Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

In no time, the entire hall was empty.

"Wow! Wow!" Sonoko Suzuki exclaimed excitedly. "He got the gem in an instant! How did Kid do that? And how is it floating in the air? Can he fly?"

Qingze took out his phone and turned on the flashlight.

The flashlight beam illuminated the dark hall, bringing a sliver of visibility.

Amuro Tooru, who was standing next to them before the lights came on, is now standing next to the mannequin in the center.

Meanwhile, Nakamori Ginzo, who had been holding the mannequin, collapsed to the ground.

The mannequins that were displayed in the showcase have disappeared.

Chapter 319 Where is the danger?

Maintaining Ran Mouri's persona, Aozawa rushed over to check on Inspector Nakamori after seeing him collapse.

"What's wrong with Officer Nakamori?"

Amuro Tooru, standing by the booth, glanced down and thought, "He must have been knocked unconscious by Kid."

Qingze checked and confirmed that she had indeed fainted.

She placed her phone on the ground to keep the flashlight shining.

He stood up and looked at Amuro Tooru, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss:

"Mr. Amuro, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Amuro Tooru shrugged. "No."

He stared at the empty booth in front of him, lost in thought.

"I have absolutely no idea how Kidd took the gem with him, and the mannequin is gone too."

Qingze was certain that the gem hadn't been stolen yet, because Kidd was still there.

As for the scene that just appeared, it was probably a holographic projection combined with some kind of magic prop.

It must be said, the design is ingenious. The snap of fingers, timed perfectly to the moment the darkness falls, followed by the reappearance of light, immediately draws everyone's attention.

For magicians, the most important thing is to grab people's attention.

When a person's attention is focused entirely on one object, they often overlook other things.

What's being overlooked is the magician's true skill.

While they were all distracted by Kid in the sky, Amuro Tooru quietly approached the gem and, using some unknown method, temporarily hid the gem along with the mannequin.

Qingze's gaze fell on this exhibition stand.

This booth is square. If a mechanism is installed inside to open it, it could completely hide a bust mannequin.

By simply activating the mechanism the instant the lights go out, causing the mannequin to fall, the mannequin can be hidden away.

And this is the only booth here where you can hide things.

Aozawa glanced at Amuro Tooru, his eyes crinkling into a smile, then clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the display stand.

The fist made contact with the display stand, which made a fragile creaking sound and cracked open.

Amuro Toru was startled and instinctively took a step back.

Qingze looked at him, smiled, and broke the display stand in half, revealing the plastic mannequins that had been divided into two sections.

"Oh dear, I've found the mannequin. Shall we continue pretending, my dear Mr. Kidd?"

Sonoko Suzuki ran over to look.

Inside the hollow booth was a net bag containing a mannequin cut in half.

It's a very simple setup: install a net beforehand to prevent the mannequin from hitting the ground and making a sound when it falls.

But why is the mannequin in two? Where is the gemstone necklace?

Kidd sensed something odd about Ran Mouri's tone, especially the last few words, "Mr. Kidd," which carried a strange ambiguity.

what's the situation?

Now that he'd been discovered, he wasn't going to pretend anymore.

A small ball landed, white smoke exploded, and the person who was just dressed as Amuro Tooru changed clothes with a single click, becoming the White Phantom Thief.

How did you find me?

The voice of the phantom thief rang out, elegant and composed.

Qingze stared at him, his eyes shining.

How does this one-click outfit change work?

What about clothes?

Why didn't any clothes fall off? They even changed their shoes!

Are you sure this is magic and not sorcery?

"If I had to say, Mr. Amuro's skin tone is a bit lighter than the one you're portraying."

what?

Kidd was dumbfounded.

The skin tone is wrong? He applied the foundation according to the skin tone of Amuro Tooru in his memory. Even if it was applied a little too heavily, it was only a slight difference between shade 1 and shade 2.

It's not like two Amuro Toorus are standing together, how can you notice such a small difference?

When did Ran Mouri become so focused on Tooru Amuro? And when did she become so sensitive to colors?

Despite his inner shock, Kidd maintained a poker face.

"I will learn from this lesson. See you next time, Miss Mori."

After saying that, he grabbed a corner of his cloak and took a step back.

White smoke reappeared, spreading rapidly and obscuring his figure.

Qingze walked to the spot where he had just been, but Kidd had already disappeared.

In the smoke, Qingze lowered his eyes and pondered.

After evaluating the situation today, he felt that playing the role of Phantom Thief Kid wasn't difficult.

