Chapter 12371245 [Cheating Kudo]
Then Kazami Yuya said respectfully: "We have already found out the outline of the case and secretly reviewed the files of these cases. However, because the incident just happened, the police station has been using the files and there are still many details to be supplemented, so the progress is slow."
Amuro Toru sighed for his subordinates' low efficiency. But he could understand it. "Put the others aside for now, and first check on Dr. Utsumi. All the information related to him should be collected. Move in a covert manner."
"Doctor Utsumi?" Feng Jianyuya was a little confused, but he quickly responded, "Okay."
…
While the public security officers were busy staying up all night looking for clues related to Dr. Utsumi and "Uzo".
On the other side, Jiang Xia, who had nothing to do with Dr. Uchiumi, had fallen asleep.
The next day, he got up very energetically and prepared to open the new blind box given by Suzuki Sonoko.
…
The two people soon met at the agreed place.
When Suzuki Sonoko saw Jiang Xia coming, she waved to him happily and took him to find the gallery.
"Go now?" Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment and looked around hesitantly: ... Is there something important missing in this meeting place?
Suzuki Sonoko noticed his confusion and said with a smile: "When Hattori returned to Osaka, he actually invited that brat to go with him. Xiaolan was worried that Conan, a child, was unsafe outside, so she followed him - that black-skinned detective didn't look like someone who would take care of a child."
Jiang Xia was silent for a moment, then retracted his expectant gaze around him: "...Is that so."
It's okay for the two detectives to sneak off to Osaka ahead of time, I can just follow them there immediately. If I don't know the exact location by then, I can ask Hattori's parents, or Toyama and Ye about the situation.
But right now...
Jiang Xia looked at Suzuki Sonoko and felt a little worried.
But thinking about the number of haunted houses in her area, she decided not to worry too much and just focus on enjoying the journey.
…
Next to him, Suzuki Sonoko saw the subtle changes in Jiang Xia's expression and thought that he was unhappy because he was left behind by the Osaka detective.
She couldn't help but mutter in her heart: The scheming dark-skinned detective would rather play with elementary school students than look for Jiang Xia... Jealousy, this must be jealousy!
Speaking of "Osaka Detective", Suzuki Sonoko suddenly thought of something.
She turned around with her hands behind her back and happily extended an invitation to Jiang Xia: "Let's go there tomorrow! My art gallery is about to open in Osaka. I heard that Mr. Kidd has already sent a notice and will be there by then. He has taken a fancy to the egg in our house!"
After saying this, Suzuki Sonoko suddenly paused, as if someone was watching her.
"..." She turned her head and looked around, but didn't find anything strange, so she quickly looked away, confidently guessing that maybe a handsome guy passing by was coveting her beauty.
Jiang Xia didn't look around randomly.
This time, he did not miss the topic of going to Osaka and responded readily: "Okay, I happen to be very interested in art recently."
…
The place where the two met was not far from Miss Ichikawa's gallery.
They quickly entered the gallery and looked at the strange paintings on both sides. Suzuki Sonoko chatted with Jiang Xia in a low voice: "Sister Ayako asked an expert to come over to help her evaluate the paintings she plans to purchase. She asked me to come and 'learn'."
Although Suzuki Sonoko is still a high school student, as the daughter of the Suzuki family, she has a lot to learn.
But it was obvious that she was not very interested in these things. She just dealt with them to prevent her family from nagging: "The expert hasn't arrived yet. Let's go around on our own first - after we finish discussing the business, we can ask him to be our tour guide."
Jiang Xia looked at the people coming and going in the gallery and nodded, not having any opinion.
…
There are quite a few customers here today. Perhaps attracted by the gimmick of "clearance sale", it seems quite popular.
Jiang Xia tried to appreciate the art.
However, after looking carefully for a while, he found that there was only one kind of art he could appreciate - those that had been stolen by the Phantom Thief.
And it seems that he is not the only one who lacks artistic talent.
Next to her, Suzuki Sonoko stared at the various paintings on the wall, touching her chin with a serious face, as if she wanted to give some profound comments that would touch the soul.
But in the end, she just uttered a few words dryly: "It's really beautiful."
Jiang Xia nodded calmly: "I think so too."
“…”
The two looked at each other and seemed to see something in each other's eyes.
After a while, they finally decided to give up art and talk about something that they could understand.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at a few lesser-known paintings nearby and told the gossip she heard from her sister:
"I heard that there are many fakes for sale here, but occasionally someone can buy the real thing at a cheap price. It depends on luck. I think this one is very spiritual, maybe it's real. Why not buy it and try it out?"
Suddenly, a laugh came from behind: "In that case, your luck is not very good - this painting is a fake."
Suzuki Sonoko was stunned.
She looked back, saw the speaker's face clearly, and suddenly froze.
After a moment, Suzuki Sonoko came back to her senses and poked Jiang Xia, trying to get him to help identify the person who suddenly appeared: "... Kudo?!"
The person who spoke to me was a young man who looked like a high school student. His face looked damn familiar.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at "Kudo Shinichi" opposite her and found that there was a young girl standing next to him. The two looked very familiar. She immediately screamed in her heart: Kudo actually changed his hairstyle and sneaked out to visit the exhibition hall with another woman!
Suzuki Sonoko: “…” We should, we should let Xiaolan come and take a look!
...No, I'd better film it for her. Otherwise, if Xiaolan kicks Kudo in anger, she and Jiang Xia might have to go to the Metropolitan Police Department as witnesses and give statements in tears.
Thinking of this, Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but look at the girl next to "Kudo Shinichi" again, wanting to see who this bastard detective was cheating with.
After seeing it clearly, she couldn't help but be stunned again:
This, this girl looks like Xiaolan!
But didn’t Xiaolan go to Osaka?
Suzuki Sonoko found it difficult to understand the current situation and her mind was in a mess.
The two people who had spoken to him also walked over here.
As they approached, Suzuki Sonoko suddenly came to her senses.
She looked at the two people carefully, breathed a sigh of relief, and muttered softly: "Huh? Turns out they are not. It seems that they just look alike... Really, I was shocked."
"..." Jiang Xia heard these words with sharp ears.
He looked at Kid's face, thought of Kudo Shinichi's appearance, and finally couldn't help but look at Suzuki Sonoko who breathed a sigh of relief. A question mark seemed to slowly rise above his head: "..." How did you recognize it wasn't him?
They look exactly the same when you look closely, except that Kid has a bit more conspicuous magic, and his hairstyle is different...
(End of this chapter)
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