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Chapter 199 The Magician at the End of the Century

After a whole night and a morning of sailing, the Suzuki Foundation's cruise ship arrived at Yokosuka Port.

A busy man like Suzuki Shiro naturally had no time to explore the castle, so he was directly picked up by an extended Lincoln sent by a local big family.

Now that we have come to Yokosuka, we cannot waste the opportunity, we must gain something.

Miss Sonoko, who has no interest in business and is very curious about the egg of memories, naturally chooses to go on a castle adventure with her new best friend Natsumi.

After some discussion with the police, Officer Shiratori stayed as a representative.

On the side of the four buyers, Pu Si Qinglan kept his mission in mind and said goodbye as soon as he got off the boat. Although Han Chuanlong, who was making nonsense on the boat, wanted to go and see it together, he was directly rejected by the housekeeper on the grounds that it was not suitable for filming.

The old butler has long been unhappy with this man who has bad intentions for his young lady. He had trouble getting angry on the Suzuki family's ship before, but when he arrived in Yokosuka, he naturally got as far away from me as possible!

As a result, a total of ten people went to look for the second Egg of Memory, divided into three cars, and headed towards the castle in a mighty manner.

The castle is located in a remote location, there are not many residents nearby, and it is not a famous attraction, so tourists are almost non-existent.

Therefore, when Baichuan and his party arrived, they saw a primitive jungle with lush vegetation and a green coverage rate of 90.00%.

Fortunately, the castle has been cleaned by dedicated personnel, and even after decades or hundreds of years, it still retains its former charm.

The old butler took everyone to visit room by room. After visiting about seven or eight rooms, including the knight's room with armors and the elegant lady's room, Mouri Kogoro became a little impatient:
"Where is this second egg hidden?"

He has no artistic ability and has no idea what the beauty of these armors that don't look strong and the costumes from centuries ago are.

It's big enough to fit two people's long skirts, men's stockings and high heels.

How come any grown man wears stockings?
Kogoro naturally did not understand the aesthetics of that era, but Miki Eichi on the other side was different. His eyes scanned every decoration in the room, and there was countless greed in his eyes.

This trip is really the right one!
"Does the castle have a basement?" Russian Ambassador Chennikov looked at the endless rooms and decided to speed up. It's not that he didn't understand the value of the furnishings in these rooms, but he cared more about them than these. Or the egg of memories.

"No." The old housekeeper shook his head.

During the construction of the entire castle, no underground buildings were constructed. Even if there were secret existences such as escape passages, it was not something that people like the old housekeeper could know about. After all, he was just an ordinary person in this castle back then. Just a servant.

"Then can you take me to the room of Miss Xia Mei's great-grandfather?"

Kaitou Kid, disguised as Officer Shiratori, spoke in cooperation.

"No problem at all."

The old housekeeper led several people around, pushed open a gorgeous wooden door, and introduced: "There are Mr. Xiyi's photography works and books here. You can visit them at will."

"Look for it, maybe the eggs are hidden in this room!"

Seeing countless props with unknown functions in the room, Mouri Kogoro suddenly felt like he was searching for treasure in a scrap metal pile. While he called on everyone to take action, he picked up a special round ball that looked like a mine. stuff.

Seeing that Miss Natsumi had no objection, everyone began to rummage to a limited extent.

Bookshelves, easels, tables, and display cabinets were searched through the entire room, but nothing was found.

If you want to search further, you will probably have to do some damage to the original furnishings in the house, which is a bit too much.

Although the purpose of this trip is to find the egg of memories, you can't give up a house for an egg!

Mouri Kogoro lit a cigarette irritably and started smoking. The smoke floating vertically upwards made Conan aware of the strangeness of the floor.

But at this moment, he silently glanced at Xiaolan, who looked solemn, but he didn't dare to say a word of reasoning.

Pulling on Shirakawa's sleeve, Conan pointed with his eyes that there was a gap in the wooden board on the ground that was too big.

"it's here!"

Baichuan followed his instructions and crouched down, opening the wooden board to reveal something like a combination lock.

There are a lot of buttons on this thing, and all of them are in Russian letters, which is very impressive.

The two-meter-tall Russian diplomat Chinnikov consciously took two steps forward and looked at the other people in the room expectantly.

Slavs have nothing to do with using their brains. He is just a ruthless password typing tool.

"The password should be memories." Mouri Kogoro was the first to speak, but this time he obviously became a tool to eliminate wrong answers.

"That's Master Xiyi's name?"

"Still wrong."

Several consecutive mistakes made everyone lose their train of thought. Kasaka Natsumi, who was standing aside and unable to help, was also a little anxious. Seeing victory right in front of them, it was a pity to give up like this.

