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Chapter 1103: July and Kid
"But that phrase, 'Oh, Crow,' was from 0858," Doctor Agasa said, pressing the mobile phone buttons and listening to the Phone Keypad Tone. "The following 'Why are you crying' just doesn't connect properly."
"In the Phone Keypad Tone, 1, 2, 3 are 'Fa', 4, 5, 6 are 'Sol', 7, 8, 9 are 'La', and *, 0, # are 'Si'. And according to the tones pressed from buttons 3, 2, 1, the pitch subtly descends..." Conan took the Mobile Phone and pressed the buttons. "So, If Not starting from 0, but from '#', if you combine them with your eyes closed..."
After pressing out the complete Melody of the first Sentence, Conan held up the Mobile Phone so Doctor Agasa could See the content on the Phone Screen. "It's '#969#6261'... This is probably the Email Address of the Boss behind those Black Organization!"
Doctor Agasa broke out in a sweat. "You haven't already sent an Email, have you?!"
"Idiot, how could I expose Myself like that?" After two days of surprise and struggle, Conan had calmed down. He took back the Mobile Phone. "Even If I were to send an Email, I'd have to wait until I tell Police Officer Takagi about this, and wait for him to find the Person behind this Email Address..."
"You'll be Silenced..."
Haibara Ai reached the Tent but didn't go inside. She looked at Conan with a serious Expression and said, "If Police Officer Takagi tries to investigate that Person's background, before he can find out, he will be killed by those People. Then, their Muzzle will turn towards Kudo, who provided this Email Address to Police Officer Takagi."
"Then, don't just tell Police Officer Takagi," Doctor Agasa tried to find a Method. "Tell all the Police Officer, and let the Police take corresponding Countermeasure..."
"That's impossible. If you had told the Police immediately after the Last Time incident, it would have been fine. But now that the Matters have passed and been treated as a normal Kidnapping Case, if you go and say it was a Premeditated Plan by a dangerous Criminal Organization, besides the good-natured Police Officer Takagi who might believe you, who else would believe you?" Haibara Ai crossed her Hands, her Face heavy. "Correct, to persuade the Police to take Action, you must first figure out that Email Address. Perhaps you'll find someone unbelievable..."
"Unbelievable?" Conan quickly asked, "Could it be... you already knew? This Email Address, and who the Boss behind them is!"
"Uh-huh..." Haibara Ai smiled mysteriously. "What do you Think?"
Conan: "..."
This evasiveness is at a high Level...
"But it's a Pity," Doctor Agasa picked up his Mobile Phone. "We already know the Email Address, but we can't take Action."
"That's right, so it's Better to give up quickly and forget about it," Haibara Ai spread her Hands, warning him with a solemn Expression. "This Email Address must absolutely not be made public. It's Just Like Pandora's Box!"
Conan was Silent. That's why he didn't want Haibara to know. Escaping blindly wouldn't solve the problem. He still felt he should find an Opportunity to take the initiative. However, seeing Haibara being so serious, he would be a Bit more Careful.
"What kind of Panda's Box?" Genta's Voice came from Outside the Tent. "Are you talking about Treasure?"
"Is there a Panda hidden in the Box?" Ayumi asked expectantly. "Like the Giant Panda that's Just Like Tuanzi. Isn't that what Panda means?"
"No, it's Pandora," Mitsuhiko corrected. "It's a Greek Mythology Story. The God hid all Evil and Disaster in a Box and gave it to a Woman named Pandora, telling her she must never Open it..."
"But the more you say not to Open it, the more you want to Open it and Check!" Genta said Smilingly.
"That's right. Pandora also disobeyed the God's Warning and Opened the Box. As a result, Evil and Disaster descended upon the Ground," Haibara Ai said, glancing at Conan. "Correct, Isn't It?"
"Yes." Conan responded Speechless.
He got it, he wouldn't act rashly. No Need to keep hinting at him like this...
"What's Wrong with this Panda's Box?" Ayumi asked with Doubt.
Doctor Agasa quickly said, "Nothing..."
"It's Nothing!" Conan also Smilingly brushed the Topic aside. "But weren't you going to pick Firewood? Why are you back Already?"
"When we were picking Firewood, we found a Strange Stone Box..." Genta explained.
While picking Firewood, the three Children found a Strange Stone Box with Chinese Characters carved inside. Since they couldn't quite understand them, they turned back, wanting to Ask Conan and Doctor Agasa.
Conan immediately became interested and asked the three Children to take them to the Place where they found the Stone to Check.
He couldn't do anything about the Person behind that Email Address for now, but couldn't he relieve the depression in his Heart with some Mystery Solving?
