Uncle Mori Performs Steadily

Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art.

The museum was heavily guarded both outside and inside.

With Suzuki Sonoko leading the way, the group was spared from being checked by the guards.

After walking through the corridor, the group arrived at an exquisitely decorated room.

Pushing open the door, Suzuki Jirokichi, dressed in a brown suit, came into view.

At this moment, Suzuki Jirokichi was sitting on a red sofa, talking with three other guests of different backgrounds.

Upon seeing the group arrive, his bulky figure immediately stood up from the sofa and greeted them warmly, "Detective Mouri and Detective Fujino, it's such a pleasure to have you come all this way."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he casually inquired about the identity of the dark-skinned man following behind the group.

After learning from Sonoko that she was also Great Detective, he politely invited Hattori Heiji to join him in protecting the Egg of Memories.

Since it doesn't cost any money, there's nothing wrong with getting a detective for free.

"Oh, leave it to me, old man."

Hattori Heiji readily agreed.

"Hello!"

Before Hattori Heiji could finish speaking, Mori Kogoro couldn't sit still any longer and jumped out, shouting, "You brat, how dare you call the chairman of the Suzuki Zaibatsu an old man..."

"Alright, alright, Detective Mouri, it's nothing serious."

Suzuki Jirokichi awkwardly tried to smooth things over and began introducing the other people present who were sitting on the sofa.

The man in the gray suit, with a large build and a full head of white hair, is named Siryuv Chinnikov, a first-level secretary at the Rose Embassy in Japan.

The purpose of this trip is likely to try and bring the Egg of Memories back to Rose.

After all, the Egg of Memories was a treasure of Emperor Nicholas II of the Romanov Dynasty.

The Romanov Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Rose. It was overthrown after February. The Romanov Dynasty may be unfamiliar to some, but most people are familiar with Tsarist Tsardom of Russia.

Nicholas II, the last emperor of Tsarist Tsardom of Russia, can be considered the Rose version of the Aisin Gioro clan.

He just wasn't as lucky as Pu. In October... he was directly shot by machine gun and died.

The old man in the red suit, whose hair had turned gray, was named Inui Shoichi Suzuki Jirokichi to appraise the value of the Egg of Memories.

The woman with short, gray-brown hair, earrings, and a blue business suit with some Chinese-style details, who was exceptionally beautiful and had long, slender legs, was named Uraji Seiran, an expert on the Romanov Dynasty.

"Hello."

When Uraji Seiran greeted him, she used Chinese.

It's a bit clumsy.

Finally, we introduce Kangawa Ryu, a freelance videographer who applied to come and film the treasure.

The Egg of Memories is valued at 800 million yen.

Everyone was very interested in the Egg of Memories.

In reality, only Inui Shoichi could come up with 800 million yen.

Kangawa Ryu stated that even if he were to exhaust all his wealth, he could only come up with 200 million.

"How come they are all so rich?"

Fujino listened to the conversation and was speechless for a moment.

He can only come up with 6.32 million right now.

Eight hundred million? I wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

Pulling himself away from his thoughts, Fujino silently fixed his gaze on Uraji Seiran, his mind filled with a myriad of emotions.

Gray eyes, gray hair, and a suit with Chinese elements.

An ordinary person would surely assume that this woman is a Chinese expert specializing in the Romanov Dynasty.

He could fool ordinary people, but he couldn't fool Fujino, who had Chinese blood and whose soul had grown up in China.

Actually, it's quite easy to tell them apart.

The eyes of Chinese people are not actually completely black, but rather a dark brown black. Fujino's Fujino are similar, but because his adoptive father is Chinese and his adoptive mother is Japan, his eyes are quite dark.

Gray pupils are commonly seen in Rose.

In fact, very few Chinese people have gray eyes, unless their pupils are abnormal.

Therefore, this Uraji Seiran is Rose, and the name is probably fake. This can be seen from the surname Pusi and the name Qinglan.

After all, no Chinese person has the surname Pusi, let alone a name like Qinglan. If it were Xianhua or Aiguo, he might believe it, but Qinglan is just too ridiculous.

In other words, there were no other Chinese people present besides him, otherwise she would have immediately recognized it as fake.

