I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 483 The Curious Phantom Thief Kid (1st Update)
The Empire State Building, rooftop.

The night wind howled, and the neon lights of Tokyo flickered beneath my feet.

Carrying the unconscious Gin, Shiraishi E stealthily made her way to the top of the building, avoiding all surveillance cameras and patrolling security guards.

He deftly tossed Gin to the ground, then quickly purchased a paraglider from the thug shop, intending to take Gin with him and leap off the roof to escape the police encirclement.

However, at that moment, an uninvited guest arrived.

"Hey sir, carrying someone up to the rooftop in the middle of the night, what kind of thrilling game are you looking for?"

A flippant voice came from above.

Shiraishi E suddenly looked up and saw a white figure lightly land on the railing at the edge of the rooftop. The pure white cloak fluttered in the wind, and the monocle reflected a cold light.

It's Kaito Kid.

Shiraishi E was also wearing a tactical mask, so she wasn't worried about the other side seeing her true face.

He said speechlessly, "What are you doing here?"

Kidd, with one hand in his pocket and the other toying with a playing card, looked him over with a smirk: "Just passing by, purely passing by~ Seeing someone suspiciously carrying a grown man, as a concerned citizen, of course I had to check it out, right?"

Shiraishi E was too lazy to waste words with him: "Go away, I'm busy, I don't have time to play with you."

Kidd's smile froze, then he put on a hurt expression: "Hey, so cold? I'm an internationally renowned thief, can't you give me some face?"

Shiraishi E didn't even bother to glance at him, continuing to adjust the paraglider's ropes.

Seeing this, Kidd clicked his tongue in annoyance: "Although I'm a phantom thief, I'm also very proactive in fighting crime!"

He pulled out his phone and waved it. "You think you can just run away with someone tied up? You don't look like a good person at all, do you? Believe me or not, I'll call the police right now."

boom!
A gunshot rang out, and Kidd's phone exploded instantly, scattering fragments everywhere.

"..." Kidd stared at his empty hand, paused for a second, then looked up, his smile stiff: "Wow, you really fired?"

If that shot had been aimed at his head, he would be dead by now.

Even so, he still put on a poker face and said with a smile.

Shiraishi E's gun was still smoking as she warned, "This is the last warning. Don't get in my way."

Kidd narrowed his eyes, finally abandoning his cynical attitude.

He slowly pulled out a playing card gun from inside his suit jacket, his tone dangerous: "Coincidentally, I'm quite confident when it comes to guns."

He flicked his wrist, pointing the gun at Shiraishi E: "How about we have a match? If you win, I'll walk away. If I win—"

He pointed to Gin on the ground: "How about you leave him here?"

Emi Shiraishi was utterly speechless: "Do you think you're the world's policeman? Why are you meddling in everything?"

Kidd grinned: "So? Want to come on? Or... are you planning to refuse my challenge?"

Shiraishi knew he had to teach this guy a lesson. He sneered, "Fine, come on. I won't bully you; I'll let you fire first."

Kidd raised an eyebrow: "So confident?"

“Dealing with you is more than enough.” Shiraishi E made no attempt to hide her contempt.

“…” Kidd’s smile turned dangerous: “Then you’d better not regret it.”

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and pulled the trigger of the poker gun repeatedly!

Boo hoo hoo-!
Fifteen specially made playing cards were launched at a tricky angle, spinning at extremely high speeds, each one strong enough to embed itself in the ground!

Kid's firing trajectory completely blocked Shiraishi E's escape route; no matter where he hid, he was bound to be hit!

however--

Shiraishi E didn't move an inch.

He simply raised his hand, his ten fingers flashing like lightning, leaving afterimages in the air.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
One, two, three...

He caught all fifteen playing cards with his bare hands.

Kidd's smile froze on his face: "...Huh?"

He blinked, thinking he was hallucinating.

Shiraishi E casually tossed the playing cards on the ground and smiled dismissively: "Now, it's my turn."

As he spoke, he "picked up" a menacing-looking man-portable rocket launcher from the darkness beneath his feet, locked the muzzle on Kid, and the automatic tracking system beeped as it locked on. Phantom Thief Kid: "...???"

"I'll give you a ten-second head start," Shiraishi said slowly. "Let's see if your hang glider is faster, or my cannonball."

