The Defense Begins
Maori Detective Agency.
"What? You passed Shinichi-gege in Shibuya?! How is that possible?" Conan said in disbelief.
"It's true!" Lan said loudly to Conan.”
Then, she turned around and complained to Mao Li, who was sitting on a chair and drinking wine, and You, who was leaning against the table and visiting the house."But he ignored me. Isn't that too much?”
"Please, I didn't go to Shibuya. Besides, my body hasn't returned to its original state like Yu!”Conan was really bitter.
"Hmm? He looked like Shinichi, and he was walking with a girl. This was definitely Kidd. He didn't expect to meet this guy so soon.”Thinking of this, You looked at Conan, who was speechless." Then let Gid tease Shinichi. This guy has been using Uncle Maori to solve many cases. His confidence has been inflated recently. That's why Hattori found out his true identity so easily. This can't go on. If he encounters the Black Organization one day, he'll be courting death. It's necessary to let Gid teach him what it means to be better than others."”
Seeing You looking at him with a sinister smile, Conan had an inexplicable bad feeling, as if something bad was about to happen.
"Humph! She must have fallen in love with someone else. Forget it, forget about that reasoning idiot.”Mao Li said with a drunken hiccup.
"Yes, and he seems to be walking with another girl.”Lan's expression was a little gloomy.
Seeing this, Conan quickly comforted Xiao Lan,""I got the wrong person! Don't take it to heart!"
"..." Lan looked at Conan like a dead fish, which confused him.
" You're hopeless, Shinichi." She sighed and turned her face away.
"By the way, is what you said just now true? "You want me to catch some strange thieves or something…" Mao Li was a little drunk.
"It's Bandit No. 1412!" Xiao Lan was a little helpless towards Mao Li. He had just said it and had already forgotten. What kind of memory was that?
"What is 1412?" Mao Li was still confused.
"I don't seem to know where it came from. According to the garden, he was a thief who targeted art, jewelry, and cultural relics from all over the world. The FBI and CIA had long been furious with him, and the Interpol was the same, so they gave him a secret number 1412. However, when the news leaked out, everyone called him that.”
"Nonsense!" Conan thought disapprovingly.
" But he seems to have another name in Japan…" Lan continued.
"I think it's a homonym. 1412 means thief in English!”Mao Li said proudly.
"That's not true." Xiao Lan disagreed with Mao Li.
"You're getting more and more ridiculous. I'm not interested in thieves!”Conan yawned as he listened to Mao Li and Lan's conversation." I'm going to sleep."”
"Are you going to sleep? As expected of a child. You have to know that the adult's nightlife has just begun, Conan.”You teased Conan.
"Cut the crap. You're not an adult.”Conan countered.
"Oh right, I have a copy of the strange notification that Bandit No. 1412 sent to the Sonoko family.”Xiao Lan rummaged through her apron pocket for a long time before taking out a crumpled piece of paper and handing it to Mao Li." Because I don't quite understand the meaning. It seems to be a secret code."”
Hearing Lan mention the secret code, Conan perked up. He stopped in his tracks and began to listen to the strange notification with Mao Li." What?‘Aprilfool, when the moon separated the two, under the name of the Dark Star, I was invited to the waves, and I will be there…Strange Thief!？It's broken. I can't understand it."
"There's no other way. I heard that after her parents received the letter, her father was so angry that he tore the letter apart.”
"This article is really difficult to understand. All he knew was that Aprilfool would appear on April 1st. Eh?" At some point, Conan had already crawled under Mao Li's arm and was peeking at the letter." Hey! Aren't you going to sleep?"
"This is the only thing that can pique Conan's interest. He's just like Shinichi.”He smiled at Xiao Lan." It's getting late, so I'll be leaving first. Remember to call me when you go to the scene. I'm very interested in this matter."”
" Yes," Lan agreed with You." Yes, I will."”
Conan held the letter tightly and read it. An interesting smile appeared on his face.
March 31st, Mi Hua Museum.
"Pa, pa, pa! Pa!" Many helicopters were hovering above the museum, and teams of police officers were fully armed. They were waiting for Kidd's arrival in the museum.
Mao Li and the others went into the museum and looked around curiously. Of course, You was also there. He was also quite interested in the black pearl.
"In the end, I still don't understand it at all." Conan was still thinking about the secret codes.
"Ah! Mr. Mao Li! Welcome! Thank you so much for agreeing to my daughter's invitation this time. To be able to invite a famous detective like you, we're really like a tiger with wings. Everything depends on you, Mr. Detective!”Sono's father, the chairman of the Suzuki Consortium, Shiro Suzuki, brought Sono to personally welcome Maori.
"A mere thief, I will definitely bring him to justice easily, hahaha!”Mao Li rubbed his head and laughed.
"Is it really okay for you to say that? Uncle Mao Li, I heard Shinichi say that the secret code hasn't been unlocked yet.”You was worried about Mao Li.
"Wow, this is the world's largest black pearl, the Dark Star!”Under the lead of Suzuki Shiro, Maori and the others visited the target of the strange thief, Kidd.
"Ever since my grandfather took this pearl as a collectible, the Suzuki family's fortune began to rise. In other words, this pearl is also the guardian of our Suzuki family.”Shiro Suzuki said proudly.
"However, there's still one more day. The security here is a little too tight!”Mao Li looked at the situation outside the window and said disapprovingly.
"Indeed, only the date on the notice letter can be read. That's why the police will be stationed here from tonight onwards because Strange Bandit No. 1412 may sneak in at any time.”
" What did you say?!" At this moment, an angry roar came from the side. It turned out to be Officer Kamaki from the Second Investigation Division of the Police Department assigning tasks to his subordinates." Didn't I just say it? Pay attention to the river. You have to divert a portion of the police force to the river. You have to remember that Bandit No. 1412 was planning to sneak into the museum from the Tiwujin River next to the museum, understand?!”
When Shiro Suzuki heard what Officer Kamaki said, he walked over and asked,""The Wu Jin River?"
"Yes! The 'invited to the waves' mentioned in the notification letter referred to the Tiwujin River. The only place with water nearby was the Tiwujin River.”
"Pfft." Mao Li couldn't help but burst into laughter after listening to Officer Kamaki's explanation.”
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