Chapter 12: The Castle
"Camping, camping, camping!" a few imps shouted excitedly in the car. The little beetle struggled to bump on the rough road, but it was difficult to stop the enthusiasm of the children. In order to comfort Ayumi, who was frightened by the robbers a few days ago, several imps decided to go camping this weekend that day, and the opposition was naturally ignored as wind in the ears. I don't think there's anything to do with camping in this winter when everything is withering and the wind is howling, and the children's interest is really incomprehensible.
By the way, that night, I used my own head to prove the feasibility of using ** table Xiàn Mt. Fuji, and the person who created the miracle of Zào was naturally Uncle Maori, the stingy man.
"Ah~~~, please let me go kindly, I'm not interested in camping or anything, I just want to sleep now. I yawned and said lazily.
"No~okay!Minghui-san, how can you always think of acting alone?!" Ayumi, who was sitting in front, heard this, turned back to me and raised her eyebrows. Anyway, since the end of the "Hero Saves Beauty" drama that day, the little girl has been very enthusiastic about me. Sure enough, it's a child, and it's natural to worship heroes, just like he likes to blame Kidd the thief, but he just likes Kidd's gorgeous magic show, and he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with stealing things.
"Yes, yes, you can't make friends like that. Yuan Tai echoed.
"Well, it's not bad to do this once in a while, just relax. Xiao Ai said lightly while looking at the scenery flying back outside the car window. Although her voice was still as cold as ever, I still heard a trace of ease and pleasure in her personality.
Since Xiao Wai is happy, of course I am sacrificing my life to accompany the gentleman. When I watched "Conan" back then, although I was more sympathetic to Conan wherever he went, there was a lot of sorrow everywhere, but after all, I was just watching anime, and my feelings were not very real, but these days, I personally felt the horror of my brother, worthy of being a death-level character, what a bad luck! I no longer have expectations for ordinary travel, I remember watching a movie called "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" 's anime, there is a line in it that probably goes something like this: As long as a person with detective attributes appears, there will be a case. Detectives have the bizarre ability to summon cases. Thinking about it this way, I still carried out the enlightenment education of Conan, the "famous detective", and I am really guilty! Amen! I repent......
My confession was not answered by the Lord, but Dr. Asa turned back and said, "It's time to get out of the car, everyone." ”
"Huh, is it here so soon?" I was surprised.
"Really, please don't always wander around the world, okay?" Conan said, opening his dead fish eyes. Since I saved Ayumi that day, Conan's attitude towards me has been a lot better.
"It's good to get used to it, it's normal for him to take off the line, he will only be sober when he pits people. Xiao Ai said strangely beside him.
Conan:......
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"Really, there's nothing out of a barren mountain!" I muttered, looking at the desolate scenery around me. But that's fine, you can have an open-air barbecue here, cook a pot of curry or something, maybe you can take advantage of the cold weather to embrace the beauty in your arms, get a little welfare or something, hehe.
"Hey," Conan stabbed me in the back, "can you please not laugh so obscenely?" ”
"How can I be obscene?" I said with a righteous face: "Have you ever seen someone who is more decent than me?" I think we also emphasize five stresses, four beauties, and three loves, a new generation of good young men across the century, the flowers of the motherland, the pillars of society, and the hope of the future, how can the so-called peerless genius who is not in heaven and unparalleled on earth become obscene in your eyes? Alas, child jealousy is the original sin. The Lord will forgive you, Amen!" I patted Conan on the shoulder and looked at him with sympathy.
"Can you be a little more shameless?" Conan said through gritted teeth.
"The Buddha said: You yourself are Buddhas, you see others are also Buddhas, you yourself are, you look at others are also. It is precisely because you yourself are obscene and shameless, so in your eyes, others are naturally the same, repent, boy! The sea of suffering is boundless, turn back to the shore! Don't be unrepentant on the wrong path. "I am righteous and compassionate, as if I have become a compassionate and compassionate man......
Conan turned his head and walked away with a dark face, it seems that he has come to his senses, although Xiao Ai has killed me as the queen of Tucao, but he is not the Tucao Emperor after all......
I looked at Conan's distant back with admiration, like an elder who was pleased to see his juniors get ahead......
Looking at Conan, who came over with his head down, Xiao Wai asked lightly: "Trapped?"
