Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1320 The True and False Kaito Kidd
"Scott, what should we do with that woman?"

Snake refers to Mao Lilan.

When Snake escaped from the farm just now, he had originally thought of leaving Mao Lilan as a hostage if he was caught by the other party.

But now that the tail has been shed, there is no need for this.

Xia Mei glanced at Mao Lilan and replied, "Don't worry about her for now. The ceremony is about to begin. Let's check the network signal one last time."

"Although 'that Lord' and other Lords cannot be present in person, they will watch the entire ceremony through that machine..."

Under Xia Mei's command, Snake walked to the tripod nearby and made a final check of the camera on it.

Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran, who were tied up nearby, looked at the familiar face, with shock in their eyes not concealed at all.

Kosaka Natsumi...why is she here?
And why did that person call her Scoobing?

Kudo Shinichi still clearly remembers that Shi Kaobing was the woman named Pu Si Qinglan.

However, thinking back to the original Egg of Memory incident, the only two suspicious points were the information about "Scooping" released by Interpol, which said that Scoobing was a killer who was good at using a pistol and was accustomed to shooting the target's right eye.

The man he faced, Pu Siqinglan, was very skilled, but he used a sickle instead of a pistol.

The second suspicious thing is that after the incident, Natsumi Kosaka disappeared.

Could it be that she is the real Scorch Soldier and her reasoning is wrong...

Kudo Shinichi narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about the Egg of Memories incident and Qin Zhibo's involvement.

If it was Qin Zhibo, he would definitely know what was going on...

At the same time, Qin Zhibo was lying on the grass outside Stonehenge, observing the situation inside Stonehenge under the cover of night.

He dropped the [Guardian Totem] into Stonehenge, and like watching a live broadcast, he could see most of the scenes of the ceremony.

It's just an upward perspective.

He also saw some familiar faces among the people attending the ceremony.

There is Natsumi Kosaka who I haven't seen for a long time.

She is the international killer "Scooping", a member of the Zoo organization, and her real name is "Hauptmann Natsumi".

She and Pu Siqinglan are twins, both descendants of a Russian evil monk.

As well as Snake and Zhang Dapao, who have not appeared since the Las Vegas incident.

The reason why he is called a big shot is that although he is a cadre, he is simple-minded, basically equivalent to the vodka and tequila of the neighboring organization.

The people participating in the ceremony include Asian, African and European faces, so it can be said that all the elements are complete.

When Snake finally adjusted the camera, Xia Mei asked him to bring Kudo Shinichi up.

In this way, Kudo Shinichi was taken away from Mouri Ran, and his hands and feet were tied to the stone bed in the middle, next to him was the pure black coffin.

Kudo Shinichi tried to struggle, but the ropes were tied very tightly.

He could only look at Xia Mei in front of him angrily and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Xia Mei raised a mocking smile, "Kaito Kidd, I will use your body to accomplish the reincarnation of the Black Pharaoh..."

"Black Pharaoh?" Kudo Shinichi was stunned.

He had never heard of the Black Pharaoh, but felt that it should be a being related to the occult or supernatural powers.

But why is this kind of thing related to "Kaito Kidd"?
Although he is not Kaito Kidd, he knows that in the current situation, even if he proves that he is not Kaito Kidd, these people will not let him go.

Even if the other party confirms that he is not Kaito Kidd, he may directly kill himself and Xiaolan.

The only thing I can do now is to wait for the opportunity to escape...

After making all the preparations, Xia Mei stood solemnly behind the stone bed and the coffin and made a solemn announcement.

"Everyone, we believers have gathered here to witness the reincarnation of the Black Pharaoh!"

"After thousands of years of waiting, the time for the stars to return has finally arrived! Nefren Ka's prophecy is about to come true..."

"Then, let the reincarnation ceremony begin!"

Following Xia Mei's announcement, the believers around her lowered their heads and began to chant the same hymn in unison.

At first, their voices were low, speaking some unknown ancient language, yet with a strange elegance.

About a minute later, their voices switched to English that modern people can understand.

"The universe is ever-changing, but the soul will always know its master. The sleep of my master is only the greatest cycle of all life..."

"The prophecy on the Wall of Truth will eventually come true - the arrival of Ghroth will lift the coffins that bury the stars from the grave. The long winter is finally over, and the time of awakening is about to come!"

At this point in the ceremony, everyone's spirits suddenly became high and they all shouted in unison.

