A moment later, Nishino Masato entered carrying a wooden box, which he placed on the table at Suzuki Ayako's request.
Everyone craned their necks to look at the box, with Sergei Ovchinnikov, Shoichi Inui, Seiran Hoshi, and Kankawa Ryu craning their necks, clearly very interested and eager to see the Egg of Memory.
The box was opened, revealing the egg-shaped Egg of Memory. The egg was primarily green with white patterns around the edges; judging by its appearance alone, it wasn't particularly beautiful.
"The Egg of Memory! It really is the Egg of Memory!"
Sergei Ovchinnikov exclaimed excitedly. Currently, fifty Eggs of Memory were recorded in existence; if this was confirmed, it would be the fifty-first—a treasure of great Russia!
"Indeed a treasure!" Shoichi Inui's eyes gleamed. If he could acquire this treasure and sell it to those who appreciated such items, he could definitely make a fortune.
Although Seiran Hoshi didn't say anything, her right hand clenched; she was determined to get her hands on it.
Ryu Sagawa's camera continued filming the Egg of Memories, showing he wasn't indifferent.
Hattori Heiji remarked, "It doesn't look very good."Toyama Kazuha nodded in agreement, "It looks like an ostrich egg."
Suzuki Ayako smiled and said, "Judging from its appearance, it is indeed quite ordinary. Mr. Chinikov, please examine it first."
"Thank you, Miss Suzuki!"
Sergei Ovchinnikov immediately thanked her, carefully picking up the Egg of Memories and examining it intently, turning it around in front of his eyes.
Since Sergei Ovchinnikov couldn't finish examining it quickly, Suzuki Tomoko turned to Nishino Masato and said, "Nishino, go and pour everyone a drink."
"Yes, Madam,"
Nishino Masato nodded and left.
After examining it for a while, Siluof Ovchinnikov removed half of the Memory Egg, revealing a golden humanoid figure inside. He exclaimed, "This is modeled after the Nikolai Emperor's family, and it's entirely made of gold! It's beautiful!"
"Let me see it!"
Upon seeing this, Shoichi Inui immediately reached for the Memory Egg in Siluof Ovchinnikov's hand. Siluof Ovchinnikov didn't argue and simply let him see it.
After looking at it for a moment, Shoichi Inui said, "Six hundred million yen. I'm willing to pay six hundred million yen for this Memory Egg."
Suzuki Ayako smiled slightly upon hearing this, shaking her head without saying a word.
"Seven hundred million, I'll add another hundred million!"
Inui raised the price again. Suzuki Ayako remained silent, but Seiran Hoshi, seeing this, eagerly said, "Let me see!"
Inui handed a Memory Egg to Seiran Hoshi, then said to Suzuki Ayako, "Ms. Suzuki, eight hundred million, I'm willing to offer eight hundred million. This is my highest price."
Suzuki Ayako still didn't say anything. Aizen, who had taken the drink from Nishino Masato, spoke up, "Mr. Inui, eight hundred million may be a lot, but for the Suzuki Group, it's nothing. They don't seem to be interested in selling the Memory Egg right now. No matter how high you offer, it's useless."
hearing this, Inui looked towards Suzuki Ayako, only to see her nod slightly, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat deflated. The Suzuki Group was wealthy and powerful; if they truly didn't want to make a move, he couldn't obtain it no matter what methods he used. It seemed this Egg of Memories was out of his reach.
As for the Egg of Memories, Seiran Hoshi grew increasingly fond of it, but she felt increasingly unwilling, because she didn't have 800 million yen, not to mention the Suzuki Group had no intention of selling it. Therefore, she could only resort to the last resort—to forcibly seize it. However, the Suzuki Group was so powerful that forcibly seizing it would likely only lead to trouble. It seemed she could only use that guy called Phantom Thief Kid; she could only hope that this phantom thief wouldn't disappoint her.
Ryu Sagawa wasn't an expert, so he didn't examine the Egg of Memories closely.
After the three men examined it, Ayako Suzuki asked, "Mr. Ovchinnikov, Mr. Inui, and Miss Seiran Hoshi, is this Memory Egg genuine?"
Sergei Ovchinnikov replied in a deep voice, "I'm certain this is the Memory Egg, and if I remember correctly, it's documented in historical records. I don't have any relevant information with me right now, but I'll investigate when I get back."
"I'm also certain this is the Memory Egg. If you're willing, Miss Suzuki, I'm willing to buy it for 800 million..."
Inui affirmed, still eager to acquire the Memory Egg.
Seiran Hoshi added, "Based on my experience, this should be an item from the Romanov Dynasty without a doubt. It's undoubtedly the genuine Memory Egg."
"Thank you for your authentication!"
Ayako Suzuki thanked them. With all three confirming this, it was undoubtedly the genuine Memory Egg.
The Egg of Memories was placed back on the wooden box. Ayako Suzuki then looked at Tomoko Suzuki and said, "Mom!"
Tomoko Suzuki nodded slightly, took out a small key, and handed it to Ayako Suzuki.
"This Egg of Memories actually has another mechanism."
Ayako Suzuki put the key into the keyhole of the Egg of Memories and then turned it three times.
After three turns, in everyone's eyes, the figure in the Egg of Memories slowly rose, and the rhythm of music began to play. The book held by Emperor Nicholas slowly opened, as if a family was reading together, and the expression on their faces was extremely realistic.
"It's really interesting!"
Heiji Hattori said in surprise. It didn't look like much on the outside, but it turned out to be quite ingenious inside.
"What an exquisite craftsmanship!"
Inui exclaimed in admiration, itching to get his hands on the Egg of Memories.
Ayako Suzuki spoke up, "Actually, there are records about this Egg of Memory in Russian documents. The translated name is also Egg of Memory. It took us a long time to find this information." "
Is this Russian translated into English?"
Ayako Suzuki said, "Yes, the Russian is Mospominaniel, which translates to 'memory' in Japanese."Conan asked, puzzled, "Why does inviting family members to read together mean reminiscing?"
Ayako Suzuki replied uncertainly, "I think inviting the whole family to read together is, for Emperor Nicholas, a way of reminiscing."
Conan shook his head, feeling it shouldn't be that simple, but he couldn't explain it either.