Chapter 291

Having known each other for many years, Matsuda Jinpei wasn't worried at all when he saw Hankawa Shinryu pull out a gun. He just felt his fist harden and couldn't hold back any longer, so he asked first.

"Where did you get this gun?!"

The word "again" is used very cleverly, clearly indicating that Han Chuan Shenliu had obtained the gun through irregular channels, which made everyone else's imaginations run wild.

Conan Edogawa, in particular, knew that Shinryu Saikawa was close to the yakuza organization and even helped criminals plot things... Considering that the criminal consultant he had just witnessed being arrested provided firearms and bombs, he couldn't help but wonder if Shinryu Saikawa also had a room filled with dangerous items.

Even so, it doesn't have to be taken out so openly...

Unless they're planning to wipe them all out, or—it's just a joke, the gun is fake, and Mr. Hanchuan is teasing them.

Considering the perverse sense of humor and intelligence of Shinryu Sugawa, it was impossible for him not to leave himself an escape route, so Conan Edogawa calmly asked, "Is it a fake gun?"

Han Chuan Shenliu glanced at him, then clicked the safety off, seemingly intending to fire a shot on the spot to prove whether it was a real or fake gun.

Others: "!!!"

In the instant everyone tensed up, Matsuda Jinpei strode forward, disregarding the fact that the gun could go off at any moment, snatched it away, and deftly put on the safety.

"Confiscate it," Matsuda Jinpei said coldly.

Even the tough detective who wasn't intimidated by the Chicago Mafia couldn't help but look at Matsuda Jinpei with the eyes of someone looking at a warrior.

This guy is really not afraid that the other person might accidentally slip and make a few holes in him... But it also shows that this policeman really trusts Hanchuan Shenliu.

Looking at Han Chuan Shenliu again, he was indeed not angry. He still had the same nonchalant attitude as before, as if he didn't care about anything: "Just kidding."

“It’s not funny at all, it’s a real gun… I’ll tell Hagi later.” Matsuda Jinpei sighed, “So can you tell me now? Where did it come from?”

At this moment, Hakuba Saguru spoke up: "Um... if I'm not mistaken, this might be the gun that the person who invited me put under their pillow."

Many people were taken aback.

Although they are detectives, when they arrive in a new environment, they don't necessarily have to search through everything right away.

Even Conan Edogawa simply cooperated by putting down his luggage and didn't conduct a thorough search at all.

Matsuda Jinpei did the same thing—after changing his clothes, he glanced at Suzumawa Shinryu, and then busied himself exploring the castle, paying little attention to his own room.

Hakuba Saguru arrived too early and, having nothing better to do, investigated everything he could before discovering the hidden gun.

He continued his explanation: "I suspect that there are also guns hidden somewhere in the other people's rooms. These are weapons prepared by the mastermind to make us kill each other."

“That’s true,” the curly-haired woman said. “The mastermind is so certain we’ll kill each other, but if they don’t even have a proper weapon, it’s a bit strange to be so sure of it…”

Although the source of the gun was explained and some people even relaxed, Matsuda Jinpei did not let Samikawa Shinryu off the hook.

"What are you planning to do with this?" Matsuda Jinpei asked suspiciously. "Where is Ms. Senma? Did you threaten her? You didn't do anything else, did you? She's definitely still alive, isn't she?"

Others: "…………???"

No, you trusted him so much just now, why are you doubting him now? Aren't you friends?

Only Conan Edogawa guessed the reason.

He squinted, thinking to himself, after all, Mr. Hanchuan likes to play with prisoners, and he just went out alone with two prisoners. Officer Matsuda's suspicion is really justified.

Yes, Conan Edogawa has also discovered that Kogoro Mouri has actually been replaced by Kaito Kid in disguise.

After all, Kogoro Mouri is such a heavy smoker, but when he went to the gas station to fill up his tank, he didn't smoke a single cigarette. It's quite obvious.

So when he watched the three people drive away, he felt extremely complicated, like watching lambs being led into the lion's den. He just felt that Han Chuan Shenliu probably wouldn't actually make a move, so he didn't stop them...

Compared to Conan Edogawa, it was actually Jinpei Matsuda who trusted Shinryu Samukawa less in this regard.

He felt that the curly-haired woman's concerns were not entirely unfounded. After all, the old lady Senjang was a criminal, and if she fell into the hands of Hanchuan Shenliu, based on his experience, Hanchuan Shenliu was fully capable of killing the criminal without getting himself dirty, depending entirely on his mood.

Although it seems that Granny Senjang only killed one person so far, who knows if she did other things in the past that made Sugikawa Shinryu feel that this person's death was not a pity, and then a lot of "coincidences" would happen...

The more Matsuda Jinpei thought about it, the more terrified he became.

Han Chuan Shenliu calmly replied, "She's fine, she should be back in a bit."

Matsuda Jinpei breathed a sigh of relief.

Kaito Kid coughed beside him and said, "Speaking of which, shouldn't we take a break and then start acting? Do we need to discuss it?"

"Regarding this," Han Chuan Shenliu said, his usually indifferent and listless face suddenly brightening with a sparkle, "I have a suggestion."

The others silently observed this person's drastically different attitude: "…………"

Matsuda Jinpei, inexplicably exhausted: "...You tell me first."

About twenty minutes later, the old lady Senma finally sneaked back to the "Twilight Mansion".

There was nothing she could do; she was over sixty years old. She had wrecked the car herself and had to avoid the paths visible from the castle, taking a slight detour. The roads were also very muddy because of the rain… Sigh, she used to only solve cases, never commit crimes herself. The plan was perfect, but she never expected it to be so exhausting. Being a criminal is really tough.

