ALL NOVEL Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Assistant
"Huh? The D location?"
After hearing this announcement, Sera Masumi and Conan both had slightly speechless expressions on their faces.
Kaitou Kid's purpose was too obvious, and the two detectives naturally saw through his plan immediately.
"Is this after Kaitou Kid left Hall B and attempted to steal the Dreamweaver from Hall D again?"
Kuroba Kaito, disguised as Nakamori Ginzo, had a slightly annoyed look on his face as he asked.
"It's possible," Sera Masumi replied.
"But in my opinion, it's more likely that he's trying to lure people here to location D and then take the opportunity to return and steal the Scarlet Shadow Heart."
"Kaitou Kid has revealed his purpose. To steal the Scarlet Shadow Heart, he has to divert our attention."
"Even so, we can't let him steal the Dreamweaver, can we?"
At that moment, the female officer beside Kuroba Kaito spoke up.
"We just heard from the staff at Location C that Dreamweaver and Yuehua have the same level of security.
If Kaitou Kid was able to steal Yuehua, then he should also be able to steal Dreamweaver."
"That's true..."
Sera Masumi fell into deep thought.
Even though they had already guessed that this was Kaitou Kid's conspiracy,
the response was still to follow his bait to Location D to investigate the disturbance.
But Sera Masumi couldn't simply leave Conan here alone.
It wasn't that Sera Masumi didn't trust the skills of the Metropolitan Police Department officers,
but in her opinion, there had to be at least one person here capable of reasoning and detecting Kaitou Kid's identity from the smallest details.
"Officer Nakamori, the Second Division of Investigations should have sent a significant number of police officers here this time.
How many officers are at Location D right now?"
Sera Masumi looked at "Nakamori Ginzo" and asked.
"Not many.
After we confirmed that Dreamweaver hadn't been stolen, we rushed over here.
Regardless of whether this announcement is true or false, we must return to Arena D to provide support."
"Nakamori Ginzo" replied.
Sera Masumi thought for a moment.
It seemed that at least either she or Conan had to follow the officers to Location D.
In her heart, Sera Masumi preferred to stay here alone.
Just as she was about to share her thoughts with Conan, she suddenly heard Conan speak up:
"Miss Sera, please go with the officers from the Second Investigation Division to Arena D. I'll stay here."
"No, kid, you'd better go instead. This is Kaitou Kid's ultimate target, and my combat abilities are stronger than yours."
This was the main reason why Sera Masumi decided to stay.
"It's fine, I can handle it."
Conan insisted on his opinion, surprising Sera Masumi slightly.
But soon, Sera Masumi understood the reason.
Because she saw a man with tan skin and golden hair standing outside the Scarlet Heart Collection Room.
'It seems the kid and Amuro Tooru have other plans.'
Sera Masumi kept a calm expression, but she felt a bit displeased in her heart.
She turned to look at "Nakamori Ginzo."
"Let's not waste time, Officer Nakamori."
"Kurihara, Matsuura, and Suwa, you three follow Miss Sera to Arena D," Kuroba Kaito said naturally, naming a few of his subordinates.
The police officers behind him nodded in response.
The female officer named "Kurihara" then looked at Sera Masumi.
"Miss Sera, let's go."
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'Alright, now only this one remains...'
Watching Sera Masumi leave, Kuroba Kaito turned to Conan, who was standing beside him.
Compared to Sera Masumi, Kuroba Kaito was much more familiar with Conan.
He stood before the tourists, who were blocked off by retractable security tape, and shouted:
"Visitors, please don't crowd here. The Scarlet Heart Collection Room is temporarily closed for viewing today!"
"This will make it difficult for the police to handle the case. Please leave as soon as possible."
However, not many people left in response to Kuroba Kaito's words.
Aside from a few spectators who came just for fun, most of the tourists here were drawn by Kaitou Kid.
For them, whether or not they could see the Scarlet Shadow Heart was secondary.
Naturally, there was no need for them to leave.
While "Nakamori Ginzo" was troubled by the crowd, Conan confirmed that Sera Masumi was out of sight. He then walked toward Amuro Tooru.
When he saw Amuro Tooru notice him, the man raised his hand, gesturing for Conan to stay back.
Conan understood and quickly took out his phone to send Amuro Tooru a message:
"Mr. Amuro, why are you here?"
"I'm a bit curious about your progress in catching Kaitou Kid," Amuro Tooru replied, ignoring Conan's question.
"We just stopped Kaitou Kid, who was disguised as Mr. Tsukino, but he managed to escape from there," Conan replied, pointing his chin toward a direction.
Amuro Tooru followed Conan's gaze and saw a hole in the glass above the exhibition area not far away.
Immediately after, he responded to Conan through his phone:
"I'm here to help you catch Kaitou Kid. I can expose some of his flaws."
Reading the message, Conan was slightly surprised but found it reasonable.
After all, in Conan's view, Amuro Tooru's code of conduct placed national interests above all else.
Kaitou Kid's actions often caused significant financial losses,
so it was only natural for him to become one of Amuro Tooru's targets.
"Alright, Mr. Amuro, just be careful. Kaitou Kid has plenty of tricks up his sleeve."
For Amuro Tooru, a Public Security Bureau officer and an undercover agent with extensive experience,
Conan didn't need to remind him about the details already handled by the Second Division officers.
He simply gave a straightforward suggestion and said no more.
Checking the time on his phone, Conan confirmed that it was 2:27 PM,
then hid among the crowd in the front row.
No matter what Kaitou Kid had planned, he would have to return here eventually.
On the surface, with "Nakamori Ginzo" and other officers from the Second Division of Investigations, as well as the venue's security personnel, the basic security seemed sufficient.
Conan hid among the front-row crowd and quickly noticed "Nakamori Ginzo" leading a subordinate officer into the Scarlet Shadow Heart Collection Room.
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(End of Chapter)