I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

The words "Feature Scanning" suddenly appeared on the screen.

"Bad students have too much stationery."

Miss Phantom Thief snorted disdainfully.

Hei Yu Qianying, who had not spoken a word all the way, turned around and looked at the corridor they came from. When his eyes swept across the gaps in the ceiling and the wall along the baseboards, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes.

To be precise, she had already discovered it when she came here. From the moment she stepped into the corridor, there were dense infrared detection heads everywhere she passed. Now, probably because they were turned off, there was no movement as she walked along.

If all these detectors are turned on, the entire corridor will turn into a huge spider web, and touching any one of the wires will instantly trigger all the alarms.

However, this little trick can only prevent ordinary petty thieves. With her professional level, she would not have fallen for this kind of trick twenty years ago.

drop!

As the pleasant prompt sound echoed in the corridor, the words "Detection Successful" were displayed on the control panel of the vault door.

Then the vault door automatically swung open, and Leon stepped in first, turned around and gracefully made a gesture of invitation.

"Come in, everyone."

"This is……"

Kogoro Mori's eyes suddenly widened.

Once inside, the entire vault appeared before everyone's eyes.

This is a room that is completely different from a conventional safe deposit box. The overall space is quite tall and cylindrical, almost reaching the height of two floors. In the middle there is a thick white round steel column that goes straight up and down, and the steel column is also equipped with a control panel for controlling the entire safe deposit box.

The circular walls are covered with black "drawers" one after another.

Leon came to the control panel, lightly touched it with his fingertips and performed a few simple operations. Immediately, a black "drawer" at the top pushed the other drawers down along with the gear tracks amid the humming sound of the motor.

When the "drawer" stops at the bottom and sticks out, looking inside from above, a sea-blue gem as big as a human fist lies quietly in it, shining with a soft and cool luster under the light.

It's as if a handful of clear sea water was really condensed into the shape of a gem.

"Is this the Fist of Blue Sapphire?" Kogoro Mori took a closer look and was still a little bit in disbelief.

"Yes, the largest sapphire in the world is kept in this vault of mine."

Leon smiled.

"Although the operation is very simple, the prerequisite is that the authority must be confirmed correctly. If there is any error in the detection, all the mechanisms in this room will be activated immediately. At that time... Never mind, I won't talk about this. After all, I can't demonstrate it to you on the spot."

"But I still want to ask you here, what do you think of this vault design?"

"That must be quite amazing!"

Kogoro Mori spared no effort in expressing his praise.

"If that kid Kidd dares to come here, he will never come back!"

"Hehe, what do you think, Sera-kun?"

Leon turned his gaze to Serabelle, who remained calm and silent.

Now that her name had been called, Serabelle couldn't remain silent any longer and shrugged.

"Hmm... not bad."

It was indeed okay, at least for him, breaking into such a vault only required a welding torch.

There is not a single one of the so-called security facilities that cannot be solved by pulling the switch. As for the security personnel, he just needs to kill them all. Then he will have enough time to deal with these safes slowly.

"Just 'okay'?"

Leon raised the corner of his mouth, and beneath his seemingly elegant smile there was a hint of dissatisfaction and disdain.

Serabelle was too lazy to argue with him. It was up to him to believe it or not.

Just at this moment, Serabelle suddenly felt the phone in her pocket vibrate.

I took it out and saw that it was sent by Xiaolan.

The photo was taken from Xiaolan's first-person perspective, right next to the open-air swimming pool of the super luxury cruise ship on the top floor of the Sands Hotel. The girl was sitting alone at a coffee table facing the empty seat opposite her.

There is also a line of words at the bottom.

[I'm wondering, when will you come back? ]

Chapter 739 Xiaolan: Bad Guy (Shy)

Just like when they came, Richie drove the minibus to take Serabelle and others back to the hotel.

"Wow~ Master's vault design is truly breathtaking."

In the passenger seat of the car, Kogoro Mouri was delighted and kept praising the vault security system he had seen in the mansion earlier.

"There's no way Kidd could circumvent such a strict verification system, no matter how powerful he is. Plus, the metal wall is so thick that even a cannon can't blow it open!"

"Haha, the teacher is also very happy to receive such praise from Mr. Maori."

In the driver's seat, Rishi gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, a faint smile spread across his dark, squinting face as he spoke politely.

The two people's voices echoed throughout the car, and even Serabelle and Conan, who were sitting in the last row, could hear them clearly.

“It’s really rare…”

Serabelle looked across the middle of the seats toward the front row.

Conan, who was standing beside him, glanced sideways when he heard this.

"What's wrong? Why do you say that suddenly?"

"Don't you find it strange?" Serabelle raised her head and chin slightly. "Uncle Maori used to try his best to stand out and be the protagonist in such occasions, but this time he was so... pertinent. Has he changed his personality?"

"Haha, then I think you are overthinking it."

Conan's mouth twitched as he silently narrowed his eyes and glanced out the window at the scenery that was constantly passing by.

"If you must say, he just wants to use this method to make himself more relaxed."

"Fish?"

