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"Oh." Mouri was somewhat bewildered by a sudden shout from a stranger. He asked Tomoko Suzuki, "Who is that guy?"
"He's Inspector Nakamori from the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Division, a detective specializing in Kaitou Kid. Like you, he's one of the reliable knights protecting our Suzuki family's Black Star," Tomoko Suzuki said slowly.
"But speaking of which, Madam. All 500-plus guests attending the banquet today are wearing a Black Star. Aside from one being the real Black Star, the rest are meticulously crafted imitations. If you don't tell me which one is real, how can I protect it?" Mouri said with a troubled expression.
"No matter how finely crafted they are, they're still imitations. If you observe carefully, you can more or less spot the differences," Tomoko Suzuki said, gently shaking the Black Star she was wearing, a sly smile on her face. "Some of these pearls, like the one I'm wearing, don't have a dazzling luster, while others, like the one you're wearing, shine brightly, but they are cheap, failed creations."
Hearing Tomoko Suzuki's words, Mouri lowered his head and looked at the Black Star he was wearing: "But with so many people, to confirm each one..."
"Then I'll give you a valuable hint," Tomoko Suzuki said, looking into the distance, lost in thought. "I have given the black pearl that captivated my grandfather sixty years ago with its peacock green luster to the woman most suited to it."
"Suited?" Conan looked at Tomoko Suzuki in confusion.
Tomoko Suzuki continued, "Coincidentally, among the more than 500 guests on this ship, only one is most worthy of wearing it."
"The most suitable person to wear it should be a woman, right?" Mouri analyzed based on his knowledge.
"Heh heh!" Tomoko Suzuki chuckled, "You're very suitable too, Mr. Mouri."
"Pearls represent 'the moon' and 'feminity,' Uncle Mouri! On this ship, among those whose names contain 'moon' and are female, isn't it Tomoko Suzuki, right in front of you? As expected, it's more appropriate for such a precious item to be kept on oneself," You thought to himself.
"Ran's really something, how can she be so slow?" Mouri complained.
"I think she might have gotten lost somewhere? She always has a terrible sense of direction," Sonoko said with a smile.
But just then, Ran unconsciously appeared behind Sonoko. "Oh, is that so, I have a bad sense of direction."
"Ah, Ran, you're here all along?" Seeing Ran return, Sonoko felt like she had been caught doing something bad.
Inspector Chaki appeared on stage, holding a microphone, and said to everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am Inspector Chaki from the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Division. I believe you have already heard that the despicable culprit seems to have snuck onto the ship! Everyone should know that he is a master of disguise.
He investigates his targets thoroughly beforehand, so much so that he can perfectly imitate their appearance, voice, and even personality. He is a criminal with extraordinary skills who cannot be judged by common sense! The police suspect that he might have already blended in among you, and it might be a case of passing off fish eyes as pearls!"
The guests looked at each other, and Inspector Chaki continued, "Under normal circumstances, our police force should check everyone one by one. But this time, we won't use such a tiresome method. We will use a secret code. Everyone will form a secret code with the person next to them, a code that only the two of you will know."
"I see! This way, that guy won't be able to transform from one person to another, and the police will find it easier to pinpoint individual suspects!" Mouri clapped his hands.
Ran looked at Conan beside her and asked, "What kind of code should we make, Conan?"
Conan thought for a moment, then whispered into Ran's ear, "If I say 'Sherlock Holmes'..."
"Then I'll say 'Robin'!" Ran replied.
You looked at Conan and Ran, who were deciding on a code. "Is that useful, Inspector? Kid has already disguised himself as someone else."
...
"Sonoko, your mom has so many ideas!" You said to Sonoko.
Sonoko waved her hand and chuckled, "I can't help it, she's always like this."
It turned out that Tomoko Suzuki had invited the magician Sanada Isamu to impersonate Kaitou Kid earlier and put on a show of Kaitou Kid's miserable defeat to discourage Kid.
"Whether it's him or me, we are both artists who deceive the eye. I am a thorough magician, and I won't lose to him, whose profession is stealing," Sanada said as he dressed. "Ladies and gentlemen, please come to the stage side now and enjoy the magic show I've prepared for you."
The atmosphere in the venue suddenly relaxed a lot, and people started chatting and laughing again. But Conan, hearing Sanada's words, remembered what Kid had said when they first clashed and Kid was leaving, "A great thief is a creative artist who steals his prey beautifully. A detective can only follow his footsteps; he's just a critic! That's all!"
"This feeling? It's him! He's in the crowd!" Conan felt someone staring at him and looked around.
"I really didn't expect you to disguise yourself as Ran, Kaitou Kid." You walked to Ran's side and said.
"Oh?" "Ran" gave a mysterious smile, "You're finally showing your true colors, Mr. Batman."
"My identity is nothing to be ashamed of. Besides, you have a mysterious organization to deal with, and I also have an organization to deal with. Although they're not the same organization, we might still cooperate. Since that's the case, why not both sides learn more about each other? Is there anything wrong with that?" You said.
Kid looked deeply at You. "Then I hope we'll have a chance to cooperate in the future, Batman... no, You Gen."
"By the way, I'm very curious who will win between you and Conan," You said curiously.
Kid looked at Conan, smiled, and said to You, "You'll just have to wait and see."
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