I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 101 Kaito Kuroba, you are Kaito Kid!

In the afternoon, at the Suzuki Foundation Exhibition Hall.

In the morning, I accompanied Chen En to visit the Suzuki Sonoko exhibition hall, and in the afternoon, I brought Ran Mouri and others to visit the second one.

Although Hakuba Saguru also received an offer.

But the destination is the same, so it doesn't matter who brings them in.

Kogoro Mouri moved among the exhibits in the various exhibition halls, occasionally exclaiming in amazement.

It must be said that the Suzuki Group's wealth is truly enormous.

If he were to collect the artifacts from these exhibition halls...

I'm afraid even if I worked as a detective my whole life, I wouldn't earn enough commission to buy the lowest-priced item among them!
"It's so good to be rich."

Kogoro Mouri remarked sincerely.

He said the exact same thing back then, in front of the villa of the Changmen Group.

However, there was a degree of flattery involved in speaking well of the housekeeper at the time.

This time, however, they were genuinely astonished by the Suzuki family's wealth.

However, as surprising as it may seem.

Kogoro Mouri, however, did not forget the important reason for his visit.

Enjoying the exhibits is something Ran and Sonoko, who came along, can do. He's still on the important task of helping the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department check the security measures here to see if they're adequate!

After all, he was Hakuba Saguru's senior when it came to dealing with Kaito Kid!

Standing next to Kogoro Mouri, Conan looked at Kogoro Mouri, who suddenly burst into laughter, somewhat speechless.

If he weren't an old acquaintance, he would have really thought that Kogoro Mouri had some kind of mental problem.

This guy probably just suddenly came up with a great idea to brag about.

Then he burst into laughter, ready to put it into practice.

Conan was too lazy to observe Kogoro Mouri's expression any further.

He quickened his pace, reaching the pink sapphire. He lay down on the safety line, curiously gazing up at what was considered the largest pink sapphire in history.

This thing is really big.

It's bigger than Conan himself; it's hard to imagine what method Kaito Kid would use to get this thing out of there.

This is not a typical small gem like the Black Star that you can carry in your pocket.

If Conan were to think about this problem...

He felt that Phantom Thief Kid might be about to use the same trick again.

That was when Conan was still Shinichi Kudo, and it was his first encounter with Kaito Kid.

At the time, Phantom Thief Kid threatened to steal the clock tower's time.

And indeed, the hour, minute, and second hands of the clock tower disappeared into thin air.

Many people say that Kaito Kid really did steal time.

However, Conan snatched the policeman's pistol at that moment and fired at the clock tower.

As it turns out, Phantom Thief Kid couldn't steal something that big.

He simply found a clock with the exact same design, but without the hour, minute, and second hands, and hung it up.

To be honest, Conan didn't consider Kaito Kid a rival back then.

So much so that when Ran and the others mentioned the name Kaito Kid later, Conan couldn't remember who it was.

It wasn't until he first met Kaito Kid on the top floor of the Beika Hotel under the moonlight that things changed.

Conan suddenly remembered that he had already fought against the Phantom Thief Kid.

There are only two ways to steal the pink sapphire here.

They opened the skylight and pulled the pink sapphire up from the bottom, then carried it out through the gap in the ceiling. Otherwise, they used the usual trickery to make people think the pink sapphire had been stolen.

"What possibility could it be..."

Conan stroked his chin. Suddenly, he heard Ran Mouri exclaim in surprise.
"S-Shinichi?!"

Conan:?
What is it? I think I heard Ran say that she met him in Shibuya.

Why are they calling him Shinichi again? Is that guy who looked so much like me that I saw in Shibuya Ward back then reappearing?
Conan quickly turned to look at where Ran Mouri was.

Inside the exhibition hall, Inspector Nakamori, whom they had met once on the Queen Celeste, appeared with a girl who looked remarkably like Ran Mouri and a boy who looked remarkably like the original Shinichi Kudo.

Conan:?
What is this? Another version of myself in the world?

It's one thing for them to look similar, but how can their configurations be so similar?
"Hey, who's Shinichi?"

Nakamori Aoko covered her mouth in surprise.

The next moment, she turned to look at Kaito Kuroba, put her hands on her hips, leaned forward, and asked,

"Kaito, have you been using other aliases to scam girls?"

"If that's the case, I advise you to tell me as soon as possible."

Kuroba Kaito:?
It's one thing if other people don't believe me, but why do you say that too?
Kaito Kuroba waved his hand and quickly said...

"Miss, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Shinichi Kudo."

"I am Kaito Kuroba from Ekoda High School. This is my classmate Aoko Nakamori. I also know the Shinichi Kudo you are talking about, but I am really not Shinichi Kudo. You have really mistaken me for someone else."

Such an explanation seems somewhat weak and unconvincing.

However, Nakamori Aoko, who was standing next to him, stopped teasing Kuroba Kaito and explained,
"Yes, he's not that famous detective, but my friend Kaito Kuroba."

“We grew up together since we were little. If he is Shinichi Kudo, how could I not know?”

Conan, who had quickly positioned himself next to Ran Mouri, looked up.

He looked at the person who looked exactly like him, somewhat taken aback, but still spoke up.

"Yes, Shinichi-nii hasn't returned to Tokyo yet."

"Just people who look alike, right?"

Seeing that everyone was saying the same thing.

Ran Mouri nodded with some skepticism.

However, Sonoko Suzuki, standing nearby, looked at Kaito Kuroba with suspicion.

Because she remembers it very clearly.

When they came out of the Tokyo Budokan, Chen En jokingly told her about this.

[The face hidden under Kaito Kid's monocle looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo.]

At the time, Sonoko Suzuki even complained about how it was possible for two strangers to look exactly alike.

But now she's not sure.

Because Kaito Kuroba really looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo.

If Kaito Kuroba didn't lack the overtly pretentious detective aura of Shinichi Kudo, Sonoko Suzuki would probably have thought that Shinichi Kudo had changed his name and identity to cause trouble.

'Could this person be Kaito Kid...?'

"Kaito Kuroba, you must be Kaito Kid!"

Sonoko Suzuki was thinking to herself when she was startled.

She instinctively covered her mouth, thinking she had blurted out her true feelings.

But, at this time.

She then noticed that everyone was looking in another direction.

That's where Hakuba Saguru is!

“6月23日下午3点27分42秒，真正的怪盗基德在我面前现身了。”

"Am I right, Mr. Kuroba?"

Hakuba Saguru stood beside Inspector Nakamori and Uncle Mori.

It's clearly a question, but it's expressed as definitively as a statement!
(End of this chapter)