Chapter 057 Stealing the Ruby (Part 2)
"Yesterday morning, the Yakuza organization, the Takayama Group, announced their claim to the most famous ruby in recent times—'Yannian'. At 7:00 PM that same day, Kaito Kidd issued a notice, claiming he would take the 'Yannian'..."
"...The gemstones that Kaito Kidd targets are all of great significance. This time, he's set his sights on the most precious ruby in existence, challenging the Yakuza organization, the Takayama Group..."
"...Phantom Toad Kid's warning letter hasn't been deciphered yet. So, how will the Takayama Clan respond? Or will they ultimately seek help from the police?"
"Kaito Kidd..."
Gao Shanlong was so angry that he turned off the TV and threw the remote control on the table.
He roared, "Kaito Kidd, Kaito Kidd... Is there nothing else to talk about on the morning news in Japan except Kaito Kidd?! What about our Takayama Group? Are we just good enough to be a background figure?"
His deputy, Kumamoto Zhiming, advised, "Brother, don't be angry. These media outlets will say anything for ratings. The more they praise Kidd now, the worse he'll fall when we catch him. By then, the Takayama Group's reputation will skyrocket to number one in Japan!"
After listening to him, Gao Shanlong felt that his words made sense and gradually calmed down. He asked, "Have you figured out the preview letter?"
Kumamoto Zhiming shook his head and said, "However, even if we can't solve it, we can still capture Kidd."
Gao Shanlong asked curiously: "What good tricks do you have?"
Kumamoto Zhiming smiled slightly: "All we need to do is find the 'Kid Buster'!"
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After breakfast, Edogawa Conan and Mao Li Ran walked to school together.
Mao Lilan looked at the silent child with his head down and asked, "Conan, are you worried about Kaito Kid?"
Hearing this, Edogawa Conan immediately shook his head: "No, no." Who would worry about that thief? He just felt that Kidd was indeed reckless this time. He would definitely not end up well if he faced the Yakuza head-on.
Mao Lilan squatted down, touched his head, and comforted him: "I think Kidd must have his own intentions for doing this. Besides, Officer Nakamori has been chasing him for so many years and couldn't catch him. Those Yakuza who haven't fought against him will definitely be helpless against him."
Conan Edogawa: ...Was Officer Nakamori stabbed several times?
Thinking of Kidd's cleverness, those Yakuza with less intelligent minds might not be his match. He smiled slightly and nodded, "Yeah, I get it!"
The two separated at a fork in the road, and Edogawa Conan had barely taken two steps when he realized someone was following him. He caught a glimpse of darkness, and his hair stood on end, thinking it was someone from the Black Organization. He immediately took off running. However, his legs were too long, and he was quickly caught.
After seeing who was arresting him, he felt relieved for a moment. He asked pitifully, "Uncle, why are you arresting me?"
Two burly men with tattoos in black shirts grabbed his arms and said viciously, "Uncle needs your help. Behave yourself and don't run around. We'll let you go once this is resolved."
Edogawa Conan's heart moved and he understood the identity of the visitor.
These two people should be members of the Takayama Group. They must have noticed the media's nickname for him as "Kid's Nemesis" and arrested him to deal with Kidd!
"Okay." He nodded obediently on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about how to get out of trouble.
At this moment, an angry female voice came: "What are you going to do to Conan?!"
Afterwards, with two "bangs", the two strong men were instantly kicked to the ground by Mao Lilan.
Conan Edogawa: ...It seems that Xiaolan's leg strength is getting stronger and stronger. I feel that kick will cause internal injuries to people.
"How dare you kidnap a child in broad daylight!" Mao Lilan clenched her fists and said to the two people groaning on the ground, "Come with me to the police station!"
Edogawa Conan grabbed the hem of Mao Lilan's skirt and comforted her, "Sister Xiaolan, I'm fine." Then he urged, "They might be a gang, let's run!"
No matter what, the Takayama Group is the Yakuza, and we can't let Xiaolan go against them!
However, they were still a step too slow. Upon hearing the noise here, dozens of big men immediately appeared and surrounded them.
