Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 912 It seems the fruit knife can no longer be used.
What is this stone disc?

He did not find any record of the stone disc in the notebook.

In fact, there are not many records about the mansion, and it is estimated that the strong man also considered the possibility of being subdued, so he did not record important information.

They found a stone resembling a magatama on the man outside, with the character "炎" (yan) engraved on it. They also found a stone disc with the character "永" (yong) on ​​the man. It was clear that solving the mystery of Misui Kichiemon was related to these two items.

Upon seeing the stone disc, Xia Chuan could almost immediately tell what it and the magatama represented.

This involves the three great artifacts of Japanese mythology.

However, he felt that the inscription on it was more important, as that should be the key point.

The burly man stared arrogantly at the ceiling, remaining silent and refusing to budge.

Since the other party didn't answer, Conan couldn't do anything about it. Besides, there was no evidence to prove that the other party was the murderer of the person outside, so there was no reason to continue questioning.

Xia Chuan released the other person and cut the cable ties.

Indeed, this person seems to be normal and shouldn't be the one who spied on me before.

As for the death of that person outside?
The possibility of it not having any murderous intent is low.

"Damn brat!"

Released, the burly man didn't cause trouble for Xia Chuan. He strode up to Conan, snatched the stone disc, and stuffed it, along with the other items, back into his backpack before explaining, "I saw on the news that there might be treasure here, so I came looking for it."

“This mansion is full of Misui Kichiemon’s perverse sense of humor. If you don’t want to die, you’d better stick with me.”

Knowing he couldn't shake off these people, he simply invited them directly.

Xia Chuan and Judy exchanged a glance, both seeing the curiosity to uncover the secret in each other's eyes.

"In that case, let's hurry up and search. According to the coded message outside, the riddle might be pointing to the second floor."

Judy shared the same speculation as Genta regarding that passage of classical Chinese.

Especially after seeing the problem with Yuan Tai going upstairs, I became even more convinced.

"If you want to go upstairs, come with me. But I've already searched upstairs, and there's nothing there at all."

The burly man twisted his arm in dissatisfaction; it still hurt.

Xia Chuan walked in front, the Junior Detective League was in the middle, and Ms. Judy brought up the rear, protecting the children very well.

Genta tried to rush out several times, but Natsukawa stopped him each time.

If I were Genta's parent, I would definitely get a beating.

Xia Chuan thought to himself.

"This is it."

The burly man pointed to a large rectangular pillar in front of him, next to which was a wooden plank suspended by four chains. "Go up there, and then press the switch to get up."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Anya exclaimed enviously. "Father, there's no electricity here, so how come there's an elevator? Can we make one in our house too, so we won't have to climb stairs to go upstairs?"

"You're pretty lazy, aren't you?" Ai Haibara retorted.

Anya pouted.

Xia Chuan knew the routine by heart, so he just smiled and explained, "On our way here, Genta wanted to catch fish in the ditch, you must have seen that, right?"

"I saw it. Genta is a troublemaker. If I were Genta's father, I would definitely give him a beating."

Yuan Tai immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If his daughter was like this, would her father have the same thoughts? No wonder Uncle Xia Chuan looked at him strangely just now.

"Yes, Genta is indeed naughty, but the main point is the irrigation ditch."

“That’s right. The water channel should be the power source for all the mechanisms in the mansion. The water flow keeps the gears and chains in operation. When we came in, we could faintly hear some sparse sounds. That should be the sound of the core mechanism operating somewhere.”

Conan, hands in his pockets, explained calmly, then pulled the switch after everyone was on the wooden plank.

"She's clearly very pleased with herself, but she has to pretend she doesn't care at all," Anya whispered in Xia Chuan's ear.

“Father, there are actually other people here.”

"I know, so you need to stay close to Haibara and don't run around."

Xia Chuan nodded. The gaze he had sensed outside was on the second floor, and to get to the second floor, he had to use this elevator. The machine was very loud, and if it was a strong man, he couldn't have missed the sound of the elevator. So there was at least one other person on the second floor.

The elevator swayed and rocked its way up to the second floor.

"That sound was terrifying. I had a feeling it was about to break down." Genta breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken, and quickly jumped off the wooden plank.

