Chapter 84 The Stolen Gem [VIP]

Seeing Furuya Rei's malicious smile, Cheng You felt that the other party might actually be thinking about how to get rid of him.

He tried to avoid eye contact with the other person, because his eyes were full of guilt.

“Gin asked me to show you around the base, but I don’t have time,” Furuya Rei said, looking down into the hall.

Following his gaze, Cheng You realized that he was looking at Shinichi Kudo and the person disguised as "Cheng You".

"It's up to you. I can look around, or I can go on missions with you," Cheng said casually.

"You're really eager." Furuya Rei sneered, suddenly moving closer to Cheng You. Cheng You felt a chill run down his spine; he felt the other man really wanted to kill him. If he went on a mission with Furuya Rei, would he "accidentally" die? He probably would.

Cheng felt he couldn't wait any longer and quickly sent a message to Morofushi Kagemitsu, hoping he could explain the situation to Furuya Rei.

Rei Furuya waved his hand: "Go ahead and wander around, just don't get yourself killed." He wanted to get rid of this newcomer and quickly find out the purpose of this operation at the distillery.

Just as he disappeared from Cheng You's sight and Cheng You breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Furuya Rei return and appear at the door.

Rei Furuya's eyes were full of scrutiny this time.

Morofushi Kagemitsu should have said that Li Hua was sent by the Public Security Bureau, not that Li Hua was Cheng You, otherwise Furuya Rei's eyes would not have looked like that.

Cheng made a "Z" shape with his mouth towards Furuya Rei, who understood: "So do you know what to do now?"

"Let's see what their current goals are, and it would be best to find out the research institute's mission," Cheng You said thoughtfully.

On the other hand, Kaito Kid clearly doesn't intend to keep playing the role alongside Shinichi Kudo forever.

So he used his identity as Shinichi Kudo as a detective to pretend to be looking for traces of Kaito Kid.

Shinichi Kudo, disguised as Cheng You, followed him closely at all times.

"Let's each do our own thing, okay? I'll take the gem, and you come and catch me?" Even Phantom Thief Kid was helpless, now he didn't even know what traps were hidden in the gem's location.

Thinking this, Ran and Sonoko came over to invite them to visit the Ruby Museum. Kaito Kid followed with a wicked grin, and Shinichi Kudo followed closely behind.

The ruby ​​was placed in the middle of the top floor. As soon as he entered, the old man Suzuki confidently showed the mechanism to Kaito Kid, who was disguised as Shinichi Kudo.

Shinichi Kudo noticed something else. Old Man Suzuki mentioned that the young master of the Kujo family had also come. He remembered that at the last exhibition the Kujo and Suzuki families held together, Cheng You had said that Kujo seemed strange. Sonoko had said that Kujo had been strange since childhood, with a withdrawn personality. Although the two families were old friends, Sonoko and Kujo were not familiar with each other.

While keeping an eye on Kaito Kid, he also kept an eye on Kosuke Kujo.

Kujo Kosuke was also there to see the ruby. He asked Suzuki a lot of questions about the ruby's protection measures, which made Suzuki suspect that he was Kaito Kid. He went up and pinched Suzuki's cheek. "Uncle, I'm just interested in these things, not that thief."

After pinching it for a while and realizing it was a real face, old man Suzuki continued to explain, "Oh, I'm sorry."

Shinichi Kudo didn't know if Kosuke Kujo was really interested, but Kosuke asked very detailed questions. If he didn't know that the real Kaito Kid was standing right next to him, he would have suspected that Kosuke Kujo was actually Kaito Kid in disguise.

Having finished their discussion, Kujo Kosuke glanced at his pocket watch and politely indicated that he had other matters to attend to and would be leaving now.

Once the man had disappeared, Kaito Kid approached Shinichi Kudo and said, "He seemed pretty professional, who is he?"

"The young master of the Kujo family."

"Oh, you have the potential to be a thief," said Kaito Kid with a smile.

