Chapter 120 Kidd is here again
The police soon discovered that one lifeboat was missing from the ship and speculated that Scott had escaped in the lifeboat.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It would be really terrible if they were to be on the same ship with an international wanted criminal.
"Don't be happy too soon." Yuya poured cold water on him mercilessly, "Scoop must have set his sights on the Egg of Memory. The one we have in the safe is hard for him to get, so the only chance left is to grab the one hidden in the Kosaka family castle."
"No, since he escaped from the ship, he might be on his way to the castle."
Everyone couldn't help but worry.
Yuya looked at Kidd and said, "Inspector Shiratori, could you please support us?"
Kidd was stunned for a moment, wondering what bad idea this guy was up to. But now he was a policeman, and he had to go with him, so he agreed.
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In the early morning of the 24th, the luxury cruise ship sailed into Tokyo Bay. Without stopping for long, everyone took a car directly to Yokosuka.
In the car, the clerk frowned. His intuition told him that this incident was not simple. The originally good plan had many complications and things suddenly became difficult.
He smiled bitterly: "Mr. Maori, Mr. Hanchuan's ring, is it really Maria's?"
"This..." Maori Kogoro didn't dare to make a hasty conclusion. He didn't know much about these things. "It has been handed over to Inspector Megure for identification. We can only wait for the results of the identification to come out."
The clerk said, "It is said that Maria is the most gentle of the four daughters of Nicholas II. She has a pair of big gray eyes and is very beautiful."
Gray eyes? Conan was startled. They were the same color as Miss Xia Mei and Miss Qing Lan.
"You should know, right? After the revolution broke out, the emperor's family was shot. Only Maria and the crown prince were missing. Their bodies have never been found."
Conan put his hands behind his head. His intuition told him that there seemed to be some connection between these two people, and both were related to the Romanov dynasty.
Yokosuka is located at the entrance of Tokyo Bay. It has a long history and superior geographical location. It is not only a military stronghold, but also a prosperous naval port city.
The destination of this trip, a castle standing on a mountain peak, was quickly reached by driving along the winding mountain road.
Mao Lilan clasped her hands in front of her chest and shouted happily: "This castle is so beautiful!"
Kidd looked at the beautiful castle in front of him with an expression of admiration or nostalgia in his eyes, and said: "This castle looks like a castle in Germany. It is the prototype of Cinderella's castle."
Conan was a little confused. Wasn't Kosaka Natsumi's great-grandmother Russian? Why was this castle in German style?
Everyone waited for a while, and a red car drove into the castle gate. It was the art dealer Qian Jiangyi who had just gone out alone to do some business. He was dressed in an adventure outfit and was carrying a large luggage bag.
"Sorry, sorry, it took me a while to prepare." The artist said sorry, but there was no apology in his tone.
But no one's attention was on him. Their purpose was to find another Egg of Memory.
The old butler pushed open the door and everyone entered one after another.
The hall was empty, and the footsteps of the crowd were particularly loud inside.
Although the room is a bit empty, it is still luxurious and even has a sense of age.
Whether it is the knight's room with knight armor, the beautifully decorated lady's room, or the emperor's room, they all show the extraordinary nature of this castle.
Although no one lives there now, it is still managed as a popular photo spot.
Qian Jiangyi suddenly asked: "Where is the bathroom?"
The old butler didn't think much about it and replied, "At the end of the corridor on the right."
Youya glanced at the art dealer who ran out in a hurry. It seemed that he was really in a hurry to go to the toilet, but in fact, he might have some ulterior motives.
Sure enough, when everyone was concentrating on admiring the emperor's room, a shrill scream was heard from the lady's room next door.
Everyone was shocked. Could it be that Shikaobing was attacking them? Led by Shiratori Renzaburo, they all rushed to the next room. However, the scene after opening the door made them laugh and cry.
The art dealer had a frightened expression on his face, his right hand was locked in a safe on the wall by a mechanism, and above his head there were more than a dozen sharp blades hanging in the air, almost piercing his head, but in fact they were all hanging in the air by ropes and dangling back and forth.
It seemed that the owner of the house just wanted to scare the thief and had no intention of taking anyone's life.
The old butler restrained the smile on his face, took out the key from his pocket, and warned kindly: "There are many traps left by the old master in this castle. I hope you don't move around casually, otherwise if you get hurt..."
The art dealer snorted in embarrassment. Not only did he fail to steal the treasure, but he was also laughed at by so many people. He was completely embarrassed.
The old butler untied the mechanism, and the art dealer finally breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly dodged the sharp blades and sat on the ground.
Youya kicked the backpack that the art dealer brought, and a bunch of tools fell out of it, including but not limited to saws, screwdrivers, drills, etc.
Youye sneered: "You have prepared quite a lot of things, but well," he glanced at it and kicked a flashlight to his feet, "just bring a flashlight."
The art dealer looked depressed. With so many people watching him, especially with a policeman inside, he didn't dare to say anything. He could only smile awkwardly and pick up the flashlight.
Yuya looked at the old butler: "It seems that Mr. Kiichi likes to make some mechanisms. Are there many such mechanisms in this castle?"
The old butler nodded: "Yes, but they are basically some small traps to scare and play tricks on people. As long as you don't try to kill yourself, you won't get hurt." While saying this, he glanced at the art dealer intentionally or unintentionally.
As the old butler of the Kosaka family, he hated the behavior of art dealers stealing things in other people's homes.
Yuya stroked his chin and nodded.
If he remembered correctly, the room that hid the other egg of memory should be underground, so he asked, "Is there a basement here?"
The old butler shook his head: "No."
"No?" Youye raised an eyebrow. That shouldn't be the case. Did he remember it wrong? And for a castle, how could there be no basement?
Conan instantly understood Yuya's thoughts. He looked up at the old butler with an innocent expression on his face: "Is there a room for my great-grandfather on the first floor?"
The old housekeeper thought for a moment and said, "There is a study."
Led by the old butler, everyone came to the study on the first floor.
The room is large, with countless books on the bookshelves and many photos hanging on the walls.
Conan looked around and found that all the photos were related to Kiichi Kosaka, but he didn't see a single photo that looked like his great-grandmother.
"Sister Xia Mei," Conan looked up, "Why is there no photo of my great-grandmother here?"
Kosaka Natsumi smiled and replied, "I don't know. In fact, I have never seen a photo of my great-grandmother, so I have no idea what she looked like."
Conan was a little confused. Kiichi Kosaka seemed to love his wife very much, otherwise he would not have built a castle specially. Why didn't he leave any photos of his wife?
The only explanation is that this great-grandmother was not just an ordinary woman, her identity was most likely extraordinary.