Conan Moslin

At this point, there are several routes on the ship.

Kuriyasu and Kogoro Mori were in the lounge, and they talked with Kazuzo Sanada about the details of what happened in the lounge.

A group of people returned to the main venue of the banquet with Tozawa Yuzo, whose face was pulled red, and the Dark Night Star on his body.

A group of police officers led by Officer Chaki are still searching everywhere on the ship, after all, Kaito Kid has not been found yet.

Officer Nakamori did not board the ship this time, but stood by on a boat near the ship to assist in searching the sea to see if anyone had escaped.

Conan, who followed Kogoro Mouri to the lounge, left the team at some point and went to the machine room instead.

He observed the people coming out of the machine room, and only entered the door of the machine room after they had all left.

On the huge cruise ship stage, the final confrontation began.

"Oh, little brother, it's you who's here?"

Kaito Kidd's tone was familiar, and although he had only met Conan twice, it seemed like he was joking with an old friend.

"I thought that she wouldn't hand over the card just because of the show..."

This is just not acting anymore.

He didn't go back with the crowd, it was obvious that he was waiting for someone.

A young detective like Conan always likes to confront the person he has tracked down alone.

Of course we have to give him a chance.

Conan secretly became more alert and analyzed every word of the message left by Kaito Kid, even though the message was not complicated.

"Queen Sally, who has a passion for traveling, is referring to this cruise ship on the move. The blazing orange flame and the cold heart refer to the core hub of the cruise ship's operations."

"Is this why you're here?"

Conan avoided the question, squeezed a football out of the belt made by Professor Agasa, and squatted down to tie his shoelaces.

He began to kick the ball with his knees in a lively manner: "Mr. Kidd, I think you should know the meaning of gems."

"The meaning of pearls is the moon and women."

"Among all the guests on this ship, the only woman with the word 'moon' in her name is Mrs. Suzuki Tomoko."

Kaito Kid walked down the stairs slowly and stopped casually beside the phone.

He hadn't changed yet and was still wearing the dress that belonged to Miss Ayako.

Her big brown wavy hair was tied up in a ponytail, and her squinted eyes contained a smile.

"You're not right." Kidd covered his mouth and chuckled, as if he was still maintaining Ayako's shaky personality. "Among the guests on the ship, there is another person whose name has 'Moon'. Didn't you notice?"

"Really?" Conan played dumb.

He seemed to think about it carefully, and then he said with a long sigh: "You mean 'Shirakura Saku'? How do you know this person?"

"Two possibilities." Conan put the ball on his head, "First, you have investigated or learned about all the guests who will attend the meeting, and among them, you are very sure that 'Shirakura Saku' is a man."

"Second, this person, whether male or female, is not within your search range."

"Assuming you forged the invitation, then... this is the pseudonym you used when you boarded the ship, right?"

"Really?" Kidd laughed again. "Both of your hypotheses are very interesting, but there is a premise..."

"I did check all the guests, but you should also know..."

"The meaning of the pearl you mentioned is just your own opinion. It has nothing to do with whether the name contains the word 'moon'. Before this, I didn't receive any hints about this."

"I'm just telling you the truth." Conan shrugged and continued, "In fact, you don't need any hints to know that it is the real black pearl."

"Oh?"

"Simply because you noticed that Mrs. Suzuki was deliberately staying away from your performances."

Conan stepped lightly on the football and said, "When Sister Li An started using fire magic, I discovered a problem."

"In front of Sister Xiaolan's pearl that Sister Li An borrowed, the pearl was originally very bright, but it became dim after the performance."

"Speaking of this, I remember..." Conan suddenly thought of something and added, "The pearl you pinned on your chest before was also very bright."

"The temperature of the outer flame will burn the beautiful pearls." Conan repeated what Kaito Kidd said at the meeting.

“Isn’t that what you said during the show?”

"The flame required for magic will not be low in temperature even if special materials are used to ignite it for safety."

"Pearls need to be kept away from high temperatures, so it is absolutely impossible for Mrs. Suzuki to get close to the center of the performance venue while wearing the real Dark Night Star!"

"When the performance started, Mrs. Suzuki was standing away from her, with Sister Sonoko."

"She came here after the performance was about to end and the flames were extinguished. Doesn't this mean that she was deliberately avoiding the high temperature environment?"

“There should be some guests here who are aware of this, and most of them will stay away from the center of the performance during the show.”

"I guess this is probably Sister Li An's special way of clearing the place."

"It's just that you should understand this."

Conan looked up at him, his voice filled with extreme confidence: "A family treasure as precious as the Dark Night Star cannot be handed over to anyone else!"

The logic was very logical. Kidd wanted to nod, but he continued to be stubborn.

"From these few points of view, how could it be possible that..."

"These points alone are not enough, but if we combine it with the fact that the pearl worn by Mrs. Suzuki is not dazzling when not close to the center of the performance, we can confirm this speculation."

"Yes, it's just like the pearls that have been displayed in many famous museums. No matter how well you protect them, their luster will gradually fade."

At this point, Conan paused, his tone a little suspicious: "Didn't you see the dark night stars last time? Why are you asking me this?"

Kaito Kid swallowed the example of the fake pearl in the Beika Museum and said, "Aren't you explaining it yourself..."

Conan changed the subject and continued pressing: "Also, your motive for stealing the pearl the second time is a bit strange."

"You clearly got the real Dark Night Star last time, so why did you leave a second invitation letter with so much fanfare, insisting on coming to this cruise ship to steal it on the night of April 4th?"

"Does this day have any special meaning?"

Hearing this, Kidd almost couldn't keep his poker face.

Conan's questioning has touched upon the deep secrets of Kaito Kid, and he can't let him ask any further.

"Well... since you're so curious, why don't we call the police to ask?"

Kidd held up the phone in the machine room.

The fully charged football stirred up the dust on the ground and rushed straight towards Kidd, hitting the telephone heavily with a loud noise.

The phone's motherboard cracked on the spot and was completely scrapped in just a few seconds.

Kuroba Kaito was quick enough not to be kicked.

He lost his composure for a second, looked at the receiver in his hand in horror, and suddenly remembered Li An's earnest warnings.

"Kaito, if you want to 'communicate' with this kid, you must pay attention to what's on his feet."

"If you really get kicked, no one can save you!"