Snake, whose face was blackened, angrily raised his gun and aimed at Judy Hooper. Fortunately, he was pulled away by Phantom Thief Kid, and the bullet grazed his head and knocked off a few golden hairs.
"Smelly girl!"
Snake fired several more shots in succession, suppressing Kidd so much that he had to hold Judy Hooper in his arms like a princess, and continued to run away up the stairs until he reached the revolving observation restaurant on the top floor.
All the guests in the restaurant had already taken refuge, and there were no other passages in the huge restaurant. The two of them seemed to be forced into a desperate situation.
Kidd quickly put Judy Hooper down and protected her behind him.
Snake, who was behind, also hurriedly chased after him, raised his pistol and pointed it at Kidd, uttering threatening words.
"Get out of here, I don't have time to play hide-and-seek with you, just give me the gem!"
"That's really hard on you, but the gem on her body is not the Pandora you have been dreaming about!"
Kidd's eyes changed, with a confident smile on his face, "This gem is more valuable than that kind of thing! But I don't think someone like you can understand it."
"Hey, we will confirm it ourselves whether it is Pandora..."
Just as Kaitou Kidd predicted, Snake would not listen to his own words.
However, he didn't want to explain anything, he just wanted to delay the time until Father Terai changed the program of the revolving restaurant so that the restaurant would rotate quickly and throw away Snake.
Dad...it's almost done, right?
Facing Snake's dark muzzle, Kidd actually felt a little nervous inside. Only the "poker face" taught by his father allowed him to maintain a calm expression.
But at this moment, he saw behind Snake, a barefoot beauty with a black and purple skirt torn open, quietly approaching Snake.
When she was at a similar position, the beauty grabbed the back of a chair at the dining table next to her with both hands.
"Give me the gem quickly!"
As soon as Snake shouted these words, the beautiful woman behind him suddenly picked up the chair and hit Snake hard on the back.
Snapped--
The chair was of good quality and did not fall apart, but Snake stumbled after suffering a heavy blow to his back, and his pistol fell to the ground.
Kidd was still a little confused about the situation, but Judy Hooper, who was behind him, quickly walked around to the front and rushed forward to pick up the pistol that Snake had dropped on the ground.
Snake, who was about to get up from the ground, looked up and saw that the black muzzle of the gun was already pointed at his head. His expression was startled, but he did not dare to resist.
The situation on the field reversed instantly, and even Kaitou Kidd felt incredible.
Snake was subdued by two women?
this......
Since they reached a united front with Qin Zhibo, the two have discussed not to capture a small character like Snake and let the organization keep sending him to fight for the gems, which is better than Spider and Shi Kaobing sent by the zoo before.
Therefore, even if there is a chance to catch Snake, Kidd will not do so. He will stop at the click every time and proactively tell him the information about the gems, so that Snake will not lose too miserably.
Creating the illusion that Kaitou Kidd and Snake are evenly divided can make the boss behind the zoo become careless.
But I didn't expect that these two women would break this delicate "balance" as soon as they took action.
"Don't move!"
Judy Hooper held a gun with both hands and aimed it condescendingly at Snake who was squatting on the ground. A arrogant smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "I will hand you over to the police later and see who you are..."
Snake clenched his hands tightly and stared at Judy Hooper fiercely, not knowing what he was thinking.
Judy Hooper turned her attention to the woman who helped herself and Kidd out of trouble, and asked: "Thank you, are you..."
"Just call me Chengshi..."
Cheng Shi turned his gaze to Kaitou Kidd behind him, with curiosity in his eyes, but also vigilance.
Although he himself is a fan of Kidd, he is a fan of Kidd's gorgeous magic tricks and does not admire Kidd's stealing behavior.
Just like most little girls like Suzuki Sonoko, they are fans of Kidd's appearance, but they can also understand that Kaitou Kidd is a habitual thief.
Only a few idiot fans will be fans of Kidd.
Judy Hooper also noticed that Cheng Shi was wary of Kaitou Kidd behind him, and smiled, "I think Kaitou Kidd is not as bad as the rumors say..."
"By the way, I still don't know why you want to help me?"
Her second sentence was directed at Kaitou Kidd, because she secretly felt that this Kaitou was here to help her.
"because......"
Just as Kidd was about to answer, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook, and the sound of heavy gears turning was heard from below.
not good!
