Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 192 What is this?
"Bai Shi? Of course not! Although he is not easy to be disguised, the guys in the group are too rough. The most important thing to deal with Kidd is to be cautious... Okay, quickly bring your people and join the siege! This time we finally caught him!"

Nakamori rejected the suggestion of execution.

After all, Nakamori didn't have a deep understanding of Shiraishi's physical abilities. In his mind, Shiraishi's "strong and tough character" and "high police rank" were more obvious!
In other words, Nakamori would be worried that if Shiraishi participated in the operation, he would not only be unable to command, but it might also cause chaos in the command system, which would allow Kidd to take advantage of the situation.

The executors also knew these, but they were very aware of the terrifying physical abilities of Shiraishi!
Once there is a chance to "face to face", even if the opponent is Kidd, the executive does not think that the opponent can escape from Shiraishi...

However, since Nakamori, the on-site commander, had made the decision, he would of course carry it out.

Soon, the "audience" outside gradually discovered that something seemed to have happened in the clock tower. Many police officers on the scene rushed in, leaving only patrol officers from the Jianggutian Police Station to maintain order at the scene - that is, to prevent these "audience" from breaking in!

Just as the cheers outside grew louder, a third helicopter approached.

Shiraishi discovered that the third helicopter had "Metropolitan Police Department" written on it, instead of "Mobile Force" like the other two.

even……

After Bai Shi looked up for a moment, he saw the person in the helicopter clearly!

Not someone who searches for the second...

Is it Inspector Megure and... Kudo Shinichi?

"Huh? Souyi brought some outside help?" Shiraishi muttered.

"Time is almost up... Xiao Hei, do you think Kidd can succeed?" Ayako asked a little nervously.

Although she is not a fan of Kid, she has the Suzuki family's ancestral love for magic.

"I don't know, but it shouldn't have been smooth sailing for him... He was discovered twenty minutes in advance, so he must be in a bit of a mess." Shiraishi felt that it was probably not Kidd's plan to alert the police officers inside so early.

and……

Looking at Kudo Shinichi on the helicopter, Shiraishi could probably guess why Kidd stumbled this time!
That’s right, it was because of Kudo Shinichi’s command.

There is also a master of disguise in Kudo's family, that is Kudo Yukiko.

Yukiko is not only an actress, but also once learned the art of disguise from Kuroba Toichi. Although she is not as talented as Sharon and Kaito and can change their voices, she is good enough to disguise herself as other people in appearance.

Therefore, when Shinichi was a child, he was bullied by his mother many times!

So I have accumulated some experience...

For example, when disguising yourself as someone else, you may remember some "information that the original owner cannot remember", so in addition to testing the other person's "things he should know", you can occasionally try to "test him on things he should not remember".

This time, Kidd disguised himself as a police officer and blended in with the security, but... he even memorized his driver's license number!

As a result, when verifying the identity, it was discovered by someone - who normally would remember this?

So Kidd was now in a rather embarrassing situation, running around in the clock tower, being chased by the police officers...

Because he had already obtained the topographic map of the clock tower, including the route of the pipeline, and memorized it in his mind, there was no risk of being caught for the time being.

"Huh? Xiao Hei, are you looking for Kid?" Ayako looked at Shiraishi who was looking around in confusion.

"No, I just saw a girl with long black hair..." Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

Ayako was used to it and didn't think it was strange. She asked as if it was natural, "Wanted criminal?"

"No, I just feel it's a little special... Can you help me look for it?" Bai Shi was also vague at this time.

Although there are people all around, but... after Shiraishi lifts Ayako onto his shoulders, the three-meter perspective!
Bai Shi roughly guessed the other party's identity, but he was not sure whether the other party really had "mysterious power".

……

"Kidd! Kidd! Kidd!"

As the time approached twelve o'clock, the cheers became louder and louder.

When——when——

The clock tower struck midnight.

Ayako and Shiraishi's attention was temporarily drawn to the clock tower.

At this moment, a figure in a white dress appeared on the dial, accompanied by smoke - this opened exit should be used for routine maintenance!

At the same time, the searchlights of three helicopters came directly over and approached the clock tower.

"Kid! You can't escape!" Nakamori also came out of the passage at this time.

Although this kind of open high place is usually the easiest place for Kidd to evacuate, his hang gliding skills are extremely high and he can escape by simply unfolding his glider, but... there is a helicopter nearby!

The airflow caused by the propeller made the hang glider unusable. Kidd was not in a hurry at this time, he just posed for a show...

