Kazuha Toyama Arrives

Seeing this, the girls around Jiang Hang seemed to have noticed the coded message as well.

After all, according to Jiang Hang, this coded map is related to the whereabouts of a priceless Buddha statue, and even Jiang Hang himself has not yet deciphered the secret of this coded map.

Under the curious gazes of several girls, Jiang Hang naturally had no choice but to take out the coded diagram and let them study it.

Of course, Jiang Hang still reminded them not to spread the coded map too widely, in case some unscrupulous person deciphered the secrets on the map before them and stole the Buddha statue again.

As for Jiang Hang's mindset when he distributed that coded map, it was quite simple:

Take it, take it. Anyway, I'm not good at these kinds of puzzle games. If any of you can solve the mystery of this cipher map, I'll come to you for help whenever I encounter similar cipher puzzles in the future.

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm suddenly rise, Jiang Hang thought for a moment and decided to strike while the iron was hot and add a prize.

"You'd better hurry, because the famous Osaka Heiji Hattori is also trying to decipher this coded image. But if you can solve the mystery of this coded image before him, I can give you a mysterious gift!"

Upon hearing about the mysterious gift Jiang Hang mentioned, not only the girls but even the kids in the Detective Boys were captivated.

"The mystery gift... it's not a year's Eel Rice, is it?!" Genta thought smugly to himself as he looked at the mountain of eel piled up in front of him, then turned to Conan with a serious expression and said, "Conan, we have to work hard to decipher the code! This is your chance to redeem yourself!"

It seems that even after knowing Conan for so long, Genta still knows very well who is the leader in his team, and he directly called out Conan to stop slacking off.

Conan sighed helplessly at this.

Do you think I don't want to decipher the code? The problem is, there really aren't any more clues now. All we can do now is wait until this afternoon to go to Gyokuryū Temple and see if we can find anything new.

Because of a coded map and the mysterious gift promised by Jiang Hang, the small groups around Jiang Hang were immediately separated.

The Detective Boys, the Miyano Sisters, and the Shirobako trio with Koharu Yoshino as assistants each began their investigations in their own way.

Among them, the Detective Boys appears to be the weakest on the surface, while the three-person team that serves as Jiang Hang's assistants is the strongest. However, the actual strength of the three teams is not like that.

While the Detective Boys' minimum skill level is only able to break through the surface, with Conan as the main character, their maximum skill level is also incredibly high. As long as the other kids don't hold them back and allow Conan to perform freely, they can basically win without lifting a finger. If they can also provide some help, they can completely crush the opponent and take the high ground in one fell swoop.

Next up are the Miyano Sisters. Miyano Shiho, and Miyano Akemi is shrewd and intelligent as well. Although their deductive reasoning skills are not as advanced as Conan's, they are the most stable duo.

The position of the three assistants is still somewhat awkward.

Before they met Jiang Hang, they had basically no in-depth experience in reasoning.

Although they are now working hard to catch up, and the Industry Template has boosted their learning efficiency, they have only been in this industry for a short time. Moreover, Shizuka Sakaki's greatest talent is in her voice, Imai Midori's talent is in writing, Koharu Yoshino's talent is in management. Their talent ceiling in reasoning is indeed not as high as Conan's and Miyano Shiho's.

Now that they've encountered a case, the only option they can have is to make up for their shortcomings with hard work, to gather intelligence from various places, and then try to find useful clues from that intelligence.

However, considering that Conan and Heiji Hattori, Kanto Kansai thinking about this coded map for more than a day without any clues, perhaps it is the assistant team, who are best at intelligence work, who have discovered some useful information and solved the mystery?

After outsourcing the decryption work, Jiang Hang suddenly felt much more at ease, and he could finally visit the temple in peace.

Chapter 368: Chapter 364: The Arrival of Kazuha Toyama

By noon, the different groups of investigators were showing noticeable differences in their behavior.

