Maori Kogoro began to understand everything

"One page of the notebook was torn at the end. However, because it was written in pencil, there was a very faint mark on another page. The torn page was the one with the flaming character magatama drawn on it."

The short-haired girl frowned slightly: "Just because of this?"

"But this doesn't mean that you are the murderer," Maori continued, "so I have been following you and helping you find the treasure. At least I can be sure that Mr. Sudo is not a poisonous rat..."

"Humph!" The short-haired girl laughed, "Detective Maori, do you want to buy time? Or just find the diamond honestly..."

"I think you're wrong," Maori held the handle of the black umbrella against the drizzle and breeze, "I don't want to get all my clothes wet in this weather, and..."

"Huh?" The short-haired goddess's expression changed, and the muzzle of the gun suddenly turned towards Maori again, but there was suddenly an anesthetic needle on his forehead. In a trance, she only saw Conan approaching at some point, with the watch cover on his wrist still open and aiming at her.

"And I'm not stalling for time."

The black umbrella in Maori's hand drew an arc of light and shot down the pistol raised by the short-haired girl. His eyes swept across the short-haired girl who was unwilling to fall, and turned to the other side to look at Sudo Yunzo who was about to make a move in the pond, but was shocked by the sudden change.

"Detective Mori," Sudo swallowed, "Are you just going to leave it like this? At least take out the diamond first, right?"

Maori smiled and said, "Do you know why Kid didn't take it? Yoshimataemon probably didn't intend for anyone to take away the treasure here. The slightly floating wall of the mechanism room, the leaky underground tunnel, and the rumors of earthquakes... I'm afraid that someone has found the diamond more than once, but they were not able to take it away in the end."

"Is it a mechanism?!"

"If it's just the mechanisms inside, don't you think this house is missing something?"

Maori turned around and looked at Kidd: "If my guess is correct, once the diamond is taken out, the biggest mechanism will be activated, and then everything here will be swallowed up by the flood. The flood will wash everyone to the bottom of the valley, and no one can escape, right, old woman?"

"Eh?" The old woman staggered back a step.

"You have already taken the diamond once, but the mechanism was activated, so you stayed to stop others. You also left a piece of paper saying 'there is no silver here', also to make everyone leave."

Sudo Yunzo and Genta looked at the old woman and said, "Could it be... Kaito Kidd?"

“Hmph,” the old woman was silent for a while, then she chuckled and stood up straight, returning to her original shape rather helplessly, “I really can bump into you guys everywhere, like a shadow that I can’t get rid of…”

"What shadow?" Conan looked at Kidd, who had torn off his disguise and was now dressed in white, with a bad temper. "It's obviously you who's haunting us. Anyway, I want to thank you for saving Genta at the hot spring just now."

"Thank you for the compliment," Kidd said with a smile, holding up the brim of his hat. "However, the reason why I didn't take the diamond is because it's not the gem I want, and I'm only helping you out by the way... Well, see you next time, everyone!"

"Oh!"

As a cloud of smoke exploded, Kidd disappeared from everyone's sight again.

"You really like to pretend..." Conan curled his lips, but did not chase after him.

"What?" Yuan Tai snorted, "When did he save me? He even pushed me down and wanted to grab the sword first..."

"That's because he has to go in first to trigger the mechanism, otherwise you'll be dead," Mao Li grabbed Yuantai's ear, "What did I say before?!"

"It hurts, Uncle Maori! Be gentler..."

"Once things are over here, we will go back to Tokyo right away!"

“Ah?” Mitsuhiko and the others wailed at the same time, “No way?”

"Uncle Maori..."

"Hasn't it time for you guys to have enough fun?"

"Wow!" The night wind blew, and the air in the deep mountains after the rain became a little fresher, with a faint smell of earth. The originally gloomy old house did not look so scary anymore.

Sudo Yunzo sighed lightly, picked up his backpack, looked at Mori who was taking care of a group of children, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

This feeling of being controlled by others is really terrible. I really shouldn't have attracted the attention of the famous detective. After all, treasure hunters are no match for these perverts.

Looking back at the dilapidated house in the night, this place will probably be closed off in the future, and will remain silent along with the treasure hunters who died in the basement.

"Mr. Sudo," Maori called Sudo, "First tie up this woman with a rope. If possible, we must also find the hidden body of Tamai Terunaga."

"Okay... okay," Sudo Yunzo came back to his senses and quickly took out a rope from his backpack to help, "But, Detective Maori, why do you think I'm not a poison rat?"

"If it were, you would be acting differently in the basement."

After Maori tied up the short-haired girl, he clapped his hands, put away the pistol as evidence, and turned to Conan by the pond.

"Let's go, Conan."

