Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"At present, it is most likely an accident. Miss Taozhi's injuries are indeed from a fall."

“Is that so…” Conan pondered.

Since Miss Momo's wounds are indeed from a fall, it's highly likely that this was an accident.

Because when they arrived at the scene, almost everyone from the Jingtang family was already there.

The tower has no entrances or exits, so even if the culprit pushed Miss Peach Branch off the tower, he couldn't possibly have arrived at the scene in such a short time.

No wonder Takeda thought it was an accident.

but……

Thinking of this, Conan looked up at Tatsuno: "Takeda, let's not talk about that now. There's still a mystery that hasn't been solved, isn't there?"

"Yes, you mean the secret passage hidden in this mansion, right?" Longye nodded.

……

Soon after, Longye and the others arrived at the wine cellar inside the mansion.

"Ryūno, is the entrance to the tower here?" Rin asked softly, clinging to Ryūno's arm.

Longye nodded, then looked at everyone and said, "Don't you guys feel there's a familiar smell here?"

As soon as Longye finished speaking, a glint of light flashed in Conan's eyes.

Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately chimed in, "Oh, right! The perfume that auntie was wearing!"

"That's right! That lady was wearing a lot of perfume, and you can definitely smell it here!"

Under Ryūno's watchful gaze, the Junior Detective League walked around, sniffing the perfume in the air.

A moment later, Conan stopped next to a cabinet.

His gaze was fixed on the small round mirror on the cabinet, his brows slightly furrowed.

The flavor here is the strongest!

Thinking of this, Conan touched the small round mirror with his hand.

The moment the small round mirror flipped, a strange sound rang out from behind everyone.

—"Whoosh, bang!"

Chapter 283 Is this scientific? Detective Conan.

Everyone turned to look at the full-length mirror behind them.

The sound just now came from near this mirror.

The group approached the full-length mirror, and strangely, although the mirror reflected the ceiling, it did not reflect them.

Longye pointed to the ceiling and chuckled, "Look there."

Everyone looked up and saw a small projector hanging high above their heads.

Clearly, the image on the full-length mirror was projected by this projector.

The so-called life-size mirror is actually just a "screen".

The sound just now must have been the sound of the original lens of the life-size mirror being put away.

Before Conan and the others could react, Ryūno reached out and pushed aside the "mirror," then took Ran's hand and led her inside.

After seeing Ryuno and the other two disappear from sight, Conan and the others hesitated for a moment before following them inside.

Inside the secret passage.

Ryuno and Ran walked slowly into the dark corridor, and soon a full-length mirror appeared in front of them.

Looking at her slender reflection and Ryūno's image in the mirror, Ran couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

The next moment, Longye flicked the mirror with his hand, and the mirror instantly flipped over.

Ryūno and Rin's originally slender figures instantly became "round and plump".

Encouraged by Ryūno, Rin also reached out and adjusted the mirror.

Then, the mirror slowly rose up, and a door appeared in front of the two of them.

Just as Xiaolan was about to touch the doorknob, Longye stopped her.

"Xiaolan, this is just a projection made of a mirror. It's not a real door~"

"Huh? But this really does look like a door!"

Seeing Xiaolan's adorable pout, Longye chuckled and picked her up in his arms.

"Oh! Longye, how can you be here..." Xiaolan looked up at Longye shyly and whispered.

"What are you thinking about?" Longye gently lowered his head and touched Xiaolan, then hugged Xiaolan and took a few steps forward.

Just as Xiaolan was wondering what was going on, a mechanism on the floor suddenly activated, and the two of them fell down.

—"Ouch!"

Before Xiaolan could speak again, Longye gently "landed" her in his arms.

After landing, Ryūno put Rin down.

Xiaolan looked at Longye in surprise. No wonder Longye had picked her up earlier; it turned out to be because of this mechanism!

The next moment, Longye took Xiaolan's arm and slowly moved forward, and many mirrors appeared in front of the two of them.

Looking at the "multiple versions of herself" in the mirror, Xiaolan suddenly remembered what Jingtang Qin had said before.

