Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

Hakuba Saguru turned to look at the security personnel and gently shook his head. "No."

He then turned his head to look in the direction Chen Feng had left, his brows furrowing slightly.

That old man just now...

"What...what is this?!"

"What's going on? Everyone, don't panic! Protect the boss!"

"Don't panic!"

Suddenly, a series of panicked shouts came from not far away. Hakuba Saguru quickly turned his head and saw that the air vents of the central air conditioning were billowing out white smoke for some reason.

White smoke billowed from all directions, enveloping the group.

Seven or eight burly security guards stood guard around Corinna, protecting her in the middle. The tourists around them were either surprised, panicked, or shouting, and the scene was chaotic.

However, Corinna seemed to have expected this, standing calmly in place, quietly observing her surroundings.

Watching the white vapor continuously emanating from the air conditioner vents and quickly sinking to the ground, Hakuba Saguru frowned slightly and immediately made a judgment: "This is... dry ice?"

He then quickly turned to the security personnel who were still in a daze and said:

"Turn off the air conditioning in the venue immediately! It's just dry ice. Open the windows!"

"Uh...yes!"

The security personnel around them then seemed to wake up from a dream, and hurriedly pressed the off button on the air conditioner and opened all the windows in the lobby.

Not long after.

As the air conditioning vents were closed, the dry ice smoke in the lobby slowly dissipated, and everyone was able to see their surroundings clearly.

Petals had fallen from the previously empty dozen or so glass display cases.

At the very front of the exhibition, on the glass display case belonging to "Blue North Star," a bright red rose and a white announcement card were placed.

"Is this Kidd's...announcement?"

The crowd was stunned for a couple of seconds before taking out their phones and pointing the cameras at the white cards displayed in the glass case.

Especially the group of reporters who hadn't received a satisfactory answer from Corinna, who raised their cameras high and aimed them at the card from all angles to take pictures.

Security personnel immediately stepped forward, took the red rose with the white card attached, and, amidst the lingering gazes of those around them, handed the rose to Corinna.

On the day the grand ceremony begins, seagulls rise with the tide and sails return with the ebb tide, the midnight bells chime with a clear sigh, the broken compass points to the twelfth wave, and I will arrive on time, gracefully skimming under the moonlight, to claim the "Blue North Star".

— Respectfully submitted by Phantom Thief Kid!

"Phantom Thief Kid..."

Looking at the card in her hand, Corinna muttered to herself.

"Boss," assistant Loda suggested, "Should we cordon off the scene and call the police to see if we can catch the thief? Perhaps... he hasn't had a chance to escape yet?"

"Ok?"

Corinna glanced at Loda indifferently, then slowly looked away.

"No need. If he doesn't want to show himself, you won't find him at all. If he does want to show himself, you still can't catch him. So why bother others?"

"Uh...yes, boss."

"It seems Miss Corinna knows this thief quite well."

White Horse Scout, who was not far away, stepped forward and spoke.

"Mr. White Horse".

Corinna nodded slightly and said, "I wouldn't say I know much about him, but my grandfather was very interested in him before he passed away, and I often heard him talk about this special thief."

Bai Ma Tan nodded and said, "I wonder if it would be convenient for me to take a look at this notice?"

"of course."

Without much hesitation, Corinna handed over the notice card.

Hakuba Saguru took the card, glanced at its contents, lowered his eyes slightly, and pretended to be thinking.

Corinna and the others were not in a hurry. On the one hand, they let Hakuba Saguru think about it, and on the other hand, they arranged for people to ask all the tourists and reporters to leave the scene.

"So, Mr. White Horse, have you learned about the information in the notice?"

"I already have some ideas. If it's convenient, I'd like to take a picture of this card so I can go back and think about it some more. I wonder what Ms. Corinna thinks?"

"Of course, Mr. White Horse, please feel free to do so."

……

Chapter 403: Conspiracy?

While Hakuba Saguru was still pondering the contents of the announcement, Chen Feng had already left the venue.

Once outside the building, Chen Feng, disguised as an old man, walked out with one hand on his cane.

