Conan: The Mechanic

June 27, the lunar day. It wasn't a day to come out and play, but it was a day to come out and play -- because that's what Conan asked for.

Yes, Conan took the initiative to apply for leave, and he also asked Chiyu and Haibara Ai to also ask for leave-in the end, Motota Ayumi and Mitsuhiko also ignored the fact that there were still half a month before the exam, and asked for leave. .

When Qianyu asked Conan why he did this, Conan didn't answer him anything of value, just said that he wanted to come out and relax.

————On the JR limited express train. Dr. Agsa sat in the car with all the members of the Detective Boys.

"Why not Himeji Castle?" Genta asked. "If you're going to the castle tower, wouldn't it be better to go to the more famous Himeji Castle?"

"Egret Castle was listed as the first World Heritage Site in Japan by UNESCO last year (author: It was rated in 1993, historical facts), and it must be crowded now," Conan shrugged. "And the Matsumoto Tower also has its own advantages. After all, it is the only compound-connected tower."

At the same time, there is a quiet, more basic level of popular science activities going on in the seats next to them.

[The Tianshu is a top-level Japanese castle that appeared in the 16th century. The currently recognized originator of the Tianshu is probably the Azuchi Tianshu built by Oda Nobunaga... It should have been built in 1576. There are still some mountain castles or four-story turrets and other analogs of Tianshu before whether they belong to the Tianshu or not. ] - Qianyu's text message

[Is the castle in your wording a castle in the traditional European sense? castle? ]—A text message from Haibara Ai.

[It shouldn't be counted, because the difference between the definition of a castle and a castle is quite large. The castle itself is a comprehensive building that integrates offensive and defensive capabilities, serving as both a garrison and a fortress; and the positioning of the Tianshou, in addition to the defensive fortress, is mainly stored in places such as the Tianshou Terrace (if there is one). Supplies or reconnaissance duties like the scull, the predecessor of the Tenshu. In short, I think the castle itself is roughly equivalent to a standard castle like Salzburg Castle, and the castle itself is more like an inner fortress. ] - Chiba

[Including that kind of defensive ability? 】--Haibara Ai

[This is hard to say. After all, the inner fortresses in Europe are all stones, so Tianshu is very sorry in this regard. ] - Chiba

"By the way, how long will it take to arrive?" Mrs. Yuan asked. "I can't wait!"

"I just drove a car," Dr. Li was a little confused. "Anyway, it will take three hours to get to Matsumoto City."

"Then let's play a game I've heard about right now," Mitsuhiko suggested. "It's a game that trains thinking skills!"

"?" Everyone looked at Mitsuhiko.

"One of us, as a question maker, came up with a puzzle," Mitsuhiko introduced. "While other people ask questions in sequence, the questioner can only answer 'yes' or 'no' until someone finally solves the puzzle - assuming, of course, that the puzzle doesn't go too far , including excesses in every sense."

"If this is the case, it can indeed broaden lateral thinking very efficiently..." Conan said after a moment of thought. "So, who's going to ask the question first?"

"I'll come first, and I just happened to give you a demonstration, how about that?" Dr. Li suggested.

"Okay, then, doctor, come first!" Mitsuhiko nodded. "But it can't be too difficult!"

"Okay, please listen to the question!" Dr. Li said with a smile. "I remember I just taught you guys how to play Texas Hold'em last Thursday, right?"

"Yes!" Ayumi nodded. "That dimension has been losing from start to finish!"

"Ayumi, why do you keep remembering this kind of thing!" Yuan Tai pouted, dissatisfied.

"Just remember how to play," Dr. A Li continued to say with a smile. "In a world-class Grand Prix final, there are two players playing Texas Hold'em, player A's last card is K, Q, Q, Q, Q; and Player B's last card is five cards. Not a fully connected, no ace. But in the end it was the B who won the game, why?”

"Ah?" Everyone was stunned at the same time.

The five cards of Q, Q, Q, Q, and K belong to the four-of-a-kind type in Texas Hold'em, and only a straight flush and a higher four-of-a-kind card can suppress this type of hand. However, the five cards in B's hand that are not completely connected are impossible to form a straight flush deck anyway. In the case of a king in A's hand and no A in B's hand, there can be no more than four of a kind in A's hand. Four big ones... what's going on?

"Okay," Dr. Li seemed satisfied with their confused expressions. "Start answering!"

"May I ask if this final is a game that allows one loss like a best of three games?" Ayumi asked first.

"No!" Dr. Aga didn't seem to be surprised by Ayumi's answer, but just lightly denied her idea.

"Is this a game with a lower hand than anyone else?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"No!"

"Is there a shady scene in the game?" Yuan Tai asked.

"No!" Dr. A Li said here and looked at Conan. "What do you think?"

"Is there only one deck of cards in this game?" Conan asked tentatively after thinking about it.

【Yup! If there were more than just one deck of cards, B's hand might be something like KKKKQ! According to the rules, such four is a bigger combination than QQQQK. But is multiple decks really possible? I have never heard of the "five of a kind" hand type in Texas Hold'em before! 】

"No!" Dr. Li shook his head with an unconcealed smile.

[Sure enough, this idea is not very reliable, so why? 】

"What do you think of Haibara?" Dr. A Li looked at Dr. Haibara Ai~www.readwn.com~, please repeat the question. " Haibara Ai just asked after thinking about it.

"Ah? Oh." Dr. Li was obviously stunned, and then repeated the question.

"..." Hai Yuanai frowned slightly, and then quickly relaxed. "Excuse me……"

"Is QQQQK in Hand A a four-of-a-kind type in Texas Hold'em?"

"Ah?" Except for Dr. Aga, who raised his eyebrows, and Ai Haibara, who was waiting for the answer, everyone's eyes widened—what kind of question is this? If even a hand like QQQQK is not four of a kind, then what is a four of a kind?

However, Dr. Agsa gave them an even stranger answer.

"No!"

[QQQA is not four? How can this - wait a minute? 】

Qianyu's astonished expression instantly faded, replaced by a thoughtful expression, and she suddenly realized after a while.

【I see! 】

"Excuse me," Qian Yu asked, looking at Dr. A Li. "Is hand A's hand two pair or three of a kind?"

Two pair in Texas Hold'em refers to two pairs of identical cards and a single card in five cards, while three of a kind refers to three identical cards and two single cards, both of which are more likely than B. The cards made up are much smaller.

"Yes!" Dr. Agasa's face was filled with a smile of approval.

"Doctor, is the pronunciation of Q and 9 really good?" Qian Yu pouted. "We even added a K in front to induce us, making us think it was all Q..."

(I should have said before that the pronunciation of Q and 9 in Japanese is the same, so A actually only drew a deck of QQ99K or QQQ9K, and it is very likely that there is no big B)