Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Upon hearing this, Inspector Nakamori immediately stepped forward and asked, "Before you return to your room, could we please check your person and the contents of your backpack?"

"Yes, that's fine." Suzuki Jirokichi handed over the backpack and cane.

He understood Inspector Nakamori's purpose; he was doing this to check if he had taken anything from the vault.

If someone really did take something out of the vault, then 'himself' is very likely a disguised Phantom Thief Kid.

After the inspection, Suzuki Jirokichi said, "By the way, I'm about to head out. Please make yourselves at home now."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Nakamori was taken aback.

"I almost forgot that I had made plans to have dinner with Chaki today."

At this point, Jirokichi Suzuki tossed the car keys from his pocket to the bodyguard beside him with his left hand and instructed him to drive to the back door and wait for him immediately.

After giving his instructions, Suzuki Jirokichi turned and walked towards where Tatsuno and Conan were, giving them a wink.

Immediately afterwards, Jirokichi Suzuki headed towards the back door of the villa, preparing to leave.

ten minutes later.

Ryūno and Conan chatted seemingly casually in front of Inspector Nakamori.

"Brother Longye, is Advisor Suzuki's dominant hand his left or right?"

"Hmm? Of course it's the right hand. Uncle Suzuki isn't left-handed~"

"Huh? But when Suzuki tossed the car keys to the bodyguard, it looked like he used his left hand?"

"Left hand? Now that you mention it..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Nakamori frowned instantly, repeatedly recalling the scene from just now in his mind.

Just then, the maid, Mizuki Seto, ran towards the group in a panic, crying out, "N-Something terrible has happened!!"

"When I went to the master's room to pack his things, I saw that the wardrobe door was slightly ajar. I peeked inside... and saw Master Jirokichi unconscious and tied up in the wardrobe!!"

Chapter 409 You know, we didn't say anything.

"what?!"

Upon hearing this news, Inspector Nakamori's expression changed drastically.

"H-How is that possible! Didn't that old man just go out to have dinner with Inspector Chaki?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in a brown suit with a small mustache walked towards Inspector Nakamori. "Hmm? Where did you say I went?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Inspector Nakamori exclaimed in surprise, "Chief Inspector Chaki?! Weren't you supposed to have dinner with Advisor Suzuki tonight?"

"Idiot! In these extraordinary times, how could I possibly have the leisure to go out for a meal?!" Superintendent Chaki waved his hand angrily.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Nakamori glanced at the maid and Ryūno, his face pale.

At that moment, Inspector Nakamori's subordinates rushed over in a panic. "Inspector! I just checked, the wardrobe containing Advisor Suzuki is full of barbed wire, and there's a banner on it that says 'Do Not Touch, Danger of Explosion'!"

After listening to his subordinate's words, Inspector Nakamori seemed to have thought of something and quickly reached out to open the door next to him.

To everyone's astonishment, a card belonging to Phantom Thief Kid was found affixed to the vault, clearly stating:

—I've thoroughly explored the inside of the tanuki's belly~

Seeing this, Superintendent Chaki frowned and said, "So, does that mean Phantom Thief Kid has already achieved his goal...?"

"Alright! Just in case, quickly call the explosive ordnance disposal team downstairs and have them rescue Consultant Suzuki from the closet!"

Inspector Nakamori, standing nearby, immediately yelled, "The rest of you, follow me and chase after that Kid guy!!!"

After saying that, Inspector Nakamori and Superintendent Chaki led their team away from the scene.

After the surrounding police officers left, Conan shook his head helplessly. "I didn't expect you to be right. Inspector Nakamori and the others actually fell for such a simple trick..."

The 'maid' beside him opened the door with a smile, chuckling, "I've been dealing with them for so long, if I didn't understand their personalities, I would have been arrested long ago~"

Ryūno and Conan exchanged a glance and followed Kaito Kid into the room containing the vault.

Upon entering the room, Phantom Thief Kid immediately went to the vault, pressed one ear against it, and then reached out to turn the golden combination lock.

Conan looked at Kaito Kid, who was unlocking a lock, and said, "Speaking of which, do you have a cross-dressing fetish? Why do you have to dress up as a maid?"

Ignoring Conan's sarcasm, Kaito Kid chuckled and said, "Of course, it looks cuter this way~"

After saying that, Phantom Thief Kid turned his head and said, "Take a look at the door behind you. Aren't there many small holes that look like they've been pierced by something?"

Upon hearing this, Ryuno and Conan turned to look at the door behind them and nodded.

The position and height of the small hole on the door are exactly level with Conan's head.

