Acting.
This is an essential skill for a detective (serious face).
From setting traps to deceive criminals, to acting cute to hide things from your girlfriend, it all falls within the skills that detectives rely on for survival.
But for Senichi, acting is even more frequently needed to guide cases in everyday situations.
There are things you clearly know, but you still have to perform the process in front of others.
It's like during a college exam, you know the final answer to a math problem, but you still have to write down all the steps, otherwise, you'll only get a pitiful amount of points.
And what Senichi is acting out right now is the process of discovering the secret within a small mirror.
Sure enough, Senichi's words attracted everyone's attention.
"What's going on, Senichi? Did you find something?" Seeing Senichi's actions, Ayako curiously asked.
"Nani Nani? Is there still a secret about this thing that I don't know?"
As someone who used to play with this egg as a toy when she was a child, Sonoko believed she understood it well enough.
But even she didn't know everything, and yet Senichi noticed it in a moment. This couldn't help but make Sonoko curious about what secret he had discovered.
"Mr. Nishino, could you please turn off the lights?"
Although Secretary Nishino was somewhat puzzled by this request, he still turned off the lights as Senichi had instructed, plunging the room into total darkness.
"Conan, activate the light on your watch and shine it on this mirror." Senichi beckoned Conan over.
By this point, Conan had also grasped the secret concealed within the mirror and felt a bit annoyed that he had unknowingly fallen behind again.
The light passed through the mirror and projected onto the wall, forming a black and white image similar to a projector.
And within the projection, the scene revealed the appearance of an ancient castle.
"What's going on? An image actually appeared in the mirror?" Russian Embassy's first class representative, Sergei Ovchinnikov, asked with a somewhat puzzled tone.
Clearly, he was shocked and puzzled by the image presented by this delicate little mirror.
Next to him, the art dealer Shoichi Inui also expressed his amazement, looking at the scene before him and couldn't help but exclaim, "This... This is a secret mirror."
Looking at the picture formed on the dim room wall from the tiny mirror, it aroused the curiosity of everyone present.
Especially after hearing Shoichi Inui's mention of the term "secret mirror," this curiosity swelled even more.
"This is called a light transmitting lens. It has undergone extremely sophisticated refining processes, allowing the mirror to produce images under illumination. It's a complex technology passed down from the Shinga family," Senichi explained.
Shoichi Inui nodded in agreement and added, "That's right. During the period when Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose to suppress Christianity, hidden Christians would use these secret mirrors to reflect crosses on the wall for prayers."
Compared to others, seeing the reflected image of a castle on the wall, Natsumi Kousaka was clearly in greater shock. "Sawabe-san, the castle in the image is..."
The old butler was equally surprised, gaping at the image in the projection. After hearing Natsumi Kousaka's words, he nodded repeatedly and confirmed, "That's right, it's the Yokosuka Castle!"
"The Yokosuka Castle?" Hearing their conversation, Ran couldn't help but be surprised. "Is it the castle that often appears in advertisements?"
"Yes, that's the one. My great-grandfather personally designed it during his lifetime, and my great-grandmother managed it after his passing."
"So, if that's the case, the image we see is the castle of the Kousaka family," Sonoko looked at the image and said in surprise.
"By the way, Natsumi-san, the blueprints for these two eggs were left behind by your great-grandfather, right?."
Kogoro Mouri analyzed, "After the Russian Revolution, your great-grandfather and great-grandmother crafted these two eggs together, then they returned to Japan. It's very likely that they obtained the funds to build this castle after selling the gemstone from the second egg."
Kogoro Mouri picked up the blueprint on the table and shook it slightly, his face was serious as he deduced, "The content reflected by the secret mirror on the egg we have now is Yokosuka castle. If that's the case, could it be suggesting that the other egg is very likely hidden within the castle?"
Upon hearing this, Natsumi Kousaka's expression suddenly lit up. She quickly pulled out an old-style copper-colored key from her bag. "Actually, besides these two fragments of the design paper, there's also an old key. Could it be..."
"That's it!" Kogoro Mouri extended his index finger. "This might be the key to the location of the second egg!"
"In that case, Mouri-san, Senichi-san, would you perhaps be willing to join me for a trip to the castle after returning to Tokyo?" Natsumi Kousaka extended an invitation.
"No problem, I'd be more than happy!" Kogoro Mouri immediately agreed.
"That's an interesting invitation, it feels like a treasure hunt," Senichi smiled and nodded. "I accept."
Looking at the castle key in Natsumi Kousaka's hand, those who were interested in the "Memories Egg" and heard about her plans to explore the castle became eager and attentive.
"The Fabergé Egg adorned with gemstones!?" Sergei Ovchinnikov clasped his chest and pleaded, "Please allow me to accompany you!"
"Me too," Shoichi Inui immediately said as well.
And beside them, Ryu Sagawa wasn't about to be outdone. "Please let me go and document this, it'll be incredibly valuable material!"
Faced with the slightly fanatic requests of the three, before Natsumi Kousaka could respond, Senichi stepped forward directly. He looked at Ryu Sagawa without any politeness and said, "No problem with the others, but you can't go."
"What do you mean by this? If I recall correctly, we haven't met before yesterday, right?"
Ryu Sagawa stood up with a swish, wearing an unpleasant expression. "And why can't I go? It's not up to you to decide whether I can or can't."
"Indeed, it's the first time we're meeting, but I don't welcome you at all," Senichi looked at him with an equally unfriendly expression. "After discovering that Seiran Hoshi was the Scorpion, I arranged for my colleagues to investigate all of you just to be cautious.
As a result, it turned out you're the kind of scum who uses a girl crying over her burnt-down house as photography material. A trash like you doesn't have the right to talk to me. I'll contact the media and expose your wicked deeds, and the moment we get off the boat, disappear from my sight."
Senichi's words were filled with authority, and their content startled everyone. They hadn't expected the other person to be such a vile character.
"Ah! I remember now!"
At that moment, Secretary Nishino suddenly exclaimed, "What Mr. Senichi said, I experienced it personally three years ago! I even got into a fight with him because I tried to stop him!"
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