People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 987 The Last Book

Xiang Yuanguang and his group all wore masks.

The basement hadn't been opened for two years, and it was filled with dust, making the air quality visibly poor, making it difficult for everyone to move forward without wearing masks.

If the old steward were to light an oil lamp at this moment, he could carry it forward.

Then the atmosphere will definitely be maximized.

However, nothing happened, because the old butler pressed the switch next to the door.

The entire basement instantly became bright.

The power cord and lights are connected here.

"I remember it wasn't here when I last came."

Xiang Yuanguang raised his head, looked at the light bulb, and said this.

The old butler simply smiled and replied,

“Young Master Xiang Yuan, the last time you came here was when you were twelve or thirteen years old.”

"More than ten years have passed now, and the situation is certainly not exactly the same as before. It's not feasible to always carry a lantern to clean, so I asked someone to install electric lights."

"The master agrees with this as well."

"After all, our family is different from those so-called powerful families. We don't care about classical style. Practicality is what we value most."

...It's as if the Xiangyuan family is some kind of big family.

Xiang Yuanguang did not refute.

Although he thought it was outrageous.

He had checked Xiang Yuan's personal household registration file at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Now, he is the only one left in the entire Xiang Yuan family.

Of course, Xiang Yuandongmi was also a member of the Xiang Yuan family, but because he had cut ties with his grandfather and could not be found, Xiang Yuanguang assumed that Xiang Yuandongmi had died outside and that no such person existed.

Where in this world can you find a large family with only one person left?
Besides, the Xiang family started their rise to prominence from the time of their grandfather, Xiang Yuanzhengtang. What classical style? Their family history isn't even as old as the antiques hanging on the wall. What kind of classical style is that?

The old butler stood to the side and asked.

"Young master, what are you and your friends looking for when you came down here?"

"Although I am old and my memory is not as good as it used to be, I still have some recollection of where I put things. If you tell me, I think I should be able to find them quickly."

"After all, as you can see, the air quality here isn't very good."

"Even if you wear a mask, I don't recommend that you and your friends stay in the basement for a long time. Masks are not that comprehensive in their protection."

—Good question.

Xiang Yuanguang also wanted to know what Xiang Yuan might have put in the basement back then.

He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Seeing this, the old butler understood and said,
"In that case, please search diligently with your friends."

"I'll lock the door after you find what you're looking for. Please excuse me for leaving temporarily..."

The old butler didn't finish his sentence.

The voice of the Grim Reaper Elementary School Student had already rang out.

Conan looked up at the old butler.

He subconsciously pushed up his non-prescription glasses, and a flash of white light appeared on the lenses of the glasses from nowhere. He asked,

"Butler, you mentioned that the storage room was last opened two years ago, right?"

"Excuse me, why was this storage room closed two years ago? I saw another warehouse in the manor; was it built after the storage room was closed?"

Conan instinctively felt that something was wrong here.

Warehouse, storage room, utility room. Having any one of these is normal, two is acceptable, but three is rather unreasonable.

Since these three buildings have the same function, the only difference is their size. If the size difference is just one large and one small, there is no need to build three.

Hearing this, the old butler shook his head slightly and replied,
"The warehouse was built before the storage room was sealed off."

"Young sir, you should know that some large items are simply too difficult to bring to the underground storage room here, so they can only be left outside. Over time, we simply built a warehouse to store them."

"And small tools like brooms might not be too wasteful to keep in the storage room."

"So we added another storage room, which made the underground storage room unusable, which is why we sealed it off."

"Of course, the specific reasons are not limited to this..."

The old butler turned his head to look in Xiang Yuanguang's direction.

It was as if they were seeking Yuan Guang's opinion.

Xiang Yuanguang frowned slightly at this and said,
"Please speak, Grandpa Butler."

Upon hearing this answer, the old butler then spoke.
"Two years ago, the last thing put into the storage room was returned to Young Master Xiang Yuan."

"However, I don't know what this thing is, because the servant put it directly into the storage room after receiving it, and later forgot what it looked like or where it was."

"To ensure that the young master's things are not mistakenly taken or put out."

"In addition, the storage room doesn't really have much practical value, which is why it was sealed off."

—Was that something you sent back to Yuan Guang two years ago?
Conan and the others immediately understood.

It's quite obvious that the reason Xiang Yuanguang spoke so confidently about the other prop in the villa that could help him recall his memories was probably referring to this thing.

Perhaps Xiang Yuanguang just remembered this matter, but didn't remember exactly what it was.

That's probably why such a vague description was given.

"That's true, so how do we find it?"

Conan scratched his head, looking somewhat bewildered.

Such a large storage room is hard to find!

Should we flip through them one by one?
That would take forever! Or are we judging the storage time by the dust on it?

That won't work either. The storage room is cleaned regularly until it's sealed off, and the items inside are covered in dust that's been there for about two years, so they're indistinguishable.

"It seems we need to find the thing that was put in two years ago."

"Xiang Yuan, what did you send back?"

Ai Haibara's gaze fell on the shelf in front of her, and she asked.

Xiang Yuanguang was also powerless to help in this regard.

If he had known what he had sent back, he would have come to look for it himself long ago. Why did he wait until now, until the old butler spoke up, to confirm that it was in the storage room?

However, just as Xiang Yuanguang was thinking this, a warm sensation came over him.

Xiang Yuanguang reached into his pocket and, sure enough, the magatama was emitting warmth, indicating that the item that triggered the magatama's spiritual effect was nearby.

—Perhaps we can use the magatama to find it.

He didn't speak.

He simply paced along the storage room corridor, trying to locate the Horcrux he had returned, judging by its temperature.

Fortunately, he found it.

This is a notebook.

It's another notebook with a password.

(End of this chapter)