Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

The murderous intent and hatred that Mr. Kusaka and Ms. Akikichi displayed in their eyes must be related to this matter.

same moment

Metropolitan Police Department First Investigation Division.

Sato Miwako approached Inspector Megure and briefly shared her thoughts on the previous car accident.

Do you think there was something wrong with Eito Yashiro's car accident?

“That’s right, the fact that he had a heart attack while driving downhill is very strange to me.” Officer Sato nodded.

“Alright then. Since you think there’s a problem, then we should get to the bottom of it. I’ll contact the local district and ask them for your assistance.” Inspector Megure tidied up the materials on the table, then looked solemnly at Officer Sato.

Upon hearing this, Officer Sato smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you!"

……

Cruise ship restaurant

The staff had already served everyone dinner and drinks.

Just as everyone raised their glasses, ready to clink them together, Sonoko stood up and said, "Excuse me, please allow me to say a few words."

After saying that, Sonoko raised her glass and shouted, "First of all, let's celebrate this enjoyable cruise trip. And... congratulations to Ran for winning the Kanto Tournament! Cheers!!"

Cheers! XN

After the toast, Kogoro Mouri, Professor Agasa, and the others looked at Ran and Sonoko with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

No wonder Sonoko said something; now I understand!

At this moment, Longye got up and walked behind Xiaolan's seat, and put a sapphire necklace around Xiaolan's neck.

"Congratulations, Xiao Lan! This is a gift for you—the Azure Star!"

At this moment, everyone present turned their attention to this exquisite gemstone necklace.

Ayumi stared at the necklace for a few moments, then exclaimed with a smile, "Wow! Ran-neechan, this necklace is so pretty!"

"Yes, Ran, this necklace suits you very well!" Professor Agasa nodded with a smile.

Although Kogoro Mouri turned his head away, no longer looking at Ryuno and Ran, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved into a smile.

Longye, that kid... he's not bad!

"..."

After a while, Sonoko put down her knife and fork, rested her chin on two fingers, and murmured, "Come to think of it, I feel like I've heard this name before... but I can't quite remember..."

Upon hearing Sonoko's words, Conan, who was sitting directly opposite her, frowned.

Not only Sonoko felt this way, but he also felt that he seemed to have heard of the name "Azure Star" somewhere before.

Thinking of this, he took out his phone, connected to the cruise ship's network, and prepared to search online for this name that he found extremely familiar.

A few seconds later, Conan looked at the information and pictures that appeared on the internet, as if he had seen something incredible. His eyes widened and his expression changed drastically.

Chapter 294 Don't worry, it was bought on sale.

No wonder the name sounded so familiar!

Isn't the Azure Star the jewel that Phantom Thief Kid stole from the Narita family a while ago and then returned?!

But... how did this gem end up here!

No, that's not right!

Perhaps the gemstone Longye gave me was just a coincidence of names, and I might be making a fuss over nothing.

Thinking of this, Conan shook his head, turned around and took a closer look at the sapphire that Ran was wearing, comparing it with the photo of the gem on his phone.

Conan: "&%#￥!!!"

Isn't this exactly the same?!

Just as Conan was about to ask Tatsuno about this, Minami Akiyoshi suddenly covered her mouth and looked at Ran: "Wait! This, this Azure Star, isn't that the gem that appeared in the news a while ago?!"

Hearing this, Sonoko remembered as well. She stared wide-eyed at the sapphire necklace, then looked at Ryuno in astonishment.

"Tatsuno! You...you wouldn't happen to be imitating Kaito Kid and stealing this gem from the Narita family..."

"Haha, don't worry, Sonoko. I wouldn't go that far~" Ryuno waved his hand with a laugh.

"After this sapphire was stolen by Phantom Thief Kid, I went to the Narita family's house, bought it, and had it made into a necklace. After all, the character '兰' (lan, meaning 'orchid') is in the name of this gem."

Hearing this, Sonoko breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of regret flashed in her eyes: 'Wouldn't it be even more interesting if Ryūno also became a phantom thief!'

Before Ran could speak, Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized something. He looked at Ryūno, squinted, and asked, "Wait, kid, is this gem... very expensive?"

Although he wasn't a fan of Phantom Thief Kid or jewels, he knew that none of the jewels stolen by Phantom Thief Kid were cheap.

Therefore, when he heard that "Phantom Thief Kid" had stolen this gem, his first thought was that the gem might be very valuable.

“I remember now, this ‘Azure Star’ is the symbol of the ancient Sturm dynasty royal family. Nobody knows where President Narita got it from. But my mom seems to have said that this gem is currently worth about $5 million on the international market.” Sonoko glanced at Kogoro Mouri and explained while nodding.

After hearing Sonoko's words, everyone present gasped.

No one doubted what Sonoko's mother, Mrs. Suzuki, said.

So, this gem really is... worth five hundred million dollars?!

