Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

On the evening of March 23rd,

At six o'clock in Tokyo time, Renya Karasuma flew back to Tokyo on a private plane from his old residence in Tottori.

At 6:38, Karasuma Sonobu walked out of the quiet room and welcomed the arrival of Karasuma Renye.

At 7:06, the two of them finished dinner in their own courtyard.

At 7:18, Karasuma Sonobu, wearing a handmade custom-made suit, followed Karasuma Renye and got into the same car.

At 7:50, a low-key and luxurious Bentley parked at the entrance of Chunying Club.

The Spring Cherry Club is an ancient garden building designed by the Suzuki Consortium, which spent a lot of money to hire Neon's top architects, and was built by the Suzuki Consortium's chief construction team for eight months.

Its name comes from a large cherry blossom forest in the garden surrounding the main building of the club.

Although it is built in a prosperous area of ​​Tokyo, it has become a quiet and distant picture full of ancient charm and full of natural atmosphere in the mountains and forests.

Since I greeted you in advance, the car with the Karasuma family crest on it drove directly to the main building of the Haru Sakura Club, a five-story building with a fresh and elegant appearance and an antique style.

As the greeter at the entrance of the club trotted over and opened the car door, Renye Karasuma, wearing a black five-pattern haori, slowly got out of the car holding a celebratory fan.

Karasuma Sonobu, who followed closely behind, got out of the car from the other side.

The bright red wolf tail hanging down to the shoulders was tied behind the head by a black ribbon, which highlighted Karasuma Sonobu's sharp and handsome features.

He was wearing a classic banquet suit, with a dazzling ruby ​​collar button as the only eye-catching accessory on the suit, casually pinned to the left collar.

However, like Karasuma Renye, she had a ritual fan in her hand.

The crest of the Karasuma family is clearly engraved on the fan handle.

Knowing that Renya Karasuma had arrived downstairs, Shiro Suzuki, who was receiving the head of the Ooka family in the banquet hall on the fifth floor, quickly called his younger brother Suzuki Jirokichi to receive the head of the Ooka family. He himself rushed to the banquet with his wife Tomoko Suzuki and daughter Sonoko Suzuki. At the entrance of the hall, Renye Karasuma arrived.

Not long after, Karasuma Renye and Karasuma Sonobu appeared at the door of the banquet hall on the fifth floor.

After a brief greeting between the two parties, Suzuki Shiro took the lead in introducing his current heir to Karasuma Renye.

Renye Karasuma glanced at the generous and decent Suzuki Sonoko standing next to Suzuki Shirou, and praised him with both salt and mildness.

"This is my adopted son, named Karasuma Sonobu. He is twenty-eight this year, but he is still wild-tempered and does not want to come back to inherit the family business."

According to social etiquette, Karasuma Renya also briefly introduced his adopted son to Suzuki Shirou, adding a word of disdain.

Then, amid Suzuki Shiro's polite compliments, the group slowly entered the banquet hall.

In the banquet hall, the elegant and light piano music covered the soft exchanges among the guests. Many people were secretly watching the movement at the door of the banquet hall.

Who else could make the banquet organizer, the chairman of the Suzuki Foundation, personally bring his wife and daughter to the door to greet him but the head of the Karasuma family, Renya Karasuma, who had not been seen for many years.

After Karasuma Renye entered the room, countless pairs of eyes invariably focused on Karasuma Sonobu, who was standing behind Karasuma Renye.

Wearing a well-tailored black suit, he looks handsome, with a sharp look on his face and eyes. The bright ruby ​​collar button on the collar of the suit complements Karasuma Sonobu's bright red eyes and hair color.

Even the Zhuyi fan that should be matched with the kimono does not look out of place in the hands of Karasuma Sonobu.

The head of the Ooka family, who was paying attention to the movement at the door of the banquet, slowly came to Karasuma Renye with his daughter Ooka Momiji. He first said hello, and then looked at Karasuma Sonobu with an expression of admiration:

"No wonder you hid the heir for so long. It turned out that you were afraid that I couldn't help but snatch him as your son-in-law."

The mentioned Ooka Momiji showed a ladylike smile. She turned her head slightly and looked at Karasuma Sonobu, who was standing behind the head of the Karasuma family.

Taking a closer look, although this young master Karasuma seems to have a bad temper, he does not have any impetuous air about him. Whether it is etiquette or speech, everything is perfect and there is no fault in it.

It seemed that the head of the Karasuma family really had a preference for this adopted son. From a glance, he regarded him as his heir and spent great efforts to cultivate him.

Karasuma Sonobu also noticed Ooka Momiji's familiarity and acumen in business investment and other aspects through just a few words.

It seems that the previously reported investment stories about Ooka Momiji are not just a layer of gold plated by the Ooka family head to his daughter's reputation.

