Conan Rick's Investigator

Conan wanted to stop him and ask, "Where are you staying tonight?", but Mr. Clock left without looking back, his figure drowned in the darkness of the corridor.

What a weirdo...

Conan complained silently in his heart.

When Yuan Tai saw Mr. Zhong leave, his suppressed heart began to stir again. He asked tentatively, "Does this mean we can move freely now?"

Ai Huiyuan put her hands behind her back and walked to the window. She looked at the beams of light that kept passing by outside the window and said calmly, "From what that person said, it should be so."

Yuan Tai was delighted, "Great! I can go to the kitchen to eat!"

"Please..." Conan sighed helplessly, "You just finished your meal, why are you hungry so soon?"

Yuan Tai patted his stomach a little aggrievedly, "But I'm not full. I'm only six-tenths full now."

Before Conan could reply, Mitsuhiko said, "This is not good. If Mr. Clock finds out, you might get scolded by him, right?"

Ayumi nodded and agreed: "I also think Mr. Clock can be quite scary sometimes..."

As soon as Mr. Clock was mentioned, "Teidan Fat Tiger" Yuan Tai instantly deflated again, with his hands hanging down at his sides in despair.

Conan felt relieved when he saw that Genta gave up the idea of stealing food from the kitchen.

After all, Mr. Zhong is an unknown person to them. Although he is not necessarily a bad person, he is definitely not someone who is easy to deal with.

This can be seen from the fact that he suggested Yuriko Matsunaka to find the Junior Detective League and notified the parents of the Junior Detective League in advance.

In this case, it is better to solve the puzzle as soon as possible and leave this place.

Thinking in his mind, Conan took out his notebook and wrote down the puzzle that he had memorized after listening to it once.

When the horns on the bull's head disappear and its tail becomes its head, an angel will descend from heaven and blow a trumpet. The sound of the trumpet is where the treasure is.

First, we need to clarify what "when the horns on the bull's head disappear" means.

Conan thought about it and the most straightforward understanding was to interpret "bull head" as the bull statue in the Angel's Hall, and "horns" as the horns on the bull statue's head.

But the problem is that there are too many cow statues in the Angel Hall, and it is really a hassle to find a "cow" without horns.

Moreover, most adults can understand this meaning. If the puzzle is really related to the "cow statue without horns", it would probably have been solved long ago.

So we should understand it from other perspectives...

Conan sat cross-legged on the carpet with a small notebook and began to decrypt the code.

……

Outside the North Building where the Junior Detective League is located, Qin Zhibo hid behind the North Building under the Angel Lighthouse and sat on a slightly hidden step.

He wrote the puzzle word for word on the paper and immediately saw the investigation point.

【Secret Word Survey√】

When the horns on the ox's head disappear, it refers to the Chinese character "牛" (cow) with the top part removed, resulting in the character "午" (noon). The direction of "午马" (noon horse) in the twelve Earthly Branches is due south, and the time is "午时" (noon hour) - meaning the Angel of the South at 12:00 noon...

This riddle seems short, but it is difficult to decipher.

It even uses traditional Chinese character puzzles, the twelve Earthly Branches, and the twelve hours of the day.

But when Qin Zhibo saw these contents, he thought of the Southern Angel Base that was accidentally opened when he came here at noon today.

At twelve o'clock noon, the high voltage electricity of the Southern Angel Base was just released. By mistake, he let the bait doll enter it and obtained the Panester fragment.

So that was part of the puzzle.

That is to say, Yin Shichuan Gangsan did not realize the true function of the Panester fragments and regarded the fragments as part of the puzzle of the will.

However, Mr. Clock is not good at solving puzzles like humans. He can never solve the first sentence of this puzzle by himself.

Now it has found the "help" of the Young Detective League, especially Conan. With Conan's reasoning ability, it is only a matter of time before the mystery is solved.

But this also happened to be what Qin Zhibo wanted.

[…When the tail becomes the head, an angel will descend from heaven and blow the trumpet, and that tone is where the treasure is.

This means that the Angel of the North, corresponding to the Angel of the South, will descend from the sky and use other searchlights to shine on the Angel of the North. The resulting trumpet-shaped shadow will indicate the location of the final treasure.

This sentence is not easy to understand, but it is not that important to Qin Zhibo.

Just the first sentence is enough to "give someone a taste of his own medicine".

Qin Zhibo stood up and was about to leave when his stomach growled.

Qin Zhibo has not eaten since he had some quick food from a convenience store in Gunma Prefecture at noon.

There was no option to stay overnight at the Angel's House in his original plan, so he didn't prepare any food.

People are iron, and rice is steel, so you panic if you don't eat a meal.

Let's get some food first...

……

North Hall.

Although Mr. Clock did not arrange accommodation for them, Conan and the Junior Detective League found a clean servant's room on the second floor.

There are six beds in a room, which is just enough for everyone to stay in, so they can sleep together and take care of each other at night.

Conan sat cross-legged on the bed, drew a bird's-eye view of the entire Angel's House on a piece of straw paper, and then continued to analyze the puzzle.

But even after thinking about it for another half an hour, he still had no clue about the first sentence of the puzzle.

If there is no previous heir to the will, Conan might also try to search according to the clues of the cow sculpture.

