Chapter 52
Conan's Confidence
Seeing Tomoko Suzuki lost in her memories, Kogoro Mouri remembered what she hadn't finished saying earlier and asked:
"By the way, Madam, you haven't finished telling me about the Dark Star yet."
Suzuki Tomoko instantly returned to her normal self.
"I have entrusted it to the person I most want to entrust it to."
After hearing this, Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin, tilted his body slightly, and guessed:
"Gemstones are more suited to women, so did Mrs. Suzuki give the gemstone to a woman?"
After saying that, Kogoro Mouri looked around.
Tomoko Suzuki smiled noncommittally after hearing this.
"Who knows? But I think she and Mr. Mori would be a good match."
"It really is Mr. Mori. I'm so glad to run into you here. Thank you so much for your help last time."
Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit came up and greeted Kogoro Mouri. Upon seeing that it was an acquaintance, Kogoro Mouri immediately became happy.
Several more people then gathered around, and Suzuki Tomoko smiled slightly before leaving.
At this moment, Chaki Shintaro from the Metropolitan Police Department had already started speaking into the microphone, repeatedly telling the guests about the Phantom Thief Kid.
On the other side, Sonoko Suzuki and Conan had only been walking for a short while when they bumped into Ran. Upon seeing Ran, Conan said somewhat strangely:
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"Sister Xiaolan, where have you been? Why did you take so long? Come with me, let's go find Brother Hinata Gen, he's so much fun."
After saying that, he took Xiaolan's hand and wanted to find Hyuga Gen, but when he turned his head, he couldn't see Hyuga Gen anywhere.
"Damn it, he got away. Is he about to make his move?"
"I think you've all heard that the big bad phantom thief Kid has come to this ship. He investigates people's information beforehand, not only their voices but also their appearances, which are almost identical."
"Just to be on the safe side, please pair up with the person next to you and come up with a secret code that only the two of you can know."
Upon hearing this, the guests immediately paired up and began whispering among themselves.
At this moment, Ran suddenly leaned down and asked Conan:
"Conan, what code word should we choose?"
"Huh? What?"
Conan was a little confused. He had been so focused on thinking that he hadn't heard what Officer Chaki said clearly, so Ran explained it to him again.
Conan casually remarked after hearing this:
"Then I'll call myself Sherlock Holmes."
"Well then, I'll say Lu Ban."
After hearing Officer Chaki's words, Hyuga Gen, who was hiding in the crowd at a distance, said to Akiyama Rinko and Meimei:
"How about we form groups of three? That way we won't have to ask anyone else."
Seeing that the two women nodded, Hyuga Gen and the two women devised a secret signal.
Just then, all the lights above suddenly went out, and then a somewhat fake-looking Phantom Thief Kid suddenly appeared in the venue.
"Hmph, your code words were useless. The Dark Star is already in my hands."
"Masaka!!!"
"Bang!"
After a gunshot, Phantom Thief Kid clutched his chest and collapsed, bleeding profusely. Everyone present was shocked and turned to look at Suzuki Tomoko, who had fired the shot.
Is this woman really that ruthless? She opened fire without warning.
Officer Chaki was furious upon witnessing this and walked over to Tomoko Suzuki to question her:
"Mrs. Suzuki, how could you do this? If you are convicted of murder, I'll take you to the police station right now."
"Don't worry, Officer Chaki, Phantom Thief Kid is still alive."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could someone survive with that much bleeding? Besides, you used a real gun!"
Although the Suzuki Group is very powerful, and even if he is taken back, he will most likely be released on the grounds of self-defense, Officer Chaki cannot remain completely indifferent in front of everyone.
Just then, Phantom Thief Kid, who was lying on the ground, suddenly stood up, revealed his true form, and bowed to the guests present.
"Hello everyone, I am Sanada Ichizo, a magician hired by the Suzuki Foundation."
Seeing that the person was not dead, Officer Chaki breathed a sigh of relief and said reproachfully to Tomoko Suzuki:
"Mrs. Suzuki, you've taken this joke too far. I didn't even realize it."
"Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to scare that stupid thief. The Suzuki family is not one that just anyone can mess with."
At this moment, Sanada Ichizo also began his magic show. Conan glanced at it and knew that this guy was not very interesting. Then he slipped away from Ran to look for Hyuga Gen.
This time, Conan was not disappointed. He squeezed into the crowd and saw Hyuga Gen, accompanied by two female companions, walking and chatting with Sanada Ichizo to watch the performance.
Upon seeing this, Conan immediately went over.
"Big brother, where did you go just now?"
Hyuga Gen immediately gave Conan a furious pat on the head, ruffling his hair until it was completely messed up before letting him go. Secretly pleased, Hyuga Gen then spoke:
"I was right here, didn't you see me? By the way, little friend, what do you need me for?"
Conan ran his hand through his hair and said with a grin:
"No, I just wanted to hang out with you. Can I stay by your side the whole time?"
After saying that, Conan blinked a few times.
When Hyuga Gen saw this, he felt like he was going to get a sty. If this guy were a real child, it would be fine, but he was clearly the same age as him and he was acting so young.
Forcing back his discomfort, he smiled and said:
"Okay, then you can come with me."
After saying that, Hyuga Gen gave Akiyama Rinko a wink, indicating that he had just told her that Ran was actually Kaito Kid in disguise.
At this point, due to his initial misjudgment, Conan had not obtained a single clue about the real Phantom Thief Kid.
I'm just teasing Conan now, I hope he doesn't actually take the Suzuki family's Black Star away.
Rinko Akiyama nodded and walked to a spot not far from Ran, keeping a close eye on her movements.
Seeing that Sanada Ichizo was having someone draw cards, Hinata Gen and Meimei also went over and drew a card.
After Hyuga Genji finished his attack, Ran, who is also known as Kaito Kid, suddenly felt that she was being watched by someone. She looked back but found nothing, so she became more cautious with her actions.
After drawing a card, he stood next to Sonoko Suzuki and looked at it. Both of them showed extremely surprised expressions.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
A large crowd gathered around, and when they saw what was written on the back of the card in Xiaolan's hand, they all started shouting at the same time.
"It's Phantom Thief Kid!"
"Phantom Thief Kid has appeared!"
"Stay calm, stay calm, everyone, don't panic."
Seeing that things were getting out of control, Officer Chaki quickly picked up the microphone to calm things down.
Conan thought of Gen Hyuga, who had drawn a card before Ran, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"You're the one who did it, aren't you, Phantom Thief Kid? Turns out you're just an ordinary person who relies on skills and gadgets."