Conan, I'm an actor

The children cheered instantly, ignoring the sea, and ran straight towards the door.

"Conan, come on over too," Ran said, looking at Conan standing next to Professor Agasa.

"Ah! Okay!" Conan immediately replied.

"I hope I don't get lured to some dreamland by some Peter Pan who appears out of nowhere," Xiao Ai said with a smile.

What are you saying?!

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A large crowd had already gathered at the elevator entrance.

"Alright, everyone's here now." The cabin manager greeted everyone with a warm smile. "Next, I, Mitsuhiro Asano, will lead you to the Sky Observation Deck."

He took the remote control out of his pants pocket, and as he pressed the button, the elevator door opened directly.

Genta rushed inside without hesitation, followed closely by Mitsuhiko and Ayumi. The interior of the airship still held great appeal for them.

"Great! We can see inside the airship now!" Genta exclaimed excitedly.

"This Bell Tree I is 246 meters long, and its maximum diameter is 42.2 meters. Compared to the famous Hindenburg airship, its diameter is one meter larger in each direction, making it a truly world's largest airship." Asano introduced it with a smile, noticing Kogoro Mori's unusual expression. "Mr. Mori, are you feeling unwell? There's a doctor on board..."

"It's alright, Uncle is just..." Conan was about to speak when Kogoro Mouri covered his mouth.

Kogoro Mouri looked up and gave what he thought was a flawless smile. "I'm fine. I probably just ate something bad before boarding the ship."

Chapter 338 Mechanism

Asano Mitsuhiro looked at Kogoro Mouri, who was trembling all over, and didn't seem to be alright at all. However, since Kogoro Mouri insisted that he was fine, he didn't ask any more questions. After all, he was an important guest of Advisor Suzuki.

"The cockpit of this spaceship is equipped with a very advanced computer control system," Mitsuhiro Asano said with a smile. "The spaceship is currently in autopilot mode."

"Strange, something that looks like a balloon is wriggling." Genta pointed outside the glass curtain wall.

“Those are called airbags, and they are filled with helium,” Mitsuhiro Asano explained with a smile. “The airship can float in the air because of these airbags.”

“It’s just like a whale’s lungs.” Mitsuhiko’s eyes gleamed.

"It feels like climbing inside a whale's belly," the doctor said with a relaxed expression.

The elevator quickly reached the top, and the Sky Observation Deck appeared before everyone.

"By the way, Conan, do you know what Uncle Shinjo is doing right now?" Ran asked, leaning close to Conan's ear.

“They must be on guard against potential enemies.” Conan looked at the crowd ahead. “He said the Red Siamese Cats like to target large corporations, and today is the deadline. Besides, they need a stage for their comeback, and there’s no stage more suitable than Bell Tree.”

"What did you say?" Sonoko happened to be passing by and overheard Conan's words.

"Keep your voice down, Sonoko-nee." Conan immediately made a "shh" gesture.

"Conan, is what you just said reliable?" Sonoko asked nervously.

She didn't want to run into those fully armed red cat thieves. If Conan was telling the truth, then she would have the airship change course right now.

"I'm about 8% sure." Conan looked around. "Sonoko-neechan, please don't make a sound, so as not to alert them."

"To stir up trouble?"

“Yes, Uncle Shinjo suspects that the person who had the red Siamese cat might have already entered.” Conan said seriously, “If we inform Uncle Jirokichi now, given his personality, it’s very likely that we’ll alert him.”

“I see…” Sonoko looked up at the reporter from Nichiri TV.

Clearly, she had already identified these strangers as members of the Red Siamese Cat organization. Conan, witnessing this, chuckled inwardly; how could someone from the Red Siamese Cat organization choose such an obvious target as their imposter?

Ahead

"Let me introduce you all. This is what Advisor Suzuki is so proud of..." Mitsuhiro Asano said with a smile.

“A sky observation deck!” Jirokichi Suzuki picked up where Asano left off. “Part of the roof can be opened and closed freely, allowing you to sunbathe or stargaze—all sorts of enjoyment. This time, we added some traps to catch that kid.”

