Heiji Hattori: I've Lost So Completely to You Again / Heading for Osaka

Now that they see something is missing from the Buddha statue, they instinctively assume that they must have accidentally lost it while carrying it down.

If it really is their fault and they get held accountable by their superiors, these junior police officers won't be able to withstand the pressure from above.

Several police officers immediately wanted to go upstairs to check the situation on the other side, but Jiang Hang stopped them.

"Don't worry, I know where that Byakugo is. It will definitely appear on the Buddha's forehead when this Buddha statue is officially returned to Sannō Temple."

With that in mind, Jiang Hang prepared to Conan.

However, perhaps it's true that great detectives are naturally on the same wavelength. Jiang Hang had just taken out his phone when Heiji Hattori called first.

As soon as the call connected, Jiang Hang heard Heiji Hattori telling him about their discovery.

"Jiang Hang, the Buddha statue is at Gyokuryū Temple. We found Bukko-ji Temple by following the instructions on the coded map, but there was a stone tablet marking Gyokuryū Temple as a branch temple not far from the entrance of Bukko-ji Temple. It's likely that the leader of Genji Fireflies used this method to tell us the true location of the Buddha statue!"

"Where are you now? We're about to head to Gyokuryū Temple. If you hurry, we might be able to meet at the foot of the mountain."

Listening to Heiji Hattori Heiji's long explanation, Jiang Hang made no attempt to interrupt.

Only after Heiji Hattori finished speaking did he say in a somewhat calm tone to the person on the other end of the phone, "Just come over here, I'm at Gyokuryū Temple right now."

Jiang Hang could clearly sense that Heiji Hattori of the phone took a few quick breaths after he said those words.

"Why did you go straight there? Wait, when did you get to Gyokuryū Temple?"

"Since you all went to other places, I simply came here to visit Gyokuryū Temple. I've only been here a short time, maybe ten minutes or so."

Jiang Hang paused rhythmically at this point, and this pause completely whetted Heiji Hattori's appetite.

Then, in a joking tone, he said to Heiji Hattori, "Anyway, you'd better hurry up and come over. The police in Kyoto are really worried because something is missing from the Buddha statue. You'd better come over and return that Byakugo to its rightful owner."

"The sooner we return that Buddha statue intact, the sooner these police officers can finish their shift and get some rest."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Heiji Hattori, who was holding his phone, felt a chill run down his spine.

Was Jiang Hang doing this on purpose?

When they asked Jiang Hang if he wanted to go to Gyokuryū Temple with them to investigate, he refused without much consideration. But only an hour later, this guy actually found the whereabouts of the Buddha statue.

Could it be that Jiang Hang had already seen through the true secret of that coded map?

Seemingly guessing what Heiji Hattori was thinking, Jiang Hang gave a subtle smile and said softly into the phone, "Don't worry, although I did find the Buddha statue, it was only with the help of Ms. Yami and Miss Ai. After all, I'm not very good at things like ciphers."

"If you had found this place first, you would definitely have been able to find the location of the Buddha statue much faster than I have."

Jiang Hang wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like he heard a grinding sound coming from the other end of the phone.

To avoid Heiji Hattori's first reaction upon arriving by car being to fight him, Jiang Hang decisively hung up the phone, no longer wanting to further agitate Heiji Hattori.

Chapter 374: Chapter 370: Heiji Hattori: This time I've lost so thoroughly again.

When Heiji Hattori, who was panting slightly after running all the way to Gyokuryū Temple, saw Jiang Hang sitting comfortably in the sun at the entrance of the main hall of Gyokuryū Temple, and the Buddha statue next to him that was missing a Byakugo, his feelings at that moment were truly mixed.

Thanks to Jiang Hang's reminder, Heiji Hattori deciphered the "jade" character displayed by the temple after arriving at Gyokuryū Temple, and also guessed where the Buddha statue was hidden.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Even if he thinks quickly now, he can only follow behind Jiang Hang and eat the leftovers.

Thinking about it this way, I'm still really unwilling to accept it.

