The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Looking at this person, Aragaki Yu felt very uncomfortable, silently thinking, "He looks like he's about to die..."

Curator Luo He stared intently at the man's back, lost in thought.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat silent because of the appearance of this mood-ruining guy.

Looking at the silent curator, Xiaolan said regretfully, "Is... is this art museum going to disappear?"

Director Luo sighed with a hint of helplessness, as if he had aged ten years in an instant: "Yes, the previous owner had no choice but to sell this art museum to Mr. Zhengzhong because the company went bankrupt."

At this moment, Iijima, who was taking over the work, added indignantly: "It's that despicable guy in the middle who lied to the previous boss. The previous boss thought that he would continue to run the art museum after taking over, but he didn't expect that this guy bought it to open a restaurant!"

At that moment, Kubota, who had been assigned to do other work, accidentally knocked a samurai helmet to the ground.

The curator merely glanced at Kubota silently, but this time he did not scold him.

It seems that at this point, the curator of Luohe had already decided to frame this person who had no regard for art for the murder.

Noticing this, Conan also looked at the curator with a puzzled expression.

Why didn't Curator Luo react to this rude fellow this time?

"Ah, well, please enjoy yourselves." After glancing once more at the Heavenly Punishment on the wall, the old curator led Sakajima to other areas.

The group strolled around the art museum together, admiring the various artworks.

Just as Xiaolan arrived at the last room following the route on the navigation map, she found a sign on the road prohibiting entry.

"That's strange. It clearly says there's another room ahead, so why can't we go in now?"

Just as Xiaolan was about to walk around the sign and go inside to find out what was going on, Xiao Wulang said impatiently, "Alright, Xiaolan, forget about that, let's hurry up and finish shopping and go back!"

……

"Ah! That was so much fun!" Xiaolan stretched and said to everyone after circling the art museum, still feeling a bit unsatisfied.

Sonoko and Aragaki Yu nodded in agreement.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan were already rolling their dead fish eyes on the side, their legs so tired they were practically trembling.

It was only then that Conan realized how terrifying a woman driven by her interests truly was.

"Look, the 'No Entry' sign is gone. Since we're already here, let's go in and take one last look." After wandering around, the group returned to the room where the "No Entry" sign had been. Xiaolan looked at the room with the same keen interest as before.

"No, if you want to go, go by yourself!" Kogoro Mouri was already slumped in a corner.

Conan shook his head, indicating that he would wait outside.

"Then I'll go in and take a look too." Aragaki Yu understood that the crime scene inside should have already been set up by now.

However, to prevent any accidents, I decided to go in with Xiaolan.

Sonoko decided to go in and explore the area again because Ran and Yuu were both going in.

"What?! What's this called Hell's Room?! The atmosphere here is so terrifying!" Ran and Sonoko each clung tightly to Aragaki Yu's clothes on either side, cautiously walking inside.

The Snow Woman was also hiding in Aragaki Yu's pocket, cautiously peeking out her head to look around, as if searching for a walking suit of armor.

At this point, Xiaolan regretted her decision to enter the exhibition hall.

"Could there be some ghost?" Xiaolan thought anxiously.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way. When we reached the end of the room, there was a huge but familiar oil painting.

"Isn't this the painting we saw outside before?" Sonoko looked at the exhibit in front of her with some confusion.

"Divine punishment," Aragaki Yu murmured softly.

Because of the incident caused by Curator Luohe and others, Xiaolan hadn't noticed the painting in the hall. So she walked up and looked at the scene in the painting where a knight was using his sword to nail a demon to the stone wall. She felt a strange chill run down her spine.

Xiaolan noticed an inscription below the painting, so she squatted down and read the text aloud: "Divine Punishment, it is said to depict a righteous knight sealing away a demon."

Tick, tick...

Suddenly, the sound of dripping water came from the already somewhat eerie room.

Ran and Sonoko jumped in surprise: "What was that sound?!"

The three of them looked in the direction of the sound.

……

"what!!!"

Chapter 36 Divine Punishment (2)

Conan and Kogoro, who had been resting outside the exhibition hall, heard Ran and Sonoko scream and immediately sensed something was wrong. They rushed into the exhibition hall.

"What happened? Are you alright?"

Ran and Sonoko were slumped on the ground, their faces filled with terror, staring fearfully into the distance: "There!..."

Conan and Kogoro Mouri followed the two women's gaze and saw that Mr. Masakazu had been pierced through the throat by a sharp sword and pinned to the wall.

His feet were dangling high off the ground, and blood dripped down his body, pooling on the ground.

Aragaki Yusuke stood beside the corpse, carefully stepping on the ground not covered by blood, and reached out to feel for Masaka's carotid artery.

