Conan: Ran, don't turn around, I'm a washing machine.

Chapter 53, see Suzuki Shiro.

Sonoko turned around and asked, "Hey, my older sister will be there too, are you coming?"

When Ayako was mentioned, he immediately perked up, straightened up, and nodded repeatedly.

"Go ahead, consider it keeping you company." He was just worried about not having the chance.

Sonoko gave him a disdainful look. He hadn't made a sound while the two of them were chatting, but as soon as he heard that her sister was going too, he immediately perked up.

That's absolutely despicable!

"Xiao Lan, let's meet at the Rice Flower Museum. I'll contact you later for the exact time."

“Okay, no problem,” Xiaolan replied.

He told Sonoko in advance that he and Detective Mouri would study the matter carefully that evening. After school in the afternoon, he drove Sonoko home first, and then took Ran back to the Mouri Detective Agency.

Inside the Mori Detective Agency.

As soon as Xiaolan opened the door with her key, Su Xingbo walked in first, as if he were the master of the house.

"Brother Mori!"

"Brother Kudo!"

"Brother Mori!!"

"Brother Kudo!!"

"Brother Mori!!!"

"Brother Kudo!!!"

Xiao Lan shouted helplessly, "That's enough! Come help in the kitchen, stop yelling around there!"

After saying that, Xiaolan put down her schoolbag, picked up the groceries, and went into the kitchen to prepare them.

After a while.

Xiaolan peeked out from the kitchen, saw the two of them still exchanging pleasantries, and shook her head speechlessly.

Luckily, there weren't many dishes to cook today, otherwise we would have been very busy.

in the living room.

Conan originally wanted to go into the kitchen to help out, but he stopped when he heard Su Xingbo speak.

"Sonoko wants to ask you to help her catch Phantom Thief 1412."

"Phantom Thief No. 1412? It's quite rare to see someone represented by a number."

After a brief explanation, Kogoro Mouri suddenly understood and grasped the meaning.

After he realized that he knew, Su Xingbai took out the piece of paper that Yuanzi had stuck together and handed it to him.

He took it in his hand and began to read aloud: "April fool, when the moon separates the two, I will hear of the great name of the Dark Night Star and go to claim it at the invitation of the waves, Phantom Thief."

"Once it's broken, it won't be able to be identified."

"Yes, I heard that when Sonoko's father received the letter, he was so angry that he tore it up. Sonoko glued it back together afterwards," Su Xingbai explained with a smile.

Anyone would be angry in this situation.

"This is completely incomprehensible. All we know is 'April Fool,' which means the robber will appear on April Fool's Day."

At this moment, Conan also came over and carefully looked at the contents of the note.

"Hey, brat, why aren't you in the kitchen helping Ran? What are you doing?" Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan and said irritably.

Conan, with a wicked smile, skipped off to the kitchen to help.

Su Xingbai remained silent, having already completed his mission and knowing what was to come.

So he just quit and gave up.

Before the food was even ready, Su Xingbo and Mao Li opened their beers and started drinking and chatting.

…………

After enjoying a perfectly free meal, Su Xingbo drove back to the mountaintop villa and recounted Kogoro Mouri's analysis.

And so ended that sinful day.

Confucius said: "When three people walk together, one of them will be my teacher. I will choose their good points and follow them, and correct their bad points."

Several days passed in fits and starts.

3 month 31 day.

4:55 PM.

Several helicopters hovered over the Mihana Museum, constantly monitoring the surrounding area.

The museum and its surroundings are heavily guarded and on high alert.

Because Sonoko and Ayako's parents were also there, Su Xingbai stayed with Mori and his group, strolling around leisurely alongside them.

The group stopped at the floor-to-ceiling mirror on the third floor, looking at the surrounding environment.

Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the result of using the entire police force of Tokyo? There are just too many people."

Ran and Conan nodded in agreement, while Su Xingbo secretly shook his head.

This is nothing compared to the number of people who bombed the Yasukuni Shrine.

Not far away, Shiro Suzuki, Sonoko Ayako's father, slowly walked over.

As he approached, Suzuki Shiro said with a smile, "Thank you so much for coming, Detective Mouri! I'm so grateful that you accepted my daughter's unreasonable request to come here."

"Having such a renowned detective as you here is like adding wings to a tiger. Today, it's up to you, Detective Mori."

Kogoro Mori confidently lowered his head and grinned, "Don't worry, he's just a petty thief. I, Kogoro Mori, can easily catch him in no time."

After saying that, he and Suzuki Shiro burst into laughter, as if they had already won.

Su Xingbai chuckled twice in agreement.

Conan looked at Kogoro Mouri with an awkward laugh, thinking: You're really confident, aren't you? The code on this notice hasn't even been deciphered yet, and you're already celebrating? You're really shameless.

Led by Shiro Suzuki, the group then arrived at the counter of Black Pearl Dark Star.

"Is this the world's largest black pearl, the Dark Star?" Kogoro Mouri asked tentatively.

“Yes,” Shiro Suzuki replied, “Ever since my grandfather acquired this pearl, the Suzuki family’s fortunes have been on the rise.”

"In other words, it's also the guardian spirit of our Suzuki family."

After looking around, Kogoro Mouri said, "But today is the day before the great thief predicted he would commit a crime. The security here is a bit too tight."

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Shiro smiled and explained, "Yes, the date mentioned in that notification letter is indeed tomorrow, which is why we started taking strict precautions against his intimidation tonight."

"Because we have no idea when or how Phantom Thief 1412 will appear."

Just as Suzuki Shiro was explaining to everyone, a loud shout came from not far away.

"What did you say?! Didn't I just say we need to be careful along the riverbank and allocate some police resources there?!"

"Remember this! Phantom Thief 1412's plan was to invade the museum via the Tsushimasu River, which flows right next to it. Did you find it?"

The speaker was Chaki Shintaro, the superintendent of the Second Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Nakamori Ginzo's superior.

The sound attracted their attention, and after hearing the second half of what was said, Suzuki Shiro leaned over and asked expectantly.

"Has the code been deciphered?"