latelenovela Chapter 324: Sunflowers of Hellfire (Part 8)
Chapter 324: Sunflowers of Hellfire (Part 8)
Chapter 324: Sunflower of Hellfire (Part )
Miyadai Natsumi explained, "Please look at the card again. The eleven plus one in the equation refer to the twelve disciples of Jesus. The two extra people should refer to Theo and Gauguin."
“If I had to add one more person, it would be Van Gogh himself.”
Officer Charlie was puzzled. "Even if this explanation is correct, we still don't know what this equation means."
"Strange, why did Mr. Kidd make the notice letter so difficult to understand?" Sonoko was a little confused.
"Also, is this really Kidd's notice? The security at the door is very strict, he should have no chance of getting in." Xiaolan was also puzzled.
Suzuki Jirokichi was very confident: "No matter what the thief wants to say, we just need to trap him here and catch him. I'll leave it to you, Inspector Nakamori."
"Okay, then let's do it according to our plan. We'll evacuate the people in the museum first and then we'll catch Kidd." Inspector Nakamori is now full of energy.
"Damn it, Kidd, is he using this eleven plus one to prove he's the real Judas in disguise? I won't let you get away this time!" Inspector Nakamori complained about the card's contents while staring intently at the surveillance camera. "You're not going to get away from me this time!"
After most people had gone to their respective posts, Suzuki Jirokichi laughed heartily. "In this case, I'm a sure winner. I have twelve trustworthy companions in the Ray Kroc Museum!"
"Wait a minute, Mr. Jirokichi," Jack suddenly said. "I think there's another explanation for these two equations."
"Although the information on this card seems to be about the difference between fourteen and fifteen sunflowers, both versions mention the twelve disciples of Jesus." Jack laughed. "Among these twelve disciples, there is one..."
Before Jack could finish, Conan realized: "It was Judas. He was the only one of the twelve disciples who betrayed Jesus!"
The painter spoke slowly, "Twelve? Such a coincidental number, the same as the number Mr. Jirokichi said he could trust? It seems Kaito Kid is hinting that one of these twelve is a traitor like Judas."
"Is that so?" Suzuki Jirokichi pondered.
Inspector Nakamori also understood this statement. "In other words, besides Kidd, there are others who have ulterior motives for the sunflower painting? Advisor Suzuki, I'd like to re-investigate the backgrounds of the seven samurai you invited. What do you think?"
"Although Kaito Kidd might be doing this to make us suspicious of each other and create loopholes in the security system. But to be on the safe side, it's better to investigate secretly."
"Don't worry, I won't let them notice this."
Soon, all the tourists in the venue were evacuated, and the Dream Witch walked on the road holding Darren and Crybaby's hands helplessly.
"It's such a shame that we won't be able to show off our wonderful mother-daughter time to someone so soon."
[The Lord in Yellow: That’s enough. I’m not envious at all.]
[Dream Witch: You're anxious~ You're anxious~]
[Lord in Yellow: ...]
[Photographer: By the way, how is the deployment on the other side?]
[Priest: I've successfully dug an escape tunnel and am now inside the stalactite cave. Who wants to come play later?]
[Noise: Me me me me!]
[Fire Investigator: Me me me me!]
[Crying Clown: Okay, I think Mike might be able to help.]
[Ms. Farrow: Florian, you are not allowed to go!]
[Puppeteer: We don't want to see you take selfies with your hair covered in burning sunflowers.]
[Knight: Even using a burning sunflower to make popcorn won't work.]
[Fire Investigator: Ugh, how could this happen...]
[Spider: Mike, stay safe, and have fun!]
[Bustle: Thank you, Valletta.]
After confirming that all personnel had been evacuated, Jirokichi Suzuki ordered the gate of the Reckrock Museum to be blocked, and thick protective doors isolated the only exit.
Officer Charlie, who was already alert at the pre-arranged position, thought of the areas where surveillance was currently weak, namely the machine room and the power room.
Although the specific locations of these two places are only known to relevant people, in order to prevent accidents, Officer Charlie decided to check it out.
"I'm Charlie. I've checked all the places where surveillance is insufficient, and found no trace of Kidd." After reporting to the monitoring room, Officer Charlie rushed to the power room.
Kidd was indeed hiding in the power room at this time. He had planned to hide for a while, but he didn't expect Officer Charlie to suddenly come in with a gun to check, so he had to run away.
Officer Charlie, who discovered Kidd's whereabouts, immediately chased after him: "Stop, Kidd!"
But the pursuit and escape of the two men just gave the real traitor an opportunity. The traitor used turpentine to cause a short circuit. The machine in the power room suddenly caught fire due to a malfunction and the lights went out.
Everyone in the monitoring room was startled by the sudden power outage. Suzuki Jirokichi ordered: "Start the backup power supply immediately!"
"Please activate the monitor of the sunflower painting first." Conan reminded from the side.
Soon, seven paintings of sunflowers appeared on the surveillance camera. The paintings were all safe and sound, and the backup power supply also quickly restored power to the monitoring room.
"Goto, what exactly happened just now?" asked Suzuki Jirokichi.
"There seems to be a problem in the power control room. The main elevator, surveillance cameras, and lighting equipment in the museum are all out of service. I'm going to increase monitoring of the second and fifth sunflower paintings right now!"
"Kid is still in the Ray Kroc Museum." Suzuki Jirokichi said with a serious expression.
However, Inspector Nakamori excused Kidd: "I don't think this accident was caused by Kaito Kidd."
"What, why do you say that?"
"After re-investigating the seven samurai you invited, I found a suspicious person among them."
Inspector Nakamori continued, "Van Gogh created these seven sunflowers in Arles, France. This artist's brother died in Arles six months prior. Local police determined the man committed suicide based on the gunshot wound to his chest and the presence of gunpowder smoke on his right hand."
"That person is Tou Koichi, and Tou Koji, who is in charge of restoring the painting, is his younger brother."
But Tou Xingji immediately gave an answer through the headset: "My brother didn't commit suicide, he was killed by me."
Later, Higashi Koji appears in the surveillance footage of the second sunflower painting and gives his explanation: "After my brother and I found the Ashiya sunflower, our thinking changed dramatically."
"What are you talking about? That painting should have been burned long ago."
"No, that's not the case. There was an air raid on Ashiya that day, and the city was engulfed in fire. The man who owned the painting was a businessman, and my grandfather was his carpenter. To prevent theft, the sunflower painting in Ashiya was nailed tightly to the wall."
"My grandfather rushed into the fire to save the painting. Finally, to prevent it from being taken away by outsiders, he gave the pried painting to the entrepreneur's daughter and a young man who was staying in the house at the time."