After finally returning to the castle, and sneaking through the secret passage to the hidden monitoring room, Old Lady Chika finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure, that's easy from here on out; just check the security footage.

With something this big happening, the detectives definitely won't sit still. They'll be investigating the castle all night, trying to decipher the codes. She'll stay here and watch, seeing who cracks the codes first, killing the others to claim the treasure for themselves, or finding a way to leave...

She had high hopes for the future, but after sitting in front of the monitor for a while, the old lady suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Huh? With so many surveillance cameras, why isn't there a single person in sight?!

Did she miss it because of her presbyopia?

Unconvinced, the old lady searched the entire surveillance footage carefully from beginning to end, and was shocked to find that there really was no one in the surveillance video!

It's strange. Although the castle has many blind spots in its surveillance system, some of the main paths are still covered with cameras. There's no one in the surveillance footage. It means either they're all huddled in the blind spots and not moving, or they're all in their rooms... But is that possible?

Someone's dead! A mysterious, enormous treasure! A locked-room mystery! Cut off from the outside world! Even the food could run out at any moment!

In this situation, it's one thing for ordinary people to hide in their rooms, but a bunch of detectives hiding in their rooms too?!

Don't you feel ashamed?!

Why don't you come out and investigate?!

No, the way everyone reacted when the food detective died made her feel that she should still trust the professionalism of these detectives... Hanchuan Shenliu can't be considered a detective because he wasn't, but it's impossible for others to ignore a murder case.

The current situation is quite strange and deserves serious consideration.

Grandma Sen quickly thought about it and suspected that she had returned too late and missed something. Perhaps the group had already held a meeting before she returned.

So she spent time rewinding dozens of surveillance videos to review them.

Because Hanchuan Shenliu and the others were discussing in a blind spot of the surveillance camera, the old lady Qianjian spent a lot of time rewinding and could only see that the group of people suddenly appeared in the surveillance footage, then returned to their respective rooms, and no one has come out since.

Old Mrs. Senma: "…………"

—You guys have the nerve to call yourselves detectives?!

She was so angry.

But then I thought about it again and suspected that this was a scheme by detectives who were as cunning as a beehive. For example, they might have agreed that no one would go out tonight to prevent someone from committing murder and trying to take the treasure for themselves, while they themselves secretly went out to investigate in the middle of the night... Yes, this development makes more sense!

Thinking of this, the old lady Qianjian calmed down and prepared to play with the group of detectives all night.

Oh, and there's also that oddball, Hanchuan Shenliu.

To be honest, when she and the food detective she killed were discussing the invitation list, they didn't consider the police or anything like that.

However, they heard that there was a consultant at the Metropolitan Police Department who was very good at cracking codes and the like. After discussing it, they decided that since there was an expert, they shouldn't let him go and should invite him over as well. After all, he was just a consultant, not a police officer.

When she met the real person, Mrs. Senjang became a little worried.

Because she didn't actually have a way to leave this place; it was all a lie. All she wanted to know was the result of the coded message, to find out why her father, who had been invited here forty years ago, had died.

As for the rest, she didn't think much about it, and even planned to spend the rest of her life here—she originally thought they were just a few detectives, and at worst they would all die together.

Now she strongly suspects that everyone might die at the hands of Han Chuan Shenliu...

Is this guy really an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department? Could he have been replaced midway through his tenure? That policeman named Matsuda Jinpei doesn't really seem like a policeman...

In short, Old Lady Senjang felt that if anyone was most likely to strike first, it would definitely be Kanakawa Shinryu. She couldn't sleep and had to keep an eye on him.

Despite her exhaustion, the old lady Qianjian kept watch all night. As the sun rose outside, the scene she had imagined—"someone sneaking out of the room to investigate"—did not appear.

It was almost seven o'clock before someone finally opened their bedroom door... It was Ran Mouri, she looked like she was sleeping well... Then it was Kogoro Mouri, who also came out after Ran knocked on his door, he looked quite energetic too...

As people finally appeared one by one on the surveillance camera, the old lady Qianjian was completely numb.

Grandma Senjang: "???"

Wait, could it be that she was the only one who stayed up all night?! Everyone else slept very well?!

She's over sixty and still staying up all night! You guys are so young! How can you sleep?!

You've turned battle royale into a game of make-believe, haven't you?! Did you really think you were here on vacation?! I despise you! You have absolutely no detective skills whatsoever!

Just then, the old lady Senjang suddenly heard a strange noise.

She was puzzled. She opened the dark window and looked outside—wait, where did this helicopter come from?! There's no signal here, they shouldn't be able to call the police, right?!

The old lady, filled with doubt, closed the window and sat back down in front of the monitor.

Uh… so what do we do now? The code hasn't been solved, we don't know where the treasure is, and the police have sent a helicopter to pick up everyone else… Is she, who faked her death, just going to be left all alone here?!

If she had known these people had somehow contacted the police, why would she have faked her death? She even stayed up all night! She really made a huge mistake!

Wait, let her think about what to do now. She won't be able to die in peace until the mystery is solved...

As the old lady was thinking, her gaze wandered aimlessly until it suddenly stopped on a surveillance camera screen.

That's the surveillance camera outside her monitoring room.

A young man in a long black trench coat stood outside her door, hands in his pockets, looking up at the hidden security camera.

His dark red eyes seemed to pierce through the surveillance cameras, staring straight at her.

Grandma Senma: "...!!!"

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Qianjian: You guys have the nerve to call yourselves detectives!

I spent the whole night lost in thought, it was awful.