Chapter 525: Another member of the Source Cocoon was killed

Chapter 525: Another member of the Source Cocoon was killed

You also commanded calmly: "Xiaolan, call the police, the rest of you stay outside and don't come in."

Then he walked into the warehouse with Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori, and Conan followed in stealthily, relying on Yuya's long legs.

Maori Kogoro observed the body and said in a deep voice: "The carotid artery was cut with a sharp weapon."

Youye said: "The method is quite neat, and the person who did it is very decisive."

Hattori Heiji continued: "Looking at this neat method, maybe it's the same murderer as the recent case."

Mizuo Harutarou looked at Yuya and Hattori Heiji who were examining the body with Maori Kogoro, and couldn't help asking: "I just felt that you two looked very familiar. You were the detective Hattori Heiji in high school, right?"

Nishijo Taiga from the old bookstore looked at Yuya, a little unsure: "This boy also looks familiar, it seems to be..."

Yuya said, "I'm Yuya Kamiya, and I'm also a detective."

Three detectives? Someone in the crowd changed his expression slightly, but hid it well.

Hattori Heiji stood up and said, "Until the police arrive, could you please wait in the room you were in?"

Maori Kogoro added: "No one can leave here!"

After everyone else left, three and a half detectives began investigating in the warehouse.

Maori Kogoro looked at the messy room and speculated: "Mr. Sakura seemed to have been killed while looking for something."

While thinking about what Sakura Masao was looking for, he walked around the warehouse, hoping to find some clues.

Yuya put on gloves and began to check the deceased's personal belongings.

Conan came forward, observed for a moment and said, "The buttons on the suit are all torn."

Hattori Heiji watched Yuya rummaging through the dead man's pockets and replied, "It's most likely the murderer did it. He must have wanted to find something after killing the person, and was afraid that he didn't have enough time, so he just ripped it off."

"But the question is what are you looking for and whether you have found it." Conan pinched his chin.

Youye found a bunch of keys in the dead man's pocket. Before he could take the next step, he heard voices outside.

You didn't hesitate and put the key away.

Hattori Heiji and Conan naturally noticed this scene, but they tacitly did not say anything.

The voice outside was Inspector Ayanokouji.

Hattori Heiji saw him and couldn't help but say, "You guys responded very quickly."

Ayanokouji glanced at him sideways, without saying a word, and took his men to take over the warehouse.

Yuya and the other two investigated the room next to the warehouse, but found nothing, so they left the basement.

Hattori Heiji stroked his chin and asked, "What do you think is the possibility that the murderer is an outsider?"

Conan said: "Not much. The entrance door will make a lot of noise when it is opened. The proprietress should notice it. As for the windows, it won't work. This old-fashioned wine house doesn't have windows that can avoid everyone's eyes and ears."

Yuya said, "I think the murderer is most likely one of Mr. Sakura's friends, Nishijo Taiga who runs a used bookstore, Mizuo Harutaro, the young master of the Noh drama Mizuo, and Ryugen, the monk of Sannoji Temple."

Conan pinched his chin and said, "These three people left the toilet during the process, and next to the toilet is the staircase leading to the underground warehouse, so it is possible that they took advantage of the time to go to the toilet to kill Mr. Sakura."

"But I am a little confused. Why did Ms. Chiga accompany Mr. Mizuo to the bathroom?"

Youya said: "This, it seems that all geishas are like this."

"I see," Conan nodded, and then thought of something, "How do you know so much? Do you often come to places like this?"

You was also stunned: "How is it possible? Haven't you eaten pork or seen a pig run?"

Conan smacked his lips in regret. It was a pity that he didn't find any evidence against Yuya.

Hattori Heiji said: "However, when Mr. Saijo and Mr. Ryugen went to the bathroom, Ms. Chiga did not accompany them."

Conan said with empty eyes: "She was probably playing games with Uncle Kogoro at that time."

Hattori Heiji couldn't help but pinch his chin and analyzed: "If that's the case, then Mr. Saijo and Mr. Ryugen are highly suspected, and Mr. Mizuo should be innocent?"

Yuya smiled and said, "Only if Ms. Chiga is not an accomplice."

"What you said makes sense." Hattori Heiji nodded in agreement, put his hands in his pockets and tilted his head towards the outside, "Shall we set off then?"

Youye nodded. He looked upstairs and thought that Miyano Shiho must be very tired after driving all day, so he didn't call her.

The three of them got on Hattori Heiji's motorcycle and came to Sakura Masazo's antique shop.

Using the key they had just found to open the door, the three of them went into the store and began to search.

Soon, Conan found a copy of Yoshitsune Ki on the bookshelf. He opened the title page and saw the name Ise Saburo written on the lower right corner.

"Yuya, Hattori, come and take a look!" Conan quickly called out to his two friends.

Yuya and Hattori Heiji came over to take a look, both showing surprised expressions: "Mr. Sakura is actually one of the members of the Genshiki Cocoon, Ise Saburo?"

Youya noticed a piece of paper stuck in the middle of the book. He pulled it out and saw that it was a copy of the secret code.

Conan was very surprised: "Could it be that the letter was sent to Sannoji by Mr. Sakura? But why?"

Yuya speculated: "It is still unknown now. It is possible that there is a traitor inside the Source Cocoon who wants to take the Buddha statue for himself, or it is possible that they have an internal conflict due to the distribution of interests. In short, there are no other clues here, let's go back for now."

The three of them returned to Sannoji Temple and found Kogoro Mori in the guest room. They shared the clues they had found with him.

Maori Kogoro was shocked: "What did you say? Mr. Sakura is Ise Saburo? One of the members of the Minamoto Cocoon? So, the only remaining members of the Minamoto Cocoon are the leader Yoshitsune and Benkei?"

Conan suddenly said: "Well, what Mr. Sakura has in his hand is a copy, and what we received is also a copy. Is it possible that Mr. Sakura put the original on himself, and it was taken away by the murderer who killed him?"

Maori Kogoro was puzzled: "What did the murderer want to do with that? Did he also want to find the Buddha statue?"

"I don't know." The two half-detectives shook their heads at the same time.

Toyama Kazuha couldn't help but ask Hattori Heiji: "So who is the murderer?"

Hattori Heiji smiled slightly: "According to our speculation, the murderer should be one of Mr. Ryugen, Mr. Mizuo, Mr. Nishijo and Ms. Chiga."

"Huh?" Several girls were very surprised. "But the police searched us, and none of them had any weapons on them. No weapons were found anywhere else in the bar."

Hattori Heiji said as a matter of course: "Isn't this natural? How could anyone be so stupid as to carry the murder weapon with them? Since it wasn't found in the store, it must have been thrown away, right?"

"I'll tell you!" Suzuki Sonoko slammed the table vigorously. "I told the police that I heard something fall into the river, but the police didn't find anything. It's really strange."

Hattori Heiji immediately said: "In this case, there must be an accomplice?"

"No," Youya denied, "It's a full moon tonight. If someone fished something out of the river, it would definitely be seen by people on the shore, or by Mio-chan and the others on the second floor. But that didn't happen, right?"

Several girls nodded.

"So, where did the murder weapon go?" Several detectives fell into thought.

They couldn't come up with any clues after analyzing everything, and it was getting late, so Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Yuya whispered to Hattori Heiji: "Hattori, be careful when you go back."

Hattori Heiji was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

Yuya said in a deep voice: "Weren't you and Conan attacked today? I suspect the other party wanted to get something from you. Since they didn't succeed before, they might come again at night."

Hattori Heiji looked serious and nodded vigorously: "I understand."