I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Indeed, they were two members of a transnational antiquities forgery syndicate.

Tarumi Inohiko and Hanamura Masanosuke.

As soon as they entered the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall, they saw Suzuki Sonoko, Suzuki Jirokichi, and others staring at them, and a look of surprise appeared in their eyes.

Why are you all in the exhibition hall so late?

A slightly embarrassed expression appeared on Tarumi Inohiko's face. He then coughed twice and said...

"Ahem, I'm a little worried about my treasures."

"So I came here tonight specifically to see how the security measures are in place... As the owner of these treasures, I'm not obligated to check on the inside, are I? Mr. Suzuki?"

Hanamura Masanosuke, standing nearby, silently took a step back, shielding Tarumi Inohiko in front of him.

He was just an appraiser, a nobody with little influence.

Theoretically speaking, he has no right to speak here.

Even if his true identity is actually that of Tarumi Inohiko's accomplice, it doesn't matter.

Hearing what Tarumi Inohiko said.

A hint of doubt appeared in Hattori Heiji's eyes, then he turned to Chen En and asked in a low voice.

"Old Bat, who are these two?"

"The owner of the treasure? But I remember that every time the treasure that attracted Phantom Thief Kid was bought by the old man, wasn't it? What's going on? Why is he using someone else's treasure to offer to someone else?"

"Is the Suzuki Group's assets really that bad? You have to borrow treasures just to attract Kaito Kid?"

Chen En: ?

Who told you to use that name?

Do I look old? Don't I look like a college student?

Although I had already graduated from university before I transmigrated...

Chen En simply nodded slightly, too lazy to answer Hattori Heiji's question.

Suzuki Jirokichi had already spoken up in response.

“Mr. Tarumi, as the owner of this treasure, you are naturally qualified to come and see the anti-theft measures.”

"However, since you came to me saying that I am an expert in dealing with Kaito Kid and that you hope I can help you protect these Ryoma treasures, it means that in your eyes I should be a professional authority in dealing with Kaito Kid."

“You can look all you want, but I don’t want you to criticize my security measures.”

"It is a major taboo in the industry for laymen to guide professionals, and I believe you should be aware of that."

Tarumi Inohiko's eyes narrowed slightly.

His thoughts were immediately seen through by Suzuki Jirokichi, and he was at a loss for words.

That's right. Besides checking out the security measures at the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall, he also planned to modify them to make it easier for Kaito Kid to steal things.

Anyway, he can just say he doesn't understand these things and is just pretending to know.

It's perfectly normal for bosses to direct employees and for laymen to instruct experts.

Besides, what about him, who outwardly presents himself as a nouveau riche antique dealer?

These dragon horse treasures must be stolen by Phantom Thief Kid. Even if Phantom Thief Kid doesn't steal them, he will still have to remove them from the exhibition hall, otherwise the goods in the warehouse will have no way to be sold.

In this situation, the fewer anti-theft measures, the better.

If it weren't for Chairman Kawazu's belief that Suzuki Jirokichi was a sucker, and the fact that it would be strange not to seek out Suzuki Jirokichi, an expert in dealing with Kaito Kid, if they were to fight him, they wouldn't have come to Suzuki Jirokichi for help.

In retrospect, it really does seem like they shot themselves in the foot.

"...Mr. Suzuki, please forgive my bluntness."

"I can't speak without the words of Masanosuke Hanamura," he continued.

"As you said, we know nothing about theft prevention, but we respect your expertise in this field, so we have complete faith in your abilities."

"But as the provider of the treasure, I think we should have the right to see the design drawings of the anti-theft measures, right?"

"After all, just looking at the actual objects on site... as I said before, we are not experts in this field, so even if we look at the actual objects, we will not be able to understand where these mechanisms are installed or what their function is."

"I believe that seeing the design drawings would be even more helpful..."

However, before Hanamura Masanosuke could finish speaking, Suzuki Jirokichi answered without hesitation.

"This is a trade secret of our Suzuki Group."

"Mr. Hanamura, all you and Mr. Tarumi need to know is that this time, dealing with the Phantom Thief Kid will be a sure thing."

“I don’t think you and him need to know so much.”

Even though Heiji Hattori and Conan had no idea what Ryoma was up to.

