The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"So they are their children. Welcome, welcome. Come visit us more often when you have time. I'm usually in Tokyo, so I don't recognize them. It's my fault." Shiro Suzuki said happily.

Hattori Heiji showed his big white teeth: "Actually, it's my fault. I came here without permission and disturbed you uncles. Because Rin-chan saved my life yesterday, I heard that Kaito Kidd has set his eyes on the eggs here, so I thought I could come and help."

Lin Kongming scraped the lid of the teacup, blew gently, and said calmly: "You ran away from the hospital secretly by yourself, and you never went home at all."

"If Heizo knew you ran out before your wounds healed, he would probably break your legs."

Hattori Heiji's scalp tingled and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Noticing that his eyes were turning towards fear, Lin Kongming took a sip of tea and put down the cup.

"Don't look at me. I rarely complain, but even if I don't say anything, your dad will probably find out soon enough."

He looked away again and looked at Toyama Kazuha who was standing beside him. "And Ginjiro probably already knows that you brought his daughter into danger. Conservatively speaking, you will receive at least two beatings."

As he spoke, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his cold expression, and the corners of his mouth seemed to raise a very thin arc, but it seemed like an illusion, and several people could not help but rub their eyes.

"It just so happens that Heizo has been busy these days and has no time to go to the gym to practice swordplay. He should be happy to use his naughty son as a sword target."

Although Conan had not practiced kendo much, he couldn't help but shudder when he heard such a horrifying description, and looked at Hattori Heiji, whose face was pale, with sympathy.

Yuanshan Heye hesitated for a moment, then firmly hugged his arm: "It's okay, Heiji, I will try my best to plead with dad and ask him to be gentler when he hits you!"

Hattori Heiji was in tears.

Shiro Suzuki quickly changed the subject to avoid hurting Hattori Heiji's feelings.

"Then let me introduce you. This is the first secretary of the Russian Embassy, ​​Siruov Chinikov."

On the sofa, the burly Russian man with short gray hair stood up and smiled with a kindness that did not match his size.

"Please give me your advice."

"Then there is the art dealer, Mr. Qian Jiangyi, whom I specially asked to estimate the value of the Egg of Memory."

He was a short old man with a hooked nose, a long moustache, and small eyes, but there was a shrewd light in them.

He nodded.

Shiro Suzuki continued to introduce: "This is Ms. Pu Siqinglan, a historian who studies the Romanov dynasty."

Pu Si Qinglan was an oriental beauty with a delicate temperament, fine eyebrows, melancholy eyes, and brown hair that was not too long, just reaching her shoulders and tied with a hairband. She also wore a pair of unique silver earrings on her earlobes.

"Hello."

She greeted me in spoken Chinese which wasn't bad but definitely not authentic.

The corners of Lin Chiyu's mouth twitched.

Conan saw this reaction. He looked at Rin Shakuha with some confusion, and when he found that he did not take any follow-up action, he withdrew his gaze with doubt.

"As for this one, he is a freelance video writer who took the initiative to apply for the photo shoot, Mr. Kanchuan Long."

Ryu Kankawa was a young man who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, fiddling with his professional camera.

His unkempt image probably fits perfectly with the public's stereotype of artists.

After being introduced, he raised the camera and pointed it at a few people, smiling casually: "Please give me your guidance."

"The last one is Mr. Rin Sora-aki, the consultant of the Osaka branch of our Suzuki Foundation."

When called by Suzuki Shiro, Rin Kongming still had that almost indifferent expression and nodded slightly.

Hattori Heiji came close to Conan, leaned over and whispered: "Rin-san's father is also such an expressionless person, the two are really exactly the same..."

Conan felt the same way: "Yeah, it's better to say that he is a little colder than Mr. Rin. Mr. Rin just doesn't like to laugh, but at least his face is not fierce. His father is so serious that it's a bit scary..."

He thought of his sister Wei Yang again... her unreliable look. Perhaps it was Sister Wei Yang who neutralized this indifference.

Although her sinister nature was also inherited from her.

When the two of them were whispering here, they suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

Then they saw Lin Kongming looking at them with a thoughtful look.

Conan and Hattori Heiji slowly shed a drop of cold sweat and quietly hid in the corner.

"He won't hear what we said, right?" Hattori Heiji felt that the look just now was a little weird. If Lin Kongming really called his father because of the bad things he said, then when he returned home it would not be as simple as being beaten up.

