Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Sirius exclaimed, "Those are Russian letters!"

Kogoro Mouri guessed, "This must be the machine that opens the basement door, right?!"

"But we still need the password," Conan pondered.

"Memory, it must be the Russian word for memory!" Kogoro Mori said confidently.

Inui interrupted, "I think it's Mr. Kiichi's name!"

"The Magician of the End of the Century, the strange words that Ms. Kosaka heard when she was a child."

Ai Haibara couldn't stand it anymore and, while speaking, pressed the Russian text for "The Magician of the End of the Century".

Seeing everyone staring at Ai Haibara, Kitagawa Taki stepped forward, ruffled Ai Haibara's hair, and said with a smile, "This child has always been so smart!"

With everyone watching, Ai Haibara couldn't really react.

Chapter 131 Matryoshka Dolls

Tokyo.

Inside an apartment in Beika Town.

Takagi Wataru lay on the bed, bound hand and foot, with even his eyes covered by a black cloth.

Poor Officer Takagi had no idea why he was kidnapped or how long he had been held captive.

Fortunately, it seemed the kidnappers didn't intend to harm him and promised to release him in two days at most.

The kidnapper was none other than Terai Kinosuke, and he had to ensure that the real Takagi Wataru would not appear until the Kuroba Kaito operation was over.

……

The office on the first floor of the castle.

With a loud roar, the floor beneath them began to move, perhaps because it hadn't moved for many years, and a large amount of smoke and dust billowed out.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a set of stone steps appeared before everyone's eyes.

"It's really solved!"

The group went inside with flashlights in hand, with "Takagi Wataru" at the very back.

Kitagawa Taki slowed his pace and walked alongside "Takagi Wataru".

"Why did you steal the Egg of Memories?" Kitagawa Taki asked with interest.

Upon hearing Kitagawa Taki's words, Kuroba Kaito's lips twitched; he knew that Kitagawa Taki had seen through him again.

He didn't know where his disguise was flawed, and why Kitagawa Taki could see through it so easily every time.

Kitagawa Taki is really strange; he's always invincible against everyone else.

Kaito Kuroba replied in a low voice, "It's a long story."

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Kuroba Kaito and let him go for the time being.

The two quickened their pace and followed.

Sileo asked, "Miss Kosaka, why is the password 'The Magician of the End of the Century'?"

Natsumi Kosaka: "Perhaps it's my great-grandfather's title! My great-grandfather participated in the 1900 World's Fair when he was sixteen years old, and later went to Russia."

"I see, 1900 was indeed the end of the century." Kogoro Mouri said, holding a lighter in one hand. "This basement is really deep!"

This basement is perhaps better described as an underground space.

The group walked for a long time, but they were still in the underground passage, and had not reached the end.

"It feels so eerie down there!" Sonoko tugged at Kitagawa Taki's clothes, a little scared. "Is there some kind of ghost or monster down there?"

Kitagawa Taki reassured him, "Don't worry, it doesn't exist."

A few minutes later, the group was blocked by a stone wall.

The flashlight beam shone on the wall, revealing many birds carved into it.

In the very center is a two-headed bird with a crown on its head.

Qian Jiang asked, "What kind of mechanism is this?!"

Ai Haibara said, "The double-headed eagle is the symbol of the emperor."

This design is now commonly seen on the emblems and flags of various European countries.

Kaito Kuroba twisted the flashlight, focused the light on one spot, and aimed it at the crown.

The next second, the jewels on the crown suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

boom--

The ground beneath their feet slowly sank.

"Everyone, step back!" Kaito Kuroba shouted urgently.

Everyone did as instructed and retreated, since no one knew what lay below.

Only the stubborn Conan squatted on the sinking ground.

A few seconds later, a cave entrance and a set of stone steps appeared before everyone's eyes.

"What an amazing mechanism!"

Everyone was full of praise.

Stepping inside, I discovered a hidden paradise.

The walls are made of white marble, resembling a giant egg. The circular hall is very spacious, with a coffin in the very center.

Kogoro Mori lit the candles on both sides with a lighter, and the light illuminated most of the hall.

"This coffin is so strange. It has a Western-style design, but it's made of wood." Kogoro Mouri walked up to the coffin and touched it. "And there's even such a big lock on it!"

Kitagawa Taki already knew what was inside the coffin, so he said to Kosaka Natsumi, "Miss Kosaka, where's your key?"

Natsumi Kosaka realized what was happening, took out her key from her handbag, and walked over to unlock the door effortlessly.

"It really is this key!"

"Is something going to jump out of this coffin?" Sonoko couldn't help but hug Kitagawa Taki's arm.

Ran, who hadn't been particularly bothered by what Sonoko said, became a little scared. "Sonoko, don't scare me!"

Kitagawa Taki was both amused and exasperated; Sonoko had probably been watching too many movies.

On the other side, Kogoro Mouri and Kaito Kuroba had already opened the coffin together.

Inside was only a skeleton and a magnificent "egg".

"It's another Egg of Memory!"

Upon seeing this "egg," Qian Jiang and his men's eyes lit up.

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Ms. Kosaka, is this body your great-grandfather?"

Natsumi Kosaka shook her head: "It should be my great-grandmother, because there is only my great-grandfather's grave in the Yokosuka cemetery."

“Miss Kosaka, may I take a look at this Egg of Memories?” Kitagawa Taki stepped forward and asked.

“Okay.” Natsumi Kosaka took the “egg” out of the coffin and handed it to Taki Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Taki opened the lid. "It's empty inside."

"How is this going?"

Everyone else gathered around as well.

With her hands behind her back, Ai Haibara said crisply, "Russian nesting dolls, I guess."

Siryuv, the Russian, slapped his forehead. "How could I not have thought of that! It must be this kind of toy!"

Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled, "Russian...matryoshka dolls?"

"It's a Russian toy where you put a smaller doll inside a larger one," Kitagawa Taki explained, then pointed to the inside of the "egg" and said, "These grooves inside are probably for securing it."

Kogoro Mouri said regretfully, "But the Egg of Memory isn't here!"

“No, it’s right here.” Kitagawa Taki smiled mysteriously.

Everyone else was somewhat taken aback, but only Kaito Kuroba knew that the Egg of Memories was in Taki Kitagawa's hands because he had looked for Shiro Suzuki when he left the ship.

"Akira... Miho, bring me your bag." Kitagawa Taki almost called her by the wrong name.

Akemi Miyano handed her handbag to Taki Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Taki unzipped his jacket and took out the Egg of Memories.

Akemi Miyano's expression was quite strange upon seeing this; she didn't remember having an "egg" in her bag.

Kitagawa Taki casually said, "I specifically borrowed it from Chairman Suzuki before I left."

Then, Kitagawa Taki placed the Egg of Memories into the "egg".

The two eggs of memory fit together perfectly.

But nothing happened.

"Brother Kitagawa, can I take a look?"

Conan felt that these two Memory Eggs were not so simple; there must be some other mechanism involved!

Kogoro Mouri yelled, "What are you looking at, you brat!"

"It's alright, let him take a look." Kitagawa Taki handed the "egg" to Conan.

Conan held the Egg of Memories and examined it closely. He discovered that the surface of the Egg of Memories was also inlaid with glass.

At that moment, Kaito Kuroba asked, "What's this platform for?"

Conan walked over and saw that it was a platform with a hole in the middle.

Seeing the flashlight in Kaito Kuroba's hand, Conan felt as if he had been shot, and instantly understood everything.

Chapter 132 The Sudden Attack