Chapter 639: Real Gems and Fake Gardens
Along with the familiar biubiu sounds, the gas masks worn by the police officers were hit by something and fell off one by one.
The anesthetic smoke that filled the entire corridor instantly made those who had lost the protection of their masks fall into a deep sleep.
Conan crouched low and held his breath, barely avoiding being knocked unconscious. He glanced at the poker cards stuck on the ground, picked up a gas mask and covered his face with it.
Yuya gestured a few times in Miyano Shiho's palm, and the latter nodded in understanding. Then the two of them leaned against the wall, shoulder to shoulder, and slowly fell down.
In the darkness, a pair of eyes scanned around, and after confirming that everyone had fallen, the corners of their eyes narrowed slightly, and then a figure approached the door of the exhibition hall.
"what!"
There was a scream from outside the door.
Kyogoku Makoto's expression was startled. Was that Sonoko's voice?
“Knock, knock, knock!” There was a rapid knock on the door. “Ah Zhen, can I come in?”
Kyogoku Makoto hesitated for a moment, walked over quickly, and then opened the door cautiously and cautiously.
"Ah Zhen!" A sweet and soft body threw itself into Kyogoku Zhen's arms, causing the latter to suddenly freeze in place.
Kyogoku Makoto's expression was startled, but he didn't show anything unusual. He grabbed Suzuki Sonoko's shoulder and asked, "Ms. Sonoko, what happened?"
Suzuki Sonoko explained with a frightened face: "Kaito Kid suddenly caused a power outage in the entire museum and released anesthetic smoke. Fortunately, I had the gas mask given to me by the police officer so I didn't pass out, but the others..."
Kyogoku Makoto pushed open the door and walked out. There were people lying on the ground in the corridor. The gas masks they were supposed to wear on their faces were gone. They all fell into a deep sleep because of the anesthetic smoke, and some of them were even snoring.
Kyogoku Makoto glanced around and saw Yuya and Miyano Shiho leaning against the wall, also in deep sleep. He was shocked: "Even the teacher... how could this happen..."
Suzuki Sonoko said: "It seems that because the gas masks were painted with fluorescent paint or something, Kaito Kid was able to find the location in the dark, and then used a poker gun to shoot off all the masks."
Kyogoku Makoto said in a deep voice: "Then he must be nearby now!" He glanced around vigilantly, his body tense.
"No, I think he has escaped." Suzuki Sonoko said suddenly.
"Why?" Kyogoku asked in confusion.
Suzuki Sonoko: "Because before the power outage, I received a card from Kid saying that the gem had been obtained."
"Impossible!" Kyogoku Makoto subconsciously grabbed the emerald gem on his chest, "The gem has always been here with me, how is it possible..."
Suzuki Sonoko dragged Kyogoku Makoto into the exhibition hall and said, "In any case, let's go to a place with light to check first. Maybe the gems have been replaced by Kidd."
Kyogoku Makoto followed behind Suzuki Sonoko, his eyes flickering slightly, but when he thought of the instructions he had received before, he held back his gaze.
Suzuki Sonoko pulled Kyogoku Makoto under the moonlight from the skylight, pulled up the gem on his chest and looked at it in the moonlight, then said with some embarrassment: "No, the light is too dim, I can't see clearly..."
Kyogoku Makoto was silent for a moment, then took out a lighter and lit the candle next to him.
Suzuki Sonoko said happily: "Great, is this the candle you used to read the letter just now? This light should be enough. Take a look, the real gem should be green."
Kyogoku Makoto held the gem close to the candlelight, and when he saw it clearly, the expression under the mask suddenly changed - under the light of the candlelight, the gem, which was originally green, turned out to be red!
"How come it turned red!"
Suzuki Sonoko was also surprised and said, "As expected, the gem has been swapped by Kidd!"
Kyogoku couldn't believe it: "How is it possible? When did it happen?" The gem had been hanging on his chest all the time, and no one had ever approached it before. When was it swapped?
The only people he has come into contact with so far are... But, this is simply impossible, right?
"Anyway, I'll take this guy to Inspector Nakamori to have a look first..." Suzuki Sonoko said, raising her hand to pick the gem on Kyogoku Makoto's chest.
"Snap!" Suzuki Sonoko looked surprised, her hand was firmly grasped by Kyogoku Makoto.
"Ah Zhen?" Suzuki Sonoko tilted her head in confusion.
Kyogoku Makoto lowered his head and asked in a deep voice: "When did you...switch the jewel?" This jewel was related to whether he could date Sonoko, how could he...
"Hey, Zhen, what are you talking about?" Suzuki Sonoko asked in confusion.
Kyogoku Makoto suddenly exuded a chilling aura and grabbed Suzuki Sonoko's hand even harder: "Stop pretending, you're not Sonoko, are you?"
Suzuki Sonoko cried out, "Ah Zhen, what are you doing? You're hurting me!"
Kyogoku Makoto's pupils shrank slightly. With this voice and appearance, it must be Sonoko herself no matter how you look at it... Could he have made a mistake?
However, if it was Sonoko, she would not have done that just now, because they...
Suzuki Sonoko laughed dryly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Of course I am real, but this gem is fake."
Kyogoku Makoto still didn't let go, staring at Suzuki Sonoko steadily, as if trying to tell the truth from her face.
"The jewel is real." Suddenly, Yuya's voice sounded at the door, "Of course, Mr. Kyogoku, you are right, this Sonoko is Kid in disguise."
Suzuki Sonoko looked over in surprise, only to see Yuya, Miyano Shiho, and Conan suddenly appear at the door: "You guys..."
Kyogoku asked blankly, "What's the matter with the gem being real? Aren't real gems green?"
Conan chuckled and said, "Alexandrite has the property that it will show different colors depending on the light. The originally green gem will appear bright red under the candlelight."
Kyogoku Makoto subconsciously looked at the candle: "Could it be..."
Yuya continued, "That's right. The reason why Kid sent a hundred letters to the museum was to guide us to bring the candles to the exhibition hall, so as to deceive you, Mr. Kyogoku."
Kyogoku was silent. If Yuya and Conan had not appeared in time, he might have been deceived.
He said in a deep voice: "It seems that my practice is not enough, and I almost got cheated..."
Yuya smiled faintly: "Mr. Kyogoku knows nothing about gems, so it's normal for him to be deceived. As for those letters, they should have been placed somewhere in the museum in advance, and then handed over to the police after Kid disguised himself as Sonoko."
"If we send it through the post office, what if it encounters a high temperature environment during the journey? Wouldn't the words on it be exposed? There would be no way for us to bring the candle here."
Conan said: "The evidence is that there is no stamp on the cover of those mails that the post office would use. That stamp uses invisible ink that reacts to black light."
Suzuki Sonoko was silent for a moment, then said stubbornly, "You don't mean to say that Kidd took off my clothes and disguised himself as me?"
"No," Yuya had an inexplicable smile on his face, "It was Sonoko who took off her dress and gave it to Kid. If I'm not mistaken, the reason she did this should be related to the bet between her and Kid, right?"