The Split-Actress in Conan's World

Although this is an antique shop, the overall decoration style is not old-fashioned, but rather very modern. The simple and clean interior forms a sharp contrast with the shabby exterior of the house.

There isn't even a porch at the entrance, and it seems that guests are usually received here just by letting them enter with their shoes on.

On the left hand side is the main hall, and on the right hand side is the side hall. There is no difference in the size of the spaces, but the difference is that the antiques displayed on both sides are of different years.

To put it simply, it is divided into different price levels.

After a quick look around, there were no clues worth noting here, so the three of them went up the stairs and came to Sakura Masazao's usual office area.

There is a coffee table as soon as you enter the door, and a sofa next to it. It seems that this is not only Sakura Zhengzo's office, but also a reception room for conversations.

"So many books..." Hattori Heiji looked around and saw a row of tall bookcases that almost replaced the walls, surrounding half of the room and filled with all kinds of books.

Lin Chiyu took out two pairs of gloves from his pocket, threw them to them, put on a pair himself, walked to the desk, and started fiddling with the old model computer.

Hattori Heiji chose to open the bookcases one by one to see if there were any secret compartments or little secrets.

Conan looked at the gloves that were twice the size of his small hands, put them away, and took out his most convenient handkerchief.

Seeing Rin Chihaba operating the computer, he leaned over to take a look, and found that there was no password to be cracked, so he turned around disappointedly to help Hattori Heiji check the bookcase.

It turns out that while not every computer with secrets has a password, computers without passwords basically have no secrets.

Lin Chiyu skillfully opened the storage disk and looked for hidden files, but to no avail, so he opened the browser again and started looking through the browsing history.

After finding some disgusting things in the hidden browsing history, he confirmed that this computer was just a tool that Sakura Masazou used for work and occasional slacking off, and there was nothing special about it.

So he turned his attention to the two people searching the bookcase.

"Yoshitsune Ki...?" Conan happened to have discovered something.

He stood on tiptoe and pulled out a thick book from the bookshelf, calling his friends: "Mr. Rin, Hattori, look at this."

He turned to the last page through his handkerchief and saw "Ise Saburo" written in marker at the end of the page.

"So Mr. Sakura is the surviving Ise Saburo..." Hattori Heiji was surprised.

According to police analysis, the "Genji Hotaru" serial murder case was the result of an internal conflict within a theft gang. The members of this gang all used Yoshitsune and his retainers as code names. So far, the police have found the book "Yoshitsune Ki" on each of the dead, and their code names were written at the end of the book.

At this point, only the names of Benkei, Isesaburo and Yoshitsune himself have not appeared.

And now, Ise Saburo has also fallen into the hands of the murderer.

Lin Chiyu found an unnatural gap between the pages of the book, and reached out to pull out a folded piece of paper.

"What is this?!" Conan and Hattori Heiji were both shocked.

Conan opened his phone and pulled up the photo.

It was the drawing paper that Sannoji received that was said to contain a puzzle!!

"Could it be that the letter was sent to Sannoji by Mr. Sakura Shozo?" Conan frowned and guessed according to this logic.

But if he said that, why did he do that?

Rin Chiha took a photo of the book, the name at the end of the book, and the drawing paper, closed it, and put it back to its original place.

"Since Mr. Sakura is a member of the 'Genji Hotaru', this case must be classified as a serial murder case. It is not appropriate for us to investigate alone. Let's go back and share the information with others."

Rinshakuha carried Hattori Heiji and Conan, who were full of thoughts, back to the pub.

Although the police in Kyoto Prefecture were not as quick as those in Osaka, they were still faster than those in Tokyo. After their return trip, "Sakuraya" had been blocked, the streets were blocked, and alternating red and blue police lights illuminated the night sky.

"What?!!" Maori Kogoro was very surprised when he heard the news, "You said Mr. Sakura is actually a member of 'Genji Hotaru'?!"

He could never imagine that the man who had been drinking and chatting with him and treating him as a brother not long ago was killed in the blink of an eye. That would have been fine, but afterwards it was discovered that he was a member of the criminal gang that the police had been wanting?

Rinshakuha nodded and showed a few photos he had taken in Sakura Shozo's office: "We found this in Mr. Sakura's copy of the Yoshitsune Ki. Although it is a photocopy, it is obviously the same piece of drawing paper that Sannoji received."

"And from the police's investigation of several previous cases, the same drawing paper was not found in the Yoshitsune Ki at the scene. However, this does not mean that they do not exist. On the contrary, we believe that the murderer recovered them after committing the crime."

"This can be inferred from the circumstances when Mr. Sakura was murdered. The murderer was searching for something on him, but it was not property. I guess the murderer was looking for the Yoshitsune Ki that belonged to Mr. Sakura."

"But what he miscalculated was that Mr. Sakura not only did not carry such an important thing as the Yoshitsune Ki with him, which would reveal his identity as a member of the theft gang, but instead placed it on the bookshelf in his office, hiding it in the forest."

"This piece of drawing paper was sandwiched between the Yoshitsune Ki."

Hattori Heiji and Conan also nodded, expressing their support for this common conclusion.

"In other words, we finally have evidence to prove that the 'Genji Hotaru' serial murder case is related to the 'Sannoji Buddha statue theft case', and the two cases are being investigated together." Hattori Heiji concluded.

"So who is the murderer?" Yuanshan Heye asked with a little concern and curiosity.

"I personally think that Mr. Nishijo, Mr. Ryuen, Mr. Mizuo and Miss Chiga Suzu, who were in the same private room with us at the time, are all suspects to a certain extent." Hattori Heiji had no intention of keeping anything back from his childhood sweetheart and directly reported the progress of his reasoning.

"Huh?!!" Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran looked at him in shock.

"But they don't have any weapons on them?" Mao Lilan asked puzzledly.

"We were all searched when the police came not long ago." Suzuki Sonoko also echoed.

Hattori Heiji sighed, "No one would be stupid enough to kill someone and still carry the murder weapon with them, right? Most likely they hid it or threw it away."

"But, it seems that nothing was found in the store..." Mao Lilan's tone was a little weak. Although she was really confused, it sounded a bit like she was arguing.