Chapter 8 Chapter Seven Walls Have Ears

The next day, there was a commotion throughout Tokyo, and all the newspapers reported the news with headlines—— Readers who read this report all changed their faces. Readers who have read or "The Great Mystery" should be familiar with the Monster Baron; but in order to let those who have never read these two books understand, I will briefly introduce the Monster Baron later. experience. In short, on the second day after the incident, an extraordinary meeting was held in the office of the Superintendent of the Police Department. In addition to the Chief of Police, Police Officers of Toli, and five or six operatives, Kosuke Kindaichi and Kiyohiko Unano participated in the meeting in the office.

The police chief glanced at everyone present and said: "If the Monster Baron really appears, the police will overcome all difficulties and try to arrest him. But, Mr. Kindaichi, can you please explain why you appeared in the spider web palace last night?" "Oh, this matter..." Kosuke Kindaichi had a smile on his face, and kept scratching the messy hair like a bird's nest with one hand. He had already taken off the tattered clothes he wore when playing the homeless man today, and changed into his usual kimono and loose trousers. "About this matter, I think it's better for you to ask Unino. Unino, please explain to everyone!"

So Unno Kiyohiko told everything about the golden candlestick, Sayoko, the man with prosthetic limbs, and Kunio. Next, Kindaichi Kosuke began to narrate his adventures. "I came into contact with this matter because I accepted Unino's commission. At that time, I found a strange person... I don't know his real name yet, only know that his accomplices call him Big Beard. I am following In the process of this bearded man, I found the suspicious western-style building in Kobe, so I sneaked into this western-style building, only to know that Sayoko was kidnapped by these gangsters and put on a scary mask. I was about to rescue her, But it was put into a bag by gangsters and thrown into the seabed of Kobe Port."

"Put it in a bag and sink to the bottom of the sea?" Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, only Kosuke Kindaichi said with a smile: "It's nothing to make a fuss about, because I'm used to carrying a knife with me, so I can cut the bag and escape, but I can't save Sayoko, so I always thought that Sayoko had died at the bottom of the sea, I saw it at the Baron Monster that day When I saw Sayoko, I was really surprised and happy. Although she is now in the hands of the monster baron, as long as she is alive, we will definitely be able to figure out a way to rescue her."

"But why was Sayoko rescued? Wasn't she also put into a bag and thrown into the sea?" The Superintendent of Police frowned. "Well... I guess it wasn't Sayoko who was put into the bag and thrown into the sea, but a dummy or something. Because Otomaru secretly rescued Sayoko behind the back of the bearded man, and gave her to The monster baron, the bearded man sneaked into the Spider's Web Palace after he knew about it, intending to shoot Sayoko." After listening to Kosuke Kindaichi's words, everyone present was extremely surprised.The Superintendent of Police sighed:

"From what you've said, it's not impossible. But, why did Baron Monster take Sayoko away?" "I think he must want to use Sayoko as a talisman to continue doing evil." "Then, what about the golden candlestick? Isn't Sayoko the granddaughter of Marquis Tamamushi? Why do you need the fingerprints on the golden candlestick as evidence?" "Because Xiao Yezi left her grandfather's side when she was three years old, neither of them can recognize each other. If someone pretends to be Xiao Yeko, Marquis Tamamori may not be able to tell whether the other party is real or not."

Kiyohiko Unano replied. "I see. By the way, besides Kunio Nonomura, does anyone else know the whereabouts of the golden candlestick?" "No." Kosuke Kindaichi smiled and said: "So we are all waiting for Bangxiong's arrival now, I think he should be here soon..." Before Kazuko Kaneda had finished speaking, he heard a light knock on the door, and then a woman in a black dress opened the door and poked her head in. Her name is Sugiura Luzi, and she is the female secretary of the Chief of Police. "Director, a man named Kunio Nonomura wants to see you."

"Okay, bring him in right away." "yes." After the female secretary went out, Bangxiong walked in after a while. He had gone home and had a good night's sleep before, so now he looks very energetic. "Hi Kunio, we're waiting for you to tell us the whereabouts of the golden candlestick!" Bangxiong raised his eyebrows and said: "Oh, that candlestick is here!" "W-where?" "It's in the safe in this room." "What, what?" The Chief of Police and everyone present jumped up, while Bangxiong continued with a smile on his face:

"Uncle Superintendent of Police, about ten days ago, did you receive a square package and a letter from Okayama? Did the letter indicate that please do not open the package for the time being, and keep it for you first?" thing?" "W-what? That, that package is..." "That's right. In order to avoid any accidents on the way home, I secretly asked someone to send it to me from Okayama, because I thought it would be safe to put it here, but I was still worried about whether the package would be delivered here as scheduled. Fortunately, I just sent I asked Miss Secretary, and she said that there is indeed such a package in the safe of the police chief’s uncle. Thank you very much, uncle.”

