The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

With a "crack," the clock embedded in the wall suddenly fell off and crashed heavily to the ground before anyone could react.

Conan: "!!!"

Everyone: "..."

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri instinctively rushed to Conan's side and punched him on the head, yelling, "Kid, what are you doing?!"

Seeing "Kogoro Mouri's" angry expression and his practiced movements, Aragaki Yu almost thought he was the real deal.

Senma Kazuyo stared blankly at the clock that had fallen to the ground in front of her.

Then, as if she had discovered something, she squatted down and grabbed the clock that had fallen in front of her.

A patch of paint had peeled off the part of the clock that had struck the ground, revealing a striking golden metallic sheen inside.

At this moment, everyone finally realized that the entire clock was actually made of gold.

Chima Kazuyo stared intently at the treasure within the villa she now held in her hands, her mind blank, yet a bitter smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

"That's it……"

Such a large piece of gold is indeed extremely precious to ordinary people.

However, if one considers the price behind it, it is because forty years ago Karasuma Renya murdered countless scholars, including her father.

She and Ogami Shuzen devised a plan to invite numerous famous detectives to this place, and even went so far as to kill Ogami Shuzen.

The existence of this "treasure" within this annex is undoubtedly too heart-stopping.

For a while.

Even though Chima Kazuyo didn't show any emotional fluctuations when her true identity as the culprit was discovered, she became utterly despondent after seeing this treasure.

"Ha ha……"

With another clang, the clock in Chima Kazuyo's hand fell to the ground once again.

She herself collapsed helplessly to the ground.

The others in the restaurant who witnessed this scene also let out a heavy sigh, their faces showing genuine regret.

It's unclear whether they were mourning the innocent scholars who died tragically here forty years ago, or feeling sorry for Senma Kōdai, who painstakingly designed all of this.

After a long time.

Conan was the first to snap out of his reverie and interrupt Chima Kazuyo's thoughts, "Alright, I've told you the answer to the mystery of the treasure. Now it's your turn to fulfill your promise and tell us how to leave this place."

Hearing Conan's words, Senma Kazuyo finally came to her senses. She silently turned her gaze away from the golden clock, first looking at Conan, then glancing at Aragaki Yu, and finally looking around at the famous detectives who were staring at her.

She gave a bitter laugh. "I'm sorry, I lied to you from the beginning. I didn't know how to leave either, because I had already decided to end my life here. It's just that Mr. Ooshima believed that I would tell him the way to escape after dinner."

Chapter 433 The White Horse Scout, Now Feeling Trembling

"Alright, I knew it would be like this, Senma-nii." Mogi Harufumi, standing to the side, shrugged helplessly after hearing Senma Kazuyo's words.

"I told you all before, this kind of trick to fool children is completely meaningless!" Hakuba Saguru said this, but his face did not show any sign of mind.

"If you have any complaints, you should talk to that brat!" Ikumi Gunta smiled and glanced at Conan, who seemed indifferent. "Back then, he said that if Senma Kazuyo met a child, she would tell him how she escaped."

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Conan awkwardly scratched his head.

"Forget it, I think we should do as I said before and try our luck in the woods when it gets light. Maybe we can still find a way out!" Mogi Harufumi lit a cigarette and took a satisfying drag.

You have to understand that he couldn't properly take a drag of a cigarette just now in order to act like he was poisoned.

"What! We have to go into the woods!"

The others didn't react much to what Harufumi Mogi said, but Ran immediately became nervous.

The thought of hiking into that gloomy, insect-infested forest immediately made her want to back out.

"Don't worry, Miss. If things get really bad, a few of us will go outside to ask for help. You can just stay in the villa and wait for rescue." Mogi Harufumi glanced at Kogoro Mouri and the others standing beside him and explained with a smile.

"Please, could you please not include me in this?" Gunta Ikumi complained after noticing Mogi Harufumi's gaze. "I'm a lady, you know!"

"Haha, I'm really sorry!" Mogi Harufumi knew that Yata Ikumi was just joking, so he just laughed it off.

Although Harufumi Mogi's method was indeed feasible, Yuuka Aragaki had no intention of staying there for another night.

After all, it won't be long before the building sinks completely underground due to the activation of the mechanism.

Rather than staying in this desolate place, it's better to hurry home and find out how much gold Uncle Yaodaoji and the others have harvested.

