Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 323, Section 317: The First Step – Blow Up the Substation
"But have you ever felt puzzled or curious about my purpose, even just a little bit?"

Kaito Kuroba is speaking in a tone that says, "I don't care what you think, I care what I think."

"If Snake can be even slightly curious about my purpose, this will be a great opportunity for us to find the zoo and take it down."

Officer Shiratori, are you really going to ignore such a good opportunity?

To be honest, Shiratori sometimes feels quite helpless. Because Kaito Kuroba treats him like he's Japanese.

Hey, wait a minute
never mind!

"I don't believe you—Kuroba, if you don't tell me the truth, then I'll bring people to arrest you."

I will not only personally lead men to capture you, but I will also have Ryoma and his men help me capture you.

It's obviously not the right decision to try and outwit a phantom thief who's "incorrigible," so Shiratori chooses to "flip the table."

Shiratori's words instantly reminded Kaito Kuroba of that tragic night on the rooftop.

"I'm doing this all for our own good! Chairman Lin, you wouldn't listen to Officer Shiratori, would you?"
Chairman Lin, say something!

"It's a pity, Kuroba, before I met Ninzaburo, I was already friends with him."

Lin Longma suddenly raised an index finger: "Hey, I have some good news to tell you."

Our company recently successfully invited two veteran detectives to become our senior consultants.

One is the gourmet detective Oogami Kisuke, and the other is the armchair detective Senma Kōdai.

I think these two famous detectives will definitely give our Phantom Thief Kid plenty of fun, right?

Even now, Kaito Kuroba, a second-year high school student, is once again experiencing the treacherous nature of the adult world.

The duo of Shiratori and Ryoma Hayashi, one white and one black, are so powerful that no one can outmaneuver them.
Anyway, he, Kuroba Kaito, can't beat him.

"Okay, okay, I said that's it!"

Under intense pressure from Ryoma Hayashi and Shiratori, Kaito Kuroba finally revealed his true reason for targeting the Suzuki family's Memory Egg.

Because of his family's tradition of learning, when Kaito Kuroba saw the Egg of Memories in a magazine, he immediately remembered who created it.

Kiichi Kosaka is a very famous craftsman in Japan. He once worked in the workshop of the Russian craftsman Fabergé.

The profession of craftsman has absolutely nothing to do with phantom thief, and even if it were, it wouldn't be a good thing.

Which craftsman would willingly let their painstakingly crafted work be stolen by a thief?

But Kiichi Kosaka has another title: "The Magician of the End of the Century," a title that immediately connects him to Kaito Kid.

"If I understand correctly, you want to steal the Suzuki family's 'Egg of Memories' and give it to Kiichi Kosaka's descendants?"
Are you OK? "

Shiratori stared blankly at Kaito Kuroba, looking him up and down. He couldn't understand Kaito Kuroba's thought process at all.

"Leaving aside whether Kiichi Kosaka's descendants would accept the 'Egg of Memories' you sent, why should the Suzuki family have to lose an artifact out of thin air?"

While the Suzuki family may not necessarily value the Egg of Memories that much, you're meddling in their affairs, are you planning to become a collector's judge?

"That 'Egg of Memories' might have been bought with real money, how can you be so shameless?"

I can't guarantee anything about other Shiratori, but if Kaito Kuroba wants to become the head of the Suzuki Group, let alone Shiratori Ninzaburo, even the Prime Minister of the island nation can't save Kaito Kuroba. This has nothing to do with justice or anything like that; Kaito Kuroba doing this is simply out of his mind.

Shiratori was even considering abandoning his partnership with Kaito Kuroba altogether. In this regard, Shiratori and Ryoma Hayashi were completely aligned: they'd rather have a godlike opponent than a teammate who was utterly incompetent.

In Shiratori's opinion, Kaito Kuroba has the potential to be a terrible teammate.

"It's not that bad, Ren Sanlang. Hei Yu isn't that anti-intellectual," Lin Longma said, trying to smooth things over.

Kaito Kid has never been a moral guardian or a champion of justice, otherwise the second Kaito Kid wouldn't have appeared.

Kaito Kuroba is usually quite clever; he wouldn't do something so idiotic.

It's highly likely he has other plans.

"Of course I won't just give away the [Egg of Memories]!" Kaito Kuroba said, sounding aggrieved. He was interrupted by Shiratori before he could finish his sentence.

He's not some brainless idiot, how could he possibly put himself in such a desperate situation?
"I just want to use my fame to make the Egg of Memories more well-known, so that the descendants of Master Kosaka can also know about it."

I had someone investigate, and it turns out that Master Kosaka's descendants are doing quite well; they currently run several pastry shops in Paris.

"Furthermore, if the descendants of Master Kosaka are willing to bring back their elder's works, I think it might be possible to facilitate some substantive exchanges between the two sides."

Lin Longma understood immediately. Could the so-called substantive exchange refer to the two victims comforting each other?

Is it really just about sacrificing Kid for the happiness of others? I didn't expect Kaito Kuroba to have such a romantic streak, huh?
After explaining the whole story and her own thoughts, the agitated Shiratori was finally calmed down.

As for Shiratori's opinion on Kaito Kuroba's actions, he had no opinion.

Everyone is in a cooperative relationship. Although Kaito Kuroba is a bit young, he is an independent individual, whether as Kaito Kid or Kaito Kuroba.

Shiratori has neither the obligation nor the right to interfere with Kaito Kuroba's decisions.

As long as it doesn't affect their cooperation and they don't cause trouble, Kaito Kuroba is free to do whatever he wants.

"So what's your plan? When do you intend to make your move?"

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba immediately became excited: "I plan to make my move when the [Egg of Memories] is exhibited in Osaka!"
The first step of the plan is to blow up the substation; this will definitely be a massive operation.

Before Kuroba Kaito could finish speaking, Ryoma Lin and Shiratori both spat out a mouthful of water, while Ryoma Lin stared in disbelief.

"Wait, wait! What did you just say? What are you going to blow up???"

Shiratori initially thought he was hallucinating, and stared at Kaito Kuroba, asking him to repeat it.

"What's wrong with blowing up the substation?"

"What problem? This is a fucking huge problem!" Shiratori laughed angrily; people can really laugh when they're speechless.

Then Shiratori pulled out handcuffs: "Ryoma, quickly help me catch this bastard! I'm going to teach him a lesson he won't forget!"

As Kaito Kuroba, sensing the danger, prepared to flee, an iron arm had already gripped his neck and pulled him back.

"Come back you!"

(End of this chapter)