"Of course, please come inside."
Kagami Nanami turned sideways to get out of the way and made a gesture of invitation.
Passing through the porch and coming to the entrance, what appears in front of everyone is a spacious and bright hall. The ceiling of the duplex building reaches as high as the second floor.
Ye Gengben wanted to compare it with Dr. A Li's home to roughly estimate whether it could be installed in its entirety, but he soon discovered the problem.
The hall of this house is indeed very large, but the real reason for the exaggerated visual presentation is the cleverly placed mirrors, which infinitely magnify the space of the hall, creating a stunning visual effect.
To maintain this visual effect, daily maintenance is not easy...
He withdrew his gaze and asked Kagami Nanami: "Kingdou-san, apart from you and your family, is there anyone else living in this house?"
"Ah? There is no one else." Kagami Nanami was confused.
"I remember you mentioned a gentleman named 'Chang Lai' just now," Ye Gengyi asked, "Don't he live here?"
"You can't live there," Kagado Nanami shook her head: "Mr. Nagayori comes here to work every day, and then goes back to his home at night."
"Um……"
Ye Geng gave a soft 'hmm' and asked in conclusion: "In other words, apart from your family, Mr. Hiroyori is the only one who comes here every day in this house."
"Yes, actually those interesting institutions are maintained regularly by Mr. Hiroyori. I don't know what will happen to this place after it is sold."
Kagami Nanami sighed helplessly.
Ye Gengyi said nothing and continued to move forward.
Go through the corridor and come to the living room.
Judging from the layout, this should be a place used to entertain guests and hold large gatherings. When Nanami Kaedo led everyone into the house, there was a man in casual clothes who looked a bit like Nanami Kaedo. A similar man is standing in front of the stove on the side of the living room, cooking something.
"Brother Aqin." Kagami Nanami greeted.
"Eh... you are the guests that Nanami mentioned, right?" Kagamido Qin turned to look at the few people.
"My teachers, schoolmates, and the children who come to play together."
Kagōdo Nanami also introduced the identities of both parties again: "This is my brother Kagōdō Tsutomu..."
As she spoke, she said in a joking tone:
"Since we fired the chef, our food has been completely supported by Brother Aqin."
"Haha..." Jingtang Qin smiled, but he didn't mind it at all.
"smell good."
Conan went to the stove and sniffed: "Brother, are you making beef?"
Hearing this, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta also came over.
"That's right, this is my best beef stew. Because Nanami said there will be guests coming today, I made a lot of it, and each of you will have a share later." Kagami said.
"Thank you, big brother~"
"You're welcome," Jingtang Qin smiled: "The house hasn't been this lively for a long time, but please remember to help wash the dishes after you eat."
"Okay~"
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta agreed readily.
"Everyone, sit down and I'll make tea."
Kagami Nanami picked up the teacup and hot water bottle from the coffee table.
Ye Gengyi did not sit down. The first thing he did when he came here was to carefully scan all the items in the living room, but to be honest, he didn't find anything special.
In one corner of the living room is a desktop computer used for entertainment, and on the other side is a row of bookshelves.
However, what is surprising is that there is not a single mirror in the entire living room!
Ye Gengyi looked around the entire living room again.
Hmm...the activation parts of touch-type mechanisms are usually hidden in dark places, so you need to look for them carefully.
As he thought this, his eyes fell on the wall of the living room again. There are several seemingly quaint hanging paintings hanging there. Judging from their style, they are obviously of some age.
"Teacher Ye?" Kagami Nanami held the teacup and looked over curiously.
Ye Gengyi said directly: "If there is really a mechanism that can lead to the 'Dark Tower', it may be in the villa."
"Ah? Are you saying there's something wrong with these paintings?" Kagami Nanami came over in surprise.
"I don't know," Ye Gengyi shook his head slightly and asked, "Have you not checked it?"
"No."
Kagado Nanami answered very calmly: "Mr. Nagayori demonstrated the mechanism made by my grandfather to my brother and me. He did not mention that there is a secret passage leading to the 'Dark Tower'."
On the side, Jing Tangqin’s voice was filled with surprise: “So you are looking for treasure.”
Conan nodded: "Yes. We suspect that the treasure is inside the 'Dark Tower'. I wonder what method was used during construction? If there is no entrance and exit, there will be no way to construct it, right?"
"Um……"
Jing Tangqin seemed to be thinking about something and slowly said: "That's right..."
Kagami Nanami said casually: "Brother Aqin, please tell everyone about that incident."
"That thing? Oh, you said that, I know..."
Jingtang Qin thought for a moment and said: "That was when I was seven years old. I had a severe cold and a high fever of nearly 40 degrees. My mother and grandfather came to the room to see me. When I was drowsy, I heard them in my ears. One thing was mentioned..."
The three little heads subconsciously asked: "What's going on!?"
"They said they wanted to tell mom about the treasure of the Jingdang family, and then the two of them left the room. I thought it was strange, so I followed them. Unexpectedly, I suddenly fainted before I found them. When I woke up, my mom and grandpa came to me again. By my side..."
Jing Tangqin's voice was a little low, as if he was trying to remember. After a moment, he shook his head helplessly.
"That's all?" Ye Geng asked.
"No, there are some more..."
Jingdang Qin added: "I recently recalled some other things. Grandpa said that you have to press one of the three colored buttons to find the treasure..."
Kagado Nanami was obviously hearing this for the first time, and asked: "What color button is it?"
"I remember that grandpa pressed the cyan button." Jingdang Qin said.
Boom! At this time, thunder suddenly came from outside.
The three children in the Junior Detective Team were startled. They all shuddered involuntarily and then looked out the window.
"Wait! I remembered something again!"
Jing Tangqin seemed to have recalled something: "When I was chasing my mother and grandfather, I disappeared soon... Yes, I can only describe it as disappearing..."
There was some confusion and confusion in his words.
Everyone was a little puzzled by these words.
Can people realize that they are disappearing, and if so, what would it feel like?
(End of chapter)
