The black sports car is running freely on the street.
Although the speed is only within the normal range, the vehicle in front can always overtake it at will.
At this time, Karasawa and Conan had already left the art museum and headed towards the "Future Props Research Institute", a destination that was full of secondary feelings.
"Hey, is this research institute really reliable?" Conan sat in the passenger seat and looked at the business card in his hand and complained: "Why does this name feel like a name given by a primary school student?"
"Research is on the road to the future. I think this name is quite good. It looks to the future."
Karasawa didn't take Conan's complaints seriously, although if he didn't know the details of the two of them, he really felt that the name of this institute was unreliable.
But Rintaro Okabe and Kurisu Makise are genius-level scientists in the plot. Although there is no plot in this world, their talents have been further enhanced...
If such a person is unreliable, then Tang Ze really doesn’t know who else is more reliable.
That's right, the people Karasawa is looking for this time are none other than Rintaro Okabe who he met in the case of superpowers before.
Even he didn't expect that he would need help from two people so soon.
And what is the question that neither he nor Conan can get the answer to, which requires consulting professionals.
The answer is "pigment".
That's right, it's a necessary material for oil painting.
The raw material of "Mirror Lake" itself is made of various natural pigments, while the fakes are imitated using acrylic.
Then there is a problem.
The paint on the work "Mirror Lake" has aged a bit due to time, and there are even cracks after drying in some places.
And how does a forged work achieve this, even to the point where the naked eye cannot tell that it is a fake that was just painted recently?
You can’t store imitation acrylic products for hundreds of years and let time complete this last step.
The person who confirmed this plan is probably not a fool who is full of water.
So there must be a reaction that neither Karasawa nor Conan understands.
If you know how someone who steals a painting makes a fake look old, you may be able to follow the clues and find the answer.
Neither of them are professionals, and they don't know whether this technology exists, so they can only ask professionals for inquiries.
After arriving at the research institute, Conan no longer doubted whether the other party was trustworthy when he saw the building next to him.
because...
Just looking at the appearance of this research institute, it can’t be any worse!
Because he had called to make an appointment in advance, the pretty front desk lady quickly led the two of them into the research institute after Tang Ze reported their names. Then, after passing several security checks, they were led to an office.
"What a rare visitor. I didn't expect Karasawa Criminal to come to visit so quickly." Makise Kurisu, who was in charge of the reception, smiled and greeted Karasawa: "Then I think you have something to ask for when you come here this time.
Ask."
"Ah, have you been spotted?" Tang Ze was not surprised, nor was he embarrassed: "I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I really want to ask you something today."
"Hahaha!! The pursuit of the unknown is a common trait among smart people!"
Okabe Rintaro came to Karasawa with a maniacal laugh: "Then if you are confused, I, Okabe Rintaro, will answer it for you!!"
The full tone and actions of the two made Conan's face darken when he saw the other person for the first time. The trust that had just arisen in his heart disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by deep suspicion.
Karasawa, on the other hand, was no longer surprised by Rintaro Okabe's behavior. After sitting down, he began to slowly talk about the cases he encountered.
"Interesting, is it a pigment that has surpassed the time of precipitation and directly reached the aging level?" Rintaro Okabe touched his chin after listening to Karasawa's story and said: "This is not the direction of our research, but I seem to have heard of it somewhere.
Research in this area..."
"It's Professor Shanden." Makise Kurisu took a sip from her tea cup and said, "I remember that when he was young, he took over a project to study oil paints."
"In other words, we need to visit Professor Shandian next?" Tang Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "I wonder if you two can help introduce him?"
"No problem." Makise Kurisu smiled and said, "I just went out for a walk. It's time to change my breath after staying in the laboratory all day long."
"Then I also..."
"Forget it and just stay in the laboratory."
Makise Kurisu stopped Rintaro Okabe's action: "To be honest, every time you encounter a scientific point of view that is not in line with your own, you have to argue with the other party. This is my biggest headache."
This time I’m going to help Tang Ze handle the criminal case, so I’ll get twice the result with half the effort if you’re here.”
"N-Nani?" Okabe Rintaro looked at Makise Kurisu with an incredulous expression: "Assistant... you, you actually think of me like this?"
"Look after the house honestly and work hard." Faced with Rintaro Okabe's reaction, Kurisu Makise took off her white coat and put on her coat, then took the lead and walked out the door, completely ignoring him.
The other party's lack of cooperation made Okabe Rintaro return to normal from his exaggeration, and he could only wave his hand: "Be careful along the way."
So Tangze's teammates added one again. The main task one has been completed, and now it switches to the main task two...
There is nothing that can be done about this. In fact, this is how the case is handled. For some trivial information or clues, you need to go to a certain place to verify it.
After that, I ran to another place non-stop to chase the fragments, and finally got a piece of the puzzle. I don't know if it is useful.
But countless agents relied on such stupid methods to solve cases one after another step by step.
Fortunately, the middleman Tangze hired this time was respectable enough, so he met Professor Shantian without any trouble at all.
"I didn't expect that you would actually visit an old man like me."
Professor Shandian entertained the three of them to sit down, while he brewed tea and poured it on the table for the guests: "I heard on the phone that you wanted to ask about oil paints?"
"That's right. We have a clue here that points to a special pigment. It may involve some of the keys and can help us locate the prisoner."
Karasawa said: "I wonder if you can tell me about your experiments on pigments, especially those related to aging speed."
"Do you know what the disadvantages of oil painting are?"
After hearing Tangze's words, Professor Shantian did not answer his question, but instead asked a seemingly irrelevant question.