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Mouri Detective Agency.
"What?! You brushed past Shinichi in Shibuya?! How is that possible!" Conan exclaimed in disbelief.
Ran loudly said to Conan, "It's true!" Then she turned around and complained to Mouri, who was sitting in a chair drinking, and Yuu, who was leaning against the table visiting, "But he ignored me. Isn't that too much?"
"Please, I didn't go to Shibuya, and besides, my body hasn't returned to normal like Yuu's!" Conan truly had unspeakable grievances.
"Hm? Someone who looks like Shinichi, walking with a girl... that must be Kaito Kid, no doubt. I didn't expect to encounter that guy so soon." Thinking this, Yuu glanced at the speechless Conan. "Then let Kid tease Shinichi properly.
This guy has been getting a big head lately from solving so many cases using Uncle Mouri, which is why he was so easily discovered by Heiji. This can't go on. If he runs into the Black Organization like this one day, he'll be asking for death. It's necessary for Kid to teach him that there's always someone better."
Seeing Yuu looking at him with a mischievous smile, Conan had an inexplicable bad feeling, as if something unfavorable was about to happen to him.
"Hmph! He must have fallen for someone else. Forget it, don't mind that deduction idiot." Mouri said, burping from being drunk.
"Yeah, and he seemed to be walking with another girl too." Ran's expression was a bit dim.
Conan quickly tried to comfort Ran, "You recognized the wrong person! Don't take it to heart!"
"..." Ran looked at Conan with a dead-fish-like gaze, making Conan inexplicably confused.
"You're hopeless, Shinichi." Yuu sighed and turned his face away.
"Oh, right. What you said earlier, about me catching a phantom thief or something..." Mouri was getting quite drunk.
"It's Phantom Thief 1412!" Ran was a bit helpless with Mouri. He just forgot what she said. What a memory.
"What's 1412?" Mouri was still confused.
"The origin isn't very clear. Sonoko said he's a master thief who targets art pieces or jewelry from around the world. The FBI and CIA have been driven crazy by him, and Interpol is the same. So they gave him a secret code number 1412, but later the news leaked out, and that's how everyone refers to him."
"Nonsense!" Conan thought dismissively.
"But in Japan, he seems to have other names..." Ran continued.
"I think it's just a homophone. 1412 in English means 'thief'!" Mouri said proudly.
"That's not it at all." Ran disagreed with Mouri's statement.
"It's getting more and more ridiculous. I have no interest in thieves!" Conan had been yawning for ages while listening to Mouri and Ran's conversation. "I'm going to sleep."
"Going to sleep already? As expected of a child. You know, adult nightlife has just begun, Conan," Yuu said, teasing Conan.
"Stop babbling, you're not an adult." Conan retorted at Yuu.
"Oh, right. I have a copy of the strange notification Phantom Thief 1412 sent to Sonoko's house." Ran fumbled in her apron pocket for a long time before pulling out a crumpled piece of paper and handing it to Mouri. "The meaning is hard to understand, it seems to be a code."
Hearing Ran mention a code, Conan became energized. He stopped in his tracks and, along with Yuu, began to listen as Mouri read the strange notification. "What? 'April Fool, when the moon separates two, invited to the waves under the name of the Black Star, I shall arrive... Phantom Thief...'!? It's broken, I can't understand it."
"No choice. I heard Sonoko's parents received the letter, and her father tore it up in anger. They later glued it back together."
"This writing is really hard to understand. All we know now is 'April Fool,' which means this thief will appear on April 1st, April Fool's Day. Huh?" At some point, Conan had already squeezed under Mouri's arm to secretly look at the letter. "Hey! Weren't you going to sleep?"
"This kid Conan, only things like this can pique his interest. This much is truly like Shinichi." Yuu smiled at Ran. "It's getting late. I'll be leaving now. Remember to call me when you go to the scene. I'm very interested in this matter."
"That's right," Ran agreed with Yuu's statement. "Yes, I will."
Conan tightly gripped the letter. As he looked at it, a curious smile appeared on his face.
March 31st, Beika Museum.
"Clatter! Clatter!" Many helicopters hovered above the museum. Teams of police officers, fully armed, were in position, waiting for Kaito Kid's arrival at the Beika Museum. Mouri and the others arrived at the museum, curiously looking around. Of course, Yuu was also there; he was quite interested in that black pearl.
"In the end, I still can't understand it completely." Conan was still thinking about the codes.
"Ah! Mr. Mouri! Welcome! Thank you so much for accepting my daughter's invitation to come. To have a great detective like you, we are truly like adding wings to a tiger! Everything depends on you, Detective!" Sonoko's father, Shiro Suzuki, the chairman of the Suzuki Financial Group, personally came with Sonoko to welcome Mouri.
"A mere thief, I will easily bring him to justice! Hahahaha!" Mouri rubbed his head and burst into laughter.
"Is it really okay for you to say that, Uncle Mouri? Shinichi said the code hasn't even been solved yet." Yuu worried for Mouri in his heart.
"Wow, this is the world's largest black pearl—the Black Star!" Led by Shiro Suzuki, Mouri and the others visited the target of Kaito Kid this time.
"Ever since my grandfather included this pearl in his collection, our Suzuki family's fortunes have soared. In other words, this pearl is also the guardian deity of our Suzuki family," Shiro Suzuki said proudly.
"However, there's still a day left, but the security here is too strict!" Mouri said dismissively, looking at the display outside the window.
"Indeed. Only the date on the notification is understandable, so that's why the police will be stationed here starting tonight, because Phantom Thief 1412 might sneak in at any time."
"What did you say?!" At this moment, an angry roar came from nearby. It was Inspector Chaki of the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Division, giving orders to his subordinates. "Didn't I just say? Pay attention to the river. Allocate some police force to the river. Remember, Phantom Thief 1412 plans to sneak into the museum from the Teimuzu River next to the museum! Do you understand?!"
Shiro Suzuki heard Inspector Chaki's words and walked over to ask, "Teimuzu River?"
"Yes! 'Invited to the waves' in the notification refers to the Teimuzu River. The only place with water nearby is the Teimuzu River."
"Pfft." Hearing Inspector Chaki's explanation, Mouri couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Hahahaha!"
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