Chapter 299 Thirty-four Presidents

Due to the accident and explosion that occurred on the train last year, this Suzuki Express train was taken back by the Suzuki family and redone inside and out this year. Although it looks the same as it did a year ago, people who have been on the train can easily notice the changes inside after boarding.

"Originally there were only eight passenger cars and one freight car, but now the freight car has been removed and four first-class cars have been added." Huiyuan Ai commented, "It seems that the Suzuki Group really cares about what happened a year ago."

"So many bombs were placed in the freight car without anyone noticing, and a wanted criminal from abroad even got on the train." Kudo Shinichi next to him complained, "Even the Suzuki Group, which often deals with bombers, must have felt bad about it."

"Oh? I thought if they were really upset, they wouldn't have invited a big detective over here." The brown-haired girl glanced at the high school detective squatting beside her, hinting, "After all, there's an elementary school student who always says 'Shinichi-nii told me all this' and he shows up at almost every incident they encounter."

The detective who was both the elementary school student and Shinichi's elder brother was silent for two seconds in a suspicious manner: "You can't blame me, right? The criminal chose the Suzuki family's business because their business is widely distributed and can be found everywhere!"

This is true. After Kudo Shinichi recovered, he saw a strange loss statistics table on a forum. It showed that among the three major financial companies, Suzuki, which has tended to engage in real estate in recent years, had the highest loss ratio, because most of their buildings are unique and grand, attracting tourists...so they also attract criminals who want to attract attention.

Even so, the benefits gained by the Suzuki Group cannot be underestimated. They are certainly not foolish enough to keep losing money. However, Kudo Shinichi is not very interested in this.

He and Haibara were invited by Miss Suzuki Sonoko to be here this time. Also accompanying them were the detective team, Sera Masumi, and Mouri Ran who also came to the train last year. But the difference from last year was that there were a few more people this year, no, a lot of people.

Kudo Shinichi maintained a half-squatting posture, and when he looked up at the groups of people talking in front of him, his eyes had become half-mooned.

On the left is Akai Mari, who has returned to her adult size, whispering to her daughter, and Ran and Sonoko occasionally join in their conversation; in the middle are Rei and Shuichi, who are physically separated by Kagemitsu, with Kenji and Jinpei standing behind them, fanning the flames; on the right are Natalie and Officer Date, who are holding a baby. The people they are talking to are his mom and dad and Oda-senpai, who is carrying a bunch of carrots. If you look closely, you can also spot the detective team mixed in and playing with the Oda children.

Oh, if the doctor and Hongshu hadn't gone to Boston to attend a seminar, and Miss Mingmei had classes today and couldn't spare the time, there would be three more people here.

Kudo Shinichi covered his face with his hands.

MI6, FBI, Japanese Public Security, and Metropolitan Police. He was not sure if the brother and sister he saw at the station before boarding the train were Hondou Eikai and her brother from the CIA, but it was obvious to the naked eye that this place was like a large gathering place for the Black Organization's Eliminators! The composition was too complicated, wasn't it?! What kind of mood did the Suzuki Foundation have in mind when inviting these people?

Oh, he remembered that most of these people were hiding their identities, so it was normal that the Suzuki Group didn't know their identities...

That's not normal! They didn't know about it, so they invited you. Why did you come? Are the FBI and other organizations free? !

"Your complaints are about to burst out of your eyes, great detective," Haibara Ai said sneerfully.

Kudo Shinichi sighed and expressed his thoughts honestly: "I don't know why, I felt that something unexpected would happen, but now I'm not sure."

But what sin did that criminal commit to deserve to encounter such a luxurious lineup?

The Suzuki Express has been completely renovated, and the carriage number 9 they are in is reserved for the Suzuki family. The place is extremely spacious and luxurious, it doesn't seem like it should be on a train. Everyone else has their own conversation partner.

Because her sister and brother were not there, Haibara Ai, who was not in the mood, and the detective, who was thrown into a girl's topic by his girlfriend and her girlfriend's best friend, stayed in the corner and chatted to relieve their boredom.

At this moment, a scream attracted the attention of most people in the carriage.

"Eh? A notice from the thief Kid?!"

Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips and smiled proudly, "Yeah! And Dad didn't expect to receive a warning letter from Kidd-sama at this time, but the train won't stop at any stations after it starts running, so they are very nervous now!"

"Kid's notice? Hasn't that thief disappeared for a year?" Kenji Hagiwara, who was originally adding fuel to the fire, asked curiously.

