I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

Conan said this and turned around to look in the direction of the Rice Flower Museum.

In the night sky, two helicopters with flashing police lights were seen approaching with the sound of howling wind, and on the ground below, black and white police cars that looked like pandas were lined up in a long line with sirens blaring, quickly passing through the congested traffic and rushing towards the Beihu Hotel.

"escape?"

The magician seemed to smile faintly.

He did not continue to explain, but took out a Metropolitan Police Department intercom from behind his back, which he had gotten from somewhere, coughed twice to clear his throat, and then pressed the call button in front of the two detectives.

"Hello, this is Cha Mu. All units, please be advised. Phantom Thief 1412 has appeared on the roof of the Yubei Hotel. Everyone, go there immediately. I repeat, Phantom Thief 1412 has appeared on the roof of the Yubei Hotel. Everyone, go there immediately..."

Damn it! ?

Upon hearing this voice, Serabelle's eyes widened.

To be honest, if it was someone else talking nonsense into the police walkie-talkie like this, he would probably think there was something wrong with the other person's brain.

After all, it is never that easy to impersonate another person. Even twins who look exactly the same will have some differences in their voices. Even if AI synthesis is used, it requires running the sound library countless times to learn, and then repeatedly adjusting the details to achieve it.

However, even so, it can only imitate the sound, but not the tone of voice.

But now, not only did this Kaito Kidd not use any equipment or external assistance, he simply spoke into the walkie-talkie and made the voice of Chaki Shintaro.

From the timbre to the pitch to the tone, everything is exactly the same.

If I have to find a word to describe it, it would probably be - close to Tao.

After talking on the intercom channel as Chaki Shintaro, the magician changed his voice again, replacing it with another male voice that Serabelle had never heard of.

"This is Nakamori. We have confirmed the situation is true. All teams on the ground will immediately head to the roof of the Beihu Hotel!"

The next moment after these two commands were issued, the voices of two people with fake identities rang out over the intercom.

"Wait, wait a minute! The one talking is not me! It's not me, don't be fooled!" This is Chaki Shintaro.

"Damn it, everyone calm down! Gather downstairs at the hotel first!" This is Inspector Nakamori.

They shouted urgently, but at this point no one could listen.

The strong wind caused by the helicopter propeller cutting through the air at high speed has already reached the hotel rooftop. The airflow is countless times stronger than the normal evening breeze, causing the clothes of the three people to flutter in the wind.

Conan wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

The rooftop of the Beihu Hotel, which is where they are now, and also where Kidd himself is.

What was this guy thinking by pulling all the police officers to his side through the police channel?

Countless question marks linger in the heart of the high school detective.

At this moment, accompanied by a loud bang, the iron door of the rooftop was violently pushed open from the inside out.

Led by a police officer with a small mustache, more than a dozen Metropolitan Police Department officers rushed out in an instant, spreading out in an arc to both sides like bird wings to form an encirclement.

"Don't move! You have no way to escape this time, Kaito Kidd!"

The police officer with a small mustache took out his ID and spoke loudly. From the sound of his voice, it seemed to be the Inspector Nakamori who had been impersonated on the intercom before.

"Haha, don't be so nervous. I'm not here to get anything this time. I just came to say hello." The magician smiled elegantly.

"Say hello?" Inspector Nakamori obviously didn't believe it.

"Yes, I wrote it very clearly at the beginning of the notice, [April fool], which means Happy April Fool's Day~"

Although he said it was just a joke, the thief still raised his hands obediently. It was obvious that he was a brave man who would not suffer a loss.

Then He turned to Conan and Serabelle on the other side.

"Yoshi~ Now that I've said hello, I should leave soon... Oh, let me tell you one last thing. If a thief is an artist who is skilled and creative in stealing treasures, then a detective is at best a critic who follows the thief and nitpicks."

A nitpicking critic?

Just as Conan was still lost in thought because of this comment, Serabell suddenly noticed that the white cloak behind Kidd seemed to be propped up by something and turned into a huge glider, and at the same time something slipped down from the cuffs of his white suit.

Could that be... a flash bomb? !

Realizing what was going to happen next, Serabelle didn't have time to speak in detail, so she decisively raised her arms to cover her eyes.

At the moment before the flash bomb landed and the dazzling white light enveloped the entire rooftop, he swung a flying knife based on the position he remembered.

Chapter 53: Miss Phantom Thief is taking notes in her notebook

The blinding white light lasted for several seconds before it ended.

By the time the effect of the flash bomb wore off and the police regained their sight and opened their eyes, Kidd, who should have been in the center of their encirclement, had disappeared.

The rooftop, which was filled with people, was completely silent, with only the sound of the night wind blowing.

"Kid is missing!"

A young police officer who opened his eyes first spoke loudly.

Ginzo Nakamori was the second one to open his eyes. He waved his hand to stop his men from panicking, quickly looked around, and after confirming that there was no figure resembling Kidd, he calmly took out the walkie-talkie from his waist and connected to the channel.

"All air team members, please respond. Immediately investigate the airspace near the top floor of the Beihu Hotel. Are there any suspicious flying objects?"

"…Report! Team A did not find any suspicious flying objects on the southwest side!"

"Report! Group B also did not find any flying objects on the southeast side!"

"Report! There is no one on the northwest side of Group C either!"

"Report! There's still no one on the northeast side of Group D!"

Four reports came in from the air team one after another, and without exception, nothing was found.

But how is it possible?

Ginzo Nakamori's face twitched slightly. He clearly saw the white glider unfolded behind Kidd just before the flash bomb exploded.

