Chapter 37: The Jewel Thief

"Hmm!" Conan also nodded and said, "If I remember correctly, the earliest jewelry theft had the lowest value of jewelry, only about 730 million. Since that time, there have been more and more each time, and yesterday's should have been the most. Taken together, the jewelry thief should have stolen more than 7 billion worth of jewelry. ”

"More than 7 billion!" Hearing this number, Mori Kogoro couldn't help but fantasize: "If I had so much money, hahahaha" As if thinking of something, one laughed out loud.

"Daddy!" Seeing his appearance, Mao Lilan shouted helplessly, it was really embarrassing.

Yamamoto Yoshitsuru glanced at Maori Kogoro, who was laughing from the past, shook his head and said: "In just half a month, this jewelry thief has stolen more than 7 billion jewelry, and now the media is reporting very strongly, if the police don't solve the case, the pressure will be unimaginable." ”

Kogoro Maori, who had come to his senses from his delusions, nodded and said, "No, even Officer Twilight, who is in charge of criminal investigation, contacted me yesterday and asked me if I could deduce the jewelry thief." ”

Hearing this, Mao Lilan couldn't help asking, "Dad, how did you answer?" ”

"How can I answer, of course I can't." Mori Kogoro picked up a newspaper and said, "Now I know too little information about the jewelry thief, except for a playing card, I don't even know if the jewelry thief is a person or a gang, how do you let me reason?" ”

Thinking that Mori Kogoro might know more information, Conan couldn't help asking, "That, Uncle Mori, didn't the surveillance video capture any useful information?" ”

Mori Kogoro looked at the newspaper and said, "Of course not, let alone a place to put jewelry, and even the nearby surveillance video did not capture any suspicious vehicles and pedestrians." If there were, Officer Twilight, they wouldn't have to be in such a hurry. ”

Conan asked again, "So, are there any fingerprints left on the playing cards?" ”

Hearing this question, Mori Kogoro put down the newspaper and said angrily, "Can you not ask such a stupid question?" You think that other police officers are children like you, don't they know how to collect the fingerprints of the only remaining playing cards? And do you think a jewelry thief would be so stupid as to leave fingerprints? ”

As soon as Maori Kogoro finished speaking, Maori Lan said: "Dad, Conan, he is just asking curiously, why are you saying that." ”

"Bah, who made the little ghost so curious himself." Maori Kogoro didn't like to have more braids with his daughter, so he picked up the newspaper again and read it.

Ignoring his father, Mao Lilan said to Yamamoto Yoshizuru, "Yamamoto, do you have any opinion on this jewelry thief?" ”

Glancing at Maorilan, Yoshitsuru Yamamoto shook his head and said, "Just like Master Maori said, there are too few clues, or it can be said that there are no clues at all." Either way, that card is noteworthy. Also, since the jewel thief has stolen the jewel, he will definitely take action, and maybe there will be a windfall if someone sells a lot of jewelry, even if the probability is very low. ”

"Why is it low? Yamamoto. Mao Lilan asked puzzled.

Before Yamamoto Yoshitsuru could say anything, Conan replied first: "Because the jewel thief will definitely think of it, since he can think of it, he will naturally not be in a hurry to make a move." Either take it to other regions, or get it abroad, or wait until the rumors are over to make a move, anyway, it won't be right away. ”

Nodding, Yoshitsuru Yamamoto said approvingly, "What Conan said is right. To be honest, it is actually very difficult to catch a jewelry thief. After all, we don't even know his or their information now, so it can be seen that the other party is carefully arranged, and it is not easy to catch it. ”

Mao Lilan said unwillingly: "Then what should I do?" Is it just for the jewel thieves to get away with it? ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Yoshizuru Yamamoto said: "If I were a policeman, I would not search with great fanfare, but I would be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, secretly watching the jewelry stores in Tokyo to see if I could catch the other party's flaws." ”

Hearing this, Conan shook his head and said: "Brother Yamamoto, this method is difficult to achieve, since the jewelry thief has not left any information, it means that the other party is very smart and rational, and they will definitely know about the police's actions." ”

"Then it depends on the strength of the police." Yoshitsuru Yamamoto shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

Mao Lilan said hatefully, "I really hope Officer Twilight can catch that jewelry thief sooner." ”

Seeing her like this, Yamamoto Yoshitsuru asked curiously: "Xiaolan, did the jewel thief offend you, I think you seem to have an opinion on him?" ”

"Almost!" "One of the jewels stolen by the jewel thief was the Suzuki Jewelry Company. I heard from the garden that it was worth more than 800 million in total. ”

"I see, no wonder you've asked so much today." After listening to the explanation, Yamamoto Yoshitsuru suddenly realized.