I've been working so hard for so long, and these past few days I've been losing a lot more hair than usual.

Having finally teamed up with Conan to crack the secret of that coded image, Heiji Hattori thought he could finally make a name for himself in front of Jiang Hang.

To their surprise, the coded map did not directly point to the location of the Buddha statue, and the stone tablet left over from the former branch of Gyokuryū Temple was not very conspicuous on the street, so they searched for more than half an hour in Bukko-ji Temple without finding any clues.

They only discovered the existence of the stone tablet when they couldn't find anything at Bukko-ji Temple and went to investigate the area around the Bukko-ji Temple.

When they deduced that the Buddha statue was indeed in Gyokuryū Temple and called Jiang Hang to inform him, they heard the "good news" directly from Jiang Hang.

Although the Buddha statue was indeed found successfully, Heiji Hattori felt that he was completely caught in Jiang Hang's scheme.

Seeing Jiang Hang stand up, dust himself off, and greet him, Heiji Hattori directly asked him, "Did you already see through the secret in the cipher map and guess the location of this Buddha statue?"

Seeing Heiji Hattori's misunderstanding expression, Jiang Hang still answered quite "honestly": "I have said before that I am not good at solving puzzles. I just think that the leader of Genji Fireflies would not hide that Buddha statue in a place too far away. Gyokuryū Temple is always the most likely place."

"Besides, I didn't discover the location of this treasure; didn't I already make it very clear on the phone?"

Jiang Hang looked at the Miyano Sisters not far away. They were indeed the ones who made the greatest contribution to this operation. Otherwise, if Eagle Eye hadn't been able to see the treasure location directly, he probably would have had to spend even more time to come up with the key word "jade".

Heiji Hattori naturally wouldn't completely believe Jiang Hang's nonsense.

However, it is true that Jiang Hang is not good at solving puzzles, but his statement that Gyokuryū Temple is the most likely hiding place is purely hindsight.

However, Heiji Hattori still believes that Jiang Hang is actually very good at solving puzzles, and that he had already used his expertise in the "Hypothetical Principle" to make some deductions about the leader of the Genji Fireflies, which ultimately led to the successful discovery of the Buddha statue's whereabouts.

Since the diplomat incident and the Sherlock Holmes fan gathering incident, Heiji Hattori setbacks at Jiang Hang's hands. This is probably the period in his life during which he has suffered the most setbacks.

Therefore, upon returning to Osaka, Heiji Hattori humbled himself and asked his father for guidance.

After a period of seclusion and "training," he and Conan, in another case involving a large conglomerate, discovered someone's intention to commit suicide based on some minor clues, and ultimately prevented a tragedy from happening.

Having averted a tragic event, Heiji Hattori Jiang Hang regained some confidence. Naturally, he wanted to show Jiang Hang what it meant to be a man who had changed a lot in Kyoto three days.

Unfortunately, the final outcome was no different from the previous cases he solved with Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang resolved the case with the same nonchalant attitude as always, but his performance in this case was nothing short of a disaster.

"I've lost completely this time. You were the one who caught Genji Fireflies and found the missing Buddha statue. I feel like I didn't play any role in this case at all," Heiji Hattori said with a hint of helplessness.

But it seems he has no intention of backing down.

Conan is still holding his breath, wanting to teach Jiang Hang a lesson, not to mention Heiji Hattori.

It's no easy task to completely win over these two famous detectives.

Jiang Hang had no doubt that this Osaka detective, who was even more optimistic Conan, would soon recover from his brief setback and return in full force.

As for how long it will take for the other party to adjust their state, it can't possibly take several years.

It wasn't until Heiji Hattori Jiang Hang that he still needed to accumulate more experience and that the small-bodied Conan and the girl Kazuha Toyama arrived at the entrance of Gyokuryū Temple.

When they arrived, they saw Heiji Hattori taking out the Byakugo and pressing it onto the empty forehead of the Buddha statue.

Jiang Hang is not someone who understands Buddhism, and probably doesn't have any affinity for it.

