Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 65
"So, did Brother Ishino and Miss Xia Mei also come to the banquet?" Hearing Yuanzi's explanation, Xiaolan asked her concern.

"Yeah, mom did invite the two of them, but I haven't seen them yet... Ah, yes!" Sonoko saw not far away, his mother was walking toward him with Ishino and Natsumi, He waved his hand and said, "Mom, this way!"

Seeing Tomoko Suzuki walking over with the two of them, the Mori family and Sonoko who were standing next to the sugar sculpture also greeted them. After a few people greeted each other, they returned to the table.

Ishino had heard the conversations of several people in the distance just now, looked at Conan and asked with a smile, "Conan, do you know what kind of bird this is?"

Conan nodded and replied: "I know, this is Phoenix!"

"Yes, not quite right. Phoenix refers to a pair of birds, and the one I made is the male Phoenix Emperor." Shi Ye explained to everyone.

Under the educated expressions of several young people around, Shi Ye asked another question: "Then do you know what the meaning of the phoenix is?"

"I know this! Phoenix is ​​a kind of auspiciousness, which means auspiciousness and happiness." Yuanzi, who had already done some homework, was the first to answer.

"I think brother Ishino presented this work for today's banquet, it should have the meaning of taking the phoenix to represent eternity and progress?" Conan added after thinking about it.

Hearing the two people's answers, Shi Ye nodded with a smile and said, "You are all right, but apart from these two meanings, I have another meaning in this work."

Then, Ishino pointed to the base of the sugar sculpture, indicating the pattern of flames and said: "This also expresses the spirit of the rebirth of the phoenix, and encourages you not to lose your fighting spirit no matter what setbacks you encounter. Failure will only make you stronger." powerful."

When he said this, Ishino stared at Conan's eyes first, and then moved his gaze to the podium. Kaito, who had been disguised as Suzuki Shiro for a long time and had been staring at him since he started explaining, suddenly hit Shocking.

In fact, Kaito has been curious about the phoenix ever since he sneaked into the venue. After all, as a world-renowned art and jewelry thief, this work obviously meets the criteria to be his prey.

It's just that such a huge and difficult-to-preserve sugar sculpture is really difficult to get started, so he just looks at it with an attitude of appreciation.

However, judging from the actions and demeanor of Ishino's explanation to the people around him just now, Kaito can basically deduce that this work was made by this cousin-in-law.

He was thinking about when to find a reason to ask Shi Ye to give him a sugar sculpture, when the other party suddenly looked towards him, which made him startled involuntarily, thinking that he would not be spotted by the other party so quickly Bar.

At this moment, the whistle of the cruise ship sailing came from outside the banquet hall. Kaito immediately collected his emotions and gave the opening speech as Shiro Suzuki.

When he was about to announce the start of the banquet, Tomoko Suzuki suddenly walked up to the stage and announced one thing to all the guests: "I believe that everyone has already received a small exquisite box when they got on the boat, please open it now. "

After the guests saw the black pearl brooch in the box in their hands, Tomoko Suzuki added: "This is my own challenge to that stupid thief!"

"That's right, this is our family's heirloom, and it's also the target of the phantom thief Kidd tonight, the Black Star! Of course, there is only one genuine product, and the rest are all imitations."

"Okay, please put the black pearls in your hands on your chests, and let that phantom thief Kidd come and take a peek!" Having said that, Tomoko Suzuki smiled confidently, "Of course, the premise is that he can be on this ship. Find the real dark star within 3 hours of the ship's sailing!"

"Ms. Tomoko's skill is really good! If the thief sees so many imitations, he will be helpless!" Looking at the black pearl brooch in her hand, Xia Mei said with emotion.

"And each one of them has been aged under Shi Jun's suggestion, and the naked eye can't tell the real from the fake. I'm really curious about who is the real black star, Shi Jun, what do you think?"

Facing Xia Mei's curious gaze, Ishino just smiled slightly, picked up the brooch in the other's hand, gently pinned it to her chest, and said, "In my opinion, it doesn't matter which one is real."

"I don't think that jewelry makes the wearer noble and beautiful, but that noble and beautiful people wear jewelry, which makes jewelry valuable."

Ishino looked into Natsumi's eyes with gentle and firm eyes and said, "So I believe that the one on your chest is the real dark star."

Faced with Ishino's sudden love words, Xia Mei was stunned for a moment, and then felt a sweet taste in her heart. For some reason, she didn't feel shy, but accepted the other party's words frankly: "Well, I am the same I think, so I think yours is the real one."

Saying that, Xia Mei took out the small gift box in Ishino's pocket, and pinned the black pearl brooch inside to the other party's neckline with her own hands.

Silently waiting for Xia Mei to fasten the brooch, Ishino touched the pearl on his chest, and smiled meaningfully: "If Kaito Kidd finally chooses the black pearl on your body tonight, I will give him a high regard. It shows that his vision is still a little level."

"If he chose the one on your body, then I think it's okay to let him go, hehe..." Xia Mei also laughed happily.

Conan on the side saw the two flirting like an old couple, the corners of his mouth twitched in embarrassment, but he felt unspeakable envy in his heart, so he moved behind Xiaolan and Yuanzi to avoid being squeezed by this pair again. Full of dog food.

While the venue was full of joy because of this temporary event, Sonoko was extremely anxious because her sister Ayako could not be found anywhere, so she had no choice but to try to call home.

"What?! You haven't set off yet? What's the matter, old lady?" After Ayako picked up the phone at home, Sonoko asked in surprise, "Did the police inform you that the departure time is delayed by two hours? Dad also Still at home?!"

Hearing such important key information, Conan immediately realized that Suzuki Shiro who gave a speech before was definitely Kaitou Kidd in disguise.

After asking the staff and learning that Suzuki Shiro had just gone to the bathroom, Conan ran into the bathroom alone without notifying others, and found the leather case and clothing for Yirong in it.

After confirming that the Kaitou Kidd had infiltrated the ship, Conan was not only not nervous, but became excited, determined to avenge his shame and expose the fearless mask of the other party with his own hands.

(End of this chapter)