Detective Conan: Orange-flavored summer

“Is it true that the painter copied his own work?”

"Yes, three of the seven existing Sunflower paintings are copies, and all three were painted by Van Gogh himself."

Shangguan Qianxia watched the report on TV, a thoughtful look in her eyes, and said to herself: "Sunflower?"

Haibara Ai heard her mumbling and looked up at her in confusion.

Shangguan Qianxia also met her gaze, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"Oh, come to think of it, you two have been acting weird lately. Are you hiding something from me?" Huihara Shimi narrowed her eyes and said suspiciously.

This sentence made Shangguan Qianxia silent, but Huiyuan Ai said calmly: "Sister, don't worry, we will give you a big surprise later."

"Big surprise? It sounds like I'm looking forward to it." Huihara Shimi responded with a smile.

The reports on TV continued.

"Next, we will broadcast the content of the New York press conference for you live."

The TV screen turned and Sonoko and Suzuki Jirokichi stood in front of the camera. The host looked at the camera and said with a smile: "We would like to invite Mr. Suzuki Jirokichi, who successfully won the bid for Sunflower, to say a few words to everyone."

“First of all, I am deeply honored to have successfully bid for the work at the highest price in the history of painting as planned.”

The reporter below was very surprised when he heard this and said, "You originally planned to win the bid with 300 million US dollars, right?"

"That's right. All of this is done for the purpose of holding a sunflower exhibition in the Land of Sakura."

When the host heard this, he was surprised and puzzled and asked, "You mean the comic convention?"

Yuanzi smiled, stepped forward gracefully, and explained with a smile: "Our Suzuki Group is planning to collect all the paintings with sunflowers in vases scattered around the world.

"We hereby officially announce that we will hold a sunflower exhibition that yearns for the land of cherry blossoms at the Ray Kroc Museum of Art, which we own."

When the reporter heard this, he immediately asked in confusion, "Ms. Suzuki, you said you collected all the paintings. How many paintings do you have in total?"

Then another reporter asked, "Do you mean that bidding for the sunflowers is also part of the plan this time?"

"Yes, everything is for the purpose of announcing this art exhibition today, and we are going to collect seven paintings in total, including the winning sunflower." Yuanzi answered the two reporters' questions one by one with a smile on her face.

The reporter below was surprised when he heard this and said, "There are seven of them."

"Even if the Sakura Country Financial Group is powerful, it's impossible to do this, right?"

"Don't worry, this plan has already been promoted." After Suzuki Jirokichi said this, he looked at Sonoko beside him.

Sonoko took over the topic with a smile on her face. With a confident smile on her face, she said, "Our foundation has long expressed to art museums and individuals around the world who own sunflowers that we hope to have all the sunflower paintings exhibited at the same place at the same time."

"We also obtained their consent in advance. As long as we successfully bid for the sunflowers at the auction, they would be willing to lend the painting to us for exhibition."

After Sonoko finished speaking, Suzuki Jirokichi raised his hands, one hand making a 2 and the other making a 5. He laughed and said loudly, "More importantly, I have invited seven experts to ensure that the storage, transportation and preservation are safe."

The host at the side repeated in surprise, "Seven experts, right?"

"They are the seven best samurai I recruited especially for today!"

After Suzuki Jirokichi finished speaking, a group of people came out from behind the stage, including both men and women.

"Are these the seven samurai you mentioned?" The host looked at the seven people and asked again in confusion.

"Yes, they are all elites who have received extensive and professional training in places related to Van Gogh, such as the Kingdom of Flowers and the Capital of Flowers."

Then, Suzuki Jirokichi introduced, "From the left, it is Ms. Natsumi, the official who is in charge of the history and appraisal of paintings."

"Please give me your guidance." The woman with long, smooth hair and a pair of half-frame glasses, Guan Tai Xia Mei, said with a smile on her face as she bowed.

"Mr. Higashi Koji, who also specializes in paintings, is in charge of restoration, preservation, and management."

"Next is Ms. Keiko Anderson, the curator of this exhibition."

"Mr. Ishimine Taizo is in charge of directing the handling and transportation of the paintings."

"And Ms. Kishikuni Mimiko, who is in charge of directing the layout of the sunflower exhibition."

"The last person is the person in charge of security. We have asked the New York City Police Department, Chief Charlie, to assist us."

At this time, the host looked at the group of people and asked in confusion: "Excuse me, you just mentioned the Seven Samurai, but there are only six of them here."

"The last person is the one who will be responsible for strengthening the security measures after the painting arrives in Sakura Country. His name is Maori Kogoro!"

Shangguan Qianxia, ​​who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, widened her eyes when she heard this. She said in disbelief, "Damn, no, how much money can I make from this order?!"

"Not much, probably tens of millions, or hundreds of millions." Upon hearing this, Huibara Ai looked at Shangguan Chinatsu and said lightly.

Huihara Shimi patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Fortunately, I got the 1 billion yen back."

"Ah?! Sister Zhimei, when did you bring it back? How come I didn't know about it?"

"Huh? I picked it up when I went to get the tapes that my mom left behind."

The coverage on TV continued.

"If not all of you can show up, will you still exhibit the sunflowers you bid for this time?" the host looked at Suzuki Jirokichi and continued to ask questions.

When Suzuki Jirokichi heard this, he said firmly: "No, unless all seven paintings are complete, no deal!"

"But if something happens..."

Before he could finish his words, Suzuki Jirokichi interrupted him and said, "Don't worry, the sunflower exhibition has been my long-cherished dream, and I don't have any unachievable dreams!"

After saying that, Suzuki Jirokichi burst into laughter.

Suddenly a playing card flew out from the crowd and stuck straight into the floor, startling everyone.

Then they saw Kidd's exclusive mark on the playing cards.

"This... This couldn't be..."

"Kidka!"

There was a commotion in the crowd and everyone stepped back. A young man in casual clothes and a baseball cap stood there with a gun in his hand!

Inspector Charlie quickly scanned the crowd, then ran forward quickly and stared at a young man in the crowd.

"What's going on? Who is he?"

"Why does he have a gun in his hand!"

(OK, another boring chapter)