Three servings of pasta were brought out quickly, and several people chatted while eating.
"You live in Ukiyoe Town? Then we are not far away. My family lives in Tomoeda Town. We can come out to play together in the future."
The other party was a little older than her, so Xia You exchanged mobile phone numbers with him, and added his PP number as a friend.
Nuliang Lusheng was talking with them, his eyes darkened when he mentioned his parents, "My father is no longer here, and I live with my mother and grandpa."
The name he uses to disguise himself now is the combination of the names of his father, Nuliang Koipan, and his adoptive mother, Yamabuki Otome.Now these two relatives are no longer in the world, only him and his human mother are left.
"Feel sorry."
Xia You froze slightly, with a hint of apology on her face, and then shifted the topic to other places in an embarrassing manner, never mentioning this matter again.The experience of the other party made her think of Natsume Takashi who also lost his parents and relatives, and the eyes he looked at were softer and gentler.
Ibaraki was unmoved and just buried himself in drinking the juice. Without his parents, he couldn't empathize with the complicated kinship of human beings.
As soon as I sat in the cafe, I sat until more than seven o'clock.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. Although it is past seven o'clock, the sky outside is still dimly white.
In the evening, there were not many people left in the cafe, only a few scattered tables.A cafe clerk named Hitomi Laisheng stepped forward and gently reminded them that the cafe will close in a while.
It turned out that the cafe, which usually closes at nine o'clock, had to close early today because of the need to sort out the purchased goods.
Xia You nodded in understanding, and after paying the bill, she walked out of the museum with Ibaraki and others accompanying her.
"Exactly 07:30 is also the time for the start of the third exhibition, and soon we will be able to see what the gemstone targeted by Kaitou Kidd looks like."
When the beautiful waitress heard her words, her eyes flickered, and she said with a smile, "Are you going to visit the exhibition too? The art gallery will be very lively tonight."
"Yeah, everyone wants to see who the legendary phantom thieves are."
"That's right, it's a pity that we won't be able to spare time to visit tonight. After all, we have to sort out the purchased goods." Lai Shenglei, who was tidying up the messy tables and chairs, said slowly.
This small coffee shop is managed by three women. They look like sisters. They are all beautiful and hot. Xia You's eyes are full of envy.
Girls from other people's families can still maintain such a perfect figure by eating cakes and desserts every day. How can they easily gain weight by drinking cold water by themselves?
As night approached, the number of visitors to the art gallery increased significantly, and it was more than twice as lively as during the day. It seemed that they all came for the strange thief incident.
Looking at the crowd of people coming and going, Mori Kogoro felt a little headache. The chaotic crowd would undoubtedly add a lot of trouble to the police, but the art museum was unwilling to stop selling admission tickets after the letter from the strange thief.
Originally, this exhibition was not that popular, but now the organizer not only continues to sell tickets, but also greatly increases the price, probably making a lot of money.
But if it is said to disperse the crowd, it is not an answer to send a police force to surround the jewels on the top.
After all, if the Maoyan organization and Kidd were not given some loopholes, how could they foolishly go deep into the tiger's mouth?
The third session had a large number of visitors, and it was also the focus of the police and the organizers. Not only did you need to queue up to enter the art museum, but the security check was also much stricter.
There was a lot of delay along the way, and by the time Xia You and the others squeezed in, it was already eight o'clock, and the originally pale sky had gradually darkened.
At night, the faces of the crowd obviously became more and more excited, while the faces of the police became more serious, and everyone was in high spirits.
In order to prevent the gem from being easily stolen, the gem targeted by Kidd received more protection than other exhibits around it.
The one that is buckled outside the small independent showcase is obviously not an ordinary glass cover, and it looks extremely strong.
There is a red velvet cordon around the display cabinet with a radius of three meters, which separates the visitors far away, so that they can only stand in the distance and stretch their necks to look at the very bright sapphire named "Heart of the Ocean".
"It's so beautiful." Xia You stared into the distance for a while, and couldn't help but admire.
"Yes, this is one of the five most precious gemstones in the world." Nura Rikusheng also nodded in agreement.
"No, I mean it's a beautiful case with that jewel in it."
Nuliang Lusheng was slightly taken aback, and then he noticed the small box containing the gems.
The box was as big as a basketball, simple in style but not made of wood, with sea blue patterns embedded on the gilded black box body.It's hard to tell what material it's made of.
The lid of the box was opened, and a piece of silk was gently placed on it, and the crystal clear sapphire was quietly placed in the center.
Compared with the foreign-style boxes filled with other jewels, the appearance and temperament of this box are indeed out of tune with the surroundings, and it looks like a precious antique in itself.
Xia You and Ibaraki looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of calm disappointment in each other's eyes.
Because, this box does not have any power breath, it looks no different from ordinary dead things.
Countless visitors are watching this gem, but no one can see it. At the blind corner of the opened cover, there is a red and yellow talisman.
*****
The bell rang at nine o'clock, and the bright moon was already hanging high in the night.
There was still no movement in the art gallery. Compared with the gradually disappointed mood of the visitors, the police officers tensed up all over.
It's nine fifteen.
In about 15 minutes, the exhibition will be completely over.
"It seems that we won't be able to see those mysterious monsters this time." Nuliang Rikusheng glanced at his watch, shrugged and said with a smile, "It seems that it's time to go home. I had a fulfilling day today. Thank you for your hospitality."
The two rumored strange thieves still did not move, and Xia You also seemed a little regretful.
At this point, the staff of the organizer has already started to dismiss the visitors slowly, to ensure that the museum closes on time at 09:30. Many visitors who came here excitedly have waited for so long, and left impatiently without interest.
The originally crowded art exhibition hall suddenly became much empty.
When Xia You visited, she was in the deepest part of the exhibition hall, and when she left, she naturally walked in the back.
Glancing at the simple and exquisite box for the last time, Xia You raised her footsteps and walked out with the crowd, but her steps seemed a little hesitant.
From her keen intuition, she felt that what happened tonight must not be that simple.
