I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"I saw it."

When saying this, Serabelle was operating the phone with both hands.

He opened the chat software and clicked on the dialog box with Sera Masumi. The picture was still in the recent chat history.

Or that poem -

【April fool】

When the Moon Separates Them

[I will hear the name of the dark star]

【Follow the invitation of the waves and receive it】

[Phantom Thief 1412...See Part ]

"Yeah, yes, that's it. Bernie-chan, have you solved the mystery?" Sera Masumi's tone conveys the feeling of a spectator watching a show.

"Unfortunately, not at all."

Serabelle is very honest. If it is not solved, it is not solved.

"When you sent it to me, I was about to drive. I took a look at it but didn't understand it, so I put it aside. So this... let's call it a poem, what does it mean? And who is this Phantom Thief 1412?"

"Hehe, I guess Bernie-chan doesn't know about this~" The girl with tiger teeth puffed out her chest proudly.

There was nothing wrong with her action, but the problem was that Sera Masumi was lying on top of Serabel's back with her arms wrapped around her neck. Her chest thrust out caused a rigid squeeze that tightened the latter's trachea.

Damn, it's a bit difficult to breathe...

However, the girl with tiger teeth was completely unaware of this and continued to show off the new knowledge she had just learned today.

"1412 was actually a number given to Kaito Kid by a young mystery novelist more than a decade ago, but a careless reporter confused it and mistook 1 and 4 for K and I, and the 1 and 2 at the end for D, and eventually it became Kaito KID, which is Kidd in transliteration."

Sera Masumi laughed out loud.

"But this mistake has also become a classic. The English word 'KID' means 'to tease' and 'to play a prank', which is exactly in line with the style of Phantom Thief 1412."

Well, according to this statement, KID also means child, so Kaito Kid can actually be translated as Kaito Kobito Osamu...Serabel thought to herself.

"Now that we have the origin of the poem, let's get back to the point. What does this poem mean?"

"..."

The living room fell into silence for a moment.

Serabelle turned her head in confusion, but out of the corner of her eye she saw a girl with tiger teeth looking wandering and evasive.

Finally, I managed to utter one sentence.

"Well, I didn't solve it either."

happy……

"Unlock what?"

The cold voice of the blonde British girl came from the side.

Following the sound, I saw Mary Akai walking out of the kitchen in an apron, holding a dinner plate in each hand. She looked at the two people huddled together at the dining table with a "what are you doing" look.

By the way, today's dinner is pasta with steak, fried eggs and toasted buttered bread.

Smelling the rich aroma of food, Serabelle wisely put down her phone immediately, took the dinner and put it on the table, then moved to the left to make room for half a chair.

Mary Akai was not polite either. She sat down without saying anything and squeezed next to the former to pick up the mobile phone on the table.

In this way, Masumi Sera, who was standing behind the chair, could see the contents on the screen through the space between the two people's heads.

This position is the optimal solution both in theory and in practice, but the girl with tiger teeth always feels that something is wrong.

Where is it...

Forget it, if I can’t think of it, then forget it.

"Well, Mom, do you understand?"

"Ah."

Akai Mary nodded slightly.

"Although I only understood the first sentence, it's enough. If I'm not mistaken, this notice should be just a joke."

"A joke? Why?" The girl with tiger teeth was puzzled.

"Look, it's clearly written in the first sentence." Akai Mary's fingertips touched the first line of text on the picture. "April fool translates to 'April Fool's Day', and as long as it is linked to April Fool's Day, all information can be considered a scam."

"Then the rest of the content in his letter can also be considered false?" Sera Masumi thought thoughtfully.

"No, the content of this letter should be considered half truth and half fiction."

Akai Mary frowned and stared at the following lines of text.

“Although the specific content has not been solved yet, I think it should be used as a puzzle to foreshadow the specific location, time and even method of its appearance.”

"Eh? But mom, didn't you just say that this was just an April Fool's joke?"

"Yes, but not entirely. I think this Kaito Kidd will appear at the designated location in the manner described in his notice, and then watch from a distance of hundreds of meters as if he were watching a play while the people of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are busy preparing for a theft performance that is doomed to never happen."

Serabelle then speculated: "And if someone can solve the puzzle and go to the location specified in the notice, maybe they can find a tablet left there, playing "Never Gonna Give You Up" on a loop?"

"As for that, I don't know." Akai Mary shook her head.

She put down her phone, straightened up slightly, got down from the chair, raised her legs and started walking towards the kitchen, but after two steps she stopped inexplicably and turned to look at her daughter.

"I almost forgot to ask, where did this notice letter come from?"

"Ah? This, this was sent to me by my classmate Sonoko from school. I remember telling you about it."

Sera Masamune nodded and thought about it.

"It is said that their family was originally planning to hold an art exhibition at the Beika Museum this Friday. As for this dark star, it is one of the exhibits. According to Sonoko, it is a family heirloom and the largest black pearl ever found in the world... That's about it."

"Is that so?"

Akai Mari frowned slightly.

"So are you going to go then, knowing that the contents of the notice will not come true?"

"Just go and have a look?"

Completely unaware of her mother's displeasure, Sera Masumi pulled at Serabelle's sleeve.

"Besides, mom, didn't you say that the Phantom Thief Kidd will most likely show up? Maybe if we can decipher this warning letter, we can find out where he will show up. Then we can go to this legendary thief who was active in France 20 years ago and made the police organizations of various countries helpless~"

"Well……"

Serabelle looked at her, then at the blonde British girl on the other side.

