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Chapter 235 Disappeared (12)

"Brother Qiuqiuchuan, what a coincidence."

Conan gave an extremely stiff smile and greeted Akikawa Sosuke.

"Hello, Conan-kun."

Akikawa Sosuke also simply greeted Conan, then moved to a place away from Conan and the others and sat down.

Conan looked at Akikawa Sosuke who seemed to be trying to escape from him on purpose, and felt extremely embarrassed.

In order to prevent the observant Conan from noticing Akikawa Sousuke's situation, Sera Masumi did not greet Akikawa Sousuke.

She just exchanged glances with Akikawa Sosuke, then went straight to Nakamori Ginzo and listened to the guest's story.

"When was the last time you saw Mr. Tsukino?"

Ginzo Nakamori asked.

"It was around five o'clock yesterday afternoon. When we finished rehearsing and were about to leave, Mr. Tsukino said he still needed to check the security system in the venue."

The host, Haruna Nakamura, answered.

"Are you the only one who knows about this?"

Nakamori Ginzo asked again.

"No, Mr. Tsukino said it in front of everyone last night. Everyone present should have heard it."

After saying this, Nakamura Haruna turned around and looked at the other guests at the scene.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"In that case, we should go to the separate collection room first."

Masumi Sera said from the side.

Ginzo Nakamori had no objection, so he sent two policemen to stay in the room and then went to the separate collection room.

Masumi Sera and Conan also followed.

"For this exhibition, the Tsukino Foundation has set up a total of three separate collection rooms, all of which are specially prepared for displaying high-value collections."

"But considering the normal situation, it is most likely that Mr. Tsukino went to the collection room of Scarlet Shadow Heart."

"After all, everyone knows that Kaito Kidd spends most of his time stealing gems."

Sera Masumi said softly.

Both Nakamori Ginzo and Conan agreed with Sera Masumi's analysis, but both of them had a slightly confused expression on their faces.

Several people walked directly through the winding retractable isolation belt outside the collection room of Scarlet Shadow Heart, which was used to separate the queues.

Then Ginzo Nakamori took out his key card and swiped open the door of the collection room.

As soon as they pushed the door open, they saw a man lying on the ground.

The men's hands and feet were tied with ropes.

At the same time, a towel was stuffed into his mouth.

Nakamori Ginzo and others hurried over, untied the ropes that bound the man's hands and feet, and took away the towel that was stuffed in the man's mouth.

After doing all this, everyone confirmed that he was Tsukino Takashi who had been late in gathering.

At this moment, Takashi Tsukino had fallen into a coma, and he did not react at all even after the ropes were untied.

Masumi Sera quickly reached out and touched Takashi Tsukino's neck, confirming that there was an obvious pulse beating in his neck, so he concluded that there was no need to check his pupils.

So Sera Masumi put his hand under Takayasu Tsukino's nose, and only after confirming that Takayasu Tsukino was still breathing did heave a sigh of relief.

"The pulse is normal, but the breathing is a little slow. He must have fainted temporarily."

"There was no need to use an AED."

After hearing this, Nakamori Ginzo and others felt relieved.

The police immediately ran to find medical personnel. While Sera Masumi was still checking Takayasu Tsukino's condition and trying to find out the reason why he was unconscious, he suddenly heard a voice:
"The gem is gone."

Sera Masumi and others looked back.

I saw a policeman with his eyes wide open, pointing at the transparent display cabinet in the room.

Only then did they realize that the display cabinet with the words "Scarlet Shadow Heart" and its introduction was empty.

The ruby ​​that was unveiled at the press conference three days ago has disappeared.

At this time, a security guard also hurried over.

When he saw Takashi Tsukino lying unconscious on the ground and the Scarlet Shadow Heart disappearing, he immediately let out a cry of fear.

"This, this, how is this possible?!"

"Haven't you come to check the gemstones once since last night?!"

Nakamori Ginzo suppressed the anger that was rising in his chest and questioned the security guard loudly.

He felt that what happened this time was simply too outrageous.

Even if the gems were stolen, it's impossible that no one noticed it from last night to this morning!
The gems were lost before the exhibition even started.

Nakamori Ginzo suddenly felt that all the grand speeches he and Tsukino Takashi made before the exhibition started were just bullshit.

"Wait, Officer Nakamori, something doesn't feel right."

At this time, Masumi Sera said to the angry Ginzo Nakamori.

"According to Ms. Nakamura's description just now, Mr. Tsukino should have come to the collection room last night to check on the Scarlet Shadow Heart."

"It stands to reason that no one on security staff would have seen Mr. Tsukino enter the Scarlet Shadow Heart's collection room."

"If someone saw it, Mr. Tsukino's absence for such a long time would definitely arouse suspicion."

"But it's very unusual that Mr. Tsukino was unconscious in the collection room for such a long time without being discovered."

After hearing what Sera Masumi said, Nakamori Ginzo continued to ask the security guard:

"Do you know when Mr. Tsukino entered the collection room?"

"No, not sure."

The security guard said tremblingly.

Seeing that Nakamori Ginzo was about to get angry again, he quickly added:

"But I checked this room last night when it was closed. There were still gems in the room, and Mr. Tsukino was not in it."

After hearing the security guard's words, Nakamori Ginzo suppressed his anger and continued to ask:
"What time does it close?"

"Ten o'clock at night."

“Who else is in the venue after closing time?”

"The only ones left are the security personnel."

"That is, the jewels were stolen between 10 o'clock last night and this morning, and Mr. Tsukino was tied up by the criminal."

Ginzo Nakamori's brows were furrowed into a small mountain.

"It seems that it would be better to hear Mr. Tsukino's personal account of what happened yesterday."

Sera Masumi said.

The situation this time is different from the previous ones, the victim is still alive.

Therefore, we should be able to get very important testimony from his mouth.

"Mr. Tsukino, Mr. Tsukino, wake up!"

Masumi Sera squatted beside Takashi Tsukino, calling Takashi Tsukino's name loudly and gently shaking Takashi Tsukino's body.

(End of this chapter)