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

While Phantom Thief Kid was still extremely annoyed by the escape of Pu Si Qinglan.

Meanwhile, at the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art, a bustling scene unfolded.

The Easter egg was stolen, even though the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department dispatched a large number of officers to oversee the scene.

Officer Nakamori Ginzo, who was temporarily in charge, felt his head was about to explode.

Although the news had not yet spread, he was well aware that he bore an unshirkable responsibility for the loss of the Easter egg.

Originally, the Easter egg was to be displayed in an art museum, but before Kidd's operation, he was worried that the museum's security was insufficient, so he moved the Easter egg to an inconspicuous warehouse without notifying anyone.

As a result, Kidd found it directly and stole it almost effortlessly.

This made Officer Nakamori extremely indignant, but also extremely fearful and uneasy.

Fortunately, Shiro Suzuki took the Easter egg in stride. Instead of blaming himself, he turned around and comforted him.

Suzuki Shiro's open-minded attitude temporarily calmed Inspector Nakamori's emotions. After calling over Kogoro Mouri and the others, an emergency meeting on researching Kaito Kid was held late at night.

Compared to their composure during the day, most of the people present, except for a few, were extremely tense at this moment.

Their discussion revolved around only one point: where exactly would Kidd take the Easter egg?

Unlike other gems or paintings, the Easter egg called the Egg of Memories, despite its long history and gorgeous appearance, does not fit the standards of Kid's usual thefts. Therefore, after calming down, Inspector Nakamori directly pointed out that Kid must have ulterior motives for stealing the egg.

This view was endorsed by most people, including Heiji Hattori and Conan Edogawa. After discussing it for a while, the two detectives, who arrived late, decisively invited Natsumi Kosaka, whom they had met at the entrance of the art museum, out.

As the last descendant of the Romanov dynasty, Natsumi Kosaka immediately produced a tattered parchment scroll upon her arrival.

“This is one of the mementos left by my grandmother. If I’m not mistaken, the contents on it should be the Egg of Memories that you have in your collection, Mr. Suzuki…”

The ancient parchment scroll was torn in half, and Natsumi Kosaka carefully laid it on the table before beginning to recount her life story.

While everyone's attention was drawn to the scroll, Conan Edogawa jumped off Ran's lap, examined it for a long time, and then said with a puzzled look:

“Um… didn’t you notice that the Easter egg on this scroll is a little different from the one Kid stole? Not only does it not have a gem, but there are also some subtle differences in the pattern.”

"Go away, kid, don't interrupt when adults are discussing things,"

Kogoro Mouri waved his hand dismissively, "Maybe they just knocked off the jewels and sold them for money. What do you know, kid? The adult world is cruel. Don't rub salt into their wounds."

Conan: "...No, Uncle, do you think it's possible that there are actually two of these Memory Eggs, one with a gem and the other without? Otherwise, look at this scroll...the patterns on it don't match up."

Before Kogoro Mouri could stop him, Conan Edogawa swiftly slipped to the side and rearranged the two scrolls.

His actions made everyone realize that the Easter eggs on the scroll didn't seem to match up, and when they connected this with Conan's earlier guess... in an instant, everyone understood.

Seeing Conan Edogawa's smug expression, Kitagawa Isao, who had remained silent until now, had a sudden thought. He took two steps forward, chuckled, and said:

"What amazing reasoning, Conan! I never expected that someone so young could see through things that none of the detectives present had thought of. It's just like the Shinichi Kudo I saw on TV before."

With a 'buzz,' Kitagawa Isao's reminder struck Conan Edogawa like a thunderbolt, and his entire mind went blank for a moment.

He turned his head blankly and, sure enough, noticed that Ran's expression was a little off. This scene made Conan instantly realize his situation.

He spoke hastily, as if trying to defend himself.

However, before he could come up with a reason to defend himself, he saw Kogoro Mouri, his face dark, walk up to him in a few steps and punch him in the head.

"You brat, there are so many detectives here, when did it become your turn to cause trouble? With your skills, you think you can imitate that detective kid? You're far from good enough!"

With that, Kogoro Mouri grabbed Conan, ignoring the astonished looks from the crowd behind him, and tossed him out of the room. He then clapped his hands, chuckled sheepishly, and returned to his seat.

"Hehe, this brat always likes to play these kinds of reasoning games. Don't worry about him, he's just a kid talking nonsense. I, the great detective Kogoro Mouri, have already seen through this kind of simple reasoning. Hahahaha."

A hearty and confident laugh came from Kogoro Mouri's mouth, and only then did everyone wake up as if from a dream.

Heiji Hattori quickly took over Conan's reasoning and continued the conversation, while Ran and Sonoko, interrupted, quickly got up to check on Conan Edogawa.

Only Kitagawa Isao, after giving Kogoro Mouri a meaningful look, slowly retreated and stood behind the others.

At that moment, Ai Haibara suddenly and quietly tugged at his clothes:

"Kitagawa-kun, do you also think that Edogawa's reasoning is very similar to Shinichi Kudo's?"

"Hmm? Why did you use 'also'?"

“Because I had this feeling before,” Ai Haibara shrugged. “Back in school, this guy always said things like that. Later, I asked Professor Agasa, and it seems that Edogawa and Shinichi Kudo are related. So when Edogawa was a little younger, Shinichi Kudo taught him some reasoning skills.”

"So that's how it is,"

Kitagawa Isao suddenly realized, "So that's where he learned his reasoning skills at such a young age. He's Shinichi Kudo's apprentice!"

"Yes, that's roughly the idea,"

Ai Haibara looked up and, seeing that Kitagawa Isao seemed to believe her, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's just that even Edogawa doesn't know where Shinichi Kudo is. I had to ask him several times because of that, which is really a shame."