Mori Eliminated

"Hello, this is Shiraishi—where are you now? I'm not stopping you from solving the case, but there's something more important right now. Stay where you are and wait for me!"

After calling Conan, Shiraishi confirmed that he and Hattori Heiji were not far from Sakuraya—

When Shiraishi arrived, he happened to see the two of them talking to a girl in a kimono.

Though her makeup was completely different from the geisha's white-painted face the night before, Shiraishi still recognized her. It was "Miss Chikarin."

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When Shiraishi arrived, she seemed to be counting something on her fingers while Hattori stood there blankly.

Just then, Shiraishi pulled over nearby.

"Are you two done playing detective?" Shiraishi asked, rolling down the window.

"What game—we've already figured out the origin of the code!" Hattori declared righteously.

Miss Chikarin covered her mouth and giggled playfully. Without that strange makeup, she was quite pretty.

"Finished?" Shiraishi said, glancing at Miss Chikarin.

"Ah, thank you very much. We won't disturb you any longer," Hattori said to Miss Chikarin.

"Not at all. Good luck, Detectives," Miss Chikarin said, striking a cheering pose.

After getting into the car, they eagerly began explaining the code to Shiraishi—

They had discovered that the lines referred to Kyoto's streets, while the patterns each hinted at different buildings.

The final "dot" naturally marked the location of the treasure—the Buddha statue!

"The Buddha statue must be hidden at Bukkō-ji Temple. We—" Hattori said with certainty.

They had only thought of this because Miss Chikarin had just sung a street ballad all Kyoto children knew, giving Hattori and Conan their inspiration.

Shiraishi had no real interest in this sort of code, but if they had an answer, he naturally wanted to take a look.

Since Hattori was already here, that meant the white