Bet You Didn't Expect This-The Treasure of Twilight Manor / Sleep Well, My Dear "Lovers"

"Stop pretending to be asleep, Mr. Osaka. You are now suspected of illegally possessing firearms, gunpowder, dangerous drugs, and attempted murder. Your accomplices have already confessed to your crimes. I think you'd better confess and turn yourself in."

Chapter 297: Chapter 295: You didn't expect this, did you? The treasure of the Twilight Mansion is this!

The one speaking was naturally Jiang Hang; under his Eagle Eye, there was almost never a time when these things could escape his notice.

They have all been transferred to the helicopter, and the Nagano Prefecture Police are now on their way to the Twilight Mansion to gather evidence of the crimes committed by Tokiyo Senma and Shukuzen Oogami.

It has to be said that Saguru Hakuba's identity as the son of the Superintendent General is really useful. With just one phone call, the Nagano Prefecture Police Station started to get busy, and several helicopters were dispatched.

The bridge leading to the Twilight Mansion is currently undergoing emergency repairs to facilitate police access to the Twilight Mansion for investigation.

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words and realizing that she had been exposed, Shukuzen Oogami slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing he saw was Jiang Hang sitting next to him.

Because of Jiang Hang's low profile, the few times he appeared on the front page of newspapers, it was either just a picture of his back or a picture of him looking down with a hat. This was the first time that Da Shukuzen Oogami had truly seen Jiang Hang's real face.

The thought that Jiang Hang's existence might have been the reason for her failure made Jiang Hang Shukuzen Oogami.

After taking a deep look at Jiang Hang, as if wanting to remember his face forever, Shukuzen Oogami looked at Tokiyo Senma Kazuyo sitting on his other side.

Compared to her own bound state, Tokiyo Senma was treated much better; at least her movements were not restricted in any way.

But Tokiyo Senma Kōdai's eyes at this moment, Shukuzen Oogami knew that this gathering had indeed failed completely without his knowledge.

This feeling only made him feel incredibly frustrated.

Even at this time, he had to endure the strange looks from the other detectives.

This meant that even though he had opened his eyes, he hadn't spoken a word yet.

In his mind, things had already developed to this point, which was very unfavorable to him, but it was not a dead end.

He knew that as long as he didn't speak now and prevented these famous detectives from analyzing and judging more from his words, there was still room for maneuver.

Things like the guns and drugs in the Twilight Mansion can be dealt with. Even the things he did, like blowing up the bridge and trying to blow up other people's cars, can probably be settled with some money if a good lawyer is hired.

Seeing that Shukuzen Oogami had no intention of communicating at all, the detectives exchanged glances.

Sitting in the front row, Shukuzen Oogami shook his head at Saguru Hakuba first, "We famous detectives were born to prevent more tragedies from happening. Mr. Ogami, I never thought that you, a famous detective, would be completely lost in Karasuma Renya's treasure."

As he said this, Saguru Hakuba turned his gaze to the Kogoro Mouri Kaito Kid beside him. "Mr. Mouri, what do you think? After all, you were the one who solved that riddle. This gathering has really impressed me."

Kaito Kid, continuing to feign Kogoro Mouri's arrogant and vain nature, simply scratched his head and laughed loudly, "Oh, not at all, I was just lucky to find the key to the riddle."

At this moment, Harufumi Mogi chimed in, "But that treasure is indeed something to be very interested in."

As he said this, he seemed to glance at Jiang Hang intentionally or unintentionally.

However, his little action went unnoticed by Shukuzen Oogami.

In fact, after hearing that the riddle had been solved, Shukuzen Oogami's gaze instantly sharpened.

Unlike Tokiyo Senma, who pursued the treasure because of her father's obsession, Shukuzen Oogami initially only wanted to make money from the treasure. However, after a long period of fruitless searching, his heart was gradually blinded by this so-called "treasure".

"The riddle, you've solved the riddle? What exactly is that treasure?" His tone became unusually urgent.

He has sacrificed too much for this treasure.

