Pandora's Stone is a stone that is said to be able to grant eternal life, and it only exists among the legendary big gems.

In order to find Pandora, the zoo organization with the scientific name "Brotherhood of Beasts" conducted a search that lasted for countless years.

And what did the former Kaitou Kidd, the Black Feather Thief, pursue in stealing those legendary big gems in the first place?

money?

Stimulate?

reputation?

woman?

These reasons may not be valid for a great magician who was already world-renowned at that time.

The motive behind Kuroba Toichi's theft of legendary gems around the world remains a mystery.

The real consequence of this incident was that it hindered the Beast Brotherhood's progress in pursuing Pandora's Stone, and was assassinated.

Regarding this, Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kinosuke's understanding is that Kuroba Toichi was killed by a secret organization, that's all.

However, Qin Zhibo's intuition told him that things were not that simple.

In Kuroba Toichi's self-portrait of "Monster Thief", there is a picture-within-a-picture of "Ghoul Under the Moon", which was written by the painter Pickman.

Kuroba Toichi is Pickman's model. He gave instructions to create this painting, probably because he wanted to tell Kuroba Kaito something.

For example, does he know about ghouls and other secrets that ordinary people cannot know?

What kind of person might know about ghouls?

Qin Zhibo felt that people like him would probably know, that is, investigators.

Assuming that Kuroba Toichi is an investigator, the mystery of the motive for stealing the gems seems to be explained.

He has long known about the existence of Pandora's Stone, and in order to protect the real Pandora's Stone, he stole gems all over the world.

The number of legendary gems worldwide is limited. Once the Beast Brotherhood eliminates other gems, it will naturally be clear which one is the real Pandora's Stone.

James Hooper, the "Magician of Fire", used Crimson Tears to study magic performances, and Black Feather Pirates deceived his son that it was an artificial gemstone, probably to give Pandora's Stone a layer of protection.

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Just like this time Kuroba Kaito obtained the gem, if it weren't for Qin Zhibo's intervention, he would have given up on the Moonlight Test because of the "artificial gem" claim, and would never have found Pandora's Stone.

But what Qin Zhibo doesn't understand is that since they want to unite to protect Pandora's Stone, why don't they seal it in a place that no one knows?

Qin Zhibo stroked the surface of the ice blue gem, and after only touching it for a short time, the magic power in the magic extractor was full.

In terms of the effect of absorbing magic power, Pandora's Stone is the best, better than the Lord of the Rings and Koizumi Anko.

However, although this thing is good, Qin Zhibo also knows that he is not lucky enough to enjoy it now.

He walked up to Judy Hooper and returned the Crimson Tears.

At this moment, Judy Hooper was still a little attracted by the breathtaking red light emitted from the gem just now, and she could not come back to her senses.

Snap, snap.

Qin Zhibo snapped his fingers twice in front of her, and she finally regained consciousness.

"You have to keep this gem as usual, and don't tell anyone about what happened today..."

Kaitou Kidd, who was standing behind, winked at Qin Zhibo, meaning to ask why he had to return the Pandora's Stone after finally finding it.

But Qin Zhibo also gave him a look in return, indicating that he should do what he wants now and wait until he leaves here.

Facing Qin Zhibo's eyes, Kaitou Kidd thought for a moment and decided to compromise, and his shoulders relaxed.

Anyway, now that Pandora's Stone has been found, it is a huge progress. Revenge for his father seems to be just around the corner.

"Well ladies alemen, good night!"

Kaitou Kidd turned around and jumped out of the glass hole that had thrown Snake away. He spread out his white glider and flew away into the distance under the night.

Qin Zhibo took a look at Chengshi, his eyes were still in a dazed state, as if he still hadn't gotten rid of the influence of the red light.

After investigating his will, it was found that although it had only dropped by 10 points, it was still only 30, which was far lower than that of ordinary people.

Although Qin Zhibo's iron will was unable to experience the charm of that beam of red light, it would be safer to fall asleep rather than letting his random thoughts run wild.

"well......"

Qin Zhibo sighed and took out the [Shroud] from the item list.

