Chapter Seventy-Five: It's Time to Fork Up Again
Listening to Zero's boastful boasting that she had won Kidd herself, the rest of the detectives had different expressions on their faces.
Originally, everyone thought that Zero was most likely Kidd's pretend, but when they entered the dining room and saw someone sitting on the main seat, they had alleviated their suspicions about Zero. However, it has now been confirmed that it was nothing more than a dummy, so the possibility that Zero is the Kidd the Monster has increased again.
Now that Zero has said so much about the strange thief Kidd, is this why he is suspicious? Want to allay other people's suspicions by demeaning yourself? But this isn't the character of Kidd, the thief, that guy is an arrogant narcissist who wants to be in the limelight all the time, even if he disguises himself as someone else, he can't self-deprecate.
The detectives, on the contrary, were a little confused about the situation in front of them, so they were silent. Anyway, when the situation has reached this point, it will continue to develop, so wait and see how it changes.
Kidd, disguised as Kogoro, continued his performance at this time, fully expressing Kogoro's stupid personality: "If the person who invited us here is the monster thief Kidd, then where is he now?" β
Anyway, the Maori Kogoro he pretended to be, and he didn't guess that Zero was Kidd at all.
"I don't know......" Ikumi Gunda glanced at Zero at first, and then said leisurely, "Maybe it's close at hand, or maybe it's hiding in the shadows to observe us." After all, there seem to be hidden cameras everywhere in this twilight hall, and we probably have filmed our every move. β
"What! Is there a hidden camera? When Kogoro heard this, he looked left and right exaggeratedly, showing a look of "I'm stupid".
Hey, it's a little too much...... Zero couldn't help but complain. Although Maori Kogoro is unreliable, he has been a policeman for so many years, how can he be a waste of wood to such a point.
Conan also couldn't stand Kidd's performance, and he was on the sidelines.
Ikumi Gunda shook her head, the performance of this detective Mori Kogoro is really too far from the rumored, and I don't know how he became so famous.
At this time, the maid pushed the dining cart into the dining room and said to everyone, "Dinner is coming, please enjoy it slowly." β
Looking at the food that was brought to the table, Senma degraded and muttered, "This can't be poisoned......
Hearing this, Dashang Zhushan said with a smile: "I made this dish myself, and I have also checked the plates and the like, so it will not be poisonous." β
Detective Hakuba said: "Even so, there is a possibility that cutlery such as knives and forks, spoons, teacups, and wine glasses may be poisoned. While Kidd the Strange Thief has never had a precedent for killing, and I think the likelihood of the dishes being poisoned is low, it's always right to be cautious. Just in case, I think it's better for all of us to wipe down the dishes carefully with wet wipes. β
As a young master who loves cleanliness, Bai Ma carries a lot of wet wipes with him, and even if he distributes these wet wipes, the detectives wipe their dishes very carefully.
After that, everyone began to eat, and I have to say that Dashang Zhushan's cooking skills are still exquisite, and he has been praised by many people.
After everyone finished eating, a voice came from the loudspeaker in the dummy's head: "How does the dinner I prepared for you taste?" β
Ogami Zhushan said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by the dinner you prepare, these dishes are clearly made by me." β
The voice continued to come from the loudspeaker: "You may wish to take a closer look at the tableware, what marks can you find on the tableware?" β
Everyone picked up knives, forks, plates and other tableware to look at it, and a circular crow pattern could be found on each tableware.
Chima looked at the round crow pattern at the bottom of the teacup and said, "Is this the ......?"
"I think you should have expected that, as you thought, this crow pattern is the family crest designed by the rich man Karasuma Renya. Not only the tableware, but also the door, the floor, the staircase handrails, the living room, the bedroom, everything in this Twilight House was specially ordered by Karasuma Renya with a lot of thought. However, forty years ago, in this twilight hall full of Karasuma Renya's heartwork, a series of terrifying tragedies occurred.
Detectives like you must have noticed it when you stepped into the Twilight Pavilion, and there were blood splatters everywhere in the room. Forty years ago, the House of Dusk still retained its beautiful colors, but on that night, ......"
