The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

However, a lingering sense of unease remained on everyone's faces.

Clearly, everyone, like Ikumi Gunda, was terrified by Yuu Aragaki.

Even Miyano Akemi is now secretly gritting her teeth and crouching next to Aragaki Yu, angrily pinching the soft flesh on Aragaki Yu's waist with one small hand.

"Hi~"

Finally, after Aragaki Yu begged him with a pleading expression, Miyano Akemi let him go.

……

"To prevent Da Shang Zhu Shan from killing me after finding the treasure, I had no choice but to kill him first."

Chima Kazuyo slowly shook her head, then, to Conan's astonishment, suddenly looked towards the restaurant's entrance. "However, I didn't expect that the plan that Oogami Kisuke and I had prepared would still be seen through by you guys. Don't you think so, you famous detectives hiding outside the door!"

Conan: "!!!"

The people outside the door were visibly taken aback when they heard what Senma Kazuyo said, and they were puzzled as to how the other party had discovered them.

However, now that it has been discovered, there is no need to keep it hidden any longer.

Finally, Mogi Harufumi, who was closest to the door, gave his companion a helpless wry smile, pushed open the restaurant door, and walked into the restaurant first. "I say, Senma-nee, you really have a good eye. You actually saw through our act!"

As expected, Conan did not see any surprise on Chima Kazuyo's face as he watched the group of people who should have been dead leap into the water.

However, to everyone's surprise, Senma Kazuyo shook her head at the people who entered the restaurant and explained in an annoyed tone, "No, if that boy hadn't reminded me, I would have really been fooled by your acting skills."

Aragaki Yu: "..."

Everyone: "???"

Without hesitation, Chima Kazuyo sold Aragaki Yu, who was the last to enter the restaurant.

The people present were not stupid, and they all realized immediately who Senma Kazuyo was referring to.

They instinctively turned to look at Aragaki Yu, who was lagging behind, and were startled when they noticed his gesture of closing the door behind him.

Especially Ikumi Gunda, who was walking in front of him, subconsciously took a step back, and Aragaki Yu's words "delicate skin and tender flesh" instantly came to mind.

The maid even hid directly behind Kogoro Mouri.

"Accomplices!?"

Harufumi Mogi even pulled out a gun from his pocket and pointed it at Yuu Aragaki.

This pistol is different from the one used for acting; it's loaded with real guns.

On the contrary, Kogoro Mouri, Akemi Miyano, and Conan did not show any fear on their faces, but they all looked somewhat puzzled.

Hakuba Saguru, however, showed no particular reaction, instead watching Aragaki Yu with great interest.

Ran, who was standing nearby, nervously stopped Mogi Harufumi's movements and said in a flustered voice, "Mr. Mogi, no! I think there must be some misunderstanding here!"

Seeing Aragaki Yu's unchanging expression and Chima Kazuyo's faint smile, Mogi Harufumi actually knew he was being too nervous the moment he drew his gun.

"what."

He gave an awkward laugh and then sheepishly put his pistol away.

After all, if this boy were really in cahoots with Senma Fuyuki, he should have turned everyone into real "corpses" when he came to wake them up.

Although his "scary" pranks are certainly annoying enough, he should be a good person...

"Speaking of which, kid, where exactly did you run off to?" To dispel everyone's suspicions about Aragaki Yu, Kogoro Mouri asked him.

You know, everyone was really worried when Conan came back from the bathroom and found that Yuu Aragaki was missing.

However, due to time constraints, everyone could only search for Aragaki Yuu in the annex while performing for Chima Kōdai.

However, it is clear that no one has been able to find any trace of Aragaki Yu.

Ironically, it was only at the end that Aragaki Yu found everyone who had become "corpses" one by one.

“Oh, this…” Aragaki Yu didn’t hide anything from this, pointing to Chima Kazuyo on the chair and saying, “Ms. Chima and I were together the whole time, watching your performance on the monitor.”

Everyone: "!!!"

The people present were all taken aback upon hearing this.

Now, even Conan and Akemi Miyano had to suspect that the "Yuu Aragaki" in front of them was in cahoots with Fuyuki Senma.

That's right, although it's impossible for Aragaki Yu to be that kind of person.

But what if the "Yuu Aragaki" in front of you isn't the real Yuu Aragaki?

For example...

Kaitou Kidd!

In that instant, the name suddenly popped into the minds of everyone present.

Apart from Kogoro Mouri.

