Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

It takes four hours to get from Osaka to Yokosuka, and she will arrive around dusk. There is no security check on the Shinkansen, so she doesn't have to think of ways to hide the gun or get weapons from Spider again; the men Spider brought out from the organization are now in Beihua, and they can arrive earlier than them, and even have time to set traps.

——This undercover agent is doomed to die.

The lunch ended in everyone's own thoughts. After the meal, they went back to the room to pack their luggage and waited for the Suzuki Group to drive over to pick them up.

Pu Siqinglan returned to the tenth floor, and when she passed by Hanchuan Long's room, she glanced in that direction again.

The cordon at the door had not been removed yet, but the body had been moved away. On the window near the sofa facing away from the door, a circle of white marking line was drawn.

She withdrew her gaze and walked quickly towards her room.

……

At the same time, on a certain road.

"Okay, I get it... Of course I'll keep an eye on it... The smuggling of ordinary items is not our responsibility, so I'll transfer it to the Second Investigation Division in a few days and let them investigate."

"You, on the other hand, haven't had a good rest in the past few days? Although it's not easy to get the clue, don't be too anxious. Take care of yourself..."

In the passenger seat of a Mazda, Yuya Kazami silently watched his boss driving and talking on the phone.

It was not until he put down his phone that he dared to speak: "Mr. Fūya..."

After the phone was hung up, the rare concern and gentleness on Furiya Rei's face turned into businesslike seriousness again. He frowned and glanced at the laptop on Kazami Yuya's lap.

Outside the window, the water sparkles.

Chapter 285 Trouble comes from the mouth

Yokosuka is located in the southeastern part of Kanagawa Prefecture and at the entrance of Tokyo Bay. The castle of Natsumi Kosaka's family is built on a low hill facing the sea.

Several taxis wound up the mountain road, with dense jungle on both sides of the road. When they finally arrived at their destination, it was already dusk.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the European-style castle in front of you, and the last rays of sunlight flow along the outer wall all the way to the ground, as if covering it with a layer of orange gauze.

Seeing the scenery in front of him, Edogawa Conan couldn't help but say to Maori Kogoro: "It's a pity that Xiaolan didn't come, otherwise she would definitely like this castle that looks like a princess in a fairy tale book."

The people who came this time include Natsumi Kosaka, her housekeeper, the Russian secretary, the art dealer, Seiran Urashi, Aoyagi Akiko, Kogoro Mori, and Conan Edogawa. Ran Mori is not there.

As soon as she got out of the station, she was "driven away" by Kogoro Mori and took the bus home alone, because she had not finished her homework.

Maori Kogoro looked at him with dissatisfaction, "I brought you along because you kept pestering me. Follow me closely and don't run around!"

The group entered the castle while the two of them were chatting about family matters.

The interior of the castle is quite luxurious. The corridors, windowsills and other places are very clean. There is no musty smell in the air that comes from being sealed for a long time. It can be seen that the place is cleaned regularly.

The butler took them to visit the storage room where the knight's armor was kept, the lounge where Kosaka Natsumi's grandmother often went, and the collection room full of paintings. As they walked, he slowly explained the past of this place.

As soon as he walked out of the painting studio, the art dealer couldn't wait to ask, "Excuse me, where is the bathroom here?"

The old butler glanced at him and pointed in the direction. The art dealer thanked him casually and turned around and trotted off in that direction.

Edogawa Conan looked at his hurriedly receding back, holding his head in his hands and looking at the rooms in the corridor that they had not visited. Suddenly he saw a closed door at the end:

"What room is that?"

The old butler looked in the direction he pointed and smiled kindly: "That's the dining room. If you want to enjoy dinner here, I will take you there."

They did not wait for the art dealer to leave, and quickly went to the next room - the previous owner's study.

As soon as the door opened, Kosaka Natsumi suddenly uttered "Ah", then she faced the gazes of others and said with a slightly red face, "Sorry, I haven't been back for a long time, and I'm not familiar with the layout here..."

