The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Conan stammered, "Wh...what...Kudo...Shinichi, Aragaki-nii-san, what are you saying...hahaha..."

"Huh!? Aragaki, Conan!" Just as Conan was feeling anxious, Ran suddenly leaned over and looked at Aragaki Yu and Conan with a puzzled expression, asking, "Are you talking about Kudo Shinichi? What happened to him?!"

Yuu Aragaki looked at Conan's face, which practically screamed "How did you know I'm Shinichi Kudo?" and sighed helplessly. He wondered how Conan, with such acting skills, had managed to stay hidden for over a thousand episodes without revealing that he was Shinichi Kudo.

Could it be that Kudo Yusaku's genes are so strong that Kudo Shinichi only inherited the talent of being a detective?

Aragaki Yu explained with a smile, "It's nothing. I was just wondering, didn't you send this code to Kudo yesterday? Could it be that even he couldn't decipher it?"

"Ha!" Xiaolan clenched her fists and said fiercely, "That guy, I don't know what he's been up to. He didn't even answer my calls yesterday! I'll make him pay next time we meet!"

"Phew~" Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Aragaki Yu said. "Oh, that's what it means. I was so scared. I almost thought I had been exposed!"

However, Conan, who had just recovered from his shock, felt a sense of foreboding when he saw Ran's clenched teeth expression.

"Aragaki?" Clearly, Suzuki Shiro, who was exchanging compliments with Mouri Kogoro, also noticed the commotion. He glanced at the group with some surprise, but his eyes lit up when they landed on Aragaki Yu.

After apologizing to Kogoro Mouri, Shiro Suzuki walked a few steps toward Yu Aragaki and began to look him up and down.

Suzuki Shiro's behavior left Aragaki Yu somewhat bewildered: "Mr. Suzuki? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Shiro Suzuki smiled gently: "Well, buddy, so you're Yuu Aragaki. I was wondering what a coincidence it was when Sonoko mentioned you."

"Hmm?" Aragaki Yuu didn't quite understand what Suzuki Shiro meant.

Even Sonoko looked at her father with a blank expression.

“Good boy, don’t be shy, just call me uncle.” Suzuki Shiro explained with a smile, “Your father and mother are old acquaintances. I even held you when you were little! But obviously you don’t remember it.”

"Huh?" Aragaki Yu was somewhat surprised by what Suzuki Shiro said. He really couldn't find any clues about these things in the original owner's memories.

Then Suzuki Shiro patted Aragaki Yu on the shoulder and said, "I also deeply regret what happened to your father and mother. If you need any help, please feel free to come to me anytime."

Clearly, he also knew about the accident that happened to Aragaki Yu's parents.

"No need to trouble yourself, Mr. Suzuki... Uncle!" Under Suzuki Shiro's gaze, Aragaki Yu finally changed his way of addressing Suzuki Shiro.

"Alright, alright! Come visit us often when you have time!" Suzuki Shiro was very satisfied with Aragaki Yu's attitude.

Seeing Suzuki Shiro's enthusiastic manner, Aragaki Yu was quite surprised.

No matter how hard he tried, Yuu Aragaki couldn't imagine what kind of relationship the original owner's parents had with Shiro Suzuki. Was it really just a normal business relationship?

Aragaki Yu had some doubts in his heart.

Chapter 122: The Police Who Played a Decisive Role

After exchanging a few more subtle words with Aragaki Yu, Suzuki Shiro led everyone to the heavily guarded exhibition hall exclusively for Dark Star.

The group marveled at the carefully preserved dark star, especially Ran and Akemi Miyano, whose eyes were wide open, sparkling with countless tiny stars.

"This is the world's largest black pearl!"

The luxurious and mysterious black pearl lay quietly in the display case. Its blackness was as deep as an abyss, gleaming with a faint, eerie light, as if it could devour all the light around it. Its surface was smooth and flawless, exuding an air of nobility and aloofness, making it impossible to look away.

