Phantom Thief of Heart in Conan

After the preview letter of the Mihua Library was published in the newspaper, Phantom Thief, a rookie in the world of thieves, finally completed his first stage performance in front of the public. Especially when "Director Jinchuan was taken away by the police for investigation"

After the news was exposed by the media, Phantom Thief's reputation has risen several levels.

At least, most of the people in Miwa Town already know that there is a strange thief who can steal hearts lurking among them. Of course, knowing is one thing, whether they believe it is another.

Perhaps after Hideharu Tsukawa's crimes are fully revealed, more people will believe in the existence of Phantom Thief.

And the initiator of all this, the Phantom Thief himself, was leisurely wandering around the Medieval Art Museum, not caring at all about the many waves caused by him.

Kurusu Akatsuki came to this art museum today, naturally to investigate the next target on his list, which is the real estate developer who recently acquired this art museum, Boss Manaka.

According to his memory, Boss Manaka promised to the former owner of the art museum before the acquisition that he would continue to operate the place; but after the acquisition was completed, the cunning businessman immediately changed his appearance and showed disdain for the collection in the art museum.

, planning to transform this place into a more profitable hotel.

"How can I put it this way? How can such an important matter just be kept in words and written in the contract anyway?" Akatsuki Kurusu really couldn't understand this hasty acquisition case. For a while, he

There was no sign of Mr. Manaka's boss either, so he could only wander around the museum alone.

The large art museum was deserted, and there were not many tourists around. It was understandable that it could not continue to operate. The collections in the art museum can be said to be dazzling, and there are many valuable masterpieces among them.

But in this day and age, private art museums with little reputation like this cannot survive with just a few "treasures."

From a businessman's point of view, converting this place into a hotel is undoubtedly a better choice than continuing to operate it. But breaking a long-established contract for the sake of profit cannot be called reasonable.

"There is probably no need to send a warning letter for this operation." Kurusu Akira speculated in his mind, "Although this guy Manaka is a hateful bad guy, his desire has not reached the point where a warning letter needs to be sent. I just need to

Just steal his desires without anyone noticing and let him repent."

"However, I guess even if I truly repent, the situation of this art museum will not get better..."

While walking, Kurusu Akatsuki suddenly stopped in front of a beautiful clay pot. His eyes looked back and forth on the pottery pot, as if he noticed something wrong in it.

"What happened, sir?" At this time, an old man with a long white beard walked over with his hands behind his back. Although he was old, his face was ruddy, his movements were full of energy, and he could tell that his body was quite strong.

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Akatsuki Kurusu turned his head and looked at the kind-hearted old man with a scrutinizing gaze. The latter felt the gaze lingering on him and quickly introduced himself:

"I'm sorry, my surname is Ochiai, and I am the director of this art museum. Sir, you have been standing here for a long time, so I stepped forward to ask. Now it seems that I was presumptuous. I'm sorry."

"It's nothing, you don't have to apologize to me." Kurusu Akatsuki waved his hand and continued to look at the clay pot in front of him. After a while, he suddenly said:

"Director Ochiai, are you very familiar with the collections in this museum?"

"Yes, sir. I have been the curator of this art museum for decades, and I deeply love every collection here. To me, they are as cute as children!"

"Then curator, is this collection also your child?" Akatsuki pointed at the clay pot in front of him and hinted, "No matter how I look at it, it doesn't look like the original resident of this art museum.

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Director Ochiai was shocked, and his eyes hidden under his thick eyebrows suddenly opened, revealing two gleams of light. He understood the implication of Akatsuki Kurusu, and began to walk around the pot and observe it carefully.

After a while, Director Ochiai slumped his shoulders and lost his energetic body, showing the fatigue of an old man.

"...You are right, sir, this is indeed not my child. This is a complete fake. The original authentic product was replaced at some point."

"Who on earth did such a thing..." Director Ochiai's voice was filled with anger, and his lush beard trembled along with his tall body.

"I will investigate this matter after this. I'm sorry to disturb your enjoyment, sir." Director Ochiai apologized to Akatsuki Kurusu again, "But sir, you have such a keen eye for distinguishing authenticity at such a young age.

I also study a lot of art on weekdays."

"No, my eyes are just a little better than the average person's. Moreover, the forgery technique of this pottery pot is also very poor. It is not difficult to tell that it is a fake." Akatsuki Kurusu shook his head. He knew nothing about art and had no intention of becoming the Ochiai curator.

Confidant. In fact, Kurusu Akatsuki relied on his third eye to see the clues about this pottery pot.

"Director Ochiai, has this museum been sold?" Akatsuki Kurusu changed the subject and asked Director Ochiai about the acquisition. "After the acquisition is completed, will you continue to serve as the director here?"

"...If the art museum will not be closed, then I will definitely accompany these precious works of art until my death! Unfortunately, it seems that the art museum will most likely be closed."

"And now, art works are actually being exchanged. Why would such a disaster happen to these poor children?"

Perhaps because of Akatsuki Kurusu's ability to identify works of art, Director Ochiai did not hide much from him, but instead revealed his troubles in one go.

And Akatsuki Kurusu, who always had his third eye open, suddenly discovered that the old man in front of him had a layer of hazy red light rising from the bottom up.

"Don't be too pessimistic, director. Maybe things will turn around and the museum will continue to operate."

The hazy red light suddenly dissipated, and Director Ochiai returned to his original appearance. He put away his pessimistic mentality slightly and thanked Raisu Xiao:

"Then I'll lend you your blessing. If this art museum can continue to operate in the future, please come again!"

"I will. By then, I also hope to see you, the curator, here again."

Having said that, Kurusu Akatsuki left the exhibition area and went to the art museum. He had already seen the signs of desire shown by Director Ochiai. Fortunately, he still had a chance to kill it.

There is more than one way to steal a heart. Now, what he has to do is to put out the fire of desire before it burns down this art gallery.