Guns and Coffee in the World of Science

Osaka Suzuki Exhibition Hall.

Chen Shuo looked at the Fabergé egg named "Egg of Memories" in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"The skilled craftsmen in this world are truly amazing. This delicate and exquisite treasure is almost comparable to some treasures in the Forbidden City." Chen Shuo nodded slightly, his eyes lingering on the Easter eggs, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Yeah!" Mao Lilan's eyes twinkled with little stars. She was as excited as a child, staring at the treasure in front of her: "It's really beautiful~~~"

"Hahaha, it's rare that Mr. Chen is interested in this thing. I can give it to you. What do you think? It can be regarded as a way to repay your kindness in teaching my daughter." Suzuki Shiro sat upright on the sofa, watching Chen Shuo's interest in the "Egg of Memory". He was thinking about doing Chen Shuo a favor. After all, if he could exchange a favor for "Wu Chen" with just one Egg of Memory, it would be a sure win.

Hearing Suzuki Shiro's suggestion, Chen Shuo chuckled and waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm just a commoner. It's enough for me to appreciate such a treasure. If it's kept with me, I'll have to take the trouble to look after it, which is a bit troublesome."

"Really? That's fine, but if Mr. Chen wants to visit, the Suzuki family's exhibition hall always welcomes you." Suzuki Shiro didn't take it seriously. After all, it was just a casual remark. His family and Chen Shuo had long had a close relationship because of Yuanzi, so there was no need to worry about such trivial details.

Chen Shuo nodded: "Mr. Suzuki is polite, then I won't be polite."

"Hey! How can it be so precious!" Suzuki Sonoko suddenly appeared and interrupted the adults' conversation. She looked at the Easter egg, then looked at the others, and muttered disapprovingly, "It's just a toy I had as a child. How can it be so precious?"

"Ms. Suzuki, please don't say that." Hearing Sonoko's nonchalant words, art dealer Inui Shoichi, who was nearby, Suzuki Shiro, immediately retorted, "The estimated value of this egg is 800 million yen! If President Suzuki is willing to sell it, I'm willing to increase the price even more."

As soon as Qian Jiangyi finished speaking, the Russian secretary beside him, Siluoufu, could no longer sit still. Dissatisfaction flickered in his eyes, and he tried to use the power of the country to put pressure on him: "This belongs to Russia. Instead of selling it to such a short-sighted black marketeer, it would be better to donate it to our country and let our Russian Art Museum preserve it."

Huiyuan Ai listened from the side and couldn't help but grin, thinking to herself: This is too shameless, he really wants it right away! She felt that a mere clerk dared to threaten Suzuki Shiro, which was simply overestimating his own abilities. It would be almost the same as if Boris had come.

Watching the two arguing, Han Chuanlong, who was sitting on the sofa holding a camera, couldn't help but start to taunt, "How interesting! Photographing people is much more fun than photographing eggs." After saying that, he stood up and glanced at Pu Siqinglan, who was silent at the side, with a playful smile on his face, "You act like you don't care about anything. Logically speaking, with your status, you should want this egg more than anyone else."

Pu Siqinglan frowned slightly, revealing an unwilling look. She sighed and said, "That being said, I can't come up with 800 million..."

Listening to everyone's conversation, Chen Shuo pondered when the Romanov dynasty ended. Then, he lost interest and sat on the sofa, looking somewhat disinterested. "So it's just something from the Republic of China era? How can it be considered an antique?"

"Oh?" Huiyuan Ai, who was standing next to Chen Shuo, snorted in dissatisfaction. "Is this the pride of the Chinese people? If this isn't an antique, then what is? Your definition seems to be that all works of art before 1949 are antiques, right?"

Chen Shuo looked at Huiyuan Ai's cute appearance and showed an evil smile on his face. When Huiyuan Ai saw his expression, she was immediately startled and was about to run away, but Chen Shuo's "evil" big hand had already stretched out and began to rub her little face.

"That's the national definition. Our country's five thousand years of history is no joke," Chen Shuo said with a grin. "In my opinion, anything from after the Qing Dynasty can only be called a work of art. A true antique... must be from before the Qing Dynasty!"

