Maori Kogoro began to understand everything

Mamiya Takato deliberately avoided everyone and said to Maori, "About the fire four years ago..."

"My dear,"

Mamiya Mitsuru suddenly appeared at the stairs, "Have you seen your mother-in-law?"

"Grandma seemed to have gone back to her room and said she would call her when mom arrived."

"She's still like this, still thinking your mother is alive..."

Mamiya Mitsuru sighed lightly and left. Mamiya Takato, who was left behind, opened his mouth but did not say anything to Mori.

"Detective Maori, it's getting late. I think your friends should stay here today."

"……Thanks."

Maori frowned as he watched the young man walk away, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

He could clearly sense that the relationship between this family was strange; on the surface they seemed friendly, but secretly they were wary of each other.

The treasure left by the great master who passed away 15 years ago should be one of the reasons. Another reason should be the bizarre fire four years ago. There seems to be some hidden secret...

……

"Young Master, huh?"

When the gardener was found by Mao Li, he recalled, "The young master was sent abroad to study since he was young. He came back two or three days before the fire. After the incident, he stayed with Master Aman..."

"Hey!" A voice suddenly came from upstairs, "How can you mess around?"

"What's wrong?" Mori returned to the second floor with Professor Agasa and found that Takato Mamiya was scolding the children.

"Nothing," Mamiya Takato turned around, "Just a prank."

"No!" Ayumi said anxiously, "It's because Conan suddenly disappeared and we are looking for him!"

"Conan is missing?"

"Maybe he went to the bathroom," the gardener said, "The bathroom is downstairs."

Maori looked around the room in confusion and found Haibara standing silently behind him with a serious look on her face, as if she knew something.

"Let's go down and take a look," Mamiya Takato led everyone downstairs, "This castle is quite large, it's easy to get lost."

Maori and Haibara walked behind.

"Weren't you always with Conan? What happened?"

Maori took the opportunity to ask quietly.

"I don't know, it seems like I've fallen into some trap," Huiyuan's eyes flashed with thought, "Don't you think this place is weird? Be careful..."

"I know, the key is you."

Maori looked helplessly at the naughty kids in front of him. He had enough ability to deal with the danger, but with Professor Agasa and these little brats around, he couldn't do it.

"And Conan, that bastard, has always acted recklessly on his own and never learned his lesson... I'll go find him later. I'll trouble you with the doctor and Ayumi."

"Okay... By the way, Kudo must have moved the clock hands in that room just now. He must have entered a secret passage, a secret passage hidden in this castle..."

Huiyuan reminded.

……

"Strange, not here,"

The gardener looked in the bathroom but didn't find Conan. "Where could he have gone?"

"Are there other toilets?" Dr. Agasa asked worriedly.

"This place is rarely used, so there is only this one..."

"Master," a waiter came over, "dinner is ready."

"It's time for dinner," Mamiya Takato was stunned for a moment, then turned to Ayumi and the others and said, "I've prepared your portions as well, do you want to eat together?"

"Really?" Yuan Tai became energetic when he heard the word "eat".

"But we still have to find Conan..."

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko have not forgotten their little friend.

"No problem," Mamiya Takato chuckled, "When he gets too hungry, he'll come out... Detective Mori should come too."

"okay."

Seeing that he couldn't get away for the time being, Mao Li had to follow him to the restaurant.

Although no one knows how this wealthy Mamiya family makes a living, they don't seem to be short of money. Even a simple dinner was exceptionally luxurious. The long dining table was filled with delicious food, just like a wealthy family's dinner. Ayumi and the other children were instantly attracted by the aroma.

“It seems delicious!”

"Let's start!"

Maori looked at the excited people, pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, and swept his eyes across to Mamiya Mitsuru and Mamiya Takato.

"I heard that you have stayed here since the fire. Is it because of the treasure?"

Although it might be a bit rude to ask this, as a detective, Mao Li sometimes has to ask such pointed questions.

"That's not the case,"

Mamiya Takato smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, I was planning to live in this castle after I graduated from university..."

"Ha ha,"

Mamiya Mitsuru was much more frank, and laughed at himself, "It would be hypocritical to say that I didn't care about my father-in-law's last words. After all, it's a treasure... But at first I was concerned about my mother-in-law's pain of losing her daughter, so I stayed. Later, I gradually fell in love with this castle where my wife grew up."

"That's it,"

Maori nodded, and seeing that the old woman had not appeared, he asked curiously, "Doesn't the old lady eat dinner?"

"She should eat in the room later."

Mamiya Mitsuru didn't seem to care much about his mother-in-law. He just looked at Maori with concern and said, "By the way, Detective Maori, how is the mystery going?"

Mao Li raised his eyebrows slightly: "There are some clues, but there are still some points to be resolved. Don't worry, since I have accepted your commission, I will definitely do it."

"Then I'll leave everything to you, the famous detective."

Mamiya Mitsuru's eyes were filled with even more joy - as a son-in-law who married into the Mamiya family, he had almost become a marginal figure in the Mamiya family after his wife's death. Once the treasure left by the old master was found, his current situation could be greatly improved.

……

In the middle of the meal, Maori winked at Haibara and Professor Agasa, made an excuse to go to the bathroom and left the restaurant, then took advantage of the absence of Mamiya Mitsuru and the others to return to the room where Conan disappeared.