Upon going there, In addition to this deduction, Conan also discovered a Corpse submerged in the Pond, pressed down by Stone Blocks.
Doctor Agasa went down into the Pond and retrieved the Corpse.
Conan checked the Driver's License in the Corpse's Jacket Pocket and confirmed the Person's Name was Teruma Tamai. He also found a Stone in the Corpse's rolled-up Trouser Leg.
It was a Stone the size of a Child's Palm, carved into the shape of a Magatama, with the Character 'Flame' carved on it.
Seeing there was no Signal here, Conan asked Doctor Agasa to go back to the Car to Report to Police, preparing to take the Others back to the Tent to wait before the Sun completely set.
However, the three Children got excited as soon as they discovered 'Treasure Hunt' and 'Seize Murderer' Matters and refused to leave.
"Do you want to be killed?" Conan pointed at the Corpse, pretending to be fierce and shouting loudly, "Besides this, we only know this Person's Name, we don't know this Person's Identity at all, how can we..."
"He seems to be a Treasure Hunter," Haibara Ai, who was squatting beside the Corpse, flipped through a soaked Booklet. "His Handbook is filled with Data on Treasures scattered in Various Locations in Japan. The History of searching for Sansui Kichiemon's Treasure is also recorded in detail... It also says, 'I found a capable Partner, so I can lure out that Thief who puts on a Pretense'..."
The Thief who puts on a Pretense?
Conan was Be Stunned. The Figure/Silhouette of Kaito Kid appeared in his Mind.
"Was tricked several times by that Magician..."
Haibara Ai read the Notes in the Notebook, somewhat distracted.
This should be referring to Kaito Kid, right?
Brother Hichiji and Kaito Kid know each other, and he suddenly mentioned a 'specified Bounty'. Could it be that Brother Hichiji also came over?
Ha, how could it be such a coincidence...
In the Forest, Kuroba Kaito stared at the Group of Children for a while, then quietly Subsided, circled to the Rear of that House, climbed onto the Rooftop, and then, Under Circumstances without alarming anyone, activated the Mechanism and ran all the way to the Bottom Floor.
The Bottom Floor of the House was far below the Ground Outside. It was almost as if the entire House's Basement had been hollowed out, using Round Log and Stone Blocks as Support to form an Underground Space.
And in this Underground Level, In addition to various Stone Wall Passage and invisible Mechanism, there was also a Waterfall Hot Spring built. The Spring Water was bright Red due to the high Mineral content, looking Just Like a strangely shaped Blood Monster, baring its fangs and claws as the Water flowed repeatedly.
Kuroba Kaito crept to the side of the Hot Spring and found Chi Feichei's Figure/Silhouette. "July, Guess who stepped on the Early Warning Device we left?"
This was agreed upon Before. After entering, they wouldn't Call each other by Name, but would use 'Kid' and 'July'. To the Outside, they would say 'Kid Employed July to go on a Treasure Hunt together'.
"It's five Elementary School Student, and a chubby Uncle," Kuroba Kaito said Smilingly, walking to the edge of the Hot Spring, not making it too Obvious. "Unexpectedly, we met them Again. They found Flame's Corpse, and that Uncle Already went to Report to Police. But the Troublesome thing is, those five Children Seemingly have a lot of Interest in this Place and refuse to leave. Whether or Not you want to Go To Check?"
Chi Feichei used a Falsetto. His male Voice when speaking was Gentle and a Bit leisurely. "I'll Go To Check."
After he and Kuroba Kaito arrived, they found that only two People were active Inside the Room Upstairs, so they didn't deliberately Eliminate the Trace they left. It was Possible that the two People Upstairs would discover them and Follow the Trace to Other Places. Then, when those Children courted death by hitting the Mechanism, there would be no one to Intervene and rescue them Just Like in the Plot.
Moreover, he wanted Conan's Group to be Witness and prove that the two People Upstairs were Treasure Hunter and one of them was a Murderer, and then he would Seize the People and package them up to be sent to the Metropolitan Police Department.
'Flame' was Already dead, but 'Flame''s female Companion, he had checked on the way down. Her Code Name was 'Poisonous Rat'. What she did during the Treasure Hunt was much more Excessive than 'Flame', and she probably had a Murder Case on her back. She was more Valuable than 'Flame'.
The other male Treasure Hunter was similar to 'Flame'. His Bounty was less than a fraction of 'Poisonous Rat''s Zero. Whether or Not to Seize him was still under consideration. He Decided to see how he felt at the time and whether it was Convenient to transport him...
