Chapter 220 – The Blue Castle

The Beetle gallops on a dirt road between the jungles.

"Doctor, why do you always have to take the path... Thousand feathers support the forehead. "No matter how you look at this road, it doesn't look like you can go back...

"I can't help it," Dr. Asa said helplessly. "The map shows that the trail is a shortcut... Although it looks like a dirt road, it will turn back into an asphalt road at the end. ”

"How can there be such a pavement... The corners of Chiha's mouth twitched. "Especially considering we're sitting on a Beetle, I'm feeling weak right now...

"Huh~" Gray Yuan Wai chuckled. "How long ago was this allusion, and it still works?"

"It's been more than sixty years... Conan was speechless. "An outdated joke from a previous era."

"But it's very apt," Qian Yu said. "Do any of you feel alive now?"

"What do you mean?" Mitsuhiko and the others asked. "Why does the Doctor Beetle have a whole body weakness?"

"Kraft durch Freude, which translates to 'strength comes from joy,' was a large sabbatical organization during Nazi Germany with a national background in its own right." Qian Yu explained with a smile. "The organization has been effective in easing class tensions in Germany by providing the general public with vacations and other benefits normally reserved for the middle class, and one of its most famous achievements is the design of the Volkswagen Beetle."

"Castle!" At this moment, Yuan Tai suddenly pointed ahead and exclaimed.

"Castle?" Qian Yu looked in the direction of Yuan Tai's finger in astonishment. "Oh my God..."

"This shouldn't be a mirage, right?" Gray Yuan Wai was also surprised.

"The mirage won't be so clear... Conan said, looking at the castle in front of him. "I guess some rich man ordered a finished castle from abroad, dismantled it into pieces, shipped it back to China, and assembled it here."

"Let's go check it out!" Motota proposed. "It looks like this castle is beautiful!"

"What do you think?" Dr. Asa asked the others.

"Friendly suggestion, let's go and have a look... Qian Yu said suddenly. "As for the reason ... Doctor, you glance at the fuel gauge. ”

"Fuel gauge?" Dr. Asa glanced at the fuel gauge and was shocked. "How can I run out of gas!!"

"What?" The crowd was shocked.

"It's just for you, none of us know." Thousand Feathers shrugged. "But we'd better stop at the castle and see if we can buy some gas. After all, we certainly won't make it to the city of Nishi-Tama, and we may not be able to make it to the nearest gas station. ”

。。。

The Beetle stopped in front of the castle gates.

"This castle is really good... Qian Yu sighed.

"Let's go in and visit them..." Dr. Asa said as he was about to get out of the car, only to find that Motota in the passenger seat had already run out.

Motota glanced in from outside the iron gate, and then cheered excitedly. "It's beautiful!" After saying that, he actually climbed in from the iron gate!

"Hey!" Dr. Asa hurriedly stepped out of the car, intending to stop him. "Don't rush in! That's rude! ”

"But I'm in... Motota turned around inside the iron gate, and was about to speak to Dr. Asasa when he was lifted up from behind. "Ah!!h

He was picked up by a bald uncle with a menacing expression in a brown flat hat and suspenders. "Where did you come from? How can you trespass? ”

Judging from the dress and the arm strength that can lift Yuan Tai with one hand, it seems that he should be the gardener of this villa... Is the temper so short-tempered?

"Uhhh Thousand feathers support the forehead. "This guy...

"I'm sorry... Dr. Asasa hurriedly stepped forward to apologize.

"Who are you?" The bald uncle stared at Dr. Asasa with an unkind expression.

"That..." Dr. Asa explained. "Our car ran out of gas, and when we saw such a magnificent castle here, we wanted to visit our esteemed castle owner and ask him to give us a little petrol so that we could go home."

"So what's the matter with this kid?" The bald uncle shook the Yuan Tai he was carrying in his hand.

"Children don't know the rules... Thank you for your understanding ... Dr. Asa apologized with a smile on his face.

"What's going on?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind the bald uncle that made his expression respectful.

"Sir?" The bald uncle was surprised

"There shouldn't be any visitors here today, right?" The old man said curiously.

"That stupid-looking uncle over there... As he spoke, the bald head pointed at Dr. Asasa. "I kept saying I wanted to borrow some gas."

"What do you mean by being stupid?" Dr. Asasa said angrily. "I'm a scientist anyway!"

"Scientists?" A hint of surprise flashed across the old man's face.

"My name is Dr. Agasa," Dr. Asasa immediately put on a proud expression. "Now he's a little famous scientist!"

"That is to say..." The old man stared at Dr. Asasa playfully. "You must be smarter than us ordinary people, right? So, would you mind staying in a humble house for a night? We'll give you a full tank of petrol tomorrow, and if you can help you with the next little favor, you'll have a great gift! ”

"Master," the bald uncle hurriedly reminded. "This matter has not been discussed with the old lady...

"If she asks, you can say they're my friends," the corners of the master's mouth curled slightly. "To her, that's fine."

“。。。” Chiba, who had already come to Dr. Asasa's side, raised her eyebrows.

The intention of this word is very interesting.。。。

Only then did the bald uncle put down Mrs. Yuan and opened the iron door of the villa. "Come in, really..."

In the castle, something caught their eye.

"There's a sculpture horse here!" Ayumi pounced on a white sculpture horse and said excitedly.

"Uhhh The corners of Chiha's mouth twitched. "It's a chess piece, and it's called knight... Look at the black and white squares under your feet, they look like chessboards. ”

"What are these chess pieces?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"The one with the ring wall on top is ルーク, which is rook - which means chariot. (That's right, this piece was originally a Persian chariot - the Persian chariot body looked like this, but for some time the West misinterpreted it into a castle as they understood it.) Now this piece has officially been renamed rook by castle, and the word castle is only used in castling. Chiba introduced. "The little pawn with a round head is called a pawn, which means a small soldier. The piece with a gap is called a bishop, or bishop—in Eastern Europe, this piece seems to be called a war elephant, and in Persia, the predecessor of chess, that means war elephant. As for the other two who wore the crown and the queen's crown, they were king and queen - king and queen. ”

"These are all arranged in accordance with the last wish of the eldest gentleman, Mr. Zhenzhao, 15 years ago," the bald gardener explained. "I do a little bit of maintenance every day to make sure it's as clean as new."