The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"An armor that moves!" Kogoro put down the newspaper he was reading halfway through, laughing so hard his tongue was sticking out. When he got tired of laughing, he explained dismissively, "Ran, this must be an art museum. They made up this story to attract customers. You're so stupid!"

Conan, who was also laughing heartily, added fuel to the fire by saying, "That's right! Ran-neechan, that rumor is just for fooling kids."

Ran looked at Conan, who was sitting on the sofa with a smug expression, and couldn't help but think to herself, "I'm clearly just a kid myself."

"Alright, time to work, time to work!" Kogoro Mouri put away his newspaper.

Conan also had no interest in the art museum. He jumped off the sofa with his hands behind his back, ready to go back to his room: "I need to do my homework too, Ran-neechan."

boom!

"You two wait a minute!" Ran frowned and smashed the corner of Kogoro's desk flat with a punch.

Then, clenching his fist, he turned around, resumed his original smile, and looked at Conan and Kogoro, saying, "So, are you going?"

"Go!" ×2

"Sweethearts... Yuu and Sonoko are coming too. We'll set off together once they arrive," Ran said with a beaming smile, looking at the two well-behaved children.

……

Soon, Aragaki Yu arrived at the Mouri Detective Agency and met up with the Mouri family.

Because Sonoko called and said she wanted to meet directly at the entrance of the art museum.

So Aragaki Yu and the Mori family of four planned to take a taxi to the Medieval Museum of Art.

Unexpectedly, the taxi driver looked helpless when he heard where they were going and advised them, "You've heard that rumor, haven't you? Let me tell you, it's just a trick to fool children. You'd better not..."

Before he could finish speaking, the driver noticed that the pretty girl in the passenger seat had placed her slender, white hand on the safety railing next to her that protected the driver.

crunch~

The taxi driver was horrified to discover that the girl had easily crushed the blast-proof barrier!

"Excuse me, sir, could you please take us to the Medieval Art Museum?"

She was speaking in the gentlest tone, but in the driver's eyes, the girl in the passenger seat looked like a terrifying demon with horns on her head.

"Yes! Got it! I'll be there soon!" The driver stepped on the gas, no longer caring about speeding, only thinking about getting to the destination as quickly as possible.

Conan, sitting in the back, watched the scene unfold before him, his deadpan expression returning as he muttered to himself, "Sigh, more money to pay..."

……

At the entrance of the medieval art museum, Sonoko Suzuki waved to Aragaki and Ran, who had just gotten out of the taxi, and said, "Good afternoon, Ran, Aragaki, and Uncle and Kid!"

When she saw Yu Aragaki, her eyes lit up without her noticing.

Sure enough, no matter how many times I see a handsome guy, my mood always improves.

"Good afternoon (sorry to keep you waiting), Sonoko (older sister)." The group greeted Sonoko as well.

"Huh? What's wrong with that taxi driver? Why is he in such a hurry?" Sonoko asked, puzzled, as the taxi sped away before the doors were even fully closed after Xiaolan and the others got out.

"It's probably going to rain soon, so they're rushing home to collect the laundry!" Xiaolan explained with a smile.

"Oh? How come I didn't know it was going to rain?" Sonoko looked up at the bright sun in the sky, somewhat puzzled.

"He probably misread the weather forecast," Xiaolan said, her smile widening.

Conan and Uncle Mori: Hehe…

Aragaki Yu:......

Snow Girl: (||?Д?)

"What! You guys actually went out together! And the worst part is you didn't even take me with you!" Sonoko looked at Ran beside her in shock.

Although we don't know the specifics, one thing is certain.

My best friend actually made a date with Yu Aragaki to ride the Shinkansen together.

This made Sonoko feel a little resentful.

Ran, how can you do this to me? How can you do this to Shinichi?

That's so disloyal!

Of course, at this point, Sonoko had selectively ignored the other people on the Shinkansen that Ran had mentioned.

"Huh?" Xiaolan was stunned herself.

Has Sonoko missed the point?

She clearly meant to say that she encountered an explosion on the Shinkansen.

"But, Sonoko, didn't I also ask you out back then?" Ran weakly reminded her.

"But Ran! You didn't say Aragaki would be going too!" Sonoko looked at Aragaki Yu walking behind her and muttered with some regret.

Unexpectedly, every word of the whispered conversation between the two best friends reached Aragaki Yu's ears.

Unwittingly eavesdropping on Ran and Sonoko's conversation, Aragaki Yu happened to meet Sonoko's gaze as she turned around, and could only offer an awkward yet polite smile.

Sonoko naturally slowed down and approached him, saying solemnly, "Aragaki! Please be sure to go on a trip with me and Ran next time!"

