Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

When Shiro Suzuki, the organizer, took the stage to give his opening remarks, he did not say anything particularly special. However, the more than 500 tourists present still gave him face and applauded in unison after he finished speaking.

Shiro Suzuki stepped aside, and Tomoko Suzuki, Sonoko's mother, stepped forward.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor for you to attend this gathering. Now, please take out the small boxes that were distributed to each of you when you boarded the ship and open them."

Tomoko Suzuki's voice echoed throughout the venue, and many people took out their small boxes and slowly opened them.

"This is……"

The tourists at the scene were all surprised when they saw what was inside the small box.

In each visitor's small box, a black pearl lay quietly inside—it was the Dark Star!

Xiao Lan, who was also holding a box, looked at the dark star inside with great surprise, wondering what was going on.

Although Sonoko was puzzled by her mother's actions, she wasn't too surprised, being the usually oblivious girl she was.

At this moment, what she cared about more was whether Chen Feng could help her get Lord Kid's autograph. That's Lord Kid, after all; it must be extremely difficult, right?

Sonoko lowered her head and sighed inwardly.

However, to the tourists nearby, this was just Sonoko, the second young lady of the Suzuki family, pondering a way to deal with Kaito Kid. They had no idea that Sonoko had already betrayed them and joined the enemy.

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Chapter 264 Fake Kid? Real Kid?

Seeing the surprised reaction of the crowd below, Tomoko Suzuki on the stage showed an expression of having expected this, and spoke again:

"Everyone, you now have a Dark Star Pearl in your hands. Among these 500+ Dark Stars, I have already given the only genuine one to someone here."

Please do as I have done and pin this pearl to your collar. Consider it a small gift from me to that arrogant thief.

Tomoko Suzuki smiled confidently, seemingly quite satisfied with her arrangements.

Upon hearing this, the guests in the audience also regained their composure and carefully took out the [Dark Star] from their boxes, pinning it to their collars.

Their careful movements suggested they were worried about damaging the [Dark Star] in their hands, even though it was most likely fake.

Mingmei, disguised as "Chen Feng," and Xiaolan and the others also took out their pearls and placed them on their collars.

Even Officer Chaki, who had been on guard around the lobby, seemed quite surprised when he saw Suzuki Tomoko's arrangement.

"I see. No wonder Mr. Suzuki refused our police's request to keep the Dark Star safe. It turns out it was all planned in advance."

Officer Nakamori couldn't help but sigh.

Just as everyone had finished putting on their pearls.

Snapped--

A faint crackling sound of electricity suddenly rang out, and then the entire hall was plunged into darkness.

"not good!"

Many people at the scene thought to themselves.

Officer Nakamori reacted quickly and swiftly stepped in to stabilize the situation.

"Everyone, please don't panic. Stay where you are and don't move. This should just be a minor power outage..."

Before Officer Nakamori could finish speaking, a white figure suddenly appeared on the beam more than two meters above the floor of the hall, accompanied by a flash of white smoke.

One leg was draped over the beam, the other dangling naturally, his right hand lightly pressing down on the brim of his hat, and the same casual, gentle smile still playing on his lips.

"Phantom Thief Kid!"

Conan was startled, but then his brows furrowed.

It's not time for the notice yet, what is this thief up to?

Conan frowned, staring intently at the figure in front of him. Ai Haibara didn't react, but her gaze never left the white figure.

"Everyone."

The "Phantom Thief Kid" in front of him parted his lips slightly: "I'm glad you could come to my live performance. Of course, please don't waste any more effort, because... I've already accepted [Dark Star]!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her left hand, which was wearing a white glove, suddenly opened, revealing the [Dark Star] pearl that was shimmering with black light.

"As expected of Lord Kid!"

Sonoko spoke with an admiring look, her eyes seemingly sparkling with stars. Her unusual reaction made Akemi and Ran's lips twitch.

boom!

A sudden gunshot shattered the silence of the scene.

The "Phantom Thief Kid," who had been gloating over his successful operation, clutched his chest in pain. After struggling for a moment, he fell weakly off the beam and crashed to the ground, becoming completely still within seconds.