He completely abandoned the composure that a nobleman should have and the professional ethics that a detective should have.

Even if he has to spend several years in prison, he's willing to do it as long as he can find out where the treasure is!

That was the treasure left behind by Karasuma Renya, the former chairman of Japan's largest conglomerate. He was a top tycoon with assets worth trillions of yen. If the value of that treasure exceeded one billion yen, he could return to his former affluent life. And if there were even more precious treasures inside, he would have no worries for the rest of his life!

"I bought the Twilight Mansion. No matter what, legally it and everything inside it are my property. As long as the treasure is inside the Twilight Mansion, it is also mine!" He roared at the people present.

Upon hearing this, Tokiyo Senma lowered her head. She knew that her former friend's heart had been corrupted by this so-called treasure, and even now, he was still thinking about it.

"Nobody wants to take that treasure from you."

Jiang Hang's voice came from beside him.

"You want to know what the treasure is, right? Then take a good look for yourself."

The next moment, Jiang Hang took out his phone and placed a photo in front of Shukuzen Oogami.

Shukuzen Oogami immediately widened his eyes and looked at the so-called "treasure".

The photo shows only an old wall, but there is a line of text clearly written on it.

"I would like to give this house and this view to the first person who finds this place," Shukuzen Oogami slowly read the words above.

Upon hearing this, Conan's lips twitched, seemingly surprised that Jiang Hang would pull this stunt at this moment.

He found this text not long ago in another castle where a murder occurred in search of treasure. He even took a picture of it back then, never expecting that Jiang Hang would use it at this time.

You're something else, Jiang Hang!

Jiang Hang subtly winked at Conan beside him, signaling him not to give anything away, and then continued speaking.

"Actually, this treasure has long been hidden in the name of the Twilight Mansion. After the riddle was solved, a secret room on the top floor of the mansion was opened. That room is the best place in the entire mansion to watch the sunset. And this is the treasure of the Twilight Mansion."

"How could that be? Do you know how much I paid and how much I sacrificed to obtain this treasure? How could the treasure I want be something so trivial!" The bound Shukuzen Oogami began to struggle violently, as if he was trying his best to deny what Jiang Hang had just said.

However, his struggles were to no avail.

"Once you get out of prison, you'll have plenty of time to go there and enjoy the beautiful sunset," Jiang Hang said calmly, putting away his phone as he looked at the Shukuzen Oogami Da Shang Zhushan.

Chapter 298: Chapter 296: Get a good night's sleep, my dear "lovers"

After the helicopter landed back on the ground, Shukuzen Oogami, pale-faced, was taken away by the police.

What Jiang Hang had just told him seemed to have robbed his life of all its color.

Even now, he still cannot accept the "facts" that Jiang Hang has stated.

On the plane, he desperately wanted to find a flaw in Jiang Hang's explanation of the riddle, but Jiang Hang simply told him the riddle that Conan had solved. Although the food detective had never been able to solve the riddle, after hearing the logic behind the solution, he knew that Jiang Hang had not lied to him.

He did indeed achieve his goal in holding this gathering.

Jiang Hang simply grafted the riddle-based clock onto another case at the end.

Meanwhile, Shukuzen Oogami was grappling with riddles and treasures, never imagined that Jiang Hang would have readily available material in his hands.

Furthermore, the other detectives were able to control their facial expressions well, or simply prevent Shukuzen Oogami from seeing their expressions. Under such circumstances, Shukuzen Oogami could be said to have been completely outmaneuvered by Jiang Hang, and truly believed that the so-called "treasure" was just a joke left behind by predecessors.

This fact almost broke him.

The material Jiang Hang used came from the Blue Castle case, which was a case that Conan encountered when he went on a picnic and outing with Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys half a month ago. According to Conan, if they hadn't been lucky, they would probably have been left there.

In that case, there was also a rumor of a so-called "treasure," and the owner of the castle "coincidentally" left a riddle for people to solve. As a result, the former maid of the castle sacrificed her appearance in order to obtain the wealth in the castle, and underwent plastic surgery to become an old woman in her seventies or eighties. But who knew that the so-called treasure was just a joke.

