Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Vermouth quickly figured it out and asked, "Is it Kaito Kid?"

She thought of Kitagawa Taki's personality again and a strange smile appeared on her face. "Could this famous Phantom Thief Kid actually be a woman?"

Look at what kind of talk this is!

Kitagawa Taki coughed lightly and said, "To be precise, it's his mother."

Poor Kaito Kuroba was sold off just like that.

It's no use if he doesn't say anything; Vermouth can verify it herself when the time comes.

So, Kaito Kuroba, I'm sorry.

Vermouth's smile deepened, with an expression that said, "I knew it."

She glanced at Kitagawa Taki and said, "It seems you have a particular fondness for older women."

Kitagawa Taki turned to look at Vermouth, thinking to himself that she had implicated Vermouth as well.

But he said, "What old woman? This age is just right, she's a woman..."

Vermouth interrupted him, "No, I almost forgot, you're not a picky eater."

“Uh…” Kitagawa Taki choked, then corrected, “Actually, I am still picky.”

"Hehe." Vermouth laughed and exposed him: "Only pick the pretty ones."

"No wonder you're so concerned about Phantom Thief Kid."

She added another complaint.

Just then, Jirokichi Suzuki pushed open the door and walked in.

"I heard you've made a decision?"

"Mr. Suzuki, this is the result of the discussion."

Vermouth handed the document to Jirokichi Suzuki.

Jirokichi Suzuki looked through it for a while and repeatedly said, "Good."

Chapter 372 Notice Appears

The next afternoon.

Kitagawa Taki and the others were summoned by Suzuki Jirokichi once again.

Kogoro Mouri and Ginzo Nakamori were also there.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Suzuki Jirokichi didn't waste any words and said, "Kaito Kid sent a notice over at noon today!"

Charlie suddenly stood up and hurriedly asked, "What's the content?"

Nakamori Ginzo was not surprised; that was precisely why he had been called over.

Jirokichi Suzuki took out the notice and said slowly, "Tonight, I will go to receive the first copy of the Lullaby on the left."

He gave the notice to Vermouth and asked her to pass it around.

"What do you think this means?"

He had originally thought Kidd would make his move at the art exhibition, but now Kidd had announced it for tonight.

Kitagawa Taki was also secretly wondering what this fake Kid was up to.

Kumiko Kishi frowned, then said, "Mr. Suzuki, the sunflowers mentioned in Kid's announcement are not the ones here."

The first copy on the left side of the lullaby painting should refer to Van Gogh's fifth sunflower painting, the one that the Sompo Koa Museum in Japan, which refused to lend to us, is in their collection!

Koji Azuma agreed, "Ms. Kumiko is right."

Miyatai Natsumi asked, "I wonder how Suzuki-san's negotiations with them are going?"

Jirokichi Suzuki said, "They relented, but said they had to see our new security system in person first."

The revised plan was only released yesterday, and the Lake Rock Museum is currently undergoing renovations.

Kogoro Mouri raised a question: "If Kid is after the sunflowers at the Xinga Art Museum, why did he send them to Advisor Suzuki?"

Kitagawa Taki rubbed his chin. This was indeed strange. If it was really Kaito Kid, then it could be explained that he wanted the seven sunflowers to be gathered together to make it easier to do something.

But that person wasn't.

“In any case, this is a good opportunity.” Vermouth narrowed her eyes and smiled, “Weren’t they worried that lending us the painting would attract the attention of Phantom Thief Kid? Now Phantom Thief Kid has directly sent a notice to their painting.”

Miyatai Natsumi nodded and said, "Ms. Keiko's words make a lot of sense. We can use this as a bargaining chip."

"Let's not delay, let's go to that art museum now!"

Nakamori Ginzo slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

Of all those present, no one wanted to capture Phantom Thief Kid more than him.

……

Sompo Japan Koa Museum is located in Shinjuku Ward, on the top floor of Sompo Japan Koa headquarters building.

The group found the museum's director, Hideo Harada.

Hideo Harada led the group into the art museum and found the fifth sunflower painting on display.

There were still quite a few tourists inside the museum at that time.

