The Split-Actress in Conan's World

Outside the door, Masato Nishino knocked on it and said softly, "Mr. Rin, President Suzuki, there is a lady named Kosaka who wants to see you. She claims to have something important to explain about the Emperor's Easter Egg."

"Really?" Shiro Suzuki thought about it and looked at Kogoro Mouri who was sitting on the sofa.

Uncle Maori waved his hands quickly: "Don't worry about us. I'm sorry if our visit disturbs your work."

Seeing that Lin Kongming also nodded, Suzuki Shiro was relieved, "Then please ask her to come in."

After a while, Natsumi Kosaka was invited in.

"Hello, President Suzuki, I am Natsumi Kosaka." She first bowed politely as a greeting.

This was a rare beauty, with long reddish-brown hair, a gentle face, calm words, and graceful manners. She fits people's imagination of a young lady from a noble family, at least more than Suzuki Sonoko does.

The reason she came this time was actually because she had something to say about this egg of memory.

Her great-grandfather was named Kiichi. He used to work in the workshop of Faberuge in Russia and married a local Russian woman. In the second year of the revolution, the two returned to Japan together.

Sadly, her great-grandmother died after giving birth to her grandmother, and nine years later her great-grandfather also passed away at the age of 45.

Natsumi Kosaka's parents died in a car accident when she was 5 years old. She was raised by her grandmother. However, last month, her grandmother also passed away, leaving her alone in the Kosaka family.

While sorting through her grandmother's belongings, she suddenly discovered a drawing by her great-grandfather.

"There's some damage in the middle of the drawing." She unfolded the yellowed drawing that was split in half and spread it on the table. An egg could be seen on it, and in the lower left corner of the drawing, the word "Memories" was written in English.

That means memories.

"This is indeed the Egg of Memories..." Suzuki Shiro leaned forward to take a look, but found something wrong at the second glance, "But the egg in the drawing is inlaid with gems, this..."

Maori Kogoro guessed: "It is also possible that there was a gem originally, but it fell off later."

Conan put his hands on the table, looked at the drawing carefully, and suddenly said, "Could it be that there were originally two eggs?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, he smiled and pointed at the drawing and said, "Look, if there is only one egg, the upper and lower outlines will not fit together."

There is indeed a slight difference between the upper and lower parts of the egg in the drawing, with the upper part being slightly larger than the lower part.

"Really?" Suzuki Sonoko came closer to compare carefully and said in surprise.

Conan picked up the egg again and looked at it, trying to find any clues. His hand felt a little cold, and when he lifted the egg, he found a small piece of glass underneath it.

He touched it out of curiosity, but unexpectedly the small piece of glass seemed to be unstable and fell out.

Conan was frightened and quickly picked it up from the ground.

Lin Kongming looked indifferent and said faintly: "Eight hundred million..."

"What are you doing, little brat!" Uncle Maori stared at Conan with wide eyes as he frantically picked up the small piece of glass.

"Yes, a small piece of glass accidentally fell off..." Conan touched his head awkwardly, feeling a little cold in his heart.

I don't know if my parents have 800 million...

Rin Chiha took the small piece of glass from his hand, pressed it roughly against the gap, and it stuck back into the egg. He shook it in front of Conan, then reached out and pushed it again, and the small piece of glass fell off.

Suzuki Sonoko also waved her hand and consoled him, "It's okay. The glass is easy to remove. It seems to have been installed later."

Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Really, you almost got into big trouble, little brat." Uncle Maori also looked like he had survived a disaster and collapsed on the sofa.

Lin Kongming didn't react much and just drank his tea quietly.

"And this glass also has an interesting design." Rin Chiyu picked up the small piece of glass, asked Nishino Masato to turn off the lights in the room, took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight, and shone it on the glass.

The light hits the wall, reflecting a picture.

It was an ancient castle.

"Yes, there are pictures?" Yuanshan Heye asked in surprise.

"I've heard of it. This is a magic mirror," Hattori Heiji explained.

"After special treatment, the glass can reflect specific patterns. In the past, Catholics in hiding would use this method to pray facing the cross on the wall."

Natsumi Kosaka stood up and seemed to recognize the castle in the picture on the wall.

“This is Yokosuka Castle.”

Mao Lilan asked curiously: "Is the castle in Yokosuka the one that often appears in TV commercials?"

