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Chapter 1400 So warm it turns people to ash This piece

Chapter 1400: So warm it turns people to ashes

“If you were as good at modeling as I am, you could do it too,” Fujino said earnestly, patting him on the shoulder.

Although Xiao Hongye didn't come here specifically for modeling.

She really likes me...

However, we can't say it that directly.

If this were said out loud, this kid would probably jump off the airship right away.

At this moment, Kaito Kuroba silently typed a question mark: "What do you mean by modeling?"

"Could you please stop throwing out weird and strange words like that?"

Upon hearing this, Fujino realized that he hadn't considered that point, and then thoughtfully replied, "It's just that you're not as handsome as me, you understand?"

"..."

Kaito Kuroba rolled his eyes at Fujino, his eyebrow twitching.

He was trying to say, "What's wrong with my modeling?"

I do look like Shinichi Kudo, you know...

He sighed inwardly, then took out the Lady of the Sky, looked at it twice in the moonlight, and finally sighed again: "This one doesn't look like Pandora either..."

"So, what's the point of you doing this?"

Fujino glanced at Kaito Kuroba beside him. "If you search like this, you'll probably only find a few dozen gems a year. But how many famous gems are there in the world? Can you find them all?"

"That gem might not even be hidden somewhere. You're just wasting your time..."

"What can we do?" Kaito Kuroba sighed helplessly. "After all, it's Dad's business. Even if I can't find them, I have to lure those guys into a trap and deal with them. Even if it's meaningless, I have to do it."

However, he chuckled again as he spoke: "Besides, it's not entirely meaningless, since the name of Phantom Thief Kid has seen the light of day again, hasn't it?"

"That's true."

Fujino nodded, quite agreeing with this point. "You kid, you've now inherited the name of Phantom Thief Kid, so you've done well."

"That's what I meant."

Kaito Kuroba chuckled, looking carefree and oblivious.

Fujino smacked his chin: "However, if you really want to eradicate that little animal organization, I can help you..."

"Find out the address of their headquarters for me, and I'll go there directly to offer them some warmth."

"..." Kaito Kuroba paused for a moment after hearing this, "Are you going to deliver warmth to someone's doorstep or just kill them outright?"

“You can’t think of it that way. How can you call it killing them?” Fujino waved his hand. “I just planted a few bombs at their headquarters. I wouldn’t dirty my hands by killing them myself.”

"Your family's warmth delivery service is sending thousands of degrees of heat, right?" Kaito Kuroba couldn't help but retort, "Aren't you just trying to blow them all to heaven...?"

"Is it warm?"

"That's really warm; people would probably be blown to smithereens."

Kaito Kuroba's speechless remark made him feel that Fujino's joke was a bit hellish.

If this happened in Hiroshima or Nagasaki, they'd be hung up and whipped...

Fortunately, he's from Tokyo and doesn't really care about these kinds of things.

But then he thought about how many bombs Fujino had, and realized that this wasn't a joke.

He figured this guy really did have that many bombs.

Fujino patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, now that we've got the Sky Lady, and you've confirmed it's not Pandora, shouldn't you give it back to me so I can go back and report?"

"Why should I return what I stole by virtue of my own abilities..."

"Never mind, take it."

Kaito Kuroba was not entirely willing.

Where do you find a thief who just stole something and then someone comes along and takes it back?
Can't I even save it to my favorites?

But thinking about it, that Fujino guy...

Oh well, it's just a gemstone, I don't need it.

Fujino took the gem and stood up: "Alright, you should go too."

"Are you chasing people away now?"

Kaito Kuroba was speechless for a moment: "Seriously, it's still a while from here to Osaka, okay? If you make me go down now, I'd probably just fall straight into the sea and become fish food."

"So, you want to stay on this airship a little longer?"

"Of course!"

Kaito Kuroba nodded and replied, "After all, I haven't even had dinner yet. When I was gathering information here, I heard that dinner is provided. Wouldn't it be a waste to come all this way and not have dinner?"

"You're not afraid that Hakuba will see through you, so go ahead and eat." Fujino glanced at him. "Don't forget, that Hakuba kid can see through your identity at any time..."

"Why don't I just pretend to be Shinichi Kudo?"

"Go, go, go wherever you want to go have fun."

Fujino gave him a disdainful look. "You're impersonating Shinichi Kudo. No matter how you explain it, it doesn't make sense. Why don't you just hide and wait until the airship arrives?"

"Okay, okay..."

Kaito Kuroba gave him a deadpan look. "I really don't know what you were thinking. How could you let that Hakuba guy master such a despicable and vicious technique? I'm even feeling uncomfortable pretending now, okay?"

"Where did I teach him?" Fujino retorted. "I just said a few words to that kid and gave him some pointers. How could I have imagined that he would actually master such an incredible ability?"

"Then why don't you guide me a bit?"

Kaito Kuroba said with a sullen face, "Maybe I can also master some special ability."

"I've guided you so many times, but I still haven't seen you awaken..." Fujino complained. "Give up on that idea. This trick only works on people who can be fooled. I can't fool you at all."

"At least I can't fool you with words."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba pursed his lips, unsure of what to say.

Should I be happy or disappointed?
Kaito Kuroba could only sigh helplessly, realizing that sometimes being too smart is a sin.

Then, he ran inside the airship and secretly hid.

He pretended that he had already escaped.

That's just how phantom thieves are.

He appears virtuous in public, but suffers in private.

…………

After Fujino returned the Sky Lady.

Suzuki Jirokichi immediately felt confident again, happily announcing his victory and planning to find a few reporters to publicize it.

As for what just happened?
Since we've already won, it doesn't matter anymore.

Anyway, I won big.

After witnessing the Metropolitan Police Department's cunning tactics multiple times, Jirokichi Suzuki decided to try his hand at the same shameless approach.

After all, to some extent, Fujino was also part of his security system.

Sonoko felt quite helpless in the face of her uncle's academic prowess.

During dinner, he looked at his excited uncle and couldn't help but complain, "It was Fujino-senpai who helped bring it back, yet he's so overjoyed..."

"I really don't know who lost the gem, and they almost got us killed by those mercenaries."

Hongye, standing nearby, could only smile helplessly: "After all, he's an old man; that's how he is—unwilling to admit defeat."

Then she added, "However, the Suzuki family should pay Fujino-kun's commission fee as usual, right?"

"After all, he was the main player."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko immediately patted her chest and said, "Of course we should give it to you, and we should give you a lot more. After all, if it weren't for you, senior, that gem would have really been snatched away by that guy Kid."

"The agreed-upon amount was fifty million yen..."

"Let me see, doubling it to 100 million yen shouldn't be a problem."

Sonoko stroked her chin, pondering this.

Apart from Hongye, the others present were dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Akemi, the Nana sisters, and Ai all had strange expressions.

This matter, 100 million yen?
It was given out so simply?

Seriously, those rich people are despicable!

Ai Haibara thought to herself, and secretly spat.

The Nana sisters were at a loss, since neither of them had ever seen what 100 million yen looked like in their lives.

Akemi touched her chin.

She felt that her younger brother was destined for marriage, and as his older sister, she also felt that her future was promising.

Um, a second wife, I guess.