Conan: I'm Not a Ghost

On January 3, at 10:30 a.m., a JR Shinkansen train bound for Nara from Tokyo.

"Okay, I understand, um, thank you."

Sakaki hung up the phone, glanced at the conductor checking tickets, and walked into Car No. 1.

"Did you finish the call?"

Miss Miyano sat by the window, holding her chin with one hand, looking out at the scenery outside. She saw her boyfriend from the corner of her eye, turned her head and asked:

"What do you say over there?"

"It's no big deal."

Sakaki sat back and said with a smile:

"After Karasuma Renye's death, the black organization has no backbone and cannot find a backbone who can stand up and control the overall situation. Now they are running away and running away. They have become a mess and cannot be united at all."

"Just now, through the clues we provided, the Metropolitan Police Department cooperated with other governments to begin a comprehensive arrest of the remaining forces of the black organization. If nothing goes wrong, the storm will subside within half a month. ”

After hearing these words, Miss Miyano felt a little complicated. She was silent for a long time before saying:

"It is unbelievable that the underground empire Karasuma Renye spent his whole life and painstaking efforts to build was destroyed so easily."

"That was the most important factor in his failure."

Sakaki said in a deep voice:

"Take the black organization as an example. Renye Karasuma has single-handedly established such a huge organization with footprints all over the world. He has placed informants in government agencies, FBI, MI6 or CIA. Because of this, The black organization is invincible, but underneath its seemingly strict and cautious layout, there are many hidden dangers."

"Hidden danger?"

Hiroki, who was sitting aside and eating his station lunch in peace, raised his head and blinked curiously:

"He can already control government agencies, so what other hidden dangers are there?"

"He himself is a hidden danger."

Sakaki said calmly:

"All clues, events, and important figures in the black organization are linked to a specific person or thing. This person is Karasuma Renye. For us, Karasuma Renye is the source of all this, just like The end of the big rivers, mountains and lakes may be just like an inconspicuous stream. Even though these big rivers, mountains and lakes are so turbulent that they are beyond the reach of ordinary people, as long as the source is blocked, everything will come to an abrupt end. "

"Renya Karasuma's caution makes it impossible for him to trust anyone. He has all the informants firmly in his hands, and no one can take his place."

"oh"

Hiroki nodded, somewhat understanding:

"So as long as Renye Karasuma is eliminated, the black organization will naturally collapse and fall into a state of self-destruction?"

"That's right."

Narrowing his eyes, Sakaki said noncommittally:

"Unless someone can succeed him and reunite the fragmented black organization, this is a bit of a fantasy. As far as I know, there are only a handful of people with such ability and status in the black organization, and it is none other than Rum. , Belmode or Gin."

"Rum is dead now, and Belmod has fallen into the hands of Kudo Yukiko. The only hidden danger is Gin."

"Didn't the FBI say that Gin is dead?"

Kidd, who was sitting next to Sakaki, suddenly questioned:

"The eldest sister shot Gin with her own hands. I saw it clearly. Later, Gin was intercepted by the FBI while escaping. Everyone saw that he was shot in the head. How could he survive?"

“Hearing with the ears is false, seeing with the eyes is believing.”

Sakaki shook his head:

"They say Gin is dead, but who has seen his body? Don't forget, Gin still has a few APTX4869 on his body."

"But gin and vodka don't know the side effects of APTX4869!"

"Bellmode knew, and she was there."

"Do you suspect that Senior Sister used APTX4869 to save Gin?"

Kidd's eyes widened and he said in shock:

"Hey, hey, have you forgotten that Gin shot Senior Sister on the mysterious train the day before yesterday? If it weren't for Senior Sister's presence, Belmod would have died long ago! Why did she want to save Gin?"

"I'm just saying it's a possibility."

Sakaki is also a little unsure. After all, it is a certainty that Gin wants to kill Belmod, and Belmod has no reason to save him!

but

"Just in case, Hiroki, you'd better ask Noah's Ark to pay attention to the surveillance records across Japan. If Gin is not dead, he will definitely come to us for revenge."

"knew."

Although Hiroki wholeheartedly agreed, Sakaki's expression didn't seem to care about Gin's life or death. Perhaps for Hiroki, even if Gin survived, he could only show himself as a child, and he didn't. The threat posed by the help of top scientists like Dr. Ali can be said to be minimal and not worth worrying about.

Sakaki Cheng didn't think so.

He has been dealing with Gin for more than a day or two, and he is well aware of the opponent's methods and cunning. Even if Gin becomes a child, the threat will not be reduced at all, or even worse than before.

But then again, the Metropolitan Police Department is currently conducting a large-scale crackdown on black organizations. Even if Gin is still alive, it is impossible to make a comeback for a while. Instead of worrying about it, it is better to live the life in front of you first. good.

