Conan: I can see keywords

When she pulled Sonoko to talk quietly, Conan simply patted Hattori's leg and said, "Hey, can you be more reliable? You almost got exposed!"

"Sorry, sorry," Hattori smiled, "I didn't know that girl didn't know about you yet. I thought you had already confessed to her."

"How is that possible?" Conan turned his head helplessly to look at Mouri Ran, a trace of loneliness flashing in his eyes.

When he turned around, his face was serious, "You were invited too?"

"Yeah," Hattori nodded, "It's not just me, do you see that over there?"

"Chima Kyoudai, Mogi Harufumi, Okami Nozomi, Gunda Ikumi... Hakuba Detective." Hattori recited the names, his expression becoming more and more serious, "Almost all the detectives with a little bit of fame are here."

“And look over there,” he pointed to the corner in the opposite direction, “the people there are basically all on the police’s blacklist.”

"Blacklist?" Conan asked in confusion.

"Yes, I heard from my father that some people may be running a normal business, but they are different in private."

"The mafia works for these people. In order to catch them, the police have to send people to watch them 24 hours a day. These people are on the blacklist."

"Then why not just arrest them?" Conan didn't understand, he was just a detective who loved to solve crimes.

I really don't know much about these "secrets" among the police community.

"It would be great if it were that simple. The problem is that these people are notoriously cunning. Even if the police are sent out to arrest them, they are likely to escape punishment or find someone to scapegoat."

"So, unless they are caught in the act, no matter how many police officers are deployed, it will just be a waste of time to argue with them."

"Are these people so arrogant?" Conan frowned and said dissatisfiedly.

"Perhaps it's because too many people are involved," Hattori's tone also became melancholy, "I heard from my father that these people can't be easily moved. If they are moved, they must be dealt a fatal blow, otherwise they will be counterattacked miserably."

The world is not black and white, and Conan is also aware of this theory.

But suddenly seeing so many people with sensitive identities gathered together, he was a little wary, "Why did the mysterious man invite these people?"

"Who knows? Maybe they value the benefits they bring?"

Hattori Heiji answered.

Those people are not good people, but it is undeniable that there are some things and some benefits that only such people can bring.

And leaving those people aside, who among the "elites" present here has never done something wrong?

It’s just that I’m not as outrageous as these people.

"Where are those people?" Conan ignored this part and looked at the group of guys sitting in the southeast corner and asked softly.

Hattori Heiji took a look and shook his head, "I don't know who they are, maybe they are the mysterious man's men?"

Conan did not feel at peace after hearing Hattori's answer.

His heart has been beating fast since he entered the venue.

It seems like something big is about to happen.

After thinking about it, he decided to place a bug in the southeast corner.

I don’t know why, but compared to the group on the blacklist, these young men and women who stay quietly in the corner bring much greater psychological pressure to Conan!

He couldn't tell where this feeling came from, and in the end he could only follow his instinct and get close to these people and install the eavesdropping device.

After doing all this, Conan ran away quickly.

At the same time, he took out the portable phone that Professor Agasa had made for him, pulled out the earphones at the top and put them in his ears.

Just as he was concentrating on eavesdropping, the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed!

The next moment, huge smoke rose from the stands, two beams of light intertwined and a blurry figure appeared.

"Such a lively party, but you didn't invite me?"

Young words came from behind the smoke, and as everyone was whispering, the 'Blue Rose' that had been placed on the stands suddenly disappeared!

Among the police officers invited this time, there was also someone who was familiar with this scene - Ginzo Nakamori!

"It's Kaito Kidd!" He suddenly pointed at the stands, and the smoke was gradually dissipating.

The young man in a white suit, cape and top hat finally showed up.

"Long time no see~ Officer Nakamori."

Chapter 142 The mysterious man appears

"what?"

"Kaitou Kidd?"

"Is it really him?"

The crowd was in turmoil for only a moment before calming down in an orderly manner.

It seemed that the appearance of Kaito Kidd did not shock them much.

It's actually normal.

Kaito Kid's style of doing things can only attract his fans.

