"Put that way, it really was exactly the same as what was happening now."
Hattori Heiji was no fool. After running through the logic in his head, he quickly caught on as well and pulled out the Byakugō from his pocket. "If that's the case, then no matter who wins in the end, they'll probably come over to snatch the Byakugō from me."
"If Yoshitsune is dead, then Benkei should be the only one still active. In that case, as long as we wait for him to come and take the Byakugō, we'll naturally be able to catch him."
"Yeah. If that guy can play mantis stalking cicada, oriole behind, then we can use that to lie in wait for him too."
Fujino replied, letting out a meaningful chuckle. "Once he finds you, we just subdue him, and this case will be solved."
"Good idea!"
Hattori Heiji rubbed his chin, feeling that it really could work.
Yep, a crafty bastard had crafty bastard methods.
"If the police investigation wasn't wrong, then that's how it should be."
At that moment, Conan chimed in, but then shifted the subject. "But right now, these are still only deductions. Whether it's Yoshitsune or Benkei, we can't be sure whether either of them has already died, or whether there's been some mistake in identifying the cases."
"So I think we should keep investigating and find the remaining members of Genji Hotaru."
Conan crossed his arms. Clearly, he did not want anyone else to die. Taking a deep breath, he said solemnly, "At the very least, we can prevent one person from being murdered."
Hattori Heiji thought it over after hearing that, then sighed. "If that's the case, then I feel the same way."
"Suit yourselves, then."
Fujino was not surprised by their decision. If it