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Chapter 278: Taking Action (22)

In venue B, Takashi Tsukino's personal lounge.

Tsukino Takashi, with a gloomy face, was sitting on the sofa.

There is a computer in front of him.

The surveillance footage is also displayed on the computer screen.

The reason why Takashi Tsukino looked gloomy was naturally the inexplicable broadcast just now.

After receiving the invitation letter from Kaito Kidd, Takashi Tsukino planned today's plan.

He thought of using Kaito Kidd to take the Scarlet Heart for himself.

He also thought of using the bomb in the display cabinet to kill Kaito Kidd.

But he didn't expect that both plans would fail.

Kaito Kidd was not killed by the bomb even at such a close distance.

At the same time, Kaito Kidd also found out that the gem he stole was a fake, and told everyone in the venue about it through the radio.

'Damn it, how did he figure out the gem was fake?'

"I have hired the best craftsman to make an almost identical Scarlet Heart out of rubies."

"Kaito Kidd has never seen the real thing, so how did he know it was a fake?"

Various questions arose in Tsukino Takashi's mind.

It can be said that this matter completely deviated from Takashi Tsukino's expectations.

Next to the computer in front of Takashi Tsukino, there is a simple small box.

What is stored in that small box is the real Scarlet Shadow Heart.

When Takashi Tsukino's younger brother, Masayuki Tsukino, was captured by the Metropolitan Police Department, the real Scarlet Shadow Heart was taken away from him.

Because Takashi Tsukino knew that once the Scarlet Shadow Heart arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, the department would definitely find someone to appraise the gem.

If the gem was identified as a fake at that time, all subsequent plans would be meaningless.

Therefore, Takashi Tsukino did not let Masayuki Tsukino hand in the fake gems.

Later, he contacted the detective in the Investigation Division 1 with whom he had private dealings, and handed the fake Scarlet Shadow Heart to the other party in advance.

He also asked the other party to replace the gems after the Metropolitan Police Department had completed the appraisal.

The detective completed his task well and placed the gem into the display case under the watchful eyes of Masumi Sera and Ginzo Nakamori.

The real Scarlet Heart Gem in front of Takashi Tsukino at this moment was the one he secretly took back from the detective from the Investigation Section 1 after the talk show in the afternoon was interrupted and he pretended to be angry and left the stage.

Takashi Tsukino originally thought that he only needed to stay here and wait quietly for Kaito Kidd to steal the gems and leave.

Unexpectedly, Kaito Kidd actually figured out whether the gem was real or not, and told everyone through the radio.

In this way, in order for his plan to be implemented smoothly, he must deny Kaito Kidd's statement.

Fortunately, this is not difficult.

As the planner of this exhibition, it would be easy for me to deny the remarks of a thief.

"We can't let Kaito Kid continue to talk nonsense like this."

Tsukino Takashi thought to himself and stood up.

He can also see the surveillance footage of the entire museum from this lounge.

However, broadcasts can only be sent from within the actual monitoring room.

Tsukino Takashi came to the wall and took down a painting on the wall.

Behind that is a safe built into the wall.

He entered the password and placed the Scarlet Shadow Heart inside.

Then he hung the painting back on the wall.

Takashi Tsukino believed that Kaito Kid would leave the monitoring room after sending the broadcast that destroyed his plan.

After all, his broadcast was equivalent to directly telling himself that Kaito Kidd was in the monitoring room.

But just in case, Takashi Tsukino still put a stun gun in his pocket. After making preparations, Takashi Tsukino came to the door, opened it and prepared to rush to the monitoring room.

However, as he opened the door, a figure appeared at the door.

That was the old professor Kenichi Matsumoto who was also invited as an important guest at this exhibition.

At this time, Kenichi Matsumoto just raised his clenched fist and pretended to knock on the door.

"Hey, Mr. Matsumoto, why are you here?"

When Takashi Tsukino saw Kenichi Matsumoto, a surprised expression appeared on his face and he asked.

To anyone, Kenichi Matsumoto, who appeared here at this moment, seemed very suspicious.

Therefore, Takashi Tsukino did not rule out the possibility that the other party was Kaito Kidd.

"I'm here to see Mr. Tsukino. I heard on the radio that the Scarlet Heart on display this time is a fake. What's going on?"

"The broadcast just now was sent by Kaito Kidd, Mr. Matsumoto, don't believe it."

As soon as Takashi Tsukino finished speaking, he saw the old eyes of Kenichi Matsumoto in front of him suddenly widen, and he stretched out his hand and pointed behind him in surprise.

"It's on fire! Mr. Tsukino, why is there a fire in your room?"

This suspicious and abrupt statement made Tsukino Takashi stunned, and he immediately reacted.

The Matsumoto Kenichi in front of him is most likely Kaito Kid in disguise.

He came to me at this moment, most likely to ask about the whereabouts of the real Scarlet Shadow Heart.

Realizing this, Takashi Tsukino put his hand directly into his pocket and grabbed the stun gun inside.

however.

Just as he was about to take out the electric shock device, press the button and stick it on the belly of Kenichi Matsumoto in front of him,
Suddenly, the shrill alarm sounded again.

This is the alarm sound of the smoke detector installed in every indoor space.

'Is it really on fire?'

Tsukino Takashi suddenly turned his head and looked at the painting on the wall.

The most important thing is hidden behind it, and it must not be burned by fire.

However, when Takashi Tsukino saw his personal lounge which was intact as before, his heart sank and he suddenly realized that he had been deceived.

'What on earth makes this smoke detector sound?'

Just when Takashi Tsukino realized that something was wrong, he suddenly felt someone covering his mouth and nose.

Then his consciousness quickly became blurred.

Before his consciousness fell into darkness, Tsukino Takashi thought in his mind:
"Thank goodness I hid the Scarlet Heart ahead of time."

Kaito Kidd, who doesn't know where the gem is hidden, will definitely not do anything to himself if he wants to get the gem.

And this is what Takashi Tsukino relies on.
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Kuroba Kaito watched Tsukino Takashi fall into coma in front of him.

Then he put it aside and walked straight to the back of the room, next to the wall where it was hanging.

He reached out and took down the painting, and then saw the safe behind it.

'When people are in crisis, they will always subconsciously look to where important things are hidden.'

"Because of the sound of the smoke detector just now, you, Mr. Tsukino, mistakenly thought that there was a real fire in the room."

'Because you were worried that the painting would be damaged by fire and the safe behind it would be exposed, you subconsciously looked at the wall.'

'Sure enough, the gem is hidden here.'

Kuroba Kaito thought to himself, and then took out the fluorescent dye he used to show fingerprints again.

At the same time, he looked up at the speaker inside the room, which was still playing the sound of the smoke alarm.

This is not the sound of a real smoke alarm.

Instead, it was the same method he used to deceive Nakamori Ginzo and others before, and the broadcast was broadcast through the monitoring room to Takashi Tsukino's personal lounge alone.

(End of this chapter)