The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1187 Tang Ze: All of you die

"Huh, that's Kurama-dera Temple up there..."

After a long ride, when we finally parked the motorcycle in the parking lot, both the driver and the passengers breathed a sigh of relief.

Kurama Temple is located on Kurama Mountain. No matter what means of transportation you choose, it takes fifty to sixty minutes to get there from the city. Their cycling speed was not slow, but it still took an hour.

"This is the west gate. In fact, for sightseeing, people usually enter from Niomon Gate because it is close to the transportation station, but it is closer here to go directly to Kurama Temple." Hattori Heiji, who has been working on a motorcycle for a long time, pointed to the entrance of the mountain road in front and said with experience.

As he said that, he led Conan towards the opposite signpost.

Hanging the helmet on the car, Conan followed and glanced at the motorcycle parked on the other side.

After they had gone around Kyoto and Yoshitsune had finished his pilgrimage, it was already late.

Normally, tourists' accommodation is definitely in the urban area of ​​Kyoto, so at this point in time, there are very few tourists still staying in Kurama-dera Temple, and there are only two or three cars in the entire parking lot.

Just opposite where they parked their motorcycle, there was another motorcycle parked there...

"Are there many people riding motorcycles in Kansai?" Conan couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"That won't happen." Tang Ze took over. "Motorcycles are still mostly ridden by young people, and they are almost only convenient for single people traveling. The number of people who ride motorcycles is still a minority."

A flexible single-person vehicle...

Taking note of this, Conan followed Hattori Heiji and Okita Souji who were leading the way, and walked towards the inner courtyard of Kurama Temple.

"It's said that it's only 500 meters away, but it's true that 500 meters on the mountain road is much harder to walk than 500 meters on flat ground." Conan was out of breath as he climbed, and he couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the trees on both sides of the narrow mountain road.

From this perspective, it is very strange that the first three victims in the case were killed in the mountains.

The thieves' group was still motivated by profit. They went to a building in the mountains in the middle of the night where there was nothing to steal. If anything happened, it would be too late to ask for help.

So as expected, they were lured there by the murderer using their familiar relationship.

"For someone who is very familiar with the woodlands, this would actually be a good place." Tang Ze shook his head slightly. "We've seen similar guys before, haven't we?"

Suzuki Sonoko wanted to experience civilian travel and went to Izu, but because of her hair color, she became the next target of the murderer. The murderer was a guy who was very familiar with the mountain environment and was therefore extremely agile.

With the environmental buff bonus, even if Tang Ze at that time did not give in at all, it would not be easy to catch up with him.

"Oh, you mean that, who was it, Dokyo Masahiko?" Recalling that trip, all that came to my mind was Adachi Toru's Conan who suddenly appeared, and I couldn't remember the murderer's name for a moment.

"Yeah. In this kind of environment, even for Okita, it wouldn't be easy to fight against that kind of agile guy from the mountains." Tang Ze nodded and said meaningfully.

"That's true." Okita Souji nodded, "But fighting is one thing, and really fighting hard is another."

"Why, is there any difference between the two?" Conan turned his head to look at the calluses on Okita Souji's hands left by frequent knife holding, and asked curiously.

"Even when we're fighting, we use bamboo swords. Kendo competitions are for competition, for comparing skills and abilities, not for hurting others." Okita Souji shrugged. "But if you let me really fight someone with a sword... no matter what gets in my way, I'll just chop it apart."

"What a dangerous statement." Hattori Heiji turned his head and glanced at him, "You weren't just chopping trees for fun while you were practicing, were you?"

"How could that be possible? But the stakes are still cut frequently."

"Why does your practice sound a little off?"

The two men complained to each other and walked to the front of the Buddhist monk Ya Fudo Hall of Kurama Temple.

"Legend has it that Minamoto no Yoshitsune, also known as Ushiwakamaru, met Karasu Tengu here and learned martial arts from him." Hattori Heiji looked around and continued with the previous topic, "Although it's just a legend, this place does seem to be a good place to practice kendo."

It is open and flat, with fresh air and is very quiet, making it a suitable place for meditation and practice.

As he spoke, he walked over to the tree on the side of the monks' hall and said jokingly, "You say you can split any obstacle, but there's no way you can cut through a cedar this thick, Okita."

