I, the Buddhist who raises leopards in the Conan world

Shen Yuan held the steering wheel with one hand and adjusted the direction of the air-conditioning outlet with the other.

Outside the car window, the early summer mountains and forests were glowing with fresh green in the sunlight.

"It feels like I haven't seen Mr. Amuro for a long time," Shen Yuan glanced at the blond man in the passenger seat. "Is it because you're busy?" He put his fingers back on the steering wheel. "I was surprised to see you coming with Mr. Maori today when I came to pick him up!" Amuro Toru smiled, his gray-purple eyes appearing even deeper in the sunlight. "I've been busy with some commissions before!" He casually straightened the collar of his shirt. "Now that I'm done, I naturally have to spend more time with Mr. Maori and learn from him!" After a pause, he added, "Besides, it's rare for Mr. Shen to go on a trip together. How could I miss it?"

"However," Amuro Toru tilted his head, "I thought Mr. Shen would bring Lightning with him today!" Shen Yuan raised a smile: "Ms. Sonoko said that Mr. Jiroyoshi Suzuki and Lightning get along very well!" He turned the steering wheel, and the car drove smoothly through a sharp turn, "Lightning seems to have become friends with his Lupin, so he went to visit the Suzuki family again!" In the back seat, Kogoro Mouri was sleeping soundly on the large space chair. On the other side, Conan was sitting on Xiaolan's lap in her arms, with a slight twitch of his mouth. He thought of the last time Kidd disguised himself as Uncle Jiroyoshi and was bitten by Lightning. Then Uncle Jiroyoshi determined that Lightning was Kidd's nemesis.

As a few people were chatting, a figure quickly stopped in front of the car. Shen Yuan slammed on the brakes, and the tires rubbed against the ground, making a harsh sound.

Kogoro Mouri leaned forward suddenly and almost hit the front seat.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" He looked around in panic. "What happened?" Shen Yuan had already rolled down the window, and the mountain wind, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, filled the car.

A dark-skinned boy was standing in front of the car, scratching his head embarrassedly - it was Hattori Heiji.

Also standing on the side of the road were Yuanshan Heye and a blond foreign man.

"Hattori-kun, what are you doing?" Shen Yuan asked with raised eyebrows.

"Brother Shen Yuan, it's really you!" Hattori Heiji grinned, his big white teeth shining in the sun, "This car looks like yours to me, and Kazuha said it couldn't be such a coincidence!" He pointed to the motorcycle parked on the side of the road, "My car ran out of gas, and I forgot to bring my cell phone. I was just wondering what to do. It's great to meet you!" Maori Kogoro also rolled down the window, squinted his eyes and stared at the Kansai high school detective who suddenly appeared: "What are you doing in this desolate mountain forest?" Hattori Heiji grinned, tied his motorcycle to the back of the Lincoln Navigator L, and after getting in the car, he first put down the folding back seat, motioning Toyama Kazuha and Robert to get in.

Toyama Kazuha bowed and said, "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Shen. I'm sorry for scaring you when Heiji stopped the car in a hurry just now!" Shen Yuan smiled and said, "I'm quite familiar with Hattori-kun. Miss Toyama, you're welcome. Come on up. Miss Xiaolan is also in the car!" Xiaolan turned her head and greeted Toyama Kazuha, "Kazuha, long time no see. It's a great fortune that we meet here today!" Hattori Heiji said in the car, "Okay Kazuha, why are you so polite to Brother Shen Yuan? Come on up.

"Robert, come on up too. I'll give you a ride!" After Yuanshan and Ye got in the car, Robert smiled and apologized to Shen Yuan, then got in as well.

After the three of them sat down, Hattori Heiji finally explained, "I came here because of a request from the Takeda family!" He then pointed to the blond foreigner next to him, "This is Mr. Robert Taylor. We met by chance on the mountain road.

He said he wants to go to the Takeda family too!"

"What?" Kogoro Mouri's eyes widened suddenly, "You also received a commission from the Takeda family?" The two took out the commission letters in their arms and compared them.

Shen Yuan and Amuro Toru in the front row exchanged glances, and said with a smile on their lips, "Seeing them all together, I feel that this trip may not be very smooth!" Amuro Toru supported his forehead with his hand and sighed deeply.

The blond man began to introduce himself in awkward Japanese, "I'm from the beautiful country of California.

Three years ago, while traveling here, I encountered a landslide and was seriously injured. Thanks to Miss Misa, the daughter of the Takeda family, for taking care of me.

