Chapter 271: An Invitation from a Magician
Not long after Yuichi sat down, other police officers who needed to be present also took their seats. After seeing that the personnel were almost all there, as the police officer in charge of the second search section, Kantaro Chaki coughed lightly, stood in front of the projector in front of the conference room, and explained the reason why so many people were called to the meeting this time.
"No. 1412, commonly known as Kidd the Strange Thief, has committed 134 crimes so far, 15 of which are abroad, including 12 countries such as the United States, France, and Germany! 152 gems were stolen, and the total amount stolen amounted to 38,72,500 million yen! And just yesterday, he sent a new crime notice letter! That's it! β
As he spoke, Kantaro Chaki pressed the projector button in his hand, and then a strange teaser appeared on the projector.
"From the lion at dusk to the virgin at dawn, when the twelfth word is engraved on a clock without a second hand, descend from the glowing heavenly pavilion and receive the egg of memory. The magician at the end of the century - Kidd the Monster Thief. β
The Metropolitan Police Department police officers who saw this notice letter all discussed it in a whisper.
And Yuichi, who was originally a little indifferent, also sat up, staring at the teaser letter on the projector with interest on his face and thinking about it.
Yuichi is still very interested in this Doi Tucker Tree-classmate who was in a hurry at the online magic enthusiast association that he participated in the garden a few months ago, after all, this monster thief Kidd is also an interesting person in the world of Conan. And he is quite entangled with Conan.
Remembering the last incident, the other party was squeezed by himself, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned Yuichi stared at the pretending to be a beep teaser, quickly analyzing the other party's thoughts in his mind.
And just as Yuichi was thinking, the Chaki police on the stage spoke again to explain the Metropolitan Police Department's interpretation of this notice letter.
"The Egg of Memories mentioned in the teaser letter was discovered from the Suzuki Foundation's treasury last month, the secret treasure of the Romanov dynasty, that is, the Tsar's Easter Egg! This emperor's Easter egg, which was given to the Empress by the Russian Tsar on Easter, was made by the gem maker FabergΓ©, and only 50 were made between 1885 and 1916. And this one found this time is the 51st egg! The 51st egg will be exhibited at the Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art, which will open in Osaka Castle Park from August 3. And then there's the content about codes! The following is a summary of our speculations from the Nakamori Silver Third Police Department of the Third Search Section! β
After explaining the origin of the Egg of Memories that he mentioned about the monster thief Kidd, Detective Chaki handed the microphone at the conference table to Ginzo Nakamori on the side.
Then Nakamori Ginzo, who took the microphone, explained his reasoning to all the participating policemen after being polite.
"Thank you to Chaki Police for giving me this opportunity! I won't say more nonsense! Dear colleagues, Based on my interpretation of this notice letter, I have received the following interpretation. First of all, from the lion at dusk to the virgin at dawn, I think this refers to the period from the dusk of August 22, the last day of Leo, to the dawn of the first day of Virgo, which should be the time when Kidd the thief commits crimes! Then there is the twelfth word engraved on the clock without a second hand, which is supposed to represent the moment of the crime, but I have not been able to decipher it yet. Finally, it descends from the glowing Heavenly Tower, which I think is the castle tower, or Osaka Castle, which is supposed to be the location of Kidd, the monster thief. So, to sum up, the content of the teaser letter is that between the evening of August 22nd and the dawn of the 23rd, the monster thief Kidd will appear at the Osaka Castle Tower and steal the Tsar's Easter egg! β
"Oh! I see! It's really worthy of the Nakamori Police Department! β
"The reasoning of the Nakamori Police Department is very reasonable!"
As Nakamori Ginzo finished his story, the people who ate melons below applauded and cheered.
And just as they were cheering, a familiar person slowly walked out of the door next to the conference room, nodding to the Twilight Police Department and others on the side.
Just when Yuichi wondered how he came, Chaki Police, who was standing on it, took the microphone again and summed it up.
"So, in order to catch this international thief, we at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will cooperate with the Osaka Prefectural Police Department and act together! And at the request of Mr. Suzuki, Detective Mr. Kogoro Mori will also assist in the investigation! With such a strong lineup, we must defend the Easter Egg this time anyway, even if we let the prisoners escape! β
"Yes!"
Hearing the order of the Chaki Police, the policemen in the audience were stunned for a moment, but then they immediately shouted and agreed, after all, this was ordered by the Chaki Police, which to a certain extent also represents the last attitude of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department when facing a large consortium like the Suzuki Foundation this time. Since the above has communicated with the Suzuki Foundation, no one below will touch this sensitive topic.
However, just when the atmosphere of the meeting was harmonious and was about to end perfectly in this warm atmosphere, the Nakamori Police Department, who was standing next to the Chamu Police Station, suddenly snatched the microphone from his hand.
"How can we let this bastard go so easily? The Easter egg can only be placed in second place! For the sake of the prestige and pride of our police, be sure to throw that bastard thief into an icy prison! What do you think? Everybody! Can it be done? β
"Yes!"
Turning his head in some surprise to look at Nakamori Ginzo, who was giving a passionate speech next to him, Chaki sneered and turned around and left the conference room.
This kind of troublesome thing will be done by the idiot of Nakamori Ginzo, if there is really something wrong with the Easter egg of the Suzuki Foundation family at that time, Chaki Alert believes that the Suzuki family will definitely let Nakamori Ginzo know what is the will of the chaebol.
Looking at the embarrassed Twilight Police Department and the Chaki Police who turned around and sneered, he glanced at Maori Kogoro who was standing next to Nakamori Ginzo with a cold sweat on his head, and Yuichi, who was sitting in the audience watching Nakamori Ginzo's passionate speech, suddenly laughed.
He has a hunch that this trip to Osaka will be very lively, because the collision of his old friends is definitely an annual drama! With such an interesting thing happening, Yuichi didn't pay much attention to the notice letter from the monster thief Kidd.
Although he and Suzuki Sonoko are still friends, with the financial resources of the Suzuki family, Yuichi thinks that even if he loses an Easter egg, it doesn't matter.
So compared to the desperate appearance of Nakamori Ginzo and others, Yuichi prefers to regard this as an interesting trip to Osaka, and he can't wait to see how the stinky boy of Black Feather Kaito uses his unscientific disguise and black technology to fight wits and courage with this group of police detectives.