In his eyes, this Buddha statue with the addition of a Byakugo did not seem to have changed much compared to before.

He even felt that if he randomly picked a piece of jade and shaped it into the shape of this Byakugo, it wouldn't look out of place.

However, Jiang Hang was clear on one point: without this Byakugo, the price of this Buddha statue would drop by at least half.

After all, those buyers who are willing to acquire such stolen antiques are not fools.

They conduct numerous investigations to determine the authenticity of these antiques and artifacts, ensuring that even if only one aspect is a forgery, they have a way to detect it.

Collecting such risky items is fine if no one finds out, but if they are, they're in big trouble.

Under such circumstances, they would certainly not be willing to spend a lot of money to collect a Buddha statue with obvious flaws.

It is likely that the leader of the Genji Fireflies was unwilling to sell this already valuable Buddha statue at a low price, so he kept it and planned to sell it at a higher price after finding the Byakugo.

But even the people of the Genji Fireflies could not have imagined that this Buddha statue would stay in the Genji Fireflies's headquarters for so many years, and even when the leader of the Genji Fireflies was about to pass away, its whereabouts were used as a tool to decide on the next leader.

Unfortunately, the main members of the Genji Fireflies eventually fell apart and even fought to the death because of this Buddha statue.

However, now that the Genji Fireflies's people have been captured, and with the Byakugo being installed, once the Buddha statue is returned to its rightful owner, this case will be completely closed, and Jiang Hang can finally enjoy the rest of his Kyoto trip.

Chapter 375: Chapter 371: Turning Towards Osaka

After returning the long-lost Yakushi Nyorai Buddha intact to Sannō Temple, Jiang Hang received the reward for the case amidst Master Ryuen's words of gratitude.

They catch the serial killer, dismantle a notorious criminal gang that has been on the run for over a decade, and recover a Buddha statue that has been lost for many years for Sannō Temple.

The first two were grouped together as a four-star mission, while the last one was counted separately as a three-star mission.

There's nothing special about the skill books rewarded by the three-star missions, but Jiang Hang was taken aback by the "Special Fighting Skill: Bajiquan" obtained from the four-star reward.

Not long after he transmigrated, he obtained the skill of fighting techniques from the system. After using a lot of skill books, he has already upgraded his fighting techniques to the advanced level.

To be honest, after acquiring advanced fighting skills, although the system reminded him that there was still a lot of room for improvement, advanced fighting skills were already sufficient in this world. To advance to the master level, he would need to learn fighting techniques from all over the world and integrate them to form his own style.

To further improve his fighting skills, the effort and time required would probably be hundreds of times greater than raising them to an advanced level. He would also have to go around learning from others. Therefore, Jiang Hang, who was originally a lazy bum, hadn't practiced any new fighting skills in the training space for a long time.

It's estimated that even the system couldn't stand his slacking off attitude, so this time they simply put these skills into his hands and made him work harder.

"When exactly does an assassin need to use Bajiquan to deal with an enemy?" Jiang Hang complained.

But after carefully examining the task rewards, they are actually quite appealing.

After all, the skills produced by the system have always been of guaranteed quality. The Bajiquan he obtained came from Li Shuwen, the sharpshooter from the neighboring Moon Studio, who was known for his "unmatched fists".

If you keep practicing this according to the system's instructions, you can develop internal energy.

As for the ultimate potential that this boxing style can achieve, that goes without saying.

Even in the increasingly chaotic world of the moon, Grandpa Li was considered one of the pinnacles of both boxing and marksmanship.

Even if Jiang Hang is only one-tenth of the opponent's level, he could easily beat Makoto Kyogoku and sweep through the Black Organization without any problem.

If there's anything negative to say, it's that while the Bajiquan system provides is incredibly powerful, it's also genuinely difficult to learn.

After all, in the setting, Chinese martial arts require an A-level inherent skill rating on the skill panel to be considered as having mastered the basics.

With just this A-level rating, Jiang Hang would probably have to spend more effort to master Bajiquan to the beginner level than he would to master advanced combat skills.