The flash of the bullet as it left the barrel was exceptionally clear in the dark environment, and the loud bang immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Just then, the power was restored to the entire hall, and everyone turned to look in the direction of Suzuki Tomoko, who was holding a pistol.

"mom?"

Sonoko was completely stunned, standing there blankly, not knowing what to say.

"List……"

When Mingmei, who was disguised as Chen Feng, saw this scene, she was immediately shocked. She looked at the white figure lying on the ground with worry and immediately wanted to rush over to check on Chen Feng's injuries.

However, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

"No, Chen's reaction wouldn't be that simple. That's not Chen!"

Akemi frowned as she thought to herself.

Ai's reaction was much faster than Akemi's. She didn't react at all to the "Phantom Thief Kid" lying on the ground. Or rather, from the first second that the figure appeared, she was convinced that it was definitely not Chen Feng!

Others reacted differently, including Conan and Kogoro Mouri, who all looked at Suzuki Tomoko with shock.

Suppressing his shock, Officer Nakamori, his face contorted with anger, led his men forward:

"Ms. Tomoko Suzuki, do you know that you are committing a crime!"

"Don't be nervous, officer."

Suzuki Tomoko calmly put away her pistol, walked slowly to the "corpse" of Phantom Thief Kid on the ground, and patted it under the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

"Get up, Sanada."

The next second, a scene that shocked everyone appeared.

Suddenly, the "corpse" on the ground opened its eyes, then slowly got up and came to Tomoko Suzuki's side.

"This……"

Officer Nakamori was so taken aback by this dramatic scene that he was speechless.

I rushed up there, and you're telling me I'm alright? That means your gun was fake too. So, I was just part of your scheme?

Ignoring the reactions of the crowd, Tomoko Suzuki extended her hand and introduced herself to everyone:

"Let me introduce you to Mr. Ichizo Sanada, a top magician I specially invited to perform the play 'The Caught Phantom Thief Kid.' I hope you all enjoy it."

Tomoko Suzuki spoke with a smile.

Sanada Ichizo also took off his hat at the right time, revealing the face of a man in his thirties.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. I am the magician Sanada Ichizo."

As Sanada Ichizo spoke, everyone present snapped out of their daze, followed by enthusiastic applause.

"So it wasn't the real Kaito Kid after all. You scared me."

"No wonder. I was wondering how a woman as beautiful and intelligent as Mrs. Tomoko could do something as stupid as firing a gun in public."

"It's not time for Kidd's announcement yet. I almost thought... Oh, I see."

The crowd started discussing it animatedly.

Akemi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to look away when she noticed that the magician, Mr. Sanada Ichizo, who played "Kaito Kid," was also looking in her direction.

Their eyes met, and Sanada Ichizo smiled and winked playfully at Akemi with his left eye before quickly looking away.

"This……"

Akemi froze on the spot.

"He...he is Chen! Chen is impersonating someone else!"

A series of emotions stirred within Mingmei.

"Chen Jun".

"what?"

Upon hearing Ran's voice, Akemi immediately snapped out of her reverie and, maintaining a smile, asked, "What's wrong, Ran?"

Ran said, "Sonoko and I are going to check out that magician. Do you want to come along?"

"Uh...I..."

Akemi hesitated for a moment, and before she could give an answer, Sonoko had already grabbed her arm in a very casual manner.

"Don't hesitate, let's go together. I need to see what that guy who's impersonating Lord Kid is capable of, daring to call himself a top magician."

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Chapter 265 The Magician

When Sonoko and the others arrived at the center of the hall, Chen Feng, disguised as Sanada Ichizo, was performing his next magic trick for everyone present.

"Look, everyone, I have a whole deck of cards in my hand now."

Chen Feng smiled and unfolded the playing cards in his hand so that everyone could see them clearly, then turned to Suzuki Tomoko:

"Madam, would you mind checking this deck of cards for any problems?"

"sure……"

Before Suzuki Tomoko could finish speaking, Sonoko arrived with Chen Feng and Xiaolan.

"I'll do it, I'll do it."