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In the end, the old butler could only sigh and tacitly agree to it.
However...
A thought suddenly struck him, and he looked at Jiang Xia. "Would you like to come too?"
Jiang Xia froze for a moment, then nodded. "Of course."
The old butler let out a relieved breath. Detectives were good at solving puzzles. They should be good at finding treasure too—finding the "Memory Egg" quickly and determining who it belonged to was far better than never finding it and leaving the Old Castle coveted by thieves.
Besides, the old butler had been bored out of his mind these past few years. He read newspapers whenever he had nothing to do and had followed several Old Castle cases, so Jiang Xia looked very familiar to him. This kid seemed like someone who hated evil with a passion. Having someone like that accompany them to the Old Castle could be considered a form of protection. On top of that, Jiang Xia was so familiar with the police that if anything really happened, reporting it would definitely be easier.
The old butler was not the only one who was wary.
Beside him, Conan had also become alert.
He looked around for a moment, then lowered his voice and said to Jiang Xia, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but these people seem far too obsessed with the 'Memory Egg.' It's like they'd do anything for it."
Jiang Xia said, "...It might not be your imagination." At least, not when it came to Poushi Qinglan—the killing intent surrounding this assassin was practically crashing into him through Suzuki Sonoko. Human potential truly was limitless...
Hearing his confirmation, Conan felt that something was even more wrong. "Come to think of it, Kid falling out of the sky last night