Conan looked at his watch and said to Mao Lilan: "Sister Xiaolan, now the time is almost up, I made an appointment with Yuan Tai and them today to go fishing, so I will leave first." ”

Mao Lilan nodded and instructed, "Well, remember to be careful!" ”

"Okay! Goodbye, Sister Lan! Goodbye, Brother Yamamoto! Conan answered, picked up the lunch box on the table, and left.

Glancing at the back of Conan leaving, Mao Lilan still said unwillingly: "Yamamoto, can't you catch that jewelry thief?" ”

"Xiaolan, you must be too persistent." Yamamoto Yoshitsuru said a little crying and laughing, and then saw her staring at him, so he had to ponder, and said after a while: "It's not impossible, but this method is a bit complicated, and the police need to do it, and we can't handle it." ”

Hearing this, Mori Kogoro put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "Boy, if you have a way, just say it first, I'll listen, if it's really no problem, I'll report it to Officer Twilight." ”

Looking at Maori Lan's hopeful eyes, Yamamoto Yoshitsuru nodded and said: "The jewelry thief has committed a total of 8 cases, and the amount of money involved in each case is getting bigger and bigger, that is to say, the confidence of the jewelry thief is getting higher and higher, and it is getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, even if he wants to steal jewelry again, he should also attack those large jewelry companies. As far as Tokyo as a whole is concerned, there are not many companies that can match or surpass Daisho Jewelry, and as long as you keep an eye on these companies, you should be able to gain something. Of course, the premise of all this is that the jewel thief will come out and steal the jewel. If people think that the stolen jewelry is enough, then no matter what, they will not be able to catch anyone. ”

Mao Lilan shook his head and said, "However, Conan also said just now that the jewel thief is very smart and will not be so easily fooled." ”

Yoshitsuru Yamamoto said with a smile, "As long as you don't move the jewelry company, but monitor the building in the distance with a telescope, you shouldn't be able to find out." ”

Mori Kogoro frowned and said, "But if you monitor from a distance, it will be difficult to catch people at that time." ”

"Let the plainclothes criminal police ambush around, as soon as the jewelry thief appears, he will take it immediately." Speaking of this, Yoshitsuru Yamamoto looked at the two and said, "Of course, it depends on the strength of the police." If the jewelry thief escapes because of the lack of strength of the police, it is called a nest. ”

"Hmm" Mori Kogoro thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Although your method is not very good, at least it is a solution, I will call Officer Twilight and see if they take it." As he spoke, he picked up the phone and dialed it.

Seeing Mori Kogoro calling, Yamamoto Yoshitsuru reminded loudly: "Mori master, although it is unlikely, those small jewelry companies should also pay attention. ”

"I see!" Mori Kogoro answered, put the phone to his ear, and when the phone was connected, he immediately said, "Officer Twilight, Yamamoto and I have an idea about the case of that jewelry thief, and it is like this."

Listening to what Maori Kogoro said, Maori Lan said to Yamamoto Yoshitsuru with some embarrassment: "Yamamoto, I'm really embarrassed, that method is obviously what you came up with, but my dad is he"

Waving his hand, Yamamoto Yoshitsuru said indifferently: "It's nothing, Master Maori also has a contribution." ”

"Hmph, he didn't do anything!" Seeing that he didn't care, Maori Lan breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Maori Kogoro who was on the phone with an unhappy face.

Looking at Mao Lilan, who had the word unhappy written on his face, Yamamoto Yoshitsuru shrugged his shoulders and picked up a newspaper and read it.

……

Under the bright sun, the clear water in the river is so bright.

Looking at the small fish in the bucket, Conan said happily, "We've caught a lot!" ”

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya also said happily, "It's really like what Motota said, this is a good place to catch fish." ”

"Oh oh" Kojima Motota stretched his hands and said a little proudly, "I'm so hungry, what time is it?" ”

"It's almost one o'clock now, do you want to have lunch?" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya said, looking at his watch.

Ayumi Yoshida was about to say something, but as if she heard something, she opened the reeds on one side, looked at the other side of the river and said, "Look, what is that?" ”

"Huh?" Motota Kojima, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Conan walked over curiously, only to see a motorboat toy with a red balloon tied to it, circling in the river.