mtl008 Chapter 272 Cracking the code
Chapter 272 Cracking the code
The next day came, and Conan, who was far away in London, had no idea what had happened in Osaka. He was still immersed in the excitement and anxiety of cracking the code, but due to the unexpected situation yesterday, he was still like Kudo Shinichi.
Since it was unclear when the temporary antidote for APTX4869 would expire, she could not run around outside and had to stay in the hotel with Dr. Agasa and search for information on the Internet.
As for Xiaolan, she seemed to be too shy. The day after the confession, she was too embarrassed to see Shinichi, so she just dragged her father out to look for clues.
Of course, in addition to the two of them, Linny and Linnet also offered to help after knowing about this, and they split up with Mao Lilan and the others to search for clues.
The first line of the code is: The roaring bell woke me up from my sleep.
Kudo Shinichi had already solved this puzzle yesterday, and it was referring to Big Ben, but Xiaolan came over suddenly later, and there was no time to look for clues left by the criminal nearby.
But fortunately, just now, Linnie called Kudo Shinichi.
They also knew that the first line of the code referred to Big Ben, so the first place they went today was there.
Sure enough, a manhole cover was found on the bridge, hanging in the water with a rope tied to it, with the letter A engraved on it.
"If there is no heavy object by the river, then something must have sunk into the river. This judgment is correct."
After Conan got the news, he immediately realized that this corresponded to the sentence in the chapter "The Valley of Uncanny" in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".
That being said, the other codes should also be associated with other words Holmes said, and through these words we can find the hidden letters.
The second sentence after the code is: I am a long-nosed wizard who lives in the castle.
I don't know the specific building this corresponds to, so I'll skip it for now.
The third sentence is: My appetizer was a hard-boiled egg that was as cold as a corpse.
By asking passers-by, Xiaolan found the building that was shaped like a boiled egg - London City Hall.
And he found many dolls nearby, and recalled what Shinichi once said - except for the head, everything else is an accessory.
So I pulled off the doll's head decisively, and sure enough, I found the letter T on its neck.
Next is the fourth sentence: In the end, it is enough to just eat all the pickles.
Xiaolan, Kogoro Maori and others also found the pickle-shaped building smoothly, and with Conan's hint, they discovered the letter N on the pen covered with scratches.
Afterwards, Xiaolan met the famous tennis player Minerva Glass and her brother Apollo again, and learned from Apollo that Conan claimed to be a disciple of Sherlock Holmes, which made Maori Kogoro curl his lips with some disdain.
At this moment, the temporary antidote took effect and Kudo Shinichi returned to his childlike appearance.
In desperation, Conan asked Xiaolan to invite Apollo for help. Apollo is a local and must be more familiar with London's architecture.
Apollo happily agreed.
His sister Minerva couldn't go with them because she had something to do, so she entrusted Apollo to Xiaolan and the others to take care of.
The fifth code sentence is: By the way, we should order a cake in advance to celebrate.
Following Apollo's hint, they found a building that looked like a wedding cake - St. Bride's Church.
"Linnie, Linnet, you found this place too?!" Mao Lilan shouted in surprise as she looked at the familiar figure not far ahead.
Linnie heard Xiaolan's voice, turned around and greeted her, then explained with a smile, "Well, I heard that the wedding cake was designed based on this building, so when I mentioned the cake, the first thing I thought of was St. Bride's Church."
"Yeah," Linnet nodded and clapped, "Brother's reasoning ability is not worse than his magic ability."
"Sister, your praise is a bit exaggerated."
"Sister Xiaolan, who are they?" Apollo tugged at Xiaolan's sleeve and asked in confusion.
Before Xiaolan could explain, Lini squatted down in front of Apollo, took out a strange-looking cat doll from his hat and handed it to Apollo, introducing himself:
"I'm the magician Linny, and this is my sister and assistant Linnet. Nice to meet you, little one."
Apollo looked at the doll in his hand with surprise and introduced his name very seriously.
"Glass?" Lini repeated Apollo's last name and asked curiously, "Could Apollo be the younger brother of the grass court queen, the famous tennis player Minerva Glass?"
Apollo nodded in surprise.
Just as he was about to speak, Xiaolan asked the question for him first: "Hey! Linni, how did you guess it? Just based on a surname?"
"I can't help it," Linnie stood up and spread his hands helplessly, "It's because the Wimbledon Tennis Open has been so popular recently. When I mentioned Glass, I immediately thought of the star player Miss Minerva Glass."