Conan: The Heart Thief

Lin Xiao raised his hand and slapped Kaito Kidd hard.

"Ah!" With a scream, Kaito Kidd woke up.

He opened his eyes and saw three people of his age in front of him. He couldn't remember what had happened for a moment and thought he was in school.

"Huh? Where is this place? Who are you?"

Lin Xiao slapped Kaito Kidd in the face again with his backhand, and a bloody tooth was knocked out.

"It hurts so much! If you dare to hit me, I will kill you!" Kaito Kidd dared to shout even when he was about to die.

"Kaito Kidd, you don't seem to know your situation." Lin Xiao grabbed Kaito Kidd's hair, lifted his head up, facing him, and threatened, "Tell me the truth about your identity."

Although Lin Xiao knew that Kaito Kid was Kuroba Kaito, he still wanted Kaito Kid to explain his identity in person.

"I'm not Kaito Kidd!"

Kaito Kidd didn't even think about it and immediately made an excuse.

Lin Xiao pointed at the magic props on the ground, including hang gliders, poker guns, magic wands...

"How do you intend to explain this evidence?"

Kaito Kidd fell silent. He tried desperately to think of how to argue, but unfortunately the evidence was solid and it was no use being stubborn.

"It turns out that Kaito Kid is just a scumbag thief. I used to be a fan of him, he's so ugly." Suzuki Sonoko looked disappointed, and her fan filter for Kaito Kid was completely shattered.

"It seems that Kaito Kid is not Kudo Shinichi. They just look alike. I feel relieved." If Kaito Kid was really Kudo Shinichi, Mouri Ran really didn't know what to do. After all, he was her childhood sweetheart and she still had feelings for him.

"Didn't you hear what I asked? Tell us who you are right now."

Lin Xiao reminded Kaito Kidd.

Kaito Kid struggled, trying to break free from the rope and escape. If the opponent was an idiot detective from the Metropolitan Police Department, there would be no problem. Unfortunately, he was facing Lin Xiao, so he could not be clever.

"boom!"

Lin Xiao raised his hand and punched Kaito Kidd in the nose.

"what--"

Kaito Kidd let out a scream and started bleeding from his nose.

"It seems that Kaito Kidd is unwilling to confess. What do you think if I cripple his hands and feet and hand him over to the police?"

Lin Xiao looked at Xiaolan and Yuanzi.

Kaito Kidd has repeatedly caused trouble for the Suzuki family, so Sonoko will naturally not let him go, and said lightly: "Well. Let's do it this way."

Xiaolan, who has a strong sense of justice, also agrees with Lin Xiao's approach: "Kaito Kidd is not only dishonest, but also likes to play tricks on the police. He really can't be let off easily."

Kaito Kidd was paralyzed when he heard this. If his hands and feet were disabled and he was arrested by the police, it would be impossible for him to escape.

"Who are you? You are so cruel. I won't let you go."

Kaito Kidd stared at Lin Xiao in a rage, his eyes full of murderous intent. Facing the murderous Kaito Kidd, Lin Xiao suddenly felt happy, pretending to be awesome even when he was about to die.

"Kaito Kidd, you really won't cry until you see the coffin."

Lin Xiao raised his foot and kicked Kaito Kidd's left knee.

A sharp pain came, and Kaito Kidd broke out in cold sweats. Then, his left leg lost consciousness and became dislocated.

Kaito Kid finally realized that he was in big trouble. The boy of the same age in front of him really intended to cripple his hands and feet and then hand him over to the police, completely torturing him to death. As Kaito Kid, he had offended many wealthy and political figures. If he could not escape in time after entering prison, he would definitely die in prison.

"Wait a minute... I was wrong, I know I was wrong... I'm going to confess everything now, please let me live..."

Kaito Kidd immediately begged for mercy, saying that he was still young and didn't want to die.

"Tell me about it..."

If Kaito Kidd turns over a new leaf, Lin Xiao might give him a chance to live.

Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at each other, both very curious about who this boy was who looked almost identical to Kudo Shinichi.