"No wonder Kidd targeted her." Even Yuu Aragaki couldn't help but mutter softly as he looked at the black pearl in front of him.

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Shiro Suzuki proudly introduced, "Ever since my grandfather acquired this dark star, the fortunes of our Suzuki family have been soaring. In other words, it's also our Suzuki family's guardian deity!"

Just as Shiro Suzuki was recounting the origin of this dark star, several waves of police officers from all over Tokyo rushed past to provide support.

Looking at the police officers bustling around, Kogoro Mouri asked with some confusion, "But today is the day before the master thief predicted he would commit the crime. Isn't the security here a bit too tight?"

Upon hearing this, Shiro Suzuki said with utter helplessness, "Sigh, yes, the letter that arrived did indeed say tomorrow, which is why we're preparing to be on high alert starting tonight in response to his threats, because we have no idea where or how Phantom Thief 1412 will appear..."

Suddenly, a stern reprimand rang out from the side, drawing everyone's attention. Several people turned to look and saw a solemn-looking police officer reprimanding his subordinates: "What did you say? Didn't I just say? We must be careful by the river. We need to deploy some of our police force there! Remember, that so-called thief was planning to invade the museum from the Diwujin River next to it, understand?"

"Has the code been deciphered yet, Inspector Chaki?" Seeing Chaki Shintaro methodically deploying the defenses, Suzuki Shiro curiously walked over to him and asked.

“Yes!” Chaki Shintaro nodded and answered confidently, “The invitation to come with the waves mentioned in the notice means to come along the Teibutsu River, because the only place with waves in this area is the Teibutsu River!”

"Hmm... Hahahaha!" Upon hearing Officer Chaki's explanation, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Damn it! Who is it!" Hearing someone seemingly questioning the police's judgment, Officer Chaki angrily turned his face towards the direction from which the laughter came.

Upon seeing Kogoro Mouri, Inspector Chaki's initially angry face showed a hint of surprise: "Hey! Aren't you Kogoro Mouri, who used to work in the First Division!"

Clearly, Kogoro Mouri and Shintaro Chaki were old acquaintances. With his hands in his pockets, he walked up to Shintaro Chaki and said, "Oh dear! You're such a loser, Chaki-kun!"

"What!" Chaki Shintaro's face turned ugly upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's words.

"Don't you understand?" Kogoro Mouri explained with a smile, "Waves refer to the ocean! When you think of the ocean, you think of fields, and stars refer to the idol star, Ms. Yoko Okino, who will be holding concerts at the Beika Public Hall nearby starting tomorrow! Did you know that?"

"Huh?" Conan, who thought Kogoro Mouri was going to come up with some kind of deduction, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Even Akemi Miyano looked at Kogoro Mouri in surprise, and then looked at Yu Aragaki in disbelief, asking him with her eyes if Detective Mouri had always been like this.

Aragaki Yu:......

Aragaki Yuu certainly understood the confusion in Miyano Akemi's eyes, but for a moment, he didn't know how to explain it to her.

"And another thing! It's been confirmed that Yoko Okino's last song will be 'Moon Girl,' which matches the contents of the letter the thief sent, the line about the moon separating the two. This means that the guy will appear at the end of Yoko Okino's concert, which is around 9 p.m.!"

"Nonsense..." Conan shrugged and muttered irritably.

Yuya Aragaki stared in shock at Kogoro Mouri, who was spouting nonsense with a straight face, and was just about to say that someone would actually believe such a load of rubbish when...

Officer Chaki, who was standing nearby, suddenly clapped his hands and said with a look of sudden realization, "That makes perfect sense!"

They then actually started arranging people to go to the Mikado Guild Hall to make arrangements.

Even Shiro Suzuki looked at Kogoro Mouri with a look of complete admiration.

Aragaki Yu:......

