Chapter 61

In the corridor.

Asahi Yuqiu blinked. Although they were the only two people here, he still tried to ask, "So... where is the thief Kid?"

"Don't pretend, Kidd. Don't think you can get away with it by dyeing your hair a non-mainstream auburn color, wearing a disposable mask, and pretending to be a giant fox passing by on the grassland!"

The uncle pointed at Chao Ri Xi Qiu righteously, as if he saw through everything.

"Who dyed their hair? Who is non-mainstream?" Asahi Xiqiu's eyes widened when she heard that, and she raised her voice like a balloon that had inflated, "My auburn hair is natural, how can you say I am non-mainstream! And what did the giant fox that passed by on the grassland do to you? Apologize to me!!!"

Overwhelmed by Chaori Xiqiu's arrogance, the uncle across from him subconsciously showed the spirit of Japanese bowing and bowed 90 degrees to apologize: "Uh, okay, okay, I'm sorry, I really offended you."

After a few tenths of a second, he came back to his senses, stood up straight again, adjusted the content of his words, and spoke fiercely.

"That's enough, stop pretending, Kidd. Don't think you can get away with not wearing a black wig today!"

"Who is wearing a wig? And it's not a wig but Katsura - that's not right." Asahi Xiqiu was confused by the lines stored in his mind. After a pause, he finally remembered what the focus was at the moment.

He then firmly denied: "You have the wrong person. I am not the thief Kidd."

The man opposite was wearing the uniform of the luxury cruise ship security department. Hearing this, he looked up and sneered: "Huh? You just remembered to refute it now, don't you think it's too late?"

He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! There's no point in trying to argue. Today we are going to catch you, this arrogant thief!!"

Before he could finish his words, the man stomped his feet loudly on the floor, and came towards him with great momentum.

Seeing this, Chao Ri Xi Qiu consciously took two or three steps back, then turned around and ran away.

The man behind him shouted loudly: "You are running so fast, you are really the thief Kidd!"

"This is purely a human instinct!" Chao Ri Xi Qiu retorted loudly, "If you are being chased, you will instinctively run! Unless you stop--"

"If you don't run, I won't chase you!"

"I won't run away unless you chase me!"

The wheels of the empty car exchanged words two or three times, rolling in the air. The noise they made while running and shouting in the cruise ship was so loud that it attracted more people's attention.

"Thief Kid! Stop right there!!"

The voice behind him became louder and louder, and other people wearing cruise ship security uniforms gradually gathered around him, following closely behind as if attracted by a magnet, trying to catch up with the young man in the white cloak who was walking briskly in front.

Asahi Yuiaki complained in his heart, "Who is Phantom Thief Kid? Where is Phantom Thief Kid?", while rushing forward at the speed of grabbing food in the cafeteria when he was in junior high school, starting a super parkour chase in the cruise ship.

He had never been so grateful for his muscle memory - the ability to easily overcome countless obstacles with almost no thinking or planning.

The crowd and the tables and chairs could not control his speed. Chao Ri Xi Qiu swam through the cafeteria like a slender fish, and when he passed by a table, he even picked up a donut from a plate and ate it.

Hmm...chocolate sauce with chopped nuts tastes good.

Despite her busy schedule, Asahi Yuaki secretly gave Donut a thumbs up.

The restaurant was buzzing with people, all gathered around the figure that passed by and had heated discussions.

"Hey, Kidd? Is that the phantom thief Kidd?"

"As expected of a thief... He's so agile that I can't catch him at all."

"But this is much earlier than the announced time, isn't it? Wasn't it agreed to be on stage at 9:30 tonight?"

"Who knows? Maybe the thief Kid wanted to warm up first. I saw him running very fast with full energy. The guards behind him were panting. He must be trying to use this to consume the guards' energy!"

Conan Edogawa stared blankly at the figure that came and went hurriedly, still unable to react.

He usually pursues things promptly, but this time he hesitated.

Wearing a full white suit with a big cape, he does look like Phantom Papa Kid...but he shouldn't be that guy, right?

Even though that guy can disguise himself and change his body shape, he never changes when he is in Kidd state. The most important thing is that now even his routine and momentum have changed!

It feels like a nimble white pigeon flapping its wings and suddenly turning into a wobbly but unstoppable white goose! It seems like this is not the same person at all!

