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"This kind of boring legend is really boring! Instead of caring about these, why don't you take a look at the sapphire inlaid on the belt? It's worth hundreds of millions of yen! Isn't this what people like us should care about?!"
"Buzz!"
At this moment, the lights in the hall lit up again.
"what!"
Suddenly, Xue Ding on the stage screamed, pointing at the empty display case in front of her and shouting:
"Everyone, look! The Belt of the Night is gone!"
"what?!"
In the slightly chaotic crowd, Kogoro Mouri looked at this scene with his eyes wide open.
"How could such a thing happen?! That voice just now... could it be done by Kaito Kid?!"
"Dad! What should we do next?" Mao Lilan also looked nervous.
"Shizuo-kun, do you want to call the police?" Suzuki Ayako looked at Shizuo Shizuo beside her and asked.
"It's okay, just keep watching." Qing Shuijing shook her head and said with a calm smile:
"The mystery show has begun."
"Eh?"
"Ah? Brother-in-law, was that an activity they had planned?"
Hearing this, Suzuki Sonoko was surprised.
"But just now..."
"Look."
Shizuka Shizuka raised her hand and pointed at Igarashi Kiyoko who was standing at the edge of the stage, still smiling.
"If the belt was really stolen, I don't think Ms. Igarashi would be standing there so calmly right now."
"Well, it seems that..."
"So it's really just an event..." Upon hearing that, Mao Lilan also breathed a sigh of relief.
【call……】
Behind everyone, Huihara Ai also let go of the table leg and breathed a sigh of relief.
[Really? Why make the event plot so realistic? It's so scary...]
"Hum hum!"
At this moment, a male figure suddenly appeared on the big screen on one side of the hall.
The figure was wearing a shawl, a top hat, and a mask on his face to hide his features.
"I will take care of Xiao's belt now!"
In the image on the screen, the male figure raised his hand to press down the brim of his top hat, his body made exaggerated gestures, and his tone of voice was also very exaggerated.
"Detectives here, can you take it back from me?"
"Damn you, Phantom Thief! How dare you sneak into the hall by pretending to be a detective? Return the Belt of the Night to me!"
On the stage, Xue Ding shouted loudly at the figure on the screen.
"Hahaha! Is there any thief in this world who will return what he says?" The figure laughed.
"What did you say?"
"Besides, if we just return it like this, I'm afraid the detectives here will be disappointed, right?
After all, if a detective doesn't pursue something, then there is no point in his existence...
How about this, although I don't think you can succeed, let me give you a little hint, and you try to take the belt back from me, right?"
"Hmm! What a cunning thief..."
"Hey, hey, I'm just trying to add some fun to this boring party. Can you guys look happier?"
"Uh, um, this..." Suddenly, Xue Ding was stunned on the spot, looking nervous.
"Ok?"
Seeing this, the figure on the screen immediately asked in a somewhat blaming tone: "Why are you silent? It's your turn to speak next."
"Um, wait, wait a minute, I think I forgot the lyrics..." Xue Dingyao stuck out her tongue and said with a red face.
"Hahaha!"
There was a sudden burst of laughter from the audience below the stage. By this point, almost everyone in the hall had confirmed that the sudden situation just now was actually a special reasoning activity designed for them by the organizer.
If nothing unexpected happens, the next step will be for them to find the belt.
"Ah! I remember now! Damn Phantom Thief! Don't underestimate our power! We will definitely catch you! Just clean your neck and wait!"
As Xue Ding's powerful shout died down, the picture on the screen was interrupted.
She turned around, bowed to the people in the audience, and said with an apologetic smile:
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all. From now on, we can only rely on everyone's strength to find the belt back."
[Is it about to begin…?]
Among the crowd, Huibara Ai was looking around.
Amuro Toru, Mizuno Rena, Shizuka Shizu, and the equally suspicious Okino Yoko...
After scanning these people one by one, Haibara Ai hesitated, then took out her cell phone and sent a text message to one of the numbers on it.
Chapter 461 Could it be Bai Heqing?
