Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Despite the complexity of the process, Ryuichi Inoue acted with remarkable speed.

From the moment Inoue Ryuichi suddenly seized the gun to the moment he killed the short robber and then kicked the tall, thin robber unconscious, it all took less than five seconds.

Moreover, the third robber's purpose in sneaking onto the bus was to disguise himself as an innocent passenger, making it easier for his two accomplices to kidnap him and make their escape.

The third robber carried no other lethal weapons except for a remote-controlled watch that could control bombs.

If Ryuichi Inoue hadn't knocked the tall, thin robber unconscious, the third robber might have chosen to fight to the death, using a bomb to threaten Inoue into letting him go.

But now that the tall, thin robber has been knocked unconscious, his identity will not be exposed at all, so there is no need for the third robber to be foolish enough to jump out and expose himself.

After all, the third robber didn't think he could really use a remote-controlled bomb as a threat to intimidate a ruthless person like Ryuichi Inoue.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Maeda Eita. You are rewarded with 1 point of mental energy, which you can claim at any time."

Suzuki Haruaki stretched out his short legs and gently kicked the tall, thin robber who had fainted, then said to Kurosaki Tamaka, "Tamaka-neechan, quickly call the police and have Inspector Megure bring some people to handle this situation!"

"Yes, young master."

Kurosaki Tamaka picked up the phone from the ground and immediately dialed the police.

Because the police had already learned about the bus hijacking from the emergency call center, Inspector Megure and Inspector Takagi arrived shortly after Kurosaki Tamaka made the call.

Under the arrangement of the police, all the passengers on the bus were taken to the police station to give statements.

Apart from Ryuichi Inoue, a key suspect, the other passengers were simply given a brief statement and were allowed to leave the police station.

No sooner had Suzuki Harumi and his group entered the police station than Suzuki Group's dedicated legal team arrived.

Although Ryuichi Inoue just shot and killed someone, under those circumstances, it could only be considered self-defense.

Therefore, thanks to the strong arguments of Suzuki Group's lawyers, Ryuichi Inoue not only doesn't need to worry about excessive self-defense, but will also receive a medal for bravery from the police, as well as a generous reward.

Of course!

The reward offered by the police was only a small part; the real prize came from the Suzuki Group afterward.

To improve employee motivation, the Suzuki Group has a well-established reward and punishment system.

For example, Ryuichi Inoue rescued Seimei Suzuki unharmed from armed robbers this time, and he should be able to receive at least a cash reward of 20 million yen, as well as various employee benefits.

In the words of Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki, the Suzuki Group has no shortage of money; any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

If you can get your people to work hard with money, that's the most worthwhile deal in the world. That's why the Suzuki Group is never stingy with its rewards for its employees.

Meanwhile, after the tall, thin robber woke up from his coma, he only admitted to the fact that he and his companion had hijacked the bus when faced with a surprise interrogation by the police, but he concealed the secret of the existence of a third robber.

It wasn't that the tall, thin robber was loyal, but rather that as long as the third robber wasn't arrested by the police, she might continue to plan similar kidnappings to rescue him and the boss from jail.

What the tall, thin robber didn't know was that the third robber, whom he regarded as his savior, was captured by the Luo Wang organization the moment he left the police station.

Although the third robber was well disguised, she couldn't fool Suzuki Harumi's eyes; the three large characters "Check-in Available" above her head had already betrayed her.

That's right!

The third robber was Shirakawa Kuriko, the woman who got on the bus with Akai Shuichi and sat in the last row.

In fact, Suzuki Haruaki was not initially certain that Shirakawa Kuriko was an accomplice of the two robbers, or that she might be a victim in the case.

Therefore, after Suzuki Seimei had the members of the Luo Wang organization capture Shirakawa Kuriko, he interrogated her to confirm that she was in cahoots with the robbers before sending her to the land reclamation site.

Chapter 303 The Magician at the End of the Century (Third Update, Please Vote)

Metropolitan Police Department Conference Room

Kaito Kid Special Investigation Meeting

"Phantom Thief No. 1412, commonly known as Phantom Thief Kid, has committed a total of 134 cases."

"15 of them are abroad, in the United States, France, Germany and other countries, with footprints in twelve countries."

"A total of 152 jewels were stolen, with a total value of 38.725 billion yen."

After the police officers under his command had finished reporting the information about Phantom Thief Kid, the commander-in-chief, Chaki Shintaro, said with a serious expression, "Phantom Thief Kid sent another notice yesterday. Please look at the projection screen."

On the projection screen, there was an enlarged announcement, the contents of which were:

"The Lion of Dusk, and the Maiden of Dawn"

A clock without a second hand reaches the 12th position.

Descending from the bright sky pavilion

Accept the Egg of Memories

The Magician at the End of the Century

Phantom Thief Kid!

Chaki Shintaro explained, "The Egg of Memory mentioned in the notice was discovered last month in the treasury of the Suzuki Zaibatsu. It is the Tsar's secret treasure, also known as the Emperor's Easter Egg."

As Chaki Shintaro introduced the message, the announcement on the projection screen changed into a green metallic egg pattern.

"This treasure, the Emperor's Easter Egg, was a gift from the Russian Emperor to the Empress for Easter, and was made by the jeweler Faberrudge."

