"You can't say that I asked you for help? It's just a joint investigation by famous detectives from Kanto and Kansai!" Hattori Heiji retorted with a black line. Seeing that Conan, Chi Feichi and Koshizu Nanatsuki were also looking at him, he stopped talking to Maori. Kogoro struggled, looking at the main entrance of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine behind the three of them, with a more serious expression, "The case I want to tell you about is related to Sugawara Michizane..."
"Sugawara Michizane?" Mouri Kogoro turned his head and looked at the shrine behind him in astonishment, "Sugawara Michizane is from A.D. 9...9..."
"Died in 903." Chi Feichi said.
"Well, yes, how could a person who has been dead for so many years be related to this case?" Mouri Kogoro looked at Hattori Heiji with suspicion, as if to say, 'Are you not very clear-headed?' , "You don't mean to say that the serial murder case you want to tell us is actually a punishment imposed by Sugawara Michizane? That's not right. Sugawara Michizane is the god of learning. If he punishes people, he will also It should be something like depriving others of their brains or learning abilities..."
Hattori Heiji did not rush to refute, but looked at Mouri Kogoro with a strange and somewhat profound look, "I mean, uncle, don't you know that legend? During the Heian period, the evil spirit of Sugawara Michizane was at work, spreading terror and haze throughout the world. Kyoto…”
Mao Lilan stopped chatting with Toyama and Ye. Listening to Hattori Heiji's sinister tone, she hugged Toyama and Ye's arms tightly, "Resentful, resentful spirit?"
"Isn't he the God of Learning?" Mouri Kogoro was confused and looked at the plaque above the gate of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. "And he is also the God of literature and art, right? How could such a talented person have a resentful spirit? What's causing trouble?"
Hattori Heiji was a little helpless, "You really don't know those legends."
Chi Feichi felt that Mouri Kogoro's question was a bit silly, but he still chose to speak for his teacher, "I'm sorry, teacher, he may not pay much attention to these folklores. As for the origin of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine... the teacher may not pay much attention either." Pass."
Maori Kogoro:"……"
His disciple's words were not strange at all, but he seemed to be speaking for him, but at the same time, he seemed to be secretly criticizing him.
Hmm... maybe 'dislike' and 'speak for him' coexist?
"I can see..." Hattori Heiji reluctantly introduced to Moori Kogoro, "Sugawara Michizane was a famous scholar, Chinese poet, and politician in the Heian period. He was good at poetry since he was a child and was very talented. Later, he was even more popular. However, in 901, he was framed by Fujiwara Shihei, the left minister, and was demoted to Kyushu Dazaifu as a powerful commander. All four of his children were also exiled..."
"Two years later, he died of depression in Dazaifu," Koshimizu Nanatsuki took over the words seriously, "But in the thirty years after his death, Kyoto suffered from floods, fires, lightning strikes, plagues and other disasters. During this period, the people who betrayed Michizane and participated in framing Michizane were basically dead. Even Genpei, who succeeded Michizane and became the right minister, fell into the swamp and died. Fujiwara Tokihira's descendants were cut off, and Emperor Daigo who demoted Michizane to Kyushu Dazaifu and Emperor Daigo died. Prince Houmei, the son born to Fujiwara Shihei's sister and the successor to the emperor whom Fujiwara Shihei supported, died suddenly for no apparent reason at the age of 21. Two years later, Prince Homei's five-year-old surviving son also died. After that, Emperor Daigo came to power. During the meeting, thunder suddenly fell from the clear sky, killing several courtiers, and Emperor Daigo, who had been ill, also died of illness in the same year."
Mouri Kogoro turned his head and looked at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine behind him. He suddenly felt the cold wind blowing in Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. He turned around silently, so that his back, which was originally facing the gate, faced the intersection.
"Therefore, Michizane Sugawara, along with Emperor Sotoku and Taira Shomon, are known as the three major resentful spirits in Japan. According to some accounts, Prince Zaara will be added to them and called the four major resentful spirits," Chi Feichi said. On the plaque on the gate of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, "About forty years after Michizane's death, some people said that they were inspired by Michizane's dreams and raised funds to build a shrine in the north of Heian Kyoto to worship Michizane. Not long after the shrine was built, the Kyoto-Luo area was rampant for several years. The measles epidemic subsided..."
"After learning about this, Shisuke Fujiwara donated a large amount of money in the name of the Fujiwara family, used manpower to expand the shrine into Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, and enshrined Michizane as the patron saint of the Shoseki family on a regular basis. " Hattori Heiji also looked at the plaque on Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and suddenly smiled, "It is worth mentioning that the master's assistant is the nephew of Fujiwara Shihei who killed Michizane, so the people are also saying that the Fujiwara family is in the resentful spirit. I have to bow my head in front of me.”
"After that, Tenmangu Shrines were built in other places to worship Michizane," Koshimizu Nanatsuki added, "Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto are the head offices of Tengu Shrines across the country, and Michizane is also Called 'god' by believers."
"I see," Mouri Kogoro looked at the door of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, "no wonder black is the main color here. The builder actually wants to warn everyone that the God of Learning also has a very bad temper. After letting everyone in Don’t be too presumptuous..."
Hattori Heiji:"……"
Uncle has such a rich imagination.