"I can't show my Face like this. It's Better to make a Disguise. You go first, I'll Rendezvous with you in a while," Kuroba Kaito Turn Head and asked, "By the Way, have you found the Mechanism here?"
"This Waterfall Hot Spring has eight Outlet. Sink a Stone Block in the fourth Canal, and the Secret Door on the right Stone Wall will Open. I've Already gone inside and checked. There are Blade and Axe Mechanism hanging in the Air on the Road inside, But it's not difficult to pass through," Chi Feichei said, Turning Around and walking towards the Mechanism Staircase leading to the Upper Floor. "At the End Platform is a Stone Sword Sculpture with the Character 'Dragon' carved on the Blade. Besides, there's Nothing special."
"Yamata no Orochi and Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi..." Kuroba Kaito looked at the Waterfall Hot Spring, rubbing his Chin. "The Tombstone on the Road is carved with 'Confused People, Offer the Amazing Tool to me'. This should refer to the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi we found, the Stone Disk representing the Yata no Kagami found by the male Treasure Hunter Upstairs, and a Magatama was discovered by that Fellow 'Flame'. Now it's in the Hands of that Group of Kid. Then I'll Trouble you to lure them down. Let's gather the three Amazing Tool and Check!"
Chi Feichei didn't Turn Around. He waved his Hand, indicating that he Understood.
Outside the Room, Conan and the Others analyzed and confirmed that Kaito Kid had come over, But he wasn't the Murderer. Seeing that Light Rain had started to fall, they Decided to go Inside the Room to avoid the Rain and explore By the Way. When asked, they also said that the 'Guardian King Stone' referred to the Large Diamond, Just that there were still some Suspicious Point in that passage that he hadn't figured out.
"Did the Corpse's Notebook write anything else?" Conan thought, then Turn Head and asked Haibara Ai.
"There are Others, But they are all soaked," Haibara Ai looked at the Notebook in her Hand. "If you don't dry it Before reading, the Paper will tear if you pull it, and then you won't be able to See Anything."
"How can we wait that long!"
Genta pushed the Door Open, turned on his Watch Flashlight, illuminating the Inside the Room which had become dim as the Sun set, and rushed towards the Wooden Staircase Inside the Room. "The Diamond is in the Place closest to the Sun, Isn't It? Then, the Diamond Should be in the highest Place in this House!"
End of Chapter
"But that phrase, 'Oh, Crow,' was from 0858," Doctor Agasa said, pressing the mobile phone buttons and listening to the Phone Keypad Tone. "The following 'Why are you crying' just doesn't connect properly."
"In the Phone Keypad Tone, 1, 2, 3 are 'Fa', 4, 5, 6 are 'Sol', 7, 8, 9 are 'La', and *, 0, # are 'Si'. And according to the tones pressed from buttons 3, 2, 1, the pitch subtly descends..." Conan took the Mobile Phone and pressed the buttons. "So, If Not starting from 0, but from '#', if you combine them with your eyes closed..."
After pressing out the complete Melody of the first Sentence, Conan held up the Mobile Phone so Doctor Agasa could See the content on the Phone Screen. "It's '#969#6261'... This is probably the Email Address of the Boss behind those Black Organization!"
Doctor Agasa broke out in a sweat. "You haven't already sent an Email, have you?!"
"Idiot, how could I expose Myself like that?" After two days of surprise and struggle, Conan had calmed down. He took back the Mobile Phone. "Even If I were to send an Email, I'd have to wait until I tell Police Officer Takagi about this, and wait for him to find the Person behind this Email Address..."
"You'll be Silenced..."
Haibara Ai reached the Tent but didn't go inside. She looked at Conan with a serious Expression and said, "If Police Officer Takagi tries to investigate that Person's background, before he can find out, he will be killed by those People. Then, their Muzzle will turn towards Kudo, who provided this Email Address to Police Officer Takagi."
"Then, don't just tell Police Officer Takagi," Doctor Agasa tried to find a Method. "Tell all the Police Officer, and let the Police take corresponding Countermeasure..."
"That's impossible. If you had told the Police immediately after the Last Time incident, it would have been fine. But now that the Matters have passed and been treated as a normal Kidnapping Case, if you go and say it was a Premeditated Plan by a dangerous Criminal Organization, besides the good-natured Police Officer Takagi who might believe you, who else would believe you?" Haibara Ai crossed her Hands, her Face heavy. "Correct, to persuade the Police to take Action, you must first figure out that Email Address. Perhaps you'll find someone unbelievable..."
"Unbelievable?" Conan quickly asked, "Could it be... you already knew? This Email Address, and who the Boss behind them is!"
