Although Mr. Chong said "Sorry" first, his tone was unquestionable and tough.
Yuantai was startled by Mr. Chong's attitude. He was fearless, but at this moment, he actually felt a little fear in his heart.
"If you don't want to eat, then you won't eat..."
Yuantai looked at Mr. Chong with a cold face under his sunglasses and retracted his hand.
Mr. Clock took advantage of the situation and took all the remaining half steaks and buns on the table to the dining cart on the side, obviously not letting anyone in the Young Detective Group eat more.
Haiyuan Ai glanced at Conan and found that Conan also had a surprised expression on his face.
If "Mr. Clock" were the housekeeper of the Angel House and a nutritional consultant, he might have restricted Yuantai's diet.
After all, from a physical point of view, it is indeed time for Yuanta to lose weight.
But for such a trivial matter, Conan had never expected that he would restrict his food intake to such an extent.
Moreover, the purpose of Mr. Chong's doing this seems not to be for the sake of Yuantai's health, but to not affect his ability to think about puzzles.
Does he also provide such "thoughtful" service to other puzzle challengers?
…
After the little episode, the young detective team didn't dare to eat too much.
Mr. Clock collected all the remaining meals and pushed them away on the dining cart, leaving not even a piece of bread.
After a while, Mr. Clock returned to the restaurant and announced one last thing to everyone.
"Please be careful when you act, because the security system installed by the master during his lifetime has even more terrifying functions..."
"It would be bad if it affects everyone's ability to solve the puzzle because someone is injured."
After saying that, Mr. Clock turned around and left the restaurant.
Conan wanted to ask, "Where are you staying tonight?" But Mr. Clock left without looking back, and his figure was submerged in the darkness of the corridor.
What a weirdo...
Conan complained silently in his heart.
Seeing Mr. Chong leave, Yuantai's heart that had been suppressed just now became alive again, and he asked tentatively: "In other words, we can move freely now?"
Hui Yuan Ai clasped his hands behind his back and walked to the window, looking at the beam of light passing by outside the window, and said calmly: "From what that person said, it should be so."
Yuantai was delighted, "Great! I can go to the kitchen to eat!"
"Please..." Conan felt helpless and sighed: "You just finished eating, why are you hungry so quickly?"
Yuantai patted his stomach aggrievedly, "But I haven't eaten enough. My stomach is only six percent full now."
Before Conan could reply, Mitsuhiko next to him said, "Isn't this bad? If Mr. Clock finds out, you might get scolded by him, right?"
Ayumi also nodded and agreed: "I also think Mr. Clock is quite scary sometimes..."
As soon as Mr. Chong was mentioned, "Emperor Fat Tiger" Yuantai instantly became deflated again, his hands hanging on his sides in despair.
Conan felt relieved when he saw Yuanta gave up the idea of going to the kitchen to steal food.
After all, this Mr. Clock is an unknown figure to them. Although he is not necessarily a bad person, he is definitely not the kind of person who is easy to deal with.
This can be seen from the fact that he reminded Yuriko Matsunaka to find the Junior Detective Corps and notified the parents of the Junior Detective Corps in advance.
In this case, it is better to solve the puzzle as soon as possible and leave the place.
Thinking in his mind, Conan took out his notebook and wrote down the puzzle he had memorized after listening to it once.
[When the horns on the cow's head disappear and the tail becomes the head, the angel will descend from the sky and blow the trumpet. That tone is where the treasure lies]
First of all, we need to understand what "when the horns on the cow's head disappear" is.
Conan thought for a while, and the most straightforward understanding was to interpret the "cow head" as the cow statue in the Angel Hall, and the "horns" as the horns on the head of the cow statue.
But the problem is that there are too many cow statues in the Angel Hall, and it is really troublesome to find a "cow" without horns.
And most adults can understand this meaning. If the puzzle was really related to the "hornless cow statue", I'm afraid the puzzle would have been solved long ago.
So it should be understood from other perspectives...
Conan held a small notebook, sat cross-legged on the carpet, and began to decipher the code.
…
Outside the North Pavilion where the Young Detective Team is located, Qin Zhibo hid in the back under the Angel Lighthouse of the North Pavilion and sat on a slightly hidden step.
He wrote the puzzle word for word on the paper and immediately saw the investigation point.