"Yes, that castle was built by my grandfather."

"Then as for the other egg, maybe it's hidden in the castle?" Uncle Maori speculated.

"That would explain why your great-grandfather was able to build this castle. He might have sold the gem from the egg."

Natsumi Kosaka asked Uncle Maori a little embarrassedly: "Well, Mr. Maori, can you please go to the castle with me after returning to Tokyo? If the egg really exists, I hope to find it. It is an important relic anyway."

"I'd be happy to do that!" Uncle Maori agreed without hesitation.

"How about this, after tonight, I'll arrange a boat to take you to the castle tomorrow morning." Shiro Suzuki suggested with a smile.

"It's a good opportunity for Miss Kosaka to have some time to appreciate this egg of memories."

"That's great." Kosaka Natsumi was a little surprised and thanked her quickly.

It was soon noon, and Shiro Suzuki arranged for someone to find a restaurant to treat the few people to dinner.

It was also at this time that Chiyoko finally escaped from Suzuki Ayako's clutches and joined the main force.

"A woman with excessive maternal instinct is so scary..." Chiyoko dug a spoonful into the Osaka sweet cake, with some fear in her eyes.

Conan didn't know what kind of humiliation his friend had suffered, but it was rare to see Chiyo looking so deflated, and he was secretly happy.

Not only Maori and his group, but also the guests in the president's office were invited by Suzuki Shiro and were also in the restaurant at this time.

The men sat at a table and ate the meal as if it were a business negotiation. They kept talking about the same things over and over again, which made Conan and Hattori Heiji feel a little tired.

Is this the adult world?

Unlike their table, this table was filled with women and children. The only adult male was Rin Shakuha. As he had expected this, he had the foresight to choose to join this table and listen to the little girls gossiping with each other.

"It turns out that Miss Xiamei has been living in Paris since she was 20 years old." Mao Lilan was a little surprised.

"Yeah, so my Japanese is weird." Natsumi Kosaka smiled a little embarrassedly.

"But speaking of strange things, there was a sentence that left a deep impression on me when I was a child..." She suddenly thought of something and looked up and thought for a while.

"What are you talking about?" Suzuki Sonoko asked with interest.

Kosaka Natsumi said in a strange tone: "Baruxunikukadame."

"I think it was 'Did Baruxue buy meat?' But I don't seem to remember this name."

Rin Shakuha cut off a piece of tenderloin and said calmly, "It's not 'Did Baruxue buy meat?' This sentence is not Japanese, but Russian, which means 'Magician at the end of the century'."

"Also, your pronunciation is a bit low. There should be a quick and rapid connection in the middle, and the breathy sound should be raised."

Kosaka Natsumi was stunned for a moment, and found that this explanation seemed to be correct, "Ah, that should be the case. My great-grandfather was once known as the magician of the end of the century."

"Brother Shakuha knows so much." Mao Lilan was surprised.

"I was exposed to minority languages ​​in college," Lin Chiyu said casually.

Conan took a sip of the drink, stared straight into Kosaka Natsumi's eyes, and suddenly said: "Sister Natsumi, the color of your eyes..."

Kosaka Natsumi chuckled and moved closer to him so he could see more clearly: "Yes, it's gray. My mother and grandmother are also this color."

"I think it's from my great-grandmother."

"Ms. Qinglan's eyes are also gray." Mao Lilan looked at Pu Si Qinglan standing beside her.

"Does it mean that all Chinese people's eyes are gray?" Suzuki Sonoko asked curiously.

Lin Chiyu felt that he couldn't remain silent when faced with such a question, so he spoke up: "No, most Chinese people have pure black or amber pupils. Occasionally, some people's eyes appear gray or blue, but these people are mainly like this because they are in the Northeast, bordering Russia, and there are cases of intermarriage and mixed blood."

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly realized, and then looked at Rin Shakuha carefully: "Aren't Shakuha-san's eyes amber?"

She looked at Chiyoko who was eating Kuku beside her and said, "This brat is the same."

"So Miss Qinglan is from Northeast China." Mao Lilan seemed to understand.

Pu Siqinglan could only smile awkwardly, "Yes, I am from Northeast China."

Yuanshan Heye seemed to be somewhat interested in Pu Siqinglan's Chinese identity. Looking at her red embroidered cheongsam, which looked like she was still in the Republic of China, she said, "Miss Qinglan, are you wearing a cheongsam?"

