Conan snorted coldly: "You don't need any hints to know. If a pearl gets oily from your fingers, its acid-sensitive nature will cause it to lose its original luster. The fact that Mrs. Suzuki Tomoko solemnly used gloves to retrieve the Dark Star already tells you the answer! Besides, how could such a precious treasure be handed over to someone else so easily!"
"How could that be possible based on just these few points..."
Conan paused slightly and said, "Indeed, these points may be somewhat insufficient, but combined with the pearl on Mrs. Suzuki Tomoko's chest that didn't have a dazzling luster, this hypothesis can be confirmed! The luster of a pearl lasts for at most a few decades. Since it was bought sixty years ago, its luster naturally couldn't be that dazzling!"
"Mrs. Suzuki knew perfectly well that her pearl had no luster, yet she still put on gloves with great seriousness. Need I say more? A miscalculation! I was so focused on you that I overlooked such an important detail!"
Xiao Lan nodded, a bead of cold sweat on her face: "But the dark star in the museum had a very good glow back then!"
"Because you knew that it was fake! That's why you used the words 'real' in the second notification letter to get Mrs. Tomoko to bring the real Dark Star!"
Ran picked up the phone next to her, wanting to call the police, but how could Conan give Kid a second chance to use the hotel rooftop illusion trick!
A powerful shot smashed the phone, leaving "Xiao Lan" momentarily stunned. Looking at the broken phone in her hand, she shook her head helplessly...
Under a bright silver moon and a sky full of stars, Kōyū returned to the banquet hall, secretly chuckling to himself, "I hope, Kaito, you like this wonderful gift!"
The next day, Kōyū pointed at Conan in the newspaper, who was staring blankly with a dead fish eye and making a V sign, and his laughter hadn't stopped since morning.
Conan clenched his fists, thinking: If no one had taken the tranquilizer, I wouldn't want to show off like this!
Ran's face still showed some unease, clearly still thinking about her encounter with "Shinichi" in Shibuya.
Achoo!
"Honestly, we finally managed to go see the Sally Beth, and you fell into the sea!"
The person being talked about was none other than Kaito Kuroba. Kaito Kuroba thought to himself: If it weren't for that gift box!
That night, Kaito originally planned to escape using a hang glider, but Conan exposed his plan and prepared to use the spare lifeboat. However, there was a gift box on the lifeboat. Kaito, who had been tricked once before, did not open it and simply kicked the gift box away.
It would have been better if he hadn't kicked it, because he discovered there were thorns on the gift box! This sank his lifeboat, forcing Kaito to swim back.
The lifeboats were originally meant as backups, and he thought he wouldn't need them, so he bought a slightly cheaper one, but...
Thinking of this, Kaito gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. His anger towards Kōyū seemed to ignite a fire in his back. However, the fire quickly died down because he was helpless. Kōyū threatened him that if he wanted revenge, he should be prepared for Aoko to find out his identity.
Kaito felt a pang of heartache at the thought of having to treat Kōyū to a big meal again!
...
Sonoko pointed at Kaito, who was crossing the street with Aoko, and said, "That high school student looks a lot like Shinichi. You must have seen him in Shibuya last time!"
After taking a closer look, Ran finally felt relieved, a smile mixed with longing on her face: Shinichi, where are you?
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