The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Clearly, this mysterious fellow is probably the host of the dinner party who invited everyone to this place.

"Come on, what's with this outfit? I think you watch too much TV!" Mogi Harufumi couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

Yuu Aragaki couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

This outfit is really quite silly.

Even Kaito Kid, disguised as Kogoro Mouri, frowned.

He was terrified that the detectives present would mistake the strangely dressed man in front of them for "Kidd".

After all, this inexplicable outfit is really damaging to his image as the Phantom Thief Kid.

The mysterious man, upon hearing Mogi Harufumi's words, showed no anger. Instead, he addressed the crowd in a deep voice, "To all the renowned detectives present, I sincerely welcome you to this Twilight Villa. Please take your seats."

On the long dining table, several sets of tableware were set out, and next to each set was the name of the corresponding guest.

After everyone found their seats and settled down, they all looked in the direction of the mysterious person.

Akemi Miyano, who was placed next to Yu Aragaki, tugged at his sleeve and whispered in his ear, "Aragaki-kun, could this person be Kaito Kid? He doesn't look quite like him to me."

Upon hearing this, Aragaki Yu simply shook his head at her without offering any further explanation.

Sitting on the other side of Akemi Miyano, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but mutter, "Hmph, I think it's probably that pretentious guy!"

At the same time, the mysterious man sitting in the main seat spoke unhurriedly, "The main purpose of inviting you all here is to help me find the treasure hidden in this villa. It took me many years to acquire this wealth, and even if it costs me my life, I must find this treasure!"

"Even if it costs them their lives!?" Just as everyone was puzzled by the mysterious man's words, they suddenly heard a series of explosions coming from outside the villa.

"What was that sound just now?!" Da Shang Zhu Shan was so startled that he stood up from his seat.

"Nothing to be surprised about." The mysterious man's tone remained unchanged. "In order to reassure you all about accepting this commission, I have no choice but to block your path!"

"What!?"

At this moment, the people in the restaurant could see through the restaurant windows that there seemed to be clusters of flames burning outside.

They quickly realized that the sound they had just heard was probably from their car, which was parked in the yard, exploding.

"Hmph, you've always been the ones chasing after me. It's time for us to switch places occasionally."

The mysterious man chuckled coldly before continuing, "To be honest, the suspension bridge you just crossed also collapsed off the cliff at the same time, so you have no way to escape now. Of course, there's no telephone or cell phone signal here, so it's impossible for you to call for help."

After hearing the mysterious man's words, the expressions on everyone's faces became quite interesting.

Especially Mogi Harufumi, you should know that one of the cars that was blown up outside was his "wife".

As for Hakuba Saguru and the others, their expressions became playful, even though their luxury car had been destroyed.

But for them, this was no big deal.

On the contrary, the current situation makes them pay more attention.

Similarly, Kogoro Mouri showed no remorse for the car he had rented, instead calmly touching the goosebumps that had risen all over his body.

The strange, mysterious man's imitation of "Phantom Thief Kid" made him wish he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

These words are such a disgrace to Phantom Thief Kid!

Unlike Ran's worried expression, Conan sat silently in his seat, observing the mysterious man in the main seat with a serious expression.

Although he couldn't confirm the other person's identity yet, a kind of intuition told him—

The guy in front of me could never be Kaito Kid.

Only Miyano Akemi glanced at Aragaki Yuu beside her without showing any emotion.

At this moment, she was truly filled with shock and confusion.

Just before this mission began, Yuu Aragaki specifically reminded her not to forget to buy insurance for her car.

I'll still buy the one that's as expensive as it costs.

It was as if he had long anticipated that this would happen.

Although Miyano Akemi was filled with confusion, she knew that this was not the time to ask about such things.

So she had no choice but to pretend that she knew nothing and sit quietly in her seat without saying a word.

Chapter 419 Let me have a thorough medical check-up

Aragaki Yu's face showed no surprise; instead, he looked at the host of the banquet with complete indifference.

Although the other party was saying the most vicious words, there was not a trace of murderous intent about them.

More accurately, it's impossible to detect even a trace of popularity.

The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly became a little strange.

However, the mysterious man seemed oblivious to this and continued, "So, now, whoever can help me find the treasure, I will not only give them half of the wealth, but also tell them how to leave this place. These are the rules of the game, and I hope everyone here will like them."

"Humph!"

Harufumi Mogi simply pushed his chair aside and stood up with a cold smile.

