The tallest Yuantai was also the fastest runner. He grabbed the iron railing and climbed up in a few moments. He was about to climb over the iron door when he suddenly felt a tightness in his collar, and then his whole body was "flying"

"Get up.

"Ahhhhh..."

Genta shouted, and after his feet landed on the ground, he felt a little more at ease. He looked at Kitahara Sosuke who had pulled him down in shock, and asked aggrievedly and angrily: "What are you doing?"

The black-haired young man lowered his eyes and looked down at him, his usually gentle eyes were colder than ever before. Yuantai looked at him and shuddered involuntarily.

"It's your fault, Yuanta!" Ayumi said with her little hands on her hips.

"That's right, how can you just break into other people's homes?" Mitsuhiko said seriously.

"I...I just want to go on an adventure!" Yuantai also knew that he was wrong, but he still said stubbornly.

"You don't call this an adventure, you call it an intrusion into a house." Kitahara Sosuke said coldly.

Genta’s behavior actually doesn’t seem to matter when I watch the anime, because there is always such a reckless, willful, and trouble-making character in the protagonist’s team. Therefore, the protagonist, who is originally just an unrelated party, is involved in various

Various incidents have created all kinds of conflicts. But after seeing it in real life, we know how bad this kid Genta is. After several meetings, Genta didn't leave a good impression on him. Sosuke Kitahara

His patience with the Young Detective Team is about to be worn out by him.

In Japan, the punishment for the crime of breaking into a private house is not just an apology. In serious cases, it may even lead to several years in prison. Of course, if the perpetrator is a naughty child, that is a different matter. But Genta doesn’t know that

The difference between them made him pale with fright.

"Breaking into private houses? Will I be sentenced?" Yuantai asked stammering.

"If the landlord files a complaint, I should be able to do so." Haihara Ai deliberately said coldly next to him.

Yuantai almost shed tears.

"Okay, Genta. You didn't really break in, so you won't be sentenced." Although Conan understood the two people's intentions, he couldn't bear to see them scaring children like this, so he stood up on tiptoe and pressed the doorbell.

, and then said: "No matter what, if you want to enter other people's homes in the future, you must first ask for the owner's permission."

"This..." Yuantai hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but pointed the gun at the only friend who helped him: "Conan, you are the least qualified person to say that, right?"

Conan's face darkened, and he immediately didn't want to talk to him.

Ayumi burst out laughing, and when she saw everyone looking at her, she immediately covered her mouth with both hands.

Seeing this, everyone else also laughed, and the stiff atmosphere relaxed.

"Huh?" A man wearing a hat and gray gardener's overalls heard the bell and walked to the door and asked, "Who are you?"

A young man who was studying the chessboard sculpture in the garden also came over and asked, "Are you my father's guest?"

"No, we just happened to pass by here and saw that this castle is very beautiful and the chessboard-like garden is very special, so we want to come in and visit, is that okay?" Kitahara Sosuke asked.

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately lost interest and refused directly: "No, outsiders are not welcome in our family, please leave."

"Oh? Is that so? What a pity." Kitahara Sosuke said: "I was originally thinking that there seemed to be some mystery hidden in these chess pieces and wanted to study it. Since it is not allowed, then forget it."

After he finished speaking, he ignored the sudden change in the young man's expression. As if he had really given up, he turned around and left with the children.

"but……"

Genta still wanted to struggle, but after being glanced at by Kitahara Sosuke, he immediately shut his mouth.

'It's weird, Brother Kitahara is obviously the same as usual, why do you suddenly feel a little scared?'

Genta couldn't explain what this feeling was, but he knew intuitively that he didn't want to make Kitahara Sosuke angry now, so he subconsciously chose to obey.

"Wait..." At this time, a voice came from the side: "Since you can see that the chessboard in the courtyard hides puzzles, your mind must be very unusual, right? I don't know who you are?"

Kitahara Sosuke looked at this middle-aged man with a beard like a catfish, and knew that he was the owner of this house, Mamiya Mitsuru, but he just nodded slightly and said: "Kitahara Sosuke, he is just an ordinary passerby, nothing special.

identity."

Mamiya Mitsuru was stunned for a moment, then stood in awe.

When an average person has an opportunity, they will always take the time to boast about their identity, such as "I am the famous detective xxxxx". When someone says this, it usually means that he is not that great. While others are praising him,

, and subconsciously will give rise to a bit of contempt.

But if a person says -

"I'm just an ordinary home."

"I'm just a butler."

"I'm just an ordinary charlatan."

——This type of sentence structure usually means that he is actually not ordinary, but he is not worthy enough for the other party to tell his true identity.

At this moment, Mamiya Mitsuru looked at the young man with five children, who seemed to be somewhat mysterious in his back. He hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his voice and said: "In that case, please come and take a look at this chessboard! If

If you can solve the mystery, I will be very grateful."

Kithara Sosuke thought for a while, then pretended to be a bit reluctant and said: "There is no need for a thank you gift or anything like that. I just think this puzzle and the person who left it are very interesting."