"So this is what the last two sentences of the code mean," Conan muttered. "Diamond is also a stone that cannot be conquered, so there is an eternal truth, that is, diamonds can never be stolen... For Kichimataemon who supported the shogunate, it is not surprising that he had such thoughts in order to prevent his property from being confiscated by the anti-shogunate faction at the end of the shogunate."

"If that's the case, why leave both a map and a secret code?" Ayumi was a little confused.

"Maybe this place is a trap, a trap to vent one's resentment."

Maori shook his head.

If he was not afraid of accidents, he would really like to take a look at the large mechanism called "Nioh's Wrath". This magical mechanism combined with nature is a treasure in itself.

……

On the third day after returning to Tokyo, Mori drove Ai to a two-story villa surrounded by mountains in Okutama City, and found that the villa was surrounded by reporters, including the most familiar Nichiuri TV station, which even sent a broadcast vehicle for live broadcast.

"Hello, Detective Maori!"

"Click, click!" As soon as Mao Li got off the car, a group of reporters crowded over, flash lights flashing non-stop, causing a small commotion. The reporters who had not yet reacted were all surprised.

"Quick! It's Maori Kogoro!"

"Detective Maori! Will you win this duel with Kid?"

"Does Detective Maori have confidence?"

"Sorry, move aside!"

Because Ai was with him, Maori did not enjoy the attention and flash lights of the reporters as he did in the past. Instead, he took her hand and quickly squeezed out of the crowd.

That’s right, the reason why he ran to the mountains this time was because of Kaito Kidd, or to be more precise, because of a warning letter from Kaito Kidd.

The owner of the villa, a famous painter in his 60s, contacted his Maori Detective Agency in the afternoon after receiving the warning letter yesterday morning.

But honestly, Maori didn't think Kid would be interested in an old gentleman's paintings. The big diamond from a few days ago, that kind of treasure was what Kaito had always been aiming for.

There is a high possibility that someone is impersonating Kidd this time. I don’t know what the purpose is for the time being, but it is definitely not a good thing.

Amidst the flashes of light, Maori adjusted his suit and tie and walked straight towards the sullen-looking Nakamori Ginzo, the father-in-law of Kaito Kid. Capturing Kid has become his obsession, but sometimes he trusts him quite a bit.

I don't know if he has seen through Kid's identity and is taking the initiative to protect Kaito...

"Hey!" Nakamori Ginzo's face turned even uglier after seeing Maori, "This is the preview site of Kaito Kid, not a murder scene. Why is the helper of that old fox Megure here?!"

"I was commissioned by Mr. Oikawa to deal with Kaito Kid..."

Maori's eyes swept over the police officers behind Nakamori Ginzo who were all having their faces grabbed harshly.

Well, Officer Nakamori may not really know Kid’s identity…

"Officer!" The reporters following Mao Li surrounded Nakamori Ginzo, "Is the security here foolproof?"

"Why did Kidd, who originally only targeted gems, start to target paintings?"

"There are rumors that the notice letter is fake..."

Nakamori Ginzo suppressed his anger and frowned: "No comment! Please don't let the media set foot on the scene! Really, it's always you who cause trouble..."

"But isn't Mr. Oikawa's new work, 'Aoarashi', going to be unveiled for the first time on live TV tonight?"

The reporters started discussing: "I heard that the painting has been completed, and they are just broadcasting the signing process live... However, the premise is that the painting has not been stolen by Kidd. Even if it is Kidd's nemesis, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, I think he will not be able to prevent it..."

"Hey!" Officer Nakamori said with a dark face, "You are talking as if we police officers are nothing! Listen to me, after 8 o'clock tonight as announced, until you confirm that the painting is safe, you are not allowed to go in!"

"Hey!"

After dealing with the reporters, Ginzo Nakamori hurried to chase Mao Li.

"Even you could be Kidd!!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't even think about pulling my face!"

In the lobby of the villa, Mori met the client this time, Takeyori Iikawa, an old man with a hooked nose, a mustache and a slicked-back hair. He did not look like a master painter but more like a businessman. He was very enthusiastic when he saw Mori.

Maori looked at Takeyori Ikawa with a slightly strange look.

Although it might be that he was too sensitive, this was the first time he had met a client as enthusiastic as this man.

Although previous clients had a warm attitude towards him as a detective, they were more respectful...

"Then let me lead the way," Oikawa Takerai invited with a smile, "Let's go to the studio where "Aoki" is displayed first..."

"Takera!" An old man with a thin figure, a thick snow-white goatee, squinting eyes and a mouse-like figure called out to Takera Ichikawa, "I have something to tell you..."

"I'm sorry, Dad," Oikawa Takerai said with difficulty, "Can we talk about it later? We have guests here..."

