"Hey... As if frightened, Motota immediately sat up, but almost rolled into the cave next to him because of the big movement.

"So which way should we go now... Tadao changed from a lying position to a sitting position. "From the hints, it looks like they've probably found the treasure and we're running out of time."

It was then that Conan discovered that Tadao had a small tattoo on his wrist.

"Brother Tadao, do you have a tattoo on your hand?"

"Huh?" Tadao was stunned for a moment, then looked at his wrist. "Oh... This is a white tiger tattoo.。。。 I used to be an avid Self-Defense Force soldier before I retired due to injury. ”

"No wonder..." Conan pouted. "The white tiger symbolizes prowess and the army...

Wait a minute, White Tiger...

Green Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Yellow Dragon!

Green out of the yellow, fall into the black hell, full of cinnabar, white pass!

Blue, yellow, black, vermilion, white!

"It seems that that prompt corresponds to the Five Holy Beasts... There was a hint of clarity in Conan's voice.

"Five Holy Beasts?" Tadao was slightly stunned. "Green Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Yellow Dragon? Are you saying that the colors of these five sacred beasts correspond to each other and the hints? ”

The green dragon corresponds to the green; The white tiger corresponds to the white; Vermilion corresponds to Zhu, and Xuanwu corresponds to black; Yellow dragon corresponds to yellow

So... Coming from the green dragon, standing in the Yellow Dragon, Xuanwu has a Nai Luo trap, Suzaku has mercury vapor, and the white tiger can pass.

"Could it be difficult," Mitsuhiko suddenly thought of something. "Could it be that the five holy beasts also correspond to different directions?"

"The Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, the Xuanwu, the Yellow Dragon, and the Five Holy Beasts represent the east, west, north, south, and middle respectively," Conan also sat up and returned to the crossroads. "We stand in the direction of Xuanwu, that is, in the north; And the white tiger that represents the way of escape is the West. In other words, we should go this way—"

Conan pointed to the path on the right. (You came to the intersection from the east entrance, and now it's the north pathway.) For those standing on the north side of the passage looking at the center of the crossroads, the western access is on the right hand side. ）

。。。

"I always felt that something wasn't right... Conan took his watch and walked at the front of the group, whispering in doubt. "I always felt that our route was a little delicate...

"Yes," Tadao after His Highness was also a little puzzled. "We've been turning ... This pit seems to be twisted left and right... Crooked seven twisted eight... ”

"I'm afraid it's to paralyze our sense of direction through this chaotic route, so that we unconsciously go in a direction that we can't predict... Conan analyzes the rationale for this design from a psychological point of view. "Perhaps... The place we end up where is hard to spot, but it's very easy to get to if we know where ... Especially considering that the air is very fresh, so there must be vents here, and the distance from the surface is definitely shallow. ”

"Either way," Tadao glanced at his watch by the glow of his tactical flashlight. "We've been walking for 50 minutes, and I'm afraid the road is more than 3 kilometers...

"But it's the right path," Conan shrugged. "Otherwise, we would have died."

"It's too long!" Yuan Tai kicked a pebble on the side of the road with a slight displeasure, and the pebble rolled far away.

“。。。” Conan glanced at the stone, raised an eyebrow, and said no more.

。。。

"After nine bends and eighteen bends, it is actually such a straight tunnel... Mitsuhiko said speechlessly. "It really feels very disagreeable...

"Discord, but there should be a purpose." Conan said quietly.

"For what purpose?" Tadao was curious.

"I'm not sure," Conan shook his head. "Because everything is just speculation."

I don't know how long the straight tunnel ends, there is a 90-degree turn, when everyone turned over, there was a wooden platform in front of them, and the wooden platform had two plates and a metal bowl on it, and a bucket was placed on one of the plates.

"What is this?" Mitsuhiko was confused.

"It looks like an altar... Conan said uncertainly.

"There seems to be one in the metal bowl... Tadao took a handful of soil from the metal bowl and rubbed it a few times before letting the soil fall back into the bowl. "Incense burner soil, this is a sacrificial item."

"What's that bucket?" Conan asked. "I'm afraid that the things that appear here are precious cultural relics...

"Uhhh Tadao had a confused look on his face at first, but then immediately turned into surprise. "Koshu Dou!"

"Oh my God!" Conan hurriedly stepped forward to check it out. "Is it really Koshu Dou?"

"Yes!"

"Koshu Dou?" Mitsuhiko muttered a few times before he reacted. "Is it the 'Koshu Dou' of weights and measures prescribed by Takeda Shingen back then?"

"Yes," Tadao said, showing the wooden bucket to Mitsuhiko. "You see, this bucket is branded with the word 'emperor', which is the best proof of its identity as a Jiazhou fighter."

"Oh my God... Conan exclaimed, and then

"It would be nice if there really was a bucket of rice in this bucket," Motota glanced at his stomach. "I'm a little hungry... It would be great if you could eat a bucket of rice. ”

"A bucket of rice will be eaten, right?" Conan was speechless. "A bucket of rice should weigh more than ten kilograms...

Halfway through speaking, Conan suddenly thought of something. "Could it be that ... What that means ... ”

"Bang!" The sound of gunfire tore through the space where everyone was.

“！！！” Everyone looked at each other. "Where does the sound come from?"

This wooden platform is close to the stone wall, in other words, this wooden platform is already the end of the road!

Is this a dead end?

"There's a wooden door down there!" Conan immediately pointed to the bottom of the wooden platform, where he saw a wooden door with an inconspicuous handle hidden.

"The sound should be coming from below... Conan pulled the wooden door open, revealing a stone staircase descending below. "Sure enough... The end lies ahead ... ”

As he spoke, Conan turned off his flashlight. "Everyone, don't turn on the lights, come with me."

"In case there's a trap inside the staircase... Tadao asked rhetorically. "Can't you close it, can you?"

"Don't forget, it's night," Conan said as he walked down the stairs. "The light of the flashlight is glaring, and besides..."

Conan motioned for Tadao to crouch down and take a look from his point of view.

The steps were not long, only a dozen knots, and at the end of the steps, they were covered with a dim white light.

"Moonlight..." Tadao muttered.

If there is natural light, then there is no need for a flashlight.

When Conan sneaked down the stairs into the space below, he made a gesture for them all to come down.

When all the people had come down, they heard a roar.

"Bastard, dare to fool us!"

In the distance, Tanaka roared like this, and with the butt of his rifle, he smashed Ash Hara to the ground.