Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Upon hearing this, Siryuv Chinnikov quickly tried using the Russian buttons and pressed the word "memory".

However, to Kogoro Mouri's embarrassment, after Sileo Chinnikov entered the password, there was no response in the room, clearly indicating that it was not the correct password.

Upon seeing this, Inui immediately suggested, "Then press the Russian word for 'Kiichi Kosaka,' that's the name of Miss Natsumi's great-grandfather."

Upon hearing this, Sireuf Chinnikov immediately tried the new password, but unfortunately, there was still no response.

Over the next few minutes, Siryuv Chinnikov tried pressing the Russian buttons for all the other members of the Kosaka family, but ultimately failed to unlock the hidden entrance to the secret room.

"The Magician of the End of the Century!"

Upon seeing this, Han Chuanlong, who was holding the camera, suddenly spoke up: "Mr. Chinnikov, you can try using the Russian button to press the words 'The Magician of the End of the Century'."

Based on what I know, Mr. Kiichi Kosaka was once known as the 'magician of the end of the century.'

"The magician of the end of the century? Isn't that what Kaito Kid's announcement said? So the magician of the end of the century refers to Mr. Kiichi!"

Upon hearing this, Conan and the others immediately looked enlightened.

"Click-click-click..."

As Siryuv Chinnikov pressed the Russian button again and successfully printed out the words "The Magician of the End of the Century," a sound of a mechanism turning suddenly filled the room.

Not far from the combination lock, several wooden planks that were connected together slowly separated, revealing the entrance to a dark underground passage.

"Miss Xia Mei, let's go down and take a look!"

"it is good."

Kogoro Mouri first took out a lighter and lit it at the entrance of the underground passage to make sure there was enough oxygen before leading everyone into the basement.

After walking along the dark passage for about two minutes, Suzuki Seimei and his companions encountered another massive stone gate, several meters high.

"There's no road ahead. Did we go the wrong way?"

"Impossible! There's only one road from where we came down here."

"There seems to be some kind of pattern on the stone gate?"

When Kogoro Mouri and his friends shone their flashlights on the stone gate in front of them, they discovered that there was a two-headed bird pattern painted on the gate.

"The double-headed eagle, the emperor's emblem."

Suzuki Seimei instantly recognized the strange bird's origin. He stared at the crown and sun pattern on the two-headed eagle's head for a while, and suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

Suzuki Seimei raised his flashlight, turned the beam to its brightest setting, and aimed it at the crown and the sun on the two-headed eagle's head.

"Shhhhh..."

About five seconds later, the crown gem on the two-headed eagle's head suddenly lit up, followed by a great earthquake. The ground beneath everyone's feet slowly cracked open, revealing a circular basement.

"What an amazing mechanism!"

Looking at the newly appeared basement, everyone couldn't help but sigh, and then followed the newly appeared steps into the basement.

Inside this circular basement, there was a pink coffin, secured with a huge lock.

"Oh, right! When I found the blueprints for the Egg of Memories, I also found a key."

As soon as Natsumi Kosaka finished speaking, she took out a palm-sized brass key from her handbag.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Natsumi Kosaka inserted the brass key into the enormous lock and gently turned it.

"Crack!"

With a soft click, the bar on the padlock popped out instantly.

However, after Natsumi Kosaka unlocked the large lock on the coffin, she did not open the coffin in front of her, but instead turned to look at Kogoro Mouri beside her.

"I'll drive!"

Seeing the pleading look in Natsumi Kosaka's eyes, Kogoro Mouri quickly stepped forward and forcefully lifted the heavy wooden coffin lid.

After Kogoro Mouri lifted the coffin lid, Seimei Suzuki and the others saw what was inside the coffin.

Inside the coffin lay a skeleton, clutching a red egg that looked exactly like another Memory Egg on the blueprint.

"These must be my great-grandmother's remains, right?"

Looking at the skeleton in the coffin, Natsumi Kosaka thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because my great-grandmother was Russian and couldn't be buried in the Kosaka family's ancestral graveyard, so my great-grandfather put her body here."

“Miss Xia Mei, although it’s a bit inappropriate to say this now, could we please take a look at the egg?” Sireuf Chinnikov said somewhat embarrassedly.

"of course can."

Upon hearing this, Natsumi Kosaka picked up the Memory Egg from the coffin and handed it to everyone.

Chapter 312 Exquisite Treasures (Third Update, Please Vote)

Compared to the Egg of Memories in the Suzuki family's collection, the Egg of Memories in front of us is significantly larger, and it is also inlaid with several gems that look quite valuable.

"It's empty as expected! It seems this egg and the egg in President Suzuki's hand were originally a pair."

Kogoro Mouri took the Memory Egg from Natsumi Kosaka, opened the red Memory Egg, and found that it was indeed empty.

Judging from the grooves and small holes inside this Egg of Memories, it is clearly a matching set with the Egg of Memories in the Suzuki family's collection.

"oops!"

Seeing this, Sonoko couldn't help but feel a little annoyed and said, "If I had known it would be like this, I would have brought that egg with me."

"It's alright! I expected this to happen, so I brought the egg with me."

As soon as Suzuki Seimei finished speaking, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, then gently covered and pulled it on his hand, and a green metal egg immediately appeared in his hand.

"Seimei, well done!"

