I, the Buddhist who raises leopards in the Conan world

"What's wrong with kids these days?" Maori Kogoro tugged at his collar and said, "Karate, kendo, aikido... they're too embarrassed to go out if they can't fight, right?" He suddenly turned to look at Xiaolan, "Could it be that Kudo is hiding abroad doing some detective work because he can't beat his peers?" Conan pushed his glasses and complained in his heart: I also want to know why there are monsters with super strong fighting values ​​around me! - And before you say that, shouldn't you think about your daughter's fighting value?

——Also, I don’t think I’m worse than others. I’m a detective who relies on my brainpower to win!

Chapter 126: Visit Osaka Again 2

Just as Shen Yuan's car drove to the vicinity of the gymnasium, Conan received another call from Hattori Heiji: "Hello? Hattori brother? We'll be there soon... What?! There's a dead person?!" Conan's voice suddenly rose, and Maori Kogoro suddenly jumped up from the passenger seat and almost hit the roof of the car: "What?! Another case?!"

"Hattori-san said that the bodies of the players were found in the locker room next to the swimming pool!" Conan quickly hung up the phone with a serious expression, "Uncle Maori, we have to go there quickly!" Shen Yuan raised his eyebrows and turned the steering wheel: "Then I will park the car in front of the gymnasium. You can go there by yourselves. I will wait for you at the door and will not go down. After all, Lightning is here and it is not easy for me to take him in!" Shen Yuan lightly stepped on the brakes and parked the car in front of the gymnasium. Maori Kogoro and Conan immediately ran inside. Xiaolan sighed helplessly: "Dad and Conan are really, they don't care about the case when they hear about it..." She turned to Shen Yuan and smiled apologetically He smiled, "Mr. Shen, I'm sorry to let you wait here alone. I'm afraid that Dad and Conan will get into trouble..." Shen Yuan chuckled, "I know that Conan and Mr. Maori sometimes don't care about anything in order to investigate the case, so Miss Xiaolan needs to be taken care of. Miss Xiaolan, don't be embarrassed, go over there, I have Lightning here, it won't be too boring!" He seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, we are so familiar with each other, Miss Xiaolan, just call me Brother Shen Yuan like Miss Sonoko in the future, don't call me Shen Jun all the time!" Xiaolan nodded, "Well, Brother Shen Yuan, see you later!" Then she hurriedly followed in the footsteps of her father and Conan.

The car door closed and silence returned to the car.

Shen Yuan rubbed the big silver head that came closer and said, "They have to wait until the afternoon to solve the case. I'll take you somewhere else to play!" Then the car started... When Shen Yuan returned to the gymnasium entrance again, the setting sun had stretched the shadow of the building very long.

From a distance, he saw Xiaolan chatting enthusiastically with a girl with a ponytail, while two detectives were standing aside and talking about something.

The car stopped smoothly at the side of the road. Xiaolan leaned over to the window and said, "Brother Shen Yuan, you're back." She pointed at the girl next to her and said, "This is Toyama Kazuha, she and Hattori-kun are childhood sweethearts!"

"Nice to meet you, please take care of me!" Yuanshan Heye bowed politely, and the ends of her hair swayed slightly with the movement.

"Hey, Brother Shen Yuan!" Hattori Heiji waved his hand carelessly, looking very familiar, "See you again!" Shen Yuan nodded slightly: "Hattori-kun, Miss Toyama, good afternoon!" He glanced at the few people, "Why are there only a few of you? Where is Mr. Mori?" Xiaolan's face showed a trace of embarrassment: "Dad... and Madam Jinghua left first..."

"That lecherous uncle insisted on sparring with my mom about kendo," Hattori Heiji complained, "Mom took him back to the mansion first, and asked us to buy ingredients for the puffer fish hot pot!" Shen Yuan raised his eyebrows knowingly - after all, Ms. Hattori Shizuka was an elegant and unique woman. According to Maori Kogoro's personality... "Then you get in the car first, let's go buy ingredients!" Hattori Heiji got on the passenger seat, Xiaolan sat in the second row holding Conan, Toyama Kazuha sat on the other side, and then she met a pair of ice-blue eyes - "Ah! It, it..." Kazuha took a half step back in fright, her back pressed against the car door.

“Sorry, He Ye, I forgot to tell you,” Xiao Lan explained quickly, “This is Lightning, the cheetah raised by Brother Shen Yuan.

He has a very gentle personality, don't worry!" As she spoke, she naturally reached out and rubbed Lightning's ears. The cheetah cooperated by squinting his eyes and making a comfortable purring sound.

