Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "So it's you, Mr. Curator. I'm so sorry."

Director Ochiai smiled and said, "I am very happy to meet a young person like you who likes this kind of art. There are fewer and fewer young people who like this kind of art nowadays. Well, I won't bother you any longer. Please enjoy your work."

At this moment, Director Ochiai looked to the side, his expression changing drastically, and said angrily, "Kubota, what are you doing? You must wear gloves when handling artworks. I've told you so many times. Have you forgotten?"

Kubota released the painting, looked at his hands which were not gloved, and said with great frustration, "I'm sorry."

Director Ochiai walked up to Kubota and waved his hand, saying, "You don't need to do these things anymore."

He said to someone not far away, "Iijima, I'm leaving things here in your care."

Iijima, who was not far away, replied, "Yes, I'll take care of it immediately."

Director Ochiai didn't even glance at Kubota before walking away.

Kubota glanced at Director Ochiai's retreating figure, feeling extremely angry.

Just then, two people came over.

One of them, who was quite pot-bellied, said, "As usual, there are very few people."

Director Ochiai, expressionless and in a cold voice, said, "President Manaka."

President Manaka sneered, "This place will be closed in ten days. I'll have to trouble you to take good care of it for a while. Take good care of these rusty pieces of scrap metal."

As he spoke, he turned back to the person who had come with him and said, "Mr. Designer, take the design drawings and explain them to me." He then walked forward, and the person hurriedly followed.

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Chapter 40 Heavenly Punishment

Looking at this President Shinichi.

Zhiyong really wanted to tell him that people shouldn't be too arrogant, because being too arrogant would lead to their death.

Ran walked up to Director Ochiai and asked softly, "Director, is this art museum about to disappear?"

Director Ochiai sighed, "Yes, the former president had no choice but to sell the museum to Mr. Manaka because the company went bankrupt."

Iijima said indignantly, "The previous president sold it to President Manaka because he wanted to continue running the art museum. But not long after he bought it, that guy wanted to renovate it into a hotel."

"You actually believe such things? I think the former president knew that President Manaka was just putting on a show when he was selling the art museum. The former president said those things to reassure you temporarily and prevent you from acting recklessly, so that he could sell it smoothly. Don't you find it ridiculous that you can believe the words of such an unscrupulous businessman?" Zhiyong said disdainfully.

The scene suddenly became strange after Zhiyong said those words.

Iijima wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth, she remained silent.

Director Ochiai simply sighed softly.

Then, a loud "bang" was heard.

Everyone looked toward the direction from which the sound came.

Kubota was seen pushing a set of medieval armor on a cart, with the helmet falling to the ground.

The sound just now must have been the sound of the helmet hitting the ground.

This time, Director Ochiai only glanced at it and didn't say anything.

President Manaka sneered, "You must be that Kubota, right? I've heard the rumors about you. You'd better get the money ready, hahahaha." With that, he left.

Kubota watched President Manaka's retreating figure, and in a fit of anger, slammed the helmet he had picked up onto the car again.

Director Ochiai didn't even glance at Kubota's behavior, and said softly, "Please enjoy yourselves, everyone. I have work to attend to." With that, he left with Iijima.

This was just a minor incident and did not affect Xiaolan's mood while appreciating the painting.

This art museum is divided into different exhibition halls and houses a large collection of paintings.

Among them are the Earth Exhibition Hall, the Sky Exhibition Hall, the Ocean Exhibition Hall, and so on, each displaying different types of works.

Zhiyong just needs to make some preparations.

Therefore, Zhiyong took advantage of going to the toilet to sneak into the art museum's office.

In order to frame Kubota, Director Ochiai left Kubota to work alone in the office.

Zhiyong easily found Kuwata.

Zhiyong is currently invisible, so Kubota cannot see him at all.

In Kubota's office, Zhiyong took some office paper from the art museum.

Zhiyong also took a high-end ballpoint pen from Kubota.

After finishing these tasks, Zhiyong went to find Xiaolan.

Xiaolan really liked all the works in the art museum and took me to visit each exhibition hall.

Xiaolan really liked all the works in the museum, which kept her in high spirits throughout the visit.

In stark contrast to Ran are Kogoro Mouri and Conan, both of whom are completely lacking in energy.

It's actually just like going shopping with your girlfriend.

If you're interested, you won't feel tired even if you spend a long time browsing.

However, if it's just to get by, then every extra step will feel incredibly tiring.

They have been visiting the art museum for over two hours now.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan are now in this state.

The two of them were listless, like fish out of water and about to die, following behind Xiaolan with great weakness.

When they arrived at the last exhibition hall, the Hell Hall.

Before the passage leading to the Hell exhibition hall, there was a sign that read "No Entry".

Zhiyong thought to himself, "This must be Director Ochiai killing that President Manaka."

I haven't received any notification from the space yet, so it seems that President Shinichi is still alive.

In fact, in Zhiyong's heart...

Zhiyong wanted to stop Director Ochiai from killing someone.

Killing trash like President Manaka was really not worth it for him.

Zhiyong thought for a moment, then sighed, shook his head, and walked away as if nothing had happened. Let's stick to the original plan.

What's the point of stopping it?

For Director Ochiai, this art museum is his whole life.

If the art museum were gone, it would be as if he had lost his life.

If Zhiyong has the money, he can buy the art museum, and everything will be solved.

Zhiyong's money is now divided into two parts.

Part of it was nearly 100 million in bank deposits, and the other part was 100 million in cash obtained from Gin.

This money represents all of Zhiyong's funds.

With less than 200 million yuan, it's still not enough to buy this art museum.

Since wisdom and courage cannot change the fate of the art museum.

For Director Ochiai, losing this museum would be worse than death, so he might as well grant his wish.

Anyway, that President Manaka isn't a good person either.

Zhiyong also asked himself this question.

Was Director Ochiai's behavior just?

Zhiyong couldn't explain it either.

His understanding of justice differs from Shinichi Kudo's pure justice.

However, the education he received from his past life to this one taught him that killing is not justice.

Even if it's for everyone's benefit, it's still wrong.

Life is precious, and it cannot be destroyed or defiled by people under any pretext.

However, Zhiyong does not believe that he can uphold his sense of justice as consistently as Shinichi Kudo.

Zhiyong also didn't believe that he possessed the pure and kind heart of Xiaolan.

Perhaps in the future, Zhiyong will also take up the butcher's knife for his own benefit.

He just hoped that in the future, he wouldn't have such a tragic ending like Director Ochiai.

One thought can turn you into a demon, and another into a Buddha; a person exists between the two.

When the knight draws his sword and swings it, he has already chosen to transform himself into a demon.

If Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old.

Heaven is very fair; it doesn't concern itself with whether a person is good or evil.

Whether you're a good person or a bad person, you'll be punished if you make a mistake.

divine punishment.

In fact, Heaven is punishing not only demons, but also righteous knights.

Nietzsche once said...

"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

Director Ochiai is someone that Tomoyuki feels is a great pity; if he had met him, he could have saved him.

However, if Miwako arrives, Chiyu will no longer help and will let Miwako solve the case.

If Miwako doesn't come, he will proceed with his plan to cover for Director Ochiai.

Xiaolan was a little disappointed that the art museum was going to close, so she took her on another tour of the museum.

When they visited the Hell exhibit again.

At this point, the "No Entry" sign was no longer in front of the Hell exhibition hall passage.

Zhiyong has already received a notification that there are ghosts in the space.