However, after taking only a few steps, he keenly sensed several unusual gazes fixed on him. Of course, these gazes were not directed at him, but rather at the doorway.

"This is……"

Chen Feng's gaze swept over a white van parked on the side of the road not far away, and he raised an eyebrow slightly.

Before Chen Feng could look any further, the people inside the van started the car and slowly drove away from the doorway.

Chen Feng thought about it for a while, then stopped dwelling on it and turned to leave the scene.

……

[Phantom Thief Kid sends out a notice, targeting the ultimate sapphire—"The Blue North Star."]

Corinna publicly shared her thoughts on the Phantom Thief Kid operation, stating confidently: "If Phantom Thief Kid wants to come, feel free, but she won't allow anyone to take anything from her!"

The next day, at the coffee shop.

Looking at the two headlines in the newspaper, which were presented from completely different angles, Chen Feng, who was sitting at the front desk, smiled slightly, then put the newspaper aside and picked up his book to continue reading.

Meanwhile, Ai's gaze swept over the newspaper Chen Feng had just put down, and after a moment's thought, she spoke:

"This Corinna... seems to have guessed that you would set your sights on that gem a long time ago. No, saying she guessed is not quite accurate. She probably anticipated it from the very beginning."

"Um……"

Chen Feng simply nodded slightly without responding.

This made Ai frown slightly, and she reached out and pushed Chen Feng's arm:

"Hey! Aren't you worried at all that this is a conspiracy specifically designed to target you?"

"If it's a conspiracy..."

Chen Feng seemed to have taken it to heart. He put down the book in his hand, looked in Ai's direction, and then smiled again: "Isn't that even more interesting?"

"you--"

Xiao Ai was speechless for a moment. Sometimes she really couldn't understand what Chen Feng was thinking.

I feel like I think about problems from a different perspective than others!

click -

The door to the coffee shop was pushed open at that moment.

As the mechanical cat greeted them with "Welcome!", the Junior Detective League members filed in.

The fastest was Mitsuhiko, who hopped across the ground and arrived in front of Ai, looking awkward and embarrassed as he spoke:

"Um... Haibara-san, are you free today? We've planned to go on an adventure together tonight, do you want to come with us?"

At this moment, Ai was still thinking about Chen Feng's operation, so she had no time to pay attention to him.

Seeing that Mitsuhiko showed no sign of leaving, she merely glanced at him indifferently and said, "Sorry, I'm busy today."

"Oh? I see..."

Mitsuhiko looked disappointed. Seeing that Ai had no intention of continuing to talk to him, he had no choice but to turn around at the front desk and sit down at the table.

This scene made Conan, who had just entered the coffee shop, shake his head.

They really are a bunch of precocious little brats.

Conan thought to himself.

However, regarding Kidd's operation three days later.

Conan frowned. Upon receiving this news, he immediately asked Professor Agasa to look up information about Corinna and the people around her.

The most eye-catching of them all is undoubtedly the high school detective, Hakuba Saguru, who is a special guest detective!

17-year-old high school detective; his father is Inspector Hakuba of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, who has helped the police solve numerous criminal cases…

"Conan, what are you thinking about?"

Ran's voice came from behind him, and Conan looked over in a panic, only to meet Ran's questioning eyes.

Of course, there's also Sonoko standing to the side, looking quite displeased.

"Um...that...I..."

Conan stammered for a moment, then quickly recovered and said:

"I was thinking about the exhibition in a few days. Speaking of which, you all saw Kaito Kid on the cruise ship last time, but I didn't. I'm hoping I can see him this time."

“Kidd…”

Xiao Lan looked surprised and couldn't help but recall the scene on the yacht that day.

But she quickly interrupted herself, smiling and saying, "Alright, let's not think about these things anymore. Let's go sit down over there."

"it is good."

Conan nodded, perhaps because she was too focused on thinking about the exhibition, and didn't notice the fleeting strange look on Ran's face.

"Chen, two mochas, and a glass of milk for each of these kids."

Yuanzi called out to Chen Feng at the front desk.

"Okay, just a moment," Chen Feng replied with a smile as he stood up.