Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 349: Yu Luo Jiu Xiong: A story encounter in Shengle Temple

Toru Amuro looked at Kogoro Maori with a hint of curiosity in his eyes: "Mr. Maori, do you have any new cases recently?"

Maori Kogoro scratched his head habitually, curled his lips and said: "There haven't been any special cases recently, just some small thefts and the like."

After a few more pleasantries between Amuro Toru and Maori Kogoro, while no one was paying attention, he quietly walked over to Kudo Yuki and whispered in her ear: "Xiaoxue, I'm going to check what happened between the head of the Ooka family and Suzuki Jirokichi. I always feel that there may be something complicated hidden here. You should also pay more attention here."

Kudo Yuki responded in a low voice: "Well, be careful."

After Amuro Toru left, Conan approached Kudo Yuki, raised his head, and his eyes were full of confusion: "Sister Xue, what is Amuro brother busy with recently?"

Kudo Yuki smiled and replied: "Conan, Toru has his own things to do, so let's not ask any more questions. Now let's go to Mount Washio and have some fun."

Everyone stood up and walked towards Jiuxiong Mountain.

Along the way, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha bickered from time to time as usual.

Hattori Heiji put his hands in his pockets and deliberately teased: "Hey, Heye, can you walk faster? Why are you walking like a little snail?"

When Yuanshan Heye heard this, his cheeks puffed up with anger, and he raised his fists to his chest and retorted: "Humph, you still have the nerve to say that to me, you're not that fast either!"

The two of them chatted with each other, making everyone laugh, and the originally boring journey became relaxed and enjoyable.

Maori Kogoro was climbing the mountain behind him, trembling, sweating, and panting, shouting: "Hey, wait, wait a minute. Rest here for a while. I played mahjong all night yesterday and didn't get much sleep. Please be a little considerate."

His voice was filled with fatigue and helplessness, and his footsteps became heavier and heavier, requiring great effort to take every step.

The five people walking in front stopped and looked back at him.

Mao Lilan put her hands on her hips and shouted helplessly and amusedly: "Then why don't you just not follow me!"

Maori Kogoro held the tree trunk with his left hand, squatted slightly, and rested his right hand on his right leg. He was breathing heavily, with beads of sweat on his face, and muttered: "Oh, I was thinking of going out to play with you guys, but who knew this mountain would be so difficult to climb."

Kudo Yuki looked at Maori Kogoro's embarrassed look and couldn't help but joked: "Mountain climbing is really good. It can show the true physical strength of each other. The difference is obvious. Mr. Maori, you need to exercise well."

Toyama Kazuha looked at Hattori Heiji with a hint of teasing in her eyes. The corners of her mouth turned up and she smiled and said, "My dear daughter Xiaolan is going on a long journey. Uncle Maori will be worried, right? What's more, she is with high school boys. It must be very dangerous in the eyes of Uncle Maori.

If it was just Heiji, we would feel more at ease. What's more, Sister Xue is here, so it's even better."

Hattori Heiji stretched out his hands and raised them, making a scary expression to tease Toyama Kazuha, and deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice: "That's not certain, what if something happens..."

Conan put his hand to his mouth and asked quietly: "What if something happens?"

Hattori Heiji made the same gesture and answered in a low voice: "I would feel very relieved and safe too."

As he said this, he raised his eyebrows at Yuanshan Heye with a funny look.

After resting for a while, everyone continued on their way.

The path in the mountains was winding and the sound of insects chirping could be heard from the grass on both sides from time to time, as if accompanying their footsteps.

Yuanshan Heye asked in confusion: "Why do we have to climb the mountain?"

Mao Lilan's eyes were sparkling, as if they hid thousands of stars. She was full of longing: "Because the top of Mount Washio is a place with excellent scenery. The sunset glow of Mount Fuji is said to be very, very beautiful! That scenery is unforgettable after just one look. It is definitely worth our hard work."

Toyama Kazuha was somewhat moved by what Mao Lilan said, her eyes full of anticipation, she pulled the corner of Hattori Heiji's clothes and said, "This is really exciting, Heiji. We must work harder and climb to the top of the mountain as soon as possible to take a look."

Hattori Heiji frowned and said perfunctorily, "Yes."

But I was also somewhat curious about the beautiful scenery on the top of the mountain.