But now that we know there are other heirs to the will, the puzzle can't be that simple.

Moreover, it is too dangerous to take a group of primary school students to search for cow sculptures one by one in a courtyard with a security system at night.

Although Conan is an elementary school student, he always regards himself as a parent who is both a father and a mother in this small team.

Fortunately, since Haibara Ai joined the team, some of the pressure on Conan has been relieved, and now he just needs to be a father.

Mitsuhiko: "Conan, haven't you solved the puzzle yet?"

Genta: "Conan, how long do we have to wait? I can't wait to go out and look for treasure!"

Ayumi: "Conan, don't worry, we still have plenty of time, right?"

Mitsuhiko: "Conan, I think the puzzle may be related to the cow sculpture. Why don't we go outside and look for sculptures related to 'cow'? Maybe..."

Conan was burning his brain cells on the bed, and the three little ones were sitting by the bed watching, eagerly waiting for Conan's answer.

Even Yuriko Matsunaka, the heir to the will, was not as excited as the three of them. She lay down on the bed early, but she didn't close her eyes and was thinking about something in her mind.

But after only half an hour, several people lost their patience and started chattering.

This made Conan, who was already clueless, even more annoyed, and he looked up and yelled at several people.

"Can you please be quiet for a moment?"

The three little ones were so frightened by the violent Ke that their shoulders trembled. They all hushed and moved away from the bed in a hurry.

Seeing this, Haibara Ai, who had been standing far away, took the initiative to walk over, crossed one leg on the edge of the bed, and leaned towards Conan.

"If I were that wealthy man named Yin Shichuan, I might focus on utilizing the four angels in the four directions..."

Haibara Ai leaned her body and calmly uttered her suggestions, which made Conan's eyes light up.

Indeed, after all, this place is the House of Angels, and the construction of four angels may have some significant meaning in itself.

And the second sentence of the puzzle mentions "angel", which should be a hint...

Conan's brain was digesting Haibara Ai's suggestion, but he smelled a faint sweet orange scent in his nose.

This is the scent of shampoo, coming from Haibara Ai's hair.

Conan's eyes tilted and he caught a glimpse of Haibara Ai's uneven brown hair.

Further down the hair, beneath the thin curved eyebrows were eyes that were both wise and a little sad, and the pretty face was looking intently at the bird's-eye view on the straw paper.

If you look closely, this guy is really pretty...

When the two bodies were less than five centimeters apart, Conan realized that Haibara Ai was actually a beauty.

At this moment, Haibara Ai raised her eyes and saw Conan looking at her.

The childhood memories of the two of us are like this: you are in me and I am in you.

But then, Haibara Ai closed her eyes calmly and retreated to the window calmly, with a perfect sense of distance and proportion.

Conan was also stunned for a moment, turned his head and continued to analyze the puzzle.

But at this time, Yuantai started to act up again.

"I need to go to the bathroom."

Mitsuhiko also echoed, "I want to go to the bathroom too..."

The two of them covered their crotches, and it looked like they were doing that.

It's rare that these two are so sensible that they even know to ask Conan for instructions.

Just as Conan was about to respond, Haibara Ai stepped forward and said, "Do you want me to go with you?"

Genta and Mitsuhiko quickly shook their heads like rattles, "No need, no need, we can go by ourselves."

With that, the two of them pushed open the door and left the room.

Conan on the bed was worried, so he turned around and reminded her, "Don't forget to go and come back quickly."

"understood!"

Peng.

The door closed and the two left.

Without the two most talkative people, the room suddenly became much quieter.

Conan continued to solve the puzzle, making gestures on the straw paper.

Ayumi quietly came to Haibara Ai and whispered something into her ear.

After saying that, Huibara Ai thought for a moment and nodded.

"Ok."

"Thank you, Ai."

The two girls didn't know what agreement they had reached, but they pushed the door open and were about to leave.

Conan noticed the two men's actions and asked, "What are you doing out here so late?"

"Going to the bathroom." Huibara Ai replied.

"Oh……"

Conan simply responded without giving any other instructions. After all, he felt more at ease with Haibara Ai following him.

Peng.

The door closed again, and there were only two people left in the room that originally held six people.

Conan glanced at the other person across the bed. Yuriko Matsunaka was lying on her side facing the other direction and had not made a sound for a long time.

Maybe he's already asleep?

Conan didn't think much about it and continued to analyze the puzzle.

But even with Haibara Ai's hint, he still didn't understand what the riddle meant.

Cows and horns, what do these have to do with "angels"?

And why would an angel fall from the sky? Could it be that the angel statue built by Yin Shichuan Gangsan can fly?

Conan, feeling extremely anxious, ruffled his hair and fiddled with his pencil with his fingers out of boredom.

Without the hint, this puzzle is really hard to solve...

But if Qin Zhibo were here, it would probably be solved quickly, right?

Conan couldn't think of the answer, and his thoughts suddenly drifted to Qin Zhibo who was "far away".

In addition to his terrifying observation and reasoning abilities, Qin Zhibo's decryption skills have also been demonstrated many times, which amazed Conan.

If the 24-hour limit is about to expire, would you consider calling Qin Zhibo?

Conan carries an earring-shaped pocket phone with him, which allows him to contact the outside world at any time.