These elites at the top of their respective fields don't care about these little tricks at all. Even as for Kaito Kidd, they are only at the stage of understanding him.

Of course, since they all had some rare gems in their hands, these industry elites had also asked people to investigate this thief who specialized in stealing gems.

After learning that Kaito Kidd almost always returns the stolen gems to their original owners, they actually no longer have any resistance or even fear towards this guy "Kaito Kidd".

Even after the rumors that Kaito Kid would not harm anyone's life were confirmed, they became even less afraid of this person.

Who makes Kaito Kid have so many fans and such a wide audience?

Therefore, even though they did not understand the strange behavior of this thief, these politicians would still let their subordinates pay attention to Kidd's movements.

Because in their eyes, Kaito Kid is the walking code of heat!

Just think about the grand occasion every time Kaito Kidd takes action!

He started by building up momentum with a letter of announcement, then showed up to steal the gems, and finally returned them to their rightful owner.

How much traffic can be attracted through this process?

Someone once calculated that even if such an incident happened only once, the popularity brought by Kaito Kid would be enough to bring a company on the verge of bankruptcy back to life and keep it at its peak for more than half a year.

This is called the celebrity effect!

Therefore, when the elites present saw Kaito Kidd appear, they were not actually panicked.

Even a little curious.

They must admit that if something goes wrong in their company one day, the gems in their hands will become a trap to lure Kaito Kidd!

But although they are curious, they will not be too blatant.

Because Kaito Kidd is a somewhat strange person, at least according to their investigation.

Kidd seemed to enjoy playing tricks on people.

The person who was most affected was the police officer who couldn't control his shouting at the meeting.

In the stands, Kaito Kid walked out of the spotlight amid the shouts of Ginzo Nakamori.

He glanced at the gem in his hand, threw it high up, and caught it steadily.

When Nakamori Ginzo couldn't control himself and rushed over, he stood up, jumped, swung his wide cloak, and disappeared on the spot!

When his voice appeared again, it was above everyone's head!

Above that huge chandelier!

Suddenly—the lights came on.

"Don't be so impatient~ Officer Nakamori."

"I am also one of the guests at this banquet~"

"We have to give the island owner some face, right?" Kidd had a faint smile on his face and was in a good mood as he looked at Ginzo Nakamori below.

"Bah! Kidd! You just said it yourself, you didn't receive an invitation! Put down the 'Blue Rose'!"

Nakamori Ginzo's eager look made many people present laugh at him.

He is really obsessed with Kaito Kidd.

The farce was going on on a small scale, and Conan noticed something was wrong in the stands the moment the lights went out.

He was also stunned for a moment after Kaito Kid appeared.

When he saw that familiar face, his thoughts unconsciously drifted to the memory of his fight with Kidd long ago.

When I came back to my senses, Hattori Heiji had already come over.

"It's really lively."

"Yeah," Conan took off one of his headphones, "This mysterious man seems to know everyone."

Because of this understanding, the people attending the banquet this time include not only elites from all walks of life, but also police, blacklists and detectives.

Conan thought of the reason why the blacklist and the police were invited at the same time when he saw Kaito Kid just now.

It's for checks and balances.

The mysterious man wants to contact someone on the blacklist, but is concerned about the other person's identity.

So when he contacted the blacklist, he also called the police over. In addition to safety considerations, there was another point - to prove his attitude!

The mysterious man's frank behavior was equivalent to telling the police that everything he did was in accordance with normal procedures and did not violate any bottom line!

The police must not wrongly accuse good people.

As for whether his cooperation with the blacklist is considered to have crossed the bottom line?

There are so many people who have cooperated with the blacklist. Which of the elites present here has not had contact with the blacklist?

There were even police officers who took the initiative to approach those on the blacklist to seek cooperation.

The complex relationships and interests involved cannot be completely eliminated simply by the word "blacklist".

Therefore, the mysterious man's behavior is reasonable.

Conan saw through it, and so did Hattori Heiji, who had known about the existence of those blacklists for a long time.