Kidd's heart tightened, knowing that he had agreed with Terai's father that the rotating battle in the observation restaurant had begun.
"ah!"
The sudden spin made Judy Hooper scream, and her swaying high heels caused her body's center of gravity to become unstable.
Snake saw the right moment, jumped up and grabbed the pistol. Just as he was about to shoot, he was pushed to the ground by Cheng Yong, and the bullet missed again.
Snake, who fell down, felt angry and turned to point the gun at Cheng Shi, shooting without any hesitation.
At this distance, Kidd and Judy Hopper's holes were so large that it was too late to do anything. Even Cheng Shi felt that death was about to come to him.
Pia——
At this critical moment, a white hand bone suddenly appeared from behind, hooked Chengshi's waist, and pulled him hard into the arms of another man.
"Mr. Qin!"
Seeing that it was Qin Zhibo, Chengshi looked happy.
Snake hurriedly tried to get up, but at this moment, the ground of the revolving restaurant suddenly accelerated, and the ground rotated even more violently, making it impossible for people to stand still.
Kidd quickly put his arm around Judy Hooper's waist, and fired the hook from the grapple gun in his other hand toward the ceiling. The two of them broke away from the accelerating rotation of the ground and hung up.
Qin Zhibo also followed suit, throwing [Flying Claw] into the air with the same posture, grabbing the chandelier above his head, hugging Chengshi and they were off the ground together.
Looking at Qin Zhibo hanging opposite him and Chengshi whose eyes couldn't stop admiring him, Kidd's eyes showed admiration.
As expected of an uncle, he is so popular with women at his age.
but......
Kidd's eyes moved up and he saw that the flying claw used by Qin Zhibo was made of something similar to a human hand bone.
That thing can't be real, right?
All four of them were hanging in the air, and only Snake in the restaurant was the unluckiest.
He could only follow the gradually accelerating rotation of the ground, and he could not even stand firmly. Soon, he and the tables, chairs and benches in the restaurant were rolled to the outermost glass.
The strong centrifugal force made him cling to the glass, unable to move.
In order to prevent Snake from being caught by the police, Kidd looked at the night sky outside the window, and sure enough he saw a white hang glider floating by, it was a high imitation of Phantom Thief Kidd.
Seizing the opportunity, Kidd took out his poker gun and fired more than a dozen rounds of poker, breaking the glass behind Snake.
Snake's body flew out along the hole in the broken glass. Kidd, who was attracting the police's attention outside, was still waiting for Snake to send a signal to retreat. Unexpectedly, Snake flew directly towards him.
"Ah——"×2
The two collided and fell to the roof of a building below.
Nakamori Ginzo on the floor below saw the high imitation Kidd falling. He thought it was Kidd who was tired, so he went to the next floor to rest, and immediately gave instructions to his men.
"Kid's there!"
"Catch him quickly!"
...
The ground in the observation restaurant gradually stopped rotating, and two pairs of people fell from the sky.
Qin Zhibo immediately put away the [Flying Claw] to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings caused by the hand bones on it. He then put on his gloves and picked up the pistol that Snake left behind, and handed it over to the police later.
"Thank you, Kidd, for helping me."
"Thank you too, Miss Chengshi."
Judy Hooper took out the gem from her arms, with a bitter smile on her face: "But I think this gem is really the devil's stone, right?"
"It caused injuries to the members and wasted a performance. It became the cursed last magic show..."
Kidd smiled slightly and asked: "Have you never had any doubts about this gem?"
"Normal rubies should emit red light, but this ruby emits blue light. The name of the gem is also called 'Crimson Tears'. The red tears..."
"Red... the red of fire?" Judy Hooper murmured.
Qin Zhibo was also a little surprised. This description sounded familiar...
Kidd smiled and took the gem in Judy Hooper's hand and put the flame of the lighter underneath to burn. The light of the fire was reflected in the blue gem mirror.
After a while, the gemstone turned red, and the red light emitted shot directly to the ceiling.
Several photos are illuminated on the ceiling in the form of projections in red light.
In the photos, Judy Hooper was learning magic as a child. At that time, she was as cute as a porcelain doll, with a happy smile on her face.
The first time a pigeon emerged from a top hat, the first time on stage to perform human cutting, the first time to perform poker magic...
