Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

"Follow him, the murderer will definitely strike again tonight!" Hattori Heiji silently chased after him.

"Hattori!" Conan quickly followed.

The two followed Kazuya Yuhiro all the way to an abandoned warehouse, completely unaware that someone was watching them from the shadows.

The warehouse was pitch black, and the two could only see that Shioya Yuhiro, who was using a lighter for light, had climbed to the second floor.

Heiji Hattori, crouching in the corner and observing from the shadows, said without turning his head, "Get your tranquilizer darts ready!"

Then, he took the lead and climbed up to the second floor in the dark.

Conan checked his tranquilizer watch when suddenly a large hand covered his mouth from behind, locking him in place.

He struggled desperately, trying to call for help, but to no avail.

Conan thought to himself, "I'm doomed." He was all too familiar with this situation; the last time, he was given poison.

Heiji Hattori was so tense that he was completely unaware that Conan hadn't followed at all.

He carefully climbed up to the second floor, afraid of making a sound.

Finally, at the corner, he peeked out and saw the murderer—Shigehiko Wakisaka.

A campfire filled with gasoline drums burned beside Shigehiko Wakisaka, casting a red glow on his and Yuhiro Kasuya's faces.

Chapter 279 A Complete Defeat

Kasuya Yuhiro spoke first: "Sorry to keep you waiting, Wakisaka-kun!"

"It's nothing, I just arrived too." Shigehiko Wakisaka scratched the back of his head, looking honest and simple.

Kasuya Yuhiro asked, "Where is it? Where is it?"

Shigehiko Wakisaka pointed to a wooden crate in the distance: "It's over there, in that crate."

With a greedy glint in his eyes, Kasaya Yuhiro ran towards the wooden crate in the darkness without any hesitation.

"There are so many things in here, and it's too dark to see anything!" He leaned over the wooden crate and picked up the contents with his hands.

Shigehiko Wakisaka kindly reminded him, "There's a flashlight over there; you can use it."

"You're quite thoughtful." Kasuya Yuhiro picked up the flashlight and was about to turn it on when he heard another voice.

"Don't you dare open it! If you do, you'll be burned to a crisp!"

Heiji Hattori emerged from the darkness, his hands in his pockets.

"It's you!" Kasuya Yuhiro was startled when he saw Hattori Heiji, then realized, "You mean Wakisaka is the murderer?"

"At least you're not completely stupid." Hattori Heiji nodded. "Mr. Kato and Ms. Katagiri were both killed by him."

Shigehiko Wakisaka's expression changed, and he lowered his head.

"Both of them, like you, were deceived by him using the Tiger Scroll."

As for Mr. Kato, all he had to do was lie to him and say that the Tiger Scroll was on the roof of the castle tower. Mr. Kato took advantage of the rain and darkness to climb onto the roof and used the special flashlight that Wakisaka had prepared without any precautions.

Once opened, it will burn a person beyond recognition.

Miss Katagiri was murdered by him beforehand; the one who was burned and fell off the bridge was himself…”

Hattori Heiji slowly revealed his reasoning.

"He probably contacted you or Mr. Fukushima to be eyewitnesses, but Kitagawa and the others beat him to it."

"The only oversight was that he didn't expect that Ms. Katagiri's blood would splatter on him and leave marks on Ms. Katagiri's clothes."

“That mark must have been left from your badge and the zipper of the clothes you used for disguise,” Hattori Heiji said, looking at the family crest worn by Wakisaka Shigehiko.

"I believe that once it is tested, it will become irrefutable evidence that you murdered Ms. Katagiri."

Kasuya Yuhiro asked doubtfully, "But how did you know he would come looking for me?"

“It’s not just you, it’s all of you. Hirano should have died a long time ago. Was the charred corpse found in the outer dredging channel his?”

Hattori Heiji stared at Wakisaka Shigehiko.

Shigehiko Wakisaka clenched his fist and slowly said, "That's right, I killed all three of them to avenge my grandfather!"

"Grandpa?" Hattori Heiji exclaimed in surprise, "Is that old man in the photo your grandfather?"

Shigehiko Wakisaka nodded slightly: "My grandfather was going to hand over the Dragon Scroll back then, but the people who were searching for the treasure with him disagreed. In the end, after they went to Osaka together, my grandfather never came back."

"The charred corpse from thirteen years ago?"

"Yes, that was my grandfather who was killed by his comrades. He found those fragments along with the Tiger Scroll."

