Chapters 3642 and 3657 [Kidd's Departure] Requesting monthly votes ヽ(〃〃)~
Sonoko Suzuki was just making a casual remark; she didn't really believe in magic. She exclaimed, "So that's what 'walking there' means—Uncle, all those traps you set up in the museum are useless now."
Jirokichi Suzuki: "..." You child, whose side are you on?
He gritted his teeth as he watched Kidd slowly walking forward on the monitor, and had to admit that the guy who stole his headlines was indeed quite shrewd—if he had known this would happen, he should have installed a few fishing nets on the helicopter instead of installing cameras everywhere to make it easier to film his autobiographical movie.
But speaking of which, why are humans able to walk in mid-air so easily without any support?
The huge question made Suzuki Jirokichi turn his head to look at Jiang Xia.
But after hesitating for a moment, he ultimately didn't speak: asking such a little kid for help would be too embarrassing. Besides, he seemed to have said yesterday that this was his duel with Kid, and he didn't need a detective's help...
"This is Unit 3!" Following Jirokichi Suzuki's orders, Unit 3 caught up with Kid and provided real-time situation reports:
"Kidd is currently hovering above the museum's backyard! At his current pace, he'll be next to the Blue Miracle Gold Statue in less than a minute!"
The unsettling sound of footsteps rang out steadily, and Kidd quickly reached the airspace above the museum. He strolled leisurely around a corner, past the spire, and looked up at the golden goddess statue holding aloft a blue gemstone.
Over the radio, the drivers' voices became shrill: "Boss, he's less than 10 meters from the Blue Miracle!"
"Haha! So easy!" Sonoko Suzuki opened a bottle of champagne for the phantom thief, but then a question arose. "How does Kid plan to leave? There are helicopters all around, and police everywhere below..."
Whether it flies or runs, it's definitely faster than Kidd carrying a heavy golden statue through the air. Even if the airspace in this area is narrow and not suitable for casting nets, Kidd will be caught sooner or later once he goes somewhere else.
His own niece was already helping Kid figure out escape techniques after he succeeded... Suzuki Jirokichi's eyes twitched as he listened.
"There's no other way." He couldn't let Kidd take the thing in front of everyone. Even if Kidd threw the statue away and ran away, he would have already lost half the battle.
Jirokichi Suzuki sighed and had no choice but to make a decision: "Activate that mechanism and bring the Blue Miracle back from the rooftop."
Although such a retreat is also a bit embarrassing, it's better to pull back in advance so that Kidd doesn't touch it than for Kidd to get his hands on the item.
...
As staff pressed the emergency button, Kidd stopped in his tracks above the Suzuki Museum.
—A creaking mechanical sound came from two or three meters away, and then the golden statue was flipped down by a flap and disappeared from the rooftop.
Kidd stopped in his tracks with great gentlemanly manners, without disregarding his image and rushing over to race against the mechanism.
He turned around, looked down at the whispering crowd, and once again announced in a graceful voice: "Tonight's rehearsal is over—tomorrow night at 12 o'clock, at the same place, I look forward to seeing you all again."
After saying that, just like when he appeared out of thin air, a thick cloud of white smoke exploded from his body.
When the smoke cleared, the rooftop was empty; no one was there anymore.
Conan, who had finally squeezed his way to the front of the crowd and had just secretly opened his stamina-enhancing shoes, was speechless.
Damn it, it runs so fast! Couldn't it have waited for me to kick it before it ran away?
...
Kidd is gone.
Although this brief confrontation did not quite meet Suzuki Jirokichi's expectation of "catching the person on the spot!", the "Blue Miracle" was at least preserved nonetheless.
The crowd dispersed, satisfied, and Inspector Nakamori was finally free of obstacles.
He straightened his clothes, which had been askew from being jostled, and ran downstairs, bursting into the Suzuki Museum. He said to Suzuki Jirokichi, "I told you long ago, underestimating Kid will come at a price! — He almost took your statue so easily in front of so many people!"
Jirokichi Suzuki was also shaken, but since the items were still there, he calmly said, "Don't worry, I won't let him take anything from me."
As he spoke, he led everyone to the top floor and opened the heavily guarded door at the top of the tower.
Light streamed in from the corridor, illuminating a golden statue inlaid on a wooden panel diagonally above. Seeing that this precious object was indeed still there, Suzuki Jirokichi finally felt relieved.
He admired the enormous sapphire held high by the goddess of gold, and chuckled at Inspector Nakamori, "I've traveled all over the world and finally found this famous gem. Don't doubt my determination to protect it."
Inspector Nakamori didn't mince words: "It almost got taken by Kid too—if Kid hadn't been a little more careful when you activated the mechanism and had just pounced on it and snatched it away, you could have made another headline like 'Unfortunately Lost to Phantom Thief Kid'."
Suzuki Jirokichi: "..."
Inspector Nakamori patted his chest and said, "So let's leave it to the police. When Kidd makes his move tomorrow, take down those helicopters that are flying around everywhere and let me handle the defense. Kidd and I have a lot of experience fighting each other."
Sonoko Suzuki recalled the events and told the truth: "But you never caught him, and he always stole your things."
Zhongshan Police Department: "..."
"Hahaha!" This time it was Suzuki Jirokichi's turn to laugh heartily. Although his brother's little cotton-padded jacket was mostly leaky, it was still a cotton-padded jacket after all, and sometimes it could talk quite well.
He patted his niece with satisfaction, then turned to Inspector Nakamori and said confidently, "Sonoko is right. I have more faith in myself than in you police officers—didn't Kid say he'd be here again tomorrow night?"
"Now that we know his methods, the solution is simple—I will rent all the buildings in this area, fill them with my people, and deploy an even larger helicopter fleet than tonight to fill the surrounding airspace."
Imagining the scene of the entire army launching an attack, Suzuki Jirokichi's blood boiled: "I really don't understand how he walks in mid-air, but this time, I'll have all my helicopters equipped with fishing devices. If he dares to show his face, I'll make sure he doesn't even get a chance to come...?!"
As he was speaking, his voice suddenly stopped.
Inspector Nakamori waited a while but received no further response. He asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
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