"Don't be nervous, he's not one of my accomplices." Seeing everyone's faces change color, Chima Kazuyo explained somewhat speechlessly, "It's just that I don't know how it happened, he actually found the secret room I used to monitor you."

Everyone: "..."

While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they also looked at Aragaki Yu with reproach.

Can't this guy explain himself properly?

"Haha, I just stumbled upon this mechanism on my way to the restroom and went in out of curiosity!" Yuya Aragaki just smiled in the face of everyone's gazes.

Instead, Akemi Miyano's eyes grew even more resentful. "Heh, so, Aragaki-kun, you just deliberately watched us waste our time acting?"

"..."

Upon hearing Miyano Akemi's words, Aragaki Yuu paused, seemingly considering how to answer her question.

Then, she looked around at everyone with an innocent expression and said, "I see that you all seem to be quite enthusiastic about acting, and you seem to be having a lot of fun, so I didn't want to bother you."

Everyone: "..."

Faced with Aragaki Yu's explanation, even Chima Fuyuki, who was just a spectator, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth.

This boy...

That's really quite a twisted sense of humor.

Chapter 432 Gold

"But……"

Harufumi Mogi seemed about to say something, but Yuu Aragaki ruthlessly interrupted him, "Alright, let's not talk about such unimportant things anymore. It's getting late, I think we should get down to business quickly."

"Official business?" Everyone seemed to have completely forgotten the purpose of their visit to the Twilight Villa.

"So, you really did know the location of the treasure!?"

Finally, it was Senma Kazuyo who reacted first, looking intently at Aragaki Yuu, as if she was expecting something.

However, Yuu Aragaki didn't seem to care. He shrugged and pointed at Conan, who suddenly walked towards the clock on the restaurant wall, saying, "Of course. Even that brat could have seen through such a simple code."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to the clock. "Besides, I think your father, Mr. Senma Kyosuke, had already deciphered that code long ago!"

"Huh?" Senma Kyouyo seemed a little surprised when she heard Aragaki Yu's words, but she still subconsciously followed Aragaki Yu's gaze.

At the same time, everyone present, whether they already had an answer in their hearts or not, all looked in the direction of the clock.

“That’s right, don’t you find it strange?” Aragaki Yu’s gaze didn’t linger on the clock for long before returning to Senma Kazuyo. “In such a large villa, there’s only one clock like this in the restaurant.”

"Ok?"

Because Conan was already standing on a chair next to the clock, Yuu Aragaki did not go over to demonstrate how to trigger the mechanism, but simply continued explaining without changing his expression.

"Actually, the first line of the code—'Two travelers in a hurry look up at the sky at night'—refers to the clock's long and short hands pointing to the zero point at the top... Uh, that's right, Conan, you did a great job."

Before Aragaki Yu could finish speaking, Conan had already moved the long and short hands of the clock to the zero position.

“Ahem…” Aragaki Yu coughed lightly, and continued softly without changing his expression, “Next, the key to deciphering the code is the last trump card that your father left with his blood. In English, trump card refers to a playing card.”

"And the 'King,' 'Queen,' and 'Soldier' ​​in the code..."

Upon hearing this, Senma Kazuyo finally lived up to her detective abilities and understood the code left by her father.

This time, it was her turn to interrupt Aragaki Yu again, blurting out what he hadn't finished saying: "It refers to the K, Q, and J in playing cards. And the gem refers to diamonds, the Holy Grail is hearts, and the sword is spades... So it's the K of diamonds, the Q of hearts, and the J of spades?"

Upon learning this, everyone in the villa couldn't help but think of the blood-stained deck of cards in the activity room.

Almost everything in this villa was custom-made by the Karasuma family, including, of course, the deck of cards.

And the clues to unlocking the treasure must be hidden in the three corresponding cards of that deck of cards.

"That's right. So, just follow the direction the faces of the people in suits on the corresponding cards are facing, and the corresponding numbers on the playing cards. Starting from the zero position, move the pointer 13 degrees to the left, then 12 degrees to the left, and finally 11 degrees to the right..."

As Yu Aragaki spoke, Conan performed corresponding operations on the clock.

Whether it was Senma Kazuyo or the others in the restaurant, everyone was staring intently at Conan as he turned the clock.

Those intense gazes made Conan feel uneasy, as if he had a thorn in his side.

"Gudong~"

For some reason, Conan subconsciously swallowed, feeling inexplicably nervous.

However, just after Conan turned the pointer to the last position.