Winter has not yet had time to visit this land, and when I wake up, late autumn has turned into spring and the flowers are blooming.

Of course, seasonal changes are very normal for people in this world, or their perception is very slow. Anyway, Conan wears a small blue suit and shorts all year round. For him, there is no difference between summer and winter.

Mao Lilan changed into a light yellow sweater skirt and a beige windbreaker. She bent down and put on her small leather boots, urging the two men in the family who were dawdling: "Dad, Conan, hurry up, we should set off

Got it!"

"I know, that's nonsense!" Mouri Kogoro muttered, carefully trimmed his mustache in the mirror, and then put on his suit jacket. Conan had already put his reasoning back on the shelf and glanced sideways.

The newspaper on the table clattered and he ran to stand next to Mao Lilan.

Among the two newspapers placed on the table, one shows the proud and provocative smiling face of Suzuki Jirokichi - he participated in the Kitahara Group's exhibition as a consultant to the Suzuki Zaibatsu, which is inherently a matter of controversy.

What's more, when the old man was still being interviewed by reporters, he confidently slapped his chest and said: "This is my carefully designed defense system. Not even Kaitou Kidd can escape safely from here!"

As we all know, any news related to Kaitou Kidd will always attract huge attention. This Century Exhibition was originally considered to be targeted by Kaitou Kidd because of its many precious gems, not to mention the security consultant

Suzuki Jiroyoshi also issued a declaration similar to a challenge letter.

So in another newspaper—that is, the evening paper of that day—people saw Kaitou Kidd’s reply—

【Thank you for the invitation】

【I will come as promised】

…………………………………………

A few people went out and took a taxi. After arriving at the exhibition hall, they saw a lot of cars parked in the parking lot. Dr. Agasa was surrounded by children from the Junior Detective Team and was talking to Suzuki Sonoko. Not far away, there were

When Genta, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi's parents saw the Mori family, they all came over to say hello. Mitsuhiko's sister Tsuburaya Asami was leaning next to the car chewing bubble gum. When she saw them, she immediately showed a bright smile.

"Hey, Xiaolan, you are finally here!" Suzuki Sonoko glanced sideways at Conan and said, "Is this kid lying in bed?"

Conan rolled his eyes at her speechlessly, too lazy to speak.

When he was still Kudo Shinichi, Suzuki Sonoko liked to insult him occasionally, intentionally or unintentionally, but most of them were teasing him and Xiaolan. Sometimes he pretended to be annoyed, but in fact he was quite happy.

But after he became a child, Suzuki Sonoko probably regarded him as Mao Lilan's troll, and always wanted to "bully" him verbally. Conan was no longer surprised.

Sure enough, this time Xiaolan was not "provoked" by Suzuki Sonoko's evil intentions and said with a smile: "Sonzi, you were already here? Why didn't you go in?"

"Uncle Jiroji went in early, but I'm impatient to chat with others! It's still fun to be with you!" Suzuki Sonoko looked at the time and said with a smile: "It's time to start in ten minutes. We've just entered now.

good."

The group of people approached the hall. Conan raised his eyes and looked around, secretly speechless in his heart——

Kitahara Sosuke had said in advance that those arranged today would be relatively close friends, so that they could enjoy it calmly without any additional interference. This did not even include some of Kitahara Group's partners - celebrities in the political and business circles.

There will be a special exhibition for idol stars and others tomorrow morning, and the exhibition will not be officially opened to the public until after this afternoon.

However, what I saw in front of me was different from Conan's previous expectation of only seven or eight people, at most a dozen people. There were at least thirty or forty people waiting here. Most of them were familiar to Conan, but some of them were strangers.

There were even seven or eight junior high school students among them...well, they should be junior high school students because they were wearing the uniforms of a nearby middle school, but that head...

Conan raised his head and glanced at Mouri Kogoro.

That's right, not to mention compared to him, a high school student, there are two or three people who are taller than Uncle Maori.

Why didn't he know that Kitahara Sosuke knew such a group of people?

But one of the tall guys seemed familiar. He seemed to be... Shinji's younger brother?

Conan nodded slightly, understanding in his heart.

Just like Kitahara Sosuke invited his parents, brothers and sisters because of his relationship with Ayumi and others, Inishinji and others were also able to invite their relatives and friends, which is why the number of people present was so large.

In addition to Shinji's brother and his friends, Kyoko Asano also rarely wore modern casual clothes and was talking to her brother in a low voice with an extremely gentle smile;

Matsuzaki Ginji stood next to Washimine Yukio. Next to the long-haired girl was a pendant-like female middle school student. She was looking around with an excited expression.

Two-mix and Okino Yoko are the rare celebrities who have been invited in advance. The former has always had a good relationship with Kitahara Sosuke, and the latter is just for the sake of Moori Kogoro. So at this moment, the mature and charming uncle was originally

Mouri Kogoro had already rushed to Okino Yoko to show his courtesy, and from time to time he would laugh wildly.

He didn't notice at all that Fei Yingli, who had also been invited, was standing not far away, staring at him with cold and murderous eyes. That terrifying look made Mao Lilan, who originally wanted to do something, dare not say anything.

One sentence.

Dr. Agasa's state was completely opposite to that of Kogoro Mori - Fusae Campbell was also present. The two stood together, the white-bearded Dr. Agasa talked to each other awkwardly and reservedly, and Fusae listened with a smile.

, responded softly. Although the two of them were very different in appearance, the atmosphere was very harmonious and even sweet, much better than the Maori couple over there.

