The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

Riber was struggling, and Chris and the others on the other side seemed to be ready.

So, the vice-head of the Knights waved his hand and shouted in silence, then Sir Gould looked around at the guests with a serious face, and said loudly,

"Excuse me, among the guests who came to the banquet this time, is there any connoisseur with a professional appraiser license?"

Under Sir Gold's question, some of the guests turned their eyes to connoisseurs they knew, and some connoisseurs raised their hands themselves.

After a quick glance, Sir Gold did not look for any connoisseur who raised his hand, but turned his gaze to a white-haired elderly gentleman at the edge of the crowd at the far end.

"Huh? Master Borg. Are you here? Because you didn't respond before, I thought you didn't attend the banquet today."

Sir Gold said with a smile, walked into the crowd and warmly greeted the Borg master.

And Riber saw that after the Borg master was pointed out, many connoisseurs who had raised their hands before silently put down their hands.

While Riber was puzzled, Sebastian explained in a timely manner.

It turned out that this Master Borg is the leading appraisal expert in Greenwater City.It is said that he has been in the industry for more than 40 years and has never seen it wrong.

"Since Master Borg is here, there is no need for others to help. I will send the fee directly to the master's mansion in another day. So, please trouble me now to help me identify these paintings that have been taken down. Is it a fake that was stolen and replaced by a phantom thief, or..."

Sir Gold said meaningfully, and exchanged glances with Chris who was not far away.

And he tried to evade it a few times, but he couldn't get over the tough Sir Regal, and finally he took out the identification props from the toolbox and began to line up the many paintings placed on the ground. identified.

Volume Two: October Rewards

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Volume 70: Chapter [-], Kaito Busters

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the connoisseur known as Master Borg began to appraise a series of paintings.

As a bystander, Riber feels that this kind of work must be different from the surface, and it consumes a lot of energy and physical strength.

Because, he saw that on Master Borg's forehead, sweat was flowing like a faucet.

Obviously, even in midsummer, the weather in Greenwater is not particularly hot.

After a long time, Master Borg, who finally completed the appraisal, expressed his conclusion tremblingly.

"Because the painting "Girl" is quite special, I can't give a clear conclusion. But the other seven paintings are undoubtedly authentic."

Suddenly, there was an uproar in the field.

Even Riber showed a slightly surprised look.

Of course, he didn't pretend to be surprised just to fit in with the group, but was really surprised.

After all, he wasn't stupid, so even though he was fainted for a while, he now almost knew what happened.

It was nothing more than Chris discovered that the strange thief had stolen eight paintings in the mansion, and then pointed them out in public.This also corresponds to the second act of Advent.Otherwise, even if Chris is a detective, he would not run to the roof of the building for no reason and have nothing to do, facing the strong wind and confronting the strange thief.

only...

What is the situation now that this painting is real?

The monster thief didn't steal the painting, but left the monster thief's letter?

Also, Chris himself found out that the painting was fake so he told everyone.But afterwards, he took the initiative to ask Sir Gold to find an appraiser, and it was verified that the painting was actually real...

What is the situation, what logic?

Is this self-defeating?

Riber's mind was full of question marks, and he only felt that whether it was a detective or a strange thief, their behavior was quite confusing.

And everyone who was whispering in the room probably felt the same way.

Then, after everyone's emotions fermented for a while, as the deputy head of the Knights began to maintain order, Chris, who stood in the center of the hall, finally started this "decryption".

"First of all, I want to say to everyone that I am very sorry."

Chris was very serious and performed a few standard bows to the surroundings,

"Due to my lack of ability, I gave you some wrong information. In fact, although the strange thief left letters after the eight paintings, he actually failed to steal any of the paintings."

Christ paused, looked around,

"It's better to say that he has always been a simple criminal, not a god. Therefore, it is impossible to steal the painting miraculously and without warning under the eyes of everyone. In other words, the strange thief just took advantage of When no one was paying attention, they only made some manipulations on the frame and the mirror surface. Let us mistakenly think that the whole painting has been replaced. Compared with stealing the painting, only on the frame and the like You don’t need to be a phantom thief if you think about it, as long as you are a magician, no, even ordinary people who are more sensitive to the perception of surrounding sight can do it.”

