Yoruichi Toyama was somewhat prepared for Kid's disappearance, but it was quite a shock to everyone else present.
Conan, in particular, immediately ran to the edge of the rooftop with his short legs and looked up at the sky for a long time.
Finally, he walked back dejectedly, muttering, "Even if it's a hot air balloon, you can still see it, right?..."
In such a tense atmosphere, Yoruichi Toyama almost burst out laughing.
Take, for example, that puppeteer's legacy of poison. In Kaito Kid's territory, you still dare to show your face.
They couldn't find a hot air balloon or any other simple flying vehicle; even the hang glider Kidd used when he arrived was unloaded on the rooftop.
A large person, surrounded by more than a dozen people and under the surveillance of four helicopters, disappeared without a trace.
Even the elementary school detective with his Detective Conan artifact was completely baffled for a moment.
Inspector Nakamori grabbed a walkie-talkie and contacted several helicopters and police cars on the ground before confirming that no one had seen Kidd.
Not a single person was seen running past, not even a mouse.
"We can't let our guard down!" As a seasoned detective who had been catching thieves for years, Inspector Nakamori remained on high alert, calling out to one of his subordinates, "Come with me, search floor by floor. Kid might be hiding in the building!"
"But Inspector, this is a high-rise hotel!"
Beika Grand Hotel is about the same size as the Izu Princess Grand Hotel that Akechi and Yoruichi Toyama visited, and it consists entirely of guest rooms.
Because of the murder that occurred and the suspicion that the killer was hiding in the hotel and posing a threat to the guests, Ikegami dared to order the officers to knock on each guest room door.
But now, without a search warrant, they're knocking on doors in the middle of the night to catch thieves?
If he were to encounter a board member of a conglomerate or a political figure, Inspector Nakamori would probably have to take off his uniform and leave before dawn.
Inspector Nakamori, having been reminded, stumbled.
He's a middle-aged office worker with elderly parents and young children to support; even the most stubborn man wouldn't dare risk ruining his career by going head-to-head with Kidd.
"Then search the corridors, stairwells, storage rooms—basically any public space where someone might be hiding!"
Inspector Nakamori decisively changed course and waved for his subordinates to begin the operation.
Yoruichi Toyama quickly took a step forward.
"Wait a minute, everyone! I know where Kidd is!"
If it's just a matter of calling a halt, Inspector Nakamori won't listen to a complete stranger.
But the last sentence caught everyone's attention.
Even Hakuba Saguru and Conan were staring intently at him, as if he were the one impersonating Kid.
"Who are you?" Inspector Nakamori, who was forced to stop, seemed to be seeing the four people of different sizes in front of him for the first time.
When she saw Conan, who was only knee-high to others, her contemptuous expression became more obvious.
But when his gaze fell on Mingzhi, he immediately became serious.
“Ming, wise and vigilant…”
“Inspector Nakamori, I think Toyama is right.” Akechi didn’t say much more. “Have all your men assemble and don’t let anyone leave.”
"I think the magic show is just getting started."
"Magic?..." Nakamori looked completely bewildered.
Yoruichi Toyama nodded immediately.
“That’s right. A living person doesn’t just disappear into thin air. We’re about 100 meters above the ground, and there wasn’t enough time for him to escape using any tools.”
"However, because of the effect of the flashbang, changing clothes and blending into the police team in that instant is a basic operation for a magician."
“Inspector Nakamori, investigate your subordinates immediately. Kid is among them.”
Upon hearing this, Hakuba Saguru and Conan understood and immediately ran over to guard the rooftop door.
The officers looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Commander Nakamori, I'm not Kid! I'm Koike, you know me, right!"
Someone shouted first, and a group of people started to echo them in a noisy uproar.
"Yes, I'm Kamikawa. I've been on field missions with Commander Nakamori several times!"
"I am Tanaka!..."
"..."
"Shut up, all of you!" Inspector Nakamori, his head spinning from being yelled at, shouted loudly. "Stand up straight, line up, and give your names, ranks, and departments one by one!"
"They even have badge numbers!" Conan, with his short legs, walked over and looked up at Inspector Nakamori, suggesting, "These police officers surely know their own badge numbers, right?"
"Huh? Then who can..."
The commotion that had just begun was quickly drowned out by Inspector Nakamori's loud voice.
"Enough talk, let's start from the beginning: name, rank, badge number, department!"
Seeing the police officer at the front of the line start signing up with a worried look on his face, Akechi chuckled and nudged Toyama Yoruichi.
"You know who Kid is, right? Why don't you point him out?"
"I..." Yoruichi Toyama stroked the cat in her arms, "I don't know, but Kotaro-kun can still recognize it."
They just met Kidd, and locating him in the crowd is so easy for the time-traveling elves that it barely uses up any memory.
"But wouldn't it be disrespectful to the magician's performance to let the cat out?"
"Since he wants to play this kind of game, we should make him lose in a way that makes him completely convinced of his defeat."
In order to prevent Kid from being defeated as soon as he appeared, Yoruichi Toyama lied against his conscience.
Mingzhi glanced at him intently, but did not refute him.
"This doesn't feel like your style at all..."
"Could it be because Miss Lin's partner isn't available..."
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