Speculating About the Riddle / Jiang Hang, You Still Claim You Weren't the One Who Invited Us to This Gathering?

He didn't solve the riddle, but that didn't stop him from knowing the whereabouts of the treasure.

Conan, however, was not thinking that far ahead. He was simply raising his opinion of Jiang Hang even higher in his mind. He had been pondering this for so long and had only just begun to realize that the riddle should be related to something or more things. But as of now, he still hadn't figured out what that thing related to the riddle should be.

While he was still at a loss, Jiang Hang had actually solved the riddle and even found out where Karasuma Renya, the founder of the Black Organization, hid his treasure.

Jiang Hang is cheating!

Could it be that Jiang Hang had already investigated this matter beforehand?

After all, the Pioneer Foundation behind Jiang Hang is quite powerful; it even almost bankrupted the Black Organization back then. It's not surprising that Jiang Hang would know the secret of Karasuma Renya's mansion.

It's fair to say that if he hadn't known that the person who invited them wasn't Jiang Hang, he would have suspected that the person who bought the Twilight Mansion and sent them the invitation in the name of Kaito Kid might actually be Jiang Hang.

Seeing Jiang Hang looking at him with a half-smile, Conan felt quite frustrated. In the end, he refused to get the answer directly from Jiang Hang.

I'll think about it myself.

In fact, they didn't stay in the room for very long.

When Saguru Hakuba and Kaito Kid felt they couldn't solve the riddle yet, they continued exploring the other rooms.

Besides the clue from the riddle, Jiang Hang and his companions also discovered that many places in the mansion had been deliberately placed with "unfavorable evidence" targeting certain individuals.

In one of the rooms, they found the cigarettes that Harufumi Mogi usually smoked, and in a hidden compartment not far away, they found a pistol of the same model as the one Harufumi Mogi usually used. It seemed as if this was not Harufumi Mogi's first time at the Twilight Mansion, and that he had a ulterior motive for coming this time.

Besides, this mansion also hides many traps. For example, the fruit in the fruit bowl has been poisoned by someone, and a poison needle that can kill instantly will appear on the doorknob of a certain room if you turn it.

In another room, they found a small bag of potassium cyanide and other deadly poisons hidden in a concealed place. If Jiang Hang was not mistaken, this was probably a method to frame former forensic Ikumi Soda. Of course, since Jiang Hang had also demonstrated quite amazing poison skills, this evidence also pointed to Jiang Hang.

These things are extremely insidious; if one is not careful, there could be casualties in this mansion.

"If even one of us falls into these traps and mechanisms, it will completely destroy our trust. At that point, if the person who invited us puts in a little pressure, our group of detectives will probably fall apart."

"It seems the person who invited us here investigated us beforehand. If Shukuzen Oogami hadn't discovered the explosives in advance, and the remaining detectives, who were suspicious of each other, had also discovered these things while investigating on their own, there might have been a bloodbath in this mansion tonight," Saguru Hakuba said, shaking his head dismissively.

He was naturally able to figure out the inviter's ulterior motives.

He has always been a very calm person, and now that he understands the purpose of the person who invited him, he naturally wouldn't fall for it.

Besides him, Jiang Hang was clearly not someone who was easily fooled.

Because his father is the Superintendent General Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, he, as the son of a high-ranking official, knows many things that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department cannot disclose.

Out of concern for Jiang Hang's reputation as the "Kid's Nemesis Phantom Thief Kid," and also as a detective himself, he had carefully investigated Jiang Hang's affairs and learned many things that had been suppressed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and were known only to the higher-ups.

Jiang Hang's background is undoubtedly the Hundred Billion Foundation. Because of the Xiao Zhongda cases, there are many big shots in the Tokyo circle who still owe Jiang Hang favors and haven't found an opportunity to repay them. The police killing case a while ago and the recent Metropolitan Police Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department mole incident were both cases in which Jiang Hang helped. Even his father has begun to consider giving Jiang Hang a position as an advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as a thank you gift.

But as a detective, Saguru Hakuba still has many questions about Jiang Hang.

With an Italian Foundation and a Chinese identity, Jiang Hang ended up developing his business in Japan. Moreover, he didn't come here to develop the family business; he became a famous detective simply because of his hobby. This is something that Saguru Hakuba has been thinking about, but so far, he hasn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

However, in his eyes, Jiang Hang, who had a calm expression throughout, was the most difficult person to mess with among everyone present, and also one of the most suspicious people in this case, since he knew a little about the net worth of the people who participated in this gathering.

Besides Jiang Hang, only Da Shukuzen Oogami, whose ancestors were nobles, has the financial means to buy this mansion. Moreover, if Shukuzen Oogami wants to buy this mansion, he will probably have to take on a considerable debt.

