Conan's Unscientific Detective

[Detective Occupational Mission: Blue Castle Incident

Mission objective: Uncover the truth behind the Blue Castle fire four years ago and arrest the murderer in the incident

Mission Reward: 200 million yen, 200 detective reputation, 1 full career point]

"The Blue Castle case?"

Fujino recognized which case it was at a glance.

After all, the Blue Castle case is such a classic.

"It's only 1.5 million yen... As expected of the Mamiya family."

Fujino put the letter away and accepted the system task.

One million and a half in commission, plus two million in system rewards, for a total of three million and a half million yen.

I have to say that the reward for this mission is really extremely generous.

…………

After accepting the system task, Fujino rode his motorcycle to the address marked in the letter.

On the way, Fujino hung his cell phone on the handlebars of the motorcycle and called Shizuka Hiratsuka.

After all, today is a school day, and I would feel bad if I didn't say anything.

"Are you going to ask for leave again?"

On the other end of the phone, Shizuka Hiratsuka seemed to have known about Fujino's leave request for a long time, and her tone could not be calmer.

"It's like this. I received a temporary commission this morning, so I can't go to school today."

"I see."

Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to sigh, "How many days do you want to be away this time?"

"Just one day, that should be enough... Let's not talk about it for now, I'm driving, I'll treat you to ramen next time."

Immediately, Fujino hung up the phone.

Hiratsuka Shizuka put away her phone and her eyes became increasingly resentful.

The temptation of treating her to ramen noodles again, how could she refuse...

But then again, it seems like Fujino has mentioned many times that he would treat her to ramen, right?

She hasn't even seen a trace of ramen until now.

This kid.

…………

The address mentioned in the letter is located deep in the mountains and forests.

Fujino rode his motorcycle along the forest path and soon saw a magnificent building.

It was a tall ancient castle with a blue roof and white walls. There were several tall towers around the castle, just like the tower where the princess was trapped in fairy tales.

It is worth noting that among several tall towers, one has turned into a gray ruin.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 186 Are You Afraid of Snakes?

Fujino stopped the motorcycle, picked up the travel bag fixed on the back seat of the motorcycle, and looked into the yard through the railing.

The courtyard's front yard is very wide, and a stone-paved path extends to the entrance of the castle.

At the gate of the castle, a man in a brown suit, with middle-parted hair and a double chin was chatting with a woman in a black and white maid outfit.

To be honest, this is the first time Fujino has seen a maid since he came into this world.

Well, rich people really know how to have fun.

Why didn’t he think of this when he was still a chaebol boss?

There are emerald green lawns on both sides of the path, and the lawns on one side of the path are covered with decorative green plants.

A man in denim overalls was trimming the green plants with a pair of scissors in his hand.

Judging from his delicate technique in pruning the plants, he must be the gardener of this villa.

The practice lasted more than two and a half years.

Among the green plants, there are several strange decorative statues, which are tall and exquisite.

Next to the statue, a young man with the same middle-parted hair, wearing a light blue suit and a red shirt, was looking at it carefully.

Fujino had seen these statues before. In his impression, they should be chess pieces, just enlarged.

These chess pieces should be the key clues to deciphering the code in the letter.

But for him, who is always a spoiler, it doesn't have much effect.

If he remembered correctly, he could find the secret passage this time by simply rotating the clock in a certain room.

"Excuse me, what are you doing here?"

The man who looked like a gardener noticed Fujino standing at the gate, and immediately walked over and asked in confusion.

"May I ask you are?"

"I'm the gardener here, Katsuo Tabata."

Katsuo Tabata introduced himself.

"Excuse me, is the noble gentleman at home?"

Fujino asked the gardener politely.

"So you are the guest of the noble young master."

When the gardener Tabata heard that Fujino was a guest of Lady Mamiya, he became obviously much more enthusiastic.

Then he turned around and waved to the man who was looking at the chess not far away, "Master, there is a guest coming to see you!"

"guest?"

Takato Mamiya withdrew his gaze, turned his head, and saw Fujino standing at the door.

Soon, he walked to the front door and said, "Detective Fujino, it's a long journey. I'm really sorry to bother you."

Nobuhiro Mamiya asked the gardener to open the door, and then led Fujino into the villa.

The two walked on the cobblestone path.

