Douzi struck a match, took a deep breath—
"puff!"
The flames had just shot out when, contrary to all logic, they suddenly and strangely reversed direction, setting his own hat on fire!
"Whoa!" Kaito frantically patted the flames leaping from his hat, his monocle tilting to one side. "What's going on?!"
In the distance, Yuzuru was leisurely waving his fire-controlling fan, a playful smile on his lips.
Playing with fire in front of him? Did you ask him about the "Emperor Yan"?
Do you understand the true value of controlling all the fires in the world?
Kaito, refusing to believe it, pulled out his lighter again.
"Smack!"
The flames had barely shot out when, as if controlled by an invisible hand, they veered and ignited his sleeve. The flames spread rapidly, and Kaito felt a searing heat on his arm.
"Damn it!"
Kaito frantically swung his arms, wisps of smoke rising from his white suit.
This is completely unscientific!
Whose flames can bend?
The police officers in the audience who were involved in the chase were also thoroughly entertained – in the past, they were the ones who were always outmaneuvered by Kid, but today they were surprised to see the phantom thief in such a sorry state!
"Hahaha!"
Nakamori Ginzo laughed the loudest, "Kidd, you've finally met your match!"
Aoko stopped her pursuit, looking at the comical scene before her with confusion: "Kid... are you putting on a comedy show?"
Upon hearing this, Kaito was on the verge of tears.
He tried to light the fire for the third time, and this time the flames went straight for his meticulously styled hair.
"Ahhh, my hair!"
The image of Phantom Thief Kid was completely destroyed. He jumped around on the stage like a comical clown, trying to avoid his own flames, while reporters frantically took pictures—the headline "Phantom Thief Kid Self-Immolates in Public" had already taken shape in their minds.
"This is impossible..." Kaito finally realized something was wrong, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, only to meet someone's ambiguous, half-smiling eyes.
The boy gently opened and closed the folding fan in his hand, and flame patterns were faintly visible on the fan surface.
"Hanyu Kusunoki!" Kaito's pupils shrank.
He said that his magic tricks, which always worked, had failed, and it turned out that someone was cheating again.
Yuzuru shrugged innocently and mouthed, "Playing with fire will get you burned."
"Kidd!" Seizing the opportunity, Nakamori Ginzo led his officers forward, shouting, "Surrender!"
Seeing that he had nowhere to escape, Kaito suddenly had a brilliant idea and pointed to the corner of the exhibition hall: "Look, the big star Yukiko is right next to Hanyu Nana!"
Everyone instinctively turned their heads, even Nakamori Ginzo was stunned for a moment.
Yuzuru: "???"
You fucking...
He had only intended to play around with the toy, since the mother was right next to him. Even if she was disappointed in her son, he was still Kuroba Chikage's only son, and he couldn't really let him ruin him.
To my utter surprise, the water droplet drifted to this extent.
............
"International Film Queen Yukiko?!"
As expected, the crowd stirred, and the reporters reflexively turned their cameras around. Even Officer Nakamori subconsciously glanced back – after all, Yukiko Fujimine was incredibly famous; she was a national goddess.
Kaito seized the fleeting opportunity and turned to run.
"Trying to run?"
Yuzuru snapped his fingers lightly, clearly in a bad mood.
"Ouch!"
Kaito had only taken two steps when he suddenly felt something trip him, and he fell forward. He reacted quickly enough, performing a forward roll to dissipate the momentum, but that delay was enough—
"Got you!"
Aoko lunged forward, delivering a beautiful straight punch straight to his face.
"Bang!"
The punch landed squarely on Kaito's right eye, giving him a black eye and knocking his signature monocle off.
"Oh no!" Kaito's inner alarm bells rang.
The wondrous laws of the Detective Conan world are revealed at this moment—
In the magical world of Detective Conan, glasses are the best disguise. As long as you wear glasses, even the people you know best won't recognize you.
But if it falls, it means there is a risk of your identity being exposed.
He quickly changed his appearance, his fingers flying across his face, instantly transforming him into a different person—but it was too late.
Aoko stood frozen in place, her blue eyes filled with shock.
Those eyes...
Those eyes, so familiar they were heartbreaking even through the disguise...
Kaito didn't have time to think much at the moment. Taking advantage of Aoko's sudden moment of distraction, he quickly threw out a smoke bomb and scrambled towards the exit.
"Kidd! Don't run!" Nakamori Ginzo shouted as he chased after him.
But Aoko stood motionless, as if struck by lightning, completely stunned.
Xiao Lan noticed her unusual behavior and quickly ran over: "Qingzi? What's wrong?"
"I...I'm fine..." Aoko managed a weak smile, but her eyes were terrifyingly empty.
What did she just see?
The phantom thief Kid who humiliated her father... is that Kaito?
That childhood sweetheart I grew up with, always laughing and joking?
That boy she once thought she would spend her life with?
Aoko felt the world spinning around her, and her ears were ringing.
All the clues suddenly connected like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle—Kaito's sudden disappearances always coincided with Kaito's appearances; Kaito's obsession with magic bordered on neglecting to eat or sleep; Kaito's always mysterious behavior, keeping things from her...
It turns out that none of this was a coincidence, but rather concealed an astonishing secret.
"So...it was him all along..."
The girl murmured to herself, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
She had fantasized countless times about catching Kid. In those fantasies, she was so brave and proud. But she never imagined that the person behind the mask would be the one she knew best, the one she trusted and was closest to.
The deeper the love, the more severe the hurt.
Although Xiaolan didn't know what had happened, the familiar sadness on the face of the girl who looked just like her gave her a strange sense of empathy.
Her heart felt a pang, and she rushed forward to hug the other person, whispering, "Qingzi..."
"I'm such an idiot..." Aoko buried her face in Ran's shoulder, her voice choked with sobs, "I didn't even realize it..."
Not far away, Yuu Nan watched Aoko and Ran hugging each other like twins and sighed softly.
The truth is too cruel.
To discover that her childhood friend was actually the phantom thief Kid who had always humiliated her father and was the thief she had always been determined to catch, was like the world collapsing for a girl in her teens.
Yuu Nan's gaze fell in the direction Kaito had fled.
Since you don't know how to cherish it, then don't blame me for taking over.
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