Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 163 Matryoshka
"Xia Mei, try the key in your hand, it should be the key of this lock." When everyone was still observing the shape of the coffin, Shi Ye was the first to speak to Xia Mei beside him.

"That's right!" Xia Mei nodded when she heard the words, took out the old key from her bag, stepped forward and inserted it into the lock hole, and opened the lock easily, "It really is the key of this lock..."

"Xia Mei, I think you should have guessed it. This should be the coffin of my great-grandmother." Shi Ye also came to the coffin and confirmed to Xia Mei, "Are you sure you want to open it?"

Hearing this, Xia Mei squeezed the hand holding the key slightly, apparently hesitating about disturbing the ancestor's sleep, but she saw Yang Zi walked up to her and said, "I think since the old lady handed over the key here, It is in your hands, maybe it is hoped that you will unlock this lock, so that the people and things in the coffin can be seen again."

Hearing this, Xia Mei's expression froze for a moment, then she nodded and said: "Yangzi, you are right, I think grandma should hope that I can come here to unravel the secret buried by Xiyi's great-grandfather today, which is also the end of the century. "

Seeing that Xia Mei had come to her senses under Yoko's reminder, Ishino offered to suggest, "Then let me open the coffin lid. I believe that great-grandmother will forgive me, the son-in-law of the Kasaka family."

"Well, it seems that it is indeed Shi Jun who is most suitable for you to open it, so I will leave it to you, pay attention to safety." Seeing Shi Ye taking the initiative to take on this responsibility, Xia Mei felt a warm feeling in her heart, and she nodded her head in agreement. the other party's request.

After the discussion, Mori Kogoro and Kaito stepped aside, and Ishino came to stand in front of the coffin alone, and slowly opened the coffin lid that was barely opened by the two people in the original plot.

But of course Ishino didn't intend to expose his true strength in front of so many people, so he slowed down his movements as much as possible, pretending to be struggling to prop up the entire coffin lid.

"A body, and an egg of memory..." Seeing the scene inside the coffin, Kogoro Mouri first described, "It seems that Mrs. Tai was buried with this egg when she died."

"Xia Mei, come and take out this memory egg. I think this is the treasure that Grandma Yoko wants you to take away from here." Ishino nodded in approval of Uncle Mori's words, and then said to Xia Mei.

"I see." Xia Mei walked to the coffin, bent down and took away the egg of memory placed on the bones of her great-grandmother, then bowed, "Great-grandmother, please forgive us for disturbing your rest, this relic I will keep it as a memory of you."

After finishing speaking, Natsumi nodded towards Ishino, and then stepped back down the steps. Ishino also understood what the other party meant, and closed the coffin lid again, allowing the body of great-grandmother Maria to rest in peace.

Seeing the series of actions of Natsumi Ishino and his wife, Yoko, standing behind them, nodded in relief, while looking at the slowly closing coffin, he reluctantly bid farewell to his mother.

When Maria was buried, it was actually arranged by Kasaka Kiichi and Yoko, so Yoko missed this place very much. When we saw her mother's body at this moment, there were only bones left, which made her feel a little sad and sighed with emotion.

Seeing Xia Mei retrieve the second red egg, Ovchinnikov stepped forward and asked, "Miss Xia Mei, maybe the timing is not right now, but can I have a look at the egg in your hand?"

"No problem, please take it and have a look." Facing the other party's request, Xia Mei generously handed over the memory egg.

"Thank you." After receiving the egg of memory from Xia Mei, Ovchinnikov turned it around and observed it from various angles. When he saw several huge diamonds embedded in the shell, his eyes could not help but reveal A greedy look.

"There is a small hole at the bottom. I don't know what structure is inside." He opened the egg of memory from the interface, saw the empty inside, and said in surprise, "The inside is actually empty! This, this How can it be?!"

"Could this be a nested design?" Ayumi, who was standing at Ovchinnikov's feet, suddenly asked curiously, "I have a Russian toy called a 'matryoshka' at home, which is a big The structure of the doll covering the outside of the little doll!"

After hearing Ayumi's words, Ovchinnikov suddenly realized: "It is indeed possible to say so. The groove inside seems to be used to fix another egg."

"Damn it, if only the other egg was here." Maori Kogoro said with some regret.

"The words about that egg are indeed here." Just when everyone was a little frustrated because they couldn't solve the mystery of the memory egg immediately, Kaito, disguised as a white bird, suddenly said with a smile.

Under the suspicious eyes of everyone, he opened the zipper of the satchel, took out the green memory egg that was slightly smaller and said: "I expected it would be useful, so I specially bought it from the Suzuki Club. I borrowed it from Chang'er."

"I said you kid, you probably took it out secretly, right?" Mori Kogoro suddenly sensed that something was wrong, and asked Kuai Doubi with an unfriendly expression.

"Really, this, how is this possible..." Kaito didn't expect that this confused-looking uncle would be so sensitive at this time, and was thinking about how to give a reasonable explanation when he heard Ishino's voice behind him. sound.

"Mr. Mori, I actually asked Police Officer Shiratori to apply to President Suzuki for borrowing the egg of memories as a police officer. I discussed this matter with President Suzuki in advance, and he readily agreed." Ishino Kazu He calmly explained to Uncle Mao Li.

Ishino believes that with Uncle Mori's character, as long as his attitude is very certain, the other party will definitely not ask Suzuki Shiro about it afterwards, and the same is true for Conan.

Of course, even if the other party really asked after the fact, Ishino believed that with the close relationship between the Suzuki family and the Kasaka family, after hearing what he said, he would definitely help conceal the past, so he chose this time to help Kaito. , let the other party owe him another favor, and be willing to be his tool boy.

"Is that so? It seems that Mr. Ishino is thoughtful." Compared with Shiratori Rensaburo, a junior policeman, Mori Kogoro still believes that Ishino, who has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, will have such a foresight, so he believes in the other party. statement.

Seeing the second egg also appear here, Ovchinnikov said eagerly, "Let's try to see the result of the combination of the two eggs."

After speaking, he took the smaller egg from Kaito's hand and put it inside the other egg, which fit perfectly with the base.

(End of this chapter)