Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came.

However, due to the angle, all they could see were the corridor walls painted with special paint and the armored knights standing on both sides of the corridor.

"It looks like it's heading towards the Hell exhibition hall," said employee Iijima.

"Take me there quickly!" Officer Chiba ran over from the direction of the lobby and pulled Iijima toward the scene of the incident.

Wen Shui and his group followed closely behind.

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When Wen Shui and his group arrived at the Hell exhibition hall, they found a woman sitting slumped at the entrance, her face filled with a look of utter shock.

It seems she was the first person to discover the body.

"Stand by the door, don't disturb the scene." Officer Chiba's voice came from inside the Hell exhibition hall, his tone unusually serious.

Xiao Lan, who was running in the lead, immediately slammed on the brakes and stopped at the entrance.

Sonoko Suzuki, who was in second place, slammed into Ran's back due to inertia.

Xiaolan: "Ouch, that hurts!"

Sonoko: "Oops, I bit my tongue."

Wen Shui: "You two stop fooling around, let me in first."

Both women simultaneously cast questioning glances at him.

Wen Shui cleared her throat and said in a low voice, "Don't forget why we're here. Now is the time for the detective to make his appearance."

After saying that, he didn't care whether the two of them could adapt to the role of a detective.

He squeezed sideways into the hell exhibition hall through the gap between the two people.

The Hell exhibit is decorated in a terrifying and gloomy style, and the exhibits inside are all things like demons, hellhounds, and black magic books.

Coupled with a deliberately dim lighting system, it's practically indistinguishable from the hell people imagine.

But even all of these things combined are not as terrifying as the Boss Shinaka, who is pinned to the wall by a sword.

The boss, Zhenzhong, was pinned to the wall by a knight's sword, his eyes wide open, staring unblinkingly at the exit.

His suit jacket was stained red with blood, and large amounts of blood dripped from his fingertips, pooling into a semi-congealed puddle at his feet.

The air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.

Wenshui walked up to Officer Chiba, who was examining the body.

Officer Chiba frowned: "How did you get in? Didn't I tell you to wait outside?"

Wen Shui: "I was curious, so I came to take a look."

"You can't touch anything, and you can't take pictures and post them online. This isn't just an ordinary paranormal event." Officer Chiba looked at his phone, which had no signal, sighed, and said:

"I'll contact headquarters and ask you and Xiaolan to seal off the entrance so that no one can enter the site."

Wen Shui nodded: "Leave it to me."

Officer Chiba rushed out.

Ran and Sonoko also heard Officer Chiba's instructions and stood at the door like gatekeepers, facing the corridor.

But Wen Shui always felt that the two people turned their bodies away because they were afraid to look at the corpse.

"Hey, you over there, no taking pictures. It'll be a problem if they get posted online." Sonoko pointed to a man wearing glasses in the crowd. "Put your camera down. I've memorized your face."

The bespectacled man put down his camera with a regretful expression.

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrived a little slower than expected.

When Sato Miwako led her people into the Hell Exhibition Hall, Boss Manaka's corpse was no longer dripping blood.

Uniformed police officers cordoned off the scene with yellow tape and began questioning everyone present. A forensic investigator, accompanied by his assistant, began examining the body and collecting fingerprints and hair samples from the scene.

Wen Shui and the others were naturally invited to the corridor to await investigation.

However, Wen Shui had already done a quick check, and it was pretty much the same as the "Murder in the Art Museum" case he remembered.

The boss, Zhenzhong, was pinned to the wall with a knight's sword, just like the composition of the oil painting "Divine Retribution" next to him.

The corpse was holding a piece of paper with the name "Kubota" written on it.

The police have taken control of the monitoring room, so Wen Shui can't watch the surveillance footage, but he guesses it will be similar to the original story.

So, the curator really did kill Mr. Manaka while they were rescuing Sonoko?

But who was that armored knight who attacked the garden, and what was his purpose?

Wen Shui felt as if she had triggered a hidden side quest.

If we can solve this mystery, it should speed up the research process, right?

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Halfway through the on-site investigation and evidence collection, Miwako Sato called Officer Chiba outside.

Miwako Sato: "Chiba, what do you think of this case?"

