latelenovela Chapter 284: The Ghost of the Crystal Palace (Epilogue)
Chapter 284: The Ghost of the Crystal Palace (Epilogue)
"Have you heard of the legend of the Black and White Impermanence?" asked Mrs. Red.
Conan thought about the myths and legends he knew. He had indeed heard of a story about a pair of brothers who lived and died together because of their loyalty.
"Could it be that the legend is true?"
"The legend may not be true, but the story is true, and the experiences of the brothers were equally tragic."
At this moment, Conan heard a huge noise outside: "Wait, is it going to explode?"
The next second, brilliant fireworks exploded above the Crystal Palace. The light of the fireworks shone through the dome of the Crystal Palace, looking very beautiful in the night.
"Huh, it turns out to be fireworks." Conan breathed a sigh of relief.
Duke White Crow saw that his plan had failed and ran out like a madman: "No! I will not end up like those guys, no!"
Lady Red did not stop this, but just watched Duke White Crow run away. At this time, the gravekeeper and the meteorologist also came out from the depths of the botanical garden.
"It seems he has been completely defeated. So, madam, what are you going to do with the Mountain of Light?" The meteorologist waved his hand, slightly dispelling the smell of smoke in the air.
"I've given it away as a bargaining chip to someone in need."
After a while, everyone gathered in the right corridor of the Crystal Palace.
Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at the fireworks flashing over the Crystal Palace and exclaimed, "These fireworks are so beautiful."
The Crying Clown said a little embarrassedly, "Hey, I remember I also set up firework launchers on the dome of the Crystal Palace at the beginning, but then the Duke got involved and I forgot about it."
The toy seller looked at the beautiful scene and said, "At least it looks good. Now the whole thing has come to a successful conclusion."
The prisoner muttered to himself, "I never thought the 'prophecy' written in that manuscript would come true. Rainbows and fireworks appeared."
Maori Kogoro quipped, "That's true, but hasn't the ghost who stole the Mountain of Light been caught yet? It's called a ghost, but it's actually a mechanical doll."
Dr. Agasa looked around: "Huh? Where is Miss Tracy?"
Hearing this, the prisoner also began to look around: "I didn't see her. She seemed to be gone when we were putting out the fire just now."
The Savage came over and said, "I saw that young lady going up to the roof."
Conan discovered that the wax sculptor was not at the scene. After hearing the words of the savage, he hurried to the top floor of the Crystal Palace.
Conan recalled his experience with Dr. Agasa at Delos Manor that day. Among that group of people, only one person was obsessed with robot manufacturing and was present today.
Sure enough, on the top floor, the wax figure and the mechanic were standing together, with the robot standing next to the mechanic. The mechanic was quietly admiring the fireworks in the sky, and the wax figure did not notice Conan had come over.
The wax artist calmly asked, "Ms. Reznik, have you really made up your mind?"
"Yes."
"Even if doing so will put you in an irretrievable situation?"
"I will not regret it. I must have revenge. They must pay the price."
"I understand. Ms. Cogan will support you."
"Mr. Philip, and Sister Tracy." Conan climbed many floors in one breath and was a little out of breath.
"Ah, it's Conan." The mechanic turned around and looked at Conan with a smile. Against the backdrop of the fireworks, she looked like an innocent girl.
"Sister Tracy, do you want to join the Oritis Organization?" Conan was very confused.
The mechanic nodded. "I will also go undercover in the Melody family to avenge my father."
Conan was shocked. Now he understood that Madame Red gave the Koh-i-Noor to the mechanic in order to give her a bargaining chip to surrender to the Melodi family.
The mechanic went on to say, “My mother died when I was very young, and my father raised me alone. He was the best father in the world, but all of that was taken away by those damn watch associations.”
"When I was still a teenager, I invented a new watch movement. This technology improved my father's and my life. My father was proud of me, but he was also worried that I would get hurt."
"So when the Watch Association came to us and wanted to buy the rights to the movement, my father refused. He said he would wait until I grew up and let me decide."
"But, but my father didn't live to see me grow up. He was killed by those people in the association!"
The mechanic burst into tears. "They said my father died in an accidental explosion. They also claimed that my father had borrowed money from them and asked me to repay the debt with a new movement!"
Conan was stunned for a moment: "Isn't this just forcing you to hand over your technology?"
"Yes, at that time, it was the people of Oritis who helped me repay my debts and protected my inventions. They also told me that the reason those people were so arrogant was because they had the Melodi family as their backer."
"So, for my father, I have to do this, no matter the cost."
Conan was in a dilemma: "But, as far as I know, Melody is a shrewd and calculating person. You may not be his opponent."
"Don't try to persuade me, Conan. Everyone has his own path to follow."
The mechanic wiped his tears and said, "By the way, remember to apologize to Luca on my behalf. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to work with him on that new project he proposed."
After saying that, the mechanic took out the hang glider he had gotten from the toy dealer, and jumped off the roof with his robot, then flew off into the distance that was not illuminated by the fireworks.
The prisoner finally reached the roof at this time: "Tracy, where are you going?"
However, the prisoner only saw the mechanic flying away, which made him a little frustrated.
Conan told the prisoner what had happened, which made the prisoner feel helpless.
"Ah, if there is anything, can't you just tell everyone? The teacher and Mr. Charles will be willing to help. Why choose to bear everything alone?"
The prisoner scratched his hair in annoyance. "It can't be that the inventor's mentality of having to do everything himself is causing trouble!"
Conan and the prisoner returned to the first floor, where a cheerful scene filled the air. The gardener and the factory manager were showing Ran an exquisite scarf, Sonoko was admiring the small thunderclouds floating in the meteorologist's weather bottle, and Dr. Agasa was watching the toy maker, the batsman, and the gravekeeper fiddling with the technological props.
At this time, Conan noticed that the Savage and the Crying Clown not far away were holding two identical posters in their hands. Out of curiosity, he leaned over to take a look.
"Stay tuned for the tumultuous finale, presented by Oletus Manor."
"Mr. Muro, Mr. Qiu Ke, what's written here?" Conan realized that this seemed to be an invitation to Oletus Manor.
The Savage scratched his head. "It seems like they want us to go to the Oletus Manor and perform a good show, and then we'll get a generous reward."
The Weeping Clown rubbed his hands together. "It says here that all members of the once-noisy circus will be gathered. So, is Natalie invited too?"
"I think so. There's still some time until the performance date mentioned in the invitation. We can think about it again."
Conan was confused. He didn't understand why Oritis invited the five members of the circus, but he keenly realized that something was wrong.
Conan's trip to the Crystal Palace ended with his doubts and worries. He didn't know what happened to the White Crow Duke who had finally escaped, but he knew that the White Crow Duke could not live without Oletus.