After the group had breakfast, the car Chi Feichi called also drove outside Poirot Cafe.
The captain ate with Chi Feichi to fill his stomach, and followed him out. He was soon coaxed and picked up by Koshizu Nanatsuki, who had no intention of going to the art museum with him, and became Koshimi Nanatsuki's pet cat at home.
The others got into the car, and the driver who sent the car drove them to the Noh Museum that Kogoro Mouri mentioned.
The art museum is located in the mountains and forests near Tokyo. It is still classified within the Tokyo area. After leaving the city, you turn onto a road into the mountains and follow the road. It takes about 20 minutes to drive there.
This is a private art museum. Even though it does not promote much to the outside world, it has a unique traditional culture and a collection of thousands of noodles, so there is no shortage of tourists to visit.
Therefore, while retaining the Japanese architectural style of the main building, the art museum also renovated the interior many times, built other buildings next to it, and built a spacious and open parking lot in front of the main building.
When the car Chi Feichi and others were sitting in drove into the parking lot, there were only two or three cars in the corner of the parking lot, which seemed very empty.
Standing in the parking lot and looking out, the sky is high, the mountains in the distance are as dark as black, the shadows of the trees nearby are dancing, and the green sky is still not desolate in the autumn, exuding a distant and peaceful atmosphere.
The group of people took a look at the surrounding scenery, then walked to the door of the main building, and saw the sign 'Closed Today' hanging on the door.
Mouri Kogoro rang the doorbell directly. After answering the door, he confidently said, "We want to see Mr. Curator..."
"Sorry, since we are closed today, Director Izumi is also on vacation today."
The woman who responded decisively refused, leaving Mouri Kogoro, who didn't expect that he would be rejected, froze in place. He always felt that the other party's indifferent attitude of rejection was comparable to that of his apprentice.
A short man in a suit and leather shoes walked up behind Kogoro Mouri and put his hand on Kogoro Mouri's shoulder. Although he said, "Sorry, I cut in line," his actions were not so polite. He started to push Kogoro Mouri away, showing full confidence.
He spoke to the intercom at the ticket office at the door, "I am Naruya Akaza, and I have an appointment with Mr. Izumi today!"
Next to the intercom, the electric shutter moved upwards, and the ticket window was soon revealed.
A man wearing a kimono and a ferocious Noh mask on his face stood behind the ticket window. Kogoro Mori was startled and he quickly stepped back and distanced himself.
Akaza Naru also greeted the person behind the window without any surprise, "Isn't this Ms. Mibu Hakuyono? Long time no see!"
The person behind the window reached out and took off the mask, revealing a somewhat round middle-aged female face. She responded with a somewhat cold expression, "Wait for me, I will open the door right away."
The security door at the main entrance was opened, Akaza Naru also pushed open the glass door and walked into the house, and Mouri Kogoro also followed in.
Mibu Momoyono took the mask and came out from the back door of the nearby ticket office. When he saw Mouri Kogoro entering the room, he immediately frowned and stepped forward to stop him, "Guest, you are troubling me very much..."
In the room, two people wearing kimonos and wearing different masks on their faces walked forward and stood silently behind Miyu Momoyono.
Mibu Momono looked at Mouri Kogoro with a dissatisfied look, "I have told you before, today is the closing day of our art museum!"
"No, I don't mind this kind of thing," Mouri Kogoro was not frightened by the battle between the three people in front of him, and explained seriously, "I want to visit Mr. Curator because I have something urgent..."
"Looking for the curator?"
"In a hurry?"
The two people standing behind Miyu Momoyuno took off their masks one after another, revealing the faces of two middle-aged men who were not as vicious as the masks.
Mouri Kogoro reached out and took out the letter from his pocket, and told the story of how he received a letter that seemed to be a request for help, and was worried that the curator and Izumi Jisaburo were in danger, so he came to investigate.
Hearing that the letter mentioned that ‘the life of Director Izumi Jisaburo is being targeted’, the expressions of the three museum staff members who took off their noodles changed slightly.
Conan saw this and concluded in his heart that the situation between the curator and Izumi Jisaburo was really abnormal, and these staff members also knew something about the situation.
Akaza Naru also heard that Mouri Kogoro said that the curator was in danger, and did not rush back. He stood aside and listened to Moori Kogoro's words. Like the other three, he got Moori Kogoro's golden personal list and saw it.