Pu Siqinglan nodded.

"I've always thought cheongsams are beautiful, but unfortunately I never have the chance to find a store that sells them." Yuanshan Heye was a little envious.

Suzuki Sonoko put her arm around her shoulders and patted her chest generously: "It's okay, next time I'll take you to a store that specializes in custom-made cheongsams, and ask Xiaolan to come along so the three of us can wear them together."

"Really?" He Ye quickly became excited. Girls' friendship is so simple.

Mao Lilan was obviously more interested in something else. She smiled at Pu Siqinglan and said, "Miss Qinglan's name means Blue Orchid, just like my name, there is the word 'Lan' in it."

Pu Siqinglan seemed determined to show off her Chinese with a Russian accent, "You are reading it in Japanese. The Chinese pronunciation should be 'qinglan'."

Lin Chiyu could tell that she was trying hard to act natural, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the strong flavor of the northern snowy country made him couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Mao Lilan was surprised and said: "The pronunciation of 'Lan' in Chinese is the same as that in Japanese."

"Yes, your last name is pronounced 'Mao Li' in Chinese, which makes it 'Mao Li Lan'."

"Mouri Lan...the pronunciation is so cute." Mao Lilan repeated it, feeling a little curious.

"What about me? What about me?" Suzuki Sonoko also rushed to join in the fun.

Pu Siqinglan continued her poor Chinese show: "Your Chinese name is pronounced 'Lingmu Rouwanzi'."

"Your mother's meatballs..." Suzuki Sonoko repeated it twice, but she felt something was wrong and fell into deep thought.

On the other side, Lin Chiyu had already put down his chopsticks, his heart full of the desire to complain.

Help, can the police come and arrest this guy as soon as possible!

God damn, your mother's meatball!

What kind of stereotype is this? Who would wear cheongsam as casual clothes?

After dinner, since there was still a long time before 3 a.m. when Kaito Kid was speculated to take action, everyone was not in a hurry. The three high school girls planned to go shopping together, while Conan, Hattori Heiji and Chiyoko followed behind, planning to go around Osaka to see if they could get any inspiration and gain new insights into Kid's code.

Rin Chiha ran to the police, looked around, gave some suggestions on the loopholes in their defense, and strengthened Kaito Kidd.

Nanbo Hotei Shrine.

After paying homage, several people came to the place where lots were drawn.

"I won the lucky number!" Mao Lilan exclaimed in surprise.

"Let me see." Suzuki Sonoko and Toyama Kazuha came over.

"Those who wait will meet their lovers."

"Are you talking about Shinichi?" Suzuki Sonoko touched her chin.

Yuanshan Heye also smiled happily: "That's great, I must meet him this time."

Chiyoko turned to look at Conan, "How are you going to meet her?"

Conan squeezed out his dead fish eyes and said, "I'm right here."

Hattori Heiji put his hands in his pockets, looked at the solemn shrine in front of him, and muttered softly.

"It's still a long time until three in the morning. How are we going to kill time? How about we go get something delicious first?"

"We just had dinner, and you want to eat again?" Conan rolled his eyes at him.

"I don't care." Chiyoko said that her modified stomach is unmatched.

"Kazuha, please entertain them both." Hattori Heiji shouted to Toyama Kazuha, attracting the attention of the three girls and making them look at him.

"What about Heiji?" Toyama Kazuha asked puzzledly.

"Of course I'm entertaining these two." Hattori Heiji put one hand on Chiyoko's shoulder, rubbed Conan's head with the other hand, and bared his big white teeth.

"Why, are you going with us?" Mao Lilan asked puzzledly.

"It's better for boys to play with other boys, right?" Hattori Heiji glanced at Conan, "Conan... Conan."

Conan nodded innocently and said "hmm", then frowned and whispered in Hattori Heiji's ear: "You better change your words, bastard."

Hattori Heiji narrowed his eyes and curled the corners of his lips, "You are very fierce, do you want to change your attitude? Otherwise, I will expose you."

"Please, please try to change your words." Conan gritted his teeth and forced a smile.

"Very good. Don't forget to smile when you ask others for a favor in the future." Hattori Heiji smiled happily.

Chiyoko looked at these two funny guys and sighed.

My teammates don't look very reliable.