However, since Fujino came to this world, she hasn't seen many Chinese people... so that's why she dares to be so blatant, right?

Based on his initial assessment, Fujino concluded that the man before him, Uraji Seiran, was not Chinese, but Rose.

And as someone who loves spoilers, he remembered that Uraji Seiran's true identity was that of an international thief, Scarlett.

It can be said that this Scarlett is the most troublesome problem in this commission.

A moment later, the others left, and it was time for Fujino and the others to admire the treasure they were protecting this time, namely the Egg of Memories Sonoko had used as a toy.

Nishino Masato came in from outside carrying a wooden box. At Suzuki Jirokichi's instruction, he placed the box on the coffee table.

Suzuki Jirokichi opened the box, pulled off the lid, and what came into view was a bright green egg.

The egg is inlaid with delicate silver patterns all around, and on top are some large, transparent black gemstones.

Inside the egg lay a hidden world. Suzuki Jirokichi lifted the lid, revealing a golden sculpture of Nicholas II and his family.

Then he took out a key and activated the mechanism of the egg. Nicholas II's throne rose up, and he began to flip through the golden album in his hand.

Suzuki Jirokichi took out a picture book from the side and placed it on the coffee table, next to the Egg of Memories. "This egg is recorded in the Romanov dynasty documents."

As he spoke, he pointed to the picture album, which was exactly the same as the Egg of Memories. "This egg is translated as the Egg of Memories, which is why the thief referred to it as the Egg of Memories in his advance notice."

"The Egg of Memories?"

Mori Ran asked doubtfully, "Was it translated from Russian to English?"

"That's right."

Suzuki Jirokichi nodded. "In Russian it's ВОСПОМИНАНИЕ (Persian Minania), which translates to 'Egg of Memories' in Japanese."

"Hey hey!"

At this moment, Conan suddenly asked a childlike question, "Why is looking through a photo album called a memory?"

"Idiot!"

Mori Kogoro gave Conan a disdainful look, then said with an air of understanding, "When an emperor calls his child over to read, doesn't that represent cherished memories?"

"The uncle today is a bit too outrageous..."

Fujino narrowed his eyes, glanced at Mori Kogoro, and muttered to himself.

It must be to curry favor with Suzuki Jirokichi, right?

After all, Suzuki Jirokichi is the chairman of the Suzuki Zaibatsu and a top figure in Japan high society.

It's understandable that Uncle Mori, a man of the world, would want to gain the appreciation of such a top figure.

But isn't this just a bit too obvious...?

But thinking about it, that's not entirely true.

Sometimes, being more obvious is a form of wisdom, as it makes it clear to the powerful that one's actions are an attempt to curry favor.

This might be why Suzuki Jirokichi prefers Uncle Mori.

Although Uncle Mori's abilities are indeed lacking, he knows how to be likable.

As a transmigrator, and a transmigrator with a system at that, Fujino was far inferior in this respect.

Should we send him to curry favor with the powerful and influential?

He stated: Before the hidden blade, everyone is equal, all things are empty, and all things are permitted.

I am a true materialist and I will never submit to the powerful and wealthy capitalists.

If you're so capable, come over here and let me stab you with my hidden sword. Let's see how many kidneys you powerful capitalists have.

Moreover, he was hired by Suzuki Tomoko. If he wanted to curry favor, he should be currying favor with Tomoko Suzuki, who is henpecked.

"By the way, are those sparkly things diamonds?"

Ran pointed to the bright spots of light on the top of the Egg of Memories and asked curiously.

"No, that's not it."

Suzuki Jirokichi waved his hand, "Those are just glass."

"Huh? Don't you guys find this strange?"

At this point, Conan started steer the conversation wildly again, "A gift made by the emperor, how could it just be ordinary glass?"

"Perhaps it was because of the events of Blood Sunday at that time... which led to a period of turmoil in Rose."

"This egg was made in February... and October... Nicholas II was ousted from the throne, so the Easter egg was naturally made with less material."

At this moment, Fujino spoke up, "However, at such a time of national crisis, to still produce such a thing, can one call him romantic or extravagant? No wonder Tsardom of Russia perished."

Fujino's words drew the attention of everyone present.

Conan looked Fujino up and down, then frowned.