Kaito Kid confessed everything. His name is Kuroba Kaito, and he is a sophomore at Tokyo Ekoda High School. He is seventeen years old and still a minor.

"Please, let me go, I'm just a student... If you hand me over to the police, I will definitely not survive."

"I was just confused for a moment...Give me a chance to change my ways..."

"Wuwuwu... Please, let me go. I will never dare to do bad things again..."

Xiaolan is kind-hearted and softened her heart when she heard Kuroba Kaito begging for mercy.

"He looks so pitiful... Should we let him go..."

Sonoko said disapprovingly: "Even so, it is a fact that he stole countless gems. Letting him go is too easy for him."

Kaito Kid quickly defended himself, "It's unfair... Many thieves stole the gems and framed me. I didn't actually steal that many gems. I'm only seventeen... How many gems can I steal?"

Lin Xiao laughed and retorted, "Kaito Kidd, stop pretending. I know all your details. It is true that the gems you stole are limited. But since you inherited the name of your father Kaito Kidd, the gems your father Kuroba Toichi stole should also be counted on you."

Kaito Kidd was shocked and felt a chill all over his body: "Who the hell are you?"

"My name is Lin Xiao, and I'm a detective." Lin Xiao introduced himself.

Seeing the awed look in Kaito Kid's eyes, Sonoko laughed immediately: "Haha... Kaito Kid, you are scared, right? Lin Xiao is the most powerful detective in Tokyo. How can a petty thief like you escape his eyes?"

Xiaolan also admired Lin Xiao very much, and immediately agreed: "That's right... No criminal can hide from Detective Lin, Kaito Kidd, don't try to play tricks, the only one who will suffer is you."

Kaito Kidd has completely admitted defeat. As the saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will eventually encounter ghosts. But the retribution came too quickly.

"Detective Lin, you are right. I have my reasons. Besides, Kaito Kidd is not as bad as you think. Kaito Kidd only steals from the rich. He is a chivalrous thief who robs the rich and gives to the poor!"

"Rob the rich to help the poor? It's true that Kaito Kidd robs the rich, but I've never heard of him helping the poor." Lin Xiao is not so easily fooled.

"The reason why poor people are poor is because they don't work hard. If Kaito Kidd really helps the poor, it will only encourage the poor's lazy habits. My dad and I also have good intentions." Kaito Kidd spoke with righteous indignation and certainty.

Chapter 149 Lin Xiao was dragged by Mrs. Suzuki to spend some time alone

"Kaito Kidd is telling the truth. He has offended too many people, especially the rich and powerful ones. If he goes to prison, he will die."

Lin Xiao turned his attention to the person involved - Suzuki Sonoko. Kaito Kid was caught when he was planning to steal the jewels from Suzuki Sonoko's house. It would be more appropriate for Suzuki Sonoko to decide the life and death of Kaito Kid.

Suzuki Sonoko felt compassion when she heard this. She originally thought that Kaito Kid would be arrested and serve a few years in prison, and that would be a lesson for him. If Kaito Kid went to prison and couldn't come out alive, then it would be over. No matter what Kaito Kid did, his crime didn't deserve the death penalty.

"In that case, let Kaito Kidd live."

When Kaito Kid heard what Suzuki Sonoko said, he breathed a sigh of relief and burst into tears of gratitude: "Ms. Suzuki, you are such a good person. I promise that I will definitely change my bad ways and not be a thief anymore."

"Sonoko, can you really let Kaito Kid go?" asked Xiaolan on the side.

"We can't just watch high school students of our age die because of us..." Suzuki Sonoko sighed helplessly.

After that, Suzuki Sonoko took out her cell phone and informed her mother of what happened here.

After receiving the news, Mrs. Suzuki immediately came to the warehouse. She was also curious about Kaito Kid.

When Mrs. Suzuki came to the warehouse and saw the real face of Kaito Kid, she was surprised. Kaito Kid's face was swollen like a pig and covered in blood. He was obviously a boy, but he was wearing women's clothes, which was very strange.