"It shouldn't be that serious...right?" Conan was a little uncertain. Logically speaking, no one should hear them if they whispered in such a low voice.

"But it's not nice to talk about someone's fierce appearance behind their back."

Over there, Kogoro Mouri had already set his sights on the egg on the table.

"So how much is this egg worth? Is it worth Kaito Kidd's trouble?"

He poked the emerald green egg casually.

When Qian Jiang saw his action, he raised his eyebrows, glanced at Suzuki Shiro and Rin Kongming, and found that they didn't react, so he chuckled and reported a number: "800 million yuan."

"How many, how many?!"

Kogoro Mori's hands froze.

"Eight hundred million yen. If President Suzuki is willing to sell it, I can add another 100 million." Qian Jiangyi not only repeated it, but also said with a generous attitude that he could increase the price.

The embassy secretary standing by couldn't sit still any longer. "Chairman Suzuki, this egg is a national treasure of Russia. We must not sell it to such a short-sighted black businessman!"

"Instead of selling it to him, it is better to send it to us. Russia will remember this friendship, and the Suzuki Group will gain Russia's friendship!"

Lin Chiyu complained in his heart, they offered 900 million and you just asked for it as a gift, this is not the way to get something for nothing, right?

Hearing the secretary's words, Lin Kongming neither nodded nor shook his head. He just drank a sip of tea slowly and said calmly: "The Suzuki Group has no plans to expand into Russia for the time being."

What it means is that it is useless to talk about favors, so just get some actual benefits.

Hanchuan Long pointed the camera at the clerk and Qian Jiangyi who were arguing with each other, and laughed out loud: "It's really interesting. It's more interesting to take pictures of people than that egg."

He stood up from the sofa and looked at Pu Siqinglan beside him: "Why do you look so indifferent? Logically speaking, you are a researcher of the Romanov dynasty, so you should want it more than anyone else, right?"

Pu Siqinglan sighed, seeming a little unwilling: "That's right, but I don't have 800 million yuan."

Hanchuan Long touched his hair and smiled helplessly: "That's true, even I can only get together 200 million."

Hattori Heiji observed the expressions of several people and whispered in Conan's ear: "It seems that it's not just Kaito Kidd, there are many people who are eyeing this egg."

Conan nodded. He also realized that these people had ulterior motives.

He walked to Rin Chiyu's feet and tugged at his trouser legs.

"Hey, Mr. Rin, you probably know more about this egg, right?"

Lin Chiyu looked down at him, silently let go of his hand that was pulling at his trouser leg, and then nodded: "Sonoko used to play with it as a toy when she was a child."

"Play, toys?"

Conan's eyelids twitched. Only this young lady would use a work of art worth 800 million as a toy, right?

"Although it is said to be the last gift from the emperor to the queen, this egg does not live up to this title. Apart from being made of pure gold and featuring superb craftsmanship, it has no other merits. Even the inlay inside is made of glass instead of gemstones."

After getting some information from Rin Shakuha, Conan touched his chin and memorized this information in his mind, not sure whether it would be useful or not.

"Then let's talk about this egg another day." Shiro Suzuki calmly ordered several guests to leave.

Several people packed up their things and left the president's office. Before leaving, their eyes were still on the egg, with a look of reluctance.

Only Mori and his group, Suzuki Shiro, and Rin Sora were left in the president's office.

After the group of people left, Suzuki Shiro smiled warmly: "Then let's admire this Emperor's Easter Egg."

Lin Kongming said to Xi Ye Zhenren who was standing beside him: "Please prepare a new set of tea sets."

Masato Nishino nodded and took the used tea set away.

"It doesn't look that great on the outside." Hattori Heiji took a closer look at the egg. It seemed that he had no appreciation for art.

Yuanshan Heye also said stupidly: "It looks like an ostrich egg."

Seeing the two of them speaking in unison, Conan curled his lips and then began to observe the egg of memories.

"Can this be opened?" He looked at it for a while and found a very thin crack on the egg, so he asked.

"Yes, you know it very well." Shiro Suzuki smiled, reached out and opened the eggshell, revealing a sculpture made of pure gold inside.

"Inside are models of Emperor Nicola's family, all made of gold."

Hattori Heiji understood what was going on and praised her in a very worldly way: "It's incredible, so beautiful!"

Suzuki Shiro laughed, winked playfully, and raised his finger: "Actually, this egg has an interesting mechanism."

