Chapter 946 The Stolen Treasure
"Here we are, here is the Yokosuka Castle..." Natsumi Kasaka, who got out of the car, was just about to introduce this place with a smile to the others who came with her, when she found that many police cars had been parked in front of the castle gate, and she couldn't help but be stunned. Stunned.
The old housekeeper took two steps forward, protected the helpless Natsumi Kasaka behind him, and asked: "I'm sorry, police officers, what happened?"
Nakamori Ginsan, who had been waiting here for a long time, had his eyebrows raised. He was about to step forward when he was pulled by Megure Shisan beside him, which at least stopped him from shouting.
Facing these confused people, many of whom were quite familiar, Mu Mu Shisan cleared his throat and informed them of the situation.
"Everyone, in the next few days, you may be required to cooperate with the police investigation and receive transcripts. In addition, your luggage on the ship and your itinerary after arriving in Tokyo..."
"What happened?" The counselor of the Russian Embassy frowned as he felt something was not right. He stepped forward and interrupted his rambling announcement, "I am also bringing someone with me on this trip. I came here on a diplomatic mission. If it was not involved in a criminal case, I’m afraid it would be difficult for me to cooperate..."
"Of course the police won't detain you for no reason. Just investigate and find out that it has nothing to do with you. I..." Nakamori Ginzo snorted and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted again by Megure Shisan.
After stopping his excited colleagues from other departments, Mumu Shisan sighed secretly.
It wasn't that he couldn't understand the feelings of the Zhongmori Police Department. He had been toyed with by Kaitou Kidd for too many years, and every time when he was confident, he would be easily shaken off by the other party. Over the years, this old guy has really accumulated too much. Emotions can't help but come to mind whenever it comes to Kaitou Kidd.
But in front of this group of people, there are detectives - and all of them are detectives who have good relations with the police. There are foreigners, and there are children of plutocrats with rich assets. They can't let anything happen at this time.
"It's still about the case of the Suzuki Museum. You may not know it after staying on the cruise ship all night." Megure Thirteen looked around them and took a deep breath. "That night, it was not just the people who were stolen. The Suzuki Museum of Modern Art re-inventoryed the eggs of memories taken away by the police and found that on the night of the power outage..."
As he spoke, he slowly looked around everyone, focusing on everyone's expressions and demeanor.
"...Several exhibits in the art museum have been dropped and replaced."
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"There is such a thing..."
After listening to the descriptions of the police, Natsumi Kasaka looked nervously at the housekeeper behind her. After receiving a reassuring smile, she managed to calm down.
"We didn't expect it either. After confirming the news, Osaka has urgently contacted and screened the guests that night."
"So, find our reason..."
"Yes, except for everyone here, everyone else has been reviewed by Osaka Prefecture."
Natsumi Kasaka clenched her fingers and couldn't help but observe all the guests who came with her, and exchanged a worried look with the butler.
"...So, is this something that has nothing to do with Kaitou Kidd?" Natsumi Kasaka thought for a moment before asking this slightly rude question, "After all, everyone who paid attention to this matter that night Everyone knows..."
Kaitou Kidd did not show up near the museum at all. Instead, he predicted that the police might trick him into showing up in order to protect the treasure, so he took away the Egg of Memory and used a magic trick that affected the entire city of Osaka. The power outage made it clear what the police were planning.
The media, which has always been all-pervasive, has tried every means to get the news that Kaitou Kidd may be sniped by a third party, and his life or death is now uncertain.
This was originally a dangerous performance in which a thief was playing tricks on the police, and in the end it was very likely to lead to death. However, at this time, it became the alibi of Kidd in disguise.
Anyone could be involved in this case, except Kaitou Kidd, who was looking for the police in the sky and was being chased by bullets.
"Our preliminary judgment is that it is very likely that others took advantage of the news that Kaito Kidd might take action that night and took the opportunity to make some arrangements. At least before the launch, the exhibits at the Suzuki Museum of Art have been inspected by the Suzuki family's special consultants We have carefully reviewed all aspects of the installation and placement, and currently believe that the most likely scenario is that someone took action during the half hour of the power outage.”
