Detective Conan: I, with my magical powers, am going to destroy the world!

"So I want to ask you," Akashi Kaze said, becoming increasingly calm as the situation became more critical, as he asked Conan, "What valuable items are there in Nara that, under these circumstances, would be easily overlooked by the police?"

Conan suddenly looked up at Akatsuki: "Buddha statues, the Buddha statues in Nara temples are considered national treasures of Japan, and they are also very valuable even abroad. Moreover, temples don't have modern security systems like other places!"

"Buddha statue?"

Chi Chufeng's expression shifted slightly.

He hadn't expected this, since he didn't really know much about Japan and subconsciously didn't regard the Buddha statue as a treasure.

However, with his proficient knowledge of Japanese history, he also knew that Nara was the ancient capital of Heijō-kyō.

Because the Nara period coincided with a time when Japan was greatly influenced by the Tang Dynasty culture, Buddhism flourished in Japan at that time, and temples and Buddhist statues were built throughout the country.

The existing Buddha statues are all antiques and cultural relics of considerable historical value, especially in the ancient capital, where the Buddha statues are even more valuable, and there may even be relics from the Tang Dynasty.

The Nara period was followed by the Heian period, during which the capital was moved to Heian-kyo, which is now Kyoto.

Last time, a criminal gang caused an incident around a Buddha statue in Kyoto, which I think was the incident in the movie "Crossroads in the Labyrinth".

So it's quite possible that the robbers' target was the Nara Buddha statue.

That's all there is to it.

Chi Chufeng's gaze was focused.

Even disregarding the value of the Buddha statue, the logical clues all pointed to the Nara Buddha statue, and the robbers' series of actions were clearly connected in his mind.

The plan began with the explosion at the Microbiology Research Institute. The information was released online under the guise of the Red Siamese Cat Land. The Suzuki I-class airship was hijacked. The police were contacted proactively. Smoke towers were set up before the aircraft arrived in Nara.

All the pretexts were for the successful theft of the Nara Buddha statues and the subsequent escape; it can be basically confirmed that this was the robbers' true objective.

"Notify the Metropolitan Police Department first. I'll leave the contacting of the Nara Police to you," Akaso Kaze said, handing his phone to Conan and walking towards the open-air observation deck. "I'll handle the rest."

"Hey, what are you doing?" Conan stared wide-eyed at Akatsuki. "Don't do anything reckless."

“It’s alright, I’ll deal with those robbers first, so I can lure out all the accomplices,” Chi Chufeng paused slightly and turned back to say, “By the way, one of the accomplices is that reporter named Fujioka.”

"Wait a minute," Conan exclaimed in surprise, "Is there more than one mole?"

"That short-haired waitress was one of them, along with the photographer and the reporter from Mizukawa."

Chi Chufeng passed through the white smoke, conjuring a wooden sword, and walked to the crossbeam above the Sky Viewing Platform.

The robbers below were still setting up smoke bombs without realizing what was happening. When they finally noticed something was wrong and looked up, they were immediately knocked unconscious by Chi Chufeng, who descended from the sky and swung his knife.

Before losing consciousness, he only had time to see Chi Chufeng sheathe his sword and crouch down on the ground.

W-what's going on?

boom!

The robber fell to the ground with a thud, and Chi Chufeng immediately got up and took the pistol from the robber's body.

“I mean,” Conan said speechlessly, leaning against the beam, “what do you mean by luring out the mole? You’ve already found them all, so how did you manage to do it?”

“Let’s talk about it later,” Akashi Kaze said, picking up the walkie-talkie from the robber’s body and looking at Conan. “Has the Nara Prefectural Police handled it?”

“I’ve already told Inspector Megure and the others,” Conan said with a smirk. “But since it’s Nara, I also informed Hattori. There shouldn’t be any problems.”

"Is that so? The Osaka Prefectural Police do have more influence in Nara than the Metropolitan Police Department."

Akatsukaze wasn't particularly interested in the criminals' accomplices who were planning to steal the Buddha statue, so it didn't bother him to give the credit to Hattori, that dark-faced guy.

"Then I'll go downstairs; I'll leave this to you."

"Don't you need my help?" Conan asked, annoyed.

"Don't make things worse, having so many gunmen isn't a good idea."

Chi Chufeng left a disdainful remark, quickly constructing a structural diagram of the airship in his mind. Instead of leaving via the elevator, he chose the escalator on the other side.

There are 6 remaining robbers: 1 in the cockpit, 2 in the dining room, and 3 in the rest room. However, we must first deal with Fujioka, who is hiding in the treatment room.

With that thought in mind, Chi Chufeng headed straight for the deck where the treatment room was located.

Chapter 638 You're celebrating too soon.

"Hehe." In the examination room, Takamichi Fujioka happily looked at the news on his phone and smiled at the long-haired female waitress tied to the bed. "Don't worry, things are going very smoothly. This nightmare will be over soon, and you will sink into the sea with the airship."