No one took her words seriously. As soon as they entered the room, everyone dispersed automatically and searched the place where the clues were most likely to be hidden.

Pu Siqinglan stood by a wall, seemingly looking casually at the photographs on the wall, but in fact she was secretly observing the people around her.

In this treasure hunting team, only Aoyagi Akimitsu is worthy of attention. He is dressed lightly, but she doesn't know if he has a gun hidden in his bag; the Russian secretary is as strong as a bear and a bit dangerous; Maori Kogoro seems to have been a criminal policeman before, but he resigned a long time ago... There are three people who can be considered as fighting forces.

As for the others, there was a child who could be lifted up with one hand, a weak young lady, an elderly housekeeper, and the art dealer who was also a bit old... It would be convenient to capture any of them as hostage.

Pu Siqinglan thought about it in her mind and felt that she had a great advantage.

She turned her head quietly, wanting to see what Qingliu Bingguang was doing, and saw that he was standing in front of the wall opposite her.

The emerald suddenly jumped into her eyes again, and the bright color made her eyes and heart vibrate.

The Russian secretary stood beside him with his arms folded, looking at one of the photos with surprise on his face: "Is this Rasputin?"

Kosaka Natsumi and the butler came over. The butler looked at the photo and said, "Master Kiichi once worked in the imperial workshop. Before he left Russia, he took photos with many celebrities. This photo was taken at that time."

"Oh, so this is what he looks like..."

Aoyagi Binguang put his hands in his pockets. This posture was a bit lively. Combined with his clothes and hairstyle, he looked like a college student who had just run away from art college to play around.

Pu Siqinglan felt inexplicably uncomfortable with his tone: "Mr. Qingliu, what do you think of this... Rasputin?"

Aoyagi looked back at her, his light brown eyes flicking to the gray pupils, and everyone else in the room looked at them. She saw him slowly smile.

"Monk."

There was no emotion in his tone.

"He has two perfect skins. On one hand, he uses a kind face to seduce the rulers and do his best to gain the greatest power. On the other hand, he bares his fangs to the lower classes without any scruples, pushing the entire dynasty from the inside to the brink of collapse... He can successfully do this, so he is a well-deserved evil monk."

At that moment, Pu Siqinglan heard admiration in his tone - a sincere admiration.

But in the next second, Qingliu Binguang restrained his smile.

"From an outsider's perspective, I can admire the scheming method of manipulating everyone, but from the perspective of the Russian people who were persecuted at the time... I can only say that such evil people died too easily, which was far from enough for the people to vent their anger."

Pu Siqinglan's expression froze, and a fierce, cold light flashed in his eyes.

However, before she could say anything, the FBI agent in front of her looked at her again with that warm and friendly smile on his face, but this time he asked her questions.

"Miss Pu Si, I heard that you are from the flower-growing area. Are there similar criminals in the long history of flower-growing dynasties?"

Pu Siqinglan didn't expect him to mention this, and her body stiffened.

Conan Edogawa next to him curiously interrupted: "Mr. Aoyagi, are you curious about growing flowers?"

"A little bit." Aoyagi nodded. "Compared to Japan, where the imperial lineage has lasted for more than 2,000 years, the idea of ​​'Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers of different races' is more popular there - even beggars can overthrow the dynasty and become the new emperor of that land."

"You are talking about the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, right?"

Pu Siqinglan regained her composure and answered naturally. She dared to be a "Romanov dynasty researcher who grew flowers" because she not only learned Chinese, but also had some understanding of the historical background.

She naturally thought of several candidates for the dynasty mentioned by Qing Liu Bingguang: "I can't think of a criminal of Rasputin's level at the moment, but there are indeed many who have caused chaos in the government. For example, the Ming Dynasty you just mentioned, during this period, the phenomenon of eunuchs' monopoly of power was serious, and the eunuch Liu Jin was one of the representatives."