Conan Edogawa had a series of question marks in his mind.

The man in the Thief Kid costume was running in front, followed by a group of guards shouting and chasing after him. The group ran straight through the center of the cafeteria.

On the way, they happened to pass by Conan Edogawa's table, so Conan was able to see the white floating figure up close.

The disposable mask covered half of his face, and the monocle blurred his features. But one thing could be seen very clearly - the man had a pair of upturned golden fox eyes.

Edogawa Conan: “?”

How could it be so familiar? This was his first reaction.

Suzuki Sonoko, who was standing next to him, cupped her hands to her heart and shouted excitedly with starry eyes, "Wow! It's Kid-sama? It's Kid-sama?? Even though he changed his style, he's still so handsome! He's worthy of being Mr. Kid!!"

"Calm down, Sonoko. Another organizer is coming over." Mao Lilan whispered to comfort her friend.

Conan Edogawa was brought back to his senses by Suzuki Sonoko's voice. He raised his head and stared at the plate of crystal dumplings on the table for a moment, and finally remembered why he felt familiar with it just now.

The upward-pointing golden fox eyes...aren't those the eyes of Chaori Xiqiu?

Are eyes like this so common these days?!

Conan Edogawa raised his eyebrows, feeling a little strange. At a certain moment, a somewhat absurd thought suddenly flashed through his mind:

Could the person who just ran over be Asahi Yuaki himself?

No, no, no, this is impossible! He immediately denied himself.

Asahi Yuqiu is now in the same state as himself, having eaten Aptx4869 and turned into a child. How is it possible that he can grow up in the blink of an eye and wear the clothes of the thief Kid?

——That’s so fake!

Edogawa Conan exhaled heavily.

But to be honest, Asahi Xiqiu hasn't come back since she went to the bathroom, and it's really taken too long... Now, they are almost done with dinner.

Edogawa Conan turned around and looked towards the restaurant's door. The crowd blocked his view, and he couldn't see if there was a young boy with fox eyes among the crowd.

Could it be that they got lost? That was possible, after all, this cruise ship was really huge.

Otherwise, let's go look for him later, or see if the detective badge can contact him.

While Edogawa Conan was thinking carefully, he stretched out his hand, ready to take a bite of after-meal snack to suppress his surprise.

But when his hand fell on the plate in front of him, he suddenly touched nothing - the chocolate nut donut that each person was given was gone.

Edogawa Conan's sapphire eyes widened slightly as he looked at his empty porcelain plate.

The clean white plate was so bright that it almost shone, with only a few crumbs to prove that the donut had ever been there.

Edogawa Conan: “?”

The scene that happened not long ago was replayed in front of his eyes, and Conan Edogawa recalled that when the group of people ran past, it seemed that a hand reached out and took the donuts from his plate.

If I remember correctly, it was the sleeve of a white suit that was sticking out.

"..." Edogawa Conan was silent for one second, two seconds, three seconds, and then a huge rock fell from his heart.

So the guy with the golden eyes is really Asahi Yuaki, right?! He seems to be the only one who is so obsessed with bread products!!

Why did the meat floss egg roll suddenly grow bigger and put on Kid's clothes? !

Conan Edogawa felt his head buzzing, as if it was stuffed with a thousand cicadas.

I just left the table to go to the restroom, what on earth happened? !

Magical girl? Is Asahi Yuki a magical girl who can change size and size? ?

Conan Edogawa emptied his mind and entered a state of cosmic thinking sublimation.

For a moment, he no longer believed in science.

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the other side.

Asahi Xiqiu finished the donuts on the plate in a few bites, swallowed the bread in his mouth, and focused his eyes on the front.

Passing through the mess hall and corridor, across a large area of ​​deck, there is a very high protective fence in front.

Chao Ri Xi Qiu did not hesitate at all, and his body continued to move subconsciously. He used the force to jump upwards, and with his other hand he grabbed the strong watermelon vine hanging above, and climbed over so nimbly, preparing to jump to the other side!

——But, perhaps his body had not yet adapted to this type of clothing, and the long, wide cloak became a hindrance at the last moment. It got caught on the top of the vertical spikes and pulled Chao Ri Xi Qiu abruptly.

“?!”

Cape Brothers, please stop, let go of the railing swallow! Chaohi Xiqiu's heart made a sharp explosion, but he could not stop the effect of inertia.

