Conan: Developing business in Kexue World

Chapter 148 Journey to Kyoto ([-])

Dr. Ali cleared his throat and asked, "You three know who Benkei is, right?"

Ayumi replied, "He's Yoshitsune's retainer, right?"

Yuan Tai suddenly asked in a low voice: "Who is Yoshitsune?"

Mitsuhiko said: "His baby name is Ushiwakamaru, Benkei once wanted to seize his thousandth sword in Gojo Ohashi in Kyoto, but unfortunately he lost in the end, and was later accepted by Minamoto Yoshitsune as a retainer. At that time, Genji and the Heike fought for many years, and although Yoshitsune defeated the Heike, he was disgusted by his elder brother Minamoto Yoshitomo, and finally committed suicide in a place called Hiraizumi Igawa in what is now Iwate Prefecture."

"Ha, you really know a lot." Dr. Ali praised Mitsuhiko with a smile.

Then, the doctor came up with a question, "This Benkei once had a first love named Kuna, but that girl later married another man. After Benkei knew this, he was: 1. Angry: 2. Happy ;3. Crying. Which one do you think it is?"

"First love." Ayumi thought of Conan, and smiled beautifully.

When Mitsuhiko saw it, he was very angry immediately, "Of course he is angry."

Yuan Tai also said: "How can such a thing be happy?"

Dr. A Li put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Then your answer is '1. Angry', right?"

"It's crying."

Xiao Ai said the correct answer from the side, and Dr. A Li broke into a cold sweat.

San Xiaozhi also looked at Xiao Ai who was sitting on the opposite sofa, waiting for her to explain.

Xiao Ai raised her head from the book, looked at the doctor and said, "The correct answer is '3. Weeping'. You must have thought of it from Benkei's tears, right?"

"It's true that nothing can trouble you." Dr. A Li said helplessly.

"What is the place where Benkei shed tears?" Ayumi asked Mitsuhiko beside him, not knowing the allusion.

Mitsuhiko said popularly: "Actually, for a person as powerful as Benkei, there is a place where he will still cry in pain when he is kicked."

Mitsuhiko rolled up his trouser legs and pointed to the front of his calf, "This is the place where the so-called Benkei tears."

Yuan Tai was puzzled and said: "But I don't understand, what does this have to do with this puzzle?"

"About this." Mitsuhiko raised his head and thought about it.

"I see." Ayumi clapped her hands and said, "Because the groom who is going to get married is with Turna, 'Groom Turna' sounds the same as 'the front of the calf'."

Mitsuhiko and Yuanta are in jeopardy.

"Why is it a cold joke again?" Yuan Tai complained.

Ayumi said: "However, since we got the answer right, it means we can go to Kyoto."

Dr. A Li hurriedly stopped, "But, the one who answered this question correctly is Xiao Ai."

Ayumi patted her chest and proudly said: "Don't forget, Haibara-san is a member of our young detective team."

Mitsuhiko protested: "Dr. Ali, don't exclude her from us, okay?"

Yuan Tai also replied: "My mother said that the worst thing to do when you grow up is not to keep the promise."

Dr. A Li immediately wanted to cry but did not cry, and he made an appointment with Kinoshita to watch a movie tomorrow.

Xiao Ai looked at this scene dotingly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

The perspective returns to Kyoto.

Kenta and his party took a taxi directly from Kyoto Station to Sannoji Temple.

Everyone got off the bus, paid the fare, and entered Shanneng Temple. A group of people were discussing something in the distance.

When the monks of Sanneng Temple saw Maori, they greeted him enthusiastically.

"Mr. Maori, thank you very much. I have come all the way here." The monk shook hands with Maori warmly, and introduced: "I am Long Yuan who called you earlier. Let me introduce you. This is our monastery. Abbot Yuanhai."

Long Yuan first pointed to an old bald-headed monk beside him. Abbot Yuanhai, who was in his 60s, had a benevolent eyebrow and good intentions. Hearing the words, he performed a Buddhist ceremony to everyone.

In addition to the abbot, there were three outsiders present, one was wearing a suit and had a big belly.One is wearing a kimono with bangs.One was wearing a jacket and glasses.

"As for these three, they are all benefactors of this temple."

Long Yuan introduced the three of them one by one.

The man in the suit is called Sakura Shozo, an antique dealer who runs an antique shop on Teramachi Road.

The man in the kimono is Mizuo Harutaro, the young master of the Noh drama Mizuo Ryu.Noh is kind of like a play, where the actors perform on stage with masks on, musicians with the actors, kyogens and stuff like that.

Kenta doesn't know much about these things. He only knows that Noh drama seems to have been introduced to Japan during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it has continued to this day, and many genres have emerged during that period.

The man in the jacket is Saijo Taihe, the owner of an old bookstore and runs a secondhand bookstore.

Several people greeted each other.

Sakura Masao said, "Are you the famous Mr. Mori Kogoro?"

Maori touched his head and smiled exaggeratedly: "I didn't even know I was so famous? Haha~"

At this time, the abbot said: "We are not so much benefactors, but we are all kendo enthusiasts."