She had a hunch that as long as she stayed a little longer, those rumored monster thieves would appear.
Thinking of this, she involuntarily slowed down.
When they walked to the center of the exhibition hall, the intercom on the serious-looking police officers in the exhibition rang.
"Sudden situation! Maoyan and Kidd appeared near the south hall. Immediately order all police personnel to remain on alert!"
The south hall is the hall where the landscape painting is exhibited. It seems that Maoyan has already started to dispatch.
The man holding the walkie-talkie was a young and handsome policeman. Hearing this sentence, he immediately alerted all the surrounding police officers with a serious expression.
"Immediately block all the entrances of the art museum, gather all the visitors who have not yet left the museum, and temporarily prohibit them from leaving!"
There was an uproar in the crowd.
"Sorry, in order to prevent Maoyan and Kidd from pretending to hide in the crowd to fish in troubled waters, please cooperate with the police for the time being!"
After receiving orders from their superiors, the surrounding police officers in uniform quickly guarded the pre-arranged stations with electric batons, and at the same time appease the excited and nervous crowd.
"It seems that the strange thief has finally acted." Ibaraki folded his arms lightly, and scanned the surroundings sharply, "Are all human thieves so bold? I thought they would steal without anyone noticing." Let’s walk that broken stone.”
"How can ordinary people like us guess the idea of a genius thief..."
"If that guy dares to approach the showcase so ostentatiously, then he will definitely not be able to escape my palm." Ibaraki said confidently.
Human beings are human beings after all, unless the opponent can fly into the sky, become invisible or hide from the ground, otherwise he will be caught by him the moment he approaches the showcase.
Ye Lusheng in his mind snorted softly, "I can do it too."
Nuliang Rikusheng couldn't help but glanced at Ibaraki's arrogant expression, and silently withdrew his gaze.
No matter how powerful they are, monsters cannot expose their power at will to meddle in human affairs.
What's more, it's just the police catching thieves, and it's not the same kind doing evil. Ordinary monsters will not easily intervene in these matters.
"Mr. Maori, I want to lead my subordinates to the South Pavilion quickly, and I will leave this place to you!"
Mori Kogoro was startled, and quickly grabbed the sleeve of the young police officer to stop him.
"Hey! Junfu, don't lose your mind, young man. You must not take away the criminal police from the North Hall now."
Toshio Utsumi is a criminal police officer of the Inumari Division of the Metropolitan Police Department in the Tokyo area. He is also the main figure in charge of handling the Maoyan case. He has dealt with this block for a long time, and Mori Kogoro can understand his eagerness to arrest the Maoyan organization.
But he persuaded earnestly: "The south hall has already arranged police personnel, enough to deal with the Maoyan organization. If you take the personnel away, Kidd will show up here in a while, and he will be overwhelmed!"
"Mr. Maori, Kidd is also currently assisting Maoyan in the south hall! Our people are dealing with the four of them, and we must support them as soon as possible, otherwise they must not be the opponents of those four guys!" Toshio Utsumi responded with an anxious expression. he.
Hearing this, Mori Kogoro pursed his lips and waved his hands, "You don't have to worry about that. It's impossible for Kidd to join forces with the Maoyan organization, and it's impossible to help them. It's never said in the case files that they knew each other."
"Even if we know each other, Kidd won't be so stupid as to help Maoyan steal the painting. Otherwise, after Maoyan succeeds, all of our people will be guarded in the North Pavilion. Even if Maoyan stops him and helps him instead, it will be difficult to steal the ocean. heart."
With Kidd's personality, Mori Kogoro was sure that the other party would never do such a self-destructive thing.
"Let me tell you, Kidd is definitely using the Maoyan organization to deliberately attract our attention. He is trying to make us think that he is teaming up with Maoyan. After you take the people here, he will immediately appear in the The North Pavilion stole the Heart of the Ocean."
"So, we must not be fooled by Kaitou Kidd!"
What Mori Kogoro said was not unreasonable, the other party was different from him, he was a detective who had fought Kaitou Kidd many times.Compared with myself who didn't know much about Kaitou Kidd, the other party's analysis was obviously very reliable.
Hearing this, Toshio Utsumi stood there with a troubled face.
"All right……"
After struggling for a few seconds, he finally agreed with Mori Kogoro's words with difficulty, suppressed his anxiety and waited on the spot, kept talking through the walkie-talkie at all times, and learned about the situation in the North Building at the same time.
Edogawa Conan pushed his glasses, walked around in the north hall, and looked around deeply.
No need to think about whether Mori Kogoro's judgment is correct, he just knows that no matter what, Kidd will definitely appear in the North Pavilion.
Therefore, no matter what happens, as long as all the police personnel stay in the north hall, it will be fine.
He scanned the surrounding visitors and found that many people were posting blogs with excitement. He couldn't help but sighed and twitched the corners of his mouth.
Conan's figure paused slightly after his eyes glanced over the familiar faces of Xia You and Ibaraki.
When he saw that beautiful face, such a thought suddenly appeared in his mind inexplicably.
She is also here. If it was her, would Xia You be willing to use her special power to help the police catch that tricky Kaitou Kidd?
After this idea popped up, Conan was startled by himself, and quickly looked away in cold sweat.
"What's wrong with you? Are you nervous about playing against Kidd?" Hui Yuanai asked in a low voice, her immature face was mature and calm beyond her age.
"nothing……"
He was so annoyed by Kaitou Kidd that he would have such unreliable thoughts.
How could there be monsters in this world.
If there really are monsters, it must be someone like Kaitou Kid.
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Haibara didn't ask any more questions, but kept paying attention to Toshio Utsumi's information.
After the second exhibition in the afternoon, the south hall was closed. At this moment, there were no messy visitors, but they were all police officers, and the surrounding area was heavily guarded.
It is impossible for the Maoyan organization to get close to the landscape painting without having physical conflicts with the police.
No matter how powerful the three women are, it is impossible for them to beat more than twenty big men, let alone the police still have guns in their hands.
