Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 207 The Secret of the Treasure

"Really?!" Kuroba Kaito was suddenly surprised.

[Really, but they still need to clean up one more person, the old lady next to you just now.]
Kuroba Kaito was stunned, his eyes darkened:

"Is there no other way?"

Noah paused for a moment before continuing: […Kaito, this is already the best possible outcome. Even if this old woman doesn’t die now, she will be killed by the assassins of that organization in the future, in a place you can’t see.]
“…I know that.”

Kuroba Kaito's tone sounded a little lonely.

[In short, the crisis has been resolved now. You and the others are not in too much danger now. As long as you find a way to leave this place, you will be successful.]
Noah's program also lost some steam.

However, Kaito thought of another question: "But why did Uncle Ren and the others suddenly stop their actions?"

[Um, this, after I told Lord Rei, Lord Rei immediately contacted the Metropolitan Police Department, and then contacted the chief of the Osaka Police Headquarters. After finding this place, he reported the situation. Then the Japanese warning director found that this was where his son was, and immediately ordered the nearby county police to come and investigate this place.]
"...So Uncle Ren and the others haven't retreated yet?"

[…I don’t know, but the police were dispatched just now, and Master Ren rescinded the cleanup order earlier, but it does have something to do with Director Bai Ma.]
What Noah meant was that the order Gin received had nothing to do with the police dispatch.

"so……"

Kuroba Kaito glanced at the restaurant door, "Then I'll go talk to them...that Hakuba guy might have a way to leave."

……

"So, you don't even know who contacted you?"

Conan frowned as he listened to Chikan Kyoudai's words.

Qianjian Jiangdai shook his head: "Yes, those people all communicated with me using code names, and the emails they sent were also encrypted... I became the manager here, half because of my father."

"Your father?" Conan asked with a puzzled look.

By chance, Kaito who had been out also came back, and heard Chikan Kyoudai telling some of his father's past:
Sengen Jyoudai's father, Sengen Kyousuke, was a famous archaeologist.

About forty years ago, when Karasuma Renya was still alive, he asked his father to help solve a puzzle... and the invitation letter came with a large check.

But half a year after Kyosuke Sengen had been gone, there was suddenly no news from him, except for the greeting letters that were sent back from time to time during this half year.

About twenty years ago, Chiken Kyouyo discovered a secret code made by his father on one of the letters. The code explained everything that had happened to him in the Twilight Villa, including the mystery of the treasure, and the fact that they were about to be killed by Karasuma Renya because they did not find the "treasure".

"After that, I kept looking for news about the Twilight Villa..."

Qianjian descended and raised his head, looking as if he was reminiscing.

"Perhaps it was because of my actions that I attracted the attention of that organization... About ten years ago, a strange email was sent to me."

"There was no signature or stamp on the email. The content was very simple. It just asked if I was willing to take over the management of Twilight Annex. If I was willing, I would be paid a large sum of money."

Conan narrowed his eyes: "This is the organization's..."

"Yes, that was the first negotiation between that organization and me." Chijian Jiangdai lowered his head and looked at Conan, "The management task is very simple, just let me be responsible for finding someone to clean the villa regularly." "And my purpose is just to find the so-called treasure that my father died for, so I agreed... After that, our communication became email exchanges, but I found that those people seemed to use this place from time to time."

Conan: “?!”

People from that organization use this annex?
Conan raised the corner of his mouth slightly: This is really important information!

Qianjian Jiangdai continued his narration: "After that, one day a few years ago, I met Da Shang Zhu Shan, and we happened to talk about my father... After knowing that this annex might have treasures, Da Shang Zhu Shan became greedy for this annex."

"I just thought that it might be easier to find the treasure if there were two of us, so when Da Shang Zhu Shan suggested looking for the location of this villa, I agreed... Of course, I also told the person who asked me to help run the villa." Qian Jian Jiang Dai lowered his eyes, "I didn't expect that Da Shang Zhu Shan actually bought this villa from that person... and took out a huge loan for it."

Hearing this, Kaito and Conan both understood:
"So, Mr. Okami is so eager to find the treasure hidden in this house?"

"Oh, that's it."

Chijian Jiangdai also said that Da Shang Zhushan had originally planned to kill everyone after finding the treasure, including her, so she took advantage of the situation and killed Da Shang Zhushan.

Hearing this, Kaito could only sigh that human nature is evil.

"Mother-in-law, you haven't told me yet why the people from that organization knew we were here?" Conan said anxiously, frowning.

"That's what I told them."

Chikan Kyoudai sighed, "This is their rule. If I, as the owner, need to use this place, I must report it in advance... In fact, Ogami was also deceived by them. Even if he paid such a high price, this villa is not under his name."

Kaito: “…”

Mr. Okami is really a victim of this.

"Speaking of which, since there are dangers everywhere outside, I think we should stay in the house for now." Chikan Kyoudai exited the memories and looked at Conan with a smile, "Why don't we talk about the answer you gave first."

"The answer is actually..."

Conan also knew that there was no way to break the situation for the time being, so he tried to divert his attention. Just when he was about to say that the answer was actually very simple, Kaito interrupted:

"'Two travelers looking up at the night sky' actually refers to the hands of the clock." Kaito said, moving forward to turn the hands of the wall clock to zero. "This is the only place in this annex that has a clock, which is actually a hint. And if there is no second hand on the wall clock, only the minute hand and the hour hand, it just means 'two people'."

Chijian Shidai's face suddenly became clear, "I see... what about the ones behind it?"

“The King, Treasure, Queen, Holy Grail, Soldier, and Sword are actually the King of Diamonds, Queen of Hearts, and Jack of Spades on playing cards.”

Conan put his hands in his pockets and took over the conversation.

"The faces of the three playing cards are in different directions, representing the numbers 13, 12, and 11. In that order, go to the left for thirteen numbers, then to the left for 12 numbers, and finally to the right for 11..."

When the pointer moves to a certain position.

The three of them heard a 'click' sound in the quiet restaurant.

(End of this chapter)