There was a sound of "ripping", and most of the white cloak was torn off. The fine cloth fluttered on the top of the fence and flew in the wind.

It was already difficult to find balance by using leverage, and being pulled by the clothes made him lose his stability. Chao Ri Xi Qiu didn't have time to adjust his posture, and he swayed and fell to the side.

"!?"

Asahi Yuaki shouted "Ah-me-la" in his heart, and caught a glimpse of green vines passing by with his peripheral vision.

Without time to think, he grabbed the vine with one hand and swung in an arc. He happened to kick open the shutters covered by watermelon leaves on the side of the boat below, and swung in!

The rustling watermelon leaves broke open for a moment, and after Chaori Xiqiu entered, they fell down again, perfectly covering the empty window as before.

Those who were originally chasing after Chao Ri Xi Qiu finally caught up in a hurry. They were panting heavily and took three or two steps forward to rush to the protective fence.

The space between the two decks was empty. Looking down, one could see the blue sea.

The cruise ship sailed smoothly, the sea was surging, and the hull stirred up large patches of pure white foam, like broken pearl bubbles.

Several guards looked at each other, their expressions filled with confusion.

"Where are the people?"

“…ran away?”

"Will it not fall into the sea?"

The sea breeze blew, and several watermelon vines growing on the hull swayed, and the watermelon leaves intertwined and overlapped together, trembling slightly in the breeze.

Inside the luxury cruise ship, the discussion surrounding the thief Kidd is still very lively.

At this time, the restaurant banquet was coming to an end, and people were no longer focused on eating, so they had more time to communicate.

In a corner away from the noise, a man with long silver hair leaned against the wall, gently shaking a goblet in his hand. His dark green wolf eyes occasionally raised, and his cold gaze swept across the crowd like a scanner.

It's gin.

Today, Gin didn't wear a black windbreaker, but changed into a proper dinner suit.

He came here with a mission from the organization, but besides the mission, he also had his own considerations - how to trick the organization.

Now, Gin's mindset has completely changed. Since he no longer regards the company as his home and his boss as a person, his mental state and quality of life have improved. He no longer has work pressure, and he plans to pass the pressure on to his boss in the future.

This time the organization arranged for Gin to trade with the target person.

After the transaction was completed, the target Morishita decided to erase all traces of the transaction in order to be prepared. This time he disguised himself as an internal crew member and had already installed a sufficient amount of explosives in the ship.

Logically speaking, how the second half is handled has nothing to do with Gin himself - but he doesn't want Morishita to erase all traces of the transaction so easily.

After all, his revised plan was to overthrow the organization and take charge of it himself. In order to achieve this, he had to make good use of the power of other forces, such as the police.

Oh, and maybe a great detective. The other party lived up to his last deliberate exposure and this time he followed and boarded the ship.

When Gin boarded the ship, he noticed the name Conan Edogawa - he knew of course that this was the pseudonym used by Kudo Shinichi after he shrunk.

And the Ninety-Nine Pork Floss Egg Rolls… This seems to be a pseudonym for the Asahi guy. Or if you remove the “seemingly”, such a stupid name with a high bread content can only be his.

Gin narrowed his eyes, collected his thoughts, recalled the names on the voyage list, and thought about how to better utilize the people on it.

As long as all traces of the transaction with the target Morishita are not completely cleared, and I leak a little bit of information later, I believe the police will be able to follow the clues and catch Morishita and the forces under Morishita's control...which can be regarded as cutting off a source of support for the organization.

Gin lowered his eyelids, his eyes fixed on the translucent wine in the glass. He was thinking about how to accomplish his plan in a covert and efficient manner.

"Brother."

A low voice called out from the side.

Gin raised his eyes slightly and saw Vodka pushing through the crowd and squeezing in from outside.

There was a thin layer of sweat on Vodka's forehead, and he was still breathing calmly, looking like he had just finished a tiring job.

"How is it?" Gin asked. He had just arranged for Vodka to find the possible location where Morishita had installed the explosives in preparation for future actions.

"…There shouldn't be any outside. I think the bomb should be down there. Morishita concealed the truth on purpose and only told us the scheduled time for the explosion - roughly half an hour before we reach the shore." Vodka lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear.

Gin nodded slightly.