Hearing that the situation in the south hall was safe for the time being, Toshio Utsumi breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he was completely relieved, the tone of his colleague on the walkie-talkie changed suddenly.
"Not good! That painting fell into Kidd's hands at some point!"
Toshio Utsumi clenched the walkie-talkie, his face paled in shock, "Why would Kaitou Kidd help them?"
Is it true that, as the gossip on the Internet said, the two sides thought the theft was too difficult this time, so they reached a cooperation agreement?
"What!?" Mori Kogoro was also shocked, and he didn't expect his judgment to be wrong.
"It's true that the painting fell into Kidd's hands, but we have now tightly surrounded every exit road. They have been avoiding us all the time, and they won't be able to escape for a while!"
"I see."
Toshio Utsumi put away the walkie-talkie, without any hesitation, he looked eagerly at Kogoro Mori.
"Mr. Detective, you also saw that Maoyan and Kidd have teamed up. We must rush over to support as soon as possible, so that there is still a chance to keep the painting. If we don't act, it will be too late!"
"No!" Hearing their conversation, the owner of the Sapphire Heart of the Ocean jumped up immediately, "You can't do this! I promised to cooperate with the police to show the real product to attract Kaito Kidd, and you must protect this piece according to the agreement. Heart of the Ocean!"
Looking at the dissatisfied and nervous middle-aged man, and then at Toshio Utsumi, Kogoro Mori gritted his teeth, and finally nodded, "Toshio... take someone to rush there immediately, leave half of it here. Give it to me."
"Mr. Kawauchi, please rest assured that Kidd has been entangled by the police officers in the south hall now, and it is impossible to fly to the north hall at once. We will maintain communication on the walkie-talkie. As soon as Kidd disappears, the police will immediately We will return here with all the personnel!"
Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, the middle-aged man had no choice but to watch Toshio Utsumi rush away with half of the police officers.
"I have a hunch that the heart of the ocean and that painting may not be kept." Xia You looked away, and whispered to Lu Sheng and Ibaraki in a low voice.
"There's no way to do this, after all...the police have repeatedly defeated Maoyan and Kaitou Kidd."
Not to mention that the two sides have joined forces this time.
Conan was also in a heavy heart, he had the same idea as Xia You.
He said before that no matter what unexpected circumstances happen, the police are not allowed to leave the North Pavilion, otherwise the heart of the ocean will definitely be lost.
"Unfortunately, you and I are both children now and cannot intervene with the police." Hui Yuanai sighed slightly.
"I will definitely catch Kidd." Pushing his glasses, Conan's eyes flashed brightly.
There are several black technologies hidden in him, produced by Dr. A Li, all of which are high-quality products.
****
The South Pavilion, where Fast and Furious and the pursuit of life and death are staged, is currently in a state of chaos.
Three fiery black shadows of Miaoman flitted across in different directions. The three sisters divided into three groups, stretched out their hands and quickly moved around in the three-story North Pavilion, leaving behind the panting chasing police officers. Follow behind and eat farts step by step.
Kidd, who was dressed in a white dress and a high-brimmed top hat, was different from the three black shadows, with a retro and gorgeous boldness.
Seeing the youngest love in the next life leaping down from the third floor like a superman, and landing steadily on the railing of the corridor on the second floor, even Kidd couldn't help being secretly surprised.
Without relying on any props, relying on their extraordinary physical fitness to do this easily, these three sisters are all monsters.
Lai Shenglei had already placed several police officers on the first floor, and was now stepping over the elevator and heading towards the second floor.
Seeing Love in the Afterlife gestured to him, Kidd pushed his glasses, took out the magic card player gun neatly, fired a hooked rope to tie the railing beside her god, and slid gracefully from the third floor. To the second floor, leaving the police far behind.
The three of them had a round, and immediately hid in one of the rooms on the second floor and disappeared.
In the room, Lai Sheng Tong had already arrived here one step ahead and waited for them.
"Sister, you are here."
The mature and charming Laishenglei nodded, took the painting in Kidd's hand, and smiled, "Mr. Kidd, it's the first time we meet, and it's a pleasant cooperation."
Her voice was hoarse, with a hint of innate charm, touching people's hearts.
"It's a great pleasure to cooperate with Maoyan, and it's an honor for me." Kidd handed the painting to her, and took advantage of the opportunity to put a gentleman's kiss on the back of the other's hand.
"As expected of Kaitou Kidd, I have heard of your name for a long time, and you are indeed even more powerful than the rumors!"
The short-haired next life rolled his eyes with a smile, and quickly urged, "Okay, don't waste any more time, those stupid guys will come after you later!"
Kidd nodded, and took out another white dress and top hat prepared in advance from under the sofa in the room and handed it to the love in the next life.
Afterlife love took the clothes and put them on in twos and twos. With short hair, after putting on the top hat, except for her high breasts, her back was [-]% similar to Kidd.
"The group of policemen lost me just now. Let's go out to lure the police away first, and the rest is up to you, Mr. Kidd." Lai Shengtong left these words, opened the door and went out, with the three sisters Appeared again in the sight of the police.
"Kidd is over there! You must keep an eye on him, and you must not lose track of him, otherwise you must report the news to the North Hall as soon as possible!"
After the order was issued, the police officers chased after Love in the Afterlife again.
This time, Love in the Next Life did not use that extraordinary hand, but gracefully hid itself in the winding corridor on the second floor.
In the room, Kidd took off his white dress, turned his clothes inside out, and immediately wrapped him tightly in a pure black dress.
He jumped out of the window, followed the rope and quickly climbed to the balcony of the next room, and finally glanced through the glass at the three cats who were gliding past the police with ease, stretched the hang glider and jumped up.
The pitch-black figure merged with the night and quickly approached towards the North Hall.
*****
I glanced at my watch, it was almost ten o'clock.
Xia You sat on the chair in the exhibition hall, yawned loudly, and leaned on Ibaraki's shoulder with drooping eyes.
