Crossover Anime: Ran is sorry for accompanying Eri on her business trip.

His gaze hardened once more.

"This is……"

Eri walked forward and soon noticed a huge painting on the wall ahead.

She noticed there was also an introduction next to it.

This title is "Divine Retribution"!

"A work depicting a righteous knight sealing away a demon."

Eri Kisaki stood up again, and suddenly heard a snapping sound.

She looked back.

It was found on the wall on the other side.

The boss, Zhenzhong, was nailed to the wall and died in the same way.

Eri covered her mouth, her body feeling a little weak.

Although I have experienced various kinds of quiet in my daily life

But this impactful image,

It still made her feel a little weak.

Chen Mo quickly stepped forward to help her up. He had already called the police, and now they just had to wait for them to arrive.

"Let's go out first."

Chen Mo led Eri towards the door, letting her rest on a chair outside for a while.

"What's wrong?" Ochiai asked as he came in from outside.

"Manager! Boss Manaka is dead! Please call everyone here! I've already called the police."

Chen Mo glanced at Ochiai.

"Ah! Is Boss Manaka dead? Okay, I'll get to it right away!" Ochiai quickly turned around and went to gather the employees.

Chen Mo stared at Ochiai's retreating figure, "I wonder how someone so old can manage to put on such heavy armor."

Soon, Miwako Sato arrived at the scene.

"Hmm? How come I keep seeing you in the cases lately?" Sato Miwako was a little surprised.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Maybe this is our fate. Aren't you always the one being sent here?"

Sato Miwako blushed slightly. "Inspector Megure is currently undergoing further training, so I'm here to assist him with the case."

"The chocolate was delicious, thank you," Chen Mo suddenly said.

Sato Miwako blushed and turned to look at Ochiai and the others.

[Great! He ate my chocolate! That means he accepted my feelings.]

"Have you seen the murderer?" Sato Miwako composed herself and asked Ochiai and the others.

“I’ve asked everyone, but it seems like no one has seen it!” Ochiai shook his head slightly.

Iijima pointed to a nearby surveillance camera, "If I remember correctly, perhaps the security camera here should have recorded this."

Sato Miwako nodded gently, "Okay! Let's go to the monitoring room then."

Eri Kisaki stood up. "I'll go too."

Chen Mo looked at her and said, "Why don't you rest a little longer?"

"It's okay! I'm fine." Eri Kisaki shook her head gently and glanced at Miwako Sato a few more times.

"Queen of Law! I've heard so much about you." Sato Miwako smiled slightly when she saw Kisaki Eri.

[That's strange! The way she's looking at me is a little odd!]

"Hello!" Eri Kisaki nodded gently.

Then everyone went to the monitoring room.

After the police officers pulled up the surveillance footage, a medieval suit of armor quickly appeared on the screen.

“How could the prisoner be so careless? He didn’t even know he would be filmed on camera,” said Miwako Sato, stroking her chin.

Soon, Mr. Manaka appeared on the surveillance footage, seemingly waiting for someone.

As he turned his back to check his watch, the medieval armor suddenly moved.

After the first sword strike, Boss Manaka fell to the ground.

The medieval armored figure turned and slashed again.

Then they grabbed Boss Manaka and nailed him to the wall.

"This... isn't this the painting from the Heavenly Punishment?"

Eri Kisaki stared at the monitor screen with a surprised expression.

"The murderer must be among these employees."

Looking at the surveillance footage, Miwako Sato suddenly noticed something.

She quickly locked onto the screen.

"Mr. Zhenzhong, it seems like you've written something!"

"He probably discovered the murderer! Once he found the note, he should know who the murderer is."

Eri Kisaki made her judgment after looking at the surveillance footage in front of her.

"This note was found in the victim's hand!" The police officers found the note in the hand of the owner, Mr. Zhenzhong, during their inspection.

Wearing gloves, Miwako Sato opened the note.

I found two characters written inside: 洼田!

Sato Miwako quickly turned her gaze to Kubota, "What explanation do you have for this?"

Kubota stared at the note in surprise. "What! How could it be my name?!"

“You wore armor to avoid being recognized by the victims! But unfortunately, you were still recognized,” Eri Kisaki added from the side.

"No, it wasn't me!" Kubota explained anxiously.

"Then tell me! Where were you when the murder happened?" Eri Kisaki asked, looking at Kubota.

"I... I'm alone in the office," Kubota said慌张地.

Sato Miwako chuckled lightly, "So, in that case, no one saw you."

