Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

The two had barely sat down when Sonoko couldn't wait to speak:

"Xiao Lan, do you want to go to that jewelry exhibition in a few days? It's another one of Lord Kid's big moves. I'm actually a little excited just thinking about seeing Lord Kid again."

Sonoko placed her hands in front of her, her face full of anticipation.

"I……"

Before Xiaolan could reply, Yuantai leaned in:

"A jewelry exhibition? Is it the jewelry exhibition that was reported on the news?"

Genta and Ayumi quickly joined in.

"Is it that jewelry exhibition that Kidd sent out the notice for? I really want to go too."

"I want to go too! I want to go too! Sonoko-neechan, please take us with you!"

Several children chattered and gathered around the garden, their incessant chatter becoming unbearable for the gardener, who finally had to speak up:

"Alright, alright, I'll take you there!"

"Yay!!!"

"but!"

Sonoko's single word, "But," silenced the children who were just about to celebrate.

"You little devils, don't talk nonsense or cause trouble over there! Understand?"

"Yes!"

"understand!"

The children in the Junior Detective Club nodded in agreement.

Sonoko then turned to look in Chen Feng's direction:

"Chen, do you want to come along? My uncle is quite interested in you. He said if there's a chance, he'd like to invite you to be his consultant next time. You must seize the opportunity with Kidd then."

Am I catching myself?

Chen Feng thought to himself.

However, on the surface, Chen Feng still showed an expression of surprise:

"Please thank Uncle Jirokichi for his appreciation, but I want to take a break recently, so I'll stay out of these things for now."

"OK then."

Sonoko was a little disappointed, but she didn't say anything more.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Sonoko seemed to remember something and spoke again:

“My dad asked about you recently. I don’t know why, but he seems to care about you quite a bit. He wants you to come over to our house in a couple of days if you have time. He wants to talk to you.”

"Oh? Then I'll visit Uncle Suzuki when I have time."

……

Chapter 404 Conan and Hakuba Saguru

the other side.

Officer Nakamori has already led his men to the venue of the jewelry exhibition.

Looking at the familiar white card, Officer Nakamori frowned deeply.

"Miss Corinna."

Inspector Nakamori began, "We'll need some time to decipher the information in this notice. If it's convenient, we'd like to..."

"Need not!"

Before Officer Nakamori could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice from not far away.

"Kidd's operation will take place two days later, at 12:02:24 AM on the day of the exhibition!"

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man in white walking up.

Officer Nakamori was taken aback. He had just taken a picture of the contents of the notice and sent it to Chen Feng, but had not yet received a reply.

Now look, the white horse is peeking over...

After a few seconds of silence, Inspector Nakamori asked, "Has Mr. Hakuba already resolved the notice?"

"Yes."

Hakuba Saguru walked forward with one hand in his pocket, stopping in front of Inspector Nakamori, Corinna, and the others, and said:

"The notice states that the line 'The midnight bells let out a clear sigh' indicates midnight, but that's not accurate. The precise time is actually hidden in the following two lines: 'The broken compass points to the twelfth wave.'"

“【第十二道浪】是关键，海浪通常以“12秒每道”为平均周期，【第十二道浪】对应从12点开始计时的144秒后，即午夜12点02分24秒的节点！”

Hearing Hakuba Saguru's words, Inspector Nakamori and the others were momentarily stunned, muttering, "Is the timing so... precise?"

Ding-dong-

Just then, Officer Nakamori's phone vibrated with a message notification.

Officer Nakamori picked up his phone and checked it, finding it was a reply from Chen Feng about the interpretation of the notice.

The statement coincides with Hakuba Saguru's words, also pointing to 12:02:24 midnight!

"In that case, everyone go back and prepare well. We'll meet here promptly at 8 a.m. tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

"it is good."

……

Time flies, and another day has slowly passed.

Around noon.

Scene from a jewelry exhibition.

At this point, there were less than 12 hours left before Chen Feng's announcement. The entire lobby had already been sealed off, with only a dozen or so police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department on high alert.

Of course, Officer Nakamori did consider clearing everyone out and not allowing anyone to enter the lobby.

However, the consequences of doing so are also obvious: once Kidd gets in, the empty lobby will obviously be completely undefended, so this idea is clearly not advisable.

In the center of the lobby, amidst a circle of iron railings, a glass display case holding the "Blue North Star" gemstone sits quietly.

A square iron fence encloses a three-meter radius around the perimeter, preventing people from getting close. If anyone tries to climb over the fence, it can be detected and stopped immediately.

Even if Kidd managed to sneak in through some special means, they would still have enough time to completely surround the area around the fence.

Da da da—

A series of footsteps sounded.

Shortly after, the door to the lobby was pushed open, and everyone looked toward the entrance.

Upon seeing the visitors, they all greeted them.

"Suzuki, the consultant? What brings you here?"

"Mr. Jirokichi, it's been a long time."

"Mr. Suzuki."

Everyone greeted Suzuki Jirokichi, who had just walked in, and Suzuki Jirokichi smiled and nodded in response.

As for why Suzuki Jirokichi came...

He had contacted Corinna, the organizer, a day earlier, and as a "Kidd Challenge enthusiast," Jirokichi Suzuki had already expressed his intention to come and watch the event yesterday.

Furthermore, since the Suzuki family and Corinna's family were business partners, their request was not unreasonable, so Corinna immediately welcomed their arrival.

"Mr. Suzuki."

Corinna also greeted Suzuki Jirokichi.

Jirokichi Suzuki smiled politely and said, "You must be... Miss Corinna? You look even prettier in person than in the news."

"Mr. Suzuki, you flatter me. I have heard about you from my elders before. I am very happy that you could come here."

Corinna's usually aloof face broke into a rare smile as she spoke to Jirokichi Suzuki.

However, the two only exchanged a few polite words and did not continue their conversation.

"Is this Kidd's target this time, that gem called 'Blue North Star'? It looks so beautiful!"

"Yes, look at it. From a distance, it really looks like a star that shines with blue light."

"Yes, it's so beautiful!"

As soon as they entered the lobby, Yuan Tai and the others couldn't wait to go to the iron railing. Looking at the blue Polaris gem lying quietly in the glass display case through the railing, they sighed in admiration.

This caused Sonoko, who was standing next to her, to frown.

However, before she could speak, Officer Nakamori, who was not far away, stepped forward with displeasure:

"You kids! Stay away from that railing! Anyone who tries to climb over it will be considered Kid in disguise!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Genta and the others gave strange looks and turned to look at Inspector Nakamori.

"Uncle, even if Kid is incredibly powerful, he couldn't possibly disguise himself as a primary school student like us, could he?"

"Yeah, yeah, he's so tall, are they going to cut off his legs?"

The three of them chattered away, giving Officer Nakamori no chance to refute them.

"This……"

Officer Nakamori was momentarily at a loss for words to refute.

"No matter what, this is not a place for you kids to play around."

Hakuba Saguru, dressed in a clean and tidy suit, stepped forward and smiled at the children.