"Sorry, I didn't expect such a long delay. I knew we should have left 2 minutes earlier." Xia You looked at Nuliang Lusheng apologetically, "Li Ban, have you sent a text message to your family, so they don't worry. "
This child is a single-parent family, and he doesn't go home in the middle of the night. I don't know how anxious his mother is.
Nuliang Lusheng was startled, and quickly came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It has already been posted, thank you for your concern."
In fact... As a monster of the Nuliang group, it is not unusual for him to stay out at night often, and his family will not ask him too much.
But Lu Sheng still felt warm in his heart for Xia You's care.
Seeing Xia You yawning, Nuliang Rikusheng hesitated for a moment, got up and walked towards the vending machine at the door, "I'll go buy some coffee for everyone."
"Thank you." Xia You responded, and yawned loudly again, looking at Nuliang Lusheng's eyes with a few traces of water vapor.
"Li Ban is really a boy who is very considerate of others. Although he is a single-parent family, he has a very good personality."
A bit like Takashi Natsume.
"By the way, Ibaraki...do you have a family mother?" Xia You looked up at the monster who was holding her in his arms.
She seemed to have never heard Ibaraki mention this matter, but she remembered that Hoshikuma Doji had parents.
"Family?" Ibaraki frowned, "Isn't that you and your best friend?"
That idiot Hoshiguma can barely count as one.
"I'm not talking about this... I'm talking about family members who are related by blood, such as... Li Ban and his parents."
Hearing this, Ibaraki focused his attention, as if he was seriously thinking about something.
After a while, he shook his head, "I don't know."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Since I can remember, I only remember that I was an abandoned child adopted by a middle-aged man. I have never seen a family like my parents, and I have no impression."
Seeing that Xia You was in a daze, he explained: "I am not a human being, I was born with a ghost. The human who gave birth to me probably discovered something strange, so they were so scared that they threw me away."
Later, he was picked up and adopted by the ordinary human man, and because the monster grew faster and stronger than humans, he was feared and rejected by the surrounding humans.
"As I grew older, I gradually realized that I was different from others. When I became an adult, the demon power was completely awakened, and I also recognized my identity, so I left the human world. When I was helpless and had nowhere to go , It was my best friend who took me in.”
"Human life is very short. After I left, the man who adopted me only lived for more than 30 years. Since his death, I have never returned to a place where humans live together."
Although he doesn't like humans very much, he can still distinguish between good and bad and kindness.
Gold, silver and treasure are nothing more than dung to monsters. He gave that man all the things that other little monsters honored him, ensuring that he would no longer have to live a miserable life, and after spending his life in peace and contentment, he completely left. human world.
"..."
Xia You stared blankly at his plain face, as if he was talking about the weather and food, her heart froze, she moved her lips not knowing what to say.
It was said that the famous monster Ibaraki Doji was an outcast, but the legend was true.
"Ibaraki, I..."
Xia You's heart softened, and just as she was about to say something, the lights in the entire exhibition hall of the North Hall were dimmed.
It was pitch black all around, and I couldn't see my fingers.
Nura Rikuo held the three cans of coffee in his arms, and looked around in surprise.
"Oops, it must be Kidd!" In the darkness, Conan leaned on the wall and vigilantly inspected the surroundings through his night vision glasses.
"Don't panic! Everyone stay where you are and don't move!" Mori Kogoro was startled, and quickly calmed down the restless crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have kept you waiting."
An elegant and gentle male voice sounded from a high place, as if it came from the second floor.
"Because of me, everyone was detained in the north hall for such a long period of time. I'm really sorry."
"But... it will all be over soon."
The man's nice voice sounded like a laugh, and then disappeared.
Conan's face darkened, and he and the police immediately picked up the flashlights prepared in advance, and the dazzling white light reflected the surroundings of the exhibition cabinet at a glance.
The Heart of the Ocean is still here!
fortunately……
The owner of the jewel panicked and wanted to break through the cordon and rush in, but a slender and elegant figure fell in the light of the flashlight.
The man turned his back to them, walking against the light, unable to see his face clearly.
Hearing a chuckle from the other party, he broke the hard tempered glass with ease, and stretched out his hand to the sapphire.
"The Heart of the Ocean..."
"Catch him now!"
Kidd was unmoved, but with a slight movement of his palm, the smoke, fog, and bullets that choked people to tears stopped the police from advancing.
Smiling slightly, he didn't plan to make any more entanglements, and was going to take the heart of the ocean and leave.
The police were blinded by the smoke, fog, and bombs, and the light of the flashlight suddenly flickered around indiscriminately.
Kidd frowned slightly, and reached out to the Heart of the Ocean.Accidentally touched something like paper on the cover of the box, he tore it off casually, then moved his hand down, and grabbed the Heart of the Ocean in his hand.
Once again it was so easy.
In the north hall, the temperature plummeted.
At this moment, Xia You, Ibaraki who was beside him, and Lu Sheng who was standing beside the vending machine all looked at each other.
She could feel that in an instant, a powerful and terrifying demonic aura filled the North Pavilion, filled with endless anger and resentment.
Without further ado, retreat as soon as possible.
Kidd held the heart of the ocean tightly, glanced at the policeman who was about to touch him, picked up the magic card player gun, and intended to shoot the suction cup and the hook to escape from the North Pavilion.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the charming laughter of a strange girl in his ears.
"whee."
"Stealing my most precious thing is unforgivable."
The girl's charming voice rang out with a chilling taste of coquettishness, and Kidd felt that his hand was suddenly tightly grasped by a cold hand.
"You criminal...you can't escape this time!"
Mori Kogoro gritted his teeth and rushed towards the smoke, but the person he expected was not thrown by him, but fell on his back, screaming in pain.
"Oh my old waist..."
"Mr. Maury!"
"Uncle, uncle, are you okay!"
Most of the smoke cleared, and everyone stepped forward to help Kogoro Mori up.
Looking at the North Pavilion illuminated by dozens of flashlights, Mori Kogoro sat there in a daze for a moment.
