The place where the festival is held is a shrine built in the forest.
It is the common property of both villages.
However, because the title of Yabusame Archer has been occupied by Dragon's Tail Scenery for several consecutive years, some families in neighboring villages blamed them for all the unhappiness and misfortune they had experienced during this period.
And these gossips, which I don't know who came from, have now become the 'mainstream' answer to the conflict between the two villages.
After understanding this situation clearly.
Ye Gengyi did not go to Hutian's house with everyone, but went into the forest alone on the excuse of going to the car to get a few cans of instant coffee.
Could it be that he had some information and deliberately did not take us to investigate with him?
Conan and Hattori Heiji subconsciously came up with this idea. They looked at each other and showed helpless expressions.
No...if it was Geng Yige, he might actually be going to get coffee...
Thinking of this, they had no choice but to focus on Yui Uehara first.
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The light in the forest flickers on and off.
Diffuse shadows also appear very soft.
Ye Geng and his party walked among them.
If you stand in front of him and observe carefully, you can find that the focus of Ye Gengyi's left eye is not on the stone road in front of him.
In the free "viewpoint", there is a positioning signal installed on Yamato Kansuke.
And this detective, who had just said goodbye about 10 minutes ago, was heading to the shrine where the festival was about to be held.
Sure enough, this person also concealed information. However, it is unclear whether his intention in doing so is whether he wants to bear the risk alone, or whether he really has an interest interaction with certain forces...
Ye Gengyi didn't have any inclination towards these two guesses, because the answer would be revealed soon.
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When the distance exceeds the warning range, it is difficult for even professionals to realize that they are being followed.
As long as the tracker is not discovered, it can play such a role.
Hmm... I don't know if the person named 'Kurosawa' who was poisoned by this has developed a habit of checking the soles of his teammates' shoes when he went on a mission recently...
Ye Gengyi spread his thoughts at will.
While determining the direction, he also intentionally lengthened the distance to make his behavior look more like a coincidence.
Inside the shrine, there is a room used to place ritual props.
Hearing the sudden approaching footsteps, Yamato Gansuke turned around and looked around alertly. He was slightly startled and said in astonishment: "Why is it you..."
"That's what I want to say too."
Ye Geng threw the question back and said, "What are you looking for?"
He had just observed it, and it probably had something to do with the thunderstorm in the weather forecast. Except for a drunken old man sleeping in a duty hut next to the torii gate, there were no other villagers in the shrine at this time. or visitors.
Yamato Gansuke was silent for a few seconds and said:
"I'm looking for the murder weapon that killed Ryuubi Koji. Before you came, I had already checked most of the places in the forest. Now only this area near the shrine is left."
I see. I didn’t mention it just now because the other party was not 100% sure that the murder weapon was hidden in this shrine...
Of course, it is also possible that he made up a temporary reason after seeing himself suddenly appear.
Ye Gengyi thought about it, looked around the room casually, and walked to the shelf near the wall of the room.
There are many decorative props for the festival placed on it, including the Centipede flag printed with a centipede in a transparent plastic bag.
Ye Gengyi stretched out his hand and flipped through it. There were 18 pages in total, and the colors varied from old to new.
"There's a lot of dust accumulated up there."
What he meant was simply that no one had touched the shelf recently.
Yamato Gansuke didn't hide anything, and while checking the shrine behind the long table, he said: "I suspect there may be a secret room here... There is an interesting incident. A contestant who participated in Yabusume Horse Racing later claimed that his watch had been stolen. It was gone. According to him, it was a relic of his elders. Even though it did not meet the legal standards, the police still helped to search, but naturally they could not find it. However, on the eve of the Ryūdyssium Horse Trials the next year, the watch suddenly appeared , it was actually hung on a saber used by the assistant actors."
Secret room...
From the appearance, there is no compressed space in the horizontal direction of this building. Is it the ceiling or the floor...
Ye Gengyi thought about it, walked closer to the long table and observed it carefully for a moment, pointed at a wall tile that was mostly covered by the tablecloth and said:
"There are signs of movement around the edges."
Since there is a shrine on the top of the wall, the area near it happened to be painted a gray color that is closer to the floor. You might not be able to spot it unless you look closer.
Huh? Really... Expert Ye's ability to observe things is really outstanding...
Yamato Gansuke grunted, put his right hand on the table, and used his left hand to tap the wall with the cane.
Ye Gengyi took a few steps back calmly.
Yamato Gansuke tested it a few times, found the right position and pushed forward with force.
With a series of slight 'kaka' sounds, a gap opened up on the floor under the long table.
Yamato Gansuke saw this and squatted down to lift it again.
The floor was moved away by him without much effort, revealing a hole that seemed to extend from the inside.
"I'll go in and take a look first."
Yamato Gansuke took out his cell phone from his pocket and took a photo inside.
The secret room is not too big, and is somewhat like a temporary shelter that can accommodate five or six people.
"Oh, be careful." Ye Gengyi warned and silently turned on the video recording function.
Fortunately, the builder and subsequent users of this secret room did not install any mechanisms inside.
Soon, Yamato Gansuke found several shovels stained with mud inside, but whether there were any blood stains mixed with Ryuubi Koji's blood still needed to be identified.
Ye Gengyi placed a sensor at the door and then entered the secret room.
In addition to shovels, shovels, hemp ropes and sticks of different thicknesses, there were also several sharpened samurai swords.
"..."
Ye Gengyi said silently to himself.
Judging from the watch, the other party actually took the items in the secret room directly for emergencies. Is it because he didn't feel uncomfortable using the 'public' things?
Immediately, the two of them quickly made a new discovery. In an unlocked box, they found about 50 well-packaged jars. When they got closer and smelled them, they could faintly smell a pungent smell inside. The smell of paint.
Yamato Gansuke unscrewed a can without thinking.
Ye Gengyi looked from the side and recognized the contents before him, "It's tung oil."
"...The selection of Yabusame archers is never done at night."
Yamato Gansuke looked around the secret room with the faint light of his mobile phone, and a few drops of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Fortunately, there are no guns, but with so many weapons, I can cover the sky in the village with one hand."
