The system did not respond to Jiang Hang's thoughts.
Perhaps it simply didn't read his mind, or perhaps it silently approved of his reasoning. In any case, Jiang Hang had already decided to act according to his own principles.
As for whether he might change his views in the future… that could wait until the future actually arrived.
Maintaining a steady rhythm of activating Eagle Vision every two or three minutes, Jiang Hang wandered through the museum with Yoshino Koharu, seemingly without a clear destination.
Everything on Conan Edogawa's side appeared normal.
From what Jiang Hang could observe through Eagle Vision, the case had probably not happened yet.
Then suddenly, Yoshino Koharu—who had been walking ahead—stopped.
"That's strange… why is this area sealed off?" she said curiously.
"I was actually pretty interested in this section."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Hang asked.
Yoshino Koharu pointed toward a branching corridor.
"If we go forward, we'd reach the Marine Exhibition Hall. It mainly displays ship models and ocean specimens."
"But according to the museum map, this section here should be…"
"The Hell Exhibition Hall."
She continued explaining.
"It displays medieval armor and weapons, along with various demon statues."
"I looked it up earlier. Apparently the exhibits are pretty creepy. I actually wanted to check it out."
Then she suddenly remembered something.
"Oh right! The museum probably sealed it off because of the rumor you mentioned—the walking suit of armor."
But Jiang Hang didn't think so.
He had specifically been searching for armor exhibits during their visit.
Although he had seen many suits of armor along the way, they were all ordinary displays—nothing that seemed suitable for committing murder.
While Eagle Vision could see through walls, it generally detected living beings rather than inanimate objects.
Armor and weapons wouldn't appear unless they were already connected to a person.
Yet in Jiang Hang's current Eagle Vision perspective, inside the sealed exhibition hall—
Two human figures were clearly present.
One of them stood motionless against a wall.
The other wandered around the exhibition hall casually.
The person standing against the wall had an extremely unnatural posture, as if deliberately trying to disguise themselves as something.
Jiang Hang's mind flashed with realization.
The killer is wearing armor and waiting in ambush.
"I need to check inside," Jiang Hang said, turning to Yoshino Koharu.
What they might see next could be extremely disturbing for the young woman.
Although Jiang Hang had originally thought about letting her witness the crime scene, he softened at the last moment.
"You wait here," he said.
"I'll be back soon."
"That might not be a good idea…" Yoshino Koharu replied uncertainly.
She had no idea a murder was about to occur.
She simply felt that entering a restricted area would be rude—and potentially troublesome if someone noticed.
"I came here because of the rumor about the walking armor," Jiang Hang said.
"If we leave without even seeing it, Sakaki will definitely laugh at us when we get back."
As he spoke, Jiang Hang stepped past the Do Not Enter sign and headed straight toward the exhibition hall.
After hesitating briefly, Yoshino Koharu followed him.
"You're really coming with me?" Jiang Hang asked as he heard her footsteps approaching.
"Well… I'm also curious about what's inside," Yoshino Koharu admitted with a nervous laugh.
There's definitely something inside that you won't want to see.
Jiang Hang thought silently.
At that moment, however, he seemed to hear something from within the sealed exhibition hall—
A faint scream.
The hall had excellent soundproofing. Without the assassin-enhanced senses in Jiang Hang's body, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.
Although he had just used Eagle Vision and his eyes were still strained, Jiang Hang forced the ability to activate again.
He had not misheard.
In Eagle Vision's perspective, the killer had already struck.
Jiang Hang immediately quickened his pace and rushed toward the entrance.
But when he reached the door, he discovered something unexpected.
It was locked.
"The door is locked… Well, there's nothing we can do then. Jiang Hang, maybe we should just go back—"
Yoshino Koharu stopped mid-sentence.
Because Jiang Hang suddenly pulled out a thin metal wire, bent down, and inserted it into the keyhole.
"What are you doing?!" Yoshino Koharu whispered in shock.
"Jiang Hang… this is illegal!"
Her expression became extremely complicated.
Why did her boss suddenly pull out a piece of wire and start picking the lock?
Was this actually a required skill for detectives now?
What if someone caught them?
Would they be taken to the police station?
Then again… Jiang Hang seemed to have good relationships with the police.
And he had money.
Maybe he could resolve the situation somehow.
No, no… this is still illegal…
She had just decided to stop him—
When the wire turned inside the lock.
Click.
Jiang Hang pushed the door open.
"…."
Yoshino Koharu pressed a hand to her forehead helplessly.
Too late.
Nothing she said now would change anything.
Fortunately, she had just glanced around the corridor earlier.
There didn't seem to be any security cameras nearby.
If they were careful and no one noticed, maybe they could pretend nothing had happened.
…Probably.
"Koharu, call the police," Jiang Hang said suddenly.
"And call an ambulance as well."
Before Yoshino Koharu could respond, Jiang Hang rushed straight into the exhibition hall.
"Jiang Hang!"
She cried out in alarm.
Now that the door had been opened, the sounds from inside the hall could no longer be blocked.
A man's agonized scream echoed through the darkness.
Just hearing it made Yoshino Koharu's legs tremble.
The Hell Exhibition Hall itself had been designed to create a dark and oppressive atmosphere.
Even during the daytime, the lighting inside was dim.
Now that the hall was closed, only emergency lights provided faint illumination.
Her eyes had not yet adjusted to the darkness, so she couldn't clearly see anything inside.
Remembering Jiang Hang's instruction to call the police, Yoshino Koharu swallowed nervously.
She hurried to take out her phone.
But her hands were shaking so badly that it took several attempts before she finally managed to pull the phone from her pocket.