The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"You really have the leisure time." Haibara Ai led the doctor out of the conference hall and into the corridor, where she saw Chiyoko holding a plate of macarons and feasting on them.

Chiyoko raised her eyebrows, didn't make any excuses, and just kept eating.

There is no other way. After all, using a substitute consumes energy, and sweets are the fastest way to replenish energy.

"Where's Kudo? Why isn't your 'parent' here either?" Haibara Ai looked around him and asked when she didn't see anyone else.

He finished the last piece of dessert in two bites, put down the plate and clapped his hands: "Kudo said he was going to catch Kid, and he took Xiaolan and ran away."

"Rin-san was originally staying with the Suzuki family," he pointed at the Suzuki mother and daughter over there, "but he disappeared just now. He must have gone to look for Kid."

"So, they already know the identity of that magician?" Haibara Ai glanced at the doctor, who was staring at the empty plate with regret.

"Yeah, I have some guesses." Chiyoko raised her wrist to look at her watch. It would take about five minutes for them to reach the shore.

"Tell me?"

"Remember that card magic?" Chiyoko said, and actually took out a deck of cards from her pocket.

"..." Haibara Ai didn't know what to complain about. This person always took out strange things from strange places.

"This magic trick uses the right hand to turn into a dove to attract people's attention, and replaces all the cards in the left hand with pre-prepared card patterns." He pulled the cards skillfully, put his empty right hand in front of Haibara Ai and the doctor, and produced four A's out of thin air.

"I don't have any pigeons, so I'll use this instead."

Chiyoko pressed four cards into the doctor's hands, and the doctor took the deck and looked it over, not figuring out how they had appeared out of nowhere in his hand.

Chiyoko spread out the deck of cards in his left hand into a fan shape and placed it in front of Haibara Ai. He gestured for her to choose one at random.

Haibara Ai randomly picked the card on the far left.

"It doesn't matter who shuffles the cards, or who draws the cards, or which card they draw."

He asked Haibara Ai to see what the card in her hand was.

Square 4.

Chiyoko didn't keep the audience in suspense. After all, he was just demonstrating, not really performing.

I flipped over the cards in my hand and it was a straight of 4 of diamonds.

The Doctor exclaimed.

Huihara Ai just raised her eyebrows.

"So, what does this mean? Does it mean that the magician who performed this is Kaito Kid?"

"No," Chiyoko shook her head, "There is another person who can change the cards without anyone noticing in this magic trick."

......

"This person pretended to pick up the cards on the ground, pulled out one of them, and put a message on it."

"Then hide the card in your palm and pretend it's the one you drew from the deck, and you can easily complete the card change."

"Am I right?" In the computer room, Conan hooked the ball with his toes, bounced it a few times, and chuckled.

"Sister Xiaolan?"

"No, I should call you..."

"It should be Kaito Kidd!"

Behind him was Ran Mouri, whose smile had frozen.

"You switched with Xiaolan when she left the venue to go to the bathroom," Conan bounced the ball alternately with his knees and then on his head, "Great, I didn't notice it at all."

"That's why you responded with Robin after I said Holmes' codeword."

"You disguised yourself as Xiaolan, used that message to make the guests uneasy, and then released a smoke bomb disguised as Black Pearl to make everyone panic."

"At this point, you just need to pretend to help Mrs. Suzuki and take the real Black Star calmly."

"Don't be ridiculous, Conan."

Mao Lilan had her hands behind her back with an innocent smile on her face, and for a moment it seemed real.

"I have no idea which one is the real Black Star. After all, there is no clue."

"Hehe, even without any hints, you should still know it." Conan stopped the ball steadily at his feet and put his hands in his pockets.

"Mrs. Suzuki took the black pearls out of the small box while wearing gloves."

"Pearls are mainly composed of calcium carbonate, which is easily corroded by acid. If they are contaminated by the oil and dirt on your fingers, the surface will oxidize and lose its luster."

The image of Mifune Takuya carefully wiping the black pearl with a handkerchief appeared in his mind. "Although some of the guests are familiar with this, such delicate jewelry should not be handed over to others."

Mao Lilan was amused by his far-fetched words: "But just like that..."

"That's not enough," Conan said before she could.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Mao Lilan, whose expression had become serious. "But if you think about the fact that the pearls that Madam is wearing are no longer shiny, this is even more certain."

