Chapter 88

"Eh? There’s a blue castle over there!"

Miyano Akemi suddenly grabbed Hoshino Ki’s arm.

She said very excitedly.

"Let’s go take a look?"

"Yeah!"

Hoshino Ki drove the car to the castle gate.

"Screech!"

The car stopped, and the three of them got out.

What met their eyes was a very luxurious blue castle.

The castle was surrounded by a black fence.

It looked like a place where rich people lived.

"How could there be a castle in this kind of forest?"

Miyano Akemi asked suspiciously.

"Maybe it’s a rich person’s hobby."

Haibara Ai said lightly.

"Screech!"

At this moment, the sound of a car stopping came from not far away.

"Amazing! It’s so big!"

"But, why would a castle be built in the woods?"

"I think, it must be some nouveau riche, who bought a house from abroad, tore it all down, and then moved it here!"

"Great!"

"Hey! Genta!"

The voices in the conversation were familiar.

"It’s Professor Agasa and the others."

Haibara Ai looked toward the source of the sound and said coldly.

"??"

She turned her body and walked toward the source of the sound.

And Miyano Akemi followed.

Hoshino Ki stood where he was, silently watching their figures.

He had heard Haibara Ai say earlier that Professor Agasa was going to invite her camping this weekend.

Just as Haibara Ai was still hesitating.

He made an outing invitation to Haibara Ai.

He was absolutely certain that Haibara Ai would refuse Professor Agasa’s invitation.

Because Haibara Ai was not living at Professor Agasa’s house at this time.

Even if Haibara Ai and Kudo Shinichi had a good relationship.

She wouldn't give up the chance to go out with her sister.

If Hoshino Ki had come here alone.

It would look very suspicious.

Because Hoshino Ki was a man with "family" at this time.

He just wanted to use this opportunity to assist Kudo Shinichi in solving the case.

To gain high points.

Hoshino Ki stared deeply at Haibara Ai’s small back.

And followed.

Not far away.

Right at the gate of this blue castle.

Several figures appeared vaguely.

These people were Kudo Shinichi, Professor Agasa, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi.

"Ah! It’s Haibara-san!"

Mitsuhiko saw Haibara Ai’s figure first.

And immediately let out an exclamation.

"Oh? It’s Haibara-kun!"

Professor Agasa turned around and walked over upon hearing this.

After getting closer, he looked at the two people behind Haibara Ai.

"These two are..."

"This gentle big sister is Haibara-san’s sister!"

Genta ran over and stretched out his fingers.

Introducing them to Professor Agasa.

"Hello, Professor Agasa!"

"I am this child’s sister, Miyano Akemi!"

"My sister has been well taken care of by you in her daily life."

Miyano Akemi smiled very gently.

Bowing to Professor Agasa.

"This handsome big brother is Haibara-san’s brother."

"He is also Ran-neechan’s classmate!"

Ayumi ran to Hoshino Ki.

Posing in the same way as Genta.

"Hoshino Ki!"

Hoshino Ki looked at Professor Agasa indifferently.

Indicating that he had already greeted him.

"So that’s how it is, nice to meet you!"

Professor Agasa had an expression of sudden realization:

"I always heard them mention you before, and today I finally get to see you in person!"

His eyes curved into a line.

Looking like a kind old man.

Professor Agasa was wearing a pair of round glasses on his face.

Adding a touch of wisdom to his kindness.

Haibara Ai stepped forward and asked:

"Where are you going?"

"We were originally planning to go camping, but we forgot to bring a tent."

Mitsuhiko replied with a headache.

"Great, we can go camping together!"

Ayumi looked pleasantly surprised.

"We forgot to bring a tent too."

Haibara Ai shook her head helplessly.

"Then let’s go in and take a look!"

Genta looked excited, pointing at the blue castle in front of him.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly ran over.

"Hey! Genta! What are you doing?"

Professor Agasa followed closely behind.

