Chapter 1010: The Hidden Code in Shogi
"There's a ghost!" Yuan Tai shouted.
Having been frightened once, Mitsuhiko had gained experience. He first glanced at Yuya and found that he was holding back a smile on his face, and immediately realized that he was lying again.
So he lowered his eyes and said to Yuantai: "There is no ghost, brother Yuya is just scaring you."
"Huh? Is that so?" Yuantai finally reacted and looked at Youye with resentment.
The others also looked at Youye in silence.
Youya shrugged his shoulders. He didn't mean to scare Yuanta, but to teach him a lesson and change his naughty habit.
He turned his eyes to the wooden box that Yuantai had just moved out, and then he saw clearly that it was not a wooden box, but a shogi chess board with several chess pieces on it.
Youya walked over and touched it with his hand, and found that the chess piece was stuck on it. No wonder it didn't fall off after being dropped.
"Strange, why do we have to use nails to nail the chess pieces?" Miyano Shiho asked puzzledly, pointing at a few of the chess pieces.
There are two chess pieces nailed together, namely the Rook and the Corner, and the Gold General is stacked on top of the Silver General.
"Is this probably a hint of a certain location?" Yuya guessed, and then looked at Haneda Hideyoshi, "Is this arrangement some kind of special tactic, or a game endgame?"
Yuya doesn't know much about shogi, so if he wants to ask in-depth questions, he can only ask Haneda Hideyoshi.
Haneda Hideyoshi crossed his arms, carefully observed the chessboard, and finally shook his head: "No, I have never seen such a formation."
"However," he continued, looking at the chessboard, "what concerns me more is that, apart from the two pieces nailed together, there is only one of each type of chess piece, but for some reason there are two in the corner row."
"I don't understand what this means at all." Haneda Hideyoshi scratched his head in distress.
Yuya frowned slightly. If even the six-time champion Haneda Hideyoshi had never seen such a layout, then it should not be a shogi strategy.
Maybe you need to use other ideas to solve the puzzle?
Yuya pinched his chin and observed the layout of the chess pieces, and suddenly found that the shape they were arranged in was very similar to the "へ" in Hiragana.
Miyano Shiho, who was standing on the other side, listened to Yuya's words and tried to observe the arrangement of the chess pieces. She said, "From my perspective, it looks more like a 7."
"7?" Yuya thought thoughtfully, "From this point of view, the possibility of 7 should be higher. After all, the first code is the seven titles of shogi, and the second code is the seven spears of Jianyue, both of which are related to 7."
Just then, Ayumi yells about what words are written on the bottom of the chess piece.
Yuya and the other two quickly squatted down, and Conan also came over and found that the side of the corner line had the word "bluffing" written on it, and the bottom of the gold general had the word "lazy person" written on it.
"I know!" said Mitsuhiko Daimyoji excitedly, "Kin is lazy because he doesn't have to move because he is carried on Gin's back. And the horn and the chariot stacked together make him look strong, so he is bluffing. You know, the chariot is the strongest piece in shogi!"
The reason why the Rook is considered the most powerful piece in Shogi is mainly because of its powerful mobility and attack range. It can move freely in horizontal and vertical directions without being restricted by the number of grids.
The flying car can also be upgraded to the Dragon King, which retains the flying car ability but can also move diagonally one square in any direction.
"Mitsuhiko is so awesome!" Ayumi exclaimed, and Genta also had an expression of admiration on his face.
"So, what does this mean?" Youya asked curiously. As expected of the smartest of the three, his reasoning ability...
“Eh?” Mitsuhiko blinked his eyes and touched his head embarrassedly.
Yuya fell silent, he took back what he had just said, it was all in vain to hold out hope.
"But it's a bit strange," Haneda Hideyoshi suddenly said, "Except for not being able to retreat diagonally, Jin Jiang can move in many directions. He shouldn't be considered a lazy person, right?"
"Besides, the corner piece can move diagonally at will, and is also a powerful piece in shogi. There is no need to bluff by sticking to the Rook, right?"
Yuya and Conan nodded slightly. Although they didn't understand the advanced formations, they still knew the basic rules of shogi, which was also what confused them.
At this time, Miyano Shiho suddenly said: "Time is running out."
"Huh?" Everyone looked at her in confusion.
Miyano Shiho looked at her phone and said, "There are only two and a half hours left. It takes at least two hours to get from here to the competition venue in Yamanashi Prefecture. That means we only have half an hour left to rescue Sister Yumi."
Haneda Hideyoshi suddenly said, "I don't plan to return to the venue."
Mitsuhiko was surprised: "Didn't you tell them to think carefully before coming out?"
Yuan Tai also shouted anxiously: "Are you going to give up the game?"
Haneda Hideyoshi was not at all sad that he might lose the match. He said decisively: "I just feel that if I don't say that, I will be immediately judged as the loser. In this way, the time limit of the match will disappear, and Yumi will be in danger."
He sighed: "It's okay, I'll have another chance to win the title of seven-time champion in the future anyway."
Yuya looked at Haneda Hideyoshi deeply and said slowly: "Don't worry, I will definitely solve the code and rescue Sister Yumi at the risk of my title of famous detective."
Conan tilted his head and asked, "Brother Yuya, do you have any ideas?"
Yuya choked and hit Conan on the head: "Stop making noise, I'm thinking."
He turned his head and continued to look at the chessboard. Since the placement of the chess pieces was not a formation, what did it mean?
"Why, after all, is there an extra horn?"
"That's right," Mitsuhiko agreed, "Kakuyuki will only have one piece at the beginning of the game. Adding more pieces without permission like this is against the rules, right?"
Haneda Hideyoshi nodded: "Indeed, in a game of shogi, each player will only hold one horn..."
"Wait!" He suddenly realized something and his face changed suddenly.
At the same time, Youya also said loudly: "The extra chess piece is not a horn, but..."
He stared at the chessboard intently, raised the corners of his mouth, and revealed a smile that showed that he saw through the truth.
Conan also showed an expression that showed that this was the case.
"Everyone, hurry up, we're going to the next place!" Youya shouted, "Mio, I'll leave the driving to you!"
"Ah?" Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.
Everyone got in the car and drove towards Beido Town.
Miyano Shiho looked at the road ahead and asked, "So, what does the secret code on the chessboard mean?"
"The seven deadly sins," Yuya explained.
"Huh? Seven deadly sins?" Miyano Shiho was stunned. She glanced at Haneda Hideyoshi and Conan through the rearview mirror. They both had expressions of approval.
"What do you mean?"