Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 286 Missing Grace
"I see, then I can rest assured and watch the magic show!" Naia said with relief after hearing the two people's explanations.

"But having said that, Aunt Chris went out to eat with her mother tonight. Didn't Grace promise to come to our house for dinner? Why hasn't she come over after six o'clock?" Xiaosaki looked at the side. He glanced at the clock on the wall and said worriedly.

"Didn't Grace say she has to be on duty today? Maybe she felt it was too late after school and went straight to the store for dinner." Xiao Ai guessed.

"Then why not make a call and ask." After hearing the conversation between his daughters, Ishino immediately picked up his cell phone and called the Bellmode home next door. After confirming that no one answered, he called Toru Amuro and asked The other party asked Grace if she had ever been to the store.

After learning that Grace had not returned home, Toru Amuro instantly realized that Gin's strange behavior not long ago was probably related to the other party. After hesitating for a moment, he finally answered truthfully that he had not seen Grace today. .

As for whether Grace was abducted by Gin, Toru Amuro felt that it was possible but unlikely. After all, the identity of the little girl had been confirmed and recognized by the organization. As a loyal subordinate, Gin was unlikely to take action against her. , so it was very likely that he was taken away by someone else, which made Gin chase after him directly.

In any case, since this matter is likely to involve Gin and other criminal organizations, Toru Amuro definitely does not want his boss to be involved, so after concealing his speculations from the other party, he immediately gave Bellmode He sent a message to remind the other party that Gin had come to the store today and that Grace might be kidnapped.

On the other side, Ishino and others immediately became nervous after receiving the news that Grace had not been to the store. They couldn't help but worry that Grace had been kidnapped on the way home.

And through the surprise and hesitation shown by Toru Amuro in the phone call just now, Ishino was keenly aware that the other party seemed to be hiding something from him, and the only person who could make him violate his principles and lie in front of such a big matter was naturally News related to the organization.

At this moment, a beeping sound suddenly came from outside the door, which made Xiaosaki subconsciously think it was Grace knocking on the door, so she quickly stood up from the sofa and hurried to open the door.

But when she opened the door, she found that there was no one outside, except for a few owls who came from nowhere and squatted on the ground. After seeing the door being opened, they quickly rushed into the house, passed her and went straight to the living room.

Seeing three raptors attacking towards him, Ishino quickly blocked Xiao Ai and Naia with his body. However, the target of the owls did not seem to be them. Instead, they pounced on the schoolbags on the side, and kept using their... The sharp beak struck the metal brooch above.

"It was the brooch that Koizumi Hongzi gave us that brought them here!" Seeing the weird scene in front of her, Xiao Ai immediately reacted and said, "My brooch was given to Grace today. She Could the disappearance have anything to do with Koizumi Hongzi?”

Although Ishino didn't think Hongzi would do such a thing as kidnapping a primary school student, Xiaoai's analysis was not unreasonable. Maybe the other party really knew something, so he casually grabbed the three owls that seemed to have been drugged. Trapping them into a ball, he planned to take these uninvited guests to Hongzi to ask for details.

"Naia, please ask Ark to check the residence of Koizumi Hongzi. After confirmation, it will be sent directly to my mobile phone. I will drive over to find her now. You two should stay at home and don't go out." After saying that, Ishino took it away. With two brooches left, I drove straight to Ekoda Town.

……

"The current time is..." In the Ekota Museum, at the moment when Nakamori Ginzo picked up his watch and ordered all police officers to calibrate the time, a confident young male voice suddenly came from the door of the exhibition hall, "6:12 p.m. Minutes are 16.05 seconds." "My pocket watch will only have an error of 0.001 seconds a year. Please refer to it." I saw the white horse detective wearing a British detective style jacket, under the gaze of a group of reporters, with a cheerful expression. With a smile on his face, he came to Nakamori Ginzo and introduced himself, "Hello, Officer Nakamori, my name is Detective Hakuba. I am the detective who is here to assist you in capturing Kaitou Kidd tonight. Please give me your advice."

"Detective? How come I didn't know there was such an arrangement?" Seeing the young man surrounded by reporters, Nakamori Ginzo said with disdain, "Don't be a mere outsider trying to join in the fun, just go away, go away."

Hearing Nakamori Ginzo's speech, the assistant on the side quickly leaned into his parents' ears and reminded anxiously: "Police department! This morning the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters called you specifically to inform you that the son of the Hakuba Police Chief will assist you as a detective. You won’t forget tonight’s action, right?!”

"Director Hakuba's son?!" After being reminded, Nakamori Ginzo remembered it and couldn't help exclaiming. He immediately walked up to Hakuba and patted him on the shoulder. "It turns out to be Mr. Hakuba, Hakuba." The police chief even called me specifically to ask me to take good care of you. If you have anything you don’t understand, just ask me."

One second he looked impatient, and the next second he put on an amiable smile. This sudden change of expression made Detective Baima, who was used to seeing all kinds of creatures, couldn't help but admire him.

Looking at the confident Nakamori Ginzo, Hakuba raised the corner of his mouth and asked an unceremonious question: "So, I want to ask you, what is the gender of Kaito Kid?"

"O-It's probably a man, probably..." Nakamori Ginzo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and replied hesitantly.

"What about his age? What about his birthday? What about his blood type? What about his height? What about his weight? What about his physique? What about his hairstyle? What about his interests? What type of women do he like?"

"This, this..." Facing this series of strange questions, Nakamori Ginzo didn't know how to answer at all, so he could only hesitate and hesitate.

Upon seeing this, Detective White Horse couldn't help but shook his head, lowered the peaked cap on his head and said coldly: "I'm really convinced by you. I have been chasing Kaitou Kidd for 8 years but I don't know any precise information?"

Nakamori Ginzo heard this and thought to himself, even if I knew it, I couldn't tell you, a young man without a police force, even if you were the son of the top leader of the police system.

Just when he was about to explain, he saw the other person was minding his own business and continued: "But don't worry, I have no interest in boring thieves like Kidd."

"The person I really want to arrest is... Sorry, I have other work, please allow me to take my leave first." After saying that, Detective Hakuba left the hall under the confused eyes of Nakamori Ginzo and other police officers. Walk deeper into the museum.

(End of this chapter)