How is it related to slacking off?

From my impression, Kogoro Mouri doesn't seem to be the type who has no enthusiasm at all for work. It's more like many times in the past he was too enthusiastic but was dragged down by his own abilities, which ultimately led to a lot of blunders.

"Well, despite the uncle's appearance, he actually has some brains."

Conan continued to glance out the window.

"For the uncle, even if he can catch Kidd this time, at best he will become famous in Singapore, but he still has to go back to Japan. It won't help much for his business in Japan, and it may even attract criticism."

"Um……"

Serabelle probably understood.

To put it bluntly, this time Kogoro Mori is in a dilemma. If he succeeds, it will be bad, and if he fails, it will also be bad.

If it fails, and the Fist of Blue Sapphire lets a certain thief lady get away, it would be a disgrace to the country.

If it succeeds, and a certain thief lady is blocked or even caught, then the problem will be even bigger.

What does that mean? They couldn't catch him in Japan so many times, but he caught him in Singapore. Is he trying to fool his fellow countrymen?

So the best way is to remain invisible, and it is best not to mention him whether he succeeds or not.

"So wouldn't it have been better if you just didn't accept it in the first place?" Serabel was curious.

"That's what I said..."

Conan sighed helplessly.

"But the uncle still couldn't resist the temptation."

"Too much?"

"About 8 million yen."

"Oh."

More than eight million yen.

Serabelle did a quick calculation and found that based on the current exchange rate, it was about 70,000 Singapore dollars, which is exactly the annual average income of Singaporeans.

It's not a lot, but for Kogoro Mori, who lives for the moment, it is already a huge windfall.

But then again, this familiar number...

"Do you think he will gamble with all the money he has?" Serabell looked at the Grim Reaper elementary school student beside him.

Conan stared out the window with eyes as calm as water, as if nothing was happening, and supported his cheek with one clenched fist.

"Hmm~ It's hard to say."

"It's okay. If things really go wrong, you can go to Sister Yukiko. Anyway, even if the situation gets worse, you won't end up living on the streets."

"Well said, so can you tell me Xiaolan's room number?"

Conan mentioned it seemingly casually, but was decisively rejected by Serabelle the next second.

"You'll have to ask Xiaolan yourself. What I tell you is considered spreading other people's privacy at will."

……

The journey there and back takes about half an hour.

A moment later, as the minibus driven by Richie stopped and left in front of the main entrance of the Sands Hotel, Serabel and others also returned to the hotel.

Since she had received Xiaolan's text message invitation, after returning to the hotel, Serabelle did not go back to her room immediately. Instead, she took the elevator directly to the top floor of the hotel.

That is the cruise ship-style outdoor super-long swimming pool located at the top of the hotel’s three towers.

Also known as Sands Sky Garden.

Three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool and 650 feet above the ground, it is high enough to overlook the entire night view of Singapore.

Of course, there is more than just a swimming pool. Such a vast venue also has a rest area, with wooden lounge chairs arranged in rows and separated by square flower beds with coconut trees.

There are also various restaurants and even bars nearby.

By the time Serabelle took the elevator to the top floor, she saw that the entire Sands SkyPark was already full of tourists. From the shore to the swimming pool, there were handsome men and beautiful women wearing beachwear that showed off their proud figures. They came and went, chatting, laughing and joking, and some even wore sunglasses late at night to look cool.

To be honest, it's a bit noisy.

After looking around and confirming her approximate current location, Serabelle took out her cell phone and looked at the photo Xiaolan sent again, then changed direction based on the details in the photo.

It’s not far at all, after all, the total length is less than two hundred meters.

Xiaolan was sitting next to a round table for two near the end of the sky garden.

Precisely because it is close to the end, the passenger flow is much less than the middle section and it is also quieter.

When Serabelle arrived, the unicorn girl who had been waiting for a long time was sitting at the dining table with her arms resting on the table, her fingers crossed and holding her chin like a net bag, in front of her was a glass of orange juice with completely melted ice, she was unconsciously holding a straw in her mouth and nibbling on it, her eyes were staring blankly at the wall beside her.

It looks like he has been in a daze for quite a long time.

"Sorry for the wait."

Serabelle walked straight up to the girl and sat down.

"Uh……!"

Perhaps she didn't expect it to be so sudden. When she heard the voice, Xiaolan blinked her eyes violently. Her sea-blue eyes instantly regained their spirit and her gaze quickly focused on the face of the boy sitting opposite her.

After seeing it clearly, he curled his lips a little dissatisfied and complained in a low voice.

"Really? Why did you come back only now? Didn't you send a message saying you were on the way?"

"We were on the way. We had just gotten in the car and were about to come back."

Serabelle gestured back and forth.

"Half an hour to go, half an hour to come back."

"No wonder...it's so far away."

Xiaolan frowned in confusion, looking unhappy but unable to find a reason to complain, so she could only mutter to herself.

"I shouldn't have gone if I had known. Wouldn't it be better to spend this time with me?"

"It's okay. It's just this once anyway."

Serabelle shrugged.