"Come back! Come back!"

"From Erem to Dasir, from Cairo to England, from the Land of the Blind Ape to the Wall of Truth, your people are calling your name!"

"Nevren Ka, the Pharaoh who dwells in darkness!"

"Come back! Come back!"

Xia Mei shouted praises and took out a huge blue gem from her wide sleeves.

She held the heavy gem in one hand and cut a line on Kudo Shinichi's arm with the other.

Blood flowed from the wound, bringing a tiny bit of warmth to the cold stone bed.

Kudo Shinichi felt the pain in his arm, but he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

"The smell of your enemy's blood will be your guide. You will follow the sign and cross the thousand steps underground, through the eternal abyss without sunlight, and enjoy this rich sacrifice!"

"When the time comes, I will crown you with the jewels on my crown, and I will become the messenger of chaos who will teach you what truth and miracles are!"

"We will cheer for your return!"

"Yeah! The Great Messenger!"

"Yeah! The creeping chaos!"

"Yeah! Nyarlathotep!"

At this moment, the whole audience suddenly fell silent.

The scene, which was very grand a second ago, suddenly became silent.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for the ceremony and hymns to take effect.

However, after everyone waited for a while, nothing happened in Stonehenge.

Everything was silent on the grey plain, except for the rustling of the grass in the breeze.

Other than that, nothing unusual.

Xia Mei frowned at first and looked around in confusion.

its not right……

Why didn't it take effect?
She took the gem from her palm and held it up to the moon.

In the center of the gem, there is a faint red light.

This is how to identify the "Pandora". This unusual light proves that this gem is the real "Pandora", the gem on the crown of Nevren Ka.

Gem is right...

What's the reason?

Xia Mei glanced around and saw the black coffin, the stone circle... all the necessary elements for Nevren Ka's reincarnation were present.

After all, the Brotherhood of the Beast and the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh have been preparing for these things for hundreds of years, so it is impossible for them to go wrong now.

The only possible variable is...

Xia Mei turned her head and looked at Kudo Shinichi lying on the stone bed, and asked sternly: "Are you Kaito Kidd?"

What’s so important that Kudo Shinichi doesn’t know whether he is Kaito Kid?

But now, the other party seems to have discovered the clues.

If you honestly confess that you are not one of them at this time, you may be regarded as a worthless person and killed directly.

If you don't explain, you may be able to trick the other party into repeating the ceremony and delay the time a little.

Anyway, the other party's ritual seemed to have no effect on him. "I am!" Kudo Shinichi nodded seriously.

"Are you Kaitou Kidd?"

"Yes!"

Seeing Kudo Shinichi's very determined eyes, Xia Mei became a little suspicious.

But at the moment, believing in him is the only way. After all, even if he is not the real Kaito Kidd, it is impossible for him to come to the door at this time.

He is Kaito Kidd, and he must be Kaito Kidd...

So she prepared to carry out the ceremony again.

But at this moment, a hearty laugh suddenly sounded from above the crowd.

"Ha ha--!"

"He's not Kaito Kidd, I am!"

Everyone, including Natsumi and Kudo Shinichi, looked in the direction of the sound and saw a white figure standing on a huge stone platform supported by two huge rocks.

The pure white cloak fluttered in the wind, like a dazzling white light piercing through the dark ceremony.

Under that elegant top hat is half a handsome face filled with a confident smile.

"Phantom Thief Kidd!"

Snake recognized his old rival immediately and exclaimed with his mouth wide open.

The others also showed varying degrees of surprise as they looked at the white figure standing on the boulder.

Especially Xia Mei, she looked at Kaito Kidd on the boulder, then looked down at "Kaito Kidd" lying in front of her.

This is impossible……

Why are there two Kaito Kidds?

While everyone was still immersed in surprise, Kaito Kidd, who was standing on the boulder, suddenly lifted a corner of his white cloak, revealing a playing card pistol hidden under the cloak.

His right hand was aimed at the two outdoor lights placed inside Stonehenge.

Whizzing……

Several playing cards flew out of the flat muzzle and cut off the wires connected to the lighting.

But even so, the outer members surrounding Stonehenge still held torches in their hands, and the light source was not completely cut off for a while.

But at this moment, the flames on the torches suddenly trembled violently.

Then, the flames suddenly went out, and Stonehenge was instantly plunged into darkness.

Suddenly plunged into unexpected darkness, everyone at Stonehenge fell into chaos.

