Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 22 The Jewel Thief
Copper base.

Jewelry exhibition hall.

Megure Juzo and Mori Kogoro, led more than 20 police officers to surround the rose-shaped gem displayed in the center of the venue.

Speaking of which, the two of them are old partners.

Well... I have been fooled by Hei Yu Daoyi countless times in the past.

Megure Juzo originally wanted to ask Kudo Yusaku to come for help, but unfortunately that guy had already gone abroad last week because of a book signing event, so the two of them could only bite the bullet and take the risk of being humiliated by the other party again.

"Everyone, cheer up and watch the entrance for me!"

"You know, this is a gem worth 200 million yen. A full 200 million yen!"

"Then... Captain Megure, these 200 million yen worth of jewels are lost, do we need to pay for it?" Kogoro Mori suddenly asked from the side.

"Need not."

"I can rest assured that."

Megure Jusan: “.”

"Hey, Maori, you can't slack off just because you don't have to pay compensation. Our goal is to catch Kaito Kidd! That guy has escaped from us more than a dozen times before. If we can't catch him this time, then our Japanese police will lose face!"

Hasn't he already lost face?

Kogoro Mori thought to himself.

"It's almost time for the announcement. Everyone, be on high alert. Anyone who approaches suspiciously will be arrested first!"

"understand!"

After he finished speaking, Megure Jusan raised his wrist and looked at the time on his watch.

Ten seconds left...

10, 9, 8...

He counted down in his mind nervously.

4-3-2
Just as Megure Jusan counted down to "1", the originally bright interior environment suddenly became pitch black.

"what happened?!"

"The circuit breaker tripped?"

Upon seeing this, the police officers immediately took out the flashlights they carried with them.

Then, a crisp "pop" sound was heard.

"not good!"

It's the sound of glass breaking!

Megure Juzo quickly shone the flashlight over there.

He saw Kogoro Mouri, who had been standing next to him just now, was now holding the gem and running all the way to the floor-to-ceiling window at the edge of the venue.

"Brother Mori, what are you doing?" Megure Jusan shouted in surprise.

"What else can I do? Stealing jewels, of course." "Mouri Kogoro" said, and he took off his disguise, and his white suit and tall hat were immediately exposed to everyone.

"Damn it, he's Kidd!"

"Catch him now!"

With a loud shout, the police officers picked up their batons and chased after Kidd.

However, Kidd smiled slightly, turned around, broke the glass headfirst, and jumped down from a height of nearly seventy meters.

The glider extended from the white cloak behind him.

When Kaito Kidd disappeared into the night sky with the wind, Megure Jusan quickly pulled out the intercom on his chest and said, "Mobilize the nearby helicopters and try to lock on to the target's landing site!"

……

At night, nine thirty.

More than 30 new police officers arrived at the Dobusada Police Station to help Megure Jusan and others search the area around Sanbanchi.

"Damn it, judging from the last footage captured by the surveillance camera, it should be nearby."

"Where on earth did the people go?"

Megure Juzo wiped the sweat from his neck with a handkerchief, looking exhausted.

But at this moment, a child with a schoolbag passed by and attracted his attention.

"Xia He, why are you here?"

That’s right, the child who suddenly appeared was Xia He without a doubt.

Xia He was stunned for a moment when he saw Megure Jusan, and then he pointed to the game hall on the side of the road with a guilty conscience and said, "I want to play the new Street Fighter game, but there is no place to play arcade games near my home, so..."

The voice was weak, no different from that of a child who had done something wrong and was caught by his parents.

What's more, he is indeed a child who is only 6 years old.

This made Megure Jusan's tone unconsciously soften, "Then have you seen a man dressed as a magician passing by here?" "Magician?" Xia He tilted his head with a confused look on his face.

"Forget it..." Megure Jusan couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that he ran away again. But Xia He, you ran to such a far place to play by yourself. If your parents knew, they would definitely be worried."

"I'm sorry, Officer Megure, I won't dare to do it again. Please don't call my parents!" Xia He said with tears in his eyes.

"Don't cry, I didn't say I was going to call."

Seeing this, Megure Jusan hurriedly picked Xia He up from the ground and said, "Do you want to eat ice cream? Uncle will buy it for you. After you finish eating the ice cream, uncle will drive the police car to take you home, okay?"

"Okay~~"

Just like coaxing his own son, Megure Juzo took out a tissue and wiped the tears from the corners of Xia He's eyes while walking towards the convenience store on the street.

But as he walked, he subconsciously frowned.

I always feel like I've forgotten something important.

……

at the same time.

Inside a cubicle of a public restroom.

"Aqiu!"

Kogoro Mouri, who was only wearing underwear, sneezed suddenly and then woke up slowly from the anesthetized state.

"Ok?"

what's the situation? !

What am I doing to you?
About five seconds later.

"Help!!!"

The cry for help echoed inside and outside the toilet.

The passerby who was squatting in the toilet next door was so scared that he trembled and even his feces were clamped off.

……

Early the next morning.

Ekoda District, the Kuroba family residence.

"Why are you here again?"

Hearing the doorbell, Kuroba Kaito opened the door, and after seeing who was coming, he said with dissatisfaction.

"What's wrong with your voice?" Xia He asked.

"Ahem, I have a cold..."

Kaito coughed awkwardly.

"Where's your dad?"

"In the study upstairs."

After saying that, Kaito adjusted his bangs, ignored Xia He, and walked out on his own.

He had an appointment to go ice skating with Qingzi today, which was perfect. He didn't have to stay at home and compete with Xia He in wits and courage to play pranks on each other.

……

"Are you here?" Heiyu Daoyi put down the coffee cup in his hand and then turned his gaze to Xia He.

"OK."

As Xia He spoke, he opened the backpack on his back and took out the white dress, tall hat, inflatable cushion, and paraglider wing.

Last night, it was indeed Black Feather Thief who stole the gem alone.

However, after breaking the window, he took advantage of the police's blind spot and climbed directly to the roof of the building using the rope.

Xia He, who had been hanging above the window, replaced Hei Yu Daoyi and used a hang glider to divert the police's attention.

I have to say, the feeling of gliding in the air is really cool.

"In just one month, you have already learned more than 30% of what I know. I think in less than a year... I will have nothing left to teach you." Heiyu Daoyi said again.

"No way, teacher, you're too kind." Xia He replied.

"However, next time when Kaito is around, you have to be careful not to be discovered by him."

"Aren't you going to tell Kaito about Kaito Kid?"

"That child is still young, and if he knows too much, he will easily let it slip outside."

As soon as Hei Yu Daoyi finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Xia He seemed to be about the same age as his own Kaito.

There's nothing we can do. Who can blame this kid for always behaving too maturely?

To the point that people always subconsciously forget his age.

(End of this chapter)