The second day after returning from Kyoto.

"Here, new Detective Corps badges."

Kaedehara was about to go out when the doctor put two brand-new detective group badges on his hands, "I've already given her the one for Xiao Ai, these two belong to you and Conan." ”

"Thank you, Doctor."

Kaedehara took the badge and looked at it curiously.

The front of the badge is the same as before, but on the back there is a miniature knob for channeling.

The badge's intercom function is very convenient, but sometimes some of the content of the call between the three of them is not suitable for Motota, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi to hear, so the doctor helped to add the function, so that the badge can talk between the three of them or two or two alone.

Swapping out the badge on his body and putting Conan's badge in his pocket, Kaedehara heads out to the Maori Detective Agency.

Lan said that she had made some snacks and wanted him to come over and taste them, and if she thought they were good, she would bring them back to Xiao Ai and Dr. Xiao to eat.

That being said, however, Kaede Yuan felt that Xiaolan was probably beginning to doubt her identity, and deliberately called herself in the past to test herself.

Leaving the doctor's house, Kaedehara soon came to the Maori Detective Agency, and Xiaolan looked like everything was normal, not at all like she had some strange idea-

- if she hadn't brought a plate of lemon pie.

"How?"

"It's delicious!"

Conan swallowed the lemon pie in his mouth, selling Meng to reply to his sister Xiaolan, and then noticed with some surprise that Xiaolan had been staring at Kaedehara, waiting for his response.

"It's delicious, thank you Sister Xiaolan."

"Shinichi likes it too," Xiaolan said, "Sora, your taste is similar to Shinichi!" ”

Hey, Conan just said it's delicious, don't ignore Conan like this, Kaedehara thought to himself, "Conan likes it too!" ”

"Really?" Ran looked at Conan.

"Yes, yes," Conan stammered back.

"If the taste is okay, then I'll make some more," Xiaolan turned to Kaede Yuan again, "You can bring it back later, and give it to the doctor and Xiao Ai to taste?" ”

Without waiting for a response, Ran walked to the kitchen, and Uncle Maori, who was watching the horse races, glanced boredly at the two children and looked away.

Conan finally realized that something was wrong and looked at Kaedehara.

"She can't be suspicious, right?"

"Did you just find out?" Kaedehara replied.

……

On the other side, Xiaolan in the kitchen fell into deep thought.

To be honest, she felt that the character of Sora's child was not very similar to Shinichi, but if she thought about it carefully, there were many doubts.

The day before yesterday, she saw someone who seemed to be Shinichi, and Koku was not with everyone. And now it seems that Xiao Kong not only looks exactly the same as Xinyi when he was an hour, but his singing is also very ugly, and his taste is the same.

She had suspected that Conan was Shinichi because she had eaten some strange medicine invented by the Doctor and made her smaller, but then her suspicions were dispelled because Conan was shaking in front of her eyes when Shinichi called.

But when I think about it, Xiaokong wasn't there when Shinichi called.

She still remembers the first time she met Hattori, Hattori said that the reason why Shinichi sometimes asks about her current situation and sometimes doesn't ask is because Shinichi is sometimes looking at her...

Sora only comes over occasionally.

And after the amusement park and Shinichi separated, the first time she saw Shinichi again, Xiao Kong was still at the scene of the crime, but that time she herself suspected that Xiao Kong was actually Conan pretending.

This was because the child was as active as Conan at that time, but Conan was quieter.

And speaking of which, Conan has always been active at the scene of the crime and his performance is also outstanding, but Conan's performance is completely different when Xiaokong is there...

For example, in the reasoning duel with Shinichi's mother, Conan has always been very well-behaved, and he didn't even run around at the scene of the crime, and the time Hattori came over a few days ago, Conan didn't have any special performance.

It's weird...

Shinichi, that guy, could it be that he secretly talked to Conan's kid on the phone to instruct Conan to investigate the case, right? He doesn't need to take advantage of Conan when he's there...

Damn it! It must be so!

Actually use children to deceive themselves!

