Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

Just as Assistant Nishihara had hoped, the elevator stopped shortly after he answered Kogoro Mori's question. After all, it was a direct elevator for the boss only, and there was no chance of it being stopped in the middle of the journey.

Amuro Toru can guarantee that when the elevator stopped, he saw a flash of relaxation on the face of Assistant Nishihara. This made him think of Kazami Yuya, who always looked very nervous when facing him. Even though he didn't do anything to Kazami, he was always cautious.

Coming out of the elevator, what caught everyone's eyes was an exhibition hall that had been basically completely decorated... No, it's not quite appropriate to call it an exhibition hall. After all, this so-called exhibition hall was a little too empty.

The entire 16th floor, except for the exhibition stand in the middle covered by special glass, only has a few sofas for people to rest placed on the wall near the elevator. Apart from that, there are no other extra items. This arrangement makes the entire floor seem empty. Even speaking a little louder will echo. Even if the entire floor is covered with sound-absorbing carpet, it will still produce echoes because it is too empty.

Amuro Toru, who was walking at the back, looked up subconsciously when he heard a familiar voice while observing his surroundings.

After Amuro Toru accepted Rum's mission to investigate Maori Kogoro, he had anticipated that he would meet his friends one day. He had thought that it might be at a street corner in Beika-cho or Haido-cho, or at Poirot or a crime scene like he met Sarina, but he never expected that it would be here, in Nishitama City, where his friends often hang out.

Wait, aren't all the cases related to Kaito Kid handled by Officer Ginzo Nakamori from Investigation Division 2? You curly-haired bastard, why are you from Investigation Division 1 here? ! !

The arrival of Kogoro Mori and his group naturally interrupted the three people who were communicating not far away.

Among the three people, except for the foreign man who looks very young, the other two are relatively familiar to Kogoro Mouri and his group. They are the consultant of the Suzuki family, Mr. Jirokichi Suzuki, and Officer Jinpei Matsuda from the Investigation Division. Naturally, the identity of the unknown foreigner is very clear. He should be the owner of the gem who invited Kogoro Mouri and Conan Edogawa to this place.

After noticing the group's arrival, the three people over there naturally walked towards them.

"Oh, I guess you are the famous detective Mr. Maori Kogoro."

The young man was very enthusiastic. After greeting Maori Kogoro, his eyes fell on Conan who was wearing glasses, "Then this kid must be Edogawa Conan, the 'Kid's nemesis' recommended by Mr. Suzuki."

As he spoke, he bent down and placed his hand in front of Conan, "I'm glad to have you, 'Kid's Nemesis', to help. Welcome, Conan."

Edogawa Conan blinked and stretched out his hand to shake the man's hand, "Thank you for your invitation, Brother Joyce."

Naturally, Matsuda Jinpei was the first to see his good friend whom he had lost contact with for many years. He had already guessed what the missing Furuya Rei and Morobushi Kagemitsu had done, so he was able to remain calm. Well, at least on the surface he was very calm, even though he was as surprised as his friend at this moment.

Matsuda Jinpei, who happened not to be wearing sunglasses, and Amuro Toru looked at each other like strangers, but in fact they exchanged a tacit look whose meaning was understood by both parties.

As the guardian, Maori Kogoro once again served as a representative and introduced everyone to Mr. Joyce. Mr. Joyce also greeted everyone one by one, including several children from the detective team, which was not at all what the three children from the detective team had initially guessed.

At first the three children thought that Mr. Joyce would be like many of the wealthy people they had met, and they projected that arrogant look onto their imagined Joyce. However, they found that this brother was completely opposite to what they had imagined, and they felt a little embarrassed.

Conan guessed why they were shy, and he knew that the person who could formally invite a child to help protect the gems in the name of a commission would definitely not be the kind of person that the detective team had thought of at the beginning.

After the simple greetings were over, or it could be said that the method of identification used every time a case of Kaito Kid was encountered - after the face-pinching was completed, Kogoro Mouri rubbed his face and asked the questions in everyone's minds on behalf of everyone.

"Why isn't Officer Nakamori here? Didn't he claim that he would not miss any of Kaito Kid's actions and swore to catch Kid himself?"

It was Jinpei Matsuda who answered Kogoro Mori's question, "Something unexpected happened. Officer Nakamori couldn't come to the scene this time. The Metropolitan Police Department sent me here to replace Officer Nakamori."

At this time, Nakamori Ginzo, who had to lie in the hospital after accidentally breaking his leg, sneezed. Damn it, he wanted to go to the scene on crutches, but was stopped by the doctor. He had no choice but to lie in the hospital.

He rubbed his nose, "I wonder if Matsuda from Section 1 can catch Kidd."

As if noticing that everyone was still a little curious, the owner of the gem, Joyce, further explained, "I asked the police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department to replace Officer Nakamori. It would be best to find an officer with higher fighting power and better reasoning skills to come to the scene."

Joyce, who had learned about the previous games between Kaito Kid and the Japanese police, thought that Officer Nakamori was pretty good, but in comparison, he still thought that Officer Matsuda sent by the Metropolitan Police Department was more powerful. Not only him, but even Suzuki Jirokichi next to him felt that the success rate of catching Kaito Kid this time was higher than before.

Matsuda Jinpei nodded, "I see. No wonder Section 2 came looking for me."

In response, Joyce gave Matsuda Jinpei a warm smile.

Since everyone was not here to chat, Joyce led the newcomers to the booth in the middle.

Assistant Nishihara, who had brought everyone here, had very politely left the 16th floor when everyone was greeting each other at the beginning. Now, there were no outsiders left in this exhibition hall, or to put it another way, Mr. Joyce, the owner of the gem, liked to say, all of them were guests who had received invitations.

Standing in front of the gem display stand and looking at the beautiful gem tightly covered in a special protective shield, Kogoro Mori once again asked his previous doubts.

Hearing this, the young and enthusiastic gem owner smiled and replied, "Because it's more convenient this way, isn't it? All the passages are blocked, leaving only the sky, which is the most suitable way for Kaito Kidd to leave. Even if he knows there will be ambushes and traps there, in order to make it easier to leave, I think he will only choose to leave from the sky, right?"

Maori Kogoro understood. He glanced at Matsuda Jinpei. He had a lot of dealings with the Investigation Division 1 and of course knew how powerful Officer Matsuda was. "I think Mr. Joyce wants Officer Matsuda to guard the exit to the 'sky'."

Joyce nodded first, then shook his head. "Not only Mr. Matsuda, I also want to ask Conan to guard the entrance to the rooftop. How can the 'Kaito Kidd's nemesis' not appear?"

Hearing the other party say this, Mao Lilan on the side was a little worried. After listening to the whole thing, she understood that the road to the sky was referring to the rooftop.

She glanced at Conan, and knowing the boy's personality, she changed what she was about to say, "Mr. Joyce, I wonder if I can go with Conan. After all, a place like the rooftop is too dangerous for a child like Conan. My fighting ability should be okay."

Before anyone else could say anything, Ran Maoli's best friend Suzuki Sonoko spoke up first to prove her point, "Don't worry, Mr. Joyce. Ran is the champion of the karate tournament and is very good at fighting!"