The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

"Go! Go! This is not a place for idlers like you to break in casually!"

The man who is a gardener with good arm strength is holding this creature in one hand, which is pronounced "Moto Kojima" but is regarded as "meat dumpling".

While the gardener man was reprimanding the people at the door, he was actually winking at them all the time. The content of this wink was——

There are pedophiles here!

Leave quickly!

But in the eyes of Conan, who was always good at observing words and expressions, this look was interpreted as something else.

Why is this man driving us away and winking at the same time?

Could it be

Was there a robber inside this castle?

This uncle actually wants to drive us away and ask us to call the police on their behalf?

If that's the case, then I, Conan, have to take care of it.

Conan tugged on the corner of Dr. Ali's clothes who was about to explain. Dr. Ali bent down, and Conan whispered in Dr. Ali's ear: "This family may be hijacked by robbers. Hurry."

Conan's words came to an abrupt end because three people walked out of the shadow of the castle, shocking Conan into silence.

Qin Zhibo and Matsumoto Ryohei!

There is also a middle-aged uncle whom I don’t recognize!

Have you also been hijacked by robbers?

This thought flashed through Conan's mind, because the more rational part of his brain told himself that it was all a misunderstanding.

But why is this man winking at us?

Mamiya Mitsuru stepped forward and asked, "Who are these people?"

Before Dr. A Li could answer, Qin Zhibo who was standing next to him said, "These people are all my acquaintances. The leader of them is a middle-aged man called Dr. A Li."

At this time, Dr. Ali quickly took over the conversation and brought his children to the team building, but he forgot to bring a tent, so he hoped to stay in the castle overnight.

Qin Zhibo, who was ecstatic in his heart: Great! Thanks for the absentee tent!

After understanding the whole story, Mamiya Mitsuru nodded and said, "Since we are Mr. Qin's friends, let's come in together."

"It just so happens that this old castle hasn't been so lively for a long time."

"If possible, could Mr. Matsumoto personally cook a dinner tonight? I haven't tasted Mr. Matsumoto's craftsmanship for a long time."

"Of course." Matsumoto Ryohei said disrespectfully.

Conan, who was standing next to Dr. Ali, also had a surprised smile on his face.

I didn’t expect to be able to eat Mr. Matsumoto’s food today!

What an unexpected gain!

At this moment, Haiyuan Ai, who was holding his hands behind his back, said coldly: "If nothing happens, another accident will happen this time."

Conan, who could never discover that he had the constitution of a god of death: What does this sentence mean? Is this some new tongue twister?

"It's indeed a surprise. Don't you think Mr. Matsumoto is not a good person?" Conan comforted the woman with black tissue in front of him who often had a melancholy look on his face.

"This time you can try Mr. Matsumoto's cooking. His cooking is absolutely superb."

Huihara Ai was unmoved by this.

"Even if I eat compressed food brought from camping or starve to lose weight, I will never eat the food cooked by that man."

Next, Matsumoto Ryohei went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Mamiya Mitsuru took Qin Zhibo, Dr. Agasa and a group of children to visit around the castle.

When they came to the chessboard lawn, a group of really naughty kids immediately rushed forward and wiped the chess pieces with their own clothes.

Mitsuru Mamiya ignored the naughty child's mischief and introduced: "The layout of this place was specially arranged by my father-in-law to be preserved. It may be the key to solving the mystery of the treasure."

Mamiya Mitsuru deliberately did not whisper when he spoke, deliberately letting Dr. Agasi hear on the side.

In fact, Dr. A Li was asked to move in because he was an acquaintance of Qin Zhibo, so it was hard to refuse in terms of face.

On the other hand, Dr. A Li is a doctor. Judging from his hairstyle, he is "extremely smart". If Dr. A Li's wisdom is used to solve the mystery here, then there is no need to pay Qin Zhibo any fees.

And just as Mamiya Mitsuru guessed, when Conan next to him heard this, his face immediately showed the smile of a detective when he encountered a mystery.

"Uncle, is there a room that overlooks this lawn?"

"Yes, here"

Mamiya Mitsuru pointed out the castle behind Conan, and Conan ran into the castle in a hurry. The naughty kid and Dr. Agasa outside the castle had to follow.

Only Qin Zhibo still stood silently.

【Survey√】

[The chessboard lawn is sorted horizontally 1~8 and vertically A~H. The white chess pieces get the English "Egg head", and the black chess pieces get a counterclockwise arrow]

The arrangement of the chess pieces on the chessboard lawn represents a code word, so the investigation results only obtain the corresponding code word interpretation.

Egg head

In English, this is a word that has a mocking meaning for intellectuals. The literal translation is egg head, but its true meaning is intellectuals and nerds.

bookworm.

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and asked, "Is there still a study room in this castle?"

Mamiya Mitsuru nodded and replied: "The study is on the third floor of the castle, and it has been kept as it is."

"Please take me there."

The second floor of the castle at the same time.

All the members of the Young Detective Team were lying on the window frame overlooking the magnificent chessboard lawn. Only Conan among them was carefully recording the arrangement of the chess pieces on the chessboard.

Judging from the number of chess pieces, the number of black pieces is far greater than the number of white pieces, so the playing situation of the chess pieces should not be the key to deciphering the secret.

The key should be the arrangement of the chess pieces. What special meaning should the position of these chess pieces have?

At this moment, the naughty kid in the next room was acting up, causing Moto Kojima to almost fall out of the window.

Conan could only temporarily put aside his reasoning and run to the next room to care about these two naughty children in a parent's tone.

At this time, Conan discovered through the windows in the two rooms that there might be other spaces in the middle of the wall between the rooms.

Conan knocked on the wall, and when there was an empty echo from the knocking place, Conan had a confident smile on his face.

I see

When Genta and Mitsuhiko looked back, Conan had happily turned on the offline mode.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo was led by Mamiya Mitsuru to the study room of the castle.

"This study was used by my father-in-law, and later it became the study of my wife's ex-husband, Mr. Sadaki."

"Both of them were historians during their lifetimes."

"According to Uchiko, the two of them and Mr. Matsumoto's father are both studying history. The three of them have a very good relationship. They often study history here without sleep or food, which often makes her feel jealous."

"It's a pity that I know nothing about history, so I rarely come to this study."

Mamiya Man stood aside to introduce Qin Zhibo, and Qin Zhibo set his sights on a shiny investigation point while searching for clues to the treasure.