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A special investigation meeting regarding Kid the Phantom Thief was being held at the Metropolitan Police Department.
"Phantom Thief 1412, commonly known as Kid the Phantom Thief, has committed a total of 134 crimes."
"Of these, 15 were abroad, in countries like the United States, France, Germany... his footprints span 12 countries."
"He has stolen a total of 152 gems, with a total value of 38.725 billion Japanese yen." The police officers spoke up one after another.
Inspector Chaki pointed to the large screen behind him and said to everyone, "This is the yokoku-jou, notice of theft Kid the Phantom Thief sent yesterday: 'From the twilight of the lion to the dawn of the maiden, a clock without a second hand reaching the 12th character, descending from the glittering sky fortress, to receive the Egg of Memories—the Magician of the Century's End, Kid the Phantom Thief.'"
"The Egg of Memories mentioned in the notice, discovered last month in the Suzuki Financial Group's vault, is a secret treasure of the Romanov Dynasty, also known as the Imperial Easter Egg."
A police officer stood up to explain to everyone: "This Imperial Easter Egg was a gift from the Russian Emperor to his Empress for Easter, crafted by the jeweler Fabergé. Only 50 were made between 1885 and 1916, and the one discovered this time is the 51st egg."
After the explaining officer sat down, Inspector Chaki continued, "It will be exhibited starting August 23rd at the Suzuki Modern Art Museum, which is about to open in Osaka Castle Park. Regarding the content of the cipher... Nakamori!"
Inspector Nakamori took the microphone. "Yes! First, 'From the twilight of the lion to the dawn of the maiden' refers to the twilight of August 22nd, the last day of Leo, until the dawn of the first day of Virgo. This indicates the date of the crime. 'A clock without a second hand reaching the 12th character'—I suspect this represents the time of the crime,
but I haven't deciphered it yet. Finally, 'descending from the glittering sky fortress' refers to the main tower, or Tenshu-kaku, of Osaka Castle, which is where Kid the Phantom Thief will appear. In summary, the content of the notice means that between the twilight of August 22nd and the dawn of August 23rd, Kid the Phantom Thief will appear at Osaka Castle's Tenshu-kaku to steal the Imperial Easter Egg."
Hearing Inspector Nakamori's words, everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Inspector Chaki pointed to Mouri, who was sitting at the back, and said, "This time, we will conduct a joint investigation with the Osaka Prefectural Police, and at Mr. Suzuki's request, the great detective Kogoro Mouri will participate in the investigation."
Mouri stood up and greeted everyone, "Hello everyone!"
After Mouri introduced himself, Inspector Chaki continued, "Our objective this time is to defend the gem to the death. Even if the criminal escapes, we must protect the gem..."
Inspector Chaki hadn't finished speaking when Inspector Nakamori snatched the microphone. "How can we let him off so easily! The gem is secondary, understood?! Everyone! For the honor and pride of us police officers, we must put that thief in prison! We must put him in prison!"
"Oh!" All the police officers present went wild as if in a frenzy.
Mouri looked at the somewhat chaotic scene and said with a wry smile, "It seems... I've taken on a tricky assignment..."
Just as Conan, Ran, and Mouri arrived in Osaka and were heading to the Suzuki Modern Art Museum in Sonoko's family's limousine.
At Professor Agasa's house.
Yuu was chatting with Genta and the others who had come to play at Professor Agasa's house. As they talked, Genta suddenly remembered that Conan had gone to Osaka alone to see Kid, and he complained unhappily to Yuu, "Professor is too much! Only letting Conan go to Osaka!"
Ayumi also said, "I really want to see Kid again!"
Mitsuhiko shared their thoughts, "He always gets ahead of us!"
"There's nothing for it. Conan prevented Kid the Phantom Thief from stealing the Dark Star last time, so this time Sonoko's father specifically asked Conan to go," Yuu explained to everyone.
Professor Agasa brought over a plate of watermelon. "Don't say that. How about eating some watermelon to cool down?"
Genta's eyes lit up when he saw the watermelon. "Awesome!"
"I'm going to eat!" Ayumi picked up a piece of watermelon, ready to eat, but Professor Agasa stopped her. "Wait! You can only eat after solving the riddle."
"No way, Professor." Genta looked depressed.
"How can I allow that? Children who get things too easily will develop bad habits," Professor Agasa said to everyone, raising a finger. "Listen carefully. I have many grandchildren. How old are they?"
Genta looked at Professor Agasa curiously. "Huh? Professor has grandchildren?"
"No way, Professor is a handsome single old man!" Yuu laughed, clarifying for everyone.
Professor Agasa was a bit embarrassed. "Ah? This is just a riddle!"
Ayumi was a little deflated. "We can't guess it if Conan isn't here."
Genta looked at the watermelon on the table. "What about these watermelons then?"
Yuu looked at everyone deep in thought and said, "0 years old."
Mitsuhiko didn't understand why it was 0 years old. "What?"
Yuu continued, "They are still just eggs. 'I' and 'eagle' have similar pronunciations. 'Many grandchildren' and 'egg' also have similar pronunciations. An 'egg' is, of course, 0 years old." (The pronunciations here refer to Japanese pronunciations.)
Professor Agasa cheered with both hands raised, "Correct answer! As expected of Yuu! I knew you would solve it!"
Genta exclaimed, "Wow!"
Mitsuhiko looked at Yuu with admiration. "Big Brother Yuu, you... are amazing!"
Yuu winked at Mitsuhiko. "No matter what, I'm an honorary member of the Detective Boys, right?"
Mitsuhiko instantly understood Yuu's meaning. "Since Big Brother Yuu is an honorary member of our Detective Boys, that means..."
Genta and Ayumi immediately picked up watermelon and started eating. "We're going to eat!"
"Yuu, that's cheating. When did you become an honorary member of the Detective Boys?" Professor Agasa looked at Yuu helplessly.
"Just now! Right, Mitsuhiko?" Yuu smiled slyly.
"Mm! We all agree," Mitsuhiko said earnestly.
"Exactly, exactly!" The two watermelon-eating kids also nodded.
"You kids, don't let it happen again," Professor Agasa said.
"Heh." Haibara, sitting to the side and reading a magazine, let out a light chuckle watching Yuu enthusiastically interact with Genta and the others. "I didn't expect Mr. Batman to get along so well with children! So, what kind of progress will that egg make? Let's see what you've got, Kudo!"
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