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

Where did such a big trigger point come from?Just now it was clearly not there.

Riber's mood tightened for no reason, he swallowed silently, and then... slipped away.

No matter why this plot trigger point appeared, it has nothing to do with him.

Maintaining a calm expression, Riber slowly moved to the wall, in front of another painting.

Ok.

He figured it out now.

He was wrong from the start.

The "Girl", which is so weird that people can't help but want to look at it more, is not ordinary no matter how you look at it.In addition, that kind of thing appeared in the dragon's pool and tiger's lair where many luminous people haunted.It is strange not to trigger the plot related to it.

He really will die unconsciously, appearing in places he shouldn't be.No wonder, it has always been possible to trigger the plot to meet the protagonist in various poses.

If he had discovered such a thing earlier, if he had admired the plain, fresh and beautiful landscape painting in front of him from the very beginning, he would not have encountered any plots soon?

Sighing, with an expression as if he had seen through everything, Riber raised his head.

Then...

Seeing the landscape painting in front of him, the trigger point of the plot is still shining.

...

WHY?

Riber turned back suddenly, looked at the previous pair of "Girl", and found that the trigger point on it was gone.

what's the situation?

Will this trigger point shift by itself?

Well, even if he is unlucky.

Riber gritted his teeth, changed another painting, and stood in front of it.

And the trigger point of the plot follows like a shadow...

The second time, and the third time, Riber could convince himself that it was just a coincidence.

But, the fourth time, the fifth time...

Every time Riber changes a painting to appreciate, he can immediately "appreciate" the trigger point of the extremely beautiful plot from the painting.

So, why?

After going around in a circle, Riber returned to the front of "Girl".Returning to the nest with him is also the trigger point of the plot hanging high like a star of death.

Hey, he can't avoid this plot today, right?

Just at this time, Chris also leaned over.

"That... Lord Earl, from before..."

Chris said it very tactfully.

If it weren't for this person being Riber, he would definitely point out loudly that the other party was walking around in front of a few paintings, which was very suspicious.

Seeing the plot that was about to be triggered, and the protagonist and the protagonist had already arrived, looking sideways at the trigger point of the plot, Riber decided not to struggle.

So, he shook his head, and pointed his chin in the direction of the "Girl" painting.

...

...

In the banquet hall, Chris followed the earl's prompt and began to carefully observe the painting "Girl" on the wall.

To be honest, Chris has no interest in these "arts" at all.Moreover, as early as the banquet started, he had already watched this work with some members of the Knights, and made complaints about it.

So, even now, if you look at the painting carefully, you may not be able to see anything.

If it weren't for the Earl...

Contrary to what appeared on the surface, Chris, who actually cares about Riber's rejection, looked at the painting casually.

Then, one second, five seconds, ten seconds, half a minute.

Chris's pupils suddenly began to shrink.

"How? When exactly... this painting is fake!"

Chris, who couldn't contain the astonishment in his heart, shouted in a loud voice.

And the interval is just in the soft interlude part of the music.As a result, Chris's voice spread extremely far away.There was even a performer who lost his level in surprise, causing an unpleasant noise to linger in the field.

After the noise, there was silence in the arena, as if time had suddenly stopped.

Until accompanied by the sound of restless footsteps, a short and fat figure ran down the stairs and rushed straight to Chris angrily.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

The person who came was Sir Gold, the owner of the mansion and one of the organizers of the banquet.

Sir Gold, who was full of anger, obviously regarded Chris as someone who deliberately came to the banquet to find fault.

He even said that the painting he bought at a high price was a fake, even if it was just a rumor. If these words spread, where would he put the face of the richest man in Greenwater?

"Consultant Eisenspear! You... what are you doing? There is something, we will talk about it after returning to the Knights!"

Along with Gold is the deputy head of the Greenwater Knights.

He was already very dissatisfied with the temporary consultant recruited by this subordinate without authorization.If Chris hadn't been there when the night devil was captured, he would have done some credit.Otherwise, he would definitely not bring this young man who looked unreliable to this banquet.

"No, that's not what I meant, Sir Gold...I didn't mean that the painting you bought was a fake, just that this painting is a fake..."

Seeing that under the instructions of the deputy head, several members of the Knights who came to the banquet surrounded him from all sides and tried to take him away, Chris waved his arms back and forth in a panic and said.

"Phew...I mean, the painting was genuine until the banquet started. But now, it's been replaced by a fake!"

After taking a deep breath, Chris finally spoke clearly.

And Sir Gold, who seemed eager to slap Chris before, finally stopped before he was about to rush in front of Chris to give him a strong support.

"In short, if possible, Sir Gold, please order someone to take down this painting. I think that there are not many people who can steal the painting in a short period of time and under the eyes of everyone. , so as long as you take it off... maybe there will be gains."

Chris continued.

