Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 276: The Ghost of the Crystal Palace (Part 6)

The prisoner asked the Savage, "Is there anyone in the Crystal Palace who would use these parts?"

The Savage held his chin in his hand and thought for a moment. "The exhibitors in the left corridor of the Crystal Palace are displaying handicrafts. No one would touch things like springs and screws."

"But it's possible for the businesses in the right corridor. You can go there and take a look."

The group came to the right corridor, where the style of the shops was completely different from that of the left corridor.

Xiaolan was a little surprised: "The styles of the corridors on the left and right are so different, it's like walking from an art gallery to a processing factory."

The mechanic explained, "The current Crystal Palace continues the zoning plan from the World Expo. The left corridor is now the craft area, and the right corridor is the industrial area."

"Humph. Furthermore, the stingy Duke White Crow spent a lot of effort cleaning and repairing the left corridor for an upcoming exhibition. He's only done superficial work, while the right corridor reflects the true state of the Crystal Palace."

Looking at the somewhat old storefront, Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh: "Is the current situation of Crystal Palace really as dilapidated and desolate as it is now..."

"On the second floor on the left is a toy store called 'Find Fun in the Box'. The owner of this store asked me a few days ago how to use the new mechanical structure in her new toys." The mechanic introduced, pointing to the second floor.

"But the owner doesn't seem to be in the store." Conan looked up and had already guessed who the owner of the store was.

"Hey, there's a fireworks shop here." Dr. Agasa noticed the fireworks shop on the first floor on the left.

"Oh, the fireworks store 'Fire Guy'. Business at this store isn't very good, but there are several store owners helping the fireworks store owner."

"Hey, there seems to be someone over there." Yuanzi pointed to the entrance of the fireworks shop.

When they walked over, they saw that the people standing in front of the fireworks shop were the Toy Merchant (Wire Control Signal), the Batter (Forced Landing Expert), the Gravekeeper (Alien Mining), and the Crying Clown (Fireworks Guy).

[Crying Clown: I'm the only one not wearing an Abyss costume. Does that make me feel a bit out of place?]

[Entomologist: It's okay, I wasn't even there.]

[Soul of the Umbrella: Us too.]

[Toymaker: Fortunately, the story of Abyss Six is ​​based on a movie, which makes it convenient for us to say that these are special effects costumes.]

[Gravekeeper: Um, does the drill in my hand count as one of them?]

[Batter: I guess... I guess so.]

The toy maker was helping the Weeping Clown adjust his prosthetic leg. "Alright, alright. I'll have it fixed in no time."

The Weeping Clown took the opportunity to stand up and said, "Oh, I think it's okay. Look, this outfit of mine must be very 'special effects'."

The batsman pointed to another costume and said, "I think the rocket costume is the real special effect."

Conan trotted over to the toy seller and said, "Sister Annie!"

"Huh? It's little Conan, why are you playing here?" the toy seller asked with some surprise.

"We came here with Brother Luca to investigate the truth behind the ghost incident."

"Luca Barsa? Professor Lorenz's student? I didn't expect he'd be interested in the supernatural," the toy seller said, a little surprised. "I thought he was only interested in that perpetual motion machine."

"Haha, Luca, you've become famous. The shop owners all know you through the perpetual motion machine." The mechanic covered his mouth and laughed.

"Ahem, yes, I am the investigator of this ghost incident." The prisoner tried hard to ignore the smile on the mechanic's lips.

Of course Conan noticed that the batsman next to the toy seller had been an exchange student at Teitan High School, and the gravekeeper was seen at Haido Central Hospital.

Sure enough, Sonoko also recognized the batsman: "Isn't this Ganji-san? You are here too?"

The batsman weighed the crowbar in his hand. "Well, I'm the action director of the movie here."

"Movie?"

The gravekeeper stepped forward to answer several people's questions: "Annie is planning to make an interesting movie about the discovery of aliens. She has designed many props and built a studio not far away."

The gravekeeper then pointed to a dark studio not far away.

Yuanzi became excited: "Wow, I'm really curious about what's inside!"

The toy seller was a little embarrassed. "Actually, that movie is used to promote toys. It uses a lot of mechanical structures. I even consulted Ms. Reznik for advice on this."

The Crying Clown also scratched his head: "Hey, Annie just wanted to recruit me to join the group, saying that they were short of a rocket driver. I did perform a fire ring jump in the circus before, but rocket driving..."

"Hey, that's not a real rocket, it's just for you to simulate in the cockpit!"

"But I still need to run my fireworks shop, and I need to save some money to watch Natalie's performance..."

Conan now recognized that the Crying Clown was the last member of the Noisy Circus. It seemed that he liked the female lead very much.

"Ahem." The prisoner cleared his throat to draw everyone's attention back to him. "Have any of you seen these springs and screws?"

The toy seller nodded. "These are the parts used in my product. I can show you my samples."

Then, the toymaker brought out her springboard and hang glider: "This springboard is a catapult that can launch the user into the air, and these deployable wings are a pair of hang gliders that allow the user to glide through the air."

Sonoko was immediately excited when she heard this: "Wow, it can make people fly into the sky and glide in the air? That means, as long as I use these two pieces of equipment, I can become a Phantom Thief like Kidd-sama?"

The toy seller explained awkwardly, "Well, these products aren't suitable for children, so I haven't sold them yet."

Conan pointed out the problem with the hang glider: "Hey, this hang glider seems to be damaged."

"Really? Maybe I wasn't paying attention when I was stacking the junk these past few days. Although some people have tried to glide in the air and succeeded, they haven't been willing to try it a second time since then."

Conan showed his crescent eyes directly: It feels terrible to fall from the air without any protection. Even with the protection of the hang glider, those people probably don’t want to try it a second time.

The prisoner examined the hang glider's instructions. "Well, let me see. Based on the weight of an average adult male, the user would need to deploy the glider from a height of at least twenty meters to land safely... twenty meters?"

Hearing what the prisoner said, Maori Kogoro was so frightened that his legs were shaking: "This, this, this product is too exaggerated."

The toy manufacturer added: "Of course, if the user weighs less, or only half the weight of a normal person, perhaps a height of more than ten meters would be sufficient."

"More than ten meters high?" Conan immediately grasped the key point. "So, if I jump from the fourth floor of the Crystal Palace's left corridor, can I use this hang glider to land safely?"

"I'm not sure, and now the glider is broken, so I can't test it anymore."

[Toy Merchant: I think if the hang glider wasn't broken, Conan would definitely give it a try.]

[Prisoner: I guarantee it, so let's dispel his idea that he's easy to get beaten.]