To be precise, it was Officer Nakamori who was speaking loudly unilaterally, trying to convince the other party to let them, the experienced police officers, be responsible for the security of the gems before the official exhibition, while the woman just listened to Officer Nakamori's words with a serious expression, occasionally responding with a few words to show that she was listening, but did not give any reply.

Conan: ...

Hey, Officer Nakamori is really persistent. The other party didn't listen to what he said at all, but he didn't give up trying to persuade her.

Conan looked at the scene in front of him and guessed that the person talking to Officer Nakamori should be Miss Ningguang mentioned by Sonoko.

Miss Ningguang had rare long platinum hair and scarlet eyes. She wore a cheongsam with alternating colors of gold, white and black. Her waist was decorated with a dark gold fan, and a yellow bead that Conan was already familiar with was hung on it as a pendant.

To be honest, Conan wasn't surprised at all.

When seeing such a distinctive person, Conan began to subconsciously look for similar bead ornaments on her.

But when he really saw that his idea was confirmed, Conan was still a little surprised. He didn't expect that the head of such a large company also believed in the wind god Barbatos?

And what do the different colors and styles of beads represent? Different beliefs in gods?

Officer Nakamori emphasized loudly again: "Ms. Ningguang! Did you hear me?! Kidd, that thief, is not easy to deal with. Your current security is totally insufficient, so let us experienced police officers be responsible for the security of the scene. I promise you that I will not let that thief get close to the gems!"

"Officer Nakamori, don't worry. I'm not taking this matter lightly. I've asked professionals to help." Ningguang noticed that Yuanzi's friend had come over and changed the subject, "Excuse me, I have a guest."

After saying that, Ningguang left Officer Nakamori, walked over to Sonoko, and greeted Xiaolan and the others.

"Hello, Miss Ningguang. I am the famous detective Maori Kogoro. I am honored to participate in this jewelry exhibition you are hosting. I promise you that I will protect Miss Ningguang, just like you do, to prevent these gems from being stolen by thieves with ulterior motives."

Before Xiaolan could speak, she heard her father's serious voice. She turned around and saw that he was looking at Miss Ningguang eagerly. She couldn't help but have a "cross" on her forehead. But she endured it in front of everyone and planned to settle the score with him after returning.

Conan:......

What a shame, uncle. He acts like this when he sees a beautiful girl. Please look back at Xiaolan's expression. You will feel bad when you go back.

Besides, how can you call yourself a famous detective? Wouldn't you feel embarrassed? Sometimes you don't even know how you solved the case.

Ningguang was slightly stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Maori."

At this time, a staff member came over and said that there was another girl outside, who claimed to be Yuanzi's friend and wanted to come in.

"Friend?" Sonoko was puzzled. All the people she invited were here. "Did she say her name?"

Staff: "She said her name is Natsume Natsuyu."

"Xia Xi? When I invited her before, didn't she say she had a commission and refused?" Yuanzi murmured to herself.

Although it was unclear why Xia Xi came here suddenly, Yuanzi was still very happy that her friend came, and quickly asked the staff to bring Xia Xi in.

Next, Xia Xi explained to Sonoko the reason for her sudden appearance: the commission was completed ahead of schedule and it happened to be not far from here. Thinking of what Sonoko said that Kaito Kidd would appear today, she came over to take a look out of curiosity.

Conan felt a little uncomfortable looking at Xia Xi who suddenly appeared. He always felt that the other party looked a little weak.

Sister Xia Xi is too tired today? Or...

Conan lowered his head and smiled thoughtfully.

At this time, Officer Nakamori saw that the conversation here had come to an end, and hurriedly walked to Ningguang and continued the previous topic: "Ms. Ningguang, you just said that you hired a professional. Who is it?"

Ningguang saw that everyone around her was curiously waiting for her answer, so she didn't keep it a secret: "I heard that Mr. Kidd is a master of magic. If we want to deal with him, we naturally have to hire a master of magic. It just so happens that a famous magician from Country F came here to perform recently, so I invited him and asked him to be responsible for protecting the gems."

When Yuanzi heard Ningguang's words, she immediately guessed who she was talking about. "Ms. Ningguang, are you talking about Magician Linny? I've seen his performance before, it was amazing! I'm so excited to see two great magicians compete against each other today!"

Ningguang smiled and confirmed Yuanzi's guess.

When Kaito Kuroba, who was at the scene at the moment, heard Ningguang's words, he smiled confidently: Then everyone just wait and see who is more powerful, me or that magician from Country F.

"Ah, they're here." Ningguang saw the familiar brother and sister and waved them over. "Let me introduce you to the two foreign players I invited to help, the magicians Linny and Linnet."

Linny and Linnette: "Hello."

Then they looked at Xia Xi in surprise: "Xia Xi, you are here to visit the jewelry exhibition too?"

"Well...ah, I just finished the commission, so I came over here to take a look. Haha." Xia Xi said with a slightly stiff smile.

Xiaolan looked at Xia Xi curiously: "Do you know each other?"

Xia Xi: "Yes, yes..."

Lin Ni looked at Xia Xi meaningfully and continued, "Yes, we happened to meet Xia Xi when she was traveling before. She helped us a lot and we became friends."

A drop of sweat appeared on Xia Xi's forehead.

What did Lini mean by the look he gave him just now? Could he have discovered something? He saw that Xia Xi knew the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family and was able to sneak in. He also got along with her before and understood her behavior patterns, so he disguised himself as her. How did he know that the person he chose this time happened to know this magician? His luck was really "good" this time.

No, Kaito, don't scare yourself, remember to keep a poker face.

And it is not certain that the other party has discovered something, maybe he is trying to trick you. How familiar can you be with someone you met while traveling?

After saying hello to Linnie and Linnette, they left, ready to check out the exhibition site.

Just after Linnie and Linnet turned around, Conan discovered with a twitching mouth that there were also two familiar God's Eye ornaments on the bow decorations on their backs.

Strange, I didn't see them with these two beads when I watched magic shows before. Did they get them recently, or did they take them off before the show? If they had them before, why did they take them off before the show?

Also, although they had the same decorations, Conan could tell that Miss Ningguang was not familiar with Lini and the others. There was a sense of unfamiliarity in their conversation, as if they had just met. Conan had always thought that people who had these beads knew each other.

Alas, the doubts are increasing.

But this is what makes it challenging. The more difficult the puzzle, the greater the sense of accomplishment you will get when you uncover the truth!

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