Chen Mo stood to the side and gently shook his head. "That's not right."

"What's wrong?" Eri Kisaki turned to look at Chen Mo.

"He's not the murderer." Chen Mo smiled slightly.

"Are you sure?" Eri Kisaki looked at Chen Mo with surprise.

Chen Mo nodded. "I have a clear understanding of the entire case."

"So fast? Then who is the murderer?" Eri Kisaki looked at Chen Mo with suspicion.

“If I had told you in advance,” Chen Mo said, approaching Eri Kisaki, “we would have had to try some more creative things tonight!”

Eri Kisaki blushed. "You go first!"

"Oh, the idea I came up with is..." Chen Mo whispered in her ear.

Chapter 24: Eri Kisaki: What are you doing with those handcuffs!

Eri Kisaki blushed deeply and looked at Chen Mo.

"I didn't ask you about the tricks! I asked you who the criminal is."

Miwako Sato turned her head and glanced at Chen Mo and Eri Kisaki.

Their relationship was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

"You're saying Kubota isn't the murderer?"

"But all the evidence points to him now!"

Chen Mo smiled and looked at Sato Miwako, "You think so too?"

"That's how it seems at the moment."

Miwako Sato nodded gently.

"No! I had no motive! Why would I kill Mr. Manaka?" Kubota argued again.

"It must be him!"

Iijima, standing nearby, spoke up, "Kubota often secretly takes the artworks from here to sell! And the owner is demanding huge compensation from you!"

"Is what he said true?" Sato Miwako asked, looking at Kubota.

"But, but this has nothing to do with the murder case, right?" Kubota took a step back, his eyes filled with fear.

Sato Miwako chuckled lightly,

"You don't need to say anything more. Once we find this armor, the truth will come out."

"Officer Sato! We found a ballpoint pen here." An officer walked over with a pen in his hand.

Sato Miwako took it and exclaimed, "This is a very high-quality pen!"

Ochiai glanced at it and said, "These are ballpoint pens specially made for the museum's 50th anniversary this year. Everyone involved will receive one!"

Miwako Sato twirled her pen and made a simple mark on the paper, comparing it to the traces left by Manaka.

"Since it's the same thickness and color, it's probably the one the victim used!"

"How about this, I'll make a bet with you, okay?" Chen Mo asked, looking at Sato Miwako.

"Hmm, what are we betting on?" Sato Miwako asked.

"If I deduce the real murderer, you'll give me something," Chen Mo replied with a smile. "If my deduction is wrong, then I'll give you something."

"What is it?" Sato Miwako asked after thinking for a moment.

"Anything," Chen Mo smiled. "How about it?"

"Okay!" Sato Miwako thought for a moment and immediately nodded.

Although she didn't know what Chen Mo wanted, it didn't seem like a big loss for her.

"Actually, there are still many doubts about this case."

"For example, this pen was retracted. If someone was about to be killed, they would have to throw the pen away in a moment of panic. Who would have the leisure to retract the pen refill?"

"I don't know if you noticed, but in the surveillance footage, Mr. Manaka picked up the note and had a clearly surprised expression before he tried to write something down. If it was the murderer's name from the beginning, why would he be surprised?"

“You can see a few slight scratches on that note that says Mr. Kubota!”

Sato Miwako realized, "You mean! This is a note that was already written in advance?"

She picked it up and looked at it, and found that there were indeed scratches on it. "The perpetrator knew who the murderer was and wanted to use this ballpoint pen to write down the real name, but he couldn't."

"Officer Sato!" Two officers walked in from outside.

"We found this in Mr. Kubota's cabinet!"

Miwako Sato turned her head and saw that two police officers had brought in blood-stained armor.

"What! How is that possible! I had no idea!" Kubota exclaimed in surprise.

Sato Miwako thought about it seriously this time, and looked at Chen Mo, "According to your reasoning, how do you explain this? Did the murderer give it to Kubota?"

“That’s right.” Chen Mo looked at the armor on the ground. “This is just a replica! The original was not ruined, and the other works of art were not damaged either.”

Sato Miwako turned her head and discovered that this was the place where the real owner of the shop was.

There were instruction cards, but they weren't drawn on; it's obvious someone moved them beforehand.

“The person who handles the paintings so carefully must truly love these collections. If it were Kubota, he would never go to such lengths, nor would he imitate any divine punishment,” Chen Mo said with a smile. “So the murderer is clearly Director Ochiai.”

"What!" Sato Miwako looked at Ochiai in surprise.