She thought hard for a long time, and finally extracted something useful from her unclear memory.
"I remembered that my grandmother once taught me a sentence in Russian, but it was so long ago that I have almost forgotten the pronunciation."

"It's okay, Miss Natsumi, you can talk about it." The diplomat didn't care about this. As long as it was Russian, he could translate it with any accent.

After all, this is only Russian, not Wenzhou dialect.

After listening to Miss Natsumi's dictation, Chennikov repeated it several times with a slight embarrassment on his face: "The first pronunciation means the end of the century. I don't know what the second one is. I really can't spell it out."

When several people at the scene heard it, they said in unison:
"The magician at the end of the century?"

"Is it this? I'll try."

After inputting the corresponding Russian text, the mechanism reacted instantly. With the sound of gears turning, the wooden floor opened, revealing a passage.

Everyone was overjoyed, found a few flashlights, and filed into the ground.

At first it was extremely narrow, but only then did people pass. After walking dozens of steps, it suddenly became clear that the underground area was larger than imagined. Although it was a little messy, overall it still looked like a medieval mausoleum.

The light of the flashlight was like a sharp sword, scurrying in the darkness.

"I still don't understand why the password is the magician of the end of the century?" Chennikov was a little confused. He couldn't connect the egg of memories with this password.

Natsumi Kasaka has never met her great-grandfather and is not clear on this issue. She can only guess:

"Maybe it's because this is the title of my great-grandfather. When he was 16 years old, he participated in the World Expo in 1900, so the idea of ​​​​the end of the century came into being."

"The Magician of the End of the Century is a tribute to Kiichi-senpai's superb skills." Kaitou Kidd, who came here just to see Kiichi's last work, naturally knew the meaning behind this title.

That is a master who is not inferior to Kichiemon Sansui!
Although he was still using the skin of the white bird, Douzi was obviously letting himself go a little bit at this time.

As he spoke, he focused the light of the flashlight and shined it on the crown carved on the head of the two-headed gryphon on the stone door.

Within three seconds, there was a rumbling vibration on the surrounding ground.

"No, everyone, please disperse!" Mao Li, who thought the underground building was in disrepair and was about to collapse, was about to pick up Xiaolan and run outside, when the floor in front of the stone door suddenly sank, revealing a deeper passage.

"It's actually a light-controlled mechanism. It's really cleverly designed."

This exquisite design naturally won praise from everyone.

The old butler was so proud that his rickety back straightened a lot: "This is the work of Mr. Xiyi 80 years ago!"

The secret room under the stone door is small, and you can reach the end after walking more than twenty steps.The overall structure resembles an egg-shaped structure with a very high dome. At the deepest part of the room, an old coffin lies quietly.

Seeing the keyhole in the center of the coffin, Conan and Shirakawa looked at each other and were basically sure that the second Egg of Memory was here.

"Miss Xia Mei, please take out the key."

"Oh well."

Natsumi Kasaka took out the old keys from her bag and happily acted as a tool.

"Miss Natsumi, can we open it?" This is a coffin after all, and it is always inappropriate to open the tomb in front of future generations.

"No problem, you go ahead." Kasaka Natsumi didn't care about this. Anyway, she had already planned that no matter whose bones were inside, she would move them to her ancestral home for burial.

After receiving permission, Shirakawa, Maori and the Russian diplomat worked together to open the coffin.

As for the White Bird who seized the position early?

This guy's speech just now undoubtedly aroused Conan's suspicion, and he is now chatting with a certain detective.

It seems that in Conan's mind, catching Kaitou Kidd is more important than exposing his identity to Xiaolan.

Tsk tsk tsk, now you know who your true love is, right?
As the coffin opened, everyone came forward.

There is a white bone lying in the coffin. Just because there is no flesh and blood, you can tell that it has been there for a few years.

The crimson egg-shaped object in its arms attracted a lot of attention.

"Miss Xia Mei, open it up and take a look."

"Oh well."

Kasaka Natsumi took out the relic and carefully opened the two memory eggs.

However, what people never expected was that there was nothing inside the red egg, and even the shining chips around it were just glass products.

"How is it possible that it's empty?" The Russian diplomat couldn't believe it. He stepped forward and checked repeatedly for a long time, but he could only conclude that two memory eggs were worth less than one.

"Since it is the work of Kiichi-senpai, I guess it is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

Shirakawa spoke up and pulled over Kaitou Kidd and Conan, who were having a secret confrontation. He only remembered that two memory eggs could be combined into one, but the specific operation was best left to professionals.

