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"Mom!" Sonoko saw Tomoko Suzuki knocked to the ground by the chaotic crowd. Ran quickly went to help her up. "Are you alright, Aunt?"
"Thank you, Ran," Tomoko Suzuki said gratefully.
"You act fast, Kaitou Kid." You clearly saw Kid seize the opportunity to take the Black Star from Tomoko Suzuki's clothes while helping her up. "Uh, anyway, I said I'd be neutral this time, so I'll leave it to Shinichi."
"Shinichi seems to have found you, Kaitou Kid. What are you going to do next?" You saw Conan looking at Tomoko Suzuki, a hunter's smile on his face.
Explosions continued to ring out. People screamed in unease, frantically searching for exits but unable to find them.
"Huh? Mom's black pearl is also gone." Hearing Sonoko's words, Tomoko Suzuki looked down. The Black Star she had always worn was gone at some unknown time.
"Ahhh!" Tomoko Suzuki shrieked, "Kaitou Kid stole the Black Star!"
"What?! You mean the Black Star Mrs. Suzuki was wearing was the real one?" Inspector Nakamori asked in surprise.
"Inspector Nakamori!!" At this moment, the door, which was blocked by two police officers, was pushed open by the guests. About 30 to 40 guests ran out. Inspector Nakamori immediately rushed out with his men: "Don't let him escape! The one leaving now is very likely Kaitou Kid!"
Conan also pulled Ran's hand and said, "Ran-neechan, let's go catch Kid too!"
"Huh? Wait a minute, Conan!" Ran was a little confused.
Conan turned his head and smiled confidently at Ran: "I already know who Kid is!"
"What?!" Ran gasped in shock when she heard Conan's words.
You watched Conan pull Ran and run, and couldn't help but smile. "The show's about to begin! Let's see who wins."
"What?! Kid has escaped from this ship!" Inspector Nakamori heard his subordinate's report. He couldn't believe Kid had slipped away right under his nose.
"Yes, we've investigated all the guests who left the venue just now!"
"That guy must still be on this ship! In that case, hurry up and find him!" Inspector Nakamori roared at his subordinates.
"Yes!"
"How did that guy know that the black pearl Mrs. Suzuki was wearing was the real Black Star?" Inspector Nakamori was utterly perplexed.
In the engine room of the Salibeth's lower deck.
"Conan? This is the engine room! Would Kaitou Kid hide here?"
Conan ignored Ran's words, playing with a soccer ball he found somewhere. "Ran-neechan, do you know the meaning of jewels?"
"The meaning of jewels?" Ran didn't understand what Conan was saying.
"Oh?" After hearing Conan's analysis of the real Black Star being on Tomoko Suzuki, Ran's eyes widened in surprise. Then she tilted her head and chuckled, asking Conan, "But based on just that, how do you know who Kid is?"
"By those cards." Conan kept bouncing the soccer ball on his head. "Ran-neechan, wasn't there a message Kid stuck on the card you drew?"
"Yes."
"This trick, using the right hand to produce doves, and while everyone's attention is on the right hand, secretly swapping all the cards in the left hand for the target card—it's a beginner's trick. So, before returning the cards to him, no matter who shuffles, it won't affect the drawn card." Conan switched to kicking the soccer ball with his knees.
"So the note being stuck on the inside of the card meant that Kaitou Kid's true identity was that magician named Sanada?" Ran guessed, touching her chin.
"No." Conan's soccer ball rolled from his back to his feet. "I've been watching. That person never approached Mrs. Suzuki."
"Then who is he?" Ran grew impatient.
"There must be another person. Someone who can swap cards. That's right, this person can pretend to pick up fallen cards, take one, stick the note on it, then hide that card in their palm, and then pretend to draw that card from the deck." Conan stopped, stepping on the soccer ball. "Am I right, Ran-neechan? No, it's Kaitou Kid-sama!"
The night outside the Salibeth was still pitch black. Helicopters continuously reported to Inspector Nakamori and Inspector Chaki, "Still no suspicious individuals seen escaping the ship."
"Good, continue monitoring!" Inspector Chaki ordered.
"Personnel, spread out to all floors! Search for Kaitou Kid with all your might! Do not be negligent just because you know him! Because Kaitou Kid is a master of disguise!" Inspector Nakamori added.
"That's right, you swapped with Ran when she left the venue to look for me. Impressive, I didn't notice it at all. You, disguised as Ran, used that message to unsettle the guests, then spread the exploding black pearls to cause panic.
Then, taking advantage of the chaos, you stole the real Black Star when you helped Mrs. Suzuki up." Conan said, his back to Ran, stepping on the soccer ball, his eyes filled with cold light. "And the reason you prepared so many fireworks indicates that you already knew Mrs. Suzuki had made many imitations."
"Stop joking, Conan," Ran said with a smile, looking at Conan. "I have no idea which one is the real Black Star, and I didn't hear any hints."
"Hmph, even without any hints, you should still know. It was when Mrs. Suzuki, wearing gloves, took the Black Star out of that small box. The main component of pearls is calcium carbonate, which is very susceptible to acid erosion.
If it comes into contact with finger oils and gets contaminated, the surface of the pearl will acidify and lose its luster. However, some guests also seemed to notice this." Conan remembered Mifune wrapping the pearl in a handkerchief when he held it. "However, it's unlikely such a delicate jewel would be entrusted to someone else."
"But based on just that..."
"Just based on that isn't enough, but when you consider it with the fact that the pearl Mrs. Suzuki was wearing wasn't very shiny, it becomes even more certain. It's like many famous ancient pearls that museums have protected. No matter how well they're protected, their luster will gradually fade. A pearl's luster typically lasts only a few decades.
Since this pearl was purchased 60 years ago, by today, its luster would no longer be as dazzling as it once was! Since it's a pearl whose luster has faded, and Mrs. Suzuki still ceremoniously took it out with gloves, it's clear at a glance! Hmph, how ridiculous! Because I was only focused on catching you, I completely forgot!"
"But the Black Star displayed at the Beika Museum is truly dazzling," Ran said, thinking.
"So that's why you didn't act, right? Because you knew it was fake. Then you challenged Mrs. Suzuki with the second notice, and deliberately wrote 'genuine' in the letter."
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