Sir Gould stared at Chris viciously for a while, then cursed and put down such cruel words as "I want you to look at me if I don't find out", and then ordered the servants in the mansion to take down the painting.

Not long after, the servants who moved the ladder arrived and carefully took down the painting "Girl".

After the painting was taken down, looking at the things hidden behind the painting, the guests who had been discussing the episode of the banquet in a more subtle way before suddenly became rioted.

Because, on the wall behind the painting, there is a letter framed by bright roses.

Challenge Book from the Phantom Thief.

...

"This is indeed a letter from a strange thief!"

After the letter was also taken down, several prominent figures, including Sir Gold and the deputy head, looked around the contents of the letter and came to such a conclusion.

Afterwards, Chris, who finally got to see the contents of the letter, also basically confirmed the matter.

The letter of the strange thief has a specific style.

First of all, it will clearly explain what and what was accepted by the strange thief.Then, a very high-level poem will be attached, and then a puzzle will be proposed based on the poem, and it will be stated that as long as this "simple" puzzle is solved, the lost things will return.

It has been five years since the Kaitou letter debuted, so the format of the Kaitou letter is no secret among those who are detectives.

However, seeing the real Phantom Thief letter, Chris couldn't help but get excited.

As a detective, he naturally wanted to catch the Phantom Thieves who made the whole kingdom helpless.Even, as early as when the strange thief stole the hands of the Greenwater clock a few days ago, Chris participated in solving the mystery of the strange thief letter.

What made him even more excited was that today, at the banquet hall where the strange thief appeared, there was the Earl whom he identified as the "teacher" in his heart.

He is looking forward to the duel between the two sides.

only...

Chris turned his head and found that unlike the others who were eagerly discussing the Phantom Thief, Riber was assembling his arms out of place and staring at the empty wall with his chin resting on the painting that had been removed.

Lord Earl... seems to be in a daze?

Do not!

How can it be?

Someone else would definitely be in a daze, but the Earl is definitely not.He must have noticed something again.Otherwise, the expression would not be so dignified.

While Chris was thinking, Sir Gold came to him again.

Sir Gold, who had already taken out his handkerchief and began to wipe his sweat, asked cautiously,

"This...uh, Ashteger...consultant? Well, can you explain to us too, how did you find out that this work was replaced by a phantom thief? It's...you can see it too It turns out that this painting called "Girl" is very special. So..."

So you can't really tell the difference, right?

Chris looked at Sir Gould with a polite smile on his face, and he didn't show any irritation because the other party called him by the wrong surname.

On the contrary, I was satisfied because I had hit the guess that "Sir Gold actually didn't understand art, he just bought a high-priced painting casually".

Then, Chris began to explain.

He identified problems with the painting "Girl", mainly through details such as the frame and the mirror on which the painting was mounted.

The mirror surface has undetectable damage, unless the light is refracted just right, it will not be noticed.

The picture frame is even more deformed in several places with rough workmanship.The most important thing is that the edge of the picture frame is slightly stained with some mud.

Normally, how could the expensive paintings that had been hanging in the mansion for a long time and the servants take care of them every day be stained with dirt?

Unless, this painting was just brought in from outside...

After listening to Chris' explanation and verifying them one by one, everyone present showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

Generally speaking, Chris actually likes the "ignorant" look that everyone shows when they see him solve the truth.

But today, it is different.

Even now that part of the truth has been revealed, there are still many things that Chris cares about.

The most strange thing among them is the Earl who is still facing the wall.

What the hell... why?

Why did the Earl not listen to his explanation, but turned his back on himself?

Indeed, without the earl's reminder, he still can't tell that there is something wrong with this painting.

But judging from the scene of the "Dismemberer" case, the Earl probably doesn't mind others stealing his limelight, rather he deliberately keeps a low profile and tries not to reveal anything.

Then... What is wrong with his deduction, what is missing, that the Earl is so dissatisfied?

Chris's heart suddenly became extremely heavy.

Volume 69: Chapter [-], "The Hero" and the Phantom Thief

"Hahaha, I really want to thank Mr. Consultant. For me, it doesn't matter if a painting is stolen. What matters is that I have no way of knowing about it, and have been hanging the fake on the wall."

In the busy venue of all parties, Sir Gold patted Chris on the shoulder affectionately, and said with a bold smile.It's as if, the former aggressive Ji Chris belonged to someone else.

And Chris didn't care about it, he just looked at Sir Gold with a very strange expression.

"Is one okay? What about five...?"

"Five?"

Sir Gould looked surprised.

Chris, on the other hand, pointed to the other four paintings on the wall.

In order to understand the Earl's "deep meaning", Chris can only review his every move from the beginning.

Speaking of Riber's weirdest behavior before, it was undoubtedly wandering around the five paintings.

so...

"Quick! Go and take down those four paintings!"

Sir Gould yelled at his servant.