Rebirth of Conan as a Detective

The next day, it was already afternoon when Gao Cheng walked out of Kyoto Station with his bag. Speaking of which, the last time he came to Kyoto, he attended a blind date party and was involved in a murder on the set.

As for this time...

Gao Cheng looked at the carefree garden next to him.

"Why did the dignified Suzuki consortium's daughter come here with uncle..."

"Oh, of course I want to visit Kyoto with Xiaolan. I heard that the cherry blossoms here are very beautiful," Sonoko hesitated, avoiding his eyes, "Besides, I have never been to Kyoto when I grow up..."

"Where's the liar?"

Uncle Mao Li looked at the excited Xiaolan with heavy eyes, especially Conan who was following Xiaolan.

"Listen, I brought you here out of kindness. Don't hinder my work these few days!"

"it is good!"

Conan fully agreed, with an obedient look on his face, the uncle's heart pounded when he saw it, and he turned to Gao Chengdao in a muffled voice: "I said Chenghu boy, are you with us or what should we do?"

Gao Cheng said indifferently: "Let's go to that Sanneng Temple first, maybe what the other party asked uncle to investigate has something to do with Genji Hotaru."

"Hmph," the uncle nodded, "Let's talk about it first, and you will listen to me after you pass."

"no problem."

Outside Sanneng Temple, two taxis stopped at the door, and Gao Cheng and the uncle got off one after another.

You can faintly see cherry blossoms outside. According to the driver, Sanneng Temple is quite famous in the surrounding area. The Buddha statues and cherry blossoms in the temple are very popular. Just a few days later, it will be the 12th year of the main Buddha of the temple, Medicine Master Tathagata Buddha. A day of consecration.

Entering from the gate of the temple, crossing the stone road, you can see a group of people talking in the middle of the wide courtyard, including two monks.

"Mr. Mao Li!" A young monk noticed the uncle, and hurriedly greeted him, shook his hand and introduced, "Thank you for coming all the way. I am Long Yuan who was in touch with you. As for this is Yuan Hai, the abbot of this temple..."

The old monk who followed him clasped his hands together and saluted.

"These three here are benefactors of this temple," the young monk Ryuuen continued to introduce several other visitors, "Mr. Sakura Masao is a merchant of ancient art,

He runs an antique shop on Teramachi Street. Next to him is Mr. Mizuo Harutaro, the master of the Noh play Mizuo Ryu, and the last one is Mr. Saijo Taiga who runs a second-hand bookstore. "

The ancient art merchant Ying Zhengzo who was introduced had a wide body and a fat body, wearing glasses, and the fat on his face revealed the sleek aura of a businessman.

Mizuo Ryu is a young man with short-to-medium-length hair, wearing a kimono, and nodded slightly to Uncle Mori, with a bit of a young master's air, while the old bookstore owner named Saijo Taihe looks like a nerd, Wearing a pair of round glasses on his long and thin face, he looks the most friendly.

"Hello, please give me your advice."

"Hehe," the old monk said with a smile, "it's not so much a benefactor, but we are all fellow swordsmen."

"You are all practicing kendo," Uncle Mao Li said in surprise, "No wonder the abbot is so strong."

"kendo?"

Standing at the back, Gao Cheng didn't mean to introduce himself, but couldn't help thinking about it.

The murderer this time is a master of swordsmanship. Maybe the Kyoto side can really find out something. After all, compared with Tokyo and Osaka, the traditional atmosphere of the Kyoto side is undoubtedly the deepest, including the inheritance of swordsmanship of course.

Sometimes there is even a feeling of returning to ancient Japan here...

"Then, Mr. Mao Li," Long Yuan took the initiative to lead the way, "I will take you to see the situation."

"Also."

"That..." Xitiao Dahe looked at Gao Cheng who passed by, and opened his mouth unexpectedly, but he couldn't ask.

"That young man looks familiar," Ying Zhengzao's expression flashed with doubt, "Is it Mr. Mori's son-in-law?"

"Maybe……"

"What?" After separating from Ying Zhengzao and others, Uncle Mao Li followed Long Yuan into the main hall, "The main Buddha was stolen?!"

