Chapter 14: The Knight of the Art Museum (2)
"It's still the same as usual, no tourists! It's all little ghosts who can only collect children's tickets. β
"True, true boss ......"
"In ten days, this place will be closed," Boss Manaka said to Director Ochiai, "Before the museum closes, these rusty broken copper and iron will trouble you......"
Mao Lilan, who was about to change the exhibition hall after saying a word to Director Ochiai, was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.
So when the boss walked away, she went up to ask if the museum was really closing. Only then did everyone learn that the owner of Manaka had bought the museum and planned to convert it into a hotel.
Conan followed Xiaolan and Uncle to listen to the curator, while the rest of them gathered together and began to whisper.
"The curator is so fierce." Ayumi said on the side.
"That's it! It's scared to death! Why are you shouting so loudly! Yuan Tai said unhappily.
"It's obviously all Yuantai's fault!" Mitsuhiko said, "Paintings are easily damaged, you-"
"What did you say!" Yuan Tai looked super fierce, but he specially lowered his voice, and secretly glanced at the curator not far away, but it looked a little funny.
"Okay, we're here to hunt ghosts," Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Kaedehara persuaded the two, "If you don't unite, you'll be defeated by ghosts?" β
Maoliran said goodbye to the curator, disappointed that the museum would close soon. Conan looked thoughtfully at the staff member who had just been called Kuwata, who had fallen twice in a row.
The group once again embarked on the road of visiting.
After what had just happened, a few elementary school students seemed to be a little more settled. However, after passing through a few exhibition halls, they became restless again when they wanted to catch ghosts.
However, they only heard that there was armor that could move on its own, and they didn't know the exact location, so they could only dispel the idea of sneaking away and follow the Maori family to visit.
After a while, when a few children were a little tired, the group came to a corner.
"Huh......? Forbidden to enter? β
When the group turned the corner, they saw a sign standing in front of them, which read "Non-staff are not allowed to enter".
"Strange... There should be an exhibition hall in front of this......" Xiaolan took the tour brochure and wondered.
"It's the Hell Exhibition Hall, Sister Lan." Kaedehara said, also holding a guidebook in his hand.
"Yes! It says..."
"Earth, hell!?" Three schoolchildren exclaimed.
"It's just called that, it's not really hell..."Xiao Lan, who thought the elementary school students were scared, comforted, "And my sister is here-"
"Hell hey!" Mitsuhiko repeated.
ββ¦ Ay? Only then did Xiaolan notice that the elementary school students didn't look scared, but... Excited?
"When you think of hell, it's easy to think of ghosts!" Mitsuhiko said.
"Hey, heyβ" Conan vaguely felt uncomfortable.
"Yes!" Ayumi got together with Mitsuhiko and Motota, her eyes shining, "That goblin hidden in the armor!" It must be right in front of here! β
"Hey, you little ghosts, don't you want to sneak in again?" Uncle Maori said unhappily, Conan was sent home by the Twilight Police Department during the last haunted house incident, so he also knew the good things that this group of imps had done, "It can be written here that it is forbidden to enter, but don't trouble me, do you hear!?" β
"But," Ayumi pondered, "it wouldn't be good if the staff ran into a ghost inside!" β
"What a ghost, it's a mess, it's all a trick to deceive you little ghosts, let's go!"
Uncle Maori turned his head as he spoke.
Xiaolan actually wants to see the exhibition hall inside, but since it is temporarily closed, there is no way.
"It's all said, don't call these troublesome little ghosts." Conan whispered to Kaedehara and complained, and then beckoned Ayumi and the others to leave, "Okay, Ayumi, Motota, Mitsuhiko, let's go, maybe we'll wait-"
"Hey! You guys! Give me back! Conan shouted.
Maolilan and Uncle Maori hurriedly turned their heads again.
The three little guys who had just gotten together and whispered quietly bypassed the sign that said "No Entry".
"Discovered!"
"Run!"
Ayumi, Motota, and Mitsuhiko ran away.
β¦β¦
Because there was another corner in front of them, the three of them disappeared from the sight of Conan and the others in a blink of an eye. There was no way, after struggling for a while, the angry Maori Uncle and Xiaolan still decided to go in and catch the naughty ghosts.
Bypassing the sign, passing through a long hallway, the light inside suddenly dimmed.
"It's all said that you don't shoutβ" Conan, who was left behind, spoke again.
"You just said it again." Kaedehara interrupted the spell cast, then said, "I just didn't expect... With adults around, they can be so naughty. β
Saved him a lot of trouble.
"yes... What a bunch of troublesome imps. Conan nodded in agreement. He didn't expect this, so he gave this group of little ghosts the opportunity to sneak in.
Fortunately, the hell exhibition hall is not big, and when a few people walked in, they found Ayumi and others pointing in front of a few pairs of armor.
"It's so dark in here... It's scary..."Ayumi cowered behind Mitsuhiko and Motota timidly.
"What are you afraid of, coward!" Yuan Tai said dissatisfied.
"There are several armor pairs here... Which one will move? Mitsuhiko pondered.
"Ah, I found it!" Xiaolan walked into the exhibition hall and breathed a sigh of relief, "Really, come back with me, it's not good to be discovered-"
"Yikes!"
The trio who were discovered wanted to escape again, but the exhibition hall was not big, and there was not much room for escape, and Ayumi, who turned around and looked back, only took two steps back to the side, and then stumbled on his left foot and his right foot-
"Danger!" Conan shouted. There are quite a few props on the ground around there.
All of a sudden, his eyes were focused on Ayumi. She was clearly out of balance and was about to fall to the ground.
However, the next moment, something surprising happened.
A pair of armor near Ayumi suddenly moved.
The armor flung the knight's sword to the side, took a step to the side, and used his left arm to hold Ayumi who was about to fall, and held it in his arms.
β¦β¦
"Armor that moves, moves," Lan stammered. She's actually most afraid of ghosts and things like that.
Conan's eyes sharpened.
Kaedehara glanced meaningfully at the armor.
"Stand behind me, Lan!" Uncle Maori's eyes froze, and he stepped forward to protect Xiaolan, "And you little ghosts!" β
There was a sigh from the armor.
Odd... How does it feel familiar? Conan thought suspiciously.
Just as Motota and Mitsuhiko looked at Ayumi who was still being held by the armor and were about to launch a headhammer attack on the armor, the armor man sighed again, helped Ayumi who had been stunned all the time, and straightened up.
Then he took off his helmet.