Haihara Ai walked into the room, looked at the fallen chair, the books on the floor, and the open cover of the clock on the wall, and instantly made an association.
But just as she straightened the chair, put the books on it, and was about to step on it to set the clock, she suddenly thought of something, stopped her movements with some hesitation, and jumped down from the chair.
Her eyes were fixed on Yuan Huaiyu.
Huihara Ai didn't believe that Teacher Yuan couldn't understand such an obvious situation.
The scattered items in this room point directly to the fact that Edogawa probably touched some mechanism through this clock before disappearing.
Therefore, Yuan Huaiyu has been pretending to be stupid and ignorant, which must have a deep meaning.
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a figure walking towards her. As the figure walked in, she recognized the figure as the late lady's only son, Mr. Takato Mamiya.
When the noble Mamiya saw the scene in the room, he suddenly showed a worried expression.
"Hey! Children, don't touch them!"
Hearing his voice, Dr. Ali also came over.
"What's wrong with the kids?"
"It's a prank." Takato Mamiya seemed to insist that these children were causing havoc in the room.
"That's not the case. Conan has disappeared and the children are looking for him." Yuan Huaiyu came forward to explain.
"Oh? Did you go to the bathroom?" The gardener pointed to the floor, "It's downstairs."
The children took it for granted that nothing would happen to Conan and he probably just went to the toilet. Not to mention Dr. Agasa, he absolutely believed that there would be no problem with Shinichi's abilities.
The group of people walked downstairs together.
Hui Yuan Ai took a deep look at the room just now, and then turned his attention to Yuan Huaiyu.
But she found that Yuan Huaiyu was also looking at her and gently shook his head at her.
Therefore, Hui Yuan Ai stopped hesitating at the door of the room and followed the footsteps of the people in front of her without saying a word.
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"Master, dinner is ready."
A servant salutes the noble Mamiya.
"Oh? It's so late?"
Dr. Ali looked at the time. It was indeed approaching dusk when they arrived at the castle. After searching for Conan for a while, it was indeed time for dinner.
But when he thought about not being able to find Shinichi, Dr. Ali became a little uneasy.
"I have also prepared your portion, do you want to eat together?" Takato Mamiya asked the children with a smile on his face.
"Really?" Yuantai became excited as soon as he heard about the food.
But Ayumi said worriedly: "But we still have to find Conan!"
Just now, they searched this house, but found no trace of Conan at all.
The three fools of Didan thought that Conan was suddenly childish and was playing hide-and-seek with them, preparing to hide and scare them.
Mamiya Takato continued to invite a few people: "No problem. When he is too hungry and can't bear it, he will come out naturally."
"Okay, Mr. Mamiya is right. A child as smart as Conan will definitely not have any problems." Yuan Huaiyu smiled, "Maybe he will suddenly pop out while we are eating."
Yuanhuaiyu said so, and Dr. Ali and the children followed the noble Lord to the restaurant as usual.
Facing a table of luxurious meals, the three fools of Didan immediately forgot about their little friends.
"I'm starting!"
Mamiya Mitsuru looked at this group of energetic children and smiled happily: "Haha... it's good to be lively sometimes. I like this castle very much, but I always feel that it is a bit too deserted."
"Hmph... I think you don't like the castle, but you like the wealth in the castle, right?"
Masuyo Mamiya said angrily: "I never thought my daughter would be abducted by a guy like you."
She held up her wheelchair and left the restaurant without looking back, looking ashamed to dine with her second son-in-law.
"Oh... Grandma, she..." Mamiya Takato sighed.
Mamiya Mitsuru shook his head indifferently: "There is no way, since the old lady's daughter passed away, she has not stepped out of this castle for ten years, and she also has some mental problems."
"Oh? How about that..." Yuan Huaiyu stuffed the delicious food into his mouth and sighed in a vague voice.
Mamiya Mitsuru no longer talked about Mamiya Masashiro, but looked at Dr. Agasa eagerly: "How is it, Mr. Agasa, have you solved the mystery?"
"Uh...haha...I don't know where to start yet." Dr. Ali touched his Mediterranean in embarrassment.
"If I guess correctly, that puzzle should be related to the chess set in the courtyard."
Haibara Ai said this while elegantly eating the food on the plate, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
"But you haven't solved it all these years. It's definitely impossible for us to solve this mystery right away."
"Unless it's the missing reasoning madman, and..."
She raised her head and glanced at Yuan Huaiyu who was enjoying his meal.
"And this Mr. Yuan, maybe the two of them can do it."
As soon as they heard that someone present might be able to solve the riddle left by the master, Mamiya Mitsuru and Mamiya Takato immediately turned their attention to Yuanhuaiyu, their eyes full of expectation.
"Really? Sir, have you solved the chess puzzle yet?"
Compared to the noble Mamiya who was hesitant to speak, Mitsuru Mamiya seemed impatient. He half stood up and stared at Yuan Huaiyu.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yuan Huaiyu calmly finished the last bit of food on the plate, squinted slightly and glanced at the door of the restaurant, confirming that the old lady had left, and then spoke slowly.
"Originally I wanted to say no..."
Everyone heard what he meant and opened their eyes wide.
Mamiya Man's lips trembled a little: "You mean, you have..."
"But today's dinner was delicious and made me feel something, so I'll tell you—"
"It's just a very simple puzzle. At that time, the great master probably didn't expect that it would stump his descendants for so long."
"What?!" Mamiya was stunned.
The noble Mamiya stood up and slapped the case.
The doctor and Didan Sansha forgot to eat and stared blankly at Yuan Huaiyu who said what he just said.
Even Hui Yuan Ai, who had always been calm and composed, fixed his gaze on Yuan Huaiyu's face, with an unexplainable meaning in his eyes.
Yuan Huaiyu crossed his legs leisurely, but his mind had already returned to that night decades ago.
That day, he was also treated as a guest to dine in this luxurious restaurant.
That meal, just like tonight's meal, was as delicious as it was today. Even after a long time, it still had a place in his diary.