"Kongming." He pushed the egg in front of Lin Kongming.

Lin Kongming took out a small copper key from his pocket, found a keyhole on the egg, inserted it, and then gently turned it a few times.

He loosened his hand, and the egg of memory slowly opened by itself. The golden statue rose automatically, and the little man turned the pages, while the base emitted a burst of intermittent music.

"Oh! That's amazing!" everyone exclaimed.

Shiro Suzuki took out a notebook from a briefcase beside him, opened it to a certain page, and placed it on the table.

"There is a record about this egg in the imperial documents. Take a look."

He pointed to a string of Russian words on the page.

"It translates to 'egg of memories.'

Mao Lilan asked: "Is it called the Egg of Memory because of the meaning of this string of Russian words?"

"Yes, this Russian sentence translates to 'memories' in Japanese."

Conan wondered, "Why does flipping through a book represent memories?"

Uncle Maori glanced at him and said, "Fool, the emperor's family is reading books together, which represents their beautiful memories!"

Lin Kongming suddenly said, "It's also possible that they were looking at the photo album."

"Indeed, if you look at a photo album, it will be more consistent with your memories than reading a book." Hattori Heiji agreed.

"Shakuha-san's father is also very smart..." said Mao Li Ran in surprise.

Suzuki Shiro's eyebrows curved, "I think it's because he often looks through the photo album, so he thought of it first..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a cold gaze hitting him. He immediately fell silent and laughed.

Hattori Heiji didn't notice the change in atmosphere and pointed inside the eggshell: "Is that sparkling gem inside?"

Conan knew this, so he answered him: "That's glass."

Suzuki Shiro was surprised again: "Conan, you know all this?"

Conan smiled awkwardly and pulled Rin Chiyu over: "Mr. Rin told me that."

Rin Chiyu nodded, indicating that it was indeed him who provided information to this guy.

"But doesn't it feel strange? This is the last gift the emperor gave to the queen." Conan used a skillful tone of pretending to be good.

Hattori Heiji noticed that Rin Kongming next to him started looking at the little brat with a strange look in his eyes.

It seemed like a kind of uncertainty, but also a bit of sympathy.

Suzuki Shiro thought for a moment and said, "It is said that when the 51st egg was being made, Russia was in financial difficulties. This may be the reason."

Hattori Heiji didn't dwell on why this egg didn't use gems, but instead thought of the preview letter of Kaito Kid.

"What's even more strange than this is the 'glowing sky tower' that Kidd mentioned in the notice. According to the police's speculation, it refers to Osaka Castle. But why does Osaka Castle glow?"

"Silly, Mr. Taiko, who built Osaka Castle, believed that the development of Osaka would be like the light of Osaka. Don't you understand that?" Toyama Kazuha teased.

"That's right, Kidd will definitely appear in the castle tower of Osaka Castle, there is no doubt about that!" A powerful shout came from outside the door, and two inspectors from the Second Investigation Section, Ginzo Nakamori and Shintaro Chaki, pushed open the door and walked in.

But halfway through, they suddenly lost their temper, "But, 'The clock without a second hand reaches the 12th number', we still have no idea about this sentence."

Yuanshan Heye thought about it, and her big watery eyes suddenly lit up: "Isn't that the 12th word of the Japanese -sound system?"

Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan stretched out their fingers to count, and suddenly realized: "Isn't that four?"

Inspector Nakamori shook his head. "No, Kid's code is not that simple. There is another sentence before this sentence: 'The lion at dusk meets the girl at dawn'."

Kogoro Maori's lips curled slightly, his voice was low, but it exuded an unquestionable confidence.

"I understand, Inspector."

"It's not the Japanese 50-sound system, but the English alphabet!"

"The 12th letter of the English alphabet is L, which means three o'clock in the morning!"

Suzuki Shiro couldn't help but exclaimed: "As expected of a famous detective, it's amazing!"

"Hahaha!" Uncle Maori stuck out his tongue and laughed.

Chaki Shintaro also agreed: "That's right, three o'clock in the morning is just before dawn, and we can match the secret code! Go and deploy defenses according to this clue!"

Inspector Nakamori also nodded, turned and left.

Lin Kongming looked at the group of people with a confused expression, and finally looked at Lin Chiyu silently.

Lin Chiyu nodded at him first, then shook his head.

Lin Kong Mingming realized it, pursed his lips, and returned to his indifferent expression.