Chapter 52

"Didn't you think treasure hunt games were childish before?" Amuro Toru said helplessly.

Kurokawa Akiwa pretended to be innocent: "Really?"

"This treasure hunt is different from the ones the kids used to play." Kurokawa Akiwa smiled, "It's a real treasure hunt."

"Would you like to join us? If you really find one, I might consider giving Mr. Amuro a little bit of it."

Kurokawa Akiho generously made a little gesture.

The turquoise, upturned cat's eyes were filled with unconcealed cunning. Because the two were very close, Amuro Toru could see clearly the little thoughts in the cat's eyes.

Amuro Toru didn't say anything.

Kurokawa Akishige paused, narrowed his beautiful cat eyes, and tentatively said, "If a little bit doesn't work, then a little more?"

"It's okay if you can get it based on your ability." Seeing that Amuro Toru was unmoved, Kurokawa Akishi tilted his head.

Amuro Toru sighed and rubbed Kurokawa Akifumi's head. "Let's wait until your hand heals. For now, stay away from water. Even though the wound isn't deep, be careful not to get it in contact with seawater."

Kurokawa Akiho's originally slightly damp hair had long since dried out under the sun, and the smooth hair had been rumpled into a mess, with a few strands of hair slightly curled up.

He subconsciously raised his hands to cover his head and looked at Amuro Toru in confusion.

His ears were rubbed gently by the fingertips of Amuro Toru who was turned over. There was a hint of weirdness under his calm expression, but the emotion was fleeting, making it difficult to understand the situation for a moment.

It feels a bit like Hello...

【I laughed to death, hahahaha.】

[Young Principal: ??? Like what?]

[Fortunately, the young principal doesn't know what Touko is thinking right now, hahahaha.]

【The cat tragically turned into a dog.】

Kurokawa Akiho tilted his head in confusion, completely unable to understand what the barrage was saying. How come the barrage, which was quiet a second ago, suddenly increased in volume the next second?

What is Toru Amuro thinking?

Are you blaming him for getting too little of the treasure?

Kurokawa Akishige stared at the spot thoughtfully, and after thinking about it, he always felt that it was about treasure.

Toru Amuro actually cares so much about money?

As expected of his employee, he has great vision.

[Isn't that the painting in front of the young principal?]

[Yes, the source of the tragedy.]

painting?

Kurokawa Akishige's attention was on the mural in front of him. The brightly colored oil painting caught his eye.

"Mr. Amuro."

Toru Amuro was startled by the sudden voice. When he turned around, he found Akiho Kurokawa standing in front of a painting in the medical station and calling him.

He replied, "What's wrong?"

"Look at this." Kurokawa Akishige pointed at the mural. As if worried that Amuro Toru hadn't noticed, he tapped lightly on the old painting. "Is this the pirate who placed the treasure on Mori Island?"

The mural hanging on the wall depicts a huge ship approaching the coast. A figure dressed in traditional pirate clothing is getting off the ship, followed by many figures carrying things. The painting looks a bit old, with slight damage on the edges that cannot be noticed without careful observation.

Toru Amuro walked forward to examine the painting, and just as he was about to speak, he noticed Okimori Ye Zi walking towards them out of the corner of his eye.

Kurokawa Akiwa also caught a glimpse of Okimori Yezi out of the corner of his eye and calmly changed the subject: "This island is really realistic for its publicity. Even a place like this has paintings hinting at treasure. If Conan saw it, he would probably be very excited, right? After all, that kid loves this kind of thing the most."

Amuro Toru chuckled: "Indeed, Conan really likes detective games and always imitates Mr. Maori."

Chong Sen Ye Zi asked softly: "What are you looking at?"

Kurokawa Akishige turned his head and noticed Okimori Ye Zi behind him, his expression paused: "Looking at the paintings here, the promotion of this island is really interesting."

Chong Sen Ye Zi looked up and down at the mural, her eyes flickering slightly. She smiled and said, "After all, treasure sounds really tempting. So many people have come here since the opening. The owner of this island seems to be quite good at business."

Kurokawa Akiwa nodded: "Too many people would be deceived by something that only children would believe."

He also wants to try it once the beach area is unlocked.

Okimori Ye Zi: "Maybe everyone has a childlike innocence. Pirate treasure, something full of adventure, really makes our blood boil. Who knows, there really is treasure on this island."

"Is Miss Okimori also interested in this?" asked Kurokawa Akishige.

Okimori Yezi's gaze fell on the painting, a faint trace of reminiscence in the depths of her eyes. "My father was very interested in this and often told me about it. Maybe it's because I was exposed to it since I was a child, so I'm a little interested now."

The sun shines through the window onto the painting, and the full points of light form a faint line of light on the surface of the painting. Amuro's perspective lines fall on the painting, as if he is lost in thought.

"Mr. Amuro has left." After finishing his conversation with Okimori Yoko, Kurokawa Akishige turned around and found that Amuro Toru had not followed him, so he reminded him.