There was a very thick wall in the middle of the two connected rooms, leaving a large space. It seemed that Conan had indeed discovered some secret passage, otherwise he would not have suddenly disappeared like vapor from the face of the earth.

Maori knocked on the wall, groped to the clock, and turned the hands according to Huiyuan's instructions. At first, nothing happened, but when it reached twelve o'clock, the wall suddenly opened automatically, bringing Maori directly into a dark and narrow space.

Fortunately, Maori was mentally prepared in advance and was able to keep his body steady, otherwise he might have fallen directly to the ground.

There are walls on both sides, and there is indeed a mezzanine between the two rooms...

He fumbled and pressed the flashlight button that Dr. Agasa had installed on his watch. A staircase appeared in front of Maori, deep and deep, and he didn't know where it led to.

Maori walked down the stairs carefully. Before he reached the bottom, he noticed the traces of friction on the ground and a small bloodstain with the help of the flashlight. The traces were very fresh and the bloodstains had not completely turned black, which seemed to have been left there not long ago.

Maori's eyes narrowed, and his gaze swept around and landed on the steps below.

The drag marks were quite obvious, and there were also old scratches on the steps from an unknown time.

"That guy pretended to be me... and wanted to steal the treasure of the castle..."

"There really is something wrong here..."

Maori looked at the unfinished words on the steps in a deep voice.

The people in the castle were fake, and their purpose was to seize the old man's treasure. Conan must have discovered this place by chance and was attacked...

Maori continued to look deeper into the stairs.

Although the main members of the Mamiya family are now in the restaurant, there are also a lot of servants in the castle. They have no idea who the person being impersonated is. Perhaps they need to investigate the fire four years ago to find out...

"Click."

After walking up two more flights of stairs, Maori looked around and saw a faint crack in the wall through which light leaked.

He tried pushing, and just like before, the wall suddenly swung and took him out.

It seemed to be the corridor on the first floor outside, and the voices of Ayumi and others could be heard.

Maori turned around and pushed the wall again, but found that it could not be opened.

(A one-way mechanism?)

"What's wrong, Detective Maori?"

Mamiya Mitsuru appeared at the corner with a gloomy figure, squinting his eyes and smiling, "What happened?"

"nothing,"

Mao Li retracted his arm, lit a cigarette from his pocket, and asked in confusion, "Why is Mr. Aman here?"

"Because I see you haven't returned. By the way, have you seen the missing child?"

"not yet."

"It's better to find him before dark. It will be troublesome if he gets lost in the forest."

Mamiya Mitsuru took the initiative and said, "Let's help too. It shouldn't be a big problem if we split up and look for it."

The sky gradually darkened and even began to drizzle. The people in the castle split into several groups and searched for Conan.

"It seems not to be in the garden."

"Everyone has searched the castle, but no one is found."

"Could it have gone over there?"

The gardener looked at the burnt stone tower on the other side with concern: "Two years ago, a newly arrived servant disappeared in there. When the police found him in the woods, he had starved to death..."

"Ah," Ayumi and the others were frightened and said worriedly, "If we don't find Conan quickly, he will starve to death because he has nothing to eat!"

"I don't think they went to that tower," Mamiya Mitsuru said as he came over, "because of what happened two years ago, the tower was locked. I just checked and the lock on the door was still in good condition."

"Will there only be the woods left?" the gardener said anxiously. "This is terrible. We must find him quickly..."

"No," Mamiya Mitsuru shook his head solemnly, "The rain is getting heavier, it's too dangerous to go into the forest at night. In my opinion, we should ask the police to come and search tomorrow..."

"How can this be?" Ayumi's eyes welled up with tears, and she held onto Maori tightly, "Uncle, Conan must be very scared now. If we don't find him quickly..."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine. He's the assistant of a famous detective like me, and also a member of your Junior Detective Team!"

"really?"

"of course it's true."

Mao Li gently stroked Ayumi's hair and comforted her.

Conan is not someone who will die so easily. This guy is very tough and should be safe for the time being. He just has to suffer a little.

After all, if the murderer wanted the treasure, he would not easily kill people and make things worse before the treasure was found. The servant two years ago was a clear proof. He starved to death and was thrown into the woods. The police would not conduct a comprehensive investigation of the castle.

Of course, Maori also hopes that Conan will suffer a little - every time he encounters something strange, his detective hormones will get the better of him and he will completely ignore everything else.

Especially this kind of dark and complicated castle secret passage, and unlike Hattori Heiji who has black skin as a protective color, he is still so extravagant...

"How about it?"

Huihara followed Maori, "Did you find anything?"

"There is indeed a secret passage in the castle,"

Mao Li looked at Ayumi and the others who came into the house with peace of mind, and said, "I think he is being held captive somewhere in the castle now, and will be thrown into the woods when he starves to death, just like the servant two years ago."

"Uncle, you don't seem worried at all."

"Even the genius drug you developed and the assassins from your organization couldn't kill him. How could an ordinary criminal seeking treasure possibly kill him?"

Mao Li shrugged, "I'm not going to die anyway, so I might as well learn a lesson from the pain."

"That's true."

Huihara looked as if she agreed with it.