Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 337, Chapter 331. Conan: Look in my eyes!
Conan wasn't completely oblivious; after all, he'd been hit on the head by Gin before. Even if he was forgetful, Conan couldn't possibly be completely oblivious after Ran had been staring at him for so long.

But
'You say I wasn't discreet when I was there? Then let me ask you, what are you looking for now, a whole bunch of people coming to the Kosaka family's castle?'
Are you here looking for the Egg of Memories?

Will the Egg of Memories jump out on its own and say, "Take me away, take me away"?

Answer me!

'I would like to keep a low profile throughout. Although I get hot-blooded when I encounter incidents, do you think I don't know the seriousness of the situation after my parents have taken turns lecturing me?'
But look at all these people here, is there anyone who can stand up and reason?

Who, baby, who?!
Don't you know what level Kogoro Mouri is at? Or can I rely on Ryoma Hayashi, who never does any deductions, and his secretary Kaneda?
As for the rest, if Natsumi Kosaka and her butler had that ability, would they have bothered to find Chairman Shiro Suzuki?

Or is the Russian historian who wanted to get something for nothing actually a hidden master detective?

Look in my eyes!

It's not that Conan isn't making progress; it's just that at this point, the die is cast and the arrow must be released.

In order to bring the truth to light, Conan is determined to find Kiichi Kosaka's basement, even if it means exposing himself a little.

They're risking their reputation as "saviors of the Japanese police"!

"President Erlin, did you feel the atmosphere suddenly become so lively?"

Kaito Kuroba scratched the back of his head, puzzled, feeling that something was off about the atmosphere in the study.

Lin Longma looked at Conan, who suddenly seemed full of energy, as if "a silver needle had pierced his brain".

"The little detective must have found a clue in the basement, right?"

As soon as Lin Longma finished speaking, Conan, who was standing by the wall of the study, suddenly felt a gentle breeze on his face.

This study has no windows, so where does the wind come from?

In an instant, Conan pinpointed the source of the wind: the gap between the floor and the wall!
Without saying a word, Conan ran to Kogoro Mouri's side, snatched the lit cigarette from his hand, and rushed towards the wall.

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to lash out, he was stopped by his daughter's terrifying gaze.

Knowing the brutality of his daughter's karate, Kogoro Mouri kept his mouth shut, and then he saw Conan approach the wall with a cigarette in his hand.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the wisps of smoke that should have risen straight up suddenly began to sway from side to side. Conan groped around the wall for a moment and found a Russian keypad.

Just as Conan was about to put out his cigarette, he turned around and Ran Mouri was already standing next to him with an ashtray.

Without thinking much, Conan subconsciously extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray, while simultaneously recounting his deductions about the keyboard.

Ryoma Hayashi and Kaito Kuroba stood at the back of the crowd, too ashamed to even look—no, buddies.
You're really focused when you're reasoning!

It's fair to say that people with such focus will succeed no matter when or where. However, excessive focus can sometimes pose a significant threat to one's life.

Conan, disregarding life and death, simply ignored the minor details around him and immediately switched to Shinichi Kudo mode, deducing the password to the underground passage left by Kiichi Kosaka on the spot.

Accompanied by the sounds of machinery, the study floor slowly retracted, revealing a downward-facing entrance.

As the saying goes, "When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you." With Conan leading the way, a group of people followed a primary school student into the underground passage of the Kosaka family castle.

When Conan once again deciphered the code left by Kiichi Kosaka in the underground passage, most people marveled at Kosaka's ingenious ideas and execution skills.

Only Ran Mouri silently stared at Conan's "petite" back, lost in thought. Her so-called rationality had long been killed by Ran's emotions. At this moment, apart from his identity, height, and name not matching up, Conan was simply a miniature version of Shinichi Kudo.

How can they be so similar?

No wonder he has the air of an old friend, but isn't the son of that old friend—Ran Mouri suspects that this grandson might actually be her "old friend"!
Nothing in this world is immutable, and the same applies to Ran Mouri.

By this time, Ran Mouri had shed her former impetuousness. The news of Shinichi Kudo's disappearance had taught her what composure and careful planning were.

In short, Ran Mouri was simply observing Conan's every move silently, without making any attempt to interfere.

The "basement exploration" activity at the Kosaka family castle has reached its final stage. After Conan combines the Kosaka family's memory egg and the Suzuki family's memory egg into one, and "synthesizes" the original and most authentic memory egg...

Conan then used the Kosaka family's space to show off a unique "light and shadow magic" trick, a skill reserved for magicians from the end of the century, to Ryoma and his group of ignorant friends.

After watching this magic show, even Ryoma Hayashi had to admit that it was best for the two Memory Eggs to belong to the Kosaka family together.

Moreover, Suzuki Shiro himself was willing to help others achieve their goals. All he had to do was tell Ryoma Hayashi that the photo album the Emperor's family was looking through contained photos of Natsumi Kosaka's great-grandfather and great-grandmother.

It's quite possible that Shiro Suzuki might just give the Egg of Memories directly to Natsumi Kosaka.

Of course, since these two Memory Eggs are originally one, Natsumi Kosaka wouldn't mind if she borrowed the Memory Egg from her family to complete the rest of the tour.

This is a complete win-win situation.

Before watching Kiichi Kosaka's light and shadow magic trick, Conan had all the lights in the basement turned off.

This results in a short period of darkness in the basement when the "show" ends.

Pu Siqinglan had timed this perfectly; more accurately, she had been waiting for an opportunity. An opportunity to take both Memory Eggs away in one go!

As the egg of memories gradually dimmed, Pu Siqinglan quietly grasped the hidden pistol.

【Snapped】

Two bright lights suddenly shone in the basement, and everyone in the basement instinctively covered their eyes.

"Hey, Chairman Lin, what are you doing?!" Kogoro Mouri complained to Ryoma Lin, his eyes brimming with tears.

The sudden bright light in such a dim environment is like torture for the eyes.

"I'm so sorry, I only asked my men to bring two high-powered flashlights. I didn't expect them to go beyond what I requested."

Lin Longma and Jin Tian held up two high-powered flashlights, one on each side, illuminating the entire basement in every detail.

This flashlight has a really high wattage, which also means that almost everyone's actions are forced to be "in the sunlight".

Pu Siqinglan, with one hand covering her eyes and the other tucked into her bosom, ultimately didn't dare to make a move in front of so many people.

After all, there are more reliable methods, so why make trouble for yourself by acting impulsively?

However, this did not stop Pu Siqinglan from squinting and giving Lin Longma a deep look.

'You bastard, I'll remember you!'

(End of this chapter)