After that, Fang Zheng finally had a few days of leisure, and the Shimokasa sisters also reported in soon. Just as Fang Zheng expected, the Arimori Hotel would not be able to continue operating in the short term after such an incident. All the employees were laid off, and as for Miss Shinobu Shimon, she seemed to have gone to a nearby hotel to continue working as a chef.
This pair of sisters is in a very miserable situation. After all, when applying for a job, they will look at your resume. If they see that you have been a dead end everywhere, they will definitely not hire you.
So the sisters had no choice but to report to Fang Zheng.
By the way, Fang Zheng was also very curious. If Kudo Shinichi didn't shrink now, he would just be a high school student. After he graduated, which place would dare to hire him?
Do I have to follow Kogoro's example and open a Kudo Shinichi detective agency or something?
By the way, they started classes on the third day after Fang Zheng brought Huihara Ai back from the plateau.
Although it is not wrong to go back to school after the summer vacation, but what is the point of having only one week of summer vacation and then starting school... Never mind, since the person doesn't care, Fang Zheng will just pretend he didn't see it.
Anyway, it's not him who has to do the summer homework.
However, the good times did not last long. Before Fang Zheng could enjoy a few days of comfort, troubles came knocking on his door again.
He had to go this time because the trouble this time was caused by someone sent by the Metropolitan Police Department!
Fang Zheng, the creator of the Skynet system, is also a famous micro-expression expert and special consultant of the Metropolitan Police Department. He has also solved many major cases in succession. If Fang Zheng was not a member of the system, he would have been promoted several levels by now. This time, the police have an important case and need to send all kinds of elite troops to join.
This is——Phantom Thief Kidd!
Kaito Kidd...
Sitting in the crowd, Fang Zheng looked uninterested as he watched Inspector Nakamori, who was reading the Kaito Kid preview letter in high spirits. He had no interest in catching Kaito Kid, after all, he had not stolen anything from him, and unlike those wealthy people who showed off, Fang Zheng was not interested in collecting art or jewelry.
If you want to collect it, you might as well go to Akihabara and buy the first limited edition figurines. They are more valuable and even Kaito Kid can't steal them…
Fang Zheng was quite familiar with the plot of this case. This was a very famous Conan movie, the one where Kaito Kid first appeared - "The Magician of the Century's End".
I have to say that Fang Zheng has rewatched this movie many times and it is quite interesting. Whether it is the treasure hunt and puzzle solving, the theft trailer of Kaito Kid, or the inside story of the international wanted criminal Scoobing, they all have the style of a blockbuster movie - to be honest, Conan's early movies are quite good.
In fact, the case is quite simple. Kaito Kidd has his eyes on an egg of remembrance, an artwork from the Tsarist era that will be exhibited by the Suzuki Group at the Osaka Museum of Art, so he sends a letter to steal it. Then, an international killer named Skoubing, who specializes in collecting relics from the Tsarist era, is involved. In the end, everyone follows the clues hidden in the egg of remembrance and successfully finds another egg... and catches the international killer Skoubing.
Well... the process is actually very simple, but Fang Zheng remembers it very clearly. This was the first time that Conan almost admitted his identity to Xiaolan in person.
Of course, since it is a theatrical version, the ending definitely cannot be that Conan admits it. After all, we also have to consider the TV audience.
But now in this real world, Fang Zheng would not think so much.
Given this good opportunity, why not just expose Conan's identity?
Fang Zheng didn't care about Inspector Nakamori's idea. Inspector Nakamori was only a policeman after all, and could only use police methods to solve problems. But for Fang Zheng, he had many other methods to solve problems...
So after the meeting, Fang Zheng took Xiao Ai and flew directly to Osaka.
But for Xiao Ai...
"Why did you bring me along?"
"If Maori Kogoro wants to take Conan with him, then I have to take you with me. This is what we call an equal relationship."
"What kind of equal relationship is this..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Xiao Ai rolled her eyes speechlessly.
"What's the problem? It's much easier to do things with an assistant, and people generally won't be on guard against children. Look, Conan is selling out his experience by being cute all day, isn't he?"
"Well... that's true..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Xiao Ai couldn't help but smile. It was not the first time she saw Conan pretending to be cute and asking others things like "Uncle, uncle, what happened that day?" Of course, there was no problem on the surface, but when she thought that there was a high school detective in this little kid's body, Xiao Ai felt like laughing.
