Conan: The Mechanic

The last chapter was zz, and I actually wrote about the eldest master, Master Zhenzhao. . . corrected

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"Last Wish..." Qianyu played with her taste. "interesting..."

"Master Zhenzhao who has passed away?" Conan realized the hidden information in the words of the bald gardener. "Then who is the 'Master' we saw just now?"

"That's the second husband Mrs. Aman married to after Mrs. Zhenzhao passed away—to be precise, the son-in-law who stepped in the door. But now, because Mrs. was burned to death four years ago, Mrs. Aman has already Become the leader of the family.”

"Burn to death by fire?" Dr. A Li was stunned. "what happened?"

"Uh..." The gardener pointed to a minaret on the side of the castle. "Have you seen the stone tower? It used to be the wife's bedroom. That year, the wife came back specially to celebrate the old lady's birthday and held a banquet at the stone tower to celebrate the old lady's birthday. As a result, that night, the stone tower suddenly caught fire. Now, my wife, many old friends of the old lady, and many senior old servants, a total of more than a dozen people were burned there. Only a new servant like me who is not senior, the old lady who left early due to physical discomfort that day, Master Zhenzhao, the only son and noble young master who is not very gregarious, and the master who just joined the family survived because they were not there."

Having said that, the gardener led them into the castle through the main entrance.

A portrait hangs on the front of the hall and on the left and right sides.

"The portrait on the front is the portrait of the eldest master, the portrait on the right is that of the master Zhenzhao, and the portrait on the left is the portrait of the wife."

"Wait a minute," Qian Yu suddenly frowned. "Why do I always think this portrait of Mr. Zhenzhao looks familiar?"

"Probably on some archaeological documentary?" the gardener replied. "Master Zhenzhao is an archaeologist - he met his wife at the banquet of the eldest master who is also an archaeologist. It is worth mentioning that, for this reason, Master Zhenzhao is a senior to his wife. The eldest master is very respectful, and even the wife will feel helpless because of the respectful attitude of Master Zhenzhao."

At this moment, the sound of the wheelchair being crushed on the ground came from behind Chiba.

"?" Qianyu looked back and saw an old woman in a wheelchair grabbing the rubber ring of the wheelchair wheel and moving towards this side.

"She said, the eldest man is just an archaeologist who is studying hard, right?" said the old woman. "But it's not wrong to describe it this way. That idiot is such a person who loves his lifelong work." When she said this, there was even a hint of tenderness in her eyes.

"Old lady!" The gardener's expression immediately changed to panic. "Forgive me for reminding you of unhappy things!"

"It's okay," the old lady said lightly. "When he passed away, I used to be devastated. But time is a really terrible thing, and it keeps washing away all traces of joy, sorrow and joy. Like the change of passports and the revision of banknotes, these past events have It's been underestimated... um, who are they?"

"They are guests invited by Master Aman, and one of them seems to be a scientist." The gardener quickly explained.

"Oh? Scientists?" The old lady's expression became very subtle. "Then I'll take care of you..."

"Please help me figure it out and see what he's hiding here."

"Ah?" Qian Yu and the others were stunned.

"It is said that it was one of the wills left by the master before his death," the gardener explained to them on behalf of the old lady. "As long as you can solve the puzzles he left behind, you can get what he treasures most."

Is it the eldest man again? Wait a moment. . . The chess outside the door also seems to be the masterpiece of the master. . . Is that a puzzle?

But having said that, it seems that both the old lady and the master Aman are involved in this treasure battle, and they are still on opposite sides. . .

"Oh, by the way, my daughter hasn't come back yet? Didn't she say she was coming back today to celebrate my birthday!" The old lady said suddenly. "I'll go back to rest first, and let her come to my room if she comes back."

After speaking, the old lady turned the wheel of the wheelchair and left.

"The old lady has been like this since the fire..." the gardener said apologetically.

"Looks like she's been greatly stimulated..." Dr. A Li sighed.

"Uncle, is there any room here where I can see those chess games just now?" Conan asked suddenly.

. . .

"..." Qian Yu looked at the chess pieces and thought.

Black puts a pattern similar to G on the board - this pattern can also be understood as a curved arrow in a counterclockwise direction.

Is it to indicate that something needs to be rotated counterclockwise?

But if that's the case, isn't the hint of this puzzle too obvious? 15 years ago it should have been cracked. . .

Wait a minute, consider White. . .

White's distribution is very scattered, so it can't be any graphic symbol. What about location?

According to the chess recording method, the positions of white chess are A7, D1, E1, E6, G2, G3, H5. . . 7116235? 7161325?

Wait a minute, if the order of the information of these chess pieces is not according to letters~www.NovelMTL.com~ but according to numbers. . .

E1, G2, G3, H5, E6, H7, D8?

EGG-HEAD?

The corners of Qianyu's mouth twitched—this is definitely a valid message. . .

Egg-head, that's an interesting word—it's a slang term for a nerd. . .

He just happened to know that there is a nerd in this family who fits this adjective - that is the big man who set up this puzzle.

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

"Qianyu!" Mitsuhiko's panicked voice made Qianyu look at him. "What's wrong?"

"Conan is gone!"

"What?" Qian Yu frowned. "what happened?"

"Conan was in the same room with them just now, and then suddenly disappeared." Behind Mitsuhiko, Ai Haibara came. "But I didn't hear anyone going out at all."

Chiba and Haibara Ai looked at each other and immediately made a judgment. "Let's take a look."

. . .

Chiba was guided by Ai Haibara and others to the room where Conan disappeared. "Why did you come here?"

"The view here is the best," Ai Haibara said. "It's as short as the room you stayed in."

"But I got a valid message." Chiba shrugged.

"What letter - eh?" Haibara Ai was about to open the door, but a look of surprise appeared on her face. "Locked?"

"Locked up?" Qian Yu's face suddenly became ugly. "Are you sure that Conan disappeared in this room?"

"Yes..." Haibara Ai's expression also sank.

There is no doubt that this was done on purpose.