Mamiya looked around and saw that no one was around. Then he turned around and whispered to Fujino, "Detective Fujino, the reason I asked you to come here this time is not to look for treasure, but to investigate the truth of the fire that happened here four years ago."

"The fire four years ago?"

Although Fujino already knew that there had been a fire here, he still pretended to be confused.

"Yes."

Mamiya nodded and leaned over to explain, "Four years ago, my mother came back from abroad to celebrate my grandmother's birthday, but on the night of the birthday celebration, a fire broke out. That fire not only took my mother's life, but also killed the servants and more than a dozen people who came to visit."

"Is that the tall tower?"

Fujino pointed to the tall tower not far away that he had noticed since he entered the sect.

"Yes, that's where my mother died."

Mamiya Takato cast his eyes over there, "After the fire four years ago, I felt something was fishy so I stayed here, but after four years, I still haven't found any useful clues."

"Do you think the murderer is still in this castle?"

"That's right. That's why I asked Detective Fujino to come here on the pretext of searching for treasure."

"By the way, what's the matter with the treasure?"

"I heard that was what my grandfather mentioned before he died."

Mamiya Takato explained, "He has left his most precious treasure in this castle to be given to the first person who unlocks the secret of this castle."

"My lord, this is..."

Just as Fujino was talking to Mamiya Nobuhiro, a woman with a middle-parted hair who was chatting with a maid walked over to the castle gate.

"This is my friend, Fujino."

Mamiya Takahito introduced.

"Fujino..."

Mamiya Mitsuru had no expression on his face when he heard that. He just thought for a moment, and then he seemed to remember something. "Could it be that you are the famous detective Fujino?"

"Just an ordinary detective."

Fujino said modestly.

"My name is Mamiya Mitsuru, and I'm the nobleman's stepfather."

Mamiya Mitsuru's face remained expressionless, but his eyes could hardly hide his excitement, "My dear, your detective friend will surely be able to find the treasure left behind by your father-in-law."

"Ah."

The nobleman just nodded, looking at Mamiya Mitsuru with a little hesitation, "It would be great if we can find it."

"By the way, you two seemed to be talking about that tall tower just now?"

At this time, Mamiya Mitsuru suddenly said: "If you two are interested in that tower, it is better not to go in."

"why?"

Hearing this, Fujino looked at the tower again and jokingly asked, "Is it haunted?"

"That's pretty much it."

Mamiya Mitsuru said in a mysterious tone, "About two years ago, a newly hired servant mysteriously disappeared in that tower. Before he disappeared, he told the maid here that he had discovered something good in that tower. After he disappeared, we immediately sent people in to look for him. Although there were signs of intrusion, we didn't find him."

"It was not until four days later that the police found him in a nearby forest. He was already dead at that time. He had starved to death... After that, the servants spread rumors that he might have been killed by the evil spirits in the tower. After that incident, the tower was sealed off and no one dared to enter it again."

"I wonder why the tower is locked."

Hearing this, Mamiya Takato frowned and asked Mamiya Mitsuru, "Why don't I know about this?"

Mamiya Mitsuru explained: "You were not in the castle at the time, so of course you didn't know about this."

"travel……"

Mamiya Takato pursed his chin and thought for a moment: "It seems to be true. I did go on a trip two years ago."

"In that case, I won't bother you any more."

After saying that, Mamiya Mitsuru was about to turn around and leave. Before leaving, he mentioned, "By the way, remember to tell me when you find it. I also want to see what the treasure left by my father-in-law is."

But just when Mamiya Mitsuru was about to leave, Fujino suddenly called him, as if he remembered something.

"Anything else?"

Mamiya Mitsuru turned his head in surprise.

"Mr. Man, are you afraid of snakes?"

Fujino looked at Mamiya Mitsuru and asked curiously.

"snake?"

Mamiya Mitsuru looked strange after hearing Fujino's question.

Considering that the other party is a detective, he will not ask meaningless questions for no reason.

He thought for a moment before answering, "I'm not afraid of snakes. There are indeed quite a few snakes near the castle, but most of them are non-venomous."

"That's okay."

……

Nobuto Mamiya led Fujino into the villa.

Recalling Fujino's strange question just now, he asked curiously: "Detective Fujino, was that a test? Did he show any abnormal behavior?"

"No."

Fujino shook his head, "I just remembered some funny things."