She finally came up with a name, originally intended to shut up Aoyagi Binkou and bring the topic back to the other egg of memories.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the name came out, Aoyagi Binguang had something else to say.

"I know him, too. It is said that this eunuch was cut with more than 3,000 knives. The people who were persecuted by him even paid for his flesh and roasted it over a fire... Although the meat cannot be eaten, it still makes people feel better."

His tone was relaxed, as if he was talking about tonight's dinner, but the people around him didn't look very happy, especially Kosaka Natsumi. She was kind-hearted and raised her hand to cover her mouth, suppressing the feeling of nausea and fear.

Aoyagi Akimichi didn't care about other people's reactions at all. He slowly returned to where he had just stood and looked at the photo of the two of them again.

"If the Russian people knew about this punishment at the time, perhaps Rasputin's death would be a completely new way of dying."

Qingliu Binguang had a smile on his face, and the hint of laughter in his tone was like the tip of a knife piercing Pu Siqinglan's heart.

"Mr. Qingliu!"

Edogawa Conan suddenly raised his voice, "Don't say that, it's a bit scary, and there's not much connection between the two of them."

"Are they not related?" Qing Liu Bingguang laughed again. "One of them was a eunuch, and the other had his genitals cut off before the cremation, and was made into a specimen and hidden in a museum for countless tourists to admire at will... Aren't their experiences quite similar?"

Pu Siqinglan couldn't bear to listen any longer, and she felt that she would take action in the next second.

At this moment, a clanging sound of something falling suddenly came from the lounge next door!

Aoyagi Binguang was the first to react and ran out the door. Everyone came to their senses and followed him one by one.

In the lounge next door, the artist who had just left the team to go to the restroom was kneeling on one knee on the ground. One of his hands was in the safe, tightly locked with iron handcuffs, and several swords with iron chains at the ends fell above his head.

"What's going on?" Kogoro Mori looked at this scene and was confused for a moment.

"This is the mechanism of the safe."

The butler sighed helplessly, took out the key, walked forward, and uncuffed the art dealer.

As soon as the art dealer Qian Jiangyi was freed, his body completely collapsed to the ground. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he held his heart tightly with one hand. He did not stand up for a long time.

"Is your heart not in good condition?" Conan Edogawa asked with concern.

The art dealer said nothing, but nodded imperceptibly.

"Really? You have a weak heart and you're still running around in a place like this. If something happens..." Maori Kogoro said dissatisfiedly, "Don't go down for a while."

Pu Siqinglan listened to them discussing how to kick the art dealer out, but she didn't interrupt because she felt the phone in her coat pocket vibrate slightly.

This was the spider's signal to her.

——They are almost here.

……

Outside the castle.

"Boss, how long will it take?"

A man who was walking through the jungle looked forward, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked again.

It's really a torture for him just because his boss opens his mouth... Although his boss said that there are surveillance cameras at the intersection and that walking on the road or damaging the surveillance cameras will be discovered in advance by the people in the castle, he is still unhappy about taking the troublesome mountain road.

The spider tore off its disguise and looked up. Through the dense woods, the spire of the castle could be vaguely seen.

"almost."

Chapter 286 The Anise Liquor Is Gone

The treasure hunting team began to lose members, and the art dealer was about to give up the treasure hunt due to heart problems. The old butler was worried about him being alone, so he chose to stay with him, and they went to the restaurant together.

However, after the number of people was reduced, the treasure hunt progressed rapidly - Edogawa Conan found a secret door on the floor of the study, with a cipher disk hidden underneath, all with Russian letters on it.

After trying again and again, they finally guessed the password and opened the secret passage leading to the basement.

At this time, Aoyagi Akimitsu finally showed some professionalism as an agent. He first performed a series of safety tests to make sure that there was ventilation below and no toxic gases before leading the others down the secret passage.

Seeing him walking in front, Edogawa Conan subconsciously wanted to follow him, but Maori Kogoro held his head and said, "Stay beside me, don't disturb Aoyagi!"