So I came here this time specifically to thank them.

But three years have passed, and I don't remember the way very well. I got lost here. Thank you so much for meeting you!" The corners of Amuro Toru's mouth twitched slightly.

Why were there always people from the United States around him recently? The car restarted and continued along the winding mountain road.

Soon, an ancient Japanese-style mansion appeared in front of everyone, its gray tiles and white walls looking particularly eerie in the twilight.

They were received by Takeda Yoko, the wife of the second son of the Takeda family. The woman led everyone into the living room and then talked about the reason for this commission.

"Three years ago, our eldest brother's daughter, Misa, hanged herself on the second floor of a warehouse. A few days later, our eldest sister-in-law, Kinuyo, also hanged herself in the same place!" The woman's voice gradually deepened. "Everyone in the village says this is a curse from the Spider Fairy.

Just a few days ago, my brother's work partner, Mr. Negishi, was found hanged in a warehouse... That's why my brother commissioned Detective Mori to investigate!" Hattori Heiji pulled out his own letter of commission: "Strange, Mr. Takeda only commissioned you, so what's with my letter?" Yoko looked confused and speculated, "Maybe... a prank by the villagers!" Mori Kogoro raised an eyebrow: "Your family doesn't have a good relationship with the villagers? Why do you suspect that?"

"Because my eldest brother converted the Spider Temple into a family warehouse despite the villagers' opposition!" A deep male voice came from the corridor.

Everyone turned around and saw a plump middle-aged man standing in the shadows, wiping sawdust off his hands with a towel.

"I'm the third brother, Takeda Yuzo!" He patted his belly, "My eldest brother is making puppets in the studio and can't get away for the time being!" Maori Kogoro asked him to elaborate, and Takeda Yuzo continued: "Legend has it that there is a spider fairy in Luoshen Ridge... In order to prevent revenge, our ancestors built the Spider Temple in front. About four years ago, the village replanned the land, and this piece belonged to our family. My eldest brother insisted on converting the Spider Temple into a private warehouse. My sister-in-law, Misa and Mr. Negishi died on the second floor of that newly built warehouse, so the villagers said it was the curse of the Spider Fairy!" Shen Yuan's gaze lingered for a moment on Robert, who lowered his head as if sad for Misa's death, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

He remembered what this commission was about.

Robert would later think that Misa's revenge was an excuse to kill Takeda Shinichi, but the real reason was to kill anyone who might know about the Warring States gold treasure so that he would have the chance to take the treasure for himself.

And Takeda Shinichi insisted on converting the Spider Temple into a warehouse in order to more conveniently guard the gold.

After Conan and Hattori Heiji solved the case, they truly believed the story of this American man's revenge for love, and did not discover a batch of gold that had been hidden in the basement of the warehouse under the pretext of the Spider Fairy.

Chapter 166: Get the Gold Treasure Again 2

Before dinner, Mouri Kogoro finally met Takeda Shinichi. Shen Yuan leaned against the pillar in the corridor and watched Mouri Kogoro and Hattori Heiji surrounding Takeda Shinichi and asking him questions non-stop.

He took out his phone and tapped rapidly on the screen: [Boss! Boss! Help!] Not long after, the phone vibrated.

Gin's reply was as concise as ever: [?] Shen Yuan's lips curled up slightly as he continued typing: [Today, I went on a trip with Detective Maori and arrived at Tottori Prefecture's Rokuro Ridge. There's a golden treasure there, and with Bourbon here, it's not convenient for me to take the treasure. Boss, please save my treasure.

】On the other end of the phone, Gin stared at the phone screen, his brows slightly furrowed under his silver hair.

Why did it suddenly feel like Japan was filled with buried gold? Fingers tapped the keyboard: [Time, place, amount] Shen Yuan's reply came quickly: [Late night, the village's only two-story warehouse, with a mechanism on the first floor, one hundred kilograms] Thinking of Gin's iconic Porsche 356A, Shen Yuan was worried about the difficulty of loading the gold and the potential trouble it might cause, so he quickly added: [Let Vodka drive the Land Cruiser] Gin was still as unfazed as ever.

】End the conversation.

Seeing Shen Yuan fiddling with his phone with his head down, Conan couldn't help but look up and asked, "Brother Shen, do you have anything else to do?" Shen Yuan locked the phone and put it in his pocket: "Nothing, it's a message from the school!" He shrugged, "They are still apologizing for not finding a suitable mentor for me!" Conan blinked: "It's been a week since Professor Morikawa was murdered. Haven't you been assigned a new mentor yet?" Hearing the time "a week", Shen Yuan's eyebrows raised subtly.

