"I can't find my sister anywhere! Could she still be at home?" Sonoko was a little worried when she couldn't see her sister and took out her mobile phone from her bag.
"You're overthinking it! How could that be!" Xiaolan thought it was a bit far-fetched. After all, it was her family's cruise ship, and they would definitely know when it was going to open, and someone should have reminded her.
"Sister, where are you now?! What? At home!" The flowers Sonoko mentioned made Ran's expression a little awkward.
Ayako Suzuki, on the other end, was also puzzled: "Didn't the sheriff tell me it would be delayed by two hours? How come we're leaving port already? Is that right, Dad?"
Upon hearing that Suzuki Shiro himself was at home, Conan sensed something was amiss. He turned to look at Kōyū, who showed no surprise at all.
Conan had a feeling that Kousuke already knew what had happened, but he didn't have time to ask any more questions. He quickly asked a guest next to him, "Hey, Uncle, where's the chairman who was standing here just now?"
The guest pointed in a direction and said, "He went to the restroom."
Conan thanked him and hurriedly ran to the restroom.
Conan went to the restroom, opened the stall door, and sure enough, the disguise mask, glasses, and clothes were all placed on the toilet.
Conan looked at the mask, chuckled, and thought to himself: I should thank you, Kaito Kid, you've given me the perfect opportunity to remove your mask!
Conan quickly told the police about his discovery and also informed Tomoko Suzuki and Sonoko: "I found a prop used by Phantom Thief Kid to disguise himself in the restroom. Phantom Thief Kid has already infiltrated the cruise ship!"
"What? Phantom Thief Kid has already infiltrated the cruise ship? And he's disguised as my dad!" Sonoko was somewhat surprised, and Tomoko also looked surprised. She hadn't expected Phantom Thief Kid to be so close to her, and to be disguised as her husband!
"Huh? Where's Ran?" Conan looked around and, noticing Ran was nowhere to be seen, asked.
"Hmm, this wine is really good! Oh, Xiaolan just realized you were missing and went to look for you."
Uncle Mori took a sip of his drink and replied, "I'm starting to wonder if Ran will be taken advantage of by that Phantom Thief 1412..."
"What Phantom Thief 1412?! His name is Phantom Thief Kid! Can you guys please not get this wrong?!"
Nakamori Ginzo shouted in Uncle Mori's ear.
Uncle Mori was startled by the sudden appearance of Nakamori Ginzo, nodded subconsciously, and then asked Tomoko, "Who is that guy?!"
After glancing at Ginzo Nakamori, Tomoko replied, "He's Inspector Nakamori from the National Police Agency. He's been chasing Kaito Kid for many years. To be honest, he's also our hope for protecting Dark Star."
However, Uncle Mori was also helpless. He didn't know much about jewelry and scratched his head: "But Madam, tonight all five hundred guests are wearing Dark Star jewelry, and there's only one genuine piece among them. If you don't tell me, it'll be difficult for me to do my job."
Tomoko chuckled: "No matter how well-made it is, it's still a counterfeit. If you look closely, you can still spot the differences."
Seeing Uncle Mori's still bewildered face, Tomoko said, "Alright, I'll give you a hint. This dark star once bewitched my grandfather, mainly because it has a peacock green luster, so I gave it to the woman who was most suitable for it."
"Coincidentally, out of the five hundred guests, only one could match it."
Conan listened to Tomoko's words, lost in thought.
"Oh, it really is Mr. Mori! It's been a long time!"
"Isn't this Mr. Hatamoto Shoji?" Uncle Mori recognized the man from a previous case.
Guangyou remembers that incident very clearly. The murderer killed because of love, but to be honest, that love was somewhat twisted.
Shoji Hatamoto said gratefully, "I was able to expand my store smoothly that time thanks to President Suzuki and his wife. In fact, I designed the dishes for this dinner."
When it comes to cooking, Shoji Hatamoto's face shows a hint of pride.
Another familiar voice reached everyone's ears: "Unfortunately, Master Chef, it seems that Chairman Suzuki has been so frightened by Kaito Kid that he is absent. The dishes you used to flatter him are now in tears."
Following the sound, another person, Takuya Mifune, who had also appeared in a case before, appeared in front of everyone.
One can't help but sigh that the circles of high society are actually very small, but very difficult to integrate into.
Although the remark had a slightly sarcastic tone, Shoji Hatamoto and Takuya Mifune had a good relationship and the two teased each other.
Takuya Mifune did not wear the Dark Star badge on his chest. He explained, "I have no interest in such childish tricks."
"However, people will get suspicious if you don't wear it!"
Mifune Takuya was a little impatient before he put it on, but the way he put it on was quite eye-catching.
Conan noticed that he took a handkerchief with him, which gave Conan some ideas.
"What? Miss Ayako didn't come?" Ayako's fiancé, Yuzo Tomizawa, said with some disappointment.
"Yes, my sister has some things to take care of," Sonoko said somewhat awkwardly, without telling him what was going on.
Kōyū couldn't help but sigh: The Suzuki Group is really too powerful. You can't see an ordinary person at the party, except for someone like me who has connections. I'm lucky. Sonoko, whom I know, doesn't have a spoiled princess attitude. Apart from being a fangirl, she's actually quite nice.
Uncle Mori, seeing that Ran hadn't returned yet, muttered, "Why isn't Ran back yet? She's so slow."
Sonoko said seriously, "Maybe Ran got lost, after all, she's terrible with directions!"
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