In the lobby of the guest house, as the little drama just now came to an end, staff began to distribute special bracelets to the guests in the lobby.
"Thank you."
Taking two bracelets from a staff member, Suzuki Ayako handed one of them to Shizuka Shizuka beside her.
"Jingjun, the design of this bracelet looks pretty good."
"Indeed." After putting on the bracelet, Shizuo Shizuka continued, "The design has a historical flavor and fits the theme of this Edo Street."
"I feel that this kind of design can actually go in the direction of high-end luxury..." Suzuki Ayako said with a thoughtful expression on her face.
Hearing this, Qing Shuijing turned to look at her and asked curiously, "I remember that your family's business should not involve the field of luxury goods, right?"
The "home" he was referring to was naturally the Suzuki Group.
As one of the largest conglomerates in Japan today, the Suzuki Group has investments in many areas of Japanese society, but luxury goods are not among them.
"We have to expand our business..." Suzuki Ayako explained with a smile, "After all, if possible, I still want to achieve some results before officially inheriting the consortium.
When the time comes, Jingjun, you have to come and help me, but you can't suddenly disappear like you did some time ago..."
Suzuki Ayako felt that her fiancé was good in every way. The only bad thing about him was that he would suddenly "disappear" for a few days occasionally and she could not contact him.
Of course, "missing" is what Suzuki Ayako herself said. In fact, according to Shizumi Shizuka herself, he just received commissions from some wealthy businessmen and went to paint for them. Because he needed to eliminate distractions when creating, he did not contact her...
Suzuki Ayako didn't doubt Shizuki Shizu, but every time Shizuki Shizu accepted a commission, she would feel a little lost...
"Okay." Qing Shuijing smiled and nodded without saying anything else.
At this moment, a male voice suddenly came from not far away from him.
"Thank you, little sister."
"Hehehe~ You are so polite, little brother~ You should hold the bracelet tightly~"
There was a hint of smile in the man's voice, and he sounded like a sunny and cheerful big boy. Other than that, there was nothing special about him.
However, when Qingshui Jing heard this voice, her pupils suddenly shrank and an extremely shocked look appeared on her originally calm face.
Because he knew that voice.
【Father?】
This is Shirakawa Kiyoshi's voice.
Shizuka Qingshui turned her head in disbelief and looked in the direction where the male voice came from.
But I only saw the female staff member who had just spoken, she was still distributing bracelets to the crowd with a smile.
Among them, there was no figure that fits the image of Shirakawa Kiyoshi that Shimizu Shizuka thought of.
Is it disguise?
【why? 】
As his eyes swept across the crowd around him, the expression on Qingshui Jing's face gradually returned to calm.
[No, this was not part of the original plan, but...]
"Jingjun, what's wrong?" Suddenly, Suzuki Ayako's voice interrupted Shizuka Shizuka's thoughts.
"It's okay, I was just distracted..." Qing Shuijing quickly came back to her senses, retracted her gaze, and replied with a smile.
Could it be that he heard it wrong?
But, the voice just now was clearly...
"Hey, hey, that guy on the screen just now said he would give us a clue, but in the end he didn't give us anything..."
The movement on Shizuka Shizuka's side did not attract anyone's attention. At the same time, on the other side, Kogoro Maori took the special bracelet handed over by the staff with confusion and spoke loudly to the host Xue Dingtao on the stage.
"Hey, don't worry about that~"
Xue Ding smiled cutely, raised her right hand with the bracelet on it, and shouted to everyone:
"Everyone, you should have received your wristbands, right? Please press and hold the start button on the wristband surface, and then download the corresponding software on your phone according to the prompts above.
Just like this, wait for it to be installed, ding ding ~ in this way, our Edo Street Navigation software is installed!
This software not only records the complete map of Edo Street, but also uses satellite for real-time positioning, so even children with poor directions don’t have to worry about getting lost in our Edo Street.
Well, that's enough of the basic introduction. Now we are going to officially start catching that damn thief! Are you all ready?"
Xue Ding on the stage asked with a smile, and the crowd below the stage was silent with only a few sporadic responses.