"You won't let me learn from him, will you?"
Thinking of this, Xiao Ai glared at Fang Zheng coldly again. It was fun to watch others do this kind of thing, but it would be stupid to do it yourself.
"Of course not."
Fang Zheng shook his head.
"Conan is an idiot, but you are not. You can just debut as a genius girl. You are smart anyway, right? People are always very tolerant of geniuses - so it is only right that Conan gets killed by himself."
“That’s right.”
Hearing that she didn't have to act cute like Conan, Xiao Ai calmed down immediately. After analyzing it, she found that it was indeed interesting. After all, Conan played an innocent child in front of others, so it was embarrassing every time he made trouble. But she was a genius girl, and speaking out about her discoveries would not destroy her character, but would increase others' trust in her character, right?
Hmm... Thinking of this, Xiao Ai suddenly wanted to see if Conan would get so depressed that he would bang his head against the wall after discovering this...
This is much more interesting.
"So, do you have a way to catch that Kaito Kidd?"
Thinking of this, Xiao Ai also withdrew her thoughts and looked at Fang Zheng. She had seen Conan gritting his teeth in hatred towards Kaito Kid at school, wishing to catch him immediately. But Fang Zheng seemed to have little interest in this matter. On the contrary, on the plane to Osaka, he was most interested in where to go and where to eat good food...
"No, I'm not interested."
Fang Zheng shook his head decisively.
"I'm a special consultant, but I'm not a police officer, nor am I a reasoning geek like Conan. Kaito Kid didn't steal my things, so I don't care about his life or death. This time I'm here mainly for sightseeing, and at the same time, I just want to protect Kaito Kid's egg of memories."
"But Kaito Kid is determined to get that egg."
"Of course, so I have my own way."
As they were talking, an amiable-looking old man walked into the room with a smile on his face.
"Oh, Mr. Fang Zheng, welcome, welcome."
"Hello, President Suzuki."
Seeing the old man in front of him, Fang Zheng stood up and nodded.
"I'm sorry to bother you during your busy schedule."
"No, no, it's about that matter."
"That's right."
"I see."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, President Suzuki nodded, then looked at Ai curiously.
"This is..."
"Her name is Huiyuan Ai, and she's my cute little assistant."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng reached out and patted Xiao Ai on the head.
"Please don't underestimate her. She is a talented girl who has already completed a doctorate degree at the University of Edinburgh."
"Oh, really? This is really surprising. It seems that you have got a very good assistant, Mr. Fang Zheng."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, President Suzuki also laughed and made a gesture. Fang Zheng then took Xiao Ai to the study room. Then, Fang Zheng placed the paper bag in his hand on the desk and took out a well-wrapped gift box from it.
"Oh, is this it?"
"Yes, it will definitely be enough for your use."
"Hehe, thank you in advance then."
President Suzuki took the box handed over by Fang Zheng, opened it and took a look inside. He showed a slightly surprised expression, but quickly nodded.
"I really didn't expect that... Well, I'll trouble you, Fang Zheng-jun."
As he spoke, President Suzuki took out a wooden box that was about the same size as the gift box Fang Zheng had given him and handed it to Fang Zheng.
"Okay, leave it to me, no problem."
Fang Zheng casually took the wooden box and stuffed it into the paper bag without even looking at it, then nodded to President Suzuki.
"Then I'll take my leave."
"Aren't you going to stay? My daughter and Mr. Maori should be here soon."
"I'm not interested in this kind of occasion. I'd better take Ai to visit Osaka first. I heard there are a lot of delicious and fun places here. Maybe we can find something interesting here."
"Yes, you young people should go out more often."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, President Suzuki also laughed.
"Then I wish you all a happy time."
"Thank you for your good words."
Fang Zheng slightly slightly, then turned and left the Suzuki Group building. He then took Xiao Ai into the car, started the car, and stepped on the accelerator and drove... onto the street.
Xiao Ai looked at the paper bag that Fang Zheng placed next to him, hesitated for a moment, and finally looked forward.
"So, where do we go next?"
"Anyway, let's find a place to buy some local specialties for Mingmei."
