Chapter 618 - The Book of Life and Death

"Wait a minute......" Hattori Heiji suddenly thought about it. Hiding is not only skillful, but also safe......"

"What do you mean?" Chiga Suzu was stunned.

"If the person hiding the treasure wants to keep things safe, then he probably wouldn't hide this thing under the strong control of others, right? For example, he certainly wouldn't hide this thing in someone else's room. Hattori Heiji said with a thoughtful expression. He had to hide this treasure under his control, at least in a neutral area. ”

"Second, considering that this is a treasure map itself, we can also assume that the place where this thing is hidden is definitely not privately owned - especially not a small place like the treasure collector's private house, otherwise this large-scale treasure map will not be able to complete the precise location. And if it's the mansion where the treasure hunter lives...... Generally speaking, the treasures hidden in the mansion are for the family, and if this kind of puzzle is arranged for outsiders who are not related to the family, it should also deliberately avoid the possibility of them disturbing their own family. That is, it is likely that this is a secluded neutral area, or a public area that is somehow controlled by treasure hunters. At the same time, the area needs to be large enough so that the mapped location of the point on the map is not misunderstood. ”

"You mean ......," Chiga Suzu said after a moment's thought. Between the four and five streets, I think the largest public place is the temple (Buddha Temple). (Author: Now I actually have to add a Kyoto City School History Museum, but this museum was opened in 98, and the evidence is that their official website says that a special exhibition to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the opening of the museum will be held in 13 years, which means that this museum has been opened when the drama 7 is released, but this museum is still far from being established in our 94 timeline =,=)

"Jiguang Temple?" Heiji Hattori raised an eyebrow. "May I ask, do you know the abbot of that temple?"

"Abbot?" Qian He Ling said after thinking about it. "That's an old man, but I don't know each other very well, what's wrong?"

"Is this old man still in charge now?" Heiji Hattori asked.

"It should still be ......," Chiga Suzu replied, and immediately realized what Hattori Heiji wanted to say. Do you suspect that the Buddha statue is inside the temple? ”

"Unlikely," Hattori shook his head. "As you just said, the abbot there is still alive - you may not know that Mr. Sakura Masazo and the murderer both belong to the organization 'Genji Hotaru', and except for the murderer codenamed 'Musashibo Benkei' and the leader codenamed 'Genjitsune', everyone else has ample evidence to prove that they were murdered. Think about it, if the leader Gen Yoshijing still had some control over the organization, would he allow this to happen? Especially in addition to him, the only living people in the organization are Benkei and Sakura Masazo, and in the past few days since Sakura Masazo was murdered, is it possible that he will not do anything to react? ”

"You mean to say that Benkei put Minamoto Yoshitsune under house arrest and made him a puppet?" Chiga Suzu was stunned.

"It's a possibility, but I'm more inclined to the leader is dead." Hattori shrugged.

"Dead?" Chiga Suzu said in confusion. "Why?"

"This treasure map was written by the treasure collector, that is, the leader Gen Yoshijing, there is no doubt about this - only he has the power and status to not be opposed by others after he touches the treasure." Heiji Hattori patiently explained. "Then I ask, if the leader gave away the treasure before he was placed under house arrest, then what is the need for Benkei to put the leader under house arrest, and why did he draw such a treasure map? And if the treasure was given away after being placed under house arrest, the same reason, and it is also impossible to explain why the treasure map was drawn. The most normal possibility of handing over the treasure to his subordinates to fight for freely like this is that he knows that he will not be able to continue to have the authority of the leader no matter what-'Genji Hotaru' doesn't have a track record of killing multiple people in a row, so at most it's a prison sentence, so it's impossible for him to behave like arranging an aftermath by being caught by the police. ”

In other words, the best explanation is that Genyoshi knew that he had an incurable terminal illness and would not survive anyway, which is also the most common use of treasure maps. In other words, if Yoshitsune is really a certain presiding officer, and he hid his treasure in the temple, I guess that the temple must have just recently changed to a new abbot......" When he said this, Hattori Heiji suddenly hesitated a little - because if this inference is followed, the new presiding officer should be Musashibo Benkei himself, right?

Although this inference is theoretically reasonable, it is a bit too nonsense to say it from the perspective of reality......

"So, should we go over there and investigate the temple that has changed the presiding officer?" Qian He Ling obviously didn't notice the mystery, but just nodded.

"Hmm," Hattori nodded, sat up from the bed, and then got out of the empty seat that Chiga Suzu had given him and stood up. But as soon as he stood up, he immediately felt that it was dark in front of him, and the world was spinning. "Whew-"

"Ah!!h

With a exclamation from Suzu Chiga, Hattori's brain recovered from a blank slate. Although the vision is still dark, the sense of hearing and motion has begun to work again.

[I...... Did you fall to the ground? 】

Immediately after, there was the sound of the door opening, followed by the voice of Maorilan. "What-huh!?"

At this time, Hattori Heiji realized that his forehead did not seem to be against a hard floor, but something that was much softer than it was warm.

"Mr. Hattori......" At this time, the voice of Suzu Chiga, who came from front of him, was a little surprised. Are you alright? ”

"Huh?" Hattori's vision finally came out of the darkness - but only partially, as he found that part of his vision was blocked by something.

It was the clothes on the placket of the chest of Suzu Chiga, who was knocked to the ground by him.

"I'm sorry......" Hattori Heiji hurriedly supported the floor next to him, sat on the ground, and apologized to Suzu Chiga, who had already stood up and was going to help him up.

"Why don't you take a break?" Suzu Chiga suggested. "You're still very weak......"

"We need to get over as soon as possible," Heiji Hattori shook his head. "I was a little flustered – not physically, but simply uneasy."

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The topography of Finland is interesting, probably in the shape of a gourd, with a narrow waist depth. The Soviet Union's proposal in October 39 was to exchange 5,500 square kilometers of less developed territory in Finland's waist for 2,700 square kilometers of Finland's territory in areas of strategic importance to the Soviet Union (including Finland's only outlet to the Arctic Ocean, Bechaimo, 12 kilometers of strategic depth near the Karelian Isthmus of Leningrad, an important Soviet city, the Hanko Peninsula near Helsinki, and several small islands that Finland did not have sufficient national power to exploit). Overall, such a territorial exchange would greatly improve Finland's territorial defense woes, but the treaty itself would affect the strategic defense posture of the southeastern Finnish city of Vyborg, and it would also require the dismantling of Finland's Mannerheim Line. The Soviet Union offered very generous terms, but they threatened Finland's own ability to defend itself. (Although it turned out that this self-preservation ability was the same, and it may have even helped the Soviet Union realize the backwardness of its own army.)

The next question (to make it simpler), we all know that the greatest real Roman Empire in ancient Europe (this part is left for the next question) ended up splitting into two Roman empires, the East and the West, so may I ask, which of the Eastern Roman Empire or the Western Roman Empire fell later?