Conan raised his head, with a black line on his face, and asked Xiao Ai word by word, "Am I shameless?"
Mourning sympathizes with Conan because she knows how damaged his mouth is. So he looked at him without saying a word, and his eyes were full of maternal brilliance......
So, under the silent pity of Xiao Ai, Conan finally collapsed......
Looking at Conan who was silently rowing in circles in the corner of the side, I couldn't help but smile and touch my chin, alas, sure enough, my cultivation is still not enough, much worse than Xiao Ai's realm......
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"Eh?!! ......" The doctor, who had been rummaging through the trunk of the car, finally let out a desperate exclamation.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" the little ghosts who had been spinning around with excitement all along the side rushed up.
"Hey, Doctor, you're not so idiotic as to come out camping and forget to bring a tent, right?" Conan, who had been dejectedly rowing in circles beside him, finally found an outlet for catharsis, and turned around with a dark face with an extremely terrifying expression.
"That, that...... Looks like I really forgot to bring it, hahaha......" The doctor scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, his eyes flying around. Anyway, Doctor, don't scratch it anymore, the back of your head is already bare......
So, we boarded the bus and set out on the road again, hoping to find a place to stay.
"Really, maybe we're going to sleep in the car today. Conan sat in the back seat bored.
I can't help but give a thumbs up to my brother's words in my heart! With my brother's words, I can justifiably squeeze around Xiao Ai and sleep, what will happen later. Naturally, it's not enough for outsiders, hehe.
"Eh, no, wouldn't ......I?" exclaimed Ayumi. Girls, they always love to be clean. Especially for urban children, it's normal to be squeamish.
"It would be nice if we could meet a castle with a view of the lake and let us spend the night!" Ayumi said longingly, looking out the window.
"Stop dreaming. Conan laughed and interrupted Ayumi's delusions.
"It doesn't seem to be a dream. Xiao Wai pointed to the castle road where the outline loomed outside the car window.
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"That's great!" "It's like a castle at sunset!" the imps exclaimed as they stood in front of the castle door.
"But how could there be such a thing in the forest?" wondered Dr. Asasa.
"I guess some wealthy family bought a castle abroad, divided it up, moved it here, and renovated it. Conan said with a bored look. Brother, are you jealous......
"Alright!" Motota rushed forward excitedly.
"Hey, what do you want to do?" Dr. Asa hurriedly followed.
"Inside, of course. As he spoke, Yuan Tai climbed the gate and jumped in. I can already foresee that you are the "king of skipping classes" in high school...... I exclaimed in my heart.
"Hey, where did the children come from! They actually trespassed into people's houses!" Unfortunately, Yuan Taijun, the "King of Skipping Classes", had not been at ease for long before he was picked up by a young man dressed as a gardener who had rushed over, and asked loudly.
"Ah no, we're not suspicious," the doctor standing outside the door quickly explained, "just passing by here and seeing this magnificent castle, I hope to be able to go in and visit it if I can." He smiled as he spoke.
"Go back, go back! It's not a place where people can ......."
"Who are those people?" Before the impatient gardener could finish, a middle-aged man interrupted him from behind him.
"Sir. The gardener's expression suddenly became respectful.
"As far as I know, there shouldn't be any guests coming today. ”
"The idiot said he was going in......" The gardener's expression became impatient again.
"Who's an idiot?!I'm a scientist!" Dr. Asa interrupted the gardener angrily.
"Scientist?" the middle-aged man's expression became surprised.
"Exactly, my name is Asa, and I am still well-known in the Ming Realm. As he spoke, Dr. Asa touched his beard rather complacently, and even narrowed his eyes slightly. Uncle, you have been doing it for so many years, can you make any money? I complained weakly in my heart. Speaking of which, there is an interesting phenomenon: young people are praised for always scratching the back of their heads, while older people like to touch their beards. I want to prove it
Is it worth exploring this issue that "if you have hair on your mouth, you will be able to do things"?
"Then your mind must be smarter than us ordinary people. The middle-aged man touched his chin and looked at Dr. Asa meaningfully: "Okay, please come in, why don't you stay here for one night." As he spoke, he made an inviting gesture.
"Oh~ thank you so much!" Dr. Asa said in surprise.
"But my lord, this kind of thing is ...... without the permission of the old lady," said the gardener hurriedly.
