The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Do you remember what Yuu Aragaki said when he parted ways with us?" Conan asked thoughtfully.

"Yuu Aragaki? What did you say?" Heiji Hattori hesitated for a moment. If he hadn't misheard, Yuu Aragaki seemed to have said something about having one hour left.

But why is it one hour?

Hattori Heiji subconsciously took out his phone and glanced at the time on the screen; it was only about 6:30.

There's still quite a while until 3 a.m., the time mentioned in Kaito Kid's announcement.

"An hour later, around 7:30..." Hattori Heiji clenched his fists.

What does 7:30 really mean?

Damn it, I didn't take what Aragaki Yu said before he left to heart because I was running so fast!

"Could this have something to do with Phantom Thief Kid...!?"

Perhaps because they had both thought of this, Hattori and Conan's eyes simultaneously turned serious.

……

"Shall we go to a restaurant?"

Meanwhile, at the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art, Kogoro Mouri looked at Shiro Suzuki with curiosity and asked him a question.

“That’s right!” Shiro Suzuki nodded to Kogoro Mouri and said, “We already know that Kaito Kid won’t be here until 3 a.m., so I think you should get some rest before then, Mr. Mouri!”

"Great!" Kogoro Mouri was more than happy to accept Shiro Suzuki's suggestion.

Just then, the door to the president's office was suddenly opened.

Led by Inspector Nakamori, several officers with serious expressions entered the room and came to Suzuki Shiro's side.

"President Suzuki, I think it's about time!"

"Okay!" Suzuki Shiro glanced at the time on his watch before slowly nodding.

After obtaining permission from Shiro Suzuki, Officer Nakamori carefully picked up the box containing the Easter egg that was placed to the side.

"What, are we moving to the exhibition room?" Kogoro Mouri asked, somewhat puzzled upon seeing this.

"No, what's in the exhibition hall is just a fake!" Inspector Nakamori glanced at Kogoro Mouri with annoyance.

"A fake...a counterfeit!?" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right! We always acted like idiots and obediently placed our prey in the places Kidd had predicted, which is why he succeeded!"

Inspector Nakamori suddenly sneered and continued, "But this time, we plan to put the egg where he can't find it!"

"I see!" After hearing Inspector Nakamori's explanation, Kogoro Mouri clapped his hands excitedly, revealing a look of sudden realization. "So where are you planning to put it?"

"I absolutely cannot tell you!" However, Inspector Nakamori showed no mercy to Kogoro Mouri. "This secret is known only to me and my two subordinates behind me!"

"Of course, those two..." Under Kogoro Mouri's astonished gaze, Inspector Nakamori walked up to his two subordinates, forcefully pulled their faces to confirm their identities, and continued, "It's absolutely impossible that they're Kid in disguise!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Kogoro Mouri suddenly jumped up from the sofa and, taking advantage of Inspector Nakamori's inattention, pinched his cheek hard twice.

Officer Nakamori, who had just realized what was happening, managed to shake him off.

Inspector Nakamori rubbed his sore cheek and glared angrily at Kogoro Mouri, demanding, "What are you doing?!"

Kogoro Mouri laughed and explained, "Because you could also be Kaito Kid in disguise!"

"Damn it! So you could be too!" Seeing Kogoro Mouri's grinning face, Inspector Nakamori couldn't help but rush up and tug at Kogoro Mouri's face.

"Ugh……"

Only Shiro Suzuki sighed silently as he watched Inspector Nakamori and Kogoro Mouri suddenly get into a fight.

"Are those two... really reliable?"

Chapter 365 Reimbursement of Travel Expenses

Meanwhile, under Akemi Miyano's cover, Yuya Aragaki successfully broke away from the main group and slipped away from Ran and the others.

Beside the bustling street, Aragaki Yu glanced at the sky, then took out his phone to check the time. It was about time to go see Kuroba Kaito.

After all, since he invited me to enjoy his performance, I would feel bad if I didn't show up.

Besides, Yuu Aragaki knew that Kaito Kid might encounter some minor accidents during this operation, so it was only right and proper for him to remind him.

Although Kaito Kuroba did not inform him of the performance location, Yuu Aragaki still found clues from the notice he left for Shiro Suzuki.

……

The sky was gradually darkening.

After glancing at the message from Akemi Miyano on his phone asking if he wanted to have dinner together, Yuu Aragaki hesitated for a moment before walking to the side of the road and hailing a taxi.

