Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Tagikawa's expression darkened as she said, "My readers come from all walks of life, Mr. Bando."

Bando said dismissively, "Oh, I really didn't know that."

Tagikawa said calmly, "How about this, instead of just commenting on other people's works, you should write a few mystery novels yourself so that the public can also enjoy them. What do you think?"

Bando replied, "What do you mean by that? Writing reviews is also a form of creative work."

While the two were arguing, a middle-aged woman sitting next to Bando was smoking.

She stood up and walked to Kindaichi's side, explaining to him softly.

"Bando Kuzaburo is a mystery novel critic who once criticized the mystery novels written by Takigawa Ho as utterly worthless."

Kindaichi said in disbelief, "You really know a lot."

She smiled and said, "I'm a detective. My name is Touma Megumi. Nice to meet you, Kindaichi."

Kindaichi asked in surprise, "You know me?"

Megumi Touma replied, "I'm a detective. You and your grandfather are both very famous in our detective industry."

Zhiyong, feeling quite bored, asked, "What are you all doing here? Are you waiting for everyone to arrive?"

When Megumi pointed to a door, she said, "Look over there, there's a note on that door. It's a door that can't be opened."

A man approached and said, "This should be the first challenge of the Night of Suspense. Are you the grandson of the famous detective Kindaichi Kosuke? I am a reporter who specializes in reporting on criminal cases. My name is Maki Hitoshi. Nice to meet you."

"Hello."

Zhiyong was also very surprised. He never expected that Kindaichi would be so highly regarded by these people just because he was Kindaichi Kosuke's grandson.

A middle-aged man standing there said, "NOOW, that's strange, what kind of code could this be?"

Beside the middle-aged man, a sitting boy said, "Could it be that even Richard Anderson, the renowned criminal psychologist in Britain, is helpless against this code?"

Richard asked, "And what about you? Your uncle is a famous detective in Los Angeles. As his nephew, Edward Colombo, what are your thoughts?"

Edward shrugged and said, "If it were my uncle, he would certainly know the meaning of the code."

Jin Tianyi looked at the coded message on the door.

He smiled and said, "It's very simple."

Nanase Miyuki asked in surprise, "You untied it, didn't you?"

"That's upside down, isn't it?"

A voice came from over.

Everyone, please take a look.

Then another young man entered.

When Zhiyong saw this person, he was surprised to find that it was another acquaintance.

This man was Kengo Akechi, the same one he had met during the Magic Train Murder Case, a police inspector from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division.

Although he is not Inspector Megure's direct superior, it is still remarkable that he has achieved such a position at such a young age.

Besides his family background, his own abilities were also a very important reason.

Mingzhi walked to the door, took the note down, and turned it over.

These four letters then became "NOOW".

He then said, "NOOW means the moon."

Nanase Miyuki asked in confusion, "The moon, but what does that mean?"

Kindaichi replied, "The clue is in this room."

Zhiyong was very annoyed by the two men's pretentious behavior.

Upon seeing the note, he had already figured out the meaning of the code.

Based on the meaning of the code.

He then looked at the wax figure standing beside the door.

Among them, there are wax figures on the left and right sides of the door, with one of the wax figures holding up a sun.

On the other side, the figure should be holding up the moon, but the moon in the wax figure's hand has its semi-circular curve pointing downwards.

Therefore, Zhiyong guessed what the activated mechanism was.

He didn't say anything, but went straight to the door and stood in front of the wax figure.

Zhiyong directly used his hands to turn the circular arc upwards.

The door, which was originally impossible to open, opened automatically immediately.

Just now.

Just as Kindaichi finished speaking, Akechi was about to say something, but Tomoyuki was one step ahead and had already triggered the mechanism, opening the door to his great surprise.

Akechi looked at him for a moment before saying, "You must be Sato, the one who often solves cases with Mori. I've heard people talk about you, but your reputation has never spread. I thought you were just Mori's assistant. Now I know that you are indeed very good at reasoning."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "No, no, Inspector Zhi, you are so young to become an inspector, your abilities are beyond question. The final winner of this Night of Suspense will be between you and Kindaichi. Congratulations in advance."

