Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

"Thank you for your comforting words, Kitagawa-nii, but... I think I already mentioned it, right? Touching your hair like that can easily ruin your hairstyle, so..."

At this point, Ai Haibara's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the next second, Kitagawa Isao felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

In an instant, he took a few steps back, hurriedly waving his hand at Ai Haibara, trying to appeal to her emotions:

"Calm down, calm down... By the way, Ai, you should be alright now, right? What I said just now was from the bottom of my heart. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side, so cheer up."

After saying that, Kitagawa Isao even made a "good luck" gesture, which made Haibara Ai burst out laughing.

Originally, she only wanted to ease her own embarrassment, but now, after this commotion, Ai Haibara felt instantly relieved. She wiped her eyes and asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, Kitagawa-kun, why are you so good to me? We were just strangers who met by chance, but you not only took me in, but also treated me like family. Why is that?"

Even though so much time has passed, Ai Haibara is still somewhat curious.

Kitagawa Isao had already prepared for this.

He cleared his throat, then mysteriously leaned close to Ai Haibara and whispered:

"Actually, I've never told you this... I was just like you back then..."

"Stop, halt!"

Before Kitagawa Isao could finish speaking, Haibara Ai looked at him with speechless crescent-shaped eyes and said, "Kitagawa-nii, you really are... Sigh, never mind, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it, it doesn't matter anyway, just pretend I didn't say anything."

She knew she wouldn't get anything out of this guy, but it didn't matter; she'd investigate herself anyway!

Thinking of this, the little girl snorted and walked towards the entrance of the shrine with a flick of her hand.

……

Finally, evening arrived. Ran, Sonoko, and Kazuha took the sulking Ai Haibara shopping again, while Kitagawa Isao returned to the art museum with Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji.

However, they happened to bump into Natsumi Kosaka, who wanted to visit Shiro Suzuki, at the door.

As a woman of mixed Japanese and Russian descent, Natsumi Kosaka possesses a unique charm in her speech and demeanor compared to other girls.

This left Hattori Heiji, a hot-blooded young man, completely stunned.

However, Kitagawa Isao did not pay attention to any of this. He walked to the roadside, took out his phone, and started checking the time.

According to Kidd's announcement, this guy will officially begin his operation at 7:20 PM tonight.

I wonder if he can defend against Scorpion's surprise attack. Logically speaking, I have already helped him to this extent, so it is unlikely that Kidd will fail here, right?

Just as Kitagawa Isao was pondering these things, Edogawa Conan, who was feeling a bit bored, somehow came over and stood next to Kitagawa Isao, beginning to quietly probe about the mystery.

Kitagawa Isao was annoyed by this behavior of ignoring other people's feelings and disturbing them, so he put down his phone and picked Conan up.

As if ancient memories had been awakened, Conan immediately began to shout in mid-air.

As a result, his voice attracted Heiji Hattori. Osaka Kuroki thought the game was pretty good, so he joined in and started holding Conan upside down, playing with him like a monkey.

Even while playing, Hattori Heiji did not forget his mission.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Kitagawa, do you really have no clue at all? You've been quite quiet all day; could it be that you've guessed the answer but are worried I'll be jealous, so you're..."

“How could that be?” Kitagawa Isao shrugged. “I’m not a genius detective like you. How could I possibly be good at this level of reasoning? But I suddenly thought of a question. I wonder if Mr. Hattori could help me answer it.”

"what is the problem?"

"You've been mentioning Shinichi Kudo a lot lately, and I've been curious about it. Between you and Shinichi Kudo, who has better deductive reasoning skills?"

High school friendships can often crumble in an instant.

Hit hard by Kitagawa Isao's provocation, Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji immediately started saying their names, and then the two began arguing, as if they wanted to prove themselves.

Seeing them fighting amongst themselves, Kitagawa Isao quickly hid to the side and began to enjoy watching the drama unfold.

However, unexpectedly, as these two guys argued, they actually managed to deduce Kidd's code through their back-and-forth banter.

Then, as if nothing had happened, the two of them ran side by side toward the door.

This perfectly coordinated action left Kitagawa Isao somewhat bewildered.

but……

It's too late to realize this now...

……

The time has come to 7:20.

Around Tsutenkaku Tower, several plumes of fireworks shot into the sky precisely on time, and then the entire Osaka Prefecture was instantly shrouded in darkness.

A few minutes later, a pair of silver-white wings streaked across the sky and flew straight toward Osaka Bay.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of a high-rise building near the Osaka Bay Bridge.

Pu Siqinglan, dressed in black, was holding a pistol equipped with a sight corrector, trying to catch a glimpse of the silver-white figure in the sky.

As a descendant of Rasputin, Puschinlan obsessively considered all the treasures of the Romanov dynasty as his own.

Faced with this cunning thief who attempted to steal her treasure, Pu Siqinglan was not prepared to let him off easily. Always accustomed to shooting people in the right eye, she was now preparing to use her beloved gun to pierce a large hole in the thief's face.

However, just as she finally managed to aim at the constantly flying target in mid-air and was about to fire, Pu Siqinglan was surprised to find...

It turned out that beneath those silvery-white wings, flying was actually a human-shaped balloon.

What exactly is going on?

Where is Kaito Kid? Where did he go?

Before Pu Siqinglan could figure out the key point, she heard a voice behind her.

"My beautiful lady, I understand your impulse as a fervent fan, but snatching the spoils from a phantom thief is not the behavior of a lady, especially not in such a bloody and violent way. You should know that the bright moonlight would weep for you..."

Upon hearing this voice, Pu Siqinglan was taken aback at first, then sneered and said:

"Phantom Thief Kid... I didn't expect you to discover my presence so quickly. Is it a phantom thief's innate intuition? I really underestimated you."