"Longye, my senior's older brother said that after he disappeared, he grew bigger and smaller, and then gradually increased in number. Could this be what he meant?!"

"That's right. His so-called disappearance was actually just him accidentally stumbling into this secret room. The changes in size and number that he saw were actually the concave and convex mirrors we encountered along the way."

"That's it~"

After walking for a while, the two suddenly saw a figure.

Xiaolan immediately looked at Longye, and tightened her grip on his arm slightly due to nervousness.

Feeling the constantly changing soft touches on his body, Longye's lips curled up slightly.

The next moment, Ryūno spoke directly: "Mr. Nagase Kensaku, may I ask what you are doing here?"

Xiaolan was stunned when she heard the name Longye mentioned.

Kensaku Nagase?

Isn't this the person Senior Mirror Hall mentioned before, the one who might know about the Black Tower organization?

Upon hearing Tatsuno's voice, Nagase Kensaku turned on his flashlight and replied apologetically, "Sorry, actually I..."

With Kensaku Nagase's explanation, Tatsuno and Ran also learned what had happened.

In fact, he had always known about the "secret passage" leading to the Black Tower, and in recent years he had been repairing the place.

The so-called treasure actually refers to the various interesting mechanisms in the secret passages and the black tower.

The previous patriarch, who was also the grandfather of Senior Sister Jingtang, had instructed him not to tell the current head of the Jingtang family, Jingtang Wang, about this matter.

Once he finds out, he will definitely dismantle these mechanisms and the black tower immediately.

The previous patriarch asked him to guard this mansion and keep this secret until his senior's elder brother, Jing Tangqin, inherits it.

But over the years, Jingtang Qin has shown no intention of inheriting the family business and has forgotten what he told his grandfather and mother when he was a child.

"If the amusement park inside the tunnel could be opened, everyone would have a great time! When I grow up, I'm going to show everyone this dreamlike amusement park!"

He returned to the tower to begin the restoration work, hoping to remind Jingtang Qin of his childhood promise.

After saying that, Nagase Ken used his flashlight to shine on the nearby stairs and led Tatsuno and Ran upstairs.

……

same moment.

Inspector Megure and Officer Takagi have finished questioning all members of the Kyoudo family.

Just then, Officer Takagi suddenly exclaimed, "Inspector, where is Kensaku Nagase, the guy we questioned earlier?!"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately looked around.

They then discovered that not only was Kensaku Nagase missing, but Ryuno and the Detective Boys were also gone.

Since there are police officers on duty at the gate of the mansion, it can be confirmed that they are still inside the mansion.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to send people to search, the base of the Black Tower suddenly began to shake violently.

"Boom, boom boom"

To everyone's astonishment, the black tower suddenly "grew taller," and an entrance emerged from the ground, appearing before them.

The next moment, Longye's voice came from the top of the black tower.

"Inspector Megure! Please come in, everyone~"

Five minutes later, Inspector Megure and Conan and the others, who arrived late, climbed to the top of the tower together.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to question Tatsuno about what had happened, Conan's voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.

"Huh~ Is that a nail clipping stuck to this button?"

Upon hearing this, Officer Takagi immediately stepped forward and began the inspection.

After examining the fingernail closely, Inspector Takagi exclaimed in surprise, "Inspector! Judging from the color of this fingernail fragment... this could be the victim's fingernail!"

Inspector Megure's eyes widened as he turned to Ryūno: "Ryūno, it seems you were right! So, does that mean Lady Kyoudō fell after climbing the tower?"

"I guess she fell because of external interference."

After speaking, Longye stepped forward and pressed the blue button next to the small door at the top of the tower.

To everyone's astonishment, a holographic image of the previous patriarch's head appeared in mid-air, accompanied by his loud laughter.

After the laughter stopped, the image transformed into specks of colorful light and disappeared into the air.

After witnessing this exaggerated scene, Inspector Megure exclaimed, "No wonder Mrs. Kagami suddenly screamed and fell from the tower! It was a hologram, wasn't it? That must have been the most cutting-edge technology back then..."

Upon hearing this, Longye narrowed his eyes.

Cutting-edge technology?