"This young lady is quite skilled! As expected of Kogoro Mori's daughter," the leader said with a smile. "However, there are so many of us here, you won't be able to escape. You'd better come with us. If we accidentally hurt you, we won't be able to explain to Mr. Mori."
Mao Lilan protected Edogawa Conan behind her and quickly scanned the entire place to determine everyone's position. She whispered, "Conan, I'll rush out later, and you run to the right."
Edogawa Conan said anxiously: "No, there are too many of them, I can't let you take the risk alone!"
Mao Lilan smiled slightly and said, "Conan, I am the karate champion. No matter how many of these unwritten thugs come, it will be the same." She clenched her fists and said, "Get ready!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she rushed out and knocked the leader down with a punch. A group of people panicked and surrounded her. She turned around and elbowed one person in the face; an uppercut hit another person in the stomach; a side kick hit another person in the waist; then she turned halfway and kicked another person in the thigh. Using the momentum, she jumped into the air and kicked several people in the chest. After landing, she swept her leg and tripped everyone who was still standing.
Dozens of thugs fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, wailing non-stop.
One man shouted, "That's it!"
When Mao Lilan looked back, she saw a man wearing black sunglasses and with an even more ferocious aura, holding a gun against Edogawa Conan's head.
Conan Edogawa ran away desperately when Xiaolan took action, but he didn't know that the Takayama Group would send so many people to catch him, and they brought guns!
"Conan!" Mao Lilan felt her heart tighten and panicked. She said in a deep voice: "Let Conan go, I will go with you!"
Edogawa Conan immediately said: "Xiaolan, they want to catch me, you should leave quickly!"
Mao Lilan stood there, staring at the man in sunglasses stubbornly.
The man in sunglasses sneered, "Originally, we only wanted this kid, but if we let you go, it seems we'll get into more trouble. So, please come along."
Edogawa Conan immediately looked up at him: "If you want to catch Kaito Kidd, I'm enough. There's no need to involve Xiaolan! She can't catch Kidd!"
"Who says we can't?" The man in sunglasses pointed at the dozen or so people lying on the ground. "With this kind of fighting power, it shouldn't be a problem for them to deal with Kidd, right?"
Mao Lilan said: "I will go with you."
"Ran!" Edogawa Conan turned to look at her and shook his head slightly, "Don't take any risks!"
"Conan." Mao Lilan said with a smile, "I won't watch you fall into danger."
Seeing her determined eyes, Edogawa Conan felt his heart beat faster. He wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the man in sunglasses: "Alright, alright, I know you have a deep brother-sister relationship. Come with us, Ms. Maori."
Ran Mouri walked up, took Conan Edogawa's hand, and got into a car together.
After the car started, Edogawa Conan whispered: "You shouldn't have followed me. You should have left and found someone to save me."
Mao Lilan leaned close to his ear and said, "Actually, I have already called my father. He already knows the situation and will find someone to rescue us."
Sensing her breath, Edogawa Conan's ears instantly turned red. He muttered, "You shouldn't have followed me..."
Mao Lilan touched his head and said, "But I want to follow."
When Edogawa Conan saw her gentle eyes, his cheeks flushed slightly.
"It's too late to talk about this now." Mao Lilan pinched his cheeks with both hands and said, "By the way, what did you call me just now? What Xiaolan? You should call me Sister Xiaolan!"
Edogawa Conan said incoherently: "I was wrong, Xiaolan~~"
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Maori Kogoro heard the whole process of his daughter and Conan being taken away by the Takayama Group over the phone, and he was shocked and angry. He immediately ran to the Metropolitan Police Department to ask for help.
Inspector Megure was surprised and said, "What did you say? Ran and Conan were taken away by the Takayama Group?!"
Maori Kogoro said anxiously: "Yes! Tell me, why are they making things difficult for these two children?!"
Takagi Shigeru thought for a moment and said, "Is it because Conan is called 'Kid's Nemesis' by the media? As long as he is around, Kid has never succeeded in stealing."
Inspector Megure nodded: "It's possible. In that case, this matter cannot be treated simply." He looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "I will report it to Manager Kuroda immediately. Don't worry, we will do our best to rescue the two children!"
