69. First Heard of the Phantom Thief
On this rainy day, the story takes place at both ends.
As soon as Izu came back, Yuanzi made an appointment with Xiaolan to go shopping, but unfortunately it was raining at the right time.
On the streets of Shibuya, under the eaves of women's clothing shops.
"What? The monster thief No. 1412?" Ran Maori asked in confusion.
"Yes!" Yuanzi admired: "That's what young girls like now, that thief who is in his forties!"
As long as you are a famous handsome guy, no matter who you are from, the young lady is very familiar with this.
Mori Ran Half Moon Eye, "Is he an old man?"
"Oh?" Yuanzi said speechlessly: "You are the detective's daughter, why don't you know."
"Please, I can't say that I am the detective's daughter, I'm interested in every incident, right?" Maori Ran was completely uninterested in some big thief.
She took her gaze from the skirt in the window and walked out of the eaves with an umbrella.
"But listen to me, Xiaolan~" Yuanzi chased after him and rubbed Xiaolan's shoulder with compassion.
Ran Maori has long been accustomed to her tricks, "What you want to tell me next is that I hope my dad can catch this thief, right?"
"That is, now there are famous gems from all over the world gathering at the Rice Flower Museum, and a jewelry exhibition is being held. You should know that?"
Yuanzi admitted: "My father also plans to take out our family heirloom, the "Dark Star" that can bring luck, for exhibition. So I hope you can ask your father to help us protect this pearl."
Ran Maori smiled and said, "But there is no need for my father to come forward in this kind of thing. Just ask the police to protect him."
"How can that be done!" Yuanzi said naturally: "If it is caught by the police, the thief will be taken away by the police."
"Eh?" Ran Maori was a little confused.
Yuanko explained: "If I were caught by Uncle Maori, maybe I would have a chance to see his appearance face to face."
"His...looking?" Ran Mori said he couldn't understand.
"That's it!" Yuanzi's eyes were shining. "Aren't you curious about what he looks like? No. 1412 is the number one thief who has caused headaches all over the world."
"I think he must be a middle-aged handsome guy!" She was imagining, "I don't know if it's like Haki Kakashi or Kinomoto Fujitaka."
Ran Maori sighed helplessly, "You are so simple."
Seeing Yuanzi's still immersed appearance, she couldn't help but tap her forehead.
"Ouch!" Yuanzi yelled.
"Do you know that this is the case?" Maori Ran said deliberately.
Yuanzi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Then it would be the best if he looked like Chen Xing."
Ran Maori smiled, but he couldn't help but envy his best friend's sometimes bravery.
On the sidewalk waiting for the traffic lights, the little yellow umbrella and the little red umbrella stood side by side, and the girl under the umbrella whispered and joked.
"The light is green, let's go." Yuanzi greeted.
Ran Maori followed her forward, with a lot of people coming and going. When he was about to reach the opposite side of the street, he looked up by chance and was stunned.
That was a very familiar face. It appeared in his memories countless times. He wore a beige jacket and walked past with his female companion who was walking with him.
Ran Maori came back to his senses and blurted out: "Shinichi, don't leave!"
Seeing him walking past him in a blind eye, the sourness and panic in her heart were beyond the joy of meeting. The umbrella in her hand was released due to the uneasiness of her heart. The rain splashed, but she was only looking for the figure of that person in the crowd.
"Xiaolan!" Yuanzi was so scared that she hurriedly grabbed her.
A car whistled past, followed by a hurry of traffic.
"It's already a red light." Yuanzi looked worried and pulled Xiaolan's arm hard.
"But I just saw Shinichi..." Ran Mori looked at the street in disappointment and murmured: "Shinichi was there just now..."
Yuanzi thoughtfully: "Maybe it's just a person who looks very similar."
Since childhood, others have comforted and followed her, but because of Kudo Shinichi's affairs, she gradually learned to comfort Xiaolan and became a habit.
Yuanzi gently patted Xiaolan on the shoulder, supported her umbrella to her side, and sheltered her from the rain.
When parting at the intersection.
"Don't you go and see Chen Xing?" asked Ran Maori.
"No." Yuanzi whispered: "If you are too obsessed with him, you will be disgusted."
Ran Maori thought for a while, "He probably won't?"
"I want to see him every day, too." Yuanzi whispered: "But I'm afraid he's tired of it."
...
March 31, Rice Flower Museum, at 1:42 pm.
Blue sky and white clouds are sunny.
The police helicopters roared by, police cars roared on the surrounding roads, and police patrolling orderly could be seen everywhere.
“It’s really spectacular.”
In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, Kogoro Mori looked down at the busy police station staff below, feeling deeply moved.
"This time it seems that all the police in Tokyo have been mobilized to come here."
"He is really worthy of being a world-class super thief." Ran Maori nodded.
Beside him, Conan couldn't help but sneeze, holding the secret code left by the monster thief Kid, who had not yet been solved.
"Detective Maori, you are really welcome to come." At this time, a cheerful and full of energy came.
Shiro Suzuki smiled kindly and took the initiative to shake hands with Kogoro Mouri, "You are willing to accept the unreasonable request from the little girl to come here. Thank you so much."
"It's like a wing to be able to invite you, the famous detective." He looked sincere, "I'm looking at you today, Detective Maori."
"Don't worry, it's just a little thief. I, Kogoro Mori, could easily catch him in just a few seconds." The detective disagreed.
Shiro Suzuki actually came from the heart. He really felt that Kogoro Mouri was capable, and the same was true for detectives. He also felt that he had real skills...
"This is Xiaolan, I often hear Yuanzi mention you." Suzuki Shiro said gently.
"Hello uncle." Ran Maori responded obediently.
"By the way, this is my nephew, Chen Yuuki." Shiro Suzuki turned his hand and gave up the young man standing behind him. "You are all young people, and there should be many common topics."
"Oh Dad, we've known each other for a long time." Yuanzi said.
"That's right." Ran Maori nodded with a smile.
"Oh?" Shiro Suzuki was stunned.
"Ah haha, we were still together during the holiday not long ago." Kogoro Mouri was familiar with his shoulders, "I also taught him how to fish, right?"
Chen Xing nodded silently.
Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri was not very interested in him, so he quickly took his hand away and turned to joking with Shiro Suzuki.
Yuanko was whispering to Mori Ran, just talking about the matter about the monster thief No. 1412.
Conan walked to Chen Xing, "Did you come to protect the pearl?"
According to his guess, Chen Xing's swordsmanship is not low and he is close to the water, so he may be called to be a foreign aid.
"No." Chen Xing shook his head and said, "Suanzi called me to see the handsome guy."
Chapter completed!