Speaking of this, the dummy's voice paused for two seconds, as if to exaggerate the atmosphere, and when the atmosphere was in place, the voice sounded again:
"Forty years ago, Karasuma Renya passed away. One night, a banquet called 'Karasuma Renya Memorial Service' was being held in this sunset building. It is said that the banquet was held in memory of the death of Karasuma Renya at the age of 99, and it was held for three days and was attended by celebrities from all walks of life in Japan. However, the so-called banquet is only a faΓ§ade, and the celebrities are actually attending an auction, and the venue is this twilight hall. At the auction, the artworks and treasures that Karasuma Renya had collected during his lifetime were auctioned off. Since the total number of items to be auctioned is more than three hundred, the auction is expected to last at least three days.
However, on the night of the next day, just as the auction was in full swing, two uninvited guests suddenly appeared at the venue. They were soaked in the rain and their lips were purple from the cold. One of the men said, 'We're lost in the storm, can you let us stay here until the storm is over?' At first, the organizer of the auction did not agree to the request of the two men, but when they took out a leaf and handed it to the organizer, the organizer immediately changed his attitude and happily let the two men into the venue.
The organizer rolled up the leaf and smoked it as a cigarette, and kept trying to persuade other guests to try smoking it, and eventually the whole venue was filled with smoke. β
Speaking of which, the detectives immediately reacted to what that leaf was - marijuana!
However, it didn't take long for the venue to fall into chaos...... First, a middle-aged man yelled as if he saw a ghost, and then picked up the artwork he had bid for and ran back and forth in the house. Another girl was weeping incessantly until her tears were dry; Another young man picked up a pen and stabbed himself in the wrist of his left hand...... Soon, the chaos intensified. Guests began to snatch the artworks in the venue, first engaging in hand-to-hand combat with each other, then someone picking up the famous swords and swords from the auction and slashing each other, and then some people even shooting each other, and finally the whole venue became a purgatory on earth.
After a nightmarish night, the bodies of more than two dozen guests and a dozen injured and unconscious guests were left in the venue, and the two men who suddenly appeared and all the auction items in the venue disappeared without a trace. This case has become an unsolved case, and it is said that the famous detective Kaneda Kazukosuke was also involved in the investigation of this bloody case, but it seems that no results have been obtained from the investigation. β
When the dummy mentioned his grandfather, Kaneda Ichikosuke, Zero's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Kogoro" pretended to be puzzled and asked, "But why is it that such a serious case is almost unknown?" β
"Maybe the guests who were invited to the auction were all special people, and if the incident was exposed, it would have a worse impact on those who survived, so they chose to hide the truth," Ogami explained. β
Detective White Horse added: "Those two uninvited guests are undoubtedly the prisoners who led all this, and perhaps the fact that the incident will be concealed is also a factor that they have long considered. β
The dummy's voice continued, "Now, you should know why I summoned you here. In addition to hoping that you will help me find the treasure, I would like to ask the detectives to reenact the tragedy of the past, and I look forward to seeing you fighting each other for treasures in this Twilight Hall. β
Gunda Yumei smiled coldly and said, "It's really stupid, a slap that kills each other or something can't make a sound." I'm not interested in treasure or anything, so if any of you want to take it, please take it. β
"You can't quit this game anymore, because you've fallen into the magic I've cast. Just like the tragedy of forty years ago, this doomed battle has begun.
β¦β¦ Okay, now here's the code about where the treasure is, and I ask you to keep it in mind:
Two travelers look up at the night in the sky, and a demon descends on the castle. The king absconded with the treasure, the princess shed the chalice with tears, and the soldiers took their own swords. β
Hearing these words, the detectives couldn't help but change their colors.
In the story of forty years ago, two uninvited guests appeared at the auction site, and then a series of tragedies followed, corresponding to "two travelers looking up at the sky on the night, and demons descending on the castle". The first three anomalies in the chaos are a middle-aged man running back and forth in the house with a bid for artwork, a girl suddenly crying incessantly, and a young man picking up a pen and stabbing his left wrist, corresponding to the three sentences "The king absconded with the treasure, the princess shed the chalice with tears, and the soldier cut himself with a sword".
This doesn't look like a coincidence by any means, but what's going on?
"Do you all have the code in mind? If you find the treasure, go to the room in the central tower and enter the location of the treasure into your computer. As a reward, I'll give him half of the treasure and show him how to escape here. Then gentlemen, for the sake of treasure and the right to live, do your best. β
At least for now, a group of detectives showed little interest in the treasure. Haruki Motegi laughed twice, and was about to say something, but before she could speak, Zero's voice sounded first: "I think, I've already guessed where the treasure is." β