This head of the Ooka family is really courageous. He actually plans to truly promote his daughter to the position of the future head of the Ooka family, instead of naming his daughter as the heir in name like other chaebols, but actually having his son-in-law and adopted son take over the family business.

As for the Suzuki Foundation, it seems that in the future, it plans to train the third generation of heirs, that is, the children of Suzuki Sonoko to inherit the Suzuki Foundation.

Karasuma Sonobu, who was dismissed by Renya Karasuma on the pretext that adults wanted to talk about things and that young people should go out to meet friends of the same age, watched Renye Karasuma and the heads of the Suzuki and Ooka families walk to a corner of the banquet. He held a glass of wine and chatted with Ooka Hongye beside him while walking, which was neither salty nor bland.

On the other side, Suzuki Sonoko did not stay any longer. When he noticed that Suzuki Sonoko was walking with a group of people who were obviously not the children of the chaebol, Karasuma Sonobu only glanced at them casually and then looked away casually.

Ooka Momiji, who was on the side, naturally noticed and recognized the group of people who were close to Suzuki Sonoko. Among them were the famous detective Mouri Kogoro, a friend she recognized, Mouri Ran, and Hattori Heiji's old friend Edogawa. Conan.

Not knowing what he thought of, Ooka Momiji's eyes flickered, and then he found an excuse to touch up his makeup and ended his chat with Karasuma Sonobu.

Seeing that there was no one else around the heir of the Karasuma Consortium at the moment, many guests who claimed to have some status gathered around him with wine glasses, and were then dismissed by Karasuma Sonobu with a few words.

Without the interruption of irrelevant people, Karasuma Sonobu glanced at the wine in the glass. Although he had not touched a sip, he still called the waiter to change it.

Toru Amuro, who was wearing a disguise mask and dressed as a waiter, came to him in response. Karasuma Sonobu naturally changed a glass of wine from the tray in his hand. When Toru Amuro was holding the tray and was about to turn around and leave, he lowered his voice. He said:

"Waiting for your good news, Bourbon."

Amuro Toru left with the tray with a calm expression on his face, as if he hadn't heard anything, but his heart had not been calm for a long time until now.

The moment he saw Karasuma Sonobu in the banquet hall, Toru Amuro understood why Whiskey came to him specifically this morning and said that he would not be directly involved in tonight's action.

It turns out that this time Whiskey returned to Neon's external activity identity, he was actually the heir to the Karasuma Consortium that he had been searching for.

Karasuma Sonobu, the mysterious successor whom Karasuma Renye was rumored to be extremely fond of in his previous life. In the future, Karasuma Renye not only handed over the Karasuma Consortium to his hands in advance, but also abolished the plans set by the previous Karasuma Renye. After inheriting the will and not letting Karasuma Sonobu change his name, he became the head of the Karasuma Consortium.

Such a lucky man who seems to be favored by God is actually Whiskey, the invisible third-in-command of the black organization, one of the five core cadres of the organization, and the leader of the equipment team.

All Toru Amuro's previous speculations and preparations about the mysterious heir to the Karasuma Consortium collapsed at the first sight of Karasuma Sonobu tonight.

Whiskey is the mysterious heir to the Karasuma Consortium, so what is the possibility that Renye Karasuma is not the leader of the organization?

That's naturally zero.

Toru Amuro gave the answer silently in his heart.

Afterwards, while carrying the tray and walking back to the wine tower, he turned his thoughts back to the upcoming exhibition of the shining star.

Matsuda Jinpei, who was selected by Police Kawamura, the head of the security department, because of his outstanding appearance, entered the banquet to perform secret protection and supervision tasks. He stared thoughtfully at Toru Amuro, who was disguised as a waiter not far away.

This person looks familiar.

But why does a person he has never met give him such a familiar feeling?

Gee.

"Did Xiao Zhenping notice anything wrong?"

Matsuda Jinpei planned to slowly get closer to find out what was going on. Suddenly, he was lightly tapped on the shoulder. He turned around and looked at the young tame Hagiwara Kenji who had just squeezed out from the crowd of girls and was dressed in a playboy outfit. Toru Amuro, who was walking among the guests with a tray, raised his chin slightly.

After Hagiwara Kenji received the signal he sent, Matsuda Jinpei asked:

"Who do you think he looks like?"

Hagiwara Kenji took a closer look and felt that the person whom Xiao Jinpei suspected was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

Suddenly, the two of them noticed the man's sideways movement and whispered in unison.

"It's him."

Toru Amuro turned around and noticed that Hagiwara and Matsuda in the distance had returned to their old state, no longer secretly glancing at him, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei's hearts were lifted.

It was obvious that Rei Fangtani, the undercover friend in that criminal organization, appeared here in a new disguise at this moment, absolutely to carry out the tasks assigned by that organization.