"Just like the ancient pearls exhibited in famous museums are slightly faded, the luster of pearls lasts for a few decades at most. The dark star bought 60 years ago cannot be as beautiful now."

"Seeing the lady solemnly picking up the dull pearl with gloves on, you, with your top identification eyes, naturally knew it at a glance."

As he said this, he couldn't help laughing. "How ridiculous! I was so focused on catching the Phantom Thief that I ignored the fact that the Black Star was too dazzling at the Beika Museum. You knew it was a fake a long time ago, so you didn't do anything, right?"

"Then I deliberately used the second challenge letter to lure Madam to take out the real thing."

Mao Lilan seemed to finally understand what he was saying and picked up the line phone beside her: "I understand. Since you suspect me, just call the police."

call--

Bang!

The electric arc drew a dazzling beam of light in the air, and the football under Conan's feet shot towards the telephone with lightning speed, destroying it, and even a hole was left in the steel wall behind it.

Mao Lilan stared at the hole in amazement and a drop of cold sweat fell from her face.

"I don't know what trick you used to get away that day, but you were planning to blend in with the police who came to arrest you, right? With your unpredictable disguise skills."

Conan sneered: "How could you do something as stupid as looking for someone at this time?"

"I designed this one-on-one showdown out of respect for the criminal artist who dared to break into such a restricted place alone."

Mao Lilan, no, now it should be Kaito Kidd.

He looked solemn, his hands still behind his back, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"You know, most of the outstanding artists become famous almost after their death." The football that was shot earlier rolled back to Conan's feet. He stepped on the ball with a confident smile on his face.

It's like the most ferocious shark in the ocean seeing its most desired prey.

"I've decided to help you, Kaito Kidd."

"I'll send you to this graveyard of prison!"

Seeing the strange pair of sneakers emitting electric light again, Kidd finally took out his hands from his back, and on his right hand was the black star wrapped in a handkerchief.

He smiled helplessly: "Okay, surrender, I give up this pearl."

"Although it's not appropriate to say it now, your so-called one-on-one duel doesn't seem quite accurate." He pressed his index finger and pointed at the door of the computer room.

Conan stared at him cautiously, fearing that he would try to escape again, and then used the dial of his watch as a mirror to look towards the door.

"Mr. Rin?!"

At the door, Lin Chiyu was holding a black pistol, pointing it at Kidd.

"Kaito Kidd, put your hands on your head now, don't make any other movements that could cause misunderstanding, and slowly squat in the corner."

His tone was calm, but it was unquestionable.

"Throw the Black Star at that brat. If I think you have any extra thoughts, I will shoot you immediately."

After saying that, he freed one hand and took out a gun license from his lining pocket.

Now Kaito Kidd is under a lot of pressure.

Conan looked at the gun in his hand, seemed to want to say something, and finally remained silent. He just stepped on the ball and caught the black star that drew a beautiful arc in the air.

"Okay, okay." Kaito Kid squatted in the corner with a mischievous look, muttering to himself.

"Tell the lady I'm sorry for ruining her party."

Seeing this guy still smiling, Conan silently turned the knob of his foot-strengthening shoes and said, "Stop talking nonsense."

"By the way, the girl who lent me her clothes is still lying on the lifeboat. Will she catch a cold?"

A question mark appeared above Conan's head.

"Who told me I'm a perfectionist?" Kaito Kid blinked, pinched a corner of his bra from his dress, and said with a wicked smile.

"what?!"

The image of Mouri Ran curled up in a ball naked immediately appeared in Conan's mind, and he could no longer calm down.

Seeing that Rin Chiyu was still holding the gun without pulling the trigger, Kaito Kid knew what was going on. He laughed wildly and a round object appeared in his palm when he covered his hand.

"Flash bomb!" He quickly took out his special glasses and put them in front of his eyes to avoid the intense light.

Rin Chiyu and Conan were blinded by the sudden attack and temporarily lost their vision.

A violent force hit the side of Rin Chiyu's shoulder, breaking his blockade of the door.

"hateful!"

Conan roared, but the two of them could do nothing.

After a long time, their vision finally recovered.