The magic tricks that appear rely on pre-arranged setups, the hiding techniques rely on pre-planned props, and the removal of the necklace relies on completely capturing the audience's attention and extremely fast hand speed.

He has speed, and he can now disguise himself as Ran Mouri. He can practice his voice imitation skills or use a transformation device.

All that's left is fast hand speed and amazing skills like one-click clothing change and one-click costume transformation.

In addition, as a magician, he must have had an assistant secretly cutting off the power and controlling the holographic projection.

Otherwise, no matter how well planned in advance, it is easy for mistakes to occur.

Moreover, there's no opportunity for rehearsal for this kind of thing; it's a live performance the moment you step on stage.

Let Ran Mouri practice. If he teams up with Ran Mouri, they might actually be able to create a second Kaito Kid to fool people.

He could easily fool Sonoko Suzuki, if not a detective.

The only problem is—the real Phantom Thief Kid can't come and sabotage things.

The best course of action would be to find Phantom Thief Kid himself, have a "friendly" conversation with him, and get him to take the blame voluntarily.

As the smoke cleared and Kid was gone, Sonoko cupped her face in her hands, her gaze falling on Ran with an ambiguous look.

She mimicked Kidd's voice, drawing out the tone with unusual sarcasm.

"See you next time, Ms. Mori~ Oh my~ You're so playful~~"

It's so ambiguous, so incredibly ambiguous!

One person steals a gem, while the other searches for it – is this the kind of romance young couples enjoy?

Qingze nudged her with his elbow, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

"Stop fooling around."

He walked up to the booth and picked up the mannequin that had been cut open.

The mannequin was cut diagonally in two, and the piece that held the necklace in place, along with the necklace itself, was nowhere to be found.

Sonoko noticed something amiss. "Huh? Why cut it? Why not just take the necklace?"

"This is probably the Metropolitan Police Department's solution this time. They probably fixed the necklace to the mannequin. Kid didn't want to violently destroy the necklace, so he had no choice but to cut it open and take it away..."

Kidd, carrying the jeweled necklace, infiltrated the police force and then walked out the back door openly.

Once he reached a secluded spot, he changed his expression again and stood on the edge of the crowd outside the art museum.

Because he remembered Koizumi Akako's divination, he did not relax.

He watched the crowd, excited by the news that Kidd had stolen the jewel, fall into deep thought.

Tonight's operation went very smoothly, except that Ran Mouri discovered a flaw in our plan.

If there is a danger that could endanger his life, where would that danger be?

Afterwards?

Could it be that the necklace has been tampered with?

He instinctively touched his abdomen, where the piece of metal he had cut from the dummy, adorned with a jeweled necklace, was hidden.

"It's locked in, it's him."

Fryward looked at his phone, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the person standing at the edge of the crowd.

Odeton stretched his shoulders, rubbing his hands together, "Finally, time to stretch my muscles! I'm really looking forward to meeting this Phantom Thief Kid."

"Don't rush, there are too many people here, it's not a good time to make a move."

Chapter 320 I Have Some Guesses About His Identity

Is there something on the necklace?

This intuition grew stronger and stronger.

Kidd's mind raced, but he didn't show any unusual expression on his face.

Is it the organization that has its eye on "Pandora"?

Did they deliberately tamper with the gemstone in an attempt to capture him?

He wasn't nervous.

He had faced that organization more than once or twice, and the illusionist known as "Spider" left a particularly deep impression on him.

He wasn't the first Kaito Kid at first; he accidentally stumbled into his family's basement and discovered that his father was Kaito Kid.

In order to find out the true cause of his father's death, he became the new generation of Phantom Thief Kid.

He didn't have much of a purpose at first; he simply treated each appearance as a grand performance, a reenactment of his father's past glory.

But as he stole the gems more and more often, a mysterious organization that had its eyes on the gems gradually came to light.

It turns out that his father's death was inextricably linked to this mysterious organization.

This mysterious organization has been trying to find a gem called Pandora.

It is said that this gemstone possesses the power to grant immortality.

The way to tell if it is Pandora is simple: point the gem at the moon.

If the gem is Pandora, then the other gem hidden within it will reveal the red of life.

He had been searching for clues to his father's death and also wanted to find Pandora before that mysterious organization and destroy their desire for immortality.

He wasn't nervous about this mysterious organization targeting him; on the contrary, he had been waiting for this for a long time.

This time, we might be able to get some more clues from that organization.

Having received Hongzi's prior warning, he was well-prepared and confident that he could escape unscathed.

He pulled down his baseball cap, a confident smile playing on his lips, and turned to leave.