However, according to his investigation, Shukuzen Oogami's assets had been very stable in recent years, and he didn't seem like a man burdened with heavy debts. In addition, Ooue Shuzen had essentially withdrawn from this "detective gathering" from the very beginning, so Saguru Hakuba didn't give him much thought.

As for Harufumi Mogi, although he is considered to have some assets in the United States, his extravagant spending habits make him seem like the kind of person who could save up enough money to buy a mansion. Furthermore, it is worth noting that although Harufumi Mogi seems to get easily carried away, that is only because of his carefree personality. However, he has been entangled with various Mafia for many years. After all, he has survived to this day, which clearly shows that his true personality is not as he appears.

Finally, his gaze lingered on Kogoro Mouri's face for a moment, his expression somewhat strange.

Judging from what we've seen so far, from the time he started playing mahjong this afternoon until now, Kogoro Mouri has shown absolutely no qualities that a famous detective should possess. Compared to the great reputation he's gained in recent months, Kogoro Mouri has demonstrated himself to be a completely incompetent detective.

But the more this is the case, the less Saguru Hakuba can evaluate Kogoro Mouri, because he still can't confirm whether Kogoro Mouri is pretending to be stupid, or whether he pretends to be stupid to lull others into a false sense of security in ordinary times, and then gets straight to the point when it matters. This is the detective style of "Sleeping Kogoro".

After all, in the past few months, the two most dazzling detectives in all of Tokyo have been Jiang Hang and Kogoro Mouri. In fact, in terms of efficiency and quantity in solving cases, there may be no other detective in the world who can compare with Kogoro Mouri.

Jiang Hang's abilities are beyond doubt, and Kogoro Mouri seems to be extremely familiar with Jiang Hang, is definitely not an ordinary detective in his eyes.

Of course, if Jiang Hang knew that Saguru Hakuba was inexplicably describing Kogoro Mouri as "unfathomable," he probably wouldn't be able to resist telling him: If the real Kogoro Mouri came here, as long as his daughter or wife wasn't involved, he might not be able to find those clues and evidence that were hidden but deliberately revealed.

This mansion is indeed quite large. Jiang Hang and his three companions spent more than an hour inspecting only a small portion of the rooms. If they really wanted to thoroughly investigate the entire mansion, it would probably take several days.

They have now returned to the lounge where they played mahjong all afternoon.

However, they spent the afternoon playing mahjong and didn't pay much attention to the other things in the lounge that were decades old.

They've come here to investigate clues, so they're taking things much more seriously now.

There's no need to investigate the mahjong area anymore; Saguru Hakuba is now investigating the pool table and the nearby chess table.

Jiang Hang found a deck of cards in a corner of the lounge.

This deck of cards is clearly over several decades old, and it's quite remarkable that the current owner of this house has kept these things.

This deck of cards seems to have been stained with a lot of blood back then; at least, Jiang Hang saw several cards that had congealed together because of the blood.

After so much time has passed, these playing cards obviously cannot be fully restored to their original state.

Jiang Hang casually flipped through the blood-stained playing cards. Among them, the two Jokers were in the worst condition, almost completely soaked in blood. Heaven knows what the people who collected these cards had in mind.

Just looking at these playing cards now, Jiang Hang seems to be able to feel the howls of the wronged souls who died here.

Kaito Kid, who had been secretly watching Jiang Hang, suddenly appeared beside him. "Playing cards from half a century ago? They really have a historical feel to them. If they are left aside for a few more decades, they might even be able to enter a museum for a visit."

"Speaking of which, when I was a kid, I was always wondering when playing cards were invented. We play cards now, but people played cards half a century ago. Even a century ago, playing cards was a popular form of gambling," Jiang Hang said with a smile, then put the deck of cards aside again.

Conan also came over, looking at the deck of cards. He couldn't help but reach out and take it in his hand to examine it, and his expression gradually became serious.

"Playing cards became popular in the 15th century, and by the 19th century they were practically the same as they are now," Kaito Kid added. As a phantom thief who performs magic tricks, Kaito Kid's usual weapon for counterattacks is a magic gun that shoots out playing cards. Playing card magic is a classic magic trick with a history of over a hundred years, so he is naturally quite knowledgeable about the history of playing cards.

As a seasoned gambler who frequents racetracks and mahjong parlors, it's not surprising that Kogoro Mouri has some knowledge of poker.

However, when he looked at the bloodstained deck of cards, especially the two Jokers that Conan was holding, Kaito Kid suddenly blinked, as if he had suddenly realized something.

His mind started working rapidly.

At this moment, Conan, who was also deep in thought, suddenly suggested, "We've been out for so long, it must be quite late now. Should we go and meet with Ran and the others to see if they've encountered any danger? They should be heading back to the restaurant by now."

