Gin doesn't want to work hard

"By the way, why are those two women who are with Bourbon looking for you?"

Upon hearing this, Kurosawa recounted what had happened, and finally shrugged.

"I do not know why either."

Conan fell into deep thought.

"Looking at it this way, it really is strange..."

The two women left without any hesitation, seemingly just on a whim to chat with Kurosawa.

"Don't think so much. What about you? How did you end up here? And who are those elementary school kids over there?" Kurosawa interrupted Conan's thoughts.

"They are my classmates, from a couple of days ago..."

Conan briefly told Kurosawa about what had happened recently.

"Wait a minute..." Kurosawa's expression was a little strange.

"Didn't we just meet yesterday? Where do you find the time to do so many things?"

"Huh? What are you talking about, Kurosawa-kun?" Conan looked bewildered. "We last met a week ago!"

Kurosawa: "..."

"Wait a minute, let me catch my breath."

Kurosawa pressed his temples, and indeed, there were subtle changes in the memories in his mind.

Everything else remains the same, except that the events concerning Conan have been brought forward.

Great, that's so Ke Xue!

But it's not a big problem; at least his vacation is still on.

Besides, since a week has already passed, the Big Mac can be sent back!

Thinking about it this way, Kurosawa relaxed a lot.

"Hey, Kurosawa-kun, are you alright?" Conan asked, sounding worried.

"I'm fine." Kurosawa smiled, subtly changing the subject. "You still haven't told me why you came here."

"Oh, this." Conan handed Kurosawa a piece of paper.

"This is a treasure map we found at the entrance of the art museum. We followed the markings on it and ended up passing by here."

Kurosawa looked at the few simple patterns on the paper. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes clearly conveyed a meaning.

"You believe this too?"

Conan blushed slightly.

"Even if it's not a treasure map, it's still an interesting code..."

"No, this must be a treasure map!"

Several children who had heard the keywords gathered around at some point and immediately refuted Conan's words.

"We're sure to find the treasure! Kurosawa-nii, come along too!"

Chapter 25 Treasure

When faced with Ayumi's invitation, Kurosawa instinctively wanted to refuse.

He had no interest in playing house with these elementary school kids.

Just as he was about to speak, a news broadcast from the radio in the coffee shop caught his attention.

"...15,000 maple leaf gold coins are still missing..."

Maple Leaf Gold Coins?

He seemed to have some impression.

Kurosawa's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but look at Conan... the paper in his hand.

So that's how it is. It really is a treasure map.

"Ahem..." Kurosawa changed his mind, "Then let's go together!"

"Yay!" the three elementary school students cheered.

Conan, standing to the side, squinted and chuckled awkwardly.

"Hey, why are you joining in their nonsense!"

Shouldn't we be focusing more on that organization now?

"That Bourbon, and those two women..."

"Stop!" Seeing that Conan was about to continue his long-winded speech, Kurosawa quickly interrupted him.

"First of all, we have no leads right now; secondly, even if we did, a little kid like you couldn't do anything about it."

Ignoring Conan's "Isn't there still your gaze?" look, Kurosawa pointed to the treasure map in his hand.

"So, let's decipher the code above first."

"I think a great detective like me wouldn't be unable to decipher even a simple coded message, would I?"

To prevent Conan from clinging to the organization, Kurosawa subtly provoked him.

As it turns out, this was quite effective.

Conan's attention was indeed diverted, and he subconsciously retorted.

"How could that be! I am..."

"What is it? Conan, what are you and Kurosawa whispering about?"

Ayumi came closer.

Conan froze, then chuckled twice.

"I am, well, a member of the Junior Detective League!"

"We didn't say anything specific, we were just discussing this treasure map!"

“Okay,” Ayumi said, “So, have you found anything?”

Genta and Mitsuhiko also came over, looking at the two expectantly.

Conan felt a little embarrassed and looked to Kurosawa for help.

Kurosawa looked away and said silently.

"Go for it, great detective!"

"This, this..."

Conan stared at the treasure map, trying hard to analyze it and figure something out.

What do these patterns actually represent?

How can things that seem completely unrelated be connected?

If the first tower represents Tokyo Tower, then what is the meaning of the fish pattern at the end?

If we consider this as a map, does the fish also represent a building?

Damn it! There's absolutely no clue!

Conan scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

He stared blankly at the treasure map, his gaze suddenly falling on those three letters.

“ORO”.

What does this mean?

If it's in English...

Conan couldn't figure it out, so he decided to ask someone for help.

"Hey Kurosawa, do you know what 'ORO' means in English?"

Kurosawa yawned and shook his head.

Conan was somewhat disappointed.

"However... in Italian, 'ORO' means gold."

"What?!" Conan was somewhat shocked. "Kurosawa-kun, you actually know Italian?"

Are you focusing on the wrong thing?

Kurosawa said somewhat helplessly, "I learned a little bit before."

He used two fingers to demonstrate.

"Alright." Conan didn't delve into it further and continued.

"In that case, it might really be a treasure map!"

"So what do you think?"

Conan's face fell upon hearing this. "I can only be sure that the top image represents Tokyo Tower. If the bottom image is also a location, then the middle image represents the location between the two."

"It indicates a location..."

Kurosawa looked at the pattern on the paper in Conan's hand and said, "If there's a place nearby that's related to 'fish,' the most likely one is the aquarium."

Conan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "That's right, the aquarium! Then this map represents the route from Tokyo Tower to the aquarium!"

"And the treasure lies somewhere among them!"

"Oh, I see!" The three elementary school students standing nearby suddenly realized.

"In that case, let's hurry up and go!" Ayumi suggested.

"Oh!" Genta and Mitsuhiko agreed.

The three elementary school students immediately rushed out of the coffee shop.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Conan instinctively chased after him.