"Uh-huh..." Haibara Ai smiled mysteriously. "What do you Think?"
Conan: "..."
This evasiveness is at a high Level...
"But it's a Pity," Doctor Agasa picked up his Mobile Phone. "We already know the Email Address, but we can't take Action."
"That's right, so it's Better to give up quickly and forget about it," Haibara Ai spread her Hands, warning him with a solemn Expression. "This Email Address must absolutely not be made public. It's Just Like Pandora's Box!"
Conan was Silent. That's why he didn't want Haibara to know. Escaping blindly wouldn't solve the problem. He still felt he should find an Opportunity to take the initiative. However, seeing Haibara being so serious, he would be a Bit more Careful.
"What kind of Panda's Box?" Genta's Voice came from Outside the Tent. "Are you talking about Treasure?"
"Is there a Panda hidden in the Box?" Ayumi asked expectantly. "Like the Giant Panda that's Just Like Tuanzi. Isn't that what Panda means?"
"No, it's Pandora," Mitsuhiko corrected. "It's a Greek Mythology Story. The God hid all Evil and Disaster in a Box and gave it to a Woman named Pandora, telling her she must never Open it..."
"But the more you say not to Open it, the more you want to Open it and Check!" Genta said Smilingly.
"That's right. Pandora also disobeyed the God's Warning and Opened the Box. As a result, Evil and Disaster descended upon the Ground," Haibara Ai said, glancing at Conan. "Correct, Isn't It?"
"Yes." Conan responded Speechless.
He got it, he wouldn't act rashly. No Need to keep hinting at him like this...
"What's Wrong with this Panda's Box?" Ayumi asked with Doubt.
Doctor Agasa quickly said, "Nothing..."
"It's Nothing!" Conan also Smilingly brushed the Topic aside. "But weren't you going to pick Firewood? Why are you back Already?"
"When we were picking Firewood, we found a Strange Stone Box..." Genta explained.
While picking Firewood, the three Children found a Strange Stone Box with Chinese Characters carved inside. Since they couldn't quite understand them, they turned back, wanting to Ask Conan and Doctor Agasa.
Conan immediately became interested and asked the three Children to take them to the Place where they found the Stone to Check.
He couldn't do anything about the Person behind that Email Address for now, but couldn't he relieve the depression in his Heart with some Mystery Solving?
Upon going there, In addition to this deduction, Conan also discovered a Corpse submerged in the Pond, pressed down by Stone Blocks.
Doctor Agasa went down into the Pond and retrieved the Corpse.
Conan checked the Driver's License in the Corpse's Jacket Pocket and confirmed the Person's Name was Teruma Tamai. He also found a Stone in the Corpse's rolled-up Trouser Leg.
It was a Stone the size of a Child's Palm, carved into the shape of a Magatama, with the Character 'Flame' carved on it.
Seeing there was no Signal here, Conan asked Doctor Agasa to go back to the Car to Report to Police, preparing to take the Others back to the Tent to wait before the Sun completely set.
However, the three Children got excited as soon as they discovered 'Treasure Hunt' and 'Seize Murderer' Matters and refused to leave.
"Do you want to be killed?" Conan pointed at the Corpse, pretending to be fierce and shouting loudly, "Besides this, we only know this Person's Name, we don't know this Person's Identity at all, how can we..."
"He seems to be a Treasure Hunter," Haibara Ai, who was squatting beside the Corpse, flipped through a soaked Booklet. "His Handbook is filled with Data on Treasures scattered in Various Locations in Japan. The History of searching for Sansui Kichiemon's Treasure is also recorded in detail... It also says, 'I found a capable Partner, so I can lure out that Thief who puts on a Pretense'..."
The Thief who puts on a Pretense?
Conan was Be Stunned. The Figure/Silhouette of Kaito Kid appeared in his Mind.
"Was tricked several times by that Magician..."
Haibara Ai read the Notes in the Notebook, somewhat distracted.
This should be referring to Kaito Kid, right?
Brother Hichiji and Kaito Kid know each other, and he suddenly mentioned a 'specified Bounty'. Could it be that Brother Hichiji also came over?
Ha, how could it be such a coincidence...
In the Forest, Kuroba Kaito stared at the Group of Children for a while, then quietly Subsided, circled to the Rear of that House, climbed onto the Rooftop, and then, Under Circumstances without alarming anyone, activated the Mechanism and ran all the way to the Bottom Floor.
The Bottom Floor of the House was far below the Ground Outside. It was almost as if the entire House's Basement had been hollowed out, using Round Log and Stone Blocks as Support to form an Underground Space.