Kidd... is gone.
"You live in Ukiyoe Town? Then we are not far away. My family lives in Tomoeda Town. We can come out to play together in the future."
The other party was a little older than her, so Xia You exchanged mobile phone numbers with him, and added his PP number as a friend.
Nuliang Lusheng was talking with them, his eyes darkened when he mentioned his parents, "My father is no longer here, and I live with my mother and grandpa."
The name he uses to disguise himself now is the combination of the names of his father, Nuliang Koipan, and his adoptive mother, Yamabuki Otome.Now these two relatives are no longer in the world, only him and his human mother are left.
"Feel sorry."
Xia You froze slightly, with a hint of apology on her face, and then shifted the topic to other places in an embarrassing manner, never mentioning this matter again.The experience of the other party made her think of Natsume Takashi who also lost his parents and relatives, and the eyes he looked at were softer and gentler.
Ibaraki was unmoved and just buried himself in drinking the juice. Without his parents, he couldn't empathize with the complicated kinship of human beings.
As soon as I sat in the cafe, I sat until more than seven o'clock.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. Although it is past seven o'clock, the sky outside is still dimly white.
In the evening, there were not many people left in the cafe, only a few scattered tables.A cafe clerk named Hitomi Laisheng stepped forward and gently reminded them that the cafe will close in a while.
It turned out that the cafe, which usually closes at nine o'clock, had to close early today because of the need to sort out the purchased goods.
Xia You nodded in understanding, and after paying the bill, she walked out of the museum with Ibaraki and others accompanying her.
"Exactly 07:30 is also the time for the start of the third exhibition, and soon we will be able to see what the gemstone targeted by Kaitou Kidd looks like."
When the beautiful waitress heard her words, her eyes flickered, and she said with a smile, "Are you going to visit the exhibition too? The art gallery will be very lively tonight."
"Yeah, everyone wants to see who the legendary phantom thieves are."
"That's right, it's a pity that we won't be able to spare time to visit tonight. After all, we have to sort out the purchased goods." Lai Shenglei, who was tidying up the messy tables and chairs, said slowly.
This small coffee shop is managed by three women. They look like sisters. They are all beautiful and hot. Xia You's eyes are full of envy.
Girls from other people's families can still maintain such a perfect figure by eating cakes and desserts every day. How can they easily gain weight by drinking cold water by themselves?
As night approached, the number of visitors to the art gallery increased significantly, and it was more than twice as lively as during the day. It seemed that they all came for the strange thief incident.
Looking at the crowd of people coming and going, Mori Kogoro felt a little headache. The chaotic crowd would undoubtedly add a lot of trouble to the police, but the art museum was unwilling to stop selling admission tickets after the letter from the strange thief.
Originally, this exhibition was not that popular, but now the organizer not only continues to sell tickets, but also greatly increases the price, probably making a lot of money.
But if it is said to disperse the crowd, it is not an answer to send a police force to surround the jewels on the top.
After all, if the Maoyan organization and Kidd were not given some loopholes, how could they foolishly go deep into the tiger's mouth?
The third session had a large number of visitors, and it was also the focus of the police and the organizers. Not only did you need to queue up to enter the art museum, but the security check was also much stricter.
There was a lot of delay along the way, and by the time Xia You and the others squeezed in, it was already eight o'clock, and the originally pale sky had gradually darkened.
At night, the faces of the crowd obviously became more and more excited, while the faces of the police became more serious, and everyone was in high spirits.
In order to prevent the gem from being easily stolen, the gem targeted by Kidd received more protection than other exhibits around it.
The one that is buckled outside the small independent showcase is obviously not an ordinary glass cover, and it looks extremely strong.
There is a red velvet cordon around the display cabinet with a radius of three meters, which separates the visitors far away, so that they can only stand in the distance and stretch their necks to look at the very bright sapphire named "Heart of the Ocean".
"It's so beautiful." Xia You stared into the distance for a while, and couldn't help but admire.
"Yes, this is one of the five most precious gemstones in the world." Nura Rikusheng also nodded in agreement.
"No, I mean it's a beautiful case with that jewel in it."
Nuliang Lusheng was slightly taken aback, and then he noticed the small box containing the gems.
The box was as big as a basketball, simple in style but not made of wood, with sea blue patterns embedded on the gilded black box body.It's hard to tell what material it's made of.
The lid of the box was opened, and a piece of silk was gently placed on it, and the crystal clear sapphire was quietly placed in the center.
Compared with the foreign-style boxes filled with other jewels, the appearance and temperament of this box are indeed out of tune with the surroundings, and it looks like a precious antique in itself.
Xia You and Ibaraki looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of calm disappointment in each other's eyes.
Because, this box does not have any power breath, it looks no different from ordinary dead things.
Countless visitors are watching this gem, but no one can see it. At the blind corner of the opened cover, there is a red and yellow talisman.
*****
The bell rang at nine o'clock, and the bright moon was already hanging high in the night.
There was still no movement in the art gallery. Compared with the gradually disappointed mood of the visitors, the police officers tensed up all over.
It's nine fifteen.
In about 15 minutes, the exhibition will be completely over.
"It seems that we won't be able to see those mysterious monsters this time." Nuliang Rikusheng glanced at his watch, shrugged and said with a smile, "It seems that it's time to go home. I had a fulfilling day today. Thank you for your hospitality."
The two rumored strange thieves still did not move, and Xia You also seemed a little regretful.
At this point, the staff of the organizer has already started to dismiss the visitors slowly, to ensure that the museum closes on time at 09:30. Many visitors who came here excitedly have waited for so long, and left impatiently without interest.
The originally crowded art exhibition hall suddenly became much empty.
When Xia You visited, she was in the deepest part of the exhibition hall, and when she left, she naturally walked in the back.
Glancing at the simple and exquisite box for the last time, Xia You raised her footsteps and walked out with the crowd, but her steps seemed a little hesitant.
From her keen intuition, she felt that what happened tonight must not be that simple.
