Chapter 274 Treasure
Then he met Conan.
As soon as she touched him, Machi Kawasaki would throw herself at him and whine, "Conan! It was so scary! There was a weird person chasing me!"
"A strange person?" Conan quickly helped him up, and was about to ask him a question when he heard his words, instantly diverting his attention.
"Mmm-hmm! But as soon as she appeared, she chased after me, and I didn't even get a good look at what she looked like." Kawasaki Machi nodded repeatedly, hiding behind Conan and following him closely as they continued walking forward.
Conan examined the secret passage with his flashlight, then glanced at the pink-haired boy. "But how did you discover this secret passage?"
"Because the windows are in a strange position. They're so close to the wall, yet the distance between them is so far! And the clock on the wall that doesn't move is also strange. I came in after I turned the hour hand."
Zhenzhi then laid out the explanation he had prepared long ago.
Upon hearing this, Conan nodded appreciatively.
It's quite remarkable that such a young child has such strong observational skills.
"By the way, Conan, whose skeleton was that we encountered after coming down the stairs?"
Kawasaki Machi grabbed Conan's shoulder, asking in a low voice while looking around at the pitch-black surroundings.
"Ah, judging from the foot bones of the remains, she must not have walked for a long time. Judging from the gender and age, the most suitable remains to identify her should be the body of the first wife here," Conan explained, his expression becoming solemn.
Zhenzhi stared wide-eyed in surprise, "Huh? If the First Madam is dead, then who was that person we just saw?"
Conan shook his head, indicating that he didn't know yet.
Just as they were searching for an exit in the secret passage, Professor Agasa and the others, who had finished dinner, came to look for them who had disappeared.
But after searching the entire courtyard and castle, and even the burned-down tower, they couldn't find them anywhere.
As night fell and a light rain began to fall, they had no choice but to wait until dawn to seek police assistance in entering the forest to search.
Kawasaki Machi, squatting on the steps, yawned wearily. "Conan, do you think the person who replaced the First Madam was after that treasure in the castle?"
Conan, using the flashlight's beam to look at the chess positions he had recorded, nodded in agreement upon hearing his words, "Indeed, otherwise no one would bother to make themselves look old."
With her hands supporting her chin, she yawned again, her eyes half-closed. "Oh... I'm really curious, what exactly is that treasure?"
“EGG HEAD”.
Conan suddenly pronounced a few letters, and a confident smile spread across his handsome and cute face.
"What? Is this the secret code of those chess representatives?" Zhenzhi suddenly woke up and jumped up to look at the small notebook in his hand.
"Yes, he meant the intellectuals who only spout fallacies, the one who came up with this code, the old man himself." Conan nodded, seemingly radiating the brilliance of a detective.
"If we rotate the portrait of the patriarch in the hall to the right as Black Chess instructed, we should be able to find out where the treasure is!"
Makoto's eyes lit up instantly, and she grabbed Conan's hand and ran, "Wow! Great! Treasure! Treasure! Shall we go take a look first?"
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