But the guests who appear here tonight are basically rich and powerful people, and there are so many plainclothes police officers surrounding them inside and outside. Can they really succeed?

In response, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji looked at each other and decided to hold their ground for now.

"I'm sorry, big brother."

With the sound of glass snapping, Karasuma Sonobu, who was standing in the corner of the banquet taking a leisurely look, glanced at his pants that were soaked with drinks and the glass that had been broken into several pieces on the ground, and then turned his attention to In front of him was a little girl who was trembling slightly.

The girl was about eight or nine years old. She was wearing an expensive princess dress. At this moment, she lowered her head and grabbed the hem of the dress with her hands helplessly. Her apology sound seemed to be squeezed out of her throat.

From Karasuma Sonobu's current perspective, he could only see a small black curly head.

"Sorry, Mr. Karasuma, this kid didn't do it on purpose."

Noticing that an accident had occurred here, Suzuki Sonoko hurried over to apologize while hiding Haibara Ai behind her.

Immediately afterwards, Mao Lilan and Conan, who noticed the situation here, also walked over.

Seeing Haibara shivering, Conan's eyes immediately changed. He first tugged on Xiaolan's skirt, then walked up to Karasuma Sonobu, and said as if he cared about his good friend and held on to his courage:

"I'm sorry. I apologize to you on behalf of my good friend Haiyuan. How much are your pants? I'll pay you on her behalf."

Looking at the little girl who was gradually comforted and no longer trembling, Karasuma Sonobu asked helplessly:

"Why are you so afraid of me? Do I look fierce?"

"This child has always been timid. First he accidentally splashed you wet, and then dropped the cup. Naturally he will be scared."

"Brother, you are very good-looking. You are not fierce at all. Haiyuan might be afraid because she is a coward and a crybaby."

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Karasuma."

……

Suzuki Sonoko and others helped the child one after another. Karasuma Sonobu would not care about a child. There was a faint smile in his eyes and his voice was much softer than before:

"It was just an accident. I'm very sorry that this lovely little lady suffered a fright tonight."

After saying that, Karasuma Sonobu rejected the waiter's suggestion to change his pants in the rest room and walked to another corner with the wine glass in his hand.

"This man seems to have a bad temper, but he is quite gentlemanly, worthy of his face."

Suzuki Sonoko looked at Karasuma Sonobu's retreating figure and whispered to Xiaolan beside her.

Mao Lilan smiled softly, listening to Yuanzi's speech while comforting Huihara Ai who was no longer trembling.

After Hui Yuan Ai's mood completely stabilized, Mao Lilan released her hands.

After calming down, Haiyuan Ai nodded gently to Conan, who looked concerned, and then said something in a very low voice:

"He has the aura of an organization. Moreover, I think his voice is very familiar, as if I have heard it in the organization before."

When Conan continued to ask questions, Haibara Ai really couldn't remember where she heard it.

Shortly after this unexpected episode, Suzuki Jirokichi, dressed in full attire, came to the center of the banquet hall holding a microphone in his hand.

Seeing this, the guests scattered in the banquet hall gathered together.

Under the gaze of everyone, Suzuki Jirokichi took out a controller from his suit pocket and pressed the switch, and then a giant spherical fish tank half a person's height suddenly rose from the floor of the freshly and elegantly decorated banquet hall.

The fish tank is filled with clear water, and the patchwork green aquatic plants and delicate starry sky sand and gravel create a beautiful underwater scene, in which eight gold-tailed blood-red arowanas swim.

The most eye-catching thing is that in the center of the fish tank, a sapphire ring that looks like the incarnation of the deep sea is wrapped in a transparent glass ball and stands steadily on the top of a coral rockery.

Suzuki Jiroyoshi proudly introduced the history of the Shining Star, the grand finale of the Spring Sakura Dinner, to the guests.

There was no mention of the mechanism deployed this time, which was completely different from the previous showy appearance.

Kuroba Kaito, who was mixed in among the guests, looked at the huge glass fish tank and then at the bright star in the fish tank. When he spotted the golden-tailed blood dragon fish inside, he wanted to scream and poke it over.

Oh my God, my God, old man Suzuki actually put the gem in the fish tank this time. There was a group of fish in it. Those were fish, fish.

Thinking of his father, Kuroba Kaito tried hard to contain the infinite fear in his heart and kept encouraging himself.

It's okay, Kuroba Kaito, don't be afraid, it's just a few fish.

No, no, no, that’s a fish!

There seemed to be two people fighting in his mind. One told him not to be afraid and went to bed with his eyes closed, while the other shouted to him that it was a fish, a sticky and scary fish.

In the end, Kuroba Kaito's desire for revenge briefly suppressed his long-standing fear of fish.

Conan, who suggested this plan to Suzuki Jirokichi, smiled slightly, hiding his merit and fame.

