Chapter 408

There were actually some places on the outside of the airship that one could grab onto and hold on for a while, but even humans have their limits. Usoba Saiki was quite unethical and waited until all the names had fallen before restoring the airship's automatic control and bringing it back to a horizontal position.

During this time, Officer Nakamori contacted his colleagues again, asking nearby police officers to send out a boat to rescue the person.

The airship had descended some distance, and there was sea below. Falling in might not necessarily kill us, but let's try to retrieve it first.

After everyone finally felt grounded, they fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Jirokichi Suzuki spoke first: "Was this done by the group that hijacked the plane earlier?"

"Yes, I think so." When Officer Nakamori called the police earlier, he also mentioned that the plane had been hijacked by another group. Now he plans to go to the cockpit as originally planned.

When they heard the broadcast and tried to go over, they found that the airship was already tilting, so they had to retreat to avoid sliding directly to the tail of the airship and suffering internal injuries. Now that the airship is normal, the police can't just leave the hijackers, whose motives are unknown, unattended.

So the police officers rallied and, fully armed, rushed toward the driver's seat.

Conan Edogawa had already heard the inside story from Saiki Usaba and knew that there was no virus, but because he couldn't say how he knew, he could only watch the police officers running past wearing gas masks with a heavy heart.

The police were very vigilant when they set off, but they were not stopped along the way and did not see any strangers. They scared themselves the whole way by wild imaginations. In the end, they only found the pilots who were strapped to their seats with seat belts and had just woken up in the cockpit. They did not find the hijacking gang that was rumored.

"It's Kidd! It must be Kidd! Look at the card on the control panel!" the pilot exclaimed excitedly. "What hijacking? No way! When we woke up, the airship was already back on autopilot! There's no one else here!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and, sure enough, found a card with Kaito Kid's signature on the control panel.

There's no virus, just a lacquer allergy, don't worry.

Now everyone understood: "It's probably because Phantom Thief Kid discovered something and didn't want these people to interfere with his plans, so he helped us out!"

No one doubted that Phantom Thief Kid knew so much, or that he was an accomplice of those who called themselves the Red Siamese Cat.

Although Kaito Kid is a criminal, he has a pretty good reputation. He never kills anyone, and sometimes he does things that are quite righteous, such as exposing that the collector of a certain gem is actually a criminal who stole the gem to return it to its true owner.

But Kaito Kid is alone, and the gun he's carrying isn't actually loaded with bullets. The group of vicious criminals led by the Red Siamese Cat will definitely come armed. Kaito Kid isn't Superman; if they get in, everyone's doomed. So, he came up with the idea of ​​just taking them all down...

Due to well-known reasons, the police officers certainly couldn't openly praise them, but they were secretly grateful, feeling they had really been a great help! Otherwise, even if they had guns, dealing with so many people on the airship who could easily become hostages would have been very troublesome!

Only Inspector Nakamori remained defiant: "That kid Kid really went all out this time!"

If Kaito Kid, who just came out of the infirmary, knew what Inspector Nakamori said, he would definitely feel very wronged.

Although he didn't know it yet, it was enough for him to realize that he would be blamed for this, and he started to feel wronged in advance—was this Usaku Saiki's idea, or the great detective's?! It's too unconventional!

What kind of logic is it to directly control the airship and throw everyone outside into the air?

He's a victim too! But he'll probably have to take the blame for this!

Kaito Kid's guess was correct. After all, Usaku Saiki was right under Conan Edogawa's nose, while everyone else was still in a daze, let alone knowing when the culprit's accomplice landed on the airship. The only one who could control all of this was probably Kaito Kid, who knew everything but wasn't even there.

Unlike the others who attributed all the blame and gratitude to Kaito Kid, Conan Edogawa, after calming down and thinking it over, suspected that the initiator of the plan was his dear friend, Usoppō.

He's dealt with Kaito Kid before, and he doesn't usually act like this!

This unconventional approach, which seems to disregard the lives of others but is indeed effective in solving problems, is more like that of Brother Bo Ye!

Conan Edogawa has even imagined him asking Saiki Usaba, and Usaba replying with an air of self-righteousness, "Just tell me everyone is beyond saving."

...Perhaps it was too vivid, but Conan Edogawa, who was initially only 40% suspicious, instantly became 70% suspicious after thinking about this.

But there wasn't much to say, since he couldn't think of a better solution at the moment.

Even if it's the sea below, falling in could be fatal. Letting those people in is uncertain; who knows how many will survive? It's a kind of emergency evacuation... But it's strange, those people all landed on the airship, why didn't they come in? Did something happen to their inside contact? What exactly did Phantom Thief Kid do?

Although many problems remain unresolved, the enemy threatening them has been brought down, and the atmosphere has improved considerably as everyone chats. When the police return and explain that there is no virus, only a lacquer allergy, the atmosphere becomes even more relaxed.

“Although Phantom Thief Kid is a thief, he wouldn’t lie in a place like this. He must have discovered something… And the fact that he could apply raw lacquer to the smoking room and cause allergies in everyone there means he must have an inside man.”

