The Split-Actress in Conan's World

Queen Elizabeth, Yokohama Port.

"Please cancel this party, Officer Chaki!" Inspector Nakamori pointed at the giant cruise ship over a hundred meters long at the port, looking a little angry.

"I don't care about the Suzuki Group's 60th anniversary party. Without perfect preparation, I will never allow the jewelry to be exposed to the public like this!"

"A ship this big cannot be fully guarded even if the entire Metropolitan Police Department is deployed!"

Chaki Shintaro smiled dryly and comforted him: "Don't say that, Nakamori. The people who come to the party tonight are all famous celebrities in society. It is impossible to cancel it casually."

He straightened his tone and said, "Besides, if we cancel the party because we are afraid that Kaito Kidd will steal the jewelry, the police will lose face!"

Inspector Nakamori snorted angrily, but he was no longer in a position to say anything about canceling the party.

On the giant ship.

Chiyoko sat at the table, holding a goblet in his hand. With a slight shake of his wrist, clear liquid swayed in it. He nodded with satisfaction, gracefully brought the cup to his lips, and took a sip.

"Hey, hey, you guy, do you have to be so pretentious just to drink juice?" Conan flicked the cup in front of him with his index finger and couldn't help but complain.

"This is called romance. Those who don't know how to enjoy life should just shut up and learn how to do it." Chiyoko glanced at him disdainfully and continued to taste her grape juice.

"Ah, after all, Edogawa-kun is still at the age where he likes to drink honey lemon water. He probably doesn't understand the fun of adults, right?" Haibara Ai still had that teasing tone. For some reason, Conan was always accurately triggered by this tone.

Especially since she just recently found out that Kudo Shinichi is 17 years old and not yet an adult.

"No, no!" Conan drank the lemonade in one gulp, his ears turning red. "No one says that only children can drink this!"

"Hurry up and apologize to all the lemon lovers in the world, you bastard!"

Conan gritted his teeth viciously, and quickly found other points to attack: "Besides, aren't you also a brat who can only drink blueberry juice!"

Haibara Ai just looked at him with pity and shook her head without saying anything else.

She pushed her half-drunk glass of blueberry juice to the inside of the table, then jumped off the chair, leaving her back to the two of them.

"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."

Conan punched the cotton and could only mutter weakly, "Really, it seems like this woman never says anything nice."

"But the reliable place has never been missed, right?" Chiyoko got a small cake from someone and cut it into three pieces with a sense of ceremony.

"That's true." Conan took his piece from him and had nothing to refute.

"Sometimes it really feels magical. She can use the simplest way of getting along with you to make you ignore her genius nature." Chiyoko supported her head, faced Conan's puzzled gaze, and poked the strawberries on the cake.

"Isn't it? The drug that can make people rejuvenate comes from such a young girl. If I remember correctly, she seems to have obtained a doctorate degree at the age of 17. In the academic world, she is a person of the same level as Dr. Agasa."

"If a detective like you relies on the breadth of your knowledge to lay a net that allows criminals from all sides to escape, then a scientist like her is probably a sniper rifle."

"Precise and deadly, using the profound knowledge in one's field to fire bullets at doubters."

Chiyoko finally bit into the strawberry. His mouth felt so sweet that he couldn't help but smile a little.

"It seems that our combination is quite well-equipped."

"What about you?" Conan looked away as Haibara Ai completely disappeared around the corner. "What role do you play?"

As if thinking seriously, Chiyoko turned her wrist and drew a circle in the air with her fork: "Me?"

"Of course I'm responsible for cheering them on from the back."

Conan rolled his eyes.

While they were chatting idly, the doctor and Lin Chiyu finally ended their lengthy socializing and walked towards them.

"Hey, New...Conan, where is Ai-kun?" The doctor almost gave himself away subconsciously, but fortunately he immediately realized that Rin Chihawa was still beside him and stopped himself.

"That guy went to the bathroom and will probably be back soon." Conan's mouth twitched.

But he was more concerned about Lin Chiyu's arrival, so he asked with anticipation: "Brother Lin, have you been back to Kyoto these days?"

