I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

In addition to Suzuki Tomoko, Xiaolan was also present, and of course there was a certain elementary school student who looked like a death god wearing glasses. The only person not present was Suzuki Shiro, probably because he was out socializing.

Kogoro Mori was bragging to Tomoko Suzuki on the side.

"Ah~ I didn't expect Mrs. Suzuki to be such a clever person. With so many black pearls, even if Kaito Kidd comes, it would be extremely difficult to find the real dark star within three hours."

Suzuki Tomoko covered her face with her fan and smiled politely, "That's right. It seems that Detective Maori and I share the same idea."

“Hahahaha huh?”

Praising the beauty, Kogoro Maori touched his head and laughed twice, feeling a little elated. Then he lowered his voice and covered his mouth with one hand.

"So, can you tell me a little bit about where the real dark star is..."

"Well, Detective Maori will have to find it himself." Suzuki Tomoko smiled and raised her index finger. "But I can remind you that I have given the real Dark Star to the only woman who deserves it at this party."

Maori Kogoro was in awe, "I see, she must be a very beautiful woman!"

“Hehe, well…”

Suzuki Tomoko smiled but said nothing, apparently intending to keep the matter secret from everyone.

Just then, Serabelle's voice came from the side.

"Actually, I think this question is unlikely to be difficult for Kaito Kidd."

"Huh? Why?"

Kogoro Mori subconsciously came here with Tomoko Suzuki following the reputation, and when he saw that it was Serabelle, his face turned sour.

"Hey, why are you here too?"

"I was invited, so I came here~" Serabell raised the invitation letter in her hand.

Suzuki Tomoko pretended to listen attentively: "You said it's not difficult for Kid, what's the reason?"

"The reason is, of course—"

Serabelle turned her head to look at Sonoko who was constantly clenching her fists to encourage her to do a good job, then turned back and spread her hands helplessly.

"It's a simple logic. Who would risk handing over their family heirloom to someone else just for a dinner? And even if they really have the courage to hand it over to someone else for safekeeping, they will definitely be exposed because they are worried and have to check it repeatedly... But having said that, even if Kidd knows which one is the real Dark Star, he still has to come and take it manually."

"Do you want to keep the Dark Star for me?" Suzuki Tomoko did not comment.

Serabelle shrugged. "That's not the case. The Dark Star is still kept by Mrs. Suzuki. I only need to protect Mrs. Suzuki."

That's right. No matter how elusive Kidd is, as long as no one is allowed to get within one meter of the target, there is no possibility that the Dark Star will be stolen.

This is indeed the logic. Upon hearing this, Suzuki Tomoko covered her mouth and chuckled.

"I see. Since you are so confident, I'll leave the escort mission tonight to you."

"Young Knight~"

Chapter 58: Catch a Phantom Thief Lady~

It was ten minutes later that Serabelle arrived at the dinner party.

The dinner was held in the main banquet hall of the cruise ship.

Similar to the high-society dinners depicted in many movies, TV shows and novels, huge and exquisite glass lamps were hung above the dome in the spacious space, and the warm light fell on the scarlet carpet. Men and women in suits and dresses held high-heeled glasses of red wine in their hands and talked quietly to each other, while white waiters walked through the crowd with trays in their hands.

Tonight's dinner has not officially started yet, and everyone is waiting for the main character to arrive.

At this moment, the red curtain covering the stage in front of the banquet hall suddenly made a rustling sound.

The subtle movement attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet hall, and everyone turned their eyes over at the same time.

The next second, driven by the motor, the curtain slowly opened to both sides, and a plump and sturdy figure appeared in the center of the stage.

It's Shiro Suzuki.

And there is a huge banner above and behind him... No, that's too cheap, judging from the texture, it should be called a plaque.

There was a line of large characters written in a flamboyant style on it.

——Onboard celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Suzuki Zaibatsu.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen."

Shiro Suzuki, holding a microphone, walked to the front of the stage, glanced at the faces in the venue, some familiar and some unfamiliar, and smiled.

That kind smile showed none of the airs of a chairman of the second largest conglomerate in Tokyo. It was as if it was just a dinner among ordinary people, with just a few simple words before the meal.