Right in front of the counter where the gems are stored

"Let us see the treasure!" Genta said somewhat sheepishly, looking at Inspector Nakamori in front of him.

"That's not something for children!" Inspector Nakamori directly rejected Genta's request.

“What’s wrong with taking a look!” Mitsuhiko complained.

"No way!" Inspector Nakamori refused, but then saw Suzuki Jiro and rushed over, pointing at him angrily, "I'm telling you..."

"Inspector Nakamori, what are you doing here?" Kogoro Mouri asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Mr. Mori, you've come too." Inspector Nakamori was taken aback.

While Inspector Nakamori was still in a daze, Jirokichi Suzuki had already led everyone around Inspector Nakamori and headed to the booth in front to begin his presentation.

Inside the display case in the center of the booth, a mannequin hand is adorned with an extremely ornate gemstone.

"That's the great gem we used to lure that kid in today, the Lady of the Sky," Suzuki Jirokichi said with a smile.

"How beautiful!" Xiaolan exclaimed.

"This blue is so beautiful it's indescribable," Sonoko exclaimed. No matter how many times she had seen it before, it was still stunning.

“There are golden particles shimmering on it.” Mitsuhiko immediately noticed the gem’s special feature.

"It looks like a star."

"Among these golden particles, doesn't the largest one look a bit like something to you?" Jirokichi Suzuki asked with a smile.

The three children immediately looked at the largest golden area, and Ayumi was the first to say, "It looks like a woman's face."

“That’s right, that’s the origin of the name ‘Lady of the Sky’,” said Jirokichi Suzuki, hands behind his back, with a proud expression. “The ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder described this gem as fragments of a star-studded sky. It’s most fitting to decorate this sky observation deck with such a treasure!”

At this moment, Officer Nakamori finally couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted old man Jirokichi's rambling.

"I do have a question. Why display such precious treasures in such an ordinary glass case?" Nakamori asked, barely containing his anger.

He had initially assumed that Suzuki Jirokichi would employ extremely sophisticated security measures, as before, but the old man told him that he had simply placed the gem in a glass case that looked like it would shatter at the slightest tap. If the gem hadn't been his, Inspector Nakamori would have genuinely suspected that this old man, Jirokichi, was an undercover agent sent by Kid to boost Kid's performance. While he might have done so before, at least not so blatantly.

"You mean this? This is bulletproof glass that can stop machine gun bullets." Old man Jirokichi held up a finger. "If it doesn't match my fingerprint, this glass display case can't be opened. Can't you tell, officer?"

"This kind of thing is completely useless!" Officer Nakamori said dismissively. "The research institute where the bacteria were stolen by criminals also had a similar device, but in the end the bacteria were still stolen."

Just then, Kogoro Mouri and Genta arrived in front of the combination lock on the booth.

"What will happen if I press it down?" Kogoro Mouri looked at the LCD panel in front of him with a curious expression.

"Why don't you just press it and see?" Yuan Tai placed his hand directly on the LCD panel.

The next second, the blue LCD panel instantly turned red, a small door opened beneath the display stand, and the next second, a fist flew out from the small door. The long-awaited spring was released at this moment, and the fist made intimate contact with Kogoro Mouri's face at incredible speed.

Before he could even parry, Kogoro Mouri was sent flying several meters by the device, landing directly on the floor. Fortunately, the floor was covered with thick floorboards, so he wasn't injured.

"You brat, are you messing with me?!" Kogoro Mouri had just raised his hand, ready to teach Genta a lesson, when he was struck by a high-voltage electric shock and instantly lost all ability to resist.

"That laboratory shouldn't have such a mechanism installed, right?" Jirokichi asked Inspector Nakamori.

“Indeed, there’s no such mechanism there.” Inspector Nakamori sighed helplessly, making a gun gesture with his hand and pointing it at Jirokichi’s neck. “But what if that guy does that? If he points a gun at you like that, you’ll have no choice but to unlock it.”

Jirokichi Suzuki turned his head and said, "I don't think that kid would do such a thing. If I were in that situation, I would do the same."

