The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1430 Hakiko isn't even going to act anymore, is he?

"It's that simple...?"

Conan blinked, looking at the diary and map opposite him with an expression of disbelief.

Clearly, he hadn't realized what was happening yet.

How did the code get cracked so easily?

Fujino isn't good at things like deciphering codes, is he?

Fujino glanced at Conan.

Seeing Conan's expression, he looked at him as if he were an idiot: "How difficult could it be? Could it be hinting at some Romanization or foreign language, and then combining it with various obscure facts?"

"If they do it this way, I reckon that apart from the person in question, no one else will ever be able to find the place in their lifetime."

Conan: "..."

Shouldn't it be like this?
It's people like you who are really acting wrong!
Don't use such abstract and random codes!

Conan couldn't help but think to himself, "What do you mean?"

After all, in his view, a code should be like this, such as using metaphors or various inferences that others could not imagine.

Otherwise, how can we prove his worth as a famous detective?

In the world of Detective Conan, secret codes that are so simple they're almost abstract, like a child's game, are the real heretics!

Conan was internally screaming, but the others had already been drawn to the treasure map.

"That's absolutely true!"

"Si Guoyi!"

“I’ve heard people often compare the map of a country or region to other things, like how neon lights are a seahorse or a dragon!”

"No wonder this cat's shape is so strange; it was drawn according to a map!"

Upon hearing Fujino's explanation, everyone suddenly understood and echoed his sentiments.

Fujino actually thought this method was quite interesting.

This kind of metaphor has actually existed for a long time; for example, the Chinese begonia leaves were eventually unified.

The idea of ​​the Chinese begonia leaf originated because, at a specific time, the map of China resembled a begonia leaf, and since then, the begonia leaf has become a symbol of the complete map of modern China.

At this moment, Ai Haibara spoke up: "Since it's inside the cat's eye, the code should correspond to the location of the cat's eye after the map and painting overlap, right?"

"The area depicted on this map should be something like an attic..."

Upon hearing this, Hongye pondered and stroked her chin: "There are quite a few attics like this in the west."

Conan then gave a deadpan look and said, "So, even though we know the location, we still don't understand where this map is."

“I might know where this is!” At this moment, the traitorous old man named Yoshikawa spoke up while looking at the map: “This seems to be Di City!”

"what?"

Conan looked on with suspicion: "Is it really Di Shi?"

"I won't admit I'm wrong."

In response, Yoshikawa Noboru simply explained, "The master was born in Ogi City. I went there with him before, and I saw maps and such back then..."

"This map looks like an old map of Di City from a long time ago."

Upon hearing this, Conan turned his gaze to Kobayakawa and asked suspiciously, "Is that so?"

“That’s right!” Kobayakawa explained with a smile, “After all, it’s a city with a deep connection to my grandfather’s most admired teacher, Shōin. It’s unlikely to be wrong.”

Conan chuckled upon hearing this and remarked, "They're really lucky, huh..."

Of course, he meant it was luck, but what he really meant was that it was a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.

How lucky is Fujino?
Just when we were about to break the code, a clue suddenly popped up.
Could these two be conspiring to impersonate me?
Fujino: "..." Is it possible that this is how I usually see you deducing codes?

That kid has the nerve to say that...

It's as if the kid wasn't accidentally given a hint when he encountered a code he couldn't decipher.

It's like following a few kids around blindly, and then having your mind blown open by their ideas. Obviously, that's even more absurd, isn't it?
Fujino couldn't help but grumble inwardly when he thought about how Conan was just as bad as him and dared to be sarcastic.

Pah, you hypocrite.

…………

Tei City is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, not too far from Tsuwano.

Fujino shook Iori Muga, and then Iori Muga drove over in that little bus.

However, before boarding the bus, both Yoshikawa Old Man and Kobayakawa Young Master suddenly disappeared for a moment.

Yeah, Old Deng must have gone to tip him off...

As for Prince Kobayakawa...

Xiao Hei held the phone of the blond-haired guy he had just knocked unconscious, staring at the text message on the screen, lost in thought.

Good grief, you're a mole too!