Mao Lilan was so happy when she saw how she had made the two of them interact. She felt that she had been quite successful as a "matchmaker" and secretly thought: "I have to create more opportunities for Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha."

At this time, Shushu quietly poked his little head out of Kudo Yuki's pocket, looking around with curiosity. His furry little body was protected by the pocket, with only his head showing, like a furry ball.

Mao Lilan came to Kudo Yuki, with a little pride on her face, and whispered in her ear: "Sister Xue, look, I brought them to this place with beautiful scenery, and then they confessed their love in this beautiful scenery, and then they can become a couple. Isn't my plan great?"

Kudo Yuki looked at Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha who were talking and laughing in the back with gossipy eyes, then looked at Mao Li Ran and joined the discussion with a slight smile on her lips: "Xiao Ran, the real reason you chose this place should not be what you said, right?"

Mao Lilan first covered her mouth lightly with her hands, her eyes curved into crescent shapes, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she couldn't help laughing.

After a while, she put down her hand, with a smile still on her face: "Sister Xue really understands me. Because I always feel that Hongye will follow us, so I chose to climb the mountain. I personally guess that Hongye will be exhausted and say, 'It would be great if there was an elevator that goes directly to the top of the mountain.'

That’s what I thought, and then she’d give up. Then it would be just the two of them, and that would be the opportunity.”

Kudo Yuki frowned slightly and thought for a moment: "I remember when I first got on the Shinkansen, Ms. Ooka said that she was going to participate in a karuta competition, so she couldn't come. But even if she doesn't come, we have to create a good atmosphere for these two people."

Mao Lilan looked at the beautiful butterfly resting on Hattori Heiji's finger. Toyama Kazuha also came over. The two of them looked at the butterfly with smiles on their faces, which made her more convinced that her plan was successful. She couldn't help but whispered: "The atmosphere between the two of them feels very good now. It's really a good decision to come to climb the mountain. I did a great job!"

Kudo Yuki raised her eyebrows and joked, "You have good intentions. I just don't know if someone will seize this opportunity. Let's wait and see."

Conan heard the conversation between the two and rolled his eyes speechlessly, muttering softly: "Sister, your excitement factor of loving to watch the show is going crazy, there is really nothing I can do about you."

Kudo Yuki looked at her brother with a smile: "Conan, what did you just say?"

Conan waved his hands quickly, pretending to be innocent, with his eyes wide open: "No, nothing, Sister Xue, I was just thinking about how beautiful the scenery on the top of the mountain is? But now it's very dark, and it feels like it's going to be..."

As a result, before the word "rain" was uttered, raindrops as big as beans began to fall down, and in the blink of an eye, it began to rain heavily.

The rain was so heavy that the sky and the earth were instantly covered by the rain curtain.

Kudo Yuki reacted immediately, quickly took out an umbrella from her bag and opened it, then quickly walked between Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha, holding up the umbrella while waving to Conan to come in to avoid the rain, and anxiously shouted: "Conan, come here quickly, don't get wet!"

Hattori Heiji stood in the rain and was stunned for a moment. The rain quickly soaked his hat and clothes. He shouted in surprise: "Wow, it suddenly started raining!"

Mao Lilan spread out her hands, and the raindrops fell into them. She said helplessly, "No way! The weather forecast said it won't rain today."

"I brought an umbrella." Toyama Kazuha said as she took out an umbrella from her bag and opened it, then moved closer to Mao Lilan and shared the umbrella with her. She also stretched out her hand to signal: "Heiji, you should come in quickly too, don't stand there in the rain like an idiot, you'll catch a cold."

Hattori Heiji was wearing a baseball cap, and the rain kept running down the brim of the hat, wetting his face and making his clothes stick to his body. But he said stubbornly, "Idiot! It's crowded just with you guys, it will be even more crowded if I go in. Anyway, I'm soaked, it's okay."

Kudo Yuki looked at Hattori Heiji and advised him with a smile: "Hattori, why are you doing this? If you don't come in, you will really be soaked by the rain! I can hold Conan, and there is still some room for one more person here. Think about it carefully, do you want to come over? Don't suffer later because of your stubbornness."

Hattori Heiji frowned slightly. He knew that what Kudo Yuki said made sense, but he just couldn't let go of his pride. He secretly glanced at Toyama Kazuha, then looked at the others, thinking: "I'm a grown man. If I really squeeze through, it will be too embarrassing. And it will be so embarrassing if Kazuha sees me in such a mess."

