Chapter 665 Sorry
The final of the Gaoyue Cup will be held at Gaoyue Hall.
It is a competition venue located next to a waterfall on a cliff.
This is a top-quality competition venue built by Chairman Achiha in memory of the late Lady Satsuki, and is a sacred place that many competitive karuta players dream of visiting.
There is only one chance a year to get here.
That is, the top two players who win all the way to the end in Gaoyue Hall and President Achiba of the Yomiuri can ascend to Gaoyue Hall.
The actual game situation is transmitted to the dedicated viewing venue on the other side of the river via cameras and microphones installed at the venue.
6pm.
The sun sets in the west, and the twilight dyes the clouds in the sky red.
The finals were about to begin, and President Achiha, who was the reader and referee, took the two players, Ooka Momiji and Toyama Kazuha, who had successfully met in the finals, to Gaoyue Hall.
A small boat was sailing on the lake beside the mountain.
On the boat, two girls sat opposite each other.
One is handsome in white Taoist robe, the other is elegant and gorgeous in kimono.
A breeze blew by, blowing up maple leaves all over the sky.
Ooka Momiji was wearing a purple kimono with delicate maple leaves embroidered with gold thread on the hem, which made her skin look white as snow and her temperament noble.
She closed her eyes slightly, feeling the coolness of the autumn breeze blowing across her cheeks, and raised the corners of her lips slightly: "My heart is beating so fast...Aren't you nervous?"
Kazuha, wearing a white kimono, rested his hands on the deck, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Actually... I never thought I could really walk here, so of course I'm nervous. You shouldn't be nervous, right?"
"No." Ooka Hongye opened her eyes, the lights in the distance reflected in her eyes, and she whispered, "My heart is about to jump out of my mouth."
He Ye blinked in surprise: "Huh?"
Ooka Hongye's lips curled up in a sly arc, and a fiery red blush like a maple leaf appeared on her delicate face: "If my husband heard my confession to him, what kind of expression would he show? It really seems like he knows!"
He Ye's expression froze instantly.
The next second, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and her fists clenched unconsciously: "I! Won't! Lose!!"
Hongye chuckled and adjusted her cuffs elegantly: "Then give it a try, little leaf. I'll show you what real competitive karuta is."
"I will also let you see what real Aikido is - on the karuta!" He Ye glared back without giving in.
The two girls' eyes met in the air, and sparks flew.
Chairman Achiba stood at the bow, looking at Gaoyuetang getting closer and closer, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
"That's where everything started..." President Achiha murmured, his voice almost drowned out by the sound of water, "It's also where everything will end."
……
In the special viewing venue on the other side of the river, Xiaolan and the others were waiting for the game to begin. Mrs. Yoshida was scolding the three little ones who were running around and asked them to be quiet for a while.
"Hey, where's Nan? Why is Teacher Lianzi gone too?"
Yuanzi looked around but didn't find anyone.
Outside, Conan and Hattori Heiji were beside Mouri Kogoro, listening to his conversation with Toyama Ginjiro.
"Nagoro Shikao is probably dead."
"How could that be? Didn't they say he was the culprit behind these bombings?"
"Thanks to Xiaonan's tip, I asked someone to investigate the life records of Nagoro Shikao when he disappeared five years ago. We found that he had a terminal illness at the time. In other words, it is very likely that someone was committing murders in his name..."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Conan and Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up.
With this crucial information, the two detectives connected the clues they had previously investigated together, unraveled the mystery, and immediately discovered the truth of the case.
"Uncle, stop the finals!"
"what?"
"The real murderer is most likely President Achiba!"
Gaoyue Hall.
In the brightly lit venue, President Achiha stood in front of the reading stand and suddenly bowed to the two girls who were preparing to duel with an apologetic look on his face: "I'm sorry, both of you."
"Ok?"
Kazuha blinked in confusion.
A hint of understanding flashed across Ooka Hongye's face.
She had known for a long time that there were explosives buried under Gaoyue Hall.
But she is not worried.
Because she knew that her husband would come to protect her.
"Please both parties show your strength to the fullest and let me enjoy a wonderful show..."
Before President Achiha finished speaking, a lazy and somewhat playful voice suddenly came from behind the screen: "I'm sorry, I may not be able to fulfill your wish."
The next second, the bomb buried under Gaoyue Hall was also detonated.
A loud bang cut through the night sky.
The tower, which was originally made of wood, was instantly engulfed in fire caused by the explosion. The fire quickly rose and approached Gaoyue Hall at the top of the tower.
The raging flames illuminated the night.
In the special viewing venue on the other side of the river, the originally clear game picture on the big screen suddenly went black with a "pop".
The sudden change made the audience stunned for a moment, and then a noisy discussion broke out in the crowd.
"What's going on? Why is there no picture?"
"What the hell! I'm still waiting to see Miss Hongye's game!"
"That's right. I came all the way from Dongdu to watch the game. What on earth are the organizers doing?"
"日あなたのお马さん, refund the money!"
In the audience, Hibiki frowned: "Is there a power outage?"
Ikebo Shizuka looked up and shook her head, "It shouldn't be, the light is still on."
Yukiko, who was standing beside the two of them, said nothing. She kept recalling the voice she heard at the last moment before the screen went black, her big eyes rolling around.
"Strange, why do I seem to hear the voice of my bad brother?"
The clever Yukiko quickly confirmed that she had not heard wrong, and the next second, her cherry lips puffed out.
The bad brother is so bad that he didn’t even take her with him when there was something fun to do.
Turning her eyes away from the dark screen, Mingmei looked at her sister sitting next to her: "Ai, are you okay?"
"immediately."
Xiao Ai didn't even raise her head. There was a computer on her legs. Her small hands kept tapping the keyboard quickly. She was connecting to the intranet of the venue.
On the river bank, Toyama Ginjiro stared at the burning Gaoyue Hall in the distance with a gloomy face.
"What happened? Why did the fire suddenly get bigger?"
The police officer next to him wiped his sweat and said, "I'm afraid it's some kind of accelerant... The fire truck is blocked by the narrow park road and can't get in for a while!"
While the people outside were still trying to find a way to rescue them.
In the Gaoyue Hall surrounded by blazing flames, Hanyu Kusunoki walked out from behind the screen, gently clapping a fiery red folding fan.
President Achiha's pupils shrank: "Who are you?"
"Husband!"
"Nan, why are you here?"
Hanyu Kusunoki gently opened the fiery red folding fan in his hand, and a few small flames appeared on the snow-white fan. He and the two excited girls smiled slightly, and then walked towards President Achiba.