After some consideration, Ye Ling accepted Miss Yahui's request. After that, Yahui had no choice but to leave the group for work. Conan found a room on the second floor with a view of the courtyard. He stood by the window and looked down at the huge stone chess sculpture on the lawn.
The children crowded around Conan and expressed their emotions.
"Wow, it looks like a real chessboard from upstairs!”"But this game is different from what we usually play." Bu Mei said happily.”
Standing behind Bu Mei, Haihara Ai explained,""This is called international chess. It's different from Japanese shogi.”
"So if we win this game, we can find the treasure?" Yuan Tai asked excitedly.”
"But Genta, do you know how to play chess?”Mitsuhiko couldn't help but pour cold water on him. The smile on Genta's face instantly froze because he really didn't know how to play chess.
Conan held a notebook in his hand and drew the chessboard in the same way. Then, he fell into deep thought. The children knew that Conan must be cracking the chess game, but they did not want to ask Conan for advice, so they turned their eyes to Ye Ling.
"Brother Ye Ling, have you found any clues to the treasure?”
"I'm thinking about it." Ye Ling smiled and didn't say anything. In fact, he had never thought about the chessboard because he knew that there was no treasure. He was thinking about something else.
From the moment he entered the castle, he had felt very strange. Although he could not completely remember the case of the blue castle, he was very sure that there was indeed a male gardener in his impression. However, from the beginning until now, there was not even a shadow of a male gardener. Instead, it was the maid, Masae Hojo. What was going on?
Although based on the experience of the previous few cases, there would be more or less differences between reality and animation, no matter how big the difference was, it shouldn't be enough to make a living character disappear. Could it be that there was something else going on…
Thinking of this, Ye Ling released his Divine Telekinesis, which instantly enveloped the entire castle like a radar. Because there was a secret passage under the castle, his Divine Telekinesis also penetrated directly into the ground.
A moment later, a strange look flashed across Ye Ling's eyes. He saw a man tied up in the secret passage. Judging from his attire, he was the male gardener he was looking for. As expected, the original character did not disappear. It was just locked up by someone.
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Umeko Mitsuhiko couldn't understand the chessboard and felt very bored, so he decided to search it on the spot. As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as walking ten thousand miles. Conan's brain racking might not be as rewarding as his own casual walk.
"Eh? Strange, why can't I open it?"
"Is it locked?"
Soon, the children's voices came from the corridor. Xiao Ai heard them and walked out of the room. She happened to see the children standing outside the door next door, turning the doorknob, but there was no reaction.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Ai asked in confusion.
Bu Mei turned to look at Xiao Ai and hurriedly said,""The door of this room seems to be locked.”
"Since it's locked, it must be because the owner doesn't want others to enter. It's better if you don't go in.”As an adult, Xiao Ai knew not to enter other people's rooms casually, so she taught the children this lesson.
Although the children were reluctant, they still nodded.
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In the afternoon, except for the locked rooms and the forbidden fire stone tower, the doctor and Xiao Ai took the children to tour the entire castle. Although Conan was analyzing the chessboard, he was still thinking while following the team. Ye Ling was the same. However, he was not thinking about the chessboard, but when to enter the secret passage.
He knew that there was a clock in the locked room. He could open the secret passage by turning the needle.
The sky was getting dark, and the fragrance of food wafted everywhere in the castle. Genta's stomach was already croaking with hunger. Just as everyone was thinking about eating, the maid Masae Hojo ran into the courtyard at the right time and said,"Dear guests, it's time to eat. Please follow me to the dining room.”
"That's great! We can finally eat!" Genta cheered.
Everyone followed Yahui into the dining room and saw that Master Man and the noble young master were already there. Because they were eating western food, the food on the table was just enough for everyone to have a portion. Ye Ling was not interested in western food, but the children seemed to like it very much.
Due to her wariness, Ye Ling secretly used her psychic power to check the food. After confirming that there was no problem, she began to eat. It wasn't that he was scaring himself, but that things were getting stranger and stranger this time. He was already a little uncertain.
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At the dining table, Master Man, Ye Ling, and the doctor were chatting away. They had a tacit understanding that no one talked about the treasure. It was not until they had finished dinner and left the dining room that Old Man avoided the noble young master and quietly called out to Ye Ling and the others, asking,""Detective Ye Ling, you've been investigating for so long. Have you found any clues about the treasure?”
"There is some progress, but it will take some time.”Ye Ling replied in a very official tone with a smile. In fact, he already knew the meaning of the chess game and knew that there was no treasure in the castle. However, he felt that it was not the time to say everything. At least he had to wait until he figured out the true situation in the castle.
"I see…No rush, take your time. Of course, it would be even better if it could be faster.”
"Yes, I will find the treasure as soon as possible.”
After Ye Ling and Old Man Man finished talking, Guang Yan couldn't help but ask,""Mr. Man, may I ask what the locked room on the second floor is for?”
"A locked room? "Oh, you mean that…" Old Man Man smiled and explained,""That's the storeroom. Because all the messy things are placed there, it's locked. There's nothing to see inside.”
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After Old Man Man left, everyone returned to their rooms. The more Genta and Kazuhiko thought about it, the more suspicious they felt. They started discussing in the room." I think there must be something wrong with that room!”Genta said with certainty.
"I think so too. The other rooms aren't locked, but only that room is locked. There must be something hidden.”Mitsuhiko frowned and started analyzing,"And if it was really a storeroom, there was no need to lock it.”
Hearing the two children's discussion, Ye Ling smiled and suddenly interrupted,""Since you all think that there's something wrong with that room, should we go over and confirm it?”
"Confirm?" The two of them looked over at the same time. Genta scratched the back of his head and asked,"But that room is locked. We don't know where the key is. How can we get in?”
Mitsuhiko seemed to realize something and asked in shock,"Wait, Brother Ye Ling, do you know how to pick locks?”
Ye Ling took out a fork from her pocket with a faint smile and said,""Although most detectives don't know how to do it, in my opinion, picking locks is a necessary skill for detectives.”
Genta Mitsuhiko was dumbfounded. Wasn't this the fork he used to eat Western food? This thing could be used to open locks?
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