Chapter 19
So dazzling.
Kurokawa Akiwa silently looked away.
"We will definitely defeat that Kaito Kidd this time!" Suzuki Jirokichi followed closely behind.
Jirokichi Suzuki, an advisor to the Suzuki Group, currently has a strange desire to win.
The gem "Koinol" exhibited this time was purchased by Jirokichi Suzuki. But is this expensive gem just bait to catch Kaito Kid?
Kurokawa Akiho was extremely envious, especially after seeing the park's financial deficit.
Ginzo Nakamori, who was originally supervising the inspection, was debating with Jirokichi Suzuki about how to capture Kaito Kid.
Suzuki Jirokichi: "I've fully learned from the last lesson. I specially hired someone to build this safe. It's even stronger than a bank vault. Even if Kaito Kidd is so powerful, he can't get in and get the gems."
But Nakamori Ginzo disagreed. "Kaito Kidd is very cunning. No one in the vault knows what's going on. What if he had already swapped the gems?"
Maori Kogoro touched his chin and said, "Officer Nakamori has some truth in what he said."
"Impossible." Suzuki Jirokichi answered firmly.
He brought everyone to the newly built safe. The safe was empty with only a display stand in the middle and cameras on the wall. Koinol was displayed in the middle.
Looking inside from the door of the safe, the surrounding bottom plate pattern uses the common chess and card grid, and the transparent glass cover displays the transparent and gorgeous round diamonds that are overflowing with dazzling light.
Kurokawa Akishige stopped at the door of the safe. He felt that the black and white chess-checkered floor was a little unusual, so he cautiously did not take another step inside.
After he stopped, he took the time to look at Edogawa Conan and found that the young detective had also stopped in front of the first box like him, with a knowing smile on his face.
Toru Amuro also stopped in front of the grid and did not take any further action.
"What are you doing? Why aren't you moving?" Mouri Kogoro walked past Amuro Toru in confusion, his steps not stopping at all, his leather shoes stepping firmly on the black chess and card checkered floor.
The Young Detectives following behind were also a little confused. Kojima Genta followed behind Mouri Kogoro and was about to step on the floor together.
Suddenly, the floor was stepped on and dented, accompanied by a crisp sound of cracking. Kogoro Mouri opened his eyes wide, and a look of surprise just appeared on his face, when his feet were empty and he fell into the secret passage with a scream.
Genta Kojima opened his eyes wide and quickly retreated back to the side of Ayumi Yoshida and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya. He was so scared that he patted his chest, then let out a breath and showed an expression of surviving a disaster.
"Dad?!" Mao Lilan said in surprise.
Edogawa Conan pushed his reflective glasses and thought to himself, as expected.
Suzuki Jirokichi laughed heartily: "This is one of my preventive measures. This will happen if you don't follow the rules."
He pressed the mechanism and released Kogoro Mouri who had fallen into the secret passage.
Maori Kogoro held his head which was hurt by the collision and said: "Really? Couldn't you at least tell me in advance?"
"It's because you insisted on being the first one." Nakamori Ginzo said gloatingly.
"Follow me." Suzuki Jirokichi said, "Don't step on the wrong grid. Each grid corresponds to a different situation. Be careful."
Kurokawa Akishige always felt that what he said was a little unreliable. The current operation was as if the answer had been copied in advance.
He paused in his action of following, and waited until Edogawa Conan and Amuro Toru walked in front of him before following them to see what this gem passed down by the British royal family looked like.
This time, Genta Kojima learned his lesson and followed Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya carefully. When he stepped on the grid, his body swayed and he almost fell because the span was too wide.
"Be careful Genta." Ayumi Yoshida reminded.
After crossing several grids of different colors, I was finally able to see Kohinoor's beauty.
Even the transparent cover cannot block the dazzling brilliance of the round diamond. The mysterious Koh-i-Noor, also known as the Mountain of Light, is rumored to carry a mysterious curse.
Yoshida Ayumi exclaimed softly: "Wow."
