Chapter 060 Stealing the Ruby (V)
Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori came to the Takayama Group, but were unsurprisingly turned away.
The gatekeeper waved his hand and said impatiently, "Not just anyone can enter our Gaoshan Group. And not just anyone can see our boss!"
Maori Kogoro gritted his teeth and prepared to force his way in, but Hattori Heiji stopped him. He raised his head slightly and said, "Tell your boss, I've already deciphered Kidd's warning letter. If we want to catch Kidd, an active ambush is definitely better than a passive defense, right?"
The gatekeeper was stunned and hesitated. He couldn't make up his mind and could only run in to report immediately.
After receiving the report, Takayama Takashi and Kumamoto Tomoaki looked at each other in bewilderment. Takayama Takashi felt that it was important to seize the initiative, so he asked them to come in.
As soon as Maori Kogoro entered the room, he asked, "Where are Xiaolan and Conan?"
Kumamoto Zhiming smiled and said, "Mr. Maori, please don't worry. Your daughter and little brother are resting in the guest room. We are not neglecting them at all."
Gao Shanlong, who was sitting at the head of the table, raised his chin and asked, "You said the notice has been released?"
Maori Kogoro and Hattori Heiji looked at each other and said, "Let me take the child away, and I will tell you what it means."
Kumamoto Tomoaki glanced at Takayama Takashi, and after the boss nodded, he asked someone to bring Mouri Ran and Edogawa Conan over.
"Ran!" Maori Kogoro rushed over to his daughter upon seeing her, holding her shoulders and looking her up and down, asking worriedly, "How are you? Are you hurt?"
Mao Lilan shook her head.
He squatted down again and looked at Conan. Edogawa Conan also shook his head and said, "Uncle, we are fine." He glanced at Hattori Heiji and said, "But why are you here?"
Hattori Heiji squatted down and whispered through gritted teeth: "It's all because of you."
Conan Edogawa showed his small eyes:...What does it have to do with me? I didn't want to be kidnapped voluntarily.
At this moment, Gao Shanlong interrupted their conversation and said, "Let's pause for a moment and discuss the meaning of the notice."
Hattori Heiji stood up, coughed lightly, and said, "This notice is actually quite easy to understand. 'The passionate ram' refers to Aries, and 'disappearing at the end of the coastline' refers to the last day of Aries, April 19th, which is today. 'I come on the wind' refers to his tool, presumably a hang glider. 'At the stroke of twelve on the night of April 19th, take away the longevity' refers to time. To sum it up: at the stroke of twelve on the evening of April 19th, Kidd will appear on a hang glider and take the gem."
Takayama Takashi stroked his chin and said, "Kid is so boring that he wrote such a complicated sentence." He looked at Hattori Heiji and others and said, "However, before we catch Kid, please rest here."
Maori Kogoro's face turned pale: "As the leader of the Takayama Group, you actually go back on your word!"
Gao Shanlong spread his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Maori, I didn't promise to let you go. Besides, we didn't hurt you, we just invited you here as guests."
Kumamoto Zhiming also smiled and said, "It's just one night. We will definitely treat you well and let Mr. Maori feel our sincerity."
Kogoro Mouri wanted to say something else, but Heiji Hattori secretly reached out and tugged at the corner of his clothes, signaling him not to be impulsive.
Then, two more people came into the previous guest room.
After the maids left, Hattori Heiji said, "Takayama Takashi is a very arbitrary person. He will not easily change his mind about what he has decided. He said he would use Conan to deal with Kid, and he will definitely not give up this plan."
Mao Lilan frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"
Hattori Heiji smiled and said, "Wait. When Kidd shows up, we'll take advantage of the chaos to escape."
Maori Kogoro was puzzled and said, "Huh? That should be the time when security is at its highest, right? How can we escape?"
"Uncle, don't worry." Edogawa Conan said with a smile, "This time, Kidd will not appear in an ordinary way."
Maori Kogoro was stunned and asked, "Didn't you say to use a hang glider?"
Edogawa Conan shook his head and said, "No."
Mao Lilan asked: "But, isn't Kid's usual means of transportation a hang glider?"
Hattori Heiji also laughed and said, "Because there is almost no wind tonight, so the hang glider can't be used. Unless he creates the wind himself."
Conan Edogawa explained, "So the phrase 'I come on the wind' doesn't refer to a hang glider, but to the actual wind."
"I see." Maori Kogoro suddenly realized, "By the way, you didn't tell the whole story."
Hattori Heiji crossed his arms and raised his head slightly. "Of course. After knowing Takayama Takashi's character, how could I not hold back?" He checked his watch. "It's already four in the afternoon, so it's still a while before nightfall. Everyone, get some rest first. Kidd will be appearing in the early morning."
Everyone nodded. Ran Mouri rested on the bed in the guest room, and Kogoro Mouri lay down on the sofa.
Hattori Heiji was also about to lean on the sofa to rest, but was pulled into a corner by Edogawa Conan.