Akai Mari already knew what he wanted to say and did not try to stop him.

"Forget it, just don't forget what I said."

Chapter 48 "Good Girlfriend"

Saturday is a day worth celebrating for most Japanese.

Since Japan has implemented a two-day weekend system since 1948, every Friday means two consecutive days of rest on the following Saturday and Sunday.

Having two days off a week or one day off a week may seem like just one day less of rest, but in fact there is an essential difference.

One is to work six days and rest one day, and the other is to work two and a half days and rest one day.

One is that even if you have something to do on the weekend, you can still go out and have fun after get off work on Friday because you still have one day as a buffer.

One is that after waking up, I clean the house a little and then have to go to bed early because I have to go to work the next day.

Just one day makes a world of difference.

Therefore, for the Japanese who enjoy the benefit of two days off a week, they are quite happy to go out for a stroll after work on Friday.

The location is at the Rice Flower Museum.

In response to Miss Sonoko's invitation, Serabelle came over slowly after lunch.

Logically, Sera Masumi should have come along, but when they were passing by the entrance of the shopping mall, a girl with tiger teeth said she was thirsty and wanted to go in to buy a bottle of drink. As a result, she didn't come out for ten minutes after she went in.

The last thing that came out on my behalf was a text message sent to Serabelle's cell phone.

The general meaning of the text message was that he met classmates in the mall and asked them to accompany him for a while and come over after they were done. Serabel had to go to the museum alone first.

At that time, Serabel's mood was similar to that of Chu Shapei who was tricked by Fen Gou into visiting Teacher Daye's house in Long Er.

But there is no other way. I can’t just stand outside and wait until Sera Masumi comes out... After all, what if it’s true?

The art exhibition starts at 3pm and lasts until 10pm. There are no strict requirements for admission, and even tickets are not required. Even the wealthy Suzuki Zaibatsu does not care about the ticket money. If you want to enter, you only need to pass the security check set up by the police.

But even so, when Serabelle arrived at the museum on time at 2 o'clock, there was no long queue at the security check outside the museum under the sunny sky. It could be said that there were not many people at all, and everyone coming in and out was wearing police uniform without exception.

To be honest, at that time, Serabelle even had the urge to take a picture with her mobile phone and send it to Director Ochiai who was serving his sentence in prison.

Did you see that? Even the free art exhibition held by the Suzuki Foundation, which even used its own heirlooms as a gimmick, had few visitors. Why do you think that someone would take over your little-known art museum at a loss?

Muttering to herself, Serabelle walked straight towards the museum entrance, but was stopped by someone at the door.

The person who stopped him was a young police officer who seemed to have just joined the job. He had a very kind attitude and did not show any authority.

"Oh, sorry, please wait a moment. Our art exhibition doesn't start until three o'clock. It's not open yet. Please... eh?"

The voice stopped abruptly and the young policeman stopped talking.

The other party's eyes widened as if he had seen some rare animal. He moved a little closer to stare at Serabelle carefully. Then, sparkling little stars suddenly burst out of his eyes, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.

"Well, well, well, well! Could it be that you are the recently famous British teenage detective?"

Ok?

Serabelle was a little confused by this sudden change. After a moment of silence, she shook her head and then nodded.

"He's British and he's a detective, but he's not famous."

"It counts! It definitely counts! Our police chief said so himself!"

The young policeman's attitude seemed to be about to stand at attention and salute, so he hurriedly took out a small police notebook and pen and handed them over.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Takagi from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division, Criminal Investigation Division 3. Um... could you give me an autograph, please?"

"..."

The corners of Serabelle's mouth twitched slightly. She wanted to refuse, but after a little thought, she took it and quickly signed her name in English and asked casually.

"But can a magic thief like Kidd be considered a forced criminal?"

"No, he is considered an intelligent criminal. I was just pulled into overtime because we were short of manpower." Officer Takagi said dryly.

That's fine.

Handing back the small notebook with the name written on it, Serabelle pointed inside the museum entrance.

"I'm here at the invitation of Ms. Suzuki Sonoko. If possible, can I go in first?"

"Of course, of course! No problem!"

When he said this, Takagi had already stepped aside and was looking at the small notebook with great joy.

It's quite strange. Serabelle originally thought that the police, an official agency, should have a condescending attitude towards private detectives, something like - hey, you guys have no equipment, no official identity, and even your kung fu is unconventional. Can you please stay away and don't interfere with our police investigation?

But the fact is that he is not like that, and he seems to be quite popular, which is strange.

Forget it, it's not important.

After entering the museum, Serabelle ignored the many exhibits being arranged inside and took the elevator straight up to the third floor of the art gallery.

Police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department can be seen everywhere in the museum, and it is very troublesome to open and close the door, so the door of the conference room on the third floor was left open.

Serabelle was also honest and walked straight in.

The decoration of the conference hall is quite luxurious. The outer walls are all replaced with transparent floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking out from the inside, you can also see the river that runs across the city of Tokyo next to the museum.

There were quite a few people at the scene. In addition to the police officers, he saw that Kogoro Mouri was also there, with Conan and Xiaolan beside him.

Of course, there is also Miss Sonoko, the host.

Sonoko had sharp eyes, or perhaps she had been paying attention to the movements at the door, so when she noticed Serabelle appear, she immediately turned around and waved.

"Sera-kun, this way, this way!"