Inspector Nakamori's eyes were sharp: "So we can't relax yet; we need to find the red Siamese cat's mole."

“I have an idea about this.” Bo Yezaki obediently raised his hand. “If someone is allergic to raw lacquer, they would definitely apply it to their hands or legs, places they can easily come into contact with, right? Why did that reporter also have an allergic reaction on his face? Was he putting on an act for us?”

Everyone: "...!!! That makes sense!!!"

"Send someone to the infirmary!" Officer Nakamori quickly issued the order. "He might have a gun, be careful."

At this moment, Usoppō Saiki turned to Mōri Ran and said, "See? I told you that evil people live a long life! I knew he wasn't a good person!"

Ran Mouri: "...Oh, I see."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

Well... it's only the first time they've met, yet they insist they can tell at a glance that the other person isn't a good person... that's a bit outrageous, but it seems normal when it comes to Brother Bo Ye.

Especially considering that Brother Bo Ye doesn't usually target others, his sudden act of targeting that reporter definitely has a reason!

As expected of Brother Bo Ye!

Conan Edogawa smoothly completed the shift in his thinking.

Police quickly found the imposter reporter tied up in the infirmary, along with a staff member who was also tied up and thought he had contracted the virus, and who had been brought to the infirmary together.

As soon as the gag was removed, the waiter immediately said, "He's the mastermind! I heard him talking on the phone with someone outside, telling them to send someone to open the door... and then it sounded like Kaito Kid came and knocked him out..."

Police officers: "It really was Kidd who did it!"

After some interrogation, the fake reporter confessed to his accomplices and also revealed his own plan.

The reason for pretending to spread the virus was to mislead the police into thinking that the airship was carrying a lot of viruses. Then, they would create some obvious smoke and fly over, which would force the police to issue an evacuation warning. Their accomplices on the ground could then take the opportunity to steal valuable treasures from sparsely populated temples where the police were too busy.

The mastermind's cooperation wasn't for any other reason than that, although he was the mastermind, he wasn't actually very close to the others, especially those who fell down, who were actually mercenaries.

The thought that he had planned all this time, only to benefit the mercenaries and get himself captured, made him feel it was a terrible loss.

Driven by the idea that everyone should die together, and not exactly a good person to begin with, the mastermind, who disregarded all code of honor, betrayed his accomplices for the sake of a possible reduced sentence. He even said that if people didn't believe him, they could call everyone in his contact list one by one using his phone...

Having figured this out, the police went to arrest the culprit. Because Phantom Thief Kid had stolen the mole's gun, the resistance wasn't great, and they quickly took care of the situation. They also explained the situation to the others who were still trembling with fear.

Upon hearing this, Conan Edogawa was even more grateful for the quick thinking of Saiki Usaba and Kaito Kid in sending the mercenaries into the sea.

Otherwise, according to this plan, if those mercenaries who even brought machine guns were allowed in, they could easily take control of the airship by threatening the hostages. Coupled with the smoke and police warnings, just imagining it would cause enormous panic. Not to mention those who would take advantage of the situation to buy things for free, there would probably be no shortage of stampedes along the way...

Because the airship had only deviated from its course for a short time, it had now entered the airspace above Osaka. At that moment, Suzuki Jirokichi suddenly remembered: "My jewel!"

Kaito Kid said he would only start his operation after entering Osaka, and the police were busy with other matters and didn't have enough manpower to guard the jewel... Well, he didn't want the police to get involved either, but he still had to go and see if the jewel was still there.

The others thought it would be nice to change their mood and watch Kaito Kid's performance, so those who still had the leisure went up to the observation deck again.

There was no one on the observation deck, but when Jirokichi Suzuki approached the display case, he discovered that although the gem was still in the case, there was an extra card inside that read, "This is not the gem I wanted. Here you go."

For some reason, when Suzuki Jirokichi looked at the Phantom Thief Kid's signature and the simple sketch portrait on the card, he felt that the portrait looked a bit listless this time, and the smile wasn't as bright as before.

Having already left the airship, Phantom Thief Kid was indeed quite exhausted, mainly mentally.

Having been put through so much trouble by Usoppō Saiki and burdened with so many unjust accusations, he had lost all desire to perform.

Before he committed the theft, he actually went to eavesdrop, only to find that no one remembered him and they were all talking about these mercenaries... It's easy to imagine that if he showed up, the police would definitely focus on how he discovered those people's plans and how he controlled the airships.

Kaito Kid can only steal in solitude, put things back in solitude, and leave in solitude, without wanting to say a single unnecessary word. He's just a little tired.

Sonoko Suzuki cried out indignantly, "So we missed out on everything?!"

Conan Edogawa recalled that Usaku Saiki hadn't even come up with them...

—As expected of Brother Bo Ye! He's completely seen through Kaito Kid's mindset! No wonder Brother Bo Ye likes to play tricks on people; he really can predict people's hearts!

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I'm thinking I need to adjust my sleep schedule...

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Conan predicts: Bo Ye will definitely say, "You're hopeless!"

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Anyway, we've arrived in Osaka!

Hattori really missed out on a lot—an entire theatrical film!