These are some memorable and warm photos. Judy Hooper stared at these photos with her eyes wide open and looked at them in disbelief. It was obviously the first time that she knew that there was such a mystery hidden in the gems.
Looking up at these photos with a sense of age, Aso couldn't help but feel a little sore at the corners of his eyes, and leaned slightly closer to Qin Zhibo.
Among these photos, there is a letter that stands out, left by James Hooper.
——My dear Judy, think back to the past. When you stood on the stage for the first time, you felt the excitement in your chest.
I sincerely pray that when this gem emits red light, Judy Hooper, the God-sent daughter of magic, can wake up again.
——
"Grandpa..." Judy Hooper had tears in her eyes, and was deeply moved by her grandfather's sincere words.
Kidd, who looked up, also found a familiar figure in the photo, it was his father, Kuroba Toichi.
During the performance that year, Kuroba Kaito was actually present, having attended the magician's dinner with Kuroba Toichi.
It was Kuroba Toichi who confided to the childhood Kuroba Kaito that night that this gem was made by his grandfather for his granddaughter, using the principle of light reflection.
Through this gem, not only Judy Hooper was moved, but Kidd also recalled the time when he was young and learned magic from his father.
This is of course a treasure that spans time and space and has extraordinary significance.
However, at this moment, Qin Zhibo's finger wearing the magic extractor trembled, and he suddenly reached out to grab the gem in Kidd's hand and ran towards the window.
Several people were stunned in place, wondering why Qin Zhibo suddenly went crazy.
This is an observation restaurant with almost 360° panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, making it easy to find the direction of the moon.
I saw Qin Zhibo running to the window and pointing the gem at tonight's new moon.
The moonlight shines through the gems, creating a breathtaking red light!
The color of this light is the same as before, crimson.
But it's different from the demonstration just now by Kaitou Kidd using a lighter. The light that came out just now trembled with the flames.
And this moonlight is an elegant and stable white light, but it can still emit red light, so gorgeous that you can't take your eyes away.
Looking at the red light emitted by the gem, Kidd was the first to come back to his senses, and his eyes widened unconsciously.
This is......
This is actually Pandora!
Kidd quickly ran over, held the gem in his hand and shined it at the moon. Sure enough, it emitted a breathtaking red light.
Everything is as the zoo members said at the time, if you shine Pandora's Stone on the moon, you will see a wonderful red light.
This is the real Pandora!
Kidd's eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to see through it, and his will was unconsciously sinking and swaying in this magical and magnificent light.
It was Qin Zhibo who slapped the gem back from Kidd's hand. The gem no longer faced the moon and could no longer emit that kind of light.
Seeing Kidd's reaction as if he was demented, Qin Zhibo knew that this was the real Pandora's Stone.
In fact, when he heard Kaitou Kidd's in-depth analysis of the meaning of "Crimson Tears", Qin Zhibo had an idea in another direction.
Red, tears... aren't these the characteristics of Pandora's stone?
If you point the Pandora Stone at the moon, it will emit red light; if you point the Pandora Stone at the full moon where Halley's Comet returns, it will shed tears. Drinking these tears will make you immortal.
The keyword of Pandora's Stone corresponds exactly to "Crimson Tears", which is a bit too coincidental.
What Qin Zhibo further confirmed was that the light illuminated by the gemstone through the lighter actually triggered the magic replenishment mechanism of the magic extractor.
The magic extractor looks like a white glove, but as long as it comes into contact with something with magic, it can absorb the magic and store it for your own use.
Qin Zhibo was shocked when he saw the prompt of [Magic Power +1].
Even the lighter light emitted by the gem has magical power, which means that the gem itself cannot be a mortal thing.
I tested it under the moonlight and it proved that my idea was correct.
The Crimson Stone is Pandora’s Stone!
...
After a while, Kaito Kidd regained his will, but he still looked at the gem in Qin Zhibo's hand in shock.
Losing the illumination of moonlight and fire, it regained its azure color.
"How is this possible? Isn't this an artificial gemstone?"
"How could Dad go wrong?"
Kaitou Kid clearly remembers Kuroba Thiouichi telling him this in person. How could the famous and world-renowned magician say it wrong!
Qin Zhibo stepped forward and patted Kidd's shoulder twice comfortingly, but his eyes were still deep.
Perhaps from the beginning, Black Feather Pirates knew that this was Pandora's Stone...