"Is this Kaito Kidd? He looks... disgusting."

"Yes." Suzuki Sonoko pointed at the magic props on the ground, "Mom, look at the various magic props on the ground, they are the tools used by Kaito Kidd to steal, which is enough to prove that he is Kaito Kidd."

"Yes. Mom knows. Since you, Sonoko, decided to give Kaito Kid a chance to live, Mom agrees."

Mrs. Suzuki twisted her voluptuous figure and walked in front of Lin Xiao: "Detective Lin, you are worthy of being my knight! I really helped you catch Kaito Kidd, I will definitely reward you well."

"Mrs. Suzuki, this is what I should do." Lin Xiao maintained a humble attitude.

Not long after, the cruise ship docked and Kaito Kidd limped back. He promised everyone that he would turn over a new leaf and never be a thief again.

However, this was only a stopgap measure for Kaito Kidd. He secretly made up his mind to get back at his former self and would not tolerate such humiliation.

……

Suzuki Tomoko kept her word. After Lin Xiao returned, he received a transfer of one million yen from Suzuki Tomoko. This amount of money was just a drop in the bucket for the Suzuki family, but for Lin Xiao, it was a huge sum of money that could support a decent life in Tokyo for a period of time.

Not only that, Tomoko Suzuki also drove Lin Xiao out to play herself.

Originally, Lin Xiao wanted to postpone it, but when he thought of the important task assigned to him by Suzuki Sonoko, he had no choice but to agree.

Downstairs of Lin Xiao's apartment, Suzuki Tomoko was wearing a smart sportswear and a pair of sunglasses, looking cool.

Seeing Lin Xiao appear, she took off her sunglasses and smiled faintly: "I didn't expect you to be so straightforward, Xiao Xiao, I was worried that you would refuse!"

"Aunt Pengzi, I'm very happy that you want to take me out to play. But why, is it just the two of us?" Facing the older, mature beauty, Lin Xiao felt a little shy.

"Because this is a reward I give to you, Xiaoxiao, a trip just for the two of us." Suzuki Tomoko approached Lin Xiao and stuck close to him as if nothing had happened.

Lin Xiao had every reason to suspect that Suzuki Tomoko had bad intentions towards him due to her overstepping behavior, but in order to complete the task assigned to him by Suzuki Sonoko, he could only endure it.

Lin Xiao sat in the passenger seat of Suzuki Tomoko's yellow Lexus supercar, watching Suzuki Tomoko driving the supercar skillfully on the streets of Tokyo, and was quite envious. He was itching to drive such a great supercar. It was a pity that he didn't have a driver's license yet, otherwise he would borrow one from Suzuki Tomoko.

Suzuki Tomoko saw through Lin Xiao's little thoughts at a glance.

"If you can pass the driving test, Xiao Xiao, I can lend you a car. In addition to local Lexus brand supercars, I can also lend you foreign brand supercars..."

"I'll take the driving test when I get back." Lin Xiao's eyes lit up.

Seeing this, Suzuki Tomoko curled the corners of her lips and threw all kinds of sugar-coated bullets at Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao would definitely fall at her feet.

"By the way, Aunt Tomoko, where are we going?"

"Izu."

"Is it where your villa is?"

"Not there. I'm somewhere else. I've booked a hotel."

"Oh."

It was a two-hour drive from Tokyo to Izu. Lin Xiao chatted with Suzuki Tomoko from time to time, and before they knew it, they had arrived at their destination.

The sports car stopped in the yard of the hotel. The hotel is located next to the seaside road, built facing the sea, with a commercial street across the road.

When Suzuki Tomoko and Lin Xiao entered the hotel, the proprietress was waiting to greet them. She confirmed the guests' identities, explained the precautions, and then left. In a blink of an eye, Suzuki Tomoko and Lin Xiao were the only ones left in the medium-sized hotel.

“It’s nice here, isn’t it?”

“Hmm… the environment here is really nice.”

"This hotel also has a special hot spring. I spent a lot of time and effort to choose this place."

“Atami Hot Spring!”