"Do you even have to ask? Of course, we’re going in!"

Don't look at Genta’s round and sturdy figure.

But his hands and feet were very agile.

He climbed the fence outside the castle very nimbly.

Straddling his legs, skipping over the spikes on the fence.

With a jump, he instantly jumped into the castle.

Just as Genta landed.

An arm grabbed his back collar and lifted him up effortlessly.

That arm was thick and powerful.

The veins on the surface of the skin were clearly visible.

This was a bald man wearing a white beret.

He looked very angry.

He bent his waist.

Lifting Genta close to himself, then opened his mouth wide and shouted:

"Where did you little brat come from?! Why are you running into someone else’s house?!"

"That... sir, we are not bad people!"

Professor Agasa, standing outside the fence, hurriedly stepped forward to say.

"Huh? And who are you people?"

The man stared at Professor Agasa outside the fence with great suspicion.

"We were just passing by! Seeing such a magnificent castle here."

"Actually, I wanted to ask if it’s possible... for us to go in and take a look?"

A drop of sweat flowed down Professor Agasa’s forehead.

"Get out of here, this is not a place for idlers like you."

The man opened his half-moon eyes.

Extremely impatiently driving everyone away.

"What’s the matter?"

At this moment.

A black-haired man who looked very noble walked out of the castle.

"Master!"

The beret man turned his head and addressed him respectfully.

"There shouldn't be any guests today!"

The master looked at the beret man peacefully.

"It was that stupid-looking old man who made me let them in!"

The beret man pointed at the crowd outside the fence with disgust.

"How rude! Who are you calling a stupid-looking old man!?"

Professor Agasa was furious.

"No matter what, I am a scientist!"

"Oh? A scientist!"

The black-haired man suddenly had a meaningful look in his eyes.

"Yes, I am the somewhat famous Professor Agasa!"

Professor Agasa proudly stroked his white beard with his fingers.

Looking smug.

"Oh? Since you are a scientist, your brain must be smarter than us ordinary people, right?"

The black-haired man’s expression, after hearing what Professor Agasa said.

Suddenly became a bit ferocious.

Then it returned to normal in an instant.

"Let them in!"

"But! Master!"

"If the mother-in-law asks, just say they are my friends!"

After the black-haired man finished speaking.

He turned and walked into the castle.

"Fine!"

The beret man looked helpless.

"Hey! Uncle, put me down!"

Genta struggled and said.

"Oh, okay!"

The beret man put Genta on the ground.

Then he led everyone into the castle courtyard.

"Can you introduce this castle to us?"

Professor Agasa walked up.

It is worth noting!

The garden design in this courtyard is elegant and unique.

From the outside, it actually looks like a chessboard.

Chess, also known as international chess.

Is a two-player intellectual game.

The entire board is square.

It is composed of 64 black and white or light and dark squares.

The pieces are divided into black and white or dark and light sides, totaling 32 pieces.

Each side has 16 pieces.

Although it is called Western chess or international chess in Chinese.

But in fact, it originated in Asia.

Later it was introduced to Europe by the Arabs.

Thus becoming an internationally accepted type of chess.

This is also an intellectual competitive sport.

It was once listed as an official event of the Olympic Games.

And in the courtyard of this castle.

The entire chessboard and pieces of Western chess have been perfectly replicated and enlarged.

The lawn underfoot has been trimmed into the shape of chessboard squares.

The colors are distinct and arranged in a square.

Several black and white chess pieces are also arranged on the lawn chessboard.

The size of one piece is exactly equal to an 8 or 9-year-old child.

"Wow! Amazing, there’s a knight here!"

Ayumi ran up and hugged a white piece.

"But why does it look like it only has half a body?"

She looked a bit confused.

"Really, there’s one here too!"

Genta also walked up and hugged a black piece.

"This is a knight in Western chess, look at the grass under your feet, isn't it trimmed into the shape of a chessboard?"