Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 372 An unexpected discovery! The old man’s real treasure?

Although Mamiya Mitsuru and others on the side did not react as strongly as Nishikawa Mutsumi, they all looked unhappy.

There was a look of deep disappointment between his brows.

Obviously, the "treasure" left by the old man surprised them, or disappointed them greatly.

What's the point of having such worthless scenery?

The old man has fooled everyone!

Especially seeing the words left on the wall -

“I dedicate this beautiful scenery to the first person to arrive here.”

It is such a great irony for them!

Gui Yewu glanced at the guys and wondered if they were cursing the old man in their hearts, but there was no doubt that these people were in a bad mood.

However, Gui Yewu was too lazy to pay attention to them. At this time, all the truth was revealed, the long-lost injustice was vindicated, and the instigator should be punished.

All that's left now is to wait for the police to arrive, and Mutsumi Nishikawa must pay the price for what he has done.

Seeing that Mutsumi Nishikawa had completely lost her faith and was like a walking corpse, Onino Takeshi was not worried that she would run away and turned around to look around.

Compared to the disappointed Mamiya Mitsuru and others, he was actually a little interested in this place. The beautiful scenery that was worth the old man's special will to preserve must have something worth appreciating.

Gui Yewu wanted to see if he could put it in the movie.

Kuroba Kaito and Koizumi Akako also looked around curiously.

"what?"

Kuroba Kaito suddenly stopped in front of the window.

He paused for a moment, then leaned out to look outside.

His eyes moved around, then focused slightly, settling on a certain position on the outer wall of the tower.

In the joint of a certain stone brick, there seems to be some kind of pattern engraved faintly, but due to severe weathering due to sun and rain, it looks a little blurry.

But Kuroba Kaito recognized it at a glance:

"That's...XIX? What does it mean?"

"The first thing that comes to my mind is the Roman numeral 19!"

I don't know when Onino Takeshi came to Kuroba Kaito's side, looked in the direction he was looking, and immediately said.

"That's right!"

Kuroba Kaito clapped his hands, "It's the number 19!"

"What's wrong? What did you find?" Koizumi Hongzi also came over and asked curiously.

Others were also attracted by the movement here.

"Kaito seems to have discovered something unusual." Onino Takeshi explained.

Koizumi Hongzi looked at the marks on the outer wall and felt that they were not random graffiti. She was immediately surprised and asked, "Could there be another hidden story here?"

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of Mamiya Mitsuru and others who were originally dejected immediately lit up.

Could it be that the treasure left behind by the old man is not the so-called beautiful scenery, but real treasure?
Thinking of this, these people's hearts beat faster instantly.

Just like that, who would be so bored as to leave behind such beautiful scenery and treasures... It must be a decoy to hide the real treasure!
So cunning!

If that boy hadn't had sharp eyes, they would have almost been cheated!
These people immediately perked up.

Even the zombie-like Nishikawa Mutsumi seemed to have a new soul. She jumped up and rushed to the window. She squeezed Koizumi Hongzi and Kuroba Kaito aside and began to search impatiently:

"Where! Where's the hint?!"

"I knew it! I knew the treasure was real, hahahaha!"

She laughed wildly, as if trying to comfort herself.

Kuroba Kaito glanced at Nishikawa Mutsumi with disgust, and also glanced at Mamiya Mitsuru and others, and snorted coldly: "Don't be too happy too soon. We don't know whether it is a new clue or not. Maybe it's just another prank by the old man."

"impossible!"

Nishikawa Mutsumi was the first to refute, her face twisted as she yelled, "This must be a clue pointing to the real treasure, there's no mistake about it!"

"There must be... there must be a treasure here!"

Kuroba Kaito and the other two were too lazy to pay attention to this crazy woman who had been driven mad by the treasure, so they gathered together to discuss the matter.

"I don't think it's a prank." Gui Yewu said, stroking his chin.

"It shouldn't be." Kuroba Kaito analyzed, "Judging from the degree of weathering of the carving, it has been there for a long time. It is likely that it was carved by the old man."

"I don't think there is no reason for leaving such a mark where he thinks the 'treasure' is."

Koizumi Hongzi nodded in agreement, and then pondered: "XIX...19...what does it represent?"

The other two also started thinking.

Gui Yewu was a little surprised. He didn't expect there would be a sequel. It was not mentioned in the original book.

Could it be that Mr. Mamiya really left behind a treasure rather than the scenery here?
Is this really just a smokescreen used to conceal and stimulate those greedy people?

Gui Yewu suddenly became interested.

It’s just that solving puzzles is not his forte, but it doesn’t matter, there are experts here.

When it comes to cracking mechanisms, who can compare to Kaito Kidd?

Kuroba Kaito did not disappoint. Soon, the pensive expression on his face turned into enlightenment, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Koizumi Hongzi, who knew him best, suddenly had her eyes light up: "Kaito, have you figured it out?"

Mamiya Mitsuru and others immediately looked at Kuroba Kaito eagerly.

Mutsumi Nishikawa also shut up and stopped acting crazy, fearing that she would disturb this clever young man.

Everyone's eyes fell on Kuroba Kaito.