Toru Amuro lowered his eyelids slightly, moved his gaze away from the oil painting, and followed Kurokawa Akiho's pace.

"Ms. Okimori, aren't you going back?" asked Kurokawa Akishige.

Okimori Ye Zi smiled and shook her head: "I went to thank Doctor Miike. I sprained my foot when I first came to the island. Thanks to Doctor Miike's help, I haven't thanked him yet. I feel a little guilty."

"I've already told Yuanzi, you guys should go back first."

*

Murauchi Ichiro stood by the window, lifting the blinds as he watched Kurokawa Akishige and Amuro Toru leave. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he said, "Saikawa, what's wrong with you? You're still drowning at this critical moment. Are you a fake diving instructor?"

Saikawa Yoshino's face looked grim. "Something is pulling at my feet. I can't swim up at all."

Shimanaka Naoto swallowed subconsciously. "What does it mean that something is pulling your foot? Is it really like the rumors say, that those things are cursed, and if you touch them, you will be cursed?"

Murauchi Ichiro laughed out loud: "How is that possible? If there was a curse, shouldn't we have been cursed long ago?"

"Saichuan, did you get the stuff?"

Saikawa Yoshino looked unhappy: "I had gotten it, but when that black-haired boy rushed over, I didn't have time to pack it up."

Murauchi Ichiro: "There's nothing I can do. I'll go back when no one is around. More and more people are diving here lately. These guys rush in at the first sign of something fishy. We discovered the treasure here, so we can't let those guys get there first."

*

According to the location given by Edogawa Conan, Kurokawa Akishige and Amuro Toru found several people who were having dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Yoshida Ayumi: "Hey, Principal, is your arm okay?"

Kurokawa Akiwa waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone: "It's absolutely fine, it's just a minor scratch."

"It's terrible that such a thing happened while we were treasure hunting." While saying how terrible it was, Kojima Genta ate the food in front of him in one bite.

Kurokawa Akishige twitched his lips when he saw this.

"This hotel has a very scary legend." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya said in surprise.

"Legend?" Suzuki Sonoko said, "It's probably just another way to attract people. This kind of thing is very common."

"But there are too many legends on this island. First, there's the pirate's treasure and then there's the horror legend." Suzuki Sonoko complained.

Mao Lilan nodded.

"But this seems to be something that really happened." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya felt a chill on his spine as he read on, and he stammered.

"What's going on? Mitsuhiko, stop keeping us in suspense." Kojima Genta muttered.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya looked at Genta Kojima and said in a trembling voice, "A murder occurred here ten years ago. The family of the island owner was brutally murdered overnight."

"The murderer has not been found yet, and the location is this hotel."

Genta Kojima paused and his eyes suddenly widened.

Yoshida Ayumi was trembling with fear: "How could it be——"

Edogawa Conan's attention was also attracted.

Suzuki Sonoko swallowed the food in her hand and shrank her neck, feeling a chill blowing through her. "How is that possible? This hotel doesn't look like it was built ten years ago."

Edogawa Conan carefully looked at the incomplete newspaper in Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's hand: "It is indeed this hotel."

Suzuki Sonoko grabbed Mao Lilan's hand unnaturally, looked around the restaurant, and said in a trembling voice: "Are you kidding?"

Kurokawa Akiwa also came over and took Edogawa Conan's hand to look at the picture in the newspaper.

The decoration in the photo was exactly the same as the lobby they entered, except that it looked newer now and had obviously been renovated.

Amuro Toru nodded in confirmation: "It is indeed this hotel."

Suzuki Sonoko: "No way, then we are living in a haunted house."

"It's okay, Sonoko." Mao Lilan comforted.

"Where did you find this half newspaper?" Kurokawa Akiho asked curiously.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya said, "I found this in a book in the hotel when we were treasure hunting. I don't know why the cut half of it was placed in the book. I thought it was a treasure map."

"In a book?" Edogawa Conan grasped the key point: "Which book?"

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It seems to be in a utility room in the hotel, where there's a lot of messy stuff piled up. The book was placed on an old chair, and I just flipped through it and found it."

"Mitsuhiko is so cunning. He found the treasure map but didn't even tell me." Kojima Genta muttered.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya curled his lips and said, "It's obvious that you were afraid and didn't dare to go in."

Kojima Genta was confused for a moment and felt a little embarrassed: "I think it's like this."

Kurokawa Akiho was thoughtful based on the previous comments.

Treasure, tragedy, painting.

The combination of these things looks bad.

"These cases happened ten years ago. There shouldn't be any problems now, right?" Kojima Motota asked cautiously.

Kogoro Mouri's face turned a little red from drinking. He pulled half of the newspaper out of Conan Edogawa's hand and looked at it with squinted eyes.

"You definitely can't take this kind of thing seriously. Worry about whether it's a prank or not."

A voice not far away interrupted Kogoro Mouri's words.

"No, there really was a tragedy in this hotel."