Only Kazuha and Ran were at the agency. Mouri Kogoro seemed to have some matter to attend to and was not there.
Kazuha ate absentmindedly, glancing toward the door from time to time with a bored expression.
""This channel brings you breaking news. Tonight, the police received a tip and found the fifteen thousand Maple Leaf gold coins stolen by the group of Italian thieves. However, according to an informed source, an unexpected intruder appeared in the middle of the operation. This is his photograph...""
Suddenly, a picture of Night Baron appeared on the television. In his blood-red tailcoat, his slender figure stood upright in the window recess, a pale mask framed by the cape, and behind him a full, radiant moon.
"Wow, Night Baron even looks cooler than Kaito Kid!
In a luxurious mansion, a beautiful young girl covered her face as she watched the television with delight, her long pale legs crossed and an expression of complete adoration.
Ekoda City!
"Young master, I think I've seen that person's image somewhere," said an elderly man at the side, respectfully, who seemed to be Jii Kounosuke.
A high school student who resembled Kudo Shinichi, with great heartbreaker potential, watched the TV with a sneering smile: "He's just a flashy clown. And those cops are idiots. That so-called Night Baron surely didn't leave; he hid the coins on the roof and then used paper with a texture similar to the roof to camouflage them. That's how he fooled them all."
"Ah, I remember now, young master. That Night Baron is a character from a novel by Yusaku Kudo, only his clothes are blood-colored."
Kuroba Kaito grimaced. It seemed his butler hadn't paid him the slightest attention. But, in his view, this Night Baron wasn't all that; he could only fool those stupid policemen.
Across the street, Nakamori Ginzo ground his teeth in anger.
The table trembled violently.
"Damn it! Do all these thieves ignore the authority of the police? First Kaito Kid, and now a great thief appears, Night Baron. Bastards, bastards!"
A slender girl looked at her father resignedly: "Dad, it's because they've never caught Kaito Kid. If they had, these thieves wouldn't be so brazen."
"What are you saying? Just wait — next time I'll catch Kaito Kid!"
In an apartment in Beika City, Sato Miwako lay in bed, weak. She was still turning over in her mind the fact that she had been taken hostage by Night Baron.
"Next time, I won't let you get away."
In a luxury apartment in Beika City.
"What is wrong with this society? If they're not phantom thieves, they're great thieves. I wonder how Ran is... But, on the other hand, that guy's business should improve a bit because of this, right?"
A young, tall, mature woman sat calmly on the sofa, her long, slender legs crossed and swinging, watching the TV with a relaxed air.
In a subway car in Beika City, Conan pinched his chin, lost in thought: "Impossible. There was nowhere to hide in the attic. I looked closely and there wasn't any corner that could be camouflaged. That Night Baron must have jumped off the building, but why isn't there the slightest trace? In theory, from the flash of light until we recovered our vision, only about ten seconds passed. It's impossible to erase all traces in such a short time. And besides, why would he erase all the traces?"
"Ah, ah, ah, I have no idea!"
Suddenly, everyone in the car turned to look at him.
In any case, Night Baron's appearance was like throwing a small stone into a calm lake: the sound wasn't loud, but it still caused wave after wave.
"I'm back."
Heiji entered carrying two bags.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard and, accompanied by a rush of fragrance, a figure hurled herself into his arms.
"Heiji, where have you been? Why are you back so late?"
Sensing the familiar scent in his arms, Heiji smiled fondly and handed one of the bags to the teary-eyed girl: "Look, what is this?"
Kazuha wiped her tears, took the bag, and when she looked inside her beautiful eyes sparkled with joy: "Heiji, how did you know I liked this dress? And you bought the scarf too."
"Of course. I'm the great detective Hattori Heiji, and observation is my strong point. When we passed that shop you looked at this dress three times. The first time could have been curiosity, the second to look a little closer, so the third had to mean you liked it. And as for this scarf, no need to say more, right?" Heiji said confidently.
Muah!
"Thanks, Heiji."
Kazuha was completely moved, not by the gift, but because Heiji had noticed her. That proved she was very important to her boyfriend.
"Dummy, you're my girlfriend. It's natural to give gifts to your girlfriend, you don't have to thank me," Heiji said, giving Kazuha a playful pat on the butt.
Ran stood to one side with a slight smile, full of envy: "Kazuha, you're so happy."
"Oh, come on! Ran, you're teasing me again," Kazuha said with a happy smile. Suddenly she saw that Heiji still had another bag in his hand and asked curiously: "Heiji, is that bag clothes too?"
"Ah, this is a scarf." Heiji released Kazuha's waist and approached Ran. "This is for Ran, as thanks for having us over."
Ran was startled and waved her hands quickly: "No, it's not necessary, Heiji. You're too kind."
"Ran, accept it. If you're afraid Kudo will get jealous, I'll explain it to him," Kazuha said, slipping the bag into Ran's hands mischievously.
"Well... then thank you, Heiji and Kazuha," Ran said, grabbing the bag and thanking them.
Conan returned an hour and a half later and, of course, received a good scolding from Ran.
Night fell!
In Ran's room, everything was dark. However, she wasn't sleeping; her expression was somewhat gloomy.
Looking at the bag at the foot of the window, she had tried on the scarf. It suited her very well, it was very pretty, but it was a pity it wasn't a gift from Shinichi.
"Now that I think about it, Shinichi has never given me anything."
As for Heiji...
After a whole day out, Kazuha was exhausted and fell fast asleep in his arms, and he could do nothing about it.
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