Maori Kogoro could only suppress his emotions and said seriously: "Please!"
After receiving the news, Kuroda Heibei took Inspector Megure to find the Chief of the Criminal Department, Toshio Odagiri. Coincidentally, Chaki Shintaro and Nakamori Ginzo from the Second Investigation Section were also there.
After listening to Kuroda Heibei's explanation of the whole story, Nakamori Ginzo couldn't help but say, "The Takayama Group actually believed the rumor about 'Kid's Nemesis'? It was clearly our police's credit!"
Minister Odagiri glanced at him and said, "It's better for people to have some self-awareness."
Nakamori Ginzo:......
Chaki Shintaro coughed lightly and said to smooth things over: "Kid is indeed more tolerant of children, but we also put a lot of pressure on him."
Minister Odagiri thought for a moment and said, "This time the police will give up on hunting down Kaito Kid and focus on rescuing those two children."
"I thought so too," Kurodabei said, "but I don't know what the Second Investigation Division thinks."
Chaki Shintaro immediately said seriously: "Of course, rescuing the hostages is the first priority!"
Nakamori Ginzo agreed. "But the problem now is that the police may not be able to enter the Takayama-gumi's headquarters."
Several people present fell into deep thought.
Minister Odagiri suddenly asked, "Have you figured out the notice?"
Nakamori Ginzo was stunned and said, "Only part of it was solved."
"Then the Takayama Group probably hasn't been released either." Minister Odagiri pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can exchange information with them and ask them to release the person."
"I think they probably won't let him go," Kurodabei said in a deep voice. "They might just put Conan and Ruby together to lower Kid's guard. They might even threaten Kid with the child's safety."
Everyone fell into deep thought again.
So what should we do?
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Chianti and Cohen arrived at the base together. As soon as they sat down, she excitedly said, "Gin, what is the mission this time? How many people do we have to kill?"
Gin glanced at her and said nothing.
Vodka, who was standing by, knew that his elder brother was in a bad mood, and immediately said, "This time the mission is to get a ruby."
Chianti's face froze, and he asked in disbelief, "A ruby?! What kind of ruby is worth our efforts?!"
Vodka said seriously: "It's worth more than 40 billion."
Chianti: ...that does have some value.
She curled her lips and said, "This kind of sneaky thing should be left to Bourbon. I just want to kill people."
"This time, the target of our mission is a gang of thugs, so it's difficult for Bourbon to take action," Vodka explained. "It's okay to be a bit tough on this mission."
Hearing this, Chianti's expression brightened slightly. She asked with interest, "Yakuza... that's the Japanese BDSM, right? How is it different from the American BDSM?"
"It's the same wherever he is." Gin said solemnly, "Just use force to subdue him."
"Hahaha!" Chianti threw his head back and laughed, "I love that! It's been ages since I've killed someone so happily!"
"However, this ruby has also been targeted by Kaito Kidd. When the time comes, he might try to snatch it from us," said Vodka.
Chianti stopped laughing and asked, "Isn't Kaito Kid just a thief? What's so great about it?"
Vodka said: "But every time he shows up, he attracts the attention of the police. If there are too many police officers, we will also be exposed."
Gin stood up and said, "Anyway, the Takayama Group is the extreme group, so just push everything to them."
Chianti's eyes lit up. "Yeah! XXX fights are perfectly normal!"
After confirming the mission, Gin led his men out of the base. Vermouth also happened to be there and saw him leaving with a few others.
Vermouth frowned slightly: "Does Gin have a mission?"
She made a phone call. "Bourbon, do you know what mission Gin has received recently?"
"Do you think he will let me know?" Amuro Toru asked back.
"That's true. But he called Chianti and Cohen, maybe he's going to clean up someone again."
Vermouth said it lightly, but Amuro Toru felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
Whether Gin is going to clean up the undercover or to carry out the mission, this is not good news.
He contacted Kiel again, but she also didn't know what mission Gin had received.
Amuro Toru fell into deep thought.
What exactly happened?
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