Marco Phelps, or Kidd, successfully got past the guard and entered the military base in a military truck.
The military base covers a very large area, almost occupying the entire coastline of Yokosuka, stretching for several kilometers. There are radar surveillance and guard soldiers everywhere. One must take a vehicle to enter the hinterland area in a short time.
Kidd was carrying a suitcase, looking calm on the outside, but a little nervous inside.
Not only him, but even Sakaki Makoto and others were sweating for him.
Once his identity is discovered, Kidd will probably have no chance of escaping on a hang glider.
Fortunately, today is Christmas Eve, which is the time of the year when defenses are the least guarded. But even so, Kidd still passed three checkpoints before he reached the interior of the base.
"Phelps, I dropped you off in front of Dormitory Building No. 3."
The soldier driving the car apparently also knew Marco Phelps and even knew where he lived.
"Well, just drop me off downstairs."
Kidd continued what the other party said.
Soon, the truck stopped downstairs of accommodation No. 3. Kidd got out of the car with his suitcase, looked at the huge building in front of him, and swallowed.
"What's next? Which room does Marco Phelps stay in?"
"No. 3-a-602."
Sakaki Makoto said in the headset.
Just as Kidd was about to enter the dormitory building and put down his suitcase, a voice suddenly came from behind him:
"Marco! Why are you back?"
Another acquaintance...
Kidd's heart tightened, and he turned around and saw a blond soldier in military uniform walking towards him. Because he didn't know the other person's name, Kidd didn't call him, but greeted him directly:
"My uncle had something going on at home, so I came back temporarily."
"oh...."
The blond soldier nodded and glanced at the suitcase in his hand:
"Why don't you go up? Hurry up, we still have to catch the second half of the celebration! You can come too! It's in Restaurant No. 1!"
"Okay, I'll go over right after I put down my luggage."
Kidd readily agreed and walked into dormitory A. As there was no elevator, he could only carry the heavy box up to the 6th floor.
The dorm was empty, everyone was out celebrating Christmas, which made him feel relieved.
After casually placing the box in the corner of dormitory 602, Kidd walked to the balcony, observed the surrounding terrain, and asked in a low voice:
"Where should I go next?"
Kidd knew nothing about the terrain of the military base, and relied entirely on Sakaki Makoto, Hiroki and others to give real-time commands using satellite maps.
"The dormitory building you are currently in is located on the east side of the base. Canteen No. 1 is only 400 meters away from you, due west. Go to the canteen first."
"What are you doing in the restaurant?"
"Pour some wine on yourself and pretend to be drunk. It's normal for a drunk soldier to go anywhere, isn't it?"
Kid thought what Makoto Sakaki said made sense, so he quickly ran out of the dormitory building and headed due west.
Although everyone is celebrating Christmas, teams of patrolling soldiers can still be often seen in the base.
"Hiroki, mark the soldiers' patrol routes and time intervals."
Inside the Taketori-tei Hotel, Sakaki Makoto said to Hiroki:
"If you don't avoid these soldiers, Brother Kidd will definitely not be able to enter the core area."
“I’m already doing it.”
Hiroki tapped away on the keyboard, marking the patrolling soldiers' routes on the map and finally connecting them with a red line.
Under his operation, the soldiers' real-time patrol routes were quickly completed. In this way, Kidd's subsequent actions could avoid encounters with patrolling soldiers as much as possible.
The restaurant and dormitory building belong to the outer area, so the security is not particularly strict. The soldiers walked together arm in arm and no one came forward to ask questions. Kidd came to the No. 1 cafeteria without any hindrance.
The cafeteria is magnificent, with the Christmas tree hung with colorful lights. Roast turkey, steak, salad, trifle, pudding and other foods are placed in the most conspicuous position and are supplied in unlimited quantities.
Kidd even saw sushi.
Gurgle...
Smelling the aroma floating in the air, Kidd's stomach growled uncontrollably, as he hadn't eaten all night.
"No rush, just find something to eat, it's free anyway."
Sakaki Makoto glanced at his phone and found that he had plenty of time, so he told Kidd to enjoy dinner slowly.
The knocked-out Marco Phelps wouldn't wake up until at least 3 a.m., and it was only 12 a.m. now. Three hours was definitely enough for Kidd to complete the mission and retreat.
Kidd didn't hesitate, he picked up the plate, scooped a full plate of meat and vegetables and sat in the corner to eat. But just after he took two bites, he was slapped hard from behind.
"Hey! Marco! What are you doing sitting here? Come over and drink with us!"
Kidd almost spit out the food in his mouth.
After swallowing it with great effort, he turned around and saw that it was the blond man he met downstairs in the dormitory. He muttered to himself that he was haunted by someone and said with a smile, "I'm starving all the way here. Let me eat something first!"
The blond man glanced at the food on Kidd's plate and exclaimed:
"Don't you hate purple cabbage salad?"
"...Oh, I was in such a hurry to get it just now that I didn't pay attention."
Kidd casually put the purple cabbage salad drizzled with vinaigrette aside.
Under normal circumstances, Kidd's behavior would have aroused the suspicion of the soldiers, but today was Christmas, and they had all drunk a lot of wine, their heads were groggy, and they didn't take it to heart at all.
but....
At the blond man's enthusiastic invitation, Kid had no choice but to join their drinking group. A group of people gathered together, some playing cards and singing folk songs. Kid held a glass of whiskey, hummed a few words symbolically, and just focused on eating.
"Why don't you drink, Marco? You're usually a heavy drinker! You even have a bottle of brandy hidden under your pillow!"
“Drink…drink…”
Kidd clinked glasses with the blond man, tilted his head back, and gulped down the full glass of whiskey.
"good!"
There was a burst of applause from all around, but no one knew that Kidd didn't drink a single sip, and the wine all flowed down his sleeves.
"Luckily, it was Brother Kidd who sneaked into the base today..."
Seeing this scene, Sakaki Makoto sighed and said:
"If it were someone else, I'm afraid there would be no way to get away from these soldiers' hospitality. If they were really drunk, how could they carry out their mission?"
"Hey, look!"
Conan suddenly pointed at the screen and shouted. Behind the lively crowd, a chef in a chef's uniform was making fresh sushi for the soldiers, and the sushi chef standing in the middle...
He was wearing an eye patch over his left eye.
Wakita Kanenori!
"not good!"
Seeing him, Sakaki Makoto's pupils shrank:
"Brother Kidd, please leave Restaurant No. 1 immediately!"
"Why? I just started eating!"
"Wakita Kanenori is also at the base!"
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