"This must be because the dial is not turning correctly..."

Before Kaito Kid could finish speaking, the dial pad cover suddenly opened.

Before he could warn Longye and the other man at the door, an arrow suddenly shot out from the round hole of the dial.

Before Conan could lie down, Ryūno reached out and grabbed the arrow, then casually tossed it aside. "This kind of toy shouldn't hurt anyone, right?"

Conan: "..."

Kaito Kidd: “…”

The two glanced at Longye at the same time, squinted, and remained silent.

After this brief interlude, Phantom Thief Kid took out a pen and paper from his pocket and began to study the vault in front of him intently.

Conan curiously observed the interior of the room.

A short while later, Conan walked up to a paving stone, frowning slightly. "Takeda, look at this stone. It looks different from the surrounding stones; it's clearly a new one..."

Ryūno looked down at the floor tile that Conan was pointing to.

Kaito Kid also turned his head curiously and looked in the direction Conan was pointing.

Just then, his hand on the dial pad accidentally turned slightly.

—"Click, buzz"

With a mechanical sound, another mechanism was triggered.

A giant axe suddenly emerged from the right side of the vault, heading straight for Ryūno and Conan's heads.

The moment they saw the giant axe, Kaito Kid and Conan's faces turned pale.

Seeing the giant axe coming towards him, Longye quickly raised his arm, grabbed the handle of the giant axe, and forcibly stopped it in mid-air.

Seeing this, Conan and Kaito Kid also touched their chests and breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, the two saw the ambiguous smile on Longye's face.

Conan immediately realized something was wrong and quickly scratched his head to change the subject, "Hahaha...no wonder this floor tile is new..."

Kaito Kid also realized something and started exchanging questions with Conan.

Just then, the cover of one of the dials on the vault door suddenly opened.

A small doll carrying a fan with the words 'Success and Failure' written on it popped out from there.

The three glanced at the 'mocking' smile on the doll's face and twitched their lips helplessly.

A few seconds later, the puppet mechanism and the giant axe mechanism started turning again, and both returned to the vault.

Just as Kaito Kid and Conan breathed a sigh of relief and were about to continue their 'work', they suddenly remembered Tatsuno standing nearby.

The two turned their heads stiffly, only to meet Long Ye's gaze.

Amidst their horrified gazes, Longye smiled slightly.

—"Bang, bang!"

The next second, accompanied by two crisp loud thuds, Conan and Kaito Kid fell to the ground, each with a large bump on their head.

Longye kicked the two aside and personally turned the dial of the vault.

Before long, Tatsuno opened the vault, much to the astonishment of Kaito Kid and Conan.

As the vault door slowly opened before them, Kaito Kid and Conan exchanged a glance and remained silent.

The next moment, Phantom Thief Kid muttered to himself, "Seriously... if you have this kind of technology, what are you calling me here for..."

Conan sighed, "No need to say more, I already know, it's Hawaii, right..."

"Oh? What were you talking about?" Longye turned to look at the two people beside him.

Kaito Kid and Conan: "N-No! We didn't say anything!!"

……

"Woof! Woof woof!"

Once the vault door was fully opened, Lupin, wagging his tail, pounced on Conan and excitedly hugged and licked him.

Conan was frantically 'fighting' with Lupin, while Tatsuno and Kaito Kid curiously glanced inside the vault.

In the center of the vault was a huge aisle, with two rows of safes on either side.

As for the floor of the vault, there were many empty plates, which looked like the plates that Suzuki Jirokichi used to feed Lupin water and food.

Seeing that the matter was over, Phantom Thief Kid reached out and tore off his maid disguise, revealing his pristine white phantom thief suit.

"Now that I've rescued this little guy, there's no reason for this phantom thief to stay here any longer."

After saying that, Kaito Kid struck a cool pose and gave Tatsuno and Conan a cool smile.

Conan glanced helplessly at Kaito Kid and whispered, "While your pose does look cool, your head..."

Upon hearing this, Phantom Thief Kid touched his slightly tilted top hat.

Since the bump on his head from being hit by Longye hadn't faded yet, and it was positioned right at the edge of his hat, the bump was actually pushing up the hat.

Kaito Kidd: “…”

Chapter 410 A Gift That Wasn't a Gift of Gratitude

Not long ago, on Mihua Highway.

Jirokichi Suzuki's car was eventually surrounded by dozens of police cars led by Inspector Nakamori.

Inspector Nakamori grabbed Suzuki Jirokichi's face while loudly identifying him as Kaito Kid.