That said, even Aragaki Yu doesn't know where Yaodao-hime and the others hid the gold they secretly cut off.

As for how to leave this villa, Aragaki Yu was naturally not worried at all.

Just as Mogi Harufumi and Mori Kogoro were discussing how to run into the woods to search for a way out...

Aragaki Yu suddenly looked at the silent Hakuba Saguru and said with a smile, "I think there's no need to go to the forest."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Aragaki Yu's words, Hakuba Saguru, noticing the way Aragaki Yu was looking at him, subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

Kogoro Mouri and his companions looked over with a puzzled expression.

Aragaki Yu gestured towards Hakuba Saguru, "This guy's eagle has already sent out a distress signal. I think the helicopter should be arriving soon."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Hakuba Saguru in shock.

Only then did they notice that Walterson, the eagle that was always by White Horse's side, was indeed not there.

Conan also recalled the furtive actions he had noticed in the backyard; it turned out the other party was sending his eagle out to deliver a message.

But is this kind of animal really that intelligent?

A slight doubt arose in Conan's mind.

However, when he recalled that Kaito Kid had also trained a bunch of bird henchmen, he no longer had any doubts.

Instead, they started thinking about whether they should raise some small animals as helpers.

But he quickly dismissed the idea, since he now also had the Junior Detective Club as his assistants.

Seeing that Hakuba Saguru didn't refute anything, Ikumi Yata patted the dust off her lower body and sighed, "I say, Hakuba-sama, why didn't you tell us something so important earlier? You made us lie on the ground for so long."

At this point, Ikumi Gunda seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes suddenly became suspicious. "Young Master Hakuba, you wouldn't be doing this on purpose because you think acting is fun, would you?"

It's perfectly normal for Ikumi Gunda to think that way.

After all, Hakuba Saguru, although he looks elegant and mature, is actually only a high school student, and is at the age where he loves to have fun.

It's perfectly normal for him to have this thought.

Hakuba Saguru: "..."

Noticing the increasingly strange and permissive gazes around him, Hakuba Saguru, who had initially intended to remain silent, decided to defend himself.

To be honest, he did find that kid's idea quite interesting.

But he would absolutely not allow such rumors to spread outside.

"I'm sorry." Hakuba Tan remained calm, showing no sign of panic. "It's just that Walter's condition wasn't quite right today, so I wasn't entirely confident. I decided to try that kid's method; it's always good to be prepared."

However, Aragaki Yu noticed Hakuba Saguru's somewhat uncertain gaze before he spoke.

This guy……

Ha, he seems to be a much better actor than Shinichi Kudo.

Since Hakuba Saguru's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, Ikumi Yata reluctantly accepted it.

Hakuba Saguru, who had narrowly escaped death, did not forget Aragaki Yu, who had brought up this point for no reason earlier.

Furthermore, he noticed the knowing smile that appeared on Aragaki Yu's lips as he explained, which made him feel somewhat displeased.

“However…” His gaze passed over Ikumi Yamata and Harufumi Mogi, who were blocking his way, and he narrowed his eyes at Yuu Aragaki. His expression suddenly turned serious. “What I’m more curious about is, how did you know that Walterson had gone to ask for help when you went to the suspension bridge with Ms. Fuyuki Chima to investigate?”

His tone carried a hint of questioning, as well as a deep-seated concern.

Hakuba Saguru didn't know why, but this boy, who was about the same age as him, would occasionally exude an aura that made him extremely wary.

Although there was no evidence, he always felt that Walter's strange behavior in the restaurant was inseparable from Aragaki Yu.

Originally, he suspected that Aragaki Yu was actually Kaito Kid in disguise, so he paid close attention to him.

But now it seems that it should be more than that.

This guy named Aragaki Yu is really weird!

Chapter 434 Rescue

Faced with Hakuba Saguru's questioning, Aragaki Yu's expression and tone remained unchanged from before.

"I just happened to see an eagle flying down into the valley, and it looked like it had something tied to its talons. Besides, I don't think you, Hakuba Saguru, would come to this place without leaving any way out if you didn't drive here."

Aragaki Yu smiled and glanced at Hakuba Saguru, then said, "The taxi driver who brought you here is probably waiting for you somewhere at the foot of the mountain. You must have had your eagle deliver the distress message to the taxi driver."

Hakuba Saguru: "..."