Chapter 20: The Old Man in Armor
On Sunday, although it was late at night, Lin Si was still sitting in front of the computer studying the drug information, which was the drug information CD he got back from Professor Hirota's house. He's trying to figure out how to separate the Night Baron virus from the data file.
Just as Lin Si was typing code into the computer, a strange feeling came to his mind, as if something was calling him in the distance. Lin Si immediately realized that this was related to the Heart Curse Seal, so he stopped what he was doing.
"Looks like another person infected with the curse mark is about to have a seizure."
Lin Si stretched out two fingers and pointed at his eyebrows, and activated the Seal Technique, through which he could read the killing intent of the recipient, as well as the fragments of mental activity. It is usually something related to the dark side of the subject's mind, such as a murder plan, the target of the murder, or the location he chooses to commit the crime.
Through the technique of seeing seals, Lin Si saw a strange man, who was estimated to be the target of the murderer's murder. Then there was a picture of a building, and Lin Si immediately recognized it as the Rice Flower Art Museum.
Putting away the ninjutsu, Lin Si whispered to himself, "Rice Flower Art Museum? This can't be a case of a curator wearing armor to kill someone, right? ”
In the Conan series, the museum murder is a classic. In recent years, the audience has long been numb to boring murders, so the more bizarre the story, the more popular it is, for example, there is a set of programs called "Approaching XX", because it can render trivial things more terrifying than ghost movies, so it is deeply loved by the general public.
The murder in the art museum is a classic case that combines the supernatural and the suspenseful.
However, for Lin Si, who knew the truth, this case was very boring, just an old man wearing armor and pretending to be a ghost.
"Forget it, let's go check the situation first." Lin Si saved the file, then turned off the computer and left the hall.
……
Mt. Aoba is at the junction of Rice Flower Town and Cup Town Town, so Hayashi Tsugu drove quickly to the vicinity of the Rice Flower Art Museum. He found a parking space, parked his car, and walked to the museum.
Since it was late at night, there was not a single pedestrian on the road, except for the occasional car passing by. The street lamps on both sides illuminate the empty road, which looks silent and eerie.
The Rice Flower Art Museum has long been closed, and the lighting is not turned on, except for two security guards patrolling inside with flashlights.
It's a mecca for art by day, and it's a horror house by night – statues of angels look more like demons in the dark, and the figures on the walls seem to be staring directly at the security guards.
"This place is so wicked, let's hurry up and go out for a drink after the patrol."
The two security guards walked around with flashlights and found no safety hazards, so they decided to lock the door and leave. But just as they were making their decision, there was a sudden "clang" sound from the depths of the museum, dull and rhythmic, sounding like something walking.
"Did you hear that?" A security guard asks a question to his companion.
"I hear you...... What is this sound? ”
The two glanced at each other, stretched their necks and swallowed their saliva, "Let's go together...... Look? ”
They cautiously walked in the direction from which the sound came, and the sound was getting closer. They stopped because the sound came from an exhibition hall called "Hell Hall", and the two of them nodded to each other and walked in together.
"Who?" They shone their flashlights into the exhibition hall and were stunned by the sight in front of them.
It's not people walking inside, it's a suit of armor!
"Ghosts! Hell! Two security guards were so frightened that they ran away, and one of them didn't even bother to get up after he fell, and escaped from the museum with his hands and feet.
……
A figure hung upside down on the ceiling to see all this, this person was Lin Si. Ninjas only need to gather the chakra on the soles of their feet and attach it to the ceiling, so they can walk upside down on the ceiling, which is very convenient.
Since Lin Si was hiding above, no one noticed him.
When the security guards escaped, the man in armor came to the corner of the surveillance and took off his helmet, revealing an old face in the darkness - it was none other than Mr. Ochiai, the director of the museum.
"Is it really him?" Lin Si seemed a little surprised.
This is because Hayashi has heard a saying that some people believe that the real culprit of the murder at the museum is not Director Ochiai. After all, the director of the Ochiai Pavilion is very old, and the armor is extremely heavy, and it is difficult for an old man to walk in armor, so how can he commit crimes in armor? So Director Ochiai must be taking the blame for someone else, and the real culprit is someone else!
This statement is very reasonable, but at this moment, Lin Hei confirmed that this statement is nonsense, and the real culprit is none other than Director Ochiai. Although the armor is indeed heavy, the body of the Ochiai curator is much stronger than that of the average old man, which is enough to support him in committing crimes.
Lin Si wasn't interested in Director Ochiai's, he was only here for the curse seal of his heart. He could feel the aura of the curse mark on the curator's body, but he wasn't sure where the curse mark was, so he had been secretly observing.
It wasn't until the curator took off his helmet that he noticed a small, irregularly shaped black spot on the back of the curator's neck.
"Found it." Because this is a dead end for monitoring, Lin Si didn't drag the mud and water at all, and fell directly from the ceiling and stood behind Director Ochiai.
The curator suddenly felt a chill in his back, as if there was something behind him, and he wanted to look back, but his neck was attacked, and he lost consciousness directly in front of him. Looking at the curator who fell to the ground, Lin Si didn't feel guilty at all.
I don't know why, but many people sympathized with Director Ochiai after he killed him. It is true that the murderers in some cases in Conan are more worthy of sympathy than the deceased, but Hayashi believes that Director Ochiai is definitely not among them.
The deceased in this case bought the museum and planned to convert it into a hotel, but Director Ochiai couldn't accept it and killed the other party. This kind of brain circuit Lin Si really can't understand. Art museums have been bought by others, even if they are converted into public toilets, it is the freedom of others, what qualifications do you, a former director, have? Moreover, the museum was sold by the boss behind the scenes, and the director of the museum was just an employee invited by the boss.
So Lin Si thinks that Director Ochiai is not worthy of sympathy at all.
He crouched down, pressed his hand on the back of the curator's neck, and began to absorb the mantra seal of the heart. After about five seconds, the curse mark was absorbed, Lin Si stood up from the ground, and the black spot on the curator's neck disappeared.
Lin Si felt that the amount of chakra he had more than doubled, and this did not include the part of the chakra that had been absorbed and had not yet been transformed. By the time the complete transformation is complete, his chakra should be able to reach the average level of the lower ninja.
The goal was achieved, Lin Si left the museum, and as for the director of Ochiai, he was still wearing armor and fell unconscious. Lin Si didn't want to help him, and he didn't want to be nosy, so he just let Director Ochiai fend for himself.
After all, the security guard should be back in a while.