The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

She then quickly pried the frame open a little and inserted a crowbar into the gap to prevent the frame from being automatically retracted by the mechanical device.

Then she took out the tools and counterfeit paintings that she had prepared in advance, placed them on the ground, and prepared to replace the genuine ones as quickly as possible.

Given the limited time, her act of obstructing the security camera would definitely alert the people in the monitoring room. However, with the power outage in the corridor, by the time Old Man Suzuki sent someone to check the situation, she would have already replaced everything...

What are you doing?

Suddenly, a cold, eerie voice rang out from the darkness.

Kumiko Kishi was so frightened that she almost screamed, and a cold sweat instantly broke out all over her body.

someone!

How could there be someone here?

But this shouldn't be happening...

Moreover, this voice... was very unfamiliar. She was certain that it was definitely not the voice of the Seven Samurai or Sonoko Suzuki's friend!

She turned around abruptly and shone her flashlight in the direction.

In the darkness, a blond, dark-skinned young man emerged.

However, the man's eyes gleamed with a wolf-like light in the darkness, and he possessed an inexplicable and strange aura that made Kumiko Kishi feel an indescribable unease.

Without hesitation, she shouted, "Who are you?! Why are you here? I know, you must be an accomplice of Phantom Thief Kid, trying to steal this painting, right? No, you are actually Phantom Thief Kid!"

Toru Amuro:......

This woman is really good at putting on a bad front.

But shouldn't you take a look at what you're doing right now?

Tools for cutting paintings, counterfeit oil paintings, and all sorts of other gadgets... How dare you pin the blame on Kaito Kid?

Moreover… Amuro Tooru took out his phone and said in a low voice, “Ms. Kishi Kumiko, right? I had someone investigate your situation earlier and found that you have quite a few bad records.”

“You have tried to sell some paintings to other museums, but many of them were forgeries, including Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. You did this because you were in debt and this was the only way to raise money.”

"But judging from your actions now, are you planning to replace the real thing with a fake? You're really bold..."

As a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, Amuro Tooru had access to resources far beyond what ordinary people could gather, so he had already sent people to investigate detailed information about all the "Seven Samurai" in advance.

This includes the debt situation of this Kumiko Kishi.

In short, she owes a high-interest loan to the underworld and can't pay it back!

Driven by greed, she might take a dangerous risk and attempt to steal "Sunflower"!

Kumiko Kishi turned pale. She asked in horror, "Who...who are you? How...how do you know all this?"

Her past experiences had been covered up, which is why she was able to successfully infiltrate the professional team organized by Mr. Jirokichi Suzuki and become one of the "Seven Samurai" protecting the masterpiece.

But now this identity has been exposed by the blond, dark-skinned guy in front of him, who even guessed what he wanted to do. This guy... is definitely not Phantom Thief Kid!

Who exactly is he?

Amuro Tooru looked at the woman who was almost swaying and shook his head slightly.

With such poor mental fortitude, how did they dare to commit a crime?

However, he didn't come here today to catch the real culprit who stole the painting. He just caught the thief, but it was just a side thing. His real target is FBI agent Shuichi Akai!

But that guy had just disappeared somewhere, and the power suddenly went out in the building, which made Amuro Tooru wary.

The only ones capable of creating chaos are either Kaito Kid or Shuichi Akai!

What are those guys up to? Phantom Thief Kid's target is definitely a famous painting, so what is the FBI's target? Surely they don't want to capture Phantom Thief Kid?

But isn't their job to investigate the Black Organization?

That's really neglecting one's proper duties...

As Amuro Tooru was thinking, a strong feeling of palpitation suddenly surged into his heart!

not good!

A blinding white light burst forth from not far away, followed by a surge of orange-red flames.

Boom!

The bomb exploded!

……

The art museum is located on the second basement level.

The second painting, "Sunflower," is displayed here. It is the Ashiya Sunflower that Mr. Suzuki bought at auction for 300 million US dollars.

Koji Higashi was responsible for guarding the second painting, "Sunflower," which conveniently provided him with the opportunity to steal it.

He had just disrupted the museum's power supply, plunging the entire venue into darkness, and then quickly went to the second floor of the museum to prepare to take action.

His actions were basically the same as Kumiko Kishi's: first, they blocked the camera facing the painting, and then they began to pry open the frame that was fixed to the mechanical recycling device.

However, the thing was very firmly fixed. After prying it twice, it only loosened slightly. In his anxiety, Higashi Koji suddenly swung the crowbar and slammed it down on the picture frame!

Clang!

The solid wood frame was smashed open, revealing the painting inside.

Higashi Koji was overjoyed and was about to reach out to grab it when he suddenly felt a tightness around his neck. A large hand gripped the back of his neck, and then a tremendous force lifted him up and slammed him heavily to the ground!

Bang!

Almost instantly, Higashi Koji was thrown so hard that he saw stars and nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to look up and saw a young man dressed in all black standing behind him with a half-smile on his face.

That's... Sonoko Suzuki's friend?

I think it's called something like Gray Night...

How did he end up here? And how can he be so powerful?

In that instant, Higashi Koji felt as if he saw his deceased brother standing on the other side of a large river, shrouded in mist and covered with flowers, waving at him.

Did he smash himself into a near-death state?

Do you want to kill me?!

Gray Night looked at Higashi Kouji, who was slumped at the ground, then turned to look into the darkness, his tone tinged with curiosity, and said, "Aren't you going to stop me? I almost killed an innocent civilian!"

A tall figure slowly emerged from the darkness, wearing a conspicuous knitted hat.

It was Shuichi Akai, whose gaze was sharp as a knife.

