Maori Kogoro began to understand everything

Chapter 57: The first meeting between the young and energetic Phantom Thief and the famous detective

At around eleven o'clock in the evening, Maori took advantage of the fact that Xiaolan and Haibara were asleep, tiptoed out and left the Maori Detective Agency.

Of course, he did not understand the warning letter of Phantom Thief No. 1412 as well as he did during the day. In fact, the reason why he made such a fuss was just to cover up his actions at night.

The so-called "when the moon separates the two" in the notice letter actually refers to the time when the moon is between the artificial satellite and the sun. In other words, the time when the other party appears should be between 12:30 and 4:00 in the middle of the night when the BS radio broadcast is interrupted.

The BS in BS Radio stands for the first letters of Black Star, and following this logic, the waves in the trailer refer to radio waves, which means that this international thief will head to the Beika Museum in the direction of the radio waves emitted by BS Radio.

The BS radio waves are transmitted from the south to the west at a direction of 42.3 degrees, with an elevation angle of degrees. Therefore, from the perspective of the Beihua Museum, the only direction and angle that match...

……

"Yes, it's the rooftop of the Beihu Hotel!"

At Dr. Agasa's house, which was not far from the Mori Detective Agency, Conan finally figured out the code - he put on his clothes quickly, his eyes full of anticipation, he really wanted to see this international thief who was recorded in the criminal file by his father.

Phantom Thief No. 1412, or Phantom Thief Kidd!

……

Driving the car he rented during the day, Mao Li quickly arrived at the top of the Dongdu Tower.

In the whistling cold wind, Mao Li held a special black umbrella and looked down at the night view of Tokyo. Perhaps because the police's actions were too big, even from such a distance, he could clearly see the strict security actions of the Rice Flower Museum.

"Oh wow, they even prepared armored vehicles. As expected of the Metropolitan Police Department, they are so motivated!"

On the top of the observation deck of the Dongdu Tower, facing the Beihua Museum, there was also a young man standing on the top of the tower. He was dressed like a high school student, holding a night vision goggles and looking critically at the police deployment.

"Master Kaito, please give up this operation!"

A bald old man with glasses said with a worried look on his face, "I feel uneasy this time, it's different from any other time... If the young master accidentally falls into a desperate situation, if something unexpected happens, how can an old man like me face the former Kidd Daoyi master..."

"Really... You're like this every time we take action. Please spare me, Grandpa Terai."

Kuroba Kaito first handed the night vision goggles to the old man who had been serving their family, then pulled out his cloak from a white magician's hat, and instantly dressed up as Kaito Kid.

"Tonight, I am neither the son of the magician Kuroba Toichi, whom you have served for many years, nor the sophomore Kaito... but the villain who is attracting worldwide attention and has many tricks..."

The white cape rustled in the wind, and the boy, who was a bit childish, seemed to have completely changed. His face under the white hat was covered by a monocle and a little hair, and he looked mysterious and charming, like an elegant gentleman with magical powers.

Maori put out the cigarette that had just reached the filter tip, raised his head, and vaguely heard the twelve o'clock clock echoing in the night sky.

Without waiting any longer, Maori put one hand in his pocket, leaned on a black umbrella with the other hand, and slowly walked behind the two of them. The clear footsteps made Kidd startled, and the old man was even more shocked.

"W-who are you?"

The old man didn't recognize Mao Li at first.

"Kogoro Mori is a detective,"

Maori stood at the top of the tower, looking past the old man at Kaito Kidd in a white suit, "Thank you for your kindness. You all call me the Akechi Kogoro of the Heisei era."

"Oh?"

Kidd smiled and quickly calmed down. "I've heard of you, the famous detective... But how did you, the famous detective, know that I was here? Even if you figured out my code, you should have gone to the Haido Hotel..."

Of course, Maori couldn't tell Kidd that although he had very little information about this thief who inherited his father's business, he knew from this information that he liked to move from high places. On the one hand, this was because his paraglider required such conditions to use, and on the other hand, it was because he was also a young man, who was full of energy and liked to show off.

Looking at the whole of Tokyo, the top of the Touto Tower is definitely the first choice for a place that is a suitable distance from the Haido Hotel and has both high height and class.

However, since there was no way to tell the other party the reason, Maori simply shrugged as an answer - this action allowed the other party to imagine a lot of things.

Then he looked directly at Kidd and continued, "As far as I know, you, the international thief, have never hurt anyone. You never keep the stolen items for yourself, but return them afterwards... Why do you want to be a thief? Is it just to play with the police? Or do you want to be famous?"