He Ye observed carefully for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to reach out her hand: "Really... so good..." Her fingertips gently touched Lightning's fur, and her eyes gradually lit up, "So soft!"

"Brother Shen Yuan, it's so cool that you have such a big cheetah!" Hattori Heiji looked over when he heard the noise behind him. Knowing that nothing was wrong, he looked at Shen Yuan and gave him a thumbs up excitedly. His white teeth were particularly eye-catching against his dark skin.

Shen Yuan started the car, his lips curled up slightly: "If you have a chance, you can try your luck with it.

Although he has a gentle personality, his attack power is quite good!" He turned around, "Now, where should we go to buy ingredients?"

"Go straight ahead and turn right at two intersections!" Hattori Heiji immediately pointed the way, "There is a 'Naniwa Suisan', their puffer fish is the best in Osaka!" Twenty minutes later, the group stood in front of the counter of "Naniwa Suisan".

This old shop has a simple decoration. Various fresh seafood are neatly displayed in the glass cabinets, and the air is filled with a faint smell of sea salt.

"Hey, Heiji!" The shop owner was a spirited old man. "Are you here to buy puffer fish again? Is Madam Jinghua entertaining guests tonight?"

"Yes, old man!" Hattori Heiji greeted familiarly, "Please give me the best tiger pufferfish, and the freshest side dishes!" The owner swiftly took out an exquisite wooden box from the kitchen. It was covered with crushed ice and filled with crystal clear pufferfish slices.

"Just processed this morning, absolutely safe!" He took out a few small porcelain bottles. "This is special broth and citron vinegar, Madam Jinghua's favorite combination!" Xiaolan watched curiously as the shopkeeper skillfully packed the food. "Isn't it dangerous to handle puffer fish?"

"Of course not!" the shop owner puffed out his chest proudly, "It has to be handled by a licensed professional.

But don't worry, the pufferfish in our store has been triple-tested and has had zero accidents in the past thirty years!" Shen Yuan's eyes swept across the refrigerator and he suddenly said, "Add five more Wagyu beef, the kind with snowflake pattern!" Then he looked at Hattori Heiji and said, "This is the dinner I bought for Lightning, so Hattori-kun doesn't have to spend any money!" Hattori Heiji widened his eyes, "Brother Shen Yuan, your cheetah eats such high-end food?" Shen Yuan took the exquisite packaging bag handed over by the owner, "There's no way, he's a picky eater!" On the way back, the setting sun dyed the carriage a warm orange.

Hattori Heiji enthusiastically planned the menu: "Pufferfish hot pot, sashimi, tempura... Oh, and Mom's special pufferfish liver pâté is a must!" Xiaolan explained to Yuanshan Kazuha in the back row: "Lightning is usually very picky about his food. Brother Shen Yuan has to work part-time to take care of him. His daily food expenses are enough for my weekly expenses..."

"Eh?!" Toyama Kazuha looked at the lazy cheetah in the back row in shock. The latter was yawning comfortably, revealing its sharp canine teeth.

Chapter 127: Visit Osaka Again 3

The Lincoln Navigator L slowly drove into a quiet private driveway, with the bamboo fences on both sides casting mottled shadows in the twilight.

The Hattori family's mansion gradually came into view. It was a typical Japanese-style building with black tiles and white walls glowing warmly in the setting sun.

The carefully trimmed pine trees stand quietly in front of the main house, and a few stone lanterns are dotted along the flagstone path, emitting a soft halo of light.

Shen Yuan parked the car, jumped out quickly, and looked at the traditional house curiously.

Hattori Heiji walked in front carrying the food, and the wooden corridor creaked slightly under his footsteps.

"Our old house has a history of more than a hundred years!" Hattori Heiji introduced proudly, pushing open the paper door with a pine and crane pattern painted on it, "But the interior has been renovated, and it has all the necessary modern facilities!" In the living room, Hattori Shizuka was kneeling elegantly in front of a low table, sipping tea.

She was wearing a lavender kimono, her long black hair tied into a simple bun, and she exuded a calm and elegant temperament.

Opposite her, Kogoro Mouri was sitting in an obviously awkward position, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Hattori Heiji squatted down and nudged Conan with his elbow: "It seems that your father-in-law was beaten badly by my mother!"

"You're so long-winded!" Conan responded with a standard half-moon eye.

Hattori Heiji stood up and looked over and asked, "Mom, why hasn't the old man come back yet?"

