Stay away from Conan.

"So now, what are your plans?"

While Conan, Xiaolan and Sonoko were heading to Hakodate together, on the other side, Gao Yuan, who was also ready to set off, was talking to Kuroba Kaito and asking him about his next plan.

In this regard, Kuroba Kaito did not have any particularly brilliant ideas, but just said:
"It's very simple. Now that our target is clearly locked on Dongwa Ronglong's knife, then we naturally have to find a way to get the knife."

So, after hearing this, there was no need for Kuroba Kaito to say anything more. Gao Yuan already knew that he was probably going to take complete action under the identity of "Kaito Kidd".

Therefore, seeing that Kuroba Kaito was already preparing to do this, Gao Yuan had nothing to say, and only reminded:

"This time, Conan and Hattori will be in Hakodate. You can only get two knives by doing this. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to end."

After all, if the target is clear, as usual, the target item can be obtained by completing one action. But this time the target Dongwa Ronglong's sword is just a lead-in. The real purpose is to find the treasure hidden behind it, so things will not end so quickly. What's more, even the target's sword is not complete at present. Therefore, it is foreseeable that after the first action of "Phantom Thief Kidd", Conan and Hattori Heiji who are also in Hakodate will follow up and investigate at any time. Maybe they will be the first to find the treasure in the end.

As Gao Yuan thought about this, he felt more and more that this matter would not be so easy to resolve, and that he would be caught between Conan, Hattori, and Kaito Kid. This time, he would not have the memory reference of the original work like in "The Magician of the Century's End" and could arrange everything in advance. Maybe this time he would be exposed -

"In the end, I may have to go against you when I have no choice. Be prepared."

After thinking it over again and again, Gao Yuan felt that he should say this in advance. After all, he didn't want other people to find out that there was a special connection between him and Kaito Kid. This would be very troublesome. So if anything really happened later, he could only act according to the common sense of a detective. This point had to be made clear to Kuroba Kaito in advance.

"no problem."

In response to Gao Yuan's reaction, Kuroba Kaito responded naturally, as if he thought it was a matter of course -

After all, this time, as long as we can find some clues about my father in the end, and maybe confirm the accuracy of what Gao Yuan said, "My father may not be dead", then everything will be worth it...

So, thinking this, Kuroba Kaito said all this to Gao Yuan and then hung up the call.

After hearing what Kuroba Kaito said, Gao Yuan couldn't help but sigh, thinking that this matter was not easy to handle after all, and he could only take it one step at a time...

……

"Eh? Kaito Kidd...has he set his sights on the two knives in the collection that the Ax River Group sold this time?"

As Conan and others arrived in Hakodate City, after agreeing on a meeting place with Hattori Heiji and others, since Sonoko went to meet with the Axe Group first to coordinate relevant matters, the collections that had been purchased by the Suzuki Group at a fixed price were being counted and checked before being transported. At this time, the Axe Group unexpectedly received a warning letter from Kaito Kid.

Naturally, Sonoko told Conan, Ran and the others about this matter, and then of course, Hattori Heiji and Kazuha also knew about it.

In this regard, He Ye couldn't help but express such doubts after hearing the name of this phantom thief again after a short interval.

As for this, Xiaolan expressed some doubts about this matter:
"Come to think of it, isn't Kaito Kid a jewel thief? Why did he target two samurai swords this time?" "Could it be that the swords are inlaid with jewels?"

Hattori Heiji was also very interested in the matter regarding Kaito Kid, and couldn't help but ask this.

"Sister Sonoko has already checked this out herself, and it's not the case."

Conan quickly gave an explanation, confirming that this conjecture was not true.

Hattori Heiji seemed a little confused, but then he thought about it and said:

"But then again, wasn't there no gem on the 'Memory Easter Egg' last time? Maybe Kaito Kidd is a thief who will take any valuable collection! Anyway, now is not the time to think about this. Since the thief is going to take action, let's go over and see if we can help!"

As he said this, Hattori Heiji seemed very interested. When even Conan didn't understand why Hattori Heiji was so interested, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but say:

"Last time he pretended to be me and worked with you guys. This time I will make him pay the price!"

This seems to be because of the previous "Memory Easter Egg" incident, in which Kaito Kid disguised himself as Hattori Heiji and sneaked onto the Suzuki Group's cruise ship returning to Tokyo, which has always been on Hattori Heiji's mind. So when he saw that the other party just happened to chase to Hakodate and colliding with his kendo competition, Hattori Heiji obviously did not want to miss this opportunity that might make Kaito Kid pay the price.

Therefore, watching this scene, Conan couldn't help but smile helplessly, and then, just like that, naturally, Kazuha and Hattori Heiji, who were originally planning to meet in Hakodate and stroll around here, followed Xiaolan and Conan to the Axue Group and met Sonoko -

"Oh, you guys are here!"

Soon, they arrived at the villa of the Axe Group located on the outskirts of Hakodate City. After being checked by the on-duty personnel, Conan, Hattori Heiji and others entered a warehouse in the villa, where they saw Sonoko who had been waiting there for a long time.

"Garden."

Seeing this, Kazuha and Xiaolan greeted Sonoko first, while Conan and Hattori Heiji conducted a simple observation of the warehouse -

This is the warehouse where all the collections of Hijikata Toshizo that were collected by the first head of the Fue Group, Fue Keisaburo, are stored. The entire warehouse, apart from a large door, has only a few small windows on the wall with fences on top. In other words, the only way to enter this warehouse is through the main door.

As for the main entrance, it is guarded by a very sophisticated anti-theft door similar to that of a bank vault. Just opening this door makes a lot of noise. And with the appearance of the Kaito Kid's warning letter, Officer Ginzo Nakamori, who specializes in dealing with Kaito Kid, has also been on duty here with the Metropolitan Police Department's guards.

Just this point alone is still fresh in the memory of Conan and the others who just came in from the villa and went through layers of inspection. It seems that the security here is impeccable...

But, can this really prevent that Kaito Kidd? (End of this chapter)