Conan: The Second Personality of Kaitou Kidd

Chapter 158 It Doesn't Look Like a Person (Two in One)

Urgent headlines: [A new round of predictions, Kaitou Kidd's next target? ! 】

[The Clock Tower is about to be relocated, Kaitou Kidd's next target! 】

[Phantom Thief Kidd's Number One Enemy Public Statement: This time, that nasty white thief will definitely be arrested and brought to justice! 】

A string of very different news was printed in newspapers and flew all over the streets of Tokyo.

Kudo Shin read the title, his eyes turned into half-moon eyes, "Ahaha, 'The Number One Enemy of Kaitou Kidd' is actually Nakamori Police Department."

I didn't mean to say Nakamori police department is bad, just, just...

It's just that there is always a subtle feeling of 'Kudo Shinichi's most respected detective is Mr. Mori Kogoro'.

"You actually said that the Nakamori Police Department is the enemy that gives you the most headache," Kudo Shinichi murmured, "Even if you want to prevent the police department from losing their jobs, you can get rid of the 'most', right? I always feel ashamed to share with me, and I have been on the board for two days." headlines."

"Forget it, Holmes..."

A thud interrupted his muttering.

It was the thud of a telephone pole.

Before he could react, Kudo Shinichi's body consciously bounced up on the spot and jumped one meter away in an instant, and looked at the source of the pounding sound in horror.

He saw his lovely green plum.

Mao Lilan withdrew her hand with a bright smile, "It's so hard to concentrate on reading the newspaper, Shinichi."

Her hands are extremely fair, with a few touches of red on the knuckles, and she looks very beautiful. Now, her very beautiful hands are covered with cement slag.

Beside her, a concrete telephone pole about the width of a human arm crumbled.

A huge hole with no finger marks was broken on the pole, and a bent steel bar pierced it.

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

he:"!!!"

"What's the matter, did it scare you?" Mao Lilan apologized gently, "Sorry, I'm just a little too excited."

This, this is too exciting, it is obviously a volcanic eruption, and I want to turn into a fire-breathing dragon and swallow stupid humans who dare to anger me.

Kudo Shinichi wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and smiled dryly, "Yes, yes, haha, I'm not scared, I'm not scared."

Mao Lilan stared at him for a few moments, snorted softly, and extinguished the flames, "The Kaitou Kidd will act the day after tomorrow, right? Zero o'clock the day after tomorrow."

"This time, are you going?"

Before Kudo Shinichi tried the correct answer, she glanced over again, "When I get home after the end, it will be two or three in the morning again? Remember to bring a flashlight."

She didn't need to hear the answer at all, she knew that there would only be one answer.

"Ahaha," Kudo Shinichi touched the tip of his nose, "The police may not necessarily invite me."

Reason [-]: Kudo Shinichi never caught Kaito Kidd.

Reason [-]: Kaitou Kidd personally certified "the most troublesome enemy" is Ginzo Nakamori.

"Really?" Mao Lilan said, "Not necessarily."

"You are the only detective who has stopped Kaitou Kid, right?"

Although it was only postponed for one day, Kaitou Kidd successfully stole it again on the second day.

However, this is the only 'Phantom Thief Kidd failed' this time.

Moreover, "Didn't you keep talking about 'Phantom Thief Kidd' recently? You even went to the police station to investigate the spontaneous combustion case for several days. This time, Phantom Thief Kidd appeared again. You have no reason not to go."

Recently, Kudo Shinichi mentioned "Phantom Thief Kidd" quite frequently, so high that Suzuki Sonoko, the number one fan of Kaito Kidd, even quietly complained, "Are I admiring Kidd-sama or your stinky detective?" I adore Lord Kidd! '.

And, "Why do you have to pause and ponder for a long time even to open the lunch box, and then suddenly said that Kaitou Kidd is very strange, can you be more normal!" '.

He was also busy investigating the spontaneous combustion case.

Mao Lilan knew that Kaitou Kidd appeared in the spontaneous combustion case: he appeared deliberately, disguised as Kudo Shinichi, and conveyed the information to the police that "I didn't do it" and "Unknown sniper is still operating in Tokyo".

And know: Phantom Thief Kidd and Kudo Shinichi pass by.

Also know: After getting the clue of the sniper, Kudo Shinichi spent most of the day writing and drawing, suddenly rushed out of the classroom to contact the police urgently, and together they found a white dummy in a remote corner near the museum.

One is an inflatable dummy dressed as Kaitou Kidd.

When the police found it, the inflatable dummy had naturally deflated, but slight burn marks could still be seen on the cap.