Kidd stared at the dark muzzle of the cannon, cold sweat instantly soaking his back: "Bro, this joke isn't funny at all!!"

"I admit I was a bit arrogant just now. Can I apologize to you now?"

"Put that thing down, or it'll be a problem if it goes off!"

"Heh, no way! Besides... begging for mercy also counts as time!" Shiraishi E grinned, revealing her gleaming white teeth: "Six, five, four..."

Kaito Kid cursed and then, without hesitation, turned and jumped!
"Holy crap!! I've run into a lunatic!! He actually carries this thing around with him!"

He leaped off the Empire State Building, his hang glider unfurling with a "whoosh," and he swooped down, almost skimming the exterior wall of the building!

To break free of the lock, he quickly changed his white cloak into a black night suit, attempting to blend into the darkness and remain hidden.

Standing on the edge of the rooftop, Shiraishi E watched the figure fleeing in panic and sneered, "Watching the show is one thing, but coming here to act as the world's policeman? Let's see if you dare to do it again!"

He deliberately shifted the muzzle a few degrees and pulled the trigger.

Bang-!
The rocket roared out, trailing a fiery tail, and chased straight after the Phantom Thief Kid!

Kaito Kid looked back and saw the rocket whizzing after him. He was terrified: "I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!!"

At the critical moment, he suddenly swung out his grappling hook, which snagged on the edge of the rooftop of a building in the distance, and he made a sharp 90-degree turn in mid-air!
boom! ! !
The rocket exploded twenty meters behind him, and the intense shockwave caused the glider to shake violently.

The phantom thief gripped the rope tightly, his heart pounding, his breathing rapid as if he had just finished a marathon.

He swallowed hard, gazing at the blurry figure atop the Empire State Building in the distance, and silently vowed—he would never meddle in other people's business again!

Curiosity really killed the cat!

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After escaping the clutches of Kaito Kid, Shiraishi readjusted the balance of her paraglider, carried the unconscious Gin, and silently glided towards the edge of Tokyo under the cover of night.

However, just as he was about to land, Gin's body suddenly tensed up, and his cold green eyes snapped open!

"..." He didn't speak, but silently thought about how to escape his predicament.

"You think I wouldn't know you're awake just because you don't speak?" Shiraishi E scoffed, raising her head and ramming forward.

"...!" Gin's pupils contracted. Before he could even react, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and everything went black as he lost consciousness once more.

"Her physical fitness is quite strong," Shiraishi muttered, before maneuvering her paraglider to land in a back alley of a residential area.

He quickly disassembled the paraglider, stuffed it into his backpack, then looked around to make sure no one was there before buying a car from the bandit shop.

He opened the car door, roughly shoved Gin inside, then got into the driver's seat and started the engine.

They sped off towards the outskirts of Tokyo.

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Three hours later, at an abandoned arms depot on the outskirts of Tokyo.

In the dimly lit warehouse, Gin was bound hand and foot to a metal chair. His wrists, ankles, and waist were all secured with high-strength restraints, and even his head was locked with a special restraint device to ensure that he could not make any sudden struggles.

Shiraishi E lay down on her work chair and fell asleep.

Finally, the sound of an engine came from outside the warehouse, followed by footsteps and the click of the roller shutter being lifted.

Yusaku Kudo, Conan, Shuichi Akai, and Kogoro Mouri quickly walked in.

Shiraishi E immediately woke up, stood up, stretched, and said, "You were so slow~~"

"Sorry, I ran into some trouble on the way." Yusaku pushed up his glasses, his gaze falling on the bound Gin, and he raised an eyebrow slightly: "Looks like you handled it thoroughly."

“Of course! If he can escape even like that, then it’s his skill!” Shiraishi E said confidently.

Conan strode forward, his gaze on Gin both cold and complex: "...Finally caught you."

Emi Shiraishi, too lazy to get involved in their feud, turned and walked straight to the door: "I've handed the person over to you. How you deal with him is your business... I'm leaving, Detective Mouri."

"Then we'll head back first." Kogoro Mouri followed him toward the door, rubbing his chest and muttering, "I think I should go to the hospital; I feel like I've broken a bone."

"Okay, I'll take you to the hospital while I'm at it."

"It's troublesome."

(End of this chapter)