Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Therefore, the two were taken hostage by the treasure hunters and used as bait to lure the sharks away.

Thinking of this, Long Ye's lips curled up slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Just as he was about to head to the diving shop, Conan suddenly appeared in the distance.

"Conan, why did you come back so quickly?"

Upon seeing Longye, Conan was initially startled, but then his face lit up with joy: "Brother Longye, I suddenly thought of something on the way here. Could it be that the reason those two treasure hunters stole the scimitar and pistol from the tourist attraction yesterday is because those two items are related to the treasure hidden on the island?"

After he finished speaking, Conan looked at Ryuno expectantly.

He believed that with Longye's reasoning ability, he would definitely be able to guess something after hearing what he said.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, Longye immediately pretended to be thinking.

Not long after, Longye turned around and headed straight for the guesthouse.

Seeing this, Conan smiled slightly and immediately followed.

He didn't see that Longye, who had turned around, also revealed a slight smile.

……

"Uncle Arima, since you used to be a treasure hunter, you must already know the location of the treasure, right?"

Upon seeing Uncle Arima, Tatsuno didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

"How did you know I'm a treasure hunter? Even if I am a treasure hunter, it doesn't necessarily mean I'll know the location of the treasure." Uncle Arima was slightly surprised and stood up slowly.

“Didn’t you say yesterday that ‘coyotes don’t gather where there’s no prey, even if it’s not the prey they want?’ This means that you already knew what the treasure was and you must have known where it was.”

Upon hearing this, Uncle Arima glanced at Tatsuno and Conan, then walked towards another room in the house: "Come with me."

Conan, who was standing nearby, nodded secretly when he saw this.

As expected of Ryūno, he guessed Arima's identity just as well!

Yesterday, he also deduced Arima's identity and his knowledge of the treasure's location based on Arima's words.

With that thought in mind, he followed behind Uncle Arima and Tatsuno, his steps becoming lighter.

Soon after, the group arrived at a study.

Besides the numerous books in the cabinet, there are photos of Mr. Arima when he was young on the walls of the room.

Uncle Arima brought out a low table and took a map from the table's drawer.

"When I was young, I came to this island in search of Anne and Mary's treasure. Later, I fell in love with a woman on the island, settled down here, and became a fisherman. And this is a map from 300 years ago."

Upon seeing the numbers written around the map, Conan's eyes immediately widened.

Seeing Conan's expression, Uncle Arima smiled and said, "It seems this kid has discovered that the treasure map they used for their treasure hunt was made by Section Chief Iwanaga based on this map. And those codes were also adapted by him from the codes left by Anne Bonny."

After saying that, Uncle Arima looked at Tatsuno: "Didn't you already guess? This is the map I told you about last night."

Suddenly, Conan realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be... that if we decipher the code, we can find the real treasure?"

“That’s right.” Uncle Arima nodded.

Seeing Uncle Arima nod, Conan immediately took out a notebook, tore off a few pages, and prepared to write down the coded messages on the map.

Seeing Conan's actions, Ryuno grabbed Conan by the collar and lifted him up: "Okay, I understand. Let's go to the treasure location now!"

Conan: "???"

After being grabbed by Ryuno, Conan was about to struggle when he heard Ryuno's words and was momentarily stunned.

Mr. Arima, who was standing to the side, was also somewhat surprised and frowned.

Under the puzzled gazes of the two, Longye quickly explained, "These numbers, when converted to English letters, are 'JOLLY ROGER,' which refers to the pirate flag on the map. And the skull and teeth on this pirate flag are also characters."

He paused, then continued, "DOS DIOSAS. That's Spanish for two goddesses. If I had to guess, this code refers to the island of Laqin."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Arima looked at Tatsuno in surprise.

He actually got them all right?! You have to understand, it took him and his partner a full three years to decipher this code!

Thinking of this, Uncle Arima couldn't help but cover his face with his hands: "You're right, there are indeed two entrances to the goddess on Laichi Island, but there..."

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Ok?"

Chapter 179 Treasures in Desire

Uncle Arima removed his hand, preparing to tell Tatsuno and the other that the "entrance to the two goddesses" had collapsed due to the previous earthquake.

But when he looked up, he found that Longye and the other man who had just thanked him had disappeared from his sight.

five minutes later

Ryūno carried Conan all the way to the diving shop.

Upon arriving at the store, Ryuno put Conan down and pushed open the door.

Conan, who had been put down, put his hands on his knees, stared wide-eyed, and took a few breaths.

"Damn it, this guy runs way too fast... I'm so dizzy..."

After pushing open the store door, Tatsuno went straight to Kimiko, the store clerk, and explained his purpose.