A few seconds later, he shook his head at Conan and Kogoro who had rushed over: "It's hopeless."

"Damn it!" Conan gritted his teeth. How dare someone kill someone right next to him!

"Ran, go call the police right now!" Having just finished instructing Ran, Kogoro Mouri looked back at the corpse, grabbed Conan who was trying to run to it, and then remembered Aragaki Yu who had been standing there. He roared, "And you, kid! Don't touch the corpse! Be careful you leave fingerprints and ruin the evidence..."

Before he could finish speaking, Aragaki Yu showed the group the disposable gloves he was wearing.

Kogoro Mouri: How come this kid seems so skilled...?

Conan, who was being held by Kogoro Mouri, looked at Yu Aragaki suspiciously.

Why is this guy always carrying disposable gloves?

……

It didn't take long for Inspector Megure and his team to arrive at the scene.

Upon seeing Kogoro Mouri and the others at the scene, Inspector Megure's face darkened: "What, it's you guys again!"

It wasn't until he saw Aragaki Yu that his expression brightened: "Hey, Aragaki-kun! So you're here too!"

Everyone in the art museum was brought to the scene, and the curtain began, as usual, to ask, "So, who discovered the scene?"

"Inspector Megure, it was me, Sonoko, and Aragaki who discovered it," Ran said cautiously to Inspector Megure, briefly recounting what had happened.

"Did you see the killer?" Inspector Megure asked again.

Both Ran and Sonoko shook their heads.

"Ah, we've checked everyone, but no one saw it," the old curator said.

Iijima, standing nearby, pointed to the security camera and reminded them, "But that security camera should have captured the whole scene."

"Oh? Really! That's great!" Inspector Megure excitedly ordered the forensic personnel to play the footage recorded by the security cameras.

“They really filmed everything,” Inspector Megure said, looking at the footage on the video camera.

"But the prisoner is such an idiot, he didn't even realize he was being filmed. Oh well, here comes the boss." Kogoro said, sitting in his chair and staring intently at the screen. "Alright, hurry up and come out, prisoner."

"Let me see your face clearly! Ah... how could this be!" Just as everyone was staring intently at the screen, they were stunned by what they saw.

In the video, the medieval knight armor that was originally standing behind the boss suddenly came to life.

A medieval knight in armor grips his sword, slashing the boss in the back. He then lifts the struggling boss up, cruelly piercing his neck with the sword and pinning him to the wall.

"Ah! The legend is actually...it's true!" Ran and Sonoko hid behind Aragaki Yu in fear, their faces turning pale.

The Snow Woman was also stunned, standing there in Aragaki Yu's pocket, muttering, "This...this really isn't a terracotta warrior?"

Seeing the stunned crowd, Aragaki Yu couldn't help but remind them, "There's one more thing, haven't you noticed yet? Doesn't this murder scene look a little familiar?"

Everyone looked at Aragaki Yu with confusion, wondering what he meant.

Only Director Luohe's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible light as he whispered, "Divine punishment!"

"What!?" Conan, Kogoro Mouri, Inspector Megure, and the others looked at the video again, then glanced at the huge painting hanging not far away. "It's real! This scene is exactly the same as that painting 'Divine Punishment'."

"Why would a prisoner imitate this painting?" Kogoro Mouri asked, resting his chin on his hand, somewhat puzzled.

Inspector Megure also couldn't quite understand the killer's actions: "However, the perpetrator is really bold to commit the crime in this outfit under the camera's surveillance. If others see this outfit, it will definitely cause a commotion."

Ran recalled, "That's because there was a 'No Entry' sign at the door of this room at the beginning. Isn't that right, Conan?"

"Yes, Ran-neechan." Conan, who had finally managed to break free from Ran's tight grip on his hand, replied obediently.

"It should be around four o'clock, right, Ran?" Kogoro Mouri said, recalling what had happened earlier.

"Yes, but when I went back around five o'clock, the sign was no longer there." Xiaolan nodded.

"So that's how it is!" Inspector Megure fell into deep thought. "Then the murder must have happened around 4 o'clock. That sign must have been put there by the murderer."

"Hey, look! After President Masakazu was cut down by the armor, he seemed to be writing something in his hand while the armor was walking towards him. He's still clutching that piece of paper in his hand." Conan, who had run to the surveillance camera and watched the video again, finally found the thing that had seemed off to him earlier.

"You bastard! Don't mess with the security cameras!" Kogoro Mouri punched Conan hard and then threw him out of the security room.

"That note." The group returned to the scene and examined Boss Zhengzhong's body. "It's still in Boss Zhengzhong's possession."

"Kubota!"