Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 121 115. Gourmet Detective

March 3, Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art.

After receiving the Kaito Kid's notice, the Suzuki family announced that the heirloom "Dark Star" would be exhibited at the Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art.

This news was not originally a big deal. Unless they were insiders, ordinary citizens would not go to the art museum to visit just for a black pearl.

Even if this thing is a family heirloom of the Suzuki Group.

However, after the news of the "Dark Star" exhibition was released, Hayashi Ryoma contacted Okubo and asked him to publish Kaito Kid's preview letter in the newspaper.

This really hit the G-spot of Kaito Kid's fans.

In the past, when those art galleries were targeted by Kaito Kid, they all hid themselves. The TV stations would not get the news until Officer Nakamori of the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigation Section mobilized a large team.

Fans can gather at the location where Kaito Kid is operating.

But this time the Suzuki family exposed it early enough, which means that fans of Kaito Kid don’t need to watch TV or read newspapers to learn about Mr. Kid’s actions and goals.

That thing is now in the art museum. If you want to see it, you can buy a ticket and go see it anytime.

Without too much publicity, just one report made the Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art well-known among the fans of Kaito Kid.

Every day, fans of Kaito Aoi line up in front of the art museum just to get in and see the target that Mr. Kid wants to steal.

Lin Longma did not waste this sudden wave of traffic. At the exit of the museum, Lin Longma specially asked the museum officials to set up a souvenir sales point.

The items sold here are similar to those in other art galleries, except for one thing: replicas of the Black Star.

The quality of this replica is very good, and it basically restores the original Black Star one to one.

Kaito Kid is like a silent anchor, who makes his fans “buy it, buy it, buy it” one by one just through his actions.

Look at this pitch-black star. Even Kaito Kidd wants to get it.

Although you will never get this real Black Star in your lifetime, we do sell imitations here.

Isn't buying our imitations an alternative way to get closer to Mr. Kidd?

The one-to-one restored Dark Star is just an appetizer. In fact, Hayashi Ryoma has also prepared a lot of peripheral products for sale to fans of Kaito Kid.

For example, the "Dark Star - Phantom Thief Memorial Edition" went on sale after April 1st.

Based on the original imitation, a white hazy silhouette is added to the surface of the pearl.

It's self-evident who the white silhouette is. Anyway, this thing can be regarded as a collaboration between the Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art and Kaito Kid.

In addition to this version, Hayashi Ryoma also made two other versions of "Dark Star - Commemorative Edition".

One version is "The Dark Star - Victory Commemoration" in which Kaito Kid fails to steal the Dark Star, and the other version is "The Dark Star - Sleeping on the Straw and Tasting Gall" in which Kaito Kid succeeds in stealing the Dark Star.

These two versions will be released at the same time, and the main focus is to strive to earn every penny in the fans' wallets.

President Suzuki and Mrs. Suzuki fully agreed with Hayashi Ryoma's plan, but Suzuki Sonoko was relatively indifferent.

She was more concerned about whether the famous detective that Lin Longma had found could successfully help her catch the Kaito Kid and let her take a good look at what her Lord Kid looked like.
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"Don't worry. This time, in addition to Mr. Maori, I have also contacted another famous detective in Tokyo. If the two famous detectives join forces, I don't think Kaito Kid will have an easy time."

Lin Longma took Vermouth into the heavily guarded art museum. In addition to the two detectives, there were countless criminal police inside the museum.

These are the security forces brought by Chamu, the manager of the Investigation Division 1. Three days ago, the police officers gradually replaced the original security personnel of the museum in preparation for today. To be more precise, tomorrow, April 1st.

After meeting Suzuki Sonoko who came to pick him up, Hayashi Ryoma responded to her concerns and asked:
"By the way, are Mr. Maori and Mr. Okami here?"

"Uncle Mori has arrived a long time ago, and Mr. Okami, whom you mentioned, has also arrived. However, Mr. Okami seems to be more of a famous detective than Uncle Mori."

Okami Zhushan is the second famous detective that Lin Longma helped to find.

In fact, Hayashi Ryoma originally wanted to find three famous detectives to fight against Kaito Kid together, but the flow of famous detectives is relatively high.

There are very few people like Kogoro Mori who stay in one place all the time.

There are only a few famous detectives in Tokyo, and some of them are too old and have reached the age where they can retire at home.

Either it’s not in Tokyo, or not even in the island country.

Or maybe they specialize in homicide cases and are not that interested in other cases or that good at them.
In general, Da Shang Zhu Shan, who has the reputation of gourmet detective, is a very good candidate.

Under normal circumstances, famous detectives all have their own pride. It is extremely difficult to get them to join forces to deal with a thief.

But according to Lin Longma, this great Shang Zhu Shan seemed to have encountered financial problems recently and basically accepted all commissions.

After Hayashi Ryoma made him an offer he couldn't refuse, Okami Zhushan readily agreed to work with another famous detective to take on Kaito Kid.

"President Suzuki, Mrs. Suzuki." When they arrived at the third floor of the art gallery, Lin Ryoma greeted the Suzuki couple first, and then said to Maori Kogoro and Okami Zhushan:

"Then I'll leave it to you two."

"President Lin, don't worry. I do have some ideas about Kidd's warning letter, but I wonder what Detective Maori thinks?"

Da Shang Zhu Shan fiddled with his beard and said confidently. As a famous detective, this level of code would not be difficult for him.

However, people of the same humiliate each other, and there is even more naked hatred between colleagues. Anyway, for the rising star Maori Kogoro, Okami Zhushan wanted to take this opportunity to weigh his weight.

"What?!" Okami Zhushan's words caught Maori Kogoro off guard. Unlike Okami Zhushan, he had received the warning letter from Kaito Kid from Hayashi Ryoma several days ago.

But to be honest, Kogoro Mori really had no idea about the above code.

But now Okami Zhushan has challenged him, and it is not in Kogoro Mori's character to avoid a fight.

Kogoro Mouri frowned and stared fiercely at the warning letter from Kaito Kid in his hand, and looked up inadvertently.

"That's the Rice Flower Public Hall?!"

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(End of this chapter)