have to do even this kind of thing?" Suzuki Sonoko lay on the bed, mourning the fact that she couldn't go out and play.

But when I thought about what Kyogoku Makoto once said, that what initially motivated him to act was his desperate support for his friend, I suddenly didn't feel wronged anymore.

Of course, with Suzuki Sonoko's personality, she would be happy to help even if Kyogoku Makoto hadn't said that.

Everyone sat together in the living room.

Meimoto Mirai took out a deck of karuta, slammed it hard on the tatami, and shouted, "Okay, let's start the special training now!"

She said to Mao Lilan: "Ms. Xiaolan, can you be the training subject of Kazuha for the time being? I still have some things to deal with here."

Just now, Miyano Shiho found her and asked her to help identify the karuta. When she heard that this matter might involve helping to find the murderer of Mr. Yajima, she couldn't calm down.

Yuanshan Heye also knew about this matter and nodded, "I understand."

Mao Lilan also agreed.

The three little brats also came over: "Let's help too!"

"If there's anything you can do, please tell us!"

"We will fully support Sister He Ye!"

Yuanshan Heye looked at the three little ones with emotion: "You guys..." It seems that he is not fighting alone, there are so many people willing to help him.

I will definitely be able to defeat that arrogant girl Ooka Momiji!

Mikuko Umemoto and Shi Miyano were examining the karuta in the photo at the table. Curacao pulled the three little kids to sit aside, while Kazuha Toyama and Ran Mouri sat face to face and began to arrange the karuta.

As they were arranging the cards, Ran Mouri suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Toyama Kazuha. Although she was an amateur, she could see that the positions of some of the karuta cards were not right.

Looking up, Yuanshan Heye looked absent-minded.

"What's wrong?" Mao Lilan asked with some concern.

Toyama Kazuha whispered, "Heiji and the others are so slow."

Mao Lilan smiled slightly and said: "If you care so much, just call and ask."

"That's true." Toyama and Ye immediately took out their cell phone and called Hattori Heiji.

Soon, Hattori Heiji answered the phone.

"Hey, Heiji...what's going on? Where are you wandering around so late? Kyoto? What are you doing in Kyoto?"

Hattori Heiji ruffled his hair and made the usual excuse, saying, "I have some things to deal with. It will probably take until very late. You should go back first."

Toyama Kazuha immediately guessed what case Hattori Heiji was going to solve, but she still complained dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by this? I want you to help me with karuta training!"

Hattori Heiji was a little confused: "Karuta training?"

Toyama Kazuha explained that she would replace Mikuko Hirakimoto to participate in the karuta tournament, but concealed the duel between herself and Ooka Momiji.

Hattori Heiji was very surprised by this, as he remembered that Toyama Kazuha had never participated in any karuta competition.

"So we have to start special training now. I remember you played karuta when you were a kid and you were really good at it!"

"Ah," Hattori Heiji also remembered that he did play karuta for a while when he was in elementary school, and he even participated in a competition and won a championship.

"That was so long ago, I've forgotten it."

Speaking of the past, Toyama Kazuha suddenly became interested: "I remember it very clearly. When Mirai invited me to join the karuta club, I immediately remembered it."

Hattori Heiji let out a long "oh", looked at the time, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's stop chatting here..."

Hearing Hattori Heiji's haste to hang up, Toyama Kazuha's face suddenly frowned: "What's with your tone? Are you so impatient to hang up on me?"

Hattori Heiji retorted as usual: "I didn't say that."

"Okay, okay," Toyama Kazuha said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter if someone like Heiji doesn't come to help."

"Ah, what do you mean?"

"Okay, I don't care about you anymore, Heiji, you big idiot!" Toyama Kazuha yelled into the microphone and hung up the phone hard.

The loud sound immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

Hattori Heiji looked at the hung up phone and couldn't help complaining: "Really, what is that guy doing..."

Although he was complaining, he still found a number in his address book and called it.

"It's me. I have something I want to ask you for help with... This is it, please."

The hotel's banquet hall.

Yuya and Conan huddled at the door stealthily, looking inside carefully.

In the banquet hall, a banner reading "High School Student Gaoyue Cup Drawing Venue" was hung above the stage, and Achiha Research Institute was discussing various matters for tomorrow with the staff.

Conan shrank back, pinching his chin and said, "If that man was the murderer, he shouldn't have attacked President Achiha tonight."

Yuya agreed, "That's right. Even if President Achiha was his target, he should have done it after the game."

At this moment, Conan's cell phone suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and saw that the caller was Ran Mouri.

It turned out that Yuya sent a message to Miyano Shiho, saying that he had returned to the hotel, but when Mao Li Ran saw that they had not come up yet, she called to inquire about the situation.

Conan agreed and went back to his room immediately.

Just at this moment, Achiha Kensuke and his assistant passed by. They were talking seriously and didn't notice Yuya and Conan at all.

Conan was quick-witted and flicked the transmitter onto Achiha's clothes, so that he could be tracked even if he sneaked out.

As the two were about to return to their room, they saw a very familiar-looking person in the hall.

"Yuya, that person seems to be..." Conan was a little stunned.

Yuuya naturally saw it as well and was a little surprised: "Well, I think you are not mistaken, but why is she here?"

Back in the room, Youye opened the door with the door card. Just as he walked into the living room, with a whoosh, a hidden weapon passed by his ear with a sound of breaking through the air.

"?!" Yuya turned around in surprise and saw a karuta stuck on the door, still shaking slightly.

No, aren't you practicing karuta? So you're not preparing for the competition, you're practicing using karuta as hidden weapons to kill people?