Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 1618 They are actually brothers!

"How could Shinichi Kudo, who was just in elementary school at the time, solve the puzzles filled with Chinese characters on his own? Therefore, if those puzzles were designed for Shinichi Kudo at the time, they would not have been so difficult..."

Slowly widening her eyes, Xiao Ai couldn't help but look at Gao Yuan in shock because she heard the truth that she had never heard from Conan and Xiaolan. She was extremely surprised by the fact that he knew -

Even Edogawa and the other two witnesses did not notice the problem...

Or, for them at that time, Mao Lilan did not have enough knowledge and did not have the curiosity of Kudo Shinichi, so she naturally would not take the initiative to notice the problem. Although Kudo Shinichi was curious and smart, he learned some knowledge beyond his age at that time, but at that time his self-righteousness also prevented him from seeing the truth...

Therefore, in their narration of their personal experiences of the incident, each of them only recounted their subjective memories, and naturally did not notice the aberration in the incident itself.

Just as Gao Yuan said, the puzzles were beyond the ability of a child of that age to solve. Even Edogawa needed the assistance of Dr. Agasa to fully understand the puzzles. Therefore...

"So that's not a puzzle for children. Normally, when faced with this kind of puzzle, children should ask adults for help. So, logically speaking, these puzzles will naturally end up in the hands of Kudo Shinichi's parents - that is, his father, Kudo Yusaku."

  While Xiao Ai was thinking, Gao Yuan continued speaking:

"But Kudo Shinichi is Kudo Shinichi after all. How could he let others interfere when he was asked to accept the challenge? So he solved the puzzles head-on, but even so, the final answer was not correct. After all..."

"After all, if the person who gave the riddle wanted Kudo Shinichi and the others to watch the sunset, then after Mao Lilan left the words of thanks in the wallet and put it back in the library, the wallet should have been taken away by that person, but..."

  At this point, Xiao Ai finally spoke up:

"That wallet is still intact in the library of Teitan Elementary School. After so many years, no one has taken it."

So, Gao Yuan was a little surprised when he heard Xiao Ai say this:

"Have you seen it?"

  Being able to say this, thinking back to the original work, Gao Yuan wondered if the plot in the original work where the Junior Detective Team and others found the wallet in the library of Teitan Elementary School had already happened?

So, Gao Yuan thought so, and at the same time felt embarrassed -

I thought I was telling a secret story, but if I found out that the story about the wallet had already happened, then Ai obviously knew where the story was going, so what did my story just say?

  However, Xiao Ai also explained this matter:

"Yes, in the school library. I heard Edogawa tell the first half of the story, but he didn't finish the second half because of something else. So the child later went to the lady at the agency to ask about the follow-up story...

"So, what you are telling me now is the first time I know it."

  After hearing this, I realized that this is how things turned out. That is to say, Conan did not finish the story in one go, which means that he has not yet discovered the problem with the puzzle itself in the story?

Gao Yuan felt a little better, but his expression remained calm. He nodded slightly to Xiao Ai and continued:

"Yes, then you should have seen that the wallet was left there intact and no one took it away. Therefore, Kudo Shinichi's reasoning at the time was wrong. The other party's real purpose was not to let them watch the sunset, and the puzzle has not been solved yet.

"After all, if they were asked to look towards the setting sun from their current location, there would be no need for the final symbol to be like that. Therefore, the real puzzle only appeared after Kudo Shinichi found all the locations, and the final symbol was a hint...

"Tip: Replace the previous locations with map symbols, then connect them together, and then follow the instructions of the last symbol, so that you will eventually form an English word -

"Oxhide." "Oxhide?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ai was a little dazed, but then she immediately thought of:

"Is that the leather wallet?"

"Yes, the real key is actually in that cowhide wallet. As long as you open the wallet, you can see the real message that the person who left the wallet behind wants to convey..."

Gao Yuan said affirmatively.

"So, now the wallet is still there intact, so the mystery is not solved at all!"

She was a little surprised at first, but then she thought that the reason for this result was due to Kudo Shinichi's self-righteousness, and she couldn't help but chuckle, and no longer felt any regrets.

So, listening to Xiao Ai's words, Gao Yuan nodded, but then shook his head, which made Xiao Ai very confused:

"That's right, judging by the wallet. But... as far as I know, in the end, the person who left these puzzles received the answer from the person he really wanted to ask."

Recalling the original plot, Gao Yuan smiled bitterly:

"The message left in the wallet should be a question mark. This is actually what the person who left the message wanted to ask Kudo Yusaku. But in the end, as you saw, the wallet was not opened, but Kudo Yusaku still wrote back to the person, and the content of the letter was an exclamation mark."

"A question mark... and then an exclamation mark..."

Listening to Gao Yuan's story, Xiao Ai couldn't help but be surprised——

You knew what was inside the wallet before you even opened it? So you've met that person, right?

"Is this an imitation of the story of the two letters with only punctuation marks between the famous French writer Victor Hugo and the publisher after he completed the manuscript of Les Miserables?"

With a silent smile, Xiao Ai pointed out a similar story behind this with his erudition, and then couldn't help but look at Gao Yuan, wanting to hear what he wanted to say with this story. He wouldn't just want to tell him a story about Kudo Shinichi on a whim, right?

  At this point, when Gao Yuan finished speaking, he let out a long sigh and finally came to the most crucial point:

"Originally, I thought that the two of them were both enemies and friends, and that Kudo Yusaku was clearly better. However, knowing the existence of this code allowed me to skip all the puzzles and know what the other party was up to. That's why I was able to respond without even looking at the contents of my wallet...

"But now I know...they are actually brothers! And even Kudo Yukiko doesn't know about this. I really don't know what to say..."

At this moment, facing Xiao Ai, Gao Yuan couldn't help but speak out his thoughts...