He murmured, "It's not just the hang-gliding part you got wrong. 'The passionate ram disappears at the end of the coastline,' you only understood half of the sentence. The first half does refer to the last day of Aries, but you missed 'the end of the coastline.' Tokyo has a coastline, but it's too far away from here, so it's not the real coastline. The English word for coastline is coastline, and the last letter is 'E,' which means east. So Kidd will appear from the east."
Edogawa Conan said a lot, then looked at Hattori Heiji with confidence, trying to get his good friend's approval.
Hattori Heiji stared at him for a long time, then suddenly reached out his hand, flicked his forehead, and said, "You whispered to me behind Uncle and Xiaolan's backs, just to say this? Is there anything else in your head besides reasoning? Can you focus on something useful?!"
Edogawa Conan touched his forehead and looked at him innocently. Hattori is also a mystery enthusiast, so why would he say that to me?
Hattori Heiji warned: "Listen carefully, no matter what Kidd does tonight, after he creates chaos, we will run out immediately."
Edogawa Conan was silent for a moment, then asked, "What if he gets caught?"
Hattori Heiji spread his hands: "That only proves that he is not strong enough."
Edogawa Conan's expression changed slightly.
"Of course, an international thief like him shouldn't be caught by a mere Yakuza. Otherwise, where would the Interpol police put their face?"
Conan Edogawa: ...Thank you, I feel comforted.
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After receiving the message from Vermouth asking him to wait, Hatori Yui has been waiting outside. However, the longer he waits, the more anxious he becomes.
When the sun was about to set, he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He found the right moment, climbed over the wall, and hid in the bushes in the courtyard.
It should be dinner time now, and people coming and going in the yard are carrying dishes.
The only problem with Hatori is that he is a little too big, and if he moves he will be discovered, so he can only squat there for a long time, and only start to move after the people who served the dishes have left.
He walked towards the backyard and suddenly met a young man wearing a hat and holding a short stick in his hand, who seemed to be on patrol.
When Hatori Yui discovered that he was the only one around, he immediately decided to subdue him and find out the whereabouts of Higashino Hi from him.
So he rushed out quickly and reached out to cover the mouth of the hatted boy.
Unexpectedly, Hat Boy was very agile. He turned around, dodged Hatori Yuichi's hand, and raised his short stick to hit him.
Hatori Yui raised his hand to block, but found that the baton was actually a stun gun, and his arm instantly went numb. But he remained calm, holding the baton in his backhand and punching Hat Boy with his other hand.
Hat Boy didn't expect that this guy could still resist after being electrocuted, and he was caught off guard and his short stick was snatched away, and then he immediately raised his hand to block his fist.
Just then, someone came from a distance. Both of them were stunned. They raised their hands to cover each other's mouths and squatted behind the bushes.
Hatori Yui:......
Hat Boy: ...
Only after the person walked away did the two of them relax and withdraw their hands.
Hatori Yui rubbed his fingers together, feeling that the touch was a bit strange. He asked, "Are you wearing something on your face?"
Hat Boy looked at him in surprise: "You don't know me?"
Hatori Yui saw five finger marks on his cheek, and his expression changed slightly. He asked, "Should I know?" Is this man wearing a human skin mask?
Hat Boy: "Even after all this, you still haven't guessed who I am?" He suddenly asked in disbelief, "You don't know Kaito Kid, do you?"
Hatori Yui shook his head: "I don't know him."
Hat Boy, also known as Kaito Kid, said depressedly: "Well, it seems that I am not that famous."
Hatori Yui lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you a thief?"
Kaito Kidd said, "...I guess so."
"Then you should have checked it out beforehand?" Hatori Yui asked, "Do you know where the prison is here?"
Kaito Kid gave him a strange look. "A place where people are imprisoned?" He looked at Hatori Yuiichi carefully, and his imagination suddenly opened up. "Could it be that you were in love with the eldest daughter of the Takayama Group, but her father didn't agree, so he locked her up. Now you come here to elope with her?"
Hatori Yui:......
Seeing his disgusted expression, Kaito Kid knew he was wrong. He smacked his lips regretfully and said, "It seems not."
"My friend was kidnapped by them, and I came to rescue him." Hatori Weiyi was afraid that he would say something disgusting again, so he explained immediately.
"Oh! This is something only a shady guy could do!" Kaito Kidd had indeed figured out the terrain here. He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "There seems to be a partitioned little house to the south. If he was kidnapped, that's where he'd most likely be held."
Hatori Yuiichi: "Thank you." After saying that, he prepared to go over there.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Kaito Kidd pulled him down again and said, "Since I provided you with information, do you owe me a favor?"
Hatori looked at him, pursed her lips and said, "What do you want?"
Kaito Kidd, with five finger marks on his face, showed a twisted smile: "You are tall, please help me with something! It will only take a moment!"
Hatori Yuiichi: ...Stop laughing, it's scary.
He thought for a moment and said, "You can't delay me from saving people."
Kaito Kid patted his chest and said, "Absolutely not. What's more, I can make your rescue more smooth."
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