Lin Chiyu put down the champagne in his hand. His wrist was sore from holding it for so long.

"You could be more straightforward and ask me if I have the manuscript."

Conan smiled sheepishly.

"I'm sorry, but I've been busy these days and can't spare the time. Besides, I have to go to Osaka next week. I don't think we can complete our deal within half a month."

"Is that so..." Conan sighed in disappointment. It was a good thing that he asked his father to send the manuscript to him as soon as he got home.

As time passed, it was finally time for the party to officially begin. Shiro Suzuki, chairman of the Suzuki Group, came on stage to give a speech, and Haibara Ai also came back at this time.

“After a long struggle, twists and turns, and storms, the Suzuki Group finally entered its sixth decade this year.”

Shiro Suzuki spoke freely on the stage. All the lights in the venue were focused on him, but he did not seem stage fright. His aura as a business tycoon was fully displayed.

“To be where I am today is inseparable from your support and love. No matter when I am in trouble or under pressure, I can always see you around me…”

"Now, I declare that the Suzuki Group's 60th anniversary sea party has officially begun!" With his order, the gathered lights dispersed, and the whole venue was brightly lit. The luxurious layout was pleasing to the eye.

All the guests present raised their glasses in support.

"Now that our party has officially begun," the chairman's wife, Suzuki Tomoko, came on stage in a gorgeous dress, holding a small box in her hand, "then let me design a small activity to warm up the audience."

"Please open the small boxes given to you before you board the ship."

When everyone heard her words, they all took out the same small box.

Maori Kogoro exclaimed, "Wow, that's really grand!"

Then he took out a very nice black pearl from the box, which was exactly the same style as the "Black Star".

When Haibara Ai saw the uncle's exaggerated look, she was stunned for a moment, then took out the box given to her, and sure enough, she found the same black pearl inside.

Tomoko Suzuki on the stage listened to the exclamations from below and smiled with satisfaction.

"This is my challenge to that foolish thief."

"There is only one genuine pearl, and only I know who it was delivered to. The others are just high-quality artificial pearls."

She held up the "Dark Star" in her box, pinned it to her chest like a pin, and said to the people: "Please pin them on your body, just like me."

"Let Kaito Kidd do the distinguishing! Find the real thing among these 500 fakes. If you can do it, the Black Star will be generously given to you!"

After saying this in a domineering manner, she playfully stuck out her tongue and made a joke: "Of course, it's only valid within the three hours of sailing!"

"Turns out it's just a fake." Kogoro Mouri put down the black pearl in his hand in disappointment.

"Although it's a fake, it's made in imitation of the precious Black Star, so the craftsmanship is extraordinary. If you calculate it, it's worth hundreds of thousands of yen." Rinshakuha pinned his star on his collar and said to Mouri Kogoro.

"And Aunt Tomoko said that these replicas will be given to each guest as souvenirs to thank everyone for coming."

Kogoro Mouri immediately picked up the black pearl he had just put down, pinned it on his chest with satisfaction, and felt pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at it.

"Just these imitations have given away hundreds of millions of yen, right? The Suzuki Group is really..." Conan looked at the "Dark Star" in his hand with a complicated look, not knowing what to say.

"This is probably why the Suzuki Group has grown so big. After all, who doesn't like a generous partner?" Haibara Ai had already pinned hers. For some reason, Conan seemed to be able to see a hint of joy on her face.

"You must keep it well, maybe the one we have in our hands could be the real thing!" The doctor kept muttering as he put the pearl in his hand. He felt a little nervous, perhaps because he was afraid that the one he had in his hand was the real thing worth billions.

"You're thinking too much, Doctor. The gem on your hand is too shiny. It's obviously a fake at first glance." Chiyoko poured cold water on him.

"And it's hard to imagine that the master would send out the real Black Star. Wouldn't it be bad if it happened to be sent to Kaito Kidd in his disguise?"

"That's true." Knowing that what he had in his hand was not the real thing, the doctor felt a little relieved.

