Chapter 81 It’s showtime!
The model of Emperor Nicola’s family, made of gold, began to move in an unnatural way in the Egg of Memory.

“Is that shiny thing inside the egg a gem?” Xiaolan asked curiously.

“It’s just glass,” Shiro Suzuki replied.

“Glass?”

Conan blinked when he heard that. “Nene, isn’t this a gift from the emperor to the queen? Using glass as decoration… doesn’t it feel strange?”

“Maybe it’s because Russia was in financial difficulties when the 51st egg was being made.” Shiro Suzuki was also not quite sure the reason.

At this moment, Xia He was thinking, if Kaito knew that the egg was inlaid with glass instead of gems, would he still go to so much trouble to steal it?
“But I was wondering what the ‘glowing sky loft’ written on the notice means.” Hattori Heiji held his chin with his right index finger and thumb, “Why does Osaka Castle glow?”

“That’s not the point. Kidd will definitely appear at the castle tower of Osaka Castle.” Nakamori Ginzo said at this time: “I’m more curious about what ‘the clock without a second hand reaches the 12th number’ means.”

“Isn’t that a hint of the twelfth character in the Japanese yandakon?” Yuanshan Kazuha said.

Nakamori Ginzo shook his head. “No, the puzzle Kidd asked won’t be that simple…”

Maori Kogoro, on the other hand, snorted coldly at this moment, with an expression of “How can there be someone as smart as me?” He propped his hand on his forehead and said, “Hmph, I think I already know the answer.”

“Really, Mr. Mori?” Shiro Suzuki looked at him expectantly.

“It’s not the Japanese 50-character syllable, but the English alphabet!”

“The English alphabet?”

“That’s right.” Maori Kogoro nodded, “The twelfth letter of the English alphabet is ‘L’. If you put it on your watch, wouldn’t it be three o’clock in the morning?”

After the words fell, the room fell into silence.

Xia He, Hattori Heiji, and Conan all twitched their lips at the same time, thinking that such a stupid reasoning… no one would believe it… right?
however.

“That’s right! It’s three in the morning, before dawn. It really fits with ‘The Girl at Dawn’!”

“That’s amazing! You are worthy of being the famous detective Maori Kogoro!”

“Sleeping Kogoro is indeed worthy of his reputation!”

Hearing the praise, Maori Kogoro stuck out his tongue as usual and started laughing wildly: “Ahahahahahaha~~”

Conan:（；￣ェ￣）

Hattori Heiji: (；￣ェ￣)

Xia He: ╮(﹀_﹀”)╭

……

Namba Hotai Shrine.

Sonoko, Xiaolan, and Kazuha, the three girls were drawing lots in front.

The other three boys had already drawn the lots and started looking at their fortunes.

“What are you asking for?” Hattori Heiji bent down and approached Conan.

“Xiaoji. He said that secrets will be revealed during the trip, so it’s best not to go…” Conan muttered softly.

secret?

What secret?
Will the fact that I am Kudo Shinichi be revealed?

I couldn’t help but suddenly the scene of Xiaolan breaking a telephone pole with one punch emerged in my mind.

He shuddered subconsciously, “It shouldn’t be such a coincidence, right?”

“This one is very effective.” Hattori Heiji said with a wicked smile.

Conan: “.”

“What about you?” They both looked at Xia He again.

“Suekichi.” Xia He unfolded the paper in his hand, “It said that wavering is a taboo and that we must make a firm choice… I don’t quite understand what it means.”

“Indecisive? Are you two-timing, boy?” Hattori Heiji narrowed his eyes and looked at Xia He.

“Not really.” Xia He shook his head.

Without exception, all the women he had come into contact with eventually became close sisters to him.

And up to now, the only woman he had ever had an ambiguous relationship with was Sonoko.

“But I’ve never been interested in superstitious things like this.”

Xia He didn’t take it too seriously and put the paper in his pocket.

“Good luck… As long as you wait patiently, there will be good results.”

Yuanzi looked at the words on the signature and then smiled.

……

Under the pretext of helping to capture Kidd, he parted ways with the three women who only wanted to go shopping for clothes.

Conan walked forward, still thinking about the content of the puzzle: “It would be okay if L is Russian, after all, it is pronounced ‘Ka’ in Russian, which translates to K in English…”

“But K can’t see any time on the clock.” said Hattori Heiji.

After saying that, the two of them, who really couldn’t think of a solution, subconsciously looked at Xia He at the same time.

“Xia He, what do you think?”

Xia He: “?”

No, you two were reasoning just fine, why are you suddenly asking me?

Are you going to let me spoil the plot without thinking?

Well…it’s not impossible.

Then I will just give you a brief hint reluctantly.

So he thought about it and said, “From the lion at dusk to the maiden at dawn… Is it possible to count the twelfth word on the notice directly, instead of counting the fifty kana or the English alphabet?”

The words fell.

A beam of light passed through the heads of Conan and Hattori Heiji.

“Yes!”

Conan got the hint and said loudly, “It’s 7:20 in the evening!”

“So the point is after dusk, at 7:20, rather than before dawn, at 3 a.m.?”

“We need to notify Inspector Nakamori immediately!”

As they talked, they took out their phones and ran quickly towards the intersection ahead.

Xia He was left behind, still standing there, watching the two people’s backs disappearing at the intersection, and shook his head helplessly.

They are two impatient people…

He disappeared without even figuring out the location.

He checked the time and found that it was still some time before 7:20, so he turned around and walked towards the real destination that Kaito had announced – Tsutenkaku.

It’s not that I intentionally hid it from Conan and the others.

First of all, with the intelligence of these two guys, I will definitely think of the correct answer later.

Secondly…Kaito is also his friend.

Why would he want to ruin his friend’s show?
It would be better to rush to the scene first, maybe there is still a chance to trigger the task.

……

7:20, Tsutenkaku.

The cape on his back fluttered in the wind.

Kuroba Kaito stood on the top of the tower, released the pigeon in his hand, and then opened his arms and shouted loudly: “Gentlemen and ladies!”

As he spoke, he lowered the brim of his hat and continued to hum: “The show is about to begin~~”

Countless fireworks exploded in the sky above Osaka Castle.

The brilliant colors complement each other.

The police were also attracted to the center of Osaka Castle by the commotion.

And just as Kuroba Kaito was about to press the button on the remote control…

“Hey, did you know that damaging electrical equipment is a felony?”

Xia He’s voice sounded from behind him.

(End of this chapter)