Officer Chiba frowned: "According to the surveillance footage, it was the armored knight who fought me who, in his panic, ran into the Hell Exhibition Hall. Then he encountered the deceased, Mr. Manaka, and killed him in a fit of terror."

Miwako Sato nodded and added, "I think the deceased might have known the perpetrator; we could keep an eye on that."

"Okay, I'll have someone investigate the deceased's interpersonal relationships first."

Miwako Sato suddenly asked, "I saw Ran in the crowd just now. Is Shinichi Kudo here too?"

“No.” Chiba shook his head. “Ran came here with her classmates to gather material; it seems they’re planning to make a paranormal program.”

"A paranormal program?"

"Hmm, it could also be a comedy paranormal show. The guy next to her is a very talented manzai (stand-up comedy) master."

A fusion of comedy and the supernatural?

Miwako Sato felt that she had reached an age where she could no longer understand the things that were popular among young people.

Detective Chiba noticed the other person's hesitation and asked, "Is there another mission?"

“I found a car modification shop run by a biker gang in Shinjuku. I was planning to go there with Takagi.” Sato Miwako smiled wryly. “Inspector Megure went to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters for a meeting. The station is already short-staffed, and now a murder has happened here.”

"Then I'll take care of this," Chiba said.

Sato Miwako looked hesitant.

Logically, this case should be more important, but everyone in the art museum has been detained. As long as we investigate step by step, we will eventually find some clues.

In addition, the biker gangs in Shinjuku have been particularly rampant lately.

Moreover, many of the members are protected by law, which means that the Metropolitan Police Department can't do much after making arrests, and this period has been quite stressful for them.

If we can cut off the source and shut down those guys' car modification den.

This can greatly alleviate the pressure on the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Miwako nodded. "Shiratori seems to be handling a robbery case in Shibuya. I'll ask him later and have him come over to help you after he's done."

Officer Chiba smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can handle it all by myself. Don't underestimate my abilities."

Miwako Sato smiled.

Chiba is indeed very serious about his work, but he is too nice to others and lacks experience, so he is more suitable for investigation and evidence collection work.

However, this might be a good training opportunity. If Chiba can demonstrate sufficient strength, it might alleviate some of the pressure on Inspector Megure.

Since the Kuchisake-onna attack, Tokyo has been in a state of utter chaos.

Various murder cases occurred frequently, coupled with the presence of biker gangs in Shinjuku.

She hasn't taken a vacation in a long time.

Miwako thought to herself, "I really miss the days when I could lie in my living room at home, eating potato chips and watching mindless comedy shows."

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After Sato Miwako left with two young police officers.

Officer Chiba's previously harmless expression vanished; his eyes burned with fighting spirit.

Inspector Megure went to headquarters for a meeting, and Takagi Sato went to investigate the biker gangs, all while the Metropolitan Police Department was short-handed.

A bizarre murder case befalls a new employee.

Isn't this a plot that often appears in crime movies?

Although he wasn't a new recruit, he was ranked last in the First Investigation Division, and he was always the last person asked for his opinion on a case by Inspector Megure.

But that's okay, every excellent detective has to go through this process.

Chiba recalled what his retired senior colleague had said to him when he was on a boring surveillance mission shortly after he joined the police station.

You may feel impatient now, and you may remain in this state for the next few years.

But don't worry, one day in the future, perhaps on an ordinary day, you will encounter an event that requires you to stand up and take charge.

I hope that when the time comes, you won't let down the cherry blossom badge on your shoulder.

Chiba Kazunobu felt that today was the ordinary day he had been waiting for for several years.

Since that's the case, let me protect Mika's safety.

Chiba Kazunobu walked toward the crime scene with high spirits.

He even unconsciously began to imitate his superior, Inspector Megure, in his walking posture.

Then, he saw in the Hell exhibition hall that the manzai master named Wen Shui was surrounded by people around a corpse, and there was a person kneeling at his feet.

Officer Chiba felt a chill run down his spine, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in.

Chapter 10 Isn't this also a kind of offense?

Miwako Sato led the two newlyweds out of the art museum and got into a red Mazda RX-7 FD3S parked on the side of the road.