"He escaped!" Conan looked at the women's clothes scattered on the ground, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Rin Chiyu knew that Kaito Kidd had already left the computer room and didn't plan to chase him out. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and made a call, then walked in and checked the traces left on the clothes.

"It might leave fingerprints and hair." He explained to Conan who had a strange look in his eyes.

"By the way, that thing in your hand couldn't be..." Conan looked at the pistol in his hand with dead fish eyes.

Lin Chiyu didn't say anything and pulled the trigger towards his head.

"Hahaha, I'm Kamen Rider!"

"I knew it." Conan covered his face.

"You guys really never get tired of playing with this thing!"

Rin Chiyu hummed vaguely, took the Black Star from him, and examined it carefully: "Yes, it's the real thing."

He stood up and stretched.

"The work is successfully completed."

"No, Xiaolan is still in the lifeboat!" Conan finally reacted and was about to run out holding the pile of clothes.

Lin Chiyu quickly grabbed him and said, "Why are you running so fast? I just called Yuanzi and asked her to take the clothes and look for them. Just let the girls go."

Conan gestured for a while, and finally realized that this was indeed the truth, and he calmed down.

......

After changing his clothes, Kuroba Kaito gathered all his strength and successfully broke through Rinshakuha's blockade and escaped from the computer room.

He took off from the observation deck with the help of a hang glider and successfully escaped from the heavily guarded giant ship.

"Phew, I was scared to death."

Wearing the classic Kaito Kid costume, Kuroba Kaito let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from his head.

He thought the guy would actually shoot!

"These detectives are really cute. After all, those black guys can really shoot..."

He looked at the distant coast and secretly estimated how far he would be from the shore after falling into the water.

Well, about a thousand meters.

Kuroba Kaito had a sad face and prayed that no fish would be interested in his graceful swimming style.

"Eh?"

However, not long after flying, he suddenly felt dazed and inexplicably had a strange intuition.

Did he pass through something?

Following my feeling, I looked down and saw a small boat appear on the previously empty sea.

He could vaguely see a wine-red figure waving towards him.

Seeing the familiar red color, Kuroba Kaito understood, the corners of his lips curled up, and he felt some joy in his heart.

He controlled the hang glider and moved closer to the boat.

When I got closer, I recognized it was Koizumi Hongzi.

She was still wearing that extremely gorgeous witch costume. To be honest, he couldn't praise her taste.

But I thought I would have to swim back, but I didn’t expect someone to pick me up!

Miss Witch is so cool!

"Thank you, Hongzi!" After successfully landing, Kuroba Kaito took off his hat and his face was filled with joy.

"Hmph." Koizumi Hongzi just commanded the magic puppet to sail the boat and ignored him.

According to her divination, Kuroba Kaito was going to catch a bad cold and have to take three days off from school.

Now this future has been changed by her.

It was worth the precious materials she sacrificed and the specially set up hidden magic circle.

Even if you use it in a different way, magic is still very useful!

Don't be scared by that black-hearted doctor, that would be too lame.

Miss Witch was in a good mood today and hummed a song unconsciously.

Kuroba Kaito looked at her happy expression, but didn't understand what she was happy about.

But he was happy, so he didn't worry about it and leaned against the railing to look at the sea.

The Phantom Thief and the Witch, who were once at loggerheads with each other, are now riding in the same boat, enjoying a leisurely pace.

"That pearl isn't counted among the gems that might be Pandora's, right?"

The sea breeze lifted Kuroba Kaito's bangs. He squinted his eyes comfortably and changed back into his usual casual clothes in just the time it took Koizumi Akako to turn around.

"Those guys just couldn't stand the fact that the Suzuki family had so many gems in their collection, so they planned to attack the Suzuki couple."

"If you use the Black Star as an excuse, it will be easier for the police to come, right?"

He flipped his hand, and a coin suddenly appeared in his palm, then jumped back and forth between his fingers, which was very pleasing to the eye.

"After all, I've dealt with that uncle from the Suzuki family several times. I can't just watch his family being targeted in secret, right?"

"After receiving the news that Kaito Kidd was coming aboard, the Suzuki family couldn't help but carefully check the guest list. They would always notice those suspicious guys. They would naturally remain vigilant in the future and would not be easily taken advantage of by those guys."

"It seems like he has really become the Arsene Lupin of the Heisei era," Koizumi Akako joked.

"Maybe."