She had a hunch that as long as she stayed a little longer, those rumored monster thieves would appear.
Thinking of this, she involuntarily slowed down.
When they walked to the center of the exhibition hall, the intercom on the serious-looking police officers in the exhibition rang.
"Sudden situation! Maoyan and Kidd appeared near the south hall. Immediately order all police personnel to remain on alert!"
The south hall is the hall where the landscape painting is exhibited. It seems that Maoyan has already started to dispatch.
The man holding the walkie-talkie was a young and handsome policeman. Hearing this sentence, he immediately alerted all the surrounding police officers with a serious expression.
"Immediately block all the entrances of the art museum, gather all the visitors who have not yet left the museum, and temporarily prohibit them from leaving!"
There was an uproar in the crowd.
"Sorry, in order to prevent Maoyan and Kidd from pretending to hide in the crowd to fish in troubled waters, please cooperate with the police for the time being!"
After receiving orders from their superiors, the surrounding police officers in uniform quickly guarded the pre-arranged stations with electric batons, and at the same time appease the excited and nervous crowd.
"It seems that the strange thief has finally acted." Ibaraki folded his arms lightly, and scanned the surroundings sharply, "Are all human thieves so bold? I thought they would steal without anyone noticing." Let’s walk that broken stone.”
"How can ordinary people like us guess the idea of a genius thief..."
"If that guy dares to approach the showcase so ostentatiously, then he will definitely not be able to escape my palm." Ibaraki said confidently.
Human beings are human beings after all, unless the opponent can fly into the sky, become invisible or hide from the ground, otherwise he will be caught by him the moment he approaches the showcase.
Ye Lusheng in his mind snorted softly, "I can do it too."
Nuliang Rikusheng couldn't help but glanced at Ibaraki's arrogant expression, and silently withdrew his gaze.
No matter how powerful they are, monsters cannot expose their power at will to meddle in human affairs.
What's more, it's just the police catching thieves, and it's not the same kind doing evil. Ordinary monsters will not easily intervene in these matters.
"Mr. Maori, I want to lead my subordinates to the South Pavilion quickly, and I will leave this place to you!"
Mori Kogoro was startled, and quickly grabbed the sleeve of the young police officer to stop him.
"Hey! Junfu, don't lose your mind, young man. You must not take away the criminal police from the North Hall now."
Toshio Utsumi is a criminal police officer of the Inumari Division of the Metropolitan Police Department in the Tokyo area. He is also the main figure in charge of handling the Maoyan case. He has dealt with this block for a long time, and Mori Kogoro can understand his eagerness to arrest the Maoyan organization.
But he persuaded earnestly: "The south hall has already arranged police personnel, enough to deal with the Maoyan organization. If you take the personnel away, Kidd will show up here in a while, and he will be overwhelmed!"
"Mr. Maori, Kidd is also currently assisting Maoyan in the south hall! Our people are dealing with the four of them, and we must support them as soon as possible, otherwise they must not be the opponents of those four guys!" Toshio Utsumi responded with an anxious expression. he.
Hearing this, Mori Kogoro pursed his lips and waved his hands, "You don't have to worry about that. It's impossible for Kidd to join forces with the Maoyan organization, and it's impossible to help them. It's never said in the case files that they knew each other."
"Even if we know each other, Kidd won't be so stupid as to help Maoyan steal the painting. Otherwise, after Maoyan succeeds, all of our people will be guarded in the North Pavilion. Even if Maoyan stops him and helps him instead, it will be difficult to steal the ocean. heart."
With Kidd's personality, Mori Kogoro was sure that the other party would never do such a self-destructive thing.
"Let me tell you, Kidd is definitely using the Maoyan organization to deliberately attract our attention. He is trying to make us think that he is teaming up with Maoyan. After you take the people here, he will immediately appear in the The North Pavilion stole the Heart of the Ocean."
"So, we must not be fooled by Kaitou Kidd!"
What Mori Kogoro said was not unreasonable, the other party was different from him, he was a detective who had fought Kaitou Kidd many times.Compared with myself who didn't know much about Kaitou Kidd, the other party's analysis was obviously very reliable.
Hearing this, Toshio Utsumi stood there with a troubled face.
"All right……"
After struggling for a few seconds, he finally agreed with Mori Kogoro's words with difficulty, suppressed his anxiety and waited on the spot, kept talking through the walkie-talkie at all times, and learned about the situation in the North Building at the same time.
Edogawa Conan pushed his glasses, walked around in the north hall, and looked around deeply.
No need to think about whether Mori Kogoro's judgment is correct, he just knows that no matter what, Kidd will definitely appear in the North Pavilion.
Therefore, no matter what happens, as long as all the police personnel stay in the north hall, it will be fine.
He scanned the surrounding visitors and found that many people were posting blogs with excitement. He couldn't help but sighed and twitched the corners of his mouth.
Conan's figure paused slightly after his eyes glanced over the familiar faces of Xia You and Ibaraki.
When he saw that beautiful face, such a thought suddenly appeared in his mind inexplicably.
She is also here. If it was her, would Xia You be willing to use her special power to help the police catch that tricky Kaitou Kidd?
After this idea popped up, Conan was startled by himself, and quickly looked away in cold sweat.
"What's wrong with you? Are you nervous about playing against Kidd?" Hui Yuanai asked in a low voice, her immature face was mature and calm beyond her age.
"nothing……"
He was so annoyed by Kaitou Kidd that he would have such unreliable thoughts.
How could there be monsters in this world.
If there really are monsters, it must be someone like Kaitou Kid.
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Haibara didn't ask any more questions, but kept paying attention to Toshio Utsumi's information.
After the second exhibition in the afternoon, the south hall was closed. At this moment, there were no messy visitors, but they were all police officers, and the surrounding area was heavily guarded.
It is impossible for the Maoyan organization to get close to the landscape painting without having physical conflicts with the police.
No matter how powerful the three women are, it is impossible for them to beat more than twenty big men, let alone the police still have guns in their hands.
