Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

He absorbed the ghost directly, and upon closer inspection, recognized it as the ghost of President Manaka.

It seems that President Manaka has been killed. Let them be the first to discover the body.

President Manaka just died.

Zhiyong then had Avril take out the paper and pen she had obtained earlier, and controlled President Manaka to write down the two characters "Kubota" as quickly and frantically as possible.

In the universe, wisdom and courage are gods.

Avril is the spirit of the space, so she can do many things within it.

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Chapter 41 The Bloodstained Knight

Among the several sheets of paper that Zhiyong wrote, he chose one with the words "Watian" written on it.

After doing all of this.

Zhi Yongcai suggested, "The 'No Entry' sign here is gone. This is the last exhibition hall. Let's go in and take a look. It's about time we headed back."

Xiao Lan said excitedly, "Yes, it's a rare opportunity to come here. Let's go inside and take a look. This might be the last time we come here to see these works. After this art museum is gone, we won't have the chance to see them again."

Seeing Xiaolan's excited expression, Zhiyong felt a little reluctant to let her go.

Ran follows Conan, who possesses the attributes of a Grim Reaper and a disaster summoner.

I wonder if constantly subjected to various stimuli will cause me mental problems in the future.

Kogoro Mouri looked listless and said, "I'm exhausted. You guys go ahead. I'll rest for a bit and then I won't go in."

Conan lay down on the bench and said, "I'm tired too, so I'll stay here with Uncle."

Xiaolan glanced at them and said, "Oh, okay then. If you're not going in, you can cook dinner yourself." After saying that, she went into the living room.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan exchanged a glance, sighed, and were quite annoyed, but they had no choice but to follow them inside.

The two of them really want to talk now.

"I just want to be a quiet, laid-back person."

But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

The works in the Hell Gallery were indeed terrifying.

Entering this exhibition hall during the day, let alone at night, gives one a creepy feeling.

Xiaolan walked inside and saw the works in the Hell Gallery, which made her a little nervous.

Then she saw the painting "Divine Punishment" hanging on the wall and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, what a big painting!"

Kogoro Mouri was also a little surprised and said, "It really is a picture of hell."

Xiaolan looked down at the description on the card next to her and said, "The title is 'Divine Punishment.' It depicts a righteous knight sealing away a demon."

Isn't this "divine punishment" a slanted photo of Director Ochiai?

Zhiyong sighed softly and said, "Judging from the picture, there should be another meaning."

He had already spotted the pen on the ground not far away.

The pen on the ground was positioned out of the camera's view, in a blind spot.

Zhiyong took a few steps in that direction and used his spatial abilities to store the pen directly into his space.

He then put the pen he had previously obtained from Kubota back in its original place, taking advantage of the available space.

Of course, Zhiyong wouldn't be foolish enough to put the pen away.

This pen belongs to Kubota; the ghost was originally just a phantom.

Within the space, Zhiyong materialized President Zhenzhong's right hand.

Although the time was short, it was enough time to write and leave fingerprints on the pen.

"This hellish exhibition hall has such a heavy atmosphere of bloodshed; they really put a lot of thought into it," Zhiyong said, feigning admiration.

"Yes, I can smell it too, it feels so real," Kogoro Mouri said, puzzled.

At that moment, everyone turned around to look at the artwork in other locations.

But on the wall next to it, a corpse was pinned to a sword, and blood was still flowing down.

Everyone was very surprised. This was not a work of art; someone had indeed been murdered.

Zhiyong hurriedly covered Xiaolan's eyes with his hands.

However, they were still a step too slow.

Xiaolan still saw this scene and screamed, "Ah!"

"Ugh!"

Zhiyong sighed.

I really don't know if Xiaolan will have mental problems from being subjected to such strong shocks so often.

Kogoro Mouri told Ran, who was frightened, to go outside the exhibition hall to call the police.

While Kogoro Mouri and Conan weren't paying attention.

Zhiyong had already switched the paper in President Zhenzhong's hand as well.