For a moment, everyone except Sonoko and Ryuno looked at Ryuno with shocked expressions.

A few seconds later, Kogoro Mouri stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, stammering, "Five...five...five...five hundred million dollars?! That means this gem is worth...five hundred billion yen?!"

“Longye?! This…this gem is really…” Xiaolan looked down at the necklace around her neck and said nervously.

Seeing Xiaolan's stiff expression and movements, Longye waved his hand and chuckled, "Don't worry, I didn't spend that much~ When I approached President Narita, he was just about to sell this gem."

"His company's business has not been doing well lately, and with the Kaito Kid incident, he felt that instead of keeping this jewel which can only be used for 'ornamental purposes', he should sell it."

"When I approached him, he very kindly sold me the gem at a low price. I only spent three hundred million dollars to buy it!"

After saying that, Longye held up three fingers.

Seeing the three fingers that Ryūno extended from his right hand, everyone except Sonoko showed extremely complicated expressions.

Kogoro Mouri then downed the glass of red wine in one gulp, looking dazed.

Seeing Ran's stiff expression, Sonoko put her arm around Ran's shoulder and whispered in her ear with a smile, "Don't worry. My dad once told me that Ryūno seems to have quite a bit of savings! If you don't want my things, that's fine too. Anyway, you're practically Mrs. Takeda now~ Why bother with him being so formal?"

“Sonoko! But this is too much…” Ran stiffly looked up at Ryūno.

half an hour later

The "gemstone incident" has temporarily passed, and Longye has also temporarily appeased Xiaolan.

Although Ran was very reluctant to accept the gemstone necklace because of its price, she eventually agreed to "temporarily keep the gemstone for Ryuno" after being persuaded by Ryuno and Sonoko.

But every time she saw a gemstone, her eyes did indeed sparkle with joy and happiness.

Longye could tell that she really liked the "orchid" gemstone that was related to her.

To be honest, the reason I was able to buy this gem at this price was thanks to Kaito Kid.

Tatsuno once mentioned to Kaito Kid that he hoped Kid would notify him once he found a beautiful gem.

Although the price of 300 million US dollars seems expensive, it would have been worth it if President Narita hadn't been so eager to sell the jewels, fearing they would be stolen again by someone like "Kaito Kid".

This gem could fetch at least $5 million.

For the world's top collectors, $5 million is not even their psychological limit.

After all, for some people, money really is just a number.

They would rather get what they want than these "worthless" numbers.

Just a few days ago, Phantom Thief Kid suddenly sent him a message saying that he had recently set his sights on an interesting gem.

Upon seeing the name of the gem he sent, Longye immediately decided to buy it.

Once Kaito Kid confirmed that the gem wasn't the one he wanted, he returned it to the Narita family and immediately contacted Tatsuno, indicating that President Narita seemed to be interested in selling the gem.

Upon receiving this news, Tatsuno immediately contacted President Narita and bought the gem from him.

……

"W-wait, refill my glass!" Kogoro Mori said, his face flushed, as he swayed as he held up his wine glass.

Seeing her father swaying in his chair, Xiaolan knew he was drunk and immediately said angrily, "Really... Dad! You've had too much to drink!"

Just then, Mr. Hiroshige Kusaka, who was standing to the side, covered his face in pain.

Professor Agasa immediately asked with concern, "Mr. Kusaka, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, I think I'm a little seasick. Excuse me, I'll have to go back to my room to rest first..." Mr. Kusaka stood up, supporting himself on the table, glanced at everyone, and said slowly.

After saying goodbye to everyone, he turned and walked out of the restaurant.

Seeing this, Yuan Tai excitedly said, "Dessert will be served soon. Since this uncle has left, can I have his dessert?"

"Genta!" Mitsuhiko and Ayumi frowned and glared fiercely at Genta.

Conan scoffed speechlessly. "No wonder he's Genta; he actually thought of this at a time like this..."

"Haha, little brother, I don't like desserts, but you can have mine too~" Upon hearing Genta's words, Akiyoshi Minako covered her mouth and laughed.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Yuan Tai scratched his head sheepishly and chuckled a few times.

Chapter 295 Betting on Shinichi Kudo's Name!

After finishing their dessert, Longye and his group left the restaurant.

Just as Ryuno and Ran were about to take the unconscious Kogoro Mouri back to his room, Professor Agasa picked him up and carried him on his back.

"Alright, I'll take him home. Longye, Xiaolan, don't worry~"

Before Ryūno and Ran could answer, Conan, Mitsuhiko, and the others nodded.

"It's alright, we promise to take Uncle Mori back!"

"Yeah, all we need to do is move him to the bed, right?"

"That's right, this task is too easy for us Junior Detectives!"

Xiaolan and Longye exchanged a glance, then Xiaolan said shyly, "But..."

“Exactly! Ran, you and Ryūno must have something you still want to say, right? We'll take care of this!” Sonoko patted her chest and laughed.