Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

After all, Ai has been on edge ever since she escaped the organization.

Even though Zhiyong revealed some of his strength to Ai and the others, she still harbored a great fear of the Black Organization deep down.

……

Nagano Prefecture.

In the desolate mountains outside the city.

Zhiyong drove along a road.

"This place is really desolate."

Ai nodded without saying anything.

Zhiyong then asked, "Even if we get the castle, wouldn't we feel afraid living in a place like this?"

Ai said calmly, "Although this place is desolate, the organization won't notice it, so even if I live here, I will feel safe."

Zhiyong didn't say anything more about it.

Anyway, he had a feeling that nothing good would come of this suspenseful night.

After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

The car soon arrived in front of a castle.

Zhi Yong parked the car in the open space.

The two got out of the car.

They looked at the castle before them.

at this time.

Another car drove by.

Zhiyong glanced back, but said nothing.

He continued walking forward with Ai in his arms.

Ai said, "So this is Baldo City. It looks really nice."

"The locals wouldn't call it by that name."

A voice came from behind them.

Zhiyong turned around and saw three people walking towards him.

He knew all three of them.

I never expected to see them here.

These are the three people who had met briefly during the Magic Train murder case.

The person on the far left is Inspector Kenmochi from the Metropolitan Police Department, the person in the middle is Kindaichi, and the person on the far right is Nanase Miyuki.

Ai recognized the people and asked, "What would they call you?"

Officer Kenchi added, "The resting place of the dead."

Nanase Miyuki exclaimed in surprise, "What a terrifying name!"

Zhiyong smiled and said, "Officer Kenmochi, Kindaichi, Nanase, are the three of you also participating in this Night of Suspense?"

Officer Kenchi shook his head and said, "No, they were the two of them who came to participate in the event. I happened to be on vacation and came here to soak in the hot springs, so I just brought them over."

Nanase Miyuki smiled and said, "Your name is Ai, right? We met last time. I never expected to meet you here again."

Kindaichi also said, "I should thank you for saving my life last time. If it weren't for you, I would have sunk into the swamp."

Zhiyong smiled and said, "That's nothing. I've heard that you're quite good at deduction, Kindaichi. I'm looking forward to seeing your brilliant performance on this Night of Suspense."

In the last time, Zhiyong didn't do anything special, so Kindaichi didn't know much about him.

Officer Kenmochi said, "It's a pity I can't participate this time, otherwise I would have been able to see Mr. Sato's wonderful performance."

Nanase Miyuki asked doubtfully, "Is Mr. Sato very good at deduction?"

Officer Kenmochi replied, "Yes, Mr. Sato is also a very capable detective. He has helped Inspector Megure solve many cases. However, he is a low-key person, so not many people know about him. I only heard about him after that case and that's when I started to notice him."

Nanase Miyuki asked, "But last time, he wasn't involved in solving the case, was he?"

Zhiyong replied, "Since we have a famous detective like Kindaichi and several police officers, why would we need my help? So, I'll just slack off."

Nanase Miyuki also said, "Then you'd better work hard, Aichi. The final winner this time will get this castle, so all the participants will definitely work very hard."

Kindaichi exclaimed in surprise, "What? Miyuki, what did you just say? You said the final winner will get this castle?"

Nanase Miyuki said in confusion, "That's strange. Don't you know? It's written on the invitation."

Kindaichi waved his hand and said, "Then let's hurry up and go. Hurry up, Miyuki, Sato, you two hurry up too."

After saying that, he ran towards the castle.

Nanase Miyuki also shouted, "Wait a minute!" and ran inside after Kindaichi.

Ai said, "Let's not stand at the door anymore, let's go into the castle first."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Okay, Officer Jianchi, we'll go in too."

Officer Kenchi replied, "Alright then, I'm going to the hot springs too. I'll come pick them up in four days, and then we'll see who wins."

Zhiyong smiled and said, "Then we'll see you later."

After he finished speaking, he led Ai into the castle.

Ai said calmly, "I remember you said last time that Kindaichi has the attributes of a Grim Reaper. Now that we've met him here, will there be cases happening here too?"

Zhiyong sighed and said, "I thought this trip would be a pleasant one since Conan and Mori aren't here. I never expected to run into Kindaichi here. Now, no matter what, you have to stay by my side."

Ai shrugged.

She had already experienced Conan's death-dealing nature firsthand.

As long as Conan is around.

When they go camping or playing, problems often arise.

Now that they've encountered another one, things are unlikely to turn out well.

Ai also said, "It seems that we won't be able to get this castle this night of suspense. What a pity."

Zhiyong rubbed Xiao Ai's head and said, "If you want a castle, I can build one for you, or you can buy one. It's not a big deal anyway."

Ai glanced at Zhiyong but didn't say anything.

When the two reached the door.

Kindaichi, Nanase Miyuki, and a foreign woman were standing at the doorway.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you going in?"

Nanase Miyuki replied, "We knocked on the door, but no one answered, so we waited for you to come in so we could go in together."

Zhiyong smiled and said, "That means you can figure out the door yourself and enter without anyone having to open it."

After saying that, he pressed the doorknob and turned it gently, and the door opened.

After opening the door, there was a passageway inside, with a candle placed at regular intervals on the walls on both sides of the passageway.

Despite the presence of candles, the passageway still felt dimly lit.

The atmosphere alone was enough to send chills down one's spine.

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Chapter 519 The Code for the First Challenge

Although inside the passageway.

It sends chills down your spine.

But there was Zhiyong holding Xiao Ai's hand and walking ahead.

The three of them followed behind.

"Oh, look over there, there are some scary people."

Kindaichi suddenly shouted and hugged the foreign beauty next to him.

Nanase Miyuki said with dissatisfaction, "It's just a wax figure, why are you so scared? You're not trying to take advantage of me, are you?"

Jin Tianyi looked towards the distance.

On both sides of the passage.

Two rows of wax figures stand like guards.

He then awkwardly let go of the beautiful woman.

In fact, Zhiyong shared the same opinion as Nanase Miyuki; otherwise, why would he hug that foreign beauty instead of Nanase Miyuki next to him?

This made Zhiyong truly admire Kindaichi.

He didn't say anything about it.

The five people followed the lit candles and arrived at the door of a room.

Once you reach the door, you can hear voices coming from inside the room.

Zhiyong stepped forward and opened the door; the room was very bright.

There are already several people inside.

When the door was opened, they all stopped and looked at the group of people.

Zhi Yong smiled and said, "Hello, we are also participants in the Night of Suspense."

Nanase Miyuki exclaimed in surprise, "Is it Tagikawa Ho?"

As she spoke, she walked up to a woman and said, "Are you Ms. Takigawa? I am a big fan of yours."

Takigawa Ho smiled and said, "Hello, thank you for your support."

A middle-aged man sitting next to me said, "Oh, your novel's readers are all women and children."