"It has nothing to do with that." Chi Feichi began to worry about whether the knowledge base in his teacher's brain had been eaten up by alcohol. He did not believe that the knowledge base in his teacher's brain had always been so empty. "Kitano Tenmangu Shrine has been rebuilt many times. The current appearance was rebuilt after the Warring States Period, using the style of Gongen-zukuri Shrine. The style of Gongen-zukuri Shrine is based on black and decorated with a lot of gold ornaments, with the intention of making Kitano Tenmangu Shrine look luxurious and solemn."
"Hattori...brother," Conan had to change his title under the gaze of others. He found Hattori Heiji casting a proud look at him. He felt speechless and reminded Hattori Heiji to tell the case quickly, "The serial murders you mentioned. , what does it have to do with Daozhen?"
"In this serial murder incident, both victims were monks. The first was the drowning incident that occurred at Kinmizuji Temple four days ago, and then the fire incident that occurred at Okhoji Temple three days ago," Hattori Heiji He asked, "After the flood, there was a fire. Isn't it like Daozhen's evil spirit at work?"
"Huh?" Conan looked at Hattori Heiji speechlessly.
Since when did Hattori become so superstitious?
Fei Chi sighed in a low voice, "Master, the case Hattori wants to investigate is really the serial murder case Fei Mo mentioned."
"Have you read too many legends and stories recently?" Kogoro Mori also looked at Hattori Heiji speechlessly, "Aren't water and fire very common things? It cannot be proven that the murderer used this method to kill. Is this related to Michizane's resentful spirit? People like Emperor Sotoku and Taira Shomon who Chi just mentioned also had disasters such as fires, floods, earthquakes or plagues after their death. How can you be sure that it is related to Michizane instead of Is it related to these resentful spirits?"
"Because this was found at both crime scenes..." Hattori Heiji took out a stack of photos from his pocket, pulled out two of them, held them up in front of him so that others could see the contents of the photos, and introduced them with a serious expression. He said, "There were notes left at both scenes, and the Japanese songs written by Michizane were written on them."
Mouri Kogoro stepped forward and looked at him, "The water is as deep as the sea and reflects the moon..."
Koshimizu Nanatsuki also looked at the two photos, "What's the order? Which waka was left at the scene of the first incident and the scene of the second incident?"
"The hymn left at the scene of the drowning in the first incident was 'If the east wind blows, the fragrance of the garden will come on the wind, and my plum blossoms will lose their owners, but don't forget the spring day.'" Hattori Heiji said, looking at the photo, "The second incident At the burning scene of the incident, the hymn left behind was 'The water is as deep as the sea and also reflects the moon, and the glory of the heart can finally be seen'..."
"Is that so?" Koshimizu Nanatsuki thought thoughtfully, "I thought that the 'deep sea' was left behind in the drowning incident, and the 'dongfeng' was left behind in the burning incident. Can this roughly match the situation at the scene? Because Speaking of the east wind, people will think of the burning battle of Red Cliff in the Three Kingdoms, which can also be regarded as fire, and the deep sea corresponds to drowning in the water... but the scene turned out to be the other way around?"
"Yeah, I don't know what the waka played at the scene means, but what is certain is that the murderer probably wanted to use the legend of Michizane's wraith to design the murder." Hattori Heiji put his hand on his side, allowing Conan to He took away the two photos and took a look at them. Then, he took out a piece of copy paper from the pile of photos in his hand, and also held them in front of him, asking Chi Feichi, Koshimizu Nanatsuki and Mouri Kogoro to Can see clearly, "A month ago, the Kyoto Prefectural Police received a strange anonymous letter, which seemed to be some kind of code. Combined with the two recent cases that occurred in Kyoto, both the Kyoto Prefectural Police and the Osaka Prefectural Police believed that this letter was related to this time. The cases are definitely connected..."
Letter paper is the size of normal printing paper.
Rows of numbers and symbols are printed on the left side of the paper.
The first line is '5-0', the second line is '7-1+2', the third line is '5-3', the fourth line is '7-0', the fifth line is still '7-0', and the The sixth line is '5-1+2', the seventh line is '7-2+3+4'...
There are 15 lines in total, aligned to the left.
The longest one is the 15th line at the bottom, which contains '7-1+2+3+4+5+6+7'.
On the right side of the paper, three lines of text arranged vertically were printed.
【please answer my question】
【Death Head Kyoto】
【God】
"God...is that Sugawara Michizane, right?" Mouri Kogoro looked at the words on the printing paper, frowned and muttered, "But what do those numbers mean? Is it a calculation problem?"
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Koshimi Nanatsuki held his chin with his right hand, observed the numbers on the printing paper, and carefully analyzed, "The murderer sent this kind of thing, the purpose is to send a certain message... I mean the text. A message like this would be at least one sentence or something else. Even if we calculate the numbers above, they are only numbers like 5, 8, 2, 7, 7, and there is no way to combine them into a sentence."
Chi Feichi didn't remember the circumstances of this incident, so he followed the rules of the numbers and was deducing various possibilities in his mind when he felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes.
Conan couldn't see clearly what was written on the printing paper, so he directly pulled the corner of Chi Feichi's clothes. When Chi Feichi lowered his eyes to look at it, he quickly said, "Brother Chi..."
Chi Feichi knelt down and picked up Conan.
Didn't the detective just want to read the contents of that letter?
Conan praised Chi Feichi in his heart and turned to look at the printing paper.
As expected of his little friend, there is a tacit understanding with him.
However, the code on this letter is indeed very special, and he has no clue to solve the mystery yet...
(End of chapter)