Thinking of this, Xiaolan felt more and more in her heart that Kaedehara Sora was actually Shinichi, and Conan was indeed a distant relative of Shinichi, and it was even possible that Shinichi's mother gave birth to a child in the United States.

However, Xiaokong and Xiao Ai have such a good relationship, and that time Shinichi's mother joked that he and Xiao Ai were her son and daughter-in-law...

And if Xiaokong is really Shinichi, Shinichi's mother may not be joking, and Xiao Ai may also have taken medicine to become smaller...

What the hell was the last confession!

Xiaolan hammered down the chopping board and hammered off the corner directly, only to sober up a little.

Maybe it's not like that, it's just that I'm thinking too much...

Xiaolan's thoughts were confused, and then she heard the doorbell ring.

This time, it was obvious that there was a commission to come to the door, Xiaolan hurriedly ran out of the kitchen to open the door, and then found that Xiaokong had already helped open the door under the instruction of his father and welcomed the client in.

This is a well-maintained actress who looks to be in her thirties, named Mushuri. She was accompanied by one of her female assistants, named Masayo Yaguchi.

Xiaolan waited for the client to sit down and then walked away to prepare the tea for the guests, and then noticed that the child came over to help her.

Speaking of which, Shinichi doesn't do that...

Xiaolan thought to herself, and the two prepared refreshments together, and then she heard Uncle Maori shout in surprise: "Kidd!?" ”

Kidd the Thief?

Kaedehara glanced back curiously.

The day before yesterday, I tried to dump him, but I didn't expect to meet something related to him today.

The world is really coincidental.

He hadn't seen this famous thief himself.

Conan had met him a few times and told him.

Sitting on the sofa, he took out a folded letter from the bush and handed it to Uncle Maori.

Uncle Maori took it and gave him a brief look, "I see, this is a warning letter from Kidd the Strange Thief." ”

"Yes." "I found this letter on the balcony of my apartment in the morning with a large bouquet of roses. ”

"That's right..."

Uncle Maori picked up Kidd's teaser letter and read it as he read it, "Romeo, Juliet, Conqueror, cheers!" ”

It is worth mentioning that these four words are in English, "In the midst of these 26 letters flying and intertwining, I will go to take the gem of destiny and blame Kidd the thief." There is also a playing card that is torn in half. ”

"Please." Xiaolan brought the tea to the client, and Kaedehara, who had finished helping, sat down next to Conan and continued to listen quietly.

"Thank you." The female assistant replied.

Uncle Maori began to think.

Mu Shuli picked up the teacup and just took a sip and put it down, and the teacup deliberately touched the saucer, making a not light sound.

Miss Yaguchi, who was beside her, was obviously accustomed to her little movements, and immediately reacted and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Mori?" ”

"Well, what does this Destiny Gem mean...?"

"He's referring to this thing." A delicate ornament box was taken out of the bush tree, and then opened, and everyone was greeted by a sparkling gem.

"Oh..."

"It's beautiful..."

"This is the Sapphire Star, right?"

"Well, that's right." "The three interlaced lines on the surface of this sapphire symbolize trust, hope and destiny. Because of this, it is called the gem of destiny. ”

"I see, this gem is really beautiful."

"We used sapphires for this show because Josephine also loves them."

"Performance?"

"Ah, I've heard of that," Ran interjected, "You're playing Josephine's stage play at the newly opened Space Theater in Shiodome, aren't you?" ”

"Josephine?" Uncle Maori continued to ask.

"Napoleon's first princess," said Conan, "is she also famous for her love of roses, isn't she?" ”

"That's why he's sending roses," Kaedehara thought in a low voice.

"That's right, little brother, you know a lot."

"Where, this stinky boy knows some useless common sense!"

Uncle Maori helped Conan to be humble, then picked up the teaser letter again, looked at the four English words on it, and thought about it.

Kaedehara and Conan also pondered the meaning of the teaser letter.

Xiaolan quietly stared at the two of them.

To be honest, these two people look quite like Shinichi when they think about it...