In short, I'll study it slowly after this trip is over and I'm back in Tokyo.

Having accepted the reward, only one day remained of my trip to Kyoto.

Heiji Hattori was once again dealt a blow by Jiang Hang. He originally wanted to go back to Osaka to train in seclusion, but after chatting with a few girls for a while, Kazuha Toyama quickly integrated into their social circle.

Right now, Shizuka Sakaki's assistants aren't in a good mood either.

After all, they didn't play any significant role in this cipher puzzle-solving "activity".

It was Miyano Akemi first discovered that the coded map might be related to the map of Kyoto, and then the two of them deduced the location of the Buddha statue in Gyokuryū Temple. They can be said to be the biggest contributors to finding the Buddha statue.

Although Conan and his friends failed to find the cipher map, he and Heiji Hattori were the fastest to solve the riddle. To be honest, they were just a little unlucky and didn't find the stone tablet of the branch temple of Gyokuryū Temple in time.

But it would be embarrassing for the three of them to tell anyone.

The Buddha statue had nothing to do with them, and the cipher map was only partially deciphered. The final location they found was four or five streets away from Bukko-ji Temple, so it was clearly impossible to find anything there.

Seeing that the girls were still preoccupied with the case, Kazuha Toyama suggested to Heiji Hattori that they stay another day before going back, as they gradually became more familiar with each other.

"Although the case is solved, Heiji, you still haven't found your first love, right? It wouldn't hurt to spend another day in Kyoto!" In order to stay, Kazuha Toyama even used the Heiji Hattori love that Heiji Hattori had been thinking about all these years as bait.

However, upon hearing the words "first love," a rare look of embarrassment appeared on Heiji Hattori Heiji's dark face.

Clearly, he had realized, through the nursery rhyme he had heard earlier, that the beautiful girl he had seen at the Sannō Temple years ago seemed to be the same person as Kazuha Toyama standing before him.

Aside from the shared mistake in the children's song, when returning the Buddha statue to Sannō Temple, Kazuha Toyama, who knew nothing about it, revealed that after changing into her kimono at her relative's house, she wanted to show it to Heiji Hattori, so she went to Sannō Temple to find Heiji Hattori.

Unfortunately, she couldn't find Heiji Hattori at the time, and could only play under the cherry blossom trees at Sannō Temple for a while before going back by herself.

With things said to this extent, even Conan, who was watching the show from the sidelines, and Jiang Hang, who was only a half-baked detective, could see that if Heiji Hattori still couldn't guess the truth of what happened back then, then he shouldn't be a detective.

Feeling the increasingly amused gazes of the two people watching him, Heiji Hattori rubbed his nose and didn't tell Kazuha Toyama the truth.

If I were to say this out loud, I'd probably be laughed at by Kazuha Toyama for the rest of my life.

You absolutely must not say it out loud; even if you die, you must keep it buried in your heart!

With this in mind, Heiji Hattori coughed and then, somewhat guiltily, agreed to Kazuha Toyama's request to spend another day together.

Anyway, it's only a day. Going out for a day of fun and then going back to seclusion won't have any impact. At most, I'll just have to keep a low profile in front of Jiang Hang for that one day.

However, to Heiji Hattori's surprise, that very evening, Kazuha Toyama extended another invitation to the assistant team to spend a few days in Osaka.

After all, Osaka and Kyoto are only 50 kilometers apart, and it only takes half an hour by train.

Moreover, Osaka's food is in no way inferior to Kyoto's scenery.

"We've been taking care of you for the past two days, so we'd like to invite you to come to Osaka for a couple of days."

The invited group, including Shizuka Sakaki, seemed somewhat hesitant.

After all, they are Jiang Hang's assistants. They have already had a great time traveling with Jiang Hang for three days.

Now, if they were to go to Osaka for a few more days with Kazuha Toyama, they would feel a little embarrassed.

Jiang Hang glanced at the Miyano Sisters beside him. This three-day trip was supposed to be to help Miyano Akemi relax, but it took them two days to solve the case.