"Perverted uncle! Let me go!" Haibara Ai was startled by Chen Shuo's sudden attack. She quickly broke free from his hand and ran behind Mao Lilan angrily. She rubbed her red face and shouted at Chen Shuo in frustration, "You perverted uncle with no appreciation level!"

Chen Shuo spread his hands innocently: "This is the aesthetic view of history!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh at the interaction between Haibara Ai and Chen Shuo. However, at this moment, Chen Shuo suddenly sensed a murderous intent directed at him. Although it was fleeting, who was Chen Shuo? He was very perceptive. He glanced at Pu Siqinglan, who looked like a dignified beauty, without revealing any expression.

After a round of greetings, several people who were interested in the Egg of Memories said goodbye and left. After they left, Chaki Shintaro came in with Nakamori Ginzo and discussed with Suzuki Shiro and Mori Kogoro about how to deal with Kaito Kid, because this time Kid's target seemed to be this "Egg of Memories".

After Kogoro Mori's seemingly reasonable reasoning, Ginzo Nakamori, under the arrangement of Shintaro Chaki, took the Easter egg away for secret protection.

"So...Phantom Toad Kid's target this time is this egg?" After Nakamori Ginzo left, Mouri Ran looked at her father with curiosity.

Maori Kogoro nodded, sticking out his tongue and laughing triumphantly. He had just deciphered the contents of the Kaito Kid's notice with his own reasoning, and even Conan and Hattori Heiji couldn't refute him, which made him feel very proud.

At this moment, Maori Kogoro was laughing with his tongue hanging out. Suzuki Shiro admired his wisdom and said, "As expected of the famous detective Maori Kogoro! Your reasoning is so ingenious!"

Maori Kogoro laughed even more proudly: "Hahaha! This is all my detective intuition!"

Chen Shuo, standing nearby, leaned back on the sofa. Although he wasn't good at reasoning, his intuition told him that it wasn't that simple. But seeing Maori Kogoro's confidence and the approval of the others, he didn't have the heart to dampen his friend's spirits.

"Let him be proud of himself." Chen Shuo thought to himself, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Anyway, that Black Feather kid will return it even if he steals it. It won't interfere with our enjoyment of the show."

Conan and Hattori Heiji didn't care about Kogoro Mori's pride. They always felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong.

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After finalizing the details, the Metropolitan Police Department decided to begin planning the operation to capture Kidd, and Chen Shuo prepared to leave. He rarely visited Osaka, so this was a good opportunity to explore. He had come here at Sonoko's invitation; catching a thief wasn't part of his plan.

Seeing Chen Shuo about to leave, Mao Lilan, Haibara Ai, and Sonoko, who also had no interest in capturing Kid, quickly followed. It was strange to say, Sonoko had previously made no secret of her obsession with Kaito Kid, but this time she had no enthusiasm for Kid at all, not even her usual infatuated demeanor. Was this... a personality change?

After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Mao Lilan took Chen Shuo's shoulder and asked curiously, "Brother Shuo, is there any place you want to go?"

Chen Shuo thought for a moment and said, "Since the police have gone to the castle tower to wait for Kidd, we won't cause any more trouble. Let's go to Tsutenkaku and take a look. It's an Osaka landmark after all. Since we're here, wouldn't it be a shame not to take a look?"

"What a great idea, Brother Shuo!" Yuanzi responded immediately and excitedly, "I've always wanted to go, and this is the perfect time to fulfill my wish!"

Huiyuan Ai also nodded, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she whispered: "Indeed, Tsutenkaku is a good choice. I heard that the night view there is very beautiful."

"Then let's go!" Chen Shuo smiled and waved his hand. The three of them agreed happily, and then everyone talked and laughed all the way as they walked towards Tongtian Tower.

Mao Lilan turned her head and asked as she walked, "Brother Shuo, have you been to Daban before? What's fun here?"

Chen Shuo smiled and shook his head. "I only came to Daban for one reason before. I wouldn't think of sightseeing in that situation, so I don't really know."

"Then we must take some good photos this time!" Yuanzi said excitedly, as if she had already imagined the beautiful scenery.

"Photos are secondary. What's important is to experience and feel it yourself." Haibara Ai said softly, with a faint smile on her face.

