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

Seeing Kitagawa Taki return, Sonoko pointed at the screen and said, "Taki, Kaito Kid is actually walking in the air! What's going on?"

Jirokichi Suzuki looked at Taki Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Taki said calmly, "It's just suspended by steel wire."

Although the technique itself isn't difficult, it's still quite challenging for Kidd to portray it as if he were walking on flat ground.

Jirokichi Suzuki couldn't help but say, "Kitagawa, Unit 7 just said that there's nothing on Kid's head."

Kitagawa Taki explained, "Unit 7 is Kid's accomplice; it's Unit 7 that's carrying him around."

"What?" Suzuki Jirokichi was shocked at first, but then quickly understood.

Ran suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. We just assumed that there was nothing on Kaito Kid's head."

Just then, Hattori Heiji rushed in from outside.

"Mr. Suzuki, I know what Phantom Thief Kid's methods are now!"

“I already know,” Suzuki Jirokichi replied, then picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order: “All helicopters, move toward helicopter number seven. That’s Kaito Kid’s accomplice!”

Upon hearing Suzuki Jirokichi's words, Hattori Heiji glanced at Kitagawa Taki beside him, knowing that he had lost this time.

From the moment Kaito Kid began walking in the air, Heiji Hattori had a vague idea of ​​Kid's methods.

If you eliminate all impossibilities, the one remaining impossibility must be the truth.

Kidd could only be walking by being suspended by wires; there was no other way.

Unlike Heiji Hattori, Conan was more concerned about how Kid would escape, so he had already come down from upstairs and was waiting on the ground. As soon as Kid was about to escape, he would kick him.

At this moment, Kidd received a notification from Terai Kinosuke, the pilot of Unit 7, and knew that his trick had been exposed, so he hurriedly ended his performance.

After dropping a smoke grenade in the air, Kidd quickly used a wire to return to the helicopter.

hateful!

Conan had his hand on the power-enhancing shoes, but it was too late.

Seeing this, Jirokichi Suzuki yelled into the walkie-talkie, "Don't let Unit 7 get away!!"

After receiving the order, the other helicopters surrounded helicopter number seven.

Under the control of Terai Kinosuke, Unit 7 quickly descended and flew away from the blockade of several helicopters.

Suzuki Jirokichi was not about to let such a good opportunity slip by. "Quickly! Quickly!"

Several helicopters immediately followed.

Jirokichi Suzuki smiled and said, "Where do you think you're going, Phantom Thief Kid!"

Unit 7.

"Either it was Kitagawa Taki's doing, or it was that brat detective!"

As Kaito Kuroba was preparing to retreat, he saw Conan on the ground and saw Conan about to kick him again.

Terai Kinosuke said, "Young Master Kaito, we can't shake them off at this rate!"

"Look at me!"

After saying that, Kaito Kuroba took out dozens of smoke bombs and threw them behind him in several batches.

The smoke grenade exploded in the air, leaving behind plumes of white smoke.

Although the smoke was quickly dispersed by the pursuing helicopters, Kaito Kuroba and his companion managed to escape the pursuit's sight using the tall buildings as cover.

Seeing Kaito Kid escape, Jirokichi Suzuki slammed his fist on the table, "Damn it! He still got away!"

Jirokichi Suzuki said to the staff, "Go and check on that pilot of Unit 7!"

Hattori Heiji stopped him, saying, "There's no need to investigate. He's definitely using fake identity information, and he might even be disguised."

Upon hearing this, the staff member looked at Suzuki Jirokichi.

Jirokichi Suzuki slammed his fist on the table again. "I'm going to catch him tomorrow!"

Seeing Jirokichi Suzuki's expression, Sonoko couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Jirokichi, haven't you been traveling abroad all this time? Why do you seem to dislike Kaito Kid so much?"

"Kid... Phantom Thief Kid, just hearing his name reminds me of how he stole everything from me, and I will never forgive him!"

Jirokichi Suzuki's face showed a look of reminiscence.

"Over the past few decades, I've received countless accolades, each one featured on the front page of the newspaper, until that Phantom Thief Kid appeared. He not only stole the front page, but he also stole the second page. Do you know what that humiliation feels like?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Suzuki Jirokichi's reason.

Kitagawa Taki was both amused and exasperated. He had thought there was some connection between them, but it turned out that he had simply had his headline stolen.

The saying "People fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat" is indeed true. Kidd probably never imagined that he would be targeted by a stubborn old man because of this.

Chapter 104 Secondary Use of Emblems

Conan returned to the live broadcast van.

Based on the helicopter chase scene just now, he realized that Phantom Thief Kid was on Helicopter No. 7.