Finally, Professor Agasa took a picture there as a souvenir. When Jiang Hang saw the picture later, he remembered the episode that had traumatized him when he was young. He found it interesting and saved the picture. He never expected it would come in handy today.

To be precise, this isn't just about this case; if Jiang Hang discovers any more mansions, castles, or villas with hidden treasures in the future, this rather ironic photo will still be used.

This explanation is more appropriate than the hateful answer that I took the treasure of the Twilight Mansion thirty years ago.

As for the investigation after Shukuzen Oogami is released, I believe that by then, Jiang Hang will have already created a real secret room in the original Twilight Mansion, ensuring that Shukuzen Oogami will not discover the truth.

The reason Jiang Hang was so certain was because he had just received the reward for this mission from the system.

Leaving aside the monetary reward and the skill training book that serves as an extra bonus for going out to investigate cases, the skill reward the system gave him this time was "Forgery (Intermediate)".

This skill is somewhat related to the disguise skill, but it covers a much wider range of content.

According to the system, it covers everything from the most basic counterfeit bags, shoes, and clothes to counterfeit money, as well as the imitation and aging of various art and antiques. It even includes the ability to use Photoshop to edit photos.

With his intermediate level of skill, Jiang Hang was already a powerful figure in the counterfeiting world. Once he mastered this skill, only the world's top appraisers would be able to see through his forgeries.

Perhaps in the future he can even take over the exhibition of artworks and art pieces at the Beika Art Museum.

With this skill, it would be a piece of cake for him to take some time to build a fake room in the Twilight Mansion Villa.

Back to Shukuzen Oogami, having lost his last hope of finding the treasure and burdened with a huge debt that could make an ordinary person depressed, Shukuzen Oogami's mindset changed several times in just a few minutes.

Having just awakened, he thought the mystery of the treasure at the Twilight Mansion had not yet been solved, so he wanted to find a way to exonerate himself and continue his search for the treasure.

After learning that the treasure riddle had been solved, his first thought was that it would be best to get out of prison, but even if he spent a few years in prison, with the treasure, he could simply move to another country and continue living his original wealthy life.

But after discovering that the so-called treasure was just a "joke," he stopped thinking about getting away with it and started thinking about how to escape the debts he was already unable to repay. To that end, he even began to think about escaping everything from prison.

Seeing that Shukuzen Oogami had completely lost his spirit and was being taken away, Tokiyo Senma's gaze fell on Jiang Hang.

As an accomplice, she was also taken away by the police for questioning, but thanks to her good attitude in admitting her guilt, and with the help of Saguru Hakuba, she was able to say goodbye to the famous detectives who attended the party in a relatively dignified manner.

"I think the treasure hidden in the Twilight Mansion is not Twilight itself, but rather other cases you've encountered in the past," Tokiyo Senma said to Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang gave the other party a noncommittal smile, "That's the best explanation. Shukuzen Oogami has completely lost himself in the treasure. If he can come to his senses now, he might have a chance to make a comeback after he gets out of prison."

"But if he keeps thinking about the treasure and is constantly wondering in prison whether we took it, then he really has no hope for the rest of his life."

His gaze fell on the other detectives, as if to tell them that the treasure had been in the system's pocket for decades, and that he couldn't get it out himself except by honestly completing missions. He told them to stop thinking about the treasure.

At this point, seeing Shukuzen Oogami's Tokiyo Senma finally gave up the idea of asking any further questions.

She sighed softly, "To be honest, this answer isn't too bad. Perhaps it's ironic that such an answer is the way to end the case. I personally quite like this way of ending it."

"Detectives who pursue the truth and justice are constantly corrupted by desires amidst temptations, and in the end, what they chase is just a mirage. I even want to create a work based on this theme."

Even though she was about to be taken away by the police, at this moment, Tokiyo Senma at least maintained her demeanor as a famous detective.

