Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

At this moment, everyone began to carefully observe Pu Siqinglan lying on the ground.

She was wearing a bodysuit, a simple night vision device on her head, and black gloves on her hands.

This outfit looks very suspicious.

After a brief inspection of the scene, Inspector Megure questioned Tatsuno about what had happened.

Longye briefly explained the situation to everyone.

Based on the situation at the scene, it is clear that Pu Siqinglan entered Longye's room on her own initiative.

Her goal was obvious—to kill Ryūno.

After understanding the general situation, Inspector Megure asked curiously, "Brother Tatsuno, why...why did Scorpion want to kill you?"

At that moment, Conan immediately blurted out, "Because she's afraid that Ryūno-nii will see through her true identity!"

"She kept saying that she was Chinese, and even spoke a few words of Chinese during the afternoon tea party."

"But she didn't expect that Brother Longye would also speak Chinese!"

"Once Brother Longye reveals that she isn't a true Chinese, her identity will be exposed..."

With Conan's analysis, everyone understood why "Scott Soldier" had his eye on Tatsuno.

Everyone glanced at the smiling Long Ye, then at Pu Siqinglan, who was tightly bound and unconscious.

For a moment, no one could tell who the culprit was.

Soon after, with Conan's enthusiastic help, Uncle Mori finally deduced the whole story.

……

The next day

The cruise ship has reached its destination.

Having made an agreement with the Tomizawa Group beforehand, Shiro Suzuki took Sonoko Suzuki home by helicopter.

Inspector Megure and Officer Takagi took Aoran Urashi directly back to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Meanwhile, Officer Shiratori volunteered to accompany Kogoro Mouri and the others to explore the castle designed by Natsumi Kosaka's great-grandfather.

Ryūno and the others arrived in Yokosuka City by car.

Soon after, the car climbed up the winding forest path.

A majestic castle atop the mountain came into view.

Upon seeing the antique castle before her, Xiaolan's eyes lit up with joy: "Wow~ what a beautiful castle!"

Seeing Xiaolan's happy expression, Longye gently stroked her head and chuckled, "Looks like you're quite interested in the castle~"

"Mmm! After all, it's the first time I've ever seen a castle like this in person~"

After hearing the conversation between the two, Ai Haibara slowly said, "Castles, princesses and princes, these are the dreams of many girls."

Seeing Ai Haibara's serious expression, Ran patted her head and couldn't help but chuckle, "Ai is just like a mature little adult~ Let's go in and have a good look around!"

Seeing the heartwarming scene of Ran leading Ai Haibara into the castle, Ryūno's lips curled up slightly.

"What kind of castle should we build?"

……

Inside the castle

Miss Kosaka's butler gave everyone a detailed introduction to the interior of the castle.

—The Knights' Chamber, the Noblewoman's Room, the Emperor's Room…

There are so many rooms inside the castle that it's impossible to count them all.

After a brief interlude, the group arrived at Ms. Kosaka's great-grandfather's study.

Through his persistent exploration, Conan discovered a hidden mechanism on the floor.

This mechanism is a code table with many buttons written in Mao Zedong's name.

They tried many passwords, but none of them were correct.

Just then, Conan suddenly spoke up: "Barushen Nikukadame".

Upon hearing Conan's words, Ai Haibara was immediately awestruck.

You can even remember this?!

It should be noted that this was just a casual remark made by Natsumi Kosaka at a tea party, and it had no real meaning.

How could this little boy in front of me remember it?

It seems she was right after all. This Conan isn't a primary school student at all; he's someone she's already "written to death"—Shinichi Kudo!

The next moment, everyone began to ponder the meaning of this nonsensical "word".

But no one seemed to understand what this nonsensical statement meant.

Seeing that everyone had stopped there, Officer Shiratori prepared to open his mouth and push them.

—Baruchepnik Kanjime

Just then, Longye uttered these words in standard Mao dialect.

Everyone was stunned and looked at Long Ye in shock.

Conan's eyes widened as well.

This sounds like Mao language. How come Tatsuno can speak Mao language?

……

The next second, the Maoist diplomat, Siryuv Chinnikov, slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! That's it!"

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Longye slowly spoke: "What this sentence means is—the magician of the end of the century."

"That is the title that Kaito Kid mentioned in the announcement."

Before anyone could react, Mr. Sylph immediately pressed the button on the mechanism based on those words.

"Crack, boom..."

To everyone's surprise, the mechanism inside the room was activated.

Before long, a tunnel appeared before everyone's eyes.

Chapter 122 The Magician of Light

Looking at the secret passage in front of them.

Driven by curiosity and anticipation for the treasure, everyone eagerly went downstairs.

Officer Shiratori walked at the front with a flashlight.

As they walked, Sileo looked at Natsumi Kosaka beside him and asked, "Miss Kosaka, why is the password 'The Magician of the End of the Century'? Do you have any clue?"

Upon hearing this, Natsumi Kosaka replied without hesitation, "Perhaps this is my great-grandfather's title? He participated in the 1900 World's Fair when he was sixteen years old, and then settled in Mao.

"I see, 1900? That is indeed the end of the century."

Natsumi Kosaka's words cleared up the questions in everyone's minds.

As they discussed, the group continued to venture deeper inside.

But Conan, standing to the side, looked preoccupied.

The reason is simple: the notice sent by Phantom Thief Kid was signed "The Magician of the End of the Century".

The password to open this secret passage is also "The Magician of the End of the Century," which is definitely not a simple coincidence.

Did that Phantom Thief Kid already know about this place, or even come here a long time ago?

What exactly is his purpose...?

"Look!"

At that moment, Officer Shiratori's words interrupted his thoughts.

The group had arrived at a stone gate.

Upon seeing the sturdy stone gate, Kogoro Mori asked in confusion, "Have we taken the wrong path? Should we go back and find another way?"

Seeing this, Officer Shiratori turned to look at the crowd behind him: "That's impossible, there should only be one road in this place."

Hearing Officer Shiratori's self-destructive statement, Tatsuno was speechless.

Since this is the first time for everyone here, how did you know there's only one road?

That's why everyone's attention was focused on the stone gate in front of them.

Otherwise, even Uncle Mori might notice something amiss and deduce that you are Kaito Kid.

Under the beam of Officer Shiratori's flashlight, everyone saw the double-headed eagle pattern on the stone gate.

The eagle wore a colorful crown on its head, which was enveloped by the sun.

Everyone present knew that the crowned double-headed eagle was clearly a symbol of the emperor.

Conan stared at the crown for a while, convinced that there must be some kind of mechanism inside.

After observing for a moment, his attention was drawn to the sun surrounding the crown.

"The sun? Yes, light!"

After figuring it out, he immediately ran to Officer Shiratori's side and shouted, "Officer Shiratori! Please shine your flashlight on the double-headed eagle's crown!"

Officer Shiratori did as instructed without hesitation.

When the light focused on the crown, the "jewels" on it suddenly glowed.

Before anyone could think, the ground suddenly began to shake.

"Boom boom boom!"

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the ground in front of the stone slab slowly sank, revealing the steps leading down below.

Officer Shiratori murmured, "I see... this crown is an assembly of luminometers. No wonder before..."

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