"Why do you think the treasure is here?" Kimura asked, seeing that the topic had entered the adult age.

"Do you know the origin of the name 'Black Abyss Village'?" Tadao looked at Kimura and said.

"Please advise." Kimura hurriedly replied.

"The name of Kurobuchi Village comes from the fact that when the Takeda family evacuated the area, they slaughtered the miners and dyed the water of the spring in the area to a blood color that would not fade. But it's worth noting that the mountains of gold here are not the biggest, nor the best quality, so why would they slaughter the miners here alone? You know, no other gold mountain has a record of slaughtering miners! Tadao replied. Therefore, I believe that the miners here were executed en masse because they were insiders of the Takeda family's treasure burial, and the Takeda family wanted to kill them in order to extinguish their mouths! ”

"Brother Tadao, that's why you came here to investigate?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"Yes, that fool went to the mountains to find a walk in the mountains with such confidence, and then lost his compass due to an accident and got lost in the dense forest, but was rescued by my father." Sayuki Kubo, who was carrying a tray of teapots and some teacups, walked in angrily.

"But it's also a blessing in disguise that I was able to meet the pioneers of the treasure hunt." Tadao 's face instantly turned a little red, and he didn't know if it was because of the fact that he was exposed or because of Sayuki Kubo, a person who had a different relationship with him, and immediately chose to divert the topic.

"Treasure hunting pioneers?" Kimura put a quilt over Tanaka - the guy seemed tired and had fallen asleep after listening to a sentence, and even the sound of everyone's communication didn't wake him up. "I don't know who it is?"

"It's my father, Kusai Haru," Sayuki Kubo poured tea into teacups and distributed them to everyone. "At that time, it was my father who found Tadao who had fainted in the dense forest and brought him back."

"If you introduce Mr. Yasuharu, you are more qualified than me," Tadao took the teapot and helped her with the task of pouring tea. "Pour the tea and leave it to me."

"Huh?" Sayuki Kubo was a little surprised. "This... I'll do it anyway! ”

"Just leave it to me." Tadao smiled faintly. "Tell me about it."

"Okay... Sayuki Kubo hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down on her knees. "Then let me tell you the story of my father."

"My great-grandfather came here because of the gold rush as a speculator, because he used to be a hot spring innkeeper, so when he came here, he found that he could make a living even if he stayed here - as long as he opened a hot spring inn - although he was a shopkeeper and had a stable income, his great-grandfather never gave up the search, but my grandfather was drafted into the army because of the war, so he was not able to continue looking for treasure. So the business of treasure hunting was continued by my father. ”

"Especially three years ago, when the hot springs dried up, my father didn't care about the business here and left it to me alone – as for my mother, she died of illness five years ago. In the end, my father left one day last year and never came back. ”

"Never came back?" Conan frowned. "What's going on? Didn't you call the police and let the police search? ”

"I really didn't call the police a few days ago... Sayuki Kubo sad passage. "Because for my father, it is very common not to go home for three or four days, and it is also common for me not to go home for seven or eight days. Until the 10th day, there was a heavy rain in the vicinity, and I was worried about my father's safety, so I called the police and asked several families who were still living here to search together, but found nothing... ”

"And that's how it ended?" Chiba said in disbelief. "Even if you don't even see a corpse?"

"There's no way around that... Sayuki Kubo lamented. "I was almost going crazy because he was too...

"I really didn't have any money at the time, and second... I really can't accept the possible news of Mr. An Chun's death. Tadao put aside the tray with only the teapot left, and sighed as well.

"Don't mention that yet, right? If she continues, this young lady will probably cry at any moment. Kimura interrupted their wailing. I know that Mr. Kubo's death has a big impact on you, but I think we should think about something else? For example, can you tell us where the treasure is? Mr. Kubo has been working hard for so long, so there should be some results, right?

"If we knew, we would have found it out long ago..." Tadao seems to be a little unhappy with Kimura's attitude. "And even if it turns out, why should I tell you?"

"Kids ——?" At that moment, Dr. Asasa's voice came - although everyone came here to listen to Tadao tell stories, the doctor was only staying in the guest room on the first floor because of his feet. I think Dr. Asa is also in a hurry, so he will call like this... However, Dr. Asasa is too loud, right? I can hear it so clearly here.

"Sorry, I'll go out for a while." Conan frowned, got up and walked out the door, only to exclaim as he walked out. "Doctor, why are you here??? This flatbed... ”

"Huh?" Such a question word appeared in Chiba's mind, and when he also walked out, he found out why Conan said "flatbed".

Not far from the door, Dr. Asa knelt on the flatbed with his injured leg and propped up his other foot on the ground, apparently pedaling the flatbed to the second floor using the flat delivery staircase.

"Doctor," Chiba said curiously. "What is this flatbed?"

"Flatbed?" Tadao was slightly stunned. "That's supposed to be the car in the back kitchen... It should have been lent to him by Liangzao. ”

"What is Liangzao?" Conan asked.

"It's our chef!" Sayuki Kubo had already cleaned up the bad mood caused by mentioning her deceased father, and replied with a smile. "The cooking skills are excellent, but unfortunately he came here after the hot springs dried up, so his excellent cooking skills can't be used."

"Kids, it's eleven o'clock! Why don't you go back and rest? Dr. Asa pointed to the clock, which had been ignored by everyone for a long time, and said. Otherwise, it won't go up high! ”

"It's really not early today," Tadao glanced at the clock, and realized that it was already late. "Let's go to sleep first, and if there's anything you want to ask, let's ask tomorrow."

。。。

When Tadao and the little ones helped Dr. Asa back to his room, he didn't sleep in the guest room, but walked through a small door behind the service desk in the lobby.

"Mr. Tadao... Chiba and Conan looked at each other in surprise. "Is he going to sleep in the staff area???"

All right... He's not your average resident... Perhaps, he will become the owner of this hot spring shop in the future??? But that's not the point.

"Ichiro Kimura, Jiro Tanaka, this name has a strong Meiji style." While tidying up the mattress, Chiba and Conan were talking. (It was only in the Meiji era that commoners began to have surnames, so at that time it was just a random surname with a nickname or something.) For example, the eldest is called Ichiro, and the second is called Jiro or something. ）

"The point is, why do they use fake names?" Conan didn't understand why. "They're not celebrities, they're not couples — I don't think any of them are like people who can play a 0 role,"

"Ahem... Qianyu was caught off guard by Conan's yellow jokes. "Anyway, be vigilant... I always feel like I'm going to encounter something like that... ”