Chapter 2417 2429 [The good man who deceived the organization]

Kidd was shocked when he suddenly saw someone who looked so much like him. Then he realized that this was not some urban legend doppelganger, but the high school detective Kudo Shinichi...

Then he was startled again.

Kuroba Kaito: "..." Didn't that detective become an elementary school student? He's standing next to Jiang Xia! If that's the case, who is this high school student version of Kudo Shinichi outside? !

...Is there someone else here who can disguise himself?

As this thought flashed through Kidd's mind, he suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked intently at the elementary school student beside Jiang Xia's legs and examined the child's eyes behind his glasses.

Then I suddenly realized: This is not Conan, it must be someone else pretending to be him. No wonder this guy is so quiet today, so low-key and a little weird.

Then the question arises again - didn't Kudo Shinichi become smaller? Why did he suddenly expand again?

Kidd stared at the guy outside who was trying to squeeze in anxiously, and was briefly confused.

But he soon realized that now was not the time to think about these things: no matter what the reason was for Kudo Shinichi's growth, this detective was not Jiang Xia. If this guy got angry because he was impersonated by him and was determined to send him to jail, things might get a little troublesome.

With this in mind, Kidd glanced at the narrow and crowded corridor, then looked at the large number of police officers around him...Finally, he used the excuse of going to the restroom and quietly slipped out of the crowd.

Kidd: "..." Anyway, he was just here to tip off the police, and now that the matter was settled, there was no need to stay. This murder case tonight was not his purpose, his real business was at the Tokyo Tower - before he figured out the purpose of those guys who sent him the notice, he didn't want to get entangled with the police from the Investigation Division.

…

The Phantom Thief's skills are obviously much more agile than those of some detectives.

By the time Kudo Shinichi finally squeezed to the front of the crowd, the thief had already disappeared silently from everyone's sight.

The policemen standing by the cordon had just watched another "Kudo Shinichi" walk away, and then they saw Kudo Shinichi rushing out from the crowd. They were stunned for a moment: "So fast?"

Kudo Shinichi exhaled, straightened his crooked collar, and said angrily: "That idiot...!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something.

——It’s not just Kudo Yukiko and Kid who can disguise themselves. If I remember correctly, according to Haibara Ai, there are also people in the organization who have similar abilities.

This made Kudo Shinichi's heart skip a beat, and he suddenly became unconfident about the guy he just saw: Was that impostor pretending to be him and his mother who was playing a prank on him, or was he Kid with other purposes, or was he... someone sent by the organization to fish for him?

Feeling guilty, Kudo Shinichi lost his arrogance in the blink of an eye, and had an urge to shrink back into the crowd and hide quickly.

However, it seemed too late. The moment he squeezed out, the wall formed by the onlookers closed again, locking him tightly inside.

At this moment, Jiang Xia noticed the movement here and walked over to take a look. The sharp detective quickly found the problem: "It's you, come in quickly, we are going to solve the case."

Kudo Shinichi was dragged into the scene by him with a bewildered look on his face. It took him a few seconds to react and whispered, "...Wait, did you know that the Kudo Shinichi just now was a fake?" Then why are you still getting along so well with him? !

Jiang Xia: "It's Kidd, he..." He thought for a moment, "He should be here to do good things."

Kudo Shinichi: “?”

Good people and good deeds?

That Phantom Thief?

…

Kudo Shinichi was slightly relieved to learn that the guy pretending to be him was Kid, and not a disguised person from that organization.

But when he heard that there was a sniper squatting on the roof, his heart suddenly lifted again: Could it be that someone from that organization happened to be carrying out a mission nearby? - Sniper rifles are difficult to get, but if it was that organization that had them, then the matter suddenly seemed reasonable.

If this is true, then being impersonated by Kidd would make the members of the organization think in a wrong way, and make them mistakenly believe that the resurrected "Kudo Shinichi" is actually a Phantom Thief in disguise... In this way, what Jiang Xia said just now was not wrong in a sense. Kidd actually came here to do good things.

Thinking of this, Kudo Shinichi's courage suddenly revived, and he no longer had the sense of crisis like a guilty thief - it seems that he can solve the case easily today!

At this time, the president's daughter, who was crying bitterly next to her, finally calmed down a little.

The three core members who were busy comforting him finally breathed a sigh of relief and had some time to lament about their own affairs: "When the president entered the elevator before, he was still alive and well. Who would have thought that now... Alas, I never thought that would be the last time we would see each other."

He was just mumbling a few words at first, but as soon as he finished speaking, the detectives and policemen beside him suddenly looked over and said, "So, the last people to see the deceased were you three?"

Three key members who watched the president enter the elevator said: "......?"

They realized belatedly that something was wrong and waved their hands hastily: "That's true, but we are not the murderer - the young lady can testify!"

One of them pointed at Tatsumi Sakurako, whose tears had not yet dried: "As soon as the elevator door closed, the young lady came over. She can prove that we didn't shoot the president!"

The other person nodded repeatedly, joining the person who had just spoken: "We said hello to Miss Sakurako and left. Only Ohba and Miss Sakurako stayed. We have no idea what happened here afterwards."

In the blink of an eye, Ooba Satoru was pushed out of the team by three people: "...I didn't kill anyone!"

Tatsumi Sakurako came back to her senses, held him and sobbed, "I can prove it! Mr. Ohba and I stayed here for a while and then left."

Inspector Megure couldn't help but scratch his head: Why do all the staff have an alibi again?

He thought for a moment and asked hopefully, "Was there anyone else in the elevator at that time?"

The four witnesses shook their heads in unison.

Mumu Police Department: "..."

Next to him, Kudo Shinichi became interested when he heard this. He couldn't help but interrupt: "What time was it when your president entered the elevator?"

"This..." The office workers looked at each other, unsure.

"Eight thirty." Tatsumi Sakurako answered without hesitation, "The commemorative reception was just beginning, and I heard the sound of paper salutes."

Inspector Megure stroked his chin and said seriously, "Your cocktail party starts at 8:30 p.m.?"

"Of course it is!" Tatsumi Sakurako, "And I looked at the watch at the time, it was exactly 8:30, not a minute more or less."

Jiang Xia glanced at her wrist: "But you don't seem to be wearing a watch?"

(End of this chapter)