Conan and Kid, the thief disguised as a white bird police officer, looked at each other, temporarily put aside their fight, and began to study the mystery of the Egg of Memory.

The effect of the two halo monsters from the Kexue world joining forces is very terrifying.

When the two Memory Eggs overlap, the gilded statue inside projects patterns onto the surrounding stone walls under the refraction of light.

The magnificent sight made Bai Chuan hold his breath involuntarily, his eyes filled with amazement.

Observing through the screen and being at the scene in person, the feeling was really different. Even though he had known the secret for a long time, he was still shocked and speechless at this time.

The magician at the end of the century truly lived up to his reputation!

Russian diplomat Chinnikov wiped away his tears emotionally and solemnly handed the two Eggs of Memory to Natsumi Kasaka with a face full of emotion.

"This is your great-grandfather's great masterpiece, and you should take good care of it."

Judging from what he meant, he was obviously ready to give up the fight for the Egg of Memory.

But just because he gave up doesn't mean others will give up too.

Without Scobin's participation, Miki Jiangichi was not killed in the underground passage. He survived to the end and successfully saw the beautiful scenery that emerged after the two eggs of memory combined.

Without thinking, he took out his pistol and aimed at the flashlight placed on the table!
As the flashlight expired, the entire basement fell into darkness for an instant.

Conan and Uncle Maori reacted quickly and immediately turned on the flashlights they had turned off just now to demonstrate the effect of the Memory Egg, but unfortunately, it was too late.

The memory egg in Kasaka Natsumi's hand has lost its trace, and there are obvious bruises on her arms.

"It's that antique dealer!" Chennikov glanced at him and immediately discovered that there was one less person in the scene. He did not hesitate because the other person had a gun in his hand, and stalked out to chase him.

Conan and Mori followed closely, while Officer Shiratori slowly stayed at the back.

At this moment, Qianjiang burst out with extraordinary energy. His taking away the treasure in front of everyone was not an impulsive act.

There is only one entrance to the entire basement, and it is covered with a heavy stone slab. As long as he can go to the ground first, close the door from the outside, and then cover it with wooden boards, the people below will have to spend at least a lot of money to get out. A lot of effort.

Taking advantage of this time, he had countless ways to escape.

Thanks to the experience of going to the tomb all the time, it was much easier for him to move forward in the darkness than the pursuers behind him. Even though he was slightly lacking in speed, with this advantage, he still reached the ground first and directly locked the stone door. die.

"Damn it!" Maoli and the others, who came a step late, could only watch the stone door heal slowly, not daring to act rashly.

If you are pinched by this door, you will be half disabled even if you are not dead!

"Is there a way for us to go up?" Chennikov asked, looking at the detective and the little boy beside him.

Generally speaking, this kind of mechanism cannot have only one button that can be opened from the outside. Otherwise, if Mr. Xiyi was accidentally locked inside, wouldn't he be completely out of sorts?
"No." Conan held the illuminated watch in his mouth and kept groping on the wall with his hands, but found nothing unusual.

"Let's work hard together and see if we can push this stone slab open!" Mouri Kogoro's suggestion was simple and crude, and it was in line with Chennikov's wishes.

"I don't think it's so troublesome." Kaitou Kidd, who arrived belatedly, said, "I just happened to find a tunnel in the basement that leads directly to the outside of the castle. We can go directly there."

"You're so lucky, kid." Mouri Kogoro, not doubting that he was there, waved his hand and said, "Lead the way!"

On the other side, Mikijiang let out a long sigh of relief when he saw the tunnel entrance closed.

Although the overload of running made every part of his body hurt, now was not the time to stop.

Stumbling out of the castle, he soon saw a yellow Beetle parked on the side of the road.

God help me too!

This kind of old-fashioned car can be started even without using a key, which made Ganjiang feel much better.

Use the small tool you carry with you to open the car door, get into the driver's seat, find two wires from a large pile of wires behind the steering wheel, touch them casually, and connect the starter relay.

Just as he was about to drive away, a piercing siren suddenly sounded.

【warn!warn!Someone stole the car!Someone stole the car! 】

There is such a function?

Mikijiang's face turned green. He didn't know where the owner of the car was. In order to avoid any further trouble, he gritted his teeth and started the car despite the alarm.

[Warning is invalid!The defense system that has been practiced for two and a half years has been activated, and the chicken kill mode is on! 】

At the same time as Ganjiang stepped on the accelerator, a basketball flew out of the steering wheel and hit him hard on the head.

The powerful kinetic energy directly knocked Miki Jiang unconscious and helped him change his hairstyle to a middle parting.
(End of this chapter)