The police investigation continued until dawn. At this moment, the horizon was already dim.
The children didn't sleep all night and kept an eye on the progress of the investigation. It wasn't until the police put the living prisoners, the dead prisoners, and the corpse in the secret passage of the castle that they suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Brother Ye Ling, didn't you say that you already know where the treasure is?”Genta asked excitedly. Mitsuhiko and Ayumi also looked over excitedly. After all, their original purpose in coming to the castle was to search for treasures.
Ye Ling looked down at Conan and smiled.""Conan should already know, right?”
"Ah?" Conan did not expect Ye Ling to suddenly ask him. However, after thinking about it, he did not deny it this time. Instead, he nodded and admitted," That's right. The clue to the treasure is clearly stated in the chessboard."”
Conan explained his reasoning.
On the chessboard, each grid had its own serial number, usually represented by the English letters A-H and numbers. Looking at the white pieces from the knight's point of view, the letters were Egg_Head, commonly known as the reasonable intellectual.
"And the intellectual is the historian, the Grand Master.”Conan explained," The black chess piece is in the shape of a G. Actually, it's not a G. It's a rotating arrow.”
Xiao Ai and the doctor were a little surprised. Why was Conan deducing in front of Ye Ling now? They didn't know that Conan was deliberately testing Ye Ling because he suspected that Ye Ling might not be an enemy.
After Conan finished speaking, Ye Ling looked at the maid, Masae Hojo, and said,""By the way, didn't your male servant companion tell you that there was something in that stone tower two years ago? In fact, he mistook the arrow for the G representing Green and mistakenly thought that the treasure was in the stone tower surrounded by green fields. In the end, he was imprisoned by Mrs. Hunt and starved to death…"
Ya Hui's entire body trembled, and tears could not help but flow down.
Genta felt a headache coming on. He couldn't help but ask,""Where is the treasure?"
"Since you all want to know, let's go and take a look together.”
……
Ye Ling led the group to the castle hall and stood in front of the huge portrait of the old master. He moved the picture frame in the direction indicated by the black arrow. After the picture was moved away, a hole appeared in the wall, and there was a ladder inside.
"Ah! Another secret passage! Is the treasure here?"
Genta was extremely excited and could not help but want to climb up, but was stopped by Mitsuhiko.
"Wait, Genta, don't you know that ladies first?!”In this aspect, Mitsuhiko was very gentlemanly.
However, it was obvious that his words did not have the desired effect. Although Bu Mei was happy, Xiao Ai said expressionlessly,""Bu Mei and I will go up last. You guys go first.”
Ye Ling glanced at Xiao Ai and Bu Mei and said,""The girls can go up last."
Guang Yan was dumbfounded. He had wanted to please the girl, but why was the girl unhappy? Moreover, Big Brother Ye Ling said so too.
"Why?" he asked, puzzled.
Ye Ling was speechless." Didn't you see Xiao Ai and Bu Mei wearing dresses?" she reminded.”
Dress? Mitsuhiko was stunned. He looked at the two girls and then turned to look at the ladder. As if he suddenly realized something, his face instantly turned red like a cooked crab, and it was still steaming.
"Ah! No, I-I didn't mean that! This, this is a misunderstanding!"
……
The boys all climbed up the ladder and came to a platform. Bu Mei and Xiao Ai also climbed up. The platform was pitch black, and nothing could be seen. However, there seemed to be a door in front of them, and golden light was emitting from the cracks in the door.
"Ahaha! The treasure must be glowing!" Genta eagerly ran over to open the door. Immediately, a golden light shone in, illuminating the entire platform.
When everyone's eyes adapted, they realized that what greeted their eyes was not the treasure, but the rising sun.
"Eh? Where was the treasure? Why is there nothing?" Genta could not react at all.
Conan reminded him," Isn't it written on the door? I want to give this castle and the scenery here to the first person to arrive.”After saying this, Conan began to admire the gradually brightening sky outside.
Genta and Kazuhiko's beautiful dream was shattered. It turned out that there was no treasure at all. This was just an old naughty child's prank.
"Wow, it's so beautiful. You can see the sun rising from here!”Ayumi was very happy to see the sunrise.
Xiao Ai clasped her hands behind her back and looked at the rising sun. The sky gradually turned white, and the originally dark forest also glowed with vitality. After surviving a disaster, this scene was a different experience for Xiao Ai. Her mood had quietly changed.
Be it disappointment or happiness, there was nothing more precious than seeing the sun the next day.
……
At daybreak, everyone rode Ye Ling's Wuling Hongguang and left the mountain. Before she left, the maid, Masae Hojo, took out her savings and wanted to give Ye Ling a commission fee. However, Ye Ling only took a small amount symbolically.
Because the owner of the castle was gone, the servants were collectively unemployed. Yahui needed money more than Ye Ling. Ye Ling's actions had also changed Conan's impression of him. At the same time, it had also made his identity even more elusive.
As Xiao Ai was injured, Ye Ling sent her to the hospital for a check-up. After confirming that it was only a superficial wound, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Just like that, the group returned to Rice Flower Town that morning.
……
Days passed. After the incident at the blue castle, the estrangement between Xiao Ai and Ye Ling had completely disappeared. During this period of time, the children had dragged her to Ye Ling's villa to play, and she no longer had any resistance.
One day, Ye Ling was alone in the villa when the doorbell rang. He thought that the children had come, but when he opened the door, he found an unfamiliar middle-aged man standing outside the courtyard.
"Is this Detective Ye Ling?" the man asked. It seemed that another client had come to visit.
The man was about fifty years old. He was dressed in a suit and looked very decent, but he did not look like a rich man.
"I am Ye Ling. May I know who you are?”
"My name is Akio Nakamatsu, and I'm a butler. I'd like to entrust you with something.”the man said.
Ye Ling invited him into the house and made him some tea. Then, she asked,""What can I do for you?"
"Have you heard of the Forest Garden Group?" Akio Shigematsu asked.
"I've heard of it." Due to the necessity of her profession, Ye Ling had crammed in a lot of necessary knowledge. Otherwise, if he didn't even know the most basic things, which customer would be willing to hire a detective with such poor posture?
" I'm the housekeeper of the Morino family," explained Nakamatsu." Not long ago, I introduced a girl to Young Master. Young Master fell in love with her at first sight. They're getting married tomorrow." However, I want you to stop their marriage!”
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