The effect of the shroud is to induce coma. Chengshi, whose mouth and nose was covered by the cloth, immediately passed out. His body went limp, and Qin Zhibo caught him and hugged him.

...

In order to facilitate the subsequent investigation, Qin Zhibo directly opened a room in the hotel and sent the sleeping Chengshi inside.

After helping to change clothes, Qin Zhibo came out again.

The roof of the building next to the hotel is where the high-quality imitation Kidd fell, and Ginzo Nakamori is leading a team to investigate here.

On the roof, Nakamori Yinsan glanced at Qin Zhibo, who had arrived late, with an unhappy look on his face.

It wasn't that he felt unhappy about Qin Zhibo's arrival, but that he had missed the best opportunity to capture Kidd this time.

It’s almost! It’s just a little bit different every time!

But this time Kidd landed his white hang glider on the roof.

If the Metropolitan Police Department showed its Ah Q spirit, it could publish a news report saying that this was the trophy obtained from Kidd's capture operation - the hang glider of Phantom Thief Kidd.

"Congratulations, Officer Zhongmori, Kidd lost his equipment..."

"Oh——" Zhongmori responded angrily.

Although the equipment was lost, based on his 18 years of experience in capturing Kidd, it is impossible to find fingerprints on anything Kidd handles.

Also, no policeman can use this set of hang gliding equipment. Although Kidd plays hang gliding to perfection, it is a high-risk extreme sport after all, and no policeman can risk his life for a limited salary.

"By the way, Kidd has run away, what are you doing here?" Nakamori Ginzo asked angrily.

"I'm here to tell the officer that the gem was saved and that I also picked up the equipment dropped by Kidd's accomplices."

Qin Zhibo handed Snake's pistol to Nakamori Ginzo.

After obtaining new physical evidence, Nakamori Ginzo's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked his subordinates to take over the pistol and send it for identification.

Taking advantage of Nakamori Gin's distraction, Qin Zhibo approached the hang glider on the building. Although it was a little broken and the frame structure was slightly deformed, it was exactly the one used by Kidd.

But Ginzo Nakamori probably didn't catch the imitators of Kidd and Snake, otherwise he wouldn't be in trouble.

Qin Zhibo stretched out two fingers and weighed the pipe used in the paraglider. It was actually lighter and more flexible than expected.

Looking at the folding structure, it is also very flexible and ingenious.

Taken together, the replica of this hang glider is as good as the real thing, and its technological level is very high.

Qin Zhibo carefully looked through the entire hang glider, looking for any text marks, and found it on a fallen rivet.

This rivet also seems to be made of special material, with three almost invisible letters etched on it.

NWI.

It seems to be the acronym of a special noun, which should be the manufacturer of this rivet.

While Nakamori Ginzo's attention was focused on the pistol, Qin Zhibo quietly put the rivet into his pocket.

...

Blue Parrot Bar.

"What! Found Pandora!"

Terai Kinosuke, who was sitting next to the billiard table, had a look of disbelief on his face. He looked at Kuroba Kaito who was removing the glider device and asked again with confirmation.

"Really? Master, have you really found Pandora?"

"It's true..." Kuroba Kaito's voice was a little weak. He was still thinking about why his father Kuroba Toichi said Crimson Tears were artificial gems.

If he hadn't accidentally seen Snake preparing to take action on this gem, he would have given up on stealing it.

Also, if Qin Zhibo hadn't been able to identify the authenticity of the gems, he might have missed Pandora forever.

Why? Dad?

"But where is Pandora? Where is it now?" Terai Kinosuke shook Kuroba Kaito's shoulders with excitement on his face.

"it......"

Kuroba Kaito was about to say that the gem should be returned to Judy Hooper, but suddenly he noticed something was wrong and looked at Terai Kinosuke in confusion.

This look is like asking: Why do you care more about where the gem is than me?

Terai Kinosuke also felt the suspicion in Kuroba Kaito's eyes, his face was shocked, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Young Master! I have been loyal and loyal since I followed Master Pianyi!"

"If I, Kinosuke Terai, betray you and Mr. Touichi, let me crash to death here!"

Terai Huangnosuke shed tears, his hair turned white, but he still knelt down to show his loyalty, which was touching.
To be continued...