Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

"What else can we look at it from? Let it be as it is."

Lin Xiaofeng picked at his ear with his little finger and said nonchalantly.

"I think you understand what Mr. Oikawa means. He called you here because he hopes you can protect his painting from being stolen by that phantom thief."

Megure Juzo places high hopes on Lin Xiaofeng.

"I try my best."

Lin Xiaofeng nodded, turned around and left.

At 5 p.m., Inspector Megure, leading a large force of elite soldiers, headed to Oikawa Takeyori's residence.

In the car.

Sato Miwako asked Lin Xiaofeng curiously, "What exactly happened?"

Previously, Inspector Megure had only briefly mentioned the purpose of this operation, without clearly explaining it, which is why Sato Miwako asked this question.

Lin Xiaofeng explained the matter to her in detail.

After he finished speaking, the police team arrived at Takeyori Oikawa's residence.

Takeyori Oikawa was a famous painter and was not short of money, so he lived in a large villa.

Led by Takeyori Oikawa, they toured the villa with Inspector Megure, Hayashi Kofuku, Takagi, and Sato Miwako before returning to the main hall.

Having roughly understood the structure of this building, I went down to make arrangements one by one, instructing the three to secure each of the six exits and guard them properly.

When Inspector Megure returned to the hall, a surprised shout suddenly came from behind everyone: "Inspector Megure!"

"Brother Mori?"

Megure Juzo turned around, somewhat surprised as well.

Not far away, Kogoro Mouri was standing there.

Seeing him, Lin Xiaofeng thought to himself... Since this old man is here, Conan shouldn't be absent either, right?

Just as he finished thinking, Conan popped out from behind Kogoro Mouri.

really.

Lin Xiaofeng was speechless.

"It's good that you two know each other. I also invited Mr. Mori."

Not only did Takeshi Oikawa report the Japanese to the police, but he also hired a famous detective, Kogoro Mori, to guard against the possibility of being killed by the Japanese.

"With Brother Mori (Li Zhao Zhao) here, it will be even more difficult for Phantom Thief Kid to steal the painting."

"Imperial Megure said with a smile."

"Where."

Seeing them being so polite and courteous, Lin Xiaofeng felt annoyed and said, "Mr. Oikawa, how about we go to your studio first?"

"Of course, please follow me."

Since Phantom Thief Kid wants to steal the painting, he will definitely go to the art studio. The art studio is a very important place, so it's natural that he would go there.

Seiran was placed in Oikawa Takeyori's studio.

Led by Takeyori Oikawa, the group walked along the ornate and clean corridor toward the studio. Halfway there, an old man suddenly appeared. The old man was over 60 years old, with half-white hair and difficulty moving his hands, as if he had suffered an injury in the past.

He walked over to Takeyori Oikawa and said, "Takeyori, I want to talk to you about something."

"Excuse me, could we talk about this later, Father?"

Oikawa Takeyori spoke very politely, but when he looked at the old man, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.

After saying that, he left without waiting for the old man to continue.

644. Preventing the tragedy from happening

Lin Xiaofeng clearly saw that the old man had something else to say, but Oikawa Takeyori's actions made the other man a little embarrassed... What was going on? Was there a conflict between the father and son?

"Is he your father?"

Kogoro Mouri turned and glanced at the old man before asking this question.

"He is my wife's father, that is, my father-in-law Haruhito Kambara, and he is also my teacher."

When talking about this teacher and father-in-law, Takeyori Oikawa's tone was indifferent, without any emotion.

As he led the way, he said, "If I said I was Teacher Haruhito, you might be more familiar with that name."

"Is that the famous landscape painter, Mr. Haruhito?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately thought of an old painter famous for his feng shui paintings, namely Haruhito Kanbara.

"It was him, but he hasn't painted since he injured his hand ten years ago."

"Alright, we're at the studio."

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the studio door. Takeyori Oikawa opened the door and invited them in.

The studio is very large, with two large bookshelves along the east and west walls, filled with many books, as well as art reference books and so on.

Furthermore, about ten feet away from the bookshelf on the west wall, there was a dozen easels arranged in a large circle, with paints, brushes, and drawing paper on them.

In the center of the room stood the largest painting, 577 pieces, covered by a clean white cloth, so nothing could be seen.

Some basic defensive measures have been taken in the room, such as sealing the windows to prevent Kaito Kid from entering through them.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri walked toward the easel in the center and said, "Is this Aoyama? Let me see."

As he spoke, he prepared to lift the white cloth on the shelf.

Takeyori Oikawa quickly stepped in front of him and said, "I'm sorry, I have a habit of not liking to let others see my unfinished works. I'm really sorry, Mr. Mori."

Kogoro Mouri's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and then he awkwardly withdrew it.

He wasn't very angry.

Artists, to varying degrees, all have their own personalities.

Can understand.

"Is there a camera installed in this room?"

Inspector Megure then asked.

"No."

Takeyori Oikawa shook his head.

"Takagi, go and take care of this."

How could such an important room not be monitored?

Therefore, cameras are essential.

"Yes."

Gao Mu agreed and left.

hall.

Lin Xiaofeng, Conan, and Sato Miwako huddled together talking.

Conan asked, "Officer Sato, do you know about Mr. Oikawa's four famous paintings?"

"You mean the four paintings: gold, pure white, red lotus, and blue mist?" Sato Miwako said with a smile.

"Correct."

"I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it."