Mao Li snorted, "You are all practicing kendo, no wonder the abbot's body is so strong."

Conan was taken aback, noticing that he was "a fellow kendo".

Mao Li changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, I heard people say that there seems to be a Buddha statue in your temple that is only consecrated once every 12 years."

As expected of you, Uncle Mori, you don’t forget to go sightseeing even on business trips.

Abbot Yuanhai confirmed: "Yes, that is the main Buddha of this temple, Medicine Master Tathagata."

Xiaolan is looking forward to it: "The day after tomorrow, it will be open to the public to pay homage, right? In fact, we are also here this time to celebrate the occasion."

"The benefactor has a heart. I think the Tathagata Pharmacist will be very happy." The abbot agreed calmly.

Long Yuan stood aside but was about to break out in sweat.

Conan blinked, noticing the unusualness.

After waiting for the three kendo fellows to leave, Long Yuan took Mao Li and others to the observation room and explained the truth.

Mao Li broke his guard: "What did you say, the main Buddha was stolen?"

"Yes, that happened eight years ago." Long Yuan opened the cabinet, and there were two Buddha statues on the left and the right inside, but the middle was empty.

He introduced: "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. The Medicine Buddha Tathagata that was originally placed in the middle was stolen."

Long Yuan finished introducing the situation, then closed the cabinet, and continued: "At the beginning, I advocated calling the police immediately, but was stopped by the abbot. His hand, if there is a destiny, maybe one day, we can meet this Medicine Buddha Tathagata again. Reunion."

Mao Li couldn't help but complain, "It's really interesting."

Long Yuan brought everyone to the tea room, refilled a cup of hot tea for the guests, and talked about the commission.

Long Yuan took out a letter and said, "Just like that, 8 years have passed quickly. Five days ago, I found this letter in the mailbox in the temple."

Mao Li took the letter and flipped it back and forth, "There is no stamp, and there is no mention of who the sender is."

Immediately, he opened the envelope and took out the letter paper.Conan rushed forward anxiously.

"'As long as you solve the mystery of this painting, you will know where the Buddha statue is.'" Mao Li turned over, and the painting mentioned in the letter was below, "What is this painting?"

I saw that it was painted in the shape of a five-story pagoda without a spire.

The top layer is painted with red cicadas, green tengus, and red goldfish, and the next tower is a dot.

Immediately after the second floor, yellow chickens and yellow loaches are painted, and there is nothing on the tower body.

There is nothing on the eaves of the tower on the third floor. A purple flower, a green tengu, and purple Mount Fuji are painted on the tower body. Outside the tower body, there is a brown nut.

The fourth and fifth floors are empty.

Maori looked at this abstract painting and really didn't know what it was expressing.

Commissioning deadlocked.

The camera turned and came to Heiji.

He had just arrived in Kyoto from Osaka and was looking for witnesses where the news reported the killing. Unfortunately, of course it was not that simple, and he was at a loss now.

"Thank you, uncle." Heiji set his sights on the door of a store again, "It's really hard to find witnesses to the case that happened in the early morning."

"Ah—to catch the robber."

The scream of an old lady attracted Heiji's attention. There were two women in the distance. One old lady was robbed of her purse by a robber on a bicycle, and the robber happened to be running towards her on a bicycle.

Heiji casually took off the wooden stick used to hang the curtain by the store door behind him, and used it as a wooden sword.

"Get out of the way!" The robber yelled at Heiji who was blocking the way.

Heiji was not in a hurry, took advantage of the time when the robber was approaching, aimed at the front of his calf and swung it out cleanly.

"Ah—" the robber cried out in pain, the bicycle couldn't keep its balance, fell to the ground, and the wallet slipped out.

"You remember it for me." The robber rolled on a donkey, swearing and groping his calf and slipped away. He didn't want his bicycle either.

Heiji put the curtain back to its original position, paid no heed to his threats, and said, "Hmph, I hit the place where Benkei was crying, no wonder you don't feel pain."

Pingci stepped forward to pick up the wallet, handed it to the chasing aunt, and said, "Old lady, this is yours."

The aunt took it, "Thank you. This little brother was really handsome just now."

"It's nothing, it's just a little effort."

The aunt opened the wallet, took out a business card and handed it to Heiji, saying, "I opened a tea house here in Miyagawa Town. My name is Yamakura Tae."

Ping once took a look.

Shan Cang Duohui said to her companion again: "You also say hello."

"Yes." The younger woman also took out her business card and said, "My name is Qian Heling. Please give me more advice in the future."

Heiji took it and noticed that there was an OK bandage wrapped around her outstretched thumb.

Yamakura Tae asked, "How should I thank you?"

Heiji said indifferently: "No need, this trivial matter is nothing." Then, he got on his motorcycle, put on his helmet, and prepared to go to the next location.

Yamakura Duohui invited: "In this case, how about you come to the store next time?"

"Be careful on your way back." Heiji reminded him, got on his motorcycle and left.

And in the dark place in the alley, police officer Ayanokōji silently watched Heiji pass through the alley. He didn't show up, and he seemed to be investigating something.

(End of this chapter)