And in this Underground Level, In addition to various Stone Wall Passage and invisible Mechanism, there was also a Waterfall Hot Spring built. The Spring Water was bright Red due to the high Mineral content, looking Just Like a strangely shaped Blood Monster, baring its fangs and claws as the Water flowed repeatedly.
Kuroba Kaito crept to the side of the Hot Spring and found Chi Feichei's Figure/Silhouette. "July, Guess who stepped on the Early Warning Device we left?"
This was agreed upon Before. After entering, they wouldn't Call each other by Name, but would use 'Kid' and 'July'. To the Outside, they would say 'Kid Employed July to go on a Treasure Hunt together'.
"It's five Elementary School Student, and a chubby Uncle," Kuroba Kaito said Smilingly, walking to the edge of the Hot Spring, not making it too Obvious. "Unexpectedly, we met them Again. They found Flame's Corpse, and that Uncle Already went to Report to Police. But the Troublesome thing is, those five Children Seemingly have a lot of Interest in this Place and refuse to leave. Whether or Not you want to Go To Check?"
Chi Feichei used a Falsetto. His male Voice when speaking was Gentle and a Bit leisurely. "I'll Go To Check."
After he and Kuroba Kaito arrived, they found that only two People were active Inside the Room Upstairs, so they didn't deliberately Eliminate the Trace they left. It was Possible that the two People Upstairs would discover them and Follow the Trace to Other Places. Then, when those Children courted death by hitting the Mechanism, there would be no one to Intervene and rescue them Just Like in the Plot.
Moreover, he wanted Conan's Group to be Witness and prove that the two People Upstairs were Treasure Hunter and one of them was a Murderer, and then he would Seize the People and package them up to be sent to the Metropolitan Police Department.
'Flame' was Already dead, but 'Flame''s female Companion, he had checked on the way down. Her Code Name was 'Poisonous Rat'. What she did during the Treasure Hunt was much more Excessive than 'Flame', and she probably had a Murder Case on her back. She was more Valuable than 'Flame'.
The other male Treasure Hunter was similar to 'Flame'. His Bounty was less than a fraction of 'Poisonous Rat''s Zero. Whether or Not to Seize him was still under consideration. He Decided to see how he felt at the time and whether it was Convenient to transport him...
"I can't show my Face like this. It's Better to make a Disguise. You go first, I'll Rendezvous with you in a while," Kuroba Kaito Turn Head and asked, "By the Way, have you found the Mechanism here?"
"This Waterfall Hot Spring has eight Outlet. Sink a Stone Block in the fourth Canal, and the Secret Door on the right Stone Wall will Open. I've Already gone inside and checked. There are Blade and Axe Mechanism hanging in the Air on the Road inside, But it's not difficult to pass through," Chi Feichei said, Turning Around and walking towards the Mechanism Staircase leading to the Upper Floor. "At the End Platform is a Stone Sword Sculpture with the Character 'Dragon' carved on the Blade. Besides, there's Nothing special."
"Yamata no Orochi and Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi..." Kuroba Kaito looked at the Waterfall Hot Spring, rubbing his Chin. "The Tombstone on the Road is carved with 'Confused People, Offer the Amazing Tool to me'. This should refer to the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi we found, the Stone Disk representing the Yata no Kagami found by the male Treasure Hunter Upstairs, and a Magatama was discovered by that Fellow 'Flame'. Now it's in the Hands of that Group of Kid. Then I'll Trouble you to lure them down. Let's gather the three Amazing Tool and Check!"
Chi Feichei didn't Turn Around. He waved his Hand, indicating that he Understood.
Outside the Room, Conan and the Others analyzed and confirmed that Kaito Kid had come over, But he wasn't the Murderer. Seeing that Light Rain had started to fall, they Decided to go Inside the Room to avoid the Rain and explore By the Way. When asked, they also said that the 'Guardian King Stone' referred to the Large Diamond, Just that there were still some Suspicious Point in that passage that he hadn't figured out.
"Did the Corpse's Notebook write anything else?" Conan thought, then Turn Head and asked Haibara Ai.
"There are Others, But they are all soaked," Haibara Ai looked at the Notebook in her Hand. "If you don't dry it Before reading, the Paper will tear if you pull it, and then you won't be able to See Anything."
"How can we wait that long!"
Genta pushed the Door Open, turned on his Watch Flashlight, illuminating the Inside the Room which had become dim as the Sun set, and rushed towards the Wooden Staircase Inside the Room. "The Diamond is in the Place closest to the Sun, Isn't It? Then, the Diamond Should be in the highest Place in this House!"
End of Chapter