The suggestion was quickly supported by Kaito Kid: "It's almost nine o'clock at night now, so we really should go check on Ran others. This way we can also find out about Detective Senma and Detective Ogami. Maybe Miss Gunta has some new discoveries we can share?"

This is a perfectly normal thing to do, but when Conan said it, and in a tone that was clearly that of a child, it seemed as if he was deliberately putting on this act to persuade Saguru Hakuba and Kogoro Mouri.

Conan isn't usually like this, and Jiang Hang was almost certain that Conan had sensed something.

Moreover, it wasn't just Conan; after Conan spoke, Kaito Kid hesitated only slightly, as if he had realized something, before quickly responding to Conan.

In Jiang Hang's eyes, these two must have discovered something, which is why they suddenly started talking in unison.

He just glanced at a deck of cards; what exactly did these two guys notice?

Chapter 288: Chapter 286: Guessing the Riddle

Jiang Hang looked at the deck of cards he had set aside. It was only when Conan and Kaito Kid saw that bloodstained deck of cards that they seemed to suddenly enter a state of enlightenment.

If he's not mistaken, the answer to that riddle is probably closely related to playing cards.

With an IQ only at the level of an ordinary person, he pondered the riddle carefully. He could only conclude that the "king, queen, and knight" mentioned in the riddle should refer to the Jack, Queen, and King in playing cards. However, he couldn't figure out what the subsequent elements in the riddle symbolized, or how the Jack, Queen, and King pointed to the treasure.

However, in order to maintain his composure, Jiang Hang could only remain calm. After all, Conan had already solved the mystery, so all that was left was to watch what Conan did.

After hearing Conan and Kogoro Mouri's conversation, Saguru Hakuba's expression seemed a little strange, but he eventually nodded.

The group walked quickly toward the restaurant, but Conan's behavior became a little strange. He seemed to make a point of checking each room before passing by, and Kaito Kid didn't say anything about Conan's actions.

It took them a little longer to walk back to the restaurant. They had only been gone for a little over an hour, and nothing had changed since they left.

Tokiyo Senma remained at the restaurant. The effects of the sleeping potion personally concocted by Jiang Hang were naturally beyond question. Da Shang Zhushan, whose Shukuzen Oogami.

"Detective Qianjian, is everything alright here?" Jiang Hang asked the other party after returning to the restaurant.

"I haven't noticed anything unusual here. It seems that even if I'm the only old woman left in this restaurant, the person who invited me won't dare to show up in front of me."

Seeing Jiang Hang and his group return, Tokiyo Senma adjusted his glasses and asked, "Did you find any clues in this mansion, or rather, did any of you find the answer to that riddle?"

"We have found quite a few things, but not many of them are valuable clues. Most of them are traces left by someone on purpose." Jiang Hang shook his head and simply recounted the "clues" left by the owner of the mansion, but he did not go into too much detail.

"It's unbelievable that such a thing could happen." Tokiyo Senma analyzed calmly, "It's just that that person probably underestimated your observation and judgment. He probably didn't expect that his carefully designed conspiracy was doomed to fail from the very beginning."

"Grandma Senma, have Ran and the others come back?" Conan asked Tokiyo Senma.

Tokiyo Senma shook her head. "No, I've been alone in the restaurant for over an hour. They haven't come back yet; they're probably still investigating."

"Then let's wait here for Ran and the others to come back before we talk about it." Kaito Kid said this and sat down on a chair. It seemed that he didn't plan to leave the restaurant to investigate clues outside anytime soon.

Saguru Hakuba's gaze fell on Kaito Kid was disguised as Kogoro Mouri, and Conan: "In that case, you can stay here with this child and wait for them to come back."

He then asked Jiang Hang, "So, what about you? Are you staying here or coming with me to investigate other places?"

Now that Conan and Kaito Kid have clearly found the answer to the riddle, Jiang Hang will stay here to see what Conan and the others have discovered.

Jiang Hang shook his head at Saguru Hakuba: "I'll stay too, after all, my assistant hasn't come back yet."

As he said this, he also used his Revealing Eagle Vision to observe the restaurant from all angles.

Saguru Hakuba was not surprised to receive Jiang Hang's reply, "In that case, I'll go investigate by myself. I also have some new ideas that I need to verify."

Without lingering in the restaurant, Saguru Hakuba turned and left to continue gathering clues.

After Saguru Hakuba left, Conan didn't stay idle. Instead, he inspected the restaurant, seemingly trying to verify his guess.

"Are you really so comfortable with him leaving alone?" Tokiyo Senma asked Jiang Hang and Kaito Kid in the restaurant. "I've heard of Saguru Hakuba. Although his father is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner, he himself is very capable. When he was studying in England, he helped Scotland Yard solve many troublesome cases. Some people even call him the modern Sherlock Holmes."

