Chapter 69
"Fake?" After hearing Zhu Fu Gaoming's words, everyone looked at the notice in surprise.
The material of the card looks no different, including the characters and patterns, which at first glance are no different from ordinary notification letters.
Ginzo Nakamori looked at the notice letter and was a little confused.
"Just compare it with the previous notices and you'll see clearly. Matte pink paper absorbs ink better, and the same font will appear shorter and rounder. Kaito Kid has always used dot-matrix paper. It's difficult for people who are used to dot-matrix paper to change the habit of writing on matte pink paper." Zhu Fu Gao Ming said.
“The first stroke will be heavy, and the font will look relatively short and round, rather than the first stroke being heavy and then gradually becoming lighter.”
"It's not so much that it's difficult to change, it's more like they don't even notice it." Edogawa Conan said silently.
"The owner of this paper is deliberately imitating Kaito Kid's writing style."
Zhufushi Takaaki's eyes fell on Edogawa Conan and agreed with him.
"So someone pretended to be Kaito Kidd, challenged me, and stole my diamond?" Suzuki Jirokichi understood after thinking about it.
"No, the Kaito Kidd who started the challenge is real, but the one who stole the diamond is not him." Zhu Fu Gaoming said.
Suzuki Jirokichi said in a heavy tone, "Then it could have been done by a tourist?"
The tourists who watched the performance were evacuated to the town, waiting for the police officer to check to prevent Kaito Kidd from disguising himself and blending into the crowd to escape.
Zhu Fu Gaoming took a look at the sculpture and there was a very faint smell in the air.
The smell was very faint and had almost dissipated in the air, but Zhu Fu Gaoming still caught it.
"The person who stole the circus star must be the one closest to the diamond." Kogoro Mouri came to an answer after deep thought.
The only person who could have stolen the diamond in such a short time before the chandelier fell was someone who was nearby at the time.
The most suspected are Junichiro Shimakata, Shunsuke Ino and Norika Oida.
Norika Oida's face darkened. "Detective Maori is saying that we stole the Circus Star?"
Ino Shunsuke: "How could this be possible? We are consultants hired by Mr. Suzuki."
Junichiro Shimakata thought this was ridiculous: "This is impossible. The gem is in the center. How did we get up there?"
After recalling the location of the gem, Maori Kogoro looked a little embarrassed: "Well..."
Although it is the most suspected, the location of the diamond is difficult to touch unless external force is used. Even people at high altitudes have to walk on a tightrope to get close to it, but it will take some effort to take it down.
The diamonds are set so firmly that they cannot be removed by hand and require professional tools.
If tools are used, maintaining balance on the wire becomes a challenge.
Suzuki Sonoko flipped through the photos in the album and muttered in frustration, "Really? This camera's night function is so bad. The photos I took are all over the place."
"Didn't you say it wasn't Kaito Kid who stole it this time? It doesn't matter if it wasn't photographed." Maori Ran comforted.
Suzuki Sonoko sighed.
The backstage was crowded with Digimon who were preparing for the performance, and they were all looking disappointed because of the incident on the stage.
"What happened to Agumon? Is the performance over?" Several Ballmon surrounded Agumon and asked.
Agumon nodded: "Because a little accident happened, everyone should go back first."
Ballmon looked frustrated: "How could this happen? What a pity."
Agumon comforted him, "There will be opportunities in the future, don't be too sad."
Pagumon glanced at the disappointed Ballmons and quickly fled backstage while complaining, "If these guys like performing so much, why don't they just jump through the fire ring?"
Another Pagumon said: "Stop talking, be careful, Boss Matsuda might hear us. Let's run for a while. What if we can't continue the show after we fix it?"
Agumon's mouth twitched as he watched the Pagumon running away quickly.
Pinocchio was completely stunned. He had not expected that a human being could break free from his control. After all, the children who were chosen at that time were easily controlled by him.
It apologized honestly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Principal."
"What should we do if the princess runs away?" Kurokawa Akifumi asked calmly.
Puppetmon was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously shouted, "Catch him back."
The tone of voice betrayed his hidden nature.
"Then I'll leave it to you." said Kurokawa Akishige.
Jinpei Matsuda took off the clown hat that always covered his eyes, but he didn't have time to wipe off the oil paint on his face.
"When the chandelier fell, I heard an explosion. It must have been a micro-precision explosion with a small amount of explosives. It must have been done by someone knowledgeable. The method used was actually very clever, choosing the moment when the chandelier shattered.
Matsuda Jinpei quipped, "Is that Kaito Kid actually going to blow up the diamond?"
Kurokawa Akiwa shrugged. "Obviously not. The diamonds are fake. We were deceived from the beginning."
"Someone wants Kaito Kidd to take the blame for him."
The same thing happened at the Suzuki Museum last time, where organized robbers tried to put the blame of stealing the gems on Kaito Kid.
This guy is so lucky that someone wants him to take the blame this time.