"Miss Tree," Uncle Maori suddenly thought of something, "may I ask if there is a play of Romeo and Juliet in the stage play you have launched this time?" ”

"Well, even though I didn't attend the show, it was the opening performance, what's the problem?"

"I think I already know the answer."

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Uncle Mori in surprise, and even Conan was a little surprised, except for Kaedehara.

"Is it true?"

"That's right!"

Uncle Maori gently patted the teaser letter on the table, then stood up and straightened his collar, and began his reasoning.

"In this teaser letter sent by Kidd, there are three W's and one H, that is, these English letters represent the mastermind, time, place, and modus operandi."

"I see!"

"First of all, the mastermind, needless to say, is Kidd. As for the place where the crime was committed, it was the theater where Romeo and Juliet was performed, that is, the stage of the theater of the universe.

As for the timing, the applause was mentioned in the teaser letter, so it should be the time to receive applause from the audience. Finally, there is his approach, in which he mentions the conqueror, referring to Napoleon, the character Kidd the Thief intended to disguise.

The playing card was torn in half, which meant the V of victory, so Kidd the Thief should have pretended to be Napoleon when Josephine was applauded by the audience, looking for an opportunity to steal the sapphire star! ”

"That's amazing!" Mu Shuli felt that what Uncle Maori said was very reasonable, and couldn't help but applaud, "You are so powerful, Mr. Maori!" Worthy of a detective! ”

"Where, where, it's nothing." Uncle Maori said proudly.

"Now, uncle," called Conan, "what do you mean when it says 26 letters are flying and intertwined?" ”

"Stupid!" Uncle Maori replied angrily, "You can calculate the English letters on it yourself, Romeo, Juliet, Victor, and Bravo add up to 26 letters!" ”

"But you don't have to look at it to know it's only 22 letters, uncle." Feng Yuan also said that although he didn't want to be suspected by Xiaolan, he didn't want to pretend to be stupid, and it would be easier to maintain the character of a "smart child".

"Huh?"

"yes!" Conan wrenched his hand and counted.

"How is this possible!" Uncle Maori said.

"No, Dad, what he said was right." Xiaolan expressed her opinion, "I also did the math, even if I add an exclamation mark, it is still three letters short." ”

"It's... That must be the blame thief Kidd, he miscalculated..."

"Hey, hey..."

"Ahem," Uncle Maori quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Miss Shuri, when is Josephine's performance?" ”

"Today is the last day."

"Oh! All in all! Uncle Maori said, "Kidd the Strange Thief will definitely steal the Sapphire Star tonight!" ”

Maori Kogoro is a detective in the end, and although there was a little episode in the middle, Makiki still chose to believe him.

"Okay, I see." "I want to discuss something with you. The police will be on guard later, but could you please come to the theater tonight to stop Kidd the thief from stealing the gem? ”

"No problem," Uncle Maori confidently walked in front of Makiki with his hands in his pockets, "No, Maori Kogoro never refuses the invitation of a beautiful woman." ”

"Thank you so much!" Makiki touched Miss Yaguchi with his elbow, "Hey, hurry up and take it out." ”

Miss Yaguchi answered, took out an envelope from the bag she was carrying, grabbed it from the house, and handed it to Uncle Maori.

"This is the ticket for tonight, you are welcome to bring your friends to enjoy it."

After the two left, Xiaolan curiously opened the envelope and took a look, and found that there were many sheets inside.

"That's a lot!" Xiaolan was a little surprised, "Xiaokong, will you go with you?" And the Doctor, the little mourners..."

"Hey, I'm working—"

"What does it matter! Miss Shuri also said that she could bring her friends with her! Xiaolan said, looking at Kaedehara, "And Sora is so smart, he must be able to help Dad stop Kidd, right?" ”

“……”

……

A few hours later, the Shiodome View Building, the Cosmos Theater.

After leaving the office, Kaedehara returns to the doctor's house with the snacks made by Xiaolan, and Conan follows him.