"You just say they're my friends, and Mom won't say anything more. The middle-aged man said and turned and walked into the room.
"Really. The gardener muttered discontentedly.
"Hey, uncle, let me go quickly. Yuan Taidao. Yuan Taijun, are you still alive......
Finally, we walked into the courtyard as we wished.
"That's great!" "This courtyard is so big. The imps looked at each other in admiration.
"Ahh
"Really, and the black ones!" said Motota, too.
"But why is there only a horse's head?" Mitsuhiko asked.
"It's chess. I interjected.
"The horse is a knight, a pawn in chess. Xiao Ai explained.
"Chess pieces?"
"It's not just chess pieces, you can see that there are squares on the ground. Conan kept his dead eyes open, still not relieving himself from the blow he had just made.
"It's a big deal to use grass as a chessboard," I looked around and sighed: "The chess pieces are also very expensive marble, tsk, rich people are different." ”
However, these pieces seem to be a little delicately positioned. It can't be some secret room, treasure or anything like that, it would be too bloody. I rubbed my chin and thought to myself.
During the small talk, we learned that the chessboard and other things were ordered by the great lord who was a historian, and the current lord was the second husband of the lady, Mr. Mamiyamitsu. The previous spouse of Madame, Mr. Zhengqiu, had died of illness six years ago, and Madame had also died in the fire four years ago along with many servants and friends, leaving only the twenty-five-year-old only son, the nobleman of the palace, and the old lady.
"The master is just a person who can tell big things and has no practical actions, right?" Just as the gardener led us into the house, facing the portrait of our lady and Mr. Zhengqiu because of the conflict between the eldest master, an old voice suddenly came from behind us, startling us all.
"Ah, old lady. The gardener turned his head in horror and greeted an old woman in a wheelchair.
The man had heard these words a long time ago, but instead of being angry, he was happy. The old man said slowly.
"I'm sorry to remind you of these sad things. The gardener hurriedly apologized.
"You don't have to worry," the old man said, turning his head to look at the portrait of the eldest lord, "even if this castle is not there, I am used to it." Just like the size of banknotes and passports has changed, you may have to get used to it at first, but after a long time, you will take it for granted. The time is really, scary. Because joy and sadness can be erased in an instant. The eyes behind the old man's eyes stared at the portrait as if he had traveled through a distant time, and his voice was old and sad.
"Old lady......" The gardener stopped talking.
"Who are these people?" asked the old man.
"Ah, that's, it seems to be the master's scientist friend. The gardener explained.
"Scientist?" the old lady's squinted eyes widened suddenly: "Oh~~ It's exciting, I really hope you can solve the mystery that person left in this castle." I inadvertently saw a strange gleam in the old lady's eyes.
"Mystery?" everyone was stunned.
"I heard that it was the last words left by the great lord before he died, and whoever solves the mystery of this castle will be able to get my favorite treasure. The gardener explained to us.
There really is a treasure! It seems that if necessary, I will have to make a cameo in the role of Kaito. It's good to put the charge on Kuaidou's head, anyway, he doesn't have to worry about having a lot of debts, and it's not bad for him, he probably forgot how many things he stole from. I looked at the portrait of the old man and thought to myself. The so-called brothers are those who are used to sell. Don't worry, I'll help you escape. In front of Hongguoguo's interests, someone decided to betray his brother without the slightest hesitation.
"By the way, isn't my daughter here yet? Didn't she say she would be back today? to celebrate my birthday. The old man said as he pushed his wheelchair forward.
"Ah, no, old lady......"
"It's really exciting to ask her to come to my room as soon as I come. The old man happily pushed the wheelchair away.
Thinking about the strange light that flashed in the old man's eyes before, I walked up behind Conan and Xiao Ai and whispered, "Watch out for the old lady!" I can't tell you why, but I always felt that something wasn't quite right.
"What did you say?" said Conan, who had just turned back to me, when I interrupted him and asked the gardener, "Now, uncle, is there a room where you can see the chessboard from upstairs?"
"Yes, there are two rooms on the second floor. The gardener led us to the second floor.
"That's great, the chess pieces are neatly arranged. Ayumi and Motota were amazed.
"You can see it from the room here. Mitsuhiko opened the window in the next room.
"Really?" Motota ran over.