Between 1885 and 1961, only fifty were made in total, and this is the fifty-first, making it the most precious one.

This treasure, the Emperor's Easter Egg, will be on display at the soon-to-open Suzuki Museum of Art in Osaka Castle Park starting August 23rd.

After giving a brief introduction to the origin of the treasure, Chaki Shintaro pointed to Nakamori Ginzo beside him and said, "Inspector Nakamori will now explain the contents of the coded message on the notice to everyone."

"Yes!"

Nakamori Ginzo straightened his collar, walked to the projection screen, and said, "First of all, from the lion of dusk to the maiden of dawn, the lion and maiden in this sentence should represent Leo and Virgo respectively."

The dates for Leo are July 23 to August 22, while the dates for Virgo are August 23 to September 22.

Therefore, the Leo of Twilight represents the last day of Leo, which is the evening of August 22nd, while the Maiden of Dawn should refer to the period around dawn on August 23rd.

The phrase "a clock without a second hand reaches the 12th" likely refers to the specific time of Kaito Kid's crime, but unfortunately, I haven't yet deciphered its meaning.

As for the phrase "descending from the bright sky pavilion," the sky pavilion likely refers to Osaka Castle's main tower, which is the location where Kaito Kid is about to appear.

In short, between dusk on August 22nd and dawn on August 23rd, Phantom Thief Kid will appear at Osaka Castle's keep to steal the Emperor's Easter Egg.

"Clap clap clap..."

Upon hearing Nakamori Ginzo's reasoned and well-founded analysis, the officers present gave him a warm round of applause.

As expected of Kaito Kid's old rival, Inspector Nakamori deciphered Kaito Kid's code so quickly. It seems we can really catch that jewel thief this time.

"Cough cough!"

Chaki Shintaro coughed twice, restoring silence to the conference room, and then said with a serious expression, "This time we will be working with the Osaka Castle Police Department on the case, and at Mr. Suzuki's request, we have specially invited the famous detective Kogoro Mouri to participate in the investigation."

stare--

Following the direction that Chaki Shintaro pointed, everyone's eyes were focused on Kogoro Mouri.

Faced with the police officers' unfriendly gazes, Kogoro Mouri felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly sat up straight, sweating profusely, and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, please take care of me!"

It's no wonder these police officers were hostile towards Kogoro Mouri, because Shiro Suzuki's invitation to Kogoro Mouri to participate in the case clearly indicated his distrust of the police's investigative abilities.

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri was a former detective; otherwise, these police officers wouldn't have been just staring at him with such malice.

"Listen up, all of you. The purpose of our joint operation is to protect the treasure at all costs. Even if the criminals escape, we must safeguard the treasure..."

Before Chaki Shintaro could finish speaking, Nakamori Ginzo suddenly dodged the microphone in front of him and shouted excitedly, "Everyone, how can we let Kaito Kid go so easily?"

"Put the treasure second. Our priority is capturing Phantom Thief Kid. We're staked on the reputation and pride of the police force; we must put that scoundrel in jail. Do you all understand?"

"clear!!!"

"Ah ah ah..."

Upon hearing what Nakamori Ginzo said, the police officers present instantly became highly motivated and couldn't help but stand up and shout, wishing they could execute the Phantom Thief Kid on the spot.

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Feeling the terrifying fighting spirit emanating from everyone, Kogoro Mouri, who seemed somewhat out of place, picked up a napkin and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself, "Looks like I've really landed a tricky job this time."

……

Early morning of August 22nd

Osaka Castle Station

As a train slowly came to a stop, Ran Mouri and her group followed suit and stepped out of the train.

Besides Kogoro Mouri and Conan, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi also received an invitation from Haruaki Suzuki to come to Osaka with Ran Mouri and the others.

Sonoko, who was waiting at the station with Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai, waved her right hand and called out when she saw Mouri Ran and the others: "Ran, we're over here!"

"The garden!"

Seeing this, Ran Mouri quickly led Conan and the others over.

Sonoko first opened her arms and hugged Ran Mouri, then smiled at everyone and said, "I've arranged the car, come with me!"

Led by the gardener, the group had just stepped out of the station when a long Lincoln, over eight meters long, slowly pulled up in front of them.

"Everyone, come in quickly!"

Sitting in the back seat, Kurosaki Tamaka smiled and opened the car door, welcoming the excited group into the car.

Leaning back in the comfortable leather seat, Kogoro Mori casually picked up a can of ice-cold beer and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so comfortable to sit in this kind of high-class car. No wonder it's from the Suzuki Group!"

"That's because today is special!"

Sonoko, with a lovesick expression, said, "Lord Kid is about to appear, how can we not make it a grand affair?"

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Seeing Sonoko's infatuated expression, Suzuki Seimei and the others were speechless.

Suzuki Seimei was helpless against Sonoko, his older sister who was obsessed with infatuation.

When the Suzuki Group received the notice from Kaito Kid earlier, Sonoko was overjoyed to learn that Kaito Kid was coming to steal the Emperor's Easter Egg, instead of being angry.

Chapter 304 Best Friend Hattori Heiji (First Update, Please Vote)