Chris's words reached here, and the discussion started again on the spot.

The Eds and his wife around Riber also agreed with Chris' statement.

Because, indeed, in this grand banquet, no one will always pay attention to the wall in the corner and the paintings on it.

What's more, during the commendation ceremony before, in order to enhance the atmosphere, most of the lights were turned off in the banquet hall, and only bright light was used to illuminate Riber, who was the protagonist of the banquet, so that he "shining" appeared on the stage.

Scenes like that can be said to abound, so the Phantom Thief can do anything with the frame if he wants to.

"Then, why did you do such a thing? Is it just for a prank?"

Not far from Chris, Sir Gold asked Chris with a calm expression.

The timing, as well as the pretentious virtue, obviously rehearsed this question and answer with Chris in advance.

"Certainly not for such frivolity, Sir Gould."

Chris nodded towards Sir Gold, then continued to look around at the crowd.

The reason why he said provocative words against the strange thief before was to see if he could expose the strange thief under such agitation.

But it turned out to be nothing.

Had the Phantom Thief been caught by such childish tactics, he wouldn't have been able to get away with it for so long in the kingdom.

"Let us think that the real thing is actually a fake, which is the core of the trick used by the phantom thief in this incident. This trick, if it is revealed, is actually very simple...Please allow me to ask a question. Gold Sir, if these paintings are fakes... will you put them in the warehouse where the sundries are piled up, and will you still guard them strictly?"

"Well... no."

After serious thought, Sir Gold shook his head.

"Sir Gold, if you are a phantom thief, is it easier to steal the painting at the banquet venue in the sight of everyone, or... is it easier to steal the painting in the loosely guarded warehouse?"

Facing Chris' question, Sir Gold was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of sudden realization.

"It turns out that this is his real purpose!"

Regardless of Sir Gold's obviously exaggerated acting skills, after hearing Chris' explanation, the crowd immediately became commotion again.

Among them, some people lamented that this trick is really ingenious, that famous paintings can be easily stolen in such a simple way, and it is still ahead of everyone... It is worthy of being a well-known strange thief in the kingdom.

And Riber, who was well-informed about all kinds of tricks, couldn't help but feel a little moved at this time.

It's not that he was moved by the trick itself, but that this strange thief was so bold that he even dared to use this kind of trick in reality.

If he has the guts, maybe he can also be a phantom thief.

"It's no wonder that Mr. Chris can become a consultant of the Knights at a young age. It's really amazing, even that strange thief failed to take advantage of you! You are simply the nemesis of the strange thief!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Sir Gold smiled with a blushing face, and praised Chris spared no effort.

For him, not only did the Phantom Thieves riot not cause him any loss, but it also made the mansion and the banquet legendary.Being famous is good for him to gain a foothold in the aristocratic circle.He can't wait to be in the newspapers of Greenwater City.

Beside Sir Gould, the deputy head of the Knights also praised Chris again and again, and kept saying that it was he who had taken a fancy to Chris's talent at the beginning, so he decisively approved him to join Yunyun...

Facing such a realistic scene, with an awkward but polite smile on his face, Chris spoke again and started his next stage of speech.

"Actually, I was not the one who cracked the trick of the strange thief. Rather, all my concentration was on the scene where the strange thief committed the crime. I was only thinking about how the strange thief stole the painting, who is the strange thief, etc. Things. I didn't pay too much attention to the paintings that were reduced to 'fakes'. So, let's not say that I am the killer of the Kaitou. If there is no guidance from the person who really solved the mystery, I will probably become the 'accomplice' of the Kaitou and help him steal smoothly. Let's go to the painting."

Chris shook his head and said self-deprecatingly.

"Huh? The one who cracked the trick wasn't Mr. Chris?"

This time, Sir Gould was obviously genuinely surprised.Therefore, the expression of surprise also became natural.

"Yes...before we say that person's name. Why don't we analyze the most abnormal behavior of the Phantom Thief in this case."

"Uh..."

Sir Gold was a little speechless, because these had not been rehearsed.