Shigehiko Wakisaka sneered, "Finding them with just a photo is really not easy! Especially since one of them has had plastic surgery!"

"The remaining person in the photo is..."

Hattori Heiji looked at Kasuya Yuhiro.

Kasuya Yuhiro's face turned sinister. He pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Hattori Heiji.

"Kid, take your hand out! Sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing!"

Hattori Heiji was completely unprepared for this situation, so he had no choice but to take his hand out of his pocket and slowly raise it in front of him.

"But you really know how to find me! I even had plastic surgery, and you still managed to find me!" Seeing that Hattori Heiji was cooperating obediently, Kasuya Yuhiro pointed the gun at Wakisaka Shigehiko:

"Hand over the Tiger Scroll right now!"

"Hahahaha!"

Shigehiko Wakisaka, however, ignored the danger and burst into laughter.

Kasuya Yuhiro roared, "What's so funny!?"

Shigehiko Wakisaka revealed the truth: "What Tiger Scroll? Those things are all fake! The real treasure was stolen by thieves long ago. Those so-called scrolls are just something the thieves left behind to fool the world!"

"You're lying!" Kasuya Yuhiro's face darkened as he released the safety on his pistol. "If it's fake, why didn't your grandfather tell us the truth back then?"

Heiji Hattori interjected, "Uncle, I don't think Mr. Wakisaka is lying. Even if his grandfather had told you back then, you probably wouldn't have believed him, right? Instead, you would have thought he wanted to keep it all for himself."

Kasuya Yuhiro's heart sank. "Shut up, you brat!"

Then, he shouted into the dark warehouse, "Don't believe their lies! Come and help me pry open Shigehiko Wakisaka's mouth!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of footsteps sounded, and six fierce-looking men rushed forward.

Each person had a gun and surrounded the two men.

Hattori Heiji broke out in a cold sweat. If it were just one person, he felt there was still a chance.

Then he suddenly remembered Conan, and his heart sank. "Where's the kid who was with me?"

"What child?" Kasuya Yuhiro was taken aback.

The other six people looked at each other in bewilderment.

The next second, Conan's voice rang out from above their heads: "I'm fine."

The group looked up and saw Conan standing on the railing above.

"Imp?!"

Kasuya Yuhiro threatened, "Get down right now, or I'll kill your friend right now!"

"Ok."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dark figure descended from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the entire warehouse lit up, and heavy footsteps echoed.

Several people were stabbed so badly they couldn't open their eyes. When they opened them again, they saw a large number of police officers holding riot shields surrounding them, and several bright searchlights were shining from upstairs.

"Father……"

Hattori Heiji looked at Hattori Heizo, who jumped down from the building, with considerable surprise.

But Hattori Heizo's first words were: "Heiji, didn't you notice anything unusual about Kasuya Yuhiro?"

Sensing the disappointment in Hattori Heizo's tone, Hattori Heiji was speechless.

"Hattori Heizo, didn't you already leave?"

Kasuya Yuhiro swallowed hard and asked a really stupid question.

"Zasuya, you think I wouldn't recognize you just because you've changed your appearance? Your voice and personality haven't changed at all."

Hattori Heizo stood alone under the gun barrel, yet remained completely unmoved.

"You are now being arrested on charges of violating gun and ammunition regulations, attempted murder, and the five serial murders and robberies you committed thirteen years ago to cover up your treasure hunting activities!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the police rushed forward.

The panicked bandit group was quickly subdued without a single shot being fired.

……

Hattori Heizo left with his men.

Heiji Hattori, looking utterly dejected, remained standing in the same spot.

“Hattori…” Conan walked to Hattori Heiji’s side.

Hattori Heiji asked, "Kudo, what exactly is going on?"

“I was just taken away by Inspector Otaki. According to him, your father already knew the real culprit after learning that Kato Yuji had grasped an umbrella before he died.”

The umbrella is a death message left by Kato Yuji, referring to Oda Nobunaga's riding staff, also known as the golden oil umbrella.

Conan continued, "Chief Detective Toyama recognized Kazuya Yuhiro at the scene. In order to wipe out the entire gang, he did not restrict their movements, but the person he arranged to follow Wakisaka Shigehiko lost track of them."

He glanced at Hattori Heiji, and he knew why Hattori Heizo had asked Hattori Heiji that question earlier.

This is also why Kitagawa Taki's statements were inconsistent; that guy had already discovered the murderer and the problematic Kazuya Yuhiro.

This time, both he and Hattori Heiji lost completely.

Chapter 280 The Feeling of Home

Hattori family.