……

Meanwhile, on Conan and Heiji Hattori's side...

They have now returned to the vicinity of the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art.

Because of the time mentioned by Aragaki Yu, Hattori Heiji, who kept glancing at his watch, suddenly paused, "Oh my, this is interesting!"

"What?" Conan, who was deep in thought beside him, looked at Hattori Heiji in confusion.

Hattori Heiji showed Conan the watch on his wrist and explained, "If 3 a.m. is L, then now it's Hei!"

"Huh?" Conan stared blankly at Heiji Hattori's watch.

"It's 7:13 now. If it were 7:20, it would look even more like ヘ, wouldn't it?"

As Heiji Hattori explained, Conan was struck dumb, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.

From the lion at dusk to the maiden at dawn, counting from the beginning to the 12th character is ヘ!

"Hattori! Kid's announcement wasn't for 3 a.m.!" Conan, having realized this, hurriedly explained to Hattori, "It's for 7:20 p.m.!"

"What, what did you say?!" Before Heiji Hattori could react, Conan had already rushed out anxiously. "Where are you going, Conan?!"

"I'm going to Osaka Castle!" Conan ran to the side, grabbed his skateboard, and reminded Heiji Hattori, "Hattori, you stay here and protect that egg!"

Just as Hattori Heiji was about to say something, a drop of rain fell on his face.

"Huh, it's raining?" Hattori Heiji hesitated for a moment. "The weather forecast clearly said it would be sunny...?!"

Suddenly realizing something, Hattori Heiji quickly ran a few steps and grabbed Conan, who hadn't gone far. "Wait a minute, Kudo!"

Seeing Conan's puzzled look, Heiji Hattori quickly explained, "The Sky Pavilion is not the castle tower, but the Tsutenkaku Tower!"

"Tsutenkaku Tower?" Conan stopped in his tracks, looking back at Hattori Heiji in bewilderment.

"The top of Tsutenkaku Tower is a glowing weather forecast display screen!"

"What, what did you say!?" With Heiji Hattori's prompting, Conan finally realized the meaning of Kaito Kid's announcement and his expression changed drastically.

……

More than ten minutes later, a taxi stopped in front of Tsutenkaku Tower.

After reluctantly paying the fare, Aragaki Yu took the elevator to the top floor of Tsutenkaku Tower.

Of course, he didn't forget to ask the driver for the fare receipt.

It has to be said that taxi fares in Japan are ridiculously high.

I wonder if I can ask Kaito Kid to reimburse me for this fare.

Or, if the eggs were saved, ask Suzuki Shiro for reimbursement of the expenses.

I'm sure a big spender like Shiro Suzuki wouldn't care about such a small amount of money.

Because it was nighttime, the door leading to the rooftop had been locked by the building manager.

But none of this could stump Aragaki Yu.

I randomly picked a toilet on the top floor and made sure there were no security cameras around.

With the help of the Yuki-onna, Aragaki Yuya climbed out of the toilet window and onto the roof of Tsutenkaku Tower from the outside.

It must be said that sometimes taking an unconventional approach is the best way to solve problems.

On the rooftop, Kaito Kuroba stood on the elevated platform, retrieving the pigeons that had flown back from the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art.

Just like a magician performing in front of countless spectators, Kaito Kid waved his hand, and the white cape draped over his back fluttered in the wind, "La dies and Gentlemen!"

He looked down at the entire city of Osaka from the top of Tsutenkaku Tower, a slight smile unconsciously appearing on his lips. "Alright, the performance is about to begin!"

Just then, Kaito Kid suddenly heard undisguised footsteps coming from behind him, and he was slightly taken aback.

It wasn't until he turned around in surprise and noticed Aragaki Yu walking towards him that his smile became even brighter. "Oh, I thought you were chatting so enthusiastically with those girls that you forgot about me. You're such an enviable guy."

While speaking, Kaito Kuroba didn't forget to make an exaggerated expression on his face.

"How could that be?" Aragaki Yu shrugged, and at the same time grabbed the Yuki-onna who seemed to have something to say.

She seemed quite unhappy about Aragaki Yu's previous behavior of spending time with a group of girls.

However, Yuki-onna didn't seem to realize that even if she went up and complained to Kuroba Kaito, she wouldn't be able to.

She floated past in that state, and Kaito Kuroba couldn't hear anything; at most, he just felt a chill around him.

"So, what are you planning to do next?" Aragaki asked with some curiosity.