Ooka Momiji was exceptionally knowledgeable about Japanese history, so she was also well acquainted with Sansui Kichiemon's affairs.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "If it was Kiyoshiemon, who supported the shogunate, then I think he really could have done something like this. After all, it was already the Meiji Restoration during the Late Shogunate Period. As a shogunate supporter, he would certainly have worried about his treasures being taken by the anti-shogunate faction, so he set up those traps..."
"In my view, the treasure was a trap from the very beginning." Ai Haibara picked up the thread, her assessment completely devoid of emotion. "As someone who benefited from the ruling class of the old society, he naturally valued wealth as dearly as his life. There was no way he would hand it over to his enemies."
"Rather than helplessly watching his property be taken by his enemies, he might as well use the treasure as bait to lure them in, then bury them all."
There seemed to be a trace of contempt in her tone. "I don't find it strange at all that he would think and act that way."
Conan had long grown used to Ai Haibara's habit of talking politics and angrily criticizing capitalism. He looked at Kuroba Kaito. "But aren't you worried someone else might figure out the code and take it?"
"Not really."
Kuroba Kaito said quietly, "I already left them a little surprise. The thing Kiyoshiemon left behind was buried in the mud at the bottom of the pond. Once they went in and looked, if they couldn't find it, they would probably just give up."
Conan chuckled. "Just what I'd expect from a phantom thief. You really know how to toy with people's hearts."
"Same to you."
Splash!
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