"It's hard to say. It depends on what kind of knife I have. Maybe..." Souji Okita, who was walking towards him with a smile, suddenly changed his expression halfway.

Without having time to warn, he bent down and picked up a branch from the ground, rushed over in two steps, and swung it towards the back of Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji saw him attacking and instinctively dodged to the side. Just as he was about to tease him whether he wanted to fight him a few more times, he heard a solid sound.

A feather arrow was deflected by a branch swung by Okita Souji, changing its trajectory, but it still firmly stuck in the roots of the cedar tree.

The metal arrowhead was completely embedded in the tree roots, which showed the strength used by the person who shot it and what his intention was when he shot the arrow.

This was totally aimed at taking his life.

"Who!" Okita Souji said with a serious expression in the direction where the arrow came from.

Conan's face turned completely serious. He stuffed the picture puzzle he had just taken out into his pocket and started to chase, but Tang Ze, who had rushed up first, grabbed him by the collar.

"That man is standing on a very high branch. He's an expert who is very familiar with the forest." Tang Ze said calmly, "Don't chase him rashly, and the same goes for you two!"

Okita Souji, who was ready to charge forward, was stopped by him and paused.

"He was holding a wooden bow, carrying a quiver, wearing an orange and white riding suit, and a military green motorcycle helmet." Tang Ze quickly began to describe the information he had captured visually. "He was very tall, I think about 190 cm."

Motorcycle helmet, riding gear, it seems that this person is the owner of another motorcycle in the parking lot.

"If we don't chase him, are we just going to let him get away?" Okita Souji gritted his teeth unwillingly, "That man attacked Hattori, and it's hard to say what he was after..."

Hattori Heiji is currently handling two cases.

One is the murder case of the Genji Hotaru gang, and the other is the case in which Karasawa was falsely accused.

The attacker clearly chose Hattori Heiji among the four of them, most likely because of his identity as a detective. No matter what case Hattori Heiji was attacked for, he would be a murderer who would not be forgiven.

"It's definitely unwise for us to waste our energy chasing someone together, but..." Tang Ze stared at the back of the figure who jumped off the treetop and started running away, and grabbed Conan's hand directly.

Conan was stunned for a moment. Before he could figure out what Tang Ze was going to do, he saw Tang Ze raised his palm towards the direction the man was running, spread out his five fingers, and then made a clenching gesture.

The next second, the nimble figure suddenly staggered, as if tripped by something, and fell down.

I didn't expect to see Conan casting magic: "!"

What kind of trick is this! Is it possible to do this?!

The four men quickly ran in the direction where the attacker fell.

At such a long distance, even if the other person fell, by the time they got close, he would have already run away again.

But this time, the attacker, covered in fallen leaves and stained with forest humus, looked particularly embarrassed and destitute.

"Tsk, he still ran away." Hattori Heiji clenched his fist.

"Just run away," Tang Ze said calmly. "Search carefully, you might find something. His helmet looks cracked."

Hattori Heiji thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he quickly entered the evidence search mode and began looking for traces on the ground.

Originally, the attacker, who was so agile, would not have left any evidence for them, but after being thrown like this, the fibers on his clothes, the fragments of his helmet, and even the shoe prints left because he could not control his balance would become part of the evidence.

If you are lucky, you may be able to lock down the other party's DNA information through some trace biological evidence.

Hattori Heiji began searching confidently, while Conan raised his hand and pulled at Karasawa's sleeve.

"That move you just made, that..." Conan made a fist gesture, a little shocked, but also a little excited, and asked, "Also, your 'ability'?"

"Yes." Tang Ze glanced at him, "You must want to catch him very much. I will grab your hand, and then use your emotions to create something that will hinder his escape. For example, there is an inconspicuous vine on the ground, or a piece of land that looks flat but actually has holes under the leaves..."

Conan suddenly realized.

That's right, Tang Ze's ability may not produce anything big, nor can it change the world in an instant, but this kind of low-probability event that affects the balance at a critical moment is something Tang Ze can artificially create.

It's an unexpected way of using this power, and it's also surprising that Tang Ze could think of using this power in this way.

"Like a magician." Conan said honestly, "He looks pretty cool."

Just think about the essence of this pretentious gesture, which is to curse the other person in your heart to fall or something, and it will be a bit difficult to hold it in.

