How could the famous Sleeping Kogoro possibly fail to figure out such a simple riddle?
That's a bit too suspicious.
The detectives' eyes were filled with scrutiny and suspicion as they pondered to themselves.
There's a lot of suspicion about this...
They thought to themselves, their eyes growing sharper, trying to see through Kogoro Mouri's apparent embarrassment to uncover the hidden truth.
.........
That's why detectives are often described as audacious and reckless.
Despite knowing it was a trap, and with the enemy in the shadows while they were in the open, putting them at a significant disadvantage, none of the detectives felt afraid. Instead, they all enthusiastically discussed what Doritos had just said.
Curious, I wanted to know what this so-called treasure was.
Yuzuru Hanyu watched the spectacle with great interest from the sidelines.
Incidentally, he was playing a little game with his mother under the table right in front of Kaito Kuroba.
"Xiao Lan, what do you think we should do to find the treasure?"
"Hmm, let me think... Ai, where do you think the treasure might be?"
Looking at the two girls staring intently at her with expectant eyes, the haughty loli shook her head helplessly: "I don't know where the mechanism is either."
The person only told them that the entire Twilight Villa was made of gold, but did not reveal a single detail about how to find the mechanism.
In his words, "Treasures are more interesting if you find them yourself."
"Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is about to begin."
Ishihara Aki pushed open the restaurant door and slowly walked in.
Everyone looked over and saw a small food cart parked next to her.
"Now we'll serve you an appetizer."
After bowing to everyone, Aki Ishihara pushed the food cart and began serving dinner to the guests in order.
The detectives present were all intelligent people. Although they knew that Phantom Thief Kid never killed anyone, in order to prevent anything bad from happening, they still cautiously chose to wipe all the tableware again carefully.
After all, we can't always follow other people's pace; we must always remain vigilant and proactive.
Dinner was alright.
Classic Japanese cuisine, exquisite plating, and unique seasoning make it quite delicious.
After the meal.
As everyone tidied their appearance, the mannequin in the main seat suddenly spoke up: "Are you all satisfied with the Last Supper I have prepared?"
As soon as the master spoke, everyone immediately perked up and turned their attention to him.
"Don't waste it."
Yuu Nan reached out and moved the almost untouched dish in front of Kuroba Chikage to his own side, then began to eat slowly and deliberately.
Kuroba Chikage pursed her lips, but ultimately said nothing.
The mannequins on the field continued to speak, telling them a long and complex story.
The incident occurred 40 years ago.
Karasuma Renya, the incredibly wealthy man who owned the Twilight Villa, died mysteriously at the age of 99. Everything in the villa was custom-made by him, and each piece was priceless.
Forty years after Karasuma Renya's death, an auction was held in this annex to auction off nearly 300 works of art collected by Karasuma Renya.
All the participants were top celebrities from all walks of life in Japan at the time; they were all wealthy, powerful, and renowned.
On the second night of the auction, two people claiming to be lost arrived at the villa amidst a storm.
These two individuals instigated a massacre.
They used marijuana in the cigarettes to induce hallucinations in everyone involved in the auction, causing them to frantically grab the artwork and ultimately kill each other.
After a horrific night, only a few lucky people who attended the auction survived.
The two men also looted all the artworks in the Twilight Villa, and their whereabouts remain unknown.
The story is very convoluted and bizarre.
The detectives present listened with great interest, as if they had been transported into that thrilling night.
Ai grinned, dismissing the story with disdain, since she'd already heard it from Yuzuru yesterday. Thinking this, the tsundere girl turned her gaze to Yuzuru, who was eating his meal.
After a brief pause, she moved to the side and looked at Ikumi Gunda, who was wearing a sexy dress and had a worried look in her eyes.
"This woman..."
The haughty little girl realized something was wrong.
Ai felt that this woman was somewhat familiar, not in appearance, but in demeanor, which had a vague resemblance to that of a certain thief.
However, the two people look completely different.
As she was pondering, Ai suddenly noticed that Ikumi Gunta bent down as if to pick something up from under the table, and at the moment she bent down, a small ball slid across her snow-white neck.
Protective shield ball.
Ai-chan's eyes lit up; she was all too familiar with this prop.
Then this woman must be someone she knows.
She didn't believe that Yuzuru would casually give such a prop to a woman he had only known for a short time.
"Who could it be...?"
Ai instantly transforms into a detective, her brain racing.
Clever as she is, she quickly identified the suspect.
Since he had never seen this woman before, it proved that she was likely in disguise, and her true face was being hidden.
Among the women around Yuzuru Nanami, there are only three who can disguise themselves: the annoying Vermouth, Yukiko, the mother of the number one guinea pig, and Chikage Kuroba, the mother of her favorite toy and Kaito Kid.
Of the three, Ai Haibara first ruled out Vermouth because she didn't smell that extremely evil aura about her.
Ai Haibara could always detect Vermouth's unique and repulsive aura the moment it appeared.
Secondly, Yukiko can also be ruled out.
The other person's personality is completely unlike the boss she knows, who is still like a child.
Yukiko has a lively and outgoing personality, while the woman in front of her is calm and reserved; the difference is obvious.
That leaves only one option...
Her favorite little toy—Black Feather Chikage.
It's perfectly normal for the mother of the person who set her up in her son's name to come and see what's going on, given the magnitude of the incident.
In a short while, Ai Haibara completely saw through the identity of the phantom thief lady.
In an instant, the cunning little girl's eyes lit up.
His icy blue eyes sparkled, even brighter than when Yuzuru had told him that the entire Twilight Villa was made of gold.
That was the look of a little girl's eyes when she saw her beloved toy, full of anticipation and excitement.
It was as if they couldn't wait to pounce on him and play with him mercilessly.
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