Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 478 Failed theft?
"There's only one minute left until Kaito Kid's announcement! Everyone, get ready! Don't let even a mouse go!"

"Yes!!!"

Central exhibition hall.

Ginzo Nakamori loudly gave orders to his subordinate police officers.

As the preview time of Kaito Kid approached, the audiences at the scene and in front of the TV became nervous.

The media within the security area also held their breath, preparing to capture the scene where Kaito Kidd stole the gems... no, the scene where the police caught Kaito Kidd.

Of course the media wouldn't just keep filming the air, as that would result in no ratings at all. So before Kaito Kidd showed up, they left the footage to the police, which was a great way of giving them face.

The TV host kept an eye on the time, looking solemn as he faced the camera:
"There is only half a minute left in the preview... Under such tight defense, can Kaito Kidd really steal the gems successfully? Let's wait and see!"

The broadcasting radio station also thoughtfully displayed a countdown clock.

The picture finally freezes on the bronze statue in the center of the exhibition hall.

Everyone was curious about how Kaito Kidd planned to steal this bronze statue that was over two meters tall with gems in its eyes...including a black shadow that was also in the exhibition hall but no one noticed it.

Only Ran Mouri, who was outside the exhibition hall, had no interest in the scene at all - she was busy looking for Conan.

"Really? Where the hell have you been again? You didn't even answer the phone..." Mao Lilan's brows were full of worry and she puffed her lips in anger.

She really needs to have a good talk with him when she gets back...

What if Conan is stolen by Kaito Kid one day?
……

"Ten seconds left..."

In the exhibition hall, you can hear a pin drop.

Nakamori Ginzo stared at the clock, "Five seconds left..."

"Come on! Kaito Kidd, show up quickly!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

For a moment, everyone watching on TV and in the exhibition hall held their breath.

Especially the people in the exhibition hall, whether they were the media or the police, their eyes were all looking around, trying to predict where Kaito Kidd would appear from.

……but.

...nothing happened.

The second hand passed calmly a few times, and the exhibition hall was quiet, nothing happened.

“…Kaito Kidd broke his promise?” Nakamori Ginzo stared blankly at the exhibition hall where everything was normal. He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed as exaggeratedly and cockily as Maori Kogoro, “Hahahaha! I knew that Kaito Kidd must be afraid of our police——”

"Ka--!"

Just as he finished speaking these complacent words, the glass window on the ceiling suddenly shattered.

A figure in a gray cloak fell from the sky, without any auxiliary tools, and landed steadily on the head of the bronze statue!

The police officer, who was doused by a pile of broken glass, could hardly open his eyes, but he could hear the media members around him shouting: "Kaito Kidd? Kaito Kidd has appeared!"

The audience watching the live broadcast on TV also exclaimed.

However, some die-hard fans of Kidd have keenly discovered that there seems to be something wrong with this 'Kaito Kidd'...

……

Osaka.

Hattori Heiji, who was watching the broadcast on Tokyo TV, stood up suddenly, and in front of his family's stunned gazes, he pressed his entire face against the TV screen: "This, this mask is..."

……

Ginzo Nakamori was dazzled by the glass fragments for a while, and when he did not feel any objects falling, he immediately looked at the bronze statue.

After seeing the gray-robed man on the bronze statue, he immediately yelled, "Hey! Who are you? Don't you know that destroying public property is illegal?!"

Other police officers: “…”

Hey, sir, this doesn't seem to be the point! Media: "..."

What? They made a mistake? Isn't this Kaito Kidd?
audience:"……"

It turns out that destroying public property is illegal. I have learned nothing.

The gray-robed man on the bronze statue only revealed half of his white mask. He looked at them with his head tilted, as if he didn't quite understand.

But then, he dug out the purple gem from the bronze statue's eyes and looked at the moonlight outside the window for a long time.

"There is no Pandora..."

The gray-robed man muttered to himself, his voice a little muffled.

But the sound was so soft that only two people present could hear it clearly.

One of them is Ginzo Nakamori.

The police officer who was keen on catching Kaito Kid was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "What Pandora?"

Just as he finished speaking, the floor tiles at his feet were suddenly lifted up by someone: "What? Pandora?"

Ginzo Nakamori lowered his head and stared at Kaito Kuroba, who had just come out of the basement dressed as a phantom thief, for three seconds.

The former just stretched out his hand and pointed at Kaito Kidd and wanted to say something.

The gray-robed man on the bronze statue suddenly let go and casually threw a palm-sized purple gem at Kaito's feet, and said in a muffled voice: "It seems that this is not the gem you are looking for, little Kid?"

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

Don't think I can't tell who you are just because you keep your voice muffled!

Sure enough, it was Uncle Lie who was trying to trick him again this time, right?

"Kaitou Kidd!"

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Kuroba Kaito's eye twitched.

He was facing Officer Nakamori who had already leapt towards him, and the two bastard detectives who were chasing him relentlessly.

He decisively climbed out of the crack in the ground and climbed onto the bronze statue.

As for the gems on the ground, he didn't even look at them.

——Anyway, it’s not the ‘Pandora’ that he’s looking for that can give people eternity, so it’s useless for him to get it.

and……

Kuroba Kaito just shook out the huge balloon hanging on his body and prepared to fly up to the sky and escape from the roof. When he wanted to pull Rei, who had not revealed any features, to escape, he saw the gray-robed man suddenly jump up nearly 20 meters and flip directly through the broken glass skylight...

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

Well, he should take care of himself first...

Ahhh! Damn it, why did Hakuba and this Kudo both come and get involved?

He didn't show up on time, and he didn't even touch the gem. He was just stealing the show!
and also……

"Why is Uncle Lie here too?" Kuroba Kaito was a little confused.

On the contrary, Uncle Ren, who said yesterday that he would come to watch how he stole the gem, didn’t come... Could it be that Uncle Lie took his place?
Forget it. After we escape, we can just catch Uncle Lie and interrogate him.

……

Hakuba Tan and Conan, who had finally climbed out of the basement following Kaito, were both panting heavily. They were both covered in dust and dirt. They gritted their teeth as they stared at Kid who was about to fly out of the skylight, but they were at their wit's end.

Conan wanted to try to see if he could use something to smash Kid's rising balloon, but after looking around, he found that the only thing he could kick seemed to be the purple gem as big as his face...

Conan, with his own deflated rubber football still on his head, pressed the switch of his belt twice, but nothing came out.

And there were a few unlit flowers stuck in Bai Ma Tan's neat hair...

visible.

They had a fierce battle with Kaito Kid in the basement before.

(End of this chapter)