Even while eating, the assistant team was still using their phones to investigate information about Kyoto and Minamoto no Yoshitsune. If they found anything suspicious, they would discuss it among themselves.

The Miyano Sisters were much more laid-back, simply eating their meals quietly. However, judging from Miyano Shiho's furrowed brows, she was definitely still thinking about the cipher map.

In comparison, the kids in the Detective Boys are much more active.

After watching Conan examine the cipher map for over half an hour without offering any constructive suggestions, and then trying to find a similar pattern in Kyoto by asking a tour guide, just like they had done with the Maple Gold Coin Case, but to no avail, their initial enthusiasm for solving the mystery quickly waned.

When it was lunchtime, they readily put the matter of the cipher map aside in the face of the delicious food and began to happily enjoy their meal, planning to rest and recharge before discussing the cipher map again.

Even now, Ayumi is still singing two children's songs that she just learned from the tour Conan, which are called "ball songs" by the people of Kyoto. According to Ayumi, these two songs are used by children in Kyoto to familiarize themselves with the names of the streets in Kyoto.

One is "Maru Take Ebisu," which runs horizontally from north to south, and the other is "Tera Gokou," which runs vertically from east to west. These are old children's songs that have been popular since the Meiji period.

However, judging from Conan's helpless expression, he had no interest in these two children's songs that were well-known to everyone in Kyoto.

But what really surprised Jiang Hang was not the appearance of the three groups of members, but Heiji Hattori, who had looked so confident early in the morning.

Heiji Hattori looked rather listless, and judging from his appearance, it was clear that all his investigations this morning had probably been a waste of time—of course, don't misunderstand, Jiang Hang's surprise wasn't about that, but Heiji Hattori.

Could it be that Heiji Hattori persuade this guy, but instead found his first love instead?

Jiang Hang thought this with some doubt.

In Conan, childhood friends are supposed to have the strongest bond. Shinichi and Ran's relationship is so solid, so is something going to happen to Heiji Hattori instead?

Of course, the truth is obviously not as dramatic as that.

With a helpless Heiji Hattori on his face, Heiji Hattori's introduction allowed Jiang Hang to quickly learn the girl's identity.

Kazuha Toyama, Heiji Hattori's true childhood friend, can be seen in a way as a replica of Shinichi and Ran's relationship.

Upon learning the other party's identity, Jiang Hang instinctively thought of the phrase "catching someone in the act of adultery."

Heiji Hattori sneaked into Kyoto to investigate a case and, incidentally, search for his "first love" from years ago. He even spent the night in Kyoto.

Kazuha Toyama, back in Osaka, was probably getting more and more confused, thinking that even if Heiji Hattori found his first love, she would still have to stay on the sidelines and see what this so-called first love was all about.

So she simply bought a train ticket early this morning and came to Kyoto to find Heiji Hattori.

Instead of finding the imagined rival, she saw Heiji Hattori staring blankly at a coded diagram, and was then brought to Jiang Hang by Heiji Hattori.

Similarly, this was also the first time that Kazuha Toyama Jiang Hang met Jiang Hang, and she greeted him somewhat cautiously.

She was quite familiar with the name Jiang Hang.

For the past few months, she had been hearing Heiji Hattori mentioning the surname Kudo, and during that time she almost began to see this so-called Kudo as her new rival in love.

As a result, ever since Heiji Hattori went to Tokyo a while ago, the name he keeps mentioning besides Kudo has become Jiang Hang.

Compared to Kudo's genderless surname, Jiang Hang's suddenly appearing name, which didn't sound Japan, quickly caught Kazuha Toyama's attention. After some curious questioning, she finally learned about Jiang Hang from Heiji Hattori.

A famous detective who has emerged in recent months, but is quite magical and mysterious.

Even Heiji Hattori usually looks serious when talking about Jiang Hang, believing that the other party is a formidable opponent that cannot be underestimated.

Under Heiji Hattori's influence, Kazuha Toyama couldn't help but have all sorts of strange speculations about Jiang Hang, whom he had never met before.