"Heiji..." Madam Jinghua put down the teacup, her eyes fell on the silver cheetah behind everyone, and she widened her eyes slightly.

"Don't worry, Mom!" Hattori Heiji explained quickly, "This is the Brother Shen Yuan I told you about. This is the cheetah raised by Brother Shen Yuan. His name is Lightning. He has a very gentle personality!" Shen Yuan bowed politely: "Sorry to bother you, Madam Jinghua!" Lightning seemed to feel the gaze and squatted down obediently, with his tail gently wrapped around his front paws.

Mrs. Jinghua quickly regained her composure and gestured for everyone to take a seat with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Shen, welcome to the Hattori residence, please feel free to do as you please!" Then she looked at Hattori Heiji.

"Minister Toyama will be back with your father, so dinner will be a little late!"

"Eh? My dad is coming too?" Toyama Kazuha blinked in surprise.

Hattori Heiji grabbed Conan by the back of his collar and said, "Mom, prepare dinner first. I'll show Brother Shen Yuan and this brat around the house!"

"Then Hattori-san, let me help prepare dinner!" Toyama Kazuha volunteered.

Xiaolan raised her hand: "Let me come too, I want to see how Madam Jinghua makes her puffer fish hot pot!" Hattori Heiji grinned: "Let's go, I'll show you our dojo.

My mother must have given some "guidance" to Uncle Maori just now.

“Walking through the winding corridors, the wooden floor made a steady sound under my feet.

Shen Yuan noticed that there were several old calligraphy works hanging on the wall, one of which had four large characters "心剑一如" written in vigorous strokes.

Hattori introduced: "This dojo was built by my old man specifically for my mother. Although my mother is a housewife now, her kendo attainments have not declined at all!"

"This is the locker room..." Hattori Heiji opened a small door, "This is the photo of my mother participating in competitions when she was a student!" Conan noticed a row of photo frames hanging on the wall, which contained photos of young Mrs. Jinghua participating in various kendo competitions. In one of the photos, she was holding a bamboo sword, and her eyes were so sharp that she looked like a completely different person now.

In the corner of the dojo stood an antique sword rack, on which stood a scabbarded katana.

"This is my mother's dowry," Hattori Heiji whispered, "It is said to be a famous sword passed down from the Warring States Period, but now it is just a decoration!" They walked around the dojo and came to an exquisite courtyard.

The dry landscape spreads out before your eyes, the white gravel is raked into ripple-like patterns, and several stones of various shapes lie quietly in it.

There is a small teahouse in the corner of the courtyard, with a half-rolled bamboo curtain and a few hand-woven futons inside.

"My mother usually demonstrates the tea ceremony here," said Hattori Heiji, "but the old man and I can't sit still, so in the end she is always the only one reading here!" As he was speaking, the crisp sound of wind chimes came from the distance.

Hattori Heiji looked at the sky and said, "Ah, the old man and the others must be back.

Let's go over there too... I was originally planning to show you around my room and take a look at my case commemorative booklet!" Shen Yuan: Ah, that's a shame.

Hattori Heiji led Shen Yuan and Conan through the winding corridor back to the front yard.

Two middle-aged men in neat suits came towards us.

The man on the left has a strong face, a pair of sharp eyes under his inverted splayed eyebrows, and his iconic curly bangs and mustache make it easy to recognize him as the Chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters - Hattori Heizo.

The slightly more amiable figure on the right is Criminal Division Chief Ginjiro Toyama, whose side-swept bangs and broad face reveal the kindness of an elder.

"Dad! Uncle Toyama!" Hattori Heiji walked forward quickly.

Hattori Heizo nodded slightly, his eyes swept over everyone, and his eyebrows moved almost imperceptibly when he saw the lightning.

Toyama Ginjiro smiled.

Hattori Heiji cleared his throat and said, "This is Brother Shen Yuan, a flower-growing student from Tokyo, and this is his Cheetah Lightning.

This kid is Edogawa Conan, they are all my friends!" Turning to Shen Yuan and Conan, "This is my father and Kazuha's father, Uncle Toyama!"

"Hello Mr. Hattori, hello Mr. Toyama!" Shen Yuan greeted politely.

"Hello, Uncle Hattori, hello, Uncle Toyama!" Conan also greeted them obediently.

Hattori Heizo nodded: "Welcome to my home, Heiji is sorry to trouble you!" Toyama Ginjiro waved his hand with a smile: "Hello, young people!" Lightning sat upright beside Shen Yuan's legs, with his tail gently wrapped around his front paws, showing good upbringing.

