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

Chapter 583 One Attacked, Two Came (1st Update)
The night wind howled, causing Phantom Thief Kid's white cloak to flutter. He had just accurately shot down a drone with his playing card pistol, a smug smile playing on his lips.

"Hmph, Miss Suzuki, you think you can stop me with such a paltry trick?"

However, before he could even feel smug for long—

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Two more drones rapidly approached from the darkness, their wings flashing a cold blue light, like a swarm of bees eyeing their prey.

"Again?!" Phantom Thief Kid frowned, flicked his wrist, and two playing cards shot out with a "whoosh"!
"Crack! Crack!"

The two drones exploded, sending sparks flying.

Kaito Kid had just breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly—

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

Four drones took off simultaneously!

"What?!" Phantom Thief Kid's pupils shrank, and he instantly realized that something was wrong.

For every drone shot down, the number of pursuing drones doubles!
"Hey, this is no joke..." A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

If this continues, dozens of drones will come chasing after us. We won't even need to do anything; just crashing into them will be enough to cause us trouble.

"Boom-bang!"

A miniature firework exploded beside him, the brilliant sparks brushing against his cloak and making him hiss.

"Damn it!" Phantom Thief Kid gritted his teeth, no longer daring to attack rashly. He could only abruptly adjust the direction of his hang glider and speed away!

However, the swarm of drones relentlessly pursued him, and fireworks exploded one after another around him—

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Phantom Thief Kid was thrown into a panic by the blast, and his white top hat was blown askew.

"Are these guys... using me as a moving target?!"

He tried to use the narrow space between the tall buildings to shake off the pursuers, but the drone was small and much more agile than his glider, and he couldn't shake it off at all!
"Crack!"

A firework struck the hang glider precisely, blasting a charred hole in the fabric!

"Oh no!" Phantom Thief Kid's expression changed, and the hang glider instantly lost its balance and began to wobble and fall.

If he keeps flying like this, he's bound to crash into Osaka Bay!
"There's no other way..." He gritted his teeth, quickly located a nearby high-rise building, and made an emergency landing!
--boom!

He rolled to the ground, quickly regained his balance, and then took out the "memory egg" from his pocket and examined it carefully.

"As expected... it's not the gem I'm looking for." He sighed, somewhat disappointed.

Since it wasn't his target, he had no interest in taking it with him.

"Never mind, let's return it to its rightful owner." He casually placed the Easter egg on the edge of the rooftop and turned to leave.

however--

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

The swarm of drones actually caught up with him, hovering over the rooftop and locking onto him!

"No way?! I've already returned it to its rightful owner, and you're coming back?!" Phantom Thief Kid's eyes widened.

"Tsk, it's really persistent..." He shook his head helplessly, then slid a smoke bomb out of his sleeve and smashed it to the ground!
"Oh!"

Thick smoke instantly enveloped the entire rooftop, and the drone's camera immediately lost its target, hovering aimlessly in place.

Within the smoke, the figure of Phantom Thief Kid had already vanished without a trace.

In the nanny car.

Sonoko and Kazuha were greatly disappointed to find that Kaito Kid had disappeared.

"Damn it, he got away!" Sonoko said, quite annoyed. Kazuha nodded and said, "Yeah, I hit him several times with my drone."

"If they had replaced the fireworks with bullets, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape!" Sonoko muttered.

"Ah... bullets? It can't be that bad, can it?" Kazuha's tone was a bit extreme.

Sonoko chuckled, "Don't worry, don't worry, I was just saying it casually, you don't have to take it seriously."

Shiraishi E chuckled lightly, "If you take it seriously, then I have no problem with it."

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The lobby of the Suzuki Museum was brightly lit.

When Suzuki Shiro and Urashi Seiran returned, Shiraishi E, Sonoko, and Kazuha were already standing by the booth.

The Easter eggs are displayed intact in a glass case.

"That's wonderful! You actually managed to get it back!" Suzuki Shiro strode forward, his face full of surprise. He patted Shiraishi E on the shoulder and gave Sonoko a thumbs up: "As expected of the Suzuki family's daughter, you really know how to do things!"

Sonoko was very happy to be raised by her father and said, "Actually, it's mainly thanks to Ei. If he hadn't brought the drone, he wouldn't have been able to force Kaito Kid to give up!"

"Hahaha! No matter what, getting it back is a great achievement!" Suzuki Shiro laughed heartily, then turned to Urako Seiran and said, "Miss Urako, could you please check the Easter egg? Maybe it was switched by Phantom Thief Kid."

Pu Siqinglan quickly stepped forward, took the glass cover, and carefully examined every detail of the Easter egg.

Her gaze was focused and deep. Only after confirming that there was no damage did she breathe a slight sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

“It is indeed intact, and it’s real.” Her voice was soft, but it carried a complex emotion that was hard to detect.

Shiro Suzuki nodded in satisfaction: "Since the Easter egg is fine, let's proceed with the exhibition as scheduled tomorrow! Since Kaito Kid has given up, he probably won't be coming back."

Hattori Heiji, standing to the side, had his hands in his pockets and his brows furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with the outcome: "Damn it... he still got away."

He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with resentment: "It was so close..."

"What do you mean 'almost'? It's clearly far from it!" Kazuha couldn't help but complain.

"Hmph! You don't understand at all, I can't be bothered arguing with you!" Heiji said nothing, "Since Kaito Kid isn't coming, then this is none of my business!"

"I'm leaving now!" He waved and strode towards the door.

Kazuha opened her mouth, wanting to call out to him, but remembering Sonoko's words, she swallowed the words back and could only silently watch his back as he left the art museum.

She suddenly tugged at Sonoko's sleeve and whispered, "Sonoko... can I stay at your place tonight? I... I want to see your villa in Osaka..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, and her eyes darted around, clearly indicating that she was feeling down.

Sonoko blinked and immediately understood what she was thinking—Kazuha didn't want to go home at all, and she didn't want to be alone either.

"Of course!" Sonoko readily agreed, deliberately exaggerating her tone. "My villa is huge, and it even has an outdoor hot spring! Tonight we can have a pajama party, have a midnight snack, and chat until dawn!"

Kazuha finally smiled slightly: "Thank you, Sonoko..."

Sonoko looked at Shiraishi E and said, "E, you don't have anywhere to stay either, do you? Come to my villa, there are plenty of guest rooms!"

Suzuki Shiro also said, "Yes, yes! I'll have a drink with you when I get back!"

“Since President Suzuki has said so, then I shall respectfully accept.” Shiraishi E would certainly not refuse.

Seeing this, Pu Siqinglan, who was standing next to her, looked embarrassed and said, "Um... can I come with you? I accidentally lost my wallet and I don't have a place to stay for the time being."

“Of course, no problem!” Sonoko readily agreed.

Shiro Suzuki said with a smile, "You guys go back first. I'll go back after I finish my work here."

"Dad, we'll head back now!" Sonoko waved goodbye to Shiro Suzuki and then led everyone away from the art museum to their villa in Osaka.

(End of this chapter)