Hearing this conversation, which was tinged with tension and didn't sound like a typical exchange between an employee and their employer, they realized something was amiss...

Why is Suzuki Jirokichi targeting these two people so specifically? Could it be that these two people have a problem?

They had this idea immediately.

It's not that Heiji and Conan have much trust in Jirokichi Suzuki.

Conan and Jirokichi Suzuki do not meet often.

Hattori Heiji's first meeting with Suzuki Jirokichi was actually a direct encounter.

You can't really say how much they trusted Suzuki Jirokichi. That's just empty talk. No one would believe it if you told them. They mainly trusted Chen En, so they trusted Suzuki Jirokichi because Chen En trusted him.

This is why this logical chain is formed.

"Hanamura, Tarumi, Ryoma Exhibition, Ryoma Treasure Provider..."

Conan hid behind Chen En, muttering these unusual terms under his breath.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Professor Agasa, asking him to look up this relevant information for him, because he knew that at this time, Professor Agasa should be in the Batcave tinkering with the Bat-computer or further improving the production machine tools...

I saw Conan take out his phone, and I wondered who he was texting.

Heiji Hattori shifted his body slightly to shield Conan from the light of his phone, preventing Masanosuke Hanamura and Inohiko Tarumi from seeing what Conan was looking at on his phone.

Chapter 889 Go, Phantom Thief Kid!

Taruhiko's expression darkened, and he said this.

“Mr. Suzuki, I must say that your attitude is not what an employee should have.”

This is no acting.

He genuinely felt that Suzuki Jirokichi's attitude was rather rude.

He secretly cursed the geniuses in the group who were in charge of intelligence gathering.

What exactly made those people think that Suzuki Jirokichi was an easy target to manipulate and deceive?

Is it because Suzuki Jirokichi buys all sorts of precious gems every day and goes against Kaito Kid?

The reason he and Hanamura Masanosuke came to the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall in such a hurry was that they planned to modify the anti-theft measures in the middle of the night.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

After discovering last time that Chairman Kawazu had lost contact.

The two conducted further investigations.

Then it was discovered that Chairman Kawazu didn't seem to have something preventing him from coming to Tokyo, or that he had temporarily changed his route to another place. There was no news of him at all, so it was highly likely that he had been caught.

Something like, "They capsized in a ditch somewhere."

Although it sounds incredible, it's not really that incredible.

After all, this kind of counterfeit business will always offend powerful and wealthy people in various places.

It's the kind of food that can only be made at lunchtime.

Why can't we do it in the morning and at night?

Because something bad was bound to happen sooner or later.

The sudden death of Chairman Kawazu was within their expectations, but they didn't expect it to come so quickly, before they even had a chance to make a profit and run away.

Fortunately, Tarumi Inohiko, as a student of Chairman Kawazu, also had some influence in Tokyo.

Once this deal is done and all the Dragon Horse treasures are sold off, there shouldn't be any major problems.

But that's all I can do for now.

The fake dragon-horse treasures in the warehouse needed to be sold as start-up capital for their escape, so he couldn't afford to be careless... Now that Suzuki Jirokichi's attitude was so hostile, perhaps he could too...

“Mr. Suzuki, since your attitude is so bad, I think we should stop talking.”

“We plan to take all the Dragon Horse Treasures away and move them to another exhibition hall for continued display. As for the penalty for breach of contract, you can discuss it with the company behind me later. We will provide compensation after the Dragon Horse Exhibition ends.”

"Huacun, call someone else to come and clean up the artifacts..."

Tarumi Inohiko said without any politeness.

There is no place to stay here.

Anyway, since the notice from Kaito Kid has already been sent out, even if he changes to a different exhibition hall, Kaito Kid will still have to follow. As for the penalty for breach of contract that he has to pay?

What a joke! After the Dragon Horse Exhibition ended, he disappeared without a trace.

You should ask Otto's mother for the penalty for breach of contract.

However, upon hearing this, Jirokichi Suzuki simply shook his head slightly.

"This is what the Suzuki Group advisor, who wields real power within the Suzuki Group, said with a smile."

"Mr. Tarumi, you're joking."

Hanamura Masanosuke, who had already taken out his phone, focused his gaze on Suzuki Jirokichi's unusual attitude.

I was unsure what to do for a while.