Xiao Lan, standing to the side, couldn't help but feel a little helpless as she watched her best friend launch a direct attack.

But after a while, Xiaolan suddenly realized what was happening.

Wait, why did you bring me along?

Conan, who was standing nearby, was also greatly surprised.

Aragaki-kun! I considered you a friend? And you tried to steal my girlfriend while I was away!

Absolutely not!

Extremely nervous, Conan hurriedly pleaded with Aragaki Yu, "Aragaki-nii-san! I want to go too! Take me with you!"

Kogoro Mouri glared fiercely at Yuu Aragaki from behind, thinking to himself, "Damn it, it was so easy for that brat Shinichi Kudo to stay away lately! But then Yuu Aragaki pops up again!"

The person involved, Aragaki Yu, was left standing there, looking around in confusion: "What's going on? I didn't say anything!"

"Come on, come on, we came here to visit the art museum! Don't just stand there." Xiaolan, who was the first to come to her senses, looked at the stunned scene and chose to break the awkward atmosphere.

However, deep down, I still silently made a note of Sonoko!

Sonoko, that girl, really is...

Although I don't mind going out with Aragaki-kun, it feels weird that Sonoko brought it up!

"Yes, let's go! I'm really looking forward to the artworks inside!" Feeling uneasy under the stares of a group of people, Aragaki Yu quickly echoed Ran's suggestion and urged everyone on. Then, he decisively led the way into the museum.

"Wait for me! Aragaki!" Sonoko quickened her pace and chased after Aragaki Yu as he ran away.

This made Aragaki Yu extremely panicked: "Don't come any closer! I'm afraid someone will beat me up in the future!"

Chapter 35 Divine Punishment (1)

"Wow, so many beautiful paintings! Coming here was definitely the right decision, wasn't it, Conan?" Ran exclaimed sincerely, looking at the numerous beautiful paintings hanging on the walls of the art museum.

"Yes, Ran-neechan," Conan replied indifferently from the side.

"It's truly an excellent painting, whether in terms of composition, color, or artistic conception!" On the other side, Yuu Aragaki also exclaimed, staring at the oil painting in front of him, "Is this 'Divine Punishment'?"

This is a work with a frame that is much larger than other oil paintings.

It depicts a knight in armor pinning a demon to a stone wall.

"That's right, that's right! It really looks great!" Sonoko, who had been standing next to Aragaki Yu, her eyes shining as she stole glances at his profile, quickly echoed his comment.

The Snow Woman, perched on Aragaki Yu's shoulders, tilted her head, examining the colorful graffiti before her, her face utterly dejected: What is this? I don't understand... TAT

“Young man, you really like this painting, don’t you? I like it too. To be precise, I like all the paintings here. They’re like my children, so adorable.” Suddenly, a kind old man with a long beard slowly walked to Aragaki Yu’s side and looked up at the painting “Divine Punishment” on the wall.

Aragaki Yu glanced at the kind old man in front of him a few times, and roughly knew in his heart that this was probably the curator of this art museum, and also the murderer in the murder case that was about to happen here.

"Excuse me, sir, who are you?" Sonoko looked at the old man with some confusion.

At this moment, Ran, Conan, and Kogoro Mouri saw the old man suddenly appear next to Yuu Aragaki and Sonoko, and thinking something had happened, they also walked over.

"Hello, I am the curator here, my surname is Luohe." The curator greeted everyone with a smile.

"Mr. Curator, the exhibits here are all so excellent! I really love them all," Xiao Lan happily told Curator Luo He.

"Hahaha! Really? Little girl, you really have excellent taste." Curator Luo He's smile widened even more, but when he saw a staff member in the distance directly picking up a painting from the wall, his expression instantly changed, and he angrily shouted at him, "Wabota, what are you doing!"

The sudden, sharp shout startled everyone around, including Kubota himself, who had been called out.

"You must wear gloves when handling artwork! I've told you so many times, have you forgotten again?" Director Luohe sternly reprimanded Wada.

It seems the curator was right; he truly treats these works like his own children.

"I'm sorry, Director." Kubota looked at his hands and apologized to Director Luohe.

"Alright, you don't need to work here anymore." The curator gave him a stern lecture and sent him off to do other things.

Then, the curator turned to the staff member who was meticulously arranging the exhibits on the other side and said, "Iijima, I'll leave this to you."

"Hmph!" Kubota glared at the curator secretly, then turned his back and snorted disdainfully.

Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked out from behind the crowd.

He stopped in front of Director Luo He as soon as he arrived, and said with a sarcastic smile, "This place will be closed in a few days. In the meantime, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of these rusty pieces of scrap metal. Hahaha! Mr. Designer, where are the design drawings? Let's go and discuss them." After saying that, he led the designer away into the distance.