Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Just then, Ryuno and Ran noticed a blind spot in the conversation. After exchanging a glance, Ran looked at Kazuha and asked in confusion, "So many amulets?"

Seeing the puzzled looks on Ryuno and the other person's faces, Kazuha opened her wallet and took out a talisman.

"So many?! Why did you buy so many amulets?"

Hearing this, Kazuha stuck out her tongue and smiled sheepishly: "These are all amulets for warding off evil spirits. You just arrived in Osaka yesterday and encountered a case. I think it must be related to Hattori Heiji, so I bought a few extra as spares. If another case happens, your trip to Osaka will be ruined again, won't it?"

Hearing Kazuha's explanation, Ran thought of her father far away in Beika and nodded with a hint of agreement: "Where did you buy Kazuha? I'd like to buy some to take back with me..."

Before Kazuha could reply, Ryūno laughed, "No need to buy any more. It seems this shop's amulets aren't very effective."

"Huh? Why..."

The two followed Longye's gaze and saw a shop owner from the next store run in.

"Hey! Did you hear? Just now, a man engulfed in flames fell from the castle tower! The police are here now, and it's chaos!"

Xiaolan: "..."

Kazuha: "..."

After buying several umbrellas, Tatsuno and his companions headed towards Osaka Castle, where the incident had occurred.

Soon after, Officer Otaki, who was squatting on the ground, appeared before Ryūno and the others.

Kazuha immediately stepped forward and greeted him: "Officer Otaki! What happened here?"

Upon seeing Kazuha and the others, Inspector Ōtaki immediately stood up and said, "Isn't this Kazuha! So you came with Heiji and the others."

After he finished speaking, he pointed with his chin at the dead man on the ground: "This person fell from the building while his body was engulfed in flames."

At this point, Inspector Otaki suddenly leaned close to Ryuno and the others and whispered, "I noticed it a long time ago. It seems like wherever Heiji and that kid Conan are, someone will die... Are they possessed by something?"

Upon hearing this, Longye and the other two looked at each other and smiled.

"Speaking of which, where are Heiji and the other two?" Kazuha looked around but couldn't see them.

"The two of them went to Osaka Castle together."

"Yeah……"

Upon hearing this news, Kazuha looked up thoughtfully at Osaka Castle, then took out her phone from her bag: "Hello, Dad? Osaka Castle..."

ten minutes later

Heiji Hattori and Conan emerged from Osaka Castle.

After greeting Longye and the other two, they squatted down to examine the deceased's belongings. A tattered scroll caught their attention.

The scroll has the character "dragon" written on it in the upper right corner, but nothing else.

After flipping through the scroll, the two turned their attention to an object that looked like a shard of pottery.

Upon seeing the fragment, He Ye immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!"

Everyone was startled by the exclamation and turned to look at Kazuha.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, He Yeli recounted to everyone the "top-secret conversation" between Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro that he had overheard in the car the previous night.

—"A robbery and murder case from 13 years ago," "A charred body recently discovered in an abandoned flood diversion channel in the east," "Fragments may be linked to a huge treasure."

After listening, Hattori Heiji looked at Kazuha with a suspicious gaze: "What are you talking about? You didn't embellish what they said, did you?"

Before Kazuha could retort with a flushed face, Tatsuno interrupted, "Hattori, what Kazuha said is probably true."

"Huh? Why do you say that?" Seeing that it was Ryuno who spoke up for Kazuha, Hattori Heiji was still a little confused, but he was still prepared to listen to Ryuno's opinion first.

Seeing that Hattori Heiji trusted Ryuno more than himself, Kazuha clenched his fists in anger.

Heiji Hattori, standing to the side, clearly didn't notice Kazuha's actions. Instead, he was focused on Ryuno, waiting for his explanation.

Longye chuckled and said loudly, "Have you all heard enough? Why don't you come over and share some information with us?"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at the crowd of onlookers.

Hattori Heiji and the others followed Tatsuno's gaze and saw a familiar face.

One of these people was Kasuya Arihiro, the old man from the "Taiko Tour Group" they had met that morning.

Chapter 188 A Small Spark

Seeing everyone looking in their direction, the members of the tour group became somewhat nervous.

The reason was simple: everyone had their own plans. The reason they joined this tour group was actually to obtain that legendary treasure.

Seeing this, Ryuno added, "Both their expressions when looking at the dead and their reactions when we mentioned 'treasure' were quite interesting~"

After hearing what Ryuno said, Hattori Heiji and Conan immediately realized that something was wrong.

Putting aside the others, they had encountered this old man that very morning! You see, the reason they returned to Osaka Castle in the evening was because Kazuha had lost her wallet.

And what about this old man? And why is he here?

Thinking of this, the two looked at the old man with suspicion.

Officer Otaki then pulled out his police ID from his pocket and showed it to the old man and the people beside him: "Excuse me, please cooperate with our investigation!"

"Okay, okay..."

After some simple questioning, Ryuno and the others learned the identities of these people. Like the old man, they were also members of the "Hideyoshi Travel Group".

After listening to their accounts, Hattori Heiji and Conan's expressions gradually turned serious—the deceased was named Kato Yuji, and he was also a member of their tour group!

No wonder the badge worn by the deceased was so similar to the badges worn by these people.

Although Heiji Hattori and Conan found an unopened lighter on Osaka Castle, they concluded that the deceased did not commit suicide.

However, since there is currently no more direct evidence, and these members of the tour group all have alibis, they can only be considered suspects for the time being. If no new evidence is found, they must be released.