Lin Xiaofeng explained, "Actually, gold refers to the moon, pure white refers to birds. This painting is of a pure white crane standing on a vast snow-covered mountain, and red lotus is a red lotus flower. Finally, this painting, 'Azure Mist,' refers to the wind, which is the painting that Phantom Thief Kid is trying to steal. Together, it represents wind, bird, moon, and flower."

"Little Wind, how do you know all this?"

"..." Lin Xiaofeng seemed to be deep in thought.

The incident began 15 years ago when Takeyori Oikawa's wife was caught in a tornado at sea and became a vegetable. After his wife became a vegetable, Takeyori Oikawa painted desperately in order to earn money for his wife's medical expenses.

Later, the three famous paintings, Red Lotus, Pure White, and Gold, were created. Originally, according to Oikawa Takeyori's idea, the three paintings, White, Red, and Gold, were already perfect enough to fully express the natural beauty in his heart, and there was no need for the painting Blue Breeze.

However, his father-in-law, Haruhito Kanbara, in order to make more money, told the shop owner who bought his painting that there were four paintings in total: Pure White, Red Lotus, Gold, and Blue Storm. Only the four paintings were perfect. The shop owner was very happy at the time and indicated that he would buy Blue Storm at a high price.

This matter was spread around and became known to everyone.

Oikawa Takeyori naturally didn't want to draw blue mist anymore. Besides the reason mentioned above, there was another important reason: blue mist represents wind, and his wife was killed by a tornado. How could he possibly draw blue mist?

Before Qinglan was even born, his wife couldn't make it and passed away on a rainy night.

The news of Seiran has spread, and everyone knows that Oikawa Takeyori's new work is called Seiran. However, he has been unable to draw it and has had to come up with a plan for Seiran to be stolen by Kaito Kid.

That's right! There was no Phantom Thief Kid trying to steal the painting; it was all part of Takeyori Oikawa's plan.

As long as the outside world knows that the painting was stolen by Phantom Thief Kid, his reputation will not be affected even if he cannot produce Qinglan.

So, who died in this incident? It was his father-in-law, Haruhito Kambara.

Originally, Oikawa Takeyori already harbored resentment towards Kambara Haruhito because of his presumptuous act of mentioning the existence of Seiran. Later, Kambara Haruhito even said to him, "I have my own plans regarding this matter." It was this vague statement that led Oikawa Takeyori to believe that Kambara Haruhito was preparing to reveal his plans and that he was unable to draw Seiran.

Therefore, Takeyori Oikawa planned to kill Haruhito Kanbara, and he eventually did so.

In fact, Lin Xiaofeng, who knew the truth, understood that it was all a misunderstanding. The old man, Kambara Haruhito, had a hard time. He said those things to that boss in order to earn more money to save his daughter.

When he said, "I have my own plans for this matter," he wasn't going to reveal Oikawa Takeyori's plans or that he couldn't draw Seiran. The truth was that the old man wanted to imitate Oikawa Takeyori's painting style and draw Seiran himself.

After his hands were injured, he could no longer paint, so he used his mouth to hold the brush and draw Qinglan.

The reason he didn't tell Oikawa Takeyori about this was because he knew that no matter how well he imitated it, someone would eventually tell that the painting "Blue Mist" wasn't painted by Oikawa Takeyori.

Therefore, in order not to damage Oikawa Takeyori's reputation, he did not tell him about it.

He will step forward and take full responsibility once he is discovered.

You could say this old man was a bit simple-minded, but he was also genuinely kind.

Otherwise, when Takeyori Oikawa later learned the truth, he would have cried bitterly out of self-reproach and regret.

This is a human tragedy caused by a misunderstanding.

Lin Xiaofeng felt that now that he knew, he should do something to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

645. Consultant Lin's domineering aura is evident.

Just as Lin Xiaofeng was about to go and clear up the misunderstanding between Kambara Haruhito and Oikawa Takeyori, he suddenly remembered something else.

Although the plan for Kaito Kid to steal the painting was actually devised by Takeyori Oikawa.

Interestingly, Phantom Thief Kid actually showed up.

Kaito Kid came to clear his name after hearing the news.

If Lin Xiaofeng remembers correctly, Kaito Kid disguised himself as Takagi to participate in this incident.

"Let's put Kidd aside for now and get down to business."

Just as Lin Xiaofeng made up his mind, Sato Miwako nudged his shoulder and said, "What are you thinking about that hasn't said anything for so long?"

"I didn't think anything of it."

"Let's not tell them the truth yet," Lin Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "You guys chat, I'm going to find Inspector Megure."

After that, he turned around and left.

Lin Xiaofeng wasn't looking for Inspector Megure, but rather for Takeyori Oikawa. He grabbed a colleague and asked if he had seen Takeyori Oikawa, but the colleague shook his head.

After letting him go, Lin Xiaofeng thought to himself... Oikawa Takeyori made his move about 10 minutes before Kaito Kid arrived, which is 7:50.

Lin Xiaofeng raised his wrist and glanced at the time.

7 points.

There are still 5 minutes before Oikawa Takeyori makes his move, so I must find him quickly.

Otherwise it will be too late.

Just then, Inspector Megure, along with Kogoro Mouri and others, approached. He said, "Brother Lin, Kaito Kid is coming soon. You'd better be on your guard and don't let him succeed."

"Have you seen Mr. Oikawa?"

Lin Xiaofeng asked.