Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

After coming down the stairs of the collection room, Conan and Shiraishu walked into the back corridor from behind Inspector Nakamori.

On the walls of the dim corridor, there are six colored glass pieces with themes such as stars and crescent moons.

In front of the corridor, you can vaguely see the lighted hall.

"What!!?"

Suddenly, a surprised male voice was heard in the hall. Conan looked quietly at the hall from the corridor, and saw Takuzo sitting on the sofa next to the steps in the hall, talking on the phone.

"That's right. Lawyer Kugaki Sumichito."

"Can't get in touch with him? He should have returned home!"

Takusan seemed very angry and stood up suddenly: "What the hell are you doing?"

Conan wanted to get closer to eavesdrop, but suddenly someone grabbed Conan's neck from behind and he floated in the air.

"Whoa! Put me down!"

"Kid! Don't run around recklessly just because you're Kidd's nemesis!!

The person who grabbed Conan's neck was Officer Nakamori.

"Okay..." Conan drooped his arms helplessly.

Officer Nakamori carried Conan back to the corridor as if he was carrying a chicken.

Noticing that there were people in the corridor, Takuzo immediately walked deeper into the hall and lowered his voice, as if he was deliberately hiding something.

"I'm sorry, it was my negligence. I won't let him run around again."

Baijiu politely apologized to Nakamori, and then took Conan to another room.

A high-end sofa is placed in the center of the spacious room. A quick glance reveals antiques and furniture with "Sold" labels all around.

"Hey! You're back, Teacher Yi Yu."

The image of Suzuki Sonoko appeared on the large monitor in front of the sofa. She was gracefully applying a facial mask and applying various oils on her face.

At first glance, there are a wide variety of skin care products piled up like a mountain behind me.

"Housekeeper! I've used up all this week's skincare products!" Yuanzi shouted, "Please get me some more from the warehouse~~"

It turns out that poverty limits imagination, and these are probably just the tip of the iceberg of the young lady.

Yuanzi sat up straight and apologized: "I went to the bathroom in the middle of my speech. I'm so sorry."

"Oh, the little devil is here too?"

"Yeah, after all, he is Kidd's nemesis." Baijiu lifted the Conan in his hand.

Seeing Conan being grabbed by the neck, Sonoko widened her eyes and gave a wicked smile.

Baijiu threw Conan steadily onto the sofa beside him, stood in front of the big screen, straightened his clothes, and supported himself on the table with his hands.

Yuan Zi, who was on the other side of the screen, held her face in her hands and said enviously, "I want to go there too. It's so boring to stay at home."

Baijiu asked, "So, who is Axie Keizaburo?"

"Hmm... about the Fujiang family."

As Sonoko began to answer, Shiraishu and Conan turned to look at the huge portrait of Keisaburo Axie hanging above the fireplace.

The portrait shows Keisaburo with upturned eyes, big eyes, and a beard under his hooked nose and on his chin.

Sonoko said: "The founder, Keizaburo Afue, was an outstanding businessman in Hokkaido and laid the foundation for the Afue family."

"After his death, his only son Tadayoshi inherited the position of head of the family, and the business developed further."

Below the portrait, there are two photos.

One of them is probably a photo of Tadayuki, and the other is a photo of Keizaburo, Tadayuki and a boy.

"I see." Baijiu nodded and took out his phone: "But the second-generation head of the family, Tadayuki, passed away a year ago, and the third-generation head of the family..."

Baijiu lowered his head and fiddled with the screen of his mobile phone. A news report appeared on the phone. Below the report of Axie Tadayuki's death, there was a photo of a man holding Tadayuki's portrait: "Tadayuki's son Takuzo."

Takuzo's eyes and nose are very similar to Keisaburo's, and he also has a beard on his mouth and chin, but it is shorter than Keisaburo's.

"Yes, but." Sonoko pursed her lips: "After Takusan became the head of the family, the development of the company was not smooth."

Sonoko, who was on the other side of the screen, crossed her arms over her chest and continued, "Due to lack of funds, Takuzo auctioned off the collection at home, and the Suzuki Group was the buyer of all the collections."

While listening to the conversation between Baijiu and Sonoko, Conan looked at the antique furniture with the "Sold" label on it.

The Suzuki Group is really rich. They even bought the ashtrays and calendars here. They are really rich!

"But the dagger that Kidd is eyeing has nothing to do with the gem." Conan and Baijiu both found it a little unbelievable.

Because in their understanding, Kaito Kidd's target has always been big gems.

Was it to protect Kudo and cover up the hot spots? But more than five days have passed, and the public has almost forgotten about it.

Why did he set his sights on the Japanese short sword this time?

What is the purpose?

"Yeah. Yes, Keizaburo is a huge fan of Hijikata Toshizo."

"I want to buy anything related to Hijikata Toshizo...but there are no gemstones in the catalog."

Yuanzi opened the catalog and checked each item one by one.

Baijiu, who was sitting on the sofa, tilted his head and said, “Besides, Kidd’s eye on the dagger is not valuable.”

"I heard that it was made by the unknown swordsmith Dongwa Ronglong..."

Conan frowned when he heard Baijiu's words.

(So, what exactly is Kidd's purpose...)

Conan was thinking seriously. Sonoko on the other side of the screen flipped through the catalog and sighed: "Hey... I'll check the purchase list again."

"The list of the Axie family's collection doesn't match the catalog... so I can't go to Hakodate."

"This was originally a good opportunity to meet Mr. Kidd..."

There were tears in Sonoko's eyes on the screen, and Conan and Baijiu could only smile bitterly in response.

Behind the gate of Fujiang Residence is a vast courtyard.

A large number of police cars and armored vehicles were parked neatly in the courtyard, and the truck drove past these vehicles and headed towards the collection warehouse next to the main building.

The entrance to the collection warehouse was underground. The truck backed up and parked on the platform. The driver stuck his hand out of the window and the employees brought in the alloy box.

And he opened the box in front of the driver, which contained five scrolls.

"To be on the safe side, please check the scroll."

The driver picked up the scroll that was second closest to him.

"No problem. Can I check the other one?"

"please."

When the driver holding the scroll reached out to take another scroll, the sound of the rolling door falling was heard, "Crack, crack, crack."

The two immediately turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound and saw the roller shutter door in front of the freight elevator slowly falling.

In front stood a young man with his hat covering his eyes.

The employee holding the alloy box asked, "Who is it?!"

The man adjusted his hat and walked towards the two of them with confident and determined steps.

"Send a warning letter, have everyone keep an eye on the collection vault, and then sneak in through the weakly guarded transportation port?"

The person who came over was the high school detective from the west - Hattori Heiji.