At that moment, Heiji Hattori and Conan, who were staring at the scroll with the word "Dragon" written on it, suddenly realized something. The two immediately threw away their umbrellas, grabbed the scroll, and ran into the rain.

Inspector Otaki immediately reached out to stop him: "Heiji! That's important evidence! What are you doing?!"

The next moment, to Officer Otaki's surprise, as raindrops fell on the tattered scroll, several lines of text appeared on it.

Seeing this, both Hattori Heiji and Conan smiled, and they had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

The expressions of the members of the tour group changed noticeably after they saw the words appear on the scroll.

The elderly man, named Kasuya Yuhiro, took out his phone, walked to the side, and made a call: "Hello, it's me. Don't move! I don't think the police will leave anytime soon... What we want is right in front of us!"

Just then, Tatsuno and his friends, who happened to be passing by the old man and were on their way to greet Ginjiro Toyama, overheard his words. Upon hearing the word "police," Toyama and Kazuha immediately looked at the old man with suspicion and stopped in their tracks.

At this moment, the old man noticed Longye and his group and immediately hung up the phone.

He realized that these people must have overheard his conversation!

Just as Kazuha was about to ask a question, Ginjiro Toyama, who was not far away, waved to Ryuno and the others: "Hello, we meet again."

Upon hearing this voice, Yuanshan and Ye immediately ran forward: "Dad!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Kasuya Yuhiro stared intently at Toyama Ginjiro's face, his own face turning pale.

However, Ryūno and the others didn't look at him again, but instead led Ginjirō Toyama and the police behind him toward the location of the deceased.

Relieved, Kasuya Yuhiro suddenly had a bold idea. He took out his phone again and dialed a number: "Hey, just now, I discovered a 'safety net'! There's a girl who seems to be..."

……

Upon seeing Ryūno and the others return, Hattori Heiji immediately stepped forward: "It seems this scroll is indeed closely related to the treasure. Based on our speculation, besides this scroll with 'Dragon' written on it, there should be another one..."

“There’s another scroll with ‘Tiger’ written on it, right? Since this scroll, like the Dragon Tiger Stone, reveals patterns when it gets wet with rain, it means there must be another scroll with ‘Tiger’ written on it. That scroll probably indicates the location where these gourds are buried. Am I right?” Toyama Ginjiro walked slowly to Heiji and chuckled.

Upon seeing him, Inspector Otaki immediately became somewhat reserved: "Chief Detective Toyama! What are you doing here?!"

Heiji stared wide-eyed at the suddenly appearing Ginjiro Toyama, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Kazuha Toyama tilted his head back and closed his eyes: "I called him here. Anyway, headquarters is nearby!"

After saying that, Kazuha stared at Hattori Heiji and said, "I mainly remembered that my dad was investigating this case before. Besides! If we don't find someone to take over, Heiji, you'll probably be doing deductions here again!"

Ginjiro Toyama smiled and said, "Kazuha is right, I'll leave this to you. Aren't you going to keep Ryūno and the others company?"

Before Hattori Heiji could answer, Kazuha continued, "That's right! I found a really great restaurant near Shinbashi in Osaka Castle the other day! Let's go there for dinner!"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji immediately shouted at Kazuha, "What are you saying! A murder has happened right in front of me, how can I be in the mood for that..."

Just then, Ginjiro Toyama's gaze changed instantly, and he glared fiercely at Heiji Hattori.

Upon sensing Kazuha's father's gaze, Hattori Heiji's tone immediately softened, and he even began using honorifics.

"...You don't need to worry about me. You should go have dinner with Longye and the others first."

At this point, Heiji glanced at Ryūno, and that one glance sent a chill down his spine.

At this moment, feeling the malice emanating from Kasaya Yuhiro towards everyone, Tatsuno was pondering how to properly dispel this malice, hence his somewhat ferocious expression.

Seeing Ryūno's ferocious face, filled with murderous intent and a smile, Hattori Heiji shuddered and stammered, "Wa... Kazuha, why don't you take Lord Ryūno and the others to eat first!"

Upon hearing his strange form of address, Ryuno and the others exchanged glances and looked at Hattori Heiji with confusion, wondering why he suddenly started stuttering and even misusing honorifics.

But then, Kazuha turned around angrily and grabbed Ran's arm: "Go if you want, don't go! Ran, Ryūno, let's go!"

After she finished speaking, she pulled Xiaolan along and walked quickly forward.

After nodding to Ginjiro Toyama and the others, Ryūno followed in their footsteps.

After seeing Ryūno and the others walk away, Conan tugged at Hattori Heiji and whispered, "Hey, what happened to you just now? Why were you so flustered all of a sudden?"

"Uh... let's not talk about that. Let's think about why the victims in these cases all have this strange fragment on them."

"Yes! They were probably killed because they knew clues about the treasure. This fragment is the best proof!"

……

Chapter 189 I'm going to throw out the trash first

Inside the hotel

The table was laden with delicious food, which Longye and his two companions thoroughly enjoyed.

Halfway through the meal, Ran suddenly looked at Kazuha with a smile: "Kazuha, you called your father over because of Hattori, right? Since your father knows so much about this case, he must have information that Hattori wants to know, right?"

Hearing this, Kazuha put down her spoon and sighed, "Yes, that's what I think. But..."

At this point, Kazuha glanced at Ryuno beside Ran and gave a wry smile.

She was eager to help Heiji, but that guy actually yelled at her in front of her father and took his anger out on her... He really didn't understand her feelings at all.