"The Koh-I-Noor was originally in the shape of a rose, and later became a trophy of the Persian king. In order to remove its flaws, it was re-polished into the shape of a round diamond. However, what makes it famous is not its gorgeous appearance," said Conan Edogawa.
Kojima Genta pressed on: "Why? Conan, stop telling only half the story!"
Edogawa Conan curled his lips, the light reflected from his glasses, and he lowered his voice strangely and said, "Because everyone who possessed it was cursed and lost their life in the end."
The Young Detectives were originally listening attentively to Edogawa Conan's story about the origin of the gem, but they were so frightened that their bodies froze and they looked at Koinor and swallowed.
Kurokawa Akiho, who witnessed all this silently, raised his eyebrows.
You see, scaring kids is really fun, even Kudo Shinichi himself can't avoid it.
System: […There’s a pervert!]
Amuro Toru smiled. "It's said that only God or a woman who possesses it will not suffer any punishment. Saying it's the curse of Kohinoor is actually just a whitewash for human greed. A true gem will never have the ability to curse another person."
The young detective team, who had just been frightened by Edogawa Conan, nodded as if they understood, and a trace of fear faded from their eyes when they looked at the gem.
"Mr. Amuro knows a lot." Kurokawa Akifumi curled his lips, and his clear and bright cat eyes met Amuro Toru's gaze.
Amuro Toru was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "It's just that as a private investigator, I have to know for my job."
"Is this the cursed gem?" Kogoro Mouri narrowed his eyes and moved closer to take a closer look.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Mori!" Suzuki Jirokichi stopped him.
"What?" Kogoro Mouri had already approached the glass cover. When he heard Suzuki Jiro's shout, he turned his head slowly.
A thin red light flashed before Kogoro Mouri's eyes, followed by a sharp alarm. The door of the entire safe suddenly closed and became a sealed environment. In the display stand in front of him, the Koinor placed in the middle was lowered back into the display stand.
Immediately afterwards, the solid black grid under his feet suddenly opened, and Kogoro Mouri, who had just been pulled up, fell into a new secret passage again.
This time, he didn't even have time to scream because the door of the secret compartment was closed tightly.
Mao Lilan opened her eyes wide and exclaimed in surprise.
Conan Edogawa's forehead was filled with black lines.
Isn't it too easy for the uncle to trigger the mechanism?
Ginzo Nakamori laughed out loud without giving any face.
Suzuki Jirokichi entered the password at the console, disarming the alarm and opening the secret compartment. He took this opportunity to explain, "I hired a renowned security designer to design this. If that guy comes to steal Koinol, the moment he steps on the ground, he'll be locked up like Mr. Maori. Surrounded by a solid wall, he won't be able to escape."
Suzuki Jirokichi was very satisfied with his design.
Ginzo Nakamori felt that this was not possible and insisted on arranging guards nearby to prevent Kaito Kidd from replacing the gems without their knowledge.
"Can you get me out first?" Kogoro Mouri shouted with his head raised.
Toru Amuro helplessly stepped forward to help Kogoro Mouri out.
Kogoro Mouri rubbed his head and looked very tired.
"I can't go on anymore. I need to rest for a while." He said as he walked out.
Kurokawa Akiho felt that Kogoro Mori was somewhat unlucky.
*
The investment dinner was held above the safe. Many of the invited guests, like Kurokawa Akishige, had accepted investments from the Suzuki Group, were entrepreneurs, and there were also many group presidents.
Kurokawa Akiho's idea suddenly came, and his second investment opportunity came.
"What are you doing?" Nakamori Ginzo yelled at Suzuki Jirokichi, "You're actually planning a dinner party in this situation? Are you worried that Kaito Kidd won't be able to steal smoothly?"
Suzuki Jirokichi waved his hand. "Don't worry, I specially customized a watch with personal information on it. Once you put it on, you can't take it off without a special device. This will prevent Kaito Kid from disguising himself. No matter how powerful he is, he can't find an identical watch to disguise himself."
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