Fang Zheng took a look at the map and then gave a direction.
"Because she won't complain when we go back home that we didn't bring her any good things when we went out to play."
So, Fang Zheng took Xiao Ai into travel mode, eating, shopping and playing along the way. Xiao Ai was also very happy. After all, there was no limit to spending money when traveling with Fang Zheng. She bought whatever she saw. She stuffed everything into the car after buying it, including cosmetics, clothes, and specialties. In addition to the gift from Miyano Akemi, the Shimokasa sisters also had some. So the two of them bought things while walking, and soon the whole car was full.
It was already 7pm when Fang Zheng drove Xiao Ai to the heavily guarded Suzuki Museum of Modern Art. According to Inspector Nakamori's unreliable reasoning, Kaito Kid would appear at 3am today or tomorrow to steal the egg of memories, so the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art was also heavily guarded, with not only riot police but also helicopters patrolling the sky.
It looks even tighter than the security for visiting national leaders.
But when Fang Zheng drove to the gate of the art museum, he found a woman in a business suit talking to a man in a blue suit.
The man in the blue suit, if Fang Zheng remembered correctly, should be Chairman Suzuki's secretary, Masato Nishino...
"Mr. Nishino, what are you doing here?"
Seeing this, Fang Zheng also stopped the car, lowered the window and looked at the two people. Seeing Fang Zheng appear, Nishino Masato also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ah, Mr. Fang Zheng, it's like this. This lady wants to see President Suzuki, but President Suzuki is not here at the moment..."
"Hello, my name is Natsumi Kosaka."
The woman in front of him also bowed respectfully towards Fang Zheng. She was a beautiful woman with a very elegant temperament, with brown slightly curly hair and beautiful grey eyes. She looked quite quiet and virtuous.
"So, Ms. Kosaka, what's the matter?"
"That's right."
As she spoke, Natsumi Kosaka took out the brochure about the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art.
"Regarding this introduction, I have something I want to explain to President Suzuki."
"I'm so sorry, the president is not here at the moment."
Secretary Nishino also smiled bitterly with helplessness.
"If possible, could you tell me about it?"
"Yes, what I want to say is that the description of the Egg of Memory in this manual is wrong. It is completely different from the painting left by my great-grandfather..."
"this……"
"Mr. Nishino, leave it to me."
Seeing Secretary Nishino showing an embarrassed expression, Fang Zheng quickly took over, then he turned his head and looked at Kosaka Natsumi.
"Ms. Kosaka, if you don't mind, please get in the car and let's talk."
"Ah... OK."
Hearing Fang Zheng's invitation, Kosaka Natsumi nodded and got into Fang Zheng's car. Fang Zheng drove into the art gallery and stopped in a corner of the parking lot.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Kosaka, you came at a bad time today. I wonder if you have heard from the media that Kaito Kidd plans to steal the Egg of Memories tonight."
"Eh? Is there such a thing?"
Hearing this, Natsumi Kosaka was surprised.
"I'm very sorry, I don't know much about the situation. I just saw that booklet and hurried back to my country... In fact, before that, I had been working as a pastry chef in Paris."
"I see."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng nodded. Of course, he also knew the character of Kosaka Natsumi, but seeing her in the animation and seeing her in real life were two completely different concepts. How should I put it... She is worthy of being called the most beautiful character in Conan's theatrical version. Her every move reveals the noble temperament of the royal family, and she is also very kind and enthusiastic. She gives people the feeling that a princess in a fairy tale has come to life in reality.
To be honest, just looking at her appearance, you can't tell that Miss Kosaka Natsumi is actually 27 years old.
"So that's it. It's impossible for you to meet with the president today, but if you have time, I can arrange for President Suzuki to meet with you tomorrow."
"Thank you very much, may I ask..."
"Fang Zheng, my identity is the president of Umbrella Corporation and special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department."
That’s right, after Fang Zheng acquired the security company in the Conan world, he changed its name to Umbrella, and the logo is exactly the same red and white umbrella as in Resident Evil. Of course, he did not forget to add a circle outside that reads “Umbrella, protects your family”.
Look, how well-matched they are!
The Black Organization is so awesome, right? I’ll use my umbrella to kill you!
Let’s see whose villain aura is more powerful.
