Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

When they heard Inui's offer, Kogoro Mouri and his group were also taken aback.

Siryuv Chinnikov's expression changed drastically, and he said anxiously, "Chairman Suzuki, the Easter Egg is a treasure of Russia. Selling it to such a short-sighted black market dealer is worse than donating it to us and having our Russian Art Museum keep it safe."

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Upon hearing this, Suzuki Haruaki's lips twitched slightly.

This Sireuf Chinnikov is quite shameless. Although 800 million yen is just a drop in the ocean for the Suzuki Group, why should Suzuki Shiro donate that Easter egg for free?

"You say I have no taste? I think you're the one trying to get something for nothing!"

"What did you say?!"

"Yay! Yay! Taking pictures of people is much more fun than taking pictures of that egg!"

Seeing Qian Jiangyi and the others arguing, Han Chuanlong couldn't help but raise his camera with a smug look on his face. He then turned to Pu Siqinglan and asked, "Miss Qinglan, as a researcher of the Romanov Dynasty, why are you acting like it's none of your business?"

"I really want that Egg of Memories, but I don't have 800 million yen," said Pu Siqinglan, biting her lip in frustration.

Han Chuanlong said with a self-deprecating smile, "That's true. Even I can only barely scrape together 200 million yen."

"..."

When Kogoro Mouri heard these people's Versailles-esque remarks, his lips twitched.

These guys in front of me are all incredibly wealthy!

"Alright, everyone, please stop arguing for now."

Seeing that Inui and the others were arguing more and more heatedly, Suzuki Shiro hurriedly interrupted them, saying in an unquestionable tone, "I think we should wait until after this exhibition is over to talk about that egg!"

"Alright! Let's leave it at that for today."

"In that case, we'll take our leave now."

Hearing what Suzuki Shiro had said, Inui Shoichi and the others stopped arguing, picked up their suitcases, and left.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Pu Siqinglan. You are rewarded with a Proficiency-level 'Fire Precision' manual, which you can claim at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Han Chuanlong. You are rewarded with three years of [Lifespan]. You can claim it at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Qianjiang 1. You are rewarded with two years of [Lifespan]. You can claim it at any time."

While Pu Si Qinglan and the others were away, Suzuki Seimei secretly raised his hand and touched the three of their thighs with his fingers.

"what?"

Upon seeing that the sign-in reward on Pu Siqinglan was actually a Proficient-level "Fire Precision" skill book, Suzuki Seimei couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, this Pu Siqinglan, who looks like a weak woman, is actually a master of guns.

After Pu Siqinglan and the others left, Suzuki Shiro had his male secretary bring over the box containing the Egg of Memories.

"Wow~"

Looking at the wooden box the male secretary brought, Ayumi and the others asked expectantly, "Can we see the egg?"

"I advise you not to have too high expectations; the egg looks quite ordinary."

Sonoko shrugged and said, "I remember when I was little, I used to play with that egg as a toy!"

"Play with it as a toy?"

Ran Mouri and the others were slightly taken aback when they heard this.

As expected of the second daughter of the Suzuki Group, you treat a treasure worth 800 million yen like a toy!

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Shiro Suzuki slowly opened the wooden box, revealing a green metallic egg, slightly smaller than an ostrich egg and covered with intricate patterns.

The egg has several holes, which look like they were meant to be used to set gemstones, but unfortunately there are no gemstones set in it.

After seeing the legendary Egg of Memory with his own eyes, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but purse his lips and say, "It doesn't seem as beautiful as I imagined!"

"It really looks like an ostrich egg!"

Is this egg really worth 800 million yen?

Conan stared at the egg for a while, then asked curiously, "Uncle Suzuki, this egg should be able to be opened, right?"

"That's right! This egg can indeed be opened."

Shiro Suzuki smiled and nodded, then twisted the upper part of the Egg of Memories, splitting it in two.

On the lower half of the Egg of Memories base, there is a sofa made of pure gold, on which sit several small golden figures.

"This contains a model of the Nikola Emperor family, and there's even a fun little hidden mechanism inside!"

After speaking, Shiro Suzuki picked up the matching small key, inserted it into the base of the Egg of Memories, and gently turned it a few times.

A melodious tune emanated from the Egg of Memories.

The golden sofa began to rise slowly, and the golden model of Emperor Nicola, sitting on the sofa, gently turned the pages of the golden book in his hand.

"So beautiful!"

