Beside the powder was a cigarette butt that had already burned out. Guangyou guessed that the powder was produced by smoking the cigarette. He glanced back at the wild man lying on the ground and made a rather bold decision.
He picked up a bit of powder, got up and walked to the savage brother's side, and sprinkled it on his nose.
Unexpectedly, the effect was extremely amazing. Not long after it was sprinkled, the wild man woke up. After waking up, the wild man's eyes shone with wisdom, and he was a completely different person from before.
The savage raised his head, sniffed, and sighed, "It's that damn thing again."
He shook his head and turned to Guangyou: "Little friend, thank you."
Seeing that the wild man seemed to have regained his senses, Guangyou asked, "What's your name? What was that powder just now?"
The wild man gave a bitter smile: "My name is Senma Kyosuke, and that powder is the work of a demon."
Upon hearing the name, Kōyū immediately thought of Senjō Kazuyo and asked, "Who is Senjō Kazuyo to you?"
"What? You know about Jiang Dai? How is she now?"
Senma Kyosuke's reaction was quite intense, and Kouyu's guess was confirmed: the wild man in front of him was the archaeologist that Karasuma Renya had invited at that time, and also Senma Kazuyo's father.
"She's doing alright now."
Kōyū's answer relieved Kyōsuke Senjō: "Just as you guessed, she is my daughter."
Kyosuke Senma had mixed feelings at this moment. Forty years had passed. He had been out of society for forty years and had not seen his daughter and wife for forty years.
Regret filled his eyes. If he hadn't accepted the invitation, perhaps his life wouldn't have turned out this way. But there's no going back in life, and it was all too late.
"What's your physical condition right now?" Guangyou had a tentative guess in his mind.
Looking at his body, Senma Kyosuke sighed and said, "It's all because of that powder."
“That day, I and a group of scholars were invited to this villa to work for Karasuma Renya in order to find the treasure in this villa. However, Karasuma Renya seemed to feel that his death was coming. Seeing that we had not made any progress, he killed all the scholars except me.”
He paused, looking at his body which was older than his age, and said in a complicated tone, "I made some progress at that time, and you could even say that I knew where the treasure was. After giving Karasuma Renya a little something, I survived."
“One day, Karasuma Renya seemed to have completely stopped caring about the treasure. Instead, he had me captured and forced me to use the powder.”
Kyosuke Senma wiped his nose, looking at the powder particles on his hand. His voice was tinged with resentment: "Of course I resisted, but I was under someone else's roof and was still forced to drink it. Then I was imprisoned until the day of that auction."
At this moment, he had a half-smile on his face: "After I escaped in the chaos that day, as the years went by, I found that I would not age and would always look the same as I did back then. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. For the safety of the younger generation, I had no choice but to live in seclusion here."
"But I later found that my mind was becoming increasingly unclear, and in the end I was like an unintelligent wild beast. I later discovered that only this damn powder could temporarily restore my senses. The cigarette butt you just saw was used by another person at the auction. At that time, the two people who were taking shelter from the rain brought in the artwork and also caught the person who had regained consciousness at the auction and escaped, and locked him up here."
At this point, Guangyou understood most of it; this entire underground area was both a collection of artworks and a living prison.
"Where are those people?"
"He died. He died not long after he arrived."
These thoughts are similar to what Kōyū thought. This powder might be the precursor to APTX4869, and Senjō Kyōsuke might be one of the survivors. Those who escaped probably died long ago due to the drug's properties.
The marijuana added later was to induce hallucinations. It's hard to imagine that highly educated celebrities and UIs would do this. One or two is one thing, but the fact that most of them do it is quite thought-provoking.
But can marijuana really cause hallucinations to that extent?
Seemingly sensing Kōyū's confusion, Senma Kyōsuke said, "It's because of that treasure..."
Before he could finish speaking, Senma Kyosuke suddenly convulsed, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he collapsed to the ground.
Guangyou rushed forward to check the situation, and the stench of blood made him frown: "Poison?"
After setting down Senma Kyosuke's body, Kōyū stood up, looked around again, and then sat down cross-legged: "Treasure? What does it represent?"
With that thought in mind, Kōyū dragged Senjō Kyōsuke's corpse back to the secret passage they had come from. As for these treasures, there was nothing he could do about them now, so he would just leave them there.
Just as they emerged from the secret passage, Kōyū heard a gunshot from inside the villa. After chuckling, he dragged Senjō Kyōsuke along as they continued towards the villa.
It was already getting light. When Kōyū dragged Senjō Kyōsuke's body into the banquet hall, everyone, including Mogi Harufumi, was already there. Only the maid and Ran were not there.
At this moment, the sound of a helicopter brought joy to everyone. It was the rescue helicopter that Kousuke had requested. Kousuke said to Senma Kazuyo, "Grandma Senma, this must be your father."
Everyone turned around in surprise to look at Kōyū who walked in through the gate, while Chima Kōyū stared intently at Chima Kyōsuke, whom Kōyū was dragging along.
She rushed to the body of Senma Kyosuke, brushed away her messy bangs, and of course, the moment she saw Senma Kyosuke, tears welled up in her eyes. The previously calm detective Senma Kazuyo had vanished.
She held him and wept bitterly. After a long while, she raised her head, solemnly thanked Guangyou, and then stood up, looking at the ceiling, slowly saying, "Dad..."
Afterwards, the group boarded the rescue helicopter. On the helicopter, they chatted amongst themselves. This time, only Oogami Shuzen died in the case, so overall the situation was alright. It seems that Conan's skills were being suppressed quite a bit.
As Chima Kazuyo gazed at the scenery outside the window, she answered the questions from the group while opening the helicopter door and leaping out. Immediately afterward, Uncle Mori jumped out as well. In mid-air, his suit ripped open, revealing a white figure with a hang glider behind him.
Seeing this, Guangyou smiled and said, "He's even more arrogant than me."
Another loud roar came from the Twilight Palace in the distance. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the Twilight Palace had shed its mortal form and was now covered in a golden coat.
The villa shimmered with golden light under the morning sun, a striking splash of gold against the verdant forest.
A smile appeared on Gunda Ikumi's lips: "The Twilight Mansion truly lives up to its name. It seems to be worth at least several hundred billion. So this is the treasure."
Guangyou also stared at the Twilight Mansion, which had now been fully revealed. He was also shocked by the scene before him. Such a large golden villa must be incredibly expensive, no one even needed to tell him.
He couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, the Golden Legend!"
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