Guns and Coffee in the World of Science

Led by Butler Sawabe, the group entered the castle and began their tour of the ancient building. Butler Sawabe explained the history and features of each room in detail, but as everyone looked around, they couldn't find anything unusual, and the atmosphere gradually became a little dull.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Qian Jiangyi, dressed as if he was on an adventure, suddenly stood up and said he wanted to go to the bathroom. Butler Zebu pointed in the direction, and Qian Jiang thanked him and hurried out the door.

"You're really in a hurry." Chen Shuo looked at his back and smiled disdainfully.

Huiyuan Ai, who was being held by him, frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Chen Shuo smiled mysteriously and whispered, "This guy probably didn't just go to the bathroom. He's carrying such a big bag, so he must be able to hide a lot of things..."

The clever Huiyuan Ai instantly understood what he meant. She turned to look at the door with a look of understanding: "Since you know what he is going to do, why don't you expose him?"

Chen Shuo smiled mysteriously. "This is a castle designed by Master Xiyi himself. How could it not have any anti-theft measures? I'm a little curious, will that Qian Jiangyi die here? That would be interesting."

After hearing this, Huiyuan Ai widened her eyes and complained mercilessly: "Perverted uncle, what a bad taste..."

Haibara Ai shook her head, showing obvious contempt for Chen Shuo's bad taste, but she did not say anything about Qian Jiangyi's behavior. She must have been just watching the fun in her heart.

Sure enough, five minutes later, everyone heard a shrill scream from the next room. The sound was so real and piercing that it startled everyone. It was undoubtedly the scream of Qian Jiangyi.

Hearing the cry, Mao Lilan immediately shielded Kosaka Natsumi behind her, her eyes wary of the door. Her body tensed, ready for any emergency. Shiratori Jinzaburo and Mao Li Kogoro's expressions changed drastically, and they rushed out of the room, running towards the source of the scream.

Seeing Mao Lilan protecting her, Kosaka Natsumi couldn't help but chuckle and said softly, "Miss Xiaolan, don't be so nervous. It should be fine. It may be that Mr. Qian Jiangyi triggered the mechanism left by my great-grandfather. Let's go and take a look."

Mao Lilan shook her head and said firmly: "Let's wait for Dad and the others to confirm the situation before making a decision. We are facing at least a professional killer, and we can't take it lightly."

Seeing this, Kosaka Natsumi looked at Mao Lilan with satisfaction. She had initially felt a bit resentful about Chen Shuo not personally taking charge, but now, seeing Mao Lilan's dedication and diligence, her resentment gradually faded. She couldn't help but admire the young woman's professionalism and composure.

Chen Shuo stepped forward, a smile of approval on his face, and nodded with satisfaction. "That's right, the most important rule in the bodyguard code is never to put your employer in danger. Xiaolan, your judgment is absolutely correct."

Mao Lilan pursed her lips slightly, a hint of pride in her slightly nervous expression: "I will definitely do my best."

Kosaka Natsumi patted her shoulder gently and said softly, "Thank you, Miss Xiaolan. I feel safe with you around."

"This is what I should do. Don't worry, I will ensure your safety." There was a determination in Mao Lilan's eyes.

A moment later, news arrived from next door that Qian Jiangyi had triggered the safe's mechanism while stealing. Fortunately, he'd reacted quickly, and the mechanism wasn't intent on killing him. Otherwise, they wouldn't have heard his screams.

At this time, Mao Lilan finally breathed a sigh of relief, retracted her guard, and walked towards the next room with Kosaka Natsumi. Chen Shuo also followed with Huiyuan Ai.

"Hey, perverted uncle, it seems that it didn't go as you wished," Haibara Ai smiled playfully, pointing at Qian Jiangyi who had been rescued and was slumped in the corner, and joked, "He didn't even get hurt."

Chen Shuo shrugged, looking rather disappointed. "So what if he's not dead? It seems Xiyi is being too soft-hearted. It would be interesting if the rope of this mechanism was one meter longer."

"What a bad taste..." This thought popped up in the minds of Ran Mouri and Natsumi Kosaka at the same time. They couldn't help but look at each other, smiled bitterly and shook their heads.

Ai Huiyuan stood in the middle of the room, staring at the mechanism in front of her. After a moment's hesitation, she suddenly asked, "Ms. Xia Mei, does this castle have a basement?"

Kosaka Natsumi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "Not really, right, Butler Sawabe?"

Butler Zebu also shook his head: "Indeed not."

"That's strange." Huiyuan Ai said thoughtfully: "A castle like this can't be without a basement. If you don't know, then..."

"Then it's very likely that the entrance to the basement is hidden." Chen Shuo continued, then turned to Butler Zebe and asked, "Is there an office or study in this castle? This is the room where Mr. Xiyi often stayed during his lifetime."

Butler Zebu thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "There is an office..."

"Take us there and take a look. There should be clues hidden there." Haibara Ai said confidently.