"Yes, yes, yes. I thought I would never see Mr. Kidd again in this life, but I didn't expect that Mr. Kidd would come back again!" Sonoko held her face, her aqua eyes full of expectation and longing. She showed the others the copy of the notice she brought with her, "But it seems that a very powerful lady at Dad's place has already figured out the content of this notice."

Kudo Shinichi's radar rang, and he rushed over, becoming the person closest to the invitation letter, and carefully read the words on it.

It is indeed the style of Phantom Thief Kid.

But Kidd - didn't that Kaito guy say that he had retired? Wouldn't there be any chance for him to appear as the thief Kidd in the future?

"[I will steal the ruby ​​from Yokohama before the train reaches the terminal station.] That's the message that the lady interpreted," Sonoko said embarrassedly. "I didn't have time to explain before I got on board. In fact, there are no ordinary passengers on this train. In addition to us who are here for sightseeing, the seven carriages at the back will be the venue for a special banquet. Dad didn't tell me who the guests of the banquet are, but there are indeed some who meet the description in the invitation letter."

Suzuki Sonoko stayed with them the whole time, so she naturally had no chance to see what the guests there looked like. She only heard what her father told her.

"The lady who read the invitation came from Yokohama with another important guest her father said. She had a beautiful ruby ​​on her necklace. It was said that she bought it at a high price at an auction half a year ago and had it specially customized into a necklace." Sonoko sighed, "The important guest said that the ruby ​​matched the lady's eyes, so he gave it to her. It's really romantic."

An important guest from Yokohama.

Oda Sakunosuke was stunned for a moment when he heard the news. He inexplicably thought of Dazai who was supposed to come with him today. Before leaving, he suddenly said that he had other things to do and would not go with him, but he would also come to see him when he was done on the train.

Hmm... Could this important guest that Dazai met in Yokohama be a member of the port mafia?

Oda Sakunosuke thought about it, then nodded calmly, his aho-hair wagging: Probably? But it doesn't matter. Dazai worked so hard in the port mafia, but he was able to make friends who he could meet at this time. He was very happy about this.

The few people who were curious about the whereabouts of their friends who said they would come on the train also realized: that important guest is Aka, right? The other party said he had something to deal with, could it be that he was attending the banquet on behalf of the port mafia?

Among the crowd, only Kudo Shinichi was startled and thought of something.

Hey, hey, he was just complaining about which criminal was so lucky to run into their luxurious lineup. Could that 'lucky' guy be you, Kuroba Kaito!

The high school detective was nervous for his friend for a second, then he thought it through. He had no intention of sending a message to remind the other party that there were so many people on the train... countless people with extraordinary identities and skills, who were looking forward to the thief as the perfect person to entertain them during the journey.

Kudo Shinichi just pinched his chin and thought confidently: This time he will definitely catch Kidd before he succeeds in stealing!

Although he knew Kidd's identity, he didn't know why the other party stopped showing up as Kidd soon after because the other party had Brother Yue as a guarantor. He thought he would never have the chance to compete with Kidd again.

I’m so lucky this time!

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In carriage number three, a thief who was disguised as a waiter sneezed secretly.

Ah, that familiar feeling of being remembered by someone... Has a detective already discovered that he is on the train?

Kuroba Kaito rubbed his nose, anticipating how he would be bombarded with questions on his phone later - it was nothing more than asking him how he became the Phantom Thief Kid again.

He is also wronged!

This time, Kuroba Kaito really was holding the pass given to him by Akae Nazuki, preparing to board the train as a guest. However, he was led to the carriage which was said to be the venue of the banquet, and accidentally heard the voice of Suzuki Shiro.

Then he learned that the Phantom Thief Kidd, who had been silent for a year, had sent out another notice.

Thief Kid himself:?

With the idea that he must find out who is using his name to commit crimes, Kuroba Kaito decisively chooses to blend in and disguise himself as a waiter.

He originally came here just to have fun, and at most he only brought some small props and a simple mask. He didn't even bring the uniform of Thief Kid. If he encountered anything - so he could only hide carefully and find the trace of that guy.

The waiter's identity was not very convenient. This banquet was held on a train and the venue was limited. The number of waiters was very small. It would be easy for him to be discovered as a sneak in. Wouldn't that confirm Kidd's comeback? No, no, I had to find a different disguise.

Hei Yu Kuaidou looked from a distance at the back of the black-haired woman who finished talking to an orange-haired young man and then walked into a rest box alone, and thought to himself that this was a good opportunity.

Anyway, the target of the person pretending to be him is that lady. As long as he pretends to be that lady, he will be able to catch her easily, right?

Hei Yu Kuai Dou lowered the brim of his hat and quietly approached the box in a low-key manner.

He had no idea what was waiting for him ahead.