Thinking of this, Sakaki turned his attention to the seat next door, where several familiar figures were sitting, namely Hattori Heiji, Toyama Kazuha, Maori Ran and Ke. Oh no, he should be called Kudo Shinichi now.

After taking the antidote, Kudo Shinichi never turned into Conan again, which proved that APTX4869 finally developed by Miss Miyano was completely correct and in line with Karasuma Renya's dream drug.

It's just that Karasuma Renya is not lucky enough to take the new A-drug.

Ever since Conan changed back to Kudo Shinichi, Sakaki was surprised to find that even the confusing dates had returned to normal, as if everything was on track and there were no more confusing dates.

This is something to be thankful for, so Sakaki Cheng invited Kudo Shinichi and others to participate in this trip to Nara. Anyway, the tickets were sponsored by Akai Mutake, so there was no need to use them in vain. He was also happy to do this kind of beauty of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. thing.

At this moment, on the fast-moving train, Kudo Shinichi was having a heated conversation with Hattori Heiji. Hattori Heiji could finally call each other Kudo without avoiding suspicion, which really made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Strange, when did you two become so close?"

Toyama and Ye looked at Hattori and Kudo Shinichi in surprise and muttered:

"After all, you haven't met a few times in total!"

"ah"

Hattori Heiji was speechless when he heard this, and quickly defended:

"Kudo and I are both detectives. Isn't it normal to have a good relationship?"

"That's right."

Toyama and Ye looked at Kudo Shinichi suspiciously and asked Mao Lilan:

"Xiaolan, do you think that if Kudo Shinichi were replaced by Conan, this scene might look more harmonious and less inconsistent?"

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These words shocked Hattori and Kudo, as if they were guilty of committing crimes, their hearts stopped for a beat.

"He Ye, what are you talking about!"

Before Mao Lilan could answer, Hattori Heiji said first:

"Kudo is Kudo, Conan is Conan, how can they be the same?"

"Let's talk again."

"Just because I have a good relationship with Kudo doesn't mean that I have a bad relationship with Conan! You must know that Conan is Kudo's disciple! We are all friends!"

"is that so."

Heye Jiangxin looked back suspiciously, always feeling that Hattori was hiding something from him, but he couldn't tell what was weird for a while.

“A woman’s intuition is really scary.”

Seeing that he was finally fooled, Hattori Heiji quietly wiped away his cold sweat and quickly changed the subject:

"Kid! Didn't you say the night before yesterday that you wanted us to help investigate your father's disappearance?"

".I am asking for help from Brother Sakaki Makoto. What does it have to do with you two?"

Kidd, who was sitting next door, rolled his eyes. How could he not know that Hattori Heiji was just using the topic to divert attention to himself?

If he couldn't even see this, he would still be Kaitou Kidd!

"As partners on the same team, we definitely want to help!"

Hattori Heiji said reluctantly:

"To be honest, yesterday I asked the Otaki Police Department to investigate the crime records of Kaitou Kidd, your father, in the past few years. I found that, like you, his targets were mostly works of art or jewelry. Are there any of them? What’s the hidden secret?”

"So be it."

Kidd smacked his lips and said:

"This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words. In short, for me, part of the reason for assisting you in tracking down the black organization is to go to Karasuma Renye, because I found out about Karasuma Renye's back. There is a mysterious organization."

Hattori Heiji and Kudo Shinichi glanced at each other, and they suddenly became interested:

"What does this mysterious organization do?"

"No secret."

After a slight hesitation, Kidd decided to keep it secret for the time being. This was not because he was trying to seduce the interest of Hattori and the two, but because he felt that this matter involved another world that was not well known to ordinary people. Once it was revealed,

It is estimated that Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji, two famous detectives who rely on science to solve crimes, will have their views completely shattered.

In the final analysis, people who are qualified to deal with mysterious organizations must be special people with special skills, so Kidd's initial target was Sakaki Makoto, who had nothing to do with Hattori Heiji and Kudo Shinichi.

Even Hiroki decided to drag him into this 'black car' only after he met him by chance.

After all, in modern society, no matter how mysterious you are, you are bound to deal with electronic devices, and once you have anything to do with electronic devices, that's Hiroki's home field.

"Depend on!"

Hattori Heiji raised his middle finger, but did not continue to ask further questions. He believed that one day Kidd would reveal everything.

At 12:15 noon, the Shinkansen train finally arrived in Nara Prefecture after three and a half hours of travel.

As one of Japan's ancient cities, Nara carries a lot of history and is one of the birthplaces of Japanese culture. The only ancient cities that can be compared with it are Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagoya.

As soon as he got off the car, Sakaki saw Hiroki looking around, as if looking for something:

"Where are the deer? I heard others say that there are many deer in Nara, but why aren't there any?"

