Chapter 20: The Pretenders of the Easter Egg
"Dad, let me introduce you...... Suzuki Shiro was puzzled by the appearance of so many people, so naturally at this time, it was time for Sonoko to appear to introduce everyone for her father, she first introduced Zero, "This is the beautiful detective Kaneda Ichiko that I mentioned to you." β
ββ¦β¦ Oh, oh, Kanedaichi-san, right? I've heard Sonoko say that you saved her in Izu a few days ago, so thank you so much, if you need any help in the future, just ask. β
Even though Shiro Suzuki is in his fifties, he can be said to have seen countless beauties in his position, but when he saw Zero, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
The rest of the people sitting on the couch were also in a state of stupor for a long or short time when they saw Zero.
Yuanzi introduced others one after another: "This is the younger sister of Zero, Kaneda one-two-three." This is Zero's cousin, Kazuichi Kaneda. This is Zero's former classmate, Miyuki Nanase. There are also these two are Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama, Hattori-kun is a high school student detective in Kansai, and Miss Toyama is his girlfriend. β
Xiaolan, Kogoro, and Conan have all met with their fathers, so the garden will naturally not be introduced again.
After introducing everyone, Yuan Zi also added: "They are all here to help Dad catch Kidd, the monster thief." β
After hearing that Sonoko said that he was his second girlfriend, Kazuha just blushed and wanted to deny this statement, Shiro Suzuki had already said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone has come from afar, and you have worked hard. β
Although she still has doubts about Yuanzi's sentence "They are all here to help catch Kidd", since her daughter thinks these people can be trusted, she also believes her judgment.
"I'll introduce you to the guys behind me, too." Shiro Suzuki introduced the people on the sofa from left to right: "This is Jiroyoshi Suzuki, my cousin, and an advisor to the Suzuki Group. β
Although Jiroji Suzuki is Shiro Suzuki's cousin, he is more than twenty years older than Shiro Suzuki and is a spirited old man with a big yellow dog with goggles at his feet.
Hearing Shiro introduce himself, Jiro Ji laughed and said, "Please help me a lot, I must catch Kidd's hateful thief today!" β
Zero was a little surprised, according to his impression, in "The Magician at the End of the Century", Suzuki Jiroyoshi should not have appeared. But after thinking about it, forget it, even Kaneda is involved one by one, and many Jiroji are nothing.
"This is the first class clerk of the Russian Embassy, Mr. Siruov Chinnikov."
Siruov is a tall, middle-aged Russian man who looks very strong.
"This is an art dealer, Mr. Qianjiangyi."
The first cadre is an old man with a somewhat obscene appearance, and his whole person is dressed like a nouveau riche.
"This is a historian who has a deep understanding of the Russian Romanov dynasty, Miss Pu Si Qinglan."
Pu Si Qinglan is also a big beauty, with white skin and long legs, and extremely rare gray hair and gray eyes.
Zero Zi couldn't help but glance at Pu Siqinglan more, she remembered that this woman was the legendary killer Shi Kaobing. What is painful is that this Miss Pusi Qinglan and the Siruoufu just now are also Maozi, but they speak broken Chinese and pretend to be Chinese. What's even more nonsense is that Pu Si Qinglan is obviously more like a European in appearance, and the Chinese pronunciation is ridiculously poor, and Huaxia does not have the surname Pu Si, but no one questions the identity of this woman.
Sure enough, I only heard Pu Si Qinglan say to Zero and his party in Chinese that I don't know where I learned it: "Ni is stuffy." β
In the simple three words, none of them were pronounced accurately, and I got goosebumps directly when I heard it. After silently reciting "Eight hundred pacesetters running to the north slope" twice in his heart, Zero Zi resisted the urge to spray Pu Si Qinglan to death with a fluent Chinese mouth.
But the second and third suddenly spoke: "This big sister, your pronunciation seems to be a little strange......
When Zero first crossed over, because she was not used to speaking Japanese, she would pop up a sentence or two in Chinese from time to time, and her explanation for this was that she was learning Chinese by herself, and although her parents felt strange, they could only accept this statement. Later, Zero also took the Chinese Proficiency Test and obtained the Chinese Certificate Level 4. In Japan, the highest level of the Chinese Proficiency Test is Level 6, but Zero did not pass the Chinese Level 5 test when he took it. In the previous life, I saw many jokes that Americans couldn't get English level 4 or 6, but I didn't expect that this life should be on me.
Since Ersan had heard himself speak Chinese, he also had some impressions of Chinese pronunciation, and felt that Pu Si Qinglan's Chinese was too wrong.
In the face of two or three's doubts, Pu Siqinglan did not refute, just smiled slightly, and said in Japanese: "I have lived in Russia and Japan all year round, and I mainly speak Russian and Japanese, so Chinese is a little rusty. β
Zero sighed, worthy of being a world-famous killer, and the reasons are so well made. If she refutes two or three, it is possible to show her feet, and "frankly" admitting that Chinese is unfamiliar like now is more credible.
Chairman Suzuki introduced the last person, "This is Mr. Ryu Kankawa, a photographer and writer who applied to come for the shooting. β
Hankawa Ryu looks like a young man who is not very serious, holding a small camera in his hand, and is shooting at Zero.
