The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"You are not from Miyagawa-cho..."

"Ah, my name is Chihe Ling, thank you very much for helping me last time." Miss Chihe Ling nodded with a smile.

Toyama Kazuha, who had also sat down at some point, poked Hattori Heiji's shoulder curiously: "Heiji, do you know each other?"

Hattori Heiji was startled when he turned around, but he still patiently told Kazuha what happened when he first arrived in Kyoto.

"I did meet her once. I helped her stop a thief who stole her bag."

Mao Lilan took the wine glass in front of Mao Li Kogoro with resentment, and looked at him holding his head because of the headache. While complaining, she poured a glass of water from the side and handed it to him: "Really, you mess around again when I'm not paying attention."

"Ms. Xiaolan, please don't blame your father. After all, it was us who took the initiative to invite him here." Monk Long Yuan looked very serious.

"Yes, we would like to ask how the famous detective reasoned about the 'Genji Hotaru' case." Sakura Masao smiled and adjusted his tie, which was stained with some wine. It seemed that this shrewd antique dealer was also a little drunk.

The mama-san at the pub sorted the empty bottles on the table and joined in the gossip: "I heard that every member of 'Genji Hotaru' has a copy of 'The Book of Yoshitsune'."

"Haha, I actually have one too." Sakura Masazo laughed heartily, "It's a really good book."

"Right, you sell used books?" He turned and asked Nishijo Daikawa who was drinking silently on the side.

"Ah..." Nishijo Taiga reacted, then reluctantly pulled the corner of his mouth, "But I don't really like that book."

"Although it is called 'Yoshitsune Ki', it is actually 'Benzei Ki', which describes the story of Benkei."

Mizuo Harutarou, who always looked aristocratic, took a sip of shochu and put down his glass: "I like them very much, especially Benkei from Ataka."

"What is Ataka?" Suzuki Sonoko asked Rin Chiyu quietly.

"One of the titles of Noh plays is like Kaito Kid, which you can read separately as 'Phantom Thief Kid'." Rin Shakuha's statement is really simple and easy to understand.

"I understand." Suzuki Sonoko suddenly realized.

"...Don't talk nonsense so seriously!" Conan looked over with dead eyes.

It just so happened that Mizuo Harutaro was already giving a science lecture over there.

"The story of 'Ataka no Benkei' is about how Yoshitsune and his retainers disguised themselves as ascetics in order to avoid being hunted down by Yoritomo, and planned to use this method to pass through the Ataka checkpoint."

"When Yoshitsune's disguise was about to be seen through, Benkei suddenly raised the diamond stick and hit Yoshitsune hard, pretending to punish his disciple."

"So Antaku is a place name..." Suzuki Sonoko looked at Rinshakuha with some resentment, and then asked curiously: "Why did he do this?"

Mizuo Harutarou continued, "In order to deceive the guards at the pass, in that era, ordinary people would never imagine that a retainer would dare to hit his lord."

"This deformed class oppression has not changed in hundreds of years..." Lin Chiyu shook his head slightly and blew the tea in his hand.

Several adult men looked at each other, wanting to say something, but when they thought of Fujiwara Takakata who had just left, they didn't want to say anything.

In order to avoid the awkward atmosphere, Mizuo Harutaro coughed a few times and continued: "Afterwards, Yoshitsune and his party passed the checkpoint smoothly. After that, Benkei immediately cried and apologized to Yoshitsune, but Yoshitsune did not punish him, but praised him for his quick response."

"This story is often used to praise the deep bond between master and servant, and has therefore become a popular legend."

After the story was told, everyone didn't want to go deeper into the topic, so they put their thoughts aside and started drinking without worries.

Time spent having fun always passes quickly. Even Conan and Hattori Heiji were infected by the atmosphere. They temporarily put aside their thoughts on the case and started playing chess around a small table.

Rin Shakuha declined the invitations from the adults and sat at the children's table, listening to the interesting stories of Xiaolan and Sonoko's afternoon fun in Kyoto, and giving feedback from time to time.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost evening.

"Sorry, I'm a little exhausted. I didn't get a good rest last night."

The slightly overweight Ying Zhengzo was the first to give up. He found Mama-san and asked, "Can you give me an empty room to sleep in?"

"There are not many customers today, so you can go next door and have a rest." Mama-san said with a smile.

However, when Fujiwara no Takakata arrived, she had the foresight to focus on the guests in this room and naturally responded to every request.

"No, no, no," Sakura Zhengzou asked a lot, "I'm more used to sleeping downstairs."

He rolled up the sleeves of his suit, and his shiny gold brand watch pointed to eight-fifteen.

"Well, please wake me up at nine o'clock."

"Please enjoy yourself, everyone." Saying goodbye to everyone else with a smile, Sakura Masazao strode out of the private room with Mama-san.

The departure of this shrewd antique dealer brought about a dramatic change in the atmosphere in the private room. Without this slick businessman, the adult men began to compliment each other less and instead started talking about the recent boring government decrees.

The young people, who had the advantage in numbers, took the lead and became the main theme of the party. Mao Lilan asked Miss Chiga Ling, who was 19 years older than them but already skilled in the job, all kinds of questions. Toyama Kazuha sat next to Conan and Hattori Heiji, staring at the chessboard intently, hoping to catch Heiji's next little move. Rin Shakuha was flipping through the entertainment news on her mobile phone, and the tea in her hand had been replaced by strong shochu, which she drank alone.

wow-

Suzuki Sonoko gently pulled open the screen opposite the private room door and looked out curiously.

It turned out that there was an open-air balcony outside. Beyond the balcony was a wide river, reflecting the dazzling cherry blossom forest under the lights on the opposite bank, quietly moving away into the distance under the urging of the wind.

A quiet night, twinkling lights from buildings, and scattered cherry blossoms.

"It's so beautiful..." She couldn't help but stare at it in a daze for a moment.

"That's Kamogawa." Miss Chiga Ling said with a smile.

"Xiaolan, Heye, come and see it too!" Suzuki Sonoko immediately came back and took her good sisters to see the scenery together.

"Oh, really!"

“So romantic…”

Ms. Chiga Ling also stood up and walked over. "Although it is nice for couples to sit by the Kamo River and enjoy the cherry blossoms in the evening breeze, it is also a different experience to admire the cherry blossoms on the other side of the river called 'Yakashi River'."