"These are also one of the reasons. As for the real reason..." Kidd chuckled and held the brim of his hat, "Since you are a famous detective, you might as well take a guess."

"Even a famous detective wouldn't be able to guess your purpose in such a large area. You can't be looking for something, right?"

Mao Li said casually, and then swung the black umbrella in his hand, "Anyway, it's time to end this April Fool's Day joke..."

"Oh? Did you guess that I didn't really intend to steal the pearl?"

Kidd looked very surprised - in fact, he was really surprised.

It wasn't that it was a surprise that the famous detective Maori guessed his code, but Maori's guess about his purpose just now, which seemed to be casually mentioned...

"What difficulty could there be in writing a warning letter like that?"

Mao Li curled his lips, "You wrote it very clearly at the beginning. April 1st is April Fool's Day. Of course the preview is fake."

"That's absolutely right, Detective."

Kidd grinned. "The Beihu Hotel is probably full of police officers by now, right? I won't visit them for now. Can you please help pass on a message..."

As Kidd finished his words, a glider suddenly unfolded behind him, and he disappeared from the top of the tower in a puff of smoke, taking the old man with him. Only a white card floated down.

Maori loosened his right hand that was tightly gripping the umbrella handle - he almost couldn't help himself and was about to use this thing to test the opponent's level.

Fortunately, he thought about it and finally held back due to a series of factors, otherwise this young thief might have suffered the first Waterloo of his career...

But...

Maori walked forward and bent over to pick up the card left by Kidd. As he expected, there was a new notice written on it: On April 4, I will go to the Sally Beth departing from Yokohama Port to take away the real dark night star...

"Young man, don't always act like you have everything under control. I'm in a good mood this time so I'll let you off the hook, but I'll teach you a lesson next time!"

Chapter 58: This Second Miss Suzuki is Too Filial

The Beihu Hotel, not far from the Rice Flower Museum, is brightly lit at this time.

Conan hung up the phone with Dr. Agasa, who was providing him with remote intelligence support, and rushed to the rooftop here, panting all the way.

The time had already passed half past twelve, but there was no sign of the Kaito Kidd that he had expected.

"No movement yet?"

Outside the Haido Hotel, Kaito's father-in-law, Officer Nakamori, led a team in secret ambush. Apart from seeing Conan running upstairs, there was no other movement.

"Team leader!"

The subordinate asked anxiously, "Could it be that child?"

"Humph, no matter how powerful that guy is, he can't disguise himself as a child!"

Officer Nakamori said calmly, "Be patient. It's still a few hours before four o'clock. Besides, he is in the light and we are in the dark. We have the advantage!"

Officer Nakamori's full name is Nakamori Ginzo. He was recently transferred to work under Manager Chaki. However, he has always aimed to capture Kaito Kid. Although he failed every time, he gradually became quite familiar with Kaito Kid in the process.

He also deciphered the code this time, so he deployed police forces in advance and had his people monitoring inside and outside the Beihu Hotel.

Just when Officer Nakamori was staring at him and felt a little sleepy—

"Team leader!"

One of his subordinates suddenly contacted him through the intercom and said, "Someone contacted us and said that Kaito Kidd will not come, and said that this is just an April Fool's Day rehearsal, so we don't need to continue guarding..."

"what?!"

Officer Nakamori suddenly perked up and shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Catch that guy, that guy must be Kidd!"

"But……"

The police officer guarding the other side looked at Mao Li helplessly: "Captain, what he said seems to be true. The thief also left a new notice letter."

"A new notice?"

Officer Nakamori raised an eyebrow, "How could an ordinary passerby have a warning letter?! Catch him first!"

"But he is the famous detective Maori Kogoro..."

……

"April Fools' Day, April 1st?!"

When Conan saw Maori again, his face looked as if he had drunk an extra-large cup of children's nutritional drink.

Not only was he stood up by the Phantom Thief, but he was also told it was April Fools' Day. As a high school detective, he felt like he was following the other party's lead...

"Uncle, have you met him?"

"Of course I have. This is what he left behind."

Maori handed the new notice letter to Conan.

Conan examined the card - there was no strange code this time, the time and place were quite clear, and he didn't know what the other party was planning.

But no matter what, he has decided that he must teach this guy a lesson!

Even if not as a detective, then as someone who has been stood up!

……

The next day, April 4, was the evening when the new notice of Kaito Kid was sent out.

Conan followed the Shinmori family of three and was invited to board the ship at Yokohama Port to attend the "Suzuki Group's 60th Anniversary Sea Party" on the Sally Beth.

Given the strength of the Suzuki Group, those who were invited to the party were naturally celebrities from all walks of life in Japan, many of whom Maori had often seen on the front page headlines of the Nichimi Shimbun.