Hearing that the situation in the south hall was safe for the time being, Toshio Utsumi breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he was completely relieved, the tone of his colleague on the walkie-talkie changed suddenly.
"Not good! That painting fell into Kidd's hands at some point!"
Toshio Utsumi clenched the walkie-talkie, his face paled in shock, "Why would Kaitou Kidd help them?"
Is it true that, as the gossip on the Internet said, the two sides thought the theft was too difficult this time, so they reached a cooperation agreement?
"What!?" Mori Kogoro was also shocked, and he didn't expect his judgment to be wrong.
"It's true that the painting fell into Kidd's hands, but we have now tightly surrounded every exit road. They have been avoiding us all the time, and they won't be able to escape for a while!"
"I see."
Toshio Utsumi put away the walkie-talkie, without any hesitation, he looked eagerly at Kogoro Mori.
"Mr. Detective, you also saw that Maoyan and Kidd have teamed up. We must rush over to support as soon as possible, so that there is still a chance to keep the painting. If we don't act, it will be too late!"
"No!" Hearing their conversation, the owner of the Sapphire Heart of the Ocean jumped up immediately, "You can't do this! I promised to cooperate with the police to show the real product to attract Kaito Kidd, and you must protect this piece according to the agreement. Heart of the Ocean!"
Looking at the dissatisfied and nervous middle-aged man, and then at Toshio Utsumi, Kogoro Mori gritted his teeth, and finally nodded, "Toshio... take someone to rush there immediately, leave half of it here. Give it to me."
"Mr. Kawauchi, please rest assured that Kidd has been entangled by the police officers in the south hall now, and it is impossible to fly to the north hall at once. We will maintain communication on the walkie-talkie. As soon as Kidd disappears, the police will immediately We will return here with all the personnel!"
Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, the middle-aged man had no choice but to watch Toshio Utsumi rush away with half of the police officers.
"I have a hunch that the heart of the ocean and that painting may not be kept." Xia You looked away, and whispered to Lu Sheng and Ibaraki in a low voice.
"There's no way to do this, after all...the police have repeatedly defeated Maoyan and Kaitou Kidd."
Not to mention that the two sides have joined forces this time.
Conan was also in a heavy heart, he had the same idea as Xia You.
He said before that no matter what unexpected circumstances happen, the police are not allowed to leave the North Pavilion, otherwise the heart of the ocean will definitely be lost.
"Unfortunately, you and I are both children now and cannot intervene with the police." Hui Yuanai sighed slightly.
"I will definitely catch Kidd." Pushing his glasses, Conan's eyes flashed brightly.
There are several black technologies hidden in him, produced by Dr. A Li, all of which are high-quality products.
****
The South Pavilion, where Fast and Furious and the pursuit of life and death are staged, is currently in a state of chaos.
Three fiery black shadows of Miaoman flitted across in different directions. The three sisters divided into three groups, stretched out their hands and quickly moved around in the three-story North Pavilion, leaving behind the panting chasing police officers. Follow behind and eat farts step by step.
Kidd, who was dressed in a white dress and a high-brimmed top hat, was different from the three black shadows, with a retro and gorgeous boldness.
Seeing the youngest love in the next life leaping down from the third floor like a superman, and landing steadily on the railing of the corridor on the second floor, even Kidd couldn't help being secretly surprised.
Without relying on any props, relying on their extraordinary physical fitness to do this easily, these three sisters are all monsters.
Lai Shenglei had already placed several police officers on the first floor, and was now stepping over the elevator and heading towards the second floor.
Seeing Love in the Afterlife gestured to him, Kidd pushed his glasses, took out the magic card player gun neatly, fired a hooked rope to tie the railing beside her god, and slid gracefully from the third floor. To the second floor, leaving the police far behind.
The three of them had a round, and immediately hid in one of the rooms on the second floor and disappeared.
In the room, Lai Sheng Tong had already arrived here one step ahead and waited for them.
"Sister, you are here."
The mature and charming Laishenglei nodded, took the painting in Kidd's hand, and smiled, "Mr. Kidd, it's the first time we meet, and it's a pleasant cooperation."
Her voice was hoarse, with a hint of innate charm, touching people's hearts.
"It's a great pleasure to cooperate with Maoyan, and it's an honor for me." Kidd handed the painting to her, and took advantage of the opportunity to put a gentleman's kiss on the back of the other's hand.
"As expected of Kaitou Kidd, I have heard of your name for a long time, and you are indeed even more powerful than the rumors!"
The short-haired next life rolled his eyes with a smile, and quickly urged, "Okay, don't waste any more time, those stupid guys will come after you later!"
Kidd nodded, and took out another white dress and top hat prepared in advance from under the sofa in the room and handed it to the love in the next life.
Afterlife love took the clothes and put them on in twos and twos. With short hair, after putting on the top hat, except for her high breasts, her back was [-]% similar to Kidd.
"The group of policemen lost me just now. Let's go out to lure the police away first, and the rest is up to you, Mr. Kidd." Lai Shengtong left these words, opened the door and went out, with the three sisters Appeared again in the sight of the police.
"Kidd is over there! You must keep an eye on him, and you must not lose track of him, otherwise you must report the news to the North Hall as soon as possible!"
After the order was issued, the police officers chased after Love in the Afterlife again.
This time, Love in the Next Life did not use that extraordinary hand, but gracefully hid itself in the winding corridor on the second floor.
In the room, Kidd took off his white dress, turned his clothes inside out, and immediately wrapped him tightly in a pure black dress.
He jumped out of the window, followed the rope and quickly climbed to the balcony of the next room, and finally glanced through the glass at the three cats who were gliding past the police with ease, stretched the hang glider and jumped up.
The pitch-black figure merged with the night and quickly approached towards the North Hall.
*****
I glanced at my watch, it was almost ten o'clock.
Xia You sat on the chair in the exhibition hall, yawned loudly, and leaned on Ibaraki's shoulder with drooping eyes.
