Model worker and his little darling

"It's Phantom Thief 1412. According to Sonoko's description, he's a notorious thief who targets artworks and jewels from all over the world..."

Uncle Mori said nonchalantly, "I bet he's using numbers to insult someone, meaning he's a stupid, lousy thief."

Taira no Kiyoshi realized that Ran had met Shinichi Kudo's twin brother.

"Oh, right, I heard that the phantom thief also sent this strange notification letter to Sonoko's house to tell them when he would appear, like a code."

After Ran finished speaking, she took out a piece of paper and handed it to Uncle Mori. Conan, who had been uninterested, perked up as soon as he heard the code.

“April fool, when the moon separates the two, I will hear the great name of the night stars and go to claim them at the invitation of the waves, and then I will be unable to recognize them.”

"Because when Sonoko's father received the letter, he was so angry that he tore it up, and she glued it back together afterwards."

Conan suddenly jumped into the old man's arms to look at the code.

Uncle Mori looked disgusted, but he still held Conan tightly to prevent him from falling.

Wait, is Shinichi Kudo really not Mori's biological son?

Kaito Kid? He's a master of riddles; looks like this is going to be interesting.

After returning home, Chikako stood on the rooftop, gazing at the night sky with great interest.

Pingqing followed behind with a helpless expression, not understanding what her mother was trying to do this time.

"The organization is quite interested in Kaito Kid, but he suddenly disappeared and then reappeared after many years. According to the organization's intelligence, Kaito Kid seems to have been in contact with that organization. In a way, we are kindred spirits."

Ping Qing blinked. That's true. Everyone pursues immortality, but in different ways.

One is the scientific side, and the other is the magical side.

"The old man must have had contact with them."

"Well, they have no intention of cooperating. Moreover, they believe that achieving immortality through science is unrealistic; only theology can achieve it."

"Mom, have you ever seen them use illusion magic?" Pingqing asked curiously, as he had never witnessed illusion magic firsthand.

Chikako rolled her eyes at Hirai. "No, whether illusions even exist in this world is debatable."

"Perhaps there really is one. Let's go see this Phantom Thief Kid together tomorrow."

——Rice Flower Museum——

Looking at the group of police officers standing guard outside, Inspector Nakamori's entourage was far more impressive than Inspector Megure's. Various helicopters were flying around everywhere, and they would close off a building or a street at the drop of a hat...

Inspector Megure is always followed by a few cats and dogs whenever he goes out on a call.

"Detective Mori, it's a great welcome to you. I'm so grateful that you've come here to accommodate my daughter's unreasonable demands."

The visitor was none other than Shiro Suzuki, the head of the Suzuki Group.

Pingqing also stepped forward to greet him.

Afterwards, they went with the others to see Kidd's target this time—the Dark Star.

After seeing it with my own eyes, it was indeed a beautiful bead.

Soon, Uncle Mori ran into an old acquaintance, his former colleague, Officer Chaki.

"Waves refer to the ocean, and when you think of the ocean, you think of the fields. Stars refer to the idol star Yoko Okino who will be holding a live concert at the nearby Beika Public Hall tomorrow... In other words, Phantom Thief 1412 will definitely appear near Beika Public Hall when the concert ends at 9 pm."

Ping Qing's lips twitched. As expected of an older man, his understanding was unparalleled.

However, he was having more and more ideas about the older man, and now that an opportunity had presented itself, it seemed he could cause trouble again.

Officer Chaki stroked his chin. "That makes sense."

Shiro Suzuki also looked on with admiration: "As expected of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri."

Conan was astonished by the conversation between the three; one dared to speak, one dared to listen, and one dared to believe.

Having no other choice, Conan decided to consult with Hirai, only to find Hirai staring at the uncle with a malicious smile.

"Brother Pingqing, why are you staring at Uncle?"

Pingqing squatted down in front of Conan, "Don't you think the old man's reasoning is... and those two actually believed it?"

"Brother Pingqing, forget about the uncle's reasoning. Have you solved the code yet?"

Pingqing shook his head. "I don't know either."

Suddenly, Conan ran to the window, gestured with his watch, and then gave a knowing smile.

Pingqing took his mother for a walk around the museum and then left.

At 11 p.m., Conan took action.

Pingqing handed the binoculars to Chikako. "Let's go see a play."

I found a building that was neither too close nor too far from the Beika Hotel, and from the rooftop I could see what was happening there.

Conan had already reached the rooftop and was confidently waiting for Kid's arrival.

"Edogawa Conan is quite the mysterious child. But as for the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, his deductive abilities seem to be unworthy of his reputation."

"Kogoro Mouri, a legend at the police academy, is the 'sharpshooter' of the academy. His fighting skills are top-notch; he can defeat his classmate, who is the national jujitsu champion, in one move. He is a disciple of Heihachiro Shiota. He is usually slovenly and lecherous, but he cares deeply about his family. If it involves his family, his abilities will exceed your imagination."

"Mom, do you think someone like that can be an ordinary person?"

Chikako brushed a stray hair behind her ear. "Hmm~, this family is getting more and more interesting. Eri Kisaki is also a shrewd and capable businesswoman. Japan is really fun."

Looking at the rooftop of the Beika Hotel, Hirai saw Kid retract his hang glider and slowly land behind Conan, his white cape fluttering in the wind, a fearless smile on his face.

What a handsome young man!

Tsk tsk, he's like a lemon now, so sour.

Look at the way they made their entrance, it was incredibly classy.

"Xiao Qi, I want to fly too, I want wings too."

[Host, those aren't wings, they're hang gliders. You can ask Professor Agasa to make one for you.]

Thinking about Professor Agasa's inventions, apart from the few he gave to the Detective Boys, most of the others are unreliable.

"I don't care, I just want wings."

【Host, is this alright with you?】

"Xiao Qi, you can wear the Victoria's Secret wings if you like. What I want are wings that can fly. If you don't get me one, you can just wait to die."

【Host, I really don't have any, please don't make things difficult for me.】

"Hehehe, you said last time there was no teleportation, but it turned out there was. I believe you this time too. Also, could you change your voice? I've really had enough of this cute voice."

After being threatened by Taira no Kiyoshi, Tongzi had no choice but to change her voice to a mature, older woman's voice.

Conan and Kid finished their long, unspoken exchange, and Conan used fireworks to attract the Metropolitan Police Department's helicopter.

But Kidd pulled out a walkie-talkie and used the voices of Inspector Chaki and Inspector Nakamori to lure everyone to the rooftop of the Beika Hotel.

Without using any voice changer, he can imitate all kinds of voices at will. This skill made Conan's scalp tingle.

When Inspector Nakamori reached the rooftop, he was so out of breath that he could only stare intently at Kid.

"Kidd...you...don't...move."

Seeing that the time was right, Kidd said directly to Inspector Nakamori, "The reason I'm visiting you all here is just to do some rehearsal, because I have no intention of stealing that pearl. April Fool's Day is obviously a hoax."

Just as Inspector Nakamori was about to make the arrest, Kidd threw a flashbang.

Conan sensed something was wrong and tried to use a tranquilizer dart to subdue Kid, but then he heard Kid's voice in his ear.