the only key
Pearl of Rebirth.
A mystical gem with a legend that it will fill you with vitality just by holding it.
In addition, it was a highlight sale that was ambitiously prepared at this casino’s auction house.
There is only one person who can steal such a treasure through strict security.
The phantom thief Raven once again stole the jewel and ran away.
What’s important is what the method is.
“The boundaries were perfect. The police took turns and did not take their eyes off Jinju for a moment.”
Gadget’s desperate argument was only an excuse in the current situation.
“Then you must have seen exactly how it disappeared.”
The phantom thief had already disappeared without even being seen.
Pursuing under these circumstances is practically impossible. At least he had to reveal what trick he used to steal the pearls.
Sherlock calmly gathered information and began to reason.
“Suddenly disappeared. As if evaporated.”
“Hmm···.”
“I was shocked when I saw it right in front of you. How is that possible?”
The first possibility that came to mind was magic.
But this time, the magic detector still catches the ankle. If it wasn’t for the detector, it would have been enough to simply dismiss it as the fault of magic and pass it on.
At this point, shouldn’t we have to approach it in a different direction even if it is unrealistic?
Ravens can ignore magic detectors.
This is the most plausible guess at this point. I still have no idea how this is possible, but I think that’s probably the easiest and simplest approach.
Another one exists.
Raven didn’t use magic.
This is a difficult and arduous road unlike the first. When I thought about it intuitively, I had no choice but to shake my head.
However, it is also a fact that cannot be completely ignored.
Everyone considers the phantom thief to be a wizard. Even though he never once claimed to be a wizard himself.
In fact, Raven’s criminal tricks are quite different from ordinary magic.
It was closer to ‘magic’ than magic, so to speak.
It is the same now. Obviously, in front of everyone, the pearls, which had been limp, disappeared in an instant as if they had evaporated. If this isn’t magic, what is it?
That’s why you can’t just give up and give up.
Sherlock decided to reduce it one by one, starting with the easiest option.
“When exactly did the pearl disappear?”
“It was time to go up on stage with a cover to start the auction.”
This is the most suspicious moment anyone has ever heard of.
No matter how clearly you looked with your own two eyes, you couldn’t see the appearance of the pearl when it was covered with a cover.
“Who was carrying it?”
“I have already checked. In the first place, my subordinates disguised themselves as casino employees and took them with me.”
“Can I talk to you?”
The person who moved Jinju to the stage was a subordinate police officer trusted by Gadget.
But Sherlock stubbornly insisted on seeing the man in person.
“That’s right.”
Gadget graciously complied with Sherlock’s request with a sense of grasping at straw.
The police, who were soon called, hurriedly ran from behind and saluted their superiors.
“Did you call? manager.”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Please join this girl’s conversation for a second.”
“All right.”
Without hesitation, Sherlock immediately poured his questions on the police.
“Did you continue to take care of your pearls behind the scenes? Have you ever been to or met someone today? Is there anything strange about moving?”
Even though he was bewildered by the cascading question, the subordinate police faithfully answered the question.
After interrogation, Sherlock’s conclusion was that he was innocent, that is, completely innocent.
Gadget looked at his subordinates like a wedge and asked.
“Are you a phantom thief in disguise or are you a gangster with a phantom thief?”
“Because it’s not! I am so sorry!”
“Did you see it? It’s not him.”
“Aww!”
Gadget, who showed that he was not in disguise, even by pinching his cheek, sent his men back.
With this, the first suspicion has been resolved, and the next one is…
“What is the probability that the pearl was fake in the first place?”
“Probably not. It must have been genuine when the relic inspector personally checked it right before the auction.”
“There is a possibility that the relic detector is a phantom thief in disguise.”
Gadget felt dizzy.
Should I go that far? After all, they must have found a trick of the phantom thief that they had not discovered.
Right now, just thinking about it when interpreting yesterday’s notice…
uh My mind was dizzy just by imagining it, and I hurriedly shook my head, wiping away the memory.