As he spoke, Jirokichi Suzuki pressed a few buttons on the LCD screen.

The next second, the floor beneath Officer Nakamori's feet sank, and he fell straight down. He only had time to let out a scream before the floor panel closed again, and the exhibition stand returned to its original state.

"That's what I would have done then! Hahahaha!"

"Did it fall into the sea?" Ayumi asked with some concern.

"It's obviously impossible." Grandpa Jirokichi chuckled for a while, hands on his hips, before pressing a button on the LCD screen. The next second, the floor panel opened again, revealing Inspector Nakamori sitting inside, still not up.

"Damn it, there's even such a mechanism!" Nakamori was furious inside the pit.

"Do you still think this is just an ordinary glass case?" Suzuki Jirokichi said with a smile, looking at Inspector Nakamori. "Anyway, that kid won't show up until evening. There's no need to keep monitoring him like this until then."

"Go downstairs and draft a new battle plan." Inspector Nakamori straightened his tie. "Let's go!"

His subordinate immediately responded with a strong voice, managing to save face for his superior.

"Wow, this is truly eye-opening. With this, I should be able to write a wonderful report." As Fujioka Takamichi spoke, he took out a pack of cigarettes, pulled one out, and picked up a lighter to light it.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Fujioka, if you want to smoke, please go to the smoking room on Deck B.” Mitsuhiro Asano stopped Takamichi Fujioka from smoking.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mori, would you like to come with me?" Fujioka Takamichi asked, looking at Kogoro Mori who was being helped up.

"No, I'm completely confused." Kogoro Mouri politely declined Takamichi Fujioka's invitation.

Conan looked at Kogoro Mouri and sighed helplessly. He had fallen into two of the three traps, which had caused him considerable trouble.

After they all left, a staff member came out of the elevator.

“What beautiful gems,” Kidd said with a smile, looking at the gems in front of the glass case.

He didn't notice that while he was admiring the gems and observing the display cases, the elevator behind him started operating again, and soon Xincheng appeared at the door.

He took out a card and swiped it on the elevator, which then switched from working mode to exclusive mode.

“You can try to get that gem, as long as you’re not afraid of getting hurt by the traps,” Shinjo said, looking at Kid, who was disguised as a staff member. “It’s dangerous on the spaceship. I advise you not to get involved in this.”

"How did you get here? And your face..." Kidd pinched Shinjo's cheek and found red marks on his face. "How did you manage to disguise yourself like this?"

"Don't worry about that," Shinjo rolled his eyes. "If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."

"Too late? What's too late?" Kidd asked, somewhat puzzled.

Shinjo took out a tablet, which showed the elevator entrance from the cabin to the Sky Observation Deck. At that moment, Officer Nakamori was already at the elevator door, frantically pressing the elevator buttons and shouting.

“That idiot officer has already realized that you will investigate the scene in advance,” Shinjo said with a smile. “I used my employee card to freeze the elevator on this floor. Of course, this can only buy you ten minutes.”

"Ten minutes is enough." Kidd took out his rope gun and aimed it at the top of the Sky Observation Deck.

The next second, the high-voltage electric trap was triggered, and Kidd was shocked, trembling all over, swaying twice before collapsing to the ground.

"you……"

“I forgot to tell you, there are traps here too.” Shinjo picked up the rope gun from the ground, thought for a moment, and then took something out of his pocket and put it in his vest pocket. “What a nuisance, Karen. Open the dungeon, hide here for a while, and turn off the electric shock trap while you’re at it.”

"clear."

A section of the observation deck floor was quickly opened. After throwing Kidd inside, Shin-chan took the cable gun and flew to the top of the airship. He then circled around and left the scene.

A dozen minutes later, Mitsuhiro Asano unlocked the elevator with his employee card. When Inspector Nakamori and his subordinates rushed into the Sky Observatory, the entire Sky Observatory was empty.

“I think you’re being too sensitive, Officer Nakamori,” Suzuki Jirokichi said with a smile. “There’s no one here, so the elevator lock is most likely a mechanical malfunction.”