usatvline Chapter 320: Sunflowers of Hellfire (Part 4)
Chapter 320: Sunflowers of Hellfire (Part 4)
Chapter 320: Sunflower of Hellfire (Part )
Conan was shocked: "Aunt Merry knows about the things on Bearstein Island? And Jack called her by the surname Endlovu, not Pliny..."
The sound came from the eavesdropping device again.
"What you wrote in the letter is nothing more than pure conjecture, completely without any evidence. My husband died a long time ago from the venom of a new species of bee. Please don't make a fuss about him anymore."
"Haha, shouldn't you, Madam, know the cause of Joshua Pliny's death? Mr. Pliny's death was so tragic. Not only did he die from bee venom, but the bees even used his chest cavity as a hive. It's hard not to think of a vendetta."
"Those bees had long been rounded up and destroyed by the police, preventing me from even trying to track down the species. And then the media exposed my husband as a complete academic fraud, a piece of rubbish who had risen to prominence by relying on other people's theories and research."
The entomologist's voice became agitated. "I no longer consider him my husband."
"It's true that Joshua did have bad behavior, but what about you, Ms. Ndlovu? Shortly after Joshua's death, you rose to a high position in the academic world with your new theories and ideas. This seems quite different from your previous image of quietly tending flowers at home."
"That's enough, what do you want to say?"
"I just want an answer. Did you have any influence over Joshua Pliny's death?"
"Ridiculous!"
Conan heard the sound of heels hitting the ground. It seemed that the entomologist was annoyed by Jack and wanted to leave.
"Wait, how about you wait until I tell you the results of the Melody family's investigation of the Pliny family's old house before you decide whether to stay or go?"
The footsteps stopped.
"In Joshua Pliny's bookshelf, we found a hollowed-out book containing several insect specimens, including the bee that killed him."
"So what?"
"We also discovered a beehive of this type of bee near your flower fields. It's strange! Didn't you say the bees had been destroyed by the police? Why are they still here? These little creatures are truly resilient."
The sound stopped, but Conan vaguely heard the entomologist gnashing his teeth.
"That's enough. You're investigating me this way. What do you, the Melodi family, want?"
"It's simple. We just need you to bring us your most precious 'memories'."
"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do to help you with that."
"what?"
"The negative is silent, but she is not."
The next second, the bug was damaged, and the crackling sound made Conan shudder, and then he was punched by Kogoro Mouri.
"You little brat, why can't you even walk properly?"
Conan looked at Kogoro Mouri with his half-moon eyes, but in his mind he was recalling the conversation between the entomologist and Jack.
He heard that the death of the entomologist's husband Joshua Pliny was most likely indirectly caused by the entomologist. After all, he had seen that the entomologist had the ability to control bees. Perhaps she relied on those bees to kill her husband.
Putting aside the entomologist's crimes, what exactly is the "memories" Jack mentioned just now? Is it a nickname for an object or a person?
In the conference room of the art museum, a group of people were discussing how to guard against Kaito Kid. Inspector Nakamori suggested that the painting be sent to a safe place immediately.
The director of the art museum was very receptive and immediately agreed to this request.
As the various departments were operating, the painting of sunflowers was carried by two staff members and placed in a box specially used for paintings.
"As expected of Mr. Ishimine Taizo of Cheetah Freight, he was able to arrange everything to this point in just 30 minutes." Inspector Nakamori couldn't help but sigh as he watched everyone working in an orderly manner.
Just when the lid of the box was about to be closed, several people came forward to help. However, when the lid was about to be closed, the sharp-eyed Conan noticed a Kid card stuck on the lid.
"Wait a minute! There's a Kidd card on there!"
Natsumi Miyadai, who was closest, immediately tore off the card and handed it to Inspector Nakamori.
"I have received Sunflower, Kaito Kidd."
Inspector Nakamori was a little confused after reading the contents of the card: "He said he got it. But isn't the sunflower still here?"
"Is this the only sentence on it?" Conan asked immediately.
"Yes."
Officer Charlie said seriously, "Could it be that he has already replaced the sunflower?"
"Are you saying this is a fake?" everyone was shocked.
Considering the seriousness of the matter, Miyadai Natsumi immediately took apart the painting and began to identify it.
"If this is a fake, it's incredibly well-made," Miyadai Natsumi said, putting down her tools. "But it's hard for me to accurately authenticate the painting here. Can we move it to my studio first? I can verify its authenticity there."
"Let's do it. If this painting has been replaced with a fake, I'm sure the higher-ups will agree to this." The curator once again accepted the advice.
[Jack: It's rare to meet someone who listens so well.]
[Violinist: Indeed, most of these artists are stubborn.]
[painter:?]
[Composer: Mr. Antonio, you seem to have included yourself in this.]
[Sculptor: He is indeed very stubborn. When he went to the brothel, eight people couldn't stop him. Don't use the devil's power here!]
[Violinist: As the saying goes, a devil who doesn't want to go to the den of gold is not a good violinist. I rushed! Oops!]
[Photographer: Fortunately, I was prepared and had Mr. Ben lay out traps around your house.]
[Gravekeeper: I was even asked to dig a trench around the house.]
[Prisoner: Wow, the violin master is going to jail here.]
[Violinist: No!]
However, at this time, the security guard next to the curator suddenly attacked. It turned out that he was the real Kaito Kidd. Everyone then realized that this appraisal was a trap set by Kidd.
Kidd first destroyed the surveillance camera with a card gun, and then took advantage of the smoke to pick up the sunflower painting and ran away.
Conan and Officer Charlie chased after him immediately and found Kidd carrying the painting on the roof.
[Postman: Honestly, I'd like to know how Iger manages to hold back a large drawing board like that.]
[Artist: Ask Aesop, he's still holding the coffin.]
[Embarkantist:?]
Kaito Kidd fired a lot of smoke bombs on the rooftop, and even with the auxiliary lighting of the helicopter, he successfully escaped from the police encirclement.
Later, the curator found the card left by Kidd in his pocket.
"I'm willing to transfer this painting for a discounted price of 1412 billion yen. We'll meet in room of the Toudou Plaza Hotel in two hours. Remember to change all your money into old banknotes, take it out of the box and place it on the bed. If you can't come up with the money, we'll pretend this deal didn't happen, Kaito Kid."
After reading the contents of the card, Inspector Nakamori was almost furious.