But seeing Jiang Hang today, Kazuha Toyama felt it was a bit too bland.

Jiang Hang is naturally good-looking, but for some reason, Kazuha Toyama and President Ye felt that there was something strange about his temperament.

Given Jiang Hang's status, he should have been the most conspicuous person in the crowd, but when they actually met, the other party didn't feel that way at all.

For a fleeting moment, Kazuha Toyama even felt that the other person could disappear completely from her sight in the blink of an eye by disappearing into the crowd, but when she came to her senses, the feeling had completely vanished.

Just as Heiji said, this guy is very mysterious.

Kazuha Toyama muttered this to himself.

"Welcome, welcome! Have you had lunch yet? Would you like to come and have some with us?" With a tour group of several hundred people, they naturally booked the entire restaurant, and of course, they didn't need two more bowls and chopsticks.

Kazuha Toyama were initially a little embarrassed, after all, it was a large company with hundreds of employees in Jiang Hang that was so hospitable to the two of them.

Seeing how familiar Heiji Hattori and Jiang Hang seemed, she naturally followed Heiji Hattori and sat down in a spot not far from Jiang Hang.

Then she watched as Heiji Hattori and Jiang Hang started talking about the cipher map again.

Of course, most of these discussions were rather pointless, simply ruling out possibilities, identifying areas where no clues were found, and Heiji Hattori's current opinion on the cipher map.

Even Conan came over to join in the fun. Actually, his main thought was to avoid Ayumi and not want to hear her singing that nursery rhyme in his ear anymore.

Although the melodies of those two children's songs were not bad, Ayumi's own voice was not bad either, the problem was that she kept forgetting the lyrics and the tune and kept singing them in a mixed way.

Ayumi sang the same song four times, and each time it sounded a little different from the last time. Who could stand that?!

Although Conan knows he is tone-deaf, he actually has perfect pitch; he just can't sing well himself, but he can tell when others are singing.

Upon seeing Heiji Hattori arrive, Conan rushed over as if he had seen a savior, hoping to also find out if Heiji had run into trouble Heiji Hattori that morning.

To be honest, although his identity as Shinichi Kudo has not yet been revealed to Heiji Hattori, given Heiji Hattori's intelligence and Jiang Hang's attitude, his identity is basically just a thin veil away from being exposed to Heiji Hattori.

After spending some time together, Conan realized that the other person was someone he could trust.

In addition, Ran's amnesia incident a while ago made Conan a little more open-minded about this kind of thing.

If you can let someone you trust know some of your secrets and form the current tacit understanding while ensuring your own safety, it might not be such a bad thing.

Conan is currently planning to use this method to get along with Heiji Hattori.

Heiji Hattori probably realized this as well, which is why he didn't use the same methods to test Conan during their meeting in Kyoto this time.

"Let's go to Gyokuryū Temple this afternoon," Conan said as he walked up to Heiji Hattori. "We've considered many possibilities. Either the cipher map is incomplete, or we're missing some crucial information. Perhaps a trip to Gyokuryū Temple this afternoon will solve the final mystery."

Heiji Hattori shrugged. Although he was reluctant to admit it, it seemed that this was the only way out.

Kazuha Toyama, however, looked at the child who was talking to Heiji Hattori with some curiosity.

What's up with this kid who seems to know Heiji Hattori so well? It feels like ever since Heiji Hattori went to Tokyo, his social circle has expanded to all sorts of strange places.

"Heiji, who is this child?"

Conan noticed Kazuha Toyama's gaze and wondered if he should act cute in front of Heiji Hattori friend to make himself known to others.

But before he could react, the other members of the Detective Boys also noticed the unfamiliar older sister Kazuha Toyama, from Conan's actions.

At this time, the most proactive party was obviously Genta.

Before Conan could speak, he took out the badge representing the Detective Boys from his pocket and introduced himself to Kazuha Toyama.

"We are the Detective Boys, specializing in solving difficult cases for people. We've solved one, two, three... in short, many, many cases!"