"Yes, it was already 8 years ago." Long Yuan opened the altar, revealing the only two remaining Buddha statues, "The one on the left is the statue of the Sunlight Bodhisattva, and the one on the right is the statue of the Moonlight Bodhisattva. But the Buddha was stolen...At first, I advocated calling the police immediately, but the abbot stopped me, and he said that if there is a destiny, maybe one day I can reunite with Medicine Buddha Tathagata."

"He really can think about it," Uncle Mao Li complained helplessly, "But the day after tomorrow, the general public will be allowed to visit, right? To find the Buddha statue that has been missing for 8 years in the next few days, this is also..."

Long Yuan led everyone to the side hall meditation room, and handed a letter without a stamp to the uncle: "Actually, just five days ago, I found a letter in the mailbox in the temple."

"There is no postage stamp, and there is no description of who the sender is. It's just pretending to be a ghost..."

Uncle Mao Li opened the envelope and took out two pieces of letter paper, which said "As long as you solve the mystery of this painting, you will know where the Buddha statue is." Attached is the original photo of Medicine Buddha Tathagata Buddha.

"What is this drawing?"

After Long Yuan poured the tea and went out, the uncle frowned and put it in front of Gao Cheng without hesitation.

"Kido kid, what do you think?"

"Please, uncle, I have the most trouble with passwords..."

Gao Cheng squinted his eyes and looked at the drawing paper.

On the whole, it looks like the steps of a Doll's Day doll shelf. The top five floors are painted with red cicadas, green tengus, and red goldfish. The fourth floor is painted with yellow chickens and yellow loaches, and there is an ink dot next to it.

Below that is between the second and third floors, with paintings of violets, green tengus and purple Mt. Fuji, with an acorn outside.

It is very likely that Genji Hotaru was the one who stole the Buddha statue from Sannoji back then, but why did he send such a letter now 8 years later?

Gao Cheng murmured in his heart.

I don't know if it is related to the recent murders...

Yuanzi leaned closer and said, "The loach is still painted in yellow, it's disgusting to look at..."

"It's so hard to understand," Xiaolan worried, "Dad, can you really find the Buddha statue before the day after tomorrow?"

"Uh," Uncle Maori said, sweating profusely, holding his face, "you don't have to worry, this kind of puzzle can be solved with your father's help! Uh, I said Kido, aren't you going to investigate that Genji Hotaru The case? I think the case of the disappearance of the Buddha statue may be related to them, so I might as well take you with me."

Gao Cheng has black lines all over his head.

This man can really speak...

"To be honest, I still don't understand," Gao Cheng said, looking outside the meditation room, "Why did the monks from Sanneng Temple come all the way to find uncle? Hattori should be quite famous here in Kyoto, right? And that guy There has always been no commission fee..."

"Hey, what's the point?" Uncle Mao Li smiled calmly, "How can that brat compare to me, the number one detective in Japan?"

"hehe……"

Gao Cheng and Xiao Ai, who was next to him with tea, looked at each other.

"Speaking of Hattori," Xiaolan suddenly remembered, "I talked to Kazuha on the phone before coming here, and she said that she could take us to Kyoto tomorrow..."

Conan raised his head and asked, "Brother Hattori will come too?"

"Well, she still has something to do in the persuasion department, so she might not come."

"It's fine if the cursed guy doesn't come." Uncle Mao Li stared at the drawing paper and waved his hands. "You guys will go out for a stroll tomorrow, and leave the investigation to me, an expert... and the city Hu boy."

Gao Cheng looked helplessly at Conan who was silent beside him.

I don't know if the uncle wants to pull me to help, or he is just looking for some comfort. Anyway, he is at a loss about the mystery of the picture, and it seems that Conan has no clue.

"Uncle," Gao Cheng still opened his mouth to suggest, "Should I ask someone who is familiar with the situation in Kyoto? If it is said that Genji Hotaru and his group stole the Buddha statue, it may be related to Yoshitsune or Benkei."

Uncle Mao Li frowned, touched his chin and studied the blueprint again: "That makes sense, then let's go to Kyoto tomorrow to look for it, maybe this is a treasure map... Haha, I'm so smart Already!"

"..."