He adjusted his cuffs as if nothing had happened: “I’m afraid it will be difficult to arrange it in a short time.

Some professors previously had a high threshold for accepting students, and each professor only took two or three students!" A helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "But recently, the quota of five students has suddenly been reached.

Some students even came to thank me, believing that it was thanks to me that they were able to be admitted because the professor relaxed the requirements!" Conan's mouth twitched uncontrollably: "Could it be that those professors were..."

"I think it's just to have a legitimate reason to reject me!" Shen Yuan spread his hands helplessly.

Conan: "..." That's right, Brother Shen has already lost three professors, and the professors at the University of Tokyo are also deadly.

Amuro Toru, who had listened to the entire conversation, had a worried look in his eyes: "Is Mr. Shen okay? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Yes," Conan immediately replied, "My father knows a lot of professors, if necessary..." Shen Yuan waved his hand: "Thank you for your concern.

The school is already recruiting new professors, and I'll be assigned once they're in place!" He said easily, "And my academic pressure isn't that great, so don't worry too much!" Just then, a soft female voice rang out from the corridor: "Hello, guests. Dinner is ready. Mr. Shinichi invites everyone to the dining room!" Everyone turned around and saw the Takeda family's maid, Shioya Miyuki, standing respectfully at the corner.

Shen Yuan and his companions then discovered that Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori, who had been talking with Shinichi Takeda in the front hall, had disappeared.

Following the guidance of Shioya Miyuki, the few of them walked through the dark corridor.

The wooden floor creaked slightly under their feet. The kerosene lamps on the wall stretched their shadows very long, twisting them into strange shapes on the old walls as they arrived at the restaurant.

When Shen Yuan and his companions walked into the restaurant, Maori Kogoro was already drunk with Takeda Shinichi and Takeda Yuzo.

The sound of wine glasses clinking echoed in the spacious Japanese-style room, and the air was filled with the aroma of sake and grilled fish.

"Brother Shen Yuan, Mr. Amuro, please sit here!" Xiaolan moved towards Yuanshan and Ye to make the space between them more spacious.

She turned to look at Conan, frowning slightly, "Conan, where did you go just now? Hattori-kun said you disappeared in a moment!" Conan looked at Hattori Heiji who was fighting with Toyama Kazuha for food with his crescent eyes, and laughed in his heart: I was clearly not far away from you just now, did you open your eyes wide and didn't see me? After Shen Yuan and Amuro Toru sat down, another young man was sitting opposite them. He introduced himself: "Hello, I was just dealing with a work issue on the phone. It was really rude for not saying hello to you. I am the second son Takeda Ryuji!" The two nodded and began to enjoy the dinner in front of them.

"Mom~" The twin girls beside Takeda Yoko suddenly spoke in unison, their voices as clear as bells, "Why did Sasa and I/Huihui and I only get half a fish?" Takeda Yoko gently stroked her daughters' hair: "Sorry, Mom bought fish based on the number of people today, and we didn't expect there would be two more customers.

Be good, and tomorrow mom will make up for it with a whole one, okay?"

"These are my daughters," Ryuji Takeda introduced, "The older sister is Sae and the younger sister is Emi!" At this time, the maid Miyuki Shioya was preparing to leave the restaurant with a lacquer food box.

Xiaolan asked curiously, "Where are you sending the food box?" Shioya Miyuki stopped and whispered to Xiaolan, "There's an old lady at home.

Ever since Mr. Negishi died, she said that this house was cursed and refused to step out of the house again.

I deliver meals to her room every day!" Takeda Shinichi stood up shakily, his face flushed with alcohol. "I'm going to put the final touches on my puppet. Everyone, please help yourselves!" He turned to Maori Kogoro and said, "Detective Maori, I'll leave the formal investigation to you tomorrow!"

"Sure, sure!" Maori Kogoro proudly raised his glass, spilling a few drops of sake. "Tomorrow, I'll take care of it!" After Takeda Shinichi left, Robert suddenly put down his chopsticks and said to Takeda Yuzo, who was still drinking, "Can I borrow your car? I want to go to Misa's grave to pay my respects!"

"Going so late?" Takeda Ryuji and Takeda Yuzo both showed surprised expressions.