After the characters were introduced, Kogoro asked President Suzuki, "What is the value of the Easter egg?" β
Before Chairman Suzuki could speak, the artist dealer Shonichi replied, "800 million yen." β
"Eight, eight hundred million!?" Hearing this answer, Xiao Goro was shocked, and Xiao Lan and the others were also moved. The only ones whose expressions have not changed are Yuan Zi and Zero, Yuan Zi is the eldest lady, and 800 million yen is just a number to her, and as for Zero Zi, she has long known this estimate, so she will naturally not be surprised.
However, Chairman Suzuki looked at Zero, who was still unfazed when he heard 800 million yen, and secretly sighed that this girl was really not simple, and such a huge amount of money could not make her face change in the slightest.
Zero observed the attributes of Chairman Suzuki, Jiroyoshi Suzuki, and Urasi Qinglan, and ignored the other tricks.
Shiro Suzuki β Force: E+, Intelligence: A-, Intimacy: D.
Jiroyoshi Suzuki β Force: C-, Intelligence: B, Intimacy: D.
Pu Si Qinglan - Force: B+, Intelligence: B+, Intimacy: E-.
Shiro Suzuki, as the chairman of the Suzuki Group, controls the largest chaebol in Japan, and his intelligence value is naturally not low. Suzuki Jiroji is over seventy years old, and he can still have C-'s force value, which is really old and strong. The intimacy of the two of them when they first met was the same as that of Maori Kogoro, but they were not as lustful as Kogoro, and they should be grateful to themselves for saving the garden.
Pu Si Qinglan, a world-famous killer, has good force and intelligence. Moreover, this woman is a master of using guns, and the force value of B+ does not reflect her level of threat.
After reporting the figure of 800 million, he continued: "Of course, if Chairman Suzuki is willing to sell me the Easter eggs, I am willing to pay 1 billion yen. β
Siruov, who was on the side, hurriedly said: "The Easter egg is originally a Russian royal thing, and instead of selling it to such unscrupulous merchants, it is better to donate it to Russia and keep it by the Russian Art Museum." β
When the cadre heard this, he was displeased and said: "You say I'm unscrupulous? I'm paying for it, and you want Chairman Suzuki to give it away with a word, so I think you Russians are shameless. β
What the cadre didn't notice was that when he fired the map cannon at the Russians, Pu Siqinglan's face was obviously gloomy.
Just as Siruov wanted to retort, Hankawa Ryu, who had been holding the camera to shoot, said in a light tone: "Watching stupid people engage in pointless disputes, this shooting of Easter eggs is much more interesting." β
Later, Hanchuan Long said to Pu Siqinglan: "As a historical researcher of the Romanov Dynasty, you should also be interested in that Easter egg. β
ββ¦β¦ Yes, but I don't have that much money. β
"That's right, my entire net worth is only 200 million yen."
Conan looked at the group of people in the room, but he didn't expect that in addition to Kidd, there were so many people eyeing the Easter Egg.
"That's all for today's talk about Easter eggs." Although Chairman Suzuki still had a peaceful expression, he was actually giving an eviction order. The argument over the Easter eggs just now made him a little unhappy, and he was going to receive Kogoro and them next.
The cadres were not stupid, so they naturally heard the meaning of Chairman Suzuki's words, so they took their leave one after another and left the president's room.
At this time, the secretary Nishino Masato walked in with a box containing the Easter egg, and when he passed by Hankawa Ryu, Hankawa Ryu saw Secretary Nishino, and immediately showed a frightened expression, which made Conan, who saw this scene, slightly strange.
After all the people left, Suzuki Jiroji snorted and said, "The annoying flies have finally been dispersed." β
"President, I've brought the eggs." Secretary Nishino said to Shiro Suzuki.
"Thank you for your hard work, just put it on the table."
Nishino put the box away, then stepped aside. President Suzuki said to Ran and the others, "Let's take a look at this Easter egg." β
"IβCan we see it?" Xiaolan was a little restrained, it was a treasure worth up to 800 million.
"Of course you can see it, but it's going to be used for an exhibition anyway." As he spoke, President Suzuki opened the box, revealing the lineup of Easter Eggs.
Yuan Zi said to Xiaolan: "Actually, it looks like an ordinary egg, and I used it as a toy when I was a child." β
The garden's voice was not soft, and everyone heard it, and almost everyone except Zero had a black line. Play with treasures worth 800 million as toys? The childhood life of the top rich second generation is really enviable.
The green-looking Easter egg did look a little unsightly as the garden said, and Kazuha complained, "It looks like an ostrich egg." β
If such an egg alone is definitely not worth 800 million yen, Conan found a hint of mystery, but just as he was about to speak, Kaneda Kazuyi had already said, "This egg can be opened, right?" β
"You're very observant." As he spoke, Chairman Suzuki broke open the "shell" of the egg, revealing a small golden sculpture inside.
The sculpture depicts a man and a woman sitting on a bench, the man holding a book in his hand, and several children surrounding the man and woman.
Chairman Suzuki explained, "This is a sculpture of Emperor Nicholas's family, all made of gold, and there is a small mechanism. β
I saw President Suzuki take out a small key, insert it into the hole under the egg and turn it twice, only to hear a burst of music coming from inside the egg, and Emperor Nicholas, who was holding the book, slowly turned the pages along with the music.
It's not a difficult design from today's perspective, but it was definitely unique more than a century ago.