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Chapter 247: Fighting Alone (12)

"Eh--?!"

The announcement of the theft of the necklace "Yuehua" caused a sensation throughout the entire Tokyo International Exhibition Center.

"The Moonlight was stolen? Didn't Kaito Kidd come after the Scarlet Shadow Heart?"

"Is it possible that someone is taking advantage of this opportunity to commit another crime and is trying to shift the blame to Kaito Kid?!"

Upon hearing the broadcast in the venue, the police officers from the Second Investigation Section who were gathered in the B-2 area were instantly thrown into chaos.

"Wait, think about it carefully, it seems that the preview letter of Kaito Kidd didn't clearly state what he was going to steal!"

"He never said from the beginning to the end that he wanted to steal Scarlet Shadow's Heart!"

Suddenly a policeman realized this.

Everyone also recalled the past.

At that time, the content of Kaito Kid's notice letter was "I will go to Tokyo Big Sight and take away your most precious treasures", but he did not state his goal.

"Could it be that Kaito Kidd was not after the Scarlet Shadow Heart at all, and his target has always been Yuehua?"

"It's just that we took it upon ourselves to make Kaito Kidd's target the Scarlet Shadow Heart?!"

The female police officer who was previously responsible for confirming the identities of Masumi Sera and Conan spoke loudly.

After hearing her words, the detectives from Investigation Section 2 at the scene also fell into panic.

The three most important exhibits of this exhibition are:

The collection rooms of the Ruby Scarlet Heart, the Pearl Necklace Moonlight, and the "Dreamweaver" performance costume of the famous singer in the Showa era are in the B-2, C-2, and D-2 areas respectively.

B, C, and D represent different venues, and the numbers behind them represent the areas within the corresponding venues.

Most of the police officers from the Second Investigation Division and the security personnel arranged in advance by Tsukino Takashi were deployed in Venue B.

Although the other two venues have also dispatched additional security personnel, it is obvious that the security force and strength are far less than that of Venue B.

"Wait, there's something I don't understand."

"No matter how you think about it, the Scarlet Shadow Heart is the most valuable of these three exhibits, right?"

"Even Mr. Tsukino Masayuki is coveting this gem."

"Besides, how can the value of pearls be compared with gemstones? Even if they are expensive, they can't be that much more expensive, right?"

A policeman said with some confusion.

"The officer is talking about cultured pearls."

Conan suddenly raised his head and spoke to the policeman who raised the question.

"What's the difference?"

The policeman asked in confusion.

“Cultivated pearls are pearls that are formed inside a shellfish through human intervention.”

"Cultivated pearls are very common nowadays, and the production volume is also very high, so the price of cultured pearls is not expensive."

"But, I heard that the pearls on the Yuehua necklace on display this time are all 'natural pearls'."

“Pearls that form naturally without human intervention are extremely rare, so they are very expensive.”

Conan explained.

However, he found that

Even after hearing his explanation, the policemen in front of him still looked unconvinced.

Conan once again lamented in his heart the inconvenience of his child's size.

Then he turned his eyes to Sera Masumi for help.

Masumi Sera understood, looked at the policemen in front of him and nodded.

"You're right, kid. Natural pearls are very expensive." "I remember there was a necklace made of natural pearls that was sold at an auction for 3600 million U.S. dollars, which is about 52 billion yen."

(Pearls owned by Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI)

"52 billion?!"

After hearing what Masumi Sera said, the police at the scene all showed shocked expressions.

Many people did not expect that pearls, which are now so abundant that they have been ground into powder and made into facial masks, actually have such a terrifying value.

“In short, it is not uncommon for natural pearls to be auctioned for millions of dollars.”

"Although the moonlight this time is not worth billions of yen, it is a necklace made of a row of natural pearls, so its value is definitely not low."

Masumi Sera's words also completely resolved the confusion of the police officers present.

The moment the broadcast sounded, several police officers had already rushed to the C-2 area.

At this time, after receiving instructions from Ginzo Nakamori, the police here also left and went to Hall C.

Just after the police in the room left, Sera Masumi was ready to follow them out.

However, Conan called her out.

"Ms. Sera, wait a moment."

"what happened?"

Sera Masumi turned around and looked at Conan.

"Necklaces made of natural pearls are equally expensive, but they are not 'gems'."

Conan said in a deep voice.

"Of course I know that."

Only mineral crystals can be called "gems", and pearls are mainly composed of calcium carbonate secreted by shellfish, so strictly speaking they are "jewelry" rather than "gems".

"Everyone knows that Kaito Kid likes to steal gems, but he doesn't just steal gems, right?"

"I remember he stole paintings and other things before?"

Sera Masumi asked back.

"That's true, but in most cases, Kaito Kidd is after the gems."

"There is clearly a valuable gem in this exhibition, so it stands to reason that Kaito Kidd should be coming for the gem."

"I think that the lost pearl necklace is just a trick by Kaito Kidd to lure the tiger away from the mountain. If everyone ran to the C-2 Hall, it might give Kaito Kidd an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Conan, who has fought against Kaito Kidd several times, is already very familiar with the opponent's tactics.

So even though the pearl necklace lost this time is worth a lot of money, he still believes that Kaito Kidd's real target is the Scarlet Shadow Heart.

Anyway, after the pearl necklace falls into the hands of Kaito Kidd, it will most likely be returned.

Therefore, Conan felt that the top priority at the moment should be to continue guarding near the Scarlet Heart collection room.

"If that's the case, why didn't you tell Officer Nakamori just now?"

Sera Masumi asked.

"Because I'm not sure if it was Kidd who stole the pearl necklace."

"Moreover, Officer Nakamori and Kaito Kidd are old rivals. If this is really Kaito Kidd's plan, then he will feel at ease to implement his real plan only after seeing Officer Nakamori leading a large group of officers from Investigation Section 2 to Area C-!"

"So I think that Kaito Kidd is very likely to take advantage of the weakest security situation in the B-2 area and come over to attack his real target, Scarlet Heart!"

After Conan finished speaking, he ran in the opposite direction from where the detectives from Investigation Section 2 had just left.

Sera Masumi followed behind and also understood what Conan meant.

He wanted to use the police as bait to lure out Kaito Kid so that he could fight Kaito Kid alone.

(End of this chapter)