Model worker and his little darling

The next day, after accompanying Uncle Mori to the hospital to check on Conan, Heiji drove off to find Kid.

"Ding-dong-"

Ringing the doorbell is a polite gesture.

As soon as Kidd opened the door, he saw Hirakiyo standing outside. Sure enough, this guy knew everything.

After Pingqing went inside, he looked around the big villa and thought, "Wow, this is a very wealthy family."

"Big... big brother..."

Kidd stammered out a greeting, feeling a bit uncomfortable calling someone "big brother."

Seeing Kidd's expression, Pingqing clicked his tongue. "You're so hesitant to call me 'Big Brother.' Fine, just call me Pingqing from now on."

As night fell, Kidd changed into his classic skin.

Pingqing stroked his chin, looking at the extremely pretentious figure, thinking that he should wear all black and stand there like the Black and White Impermanence.

Hmm, that's a good idea. I'll work on it when I have time.

The two arrived at the museum where the blue birthday statue was kept. There were rows of police officers standing outside, and the security was extremely tight.

"Tsk tsk, Inspector Nakamori has quite the entourage."

Kidd grinned and tossed a headset to Hirakiyo, through which came Inspector Nakamori's voice.

"I, Nakamori Ginzo, swear that even if it costs me my life, I will do everything in my power to protect that gem."

"This isn't just any ordinary laser beam. It's reinforced with an indestructible special alloy fence and a floor crackling with high-voltage electricity. Even Kaito Kid wouldn't be able to steal the jewel from here. After all, Kaito Kid is just a normal human being; he's not the kind of idiot who would go near something like this."

Listening to Inspector Nakamori's words, "What a pity, your plan has been completely leaked," he glanced at Kid and said, "Kaito, be careful not to crash."

Kidd smiled confidently. "Brother Pingqing, no matter how tight the security is, I will definitely get that gem. I have plenty of ways to get it."

After saying that, Kidd went to work.

Pingqing stood on the rooftop, watching the images transmitted by the system.

Kidd drilled a hole in the ceiling and threw a dummy down.

Inspector Nakamori was gloating, "Haha, I think his pre-crime announcement is going to fail today."

"Officer Nakamori, um... that..."

Seeing the surprised look on his subordinates' faces, Inspector Nakamori turned around and found that Kidd had already entered the cage. He immediately ordered, "Damn it, turn off the power immediately and open the bars."

Seeing Kidd squatting motionless on the display case, Inspector Nakamori waved his hand and said, "Now's the time, get on him!"

A group of junior police officers, as if they had been injected with adrenaline, rushed forward shouting and started a chaotic brawl with the dummy.

As it turns out, the real Kid changed into a police uniform, jumped from the ceiling into the midst of the police battle, and took the opportunity to steal the Blue Birthday.

In the midst of the melee, Inspector Nakamori grabbed the dummy by the neck and shouted, "Just give in, Kid!"

Then he looked up and saw Kid standing in the doorway, holding a mannequin in his arms.

Kidd waved the gem at Inspector Nakamori, "I'll accept this blue birthday gem. See you next time, Inspector Nakamori."

After saying that, he pulled down the controller of the control fence, and after a firework, he disappeared.

Who knew that after Officer Nakamori disappeared from the base, he revealed a smug smile, "Very good, the first phase of the operation plan has been successful. Curator, please open the fence."

"Operation to capture Kaito Kid, Phase Two: Destroy the base. We've installed a tiny transmitter inside the chain that holds that gem. No matter how powerful Kaito Kid is, he absolutely cannot pull it off."

"As long as the jewel is in Kidd's hands, even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, he won't escape my grasp, hahaha..."

Ping Qing chuckled. Inspector Nakamori's mind had really clicked this time; he'd actually come up with such a brilliant idea. Kid had just said he was going back to celebrate Aoko's birthday; it would be hilarious if Inspector Nakamori followed him to his house.

“Officer Nakamori, Kidd is on the roof of this building.”

"Very good, continue tracking, and contact the helicopter and ground standby team again."

Here, Kidd gestured to Pingqing with the gem in his hand, "See? I told you I would get it."

After glancing at his watch, Kidd exclaimed, "Oh no! It's already so late. If we don't hurry back, Aoko's birthday party will be over."

After saying that, he unfolded his hang glider and tried to fly away.

Suddenly, a bullet shattered Kidd's hang glider.

Pingqing stood in the shadows, watching a group of men in black point guns at Kidd.

Tsk, why do zoos also like wearing black? The leader even looks a bit like Tequila, giving off a bootleg organization vibe.

Is that Snake leading the way?

"I should have warned you not to touch the jewels. Long time no see, Phantom Thief Kid. No, I should call you Kuroba Toichi."

Upon hearing this, Kidd immediately recognized the person as the one who had called him earlier, and he could no longer maintain his poker face. These people were connected to his father.

"Eight years ago, you were a fool who lost your life for trying to steal the gem we had our eye on. I never thought you'd still be alive. Hand over the gem now, and we might spare your life."

Kidd stood at the edge of the building, looking at the gem in his hand. "What if I refuse?"

"Then I'll let you die again."

After saying that, the man fired a shot at Kidd, who fell to the ground, and the man picked up the gem.

Upon seeing this, a pair of enormous black wings slowly appeared behind Ping Qing.

He caught Kidd as he fell, and smiled slightly, "Hold on tight, I won't be responsible if you fall."

Kidd held Pingqing in his arms and looked at the black wings behind Pingqing. Although he had seen them once before, he was still very shocked.

"Pingqing, those people..."

"We'll find out once we follow them."

Pingqing and Kid followed the group to a secluded courtyard.

“Well done, Snake. Is this the blue birthday celebration? Now we’ve got another one. Go and report to that gentleman quickly.”

"But why is he so obsessed with gems? Surely that gentleman can get these things easily?" Snake asked, puzzled.

Pingqing silently remembered what they said, but who was this short, fat, bald man?

He seems to be of a higher status and knows more than Snake.

"Of course, but there are things in this world that the gentleman cannot freely obtain, and that is life. This blue birthday is actually one of the legendary mysterious gems scattered all over the world. If this is what the gentleman is pursuing, then perhaps it is a power that is beyond the reach of human wisdom and is inconceivable."

"Every ten thousand years, Halley's Comet comes closest to Earth. According to an ancient story, when Halley's Comet passes by Earth, it offers the Stone of Life to the full moon, and in doing so, the Stone of Life will shed tears. If one can drink those tears, one can obtain the ultimate dream that no one has ever been able to achieve throughout history, which is immortality."

"However, there is only one gem among the Mysterious Stones that possesses that mysterious power. Unfortunately, no one knows which gem it is at present. We can only try to obtain all the Mysterious Stones one by one before Halley's Comet approaches Earth again."

"Then you can identify it by looking at the moon. If this is a gem that contains power, then another gem sleeping inside it will emit a red light. That is the Stone of Life—Pandora."