Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 141 The Real Treasure

When Ishino proposed to buy the castle, not only the two current owners of the castle, but also Dr. A Li and a group of children on the side were shocked.

At first, the two thought that Ishino was just joking. After all, although the other party has an extraordinary temperament, the clothes and cars he drives are not that kind of very expensive brands. It is hard to believe that the other party has the financial resources to buy a castle.

But when Ishino revealed that his wife was the chairman of the Kasaka Foundation, which has been developing rapidly recently, Mitsumi Mamiya showed a surprised expression on his face, and his eyes became eager.

The most important reason why he married Mrs. Jiangong was because of the property of the Jiangong family and the legendary treasure. Although he has inherited part of the ownership of the castle, he still wants to return to the place he is familiar with. Those who live abroad cannot take this castle with them, and if they want to sell it, there may not be anyone to take it.

I thought that my trip to Japan would end up with nothing but a bamboo basket to fetch water, but I didn’t expect someone to hand me a pillow when I was sleepy, and there was a fool in front of me who was willing to buy this worthless castle at the market price , simply don't be too happy.

On the other hand, although the nobleman Jiangong was somewhat reluctant to part with the castle left behind by his grandparents, he had been living abroad before, and he did plan to develop abroad in the future. If he had the money to sell the castle, it would be true for him to pursue his dream. helps a lot.

And Ishino made this request after fully understanding the thoughts of the two people, so the three hit it off, and agreed that the staff of the Kasaka Foundation would come to discuss matters related to the purchase of the castle.

"Dad, why did you suddenly think of buying this castle? Shouldn't you discuss this matter with your mother first?" On the way home, Xiaosaki, who was sitting in the back row, raised her own doubts, and at the same time, she was also a little worried My father made my mother unhappy by spending money indiscriminately.

But before Ishino could answer, Xiao Ai, who had been lowering her head and thinking, suddenly smiled knowingly, and said to her sister: "Sister, don't worry about him. Look at when our dad suffered a disadvantage. He must have discovered this. Does this castle have other unknown secrets?"

Seeing Xiao Ai looking at him with playful eyes, Shi Ye didn't hide it, nodded and smiled: "Xiao Ai is right, this castle is indeed more valuable than it looks on the surface, and the legendary treasure It does exist.”

"Is there really a treasure?! What exactly is it?" Hearing Ishino's words, Xiaosaki couldn't hold back her inner curiosity, and asked directly, and Xiao Ai, who was very calm just now, immediately pricked up her ears. Wait for the other party's explanation.

"The answer is actually on that chessboard." Seeing that the daughters were interested, Ishino explained with a smile, "Although Conan explained the words formed by the white chess and the arrow indicated by the black chess, this is not hidden on the chessboard. all the information contained in it."

"If you look down on the chessboard from the front of the castle, the shape formed by the black pieces happens to be an English letter 'G', and the pieces placed on the column indicated by G in chess are 'knights'."

"If you extend along the direction of the arrow formed by the black chess pieces, you will find the lake hidden behind the woods. If you combine the lake and the knight, you can guess what this code refers to..."

"I know, it's the 'Knight of the Lake' Lancelot in the legend of King Arthur!" Hearing Ishino deliberately slowing down his speech, Xiao Ai cooperated with the answer she knew, "Could it be that this castle and Is it related to the legendary knight?"

"That's right, although it's very blurry, I still found Lancelot's coat of arms in the secret passage of the castle." Ishino nodded with a smile and continued to explain, "And the age of the masonry materials used in this castle It is very old, and it is obviously different from the materials in Japan, and it is obvious that it was moved here from abroad."

"If my guess is correct, this castle is likely to be the legendary Sir Lancelot Castle. The cultural and historical value contained in it is far greater than its practical value. I am afraid that this is the old master. Leave the greatest treasure to future generations."

"I didn't expect this castle to hide such a secret..." After listening to Ishino's explanation, Xiaosaki sighed at the unveiling of the castle's mysterious veil.

And Xiao Ai compared Ishino and Kudo Shinichi in his heart, thinking that the proud brat was crushed by his father in all directions in this incident, and was rescued by his father in the end, he felt inexplicably relieved. Cool.

The treasure Ishino found was not only the castle. When he dived into the lake to save Conan, he vaguely felt a mysterious force resonating with his body at the bottom of the lake. The feeling when encountering Pandora is somewhat similar.

Because saving people was the most important thing, Ishino didn't spend time looking for the source of that power at that time. Now that he has decided to buy the castle, it's not too late to search for it when he has the opportunity.

"Then what should we do with this castle? Is it better to transform it into a museum or an art exhibition hall like the previous Twilight Pavilion?" Xiaosaki began to help Ishino think about the castle's business strategy.

Hearing the other party's suggestion, Ishino smiled and admitted: "This is indeed a suitable arrangement. Since you have an idea, why don't you discuss it with Xia Mei after she returns from France."

Xiaosaki did not expect that Ishino would directly entrust this task to herself. After being surprised, she thought that she also had the opportunity to play her own role like her sister, and she was also very happy: "Thank you, Dad, I will work hard to do a good job in this matter." !"

Ishino nodded, and said with a gratified expression: "Just do it seriously. Don't put too much pressure on it. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Director Ochiai. Watch and learn more to accumulate experience."

The reason why he asked Xiaosaki to take charge of this task was not only to take care of the other party's mood, so that she could feel the feeling of being relied on, but also because he wanted to train Xiaosaki to become an important force in the family.

With the continuous expansion of the consortium, more and more talents will be needed. If there is no trustworthy person to manage the affairs of all parties, it will inevitably lead to various troubles.

Although Xiaosaki does not have the knowledge base of Xiao Ai to participate in scientific research work, as a biological sister, she is not much inferior to Xiao Ai in terms of intelligence, but because of her growth environment, she appears a little naive.

If the direction of development can be pointed out for the pair of sisters, and enough learning and practice opportunities are given, I believe that with their intelligence and talent, they will soon grow into an important role relied on by the Kosaka Foundation and become the center of this business empire. The general who expanded the territory.

Seeing that Xiaosaki couldn't wait to discuss her plan with her sister, Ishino smiled knowingly, and looked forward to the way home again.

(End of this chapter)