The name on the business card, he said in surprise, "So you are the famous detective...the sleeping teacher Kogoro!"
When Mouri Kogoro saw Akaza Naru also showing respect, he laughed proudly, "Yes, everyone does call me that! Hahahaha!"
On the side, the three staff in the museum looked at each other, their expressions a little solemn, which made Conan look at them twice more with some concern.
Chi Feichi followed Mouri Kogoro, sorting out the corresponding plot in his mind.
Nomen residence...
It seems like a lot of people will die this time...
Three? Four?
Anyway, in the entire museum, except for the protagonist group of Plague Gods and the police who arrived later, no one could go out properly, including the curator Izumi Jizaburo who had not yet seen him, and Naru Akaza in front of him.
Akaza Naru didn't know that her life had entered a countdown. After learning the identity of Mouri Kogoro, she became enthusiastic and actively invited Mouri Kogoro to follow her to find the curator. Along the way, she enthusiastically answered Mouri Kogoro's questions.
Introduced the Nome Museum of Art.
There are three staff members in the museum.
Miyu Momono, who wears the mask of Adachi and is also known as the ghost girl mask, is the conductor and manager here.
Wearing a golden 'lion's mouth' mask, with his hair slicked back, a very serious-looking middle-aged man is the manager here, Tatsuro Seikenji.
The balding middle-aged man wearing a white 'Heita' mask is the manager of this place, Nagata Seinosuke.
There are two managers and one administrator among the three people, which sounds a bit confusing, but that’s because the museum is closed today, and the guards who usually maintain order in the parking lot and the staff who guide visitors in the museum have gone back. This is the only one.
The three of them will stay in the museum when it is closed.
These three people have worked in the library for many years and are veteran employees with an average tenure of more than ten years.
Akaza Naru is also a friend of the curator. She claims to have known the curator for a while, but in fact, she only got to know him in the past two years.
After Akaza Naru also explained the situation of the four of them, Mouri Kogoro also introduced the four people on his side - he, a famous detective with a strong sense of justice who came to investigate because he was worried about the safety of the curator, brought him here to accumulate money.
The eldest apprentice who was investigating experience was placed in his own home by his parents. He was clamoring to come over to see the little boy who could meet him. In order to take care of the little devil, he followed him and came to visit his own daughter...
Conan was already used to Kogoro Mouri's disgusting special introduction, so he only retorted a few words in his mind, and soon asked Naru Akaza about the curator's situation.
According to Akaza Naruya, the curator Izumi Jisaburo is in his sixties this year. His legs and feet are bad and he cannot move freely. He has been in a wheelchair these years and usually lives in a house behind the museum and is looked after by a caregiver.
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And this morning is the time for Izumi Jizaburo to pay homage to the house god. Akaza Naru also plans to go to the place where the house god is worshiped to find Izumi Jisaburo.
Worshiping the house god is a traditional custom in this area. In ancient times, people would worship their ancestors in the northwest of the house. As the owner of a large piece of land nearby, Izumi Jizaburo also built a shrine in the northwest of the land specifically to worship the house.
god.
Akaza Naru also led a group of people out of the back door, walked into the woods, walked along the forest path, and pointed out the torii gate on the hillside from a distance to Mouri Kogoro.
Mouri Kogoro looked at the small shrine-like building on the hillside. He was a little surprised and asked curiously, "Is Mr. Izumi a devout person?"
"That's right. He has grudges with many people, so he longs for God's blessing..." Akaza Naru also led the way, and saw Izumi Jizaburo sitting in a wheelchair in front of him, being pushed up the mountain by a young female caregiver, his eyes widening.
As soon as the light came on, he spoke to Mouri Kogoro, quickened his pace to catch up, stopped Izumi Jisaburo and said hello, "Good morning, Director Izumi!"
"It's Akaza, you're really on time."
Izumi Jisaburo is wearing a dark gray and light gray kimono. His hair is combed back and he has mid-length hair like a samurai. He has a long beard on his lips, his hair is gray, his cheeks are thin and sunken, and his cheekbones appear to be very high. He is energetic.
It was quite good. He looked calm and capable. Facing Akaza Naruya's greetings, he sat in a wheelchair and responded calmly. Then he frowned and looked at the group of Mouri Kogoro and others who were following them, "Then,
Who are you people?"
"Hello, Director Izumi, my name is Mouri Kogoro, and I am a private detective..."
"Oh? That great detective who is very famous in recent years? What do you want to do here?"