Chapter 35 Heavenly Punishment

"The Divine Punishment is said to depict a righteous knight sealing away a demon. However, although the demon was killed by the righteous knight, the knight was also stained with the demon's blood. Can the knight, baptized by evil blood, really maintain his unwavering righteousness?"

Qianzhu looked up at the painting and spoke in a calm tone, his emotions unclear. However, when he said the last sentence, his voice lowered, as if he were talking to himself. The three people next to him listened carefully but did not hear him.

Hearing the sound of dripping water from the side, he turned his head to look, then pretended to be startled and took a step back.

"What's wrong, Brother Qianzhu?"

Conan glanced at Qianzhu, whose face had suddenly turned pale, and followed his gaze. His pupils then constricted sharply.

A man covered in blood was pinned to the wall by a sword, and the blood, which appeared darker due to the darkness, had formed a small puddle on the floor.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

Daily Scream 1/1.

As the alarm rang, Inspector Megure, still wearing his brown coat, appeared before them. Upon seeing Kogoro Mouri, he immediately said, "What, it's you again!"

The latter completely ignored what he said and even saluted him.

"Inspector Megure, there's a security camera over there. Maybe it caught the culprit."

Chizuru's face was still somewhat pale, but he still endured the discomfort and walked up to Inspector Megure, pointing to the camera in the corner and saying.

"Hmm? This is..." Inspector Megure glanced at Chizuru, then gestured to Kogoro Mouri to introduce him.

"Ah, this is Ran's friend, Chino Chitake. He came with us to visit this art museum." Kogoro Mouri explained, scratching the back of his head with a laugh.

Inspector Megure glanced at the unserious Kogoro Mouri with his half-moon eyes, then called everyone to the monitoring room.

Everyone was astonished as they watched the video displayed on the screen.

Because the one who attacked and brutally murdered Manaka was actually a suit of armor!

The cruelty of the scene made the kind-hearted Xiaolan close her eyes.

Chizuru glanced at Conan, who was intently watching the video, and gave him a speechless half-moon look. Then she took out a piece of candy from her bag and handed it to Ran, saying, "Eating a piece of candy might make you feel better."

Seeing Qianzhu's warm smile, Xiaolan couldn't help but smile as well, nodding to him, "Thank you, Qianzhu."

"You're welcome." Qianzhu's eyes curved into a smile.

Nearby, the group of people who were rewinding the video noticed that the composition of the image where Manaka was nailed to the wall looked somewhat familiar.

“It’s ‘Heavenly Punishment’,” Qianzhu said suddenly, standing behind them. His complexion had improved considerably by now.

"Divine punishment?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

"It's the painting called 'Divine Punishment' that was hung in front of the deceased," Kogoro Mouri explained.

"Speaking of which, there was a 'No Entry' sign placed in the passageway leading to the murder room just now," Xiaolan said, having recovered.

"Yes, it was around four o'clock, and when we went back at five o'clock, the sign was gone." Qianzhu nodded in agreement.

"It seems the murder occurred around 4:30, and that sign was put up by the killer." Inspector Megure turned to look at the screen and spoke with certainty.

Qianzhu glanced at Conan, who was lying on the control panel, raised her eyebrows slightly without making it obvious, and then went over and picked him up.