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"Oh, that's weird."
Edogawa Conan held up a piece of blue glass and said, "This looks like a diamond."
"What?" Ginzo Nakamori took the fragment from Conan Edogawa's hand and looked at it carefully with the emergency light.
Maori Kogoro stepped forward and grabbed Edogawa Conan by the back of his collar: "How can this thing be a diamond? It looks like glass shards at first glance. You little brat, stop messing around."
"Wait a minute, uncle, stop grabbing my collar." Edogawa Conan struggled out of Maori Kogoro's grasp, ran behind Amuro Toru, and said unwillingly: "But the cut surface is bumpy, unlike glass."
After hearing this, Nakamori Ginzo carefully examined the fragments in his hand. After a moment, his brows twitched, "It's indeed bumpy."
He found several colored fragments from the broken glass and after comparison, he found that the broken surfaces were indeed different.
"Could it be that the diamond was not stolen at all, but broken?" Ginzo Nakamori asked in confusion.
A blue diamond of inestimable value was shattered during a display. It is such a waste of resources. What kind of madman would do such a thing?
"Zircon is less hard than diamond, and when it breaks, the cut surface will have small holes." Amuro Toru pondered: "If the diamonds on display are actually zircon, then this makes sense."
Maori Kogoro suddenly realized: "Then the truth has surfaced. The person who stole the diamond is Miss Oida Norika."
"As a gemologist, you are the most likely person to have swapped the diamonds. You must have replaced the diamonds with zircons, and then detonated the bomb you had hidden when the chandelier fell."
Oida Norika's eyes widened and she shouted, "Are you kidding me? I didn't steal the diamond."
"From the time it was transported to the exhibition, I was never alone with the diamond. Mr. Suzuki can attest to this during every appraisal. I never had the opportunity to replace the diamond."
"That's true." Suzuki Jirokichi said.
Norika Oida has a sufficient alibi.
Maori Kogoro looked embarrassed: "Isn't it Miss Oida?"
No, the method of committing the crime was correct, but it was not done by Norika Oida.
Once this method is discovered, the offender will be convicted immediately.
Who could it be?
"Officer Nakamori, Kaito Kid has been spotted!"
A voice came from Nakamori Ginzo's intercom.
"Where is Kaito Kidd?" Ginzo Nakamori immediately asked into the intercom.
"Over here in the shipping warehouse, he seems to be holding diamonds."
Nakamori Ginzo looked surprised: "What on earth is going on?"
"Could it be that Kaito Kidd found the stolen diamond?" asked Kogoro Mouri.
Suzuki Sonoko's eyes lit up: "As expected of you, Mr. Kidd."
"I'll rush over right now," Nakamori Ginzo shouted, "We must not let him steal the diamond."
Conan Edogawa stared at Junichiro Shimakata and Shunsuke Ino. Both of them had calm expressions and did not panic after hearing that Kaito Kid had stolen the diamond.
Ginzo Nakamori and Jirokichi Suzuki rushed to the warehouse one after another.
Zhu Fu Gaoming stared at the sculpture thoughtfully.
The emergency lights in the circus cannot fully illuminate the entire space. Except for the stage, the rest of the area is dim.
Suzuki Sonoko turned the camera in her hand and said to Xiaolan impatiently, "Why don't we go to the warehouse and take a look?"
"Maybe we can take a picture of Mr. Kidd."
Mao Lilan was a little embarrassed: "It would be bad if we went over there, right?"
Suzuki Sonoko said: "Let's stand a little further away. This camera can take high-definition photos no matter how far away we are. Let's go, Xiaolan."
Mao Lilan couldn't persuade Suzuki Sonoko: "Then we can't get too close, otherwise it will cause trouble for Officer Nakamori and the others."
"Yeah!"
The two of them were discussing in the corner, their voices were not loud, but they still attracted people's attention. After seeing the two of them leave, his cold eyes narrowed.
"Now that the gem has been found, we can be ruled out as suspects, right? I need to go to the bathroom now. I shouldn't have taken this job. In the end, I became a suspect." Junichiro Shimakata complained irritably.
The emergency light flickered for a moment, and a figure flashed past in the darkness.
"Who is it?" Ino Shunsuke shouted, looking ahead.
Maori Kogoro instantly looked in the direction of Ino Shunsuke: "Where is the person?"
Ino Shunsuke pointed ahead, frowning. "A figure just flashed past over there and ran backstage. Could it be someone imitating Kaito Kidd?"
Maori Kogoro frowned and chased after him: "I'll go and take a look."
Conan Edogawa glanced at Toru Amuro, and after seeing the same message in the other's eyes, he followed Kogoro Mouri's pace.
Several people rushed to the backstage of the circus together.
While everyone was chasing the so-called black shadow, Shunsuke Ino quietly left the circus.
Conan Edogawa looked in the direction where Ino Shunsuke left, his lenses shining.
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