Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 560: The Study of Scarlet Words
"The last trump card?"

Conan stared at the words that could only be revealed under the influence of the numinol reagent. Was this the final answer left by the mystery solver forty years ago?

But in the end they all died. Was it because this clue could not lead to the correct answer, or was it because when Karasuma Renya invited celebrities and scholars from all walks of life, he intended to kill them all without leaving any survivors?
"Pfft, pfft—"

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and discovered that Anya had taken the Numino spray at some point and was randomly selecting walls to spray wildly.

"Hey, Anya, what are you doing? Numino spray is limited. What if there are clues elsewhere?"

Kaito frowned, took the spray from Anya's hand, and was about to say something when he suddenly stopped talking.

The words "Ania" were very prominently displayed where the spray had landed.

"That scholar seems to have solved the mystery here, but he didn't tell us, nor did he tell Karasuma Renya. Why? Doesn't he want to live?"

Immediately afterwards, new fluorescent characters appeared on another wall.

"That's right, anyway, Karasuma Renya won't let us leave."

"I'm glad I found the answer, but I don't want to tell Karasuma Renya. I'll die anyway, so let this secret go with me."

These fluorescent texts all show obvious signs of erasure. In some places, we can only guess from the continuity that the text was erased before the blood had dried.

The person who wrote those words seemed to be simply keeping a diary.

Write a diary in blood.

The fluorescent text glowed faintly in the darkness, and the cold words and scratches seemed to be the author pouring out his heart in his final moments.

"I can almost imagine the wealth that even a tycoon like Karasuma Renya values ​​so highly," Conan said softly, glancing at Anya again.

Then he saw that Anya herself was also completely bewildered.

It seems that Anya herself doesn't know this thing either. Is he overthinking it?
“Indeed, I can feel the author’s pain from the words.” Amuro Tooru frowned and glanced at Vodka out of the corner of his eye.

However, because the other person was wearing sunglasses, it was impossible to see their eyes clearly.

However, how could I expect someone as talkative as Vodka to know the boss's identity?

It's a pity Gin isn't here.

"It seems that the final trump card on the piano is the key to this mystery."

"That seems a bit fast." Kaito scratched his head. Three days had passed, but they had found the key clue in less than two hours.

This is all thanks to Ikumi Gunda's numino reagent; the person behind it probably never expected that someone would leave blood as a clue.

"The king fled with the treasure, the queen wept and poured out the holy cup, praying for divine mercy, the soldier breathed his last and committed suicide with his sword, and the earth changed color."

"The Last Trump Card"

Conan and Amuro Tooru inexplicably locked eyes, then Conan's lips parted slightly: "Playing cards!" ×2
"What?" Kaito understood what it meant, but he couldn't lose his persona.

"The final trump card is often a term used in poker in Europe and America. Combined with the second sentence provided to us by the person behind the scenes, it should indeed be referring to poker."

After finishing his sentence, Amuro Tooru strode out of the room.

The group entered the living room and asked the maid, Ishihara, "Do you have playing cards in the annex? The kind with crow patterns printed on them, like the kitchen utensils."

"what?"

Maid Ishihara paused for a moment, not quite understanding, but still nodded: "I think I saw it yesterday, but there was only one set, over in the card room. I'll go get it."

"But we only have three days. Shouldn't we focus our efforts on finding the secret of the annex?"

No one answered the maid Ishihara's question, so she had no choice but to bring out a deck of cards. "This should be the only deck of cards in the annex. Judging from the creases, it should have been left over from the beginning of the annex." Conan quickly took the deck of cards and then pulled out the K, Q, and J cards, a total of twelve cards.

"What are you doing?"

Xia Chuan and Yue Er went downstairs together and immediately gathered around when they saw the people in the living room.

Upon seeing Joel and Xia Chuan, Vodka unconsciously revealed a hint of murderous intent, but he quickly pushed up his sunglasses and lowered his head to hide his thoughts.

The reason I've had to clean up Kitano Yuuhito's mess these past few days is because of the good deeds these two have done.

"Father, Father, I've discovered a hidden secret."

Without thinking twice, Anya immediately ran to her father and began to boast about her heroic deeds.

Xia Chuan knew that Anya's words should be taken in half, but he was still shocked when he heard Anya say a few words from the wall.

It seems this wasn't part of the original storyline.

"It seems that one of the scholars already knew the answer, but he didn't tell the other scholars?"

"scholar."

Seeing Natsukawa's expression, Conan seemed to have discovered something and asked, "Uncle Natsukawa, do you know something?"

Kaito and Amuro Tooru also cast curious glances their way.

"No, I'm just wondering why that scholar, since he knew the answer, didn't tell Karasuma Renya. Even if he might die, telling her might have given him a chance to survive."

"By the way, did they mention the scholar's name?"

Xia Chuan suddenly felt that this person might be related to the scholar he knew.

The political and business figures and professional scholars invited by Karasuma Renya at that time are now impossible to verify. If the name of this scholar can be found in the annex, it would be an unexpected bonus.

Anya shook her head in confusion.

Does it have anything to do with you?

"No name?" Xia Chuan asked, slightly disappointed.

Amuro Tooru gleaned something from Natsukawa's investigation, but he couldn't quite grasp it.

"So, the answer lies in these playing cards, right?" Xia Chuan asked, changing the subject.

"Yes."

Conan nodded. "The king brings treasures, and the gems inside can be considered as cubes, so it's the King of Diamonds."

"The Queen's tears falling on the Holy Grail refer to the Queen's feelings, so it should be the Queen of Hearts."

Kaito continued, "So, when the soldier died and committed suicide by slashing his sword, the ground he was pointing to should be red. But then it says the earth changed color, so red turned black. And in the J card, the one that can represent a sword should be spade, so it's the J of spades."

The King of Diamonds, the Queen of Hearts, and the Jack of Spades have emerged from the deck of cards, once again attracting considerable attention after forty years.

Joel tilted his head and looked at them for a long time, then asked in confusion, "These playing cards seem no different from ordinary playing cards. What do they represent?"

Kaito rubbed his chin. As a magician, he was very familiar with playing cards. These three cards were almost the most common European and American style playing cards, without any special features.

The only difference is that there's a crow pattern on the back.

However, not only the selected playing cards, but all the playing cards had raven patterns on the back, making it impossible to refer to them.

(End of this chapter)