"It has been sixty years since the establishment of our Suzuki Zaibo. I would like to sincerely thank you for your support and encouragement to our chaebol. I hope that everyone will forget about that thief tonight and enjoy this banquet..."

Before he could finish his words, someone walked out slowly from behind the scenes and interrupted him.

"That's right, but before that, I want to tell you about a good idea I came up with."

"Uh?"

Shiro Suzuki was stunned for a moment and subconsciously turned his head to look behind him.

Tonight, Tomoko Suzuki, wearing an evening dress with a light purple tulle draped over her shoulders, walked out from behind the curtain. Her legs wrapped in stockings made short and powerful sounds as she stepped on the ground in high heels. Behind her followed Serabel, who was wearing a black suit and looked like a butler.

Serabel did not stay on the stage for long. He walked straight past Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki, reached the edge of the stage, and jumped down into the audience.

Since Sera Masumi was traveling with Xiaolan, Sonoko and the others, she arrived at the banquet hall earlier and was standing in the front row of the crowd. When she saw Serabell coming down from the stage and approaching her, she couldn't help but feel curious.

"Hey, why is Berni-chan coming down? Didn't you say you were going to be Mrs. Suzuki's bodyguard?"

"He's just a bodyguard, not a personal bodyguard." Serabelle didn't care. "Besides, my job is just to prevent anyone from approaching Mrs. Suzuki. If someone rushes up to the stage to grab the pearl, I don't mind competing with him to see who is faster."

"But isn't Chairman Suzuki also on the stage?" The girl with tiger teeth pointed towards the stage.

Meaning - what if Shiro Suzuki is actually Kaito Kid in disguise?

"I forgot to mention one thing just now. Even if you can rush onto the stage and snatch the black pearl, you still have to have a chance to get off."

Serabelle glanced at the garden beside her and said, "And, Masaharu, aren't you going a little too far..."

He actually wanted to think that it might not be a bit inappropriate to talk about someone's father openly in front of his daughter. However, he didn't expect that whether it was because they were talking too quietly or for some other reason, Sonoko didn't seem to notice the conversation between the two people next to her at all. Instead, she turned her head and looked around, as if she was looking for someone.

At the same time, on the stage, Tomoko Suzuki took out a small box from her body with a smile, held it in her hand and showed it to everyone.

"Do you remember that I asked the staff to hand this small box to each guest before boarding the ship? I saw that many of the guests have already put it on. So now I ask everyone to open this small box and wear the 'Dark Star' that our Suzuki Group has carefully prepared for you on your chest."

Since it was the host's request, everyone present naturally couldn't refuse too much. Some of them had already put them on as soon as they received them, while others, even if they didn't want to wear them, took them out of the box and put them on when they were asked.

Seeing this scene, Suzuki Tomoko also smiled with satisfaction.

"To be honest, this is just a small challenge from me to that stupid thief. Of course, although there is only one genuine Dark Star, these are undoubtedly real black pearls. If the so-called Kaito Kidd wants to steal the Dark Star, please find a way to distinguish which one is the real one within the three hours of the Sallybeth's voyage, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience.

"Hahaha, how is that possible?"

"Yes, even if we invite professional experts with instruments, it would take more than three hours to identify so many black pearls one by one!"

"That's it!"

Choruses continued to be heard from the banquet hall, but Serabelle noticed that Shiro Suzuki, whose microphone had been snatched away by Tomoko Suzuki, had come down from the stage at some point, and after a brief conversation with the staff, he walked out of the banquet hall alone.

Oh, could it be?

A possibility flashed through his mind, and Serabel touched the back of the hand of the tiger-fanged girl beside him.

"I have something to do and I'll be out for a while. Please keep an eye on Mrs. Suzuki for me. If someone who looks like Kid rushes onto the stage or does anything, just use Jeet Kune Do on him."

"Ah? What if you hit the wrong person and hurt him or her?" Sera Masumi was stunned for a moment.

"Don't worry, I'll kill you first and ask for your permission later. This is a special permission granted by the Emperor!"

Serabelle signaled to Mrs. Suzuki on the stage with her eyes and gave a firm thumbs up.

