Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 6

"Are you curious, why did I need to disguise myself before?"

In the bedroom, Yoko instructs Ishino to use flour to make human skin, and at the same time makes a primer for the parts that need to be disguised.

"I was a little curious. The reason why I made the move earlier was because I discovered grandma's disguise, and I was worried that she would be replaced by a bad person, so..." Shi Ye rubbed the dough in his hands, watching the pile of Yoko in front of him come out of the dark room in the bedroom. Taking out the disguise material, he honestly admitted, "I think grandma's real age before should be around 50 years old?"

"You kid, your ability to observe and judge is really amazing." Yoko nodded, "Indeed, because of the incident 22 years ago, my body stagnated at the age of 54..."

"What happened 22 years ago?" Ishino thought for a while, and suddenly his pupils shrank, "Xia Mei told me that her parents and grandfather died in a car accident when she was 5 years old... Could it be said! What happened 22 years ago That car accident was not an accident?!"

"That's right, it wasn't an accident, but a deliberate murder!" Yang Zi slowed down his hands, with anger and sadness in his eyes.

"In that car accident, the car we were in and the car in front were tampered with beforehand, so the fuel tanks of both cars exploded violently at the moment of the rear-end collision."

"Limited by the detection technology at the time, the police failed to find any suspicious points in the end, and finally closed the case as an accident. Only I, who have experienced all this personally, know that this is a long-planned assassination."

"During the explosion, my husband, daughter, and son-in-law were killed on the spot, but Natsumi was guarded by the accompanying bodyguards Kurosawa and his wife, and they just passed out, and they died because of this." , Yoko couldn't help showing sadness.

Hearing this, Ishino was also moved by the couple's last behavior.Although they failed to stop the attack, at the last moment of their lives, they still instinctively performed their duties and made a judgment that it was most likely to save one of them.

"At that time, my last consciousness was thinking that no matter who it is, it would be good to save Natsumi alone. But that is impossible. With such a fire, it is impossible for anyone to come to save people. I can only rely on myself..."

"At that time, Pandora responded to me. I know that my husband, daughter, son-in-law, and the Kurosawa couple must have the same thoughts as me at the last moment of their lives." I squeezed it hard, and continued, "So, I gathered their hope and will, signed a contract with Pandora, survived, and rescued the dying Natsumi."

"After I moved Natsumi to a safe place, I returned to the car and found that the driver was still breathing, but he refused my rescue..." When Yoko said this, the complex expression changed, which was seen by Ishino in the eyes.But Ishino did not interrupt the other party, but silently waited for the other party's later statement.

"Because he told me that this rear-end collision was caused by him on purpose. Because his wife and daughter were kidnapped by someone who threatened him to cooperate in creating a rear-end collision, and he could only do so."

"But when he drove into the pre-designated vehicle, he found that the people sitting in the back of the car turned out to be his wife and daughter. The subsequent explosion made him realize clearly that he was deceived and that the other party had no He didn't intend to leave him alive and let his wife and daughter go."

"He felt shame and remorse for his stupid and betrayal, so he didn't expect to be saved, but at the last moment, he begged me to save his wife and daughter, if there was still time..."

"When I opened the back door of the front car, the driver's daughter was on the verge of death, but his wife was still conscious, but her legs were stuck tightly by the exploded door and seat. She had no hope of surviving, so I hoped I can save her daughter, even if there is only a small chance."

"The powerful thoughts that broke out at the last moment of the parents' lives also received a response from Pandora, so their daughter survived in the end and became one of the three survivors in this 'accident'."

"What happened to that girl?" Shi Ye was curious about this, after all, she became the person who signed the contract with Pandora, and she should also be frozen in age.

"That's not a 'girl'. Her age at that time should be about the same age as you are now." Mentioning the girl, Yoko's expression finally began to ease, a little relieved and a little regretful, "Later I accepted her as a My adopted daughter, after staying with me for a while, she went back to the United States to develop, after all, she worked hard in the American showbiz before, and during that time she just came to Japan with her mother to find his father."

"After that, she has been working in the United States. Although she would come back to see me occasionally, it is a pity that she passed away in the United States last year. I think the time given to her by Pandora has run out. But she still has a daughter in the United States, who is now your age. Almost, but the relationship with her has not been very good, so I have no contact with my god-grandmother."

Frozen age, 28, nine years old, the United States, showbiz, death, these keywords quickly assembled an impressive figure in Ishino's mind, which made his brain tremble.For a moment, he wanted to ask Yoko if this adopted daughter was the one he thought of, but it seemed that Yangzi didn't want to talk about her, and he was not sure if the other party knew that his adopted daughter had turned into a granddaughter , I am working for a criminal organization, so I have to suppress what I want to say first, and say it later.

"Then what happened afterwards? Do you know who did it?" Shi Ye brought the topic back to the incident.

"Unfortunately, we couldn't find the mastermind behind the scenes." Yoko shook his head regretfully, "But it may be that the murder left alive, and the explosion in the car accident aroused the suspicion of the Japanese public security, making it difficult for the mastermind behind the scenes to continue to work in Japan." Take action and disappear from sight.”

"But my intuition tells me that the other party should be here for Pandora. It's just that the other party may not know what Pandora looks like, but they just have doubts. They want to create a chance for themselves to enter the castle to search by silence." Looking at Shi Ye, he reminded the other party that the following words may be related to him, "So for the past 22 years, I have been reclusive, pretending to be an old man who was traumatized after a major accident, and gradually dispelled the enemy's suspicion."

"Even if the Kasaka family suffered such an accident, they still have some background. Therefore, over the years, I have arranged for people to continue to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, and on the other hand, I have also accumulated some means of self-protection."

"Seven years ago, I asked Xia Mei to study in Europe because I basically determined through some clues that the enemy was a force mainly active in Europe. So instead of always guarding against the other party's attack again, it is better to send Xia Mei directly under their noses, so that They confirmed that Natsumi is indeed an ordinary girl who doesn't know anything, and it's not worth their risk."

(End of this chapter)