Vodka then said, "By the way, big brother, when I was talking to Morishita, a young man in the bathroom next to us accidentally heard it. But don't worry, big brother, I've already dealt with it!"

Hearing the familiar conversation and content, Gin recalled what happened not long ago. He subconsciously asked, "How did you deal with it?"

"Well, I'm carrying a batch of obsolete Aptx4869 products. So I'd rather use drugs so that there won't be any problems later." Vodka touched his nose and added quickly, "But don't worry, brother. I checked it out and the people this time definitely don't have fox eyes!"

Gin: “…”

Gin said expressionlessly: "...No need to explain this."

Vodka coughed, then continued in a low voice: "Don't worry, big brother. I didn't just ignore him after he was drugged. I threw the guy and the messy clothes boxes on the ground into the ship's pipeline nearby. No one will notice it."

If it weren't for the fact that it took too long to drag a person out of the ship and onto the deck, and there were so many people, Vodka would have wanted to just throw the person into the sea. There would have been no body found, and there would have been no risk of leakage.

Gin just nodded calmly. He had seen many deaths and murders, so he was mostly indifferent to irrelevant people. He didn't care much about these things.

The brows that were slightly furrowed because of Aptx4869 relaxed slightly at this moment. Most people who drank Aptx4869 died, and only a few shrank and survived... that was just unexpected good luck.

Gin* didn't think everyone was so lucky, and when he heard that Vodka had already thrown the person into the pipe, he stopped asking questions.

He took a sip of the wine in his glass and continued to calmly consider the subsequent issues of handling traces and leaking information to the police.

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Cruise ship, inside the side window of the hull.

Chao Ri Xi Qiu rubbed his aching knee with a grimace, his whole face was almost wrinkled into a bun. He had just swung in with the watermelon vine in his hand, and he braked almost entirely on his knees.

I don't know what material this dress is made of, but the quality is amazingly good. There are only a few scratches on it after wearing it day and night, but there is not a single tear or loose thread.

After rubbing his knees roughly to relieve the pain, Chao Ri Xi Qiu half stood up and staggered to walk.

The channel was blocked, and Chao Ri Xi Qiu couldn't stand up completely. He could only half-bend his waist. However, this was too tiring, so after a while, Chao Ri Xi Qiu chose to simply crawl forward.

Although it is inevitable that white suits will get dirty, there is no other way now.

Speaking of which, where has Watermelon Jun taken me?

The morning sun and evening autumn were full of mist. He only knew that he was now inside this luxury cruise ship... together with various pipelines, parts and equipment.

It would be unrealistic to go back the same way.

Asahi Yuaki could fall down from above, but he couldn't climb back up from the side wall, so he had to find a new route.

So he chose to crawl inward.

There is nothing else here. After passing through this pipe, there is finally a wider interior space in front of us.

Chao Ri Xi Qiu crawled out of the pipe in a few seconds.

When he climbed out, he saw a thin figure slowly crawling out of the pipe opposite.

Wow, it can’t be a small chariot——! ! !

Chao Ri Xi Qiu's body suddenly stiffened, and at the same time, the small figure opposite him also stiffened visibly.

The roar of the machine was clear in his ears, and the light inside the ship was extremely dim. It took Chaohi Xiqiu's eyes a moment to adjust, and then he focused and saw the child crawling out of the opposite pipe.

He was an elementary school student with black hair and blue eyes. The kid's clothes with a smiley face toast pattern on him looked so familiar.

Asahi Yuaki: ...?

Wait, wait, isn't that my clothes??!

The kid on the opposite side, Kuroba Kaito who was injected with Aptx4869, finally gathered his consciousness in a trance.

Having just shrunk from an adult to a child, Kuroba Kaito was still running a fever. His original clothes were too big for him to wear anymore, and along with them was a barely adequate clean child suit, so he put it on for easier movement.

At this moment, hearing the unnatural sound coming from the opposite side, Hei Yu Kaidou perked up, stared and looked, and saw clearly a white figure crawling out of the pipe in front of him.

Kuroba Kaito: ...?

Wait, wait, isn't that my clothes??!

The two of them stared at each other from a distance, their eyes wide open, their hearts filled with the feeling of a comet crashing into the earth.

Asahi Yuqiu & Kuroba Kaito: If not my buddy, who are you? Why are you wearing my clothes!!!