【Secret Word Survey√】
[When the horns on the cow's head disappear, it means that the Chinese character "cow" removes the upper part and obtains the Chinese character "wu"; the corresponding direction of "Wuma" among the twelve earthly branches is due south, and the time is "noon hour" - meaning
Angel of the South at 12:00 noon...]
This puzzle seems to be very short, but it is very troublesome to decipher it.
It also uses traditional Chinese character puzzles, as well as the twelve earthly branches and twelve hour divisions.
But when Qin Zhibo saw these contents, he thought of the Southern Angel Base that he accidentally opened when he came here at noon today.
At twelve o'clock at noon, the high-voltage power of the Southern Angel Base was just released, and he accidentally let the decoy puppet enter it and obtained the Panest fragment.
It turns out that is part of the puzzle.
That is to say, Yun Seikawa Gozo did not realize the true role of the Panest fragment and used the fragment as part of the will puzzle.
However, Mr. Clock is not good at solving human puzzles. Even the first sentence of this puzzle can never be solved by itself.
Now it has found "help" from the young detective team, especially Conan. It is only a matter of time before Conan uses his reasoning ability to solve the mystery.
But this is exactly in line with Qin Zhibo's wishes.
[...When the tail turns into the head, the angel will descend from the sky and sound the trumpet. That tone is where the treasure lies.
This refers to the fact that the northern angel corresponding to the southern angel will descend from the sky, and other searchlights will be used to shine on the northern angel, and the horn-shaped shadow formed will indicate the location of the final treasure]
This sentence is not easy to understand, but for Qin Zhibo, it is not that important.
As long as you have the first sentence, it is enough for you to "treat others in their own way."
Qin Zhibo stood up and was about to leave when his stomach let out an unsatisfactory "gurgling" sound.
Qin Zhibo has not eaten since he briefly ate some convenience store fast food in Gunma County at noon.
Originally, there was no option in his plan to stay overnight at the Angel's Pavilion, so he didn't prepare any food.
People are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will feel hungry.
Let's get something to eat first...
…
North Hall.
Although Mr. Clock did not arrange accommodation, Conan and the young detective team found a clean servant's room on the second floor.
There are six beds in one room, which is just enough for everyone. They can sleep together and take care of each other at night.
Conan sat cross-legged on the bed, drew an aerial view of the entire Angel's Pavilion on a piece of paper, and then continued to analyze the puzzle.
But even though he thought about it for another half an hour, he still had no clue about the first sentence of the puzzle.
If there is no previous will heir, Conan may also try to find it based on the clues of the cow sculpture.
But now that there are other heirs, the puzzle cannot be that simple.
Moreover, it is too dangerous to take a group of primary school students to search for cow sculptures one by one in a courtyard with a security system at night.
Although Conan is a primary school student, he has always regarded himself as both a father and a mother in this small team.
Fortunately, since Haibara Ai joined, some of the pressure on Conan has been taken away, and now he mainly just needs to be a father.
Mitsuhiko: "Conan, haven't you solved the puzzle yet?"
Genta: "Conan, how long do we have to wait? I can't wait to go out and look for the treasure!"
Ayumi: "Conan, don't worry, we still have plenty of time, right?"
Mitsuhiko: "Conan, I think the puzzle may be related to the cow sculpture. How about we go outside and look for sculptures related to 'cow', maybe..."
Conan was burning his brain cells in bed, and the three little ones were sitting by the bed watching, eagerly looking forward to Conan's answer.
Even Matsunaka Yuriko, who was the heir to the will, was not as excited as the three of them. She lay on the bed early, but she didn't close her eyes, thinking about things in her mind.
But after only half an hour passed, several people lost their patience and started chattering.
This made Conan, who was already clueless, even more irritable. He raised his head and yelled at several people.
"Can you please give me some peace and quiet?"
The three little ones were so frightened by Kuang Kuang Ke that their shoulders shook, they all hissed, and left the bed nervously.
When Haiyuan Ai, who had been far away, saw this, he took the initiative to come over, crossed one leg beside the bed, and leaned towards Conan.
"If I were the rich man named Yin Shichuan, I might focus on using the four angels in the four directions to make a fuss..."
Hui Yuan Ai tilted her body and revealed her suggestion calmly, making Conan's eyes light up.
Indeed, after all, this place is the Pavilion of Angels, and the possibility of building four angels has great significance in itself.
Moreover, "angel" is mentioned in the second sentence of the puzzle, which should be regarded as some kind of hint...