"Among the actions of the strange thief, the most abnormal thing is undoubtedly the eight letters of the strange thief."

Chris said and gestured.Then some members of the surrounding knights showed the eight letters of the strange thief in front of everyone.

And the banquet guests who were "fortunate" to see the real handwriting of the strange thief became excited, and desperately moved forward to admire the handwriting of the strange thief.

"As you can see, each of the eight letters of the strange thief is an independent letter. And this is very strange. Because if the strange thief wants to steal eight works at once, he only needs to leave a letter to inform him. Enough. Or else, just leave a coherent letter, so that the eight letters look like a whole. But he didn't do that, but wrote eight standard challenge letters with the same beginning and end. As if.. .He didn't steal eight paintings at once, but eight paintings in eight times."

Chris's words were recognized by many people present.

Indeed, the eight letters of the strange thief seem quite strange.

"Of course, the purpose of the strange thief cannot be to visit this mansion for a full eight times. So, I guessed, the motive of the strange thief... Actually, this matter does not need to be considered too deeply. It was only recently in Green The phantom thief who was active in Water City stole the painting under the commendation banquet of the heroes of Greenwater. It is obvious who he wants to target."

Christ paused,

"However, just like this, it probably doesn't have an impact. Taking advantage of everyone's attention and stealing things quietly, they are just thieves that can be seen everywhere. Thinking about it, it does not conform to the 'aesthetics' of the strange thief. Therefore, the strange thief wants to A more shocking scene is needed. For example..."

Suddenly, with a bang, the lights in the entire banquet hall were dimmed.

And in the darkness where you couldn't see your fingers, the frightened banquet guests just let out a sound of exclamation, and the lights were turned on again.

"For example, after such a flash of light, the painting in front of our hero is replaced with a 'fake', and then a challenge form appears out of thin air."

Chris pointed to the wall on the side and said, but at some point, someone nailed a white glove symbolizing an envelope.

There was another uproar in the banquet hall.

Riber also put himself in his shoes and thought about it. If, as Chris said, the paintings that were replaced and the letter from the strange thief appeared in front of him after such a dark...

That scene was really shocking.

In line with Chris's words, some servants of the mansion who rushed back from outside the banquet venue also confirmed that the lighting and magic tools of the mansion had indeed been tampered with by unknown people before.

"However, our hero, it was actually a very uncontrollable event that our hero would look at the painting at that time. Therefore, the strange thief will prepare a few more such letters and 'fakes' to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan. With eight Guaranteed for each painting, as long as the hero is slightly attracted by any painting..."

Chris still scanned the guests, wanting to see if the strange thief would reveal his flaws this time.

"Furthermore, the fake is actually the real thing. Although it can be concealed for a while, it will definitely be detected afterwards. Or, if we can't detect it, the strange thief will let us notice it. Then, the strange thief who has completed this series of actions can be said In a short period of time, he played the 'hero' twice in a row."

Hearing this, Riber couldn't help feeling scared in his heart.

This monster, what a vicious plan...

He was regarded as a hero because of his "excellent intelligence" in the two cases, and he was dragged into this commendation banquet.

Then if he is played around like a monkey by a strange thief in such a banquet, even if he doesn't care much about things like reputation, he probably won't have the face to stay in Greenwater City in the future...

It can only be said that thanks to the detective Chris, otherwise he would have been miserable today.

"It can only be said that the phantom thief's tricks are really ingenious and bold, but he still underestimated the 'heroes' of this city. He must never have imagined that his plan would be noticed by the 'heroes' before it was implemented."

The case-solving link, at this point, should obviously be the hottest part. As a detective, Chris, who cracked all the tricks of the strange thief, is also at a highlight moment.

However, he first sighed in great disappointment, and then showed an attitude of resignation,

"As I said before, Kaitou is not a god... He can only be called an excellent magician at most. So, I think... If his plan is seen through at the stage of implementation, it will surface in advance Then he must not have the time to evacuate the scene, nor the courage to do so. Because, if he shows the slightest trick, he will be caught."

Chris finally set his sights on Riber,

"So, have you found out who the phantom thief is? The hero of Greenwater, the Earl of Campret."