Just as Phantom Thief Kid was about to act and Shinichi Kudo was about to catch him, the entire building suddenly lost power, and old man Suzuki shouted for them to turn on the backup power supply.

Shinichi Kudo sensed that Kaito Kid was about to make a move and grabbed him.

In an instant, the backup power supply activated, but the ruby ​​had vanished without a trace.

Everyone present was shocked. Old man Suzuki shouted, "Kaito Kid has struck again! Seal off all exits! Kujo Kosuke! Kujo Kosuke is Kid in disguise! Damn it, he succeeded again!"

Shinichi Kudo looked at the Phantom Thief Kid he had captured and saw that the other man looked very unwell.

Kidd frowned and shook his head, and Shinichi Kudo immediately pulled him to a secluded spot: "What's going on?"

Kidd waved his hand: "I just put on the night vision goggles and realized the ruby ​​was gone. Just then you grabbed me, and I didn't resist."

Have you noticed anything?

"No."

Shinichi Kudo pondered carefully: "Do you think Kujo is a suspect?"

"Isn't he a young master? This ruby ​​isn't worth much money." Kidd shrugged.

"Then what are you going to do with the gems?"

Kidd was speechless. Shinichi Kudo, however, pulled him along: "You're a detective now, come on, let's go find the jewel."

Meanwhile, Cheng Youzheng, who was following Rei Furuya's operation, was secretly following a member of the research institute when a sudden power outage caused them to lose track of the member.

When the phone rang again, I heard the police searching everywhere for Phantom Thief Kid.

"This is unbelievable. Kaito Kid didn't even show his face this time. It's not like him at all."

"If it wasn't him, who else could have taken the jewels?"...

After thinking for a moment, Cheng made a "shh" gesture to Furuya Rei, then took out his phone to send a message to Kudo Shinichi.

He received a reply very quickly.

Cheng told Furuya Rei, "Kidd didn't take the ruby."

Rei Furuya: "Could there be other thieves?"

Cheng You also felt something was wrong. What kind of thief could take the jewel right under the noses of Phantom Thief Kid and Shinichi Kudo?

At this moment, Cheng You received another message from Shinichi Kudo, who recounted Kujo Kosuke's conversation with old man Suzuki before the jewel was stolen, and expressed his suspicion about Kujo Kosuke.

Cheng Youru explained to Furuya Rei: "I remember that Kujo Kosuke also appeared at the exhibition in the Japanese laboratory last time, and I had a vague suspicion about him at that time."

Rei Furuya: "I'm not sure which faction he belongs to."

"Don't you know if he's part of the Black Organization?"

"Many members of the Black Organization remain mysterious; they are usually the people most trusted by the Black Organization's leader."

"The building is now locked down, let's find it quickly." After saying that, Cheng You casually pulled up a map of the building.

Furuya Rei didn't ask any questions and followed Cheng You.

Halfway there, Cheng suddenly asked, "Can I try to locate Gin's phone? Let's sneak over there. If Kujo Kosuke is there too, then Kujo Kosuke's identity will be no surprise."

Rei Furuya shook his head: "Bordeaux might have implanted some anti-tracking information in Gin's phone. Even if you can hide your location, they might have already run away."

Cheng You fell into deep thought.

After a moment's hesitation, Furuya Rei said, "Why don't you give it a try? Bordeaux is indeed incredibly strong in the internet field, but you can give it a shot. We're not short of time."

“Okay.” Cheng You was quite confident in the technology the system had given him. However, he didn’t choose to take the risk against Bordeaux, whose strength was unknown and who posed a danger.

But at this moment, this is the only method that can investigate the matter the fastest and without causing too much trouble.

Cheng Youqie went to his alternate account, brought up the system screen as a computer host, and started typing rapidly on his phone.

Meanwhile, Kid, now wearing Shinichi Kudo's face, returned to the top floor, where he and Shinichi Kudo investigated how the culprit had managed to steal the jewels so quietly.