After learning from Ran that the pilot of Helicopter No. 7 was an accomplice of Kaito Kid, Conan slapped his forehead in frustration.

In magic, the concept of "first impressions" is called "sleight of hand." By showing the other person a part that appears empty first, that part becomes less likely to be suspected, because no one wants to double-check something they've already confirmed.

Conan also fell for Kid's trick, assuming that since there was a Suzuki family helicopter above Kid's head, it was impossible for Kid to be using some kind of flying object to suspend himself on a wire to achieve the levitation walk.

Just then, Suzuki Jirokichi, who had been boasting about capturing Kid, suddenly shouted, "Wait! Don't move!"

Sonoko asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Uncle Jirokichi?"

"My contact lens fell out, don't move!"

Jirokichi Suzuki stared wide-eyed as he searched the ground.

Kitagawa Taki used his divine sense to scan and found the contact lens at Conan's feet.

“There it is.”

Following the direction Kitagawa Taki pointed, Suzuki Jirokichi also saw his own contact lenses.

He picked it up gently. "I'm saved. My eyesight isn't good anymore as I get older."

"I must catch Kid before I die!" Suzuki Jirokichi resumed his previous state. "Kitagawa, and Detective Hattori, I'll have to trouble you tomorrow!"

……

Saturday night.

Kitagawa Taki and the others arrived early, but Suzuki Jirokichi arrived late.

Just as it was almost time as Kidd had announced, he drove a sidecar motorcycle at breakneck speed to the museum.

"I'm sorry I'm late, something came up and I was delayed."

Jirokichi Suzuki stopped in front of the crowd, took off his helmet, and got off the car.

Conan narrowed his eyes; something was off about this Suzuki Jirokichi!

Kitagawa Taki also became suspicious; how could the old man who was so eager for Kid be late?

As expected, upon examining the evidence with his divine sense, Kitagawa Taki discovered that Suzuki Jirokichi was actually Kuroba Kaito in disguise.

Kaito Kuroba was unaware that Conan suspected him and that Taki Kitagawa had seen through his deception.

In order to deal with Kitagawa Taki, he specially honed his disguise skills.

First, the human skin mask was made using a more advanced and expensive material, making it impossible to detect unless it was pulled off by hand.

Secondly, he put in a lot of effort to collect information on Jirokichi Suzuki, imitating his way of speaking, tone of voice, actions, and even his walking posture.

Unfortunately, Kaito Kuroba's efforts were destined to be in vain. No matter how superb his disguise skills were, he was completely exposed in front of Taki Kitagawa.

This time, Conan discovered something amiss because of a minor detail.

But Conan and Kitagawa Taki remained unmoved, silently watching Kid's performance.

Everyone got into the live-streaming van together.

"Suzuki Jirokichi" laughed loudly: "Today, I made thorough preparations. I investigated all those helicopter pilots, and I even personally checked their faces before they boarded the plane. There is absolutely no way I can let Kidd's accomplices in again!"

Nakamori Ginzo muttered, "It would be better to send our police helicopters."

"Suzuki Jirokichi" snorted coldly and retorted, "I still have to film a movie! Do you want your helicopter to get in my way?"

There was nothing Nakamori Ginzo could do about this stubborn old man; after all, he was a member of the Suzuki family.

Sonoko changed the subject, saying, "Will Kaito Kid show up today? After all, we figured out his tricks last night."

"Kidd will definitely show up; he's never broken his word! If he sends out a warning, he'll always appear!"

Kaito Kuroba secretly praised himself.

“I’ve also prepared a backup plan for him; I will absolutely not let him succeed!” he said in Suzuki Jirokichi’s voice.

"Here it comes!" Hattori Heiji shouted, staring at the screen.

A cloud of white smoke appeared in mid-air on the screen, and after the smoke dissipated, the phantom thief Kid appeared inside.

Unlike yesterday, there was no helicopter hovering over Kaito Kid's head today.

As soon as Phantom Thief Kid appeared, the crowd below erupted in cheers.

But Kidd was acting strangely today; he stood in the air without moving.

He simply said, "I'll take the gem!"

Then, another burst of smoke erupted, and Phantom Thief Kid disappeared.

"Suzuki Jirokichi" exclaimed, "Gone?"

The staff member swallowed hard. "Mr. Suzuki, if this continues, what will happen to the jewels...?"

"Suzuki Jirokichi" waved his hand and said, "Take the gemstone back to the museum immediately!"

"Yes!" The staff member pressed the button and retracted the Blue Wonder into the museum.

"Suzuki Jirokichi" looked at Nakamori Ginzo and said, "I need Officer Nakamori's cooperation next."

"Me?" Nakamori Ginzo looked completely bewildered.