These mournful words, for no apparent reason, reminded him of a certain little girl.

It seems like it was the same last time I was at the movie theater.

Could it be that Fujino has caught some strange thing from Haibara?

"Fujino- Senior, you know so much..."

Under everyone's gaze, Ran was the first to speak, asking Fujino, "These textbooks shouldn't have covered this, right?"

"Haven't you mentioned it?"

Fujino was taken aback by what he heard.

It took him a moment to realize that these things didn't seem to be in the textbooks in Japan.

Japan is a world ruled by capitalists and the powerful. History textbooks in this world will not include any history about the Reds, and even if they do, it will be adapted.

So much so that neither Ran nor Conan knew this.

That is precisely why Fujino was unable to completely overwhelm Teitan High School and claim the top spot on the exam results list.

There are some answers he wouldn't write down, even if he knew them.

Gathering his thoughts, Fujino explained, "I learned about this by reading books about this period of history. After all, a detective needs to learn as much useful knowledge as possible."

"But speaking of which, it's strange that Kaito Kid's advance notice is the stranger one, isn't it?"

Hattori Heiji interrupted, stroking his chin thoughtfully, "Why would a glowing sky pavilion be Tenshukaku?"

"Fool."

Toyama Kazuha teased Hattori Heiji and saying, "The Taiko who built Osaka believed that Osaka's development was like the light of Osaka, and you didn't even know that?"

"Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi?"

Fujino twitched his chin upon hearing this.

To be honest, when he watched this part of the story in his previous life, he felt a little confused about who Taiko really was.

However, after he traveled through time, his doubts were resolved.

Taiko was the self-designation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but it can also be used to refer to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"There's no doubt that Kaito Kid will be at the Tenshukaku."

At that moment, Chaki Shintaro Nakamori Ginzo open the door and entered, followed by two police officers in suits.

"But we still don't understand what it means when a clock without a second hand reaches the twelfth mark."

Nakamori Ginzo helplessly shrugged.

"Isn't that the twelfth character in the Japanese syllabary?"

At that moment, Toyama Kazuha suddenly spoke.

I don't think so.

Fujino interrupted, "It's summer now. If it's the Lion of Dusk, then four o'clock clearly doesn't match the 'dusk' in the code."

"Do you think it could be the twelfth character in the announcement letter?"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "From the Lion of Dusk to the Maiden of Dawn, the twelfth character is ヘ, which, combined with a clock, means eight o'clock."

Conan and Hattori Heiji both nodded in agreement, agreeing with Fujino's point.

So I didn't think about going up to steal the spotlight.

They both care quite a bit about being in the spotlight.

After all, even High School Detective is only motivated by fame if it's not for money.

"Hmph! Brother Fujino, you've guessed wrong this time!"

But just as Fujino finished speaking, before anyone else could respond, Uncle Mori suddenly laughed and said, "Kaito Kid would never leave such an obvious code!"

"Really."

Chaki Shintaro nodded in agreement, saying, "If it really is the twelfth character, then it's far too obvious."

"Actually, I already know the real time!"

Uncle Mori suddenly adopted a mysterious look, "The code isn't the Japanese syllabary, nor is it the twelfth letter, but rather the English alphabet."

Uncle Mori raised his watch to show everyone, and then said, "The twelfth number in the alphabet is L, which means that Kaito Kid will be at three o'clock in the morning."

After being misled by Uncle Mori, Suzuki Jirokichi and Chaki Shintaro were successfully fooled into believing that Kaito Kid would arrive at 3 a. m.

Nakamori Ginzo the other hand, rested his chin on his hand, seemingly deep in thought.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Uncle Mori grinned smugly.

Fujino: "..."

Conan: "..."

Hattori Heiji: "..."

Conan Hattori Heiji Hattori Heiji looked deadpan, their gazes fixed on Fujino with pity.

They both agreed with Fujino's reasoning.

They were the first to deduce a reasonable answer, but Uncle Mori stole the show.

Not only did they rob it, but they did it in such a far-fetched way.

This is no different from the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana)!

What English letters? The one that Fujino just said makes more sense, doesn't it?

It's absurd enough that it's a bit ridiculous, but how could you two, one a chairman and the other a high-ranking police officer, actually believe it...?