Science solves cases? No, I am an immortal cultivator!

8 month 20 day.

Kitagawa Taki drove Kogoro Mori to the Metropolitan Police Department.

It was obvious that Kogoro Mouri was still hungover and was taking a nap in the car.

That day in the coffee shop, ever since the couple came in, Kitagawa Taki and Vermouth stopped talking about the Black Organization.

Afterwards, Kitagawa Taki received an invitation from Sonoko to attend the special investigation meeting on Kaito Kid held at the Metropolitan Police Department today.

Kogoro Mori was invited by President Suzuki to participate in it.

Arriving downstairs at the Metropolitan Police Department, Kitagawa Taki parked the car in the parking lot and woke up Mouri Kogoro.

I have to say that the Metropolitan Police Department is well built, like a giant tower.

After showing their IDs, the two men came to the conference hall together. It was crowded with people, and almost everyone was there.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

The meeting officially begins.

First, let the police officer below give a brief introduction to Kaito Kid.

"Phantom Thief No. 1412, commonly known as Kaito Kidd, has committed 134 crimes in total, 15 of which were committed abroad, across twelve countries."

"Currently, the total number of stolen gems is 152, and the total amount stolen has reached 387 billion yuan!"

……

Many military achievements!

Listening to the police's report, Kitagawa Taki began to suspect that Kuroba Kaito was skipping classes every day and stealing things.

At this time, Superintendent Chaki Shintaro on the stage spoke: "Kaito Kid sent a warning letter yesterday."

As he spoke, a picture of the notice letter appeared on the screen.

"The lion at dusk, the girl at dawn. The clock without a second hand reaches the twelfth hour. She descends from the bright sky tower and takes the egg of memory."

The signature is "The Magician of the End of the Century Kaito Kidd".

The police below began to whisper to each other when they saw the notice.

Kitagawa Taki held his chin with his hand, and was clueless for a moment. Kidd is an old riddler, and he always does this.

Maori Kogoro turned sideways and whispered, "Brother Kitagawa, in my opinion, this bright sky tower is probably the castle tower!"

Kitagawa Taki didn't say anything, but silently crossed out the castle tower in his heart.

"Quiet!" Chaki Shintaro continued, "The Egg of Memory mentioned in the preview letter is a treasure discovered in the Suzuki Group's treasury some time ago."

Shintaro Chaki pointed to the image of the Egg of Memory and said, "This is the Tsar's secret treasure, the Emperor's Easter Egg. It was given to the Empress by the Russian Emperor on Easter and was crafted by the jeweler Faberuge."

"Fifty have been discovered so far, and this is the 50st!"

The Egg of Memory in the picture is an "egg" that looks like an ostrich egg, with an emerald green surface, carved with a large number of flowers and plants, and decorated with gems.

The Egg of Memory will be on display at the soon-to-open Suzuki Museum of Art in Osaka Castle Park from August 8rd.

"The above is the information about the Egg of Memory. Next is the content about the secret code." Chaki Shintaro looked at Nakamori Ginzo who was standing beside him, "Inspector Nakamori!"

Nakamori Ginzo responded and stood up to analyze the situation for everyone:

"First, the period from dusk of the Leo to dawn of the Maiden refers to the period from dusk on August 8, the last day of Leo, to dawn on August 22, the first day of Virgo."

"Secondly, the clock without a second hand has reached the twelfth number. In my opinion, this should refer to the time of the crime that Kidd predicted, but I haven't deciphered it yet."

"Finally, the shining sky tower refers to the castle tower, which is also the place where Kidd appeared!"

After Nakamori Ginzo finished speaking, the police below applauded.

Kitagawa Taki also applauded. As a professional in catching Kidd, Nakamori Ginzo seemed to be quite capable.

Chaki Shintaro took over the conversation. "This time, we will be working with the Osaka Prefectural Police on this case. At President Suzuki's request, we have specifically invited Mr. Kogoro Mori and Mr. Taki Kitagawa to participate in the investigation."

Everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.

Chaki Shintaro also looked at Kitagawa Taki and Maori Kogoro and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"

According to the Maori elimination method, Kitagawa Taki felt that after excluding the castle tower, the location must be Tsutenkaku.

As for the specific time of the preview, I really have no idea.

So, he leaned in closer to the microphone and said, "I think in addition to the castle tower, Tsutenkaku should also be considered as a location."

Then, Kitagawa Taki pushed the microphone in front of Mouri Kogoro.

"Ahem!" Maori Kogoro coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said, "The clock without a second hand has reached the twelfth number. According to my reasoning, it should be twelve o'clock in the morning. At that time, the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand coincide with each other, which means there is no second hand, right? And it also happens to be the twelfth number!"

The corners of Kitagawa Taki's mouth rose slightly. Okay, another answer has been eliminated.

At first glance, Kogoro Mouri's reasoning seems to make sense, but it is a bit too simple.

"We will take both of your opinions into consideration!" Chaki Shintaro nodded and said solemnly, "The purpose of our joint investigation this time is to protect the treasure. Even if Kaito Kidd escapes, it doesn't matter, but the Egg of Memories must be preserved!"

Nakamori Ginzo couldn't stand it any longer. He snatched the phone and yelled, "How can we let that bastard get away? The treasure comes second, do you understand?! We're betting on our police pride. We must put that thief behind bars!"

"Oh--"

The policemen below were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Hey, hey, hey, is this really what the police should say? Shouldn't protecting property be their top priority?

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the excited policemen.

Maori Kogoro felt the same way, with cold sweat on his forehead, and grumbled quietly: "Brother Kitagawa, it seems we have received a difficult commission!"

……

"I am back!"

Miyano Akemi heard the noise, walked to the door, and helped Kitagawa Taki take off his coat.

"Taki-kun, how was today's meeting?"

"It went pretty smoothly. We just have to go to Osaka." Kitagawa Taki said while changing his shoes.

"Osaka?" There was a look of longing in Miyano Akemi's eyes.

Kitagawa Taki took in Miyano Akemi's expression, put his arm around her waist and said, "Well, let's go together this afternoon!"

Huiyuan Ai interrupted: "Is it really okay for us to go out and play now?"

Beichuan Taki knew that she was still worried about Vermouth, so he said, "It's okay. That woman has disappeared again. Her phone is turned off. Besides, she is in Tokyo. We won't be able to meet her in Osaka."

"We'll take the Shinkansen this afternoon. Ran and Sonoko will be there too. Then you can all go and have fun together!"

Miyano Akemi asked: "Shinkansen? Don't they run?"

Kitagawa Taki explained: "Once we get to Osaka, the Sonoko family will make arrangements."

Huiyuan Ai glanced at Kitagawa Taki and sighed: "It really deserves to be the Suzuki Group."