Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

However, Xia Mei stopped her, saying, "Mr. Mori, since the children like it, let them play along. It's fine."

"Um……"

Seeing that Natsumi had already spoken, Kogoro Mouri didn't intend to argue further and was just about to nod when Ayumi, who was in front of him, spoke up indignantly:

"We didn't come here to play! We're here to follow the men in black in and catch the bad guys who are stealing the treasure!"

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Chapter 354 Another "Egg"

"We didn't come here to play! We're here to follow the men in black in and catch the bad guys who are stealing the treasure!"

"You little brats!"

Kogoro Mouri impatiently moved closer again, but fortunately Ran pulled him back.

Pu Siqinglan, who had been silent all along, seemed to have caught some important information and looked up instantly.

"The man in black?"

Everyone turned to look at Pu Siqinglan, who had suddenly spoken.

"Is there a problem, Miss Pu Si?"

Pu Siqinglan nodded, her gaze turning towards the direction of Bu Mei and the other two: "Little friends, you just said that you followed a man in black in here? Is that true?"

"Miss Pusi! Don't listen to these brats' nonsense. Hey, you lot, get out of here right now!" Kogoro Mouri shouted impatiently.

One little devil was already annoying enough, but now there are three more. Wouldn't that be incredibly annoying?

"We saw a dark figure disappear near the attic, that's how we found our way here!" Ayumi said indignantly.

Mitsuhiko also got up at this moment and said, "That's right! That guy must be a treasure thief! Our Junior Detective League will not allow such a thing to happen!"

"That's right!"

Seeing the three of them chatting excitedly, the crowd, who had been somewhat convinced just moments before, completely lost faith. However, they didn't chase them away; they simply led them back into the group and then paid them no further attention.

Pu Siqinglan, however, gave the group a deep look before her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

The man in black said...

Pu Siqinglan thought to herself, her mind drifting back to those guys on the deck a couple of days ago.

Especially the person wearing the "Big Demon" mask...

"Miss Pu Si? Miss Pu Si?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Pu Siqinglan snapped out of her daze and looked at Xiaolan beside her.

"You don't look too well. Are you feeling unwell?" Xiaolan asked with concern.

"No, thank you for your concern, Miss Xiaolan."

Pu Siqinglan smiled and looked away, but the moment she turned her head, her expression returned to seriousness, as if she were thinking.

Seeing that Pu Siqinglan refused to say, Xiaolan didn't ask any more questions and just continued walking forward with the group.

Before long, the group reached the end of the road.

On the wall at the far end, there was a painting of a two-headed bird with outstretched wings, wearing a crown and exuding nobility.

The crown is set with five gemstones of different colors, which are very eye-catching against the monotonous colors of the wall paintings.

"What is this?" Sireuf asked, looking puzzled.

"It's a two-headed egret."

Xia Mei said, "It's a noble bird, and also the royal symbol of the Romanov dynasty."

"Two-headed egret..."

Everyone nodded.

"Huh? Where's Mr. Qian?" Xiaolan suddenly asked.

Only then did everyone realize that Qian Jiangyi, who had been following the group, had disappeared without a trace.

"And Miss Pu Si, she's gone too."

"They probably went back to the castle to use the restroom, or maybe they stopped at the back. There's only one fork in the road here, how could they possibly get lost?" Kogoro Mouri said nonchalantly.

He then squatted down and pressed himself against the wall to examine whether there were any mechanisms or traps.

Rumble! ...

The ground shook again, and Yukiko, who had been at the back of the group, had somehow appeared at the front, shining a flashlight on the crown on the two-headed heron's head.

The crown, illuminated by the light, seemed to emit strange glows.

Before long, the rumbling vibrations stopped, and a brand-new passage was revealed to everyone.

"This... truly lives up to the reputation of Mr. Kiichi, who is known as the 'Magician of the End of the Century.' Such an amazing mechanism is unbelievable."

Sirius sighed as he spoke.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

It was only at this moment that Pu Siqinglan rejoined the group and followed everyone into the newly opened passage.

The passage was short, and once inside was a spacious room.

The room was quite empty, except for a round platform in the center and murals around it, and a long wooden coffin placed directly in front of it.

"Ah, I thought there was treasure." Upon seeing this scene, Genta immediately deflated like a punctured balloon and squatted down on the ground.

Although Mitsuhiko and Ayumi didn't say anything, their expressions clearly showed that they were very disappointed.

"You little brats, I told you not to follow me, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened!" Kogoro Mouri said smugly.

The group approached the coffin.

Noticing the large lock hanging on the long coffin, Xia Mei seemed to remember something and reached into her bag to take out an antique bronze key that looked quite old.

Insert it into the keyhole and give it a gentle twist.

click -

A crisp sound came from the lock cylinder, and the next second, the brass lock opened and fell into Xia Mei's hand.

"This key is for opening this door?"

Natsumi muttered something to herself, then cast a questioning glance at the old butler, Sawabe Kuranosuke, standing beside her.

Sawabe Kuranosuke also looked very puzzled, and respectfully nodded to Natsumi, saying:

"Miss, I don't know what's going on either. Neither Master Xi nor Madam Xi has anything to do with this, so I'm sorry, I can't answer your questions."

"fine."

Xia Mei offered a soft word of comfort, then turned her gaze back to the long coffin.

"May I open it, Miss Natsumi?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

Xia Mei nodded: "Thank you for your help, Mr. Mori."

Having received a reply, Kogoro Mouri placed his hands on the edge of the long coffin, found the right position, and then lifted it up with force.

"It's so heavy—"

The coffin lid was lifted, and Kogoro Mouri made a comment.

Then everyone gathered around.

Especially the group of people, who had just looked disappointed, seemed to have regained their interest and crowded around the long coffin, craning their necks to look inside.

Is there treasure? Is there treasure?

"Shut up!" Kogoro Mori slapped Genta on the head.

"Ah! It hurts!"

Genta covered his head and stood aside, distancing himself from Kogoro Mouri.

Everyone looked into the long coffin, and only then, in the light of the flashlights, could they see what was inside.

The long coffin was completely empty, containing only a skeleton covered with an outer garment and a red "egg" placed on top of it.

The egg was much larger than the one they had seen at the Suzuki's house, but the shape was similar, with clear and delicate patterns.

"This is..."

"Another Egg of Memory?!?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"Is the person lying in the long coffin Miss Xia Mei's great-grandmother?"

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Chapter 355 The Secret of the Egg of Memories

"Is the person lying in the long coffin Miss Xia Mei's great-grandmother?"

"Yes."

Xia Mei looked at the remains in the museum, nodded and said, "My great-grandmother was from the Arctic Bear Country, so she couldn't be buried in the family mausoleum. I never knew where her remains were buried. I never expected to see them here."

“Miss Xia Mei, although I know it’s a bit inappropriate, I still want to ask if you could take out this Egg of Memories inside and take a look?” Sileof said earnestly.

"Of course, please go ahead."

Xia Mei made a "please" gesture.

Sileof immediately stepped forward, bent down, and reached into the long coffin, carefully lifting up the larger, red "Egg of Memory."

"It looks so exquisite," Sileo exclaimed, looking at the little thing in his hand.

Kogoro Mouri nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's truly exquisite craftsmanship."

As he spoke, Sileof reached for the center of the red "Egg of Memories" in his hand, gently touched it, seemed to sense something, and then slightly pried off the top half of the Egg of Memories.