Hattori Heizo's gaze lingered on Cheetah for a moment, and he suddenly asked, "Well-trained, a retired police dog?" Shen Yuan rubbed Lightning's head, "He used to be a comfort dog and has been trained!" Toyama Ginshiro looked at Lightning with interest, "I've never seen anyone tame a cheetah!" At this moment, Madam Jinghua's gentle voice came from the end of the corridor, "Everyone, dinner is ready!" In the restaurant, a large low table was already filled with exquisite utensils.

Mrs. Jinghua was arranging the last few side dishes, and Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro helped to serve the steaming puffer fish hot pot, and the rich aroma immediately filled the room.

Hattori Heizo took off his suit jacket, untied his tie, and seemed to relax a little: "Please sit down!" Everyone knelt down around the low table. Conan noticed that when Hattori Heizo saw his wife, his serious brows softened unconsciously.

"My wife is very good at making puffer fish hot pot," Hattori Heizo spoke first, his voice much gentler than his serious appearance, "I invited you all today to thank you for your care for my son Heiji.

Everyone, please taste my wife's cooking!" The crystal clear puffer fish slices rolled gently in the boiling soup pot, and soon became snow-white and plump.

Shen Yuan picked up a piece, dipped it in the special grapefruit vinegar and put it into his mouth. The fish meat was so tender that it almost melted on the tip of his tongue, with a faint sweetness.

Lightning sat behind him, eating the steak that Xiaolan had specially fried for him.

Xiaolan took a bite of the puffer fish meat and opened her eyes wide in surprise: "It's so delicious! The soup base is so refreshing!" Toyama Kazuha squinted her eyes in satisfaction: "Hattori Mama's puffer fish hot pot is really the best!" Maori Kogoro devoured the food and sighed with satisfaction: "This puffer fish hot pot is really delicious!"

"Of course," Hattori Heiji puffed out his chest proudly, "My mom's puffer fish hot pot is the best in the world!" Madam Jinghua smiled and added soup for everyone, "As long as it suits everyone's taste, that's good.

This soup base is slowly simmered with kelp and bonito flakes, and finally pufferfish bones are added to enhance the flavor!" As the night deepened, the paper lanterns of the Hattori residence cast a warm glow in the courtyard.

After dinner, everyone moved to the tea room, where Mrs. Jinghua personally served each person a cup of matcha.

Amidst the aroma of tea, Toyama Ginshiro looked at his watch and stood up to say goodbye.

"It's getting late. Kazuha and I will go back first!" Toyama Ginjiro patted his daughter's shoulder, and then Hattori Heizo stood up, "I'll see you off!" Hattori Heiji stood up to see them off: "Be careful on the road!" After seeing off Toyama and his daughter, Madam Jinghua turned to Shen Yuan and others: "Please stay at my humble home tonight.

The guest rooms are ready!" Maori Kogoro burped, "Sorry to bother you!" His face was still flushed from the alcohol, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with Madam Jinghua's collection of sake.

Xiaolan supported her father and followed Madam Jinghua through the corridor.

The wooden floor creaked slightly underfoot, and the night wind brought the rustling sound of bamboo leaves in the courtyard.

Chapter 128 Hattori Heizo's amazing insight 1

On the golden shashi tiles of the Osaka Castle Tower, Toyama Kazuha was enthusiastically explaining to everyone: "That's the Osaka Castle Hall, where concerts are often held.

Looking to the right is Osaka's business district, and that glass-walled building is Osaka's famous landmark, the News Bureau..." Hattori Heiji leaned on the railing and scratched his ears impatiently: "Hey, Heye, I took Conan to these places the last time they came to Osaka, okay? Can you come up with something new?" He turned to Conan, "I also took them to Tsutenkaku. The view overlooking the whole of Osaka from there is spectacular!" Toyama Heye puffed up her cheeks: "You didn't mention it before! And isn't Mr. Shen here this time? Mr. Shen hasn't been to Osaka yet, so of course I have to introduce him to him!" She looked at Shen Yuan expectantly.

Shen Yuan coughed lightly: "...I'm really sorry to trouble you, Miss Yuanshan!" In fact, I have also been to Osaka.

Seeing this, Xiaolan quickly tried to smooth things over: "But this is the first time I've seen the scenery from Osaka Castle! The view of Osaka from here is really different!" Mouri Kogoro stood aside, yawning boredly.