Oh, is it true that the entire Kobayakawa family are villains?

It's one thing for Old Deng to leak information, but why did you also come out and become a traitor?
Iori Muga drove everyone at breakneck speed to Di City.

After confirming that the map was indeed of Ogi City, everything became simple. They located the cat's eye and quickly pinpointed the location indicated by the coded message—Enseiji.

This place isn't very famous; it's just a temple. However, the story behind it seems to be quite complicated.

I heard that Ito Hirobumi studied here when he was a child a long time ago.

Yes, it's really bizarre.

That's Ito Hirobumi, the guy who was shot dead in the street by the number one male gunner in the North Korean server.

Speaking of which, a century later, the next time such an assassination attempt on a prime minister occurs in the street, it will be the Japanese national server's top Graves player.

Fujino felt uneasy just thinking about it; they were all shot in public and died from internal bleeding.

History really does come full circle.

Enshoji Temple is a temple, and in the place of worship, there is a large tengu mask hanging above it. The surrounding scene is also very oppressive.

It gives people the impression that it's not very serious.

The little ones looked at the mask of the sycophant and felt a chill run down their spines: "How come there's a sycophant mask here?"

"very scary……"

“It’s good to be afraid.” At this point, Momiji, who was well-versed in Japanese history, had something to say.

He then explained to the children, "This giant tengu mask is hung here to ward off evil spirits. Tengu are mountain gods and guardian deities of Buddhism, so they have the ability to protect temples. At the same time, it is also to prevent the Mahavairocana Buddha enshrined here from being disturbed by evil spirits."

"So this is ah……"

Ayumi nodded her little head. Whether she understood or not was unclear, but she seemed to understand.

Genta, standing nearby, retorted as always: "If it's the Great Sun Tathagata or something inside, then why is there a tengu?"

Mitsuhiko looked speechless: "As a deity, Buddha certainly can't be allowed to be approached by evil spirits so easily..."

"Moreover, as a great deity, how could the Great Sun Tathagata casually eliminate some minor demons? Doing so would anger the gods!"

Fujino: "..."

So, the pro player just tied a dog to the door and had the dog help him farm monsters, right?
At this moment, Xiaolan suddenly asked in confusion, "Miss Kobayakawa, why are you always looking at your phone? Is something wrong?"

"nothing……"

Kobayakawa chuckled, then changed the subject: "Speaking of which, I remember the next code word was something like 'rat'..." "Have you seen any rats?"

"mouse?"

Everyone began to look around.

Fujino glanced at Kobayakawa and knew exactly what she was looking at.

She's probably worried about her blond boyfriend.

After all, judging from the content of their communication, every time she sent her address, her boyfriend would reply after arriving at the destination.

Of course, once the phone was in his hands, he didn't reply.

Now it seems she's starting to worry about her boyfriend's safety.

Fujino thought about the obviously frivolous blond guy and couldn't help but think to himself: What makes him so special...?

But that's how love is; regardless of whether you're compatible or not, if a fly and a mung bean hit it off, then it's a perfect match.

Just as Fujino was internally complaining, the little ones suddenly shouted, "Look, it looks like the twelve zodiac animals are engraved on it!"

"Where where?"

The garden immediately looked over, and then, guided by the little ones, saw that the pavilion was decorated with various animal patterns: "So, 'below the rat' means below the rat carving, right?"

"If that's the case, then it's over there!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began searching for the rat carving.

However, just as everyone was moving, Conan suddenly stroked his chin and began to think about something.

Then, as if struck by lightning, his head exploded with a bang.

Then, as if he had been given a cheat code, he turned around and ran towards the back of the temple.

Fujino: "..."

Here it comes, Conan's cheat code again.

Damn it, you're cheating, but you won't let others cheat, huh?

…………

Sneaky, Conan made his way to the back of the temple, to a place overgrown with weeds, where he soon spotted a stone lantern.

Without much hesitation, he stepped forward, groped around under the stone lantern, and found a jar.

"found it!"

"Conan, what are you doing here?"

Just as everyone was touching the rat carving and hadn't noticed anything, they discovered that Fujino was following Conan.