Tang Ze glanced at him and said nothing.

Tang Ze does possess the power to make his wishes come true, but the conditions for activating the Desire Stone are very harsh.

Most of Conan's understanding of his so-called abilities is still misunderstanding.

The effect just now was actually caused by Tang Ze using Asai Narumi's coop of homomorphic revenge, which briefly inflicted the excruciating pain of having his knee pierced and his bolengga dug out alive on the attacker.

The pain wouldn't be so severe that the other person would crawl on the ground, but the unexpected severe pain in an instant would be enough to make him fall flat on his face.

As for why he only picked the other person up and dipped him in water instead of killing him directly...

Tang Ze watched as Hattori Heiji rolled up a few small things in a handkerchief as if they were treasures, and then looked away.

The other party's plan to kill all his accomplices and keep the treasure for himself is only one step away.

There are only two members of Genji Hotaru left alive. In addition to the murderer himself, there is another member who came to him to discuss joining forces to kill the others. He is also the antique dealer, Sakura Masazo, whom Kogoro Mori met in Sannoji Temple that morning.

After the death of their leader Yoshitsune, Saijo Taiga, who was controlled by the fear of losing his money and real estate, hit it off with the already greedy Sakura Masazō and slaughtered all of their former companions. It was like they had lost the remaining backbone and completely entered the madness of battle royale mode.

The internal strife within the criminal gang itself is sad, but there is nothing to regret. But when it comes to these two culprits...

If we capture Nishijo Taiga who came to attack us now, will we let the equally vicious and shameless Sakura Masazo live freely?

Those who don't exist, all die.

Moreover, for something like the Forest Magic Motorcycle Flying Mount Competition, it would be fine if Hattori Heiji wanted to use his own motorcycle, but his motorcycle was borrowed from someone else, so it would be inappropriate to have it scratched.

However, after this little episode, when they returned to the city, went to Pontocho to return the motorcycle, and went to find Kogoro Mori who was taken to Gion, Hattori Heiji changed his original attitude of remaining silent about the attack and boasted excitedly.

"We found fragments of that guy's motorcycle mask and some fibers from his clothes that were torn by branches." Hattori Heiji proudly displayed the photos he had taken while collecting evidence on his phone. "I bet this is the murderer who attacked Genji Hotaru. As soon as the police lab comes out with the results, finding this guy will be much easier."

With today's technology, trace evidence, including botanical evidence, can be an effective means of narrowing down the murderer and identifying him. However, compared with direct positive reasoning or screening suspects and then questioning them, it is more time-consuming and laborious.

However, no matter how slow it is, obtaining evidence means that the murderer's escape is likely to have entered the countdown, and the psychological pressure on those involved in solving the case will be much less.

"You're so excited even though you were almost attacked!" Yuanshan and Ye's hair stood on end. "What if you get hurt?"

"If it were just me, maybe." Hattori Heiji didn't deny it, but after he finished speaking, he pointed to the few people behind him and said, "But we are not detectives who go into danger alone."

With Karasawa and Okita Souji around, is there really anyone who can hurt him at all unless the murderer comes with a bazooka?

Well, considering Tang Ze’s amazing ability of “his power grows as big as his dreams”, a bazooka might not work.

"You..." Yuanshan Heye quickly glanced at the people behind him, snorted in dissatisfaction, but did not refute.

Having seen some of Tang Ze's skills and roughly knowing what level Okita Souji is, she really has to agree with what Hattori Heiji said.

With the two of them protecting them, if the murderer could still succeed, he wouldn't have to resort to a sneak attack. With this fighting force, he could just rush into their residence and kill all those who knew about it, once and for all.

A few people walked slowly and chatted, and soon they walked from the gate of Sannoji Temple to the vicinity of Gion.

This place is not far from Karasawa's original residence and also belongs to Pontocho.

"Alright." Standing at the teahouse door, Karasawa raised a finger, stopping Hattori Heiji from continuing the topic. "If Uncle Mori finds out, he'll nag about it again... Besides, this is case information and shouldn't be heard by outsiders. Don't talk about this after you enter."

Otherwise, if the murderer really becomes more vigilant and abandons his murder plan today, who will fill the gap for him by killing all the bad guys?