manynovel Page 484
Page 484
After touring and chatting for a while in the lobby, Sonoko reminded me.
"Yes~"
Xia Ye nodded in agreement and called Kogoro Mouri and the others to take the elevator to the top floor of the Suzuki Museum in Osaka.
Stepping out of the elevator, two rows of familiar police officers stood in the corridor like ghosts.
These are all the "elites" from the Second Investigation Division who came to capture Phantom Thief Kid!
Although the Suzuki family did not extend an invitation.
But they were still forced in by the shameless Officer Nakamori as guards.
Xia Ye greeted several police officers she knew.
The ostentatious door to the president's office, adorned with bas-reliefs, opened to both sides, and Ayako, dressed in a smart business suit and smiling, came out to greet them.
This exhibition differs from the original storyline.
Shiro Suzuki went on vacation to Hokkaido a few days ago, so naturally he couldn't come.
Tomoko Suzuki wasn't interested in Kid and didn't come.
Therefore, Ayako is in charge of hosting this exhibition.
As for the garden—
Forget about the garden~
As the hostess, Ayako Suzuki greeted everyone.
Next, they introduced the guests who had already appeared in the president's office—
Sirulov, First Secretary of the Embassy of the White Bear Kingdom.
Art dealer Qian Jiangyi.
P. S. Ts. Lan, a scholar of the Romanov dynasty.
Also present was Ryu Hanchuan, a freelance filmmaker who came to photograph the collection.
"so--"
After everyone finished their introductions, Kogoro Mouri couldn't wait to ask, "How much do you value that Memory Egg?"
"Eight hundred million!"
Art dealer Inui said, "If Miss Ayako wants to sell, I can offer a higher price!"
"Sorry~"
Ayako's voice was soft, but her tone was firm:
"This Egg of Memory is my sister's toy. We will not sell it. If our family museum hadn't been holding an exhibition about historical artifacts from the White Bear Kingdom, we wouldn't have taken it out of our treasury!"
"But this is our White Bear Kingdom—"
Sireuf, the first secretary of the White Bear Kingdom's embassy, was a little anxious. This was a gift from the last Tsar to the Empress, and they naturally wanted to take it back. However, 800 million yen was not a small amount for them, so their original goal was to trick the Suzuki Foundation into donating!
However, judging from the attitude of the Suzuki Group's heiress...
This idea is probably impossible to realize.
"Feel sorry--"
Ayako shook her head and said calmly, "Although this is an artifact from your White Bear Kingdom, it now belongs to our Suzuki family, and we will not sell it!"
"I see..."
Sirius looked disappointed.
Pu Siqinglan, dressed in a blue business suit, with neat and capable gray medium-length hair and gray eyes, who identified herself as a Chinese, also said with some regret:
"Unfortunately, I don't have 800 million either—"
"We've missed out on it!"
"That's right!"
Photographer Ryuya Kanakawa shrugged.
And so, these outsiders took their leave.
Chapter 368 Giving Kuroba Kaito a righteous lesson!
After the bystanders left.
Ayako relinquished her commanding demeanor and invited everyone to sit down.
Chatted for a while.
Masato Nishino, the secretary of the Suzuki Foundation, walked in carrying a box and placed it on the table.
"Young Miss, I've brought the Egg of Memories~"
Okay, open it now~
"Yes!"
Masato Nishino opened the box containing the Egg of Memories.
The Easter egg of the Romanov dynasty emperor was displayed before everyone.
"So this is the Egg of Memories?"
Everyone curiously gathered around to examine the emerald green Easter egg.
Hattori Heiji seemed somewhat disappointed:
"It doesn't seem as beautiful as I imagined!"
"Yeah!"
Yuanzi didn't even move closer.
Right now, she's sitting next to Xia Ye, whispering to him.
She'd had enough of those memory eggs when she was little.
If her mother hadn't stopped her, she was even planning to take it apart and study it!
"It's just a regular Easter egg—"
"They're treating it like some rare treasure!"
"Sonoko, you can't say that!"
Xiao Lan sat back down next to her in the garden, poked her waist, and said with a smile:
"This is the last Easter egg of the last Tsarist royal family, and it has great historical and cultural significance!"
"That's absolutely right—"
Ayako picked up a key.
He showed everyone the mechanism inside the Egg of Memories:
Opening the upper part of the Easter egg reveals a golden statue of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of the Romanov dynasty, and his family.
After being wound up, the statue slowly rose.
Tsar Nicholas began to peruse a “book”.
The queen and her children sat around him, enjoying themselves immensely in a warm and cozy atmosphere.
"The dynastic records contain information about this egg of memory."
“Its name translates to ‘memory’ from Russian, so Xiaolan is right to say that it has historical and cultural significance.”
"So that's it!"
Everyone suddenly realized that there were records in the dynasty's documents, indicating that the succession was orderly.
For cultural relics and antiques, this can greatly enhance their intrinsic value!
"But--"
Conan frowned as he looked at the Egg of Memories.
He wasn't interested in the egg's economic value, but rather in the egg itself:
Why does reading a book represent reminiscing?
"Fool!"
Kogoro Mouri gave a light scolding and showed off:
"The emperor calling the children together to read books represents a beautiful memory. You're too young to understand these things!"
Conan rolled his eyes, but dared not refute.
The royal family enjoying each other's company like this is certainly a beautiful memory, but the way this egg of memories is carved must have another meaning!
He just hasn't figured it out yet!
"Xia Ye?"
Ayako looked at Natsume, her beautiful eyes slightly reproachful.
This scoundrel clearly knows everything, yet he remains so calm.
Is he calm and collected, or indifferent?
"What do you think?"
"It's not just about symbolism~"
Xia Ye smiled slightly and patted Yuanzi's hand beside her.
"Please bring me the Egg of Memories."
"it is good!"
The garden instantly perked up.
He quickly ran over, placed the Egg of Memory in Xia Ye's hands, and blinked his dark green eyes:
"Xia Ye, are there any hidden mechanisms or mechanisms we haven't discovered yet?"
"That's pretty much how the mechanism is set up, but—"
Xia Ye pointed to the "book" in Emperor Nicholas's hand, which was only the size of a fingernail, and said with a smile:
"This book has micro-reliefs that are almost invisible to the naked eye. I think it should not be a book, but a photo album. Only in this way can it match the name 'Memories'!"
"Photo album!?"
"Yup!"
"Cameras existed back then!"
"It would make sense if it were a photo album!"
Everyone suddenly realized that looking at a photo album together as a family was much more in line with the theme of reminiscing than looking at a book together!
"But--"
Conan raised another question.
What's the point of engraving photo albums on them like this? You can't even see them.
"We just need to wait for the right opportunity."
Xia Ye only touched on the topic briefly and didn't say much, otherwise things would have gotten quite complicated!
Next.
The Second Investigation Division's Supervisor Chaki and Inspector Nakamori took away the Egg of Memories with great air of authority.
They said they needed to protect him in a safe place to prevent a surprise attack by Kid.
Xia Ye wanted to watch the excitement, so she didn't stop them.
Anyway, the other crucial egg of memory is still in the castle in Yokosuka.
Regardless of whether Kaito can obtain the Memory Egg, everyone should make a trip to the castle of the beautiful Ms. Kosaka Natsumi.