Led by Butler Zebe, the group entered a large office. He turned on the lights and softly introduced, "Here are photos of the master and some of his photographic works. Feel free to browse."

Mao Lilan looked around the office and felt something was strange. She turned to ask Kosaka Natsumi, "Ms. Natsumi, why don't you see a photo of your great-grandmother?"

Kosaka Natsumi smiled helplessly: "I don't have a single one, so I still don't know what my great-grandmother looked like."

"Really..." Mao Lilan looked at the wall thoughtfully, her eyes resting on an old photo.

"Oh! It's Rasputin!" Qian Jiangyi suddenly shouted excitedly. Everyone was attracted by his voice and turned their eyes to the photo.

The Russian secretary stepped forward, carefully examined it, and nodded. "Indeed! And his signature."

"Who is Rasputin?" asked Ran Maori in confusion, feeling that everyone seemed to know this name except herself.

Chen Shuo explained, "The evil monk Rasputin, thanks to his relationship with Empress Alexandra, had great influence within the Russian imperial family at the time, which greatly displeased some nobles. Ultimately, he was assassinated in 1916, killed by the Duke of Veuve."

"Later his body was found in the river, his skull was sunken and his right eye had been gouged out," Qian Jiangyi added.

Maori Kogoro lit a cigarette and sighed, "Such a legendary figure died in such a tragic way."

When Mao Lilan saw her father smoking in someone else's office, she couldn't help but mutter in dissatisfaction: "Dad! This is someone else's office, why are you..." She suddenly stopped talking in the middle of her words, staring blankly at the direction of the smoke, as if she had discovered something.

Maori Kogoro had been prepared for his daughter's scolding, but she suddenly stopped talking. Puzzled, he turned his head and saw Maori Ran staring at his cigarette. He followed her gaze and noticed something was wrong. "Huh? Why is there wind?"

Shiratori Jinzaburo reacted quickly, rushed forward and snatched Maori Kogoro's cigarette, and began to feel around on the floor. Finally, he found a wooden board in a corner that didn't fit in with the surrounding floor. After carefully prying it open, he saw a cipher disk.

"Is this... Russian? Is it the code disk to open the secret room?" Everyone was excited, with a hint of excitement in their eyes. Finally, there was a breakthrough!

A group of people gathered around the small code disk, offering their own guesses, but no one could come up with an answer. The clerk in charge of entering the code was also confused. He turned to the thoughtful Natsumi Kosaka and asked, "Ms. Natsumi, do you have any ideas?"

Natsumi Kosaka shook her head helplessly. It was obviously the first time she had seen such a code disk and she was unable to provide any help.

"Baruxue...what was it?" Just when everyone was frowning, Huibara Ai suddenly seemed to be thinking about something and murmured in a low voice.

"Huh?" Mao Lilan's eyes lit up, and she thought of something. She turned to Kosaka Natsumi and said, "Yes, that's what Miss Natsumi said on the cruise ship! Could it be Russian?"

"That makes sense!" Kosaka Natsumi also perked up. The clerk asked anxiously, "What about Baruxue?"

"Baruxenikukadame!" Kosaka Natsumi completed the sentence. The clerk fell into deep thought, but could not form a single sentence.

At this moment, Pu Siqinglan seemed to have thought of something and was about to speak, but Chen Shuo had already calmly started to say: "ВoЛwe6hnk kohЦa Вeka."

Upon hearing this, the clerk's eyes lit up, as if a sudden enlightenment had struck him: "Ah! That's right, that's it!"

"What do you mean? You can speak Russian?" Huihara Ai looked at Chen Shuo in surprise. She didn't expect that he had this ability.

"I used to have a friend who was a member of the Russian mafia. I learned a few phrases from him." Chen Shuo smiled slightly. "If it's translated into Japanese..."

"The magician at the end of the century!" Pu Siqinglan continued with a mysterious look on his face.

"Oh? That's the one on Kidd's notice!" Mao Lilan recalled Kidd's notice: "What a coincidence."

"Coincidence...?" Chen Shuo glanced at Bai Niao Ren Sanlang, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.

"Ahahahaha...yes, what a coincidence..." Shiratori Renzaburo felt a little uncomfortable with Chen Shuo's gaze and smiled awkwardly.

"Hmph! Clerk, please try inputting first. I can only speak, I don't know how to read." Chen Shuo snorted coldly and turned to the clerk. In fact, he was quite good at Russian, but he was just too lazy to press the keys.

"Okay!" The clerk nodded, turned around and started entering the password.

As the password was entered, in front of everyone's shocked gaze, the sound of a mechanism turning was heard, and a small door leading to the underground slowly appeared in front of everyone.

"The code has been revealed..." The clerk muttered to himself as he watched this incredible scene. Butler Zebe, who was following behind the others, also widened his eyes. He had been in this castle for decades, and this was the first time he knew of such a place.