Chapter 1024

"It's like this," Akaso Kaze felt it was a bit strange to talk to a little girl like this, but still said:

"Someone named Toki entrusted me to find Miss Matsunaka Yuriko, saying it was at the request of your great-grandfather, so I want to ask about your family situation. I don't know if you have any impression of someone named Isegawa Ganzo?"

Matsunaka Yuriko lowered her head: "My father died in a car accident not long after I was born, and my mother also passed away from illness last year. My parents seemed to have run away from home to a very far place to get married and never mentioned relatives to me, so I don't know the situation either."

Akaso Kaze asked once, called the middle-aged man in sunglasses over, and said to Matsunaka Yuriko: "Isegawa Ganzo is your mother's grandfather, that is, your great-grandfather."

"However, in the winter of last year, Mr. Isegawa suddenly became seriously ill and passed away not long after, leaving only a will regarding the inheritance of property."

"I'm really sorry to trouble you, Lord Akaso." The middle-aged man bowed and said.

Akaso Kaze asked: "So you are looking for Yuriko, is it to let her go back and inherit the property?"

"It can be said so, but according to Mr. Isegawa Ganzo's will." The middle-aged man pushed his sunglasses and continued:

"Miss Yuriko also needs to complete a challenge. As long as she solves the puzzle within 24 hours, she can get all of Mr. Isegawa's inheritance. Similarly, once the specified time is exceeded without solving it, she will lose the right of inheritance and the right to challenge."

Saying this, the middle-aged man looked at the little girl sitting quietly opposite: "Miss Matsunaka Yuriko."

"Yes." The little girl came back to her senses and met the middle-aged man's gaze.

"I report to you in the capacity of Mr. Isegawa Ganzo's secretary and executor of the will," the middle-aged man said calmly, "Now it is your turn, Miss Yuriko, the 17th successor, to challenge."

The little girl gripped her skirt: "M-me?"

"That's right, whether to challenge or abstain is up to you."

The middle-aged man smiled lightly, "However, if you accept the challenge, you can just go and see the house where your mother lived with Mr. Isegawa Ganzo when she was a child, which is the location for the challenge: the Mansion of Angels."

"Mr. Toki, I want to ask," Akaso Kaze crossed his fingers and said, "17th successor... have the previous 16 people already challenged?"

"Of course, in the past few months, they have all challenged in the order of succession."

"May I ask what the challenge is? No matter what, Yuriko is just a child. If there is any danger..."

"Sorry," the middle-aged man looked at Akaso Kaze again, "This will have to wait until Miss Yuriko officially accepts the challenge and the scheduled time arrives to be announced. If Miss Yuriko is worried about danger, she can of course bring helpers."

"Helpers?" Genta asked loudly, "Can we help too?"

"Of course, Mr. Isegawa Ganzo did not restrict helpers, as long as the challenge is completed within the specified time."

"That's great!" Mitsuhiko said excitedly, "Mr. Toki, let's help Yuriko complete the challenge! With our Detective Boys and Akaso-niisan, we will definitely be able to solve the puzzle!"

Akaso Kaze didn't speak.

This is also the reason why he found the Detective Boys...

Only with these children present is it easy to accept Matsunaka Yuriko's commission.

Otherwise, as an adult man, accepting a commission from a 7-year-old girl and taking her to complete the task alone always feels a bit strange.

"Yuriko," Akaso Kaze turned to the little girl who seemed a bit nervous, "What are your own thoughts? If necessary, I can accept this commission."

"I," the little girl looked up at Akaso Kaze, her little face blushing slightly, "I am willing to entrust Akaso-niisan to help me."

The so-called Mansion of Angels is in the deep mountains far away from Tokyo. The middle-aged man in sunglasses, Toki, drove everyone into the forest.

"We'll arrive after passing through this forest. Everyone will have dinner first, and at 9 o'clock, I will announce the challenge content." The middle-aged man explained while driving.

Akaso Kaze held Ai and sat in the back row, next to Genta's chubby body. Even though Ayumi and Matsunaka Yuriko, two girls, sat in the passenger seat, the car was still crowded.

"Why did you all follow?" Akaso Kaze said, "Finding excuses to go camping for two days and two nights again."

"What's this?" Genta was also squeezed and couldn't move, "It's too biased to only bring Conan and Haibara. We are also members of the Detective Boys!"

"That's right!" Ayumi in the front looked at Akaso Kaze tightly, "Is Akaso-niisan tired of Ayumi?"