"Little brother Aragaki, is this really reliable?" Miyano Akemi couldn't help but rub her forehead and ask Aragaki Yu helplessly.

She suddenly realized that there was a reason why the organization had grown to such a large scale in Japan.

It seems that all of this is largely thanks to the Japanese police; they must have played a decisive role in it.

Conan looked at the scene before him and wanted to jump out and refute Kogoro Mouri's reasoning, but he himself had not yet deciphered the code. Not to mention whether everyone would believe him, he might get a beating from his uncle.

Seeing Conan looking troubled, Aragaki Yu thought for a moment and then looked at Miyano Akemi beside him and asked, "Ayami-nee, it's already two o'clock, do you want to go get something to eat together?"

"Huh? Aragaki-kun, didn't we just finish lunch?" Miyano Akemi looked at Aragaki Yu with surprise, wondering why he asked that. "Are you hungry again?"

"Two o'clock? Eating? Wait a minute, could it be!" A flash of white light suddenly appeared on Conan's glasses. With Aragaki Yu's prompting, Conan suddenly grasped something.

Seeing Conan turning his head to look around, Aragaki Yu smiled knowingly, knowing that Conan had grasped the key point. He then explained to Miyano Akemi, "A little bit, maybe because he didn't eat much at noon!"

"Then, Aragaki-kun, let's go out and buy some things!" Now that she had seen the gems in the exhibition hall, Miyano Akemi had no reason to stay there any longer. In addition, she was worried that Aragaki Yu might be hungry, so she made the suggestion.

"Huh? Are you guys going out for lunch?" Sonoko, who was not far away, happened to walk over and overheard Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi's conversation. She then said to the two of them, "I haven't had lunch yet either! How about we go out and get something to eat together... Ran, do you want to come for lunch?"

At the same time, Sonoko didn't forget to wave to Ran, who was still standing next to Kogoro Mouri.

"No need, we already ate on the way here." Ran smiled and shook her head at Sonoko, looking at her father who wouldn't be leaving anytime soon. "You two go ahead!"

Chapter 123 Playing the Piano for a "Dog"

After watching Aragaki and the others leave the exhibition hall, Ran was surprised to find that Conan had somehow disappeared right under her nose.

"Huh? Conan?"

Ran, thinking that Conan, that mischievous kid, was running around again, helplessly turned around and looked around, hoping to find him before he made any serious mistakes.

But then they found Conan standing by the window with a serious expression, fiddling with his watch.

Ran moved closer to Conan, looking slightly puzzled, and asked, "Conan, what are you doing?"

Conan, still busy solving the mystery, subconsciously replied, "I'm using my watch to determine my direction."

"Determine the direction?"

"Well, first you need to point the watch's hour hand at the sun. Since Japan is in the Northern Hemisphere, the angle between the hour hand and twelve o'clock on the watch face is due south..."

Seeing Ran's increasingly shocked expression, Conan realized that he was just an elementary school student, so he quickly scratched his head and awkwardly covered up, saying, "I was just testing whether the method Shinichi taught me was accurate!"

"Oh, so that's how it is!"

Seeing that Ran had been fooled, Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Conan looked confidently at the Beika Municipal Hotel, located in the southwest direction.

"Ha, Phantom Thief Kid! I've deciphered the code you left behind. Just you wait!"

……

11:04 PM

In the living room on the third floor of the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan looked at Ran, who was fast asleep in the room, and quietly crawled out of bed.

"Okay, she's asleep!"

Conan tiptoed out of the room and took out his phone to call Professor Agasa: "Hello, Professor Agasa?"

"Hmm? It's Shinichi. What's up?"

"Please, Doctor, could you please help me investigate the information on that Phantom Thief Kid? There should be information in my dad's criminal record."

Professor Agasa was puzzled by Shinichi's late-night search for this information: "But why are you looking for this?"

"Because I plan to go find that guy now, I want to have a better understanding of the situation first!"