After seeing what Conan pulled out, Ayumi was the first to ask a question.

To this, Conan simply smiled and said, "I've already found the code for this time!"

Ran looked at Conan with a bewildered expression: "So, Conan, how exactly did you find it?"

"Look at that hole in the stone lantern," Conan pointed to the stone lantern and explained, "That hole is called the crater!"

"Fire crater...is that a rat?" Ai Haibara narrowed her eyes upon hearing this, suddenly feeling that this pun was quite abstract.

After thinking for a moment, she asked Conan, "It's amazing that you could immediately connect the lantern's flame."

Conan chuckled and scratched his head: "I just suddenly thought of it!"

Fujino glanced at him: "Indeed, he actually thought of lanterns right away, and even knew there were lanterns here, so he strode over here."

Conan naturally understood that Fujino was teasing him, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only give an awkward smile: "That's because lanterns like this should definitely be in places like this, since there aren't any lanterns anywhere else!"

Fujino paused for a moment: "Then how did you make the connection to lanterns?"

Upon seeing Fujino ask, Conan immediately puffed out his chest, seemingly very proud, and explained in a serious tone: "The English word for mouse is 'mouse,' and the English word for mouth sounds similar. Although you're looking at the bottom of a mouse, you're actually looking at the bottom of its mouth, and the mouth, naturally, is the bottom of the flame opening of a lantern!"

Fujino: "..."

What are you babbling about?

Why can't I understand anything?
You said "mouth," and then you immediately thought of a lantern?
You actually said that it's possible to think that way?

Just as Fujino was internally complaining, Momiji tilted her head and sighed, "I thought it was because of that proverb."

Fujino looked at Momiji with a puzzled expression and asked, "What proverb?"

"There are mice under the lantern," Hongye explained. "The busiest creatures under the lantern are the mice, because it's dark under the lantern and bright all around. When the mice see food, they'll carry it under the lantern..."

Conan nodded upon hearing this: "So that's how you can think about it?"

Fujino: "..."

So you guys just made up the whole case-solving process based on the results, right?
You don’t even act anymore, right?
Damn it, I already know the script has a cheat code, but why are you guys starting to make things up too?
Fujino took a deep breath.

He really didn't want to look at this abstract code anymore.

Especially Conan's ability to break the code—it makes absolutely no sense.

So he gave Conan a strange look and said with a look of disdain, "Then you're pretty lucky."

"You can even find this?"

Conan: "..."

Isn't it obvious that you can think of something like this?

Damn it, is Fujino trying to be sarcastic or something?

Seeing this, Ai Haibara knew what was going to happen next.

To avoid wasting time, she coughed lightly and said, "Let's see what the next code is first."

Conan responded, naturally knowing what Ai Haibara meant, and then took out a piece of paper from the bottle, with four pictures on it.

Without thinking twice, he called out to Fujino, "Give me the diary!"

Fujino gave a deadpan look, having given up on any clues or codes for solving the case, and simply tossed the diary over.

This case is so bad, they're not even going to bother with it anymore.

Let whoever wants to break it break it, I'm not breaking it anymore.

…………

After searching through the pages, Conan quickly combined this page with a page that had been torn out of the diary, creating eight pictures in total.

Next to the picture found under the lantern, there is a hint like "Craft a map in the cave where the kappa lives".

Then, the traitor Yoshikawa Noboru struck again.

It immediately reminded me of the stalactite cave called Qiufang Cave.

Fujino glanced at Old Deng beside him and felt that Old Deng was also acting along to some extent.

Having decided on the next location, Fujino chose to give up.

The group went down the mountain to the bus parked in the parking lot.

Then, a van in the parking lot suddenly started up. Before the van even stopped, several men in suits and sunglasses jumped out and ran toward the group of people with hostility.

At a glance, one could almost catch sight of Prince Kobayakawa, who was following behind the group, along with a few other children.

Fujino wasn't surprised; after all, with these two traitors around, it would be strange if they weren't being watched...

So he silently pulled out a wooden sword from his personal storage space.

(End of this chapter)