Robert nodded, his golden hair shone softly under the light: "If we go now, the moonlight will shine on the valley on the way!" His voice was filled with nostalgia, "The scenery must be beautiful!" Xiaolan and Toyama Kazuha were moved by this description, with longing in their eyes, and finally decided to go with Robert.

After Robert Xiaolan and the others left, Takeda Yoko stood up and took her twin daughters' hands: "I'm taking the children to take a bath!" Takeda Ryuji also stood up: "I'll help you add firewood and boil water!" Then he said goodbye to Shen Yuan and the others.

Takeda Yuzo looked at Kogoro Mori who was drunk and sleeping soundly, and stood up staggeringly: "Hiccup, I... I'm going to help big brother make a puppet... Hiccup, you guys do whatever you want..." Then he staggered away.

As the last of the Takeda family left, the room suddenly became quiet.

Outside the window came the rustling of wind through the fir trees, and in the distance there seemed to be the cry of crows.

Shen Yuan looked at Toru Amuro, Conan, and Hattori Heiji who were left in the room and said, "Let's play poker for a while?" Toru Amuro nodded, and Shen Yuan turned to Conan, "Do you want to be in a team with me?" Before Conan could answer, Hattori Heiji tucked the little detective under his arm, and a confident smile appeared on his dark face, "Brother Shen Yuan, you should be in a team with Mr. Amuro! Conan and I will definitely beat you!" Shen Yuan and Toru Amuro looked at each other and nodded.

The four of them quickly sat in a circle on the tatami, and Kogoro Mouri's snoring became the most natural background sound.

...Conan and Hattori Heiji lost two games in a row under the siege of Shen Yuan and Amuro Toru.

Conan and Hattori Heiji both looked thoughtful, thinking that this was not right. They were counting cards, how could they lose? Unwilling to give up, they played two more games, and they still lost.

Chapter 167: Get the Gold Treasure Again 3

The playing cards were scattered on the tatami. Just as Shen Yuan and his companions stood up, they heard Takeda Yuzo's hurried shout from outside the door: "Brother! Brother, where have you been?" The four of them exchanged glances and quickly opened the paper door.

At the other end of the corridor, Takeda Ryuji was stopping Takeda Yuzo: "Yongzo, why are you shouting here at this time?" Takeda Yuzo said: "I'm looking for my brother. I just went to the studio and he wasn't there. I thought he was busy with something else, so I waited for a while, but he didn't come. I looked for him, but I couldn't find him anywhere!" Conan and Hattori Heiji's expressions froze at the same time - the detective's unique intuition sounded the alarm in their minds.

"Let's split up and look for it!" Amuro Toru suggested, a sharp flash in his purple-gray eyes.

At this moment, Takeda Ryuji suddenly pointed outside the window: "Why is the window on the second floor of the warehouse... open? Isn't that window always locked? Because people have died one after another in the warehouse, everyone avoids that place and no one should go there!" Everyone looked in the direction his finger pointed - under the moonlight, a window on the second floor of the warehouse was wide open, like a black mouth.

An ominous premonition instantly enveloped everyone.

"Let's go and take a look!" Hattori Heiji was the first to rush out, followed by everyone else.

The old wood groaned as the warehouse door was pushed open.

Ryuji Takeda fumbled to press the switch, and the dim light illuminated the dusty stairs.

Hattori Heiji rushed up the stairs in two steps, but suddenly stopped in front of the storage room door.

"The door's locked!" He pushed hard at the wooden door, which remained motionless, and shouted to the people below, "Someone get an axe to break it down?" Amuro Toru's voice came from behind him, "What's wrong?"

"The door is locked from the inside and can't be opened!" Hattori Heiji kicked the door again.

Amuro Toru patted his shoulder: "Move aside!" Hattori Heiji just moved sideways to make room when he saw Amuro Toru take half a step back and swung his right leg like a whip - "Bang!" With a loud bang, the entire solid wooden door fell down, and wood chips around the door frame fell down.

Conan's mouth twitched uncontrollably—wasn't this undercover police officer's fighting skills too high? Inside the storage room, a horrifying scene came into view: Takeda Shinichi's body was hanging from a beam, countless fishing lines wrapped around his body like a spider web.

Moonlight slanted in from the open window, shining on the purple face. The dead man's eyes were still wide open, as if staring at something terrible.

The fishing line glowed an eerie silver in the light, wrapping the corpse into a giant cocoon that swayed gently in the night breeze.