Chen Shuo watched the three girls' excitement and felt a surge of relief. He felt that today's decision had been the right one. Relaxing and enjoying the charm of this city was far more enjoyable than those tense arrests. As everyone laughed, the four of them quickened their pace as they headed towards Tsutenkaku.

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From the top of Tsutenkaku Tower, Kaito Kid descended from the sky, landing effortlessly. He plucked a listening device from the feet of a pigeon, smiled confidently, spread his arms, and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen!" Then, he pulled out a remote and flicked it, and Osaka Castle in the distance erupted in dazzling fireworks, captivating the entire city. Then, he leisurely pulled out a second remote, and with a roar, Osaka Castle was plunged into darkness, its power outage complete.

Kaito Kidd raised the monocular in his hand, with a wicked smile on his face, staring at the few houses in the city that still had lights on, wondering where the Easter eggs were hidden.

Just as he determined his position and was ready to act, he suddenly heard several familiar voices.

"What terrible English... By the way, Japanese people's English accents are really weird."

"Alas, there's nothing we can do about it." Another voice sounded somewhat helpless. "Even though I'm Japanese, I can't argue with that. Luckily, I didn't go to school in Japan, I spent my entire life abroad, so my spoken English is just passable."

"Uh...don't be so discouraging. We did our best...but Kidd, is it really okay for you to blow up the power station? Doesn't that count as a terrorist attack?"

"How about I shoot him down now?" The voice was filled with curiosity and excitement. "I'm really curious about what Kidd looks like!"

"He looks just like Kudo Shinichi does."

"Ah? That's boring..."

Kidd looked in the direction of the voice and saw a group of familiar faces - Chen Shuo, Mao Li Ran, Haibara Ai and Suzuki Sonoko. They all had dead eyes and looked at him while complaining rudely.

"Mr. Wu...Mr. Wuchen!?" Kidd's eyes widened, his heart awash with fear. Why was this killer here? Was he here to capture him? He was doomed! He recognized Miss Mori and Miss Huibara beside him, and as for Suzuki Sonoko... Hey, that thing she was holding... was that a gun?! What on earth had happened to this world?

Kidd gritted his teeth, sweating profusely, and spoke cautiously, "You...are you here to arrest me? Miss Suzuki, please calm down. Pointing a gun at someone is very dangerous...it's just an Easter egg, you really don't want to kill me, do you?"

Suzuki Sonoko shook her head, put away her gun, and said with a pout, "I wouldn't shoot you for a toy. I was just curious and wanted to see what you looked like. Now I'm not interested anymore. We came here to see the night view, not to arrest you. However, you did go a little too far this time. Aren't you afraid that the police will stop playing with you and directly label you a terrorist?"

"Huh..." Kidd breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sonoko put away her pistol, his signature smile appearing on his face again. "Don't worry, everyone. I've already investigated all the information about Osaka Castle. The power station is unmanned during this time, and there are no surgeries scheduled at the major hospitals. The power will be restored soon. There will be no problem."

Chen Shuo glanced at him coldly, a hint of disdain on his lips: "Humph! Sooner or later, you will die under your arrogance. Go away! Don't disturb us from enjoying the scenery."

"Hehe, yes, yes, I'll leave now!" Kidd was as if he had been pardoned. He quickly controlled the glider and flew away from the top of Tsutenkaku with the help of the wind, leaving behind four people with contempt on their faces.

Looking at the direction where Kidd disappeared, Mao Lilan couldn't help laughing: "Brother Shuo, you are really intimidating. Kidd must have been really scared by you just now."

Chen Shuo shook his head and smiled faintly: "This kind of guy, the more proud he is, the more likely he is to make mistakes. I just hope he can learn the limits sooner, otherwise he will really get into trouble one day. This kid is better at dealing with people than Conan."

Huibara Ai shrugged calmly, "Actually, I think he's quite brave to do something like this." She looked up at the fireworks still blooming in the distance, her voice tinged with joking, "But these fireworks are pretty good, quite romantic."

"Romantic?" Sonoko pouted. "I think... if he were more romantic, he would at least help us get the electricity back!"

The four of them smiled at each other, then turned around and looked at the brilliant fireworks in the night sky. The dark Osaka was still beautiful in their eyes, and Kidd's actions were just a spice, and everyone watched with relish.