Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

The old woman, holding a flashlight in one hand and a fruit knife tightly in the other, walked towards the darkness in the direction of the sound.

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The further they went, the clearer the sound of the chain mechanism became.

The old woman pressed herself against the wall and turned off the flashlight.

The sound came from around the corner ahead.

After I got there, I turned on my flashlight and shone it on the person's face.

Take advantage of the moment when the other person is blinded and stab them with a knife, it's that simple.

The old woman had made up her mind and walked up the wall as quietly as possible.

Finally, when she had gotten close to the corner of the wall, the old woman suddenly pulled herself out and shone her flashlight straight out.

The next second, the old woman's expression turned ominous.

Someone did come in.

But people wouldn't know.

At least the "thing" in front of it still had a human shape, but its face was abnormally distorted.

Like a deformed child.

And this thing is holding a chainsaw in its hand.

The old woman's face turned pale instantly.

What I heard earlier wasn't the sound of a mechanism, but clearly the sound of the chainsaw chain!

Compared to that, the fruit knife in my hand looks so tiny and cute!

Perhaps because of the flashlight beam, the deformed child holding the chainsaw raised his hand to shield his eyes, clearly annoyed.

But he slowly moved closer to where the old woman was.

Then, a deep voice gradually came from the chainsaw maniac's distorted mouth.

"Got you."

……

Outside the castle.

The rest of the group didn't sit idle either; they went to the chess sculpture to continue studying the castle's treasures.

It's just that the castle's family members were just looking for trouble when they had nothing better to do.

They've been trying to solve this puzzle for four years without any success, so how could they suddenly have an epiphany?

However, the members of the Junior Detective League were still watching the chessboard with great interest.

"Doctor, why don't you come and help take a look too?"

"Yeah, yeah, we've been thinking about it all day and still can't figure it out."

Hearing the children's commotion, Professor Agasa waved his hand somewhat awkwardly.

"Haha, I'm not very good at this. You guys are the Junior Detective League, you'll definitely be able to do it."

After all, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. Professor Agasa may be highly intelligent, but that's clearly not enough for reasoning.

Noticing Ai Haibara standing with her hands behind her back, gazing at the castle, Ayumi curiously walked over and stood beside her.

"What are you looking at, Haibara-san?"

Ai Haibara said calmly:

"I'm wondering how long it will take for that playful guy to come out. Actually, I'm also a little curious about what that treasure is."

"That's it..."

Ayumi nodded, and after a while, she reacted and said in surprise:

"Haibara-san, do you already know the answer to this riddle?"

Ayumi's voice wasn't quiet, and everyone present heard what she said, some of them surprisingly crowding around.

"Little girl, you've already solved the riddle?"

Ai Haibara nodded and returned to her seat.

"Probably. We just need to wait for that playful older brother to come out so we can verify my guess."

Everyone looked at Ai Haibara with surprise.

This is truly a case of a young hero emerging!

The four years they wasted are not as valuable as a child's afternoon of study.

"Little girl, can you tell us how to solve this riddle?"

Ai Haibara took out her notebook and then pointed to the drawing on it and the chessboard at her feet.

"The answer to this puzzle can be found by the placement of the chess pieces and the conversion of the numbers and letters on the chessboard."

"If my reasoning is correct, there might be a mechanism behind the portrait of the magistrate in the hall."

Everyone was stunned.

Although I don't know what the little girl is saying, it uses numbers and English, which sounds sophisticated.

"...Haibara-san is really smart."

"Yeah, it feels a lot like Conan, solving the problem with his eyes closed."

Professor Agasa also looked at Ai Haibara with a questioning gaze.

To be honest, he also felt that this little girl seemed a bit special.

It feels like it lacks the vitality that children have.

Noticing Professor Agasa's gaze, Ai Haibara turned around and looked back.

She noticed that the children and others in the castle were still pondering the chess sculpture with great interest because of her reasoning.

Ai Haibara beckoned to Professor Agasa.

"Professor Agasa, there's something I'd like to tell you."

"Huh? Looking for me?"

Professor Agasa nodded with some doubt, then stepped forward.

"I want to talk to you about him."

Upon hearing Ai Haibara's words, Professor Agasa smiled helplessly and scratched his head.

"Him? Are you talking about your brother, Mr. Qi Ming?"

Ai Haibara shook her head and said calmly.

"No, it's the kid who wasn't here today, the one with glasses, Conan Edogawa."

Then, Ai Haibara changed the subject again.

"Or rather, Shinichi Kudo."

"what?!"

Dr. Agasa's startled cry drew everyone's attention to this spot.

Professor Agasa awkwardly said no to everyone, then forced a smile and said...

"Ai, can I call you that? What did you just say? Shinichi is Shinichi, and Conan is Conan."

Seeing Professor Agasa's expression, Ai Haibara gave a slight smile.

"Professor Agasa, your acting is a bit poor."

"And look at me now, can't you guess what's going on?"

Ai Haibara's smile faded, and she said seriously:

“I was also a former member of the organization, codenamed Sherry. I also took that drug, shrunk, and defected from the organization.”

"what?!"

Dr. Agasa let out another strange cry.

This time, however, no one wanted to look in their direction.

It's normal for older people to have loud voices.

Dr. Agasa was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he asked in confusion:

"You defected, so the reason you look like this now is... you were also drugged and shrunk by Qi Ming?"

"...No, that's not it."

Ai Haibara's lips twitched. No longer dwelling on the matter, she turned to the professor earnestly and said:

"I want to ask you for a favor, about Qi Ming."

"Huh? Good, good."

……

Time passed slowly, until half an hour had gone by.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

A scream suddenly came from inside the castle, and everyone's bodies jolted violently.

The old man swallowed hard and said slowly:

"What was that sound just now?"

"That must be Mr. Qi Ming's voice exorcising ghosts, right?"