She paused, then looked at the other detectives. "This gathering was truly memorable. I'll never forget what happened last night."

Tokiyo Senma remarked, "But I suppose I won't have the chance to invite you famous detectives to a gathering again in the future."

In response, Harufumi Mogi shrugged. "That's true. I'm usually very busy in the United States. If I hadn't seen 'Kaito Kid' on the invitation, I wouldn't have made a special trip here."

He looked at Tokiyo Senma: "However, if the book you mentioned is successfully published, I might give you face."

The other detectives expressed the same sentiment.

After receiving this reply, Tokiyo Senma adjusted her glasses and said, "It seems that the next gathering will have to wait until I get out of prison. Mogi, I hope you're still alive and well by then, and that you don't get shot in the back one day."

She then turned specifically to the Kaito Kid disguised as Kogoro Mouri: "Thank you so much for coming and helping me solve this mystery that has puzzled me for twenty years."

In response, Kaito Kid laughed a few times.

After greeting the several famous detectives, Tokiyo Senma was calmly led away by the police.

Seeing that the case was coming to an end, Ikumi Soda shook her head slightly. "Is it over already? What a pity. I was really thinking of going up against that Kaito Kid at the beginning, but I didn't expect that he didn't even show up in the end."

But at that moment, Saguru Hakuba, who had been standing next to Kaito Kid, revealed a strange smile.

"That's hard to say. Maybe that guy already infiltrated the party from the very beginning?"

He stretched out his hand, then produced a pair of handcuffs from somewhere and cuffed Kogoro Mouri's hands with astonishing speed.

Before Ran Mori could react, he smiled at the handcuffed Kogoro Mouri and said, "Isn't that right, Mr. Kaito Kid disguised as Kogoro Mouri?"

As he said this, he even pulled a pistol from his pocket and pointed it at Kaito Kid.

"Huh... huh?"

"But Father left home with me and Conan— " Ran was stunned. She quickly tried to go to "her father" to explain to Saguru Hakuba, but she had only taken one step when she felt someone tug at her clothes.

She turned around and saw Conan shaking his head at her.

Seeing Conan's expression, Ran looked suspicious. Then she heard her father's voice suddenly change to a slightly familiar one.

"As expected of Hakuba, you finally figured it out... When did you realize it?"

Even though he was handcuffed and had a gun pointed at him, Kaito Kid remained calm and composed, seemingly without any tension.

Saguru Hakuba did not lower his guard just because Kaito Kid was handcuffed.

He looked directly at the officers around him and said, "Come over here, hold his hands and feet down, and then search him. Don't let him escape."

Only after doing all this did he answer the question posed by Kaito Kid.

"It's simple. In the past, whenever an imposter Kaito Kid appeared, you were always the first to arrive at the scene. This time, someone sent out an invitation in your name, so I'm not surprised at all that you'll come," Saguru Hakuba explained to Kaito Kid.

"So from the moment I met all of you, I began to suspect that Kaito Kid might be hiding among you."

His gaze shifted to Jiang Hang: "At first I thought it was Mr. Jiang Hang, because my Watson had a rather special reaction to him, but then when we were playing mahjong in the afternoon, I started to suspect you."

"The rumored Kogoro Mouri is a slovenly man with a heavy smoking habit. When playing mahjong, you should loosen your tie and shirt for comfort. But even though you played mahjong all afternoon yesterday, your clothes were still very neat. The only possibility I can think of is that if you loosen your shirt, it might reveal your true physique and cause your identity to be exposed."

"Moreover, you didn't take out a cigarette once all afternoon, which is unlike a heavy smoker. From that point on, I was already suspicious of your identity. After dinner, although you may have realized this and started lighting cigarettes with Detective Mogi, a little careful observation would have shown that you didn't actually take a single puff."

He reached out and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, still mostly empty, from Kaito Kid's pocket, as if to tell the other party that this was the evidence.

"I told you, I will personally expose your true colors." Saguru Hakuba said this, reaching out his hand toward Kogoro Mouri's face.