After the police were called, Inspector Megure arrived with his team very quickly.

It's a real shame that Miwako didn't come; otherwise, she could have solved the case.

However, this is just as good, as Zhiyong can proceed according to the original plan.

"It's you again?" Inspector Megure said with a hint of exasperation when he saw Kogoro Mouri.

“That’s right, I’ve been keeping watch here the whole time, and no one else has touched the site.”

Inspector Megure shook his head and began asking staff members at the scene.

Everyone at the Museum of the Dead knows this.

Inspector Megure learned the general situation.

At the suggestion of an art museum employee, Inspector Megure took them to see the surveillance footage.

After watching the murder, Inspector Megure paused the videotape temporarily.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan shouted at the same time, "Wait a minute, there's this composition... that's right, it's exactly the same as that painting."

Inspector Megure asked suspiciously, "That painting?"

Kogoro Mouri explained, "It's the painting in front of the deceased, titled 'Divine Punishment,' that's exactly the same as the deceased's current situation. It seems that the perpetrator deliberately imitated that painting by using this method of murder here."

Inspector Megure said with a puzzled look, "But the criminal is very bold. If someone sees him dressed like that, it will cause a commotion."

Xiaolan explained, "There was a 'Do Not Enter' sign in the passageway leading to the murder room."

Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

Kogoro Mouri thought for a moment and said, "It should be around four o'clock at that time."

"Yes. But when we came back around five o'clock, the sign was gone," Xiaolan recalled.

Inspector Megure glanced at the time on the surveillance video and said, "So, the murder must have occurred around 4:30 PM. I think the perpetrator put up that sign."

"That's right. After separating the people like that, he quietly sneaked into the exhibition hall room and killed President Manaka," Kogoro Mouri guessed.

Inspector Megure continued, "In that case, the culprit is someone who knows this art museum very well, which means the culprit is among you." As he spoke, he looked at Director Ochiai and the other people from the art museum.

Now, after watching the surveillance video, Zhiyong was reminded of some details of Conan's case-solving.

Zhiyong looked at the videotape and pretended to say, "Inspector Megure, there's something strange in the videotape."

"Oh, Sato-kun, there's something strange about this place," Inspector Megure said, starting to replay the videotape.

Zhiyong suddenly pointed at the videotape and said, "It's right here. Look what President Zhenzhong is doing. The moment the prisoner jumps in front of him, he's about to chop him down."

Everyone stared at the video feed.

Kogoro Mouri added, "It is indeed a bit strange. President Manaka seems to have discovered something. He's holding a note and a pen on the table."

Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise, "He seems to have written something? He threw the pen away. Where's the note?"

"It's in President Manaka's hands. Could it be that the note is still with him? Let's go check." Kogoro Mori said, and walked outside.

While everyone else was heading out.

When Zhiyong passed by Director Ochiai, he avoided the cameras and replaced the pen on Director Ochiai's body that couldn't write.

This pen was originally prepared by Director Ochiai to frame Kubota.

Of course, Zhiyong had already wiped away the fingerprints on the pen beforehand.

Because Zhiyong was not a suspect, no one noticed his subtle actions.

Inspector Megure and the others went to the body again, and sure enough, President Manaka was holding a wad of paper in his hand.

Inspector Megure took the note from President Manaka's hand, opened it, and read aloud, "Kubota?"

In the crowd, Kubota heard his name called and asked, "Why are you calling my name?"

"Are you Kubota?" Inspector Megure asked curiously.

"Yes."

"You killed President Manaka, and you wore armor to avoid being filmed, right?" Kogoro Mori asked.

"It wasn't me, I didn't kill anyone," Kubota replied nervously.

"So, where were you when the murder occurred at 4:30? Do you have an alibi?" Inspector Megure asked.

"I was in the office, doing what the curator told me to do. I was all alone at the time," Kubota stammered.

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Chapter 42 Successful Frame-up

Director Ochiai replied, "I did indeed arrange for Kubota to do things."