Mrs. Suzuki will pay for tonight's medical expenses.JPG

After giving a brief explanation, he quietly left the venue.

……

On the other side, "Suzuki Shiro", who had left the banquet venue first, finally came to an empty restroom after wandering around for a while.

After entering the room, I randomly chose an empty cubicle and sat down. I closed the cubicle door, and half a second later, a faint sigh from a young girl echoed in the bathroom.

"President Suzuki, it's time to lose some weight. It must be tiring to walk around with all this stuff in my body just to play you~"

After saying that, "Shiro Suzuki" who was sitting on the toilet seat in the cubicle decisively started the "makeup removal" process.

It was still the familiar procedure, first the coat, then the pants, then the various stuffings, and finally taking off the hood.

In just a few seconds, a middle-aged man weighing more than 200 kilograms changed his waist into a young girl with long flowing hair and a curvy figure wearing a JK uniform.

"Well, take off your bra too. Let's get some fresh air. It's so stuffy with it tied up all the time..."

The Phantom Thief Girl muttered to herself.

However, just as she reached into her shirt to remove the last piece of equipment, a pair of hands quietly placed their hands on the upper edge of the compartment door, and a familiar face poked its head in, accompanied by a slightly teasing chuckle.

"Oh wow~ This is the men's restroom. Miss, what are you doing here?"

Chapter 59: Turtle Bondage for Miss Phantom Thief!

At the same time, in the banquet hall.

"very strange……"

Yuanzi, who had been looking back and forth, finally couldn't help but let out a low cry.

Xiaolan, who was standing next to her, saw that her friend had been looking uneasy since the beginning of the party, and couldn't help but ask out of concern.

"What's wrong, Sonoko? It seems like you've been looking for someone since just now?"

"Hey... I'm looking for my sister."

After searching for nearly ten minutes in vain, Sonoko shook her head helplessly.

"It's so strange. I haven't seen where my sister has gone. My sister's fiancé, the third young master of the Tozawa Group, also came to ask me and said he didn't see her."

"Could it be that he really didn't come?" Xiaolan speculated.

"That shouldn't be the case. My sister is quite reliable. If she really encountered any emergency, she would definitely tell me in advance."

Yuanzi muttered to herself, and after thinking for a while, she took out the cell phone she carried with her.

"Wait a minute, let me call and ask, could it be that he is still at home..."

Open the phone book, scroll down to find the family contact list, select [Sister], and click to make the call.

It must be said that as expected of the Suzuki Group, considering that mobile phones will have no signal if they are far away from the shore, they simply installed a signal tower on the cruise ship.

The call was connected within two seconds, and a more mature but somewhat confused female voice came from the other end of the line.

"Hello, Sonoko? Why are you calling me suddenly? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Where did you go, sister? Why didn't I see you in the banquet hall?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Yuanzi breathed a sigh of relief despite her complaints, thinking that from the tone of voice, at least nothing unexpected had happened.

But the next second, the words coming from the other side made her eyes widen suddenly.

"What? Sis, you said you were still at home?!"

"Uh... yes, because we received a call from the Metropolitan Police Department saying that we would be delayed for two hours. It was my dad who answered the phone."

"What? Dad picked you up? Then why did dad get on the boat but you didn't?"

"Uh uh uh? Did Dad get on the boat? But isn't Dad home with me now?"

"No, you said dad was home with you!?"

Everyone in the garden was stunned, and a huge golden inverted question mark appeared in their heads.

She thought to herself, if dad was at home with you, then who was the person speaking on the stage just now? Is it you, sister, who is wrong, or is there something wrong with me?

On the phone, the two sisters were still having a verbal battle about the question "Where are we going, Dad?", and at the same time, Xiaolan subconsciously glanced around and suddenly found that Conan was missing.

……

On the other side, in the bathroom.

Kuroba Chiko looked up blankly at the head that suddenly popped out from above the cubicle door. After a little thought, her first reaction was neither to scream nor to explain. Instead, she covered the collar of her shirt with her hands as if in shame and anger. Her cheeks quickly turned red and her eyebrows raised.

"Hey, what are you doing? I'm telling you, this is..."