"Wow! Take a closer look. Is this clock tower so tall? It's really impressive!"
Since Shimizu Shizuo solved the first puzzle at the speed of light, Mori and his party were also the first guests to arrive at the clock tower.
Mao Lilan raised her head and stood in front of the Western-style clock tower that was almost ten stories high, and couldn't help but admire it.
"Indeed." Suzuki Sonoko nodded and said, "I read on the navigation software that this clock tower was originally built by foreigners in the Edo period. Now after restoration and reconstruction, it has become this Edo Street. The most special symbolic building.”
"No wonder the first answer to the mystery is set here. It seems that the organizer really wants us to come and take a look at this tower..." Mouri Kogoro walked over slowly with his hands in his trouser pockets.
"Looking at it this way, this reasoning activity is indeed specially planned by the organizer to allow us guests to fully understand the various buildings in this Edo Street..."
As Suzuki Ayako said, she and Qing Shuijing walked up to the crowd and also looked up at the tall clock tower in front of them.
But unlike her who was smiling, Qing Shuijing seemed to have encountered something urgent. She kept pressing her phone on her phone, lowered her head, and frowned slightly.
"By the way, should we go in and take a look first?" Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but ask.
"It's not necessary, just follow the organizer's rhythm." Mouri Kogoro waved his hand and replied casually: "Anyway, this is a group activity. Even if we enter first, there will be no special reminder..."
"Then take this opportunity and I'll go to the store next door to buy some drinks for everyone!" Mao Lilan suggested with a smile.
Attracted by government plans, many shops have opened on this rice flower Edo street, selling all kinds of snacks and snacks.
And in order to fit in with the theme of Edo Street, even the shop assistants in the shops are wearing different styles of kimonos, as if everyone has really traveled to the Edo period.
"Well, I'll leave it to you, Xiaolan."
While several people were standing outside the tower talking, on the street behind, more and more guests who had solved the puzzle were walking towards this side.
As time went by, most of the guests gathered here. As for the small number who did not come, they probably went to visit other places in Edo Street halfway.
Since this event did not require all guests to participate, after waiting for everyone to arrive, Xue Ding, who was in charge of hosting the event, also walked out of the crowd.
She stood in front of the clock tower, holding a big loudspeaker in her hand, and shouted to everyone:
"Attention, everyone! Attention! We have now arrived at the location designated by the first puzzle, which is the clock tower, the tallest building in Edo Street!
Next, everyone who has arrived here is asked to enter the clock tower with me, prepare to challenge the next puzzle, and then catch that abominable Phantom Thief with your own hands! Be careful not to be attacked by the Phantom Thieves? "
As Xue Dingyao's words fell, everyone entered the clock tower from the main entrance.
The area inside the tower is not very large, but it is more than enough to accommodate dozens of people.
"Okay! Here we are! Damn the Phantom Thief! Let's catch him without any effort!"
"Huh? It's strange, that phantom thief is not here..."
However, there was no Phantom Thief in the clock tower as everyone expected. There was just a huge screen hanging in front of the stairs leading to the upper floor.
"Buzz."
With a burst of electricity, the screen suddenly lit up, and a picture appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"What's this?"
"They are all brick buildings. They look like they belong to some ancient place?"
"It should be somewhere in Edo Street, right? The image is not very clear..."
"But there is a river and a stone bridge in the picture..."
Just as everyone was discussing with each other, a male figure suddenly appeared on the screen, wearing a cloak, a top hat, and a mask... It was obvious that he was the man playing the Phantom Thief.
"Hey, hey, hey? Can you hear my voice? Well, it seems fine..."
Standing next to the stone bridge in the picture, the Kaito thief clenched his fists, coughed twice, and continued to speak in that frivolous and pretentious tone:
"So, how many people came to this clock tower? Oh, it's really a pity that I can't see all of you brave people in person..."
"Hmph! It's you indeed! The Belt Phantom Thief! Are we still a step too late?"
With an angry expression on his face, Xue Ding pointed at the Phantom Thief on the screen and shouted: "Just wait there! We will go and catch you right away!"
"Oh? If you tell me to wait, will I definitely wait?"
The thief put his hands in his pockets and made a deep expression.
"However, in order to continue our unsuspicious game, I'll give you some more tips..."
"Eh?"
"Next, I will leave another secret code where I am standing. Anyone who can decipher this secret code will have the opportunity to directly confront me.
Of course, this time the password is not as easy to crack as before! How many people will be able to come to me in the end? Let me wait and see! Ha ha ha ha! "
With a loud laugh, the picture on the screen was interrupted.
At this time, Xueding turned around and looked at the people in the tower with a cute smile on his face.
"Everyone, did you all hear what I just said? The Phantom Thief seems to have left his final message at the place in the picture just now, so let's rush there immediately!
Don’t worry, once everyone decides on a place, I will go there with you! Of course, I won't give any hints? "
"This is very simple!"
Suzuki Sonoko clicked on the navigation software and found a bridge icon on it.
"The stone bridge appeared on the screen just now. The Phantom Thief must be at the location of the glasses bridge in Edo Street!"
The Glasses Bridge is the only stone bridge in the Edo Street. It is named because the two arches under the bridge reflect on the water and form a pattern that looks like glasses.
"The name is really random..." Mouri Kogoro looked at the introduction on the navigation software and couldn't help but complain.
There is no difficulty in this. Basically, as long as you carefully look at the map on the navigation software, you can determine the location of the Phantom Thief on the screen.
"It's amazing! As expected of everyone! We found the location of the Phantom Thief so quickly! So next! Let's head towards the Spectacle Bridge together!" Xueding shouted loudly with a smile.
Following her shout, everyone left the clock tower and walked in twos and threes towards the position on the navigation system.
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(End of chapter)
