Chapter 29
After consideration, Ye Ling accepted the commission from the maid, Miss Yahui. Later, Yahui had to leave everyone and go downstairs due to work. Conan found a room on the second floor that could see the courtyard. He stood at the window and overlooked the huge chess sculpture on the lawn.
The children also crowded around Conan, chirping and expressing emotions.
"Wow, it looks like a real chessboard from upstairs!"Bumi said happily:"But this kind of chess is different from what we usually play."
Haihara Ai stood behind Ayumi and explained:"This is called chess, which is different from Japanese shogi. Yuantai was very excited and asked:"Does it mean that if you win this game of chess, you can find the treasure?""
"But Genta, can you play chess?"Mitsuhiko couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him. The smile on Genta's face froze instantly, because he really couldn't play chess.
Conan took the notepad in hand, drew the chessboard exactly, and then fell into deep thought. The child They knew that Conan must be cracking the chess game, but they didn’t want to ask Conan for advice, so they turned their attention to Ye Ling.
"Brother Ye Ling, have you found any clues to the treasure?"
"I'm thinking about it."Ye Ling smiled and didn't say much. In fact, he never thought about the chessboard because he knew there was no treasure at all. He was thinking about another thing.
He felt strange from the moment he entered the castle. Although he couldn't say that he completely remembered the case of the Blue Castle, he was very sure that there was indeed a male gardener in his impression. But from the beginning until now, there was no trace of the male gardener, and the maid, Miss Hojo Masae, replaced him. What's going on?
Although according to the experience of the previous cases, there will be some differences between reality and animation, but no matter how big the difference is, it will not destroy a living character? Could it be that there is something hidden in this matter...
I thought Here, Ye Ling released his spiritual thoughts, which instantly enveloped the entire castle like a radar. Because there was a secret passage under the castle, his spiritual thoughts penetrated directly into the ground. After a moment, something strange flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. I saw a man tied up in the secret passage. He looked exactly like the male gardener he was looking for. Sure enough, the original character did not disappear, he was just locked up by someone.
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Abutameta Mitsuhiko couldn't understand the chessboard and felt very bored, so he decided to conduct an on-site search. As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. Conan might not have gained as much from racking his brains as he did from just walking around.
"Huh? Strange, why can't it be opened?"
"Is it locked?"
Soon, children's voices came from the corridor. After hearing this, Xiao Ai walked out of the room and happened to see the children standing outside the next door, turning the door handle, but there was no reaction.
"What's wrong?"Xiao Ai asked in confusion.
Bumi turned around and saw Xiao Ai, and said hurriedly:"The door of this room seems to be locked."
"Since it's locked, the owner definitely doesn't want others to enter casually, so you'd better not go in."As an adult, Xiao Ai knows not to enter other people's rooms casually, so she teaches the children this way.
Although the children were reluctant after hearing this, they still nodded.
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In one afternoon, except for the locked rooms and the fire stone tower that were forbidden to enter, the doctor and Xiao Ai took the children to visit the entire castle inside and outside. Although Conan was analyzing the chessboard, he still followed the team while thinking. The same was true for Ye Ling, but he was not thinking about the chessboard, but when to enter the secret passage.
He knew that there was a wall clock in the locked room, and turning the hands would open the entrance to the secret passage.
It was getting late, the smell of food was wafting everywhere in the castle, and Genta's stomach was already growling with hunger. Just when everyone was thinking about eating, the maid Hojo Masae ran into the courtyard at the right time and said:"Dear guests, dinner is ready. Please follow me to the restaurant."
"Very good! It’s finally time to eat!" Yuantai cheered.
Everyone followed Yahui into the restaurant and saw Master Man and Master Guiren already here. Because they were eating Western food, there was just enough food on the table for each person. Ye Ling is not a fan of Western food. The children liked it very much.
Out of caution, Ye Ling quietly used his spiritual sense to check the food and made sure it was fine before starting to eat. It wasn't that he was scaring himself, but that things were getting weirder and weirder this time. It already made him a little unsure.
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At the dinner table, Mr. Man, Ye Ling and Dr. Man chatted about each other, and they all agreed that no one talked about the treasure. It wasn't until after dinner and leaving the restaurant that Mr. Man avoided the noble young master, quietly called Ye Ling and others, and asked:"Detective Ye Ling, you have been investigating for so long, have you found any clues about the treasure?"
"There has been some progress, but it will still take some time."Ye Ling answered with a smile and a very official tone. In fact, he already knew the meaning of the chess game, and he also understood that there was no treasure in the castle, but he felt that he had to wait until he could say everything yet. Let’s find out the real situation in the castle
"That's it... don't rush, take your time. Of course, it would be better if it could be faster"
"Well, I'll find the treasure as soon as possible."
After Ye Ling and Master Man finished talking, Guangyan couldn't help but ask:"Mr. Man, may I ask, what is the locked room on the second floor used for?"
"A locked room? Oh, what are you talking about?……"Master Man smiled and explained:"That's the utility room. It's locked because all the messy things are stored there. There's nothing interesting in it.""
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Master Man left, and everyone returned to their rooms. The more Genta and Mitsuhiko thought about it, the more suspicious they became, so they started discussing in the room."I think there must be something wrong with that room!" Genta said firmly.
"I also think so. The other rooms are not locked, but only that room is locked. There must be something hidden. Mitsuhiko frowned in a decent manner and began to analyze:"And if it is really a utility room, there is no need to lock it at all.""
Hearing the two children discussing each other word by word, Ye Ling smiled and suddenly interrupted and asked:"Since you all think there is something wrong with that room, should we go over and confirm it?"
"confirm? The two of them looked over at the same time. Yuanta scratched the back of his head and asked,"But that room is locked. We don't know where the key is. How can we get in?" Guangyan seemed to realize something, and asked with a shocked face:"Wait a minute, brother Ye Ling, do you know how to open locks?""
Ye Ling took out a fork from his pocket with a half-smile and said with a smile:"Although most detectives don't know how to do it, in my opinion, unlocking is a necessary skill for detectives."
Gentai Mitsuhiko was stunned. Isn't this the fork he used to eat Western food just now? Can this thing be used to open a lock?