Just then, something whistled past his ear; he could hear the sound but couldn't see the object.

"what--"

It wasn't until the screams came that Genta realized what was happening. He thought he had run into some kind of trap again and bent over, lying face down on the ground.

Judy shone the flashlight on it.

A woman was crouching on the ground, clutching her bleeding wrist. A sharp knife was stuck in the wooden board behind her.

Conan was taken aback. Good heavens, wasn't this the fruit knife he brought with him?
He turned to look at Xia Chuan.

"Sorry, it seems the fruit knife can no longer be used."

You clearly hurt someone, so why are you acting like it's a pity?

Conan gritted his teeth, but when he saw a short blade at the woman's feet, he immediately fell silent.

That woman standing over there, could she have originally planned to ambush them?

Pushing aside the child and past Judy, Xia Chuan squatted down with a smile and picked up the dagger on the ground: "Miss, don't play with knives if you don't want to. Look, you've cut yourself."

"Humph!"

The woman snorted coldly and turned her head away without answering.

However, her hand was silently reaching behind her back.

"Ms. Judy, men and women shouldn't touch each other. Come here and search her."

Judy rolled her eyes. So why did she deliberately touch her butt just now? Why didn't she just call her over for a body search?

Judy reluctantly walked over and began groping the woman.

The woman was a little anxious and hurriedly pulled out a dark object.

Judy reacted quickly, grabbing the other person's wrist the instant they raised their hand.

With a slight twist, the woman dropped the pistol on the ground in pain.

"They even carried a handgun?"

Judy looked at the Glock 17 pistol in her hand in surprise.

"It's still the King of Special Operations. It seems that the death of that person outside is related to you."

The reason for this speculation is that the burly treasure hunter showed no murderous intent, while the man's gaze towards her and Xia Chuan was filled with killing intent. If he hadn't been outmatched, he probably would have killed them all by now.

The dagger on the ground also proved the point; this person truly had ill intentions.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

From their actions, the woman discerned something amiss and knew that the other person must have some kind of identity.

Considering he brought a child, he's probably not a treasure hunter, so he's most likely a Japanese police officer.

This place is very close to Tokyo, so the Metropolitan Police Department officers are definitely involved.

They were probably camping with their child when they stumbled upon this house.

Did I just walk right into a trap?

During the break, Xia Chuan had already searched the other person's backpack, but found nothing.

She didn't have the Ama-no-Murakumo sword that Xia Chuan had imagined. "Alright, stay put, I'll deal with you later!"

Xia Chuan asked the strong man for a rope, cut off a section, and tied the man up tightly on the spot.

"You can't do this! This house is teeming with poisonous insects! I'll die here!"

The woman appeared fierce, but seemed rather timid. Upon hearing that she was to be thrown there, she screamed in terror.

"That makes things a bit tricky."

Xia Chuan smacked his lips, his gaze wandering.

ten minutes later.

Xia Chuan clapped his hands, looking at his work with satisfaction.

"Alright, now you don't have to worry about being bitten by poisonous insects!"

The woman was seen being hoisted up by a hemp rope and suspended in the air. The roof beams above were sturdy, so she could be suspended there for three to five years without any serious injury.

The female treasure hunter spun in mid-air, wanting to beg for mercy but her mouth was gagged. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Judy. They were both women, and she thought that Judy might take pity on her and plead for her.

Judy didn't respond to her gaze, but nodded slightly in agreement with Xia Chuan's point of view: "Indeed, safety is guaranteed. We'll release her after we get out."

He was fiddling with the pistol in his hand.

"After all, this kind of person doesn't look safe, and who knows what kind of trouble they might cause if you keep them around."

The burly man breathed a long sigh of relief. Luckily, he had cooperated; otherwise, there would have been more than one person hanging there.

The group of nine people wandered around on the second floor for a long time.

Conan frowned and stopped in the central hall: "Uncle Natsukawa, there seems to be nothing here, and there is no passage leading to the upper attic."

"Furthermore, nothing related to the stone disc and the magatama was found."

“Yes.” Xia Chuan rubbed his chin, then looked at the burly man. “Is there anything else you haven’t said? And this stone slab, it should have been found here too, right? There must be some clues.”

