Chapter 80 The Magician at the End of the Century (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

[From the lion at dusk to the girl at dawn

The clock without a second hand reaches the 12th word
Descending from the bright sky tower
Collect the Egg of Memories
The Magician at the End of the Century——Kaito Kidd]
This is all that was written on the notice that Kuroba Kaito left in Natsuwa’s pocket.

According to this guy, he plans to wait until next week before handing the notice to the police.

As for why I showed it to Xia He in advance…

One reason is that I want to see how long it will take Xia He to solve the mystery.

The second reason is that he was also challenging Xia He.

After all, Xia He is the son-in-law of the Suzuki family.

And his target of the theft this time was the royal treasure from the Romanov dynasty – the Memory Egg, which was to be exhibited in the art museum under the Suzuki Group.

……

A week later.

8 month 22 day.

In the Suzuki family’s luxury car, Xia He took out his cell phone and looked at the date from yesterday to today, which spanned nearly four months. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

So, it was snowing heavily last week, is it summer this week?
At the same time, Sonoko’s voice came from beside him, “So, is it heads or tails this time?”

“Front.” Xia He replied indifferently.

“What about this time?”

“The other side.”

“I don’t believe it… What about this time?”

“It’s still the other way around.”

He guessed correctly more than forty times in a row.

Not only Sonoko, but also Conan, Xiaolan, Maori Kogoro and the driver in the luxury car all had incredible expressions on their faces.

What kind of luck is this?
How about taking him to the roadside to buy two lottery tickets before going to the art museum?
Kogoro Mori thought to himself.

“Is it heads or tails this time?” Suzuki Sonoko tossed the coin for the Nth time.

Xia He, who had been treating the entire journey as an entertainment program, was now beginning to have a headache.

So he followed his intuition and answered the other way around: “Positive.”

“It’s the tail side this time!”

Sonoko spread out the palm holding the coin, with an expression as if she had finally won, and cheered happily.

Seeing this, Xia He smiled and touched Yuanzi’s head.

Garden: (＊／ω＼＊)
“But then again, wasn’t I the one invited by the police to come and help? Why are you…” Kogoro Mouri had just said halfway when he suddenly remembered that Natsuwa was Suzuki Sonoko’s fiancé, so he immediately shut up.

“Not only did we invite you, uncle, but Inspector Megure also specially recommended Natsuwa to Inspector Nakamori. I think we will be able to succeed in capturing Kid this time.” Sonoko said.

Maori Kogoro showed a disdainful expression when he heard this, “Heh, just don’t get in my way when the time comes.”

There was no way. During this period, Conan had been shooting anesthetic needles more and more often, and Kogoro Mouri, who had become more and more famous, had become completely inflated.

……

Osaka Prefecture.

Suzuki Museum of Modern Art.

Nearly a hundred police officers were deployed inside and outside the venue.

Everyone looked up at the helicopter hovering in the sky and couldn’t help but sigh: “Why are they so heavily guarded?” “After all, the opponent is Kaito Kidd.” Sonoko said, reaching out to lift her bangs in front of her forehead, “Of course, compared to Xia He, Kidd is a little inferior.”

Hearing this, Xiaolan glanced at Yuanzi and thought to herself, “That’s not what you said when you admired Kidd before.”

“The elusive and flexible ‘Gentleman Thief’ can miraculously crack any stronghold, no matter how heavily guarded it is or how secure it is. He can even imitate the appearance and voice of others with ease… It seems like we have really encountered a very difficult guy this time.”

A voice sounded, and Hattori Heiji, who was riding a green motorcycle, took off his helmet and looked at Xia He and others.

“Why are you here again, little brat?” Maori Kogoro stared at Hattori Heiji with his half-moon eyes. “But then again, you haven’t been invited by the police, have you?”

“Of course, you know, I am the most famous high school detective in Kansai. Apart from me, who else is qualified to be Xia He’s opponent?” Hattori Heiji grinned confidently.

Yuanshan Heye, who was sitting on the back of the motorcycle, started to complain at this moment: “Really, this guy kept saying Xia He is coming, Xia He is coming early in the morning, it’s so annoying.”

When Xia He saw this, somehow, the scene of when he first met the two people by the swimming pool suddenly emerged in his mind. It seemed that at that time, Toyama Kazuha was also hiding behind Hattori Heiji like she was now, with only half of her head sticking out.

Time flies so fast.

In the blink of an eye, both children have grown up.

“Xia He, I will definitely defeat you this time to avenge the humiliation I suffered in Hokkaido before.” Without paying attention to Toyama Kazuha, Hattori Heiji continued to talk to himself.

“You still remember so clearly what happened six years ago?” Xia He smiled.

“That was my only failure.”

Hattori Heiji thought to himself, how could he not remember? Even though he had faced Kudo Shinichi many times before, the result was a draw at most. Unlike Xia He, he didn’t even give him a chance to reason.

However, things are different now. Having accumulated enough knowledge and experience, Hattori Heiji believes that he will definitely have the upper hand in this “duel” to capture Kaito Kidd.

“Hey, Kudo, long time no see.” Putting down his helmet, he greeted Conan again.

Conan: “?”

Everyone: “?”

“What does it mean when you call you Conan Kudo?” Xiaolan looked puzzled.

“Ah… sorry, because this kid’s eyes look a lot like Kudo, so I couldn’t help but call him the wrong name, hahaha.” Hattori Heiji laughed awkwardly.

Conan rolled his eyes at Hattori Heiji.

Sometimes, I really want to kick this guy in the ass with my power shoes.

……

Inside the art museum.

Xia He greeted his father-in-law, Shiro Suzuki.

Afterwards, a group of police officers led by Ginzo Nakamori, together with Kogoro Mori and others, began to solve the puzzle written on Kid’s notice letter.

Xia He, on the other hand, was yawning on the side, showing no intention of participating at all.

First of all, he was very clear about the development of the plot.

Secondly…without any mission being triggered, he couldn’t muster any interest.

Instead of coming all the way here to play cat and mouse with Kaito, he prefers to stay at home, play games, and drink milk tea.

By the way, let’s go to Dr. Agasa’s laboratory to see if we can help Ai and Chengshi speed up their research progress.

But it was Pu Siqinglan who just walked out of the room and claimed to be from China…

To be honest, this woman’s Chinese is really bad.

(End of this chapter)