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

The group, who had split up to search for the person, heard Longwei Jing's exclamation and rushed over.

There, Ryūki Ayaka was found hanged from a branch of a large tree.

Ryūki Kei and Uehara Yui each rode a horse on either side of the large tree.

"You two! Get out of there right now!"

Yamato Kansuke suddenly appeared out of nowhere and yelled at the two of them.

"Uehara, have you degenerated to this extent since leaving the police force? You've even forgotten how to protect crime scenes?!"

Yui Uehara lowered her head and rode away from the big tree.

Ryūki Keiya suppressed his grief and left from under the tree branch.

Conan and Heiji Hattori noticed what Kansuke Yamato had just said.

Mrs. Torada was actually a police officer in the past.

Yamato Kansuke stepped forward alone and put Ryūo Ayaka down. After failing to perform CPR, he called his colleagues and asked them to send forensic experts over immediately.

"Kudo, did you see that?" Hattori Heiji nudged Conan with his leg.

"Hmm." Conan nodded.

Where their eyes were fixed, there lay the corpse of a centipede on the ground directly in front of the tree.

Hattori Heiji continued, "There were no signs of climbing on the tree trunk, and apart from the footprints of the officer Yamato and two horse tracks, there were no other footprints on the ground."

Conan's gaze turned serious: "In other words, this is an impossible crime!"

"By the way, Officer Yamato, how did you end up here so quickly?" Kogoro Mouri asked Kansuke Yamato.

Yamato Kansuke put away his phone. "I heard you were looking for someone, that's why I came to this area."

Then he stood up. "More importantly, I heard she looked very strange before she went into the bathroom?"

Xiaolan recounted again how she saw the shadowy figure of Takeda Shingen's armor last night.

"She heard that, and then she seemed terrified."

At this moment, Ryūo Moriyo suddenly stepped forward and said, "This is retribution. Because you offended Shingen-sensei, you have been cursed!"

Xiaolan was startled and quickly looked at Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki shook his head: "This matter is indeed somewhat related to Takeda Shingen, but it's not a curse."

Chapter 359 Are you teaching me how to do things?

“Centipede, perhaps,” Hattori Heiji interjected. “Takeda Shingen called his messengers the Centipede Corps, and their banners featured centipedes.”

Torada Shigeji suddenly realized: "No wonder, I knew I'd seen a centipede pattern somewhere before."

Torada Naonobu snorted coldly and said, "You don't even know this kind of thing, yet you dare to dream of finding treasure?"

Yuanshan and Ip Man: "So, Mr. Fanci, what you're looking for is Takeda Shingen's treasure?"

Torada Shigeji gave a hesitant reply.

Torada Tatsuei glanced at Ryūo Kei: "It's not just him, there's also Yoshiro, Koji, including Ayaka and Kei!"

"We're not doing this for our own selfish reasons. If we can find the treasure, the village can be built up even better."

Ryuuji argued for a moment, then said dejectedly, "But why did even Ayaka suffer such misfortune? She only delivered some things to the excavation site for us."

“This is not retribution.” Kitagawa Taki shook his head and looked at Hattori Heiji, saying, “The centipede part is true, but that’s not what I’m talking about.”

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki slowly said, "You all know Takeda Shingen's battle flag, 'Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain,' right? It's taken from 'The Art of War,' meaning 'swift as the wind... immovable as a mountain.'"

Hattori Heiji and Conan's eyes widened instantly, and Yamato Kansuke also understood.

Ryuuji asked, puzzled, "What... does this have to do with anything?"

Kitagawa Taki explained, "Torata Yoshiro corresponds to wind, Ryūo Koji corresponds to mountain, Ryūo Ayaka corresponds to forest, and now only fire is left."

"That makes sense!" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed. "I knew this was a serial murder case!"

"Just like this mustachioed detective said, if you don't want to get killed by that serial killer, don't wander around alone."

Yamato Kansuke, leaning on his cane, walked out of the crime scene and looked at Torada Shigeji and Ryūo Kei, warning them, "Especially you two who are currently treasure hunting!"

……

The Torada family.

In front of Ran and Kazuha's room.

Heiji Hattori found some thin threads torn from white plastic ropes used in packaging in the hallway.

"If these are strapped to a helmet, it can be disguised as a Suwa law helmet!"