It was a striped mark, which represented that a bullet had been grazed.

Combined with the disappearance of the blue ribbon on the hat, Kudo Shinichi speculates with reason: Kaito Kidd and the sniper fought.

And continue to speculate: the group of unidentified guys and snipers who spontaneously ignited all came to Kaitou Kidd.

They are hostile to Kaito Kidd, plus the culprit who attacked those guys spontaneously, on the night of Kaito Kidd's operation, there were at least three forces fighting near the museum.

Mao Lilan: "However, I feel a little strange."

"Strange?" Kudo Shinichi asked immediately. "What do you think is strange? I have always felt strange, but there are too many unreasonable things, and I always feel that I have overlooked something."

"Obviously those injured have woken up, but even asking them couldn't find out the reason for the spontaneous combustion."

Victims of the spontaneous combustion have woken up.

Regarding the police's questioning and Kudo Shinichi's questioning, without seeing other companions at all, their caliber was unexpectedly unified: I don't know.

Don't know exactly what happened.I don't know why I spontaneously ignited.

The confession was also fairly uniform: I am innocent.

'Why are you holding a gun?I don’t know, someone must have framed me, sir, if I plan to commit illegal actions, will I set myself on fire?So someone must have framed me and put a gun on me! '

Even throw the pot on the head of the companion.

However, there were too many people, and the confession was not prepared in advance. Kudo Shinichi recommended several interrogation questions, and quickly broke them one by one.

He discovered one thing: before the self-ignition, someone heard a strange sound, which was the sound of falling and a woman's scream, faintly and lightly.

Only two people heard it, and not long after hearing it, when the leader of their small group was happily communicating with the other end of the phone, a hot flame suddenly ignited on their bodies.

The leader was still laughing unknowingly at the moment before the flame ignited.

The police conducted a further rigorous investigation and successfully confirmed the identities of these people: they are a group of mercenaries licking blood with their knives.

It's a gang of mercenaries. The reason why they have spider tattoos on their backs is because the boss's nickname is 'Spider'.

It is indeed aimed at Kaitou Kidd, the original words of "Spider" are "Kaitou Kidd is back?How is it possible' and 'Warning Phantom Thief Kidd, let him understand this time, don't fight against people who can't be messed with'.

Another point: Kaitou Kidd steals in order to find a precious gem.

Those guys don't know what it is, they only know that it is a very precious gem. The 'Spider' also sent the guy in the lead to inquire about similar things.

... very strange.

All kinds of clues are intertwined to form white spider webs. Standing in the white cave, Kudo Shinichi has a strange premonition and a strong sense of 'something is wrong'.

This feeling is like a shooting star, whenever he thinks seriously, it will disappear across the sky.

"Huh?" Mao Lilan shook her head, "I don't think the spontaneous combustion case is strange."

Although spontaneous combustion is unclear.

"It's because of Kaitou Kid himself."

Kudo Shinichi's heart moved slightly, as if he had caught something, "The Kaitou Kidd himself is strange? Why?"

In his heart, the subtle premonition is getting stronger and stronger, like spring grass, pushing the stones on the ground, and it is about to break through the ground.

Mao Lilan: "I think he is very strange and contradictory."

Kudo Shinichi repeated: "Very contradictory?"

It is indeed contradictory.

"Yes, it's very contradictory and strange," Mao Lilan thought for a while, and gave an example of the contradiction, "It's obviously a jewel thief, right? It stands to reason that he should try to commit crimes as quietly as possible, but Kidd is so ostentatious."

Ahaha, probably because of that guy's flamboyant nature, how mature can a guy who can bully children be?

Kudo Shinichi was ashamed.

"If it's an illegal jewel thief, it should be regarded as a 'bad guy, right?'" Mao Lilan gave another example, "However, when encountering a murder case, he will stop it. "

"It's 'good guy'."

Murder at Princess Anna's banquet.

If Kaito Kidd hadn't switched the people in the coffin and casually staged a gorgeous and paradoxical puppet show, then a public murder case would really be staged.

It is still an occasion where there are foreign guests, and it is considered a major international case, which will definitely embarrass Tokyo and send it abroad.

"Besides, Kidd seems to be a flamboyant person, right?" Mao Lilan turned his head and added, "Even the action will send a notice letter in advance to inform the police of his actions, but..."

"But 'publicity' is not fixed. Once, Kidd did not act with publicity."

what?
Kudo Shinichi thought for a while, "Which time?"

He recalled the various publicity records of Kaito Kidd, but he couldn't remember a time when the other party kept a low profile.