After hesitating for a moment, he still said with gritted teeth: "Sister Xue, I'm really fine. The rain should stop soon. I can still handle it. Don't worry about me. Just take care of yourself."

At this moment, a strong wind blew by. The wind was like an invisible big hand, waving wildly, and the raindrops as big as beans were blown everywhere.

Hattori Heiji was caught off guard. He was unable to open his eyes due to the blowing rain. He couldn't help but shiver and his body shook uncontrollably. The rain fell from his body and formed a small curtain of water around him.

Maori Kogoro looked around, the rain blurred his vision. He wiped the rain off his face with his hands and shouted anxiously: "Is there no place to hide from the rain? This rain won't stop for a while, we can't keep getting wet."

Suddenly, he found a temple not far away. The outline of the temple was looming in the rain, and the vermilion gate was particularly eye-catching in the haze.

Maori Kogoro seemed to have seen a life-saving straw, and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone, look at the temple, there is a temple over there!"

When everyone heard this, they all ran towards the temple.

Kudo Yuki held an umbrella in one hand and held Conan with the other. She walked hurriedly but tried to keep steady, for fear that Conan would fall in the panic.

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha shared an umbrella, huddled together, and ran quickly towards the temple.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji stopped trying to be brave and ran to the temple with everyone else. As he ran, he was still annoyed in his heart: "Really? I was so stubborn that I suffered in vain. Now I am completely soaked."

When everyone ran to the temple gate, the abbot of Shengle Temple, Monk Zhejin, was standing there. He clasped his hands together, looked at everyone with a peaceful face, and asked, "Oh? Are you hiding from the rain?"

"Yes, can we go in and rest for a while before the rain stops?" Kogoro Mouri hurried forward and asked, with a bit of anxiety and anticipation on his face.

"Of course, that's no problem at all. In a small temple like ours, apart from funerals and rituals, the only visitors who come are those who come to see the Buddha statues. You are considered a rare visitor."

Conan tilted his head, wondering: [For the Buddha statue? Is there anything special about the Buddha statue in this temple?]

The abbot of Shengle Temple, Monk Zhejin, turned his head and looked at the two monks behind him, one thin and one fat. He said, "Xianzhe, go prepare some hot tea for them. Dunzhe, go get some towels for wiping the body."

The two responded.

"Okay." Xianzhe bowed slightly, turned and walked towards a house in the temple.

"I understand." Dunzhe responded and hurried to prepare things.

The brother and sister, along with Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha, dried their wet limbs with towels and sat on the clean carpet in the temple. They wiped their hair, looked out at the heavy rain, and kept muttering to themselves.

"This rain is coming down very suddenly, without any warning at all."

“It doesn’t look like it’s going to stop for a while.”

"Ah."

"We are still looking forward to the sunset on the top of the mountain."

At this moment, the fat monk Dunzhe came over slowly, holding a tray with steaming hot tea on it. He squatted down and placed the tray in front of the four people with a simple smile on his face: "It seems that the rain will stop in the evening! And the sunset view you can see in this Shengle Temple is also very famous."

When Yuanshan Heye heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"

Dunzhe smiled and took out the tablet and handed it to them. "Look, it's all written here."

Kudo Yuki took a quick glance and saw the words "Watch the sunset at the niche attraction Shoraku-ji Temple." The font was beautiful, and there were also a few pictures of the beautiful scenery of the temple at sunset, which really looked very artistic.

The brother and sister each held a cup of tea. They blew the hot steam gently, took a sip of the tea, and looked at everyone while sipping the tea, as if they were watching a fun event, with a bit of interest in their eyes.

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha leaned forward, moved closer to each other, and chatted in low voices.

"Really! It says this is a niche attraction."

"Right, it should be nice for us to watch the sunset here."

"It's really good to hide in this temple! Otherwise we would have been exposed to the rain all the time."

"And then? What did you want to tell me? Didn't you say you had something to tell me?"

"Actually... I wanted to wait until you guys are making good progress before I tell you."

"Going well?"

Mao Lilan leaned over to Toyama Kazuha's ear and whispered, "Actually, Shinichi and I decided to date a long time ago. I never told you."

To be continued...