It was Snake who immediately gave the order, shouting, "Catch Kaito Kidd!"

He and his brothers pulled out their guns, and although they said they had captured the man, they actually shot him directly.

Pia, Pia, Pia…

Bullets rained down like raindrops and greeted from the platform where Kaito Kidd had stood before disappearing from sight.

But in fact, Kaito Kidd had already jumped onto the huge rock platform next to him and continued to make mocking sounds.

"Haha~ I missed, I'm here!"

"I'm here!"

"here……"

For a moment, it seemed that the entire Stonehenge was surrounded by Kaito Kidd.

Qin Zhibo, who had been waiting for this moment, finally suddenly jumped out from the other side of the Stonehenge.

With the vision of night vision goggles, he seemed to have entered an empty space. While everyone's attention was distracted by Kaito Kidd above, he quickly passed through the vehicles, peripheral members, and internal believers and came to the stone bed.

He took out a dagger, cut the ropes that tied up Kudo Shinichi, and helped him up from the stone bed.

At this time, Kudo Shinichi's eyes had not yet adapted to the darkness. He only felt a faint sound in the darkness that untied the restraints on his body.

When Kudo Shinichi was puzzled, a familiar voice came to his ears.

"My name is Michael..."

"If you want to be saved, follow me."

Kudo Shinichi was stunned. He was both surprised and not so surprised at the person who came to rescue him.

He immediately let down his guard and walked into the darkness with the other person's support.

When passing by Mouri Ran, Kudo Shinichi grabbed Mouri Ran's arm with one hand based on the location he remembered in his mind before turning off the lights.

At first, Mao Lilan was a little resistant, but when she felt the familiar touch on her skin, Mao Lilan immediately understood.

Although her hands were tied behind her back, she was still able to walk.

The three of them quietly passed through the stone wall and then crawled directly under the cars surrounding Stonehenge.

This is Qin Zhibo’s plan.

Let Kuroba Kaito transform into Kaito Kid and use a playing card gun to shoot down the searchlight.

Minase Yomu used the ghost in the glass bottle to extinguish the flame of the torch.

Minase Yomu rarely came out during this period because she spent time learning a special skill - driving other ghosts in the glass bottle.

However, although ghosts can be driven away, what ghosts can do is very limited, after all, they have no physical body.

But ghosts can affect fire.

For example, a scene often seen in many tomb-raiding movies is that the candles in the cemetery go out, which means that the presence of ghosts has extinguished the fire.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo asked Shui Lai Yang Meng to control all the ghosts and extinguish all the torches at the same time.

In this way, the believers who lost their light source were like headless flies and could only be fooled by Kaito Kidd.

And he can take this opportunity to rescue Kudo Shinichi and Mao Li Ran.

But even if we get out, there is still some distance from Stonehenge to the road, and there are no obstacles on the plain.

If you try to run, you will be discovered and chased before you even reach your destination.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo planned to hide under the car first, and wait for everyone to drive to chase Kaito Kidd, and then he would wait for an opportunity to escape.

Even if the other party will not chase after Kaito Kidd in full, he should be able to deal with the remaining people himself.

……

At this time, Kaito Kidd was still shuttling back and forth above the Stonehenge.

Relying on his agile skills, he jumped back and forth on the top of the huge rock wall to disrupt his opponents.

Seeing that Qin Zhibo below had succeeded, he also changed direction and planned to withdraw from the battlefield.

"Then I'll see you later!"

He leaped up and prepared to jump off the rock wall, then used the height of the rock wall to spread his glider.

Although he couldn't glide too far at this altitude, as long as he could get farther away and then switch into black clothes in a second, the pursuers would lose their target.

But just as he was about to jump, a flying knife grazed the right side of his shoulder.

The sharp dagger cut through the white suit, leaving blood on it.

"Bah..."

Kuroba Kaito cried out in pain and subconsciously glanced back, only to find that the person who hit him was a woman with an Asian face.

But he couldn't stay any longer at this moment, so he turned around and jumped off the rock wall.

There was a bang.

The hang glider opened, and the white delta wing carried him deep into the grassland.

Seeing that the target was about to escape, Xia Mei immediately ordered Snake to lead people to chase him, but a voice suddenly shouted: "No need to chase..."

She turned around and saw that the person speaking was He Fang, the president of He Chamber of Commerce.

He is also the high priest of the Society of Women.