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Obviously, Gao Yuan could see that the movements of the witch in front of him showed that she should know something, but she hesitated and answered "no".

With such a result, it was obvious that the shrine maiden's answer was no longer important. Takato, who had come to Toshogu Shrine to ask questions just with the intention of giving it a try, was almost certain that Keisaburo Hatie must have hidden something in the shrine. It was just that …

"No" is the answer...

Is it intentional deception?

It happened before, but it really doesn’t exist anymore!

At this moment, when Gao Yuan was asked about this matter, what came to mind was the figures of the first generation Kaito Thief Kidd and Black Feather Thief——

Thinking back to the starting point of this whole thing, if Kuroba Kaito hadn't told him that Kuroba Pirates might have tried to find Hatue Keisaburo's treasure before the accident eight years ago, maybe he wouldn't have been so concerned about this matter. Careful.

Therefore, in the final analysis, the investigation of Keisaburo Hatue's treasures is likely to lead to the investigation of Kuroba Toichi.

Therefore, if there were things left by Keisaburo Hatie in Toshogu Palace, but there are no more now, there is actually a possibility——

That is, it was stolen by Heiyu Pianyi as early as that year!

Although it is just a guess, this possibility is not impossible, so Gao Yuan asked.

And after Gao Yuan asked the question "Still missing", the miko lady looked at Gao Yuan in surprise, with a look of disbelief. Then she looked at Gao Yuan's serious questioning look on her face and used her hands hard. The man who clenched his fists seemed to have made up his mind, and then responded to Gao Yuan:

"This...is..."

She glanced down slightly to one side. After saying these words, the miko lady seemed to have made up her mind. Then she continued to turn her head, looked at Gao Yuan and said:

"The things Mr. Keisaburo Hatie left at our shrine were stolen many years ago?"

"Eight years ago?"

After hearing the miko lady clearly stating that the things were stolen, Gao Yuan couldn't help but ask this question immediately.

As a result, the miko lady was obviously surprised when she heard this, and looked at Gao Yuan with some suspicion. It seemed that Gao Yuan's answer was too accurate, and the miko lady had to wonder if Gao Yuan knew anything about this matter.

However, looking at Gao Yuan's age, Gao Yuan eight years ago should have been in his teens. Thinking about it, it was impossible for the young man in front of her to do it. So, although she had doubts, the miko lady couldn't help but say in the end:

"Sigh... almost... the culprit has not been caught until now..."

"That……"

Seeing this, Gao Yuan realized that his guess was probably correct, so he continued to ask:

"Is that thing a knife?"

In this way, as Gao Yuan's questioning became more and more clear, the witch lady realized that Gao Yuan probably knew something. Then thinking about Gao Yuan's self-proclaimed identity as a detective, she simply said bluntly:

"Yes, it is indeed a knife. But we are actually not very clear about the origin of that knife."

In this way, after learning such a conclusion from the miko lady, Gao Yuan was basically convinced that his thinking should be correct. This current situation obviously indicates the direction of his investigation and what Kuroba Toichi did back then. Right.

From this, after this result, Gao Yuan knew that the key Star Edge Sword had probably been taken away by Black Feather Pirates that year.

Such a result...

If it is Kuroba Toichi, what is his purpose? Simply because that knife is a treasure? Or does he want to prevent future generations from finding the so-called "weapon that can change the situation of the war" through that knife?

There is no way to know this at present, but in this case, the clue is broken...

Apart from knowing that Kuroba Toichi did come here to look for Keisaburo Hatie's treasure, there is no way to make further inferences...

So, just as Gao Yuan was thinking this, Miss Miko suddenly remembered something and said: "Actually... besides the knife, there is another thing that our shrine keeps. Wait a moment, I will go find it. try to find."

In this way, after the miko lady said this, she asked Gao Yuan to wait for a while and went to look for something in the shrine. Then, not long after waiting, he saw the miko lady come back with a box——

"Look, this is it."

Passing the box to Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan opened it and found a painting inside. Looking at the shape of the five-pointed star in the lower right corner of the painting, it should be the top view of Goryokaku, so think of it as a map. , looking along the left side of the picture, that location corresponds to the map...

Hakodate Mountain?

If Keisaburo Hatie was secretly researching weapons back then, it seems to be a natural choice to place the research location in the mountains. But here in Hakodate, Mount Hakodate, this mountain is just...

If we guess based on this picture that the target location is in the mountains, how should we find it?

Hiding a secret base in the mountains for research is not something you can find by just looking. After all, the mountains are so big and no one has found it yet. Obviously it should be in an inaccessible place in the mountains.

And now, this conclusion is only pieced together from fragmentary clues, and may not be accurate, so why go to such trouble to investigate this guess?

Or should we let the police cooperate and use a large amount of manpower to search the mountain? Just because of this guess of yours?

Think about it now. Because of Keisaburo Axie's treasure, the current head of the Axie Group, the arms dealer Kadokura, and the mysterious swordsman who may be behind the scenes and killed Attorney Kugaki, are probably watching all those who are looking for treasures. Once a large number of manpower is used to search the mountain, this matter cannot be concealed at all, and it will definitely cause conflicts in many aspects.

Moreover, the key is that there is an arms dealer among them. If it gets out of hand, it may not end well.

So, what should we do?

The Star Blade has disappeared. Normal reasoning obviously cannot be carried out here. At this time...

"Miss Miko..."

"Yes... that's right, my name is Yoshinaga Miko..."

When Gao Yuan was about to say something to Miss Miko, Miss Miko Yoshinaga was a little embarrassed about this name. After introducing herself, Gao Yuan returned the things to her and said:

"Well, Miss Yoshinaga, if someone comes to ask about the treasure hidden in the shrine by Keisaburo Axe, please don't disclose it casually. Recently, a group of arms dealers have also set their eyes on this thing, which may cause big problems."

So, after Gao Yuan reminded Yoshinaga Miko, he didn't plan to stay here any longer-

Next, Gao Yuan has his own ideas and is ready to act alone...