I drew the positions of the chess pieces in my diary, and I bit the pen and carefully observed that Conan next to me was moving the same as I did. What a brother, sure enough, tacit understanding.
"That's great. With Xiao Ai's crisp voice, a girl's unique fragrance rushed towards me.
"Huh?" I looked up in amazement, but suddenly Xiao Ai's little head was less than two centimeters away from my head, and I could even feel the heat she exhaled clearly. My whole body froze, and my heartbeat instantly climbed to one hundred and eighty miles!
Xiao Ai saw my strange appearance, and suddenly felt that his posture was a little ambiguous, and a trace of blush quickly appeared on his face, and said, "That's the password you're good at, isn't it?" Xiao Ai tried to calm his voice, and he looked like he was normal.
I could feel my heart beating clearly, as if I was about to burst my chest and jump out on its own. Calm! Calm! Restraint! Restraint! I tried to restrain myself. But the moment I saw the fair and delicate skin on Xiao Ai's little face close at hand, I didn't restrain myself, I lost my mind, and the ghost came to Xiao Ai's face by mistake, and kissed her smooth forehead in Xiao Ai's stunned and unprepared eyes!
"Pooh!" A voice smaller than the sound of a mosquito exploded between us like a thunderbolt! Feeling the moist and lubricated touch on my lips, my brain went completely blank, and I sat there like an idiot and giggled.
"You, you, you......" Xiao Ai took a few steps back, her fingers trembling and pointing at me, even her tongue was knotted, her face was flushed, but she couldn't speak.
"Wait!What are you two doing?!!It's going to fall!" At that moment, Ayumi's anxious voice came.
Conan got up to take a look, only to see Motota and Mitsuhiko struggling in the window next door.
"Those two idiots!" Conan scolded, and hurried over.
"I—I'm going to take a look. Xiao Ai stumbled and stumbled to the next door, while I, still sitting on the ground and giggling. I kissed Xiao Wai! I kissed Xiao Wai! This thought has been swirling in my mind.
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"Hey, Minghui-san. ”
No response......
"Minghui-san?"
Still no response......
"Minghui-san!! wake up!! Conan is gone!!!!" A sound that pierced my eardrum woke me up.
"Hmm, hmm, what's wrong?" I looked around, my eyes blank.
"Conan is suddenly gone, you go look for him, please, you can do it, right?" Ayumi pleaded with me. Maybe in her eyes, I'm omnipotent, similar to the masked man's cunzài.
"Uh, you can say it well, don't be in a hurry." I came back to my senses and said softly.
"We were all together, but when we turned around, Conan was gone. "Ayumido.
I looked up at Xiao Ai who was standing at the door, but Xiao Ai turned her head away from me with a "hum", but the blush on her face disappeared in a flash. Alas, Xiao Nizi is shy, and she doesn't know how awkward she is going to make trouble for a few days......
"Take me to that room. I sighed and said to Ayumi. Ayumi thought I was sighing for Conan, and she was so nervous.
Seeing the collapsed chairs, the scattered books, and the clock with the glass lid open in the room, I probably made up my mind, after all, there are not a few descriptions of this kind of secret room in the novel, at least I remember my father wrote about it.
I stepped forward and picked up my chair and stacked the books again. Just as I was standing on the book and about to turn the hour hand, I was interrupted by a broken cry: "Hey, how can you move!" said the nobleman of the palace and walked in.
"Did the children do anything?" asked Dr. Asasa who had rushed to hear the noise.
"Ah, no, just a little prank. The nobleman of the palace said as he packed up his things.
"Prank?"
"That's not the case, because Conan is gone, and we're looking for him!" Ayumi retorted to the doctor.
"Gone?" Dr. Asasa wondered.
"I think he's probably going to the bathroom, it's just downstairs. The gardener who came with him chimed in.
"Let's go and see. With that, the adults walked down together. The search was naturally futile, and Conan did not return until dinner.
The little ghosts were comforted by the adults, so they naturally had no worries, and ate happily, and even Ayumi thought of helping Conan pack and put away the bread, so that Conan would not come back hungry at night. It's just that during the banquet, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Miyaman talked about the inexplicable death of a person in the forest before, which made the children quite frightened.
After eating, the children were naturally arranged to sleep, and on the way, I deliberately walked behind Xiao Ai and whispered in Xiao Ai's ear: "Xiao Ai, those little ghosts will be handed over to you." ”
Xiao Ai's body trembled uncontrollably, and her crystal round little earlobes quickly turned pink.