They then called out to the rest of the Junior Detectives and arrived together to join the Maori group.

The garden is also there.

The elementary school students were noisy for a while, and Uncle Maori came over and said, "Hey, I'm talking about you!" This time, I'm going to make an exception and bring you here, so be polite to me! ”

"Good!"

"I'm sorry," Dr. Asasa touched his head a little embarrassed, "even I'm here with me..."

"Ah, it won't..."

"Mr. Maori!" As he spoke, Ms. Yaguchi walked over and said, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting. ”

Before the show begins, Ms. Yaguchi takes them to visit the lounge in Makikiri, where she is sitting in front of the vanity mirror flipping through a magazine while another of her female assistants helps her with her hair.

Makiki helped introduce it, this is called Sakai Natsuki.

Then the elementary school students came in, and the room suddenly became a little noisy, and Kaedehara noticed that Makiki had an impatient expression.

"I'm sorry, you gave me a few tickets," Uncle Maori noticed, "so I brought these kids with me." ”

"No, it's okay."

"Miss Shuri, you usually play diving, huh?" Uncle Maori looked at the photograph placed on the table.

"yes, I just started learning it recently. Would you like to go with us another day? ”

"Yes, definitely!"

Uncle Maori readily agreed, but he hadn't actually dived yet.

Elementary school students curiously visited the room.

Secretly looking at Xiaolan, Gray Yuan found that she hadn't been staring at Feng Yuan like the day before yesterday, so she looked away.

Noticing a large number of high-end cosmetics on the table, Gray Yuan Ai took a closer look.

Ayumi also came over, "There are a lot of cosmetics here." ”

"yes." Gray Plains replied.

"This should be called foundation, isn't it?" Ayumi curiously picked up one of the small boxes.

"That's right, there's foundation alone," Gray Yuan counted, "there are five of them." ”

"That's a lot!"

"Hey, little sister, you two listen up!" The sudden voice startled Ayumi, "It's too early to learn makeup!" ”

It was Natsuki Sakai who spoke, and she took the foundation box from Ayumi's hand, and then put away all the cosmetics on the table, "Children should be like children, you know?" ”

"Yes." Ayumi replied with some reluctance.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, which attracted everyone's attention.

Miss Yaguchi answered the door, and several actors who were still wearing costumes walked in.

One of them, dressed in a distinctly Napoleonic look, was Mr. Fumijiro Narizawa, who played Napoleon, and he was a fan of Uncle Maori.

He helped introduce the next three companions.

Beside him, playing Josephine's good friend Teresa Talyan is Lady Tenko Tajima.

Playing Josephine's lover, Hippolyte Charur, is Mr. Shinjo Ko.

Director and patron of Josephine, who also plays Barras de Boer, is Mr. Companion Heng.

"Everyone's here, right?" Just after the introduction, another voice came from the doorway.

This time, it's Officer Nakamori, who has been mainly responsible for capturing the monster thief Kidd.

It seems that it was because of the last operation to arrest Kidd, Officer Nakamori and Uncle Maori had some small conflicts, and after meeting, the two held each other's hands tightly, and continued to increase their strength, looking like they wanted to pinch each other into the hospital, like elementary school students.

"By the way, this time I brought someone to assist in the investigation of this case."

After a moment, Officer Nakamori rubbed his hands, "Well, although I've been telling him that I don't need to, but that guy in the twilight..."

"Huh?"

"Ah, no, I said, Officer Twilight strongly recommended him," Officer Nakamori quickly changed his tune, and then shouted towards the door, "Come in!" ”

Kaedehara, like everyone else, looked curiously towards the door.

The sound of clear and slow footsteps came, and the person who came walked very slowly, as if to whet everyone's appetite. Then, Kaedehara saw a familiar high school boy walk into the room.

At this moment, Kaedehara was in a somewhat complicated mood.

And the person in front of him walked into the room and raised his head slightly, which had just been hanging down, and looked at the people in the room who were particularly surprised.

"Hello everyone, my name is Shinichi Kudo."

(End of chapter)