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Chapter 279 Unexpected Person (12)

Ten minutes ago.

After hearing the broadcast in the venue directly expose that the gems were fake, Kuroba Kaito could no longer remain calm.

This was the information he wanted to reveal to Conan and others before he was sniped.

Kuroba Kaito believes that

Even if someone could have guessed that the gems were fake, it should have been the two detectives, Conan or Sera Masumi, who were the first to notice the clues.

And according to the detectives' personalities, even if they knew about it, they would only handle the case privately.

It is absolutely impossible to choose to expose it directly to everyone on the radio.

"The two detectives also seem quite surprised by this broadcast. It seems that this has nothing to do with them."

"It is impossible for Tsukino Takashi to expose himself."

"Then who is this person who has been in the monitoring room since before...?"

Kuroba Kaito thought for a moment and suddenly realized something.

If other people didn't know the identity of the person who just made the broadcast, they would definitely think that they were the one who exposed the matter of the gem.

Kuroba Kaito had no idea what the man in the broadcasting room was going to do, but he would definitely be held responsible for any consequences caused by the other party.

After realizing this, Kuroba Kaito bypassed the tourists and went straight to the monitoring room.

He had already figured out the surveillance videos in the venue, and he had already been to the monitoring room when he set up the loudspeaker in the broadcasting room.

Kuroba Kaito soon arrived at the monitoring room.

The door of the monitoring room was closed.

Kuroba Kaito briefly decided between secretly unlocking the door and knocking directly, and then chose the latter.

He knocked on the door of the monitoring room, and then heard a familiar male voice coming from inside:

"Please come in"

Kuroba Kaito was a little surprised when he heard this.

The other party didn't even ask who I was and just let me in.

Moreover, since the other party said "Come in", it means that the door of the monitoring room is not locked.

Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but marvel at his opponent's boldness.

He turned the doorknob and the monitored door was immediately opened.

'Why is it him?!'

Then Kuroba Kaito saw an unexpected person appear in the monitoring room.

It was the artist Akikawa Sosuke who had come to Tokyo Big Sight a few days ago.

After spending a few days together, Kuroba Kaito felt that Akikawa Sosuke was just a pretty boy artist with neither experience nor knowledge.

Therefore, when he saw that the person in the monitoring room was Akikawa Sosuke, he felt extremely surprised.

Kuroba Kaito closed the door of the monitoring room, and at the same time, countless confusions arose in his mind.

However, he found that Akikawa Sosuke, who was sitting in front of the computer, was still staring at the computer screen and never looked at him from beginning to end.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Scarlet Shadow Heart is now with Tsukino Takashi. You can just go to his personal lounge to find him."

After Kuroba Kaito had suppressed his surprise a little, he was shocked again by what Akikawa Sousuke said next.

Does Akikawa Sosuke know that he is Kaito Kid without even looking at himself?

"He figured out my identity? I was still in disguise."

Kuroba Kaito was a little overwhelmed by Akikawa Sousuke's direct remarks.

He always felt that the other party seemed to have known that he would come here at this moment, and was also well aware of Tsukino Takashi's situation.

"Mr. Akikawa, what are you talking about?"

"Also, why are you here? Aren't you a staff member here?" Kuroba Kaito pretended to be ignorant and asked.

"When I heard you say on the radio, 'Kaito Kidd tried to steal Scarlet Shadow', I knew that there was no one in the broadcasting room."

"So I came over."

Akikawa Sosuke was still staring at the surveillance video and did not move his gaze to look at Kuroba Kaito.

"When did you find out?"

When Kuroba Kaito heard what Akikawa Sosuke said, he realized that the other party had already known his identity.

So he stopped pretending and asked directly.

"During lunch time."

"Today, there are many visitors. Even Mr. Amuro and I, who usually choose to eat out, chose to eat in the lounge. But you, who usually eat lunch in the lounge, went out to eat."

"Originally this wouldn't be a problem, but as soon as the lunch break was over the staff discovered that the Yuehua necklace was stolen, so what exactly you did when you went out at noon is a bit intriguing."

"Isn't that right, Mr. Matsumoto?"

Akikawa Sosuke said this, and finally turned his head towards Kuroba Kaito.

Standing in front of him was the old professor Kenichi Matsumoto, who was also invited as the main guest of this exhibition.

This was the identity that Kuroba Kaito used when he infiltrated Tokyo Big Sight from the very beginning.

"Your usual words and actions all reveal your disgust and rejection of Kaito Kidd. I'm sure most people wouldn't equate you with Kaito Kidd when they see you like this, Mr. Matsumoto."

Akikawa Sosuke said with a smile.

"Just based on this coincidence, can you confirm my identity?"

Kuroba Kaito asked.

"That's not it."

"The problem is still your notice letter. It is obvious that only insiders have the opportunity to slip the invitation letter to Mr. Tsukino."

"Although you didn't say it explicitly in the notice, you obviously knew in advance that the gemstone on display at this exhibition was the Scarlet Shadow Heart."

“The gemstones on display at this exhibition were not made public at the beginning. Apart from a handful of staff members, the only people who knew the true identity of the gemstones in advance were the guests who were invited to the site and given collection brochures.”

"All in all, Mr. Matsumoto is the only one who fits the identity of Kaito Kid."

"Of course, I guess this identity and appearance are also disguised by you."

Akikawa Sosuke said.

"Are you a detective too?"

Kuroba Kaito raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.

The way the artist in front of him was reasoning had some of the temperament of Conan and Hakuba Tan.

However, after he said this, he denied this idea in his heart.

Except in rare cases where the interests are aligned, detectives generally don't help themselves to steal things.

And in a situation like today, I'm afraid even Conan wouldn't help me.

"No."

Kuroba Kaito heard Akikawa Sousuke's answer as he expected.

"Then why should I believe that you didn't set a trap for me, trying to lure me into Tsukino Takashi's personal lounge and capture me?"

"If I really wanted to arrest you, I would have contacted someone to arrest you when Yuehua's necklace was stolen this afternoon. Why would I have to go to so much trouble?"

Akikawa Sosuke laughed.

"Whether we can catch him or not is another matter, but the chances are definitely much greater than now, right?"

(End of this chapter)