Kogoro Mori pondered, "Wouldn't Torada Shigeji, who was in the room wearing armor, be highly suspicious?"

Conan pointed to the backyard and said, "The footprints on the ground lead to the back door!"

Kitagawa Taki said, "That doesn't prove anything; it might just be a charade."

Kogoro Mouri nodded. Indeed, one cannot determine whether the murderer is an outsider based solely on this.

Kazuha Toyama interjected, "Speaking of which, Mr. Hanji mentioned that the Ryūo family also has a very impressive suit of armor!"

Heiji Hattori and Conan exchanged a glance, then Heiji said, "Conan and I will go to the Ryuo family's place. Uncle, Kitagawa, you two go investigate Shigeji Torada and keep an eye on him!"

Kogoro Mouri crossed his arms and scoffed, "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

"That's settled then." Hattori Heiji ignored Mouri Kogoro.

After saying that, Heiji Hattori and Conan ran out.

Kitagawa Taki said, "I'm going to the restroom. You guys go to Torada Shigeji's place first, I'll come find you in a bit."

"it is good."

The group responded and then left.

Kitagawa Taki didn't go to the toilet; instead, he went to Uehara Yui's place.

Uehara Yui handed the notebook to Kitagawa Taki, reminding him, "Your fingerprints are on it."

She never touched a notebook empty-handed.

"It's alright, I have a way."

Kitagawa Taki had already thought this through.

The fact that Uehara Yui took the initiative to contact him and even offered a reminder suggests that she has probably come to a realization.

……

Kitagawa Taki and the others did not find any suspicious marks on the armor in Torada Shigeji's room.

Afterwards, the group followed Torada Shigeji to the warehouse.

Torada Shigeji seemed to be looking for something, rummaging through the warehouse.

"Can you please stop following me!"

Seeing that the group of people were still lingering, Torada Shigeji became very impatient.

"Didn't I already say? I don't know who wants to take my life!"

"Excuse me, are you looking for something?" Xiaolan asked.

While searching, Shigeji Torada said, "Because of this incident, we definitely can't continue treasure hunting for the time being, so I came to get some relevant information, but I can't find it anywhere."

Kogoro Mouri scoffed, "Could it be that Ryūki Kagami took it? After all, there are only the two of you left to search for the treasure."

To everyone's surprise, Torada Shigeji got angry: "Stop talking nonsense! A-Jing isn't that kind of person. He's one of the best among our classmates!"

Just then, a voice came: "He has the blood of the Dragon Tail family flowing through his veins, who knows what he's really thinking?"

It was Naonobu Torada and Tatsuei Torada, with Yui Uehara following behind them.

"Stop talking nonsense! Don't compare Ah Jing to this spendthrift son of the Torada family!"

Longwei Shengdai suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Along with him was Ryūo Tamefumi.

Torada Naonobu asked, displeased, "What are you doing here?"

Longwei explained, "We came to find A-Jing, but he didn't bring his phone."

Kazuha Toyama took out his phone and said, "Regarding Mr. Kei, Heiji just sent a message saying that they have already returned to the Ryūo family together. Heiji and the other guy should be on their way down the mountain now."

Seeing that the two families were about to start arguing again, Kogoro Mori quickly stepped in to mediate.

"In short, everyone should go home first and wait patiently for the police and our investigation."

Kitagawa Taki seized the opportunity to flick a folded piece of paper at Torada Shigeji.

Torada Shigeji felt something hit his head, and when he looked down, he saw it was a crumpled piece of paper.

He picked up the crumpled paper, looked it over from left to right, but didn't find anyone suspicious.

Upon opening it, the contents made his expression change drastically.

According to Uehara Yui's original plan, she was to use her mobile phone to lure Ryūo Ayaka and Torada Shigeji.

But Kitagawa Taki felt that this was not safe enough, and that the most traditional method was more reliable.

Outside the warehouse.

Torada Naonobu ignored Kogoro Mouri and scoffed, "You old mountain demon, all you do is shout and bluff. Who can you beat?"

Longwei Shengdai sneered, "Old bald man, I'll return your words verbatim!"

Kogoro Mouri, however, did not give up: "Forget it, forget it, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!"

"Mr. Mori, our two families have a long-standing feud!"

Naonobu Torada told Kogoro Mouri to mind his own business.

"Uh..." Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled, "What kind of irreconcilable feud is there between your two families?"