A group of people dressed up as Conan characters, and I guaranteed the Black Team's advancement

At Poirot Cafe, Sonoko, Ran, Conan, and the three members of the Detective Boys are having afternoon tea together while listening to Sonoko talk about her uncle Jirokichi and Kaito Kid.

"In a few days, at the Century Grand Hotel, my cousin and his partners are preparing to hold an exhibition there, showcasing the jewelry they've collected from various places. This time, my cousin spent three million US dollars to bid on a purple gemstone called 'Purple Firefly,' and he also plans to exhibit it there. Not long after this news was reported, I received a notice from Lord Kid." Sonoko's face was full of excitement when she talked about Kid; you'd think she was going to steal her cousin's gemstone with him.

Conan couldn't help but twitch his lips and asked, "So, what does this have to do with Uncle Jirokichi?"

"It's because my uncle always wants to compete with Kid. After hearing that my cousin received the notice, he said he would take out his most treasured possession. That's our Suzuki family's most prized possession—the 'Black Star' pearl that brings good luck!"

Conan thought to himself, "This old man really has a serious addiction!"

Sonoko continued, "This time, Uncle also invited a lot of detectives, saying that whoever can prevent Kid from getting the jewel or catch him within the announced time will receive a large reward. I was thinking, why don't we ask Uncle Mori to give it a try? Anyway..." She looked down at Conan, giving him a look of schadenfreude, "With someone around, maybe we can catch him. You guys can keep the reward."

The exhibition was on a Saturday, and Kidd's announcement clearly stated that he would take the "Purple Firefly" away on Saturday night, seemingly showing no interest whatsoever in the "Dark Star".

Kogoro Mouri naturally did not refuse Sonoko's invitation, after all, it was a prize worth three million US dollars, equivalent to a jewel!

However, too many detectives came for the prize money, and Jirokichi wasn't stupid. He personally set strict questions to screen the detectives who signed up this time.

Subsequently, in preparation for the capture of Kid, Jirokichi Suzuki arranged for the detectives who had passed the test to be invited to the Tokyo Century Grand Hotel three days before the exhibition began.

Kogoro Mouri, as usual, brought his family along. Conan and Ran were there, and the three members of the Detective Boys praised Sonoko profusely in order to join in the fun.

"Now that everyone is here, let me introduce you." Suzuki Jirokichi was as approachable and straightforward as ever. "This is Mr. Sleeping Kogoro Mouri. I think you've all heard of him, right?"

Aside from Kogoro Mouri, four detectives passed Suzuki Kichijiro's test this time.

“I have indeed heard of him.” This was a detective named Nakajima Teru, around forty years old, from Osaka.

"I've heard so much about you." This was Yukimura Yuko, a female detective from Nagoya. She was around thirty years old and looked very intellectual.

“He looks like an ordinary middle-aged man.” Watanabe Jun, a detective from Kyoto, is a young man.

"We meet again, Mr. Mori." The last one was Akiyama Hagiwara.

Seeing Akiyama Yui surprised Kogoro Mouri: "Ms. Akiyama, we meet again. I didn't expect you to be here too."

The incident at the fantasy park left a very deep impression on Kogoro Mouri. After all, he couldn't find another detective who came out to investigate with a dog and in such good spirits.

Compared to Kogoro Mouri's familiarity with her, Conan naturally had never seen Akiyama Hagoromo before, so he subconsciously began to observe her.

Analyze what kind of person someone is based on their age, clothing, and speech.

"Kid, why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?" Akiyama Hayao, who was talking to Kogoro Mouri, suddenly lowered her head and said in a rather cold tone.

Conan was startled for a moment, feeling rather embarrassed at being caught. He then quickly adopted a childlike tone and said, "Uh... I just thought you... are very pretty, big sister."

Akiyama Yuu stared at Conan expressionlessly until he felt uneasy before finally speaking, "Really? Thank you. But I thought you were trying to emulate Sherlock Holmes, trying to observe something from me."

Upon hearing this, Conan broke out in a cold sweat.

After scaring Conan, Akiyama Yui said to Kogoro Mouri, "Mr. Suzuki has arranged rooms for each detective. I'll go check out the rooms first, and we'll talk about Mr. Mouri later."

“Ah, of course, no problem, Ms. Akiyama,” Kogoro Mori nodded.

As Conan watched Akiyama Yui's departing figure, he thought to himself that the detective that Jirokichi had invited this time was completely different from those who had previously tried to take advantage of the situation.

Kidd is in a bit of trouble this time.

In the afternoon, the five detectives gathered together to discuss how to protect the "Purple Firefly" on Saturday. However, apart from Akiyama Yuu, the other four detectives engaged in a rather heated discussion.

When their argument reached a dead end and neither could convince the other, Kogoro Mouri looked at Akiyama Hagoromo, who had been silent all along, eating snacks and drinking black tea, and couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Akiyama, you haven't said anything. What are your thoughts?"

Akiyama Yuu raised her head, her red eyes sweeping over the four people present, before slowly saying, "My idea is to put the gemstone inside the fish's belly."

"Huh? Miss, are you kidding me? This is supposed to be Yokohama's number one female detective? You didn't just come here to fish in troubled waters, did you? I really don't know how a detective like you passed Mr. Suzuki's test." The young detective named Watanabe Jun couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course it's based on merit. Did you get in through connections?"

Watanabe Jun was momentarily speechless, but he immediately retorted, "Of course not! Who didn't get in based on their own merit?"

Akiyama Yuu rolled her eyes, put down her teacup, and said slowly, "You've been discussing for so long without any results. Why don't you just use everyone's methods and see whose method Kidd finally stops at? If Kidd still takes the gem in the end, then it just means that none of us five were of any use."

Saturday is the start date of the exhibition.

This exhibition was not just an ordinary exhibition, but also a kind of cocktail party, so everyone except the police was dressed up in formal attire.

It was only today that Conan and his friends truly met the owner of this exhibition—Tai Qin Gongyue, who was wearing a dark blue suit with a black brooch pinned to his chest.

Conan had already met Kouzuki Taichin back in the Fantasy Park, so he didn't react much. However, he was quite surprised when he saw the woman who appeared with her.

Because that person was none other than Hideko, who had tricked Ayumi and her two children onto the Ferris wheel at the fantasy amusement park, kidnapped Kazuha, and sent him onto that death roller coaster.

At this moment, Hideko was wearing a black evening gown and a brooch on her chest that was the same as the one worn by Taiko Kougetsu. When she saw Conan, she curled the corners of her mouth and smiled maliciously in her deep green eyes.

Conan couldn't help but take a step back, alarm bells ringing in his mind. What was this woman doing here? Who was she, and what was her relationship with Taiqin Gongyue? Did he even know what this woman had done at the Fantasy Park?

Conan already knew from the police that Hideko was not Shimizu Reiko, but he couldn't find out her identity at all.

This is a question that Conan has always had in his heart, but he has never told Ran and the others about it.

"Miss Hideko, we meet again! I didn't expect my cousin to invite you too." Sonoko was very enthusiastic, but she also had some inexplicable suspicions about Hideko.

Because Hideko seemed to have no presence in the incident at the fantasy park, she never saw Hideko again even after the incident was over.

When Sonoko asked Yuzuki about it later, he told her that Hideko had simply gone home early because she was scared. But Sonoko thought that her cousin's junior classmate was definitely not simple.

"I was in a detective club in college, so I'm always particularly interested in this kind of thing. I'm just here to join in the fun because of my senior."