Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

Professor Agasa also greeted several children.

"Let's go on an adventure!"

"Explore! Explore!"

Amidst the cheers of Genta and Ayumi, Mitsuhiko reassured himself, saying they were just siblings, and then joined the cheering crowd for the "adventure."

Not long after.

The group arrived at the front of the travel boat.

"Please, everyone."

Beside the steps leading to the cruise ship, a male waiter greeted the group with a smile and guided them up the steps.

Of course, no one noticed that Chen Feng, who was walking at the very back, exchanged a glance with the male waiter, nodded slightly, and then quickly looked away.

Ai subtly withdrew her gaze from the waiter, thinking to herself: Is that my sister?

The group boarded the cruise ship.

At this moment, Conan, Kogoro Mouri, Ran, and the others were already up there.

Ran was standing by the window looking at the scenery outside, while Conan sat to the side deep in thought. As for Kogoro Mouri...

He was scratching his head, looking at the notice card on the table, muttering something under his breath:

"【Day and night are divided equally on the clock face, and a migratory bird brings the third fallen leaf】What does this mean?! It's about a clock face and a bird! That despicable thief, coming up with these nonsensical riddles again!"

"Conan-kun!"

The sound arrived before the person.

The shouts of Ayumi and the other two pulled Conan from his reverie. He looked at the three running towards him with a helpless expression: "These guys... they finally came..."

Xiao Lan also turned around and greeted the group:

"Sonoko, Chen, Professor Agasa, and Ai are here too."

"It's Lan again. I heard that something... not so good happened yesterday?"

Chen Feng stepped forward with a smile and spoke.

Ran's gaze unconsciously drifted towards Kogoro Mouri: "Uh, not really, it's just that my dad was misunderstood because of Kaito Kid."

"I see." Chen Feng nodded. "But judging from Uncle Mori's appearance, he doesn't seem to have been affected much."

The group chatted with smiles.

The group of juvenile detectives nearby were still enthusiastically discussing which part of the cruise ship they would explore later.

The three's enthusiasm even drew in Conan and Ai, even though the latter two weren't interested in what they called an "adventure."

The group chatted idly.

After a slight tremor, the yacht quickly stabilized, slowly rose into the air, and reached high altitude.

"Wow—is this what it feels like to look down from high above? So this is what it looks like when Kid uses a hang glider!"

Ayumi, peering down through the transparent glass of the yacht, couldn't help but sigh.

Mitsuhiko and Genta also spoke in unison:

"Yes, such a view is truly enviable."

Listening to the voices of the group, Conan scanned his surroundings, observing his surroundings.

The travel boat has now taken off. Although nothing unusual has happened, he is fairly certain that Phantom Thief Kid has also boarded the travel boat, but he doesn't know where he is hiding.

Conan frowned, searching silently.

"What are you looking for?" Ai's voice suddenly rang out beside Conan, instantly attracting the attention of Ayumi and the others.

"Hey, I..." Conan was startled by Ai's words, not expecting that the usually taciturn Haibara would suddenly speak.

Ai Haibara's next question was even more surprising: "You're not looking for Kaito Kid, are you?"

"Kid?" Ayumi's eyes lit up.

Genta and Mitsuhiko also curiously stepped forward.

"No...no, how could that be? I was just looking around to see if there was any hidden treasure or anything, hehe..."

Conan scratched his head, feigning innocence.

Upon hearing the word "treasure," the three children were immediately captivated: "I knew there would be treasure here! Let's go treasure hunting later!"

"Great! Treasure hunt!"

The fact that Ayumi and the other two's attention was instantly diverted made Conan breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Ai Haibara's lips curled into a slight smile, but she quickly suppressed it and didn't pursue the matter any further.

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Chapter 390 The Eve of Peace

At this moment, Professor Agasa looked around, then at Sonoko, and asked in confusion, "Huh? Are we the only passengers on this cruise ship?"

"Yeah, more or less. There was also a news reporter named Teng Gang and three TV station staff members, but I don't know where they went."

Sonoko spoke casually.

As they were talking, a figure emerged from around the corner not far away.

Sonoko said, "Well, he's that news reporter. He said he really wanted to write a story about Jirokichi's fight against Kaito Kid, so he volunteered to come here."