Time, little by little, came to the time announced in advance in the notice letter.

Eight thirty-three,

The lights in the banquet hall were extinguished with a crisp but inconspicuous snap of fingers. In an instant, the entire Chunying Club from the first floor to the fifth floor became pitch black, and countless exclamations rang out in the banquet hall.

Only the spherical glass fish tank still glowed faintly in the dark night.

Among the guests, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji looked particularly ugly. Even though the police had sent people to strictly supervise the electrical control room, Kidd took advantage of it and tampered with the electrical control room.

Outside the Haruying Club, Kaitou Kidd fans who were blocked by the police noticed that the Haruying Club suddenly turned from brightly lit to extremely dark. They instantly became excited and shouted Kaitou Kidd's name. I want to attack the heavy defense line formed by the police in front, and then get closer to my idol.

Datehang, who was assigned to guard the first line of defense, noticed the movements of Kidd's fans and quickly asked the policemen on the second line of defense to merge with the first line of defense to shorten the defensive gap. Only then could he stop Kidd. Fan shock.

Tonight is a clear and sunny day. Through the moonlight shining through the window, Kaitou Kidd appears next to the fish tank in his classic moonlight magician costume.

Officer Nakamori, who had been standing by the fish tank for a long time, finally couldn't help but jumped out with his gun raised, and at the same time shouted a classic line:

"Kaitou Kidd, you finally showed up, let's capture you without mercy."

Planning a quick fight, Kuroba Kaito took out his magic gun, pointed it at the fish tank, and fired several times. However, with the crisp sound of the outer spherical glass shattering, there was actually a thick layer inside that was made into a cube. bulletproof glass.

Nakamori Ginzo proudly said:

"Your poker gun can't penetrate the bulletproof glass, so just let him go, Kidd. You can't take away the shining star today."

Kuroba Kaito chuckled lightly, and with two "bang bang" sounds, a burst of white mist emerged from his current position, instantly affecting Nakamori Ginzo's sight and causing him to lose track of Kidd.

Megure Thirteen, who had obtained the infield command authority for this security operation, was anxiously calling to inquire about the situation in the power control area. At the same time, he was worried about the situation of the chaebol officials in the banquet hall. Sweat broke out on his forehead. .

Renye Karasuma was extremely dissatisfied with this farce, and her face was obviously ugly. The head of the Ooka family, who was watching the show, looked at Suzuki Shiro with cold eyes as he nervously apologized to Renye Karasuma, but the look on Renye Karasuma's face His expression didn't loosen at all.

As the host, Tomoko Suzuki, the wife of the chairman of the Suzuki Foundation, tried her best to calm the emotions of the guests, while Sonoko Suzuki was obsessed with the figure of Kaitou Kidd until she was poked hard by her sister Ayako Tomizawa. Come to your senses.

Then, after Tomizawa Ayako gave some advice, Suzuki Sonoko put on a business attitude and began to help her mother, Suzuki Tomoko, to comfort the guests present.

Suzuki Jiroyoshi was now completely immersed in the excitement of facing off against Kaito Kid. While calling Kaitou Kid's name to ask him to appear quickly, under the protection of police bodyguards, he stepped on the glass fragments and walked to the fish tank regardless of the danger.

Seeing the bright star intact in the bulletproof glass, Suzuki Jirokichi showed a proud smile.

Conan approached the fish tank with a vigilant look on his face. He didn't believe that Kuroba Kaito would give up so easily. Since there had been no movement for so long, either he had succeeded or there was a trick waiting for them.

He cautiously approached the fish tank, climbed up on the stone platform at the bottom and stood on the edge of the fish tank. Then he reached out and touched around the fish tank.

After a while, Conan first touched a transparent film as thin as a cicada's wings, and then after peeling off the camouflage film, a round hole that could accommodate the palm of his hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

Suzuki Jirokichi's expression changed instantly.

Then, in front of Suzuki Jirokichi, Conan rolled up his sleeves, reached into the hole, passed through the water in the fish tank, and took out the glass ball placed on the coral rockery.

Under the illumination of lighting equipment such as flashlights and mobile phone lights, without the beautification of the fish tank and clear water, the people around Conan could clearly see that the glass ball contained a blue glass stone, not a piece of blue glass stone worth billions of berry gold. 's shining star.

At this moment, Suzuki Jirokichi's face was even uglier than Karasuma Renya's.

Karasuma Sonobu, who was standing by the corner window of the banquet hall and watching all this, listened to Suzuki Jirokichi's angry roar and suddenly raised his right hand holding the fan.

Then he used the handle of the ceremonial fan, which he had never opened since the beginning of this banquet, to touch a hand that was reaching for the collar button of his suit.

"Mr. Kaitou Kidd, do you want to steal my collar button after stealing the Brilliant Star?"