He was in such a hurry because he couldn't wait any longer. He couldn't wait to see the two treasure hunters, he couldn't wait...

Soon after, Kimiko understood the purpose of Tatsuno and the other person's visit, nodded, and led them to the blue van in front of the store.

"You guys get in the car first, I'll go get some equipment."

"Okay." X2

After answering, Conan immediately opened the car door and got in.

Ryūno glanced inside the car, then at the bushes in front of Kimiko, and nodded in satisfaction: "Everything is just as expected..."

Not long after, just as Kimiko bent down to look for something, a man in a blue T-shirt suddenly appeared in front of her: "Miss, could you please put this in the car for me as well?"

Upon seeing that the newcomer was the short-haired treasure hunter who had visited the shop before, Kimiko said with displeasure, "Hey, don't go too far!"

Before she could finish speaking, the man in front of her pulled out a small knife and held it to her neck.

At the same moment, Conan, who was inside the car, suddenly cried out in surprise. Another long-haired treasure hunter, who was hiding inside the car, had already put a knife to Conan's neck.

The treasure hunter inside the car glanced at Long Ye outside and chuckled, "Kid, get in the car! You don't want this bespectacled brat to get hurt, do you?"

At this moment, Conan felt the cold blade against his neck and tried hard to think of a solution.

"Damn it! I never expected this guy to be hiding in the car! My tranquilizer watch is unusable now..."

Having realized there was no better way, Conan had no choice but to pin his hopes on Tatsuno outside the car, gritting his teeth and thinking to himself, "Takeda! It's all up to you!"

Seeing Conan's gaze, Longye sighed helplessly and said slowly, "I'm sorry, Conan. According to the rules of the underworld, I can't give in to terrorists like this. I will definitely avenge you! Don't worry, I'll bring you a flower every year."

After saying that, Longye immediately assumed a fighting stance, as if he was ready to make a move at any moment.

Conan: "??????"

This scene left Conan dumbfounded. Seeing the serious look in Ryuno's eyes, he hurriedly said, "Ryuno-nii-san! Don't be impulsive! We can think of other ways!!"

Seeing Conan's panicked expression, Ryuno secretly smiled, then immediately dropped his stance and gracefully got into the car amidst Conan and the man's blank expressions.

"lets go."

Conan: "..."

man:"……"

……

Ten minutes later, the van stopped next to a secluded rock by the sea, and everyone got out of the van.

The familiar ship that appeared before her eyes made Kimiko pause in surprise: "Isn't this the ship from our shop?! Why is it here?"

The long-haired man chuckled, "I asked your boss to prepare it. I even paid her for it~"

Upon hearing the man's words, Kimiko covered her mouth in disbelief.

She never expected that her boss, Chika, would actually agree to the two men's request for money and lend them a boat.

Just then, the long-haired man slapped Kimiko to the ground: "Alright, you're useless now~"

After doing all this, the short-haired man carried the captured Conan forward and said, "This brat tried to escape just now, so I tied him up."

After saying that, the short-haired man placed the knife next to Conan's head and looked at Ryuno: "Get on the boat quickly! Otherwise, we'll throw this brat into the water!"

Seeing this, Longye's face showed a look of "worry" and "fear", and he stepped onto the boat without saying a word.

The long-haired man sneered, "Hmph! You were all talk, but you're just a coward."

After saying that, he also carried several oxygen cylinders and boarded the boat. The short-haired man followed closely behind, carrying Conan onto the boat.

At this moment, Conan smiled bitterly, thinking to himself that if he hadn't been caught, Ryūno would have been able to deal with these two guys long ago.

……

Soon after, the ship sailed directly above the underwater palace.

Under the instructions of the two, Ryuno put on an oxygen tank and a mask, and the short-haired man also put an oxygen tank on Conan, who was tied up.

The next second, the short-haired man used a knife to cut the ropes binding Conan and then casually slashed Conan's arm.

"Ah!" Conan gritted his teeth and shouted.

As soon as Conan made a sound, the short-haired man kicked him into the water. Seeing this, Ryuno also "obediently" jumped in.

Seeing this, the two men smiled at each other and jumped into the sea.

Underwater

Feeling the pain in his arm, Conan's brain started working at lightning speed.

The reason these two brought him and Longye here and slashed his arm was clearly to use them to distract the sharks.

Damn it! What should we do next?!

Just as Conan was thinking of a solution, the shark, which had already smelled the "blood," swam towards them.

Seeing this, the long-haired man ripped the "Level 2 helmet" out of Conan's mouth and swam towards the palace.

The two clearly used Conan as a sacrifice to lure away the "shark".