Conan: I'm Not a Ghost

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Sakaki made a note of this matter silently, and would verify it with Gin when he had the chance.

Dusk Villa is a "kou"-shaped building with a courtyard in the middle and a waterless fountain in the courtyard.

As for the central tower pointed out by the dummy, it is the highest attic at the main entrance.

But

There was nothing else in the attic except a computer.

Not surprisingly, the computer cannot connect to external networks.

Afterwards, everyone checked various rooms and found no secret room.

"well"

The Supreme Commander Zhu Shan said quietly:

"The other party hides it very deeply. It seems that our efforts are in vain, why not..."

"Find the treasure first, and then enter the location of the treasure into the computer. That way, the other party will show up."

"Treasure hunt?"

Motegi Harushi sneered:

"I'm not interested in treasure hunting."

He glanced at Dashang Zhushan without leaving a trace, and suddenly the conversation changed:

"but."

"If it's to catch that hidden rat, I don't mind finding the treasure."

"What do you think?"

Several others, including Sakaki Makoto, had no objections to this.

They also want to know.

What kind of treasure could make the other party expend so much effort and even hire a group of famous detectives?

This is a challenge to them.

"Two travelers looked up to the sky at night, and the devil descended on the castle."

Qian Jianjiangdai recited the reminder in a low voice and asked doubtfully:

"Could these two travelers refer to the two mysterious men from 40 years ago?"

"It's not an exaggeration to say they are demons, but..."

"In this case, wouldn't the treasure have been taken away by them?"

Hearing this, the face of the superior Zhu Shan changed.

This was the outcome he least wanted to see, bar none.

If the treasure had been taken away 40 years ago, wouldn't his efforts have been in vain?

How to repay the debt for purchasing Dusk Villa?

This is his only hope for recovery!

"impossible!"

The great superior Zhu Shan shouted:

"The last owner of the Dusk Annex was Renya Karasuma. 40 years ago, he was a very famous and wealthy man!"

"How could the wealth he accumulated throughout his life only be those works of art?"

"There must be other ways to interpret this code!"

"really."

Conan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said:

"Didn't you notice?"

"For such a big villa, something seems to be missing."

"thing?"

Everyone looked at each other, some of them didn't react:

"What's missing?"

"Clock."

Conan, who put his hands in his pockets and prepared to take off on the spot, took advantage of Kogoro Mori's absence and began to spin his bamboo dragonfly:

"We just checked the entire villa. No matter in the hall, corridor, guest room or card room, there are no clocks, except..."

"Dining room!"

The elder Zhu Shan’s eyes lit up and he couldn’t wait to say:

"There's only one clock hanging above the fireplace in the dining room!"

Eliminate all impossibilities, no matter how unbelievable what remains, that is the truth.

Rushing back to the dining room, Zhu Shan trotted to the fireplace, stretched out his arms with all his strength, and tried to take off the only clock.

However.

No matter how hard he tried, the clock remained motionless, as if it were one with the wall.

"There is indeed a problem!"

The elder Zhu Shan was not angry but happy, looking at the clock in surprise.

Ordinary clocks are hung up and can be removed easily.

But this one in front of me.

There is obviously some mechanism.

He searched back and forth in the dining room, the walls, the tables and chairs, the candlesticks.

Finally, after spending a lot of effort, Dashang Zhushan got out of the fireplace with a disgraced face. He happened to see everyone staring at him with strange expressions, like a monkey in a circus.

"Ahem, what's that?"

He quickly shifted his attention and squatted in front of Conan:

"Kid, you are so smart, do you know how to answer the code?"

"It's very simple."

Conan didn't hide anything. He climbed on top of the fireplace, stood on tiptoes, and moved the hands of the clock:

"The first sentence of the code, two travelers looking up at the night sky, is telling them that the hour and minute hands of the clock should point to zero in the morning at the same time."

Under the expectant gaze of Dashang Zhushan, the clock pointed to midnight, but nothing happened.

"This is just the first step. Next, the king, queen, and knight in the code correspond to the K, Q, and J in the playing cards."

"The treasures are diamonds, hearts for the chalice, and spades for the sword and soldier."

"Finally, turn the minute hand in the direction pointed by the character's clothing pattern on the playing card."

As he spoke, Conan turned the minute hand 13°, 12° to the left, and then 11° to the right.

Snap!

Boom!

The clock, which was originally unshakable, suddenly fell from the wall and hit the floor heavily.

"oh!!!"

Zhu Shan, the elder, suddenly became excited:

"Is this the secret of the code?!"

"Treasure, where is the treasure?"

He looked around, but did not notice the clock that fell under his feet.

Conan jumped off the fireplace, lifted up the heavy clock, and found that a piece of paint fell off the top, revealing a golden light.

"This clock is made of gold!"

"Nani?!"

Da Shang Zhu Shan, who had taken off his disguise, pushed Conan to the ground and looked at the pure gold clock, his eyes gleaming:

"That's it. That's it!"

"Is this the treasure of the Dusk Annex?"

"Such a big piece of gold weighs dozens of kilograms at least, in terms of market value."

"Don't forget it. If this watch weighs 50 kilograms, its market value is 100 million yuan."

Ikumi Gunada walked out of the crowd and said calmly:

"Is this the treasure you're after?"

"Only 100 million?"

Zhu Shan was confused.

One hundred million yuan, although it sounds like a lot, can be compared with the money he spent to buy the Dusk Villa.

Not nearly enough.

Not even as valuable as some works of art.

The treasure of the Karasuma family.

That's it?

"Stop joking!"

With a ferocious look on his face, Master Zhu Shan exploded:

"How can a piece of gold be called a treasure?!"

"No, I'm afraid it's more than just this piece of gold."

Conan, who was helped up by Sakaki Cheng, felt the vibration under his feet, walked to the window sill, and opened the window:

"This villa is made of pure gold."

"Eh?"

Dashang Zhushan, who was repeatedly torn between hope and despair, could no longer control his facial muscles.

Hearing Conan say that the Dusk Villa was made of gold, the muscles in his body began to spasm.

What is this concept?

The Dusk Villa covers an area of ​​more than several thousand square meters and weighs at least 1,000 tons based on four floors.

The world’s total gold reserves are only 4.8wt, which means

One Dusk Villa accounts for one-fifth of the world's gold reserves?

"impossible."

Sakaki poured cold water on him:

"Using pure gold to build such a villa, not even a country can do it, let alone a family?"

"In my opinion"

"The outside of Dusk Villa is just covered with a layer of gold foil."