The burly man hesitated for a moment, until Xia Chuan pointed to the woman who was still hanging there, then he said dejectedly, "Come with me, but I can't be sure if Misui Kichiemon's treasure is related to that place. To be honest, I only discovered that place not long ago."

The man walked directly to a spot in the middle.

"Hmm?" Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow, then remembered that there seemed to be a pillar in this location on the first floor.

The pillar was huge and memorable; he probably would have noticed it much earlier if his attention hadn't been focused on Judy.

So there's something wrong with the pillar!

Such a large pillar could not possibly be made of solid wood; it is very likely pieced together, which would mean it might be hollow!

"There used to be a rope ladder leading upwards here, which was the switch for this mechanism, but I disposed of it beforehand."

"I found the stone disc on it, but there was nothing else on it. I think the secret is probably hidden underneath."

As he said this, the man took out a telescopic hiking stick from his bag and poked at a certain spot above.

"Kala——"

Suddenly, a square gap appeared in the floor.

Conan peeked out, but saw nothing; it was pitch black.

"Hey, Mitsuhiko, don't push me! Go look over there!"

Genta lost his balance during the shoving between him and Mitsuhiko, and ended up leaning against Conan.

Conan is only a few pounds, and when someone as big as Genta comes up, he can't support him at all and is directly squeezed into the gap.

Genta wasn't much better off; he fell down as well.

Mitsuhiko, however, reacted quickly and grabbed Judy's outstretched hand.

"what--"

The call was long and drawn out, gradually echoing, then there was a loud bang, and then silence.

"Conan, are you alright?"

Ayumi lay on the gap and shouted.

"The sound didn't seem like it hit the ground, so it should be fine."

Natsukawa didn't even move; Conan won't die so easily.

Judy glanced at Natsukawa discreetly. She noticed that this man seemed indifferent to Conan and the other children, and rarely stepped in to save them when they were in danger. He mostly did the saving himself.

So, does he only care about his two daughters?

No wonder the Black Organization targeted Anya.

Having figured it out, she decided to start with these two children. Anya didn't seem to be very bright, so she would use her as a starting point.

Anya was standing nearby and could hear everything the other person was thinking.

She grinned, thinking to herself, "Heh heh, you've already missed your chance, you bad teacher. Father just succeeded."

Although no one noticed, Anya overheard her father's innermost thoughts.

It was really just an accident; it was definitely not because I was afraid my father would cheat on me.

She overheard her father's battle plan, and it had already succeeded.

The rope slid down with a rustling sound, and Xia Chuan finally understood why this person had carried such a long hemp rope; it turned out that this was the plan from the beginning.

"You're being a little dishonest."

The burly man's anus tightened. "Hey, I told the truth, and I haven't committed any crime. You're the police, so you can't do anything reckless!"

It turns out that he had already taken Xia Chuan for a policeman.

After all, ordinary people could never possess that kind of skill.

Xia Chuan didn't explain, but simply slid down first.

As things decline, the smell of decay and staleness becomes increasingly apparent.

Xia Chuan frowned, clearly feeling the humidity rising below and the air temperature seemingly a bit higher than above.

Logically, the temperature should decrease as you go deeper underground, but this house is the opposite.

Before long, everyone came down.

"So many skeletons."

Seeing the mountain of white bones, Anya was horrified and clung to Xia Chuan, refusing to get off.

“These bones look to be over a hundred years old, and they are all real human bones.”

Conan examined it closely, almost making the other kids feel disgusted.

They had already fled to another place, far away from Bone Mountain.

This space is underground, and it is very large. In addition to the pile of white bones in the middle, there is a large open space around it.

"Ah! There's another corpse here!"

Ayumi thought she would be safe once she left the pile of bones, but after taking a few steps, she saw an old man's corpse leaning against the wall.

The old man's clothes were still intact, suggesting he had only recently died.

"Oh dear, little kid, don't talk nonsense! I'm not a corpse!"

The old man opened his eyes and looked at Ayumi.

Ayumi's eyes widened, her pupils contracted sharply, and she was so frightened by the smile with missing teeth that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

(End of this chapter)