"Ugh!" The long-haired waitress struggled and cried out, just as she was in despair, she heard the sound of the door opening outside.

"Who?"

Fujioka Takamichi cautiously reached for his pistol, but the dark muzzle of the gun had already pierced through the white curtain and was pressed against his neck. As he looked at the white figure that appeared when the curtain was pulled back, Fujioka Takamichi's pupils dilated.

"It's you?! Kidd!"

Chi Chufeng was still dressed as Kid, but he didn't plan to change his clothes. The Kid identity was very useful for now.

“Looks like you’re celebrating too soon,” Akatsuka reached out and took Fujioka Takamichi’s pistol, smiling slightly. “It’s such a pity that such a rare airship crashed into the sea, isn’t it?”

Fujioka Takamichi gritted his teeth in anger: "Your goal is that gem, right? I'll give you the gem, and we'll keep to ourselves."

"boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, Fujioka was knocked unconscious by Akatsuka Kaze, leaving him lying on the ground with an unwilling expression.

"Don't overthink it, I have no interest in making a deal with you," Chi Chufeng said rather uninterestedly.

"Ugh!" The long-haired waitress inside struggled and cried out, looking to Chi Chufeng for help.

"I'm sorry, it's not convenient to save you right now."

Chi Chufeng shook his head, tied up Fujioka, and found a cell phone on it, which was almost entirely filled with records of communications with the bearded leader.

Judging from the tone of his voice just now, he doesn't seem to be an ordinary inside man; he sounds more like the mastermind.

Forget about all that, let's deal with them one by one.

Next up is the gunman in the cockpit. The Suzuki I's cockpit is equipped with a computer control system, and the autopilot works fine, so it's best to deal with him first.

The cockpit is located at the very bottom of the airship, and from the outside it looks like a small hanging basket attached to the ship.

The gunman codenamed Cat F was focused on piloting the airship, looking down at the chaotic Nara Station filled with refugees, and chuckled.

"Hurry! The airship is about to crash!"

"bacteria!"

"It's filled with bombs!"

As the smoke-belching airship approached, the refugees carrying their luggage at Nara Station panicked even more and rushed into the station, eager to catch a train and escape Nara.

At the same time, inside Gofukuji Temple in Nara, criminals disguised as Nara Prefectural Police officers were urging the monks to leave.

"Has everyone come out yet? Let's get to safety quickly!"

"Get in the car quickly!"

"But it's a Buddha statue."

"Oh dear, Buddha statues aren't afraid of bacterial infections!"

A county policeman forcefully pushed the last few hesitant abbots into the car, and when he looked back at the Suzuki No. 1 flying in from afar, a look of excitement flashed across his face.

"Alright, let's drive!"

"Huh?" Cat turned around in confusion and saw Chi Chufeng entering the cockpit. Her expression changed drastically. Just as she was about to speak, Chi Chufeng knocked her unconscious.

boom!

There are 5 left.

Chi Chufeng glanced at the fake county policeman who had taken away the monks from the temple ahead, took out the walkie-talkie from before, and used a voice changer to contact: "This is Cat E, Phantom Thief Kid just infiltrated the ship!"

"what?!"

The bearded leader instinctively gripped the walkie-talkie, veins bulging on his forehead, and turned to his two subordinates beside him.

"Damn it! Go arrest that guy. No, killing him is fine too! We absolutely can't let him ruin things!!"

"learn!"

Two gunmen, carrying submachine guns, ran out of the rest room, covering each other as they coldly crossed the corridor and entered the interior of the airship.

Nevertheless, the bearded man was still not entirely at ease and continued shouting into the walkie-talkie, "Cat E and F, you two go too!"

"Understood," Chi Chufeng said calmly as he walked down the corridor.

"Bang bang bang!"

Soon after, rapid gunfire erupted inside the airship, followed by several muffled thuds from the ceiling of the rest area.

"Up there!" the bearded man called out, looking up. "Cats A and B, how's it going? Cats A and B! Cat E! Cat F!"

Chi Chufeng walked past the two gunmen at the rest stop, ignoring the shouts from the bearded man on the walkie-talkie, and lightly leaped onto the pier leading to the cabin cabins.

"Damn it!" The bearded man's face contorted in rage as he received no response.

What exactly happened? How could one person take down four mercenaries so quickly? Kidd is such a formidable character.

His gaze swept over the excited group of hostages. The bearded man, disregarding everything else, immediately ordered the short-haired waitress and his two henchmen from the restaurant across the street: "You guard the restaurant! Cat C, guard this side. Cat D, come with me to deal with Kidd!"

Nakamori Ginzo and his companions looked at the bearded man with a gloomy face as he charged out, and couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances.

This overwhelming sense of pressure doesn't feel like Kidd at all. Putting aside whether Kidd could take down four gunmen at the same time, if it were him, he would definitely taunt them over the walkie-talkie.