“There are no marks on this display case,” Shinichi Kudo said.

Kidd checked each of the jewels along the path he had originally planned to take, only to discover that the culprit had not taken them in the way he expected.

If that's not how you take it, then how do you take the gem without alerting anyone?

Kidd carefully recalled the moment he put on the night vision goggles. Was there anything strange about it?

“I understand,” Kidd suddenly said. “I remember seeing something like a projection the moment I put on the night vision goggles. But for a second I thought it was a hallucination.”

The moment their eyes met, they realized the reason. Kidd quickly stood on the display case and groped for something on the luxurious chandelier directly above him. Sure enough, he found a miniature projector.

Shinichi Kudo: "As expected, the ruby ​​was switched at some point, and the projector was turned off when the power went out. They probably cut off the power to frame you, including asking so many questions on purpose. Although it was verified at the time that he wasn't Kaito Kid, Mr. Suzuki later suspected that Kujo was actually Kaito Kid in disguise, and they successfully framed him."

Kidd had no way to express his grievances.

Shinichi Kudo: "Your reputation is terrible."

Kidd was heartbroken for a moment, then rallied and carefully examined the projector: "This doesn't seem to be one of the more common models on the market."

Shinichi Kudo leaned over for a look and nodded. He remembered Cheng mentioning that the Black Organization had a member codenamed Bordeaux, a very skilled hacker. So this device might have been invented by Bordeaux.

Seeing Shinichi Kudo's serious expression, Kid had already figured something out. He said solemnly, "I won't get involved from here on out. But if you need a disguise, I can help you."

Shinichi Kudo nodded. He desperately needed to disguise himself; neither Cheng You's face nor his own was suitable for showing to the Black Organization. He sent a message to Cheng You, briefly explaining the situation.

Cheng pressed the last button, and the location appeared on the screen: "It's done. No obstacles set up by Bordeaux were triggered. The location is the wine cellar on the third basement level." Just as they were preparing to sneak into the wine cellar, they received a message from Kudo.

Cheng You and Furuya Rei explained that Kudo wanted to meet with them.

Rei Furuya: "You know Shinichi Kudo?"

Cheng You: "We met through Mr. Cheng You."

"Isn't he still a primary school student? This is too dangerous."

“He’s capable.” Cheng respected Kudo’s opinion. He was the protagonist, and there was no way to stop him. He would definitely be able to find the location of the Black Organization based on the slightest clues, so it would be better to follow them from the beginning.

Cheng You sent the location and informed the other party that he was not Cheng You now, but Li Hua.

After waiting for two minutes, Kid, who had a face resembling Shinichi Kudo, and Shinichi Kudo, who had an unfamiliar face, walked over.

After watching for a while, Shinichi Kudo waved to him.

Rei Furuya pointed at Kid: "Is this the Phantom Thief?"

Shinichi Kudo nodded. "Yes." He turned to Cheng You. "Where is the location, Mr. Li Hua?"

Cheng replied: "A wine cellar with three underground floors."

Kidd also looked over, wondering if he could see through Cheng You's disguise: "Damn, the wine cellar, you guys better be careful not to break it, and make sure to bring the gems to me so I can admire them."

Shinichi Kudo: "Impossible."

Rei Furuya: "Why did you bring Mr. Phantom Thief here?"

Shinichi Kudo: "I'll disguise you. Li Hua said the Black Organization didn't let you through this time, so it's safer for you to be disguised."

Rei Furuya nodded. Kidd first led him to a toilet stall, where his equipment and other clothes were kept.

After Furuya Rei came out, Cheng You followed him in. Once he was inside, Kid asked in a low voice, "Is it Mr. Li Hua or Mr. Cheng You?"

Cheng You wasn't too bothered. Kidd's disguise skills were superb, so it was easy for him to see through it: "Didn't you say you didn't get involved in these things?"