As Bangxiong said, he bowed his head to express his gratitude to the Chief of Police. Everyone stared at Bangxiong with wide eyes. After a long while, the police chief came back to his senses, hurriedly opened the safe, and took out a package from it. The police chief opened the package with trembling hands, only to see a yellow gold candlestick inside. Everyone at the scene praised Bangxiong for his wit, because everyone's thoughts were on Bangxiong and the candlestick, so no one noticed that "walls have ears". And the person who stood outside the door and eavesdropped was the female secretary of the chief of police, Sugiura Luzi.

If Kosuke Kindaichi or Kunio Nonomura paid more attention to this woman's appearance, they would probably be surprised. Because this female secretary is the accomplice of the bearded man, named Kaoru. "Director of Police, please keep this candlestick in your safe temporarily! Because this is the safest place." Under Kindaichi Kosuke's suggestion, the golden candlestick was locked in the safe again. "In this way, the candlestick is no longer in danger. The first priority now is to rescue Sayoko as soon as possible. But if you want to rescue Sayoko, you must first find the Monster Baron." Kindaichi Kosuke said with a sigh. "Mr. Kindaichi, who is the Monster Baron?" As soon as Bangxiong heard the word "Monster Baron", he asked excitedly. When everyone encounters this problem, you can't help but look at me and I look at you. Finally, Kosuke Kindaichi said: "Bangxiong, you are still young, so naturally you don't know who this person is. In short, he is a very scary person. He has the human... no, it should be said that he has the brain of a world-class scientist and the powerful arms of an orangutan. , It is really a monster that makes people look pale." As Kosuke Kindaichi said, he shivered involuntarily. "Baron Monster's real name is Baron Gu Liu, and he is a world-renowned physiologist. A physiologist is a person who specializes in studying various functions of the human body, and Baron Gu Liu studies brain physiology. "He later discovered a way to cut off the human brain and keep the brain functioning. Suppose there is a very good genius here, but when this person gets old, he is bound to die; and this person When he died, his brain died with it. "If there is a young, strong, but not bright-minded person here, who has not made much contribution to mankind in this world, if the excellent and extremely intelligent head just now is transplanted to the strong and strong person behind, Then the genius can survive with a strong body." "this is too scary." Because this incident was so appalling, Bangxiong's face became very ugly. Kindaichi Kosuke said sadly: "Baron Guliu's idea is very good. If it is used in the right way, it will be the blessing of mankind, but he uses it in improper behavior. As a great scholar, he loves gold, silver and jewelry so much, For money, he even killed his own brother and was sentenced to death." "Death, death penalty... Then he died?" "Yes, but before his cells died, one of his doctoral students took his body away, took out part of his brain, and Luo Luo, a half-human, half-ape monster that the Baron once raised Swap the brains. Baron Guliu has been transformed into the most terrifying monster in the world." "What happened to the doctor who... operated on him...?" Bangxiong was so frightened that he couldn't stop shaking when he spoke. "Killed by the revived Baron Monster. He didn't take any offense to what he did, and he threatened to take revenge on the society that sentenced him to death. In short, since that incident, he has become more and more rampant." "That's it... By the way, Mr. Kindaichi, who is that little man?" "Oh, that man's name is Otonmaru Sanpei, who was adopted by Baron Guyanagi since he was a child; he is a loyal subordinate of the baron." At this time, the police chief on the side couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Mr. Kindaichi, I wonder if you have come up with a good way to catch the monster baron?" "Well, well...how should I put it?" Then Kosuke Kindaichi began to express his thoughts, but because he suddenly lowered his voice, the female secretary Sugiura Luzi, who was standing outside the door and eavesdropping, could not hear the content of the conversation at all. (What kind of tricks does Kosuke Kindaichi have up his sleeve to capture the dreaded monster Baron?) The female secretary frowned, thinking puzzledly.