Mumu Shisan frowned, looking at the Search Section 2 behind him who was asking questions one by one with a sullen face, and secretly shook his head.
His pursuit of Kaito Kidd has become Kaitou Kidd’s alibi when the amount of the crime is even greater and his behavior is more provocative...
It is completely understandable that Nakamori Ginzo is not feeling well. He can still maintain normal working conditions and is already very strong.
"This, that's it..." Kasaka Natsumi nodded blankly, and then became a little worried, "Then, do you want to check my castle?"
"I don't think you will be a suspect, Miss Kasaka. Your itinerary to Osaka and back to Tokyo is very obvious, and you don't have any luggage with you. Please rest assured that the police just hope that you can assist our investigation." Megure Ju San hurriedly reassured, "After all, uh, many people now know about your great-grandfather, and it is speculated that there may be another one in your castle, the Emperor's Easter Egg or something, so..."
Natsumi Kasaka suddenly realized: "So, you are worried that this prisoner may be targeting me again?"
"Yes, that's good if you understand." Megure Thirteen nodded and conveyed the police's plan tactfully.
It seems a bit convoluted, but the logic is easy to understand.
Compared to Kaitou Kidd, who had already targeted the Egg of Memory, and got into trouble after a successful attack, this thief who took action later was more like a thief who was aimless and only focused on economic value. His eyes accurately hit some of the most valuable collections in the art museum.
Now that all those collections have been stolen, there is only one most valuable thing in the art museum, and that is the Egg of Memory, the collection itself that is used as the main axis of development.
The Egg of Memories is protected by people from the Suzuki Group and has not escaped surveillance or human eyes throughout the process. It is unlikely to be dropped. So the only possible bait that the police can find is here.
"This is also for your safety, Miss Kasaka. Your property is being threatened, and the purpose and methods of this murderer are even more unknown. In case they are not the same peaceful type as Kaitou Kidd..." Megure Jusan changed An argument was made to explain the police’s protective intentions.
"Okay. It just so happens that we also need to study the mechanisms in the castle." After hearing this, Natsumi Kasaka finally felt relieved and explained her uneasiness just now, "My great-grandfather was a craftsman who was proficient in mechanism design. Inside the Egg of Memory The mechanical parts structure, as well as its glass, were probably handmade by my great-grandfather, so he also designed many mechanisms in this castle. If you walk around casually, it is easy to destroy them. Injured..."
"That's it... Hey, Miss Kasaka, do you have the floor plan of this place?" "Here, this, you don't want to check the fire protection procedures and so on...?"
"No, no, I just want to understand the situation so that I can deploy my defenses... If it's really inconvenient..."
"Ahem, cough, cough." Shiratori Rensaburo, who was holding the manual and standing in front of Karasawa in a serious manner, coughed twice and straightened his face again before other colleagues looked at him.
Tang Ze glanced at him who was pretending and rolled his eyelids.
"Why are you targeting Officer Shiratori again? Aren't you afraid that guy Shiratori will find you?"
"His attention is not on me at the moment." Pretending to ask, Kuroba Kaito did not suppress his voice, and replied in a very low voice in his own voice, "If you want to come over, you can only mix in It’s more natural among the police.”
"It's true that he was traveling in Karuizawa, but he didn't completely cut off the Internet and power... I say, next time you try to use a method that's less likely to be seen through..."
"You have the nerve to tell me, don't you..."
Halfway through, Kuroba Kaito's voice suddenly changed, and Shiratori Rensaburo's gentle voice came out naturally from his mouth: "So, you have been staying on the Suzuki family's boat, and the luggage you carry is only yours. Commuting bag.”
"Yes, Mr. Shiratori. You also know my situation. I reported to the police when I went to Osaka. After landing, I also kept in touch with the police in Tokyo..."
Nakamori Ginzo listened to their conversation for a while, then looked away and walked towards the next suspect. The two people quickly lowered their voices again.