Kogoro Mouri took the Memory Egg from Seimei Suzuki and placed it into the Memory Egg in his hand. The size of the two was indeed a perfect match.

"No! There must be other mechanisms hidden inside this egg, otherwise it would be too inconsistent with Mr. Kiichi's title as the magician of the end of the century."

Looking at the merged memory egg, Conan pondered for a moment, then looked around before his gaze was quickly drawn to the stone pillar standing in the basement.

When Conan noticed the strange groove in the center of the stone pillar, and combined it with the peculiar shape of the Egg of Memories, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.

"Seimei, quickly give me your flashlight!"

"Oh."

After taking Suzuki Seimei's flashlight, Conan placed it upside down into the groove of the stone pillar, and then called to Kogoro Mouri, "Uncle Mouri, quickly put that egg on this pillar of light."

"..."

When Kogoro Mouri heard Conan's words, he was slightly taken aback at first. He subconsciously glanced at the Egg of Memories in his hand and instantly understood what Conan meant. He quickly placed the bottom of the Egg of Memories against the pillar of light.

When the dazzling beam of light passed through the hole at the bottom of the Egg of Memories, and after being refracted multiple times by the internal glass, the entire Egg of Memories suddenly burst into a dazzling light.

The outer shell of the Egg of Memories gradually became translucent, allowing people to clearly see the golden sculpture inside.

Then, the golden statues of Emperor Nikola and his family slowly rose from the ground, and the emperor's statue began to turn the pages of a golden photo album in its hands.

As the golden album was turned, the gem at the very top of the Egg of Memories emitted a dazzling light, then projected several photos onto the surrounding walls.

Most of the photos are group photos of Emperor Nikola and his family, but there is one rather special group photo.

That's a photo of Kiichi Kosaka and a beautiful woman in palace attire. The woman in the palace attire looks a lot like Natsumi Kosaka, and she should be Natsumi Kosaka's great-grandmother in her youth.

"It's truly a masterpiece!"

Looking at the projected photos on the wall, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but exclaim, "Miss Natsumi, your great-grandfather truly lived up to his reputation as a magician of the end of the century."

"If Emperor Nikola and his family had not been murdered, then this Egg of Memory would indeed be the most precious gift."

After a moment of reflection, Sireuf Chinnikov said in a very serious tone, "Miss Xia Mei, this Egg of Memory is a precious treasure left to you by your great-grandfather."

Our Russian government has decided to relinquish ownership of it, and I believe it would be more valuable for you to own it.

"I understand, thank you so much."

Natsumi Kosaka first thanked Sireuf Chinnikov, then turned to Sonoko and said, "Miss Sonoko, I hope you can transfer the egg inside to me. I am willing to redeem it for 800 million yen."

When Kiichi Kosaka and his wife first returned to the island nation, they lacked funds, so they sold one of the Memory Eggs to build this castle in Yokosuka for his wife.

However, Kiichi Kosaka was a very skilled craftsman. With his superb skills, he quickly gained a foothold in the island nation, made a lot of money, and became a well-known wealthy man in the island nation.

Besides the castle where Suzuki Seimei and his entourage were located, Kiichi Kosaka also left behind a lot of gold and silver jewelry for his descendants, so 800 million yen was really not a large sum for Natsumi Kosaka, a wealthy woman.

Sonoko smiled and said, "Miss Natsumi, since these two eggs are a pair, our Suzuki family is willing to help you out. I'll talk to my father later, and he should agree to let you have this egg."

When a set of treasures, such as the Egg of Memories, is combined, its price far exceeds that of a single treasure.

If these two Memory Eggs were sold separately, each would be worth between 800 million and 1.5 billion yen.

If the two Memory Eggs were combined, their value would skyrocket thanks to the ingenious projection mechanisms within, potentially fetching at least four billion yen.

Therefore, even if Sonoko were to temporarily raise the price of the Egg of Memories to 1.5 billion to 2 billion yen, it is estimated that Natsumi Kosaka would buy it without hesitation.

However, as the second daughter of the Suzuki Group, Sonoko could not take advantage of someone's misfortune, so she transferred the property to Natsumi Kosaka at the original price.

"Ms. Sonoko, thank you so much."

Upon seeing that Sonoko had agreed to sell her the Egg of Memories, Natsumi Kosaka expressed her heartfelt gratitude. She then locked her great-grandmother's coffin again and led everyone away from the hidden basement.

"Kidd's right there, grab him now!"

As soon as Suzuki Seimei and his group stepped out of the castle, Nakamori Ginzo led his men and rushed towards Hanakawa Ryu, whose expression had changed drastically.

"Bang bang bang..."

Han Chuanlong suddenly raised his right hand and threw out several smoke bombs. Several clouds of white smoke exploded instantly, enveloping everyone in them.

"Cough cough cough..."

As the choking smoke slowly dissipated, Kidd, dressed in a white trench coat, appeared at the top of the castle at some unknown time.

"Now that the Egg of Memories has been returned to its rightful owner, it's time for me to retire gracefully. Goodbye~"

Kidd waved to the crowd, leaped off the castle, and with the help of his hang glider, quickly disappeared from Suzuki Seimei's sight.

"Lord Kidd, you're so handsome!"

Watching Kid's departing figure, Sonoko exclaimed excitedly.

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