"The little golden statues inside can even move!"

"Looking at it this way, it's actually quite interesting."

"As expected of a treasure worth 800 million yen."

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"The egg is also recorded in the documents of the Romanov dynasty, where it is referred to as the Egg of Memory."

After speaking, Shiro Suzuki picked up the reference book beside him and handed it to Kogoro Mouri and the others.

Ran Mouri asked curiously, "Is the name 'Egg of Memories' a translation from Russian into Japanese?"

“That’s right! The Russian word for this egg is Mospominaniel, which translates to Japanese as ‘memory’.”

"what?"

Conan frowned slightly and asked, "Why do you say that turning the pages of a book represents memories?"

"It's not about flipping through a book!"

Suzuki Seimei suddenly spoke up, pointing to the golden book in the emperor statue's hand, "If I'm not mistaken, this should represent a photo album."

"A photo album?!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri and the others were slightly taken aback at first, but then they suddenly realized and said, "I see. If the emperor is looking at photos with his family, then it can indeed be said that they are reminiscing about the good old days."

Are those sparkling diamonds in here?

Kazuha Toyama noticed that there were several things that looked like diamonds embedded in the upper part of the Egg of Memories, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Shiro Suzuki shook his head and said, "They're not diamonds, they're just glass."

"Glass?"

"This is a gift from the Emperor to the Empress!"

"Yeah! This glass and this egg just don't match at all!"

Shiro Suzuki explained, "It is said that Russia was already in financial trouble when the fifty-first Easter egg was being made. I think there was not enough money to make it at that time, so glass was used instead of diamonds."

"Compared to these pieces of glass, I'm actually more curious about the meaning behind that notice."

Hattori Heiji stroked his chin and said, "The glowing Sky Pavilion, why is Osaka Castle glowing?"

Kazuha Toyama said matter-of-factly, "Fool! The Taiko who built Osaka Castle believed that Osaka's development was like the light of Osaka. Don't you understand that?"

"That's right! Kidd will appear at Osaka Castle's keep, there's absolutely no mistake about that."

As soon as Kazuha Toyama finished speaking, Shintaro Chaki and Ginzo Nakamori walked in from outside, both looking very confident.

Nakamori Ginzo said somewhat helplessly, "It's a pity... a clock without a second hand, reaching the twelfth character, I still don't understand that sentence."

Ai Haibara thought for a moment and said, "Could it be the twelfth character of the Japanese syllabary?"

"The twelfth character is si, so that means four o'clock, right?" Sonoko counted on her fingers, looking excited.

"If it were four in the morning, that could be barely explained, but the word 'si' has absolutely nothing to do with the sentence in the notice!"

Nakamori Ginzo shook his head and said, "Besides, I don't think Kidd's code is that simple."

"I see!"

Kogoro Mouri suddenly revealed a confident smile and said, "It's not the Japanese syllabary, but the English alphabet. The twelfth letter of the English alphabet is 'l'."

If you put this "l" on a watch, the corresponding time is three o'clock.

Furthermore, the 'l' only has two bars, one long and one short, representing the hour and minute hands respectively, meaning there is no second hand.

Shiro Suzuki couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of a famous detective, he's truly amazing! He deciphered Kid's code so quickly."

"There... hahaha..."

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's smug expression, Seimei Suzuki felt a sense of foreboding: "I'm doomed! I actually think what that old man said makes a lot of sense this time."

In fact, Kogoro Mouri's answer perfectly explains Kid's code.

However, the coded messages that Kid gives are often riddles with several possible answers, and guessing the answer that Kid approves of still relies a bit on luck.

According to the process of elimination, Kogoro Mouri's answer, although very reasonable, can basically be ruled out.

"Three o'clock in the morning, before dawn, is indeed a perfect time to explain the contents of the announcement."

Chaki Shintaro nodded in agreement, then turned to Nakamori Ginzo and said, "Inspector Nakamori, you know what to do next, right?"

"Ok!"

With his fists clenched, Nakamori Ginzo declared, "This time, I will definitely bring Phantom Thief Kid to justice!"

Is it really that simple?

Seeing this, Conan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

Although Kogoro Mouri's answer seemed very reasonable, Conan's intuition told him that the code given by Kid was not so simple.

Kazuha Toyama smiled and suggested, "Since Kid won't show up until 3 a.m. tomorrow, I'll show you around Osaka until then!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, the host!"