Chapter 996

His expression looked very coy. Kazuha seemed to be worried that if he went to explain to Hattori Heiji about the so-called "token of first love" that he had always treasured, it might just be the Buddha statue that someone stole and left in the temple. As for the accessories on the Buddha statue, this can be regarded as breaking Hattori Heiji's fantasy about his first love, and...

Doesn't this show that he cares about this matter very much?

In this regard, looking at Heye's reaction, Xiaolan, Yuanzi and Xiaoai could clearly see what she was thinking.

"And...this may not necessarily be the case..."

Very troubled, He Ye also naturally thought more about this matter:

"Perhaps it was Heiji's first love who picked up this thing and gave it to Heiji..."

After all, whether in interviews or explanations to himself, Hattori Heiji only said that it was a token left to him by his first love, but he did not explain in detail how this thing came into his hands. Therefore, in In this case, Kazuye thought about it and tried to rationalize it as much as possible by combining the matter with the current clues.

In this way, hearing that He Ye still had such thoughts about this matter, Xiaolan and others couldn't help but look at her with some embarrassment, feeling that she was worried too much.

But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was not unreasonable, so after thinking about it for a while, Xiaolan and Yuanzi looked at each other, and then said to Heye:

"Then, let's not tell Hattori about this for now. It won't be too late to tell Hattori after we figure out the whole thing!"

"Yes, that's right! That guy Heiji Hattori has been holding that thing for so many years, but he hasn't discovered that it is actually an accessory on the Buddha statue. It means that he still hasn't figured out the status of his so-called first love at all. This is comparable to Our progress is far behind now!”

Yuanzi also followed suit.

In this regard, He Ye looked at the advice of the two people in front of him and thought about it for a moment. He Ye quickly cheered up and nodded. He agreed with the idea and was ready to continue investigating the matter to the end.

However, facing such a situation, Xiao Ai couldn't help but look up at Yuanzi, and couldn't help but think -

Really, obviously, I discovered the key clue...

"Um?"

Suddenly, Xiao Ai keenly felt an uncomfortable line of sight coming from nearby, as if someone was peering at her, so quickly, Xiao Ai looked in the direction of the feeling with a serious expression. , I want to see who it is——

After all, Xiao Ai can feel that the sight that makes her feel this way is probably the other party's ill intentions.

As a result, when Xiao Ai looked towards the source of the feeling, what he saw was that there were three people walking together in that direction, towards the direction of Shanneng Temple——

Among them, one of them was a young man, wearing a kimono, very cleanly dressed, and walking in a very correct posture, as if he had received some kind of training in manners.

The other two were both men wearing glasses. One was a tall and thin middle-aged man, and the other was a slightly fat man who looked about fifty years old.

Such three people walked together, chatting, and walked into Shannou Temple together.

In this way, looking at the appearance of the three people, the feeling that Xiao Ai felt just now disappeared, and no one was present at the source of the realization that he just felt.

From this, Xiao Ai just kept a silent expression. She didn't know what the feeling just now was about. Could it have been caused by one of the three people just now?

Xiao Ai couldn't be sure, so she could only bury the matter in her heart for the time being and continue to follow Xiaolan and others to carry out the next step of the investigation——

That is, about the geisha who works in the nearby teahouse, Miss Chiga Suzu!

…

"So, in fact, for your teacher Nagoro Shikao, the confrontation between Nagoro Kai and Satsuki Kai is not that Nagoro Kai wants to fight to the death in the field of kata. On the contrary, your teacher plays kata It’s because he was the president of the Satsuki Society at that time, right?”

At the same time, just as Conan, Xiao Ai and others were taking action for different reasons, Gao Yuan, who was in Ooka's mansion, after listening to Ooka Hongye's story, naturally realized that he had known it for a long time. The matter was told smoothly:

"So, in the end, the Nagoro Society ceased to exist in name only with the disappearance of Nagoro Shikao, and you joined the Satsuki Society. In essence, you are following your teacher's will, right? Miss Ooka."

"Yeah, that's right."

Ooka Momiji nodded and affirmed.

"Therefore, and because of the secret behind this, after Nagoro Shikao disappeared, you didn't suspect that this matter might be related to the Satsuki Society?"

Gao Yuan took advantage of the situation and asked this question.

In response, Ooka Momiji nodded naturally and said:

"Yeah, after all..."

However, when it came to this, Ooka Hongye suddenly realized the meaning of Gao Yuan's words:

"Wait a minute? Mr. Akechi, are you suspecting that the teacher's disappearance is related to the Satsuki Society? But..."

"That's right. As someone who knows the truth, you naturally understand the real reason for the conflict between Nagoro Shikao and the Satsuki Kai. But as you said, normally, as far as the relationship between your teacher and the Satsuki Kai is concerned, On the surface, it seems that your teacher is targeting the Satsuki Society? Because, what do you think the people of the Satsuki Society would think? "

Gao Yuan followed this topic and almost pointed the suspicion at Satsuki Hui.

Such words naturally surprised Ooka Hongye, and he didn't understand the reason for Gao Yuan's judgment——

"However, as far as the teacher's behavior is concerned, it is indeed impossible for even President Satsuki at the time not to understand... But, what does this have to do with the teacher's disappearance?"

Ooka Momiji said doubtfully.

In this regard, when it comes to this, Gao Yuan naturally has to provide some evidence:

"Miss Ooka, there is something you should know, right? The current president of the Satsuki Club, Mr. Achiha, is the husband of the former founder of the Satsuki Club, Ms. Satsuki. At that time, whenever Ms. Satsuki was having important competitions, Mr. Achiha I would definitely wash the car the day before the race to be lucky, saying that washing the car clean is the secret to winning. Isn’t this recorded in the magazine interview?”

As Gao Yuan said this, he took out his mobile phone, flipped out the electronic magazine page that recorded this paragraph, and placed it in front of Ooka Momiji.

"Yes, that's what happened."

Ooka Momiji did not deny it and answered affirmatively:

"This is something that everyone who knows something about the Satsuki Society knows."

So, with this premise in mind, Gao Yuan flipped the page on his phone and moved to another photo——

"This photo was taken when Mr. Nagoro Shikao made an appointment with Ms. Satsuki for a match. As a result, Mr. Nagoro Shikao failed to make the appointment. Ms. Satsuki got into the car and prepared to leave, but was blocked by reporters for an interview. "

Gao Yuan explained the origin of this photo:

"Then, please take a look at the vehicle that Ms. Satsuki is riding in in the photo..."