"Hmm. Xiao Ai replied in a low voice, and continued to walk forward, without even saying "be careful" to me, it seems that he is still angry with me.
I sighed, felt the darkness, and walked to the room where I remembered.
As the pointer moved little by little, as I expected, a secret room appeared.
The air in the chamber was damp with a faint smell of mold. I turned on the watch-type searchlight that Xiao Ai had given me the other day and walked down the long staircase, and suddenly, there was a little blood on the staircase now. In terms of color and dryness, the outflow time is not very long.
The pupils in my eyes shrank. It's not easy. Prisoner, you'd better not treat my brother well, or I'll show you what it means to "live and die." "The bloodthirsty ** in my heart was hooked up by this small pool of blood.
If you look closely, there is still a line carved on the wall where I am: That guy wants to impersonate me and take the treasure of the castle to the side...... The words were broken before they were finished.
I want to write about Yokoto.,It's a pity that I'm probably out of breath when I write here.。 I'm afraid there should be another corpse here, and the old brother was probably attacked by the prisoner from behind when he was checking the corpse. I thought to myself.
When I walked around the corner of the chamber and saw a skeleton, my reasoning was proved. From the small leg bones, the missing teeth, and the long head, I had a settled conclusion about the identity of the prisoner.
Just then, a strong wind came at me from behind me!
I've been waiting for you for a long time! I sneered in my heart, and suddenly lowered my body, and the strong wind swept my scalp! Like a spinning top, the moment I turned around, I quickly pulled out a telescopic steel rod from my waist in my hand and swept it behind me. The steel rod was modified by the doctor according to the equipment of the robber of that day, and it was sturdy and convenient, and very practical.
"Ah!!h
"You've made me wait, old lady. I sneered and lit up the old, pale face with my watch.
"You...... Do you know it's me?" struggled the old man.
"Don't you think it's ridiculous that an isolated old lady who has been disabled for ten years and has never been out of the house would know about the shrinking of her passport six years ago?" I sneered and squatted down and looked at her face in a cold sweat: "Besides, as long as you see this corpse, everyone will know who the prisoner is." Trying to attract my attention with my bones, and then sneaking up on me from behind, that's how you did to Conan, it's stupid to use the same trick twice. ”
"What's going on?" the prisoner's mouth stiffened.
"Where's Conan?!" I said, pointing at her with a steel bar. The tyrannical thoughts in my heart grew stronger, and I ran out of patience.
"Hehe, I don't say what can you do to me? The prisoner looked at me with contempt.
"Click!" I didn't say anything, just went up and broke one of her fingers!
"Ah!!," the prisoner wailed. Ten fingers connected to the heart, this kind of pain few people can bear.
"Say!" I snorted again with a cold face. Without further ado, I took off her whole arm! My face looked particularly eerie in the light of the darkness, not at all like a child's face.
"I said, I said!" probably saw that I was really hot, and the prisoner who was terrified in his heart hurriedly said.
"Lead the way!"
"Yes! Yes!" the prisoner nodded, standing up in pain, limping ahead to lead the way.
When I found Conan in a secret room, he was struggling with the rope that tied him to him, and his head was still bleeding. I was also relieved to see that he was okay.
The rest was much simpler, we tied up the prisoner and brought it to the police, and Conan cracked the castle's secrets while I was desperately trying to find him.
It turns out that the so-called treasure of the castle is just a beautiful view. The identity of the prisoner was also identified as the guard who disappeared 20 years ago - Nishikawa Liusan.
What an irony! I looked at Nishikawa, who was dejected when he learned the truth, and thought mockingly.
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"Really, didn't you be wary of that old lady? Why was it still plotted?" I asked Conan with a frown as I said goodbye to the castle gate the next morning.
"Hehe, mistakes, mistakes. Conan laughed dryly, rather embarrassed.
"Hey~ Mr. Guiren said that breakfast has been prepared, so let's go after eating. The gardener chased after him.
"No, we still have camping food, and besides, I think it's better to have these breads. Conan snatched the bread from Ayumi's hand.
"Really, then I'll accept the kindness......" Xiao Wai said with a smile.
"Me too, me too!" the imps cheered.
"Me too......" I laughed and accosted......
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