"If you need any help, big sister, just come to us! Our Detective Boys will definitely impress you!"

Genta has always kept in mind that he wants their Detective Boys's reputation to spread Tokyo and become famous throughout Japan. Now that he has the opportunity to build a good relationship with the older sister in Osaka, he certainly won't let it go easily.

Although he still doesn't realize that even if people in other places hear about the Detective Boys's reputation, these kids have no way to leave Tokyo without an adult, and they might not even be able to leave Beika City.

"The Detective Boys?" Kazuha Toyama glanced curiously at the meticulously crafted badge in Genta's hand. Do kids these days really like mystery and detective stories that much?

Although Heiji Hattori wasn't very familiar with the Detective Boys, a group of five- or six-year-old kids didn't have any secrets to begin with, so he simply used Conan's identity as Jiang Hang's "disciple" to explain to Kazuha Toyama.

After learning the identities of the children, Kazuha Toyama's attitude towards them became much gentler.

"I don't need your help right now, but if I run into any trouble, I'll definitely think of you first," she said with a smile and nodded to the Genta.

In her mind, they were just a group of playful children. How could five or six-year-olds really help her? She couldn't possibly ask them to help her find Heiji Hattori, her long-lost first love.

Even if Kazuha Toyama cared a lot about that so-called first love, she would never do something so foolish.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Heiji Hattori is racking his brains because he can't decipher the secret of that coded image, so he probably won't be in the mood to go find his first love this time.

Thinking of this, Kazuha Toyama secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, seeing Heiji Hattori's troubled expression, she felt a little sorry for him.

The best outcome would be for Heiji Hattori to be able to decipher the secret of the cipher map as soon as possible and then return to Osaka with her.

Seeing that the group was still discussing the case, Kazuha Toyama quietly sat to the side and waited for Heiji Hattori and the others to finish their discussion.

However, before Conan could even exchange a few words, Ayumi, who had been secretly practicing for a while and was confident that she would have no problem this time, approached Conan again.

"Conan, let me hear it again. I'm sure I sang it perfectly this time!"

Ayumi said this, she showed no shyness whatsoever in front of Jiang Hang and Heiji Hattori, and began to sing a cappella in a very open and generous manner.

She sang the horizontal "Maru Take Ebisu" first.

"Maru Take Ebisu presses the imperial pond, elder sister, Rokkakuta Nishiki..."

Each word represents the name of a street.

The first line of the lyrics represents the names of several streets: Marutacho, Takeyacho, Eikawa, Nijo, Oshikoji, and Oike.

But just as they sang the second line, Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama, who were sitting next to him, almost simultaneously let out a soft "Eh."

Such a reaction made Jiang Hang and Conan look at them with puzzled eyes. Ayumi also thought that she had sung the wrong song, and immediately looked at Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama with a pitiful expression.

Sensing everyone's gaze, Toyama Kazuha, who exchanged a glance with Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama, hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Maybe I'm mistaken. In my memory, the second line of the lyrics should be 'The bride is a rokkaku.'"

Heiji Hattori nodded in agreement. "I remember it was also a bridal hexagon."

Ayumi scratched her head in confusion. She wanted to say that's how the tour guide taught her, but seeing the two of them saying in unison that the lyrics were wrong, and given her own easily swayed nature, she became uncertain as well.

After all, in Japanese, the word for older sister is pronounced "ane," while the word for bride is "hana," so it's not surprising that they might get them mixed up.

"Maybe I remembered it wrong," Ayumi said, preparing to sing it again according to what Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama had said.

But at that moment, Imai Midori, the data expert who had been secretly observing from the sidelines, offered a different perspective.

"Excuse me... um, I just checked the information about this nursery rhyme, Ayumi's version is correct. The second line does start with 'older sister,' not 'bride'..."

Feeling everyone's gaze shift from Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama to her, a slightly shy Imai Midori handed the information she had just found to Jiang Hang, who was standing next to her.