"Sorry, I didn't expect such a long delay. I knew we should have left 2 minutes earlier." Xia You looked at Nuliang Lusheng apologetically, "Li Ban, have you sent a text message to your family, so they don't worry. "
This child is a single-parent family, and he doesn't go home in the middle of the night. I don't know how anxious his mother is.
Nuliang Lusheng was startled, and quickly came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It has already been posted, thank you for your concern."
In fact... As a monster of the Nuliang group, it is not unusual for him to stay out at night often, and his family will not ask him too much.
But Lu Sheng still felt warm in his heart for Xia You's care.
Seeing Xia You yawning, Nuliang Rikusheng hesitated for a moment, got up and walked towards the vending machine at the door, "I'll go buy some coffee for everyone."
"Thank you." Xia You responded, and yawned loudly again, looking at Nuliang Lusheng's eyes with a few traces of water vapor.
"Li Ban is really a boy who is very considerate of others. Although he is a single-parent family, he has a very good personality."
A bit like Takashi Natsume.
"By the way, Ibaraki...do you have a family mother?" Xia You looked up at the monster who was holding her in his arms.
She seemed to have never heard Ibaraki mention this matter, but she remembered that Hoshikuma Doji had parents.
"Family?" Ibaraki frowned, "Isn't that you and your best friend?"
That idiot Hoshiguma can barely count as one.
"I'm not talking about this... I'm talking about family members who are related by blood, such as... Li Ban and his parents."
Hearing this, Ibaraki focused his attention, as if he was seriously thinking about something.
After a while, he shook his head, "I don't know."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Since I can remember, I only remember that I was an abandoned child adopted by a middle-aged man. I have never seen a family like my parents, and I have no impression."
Seeing that Xia You was in a daze, he explained: "I am not a human being, I was born with a ghost. The human who gave birth to me probably discovered something strange, so they were so scared that they threw me away."
Later, he was picked up and adopted by the ordinary human man, and because the monster grew faster and stronger than humans, he was feared and rejected by the surrounding humans.
"As I grew older, I gradually realized that I was different from others. When I became an adult, the demon power was completely awakened, and I also recognized my identity, so I left the human world. When I was helpless and had nowhere to go , It was my best friend who took me in.”
"Human life is very short. After I left, the man who adopted me only lived for more than 30 years. Since his death, I have never returned to a place where humans live together."
Although he doesn't like humans very much, he can still distinguish between good and bad and kindness.
Gold, silver and treasure are nothing more than dung to monsters. He gave that man all the things that other little monsters honored him, ensuring that he would no longer have to live a miserable life, and after spending his life in peace and contentment, he completely left. human world.
"..."
Xia You stared blankly at his plain face, as if he was talking about the weather and food, her heart froze, she moved her lips not knowing what to say.
It was said that the famous monster Ibaraki Doji was an outcast, but the legend was true.
"Ibaraki, I..."
Xia You's heart softened, and just as she was about to say something, the lights in the entire exhibition hall of the North Hall were dimmed.
It was pitch black all around, and I couldn't see my fingers.
Nura Rikuo held the three cans of coffee in his arms, and looked around in surprise.
"Oops, it must be Kidd!" In the darkness, Conan leaned on the wall and vigilantly inspected the surroundings through his night vision glasses.
"Don't panic! Everyone stay where you are and don't move!" Mori Kogoro was startled, and quickly calmed down the restless crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have kept you waiting."
An elegant and gentle male voice sounded from a high place, as if it came from the second floor.
"Because of me, everyone was detained in the north hall for such a long period of time. I'm really sorry."
"But... it will all be over soon."
The man's nice voice sounded like a laugh, and then disappeared.
Conan's face darkened, and he and the police immediately picked up the flashlights prepared in advance, and the dazzling white light reflected the surroundings of the exhibition cabinet at a glance.
The Heart of the Ocean is still here!
fortunately……
The owner of the jewel panicked and wanted to break through the cordon and rush in, but a slender and elegant figure fell in the light of the flashlight.
The man turned his back to them, walking against the light, unable to see his face clearly.
Hearing a chuckle from the other party, he broke the hard tempered glass with ease, and stretched out his hand to the sapphire.
"The Heart of the Ocean..."
"Catch him now!"
Kidd was unmoved, but with a slight movement of his palm, the smoke, fog, and bullets that choked people to tears stopped the police from advancing.
Smiling slightly, he didn't plan to make any more entanglements, and was going to take the heart of the ocean and leave.
The police were blinded by the smoke, fog, and bombs, and the light of the flashlight suddenly flickered around indiscriminately.
Kidd frowned slightly, and reached out to the Heart of the Ocean.Accidentally touched something like paper on the cover of the box, he tore it off casually, then moved his hand down, and grabbed the Heart of the Ocean in his hand.
Once again it was so easy.
In the north hall, the temperature plummeted.
At this moment, Xia You, Ibaraki who was beside him, and Lu Sheng who was standing beside the vending machine all looked at each other.
She could feel that in an instant, a powerful and terrifying demonic aura filled the North Pavilion, filled with endless anger and resentment.
Without further ado, retreat as soon as possible.
Kidd held the heart of the ocean tightly, glanced at the policeman who was about to touch him, picked up the magic card player gun, and intended to shoot the suction cup and the hook to escape from the North Pavilion.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the charming laughter of a strange girl in his ears.
"whee."
"Stealing my most precious thing is unforgivable."
The girl's charming voice rang out with a chilling taste of coquettishness, and Kidd felt that his hand was suddenly tightly grasped by a cold hand.
"You criminal...you can't escape this time!"
Mori Kogoro gritted his teeth and rushed towards the smoke, but the person he expected was not thrown by him, but fell on his back, screaming in pain.
"Oh my old waist..."
"Mr. Maury!"
"Uncle, uncle, are you okay!"
Most of the smoke cleared, and everyone stepped forward to help Kogoro Mori up.
Looking at the North Pavilion illuminated by dozens of flashlights, Mori Kogoro sat there in a daze for a moment.
Kidd... is gone.
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