“All right. I’m bringing the Artifact Tester here.”
After a while, a simple-looking relic identifier appeared at the scene at the request of the police.
This was followed by the same detailed interrogation as the previous police officers. But, again, I couldn’t find anything special about it.
“What’s next?”
At least, no more tricks popped into Gadget’s head.
In fact, there is no need to go so troublesome from the beginning, isn’t it the easiest answer?
“I must have used magic anyway, so what’s the use of this?”
“You can’t make decisions like that.”
It’s just a random guess, so nothing changes.
At the very least, even when deciding that it was magic, it was possible only if there was a solid basis for it.
The investigation was slow. In most cases, even if a suspicious situation was forcibly presented, it was quickly refuted or had no reality at all.
Naturally, in Sherlock’s head, the man from the past kept buzzing.
Arsene Lupin. The man was so suspicious.
Of course, his alibi was perfect, so it was impossible to pinpoint the culprit.
Even if it was evidence, his intuition was everything. In the present situation, the man was nothing more than a third party.
“It seems like today is also a waste of time.”
A gadget that mumbles bitterly as it burns a cigarette.
The investigation began, considering everyone present at the scene where the incident took place as suspects, but also could not find any circumstance for them.
If someone steals in the first place, it is normal to have the item in your arms, but no matter how much you searched, you couldn’t find the pearl.
It is impossible to hold innocent citizens forever.
In the end, today’s investigation seemed to end here.
“manager. What should I do?”
“Just check your identity and then send them all. He said that he could contact me separately in relation to the investigation later.”
“yes. All right.”
He tries to catch him by any means possible, but as the days pass, the gap between him and him seems to be getting bigger.
Now, without even seeing the phantom thief’s face, I was helpless.
Looking back, Gadget let out a laugh that was close to a sigh in the absurd situation.
At this rate, it would be natural to lose the investigative authority to the executioner. Isn’t that a shame as a police officer?
Let’s burn all these cigarettes and go home.
Wheeing! Wheeing!
At that moment, a loud siren sounded suddenly from inside the building.
Without a moment of surprise, Gadget hurriedly quit his cigarette and ran into the auction house.
“What’s up!?”
“I’m sorry. It seems that I have reacted to my magic.”
Amidst the pitch-black darkness, emerald-colored eyes radiated a clear light.
‘That’s….’
It was definitely the same light I saw last night.
Are you using the magic of that time?
The police officers around the scene were also watching the scene, enthralled.
That was natural. Ordinary people rarely have a chance to see magic in their lifetime.
Soon, a green light leaked out like a haze from the magic circle drawn on the ground.
A very bizarre yet awe-inspiring scene.
Only Sherlock and Gadget know what the magic is.
A few days ago, to solve the riddle of the phantom thief, a magic that stacked up like a mountain and used it.
It is said that all wizards have their own unique magic with their own characteristics.
It is often called ‘personal magic’, and how well you use it can determine the skill of a wizard.
Sherlock’s magic was ‘observation’.
The girl carefully felt the space belonging to the large magic circle. With her bright green eyes, she took in all the scenery, observing without missing a single little earthen grain.
Of course, magic is not a universal tool. It was also not a miracle that everything was solved just by writing it.
That is to say, it is like consuming magical energy and reaching out to the fundamental realm of the world.
In other words, magic was a kind of twist.
Sherlock exhaled and slowly closed his eyes.
An empty space with darkness. He filled in all the elements he observed one by one in the darkness.
Just like putting things in their place that should of course be. One thing that remains until the very end, gradually reducing it like that.
Immediately, Sherlock opened his eyes and muttered.
“found.”
The magic circle disappeared immediately, and the magic was also finished.
Suddenly, a girl with a lot of cold sweat running down her face. Nevertheless, he casually steps forward and approaches what he has discovered.
It lay in the corner, and at first glance it looked like nothing but garbage.
But this was the only key to solving this case.
It was a small piece of bandage.