"Let's get out of here!"
After rescuing the princess, Hattori Heiji looked at the empty central exhibition hall and suggested:
"It is not advisable to stay in a place of trouble for too long. Who knows if Kidd will trigger some trap to trap us? The gem, yes, where is the gem?"
"The gem is right here."
Conan raised his chin and looked at the display stand in the middle of the exhibition hall. There was a green gem covered by a glass cabinet. It was the size of a fist and was obviously priceless.
"Is this the Emerald Emperor?"
Hattori Heiji took two steps forward and walked around the glass case, somewhat curiously:
"This is the first time I've seen it... Hey, now is not the time to talk about this. Since Kidd's target is this, we should take it away!"
There was nothing wrong with Hattori Heiji's suggestion, which was reasonable and well-founded. However, when it fell into the ears of Sakaki Makoto and others, it had a different meaning.
"Well, it should be taken away indeed."
Suzuki Jikichiro concealed the location of the real gem and pressed his hand on the palm print recognition screen of the display cabinet. After passing the verification, he opened the glass cabinet, took out the fake gem inside, and handed it to Sakaki Makoto.
"It will be your responsibility to protect it from now on."
"good."
Sakaki Makoto did not refuse. No matter whether the gem was real or fake, it would be safer on him than anywhere else.
After picking up the gems, everyone walked out of the central exhibition hall, intending to return along the same route. However, after they had taken only two steps, an iron gate suddenly fell in front of them, blocking the corridor they had come from.
"It seems that Hongshu doesn't want us to leave..."
Sakaki Makoto said quietly:
"He still wants to continue playing with us."
"It's rare to have such a big stage, so it's okay to play with him."
Miss Miyano said:
"I'm free anyway, so if I don't play with him, you have to go shopping with me."
“.......”
Over in Yokosuka, Sakaki Makoto has already asked Ishikawa Hide to find out as much as possible about the situation. No news has been received yet, and Gin has not assigned him any new tasks, so he has a lot of free time.
Rather than playing games with Hiroki, Sakaki Makoto actually wanted to go shopping with Miss Miyano, but...
If you could make money playing games, the situation would be different.
If he protects the Emerald Emperor, Sakaki Makoto will get a generous reward, which will allow him to buy as many sexy underwear as he wants... Ugh! How many brand-name bags!
By then, Sakaki Makoto will have made money, Suzuki Jikichiro will have made headlines, both of their wishes will have come true, and the world where only Kid is injured will be complete.
Beautiful.
"Woof! Woof!"
For some reason, the Doberman named 'Lupin' that followed Suzuki Jikichiro suddenly started barking at everyone, as if it had sensed the approach of a powerful enemy and retreated cautiously.
"Lupin?"
Suzuki Jikichiro stroked his dog's head and said soothingly:
"Sit down and stop barking."
The Doberman whimpered and looked at his owner with some grievance, as if he had a lot to say.
Toyama Kazuha took a half step back without leaving a trace, hiding most of her body in the shadow of Hattori Heiji, staring at the necklace on Lupin's neck, thoughtfully.
"What should we do next?"
With red and swollen cheeks, Kogoro Mouri looked around and found that the corridor had been completely blocked by an iron door, leaving him in a dilemma.
At this moment, they were like an exploration team lost in the Devil's Castle. They had just rescued the princess, but in the blink of an eye they fell into a new trap.
"We can only rely on the maintenance department to force a breakthrough."
Suzuki Jikichiro said:
"When this exhibition hall was first designed, there was no way out. Once it is trapped, we can only wait for others to rescue us. But now we have a maintenance department, so we can move forward step by step."
"That's all we can do."
The maintenance staff picked up the tools and started to crack the mechanism again. They are professionals in this area.
Soon, the iron gate leading to the corridor opened. Before everyone could be happy, another iron gate fell in front, blocking the way again.
It takes at least 10 minutes to crack an iron door, and there are eighteen iron doors on each floor. Even if the maintenance department works tirelessly, the wasted time is enough to make everyone angry.
It was obvious that Hongshu didn't want them to leave the exhibition hall.
"Prisoner's Dilemma... No, this is the Colosseum..."
Sakaki narrowed his eyes and looked around:
"Hongshu stopped us here, firstly to give Kidd an opportunity to take action, and secondly, he hoped that we would treat this place as the final battlefield..."
"That's right."
Conan nodded:
"If we want to leave here, either the gem will be stolen by Kidd, or we will catch Kidd."
"Then what are you talking about!"
Takagi Shigeru shouted:
"If Kidd is among us, then he must be wearing a mask. If we check him one by one, can't we catch him? This iron gate not only blocks us, but also locks him up!"
I have to say that Takagi Wataru did come up with a feasible plan, although the method is a bit stupid, but...
As long as it works.
"Mouri Kogoro and I are absolutely innocent. We have just checked each other. And Inspector Megure is not a suspect either."
Nakamori Ginzo rubbed his sore cheek and said:
"The three of us will check you out from now on, one by one."
"Me first."
Sakaki Makoto took the initiative to step forward, and in front of everyone, Miss Miyano gently pulled his cheek, indicating that he was not wearing a mask, thus eliminating his suspicion.
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