Conan Moslin

Time passed by minute by minute.

Li An didn't speak again after saying the last sentence, as if he was waiting for the other party's answer.

The thief stood quietly there, seemingly waiting for his opportunity.

The flames on the banquet table flickered, like everyone's breathing and heartbeat.

"The power hasn't been restored yet?" Officer Cha Mu asked in a low voice outside the meeting room, occasionally looking in the direction of Li An through the wall.

He guessed that she was stalling for time: "Restore the power as soon as possible and block the exit, otherwise Kaito Kidd will escape!"

But there is always a moment when the flame goes out.

Even if it doesn't, the Phantom Thief will make it go off.

Mr. Kaito jumped down from a great height and slowly took off his cloak.

The delicate tassel on his monocle swayed slightly with his movements, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

The people around him spontaneously made way for him.

The light followed his movements closely, and soon illuminated both Li An and the other.

One white and one gray, they appear particularly harmonious.

"Please." Li An said with a smile.

The thief's eyes were fixed on the flames on the table that seemed to be framed. The cloak in his hand raised an arc to cover the flames on the banquet table.

The airflow generated by the flames caused the cloak to inflate, but it soon fell down as if deflated, and then the outline of the jewelry box was faintly revealed.

"Ma'am, you are so careless."

He smiled gentlemanly and casually pointed to the outline of one of the jewelry boxes.

"The heat from the outer flames would burn the beautiful pearls."

This is the position slightly off the center of the flame, and has the lowest temperature.

"So that's it, right?"

Before Li An could move, the cloak on the table inflated again, and a fluttering sound was heard, which blew the cloak on the table away.

A group of white doves lifted up their cloaks, chirped, and flew away in all directions.

The whole audience exclaimed.

One of the silver-eyed white pigeons stood out, holding the jewelry box on its feet, and rushed straight towards the two people.

It circled around the white-clothed thief, then went around Li An and loosened its claws.

It seemed to have no idea where to place its claws, so it circled around Li An again and finally landed on the back of the chair next to her.

Li An still smiled and took the jewelry box back in his hand: "Not bad, but it's too late."

"What--"

The cloak held up by the white dove covered the head of the astonished thief. He took a few steps back and bumped into the chair that Li An had pulled out.

The vibration frightened the silver-eyed white dove so much that it fluttered up and circled around the two people pitifully, but it couldn't find a place to land, so it could only fly farther away.

Suzuki Tomoko, who had come to the periphery of the lights at some point, smiled triumphantly.

"This thief is really a headache..."

"If Kaito Kidd is so bold, then we really need to deal with him quickly--"

Kogoro Mori, who was following behind to protect Mrs. Tomoko, was shocked to see her take out a pistol from the purse she had been carrying.

"Bang bang—"

"mom!"

Two holes were burned in the cloak, and the white figure suddenly lost strength.

"The power supply has been restored!" The police officer's voice came from the power room, but Officer Chamu had no time to pay attention, "It was a gunshot!"

He pushed through the crowd and rushed into the venue, only to see the lights in the room suddenly light up. A pale and shocked face was revealed as he leaned against the table, his conspicuous white cloak emitting a blinding red color.

"Ah——!" Sharp screams from men and women rang out in the venue.

Officer Chamu's expression was serious and sweat soon covered his face.

"You, what on earth did you do!?"

Suzuki Tomoko calmly put down the gun: "You don't have to worry at all, officer."

"Because he is not dead yet."

"Why are you so nervous?"

Officer Cha Mu was slightly stunned and turned to look.

The man leaning back in the chair lifted up the cloak with red holes that was covering his body, and stood up unsteadily, holding on to the brim of his hat.

"Now, our company's guards have caught the thief, the one I just shot down with this model gun."

Tomoko Suzuki uncovers the final secret.

"Yes, this is Mr. Sanada Kazuzo, the talented magician I hired especially for today's entertainment show."

Kazuzo Sanada lifted the brim of his hat slightly.

She then introduced: "And the talented magician who will be performing on the same stage with him - Ms. Kuroba Kuriyasu."

This is introduced according to age, after all, Sanada is 27 years old this year, older than her.

Li An smiled and raised the wine glass on the table to greet everyone. At some point, there was half a glass of red wine in the glass.

The people around him took a step back instantly.

...Are you serious about taking a half step back?

Li An had a business smile on his face: "Don't worry, it won't affect you."

"It seems that my acting skills are pretty good?" Sanada Kazuzo joked with a smile.

Li An at the side praised him: "Many gentlemen and ladies were frightened."

"There was red wine on my clothes? It got stained just like that. I was thinking of keeping it." He continued to talk to Li An with a smile, and explained the source of the "blood" to everyone to avoid causing panic. "You splashed it really neatly."

Li An nodded: "Yeah."

She put down her wine glass, collected the jewelry box, and walked straight towards Xiaolan.

Mao Lilan was still in a daze.

She had seen Miss Li An's magic performances before, but she had never seen one so close.

This performance... was so gorgeous.

Li An opened the gift box and presented a dull pearl with a sincere thank you on his face: "Thank you Miss Xiaolan for lending me your treasure for the performance."

Only then did Mao Lilan react. She looked down and found that the black pearl pinned on her chest was gone.

She looked at Li An's smiling face, and her face turned red: "No, it's okay..."

Conan looked somewhat speechless.

When the party was almost over, he heard from people around him that Li An had not moved since then, and when she chatted with these people, no matter how polite she was, she never drank.

When reviewing the situation afterwards, you can always find some problems.

If he hadn't discovered that Xiaolan's jewelry was missing and guessed that it was a performance, he would definitely have dragged Xiaolan to the scene for a confrontation.

Li An smiled at Xiaolan comfortingly, then turned and left.

Yuanzi's curious voice came from behind: "Xiaolan, when did Sister Li An take away your pearls?"

"I don't know either. Maybe it was during the secret code..."

Li An curled the corners of his lips and stood beside Sanada Kazuzo.

The performance hasn't ended yet, so I can't leave.

Suzuki Tomoko waited for Li An and the others to finish their brief explanation before continuing: "To thank you two for performing the final act for the legendary Kaito Kid, please applaud and encourage us!"

Thunderous applause broke out.

Receiving everyone's recognition, the two of them thanked them politely.

Ryūmoto Shoji nodded in agreement. "I see. The Phantom Thief is actually a master of magic. He plays the role well."

"Yes, both he and I are artists of deception."

Kazuzo Sanada took off his white coat and untied his red bow tie, revealing the blue shirt underneath.

He tentatively reached under the chair cushion and took out a light gray dress that had been placed there. The pattern and color of the dress were similar to those on Li An.

As the dresses worn by the partners in the same performance, they are naturally of similar colors.

"We are pure magicians. We will never lose to a guy like him who is a thief as his main job!"

Kazuzo Sanada put on the orange lining, his coat, and his blue bow tie. He took a box from the waiter and followed the crowd and pinned the pearls on his chest.

He turned to look at Li An and gave him a look that expected recognition.

Li An: ...

Tsk.

Li An did not respond, but instead spoke to draw everyone's attention to the stage.

"Dear guests, please come to the side of the stage and enjoy the magic show that Mr. Sanada and I will bring to you!"