That guy even committed crimes under the noses of the police, and took away the target in a grand manner under the eyes of everyone, how could he keep a low profile!
Maurilan: "A second act of [Angel's Crown]."

Kudo Shinichi: "???"

His pupils trembled, "Wait, that guy was even more arrogant that time, okay, where did he keep a low profile?!"

In front of the police and onlookers, taking away the target, how low-key? !
Could it be because the series of movements of "Phantom Thief Kidd walking into the exhibition hall, reaching out to take away the target" are too common, as natural as pouring a glass of water and taking a sip, which is low-key?

Not so much!

"I'm not a detective, I don't look at it from the detective's perspective," Mao Lilan thought for a while, "I look at it from the perspective of an ordinary person. In my opinion, Kidd's action was very..."

"very……"

She frowned, organizing words that could express her meaning as clearly as possible, "It's very similar to an ordinary jewel thief."

Focus on 'quiet' and 'hiding yourself' instead of performing the action as a stage play.

"Ah, by the way, haven't we been to France?" Mao Lilan's eyes lit up. "Didn't we see a tourist passing by in Paris and taking away his mobile phone? That's the feeling!"

"Although it is acting under the eyes of many people, it is not flamboyant!"

Are those thieves who steal openly and aboveboard in the crowd, are they ostentatious?No, they were using the crowd as a cover to cover their theft.

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

He stopped, and slowly stopped on the road, "No, it's not Zhang Yang?"

"Also, obviously the theft was very hard...uh," Mao Lilan corrected herself, "it's obvious that the theft is troublesome, but Kidd will return it, and return it to the Nakamori Police Department."

"If he wants to steal a certain precious treasure, there's no need to steal other things again and again, right?"

Apart from "committing crimes aboveboard, the main purpose is not to show off your skills and commit crimes in a flashy way, but to cover your own actions", Kudo Shinichi has thought about all the above problems.

Except for that point, what Mao Lilan said was simply his own voice, but because he was not a detective, he didn't need evidence, and he didn't need to consider issues such as preconceived ideas and personal emotions, so he pointed to the direction more clearly.

Regarding the theft and return, Kudo Shinichi speculates: The Kaitou Kidd can't tell which treasures are precious treasures, he only knows the characteristics, and can only steal them for inspection, so he steals again and again and returns them again and again.

"Right, one more thing."

Mao Lilan said again: "Didn't you speculate that Kidd would say that the Nakamori police department is the number one enemy because the police department made a big mistake last time and was about to be transferred?"

Kudo Shin nodded.

"But, why?" She was a little puzzled, "Why doesn't he want the Nakamori Police Department to transfer?"

It can't be because of 'the Nakamori Police Department's professional ability is not good, and it can better set off Kaitou Kidd'?Like the second action of [Angel's Crown], it does not conform to Kaitou Kidd's arrogant style.

Kudo Shinichi frowned, "I've been thinking about this too."

He has been thinking about this question since he first saw the news, and instantly figured out the strangeness of the period. He barely got an answer: because the Nakamori Police Department captured the Kaitou Kidd for eight years, and he had feelings for him.

Hearing this sentence, Mao Lilan's eyes turned into half-moon eyes, and she sighed, "I know you have been thinking about it. From the time the news first broke yesterday morning to now, you have said this question more than 20 times!"

She counted with her fingers, "You have said the strange points I just said forty or fifty times, and you have said [Angel's Crown] second action nearly a hundred times!"

"I can hear it all."

Mao Lilan is not interested in the murder of the Phantom Thief and the like, she can speak clearly and logically, all thanks to Kudo Shinichi who can speak out her thoughts.

She glanced at Kudo Shinichi, and quietly added a question he had repeated several times, "Kid told you clearly that he is very strict with his opponents, right?"

"I'm disappointed in you."

"However, they admit that the Nakamori Police Department is the opponent."

Hmm... Is this strict requirements on the opponent, or not strict?

Kudo Shinichi nodded vigorously: He is very concerned about this matter!
After repeating all the contradictory and strange points Kudo Shinichi cares about, Mao Lilan thought for a while and admitted, "No wonder you have been thinking, it is really strange and contradictory, especially when [Angel's Crown] acts for the second time."

"It's so strange." She crossed her arms, propped her chin with her fingers, and said casually, "It's not like a person."

"What?" Kudo Shinichi lowered his eyes, "It doesn't seem like a person is anything..."

It's not like a person at all...

...It doesn't look like a person at all? !

It's not like a person at all! ! !
(End of this chapter)