He stared intently at Gray Night and said calmly, "This Higashi Koji has a history of stealing people, and now he's planning to steal 'Sunflower.' I have no reason to protect someone like that... On the contrary, I'm very curious about you. Why did you stop him from stealing the painting?"

Shuichi Akai's subtext is that it would be strange if someone like you, a dark element, an outlaw, a codenamed executive, didn't directly become a shark, and now you're even helping to catch criminals?

Are you being disrespectful to the Black Organization's rules? Or are you trying to challenge Gin's marksmanship?

Gray Night didn't answer directly, but instead asked with slight surprise, "You mean this Mr. Dongxing is exceptionally talented? That's quite rare. How do you know? Did you help him cover it up?"

Akai Shuichi:......

What do you take us for, you idiot?

However... since this Antoine was willing to chat with him, he was happy to cooperate and gather more information.

This is a rare opportunity.

He put his hands in his pockets, glanced at Higashi Koji who was lying on the ground, and said calmly, "Before I came here, I did some research on some of the members who were protecting the famous painting..."

His original intention was to check if there were any members of the Black Organization hiding inside, but he ended up uncovering a murder case from six months ago.

Shuichi Akai continued, "This Mr. Koji Higashi used to have a twin brother, but he committed suicide by shooting himself in the suburbs of Arles, France, about six months ago... Of course, this was the judgment made by the French police after investigating the scene."

"Our people found this matter a bit strange, so they investigated it in more detail... and found that the discoverers of the painting 'Sunflowers of Ashiya' were actually the two brothers, but they had some disagreement about the ownership of the painting."

"Perhaps it was precisely because of these disagreements that Higashi Kojisha ultimately killed his brother and staged the scene as a suicide..."

"Shut up!" A surge of power erupted from Higashi Koji's body as he roared at Akai Shuichi.

His eyes were bloodshot as he said, "What do you know?! My brothers and I paid a huge price to find the 'Sunflower of Ashiya' that our grandfather risked his life to save during World War II!"

"We searched all over France for the copy of 'Sunflowers' that was taken away years ago, which left us heavily in debt..."

When Higashi Koji was caught red-handed by Haiya while stealing "Sunflower", he decided to just tell her everything.

The brothers' grandfather was the carpenter of the family that originally owned "The Sunflower of Ashiya" during World War II. When the air raids occurred, the carpenter grandfather risked his life to rescue the famous painting and handed it over to a maid to take away.

After a series of twists and turns, the painting was stolen and eventually hidden in the attic of an old house in France.

After searching for countless years, the Dong brothers finally found the painting.

However, the two brothers argued over the ownership of the painting.

The older brother believes that the painting still belongs to the wealthy owner who bought it back then, and even though that person has long since died, it should be inherited by his descendants.

Koji Azuma felt that the painting was saved by his grandfather at the cost of his life, and that since so many years had passed, the original owner had long since passed away and his descendants were not qualified to inherit the painting, so it should belong to the person who found it!

During the argument, the older brother pulled out a gun and tried to threaten his younger brother.

As a result, he was killed by Higashi Koji who stole his gun.

Driven by impulsiveness, Koji Higashi staged the scene, making it appear as if his deceased brother had committed suicide.

He then drove away.

However, the police quickly found him and investigated the cause of his brother's death. Helpless, Koji Higashi could only make up a lie, saying that he and his brother had come to find "Sunflower" and reluctantly handed over the painting.

Ultimately, the painting became the property of the owner of that old house, and the owner even put "Sunflowers" up for auction...

But Higashi Koji was not willing to give up; he was convinced that the painting belonged to him!

This is something my grandfather risked his life to save, something I spent most of my life searching for, and now I finally have it, and you're telling me the painting belongs to someone else?!

I absolutely refuse to admit it!

Driven by a strong obsession, Koji Higashi infiltrated Suzuki's "Seven Samurai" team, tasked with protecting the painting "Sunflower of Ashiya" that he had photographed, and then planned this theft.

Grey Night listened with repeated exclamations, and even Shuichi Akai was slightly moved.

But I have to say, this person's thought process is really bizarre; he thinks that whatever he finds belongs to him.

All robbers and thieves should give him a thumbs up for this.

After listening to Higashi Koji's inner thoughts, Akai Shuichi looked at Haiya and felt that he seemed to have figured out why this person would take the initiative to capture Higashi Koji.

Perhaps he found this kind of sibling rivalry amusing?

This person isn't arresting the murderer out of justice or for the truth; it's for fun!

He's a complete scoundrel!

Just as Shuichi Akai was about to continue questioning, a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged in his mind!

Oops!

A blinding white light burst forth from not far away, followed by a surge of orange-red flames.

Boom!

The bomb exploded!

Chapter 762 Gin: Vodka, did you detonate all the bombs?!

Let's go back ten minutes.

Amuro Tooru bumps into Kumiko Kishi, who is burglarizing, while Haiya and Akai Shuichi bump into Koji Higashi, who is smashing a picture frame. These two events happen almost simultaneously.

Meanwhile, members of the Black Organization, far away outside, were also keeping an eye on the situation inside the art museum.

They sent someone to "friendly" inquire with the staff at the Lake Rock Museum and learned roughly what had happened inside.

Inside the closed art museum, it appears that someone is deliberately causing damage. The person has somehow caused a power outage throughout the venue, and the people inside are now turning on the backup generators.

That troublemaker is very likely Phantom Thief Kid.

The members of the black-clad organization dismissed this conclusion.

They weren't fans of Phantom Thief Kid, and they didn't know much about the thief, but they did know the leaders of their own organization!

There is now an organization leader and two elite FBI investigators in that museum, and the power outage was most likely caused by their battle!