Amuro Toru took a step forward and stood in front of Takeda Ryuji and Takeda Yuzo: "This is the crime scene. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter, lest the clues be destroyed!" Takeda Ryuji frowned and pointed at Conan and Hattori Heiji who were looking around in the storage room: "Then they can stay in there?" Hattori Heiji put his hands in his pockets, his signature confident smile on his dark face: "Actually, my name is Hattori Heiji, and I'm a well-known detective in Kansai!" He raised his chin proudly, "So leave this case to me--"

"You guys," Amuro Toru interrupted him directly, pointing his finger at the two young detectives without hesitation, "come out too.

Don't add burden to the police investigation!" Hattori Heiji widened his eyes in dissatisfaction and was about to refute when his eyes accidentally swept across the crack left on the door frame by Amuro Toru when he kicked the door just now.

He swallowed and exchanged a helpless look with Conan.

"Okay, okay..." Hattori Heiji scratched his head and pulled Conan out dejectedly.

Conan pushed his glasses up, his eyes flashing with unwillingness behind the lenses, but he could only follow him away obediently.

Everyone returned to the main house from the warehouse, and Toru Amuro asked Miyuki Shioya to call the police. After all, this was Tottori Prefecture, and they were not familiar with the police here.

After Shioya Miyuki left, Robert, Xiaolan and Toyama Kazuha just pushed the door open and walked in.

Conan was a little surprised: "Sister Xiaolan, why are you back so early?"

"We came back early," Xiaolan explained, "There are signs of sand and rock sliding on the mountain road. Mr. Robert said there might be a collapse!" Everyone told the three people who had just returned the news of Takeda Shinichi's death, and then went to the Japanese-style room where Maori Kogoro was sleeping and woke him up.

After being woken by the others, Maori Kogoro rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat up, somewhat surprised by what they said: "Mr. Takeda is dead? Could it be that Mr. Negishi's murderer has committed another crime?" At this time, Shioya Miyuki hurried back: "The police said there was a small-scale sand and rock avalanche on the road leading into the mountains. The police car has a low chassis and can't get through for the time being. We have to wait until tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Mouri Kogoro suddenly became energetic, rolled up his sleeves and stood up, "It seems that it will be up to me, the famous detective Mouri Kogoro, to investigate tonight!" Robert looked towards the warehouse thoughtfully, while Amuro Toru quietly observed everyone's reactions.

Shen Yuan stood by the window, looking at the moonlight outside that was obscured by dark clouds, his expression as calm as water beneath his short black hair.

Kogoro Mouri took Toru Amuro to the warehouse to continue the investigation, and then Heiji Hattori picked up Conan and chased after them.

The Takeda family members returned to their rooms first, and Robert said he wanted to go back to the boys' lounge to rest.

Shen Yuanze, Xiaolan, Yuanshan and Kazuha stayed in the Japanese-style room waiting.

Chapter 168: Get the Gold Treasure Again 4

"Ah! My amulet is gone!" Xiaolan suddenly exclaimed and touched the empty bag chain.

He Ye comforted him, "Is it in the bag? Look carefully again.

"My collector's card got stuck inside my bag last time, and I thought it was lost, but it was found by Heiji!" Xiaolan rummaged through the luggage she brought with her, but still couldn't find it. She said disappointedly, "No," and sighed, "Forget it, I'll go back and ask for another one!"

"Wait, we just went out together," He Ye guessed, "Could it have fallen on the car just now, or fell nearby? I'll go with you to have a look!" Shen Yuan picked up the flashlight: "Let's go together!" The three of them came to the car that Robert had driven out before and searched carefully, "There's nothing on the passenger side..." He Ye half-leaned into the car, with her long hair hanging on the seat.

Xiaolan checked the back seat and even lifted up the floor mat to look: "It's really gone..."

"Let's split up and look around!" Shen Yuan adjusted the aperture of the flashlight, spreading the beam into a soft fan shape. "I'll go check over to the warehouse, you guys check the path in the courtyard!" Shen Yuan came to the open space in front of the warehouse alone, and the flashlight beam swept across the ground.

Suddenly, a small white bead reflected a faint light.

He squatted down and was about to check when the hairs on the back of his neck suddenly stood up - in a flash, Shen Yuan dodged to the side and a black shadow brushed past his shoulder but missed.

Without hesitation, he raised his leg and kicked out - "Crack!" The clear sound of bone breaking was particularly harsh in the night.

Robert didn't even have time to scream before he flew out like a broken sack and hit the outer wall of the warehouse with a bang.

The wooden board was dented by his impact, and wood chips fell down.