On the other side, Mao Lilan saw her good sister Suzuki Sonoko looking around, and walked up to her and asked with concern: "What's wrong Sonoko?"

"I can't find my sister." Suzuki Sonoko replied as she took out her cell phone from her handbag and prepared to call.

"Isn't he still at home?"

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"What? The ship is setting sail?!"

"How could this happen?" Suzuki Ayako sounded surprised.

"Should I be the one saying this? What time do you think it is now?" Suzuki Sonoko was a little puzzled. She circled the boat twice and found that her sister was still at home and had not boarded the boat at all.

"It seems that the second young lady is in trouble." Haibara Ai was the first to use her keen perception to draw the attention of the other two pseudo-children.

Suzuki Ayako explained on the other end of the phone: "But Inspector Nakamori called and said the boat will leave two hours later."

She seemed to turn her head and ask someone. She was a little far away from the microphone and her voice sounded a little soft, but Suzuki Sonoko still heard it clearly.

"Isn't that right, Dad?"

She couldn't stop talking and was stunned: "Dad is home?!"

The three fake kids who were watching her heard everything.

"Is it possible?" Conan quickly realized something, jumped off the chair, and ran in the direction where Suzuki Shiro had left.

"The great detective is still as energetic as ever." Haibara Ai yawned and watched Conan running very fast with his short legs flapping, without any desire to move.

"But that thief is really arrogant to have the guts to disguise himself as Chairman Suzuki." Chiyoko expressed her appreciation for Kaito Kid's courage.

Soon, Conan came back with his arms folded and his chin in his hands, looking thoughtful.

Huiyuan Ai raised an eyebrow: "So what did you find out?"

Conan shook his head: "We only found the props he used to disguise himself as Chairman Suzuki. I have already notified the police chief who was on guard over there."

"So he could be anyone now."

Chiyoko narrowed her eyes and said in a cold tone: "How are you going to prove that you are Kudo?"

Conan forced out a pair of dead fish eyes, said nothing, just looked at him.

"Just a joke." Chiyoko handed him a glass of honey lemon water.

"But what you said does make sense. I will suggest to the police captain that the guests be divided into groups of two and set secret codes to prevent being replaced." Conan was thirsty after running around, so he drank the lemonade.

"Okay, I'll go check on Mr. Rin, Haibara will go find the doctor, and then your sister Xiaolan will be left to you." Chiyoko quickly assigned the tasks.

Conan choked for a moment, but couldn't figure out what the problem was. But for some reason, he felt a little uncomfortable.

In the end, he could only squeeze out one sentence: "Powerism is not acceptable."

"Why, you're not convinced?" Chiyoko crossed her arms and looked at him askance, "Or I'll go find Xiaolan, and you go compete with Mr. Rin?"

"Well, forget it." Conan gave in immediately and accepted the arrangement obediently.

As he walked towards Xiaolan, he ran into Uncle Maori and Mrs. Suzuki.

"If you don't tell me where the authentic one is, how can I protect it?" Kogoro Mouri touched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"Although the workmanship is exquisite, it is a fake after all. If you look carefully, you can still tell it apart." Suzuki Tomoko kept repeating herself, and her hand in the black velvet glove subconsciously touched the black star on her chest.

"Some are dull and inconspicuous like me, and some are overly shiny and cheap failures like you."

Kogoro Mouri looked at the pearl on his chest and didn't feel anything different.

"But with so many people, if we need to confirm them one by one..."

"Then I'll give you a valuable hint." Suzuki Tomoko opened her lips slightly and blinked her right eye with a beauty mole at the corner of her eye.

"The black pearl that won my grandfather's favor 60 years ago for its peacock green color has been entrusted to the person who is most worthy of it."

Proportionate?

Conan, who was passing by, heard this word and pondered it for a while.

"It just so happens that there is only one guest who deserves to wear it."

"Someone who matches a gem should be a woman, right?" Kogoro Mori was still not satisfied and actively tried to get more information out of him.

Unfortunately, Suzuki Tomoko was unconvinced and kept playing Tai Chi with him: "But maybe Mr. Maori is also suitable?"