Billy, who I had just met not long ago, still accompanied Fushae to Japan this time, but he probably didn't want to disturb the conversation between the two people there, so he stood a little far away. The blond foreigner looked a little curious.

He looked at other people in the hall, but it seemed that because he was not familiar with Japanese, he basically did not talk to others.

Suzuki Sonoko's parents were usually the center of attention on any occasion, but at this time, they were just like an ordinary couple, looking forward to the gems that would be on display.

Kitahara Sosuke also has a good relationship with the Metropolitan Police Department, so there were many police officers present who had specially adjusted their vacation to this day, such as Megure Juzo, Sato Miwako, Takagi Wataru, Shiratori Rensaburo, Chiba Kazunobu, Miya

Yumi Moto et al.

Of course, in addition to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, some familiar people also came from Osaka. But Conan was still surprised when he saw Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro present - these two can be said to be Osaka Prefectural Police.

Will the first and second leaders of the department actually appear in this exhibition at the same time?

——This is a bit like leaving one's post without permission, right?

Conan complained in his mind.

In addition, Conan was not surprised to see some of them, such as Amuro Toru, Minamino Suzu (Miyano Akemi), Asai Narumi, Shimabukuro Kimie, Terai Kinosuke, etc. Some of them he didn't recognize yet, but he just observed everyone around him.

A person, wondering whether one of them might be Kidd pretending to be.

He still remembered the last time Kidd pretended to be Mao Lilan, even he didn't see the flaw at first. The guy's disguise skills could be said to be very good. With so many people present, he could sneak in easily.

without being discovered by anyone.

Kitahara should know this, why did he arrange it like this?

The little detective rubbed his chin and thought, but he didn't notice that not far behind him, a young man wearing a peaked cap looked at him with a smile.

Beside the boy, Aoko Nakamori was holding an exhibition brochure and looking intently at the dazzling gems on it.

Ten o'clock has arrived.

Kitahara Sosuke entered the hall, and Nakamori Ginzo next to him was still persuading: "Mr. Kitahara, please consider my suggestion again. Kaitou Kidd has set his sights on this gem exhibition. For safety reasons, he should never

Put too many spectators in. Not to mention that many security measures were not activated during your private exhibition, which is very dangerous! Phantom Thief Kidd might be among the guests you invited!"

"Hahaha, isn't that just right?" Suzuki Jirokichi on the other side of Kitahara Sosuke laughed and said, "I'm just about to let that Kaitou Kidd see what I can do."

"Please don't cause trouble! Mr. Suzuki! As a security consultant, you should consider how to make your employer's property more secure, rather than how to catch Kaitou Kid!" Ginzo Nakamori said angrily, and turned around to persuade Kitahara.

Sosuke: "So, you'd better cancel this exhibition..."

Suzuki Jirokichi stood aside with a dark face and said nothing. What the other party said made sense, and he couldn't refute it. But Suzukijirokichi secretly made up his mind - next time! Next time he will definitely buy enough to attract the Kaitou Kid.

De's bait, he will set the trap himself! When the time comes, he can set it up however he wants, and no police can control him!

Faced with the persuasion of Nakamori Ginzo, who came over with his own recommendation, Kitahara Sosuke just smiled and said: "All the guests have already arrived, and cancellation is impossible. And Officer Nakamori, I think you are too nervous. In fact, there is no need to be so."

"You underestimate Kaitou Kidd!" Ginzo Nakamori persuaded him almost earnestly: "There are almost no gems that guy wants to steal that he can't steal! Even if you have arranged strict protective measures here, but with this level of

——”

Suzuki Jirokichi glared at Nakamori Ginzo.

"——There is absolutely no way to stop that thief!" Nakamori Ginzo insisted.

"No, Officer Nakamori, I don't underestimate Kaitou Kidd. I just think-"

Kitahara Sosuke glanced at Kuroba Kaito in the crowd, and the young man grinned at him.

Kitahara Sosuke continued: "Since everything stolen by him will be returned and it will not cause any loss to me, there is really no need to mobilize so many troops. If I can take this opportunity to meet the legendary Kaitou Kidd,

I’m also looking forward to it.”

Just when Nakamori Ginzo was about to yell to wake him up, Kitahara Sosuke had already walked to the stage first, looked at the people in the audience and said with a smile: "Welcome to this Kitahara Gem Exhibition. This time we will be exhibiting

The gemstones include diamonds, rubies, sapphires, tourmalines, opals, garnets, spinels, moonstones, gold jade, peridot, aquamarine and other gemstones, a total of 25 kinds of gemstones and one hundred and seven exhibits."

"In the following time, everyone can freely appreciate all the gems in the exhibition hall. If you need explanation, you can ask our staff. If you want to know about the mechanism settings for guarding the gems and dealing with Kaito Kidd this time, you can follow our

Mr. Suzuki, the security consultant, will give you a brief introduction. There is a free buffet and lounge on the second floor. After appreciating the gems, you can dine and rest upstairs."

Kithara Sosuke looked at everyone, suddenly smiled, and said: "In addition, there are actually one hundred and eight exhibits this time, but one of the gems needs to be appreciated under the moonlight on a full moon night. So the full moon will be in two days' time.

At night, we will also hold a moonlight gem exhibition here. At that time, please..."

He scanned the people present and saw obvious fluctuations in the eyes of some of them, while some nodded slightly at him to express their cooperation.

Kithara Sosuke smiled and said:
Chapter completed!