Don't say thank you. It's good that the family doesn't hate him afterwards.

After hearing this, Mamiya Mitsuru was immediately in awe, and became more and more convinced that the young man in front of him was an expert. Although the other person was very young, Mamiya Mitsuru did not despise him because of his age - the famous Kudo Shinichi was not a high school student.

Are you alive? Mamiya Mitsuru is very self-aware. He knows that he is just an ordinary person, and he is full of respect for people who have better minds than himself.

"Please come in." Mamiya Mitsuru opened the door in person with a good attitude: "You can stay here for the night."

"But sir, if I didn't inform the madam..." the gardener said hesitantly.

"Just tell her that she is my friend." Mamiya said nonchalantly: "My mother-in-law looks like that, so there is no need to tell her too much."

After all, he is the real owner of this home now. After hearing this, the gardener no longer objected.

"What does that look like..." Conan looked up curiously and asked.

"I'm old and have some dementia," the gardener said.

Mamiya Mitsuru did not stay with them all the time, and soon left because of other matters. The gardener led everyone in, and by the way, like a background voiceover, he shook off all the details about the family.

The old man who passed away 15 years ago left his last words and requested that the garden be trimmed into a chessboard shape. The former father, Sadaki, had been instructing the gardeners to do it. Because before his death, the old man also said that he would give his treasure to solve the mystery of the castle.

The man just now was full of the wife’s second husband. The previous husband died of illness six years ago, and the wife died in a fire four years ago. The wife who had been away for many years returned to Japan to celebrate the birthday of the wife.

, as a result, she arrived in the middle of the night, and the fire broke out before dawn. Not only the madam, but also the friends who accompanied her, and the dozen maids and servants who had served the madam for a long time were also killed in the flames.

Those who survived were servants like him who had been employed for a relatively short period of time; an old lady who suffered from the cold and lived in an annex;

A young man studying chess); and Mr. Mamiya Mitsuru, who has been living abroad and met for the first time.

When they entered the hall of the castle, they first saw three huge portraits - the majestic Grand Master, the father-in-law's predecessor, Master Zhenzhao, and his wife.

"Master Zhenzhao respects the great master who is a historian very much." Gardener Tian Yanshengnan said in a nostalgic tone: "But my wife disapproved of it and often said to Master Zhenzhao——"

At first, Kitahara Sosuke listened to his introduction as if he were hearing a background story. After hearing it, he couldn't help but take a closer look at this bald, ordinary gardener.

——How did this guy deliver such a long and informative introduction in just two or three minutes? Could it be that he had written the manuscript in advance and memorized it?

And there is another problem...

Kitahara Sosuke was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of a wheelchair rolling on the ground and closed his mouth.

"——Dad is just an intellectual who likes to reason." An old voice took over the gardener's words and then asked: "...right?"

"Mrs. Tai!" Tian Yan Shengnan was startled.

"The grand master also knows about this, and he doesn't feel dissatisfied, but is very happy!" Mrs. Masuyo Mamiya said with a smile.

"Sorry for reminding you of something unpleasant!" Tian Yan Shengnan hurriedly took off his hat and bowed to apologize, with a thin layer of sweat on his bare forehead.

"No need to apologize, I have gotten used to the days when he is not around." The wife said in a somewhat sad voice: "It's just like the pattern of the banknotes and the size of the passport have changed. You will not get used to it at first, but as time goes by

, I got used to it. Time is very scary, and all the joys, sorrows and joys will disappear with it."

——Wait a minute, how do you, an eighty-three-year-old old lady with inconvenient legs and feet, get used to the change in the size of your passport? Many people have never been abroad in their lives, and they don’t even know what their passports look like?

Kitahara Aoi said heartily. He lowered his head and glanced at Conan. Sure enough, he saw the little detective frowning slightly and staring at the old lady inquiringly. However, no one else noticed the problem. Instead, they looked a little sad because of the old lady's words.

While talking, the old lady asked Kitahara Sosuke and others about their identities, and then left a message: "Then I must ask you to solve the mystery left by the old lady!" After finishing speaking, the old lady turned around and asked: "Yes.

Yes, my daughter hasn’t arrived yet?”

"Ah?" the gardener said in embarrassment: "Madam, she has already..."

Before he could tell that his wife had passed away four years ago, the old lady turned around in her wheelchair and left, leaving only one sentence: "Tell her to come to my room immediately when she comes back. I'm waiting for her!"

"It's been like this since the fire..." The gardener sighed and said, "Maybe he was greatly stimulated."

Conan raised his head and asked: "Is there any room where I can see the chess set in the courtyard?"

Regardless of the doubts surrounding this family, he is now extremely interested in solving the mystery!

Several people followed the gardener to the room above. Huihara Ai accidentally turned around and found that there was one person missing from the team.

——Where is Kitahara Sosuke?

……………………

In the bedroom, "83-year-old" Masuyo Mamiya had just lifted the blanket on his knees and stood up when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
Chapter completed!