Was it just a cover? Did Kidd actually rush down the stairs during those few seconds they were blinded?

Impossible. The only entrance to the downstairs on the rooftop was right behind him. If someone passed by him at that time, they would definitely notice it...

Although thinking this in his mind, Inspector Nakamori still switched to the terrestrial channel.

"Team D, E! Did you see anyone running down the stairs at the bottom of the rooftop?"

“…Ah? No?”

The report was soon heard again from the intercom, and it was the voice of a police officer who sounded quite innocent and confused.

"We have been guarding downstairs the whole time. No one has come down since you went upstairs, Inspector."

"Yeah yeah……"

The ambient sound could also be heard faintly from the police colleagues in the same group.

The inspector's face twitched even more violently.

This? How is it possible? He is neither walking in the air nor on the ground. Could it be possible that Kidd could use the Thunder God to teleport away?

"Inspector! There's a piece of paper!"

Just as Nakamori Ginzo's blood pressure was about to reach red temperature, the sharp-eyed policeman beside him bent down in time and picked up a small piece of paper that had fallen on the ground at some point and put it on his shoulder.

"Paper?"

The inspector frowned.

He was not a fool. It was not normal that a piece of paper could float down from the sky on the rooftop of a hotel where one could overlook the entire city.

When I looked closely, I saw a line of small words written on it.

[On April 19th, the Sally Beth, carrying the 60th anniversary banquet of the Suzuki Group, will set sail from Yokohama Port. The one on the ship is the real dark star. I want it. Kaito Kidd will be there.]

At the end, a simple Q-version emoticon with bared teeth and a smirk was hand-drawn.

……

There is no doubt that Kaito Kidd has already escaped, and no matter how powerful Ginzo Nakamori is, it will be useless in this regard.

So ten minutes later, as the police withdrew and left, the helicopters above the Beihu Hotel building also lined up and flew away, and the police cars that had blocked the road below also began to drive away in an orderly manner.

Serabelle and Conan came to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.

"April 19th, which is about half a month later..."

The high school detective sighed silently after struggling for a long time in the middle of the night and not only failed to catch Kid, but also didn't get any information at all.

He glanced sideways at Serabelle, who had kept her hands in her pockets since they first appeared on the rooftop.

"Are you planning to go then?"

"I don't know." Serabelle shrugged. "To put it bluntly, it depends on whether Miss Sonoko invites me. If she does, I'll go. If not, there's nothing I can do even if I want to go."

"Don't worry, she will definitely invite you." Conan complained.

"See you on the boat then," said Serabelle.

As he stepped out of the hotel door, all the police cars of the Metropolitan Police Department on the street had left. The slightly cold evening breeze blew in his face, and Conan paused.

"that……"

"Ok?"

"Look, it's already so late, right? It's not safe for a child like me to go back alone, so you've booked a room here, can I stay there for the night?"

"Don't even think about it."

Serabelle sternly rejected the former's wishful thinking.

He knew what Conan was thinking. He was just being lazy. Putting aside the fact that it was already late at night, it would take a lot of time just to walk from Haido Town back to Beika Town.

The reason why I didn't feel tired when I walked here was because I still had some hope in my heart. Now I have also seen Kidd. Although it can be said that I have basically returned empty-handed, after achieving the goal, the anger in my heart has been released. Looking back, I realize that the way back is still so far... It's torture.

Besides, it's really late now. I'm so tired and sweaty walking back, but I don't dare to take a shower. I might run into Kogoro Mouri or Ran who are up to go to the bathroom. I'll probably get a good scolding then.

In comparison, if I stay here for one night and go back tomorrow morning, I can just make an excuse that I got up early and went for a run, and no one will suspect anything.

But Serabelle, who sees through everything, will not give him this opportunity.

Conan tried to start a kid's attack: "Ah? Why? It's just one night, I won't disturb you too much~"

Serabelle ignored him and said, "Oyster, I booked a single room."

"What's wrong with a single room? They're all men anyway..."

As if he had thought of something, Conan stopped talking abruptly and took a small step back without making any sound.

"Wait, as a British person, you also..."

"First of all, I'm not religious, and I'm not a priest." Serabelle rolled her eyes. "Secondly, no means no. Don't think I don't know what you look like in your true form. Go home if you want to sleep. If you don't have money to take a taxi, I can lend you one. Just remember to pay it back with your pocket money."

"…Forget it then."

After thinking seriously about the possibility of a seven-year-old child taking a taxi in the middle of the night, Conan was definitely discouraged.

Forget it, I'd better just walk back honestly. The worst that can happen is that I just have to be careful not to be discovered.

After hesitating for a moment, Conan waved his hand.

"Then I'll go back first. See you later."

"See you later. Good night."

After seeing Conan off without any regrets, Serabelle turned back to the elevator waiting area in the lobby and pressed the call up button on the elevator that was temporarily unused.

While waiting, he reached into his pocket again, and when he took it out again, there was something extra in his hand.

It was a round monocle.

Chapter 54 Mary Today is Safety Day

At the same time, under the same starry sky.

It was in a dark and deserted alley between buildings less than two hundred meters away from the gate of Beihu Hotel.

He was a "male police officer" about 1.7 meters tall. For some reason, he was hiding here secretly and was deftly taking off his clothes one by one.

First he took off his police hat, revealing a neat crew cut.

Then he took off his coat, wrapped the police hat in the coat and stuffed it into the shoulder bag at his feet.

Then he very boldly unbuckled his belt and took off his trousers, while at the same time stepping on the heels of his leather shoes one by one to take his feet out of his shoes.