Hideo Harada said, "As you can all see, there is nothing wrong with our painting."

Nakamori Ginzo disagreed: "Of course there won't be any problems now, based on the time Kidd announced..."

Harada Hideo glanced around nervously and interrupted, "Gentlemen, shall we talk in the meeting room? It's causing trouble for the tourists here."

Kogoro Mouri nodded and said, "That makes sense. Let's go to the reception room."

Upon arriving at the reception room, Suzuki Jirokichi handed the notice to Harada Hideo.

After touring the museum, Hideo Harada adjusted his glasses and asked, "Why do you think Kid's target is this art museum?"

Kumiko Kishi explained, "The lullaby refers to Van Gogh's painting 'Woman Rocking a Cradle'."

Van Gogh once included an illustration in a letter to his brother Theo, and according to the illustration, the painting was arranged with sunflowers on either side of the lullaby.

The third and seventh paintings are on the right, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth paintings are on the left. The sunflower on the left, which is also the first copy, is the fifth sunflower painting!

Harada Hideo suddenly realized: "I see, so that's why you came to our building?"

Jirokichi Suzuki said in a deep voice, "Director Harada, to be frank, I want you to hand over the fifth sunflower painting to us right now!"

Harada Hideo hesitated, "This..."

Nakamori Ginzo urged, "Director! Kidd's prediction is for tonight, there are only a few hours left, we must move the sunflowers to a safe place!"

“That’s right,” Suzuki Jirokichi continued, “Not even a fly could get into my vault!”

Hideo Harada pondered for a moment and said, "I understand. I will explain to the tourists and close the museum as early as possible."

The chairman originally told him to wait until he saw the security system at the Reklock Mansion before making a decision, but now, because of Kid, he has to make a decision sooner.

……

With the coordination of the museum staff, the museum was able to close early.

The fifth sunflower was successfully delivered to the Suzuki Jirokichi family's vault before dark.

Seeing the sunflowers being placed into the vault, Jirokichi Suzuki smiled smugly and said, "This is a vault that our Suzuki family built at great expense. You can rest assured that the painting is safe here!"

"The vault has two doors, an inner one and an outer one. The inner door is made of alloy steel and is 18 inches thick, enough to withstand various threats such as burning, cutting, and explosions. It also requires my fingerprint and password to open!"

"Even if Kidd came, he wouldn't be able to do anything!"

Jirokichi Suzuki stood with his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.

Nakamori Ginzo nodded. Even Kidd couldn't do anything about such a vault, could he?

Besides the vault, the Suzuki family also had a considerable number of guards.

"This time, Kidd's advance notice was a complete waste of time!"

Jirokichi Suzuki said to the head bodyguard beside him, "Goto, go check if anyone is still in the vault."

Goto went inside and checked, confirming that no one was there.

Only then did Jirokichi Suzuki feel at ease and lock the vault door with his fingerprint.

The group walked out of the vault.

Jirokichi Suzuki smiled and said, "According to the renovation progress, the art exhibition should be able to be held as scheduled, and the other five sunflower paintings are also being delivered one after another."

Kitagawa Taki checked the time; it was already past 7 p.m.

So far, no suspicious individuals have emerged.

What exactly did Kidd mean by that pre-announcement letter?

……

in the hotel.

Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori are watching an interview program about an art exhibition.

As for Kuroba Chikage, she went to Kitagawa Taki's place.

"What's going on? They only accept 100 people a day, and you have to register and draw tickets on the official website?!" Kaito Kuroba was extremely frustrated.

Nakamori Aoko asked, "Kaito, are you interested in this art exhibition?"

"Aoko, don't you want to go?" Kaito Kuroba exclaimed excitedly, "This is the first time all seven sunflowers have been brought together! It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Kuroba Chikage asked him to take Nakamori Aoko to Tokyo for fun, going to the art exhibition would be the same as having fun, right?

Nakamori Aoko was tempted by what she heard, but the conditions were still there.

"But what if I don't get it?"

"Leave it to me!"

Kaito Kuroba patted his chest, realizing that relying on luck was too risky, and he would have to resort to special methods.