The man wore an old-fashioned beanie, a traditional black coat, crane hair and orange peel, and a withered face.

But after ignoring the clothes and face, you can see that she has a straight body, strong hands and feet, and does not look like an old man in her twilight years at all.

Nishikawa stood in the middle of the stairs, at this moment, no one or anything could stop her from escaping, but she was in a dilemma in her own heart.

Just now, she noticed that there were people in the secret passage again, and she originally wanted to trap Shiraki and Gray Plains in the cellar like she did with Conan and the doctor.

Wait for the four of them to starve to death, and then pull them out and throw them into the woods, just like she did with the servant who trespassed here two years ago.

When she rushed to the entrance of the cellar to carry out the plan, she was stunned to find that the door to the cellar was gone.

The two groups would surely meet in the cellar soon and return, and for a moment she didn't know where to go for a replacement, and she alone couldn't possibly deal with two wary adult males head-on.

So, after standing in the doorway and hesitating for a moment, she crept down in the darkness to see if the men had seen through her disguise.

If not, then everything can be saved.

But if you find ...... In order not to be caught, she had to leave the treasure behind and leave here.

In theory, it should be like this.

But in fact, for the sake of this treasure, she abandoned her young appearance and the bottom line of being a human being, and spent so many years in the gloomy castle...... She gave almost everything she had, but now she had to escape with nothing because of a few outsiders who suddenly broke in, how could she be willing?!

Conan seemed to understand this, and seeing the other party's distorted expression, he immediately began to elaborate.

This person's words will definitely listen to his reasoning, after all, she is so obsessed with treasures, she will definitely not admit her guilt inexplicably like several previous criminal suspects, causing him to finally deduce the truth, but no one is willing to listen:

"Thanks to you for keeping us here, I have had enough time to think."

"Chess is usually black and white, represented by the English letter ah and the number 18. And from the position of the knight in the courtyard, looking at the white chess in numerical order, the word egghead can be deciphered.

"That is, as the saying goes, intellectuals who love to be reasonable."

"Reasonable intellectuals ......," Nishikawa muttered the word, her eyes suddenly brightened.

This is the title used by the deceased Madam when she teased her father, and the old lady was very satisfied with this nickname, and often mentioned it during his lifetime.

Having been in this house for so many years, Nishikawa certainly knows this.

Therefore, when she mentioned "reasonable intellectuals", she immediately thought of the old lady. And when I think of the old lady, in addition to the treasure he has hidden, I will also think of the huge portrait hanging in the hall, which occupies half of the wall.

At this time, Nishikawa was already blinded by the treasure, and she turned around and ran up suddenly.

Only this time, not to escape, but to quickly find the treasure that haunted her.

……

Mamiya Man, who didn't dare to sleep because he didn't find Mrs. Tai, and the nobleman of Mamiya who came out in the middle of the night to look for supper, met in the restaurant.

The two greeted each other and were about to say a few words when a side wall creaked and was pushed open.

The two of them were startled, and when they turned their heads, they saw that the old lady who had been paralyzed for many years was walking like a fly, breaking through the wall and rushing straight into the hall.

As soon as she rode the dusty figure, the wall turned 180° and closed again, as if nothing had happened.

The father and son of the palace watched all this and stayed at the table.

After a few seconds, Mamiya Mitsuru came back to his senses, and he whispered to his stepson, "...... Hallucination? ”

The nobleman of the palace turned his head in confusion and looked at the wall, "Maybe......"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wall opened again like a revolving door, and this time, four people ran out of it, who were the same guests who had come to stay here.

…… No matter how much you hypnotize yourself, you can't take this as an illusion.

The knives and forks in the hands of the two fell to the ground with a loud sound, and they stood up simultaneously, "What's going on?!" ”

Conan didn't answer, and ran after Mrs. Tai all the way, and the doctor and the gray plain mourned as the wind swept by him, and they also had a trace of curiosity about the treasure.

Bai Shu paused slightly at his feet, turned to look at the client, "Oh, it's about your commission, the treasure has been found." ”

"What?!" , Mamiya Man instantly showed joy and quickly followed them. The nobleman of the palace turned his eyes around the two, as if he understood something, and followed closely.

The group of people chased me to the living room, and before they could stand firmly, they heard a lot of friction.

"Mrs. Tai" was standing in front of the portrait of the old lady, pushing it to one side with all her might.

The portrait rotates slowly with the center point at the top as the axis, and looking at this scene, the onlookers suddenly realized another question: "How is Mrs. Tai's leg good?" ”

Conan looked at them, sighed in his pocket, and explained to them.

The father and son listened to the ghost story as if they were listening, and each had goosebumps, in addition to sadness, more anger and shock

Ignoring the client, whose relationship was a little strange, Conan looked up at Nishikawa.

Thanks to her efforts, the place that was originally hidden by the corner of the portrait revealed a secret passage entrance that went straight up and down.

On the secret passage, nailed to a ladder in the shape of "冂", Nishikawa Shimi bent down to enter, glanced at the top where there was no end in sight, and did not hesitate to get in, climbing up with both hands and feet.

"Aren't you going to take a look?" After saying that, Conan also walked over and climbed along.

The father and son hesitated for a moment, and then moved closer.

Bai Shu was not interested in this, the soul was finished, and the one in the woods was also picked up by the door panel, he returned to the kitchen and poured himself a cup of hot tea, and walked back with it to continue watching the play.

Although there is a climbing frame, the vertical height of tens of meters is far from being as easy as imagined.

In addition to the action of climbing, the nervous and excited emotions also consumed physical energy, Nishikawa climbed to the end, dizzy in front of her eyes, her palms were red, her bones trembled, and her legs began to tremble.

But she didn't pause at all, but climbed faster and faster, and her mouth was like a demon, "...... Treasure...... My Treasure...... It's mine! ”

Finally, at the end of the climbing frame, a small door appeared.

The edges of the door are glowing on all sides, like the treasure door in the game, which is very reverie.

Her eyes lit up.

With the last of her strength, Nishikawa pushed open the door panting and lunged outward.