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

Kogoro Mouri brought the photo closer, and Conan, who was sitting, couldn't see it at all, so he had to stand up and lean over Kogoro Mouri's back to look at it.

"A centipede!" Kogoro Mouri was startled when he saw it clearly.

Ran was also a little scared and gripped Kitagawa Taki's hand tightly. She felt that both those without legs and those with many legs were creepy.

Naonobu Torada continued, "That's right, it was a dead centipede, as if it had been stepped on and thrown into Yoshiro's pool of blood..."

Just then, the door opened.

An elderly woman in a kimono walked in. "That means that person may have watched my poor son slowly die!"

The old woman was none other than Torada Naonobu's wife, Torada Tatsue.

Kogoro Mouri suggested another possibility: "Could it be that a centipede that was stepped on and killed was blown there by a tornado?"

“But Hanji, the first person to discover the body, said that there are no centipedes in that area!” Torada Naonobu denied it.

Conan pressed, "Any clues about the culprit?"

Torada Tatsuei said, "Yes, it's the Ryuo family, who have had a long-standing feud with the Torada family. It must have been someone from their family who did it!"

Naonobu Torada made a startling statement: "The eldest son of the Ryūo family, Ryūo Kōji, is also dead."

Kogoro Mouri quickly asked, "What's going on?"

"I heard that he was tied up, buried in the ground, and then beaten to death with a blunt instrument." Torada Naoto said, "You can ask their youngest son, Ryūo Kei, for details. He was the first person to discover the body."

Torada Tatsuei snorted coldly: "They definitely think it was our family who did it!"

……

The group first found Torada Shigeji, who had discovered Torada Yoshiro's body.

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Mr. Hanji, were there centipedes there when you found the body?"

Shigeji Torada nodded: "Yes."

Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin: "Does your family have some connection with centipedes?"

Torada Shigeji thought for a moment and said, "No, but I did see a centipede pattern during the festival."

"Sacrifice?"

"It's a festival held in the village to commemorate famous generals from the Warring States period. The men in the village will simulate battle scenes and hold equestrian archery competitions and the like."

Shigeji Torada pointed to the armor in the room behind him and said, "They'll still wear that kind of armor, but it's just a plastic product issued by the village, it's very light."

It looks like a suit of ancient Japanese armor.

……

forest.

Kitagawa Taki and his group found Ryūo Kei, who had just finished his archery practice, with his wife Ryūo Ayaka by his side.

Kogoro Mouri explained his purpose to the two men.

Kitagawa Taki noticed that Ryūo Kei looked a little uneasy, so he asked him a question.

Ryuuji explained, "Actually, someone else just asked me the same question. It was a young detective with an Osaka accent."

Conan's lips twitched; it was definitely Heiji Hattori.

Kitagawa Taki and the other two had the same idea, except that Kitagawa Taki was thinking of the energetic girl Toyama Kazuha.

Kogoro Mouri put Heiji Hattori out of his mind and asked cautiously, "Mr. Kei, did you find any traces at the scene of Mr. Koji's death?"

Longwei Jingdao said, "There are no traces, but there is something very strange. There is a dead centipede in my brother's blood."

Conan's eyes widened in shock; the nature of these two cases had instantly changed.

……

The four of them got no more information from Ryūo Kei, so they had to return to the Torada family home.

But they saw Hattori Heiji interrogating Torada Shigeji with Toyama Kazuha.

Shigeji Torada pointed at the four people and said, "They're back!"

The two turned around and immediately greeted each other warmly.

"Work..." Hattori Heiji waved his hand.

Startled, Conan quickly made a gesture to seal his mouth.

Hattori Heiji changed his address and said, "Mr. Mori, Kitagawa, I knew it was you guys!"

Kazuha Toyama then took Ran's hand and reminisced. Compared to solving cases, she preferred playing with Ran.

Kogoro Mouri asked, "So, Hattori-kun, what have you found out?"

