Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

"The mystery within the castle?"

Katsuo Tabata explained, "I heard that before the great-grandfather passed away, he left a will saying, 'If the secret of the castle can be unlocked, I will give him the most precious treasure of my life.' But I have never been able to understand the meaning of those words."

"I see."

"By the way, hasn't my daughter come back yet? She said she would come back to celebrate my birthday."

As she spoke, Madam Mamiya moved her wheelchair and walked forward.

"Old lady!"

"When she arrives, I'll take her to my room. I'm so happy to see my daughter soon."

After saying that, Madam Mamiya turned a corner and disappeared down the corridor.

Katsuo Tabata sighed and said, "The old lady has been like this ever since that fire."

“She must have been devastated,” Dr. Agasa replied.

Only Zhiyong knew.

This Lady Mamiya is an imposter; the real Lady Mamiya has already been killed by this imposter.

The last words left by the original owner of the castle, the great-grandfather, when he died.

"If he can unlock the secrets of the castle, I will give him the most precious treasure of my life."

Perhaps the lady and the real old lady already knew the meaning of the last words.

But outsiders are unaware of this.

After Master Zhenzhao passed away.

The lady didn't want to stay in this heartbreaking place, so she went abroad to live and even got married there.

He never came back after that.

Only the old lady and her servants remained in the castle.

This fake old lady is actually the housekeeper of the Mamiya family.

She has been working for the Mamiya family for many years.

After learning this secret, she wanted to uncover it and find the treasure to possess.

In order to obtain the treasure.

She then had plastic surgery to look like the old lady and killed her.

Because of her role as the housekeeper, she knew the old lady very well, even if there were some things she didn't know.

She could also pretend that she's old and her memory is failing.

Four years ago, the old lady's daughter returned to celebrate her 80th birthday.

That's when things went wrong.

She pretended to be an old lady, even though some of the servants sensed something was amiss.

But as a servant, one dares not say much about one's master's affairs.

The old lady's daughter, however, was different.

After all, they've lived here for decades.

Although I've rarely seen them in the last two years.

However, problems can also be seen from some details.

In order to avoid being discovered by the old lady's daughter that she was impersonating the old lady.

On the night my daughter returned home.

She went through the secret passage to the tower, then set it on fire, causing the deaths of more than a dozen people.

Thus, everyone the old lady knew perished in the fire.

She didn't need to worry that anyone would discover her identity problem, and she even pretended to be shocked and mentally unstable.

For situations where the situation is unknown, amnesia can be used.

In Zhiyong's view.

She's the ruthless one.

In order to obtain some unknown treasure, he went to great lengths to kill many people and even managed to make himself old and ugly.

This kind of courage is something that not everyone can do.

That's why, of course.

In the end, she learned that the real treasure the great-grandfather spoke of was merely the beautiful scenery of the castle.

That's what caused her mental breakdown.

Zhiyong also felt it wasn't worth it for her.

But he wouldn't sympathize with her either.

There is always a reason why someone is pitiful.

That's just the kind of person she is.

It was all because of greed.

Before they even knew what the treasure was, they started killing many people.

As far as we know...

This time, we will not be able to collect the ghost.

After all, the death happened several years ago.

No one died this time.

His job is simply to protect everyone and prevent them from getting hurt.

It's not a big deal to frighten them a bit; it'll teach them a lesson so they won't act so carelessly in the future.

I am full of curiosity about everything.

However, they don't know how to protect their own safety.

……

Chapter 271 Conan is missing

Conan really enjoys solving mysteries.

Therefore, after the old lady left.

Conan immediately asked, "Uncle, is there a room where I can clearly see the chess pieces in the yard?"

"Can you see the chess pieces in the yard?" Katsuo Tabata asked, puzzled.

“Yes, we want to see chess clearly,” Professor Agasa nodded in agreement.

"Then come with me."

Katsuo Tabata knew that they had been brought here in order to unravel the mystery of the castle.

Therefore, without saying anything more, he led everyone directly to the second floor.

Conan and the others rushed to the window to look down at the chessboard arrangement in the courtyard.

But Zhiyong already knew the outcome.

Therefore, I have little interest in it.

He pretended to look for a moment, then found a place to sit down.

Ai is very unhappy with Tomoyuki's philandering behavior.

Seeing him sit down to rest, he walked over and said, "What's wrong, great detective? Don't you want to solve the mystery of the castle?"

"The mystery of the castle? What's so hard to solve? It's very simple. I already know it," Zhiyong said lazily.

"You know? Then why didn't you say so?" Ai asked incredulously.

"Why would I say it? Is it because they let me stay overnight in the castle? If it weren't for you being here, I wouldn't want to stay here at all to protect your safety," Zhiyong replied.

"I'm afraid it's just an excuse you're using because you can't figure it out," Ai said sarcastically.

"It doesn't matter, believe it or not, I don't care."

"Don't you want to know what the castle's treasure is?"

"Master Mamiya's last words were, 'If anyone can unlock the secrets of the castle, I will give him the most precious treasure of my life.' Don't you think there's something wrong with that?" Zhiyong rolled his eyes.

"What's the problem?"

"From the gardener's introduction, it is clear that Master Mamiya adores his daughter. Moreover, he has no other children, only this one daughter. If he has any treasure, he would definitely leave it to his daughter. How could it be that whoever solves the mystery will receive the treasure?"

"Are you saying this treasure isn't valuable?" Ai asked doubtfully.

Zhiyong shrugged and said, "I can only say that this treasure is precious to Master Mamiya, but it may not be so to others."

After a pause, he continued, "Besides those priceless treasures, such as gold, precious items, and antiques, some items are priceless to certain people. For example, it might be a family portrait, or what Master Mamiya considers to be a beautiful time. Of course, I don't know exactly what it is, but I think it's definitely not the kind of treasure that can be measured by money."

Although she was annoyed with Tomoyuki, Ai thought there was some truth to his reasoning.

Seeing that Ai didn't speak, Zhiyong continued, "Anyway, whether it's right or wrong, I believe Conan can answer it for us. Therefore, for such brain-teasing matters, we should leave it to Conan, that reasoning maniac."

While Zhiyong and Xiao Ai were talking quietly.

"Where did Conan go?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"Wasn't he just here?" Genta asked, puzzled.

Ayumi ran up to them and said, "What? Conan is missing? Wasn't he just in the same room with you?"

"I don't know either. I just turned my head and Conan disappeared," Genta replied.

“Yes, I don’t know where he went,” Mitsuhiko said.

Zhiyong walked over and saw in their room that there was an overturned chair on the floor, several books scattered on the floor, and the cover of the clock on the wall was open.