"This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Suzuki Group,"

Shiro Suzuki spoke amiably at the party venue, "I would like to sincerely thank everyone for their support and encouragement to our consortium. I hope everyone will forget about that thief today and enjoy this sea party with hundreds of guests..."

Maori stood in the crowd at the venue, and the atmosphere on the boat was quite lively. He kept scanning the guests in the venue, and he was always thinking about when Kaito Kidd would take action. He was very dedicated.

This ultra-luxury cruise ship, which cost more than 1 million US dollars and belongs to the Suzuki Group, takes 3 hours to depart from Yokohama Port and reach its destination, Tokyo Port. Objectively speaking, the entire voyage is like a mobile sea prison. In addition, the police force is tight, not only there are patrol boats on both sides of the ship, but also several helicopters on standby. It should be quite unfavorable for Kaito Kidd, and it is difficult for him to escape easily using a hang glider.

But then again, since the guests at the banquet were all celebrities, it was not convenient for the police to conduct strict inspections, and Kidd could easily sneak into the scene, and he might even be disguised as someone else...

If he planned to escape using a hang glider, he could only do so when he was about to reach Tokyo Port. Before that, he had to find the real "Dark Night Star".

In order to confuse the target, Sonoko's mother, Mrs. Suzuki, specially prepared many well-made imitation black pearls and gave them to the guests at the scene. The real black pearl "Dark Night Star" was among these hundreds of imitations, and it was said that it was given to the most suitable person to wear.

Mao Li certainly knew which one was the real thing, but it was precisely because of this that he was extra vigilant...

"what?"

Sonoko, who was calling her sister Ayako nearby, suddenly exclaimed, "You're still home? What time is it now?"

"But the police officer called and said that the ship will be two hours late," Ayako said, looking anxiously at Suzuki Shiro who was reading a newspaper in the back. "Is that right, Dad?"

"Is Dad home?" Yuanzi held the phone in confusion, "But he was clearly speaking here just now..."

"I'm afraid that President Suzuki just now was Kidd in disguise."

Maori stood beside Sonoko and looked towards the venue. The "Suzuki Shiro" who had given the speech before had long disappeared. He probably expected to be discovered, so he changed his identity in advance.

Although most of the guests at the scene had companions and there was nothing unusual when they chatted with each other, Kidd's superb disguise skills and voice-changing ability to imitate anyone's voice at will made it too easy for him to blend in with the hundreds of guests who had not been carefully checked...

Maori walked among the crowd and looked around casually, but didn't find anything wrong. However, Conan walked up to him with a serious face and said, "Uncle, I just found the tools that Kid used to disguise himself as Chairman Suzuki in the bathroom. I think he must be in the venue now..."

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

Mao Li rolled his eyes, "Everyone knows that he must have sneaked in..."

As soon as Maori finished speaking, Manager Chaki Shintaro came up to the stage and started talking nonsense: "Everyone! I'm Chaki from the Metropolitan Police Department. You must have heard that the legendary thief seems to have sneaked in! He is a master of disguise. He will conduct a strict investigation on the person he is imitating in advance. Whether it is the appearance, voice or personality... he can imitate it perfectly!"

"He is a highly skilled criminal who cannot be judged by common sense. Perhaps he has infiltrated your ranks..."

Maori and Conan stood silently below listening to what Manager Chamu was saying - because it was inconvenient to conduct a strict inspection, Manager Chamu specifically asked all the guests attending the meeting to confirm their groups from now on, and to choose an identity code that only each other knew with the people around them to prevent Kid from making further trouble.

This method is better than nothing, and Maori doesn't think it will have any effect on Kidd.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Maoli felt a special gaze falling on him. He turned his head suddenly, but found nothing.

(That guy Kidd?)

Maori frowned and was about to look carefully among the crowd at the back when the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed.

"What's going on? There's a power outage?"

Maori stopped in surprise, looked around, and turned his gaze to the ceiling in the corner.

Accompanied by a loud laugh, thick smoke suddenly came out from the corner, and then Kidd, dressed in white, appeared in a beam of light amid the exclamations of everyone. The mysterious figure like a white dove fluttering away attracted everyone's attention.

"Kaitou Kidd?!"

"It's useless even if you use a secret code," Kidd held up the brim of his hat and tossed the black pearl in his hand, looking like he had everything under control, "because I've already got the Dark Night Star!"

"How is this possible?!"

Everyone at the scene looked at Kid in shock, except Sonoko, who was not afraid at all. Instead, she looked at Kid, who seemed like a prince charming, with some admiration and expectation.