At this moment, a burst of exaggerated conversation came from the stairs: "Lord Tokugawa, you are walking too fast!"

"Lord Nobunaga, please wait for me!"

"Lord Akechi, the lord said to gather at the castle tower..." I saw five or six middle-aged men in ordinary modern clothes calling each other by the titles of Warring States generals.

A man wearing glasses said seriously: "Lord Nobunaga, according to the itinerary, we should visit the Honmaru Palace first!" The bald uncle called "Nobunaga" retorted dissatisfiedly: "Mitsuhide-kun, the lord said that we should go to the castle tower first!" Kogoro Mori's mouth twitched and he turned his face away embarrassedly.

Hattori Heiji had a painful look on his face, as if he was digging into the tiles of Osaka Castle with his toes.

Toyama Kazuha asked curiously in a low voice: "Are they role-playing? Why don't I see anyone playing Toyotomi Hideyoshi?" As she was watching, the people over there seemed to be arguing.

Shen Yuan and his group tacitly chose to stay away from this farce and continued to follow Yuanshan Heye to visit Osaka Castle.

Lightning followed leisurely at the end, and was occasionally stared at by the surprised eyes of tourists and the cameras of their mobile phones.

By the time Shen Yuan and his group came out of the castle tower, it was already dark and Osaka Castle was shrouded in hazy twilight.

Shen Yuan looked up at the gloomy sky, and the air was filled with a damp smell.

"It looks like it's going to rain!" He frowned slightly and pointed to a convenience store not far away, "There's a store over there, let's go buy some umbrellas!" Hattori Heiji nodded: "Indeed, the weather changes so quickly!" Several people walked into the convenience store and bought five folding umbrellas.

Shen Yuan also took a pet raincoat and put it on Lightning.

The cheetah shook its body a little, not quite used to it, but soon got used to it.

Shen Yuan handed one of the umbrellas to Conan: "Conan, you and Lightning will share an umbrella later!" Conan took the umbrella and nodded: "Okay!" As soon as they walked out of the convenience store, raindrops fell down.

A few people opened their umbrellas and were about to leave when they saw a few people from the "Taiko Hideyoshi" team they met at noon looking for something in the rain.

"It's them again. What's wrong with them? 'Toyotomi Hideyoshi' is still missing?" Toyama Kazuha asked in confusion.

Before Hattori Heiji could say anything, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out—"BOOM!!" Hattori Heiji and Conan became nervous. Their detective intuition told them that something was about to happen. Everyone looked up suddenly and saw a burning figure struggling in the flames on the roof of the Osaka Castle Tower. Then it fell straight down from a height! "Oh no!" Hattori Heiji's pupils shrank, and he rushed in the direction of the fall.

Conan stuffed the umbrella in his hand into Xiaolan's hand, and then followed without hesitation: "Hattori! Wait for me!" Maori Kogoro was stunned for a second, then he also chased after him with an umbrella: "Hey! You two little brats, don't run around!" Shen Yuan sighed, turned to Xiaolan and Toyama Kazuha and said: "Ms. Xiaolan, Miss Toyama, I'll leave Lightning in your care. I'll go see the situation!" Xiaolan nodded nervously: "Brother Shen Yuan, be careful!" When Shen Yuan went over, he saw the deceased lying on the ground, his finger pointing at the umbrella in Hattori Heiji's hand, and then drooping weakly - dead.

Kogoro Mouri called the police and Inspector Otaki hurried over, his uniform under his raincoat already wet with rain.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri sighed: "Inspector Otaki, you've worked so hard. You've encountered this kind of case for two days in a row, and it's raining now!" Inspector Otaki glanced at Hattori Heiji who was whispering with Conan, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Ah... I'm used to it!" Shen Yuan stood aside, listening to Hattori Heiji and Conan explain the doubts of the case to the police, "It's not suicide!" Hattori Heiji squatted beside the corpse, the rain sliding down his cheeks, his eyes sharp, "There are signs of struggle on his clothes, and..." Then the topic gradually turned to the so-called "Dragon and Tiger Scroll" and the treasure theft case thirteen years ago.

Shen Yuan heard them say that the treasure was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Thousand-Layered Gourd Basket, a golden horse-riding staff with a thousand golden gourds on it.

To be honest, Shen Yuan was very tempted by this treasure, but... - no.

He thought of Hattori Heizo, who was not someone who could be easily fooled.

This man has been eyeing this treasure for thirteen years.

For thirteen years, he waited patiently, tightening the net little by little, just to catch the murderer who killed seven people.