The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"I have an appointment with a friend..." Moritani Teiji repeated thoughtfully, and looked at the people again, "I understand, that is really a pity. Sorry, I had a good communication with that little girl last time, please bear with me. I couldn't help but express my concern. As for the question you just mentioned, I would like to ask rudely, should I also include people who are in competition..."

The shocking answer just now finally made the adults present no longer care about his behavior of running around the house - although the two police officers and Mouri Kogoro more or less looked like they were suppressing laughter - finally Conan, who was temporarily freed from Moritani Teiji's gaze, breathed a sigh of relief.

He insisted on following them in order to further confirm his conjecture. If Moritani Teiji paid too much attention to him, he would lose room for maneuver.

He temporarily hid his figure behind the sofa where Megure Police Department and others were sitting, and after confirming that Moritani Teiji's attention had been completely removed from him, he tiptoed out of the reception room and observed the terrain for a moment.

He remembered that the last time he came here, the exhibition room was in this direction...

After identifying the location for a while, he quickly found the room that Teiji Moriya led a few people to visit last time. He tiptoed into the door and turned on the light.

The room he had seen a few days ago appeared in front of him again.

After briefly looking around and confirming that there were no cameras or other equipment, he quickly walked towards the photography works that he had briefly scanned when he first arrived.

The photos in the exhibition room are sorted according to the year when the buildings were completed. Skip the first photo, and several houses that were hit by explosions appear there one after another.

He raised his head, compared the photos carefully, and quickly came to a conclusion.

Sure enough, these buildings were as he expected. At first glance, they were indeed very symmetrical classical designs like this house. However, if you carefully compare the architectural details, you can see that they are not absolutely symmetrical!

He frowned and thought for a moment, then turned his head and looked at the later works of Moritani Teiji on the other wall.

From Sumida Canal Bridge to the back, the style of Teiji Moritani's works remains the same, but the obvious differences in details, such as for functionality, or perhaps restricted by the architectural regulations of private residences, and all compromises can no longer be found. .

Could it be said that this is Moritani Teiji's motive?

"Don't be too ridiculous, I said..." Conan narrowed his eyes and felt a burst of uncontrollable anger, "Is it just for this ridiculous reason?"

After repeated confirmations, Conan, who became more and more convinced of this, couldn't help but have the same guess as Asai Narumi.

If he remembered correctly, Moritani Teiji's father, his mentor who brought Moritani Teiji his first wave of fame and shadow, did not follow the absolute principle of symmetry in terms of architectural concepts, but preferred to Absorb different ideas from both sides and don’t be a rigid fundamentalist.

Could it be that……

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"I'm not surprised." Looking at the "memories" in the form of a photo gallery in front of him, Asai stared at the last huge photo and twitched his lips.

According to the convention of the palace, the photos do not record what happened in the past in a completely realistic style. Whether it is Moritani Teiji or his parents, they are all wearing very similar clothes to the sculptures in the courtyard, that is, during the Tudor Dynasty. British clothing style.

This is a period when clothing has evolved from simplicity to complexity, and into exaggerated and gorgeous styles. This makes this set of huge black-and-white photos look like oil paintings, with great tension.

Therefore, although there was no explanation for the photo, he had a quarrel with his parents and had an emotional outburst. After several disagreements with his father about his career, he went to extremes as expected.

In the last huge photo, it is entirely composed of black and white, with some traces of color appearing.

A bright red light shone in the hands of Emperor Moritani, who lowered his eyes coldly.

An elegant metal lighter.

This is also the only one in this group of photos that has a label. What is written on it should be the name given to them by Moritani Teiji, the master of the palace.

"'Nirvana'?" Asai Narumi read it out, but couldn't control his expression and sneered, "Is this what he learned from this fire?"

"I think he might not have done it to gain fame and fortune at first. But when he really made this extreme choice, he suddenly found that he had lost the authority over his head and still had his father's fame. To protect him, he actually stood out." Tangze walked up to him, looked at the only bright color in the picture, and gave his guess.

"Furthermore, although the black and white pictures don't look so obvious, from this set of photos, it can still be seen that the images of his parents are not human beings." Shimabukuro Kimie gave his own opinion, "They are all , similar to the other shadows in the hall, the 'sculpture'."

"Still, I'm not surprised." Asai Narumi nodded.

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"...I think Professor Moritani Teiji, from a very young age, should have been recognized by his father that he has the talent and talent of an architect." The cruel guess rolled on the tip of his tongue, and Conan pursed his lips. Still haven't said that pure guess.

The fire that occurred 15 years ago, no matter how he analyzed the suspect's psychology, deep down in his heart, he believed that Moritani Teiji was the murderer, and the possibility of investigating and collecting evidence had long been lost, and the prosecution period of the case did not allow him to make extraneous matters.

As long as the case at hand can be established, it will be enough to kill Moritani Teiji without too many conspiracy theories.

After taking a shallow breath, he continued: "Living up to this expectation, Professor Teiji Moritani has indeed become famous in the industry after he was in his 30s. In addition, the Sumida Canal Bridge won him the With the Newcomer Award, his career has completely taken off.”

"So I've said it all, why would an architect, who is so good, destroy his own work..." Mouri Kogoro shook his head in disapproval, still unable to accept his logic, "Especially the canal bridge, didn't you already say that? , that was the starting point for his career to take off, so there is no reason to destroy it.”

"This is a very interesting question. After that, Professor Moritani Teiji continued to receive various commissions and continued to produce new buildings, but an idea slowly emerged. No, maybe, this It was the idea he had from the beginning." Holding the voice changer, Conan pointed at the receiver of his mobile phone and made a decisive conclusion, "'I want to eliminate some mistakes, including those I made when I was young.' That’s right, Professor Moritani.”

Under the gazes of the police and detectives, Teiji Moritani raised his eyebrows gloomily and did not respond to the voice on the phone.

"Although I was unable to attend the appointment, Professor Moritani's tea party was really impressive, wasn't it? I heard about it from Kitagawa-kun. As for what you mentioned, architects are responsible for their works for life, so from a young age When it comes to time, we must stick to our ideals.”

Hiding in the shadows outside the door, Conan carefully observed Moritani Teiji's expression, and as expected, caught the slight twitch in his expression when he mentioned Kitagawa Yusuke's name.