Chapter 1238 1246 [Friends of the Phantom Thief, Jiang Xia] Ask for monthly votes (づど)☆
Jiang Xia and Suzuki Sonoko had complicated thoughts as they were each trying to "find the differences".
On the opposite side, Kid looked up inadvertently and suddenly caught a glimpse of Jiang Xia next to Suzuki Sonoko. When he saw the detective's face clearly, Kid's smile froze slightly.
——Before he got closer, Kidd didn’t even notice that Jiang Xia was here.
He had a brief encounter with this famous detective. Although the meeting was short, Kidd was deeply impressed by Jiang Xia.
Because the last time he was leaping between buildings, he was hit by Jiang Xia who was riding a leopard.
At that time, Kidd discovered that Jiang Xia actually knew his true identity, and it was said that it was Kiri Tengu who told him the secret... No one knew how Jiang Xia got in touch with the monster.
Kidd: “…” Although according to Jiang Xia himself, he is just “naturally liked by small animals.”
But no matter how he thought about it, Kidd still felt that it was difficult for Black Panther and Mist Tengu to be classified as "small animals", and he intuitively felt that this detective was a little weird.
But today, Kidd never thought that he would suddenly meet Jiang Xia when he and Qingmei went out shopping.
…
The two sides looked at each other, and Jiang Xia's eyes fell on Kidd, as if he wanted to say hello.
But after a moment, he seemed to realize something, and finally kept silent, standing aside as if he didn't know him.
Kidd kept smiling and breathed a sigh of relief: ... Fortunately, fortunately. He was really afraid that Jiang Xia would lose focus and blurt out "Hello, Kidd".
If that happens, everything will be over.
after all……
Kidd glanced at the girl next to him.
This is his childhood friend, Aoko Nakamori.
And Nakamori Aoko's father is naturally Inspector Nakamori, who has been chasing "Phantom Thief Kid" for countless years but has not yet succeeded in catching the thief.
Nakamori Aoko has always hated "Kaito Kid", the thief who brought shame to her father. But at the same time, she has a good impression of Kuroba Kaito.
Thinking of this, Kidd felt mixed emotions: If under normal circumstances, someone called him "Kid" in front of Aoko, he could still pretend that it was a joke and get away with it.
But it is difficult to do today.
Kidd: “…” At the moment, it seems that his face was really seen last night.
Because today, Inspector Nakamori was obviously suspicious of him - in the morning when Kidd went to the Nakamori father and daughter for dinner as usual, Inspector Nakamori stared at him hard, which was uncharacteristic of him.
Not long after that, perhaps because the police inspector said something to his daughter, Aoko Nakamori started to behave strangely.
In the morning, she took the initiative, contrary to her usual behavior, and asked Kuroba Kaito to go out and play. She wanted to prove to her father that "Kuroba Kaito is not Kid", because Kid was going to steal the crown at 8 o'clock in the evening, and during this time period, as long as Kuroba Kaito could not get away, his suspicion would naturally be cleared.
Kidd felt something was wrong at the time, but faced with Nakamori Aoko's abnormally tough attitude, he had no choice but to agree.
Refusing at this time is almost equivalent to admitting defeat.
…
At this moment, thinking of this troublesome matter, Kidd couldn't help touching his pocket.
——Grandpa Terai gave him a new prop, the compressed doll ball.
After use, it can expand into a mannequin dressed the same as "Kuroba Kaito".
But dolls are dolls after all, just like Dr. Agasa can't customize a "Kudo Shinichi" for Conan to fool Mouri Ran, Kid's doll can be distinguished as real or fake at a glance, and there is a risk of being exposed.
Kidd: “…” If the puppet plan fails, we can only let Grandpa Terai steal a wave of crowns and become the Phantom Thief Kidd.
But at his age, with old arms and legs, what if he gets caught accidentally... Well, it would be better to ask Mist Tengu to knock all the policemen unconscious.
…
With a lot of things on his mind, and with Jiang Xia, an "insider" whose position was unknown, nearby, Kidd couldn't help but feel guilty and just wanted to leave the gallery as soon as possible.
But if he just left, it would be too abrupt - how could a normal person hide from a detective? Now any suspicious behavior of "Kuroba Kaito" would only increase the suspicion in Nakamori Aoko's heart.
So Kidd had to try his best to come up with a perfect excuse to get away with it.
At this moment, it was as if he heard the cry in his heart: suddenly, a figure passed by them.
He was a homeless man whose style of dress was out of place here. His clothes were tattered and stained, and he was carrying a huge travel bag on his back. His messy hair hung down to his waist, and he had a rough cigarette in his mouth.
When four high school students who were walking in pairs saw him, they were stunned by his strange attire.
The homeless man completely ignored the gazes of the few people.
He stared at the painting in front of him for a few seconds, then suddenly stepped over the fence and walked straight to the wall. Then he held the painting frame and looked at it closely, like a nearsighted person trying hard to distinguish the details.
…
At the corner of the corridor, the manager of the gallery happened to pass by.
When he saw this scene, he was slightly stunned, then he rushed over and blocked the homeless man: "Sorry, you can't touch these paintings with your hands!"
As he was talking, the manager saw the homeless man's face - although his face was so dirty that his facial features could not be seen clearly, the cigarette in his lips was very easy to recognize.
The manager saw the lit cigarette butt and finally couldn't help but screamed: "Smoking is not allowed in our museum!"
The tramp frowned, looked away from the painting, and turned to glare at him.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and the two people seemed to be on the verge of a conflict.
Kidd subconsciously took a step forward, trying to break up the fight.
However, unexpectedly, the homeless man glared at the manager for a while and did not continue to pester him.
He pressed his forehead as if he had a headache, said "sorry", turned around and walked towards the exit, and quickly left the gallery.
…
The manager looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief.
After a moment, he looked at the security guards who rushed over after noticing the noise, and couldn't help but yelled angrily: "Who told you to let that person in?!"
The security guard whispered, "I'm really sorry, but he has a VIP card for the gallery. We have no reason to stop him..."
"VIP card?" The manager was startled, then frowned, "He must have picked it up from somewhere. Our cards can only be used after spending money..."
As he was speaking, someone else came over.
This time it was a woman, her hair dyed brown and tied into a low ponytail at the back, and she was wearing a smart business suit.
She is one of the shareholders here, Hayase Kimika. She rarely appears here, but she came here today to take care of something, and she didn't expect to hear the commotion.
After all, the gallery was part of her business. Seeing the manager with an unhappy expression, Hayase Junka asked casually, "What happened just now?"
"Nothing, just a little problem." The manager explained humbly, "Just now a homeless person came and picked up the VIP card from somewhere, causing a little commotion - don't worry, the matter has been resolved."
"VIP card?" Hayase Kimika smelled the lingering smell of cigarette smoke in the air, and suddenly thought of something, her face suddenly changed.
(End of this chapter)
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