Chapter 928 Substituting one thing for another(1/2)
Genta!
Conan gritted his teeth and quickly got out of bed.
But after sitting cross-legged for a long time, he got out of bed immediately. His legs were still a little numb, but time was pressing, and Conan couldn't care less and limped toward the door.
"Genta!"
"..."
No one responded on the second floor, so Conan could only think that Genta and Mitsuhiko went to the toilet on the first floor.
Holding on to the railing and reaching the first floor, Conan called out again.
"Genta!"
"Conan! I'm here..."
Following the direction of the sound, Conan used the light of a watch-shaped flashlight to walk through the long corridor, passing by the restaurant where he had just had dinner, and arrived at the door of the kitchen.
I saw Yuantai sitting at the door of the kitchen, his fat body like a little meat mountain, and the expression on his face was in shock.
"Genta, why are you here? Didn't you go to the toilet with Mitsuhiko?"
"I……"
Faced with Conan's questions, Yuantai hesitated and then revealed his true purpose of coming out.
"Actually, I came out to find something to eat...but I just met someone here!"
Genta pointed to the kitchen counter tremblingly, but it was illuminated by the cold moonlight outside the window and was now empty.
Conan frowned and checked inside the kitchen. There was indeed no one there, and then went back to ask Yuanta.
"What are the characteristics of that person?"
Yuantai shook his head in confusion, "It was too dark, I couldn't see clearly... but he is very tall, so he must be an adult."
"I saw him when I came over, and he saw me, and then he ran past me."
Adult?
Conan had some doubts in his eyes. All the servants and staff in the museum must have been evacuated in advance for the fairness of the puzzle challenge.
Logically speaking, apart from Mr. Clock, there should be no other adults in the Angel House now.
But who is this person?
And why in the kitchen?
Conan walked into the kitchen, stepped on the stool and looked at the cooking table.
On the cooking table were the leftover dinners of the Boy Detective Team, steak and buns, fruit salad, etc.
However, there was still a lot of food left, but it was basically all eaten up. Not a single piece of steak was left, there were two buns left, and only the salad dressing on the fruit salad was left on the plate.
Conan wondered, is this person here to eat?
At this time, Yuantai also jumped on the stool. Seeing that there was not much food left on the table, he screamed in disappointment.
"Ah! My delicious food!"
Ignoring Yuantai's disappointment, Conan jumped off the stool and said, "Forget it, let's leave quickly."
"If Mr. Clock discovers that the food is missing, he will definitely think that we stole it..."
As soon as Mr. Clock was mentioned, Yuantai quickly jumped off the stool, not even daring to reach out for the two remaining loaves of bread.
The two walked out of the kitchen, and Conan asked again: "By the way, where did Mitsuhiko go?"
Genta thought for a moment, "He seemed to have said that he was going to the East Hall to have a look..."
"Eastern Pavilion?"
Conan was just confused for a moment, then remembered that the East Hall was the only place in the hall that lacked maintenance. With Mitsuhiko's elementary school student's thinking, it was normal to suspect that there was treasure hidden there.
It's just that in Conan's judgment, everything must be based on puzzles, so such an obvious hint is impossible.
But after learning that Mitsuhiko went to the East Hall alone, he had to look for it. If there were any dangers such as traps inside, it would be troublesome.
But when he thought that Yuriko Matsunaka was still alone in the servant's room on the second floor, Conan felt uneasy.
Matsunaka Yuriko is the direct heir in the will. According to the speculation just now, if Mr. Zhong is also one of the heirs in the will, it may be detrimental to Matsunaka Yuriko.
Both sides were worried, and Conan could only think of the "mother" of the Young Detective Team, Haibara Ai.
"Let's go and find Huiyuan first."
…
Conan and Genta went to the toilet on the other side of the first floor. Since it was a public toilet for servants and staff, the toilet was divided into men and women.
"Haiyuan, are you in there?" Conan stood at the door of the women's toilet and shouted into the room.
However, there was silence inside and no one answered.
"Haiyuan!"
Still no one answered in the toilet.
With a bad feeling in his heart, Conan lost his patience and walked directly into the women's restroom.
This bold move shocked Yuanta, who blushed and tried to dissuade him, "Conan, that's the women's room over there..."
But Conan ignored these taboos, and there was nothing to see about a child's body, so he directly opened the door of the first toilet cubicle.
There's no one inside.
The second door was still empty.
The third door...
I pushed until the last door, but no one was found.
Obviously, Haibara Ai and Ayumi also took action without permission.
Realizing this, Conan stamped his feet in anger.
“There is really no one to worry about!”
…
Outside the North Pavilion, a figure squatted behind the grass, calming down a little.
This person is Qin Zhibo.
Ten minutes ago, Qin Zhibo sneaked into the North Hall to look for food, and happened to find the leftover food from the Young Detective Team's dinner in the kitchen.
But just when he was about to finish eating, Yuantai suddenly appeared at the door of the kitchen, forcing Qin Zhibo to leave there quickly.
Although he is acquainted with the Young Detective Team, Qin Zhibo cannot reveal his identity now.
Because once Mr. Clock discovers that he is also in this place, the next plan may be discovered.
And Qin Zhibo's plan is to use Belmod's fake fragments to exchange the real fragments of Yin Seikawa Gozo.
Although I don’t know the specific method of using the Panest fragment, since Mr. Clock asked him to get the fake fragment, he must have set a trap for himself in this way.
In this case, all I have to do is to cheat, give it the fake fragments, and take the real fragments, and in turn set a trap for it.
Mr. Clock would never have imagined that he would have information on both the real and fake fragments through his transactions with Belmod and the boss.
This uncertainty in human beings is the unique charm of human beings, which an alien creature can never guess.
As for the way to exchange the fragments, you only need to place the fake fragments of Belmod in the base of the Angel of the South, and wait until Conan successfully solves the puzzle on his own, and Mr. Clock will naturally get what he thinks he got.
Therefore, before Mr. Clock gets the fragment and leaves, he cannot be allowed to discover his existence, otherwise he will definitely be more vigilant.
For this reason, Qin Zhibo has sent Minase Yomengpiao to keep an eye on Mr. Clock.
Mr. Clock is currently on the fourth floor of the North Building and seems to be in a dormant state. It is a good time to take action.
If you want to enter the Southern Angel Base like during the day, you will not have enough time.
Because judging from the puzzle, only at 12 noon will the high-voltage electricity there disappear and the mechanism be opened.
But if you do the opposite and enter from the underground maze exit of the East Hall, you should be able to return to the platform in the base and put the fake fragments into the glass bottle.
Qin Zhibo planned what he was going to do next and started moving towards the East Pavilion.
But as soon as he stood up and moved, he realized that there was something in his hand.
When he looked down, he realized that when he ran away from the kitchen just now, he was so anxious that he forgot to put the knife back.
Then just keep it in your pocket first.
Table Knife +1
…
Among the bushes in the courtyard, Qin Zhibo walked cautiously.
Although he knew that no one was standing guard at the lighthouse, he still subconsciously avoided the light of the searchlight.
It's purely psychological.
To be continued...