The old man was silent for a while, nodded, put his hands behind his back and left: "Okay."

"He is my father-in-law," Iikawa Takeyori looked at the old man's back helplessly and explained to Maori, "He is also my teacher, Kanhara Haruhito. Don't look at him like this, he used to be a famous painter known for his landscape paintings. It's just that his hands started to hurt 10 years ago, and now he can't hold a pen..."

"is it?"

Maori withdrew his gaze from the old man and saw quite a few landscape paintings as he walked through the corridor. All of them were signed by Haruhito Kanhara and dated 10 years ago.

The studio is on the second floor. It is not too big but very spacious. It has two doors and two windows. In the room, apart from a locked cabinet, there are only a few tables and chairs and an easel covered with a white cloth. There are also plaster statues, paintbrushes and other tools. It looks very much like an art classroom in a school.

Maori walked to the window where many pen holders were placed. He could see the Okutama Mountains at night. It was quiet and only occasionally he could hear the calls of some unknown animals.

This is the back of the villa, and below it is a not-too-high cliff. Five mobile team members are standing guard among the rocks below, and the windows are all locked. If someone chooses to break in through the window, they will be discovered quickly.

There were two police officers guarding outside the other two doors. The red marks on their faces had not yet disappeared, and it was obvious that they had been thoroughly checked.

Nakamori Ginzo was very experienced in dealing with Kidd, although it was not very useful every time, he was still fooled...

Oikawa Takeyori saw Mao Li looking around the studio and explained: "I have a class here every week, so there are more things..."

Maori's eyes stopped at the ceiling directly opposite the easel: "Is that a surveillance camera?"

"Yes, I installed it after I received the preview letter. I can film "Qing Lan" in another room. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Ichikawa Takeyori led the way and said, "The surveillance has now been taken over by the police..."

"Wu Lai..." Old Mr. Kanhara was standing outside the studio. When he saw everyone coming out, he hurried forward.

"I know, Dad. I'll tell you later."

In the living room of the villa, Nakamori Ginzo was still arranging security matters with great enthusiasm, his expression was quite serious.

"Listen carefully! There are only 30 minutes left until the scheduled time. All personnel must be on high alert! If there is anything suspicious, no matter how insignificant it is, report it to me!"

"Hey, Maori, can you please stop running around here?" Nakamori Ginzo glared at Maori and Ai fiercely, "Also, do you like bringing kids here so much?"

"Officer Nakamori, I just want to familiarize myself with the scene as soon as possible..."

Mao Li approached the surveillance camera operated by the police officer.

A monitoring window was displayed on the laptop desktop, and the easel covered with white cloth could be clearly seen, but there were still many blind spots, including the two doors and windows.

“Is there only one surveillance camera?”

"Humph," Nakamori Ginzo said unhappily, "I heard that surveillance cameras had already been installed, but who knew there was only one, and there wasn't even time to prepare... But having one is better than having nothing."

"I'm sorry," Ichikawa Takeyori apologized, "I didn't make it clear..."

"Mr. Oikawa," Maori turned his eyes away from the surveillance screen, "Can you let me go to this villa and take a look around? If it really is Kaito Kidd, the more we focus on the center, the easier it is to be misled."

"Okay...of course no problem."

Oikawa Takeyori was slightly stunned, but quickly agreed. However, Nakamori Ginzo next to him looked even darker.

What Kidd's nemesis? Doesn't Nakamori Ginzo often stop Kaito Kidd, but he just can't catch him every time...

……

The police's operations center was set up in the living room. In addition to the four guards outside the studio, most of the team members were deployed around the villa to protect the scene tightly.

After a round of searching, Maori roughly understood Officer Nakamori's arrangement. At least on the surface, it seemed that it was indeed difficult for Kid to sneak into the villa.

Unless Kidd had hidden in the villa in advance, or directly disguised himself as the owner of the house, like Takeyori Iikawa and Haruhito Kanhara, it seems that Officer Nakamori did not verify the authenticity of the two.

Of course, the premise is that Kidd will definitely come. Regardless of whether the notice letter is true or false, Kaito will always come to see it, right?

Mao Li opened the door of a bedroom on the first floor and could see the bustling group of reporters outside through the window.

The bedroom is simply furnished with ordinary wooden furniture and some paintings. It can be seen that it is the room of the old man Haruhito Kanhara.

Pulling open the partition curtain on the side, a small studio appeared in front of Maori. Painting tools were placed on the ground, and the paint boxes were not put away.

Maori squatted down and found that the paint on the paint tray seemed to have been used not long ago and had not been cleaned yet.

Oikawa Takeyori's words echoed in Maori's mind: "A famous painter known for his landscape paintings, but 10 years ago, the teacher's hands began to hurt, and now he can't hold a brush..."