Chapter 1590: 1598 [Uzo targets the Phantom Thief]
Maki Shuli didn't care about someone interrupting her because she thought the same way.
She twisted the ring box between her fingertips, slowly turning the box, looking down at the gem while introducing it:
"The three gold lines interlaced on the surface of this sapphire represent 'trust', 'hope' and 'destiny' respectively. So it is also called the 'Stone of Destiny' - it is said that Josephine loved sapphires, so we specially borrowed this precious ring."
When Dr. Agasa heard this difficult name, he was stunned for a moment: "Josephine? Napoleon's princess? What does this have to do with her love of sapphires?"
Mu Shuli's face darkened slightly and he looked up at him.
However, the group of people in front of her were not her subordinates or colleagues, but ordinary people who rarely worked in the entertainment industry. She had to hide her displeasure and kept smiling: "This will help us restore our character. Of course, the crew is also happy to have this gimmick for publicity."
Dr. Agasa sensed the change in her mood and was a little confused.
Huihara Ai recalled the poster she had seen by the gate just now and reminded him in a low voice: "What is being performed here tonight is a play with 'Josephine' as the protagonist, and this Miss Makiri is the lead actress."
Makuri probably thought that this group of people were coming for her, but Dr. Agasa's question exposed the cold truth: he had no idea that the crew here was about to perform a play about "Josephine". That's why Makuri felt offended.
Although a kind little girl gave an explanation, some people still didn't understand.
Suzuki Sonoko felt that the name Josephine sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a moment, so she had to get close to Jiang Xia, pretending to discuss an important issue, and whispered some basic questions seriously: "...Who is Josephine?"
"Napoleon's first wife and also his first empress." Jiang Xia thought for a moment, "I heard that this lady was saved from death during the French Revolution because of her beautiful appearance. After she got together with Napoleon, she provided a lot of help to the emperor. But there are also some rumors, which are not sure whether they are true or not, saying that as a legendary socialite, she was not loyal in her relationships and had many lovers in private."
Tonight, the theater will stage the play "Josephine", which depicts the life of this legendary queen. Maki Shuri in front of us is the leading actress of this play, and she will wear this dazzling sapphire ring when she goes on stage.
Conan was no longer distracted at this moment, concentrating on collecting clues about this case - although there was no evidence at all, the two points of "a Tokyo native in London" and "performing in a venue with a 'stage'" were enough to arouse his vigilance.
In short, Conan always felt that the current troupe might also be the target of "that adult".
He wanted to prevent the tragedy from happening on the stage... Of course, if he unfortunately could not prevent it, he would at least find clues from it and prepare to bring the real murderer to justice one day to comfort those prop people who were tragically killed.
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So Conan also listened very carefully. When he learned that the actress in front of him was going to play "Josephine", he understood Kidd's strange behavior: "No wonder Kidd sent a bouquet of roses when he sent the notice - it is said that Josephine liked roses the most."
Maki Shuli raised his eyebrows in surprise, looked at the cute little boy, and laughed: "Little brother, you have a wide range of knowledge. You even know this."
Conan has already had a conditioned reflex when facing these keywords: "Haha, this is all taught by Brother Jiang Xia."
Maki Shuli looked towards Jiang Xia, his gaze becoming more admiring.
Suzuki Sonoko: “…”
Conan was stared at for no apparent reason and he scratched his head, confused.
However, this classmate had a rather unconventional way of thinking, so Conan was too lazy to analyze Suzuki Sonoko's elusive thoughts.
He continued to look at the notice, thinking about what Kidd wanted to say.
As usual, the notice letter from Kidd would include the time and location of his appearance. As long as you solve the puzzle in the notice letter, you can ambush Kidd exactly where he appears.
...Whether we can catch the person is still a question, but at least we can have a chat.
After all, even though it was very normal for an international thief to travel abroad, Conan still felt a little uneasy when he saw him appear in London at this time.
He couldn't help but wonder: Is this thief also related to "that adult?" Although Kidd doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would help the evil, what if he is not an accomplice, but a target targeted by the mysterious cadre?
A powerful thief might also attract the attention of the organization and become the target of recruitment or elimination by "that great man".
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I was habitually picturing the terrifying silhouette of "that adult" in my mind.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door and someone came.
There was a pause in their conversation, and the assistant standing nearby hurried over and opened the door.
Jiang Xia took his eyes off the notice letter, looked up at the door, and saw an impressive face - Inspector Nakamori.
This is a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigation Division. It is said that he has been chasing two generations of Kidd for nearly twenty years, and has never caught anyone so far. However, he never gives up and keeps fighting despite repeated failures. He must appear wherever Kidd is.
But Jiang Xia didn't expect that this policeman would follow him abroad. He was stunned for a moment: "It's you."
Inspector Nakamori looked at Jiang Xia in the direction of the voice and was also startled. Then his eyelids twitched: "..." Why is this slacking detective again!
Although the police officers in the Investigation Section always said that Jiang Xia was very useful and praised this detective to the skies, causing the police officers from other districts and counties who came on business trips to try their luck in solving a case with Jiang Xia...but the facts proved that Jiang Xia seemed to be only interested in murder cases.
Inspector Nakamori: "..." When facing a thief like Kaito Kidd who doesn't like to kill people, Jiang Xia always likes to come to the scene, but he often finds a corner to lean on the sofa to catch up on sleep after he comes, which makes people suspect that he is here to help Kidd keep watch. On the contrary, the child brought by Jiang Xia is always running around, trying to help catch the thief, and is more active than the police.
If it weren't for the fact that murders occasionally occurred at the scenes of thefts, and Jiang Xia's speed in solving cases allowed them to focus on catching the thieves without having to deal with that one case...Inspector Nakamori would never have let Jiang Xia step into the scene where Kidd was.
Inspector Nakamori: "..." Hmm? So, could it be that Jiang Xia insisted on coming to Kid's theft scene not because he was waiting for the thief, but simply wanted to see if there were any cases around?
(End of this chapter)
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