Those nearby were quite annoyed, but they had been sitting there for a long time and still hadn't figured out the meaning of the code.

But they had only just arrived when they already knew the result, which was a huge blow to them.

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Chapter 520 A Night of Suspense

At that moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the opened door.

He said expressionlessly, "Welcome to Bardo Castle, fellow participants of the Night of Suspense. My name is Minamiyama Shunzo, and I am here to serve you. Please come this way; Lord Redram is waiting for you."

Kindaichi asked in confusion, "Redram?"

Mingzhi explained, "This is the owner of this castle, and also the host of this Night of Suspense."

Everyone followed behind Nanzan Shunzo and arrived at the door of a room.

Nanzan Shunzo then said, "Lord Redram is in this room with the large fireplace, waiting for you to take a seat. Please come in."

After saying that, he opened the door to the room.

Everyone entered the hall.

On the left side of the hall was a fireplace, which was already lit, making the room very warm.

However, there was no one in the hall. But when they looked to one side, they were all very surprised.

Because on the right side of the hall, there were wax figures, some standing and some sitting, and these wax figures were exactly like these people.

Kindaichi exclaimed in surprise, "These are wax figures just like ours!"

Ai also said, "No wonder we had to send in a recent photo, as well as our height and weight, when we registered. It turns out the purpose was to make these wax figures."

at this time.

A weathered voice rang out.

"Welcome to my Wax Figure Castle, contestants of the Night of Suspense. I wonder if you all like the gifts I have prepared for you. You are all outstanding detectives selected from the entries around the world. Now, let me introduce the list of contestants."

"British criminal psychologist Richard Anderson."

"My uncle is a famous detective in Los Angeles, and he has solved many cases himself. Edward Cullenpo."

"Touma Megumi, the president of the Touma Detective Agency."

"Kusaburo Bando, a critic of mystery novels."

"Takigawa Ho, the queen of mystery fiction in the island nation."

"Maria Fissudmei, a genius girl who became a forensic pathologist for the German police at the age of nineteen."

"The up-and-coming crime reporter, Maki Hitoshi."

"Superintendent Kengo Akechi, an elite detective from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division."

"Kindaichi Kosuke's grandson, high school detective Kindaichi Hajime, and his companion Nanase Miyuki."

"High school detective Sato Tomoyuki and his partner Haibara Ai".

"To the twelve contestants above, I hereby offer the ownership of this Bardo Castle, valued at 200 million yuan, as the final prize for winning this Night of Suspense. I now declare the Night of Suspense at Bardo Castle officially open. I look forward to your brilliant performances."

"Boom!"

Nanase Miyuki asked in surprise, "What is that sound?"

Everyone looked out the window, following the sound.

However, the drawbridge at the castle gate is slowly rising.

Everyone was very surprised.

Takigawa Ho asked loudly, "What's going on?"

Junzo Nanzan replied, "This is to allow everyone to concentrate more on reasoning. During these four days, please do not leave the castle, otherwise it will be considered as withdrawal."

Bando Kyusaburo exclaimed in surprise, "What? You mean we'll be locked up in the castle for the next four days?"

Junzo Nanzan continued, "In addition to this, to ensure the fairness of the event, you are not allowed to ask others to help you cheat, and you are also prohibited from contacting the outside world. Please also hand over your mobile phones, which I will keep safe. When you leave, I will return your mobile phones to you."

Megumi Touma asked, "Do I have to hand over my phone too?"

Takigawa Hoya also said, "Even if it's a mystery game, isn't this going a bit too far?"

"That's right."

Nanzan Shunzo said expressionlessly, "These are the rules of the Suspense Night event. If you are unwilling to pay, you will be considered to have forfeited your participation."

After hearing what he said, everyone had no other choice.

They had no choice but to take out their phones.

Zhiyong had already guessed this, so they had changed their phones before they arrived.

Although today's mobile phones have fewer functions than those of later generations, and it's not like in the future, where you can go anywhere in the world just by having a mobile phone in hand.

However, it is now also an important communication tool and an indispensable item.