His mind was filled with images of his wife and luxury car, now reduced to ashes in the yard, so he couldn't help but say sarcastically, "I have no interest in a game organized by someone as timid and cowardly as you, who doesn't even dare to show his face."

As he spoke, Harufumi Mogi suddenly strode over to the host, grabbed the mysterious man's hood, and forcefully pulled it down.

However, the mysterious man's appearance under his hood made everyone's gaze freeze and their hearts grow heavy.

Sure enough, the person behind the scenes couldn't just appear in front of them so easily.

This "owner," which seemed strange from the start, turned out to be a humanoid plastic mannequin with a speaker on its head.

As if unaware that it had been exposed, the model continued in that eerie tone under everyone's complicated gazes: "Alright, you can't fight on an empty stomach, so please enjoy this last supper!"

"..."

"Damn it! It was a fake!" Mogi Harufumi couldn't help but grimace.

"That's outrageous!" Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but stand up. "Who on earth is going to be so unreasonable?!"

"Oh, I didn't expect the renowned Mr. Mori wouldn't even know this!" Ikumi Gunta said with a smile, resting her chin on her hand. "Isn't it clearly written on the invitation? It's the phantom of the son abandoned by God!"

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri looked bewildered, but inwardly he sighed helplessly.

"The so-called phantom is PHANTOM, which means appearing and disappearing without a trace, having no physical form," explained Harufumi Mogi, who had returned to his seat next to Kogoro Mouri.

"As for the character '仔' with the added '亻' radical, it unexpectedly refers to the child of a wild animal. This usage often appears in the names of puppies or ponies," Chima Kazuyo added.

"The phantom of the son abandoned by God comes from the New Testament and refers to the goat that is not blessed by God." At the same time, Da Shang Zhu Shan concluded, "So this phrase refers to the young of the goat."

"Hmph~" Hakuba Saguru chuckled lightly, then narrowed his eyes. "Goat in English is GOAT, but the young of a goat has another name..."

"KID".

As Aragaki Yu followed up on Hakuba Saguru's words, the same phrase simultaneously popped into Conan's mind.

"what!?"

Of the people present, only Kaito Kid, disguised as Kogoro Mouri, showed any surprise.

“That makes it easier to understand, right? Kid the Phantom Thief—the phantom thief Kid.” Hakuba Saguru rested his chin on his hands and looked elegantly at Kogoro Mouri.

"This, this couldn't be..." Xiaolan asked hesitantly, looking at the people in the restaurant.

"That's right, once he sets his sights on a prey, there's no escaping it..."

"His dazzling technique was simply like magic..."

"An intelligent criminal who manipulates the police with a face and voice as numerous as stars in the sky..."

"He is the ultimate delicacy that all of us detectives are drooling over..."

"And for someone like him who can come and go as he pleases, prison is practically useless..."

"And it's even the kind of thing that confuses us, which has already confused our thinking..."

Amidst the compliments from the detectives present, the Phantom Thief Kid, hidden beneath Kogoro Mouri's facade, almost couldn't suppress the smile playing on his lips.

Perhaps because of Kaito Kid, the people present couldn't help but begin to have some doubts about the others sitting there.

Once the name of Phantom Thief Kid is revealed, it's as if his shadow can be felt everywhere.

"This chilling yet blatant feeling... there's no mistaking it!" Conan, who had been silent all along, glanced around at the people present and secretly confirmed to himself, "He must be in this villa right now!"

Just as the atmosphere at the scene was once again shrouded in mystery.

Yuu Aragaki suddenly straightened his collar and broke the atmosphere by speaking up, "Or perhaps, the host of this banquet is nothing more than a conman who stole the identity of Phantom Thief Kid and gathered us here."

"Oh?"

The people in the restaurant looked at Aragaki Yu with curiosity.

“After all…” Aragaki Yu sighed silently, looking at the detectives with their various expressions, “asking detectives to help solve a mystery that you can’t solve yourself isn’t something Kid would do…”

"..."

The people in the restaurant who heard what Aragaki Yu said all had slightly changed expressions, but none of them said anything.

Only Ikumi Gunda seemed to have thought of something. A glint flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she looked at Yuu Aragaki with a smile on her lips. "You're saying that? Could it be that you're actually Kid in disguise...?"

"Oh?" Aragaki Yu met Yamada Ikumi's gaze without backing down, raised an eyebrow, shrugged, and didn't try to explain himself.

“Or else…” Looking at Aragaki Yu’s appearance, Gunda Ikumi suddenly couldn’t help but chuckle, “How about you come back to your room with your older sister and let me have a proper check-up?”