At this moment, Fang Zheng also saw Conan and Hattori hurriedly leaving the art museum at the gate not far away. Apparently, just as the plot developed, they also discovered that the time stated in the Kaito Kid's preview letter was not three o'clock in the morning as Inspector Nakamori thought, but seven twenty in the evening.
“Swoosh!!”
However, at this moment, suddenly, accompanied by colorful light, fireworks shot up into the sky, bursting into dazzling colors.
"This is……?"
Seeing the beautiful fireworks, Natsumi Kosaka and Ai looked up at the sky in surprise when they got off the car. But before they could come to their senses, the whole city suddenly became dark.
Ah...it's finally started.
Looking at the dark city, Fang Zheng yawned. In the animation, in order to prevent Kid from stealing the Egg of Memory from the art museum, Inspector Nakamori took the Egg of Memory to a place known only to him and his two subordinates. However, he never expected that Kid had already stolen this information. By cutting off the power supply of the entire Osaka, he successfully found the target - after all, although it was said to be hidden, once the power was lost, the Egg of Memory could not be protected in the dark.
Therefore, Inspector Nakamori also hurriedly started the emergency generator to generate electricity, but this in turn allowed Kidd to find their location...
However, Kidd, who stole the Egg of Memory, did not end up well either. He was shot in the right eye by Scoob... By the way, that lens must be bulletproof, because an ordinary person would have died if he was shot in the right eye!
But... forget it, it's just a plot after all.
Fang Zheng stretched and closed his eyes.
Next, it’s time to wait for the results.
In fact, an hour later, everyone returned to the art museum where power had been restored, and Inspector Nakamori was also dejected when facing President Suzuki.
"I am deeply sorry, President Suzuki, that I was unable to protect the Egg of Memories."
"Hahaha, Inspector Nakamori, don't mind it..."
Looking at the extremely gloomy Inspector Nakamori, President Suzuki smiled bitterly in silence. At this moment, the door opened and Fang Zheng walked in with Xiao Ai.
"Hey, President Suzuki, we're back."
"Ah, Mr. Fang Zheng, you're back. Did you have fun?"
"Of course, Osaka is really a lively place. I also brought a gift for you, President."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng took out a wooden box from the paper bag and handed it to President Suzuki.
Seeing this scene, Inspector Nakamori was so angry that he rushed over and grabbed Fang Zheng.
"What on earth are you doing here, kid? Everyone is busy arresting Kaito Kidd, and you actually have the leisure time to go out and play?"
"Okay, okay, Inspector Nakamori, don't be angry. Besides, I also got a gift from Mr. Fang Zheng."
"But President Suzuki..."
Hearing what President Suzuki said, Inspector Nakamori turned around and was about to say something, but the next moment he opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Chairman Suzuki had already opened the box and took out a beautiful, emerald green oval object. It was...
"Isn't this the Egg of Memory?!"
Seeing this, Inspector Nakamori was stunned.
"How did this thing end up in your hands?"
"Because today, I will be the one keeping this thing, Inspector Nakamori."
Looking at Inspector Nakamori in front of him, Fang Zheng smiled slightly, reached out and pressed his hand.
"The one I gave you to protect was actually just a fake I made when I was bored."
"You, you said it was a fake?! You actually gave me a fake?!"
Hearing this, Inspector Nakamori was furious, while Fang Zheng just chuckled.
"That's right, because I think you, Inspector Nakamori, are no match for Kaito Kid."
“You…you…!”
Inspector Nakamori pointed at Fang Zheng angrily, but he was speechless. Facts spoke louder than words. After all, his "carefully planned" plan had completely failed.
"Inspector Nakamori, you have been tracking down Kaito Kid, but there has been no progress, right? To be honest, I suspect that Kaito Kid may have studied you thoroughly. He may even be able to guess what you fart when you stick your butt out. So, just in case, I decided to keep the Egg of Memory myself."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng looked towards Inspector Nakamori.
“Now it seems that my decision was correct.”
"Well, that sounds good, but what if you fail?"
"hehe."
Facing Inspector Nakamori's question, Fang Zheng shrugged.
"It's just 800 million yen. It's not like I can't afford it."
I am rich and willful, what can you do to me?
“…”
Upon hearing this, Inspector Nakamori was completely defeated.
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