Conan's brain was digesting Haiyuan Ai's suggestion, but he smelled a faint sweet orange fragrance in his nose.
This is the shampoo scent, coming from Haihara Ai’s hair.
Conan's eyes tilted and he caught a glimpse of Haiyuan Ai's messy brown hair.
Further down from the tip of the hair, under the thin and curved eyebrows are wise eyes with a hint of sadness, and the beautiful face is carefully aimed at the bird's-eye view on the straw paper.
If you look carefully, this guy is indeed pretty...
When the distance between the two people's bodies was less than five centimeters, Conan realized that Haibara Ai was also a beauty.
At this moment, Haiyuan Ai raised his eyes and saw Conan's eyes staring at her.
The two of us are like children, you are in me, and I am in you.
But then, Haiyuan Ai closed her eyes indifferently, and calmly retreated to the window, with a perfect sense of distance and proportion.
Conan was also startled for a moment, turned his head, and continued to analyze the puzzle.
But at this time, Yuantai started acting like a monster again.
"I want to go to the toilet."
Mitsuhiko also echoed, "I also want to go to the toilet..."
The two of them were covering their crotches, and it looked quite similar.
It's rare that these two people are sensible and know how to ask Conan for instructions.
Just when Conan was about to respond, Haihara Ai stepped forward and said, "Do you need me to go with you?"
Gentai and Mitsuhiko quickly shook their heads like rattles, "No, no, we can go by ourselves."
With that said, the two opened the door to leave the room.
Conan, who was on the bed, was worried. He turned around and warned again, "Don't forget to go and come back quickly."
"knew!"
Peng.
The door closed and the two left.
Without the two most talkative people, the room suddenly became much quieter.
Conan continued to solve the puzzle and drew pictures on the papyrus paper.
And Bumi quietly came to Haiyuan Ai's side and whispered into Haiyuan Ai's ear.
After finishing speaking, Haiyuan Ai thought for a moment and nodded.
"All right."
"Thank you, Xiao Ai."
The two women didn't know what agreement they had reached, so they opened the door and wanted to leave.
Conan noticed the movements of the two men and asked, "It's so late, what are you doing out there?"
"Go to the bathroom." Hui Yuan Ai replied.
"oh……"
Conan simply responded without saying anything else. After all, with Haiyuan Ai following him, he felt more at ease.
Peng.
The door closed again, and there were only two people left in the room where there were originally six people.
Conan glanced at another person across the bed. Yuriko Matsunaka was lying sideways in the other direction. She hadn't made a sound for a long time.
Probably already asleep?
Conan didn't think much and continued to analyze the puzzle.
But even with Haihara Ai's hint, he still didn't understand the meaning of the puzzle.
Cows, horns, what do these have to do with "angels"?
And why do angels fall from the sky? Could it be that the angel statue built by Yun Seikawa Gozo can fly?
The anxious Conan rubbed his hair and fiddled with his pencil in boredom.
Without hints, this puzzle would be really difficult to solve...
But if Qin Zhibo is here, it will probably be solved soon, right?
Conan couldn't think of an answer, and his thoughts suddenly drifted to Qin Zhibo "far away".
In addition to his terrifying observation and reasoning abilities, Qin Zhibo's decryption ability has also been demonstrated many times, which amazed Conan.
If the 24-hour time limit is coming soon, would you consider calling Qin Zhibo?
Conan carries an earring-shaped pocket phone with him so he can contact the outside world at any time.
Although calling foreign aid is a bit illegal, from the perspective of the most basic human emotions, Conan still hopes that Yuriko Matsunaka can obtain her great-grandfather's inheritance, so that her future life will be easier.
Moreover, according to the order of inheritance, the puzzle challenges are all given to children as young as Yuriko Matsunaka. If they are further down, it is difficult to imagine what kind of relatives they are.
Once the challenges from relatives are over, it will be the turn of the non-relatives who were close to Yoon Seokawa Gozo during his lifetime.
Mr. Chong is probably one of the heirs in the will...
Conan's eyes became serious. Thinking of all the weird things about the clock, he couldn't help but feel a little more wary.
Just as Conan was thinking, a scream suddenly came from the corridor outside the door.
"ah--!"
The harsh drake voice shocked Conan's boy who was sitting on the bed.
It's Yuanta!
This chapter has been completed!