"Isn't that what we're asking right now!" Hattori Heiji turned to Torada Shigeji and said, "Where were we?"

“The accident six years ago,” Torada Shigeji replied. “The person who died in that accident was Kai Genjin, who had been serving as a yakubura horse archer in the festival until that year.”

I heard he accidentally fell off a cliff during practice.

Hattori Heiji asked, "Does anyone know the details of what happened back then?"

“My sister-in-law, Yui Torada, she should be at the stables right now. You can go and ask her; she’s right there.”

Torada Shigeji pointed out a direction to the group.

……

As soon as they reached the stables, they heard a fierce argument coming from inside.

"My husband passed away just a few days ago..."

The owner of the voice was clearly Torada Yui, whom Torada Shigeji had mentioned.

Hattori Heiji opened the stable door first, saying, "Since they've already said that, you shouldn't bother them anymore!"

"What do you want, kid?"

A one-eyed man with a small braid, leaning on a cane, and a fierce look turned around and stared at Hattori Heiji with an unfriendly expression.

"No, no, it's nothing..." Hattori Heiji's face twitched.

Kitagawa Taki recognized the man: Yamato Kansuke!

However, his gaze lingered on Torada Yui behind Yamato Kansuke.

Isn't that Yui Uehara with that bun hairstyle?

She just looks a bit melancholy.

Kogoro Mouri scrutinized Kansuke Yamato, who clearly didn't look like a good person: "Who are you?"

Yamato Kansuke pulled out his police ID: "I'm the detective in charge of this case, Yamato Kansuke!"

"And who are you people?"

Chapter 355 Did you two... kiss?

Kogoro Mouri said, "We are detectives hired by the Torada and Ryūo families."

Yamato Kansuke glanced at the crowd but didn't react.

He turned around and said to Yui Uehara, "Alright, Mrs. Torada, I'll ask you one more time, did that thing exist six years ago?"

Yui Uehara refused, saying, "Didn't I already say? I'm not in the mood to answer your questions right now."

Suddenly, Yamato Kansuke grabbed Uehara Yui by the collar and roared, "Stop talking nonsense! Answer me!"

Yui Uehara paused for two seconds, then her eyes dimmed, and she said, "Okay, I understand."

Yamato Kansuke then released Uehara Yui.

Yui Uehara said slowly, "I remember there were no dead centipedes next to the body at the time."

"Is that so? I'm sorry to bother you."

Yamato Kansuke nodded slightly and turned to leave.

Kazuha Toyama whispered to Ran, "This detective seems a bit fierce."

Ran nodded, especially noting Yamato Kansuke's attitude towards Uehara Yui earlier.

Kitagawa Taki could probably guess what was going on; it was understandable that he felt a little awkward that the woman he loved had married someone else.

"That's right, how could you treat such a beautiful lady so roughly?"

Kogoro Mouri cleared his throat, straightened his tie, and stepped forward.

"Mrs. Torada, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you."

Uehara Yui replied, "I know you, Detective Mouri."

She then looked at Kitagawa Taki standing behind her: "And Mr. Kitagawa."

Hattori Heiji pointed to his own face and asked, "And what about me?"

Yui Uehara looked at Heiji Hattori for two seconds, then shook her head.

Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes. So he's the least famous one!

Kazuha Toyama chuckled to herself as she watched him get the short end of the stick.

Seeing that Yui Uehara recognized him, Kogoro Mouri thought things would be easier and said, "Then Mrs. Torada..."

Uehara Yui said, "Let's go to the Japanese-style room to talk."

……

Japanese room.

Shigeji Torada was also called over.

Several people sat around a table.

Uehara Yui revealed the truth of what happened back then: "Six years ago, Kai-senpai did not die from falling off a cliff, but was starved to death!"

Kogoro Mori hurriedly asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Uehara Yui said, "Kai-senpai's body was a very emaciated corpse. His waist was broken and he could not stand up. Moreover, he was crushed under a dead horse."