Seeing that it was already late, Shiraishi reminded Hattori and Conan to look for the Buddha statue after daybreak. After all, the current Genji Fire was a large criminal organization, and acting rashly could be dangerous.
The two had originally agreed, but—
Just as Hattori was being dragged back to the hospital by Kazuha, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hello, this is—What? Who are you? Hello? What are you going to do—I—" After answering the phone, Hattori's tone immediately turned strange.
Kazuha had just finished handling the hospital paperwork. Conan, who was nearby, hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
"Damn it—someone called and said they kidnapped Miss Chikarin. They told me to bring the token and go to Kurama-dera Temple for the exchange!" Hattori said angrily.
"The token?" Conan's tone turned odd. He then confirmed, "Are you sure—that thing is just a glass bead?"
Conan had also realized something was wrong. Shiraishi had specifically mentioned it earlier, and now the culprit had named that glass bead as well?
Could the culprit's first love possibly be that little girl too?
"Shh—" Hattori gave Conan a meaningful look as Kazuha returned.
He had to avoid Kazuha first. Otherwise, he would have no chance to get out.
Meanwhile, at Kurama-dera Temple.
Saijō Taiga had already put on the outfit he usually wore when committing crimes—
As for Miss Chikarin, she had been tied up and thrown into a side hall.
Of course, he had no intention of letting Miss Chikarin go. He had kidnapped her when she saw him off. If he released her, wouldn't his identity be exposed?
He only needed to lure that detective brat here, take back the white curl, and kill them all!
At this moment, there were more than a hundred people in the abandoned temple. All of them wore kendo