The latter turned around and walked towards the stairs with the same confident smile on his face as Kaito Kidd did when he stole the treasure.

"Wait for me a moment." Leaving behind these words, the young man disappeared into the stairwell.

Mamiya Mitsuru and the others looked suspicious, but seeing that Onino Takeshi and Koizumi Akako did not move and had trust on their faces, they had to swallow back what they wanted to say.

After a while.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

Footsteps were heard again down the stairs, and Kuroba Kaito reappeared in front of everyone.

The young man had a look of astonishment on his face, and smiled, "Just as I expected, this tower has exactly 190 steps."

Mamiya Mitsuru's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "The secret must be hidden on the 19th step!"

After saying that, without waiting for others to react, he ran out in a hurry.

When the others saw this, they secretly cursed him for being treacherous and immediately chased after him, unwilling to be left behind.

Onino Takeshi glanced at Kuroba Kaito, who was looking at the backs of the crowd with a calm and composed look, as if he was looking at a group of clowns, and raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that the answer is no."

Kuroba Kaito chuckled, "Of course not, you're a bunch of idiots!"

Koizumi Hongzi smiled sweetly. She liked Kaito who was so confident and unruly.

Half a day later, Mamiya Mitsuru and others came back with droopy faces and dejected looks.

"How could it not be?"

They couldn't figure it out.

Mutsumi Nishikawa suddenly stood out from the crowd, rushed to the top staircase, squatted down and rummaged around.

Mamiya Mitsuru and the others were puzzled, but Mamiya Takato was quick-witted and exclaimed, "It's not 19 steps, it's 190 steps. Stop her!"

After saying that, he rushed forward without waiting for others to react.

The rest of the people suddenly realized what was going on and rushed forward.

However, after searching for a while, they still found nothing, which made them very disappointed.

The group once again turned their questioning eyes to Kuroba Kaito.

The latter watched with a smile, completely treating them as a monkey show.

Nishikawa Mutsumi didn't care about getting angry. At the moment, the only thing on her mind was the treasure. She rushed forward and prepared to grab Kuroba Kaito and ask, "Where is the treasure?!"

Kuroba Kaito dodged it easily by turning sideways, then kicked her over with a flying kick.

He had no idea of ​​respecting the elderly and loving the young for this beast that was not even worthy of being a human being.

Onino Takeshi stood up and glanced coldly at Mamiya Mitsuru and others who were ready to make a move, instantly silencing them.

Kuroba Kaito curled his lips at them with disdain: "What a smartass!"

Then he began to explain, facing the puzzled looks of Gui Ye Wu and the others.

"19 does not refer to the 19th staircase, nor to the 190th staircase, but to the number subtracted by 19—"

"That is 190-19=171, which is the 171st step!"

After saying that, he walked down the stairs first.

Takeshi Onino and Akako Koizumi followed behind him.

With Takeshi Onino around, Mitsuru Mamiya and the others didn't dare to act rashly. They looked at each other for a few seconds and hurriedly followed.

Soon, everyone arrived at the 171st step.

Under the gaze of everyone, Kuroba Kaito leaned over and fumbled on the bricks for a while, and suddenly a look of joy appeared on his face.

He applied a little force on one of the bricks with his right hand, and instantly, the dark brick was pushed in.

"Kacha! Kacha!"

The next second, a clear sound of a mechanism was heard above everyone's heads!
The eyes of Mamiya Mitsuru and others immediately became eager.

The mechanism was actually solved!
The greed in their hearts instantly suppressed their fear of Gui Yewu. They could no longer bear it and rushed to the rooftop one after another.

Koizumi Hongzi raised her eyebrows and was about to use magic to get rid of these troublesome and greedy guys first, but was stopped by Kuroba Kaito.

He turned around in confusion and saw that there was no anxious expression on the latter's face.

"not that simple."

Kuroba Kaito smiled and shook his head.

Koizumi Hongzi suddenly understood and then showed a sarcastic smile.

The three of them walked slowly back to the room on the top floor, and sure enough, they saw Mamiya Mitsuru and the others standing there stupidly, looking at the things in front of them with anxiety, but unable to do anything.

"Humph!"

Gui Yewu and the other two snorted coldly.

Mamiya Mitsuru and others immediately moved to the sides in embarrassment.

The three of them were too lazy to argue with them and walked past a few people to the front, and the scene that made them helpless immediately came into view.

I saw a secret compartment suddenly appeared on the wall that was originally empty!
Coincidentally, the location of this secret compartment is exactly below the words carved by the old man.

In the secret compartment, there is a metal cabinet that is integrated with the surrounding walls and is about one meter square.

In the center of the cabinet is a mechanical combination lock with three numbers from 0 to 9 on it.

Seeing this, the three of them were all surprised.

Gui Yewu couldn't help but say: "There really is a treasure!"

Koizumi Hongzi pointed under the cabinet and said, "Look, there is another sentence there!"

Gui Yewu and the others looked over and saw a sentence engraved at the bottom of the cabinet -

[Three crowns covered the sky for three hundred years, and the seventh eagle gazed at the seventh sea. ]

(End of this chapter)