afternoon.
On the way from Torada's house to Ryuubi's house.
Conan, Hattori Heiji, and Mori Kogoro were walking and talking.
The two detective boys took the initiative to lead the conversation, blaming a certain brother who had agreed to go get coffee but was missing all morning and one at noon.
"Really, I don't know where that person ran away." Conan complained in an angry tone.
"That is to say," Hattori Heiji answered: "At this time, it is most taboo to act alone. Wouldn't it be very dangerous if you meet the murderer!"
"..."
Mouri Kogoro looked at the two of them in confusion, "Then why don't you let me call Saraichi?"
"Brother Gengyi is not such a reckless person, but...if we have to wait for such a long time, at least he will make his trip in vain when he comes back. Anyway, He Ye and Sister Xiaolan are staying at Hutian's house. Just ask them to tell them about our trip to Longwei's house..."
As he said that, Hattori Heiji glanced at a certain big head again and said, "And I always feel that the murderer's target may be someone who knows something..."
"That's right..."
Conan held his chin with one hand and analyzed: "Officer Yui said that Mr. Koji seemed to have expressed that he wanted to confess something to the police... This may be the reason why he was killed."
In this way, the environment they detectives are in is actually very safe before they get closer to the truth.
"Yes," Hattori Heiji said, "Saraichi-san must not know about this yet..."
"Oh, I know now."
A calm voice came from the woods nearby.
! ? ! ?
The three detectives were startled.
Turning around, he saw Ye Geng staring at them expressionlessly and slowly walking over.
Σ(⊙д⊙)...W-What's the situation...Why did this person appear like this? !
Mouri Kogoro sweated and immediately explained: "Zangyi, it has nothing to do with me. It was the two of them who told me not to call yet!"
Conan: "..."
Hattori Heiji:"……"
Hey hey! Is it really appropriate to sell us like this?
"I know." Ye Gengyi nodded slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Maoli, for your concern."
"Uh, um... Saraichi, have you been following us?" Mouri Kogoro asked.
Ye Gengyi said: "I did some research nearby and came here from the road on the other side of the cliff. I was about to say hello to you when I heard Conan say that I don't know where I ran away."
Conan: "..."
Why did you just click on me? Are elementary school students easy to bully? Hattori, please say something...
"Ahem..."
Hattori Heiji felt the eyes and scratched his head awkwardly, trying to change the subject: "Saraichi-san, did you find anything?"
"Of course." Ye Geng nodded.
"Eh? Please tell me quickly!" Hattori Heiji asked hurriedly.
Conan also immediately cast a curious look.
Ye Geng glanced at the two of them and said slowly: "I found... you two also 'care' about me."
Conan: "..."
Hattori Heiji:"……"
I'm really sorry for being so arrogant just now. Well... is it too late to apologize now?
"OK OK……"
Mouri Kogoro smoothed things over and said, "Looking at the weather, we don't know when it will rain. Let's go to Tatsuo's house and ask Mr. Shi whether he knows what his son wants to talk to the police about."
Ye Gengyi nodded slightly, indicating that he accepted the suggestion.
Conan and Hattori Heiji knew they couldn't ask anything now, so they could only suppress their curiosity for the time being, not to mention how depressed they were.
…
Longwei's house, living room.
Mouri Kogoro briefly exchanged greetings and let Tatsuo Kashi know that he, a famous detective, would not side with any party. He said that he came here because he wanted to know whether Tatsuo Koji had anything to do with calling the police before he died. topic.
"No...Kangji didn't say anything like that..."
Ryuubi Weishi paused for a moment and said hesitantly: "However, after the death of Yoshiro Torada, Koji did appear to be particularly scared for a period of time."
"Do you know what he is afraid of?" Hattori Heiji asked.
"This..." Longwei Shi hesitated.
On the side, his mother said: "Maybe it's a curse. During that time, Koji kept saying things like 'I might be next', 'I will be killed', 'I will die under the curse'..."
"Curse?!" Mouri Kogoro was startled, and turned to look at the old man in front of him, who was at least 80 years old, with a careful look, trying to confirm whether the other party was talking nonsense.
The old man shouted angrily: "Aren't you a detective hired by the Torada family? The curse I'm talking about is the curse cast by the Torada family who has hated our Ryuubi family for generations!"
Haha, could it be another curse that severs the family bloodline? So your ancestors once married their daughters to centipedes?
Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but complained in his heart.
Conan seized the opportunity and asked: "Old lady... may I ask why your two families have been having conflicts for so many years?"
"snort!"
The old man snorted coldly, "Of course it's because...because...eh?"
She was stunned and said distressedly: "It's strange, what's the reason? I seem to only remember hearing from my elders that we hate the Torada family since I was a child, but I forgot what the reason was."
"I believe the members of the Torada family feel the same way."
At this time, the entrance door was pushed open, and Tatsuo Kage and Tatsuo Ayaka walked in.
See the looks from everyone.
Tatsuo Ayaka smiled and said: "It has started to rain outside. It seems that we will not be able to practice riding and shooting today."
Hattori Heiji was not interested in this topic. He walked up to Tatsuo Kage and asked, "Excuse me... what do you mean by what you just said?"
"What are you talking about..." Tatsuo Kei explained: "Me, Ayaka and Koji all get along well with Shigeji and Yoshiro of the Torada family."
"Oh?" Ye Gengyi asked: "So, do you know what Koji Tatsuo wants to do with the police?"
"Could it be related to the death of the Kai police officer?" Hattori Heiji obviously hadn't forgotten to test this matter, and deliberately omitted the cause of death.
"I don't know." Long Weijing shook his head: "He has never told me about this."
"Officer Kai's death was just an accident!"
Tatsuo Ayaka couldn't help but answered: "Everyone knows that he missed the target that year, so he practiced hard. As a result, he accidentally walked on a path on the way to return the horse to Torada's house, and then he slipped and fell. Down the cliff."
You know it very well, but you don't know whether it is the perpetrator or the next victim... Ye Gengyi stared over.
Hattori Heiji's eyes also became a bit sharper.
"Hey! Ayaka, stop talking!"
Ryuubikage suddenly shouted loudly: "There is absolutely no way Kai-senpai can be such a fragile person!"
Tatsuo Ayaka retorted: "But, he did lose to you back then!"
"That is……"
Long Wei Jing choked, then held his forehead and sighed.
"Yes, I'm sorry... A Jing, I shouldn't have said this..."
Upon seeing this, Tatsuo Ayaka hurriedly apologized, then looked at Ye Gengyi and the others, and forced a smile, "Sorry, I was a little rude."
With that said, she took Long Wei Jing's arm and walked towards the bedroom.
Mouri Kogoro raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion: "What on earth is going on?"
Tatsuo Weishi explained: "Maybe Ayaka always felt that her riding and shooting skills were not as good as those of Officer Kai, so Ayaka was angry."
Mouri Kogoro nodded, "The matter about Officer Kai's missed shot at the Yabusuri Horse Trials..."
He paused and swallowed back the words 'Is there some inside story?'
After all, this is an ancient tradition between the two villages, so it would be too rude to ask directly.
Tatsuo Weishi glanced at the increasingly gloomy weather outside the window, and briefly recalled: "Officer Kai has never missed his shot before. It was only that one time, and it was also the last time..."
