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

Yokosuka.

After the two cars drove out of the city and went uphill along a mountain road for more than ten minutes...

A castle standing atop a mountain in the distance suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

From a distance, it does look a bit like Hogwarts.

“That castle was built by my great-grandfather, and my grandmother lived here after my great-grandmother passed away.”

Natsumi Kosaka leaned out of the passenger seat and smiled at Qi Ming and the others sitting behind her.

Two cars were used, with Kogoro Mouri, Shiro Suzuki, Masato Nishino, and Natsumi Kosaka's butler, the four old comrades, riding in one car.

Qi Ming and the other young men got into another car.

"The location is pretty good, and it's nicer than my building."

Qi Ming glanced at the castle atop the mountain and exclaimed in admiration, but he had lost all interest in wild castles at the moment.

He had taken the time to visit the blue castle that someone had given him before, and had also made some construction plans.

No matter how I planned it, I felt uncomfortable.

The castle was so big it was a bit boring.

Once the novelty wore off, he thought about simply flattening the castle and turning it into a single-story structure, then piling all the functional furniture together.

Natsumi Kosaka asked, somewhat surprised.

"Mr. Qi Ming, do you also have a castle?"

Qi Ming nodded.

“I once accepted a commission, and the castle owner simply gave me the castle.”

Sonoko Suzuki listened, somewhat bewildered.

Who is so wealthy and generous that they would give away such a luxurious gift as a castle after completing a commission?

Seeing the puzzled look on Sonoko Suzuki's face, Ran Mouri leaned close to Sonoko's ear and whispered:

"Sonoko, have you forgotten that Mr. Qi Ming is a magician? Do you think the requests he takes on are just ordinary requests?"

"Oh! I remember now."

Sonoko Suzuki also remembered Qi Ming's other identity.

If people are going to magicians to accept commissions, then the person who posted the commission must be someone who's not short of money.

"Speaking of which, Ms. Kosaka, why did you go all the way to Paris to work?"

Qi Ming asked Natsumi Kosaka.

He wanted to know exactly what the difference was between a strong person and someone like him who was just giving up.

Natsumi Kosaka shook her head with a wry smile.

“It is precisely because of this castle that I need to make money. After all, this castle is the result of my great-grandfather’s hard work, and I can’t possibly sell it.”

"Miss Kosaka, how much does it cost to manage a castle?"

Sonoko Suzuki asked curiously as well.

Natsumi Kosaka poked her chin with her finger, frowned, and thought for a moment before saying:

"It will probably cost around 900 million yen."

"900 million yen?!"

Ran Mouri was a little confused when she heard the number.

Just this castle is here and costs 900 million if you do nothing... How much money would you need to support yourself in a year?

Qi Ming sighed.

"Ms. Kosaka, you've really had a tough time."

Natsumi Kosaka waved her hand, a smile appearing on her face.

"Hehe, it's nothing. My job in Paris is enough to maintain the castle. At worst, I'll just live a simpler personal life."

Qi Ming coughed twice and pulled the map of Yan State all the way down, revealing his dagger.

"So, Ms. Kosaka, have you considered changing jobs? I work as a receptionist, the benefits are amazing, you can fill in any annual salary, and they provide all the insurance. Would you like to check it out?"

After hearing this, Natsumi Kosaka was stunned for a moment, but she did not refuse.

"Mr. Qi Ming, how about we talk privately after this matter is over?"

“Pasdeproblème.”

Qi Ming answered with a satisfied expression, completely ignoring the cold aura emanating from the little girl sitting on his lap.

Ai Haibara: There are cows! This game has cows!

……

Several more minutes passed before the two cars stopped at the foot of the castle.

Led by the butler, the group entered the castle.

Qi Ming looked at the interior decoration of the castle, which was many times more luxurious than his own castle, and each room even had its own name.

Among noblewomen, in the emperor's chambers...

At first glance, it sounds very high-end, but Qi Ming inexplicably felt like he had entered a private room in a restaurant.

"Ms. Kosaka, where do you think the second Egg of Memory should be placed?"

Kogoro Mouri asked Natsumi Kosaka.

All they know for now is that the Egg of Memory is in this castle, but they don't know exactly where it is.

Natsumi Kosaka shook her head and took a key out of her pocket.

This is what she found while sorting through her belongings.

"I don't know, but I feel that the door whose lock matches this key is the one that holds the egg of memories."

The butler examined the key, then shook his head.

He had served Natsumi Kosaka's grandmother here for so many years and had never seen a door with such a large lock.

"Mr. Kiichi is an extremely talented magician who also enjoys tinkering with mechanisms and such, so I think there must be some hidden doors in the castle that we don't know about."

A mechanism? A hidden door?

Qi Ming's memories were awakened again.

The plot felt familiar, as if I had seen it before.

Speaking of which, does a castle not deserve to be called a castle if it doesn't have mechanisms or hidden doors?

"Come with me, I know where the headquarters is."

Seeing everyone aimlessly touching the wall, Qi Ming waved his hand.

"Mr. Qi Ming, have you found the mechanism?"

Qi Ming nodded and led everyone to the study.

According to the recap, Conan was supposed to find the secret hidden tunnel here.

With a flash of his prosthetic eye, Qi Ming looked down and found a groove in the floor next to the fireplace.

With a slight tap, a combination lock appeared before my eyes.

The buttons on the combination lock were all in Russian, but fortunately the butler had a good grasp of Russian and was able to help with the combination.

"Hmm, there's a mechanism here? I've never noticed it in all these years."

The butler leaned forward to take a look, then shook his head with a wry smile.

I wonder who Mr. Kiichi is trying to guard against.

"There's a tunnel down here. If you want to get in, you'll have to crack the code first."

Qi Ming stepped aside and shrugged.

This combination lock isn't electronic; it's purely mechanical, so even a hacker couldn't tamper with it.

Moreover, the debriefing that was sent out was quite rudimentary.

Conan found a secret passage in the castle's study, and after deciphering the code, the group arrived at the underground chamber.

Such a simple sentence was simply omitted.

Qi Ming felt a headache coming on when he looked at the bunch of buttons on the combination lock. He bent down and gave Ai Haibara a thumbs up.

"It's up to you now. Today, without Conan around, you're the great detective! This puzzle is too easy; I don't even bother with it."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at Qi Ming.

With no clues whatsoever, how could she possibly crack the code?

I'm cracking the password!

"Ms. Kosaka, what do you think the password might be?"

When Kogoro Mouri asked her a question, Natsumi Kosaka could only shake her head helplessly.

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about my great-grandfather."

"And what about you, butler?"

The butler shook his head as well.

"I've never heard of passwords before."

"That's it..."

Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin.

"Then let's try all the passwords we can!"