"But he's not the real Sherlock Holmes after all. We're trapped here now. According to the person who invited us, only the person who solves the riddle and finds the treasure will be told how to leave. In order to save his life, he might leave alone after solving the riddle."

The people present didn't seem to care much about the doubts Tokiyo Senma.

Conan and Kaito Kid are now basically certain that the treasure in the mansion is probably hidden in this location.

Since Conan and Kaito Kid both seemed so relaxed, Jiang Hang, as a bystander, was even more composed.

"Wouldn't that be even better? If someone actually solves the riddle, the person who invited us here shouldn't be able to sit still anymore," Jiang Hang said, his gaze fixed on the seemingly ordinary clock above the restaurant.

The old clock had obviously stopped working a long time ago; after all, it's quite common for a clock that looks over a hundred years old to malfunction.

But thanks to his extraordinary Eagle Eye observation skills, Jiang Hang immediately noticed that Conan and Kaito Kid subconsciously looked at the clock hanging to the side that wasn't moving after they arrived at the restaurant.

Their subsequent movements seemed to indicate that there might be some secret hidden within this clock.

Only after his gaze fell upon the clock did he realize why Conan had suddenly returned to the restaurant.

Among the rooms they investigated, there were quite a few clocks, but all of them were new clocks installed in recent years. Apart from those clocks installed later, the clock in the restaurant is probably the only one that was installed when the Twilight Mansion was built.

Using his ability to Revealing Eagle Vision, Jiang Hang discovered more clues on the clock after focusing his attention on it.

Chapter 289: Chapter 287: Jiang Hang, you still say you weren't the one who invited this gathering?

However, neither Conan nor Kaito Kid seem to have any intention of solving the riddle right now.

Jiang Hang could probably guess what they were thinking. They probably wanted to find the person who invited them here and then solve the riddle in front of the "murderer".

Solving riddles in front of criminals is a classic trope in Conan.

Since Conan wasn't in a hurry, Jiang Hang was even less anxious. He sat down next to Tokiyo Senma and poured himself a cup of tea.

Perhaps wanting to chat casually when bored, or perhaps the detective Tokiyo Senma wanted to extract information from Jiang Hang through conversation, the armchair detective started chatting with Jiang Hang about nothing in particular.

Their conversation was rather disorganized. One moment they were discussing whether Jiang Hang's recently solved case had any similarities to the cases she had encountered before, and the next they immediately shifted the topic to some recent hot topics around the world.

Jiang Hang casually answered the armchair detective's questions. After chatting for about ten minutes, when the conversation turned to finance, she suddenly asked Jiang Hang a question.

"Mr. Jiang Hang, I've heard about the Pioneer Foundation. As the heir to a Foundation hundreds of billions, I wonder why you chose to come to Japan?"

"It's just out of interest, there's no particular reason."

After Tokiyo Senma Jiang Hang's reply, Jiang Hang paused for a moment before continuing to ask, "I've heard that the Pioneer Foundation made a fortune from the Karasuma Group, which was still in existence at the time, decades ago. In fact, the Karasuma Group even had a direct conflict with the Pioneer Foundation back then?"

"I even heard a rumor back then that the Karasuma Group was brought down by your Pioneer Fund. I wonder if that's true?" Tokiyo Senma asked Jiang Hang.

Upon hearing this, even Conan and Kaito Kid was standing nearby, couldn't help but prick up their ears, seemingly very interested in the ins and outs of the matter.

After all, no matter how intelligent they are, they cannot witness the events of half a century ago with their own eyes; they can only rely on collecting various kinds of information to conduct their investigations.

Upon hearing this question, Jiang Hang's lips twitched Tokiyo Senma. Senma Kazuyo is now over sixty years old and naturally experienced the period when the Karasuma Group had not yet withdrawn from the historical stage. It's not too surprising that she would know about this past.

But what do you mean by saying the Pioneer Foundation bankrupted the Karasuma Group? That's completely turning the facts upside down.

It was clearly Karasuma Renya who, seeing that he was nearing his end or for some other reason, wanted to move the Karasuma Group into the shadows and conduct those shady experiments. That's why he deliberately staged this whole thing back then. In fact, Karasuma Renya was prepared to sacrifice some of the profits from the very beginning.

How did it come to be that the Pioneer Foundation was in charge of all of this in Tokiyo Senma's mouth?

Although the system intervened during this process and siphoned off all the benefits that should have been distributed to various organizations, the end result made it seem as if the Pioneer Foundation had brought down the Karasuma Group.

Moreover, it seems that no matter how he explains it now, it is not an easy thing to make others believe him. At least when he told Miyano Shiho about this, she still maintained a certain degree of skepticism.