"If you want to see deer, you need to go to Nara Park."

After walking to the map provided to tourists at the station and looking at it, Sakaki answered his question.

"oh"

Hearing this, Hiroki was somewhat disappointed. He knew that he was going to Toshodaiji Temple, which was on the west side of Nara City, while Nara Park was on the east side of the city. The two were not in the same place at all.

"You can go to Nara Park with Kudo and his friends."

Sakaki Makoto suddenly said:

"I'll go to Toshodaiji Temple alone."

"That's so inappropriate."

Although he said it was inappropriate, his actions betrayed him. While he was talking, Hiroki had quietly stood beside Mao Lilan, and showed a shy and embarrassed smile.

"I'll go with you."

Miss Miyano had no intention of going to Nara Park to see the scenery, and said frankly:

"I also want to know what clues my uncle left behind."

Since the death of Karasuma Renya, the clues left by Sakaki Ryunosuke seem to have no meaning, at least for Kudo Shinichi and others, but for Sakaki Makoto, he thinks it is necessary for him to go there in person, maybe there will be any unexpected discoveries?

In this way, Makoto Sakaki and his party split into two groups. Makoto Sakaki and Miss Miyano went to Toshodaiji Temple, while the remaining Hiroki and Kid followed Kudo and Hattori, two childhood sweethearts, to Nara Park to feed the deer and see the scenery. After agreeing to meet at 3 pm, both parties set off separately.

At 1 pm, a public bus departed from the No. 6 bus stop at the east exit of Nara Station and arrived at the south gate of Toshodaiji Temple on time.

Although Toshodaiji Temple is very famous, it does not seem to be very attractive to tourists coming to Nara. Compared with the bus heading to Nara Park, Makoto Sakaki's side seems much quieter, but since it is the New Year period, there are still some people who come to Toshodaiji Temple to worship.

Looking at the ancient building in front of him that is out of tune with the surroundings, Makoto Sakaki stopped and watched for a while, and then bought tickets with Miss Miyano to enter the temple.

On both sides of the courtyard, there were banners for celebration, fluttering in the cold wind. Monks in black robes sat in the hall, gathered in a circle, holding Buddhist beads and chanting.

Seeing that they were having some kind of court meeting, Sakaki Makoto did not go forward to disturb them, but found the monk who was responsible for cleaning up the garbage outside the hall and asked:

"Excuse me, I want to ask, is the abbot of your temple Fujiwara here?"

The black-robed monk stopped sweeping, put his hands together, chanted a Buddhist name, and then said:

"Abbot Fujiwara is preparing for the ceremony, may I ask if there is anything for you, donor?"

As a monk of the Vinaya school famous for its emphasis on precepts, Toshodaiji Temple obviously attaches great importance to these ceremonies, even the most ordinary monks do the same. The solemn atmosphere in the temple makes tourists calm down and dare not make loud noises, let alone disturb the ceremony.

If possible, Sakaki Makoto didn't want to bother him at this critical moment, but they planned to go back and forth on the same day, and things like Dharma assemblies usually take a long time. If they continue like this, it's unknown how long they will have to wait.

"I have something important to do with Master Fujiwara. Please let him know that Sakaki Makoto is visiting."

Hearing this, the black-robed monk folded his hands again and chanted the Buddha's name, bowing slightly:

"So it's Sakaki, the donor, please follow me."

"Do you know me?"

"The abbot has already instructed that if there is a donor named Sakaki who comes to visit, you don't need to report it, just bring him directly to him."

Sakaki Makoto immediately confirmed that the current abbot of Toshodaiji must have a close relationship with his father, and he has been waiting for a long time.

Led by the black-robed monk, Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano passed through the Golden Pavilion Dharma Hall, turned around and around in the temple, passed through archways, and finally even left the tourist area and came to the backyard where visitors were not allowed.

In the backyard, there was no more tourists. Instead, there were more monks, all preparing for the next ceremony.

The black-robed monk stood at the door of a Zen room, raised his hand and knocked on the door, and whispered:

"Master, there is a donor named Sakaki looking for you."

The room was dead silent, and after a while, slow footsteps were heard. Under Sakaki Makoto's gaze, the door opened, and a middle-aged monk appeared at the door. He glanced at Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano, and nodded:

"Master, please come in."

After saying that, the middle-aged monk consciously left the room and took the young monk away. Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano looked at each other, and finally walked into the room.

The thin winter sunlight splashed on the ground through the wooden window, and there was a faint dust in the air. What came into view was a wall with a large Zen character painted on it. Sakaki Makoto turned around and looked at the red-robed monk kneeling on the bed on the left.

The red-robed monk has already entered his eighties, his beard is completely white, and his old and wrinkled face is the only thing that is still bright and energetic.