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"You wouldn't have discovered the agency here long ago, right? Otherwise, why would you write that kind of warning letter? It's a bit too deliberate, I say. If you didn't write like that at all, maybe these people wouldn't be found at all. Clues to crack the mechanism.”
"Hey, there were so many surprises in my original plan, including sniping, helping you get those things... Speaking of which, have you finally spent all your money? Why are you even looking at your friend's art gallery? Got it? Let me tell you, even though you are not a serious thief, we phantom thieves generally don’t take advantage of others. You are so unkind..."
"Who is with you and us Phantom Thieves? We Phantom Thieves, I am not here for...cough. Yes, you can call up the surveillance video. I always stay with Detective Maori..."
Here, the two monster thieves were quietly plotting and arguing while surrounded by police. Over there, several detectives were frowning at the newly obtained information.
"The fact that Kaitou Kidd would target the Suzuki Museum of Art is very surprising." Conan complained in a low voice, "The Suzuki family has no shortage of treasures, but the museum cannot store any particularly valuable gems. There are some calligraphy and painting, but the probability that Kaito Kidd is interested in calligraphy and painting has never been high..."
"So, you also claim that it has nothing to do with Kidd? Did someone else take advantage of Kidd's crimes to interfere?" Hattori Heiji frowned.
The thing he was thinking about was not very related to Conan. He was recalling the list of stolen treasures that Thirteen Thirteen had just taken.
He secretly glanced at Baima Tan and winked.
The white horse detective did not answer his words, but after listening to Conan talking to himself for a while, he turned his head thoughtfully, glanced in the direction of Tang Ze, and then looked at Pu Siqinglan.
"Chinese treasures." Before Hattori Heiji lost his patience and asked directly, Detective White Horse bluntly gave the information he wanted to find out, "All the things stolen were calligraphy and paintings from China. There are also two pieces of porcelain, we are here I’ve seen them all in the exhibition hall.”
"Chinese, ah, that's..."
"It's the exhibition hall where we are." Xingchuan Hui, who was holding his arms, maintained a gentle smile on his face, and directly asked the question that White Horse Detective wanted to ask, "It's where we stood together before the power outage. Over there.”
"Ah, yes, your memory is really good, Mingzhi-kun." Hakuba raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully.
Hoshikawa Teru glanced at him strangely. Before he spoke, he withdrew his gaze and glanced in the direction of Karasawa, who had been communicating with Hakuba Rensaburo for a long time and seemed to have a lot of topics to talk about.
What are you looking at me for? I admit that the monster of the heart stole it, but I am just a little guy. If you have any questions, please ask our boss.
He didn't know why Tang Ze suddenly became so crazy.
"Could it be that this is the reason why Scobbin insists on calling himself Chinese?" Conan, who had been thinking about it for a long time, suddenly said something with a happy heart.
The three of them glanced at him.
Before Hoshikawa Teru had time to answer the question, Hattori Heiji waved his fist and said something like he suddenly realized something.
"That's right. Since Scobin never sells those things from the Romanov dynasty, there must be income, right? She just eats and doesn't sell. She's not an extremely rich person. Well, even an extremely rich person can't stand this. Consumed.”
Conan nodded: "Yes, flying around the world to catch up with news about those treasures is a time-consuming and laborious task."
"Moreover, if more than just the egg of memory was stolen from the art museum, she would have more reasons to create chaos and take the opportunity to leave..."
"Well, although Scoobin was not in the library that night, she also went to the warehouse to look at the Memory Eggs that were brought back with us afterwards. It might have been that time..."
Bai Matan didn't say anything, he just opened his pocket watch and took a look at the time, then cast a meaningful gaze in the direction of Pu Siqinglan.
Yeah? Why does he think this is someone's way of spreading suspicion?
"Since you are not short of money, why are you taking such a risk?" Kuroba Kaito put away the police manual and whispered, "Do you also have a special little hobby?"
"Well, anyway, I will make up for the things that need to be supplied to the Suzuki family. I just have some other uses. And isn't there a ready-made scapegoat?" Karasawa tilted his head, indicating something. , "It is quite reasonable for the Chinese to steal Chinese things, right?"
(End of chapter)