While causing cheers and screams among the "audience", smoke devices that had been hidden long ago began to spray large amounts of smoke!
However, the smoke came and went quickly. Under the airflow of the helicopter propeller, it was quickly blown away, leaving only...

"Look! The dial is gone!"

"The pointer just disappeared? How did it happen?"

"Master Kidd! I want to give birth to a monkey for you!"

"Those two pointers must be as thick as my thighs, right? How did you carry them away?"

"Thighs? Then they're actually bigger than a person!"

……

That’s right, after the smoke cleared, not only Kidd, but even the hands of the clock disappeared…

How could the huge metal pointer be moved in less than half a minute?
"Boss! That's... what if the pointer is lost? Will the amusement park still buy it?"

"Don't worry! At least... at least the gemstone on the pointer is insured, and they don't know it's a fake!"

At this moment, Bai Shi distinguished two words with special meanings from the noise of the crowd - although the two people lowered their voices and were some distance away from Bai Shi, but... they were still heard!
When Bai Shi took a look, he saw two people who were obviously "a spendthrift and black-hearted second-generation boss" and "his military advisor" whispering something.

You guys look too stereotypical - Bai Shi muttered to himself.

"How amazing! Xiao Hei, do you see how they did it?" Ayako asked Shiraishi hurriedly.

"Oh, that... If you look closely, the dial is shaking a little. Look... It's more obvious when the helicopter gets closer." Shiraishi replied calmly.

That’s right, Bai Shi clearly saw that the dial was “shaking” - this should be the “curtain + projection”!
It was not that Kidd and the pointer disappeared instantly, but that Kidd had already prepared a huge curtain large enough to cover the dial, which he had hung above the dial, as well as a dial projector. When the smoke came, he would lower the curtain and project the projector on it, making it look as if the pointer had disappeared.

There really wasn't much wind tonight, and it was very likely that Kidd saw this in the weather forecast and chose to take action tonight...

But he obviously didn't expect that there would be a helicopter outside, especially...

The two planes from the "Mobile Force" were fine, as they didn't seem to understand what was going on at this time, while the helicopter from the "Metropolitan Police Department" had already risked approaching!
For safety reasons, helicopters cannot get too close to buildings, but...

The Metropolitan Police Department's helicopter, under the command of Kudo Shinichi, came as close as possible.

As a result, as the propeller approached, the huge curtain began to shake noticeably...

Before this, Ginzo Nakamori had already noticed something was wrong, because he was chasing Kidd, so from his perspective, behind the smoke, there was a layer of curtain covering the outside!
Just when he was about to explain to Megure, Kid shot down his intercom with a card gun...

"Now is not the time to solve the mystery, Inspector Nakamori." Kidd lowered his voice and changed it.

Although Nakamori still doesn't know what's going on, if he tells the people outside what he saw, Kidd's tricks will soon be cracked!
"You guy..." Nakamori glared at Kidd in front of him angrily.

Although the face was not blocked intentionally, Nakamori could not see the other person's face due to the intentionally designed angle of the hat brim. If the disguised voice was not taken into account, he could not even confirm the gender.

Nakamori also only guessed that the other person was middle-aged based on the fact that he was "active on the world stage 20 years ago", and guessed that he was a man based on the style of the dress...

But this time Kidd made a wrong calculation!
Even though Nakamori could not contact the outside world, the huge "curtain" began to shake immediately.

"Eh? They're so close? The police are exceptionally smart today..." Kidd was also surprised.

Helicopters usually don't fly so close to buildings. This is the other party's deliberate test!

……

The "audience" outside saw the dials shaking as the helicopter approached, and they immediately understood the principle, just like they were watching a magic trick.

at the same time……

Bai Shi suddenly felt a slight chill all over his body. It was quite different from the feeling of being targeted by a sniper rifle. It didn't feel like his life was threatened, or even like he was being targeted. It was just simply "strange".

Following this feeling...

"Huh? Xiao Hei, are you looking for that classmate?" Ayako also looked over at this time.

Although they didn't have Shiraishi Kuro's instinctive perception, Ayako... and many people around them noticed it!
After all, a girl with long hair and a sudden mysterious updraft around her is still very eye-catching - fortunately she was not wearing a skirt, otherwise it would be even more eye-catching.

Even in Shiraishi's opinion, it was not just a matter of updrafts, there was really something glowing around this guy!

However, the style of this "light" was similar to the clues marked during the inspection, which made Shiraishi realize that it was not a real "light". Looking at the people around him, their puzzled but not shocked eyes showed that they did not see the flash...

But even so, it was enough to shock Bai Shi - what the hell is this?

(End of this chapter)