"Namo."

The red-robed monk waved his sleeves and pointed to the empty cushion on the opposite side:

"Two donors, please sit down."

Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano sat on the cushions. Before they could speak, they heard the red-robed monk say:

"18 years ago, a donor named Sakaki Ryunosuke suddenly came to my house. He asked me many questions, but unfortunately I was not proficient in Buddhism at that time and could not answer them one by one. Later, I practiced day and night and finally realized something. I have been waiting for an opportunity. Now that his descendants have come to visit, I know that I may never have the opportunity to answer the questions that I couldn't answer back then."

"Master Fujiwara, what questions did my father ask you at that time?"

Sakaki was a little confused. In his opinion, the red monk in front of him had the feeling of an enlightened monk just by his aura. Although he always thought that this kind of person was an old magician, he had lived for such a long time after all. Well-informed is a given. From a philosophical point of view, he is definitely a master.

He was also curious, what question did Ryuunosuke Sakaki use to stump the other party?

"Sakaki Ryunosuke, the benefactor, originally asked the old monk, will you be born into bliss? Will you die into bliss?"

The monk in red shook his head and sighed:

"If the two donors know the meaning of my Zen teaching, they should understand the meaning of the word "Bliss". The real Bliss is not suffering and happiness, but no suffering and no pleasant feeling, both suffering and happiness, no suffering and no happiness. Joy is joy, and this is bliss.”

"Essentially, bliss is actually a peaceful state of mind, unmoved by anything."

Miss Miyano said softly:

"Bitterness is not suffering, happiness is not happiness, suffering is happiness, happiness is also suffering. This is an extremely profound state."

"The donor is right."

The red-clothed monk nodded:

"At that time, I could feel that the benefactor Ryuunosuke Sakaki had not yet reached the state of bliss. What he would do next would bring him pain, so he wanted to find an answer from the old monk."

"Then what did you answer, Mr. Fujiwara?"

"The old monk doesn't have any answers."

The red monk said:

"Cultivating Buddhism means cultivating the mind. If the mind is disordered, it will be chaotic, and if the mind is righteous, it will be righteous. The Buddha's teachings are neither good nor evil, not bad, nor not evil, that is, good or evil."

"The question of donor Ryuunosuke Sakaki has no answer. In other words, he has already made his own decision. The old monk is so stupid that it took him 18 years to understand this truth."

"No regrets."

Miss Miyano's pupils suddenly shrank:

"You mean, uncle doesn't regret what he's going to do next?"

"Nawu. The benefactor is talented and intelligent, and he can tell the truth with one word."

The red monk's face was expressionless, neither happy nor sad. He seemed to have an answer to this question himself. He was unable to answer Ryunosuke Sakaki's question at first, but now he can answer it, but he cannot tell the other party in person. Could it be that this is a problem? It is a kind of regret, and once you have regrets, you will not be able to reach true bliss.

"At this point, the old monk also has a question and wants to ask the two donors for advice."

"President, please speak."

"Donor Ryuunosuke Sakaki. Did he realize his wish?"

"Although the results are delayed a lot"

Sakaki's voice was calm:

"But I think he did."

"good."

The monk in red smiled, took out a yellow note from his sleeve and put it on the table:

"Before donor Ryuunosuke Sakaki left, he left this note. In addition, there was one more sentence."

"What did my father say?"

"He said it was a treasure that couldn't be stolen."

Sakaki opened the note and found that there were only four words written on it:

Sukawa Reservoir.

"Thank you."

Sakaki put away the note, stood up and said:

"President Fujiwara, let's take our leave now."

The monk in red clasped his palms together, lowered his head, and bowed silently.

After getting the clues, Sakaki Cheng and Miss Miyano left the backyard without stopping, planning to meet Kidd and others first, and then go to Sukawa Reservoir.

There

There must be some secret hidden!

But when they walked to the front hall, a dull bell suddenly rang in the sky, seven times in a row.

When the monk sweeping the floor heard the bell, he immediately stood still, clasped his hands and recited:

"Namo."

"What's going on?"

Miss Miyano asked puzzledly:

"What does the seven bells mean?"

"Morning bells and evening drums are the custom of ringing bells in many sects."

Sakaki turned back to look at the sky in the backyard and sighed:

"Generally speaking, four bells ringing represents a funeral. The more bells ringing, the higher the status of the deceased. Seven bells ringing means that the temple abbot has passed away."

"Why did President Fujiwara suddenly pass away? Wasn't he fine just now?"

"In Buddhist terms, he put aside all regrets and went to the Paradise. Let's go."

Taking his girlfriend's slightly cold hand, Sakaki said:

"His questions have been answered. Our problems can only be solved by ourselves."