Seemingly having heard Sonoko's voice, Fujioka smiled and nodded at everyone.

At the same time, three people on the other side also came to Kogoro Mouri's side.

"Are you Mr. Kogoro Mouri?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the voice, Kogoro Mouri looked up from the notice and towards the person who had come: "Who are you?"

"My name is Masaki Mizukawa, and I am the head of Nichiri TV. The two people next to me are Ms. Kasumi Nishitani, a reporter, and Mr. Junpei Ishimoto, a cameraman."

"Ah, hello everyone."

Kogoro Mouri raised his hand to greet the group.

Kasumi Nishitani also spoke politely: "I have heard about the detective deeds of the famous detective Mr. Mori for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you in person this time."

"Oh, haha, not at all, you're too kind."

Kogoro Mouri spoke politely, but his unrestrained smile showed little humility.

Masaki Mizukawa began, "Our television station takes this battle between Mr. Suzuki and Kaito Kid very seriously, it's just a pity..."

At this point, Masaki Mizukawa scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly:

"Unfortunately, that incident happened a couple of days ago, so the TV station could only send three of us to report on this matter, while the others stayed behind to be ready to deal with any unexpected situations during the reporting."

"Unexpected situation... Is it that red Siamese cat or the shooting incident a couple of days ago? What bad luck to run into something like this."

"Yes."

The two chatted idly for a while when, suddenly, Suzuki Jirokichi, who hadn't shown himself until now, appeared.

"That wretched thief cat! He ruined my carefully planned challenge livestream! I was even planning to use a helicopter to broadcast the whole thing live, how awful! You agree, right, Lupin?"

Jirokichi looked at a dog with glasses on its head at his feet—"Lupin." He wondered what a certain phantom thief in some corner of the world would think if he heard this.

Chen Feng thought to himself with amusement.

(Somewhere in the world, Lupin III suddenly sneezed three times in a row, rubbed his nose, and thought to himself: Is someone thinking of me?)

"uncle."

Upon seeing Suzuki Jirokichi, Sonoko called out to him.

Chen Feng, Ran, and Conan stepped forward and said, "Uncle Jirokichi."

"Oh, you've all come."

Jirokichi Suzuki suppressed his earlier dissatisfaction and put on a smiling face instead.

The three people from Nichiri TV station, including Masaki Mizukawa, also came over: "Advisor Suzuki, it's a pleasure to see you again. Please take care of me."

"It's not a matter of showing any special consideration. In fact, for such a big matter, your TV station only sent the three of you," Suzuki Jirokichi said with dissatisfaction.

Mizukawa Masaki said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Advisor Suzuki, but because of the red Siamese cat incident, the station is short-staffed, so... I sincerely apologize for this."

"Hmph, whatever, I can understand it now."

Jirokichi Suzuki did not pursue the matter further.

"Speaking of which... why did those people want to steal that virus? Did they want to spread it?" asked the female reporter next to her, Nishitani Kasumi, curiously.

"Who knows? Maybe they're planning some kind of terrorist attack."

The journalist, Fujioka, stepped forward and spoke.

Jirokichi Suzuki didn't seem to care much: "No matter where they spread it, at least we're safe on the yacht. I'm more concerned about that thief right now!"

As he spoke, Suzuki Jirokichi shifted his gaze toward Kogoro Mouri:

"Mr. Mori, have you deciphered the information regarding the notice letter?"

"Um... this... I..."

Kogoro Mouri scratched his head, stammering.

"【Day and night are equal on the clock face】refers to the day when day and night are equal, which is the spring or autumn equinox of the year. According to the current time, the notice should refer to the autumn equinox that passed the day before yesterday."

"【The migratory bird brings the third fallen leaf】This should refer to the third day after the autumnal equinox, which is tomorrow. In general, the notice indicates that tomorrow is the day of Kaito Kid's operation, and at that time, we will probably have just arrived near Osaka."

Everyone turned to look at Chen Feng, who was speaking.

Conan nodded to himself.

As expected, Chen Feng could easily decipher the notice with his abilities, so there was no need for him to give Uncle Mori another injection, which would save him trouble.

Kogoro Mouri probably didn't even realize that Chen Feng had unknowingly helped him avoid a tranquilizer dart from Conan.