Heiji returned to the attic where the Maple Leaf gold coins were kept, but he didn't take them down. Leaving them up there still had great utility.
The night slowly fell.
Ring, ring, ring!~~
"Yes, speak. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Criminal Investigation Division, this is Inspector Megure."
"Ah, it's you, young Kudo... What? Do you know where the fifteen thousand Maple Leaf gold coins are? Yes, yes, I understand. We're leaving immediately."
Inspector Megure jumped up, grabbed his gun, and put on his hat. "Takagi, Miwako, Chiba, we're leaving immediately! They've found the Maple Leaf gold coins!"
Bii~~ Bii~~ Bii~~
On the streets, more than a dozen police cars sped down the road. Upon hearing the loud sound of sirens, other vehicles moved out of the way.
In the attic, Conan looked grimly at the several large bags hanging above his head. Judging by the scattered gold coins, there was no doubt they were the Maple Leaf coins.
But...
[Who made the call?]
Conan pinched his chin, leaning against the wall, analyzing the situation: "It can't be a normal person. A normal person who wanted to report something wouldn't call a detective agency, they'd go directly to the police. And certainly not using Morse code. What is the purpose of that person? If they were a criminal, it would be impossible for them not to feel tempted upon finding these coins. What are they after?"
His mind was in chaos.
"Ah, ah, there are very few clues, I don't know where to start."
In some corner of the attic, Heiji sat silently. In the darkness, a faint light illuminated his face, giving him a strangely terrifying appearance.
Conan searched the entire attic, but found no clues, not even traces that anyone had been there.
"It seems no one has been here, but then, how did that person know the coins were here, and with such precision about their location? Could it be the leader of the thief group, Dino Cabana? Impossible, he was arrested yesterday. Aaaahhh!!!"
Conan fell into despair again. This was the first time he faced a case in which he felt so helpless, with not a single clue.
"Wait, why did that person call Uncle's agency? Were they looking for him? That doesn't make sense either, they didn't even confirm if it was him answering the phone before starting with the Morse code. Could it be...?"
Boom!
It was as if a lightning bolt struck his mind, and he almost lost his balance.
"Could it have been those two men in black?"
Conan's face turned pale with panic. If that was the case, then this encrypted map case was undoubtedly a deliberate test for him.
"They've discovered me! Then, is Ran in serious danger?"
He turned around and ran toward the stairs.
At that moment, the police sirens blared loudly outside. Before he could leave, he was intercepted by Inspector Megure and his team, who were rushing up.
"What is a child doing here?" asked Satou Miwako, surprised.
"I just came to play, I'm going home now."
Conan was dead with worry. In any case, the police already knew where the coins were; he had to go back to protect Ran.
"Inspector Megure, there are several bags hanging from the ceiling, they are very heavy!" shouted a policeman from the attic to Inspector Megure and the others.
"Don't worry about this kid now, let's go up and check."
Da, da, da!
Inspector Megure ran up to the attic with Satou Miwako and the others.
Conan sighed in relief and ran downstairs. As he ran, he heard a loud noise of something heavy falling in the attic. It was clear that Inspector Megure and his team had brought down the coins.
"Ran, please, don't let anything happen to you."
He screamed inwardly.
"Who's there?"
Suddenly, a loud shout from Inspector Megure was heard from the attic, followed by the headlights of all the police cars outside focusing on the attic window openings.
Conan, who had just reached the first floor, looked up. A figure was standing in the window opening. He stopped dead in his tracks, his pupils contracting sharply. "That's..."
A blood-red suit; not only the pants were that color, but also the vest and shirt underneath. His long tailcoat fluttered in the wind, and he wore a cloak over it, also blood red. Just by the clothing, it resembled that of a medieval Western vampire.
The most terrifying thing was the mask on his face, pale white but not unpleasant to the eye, which, combined with the blood-red tailcoat that gleamed faintly, gave off an aura of mystery and seductive charm.
If one had to describe the feeling...
A vampire, that mysterious creature capable of seducing countless young and mature women.
This mysterious masked man was, of course, Heiji. The system required him to take the fifteen thousand Maple Leaf gold coins right under the noses of the police, so naturally, he couldn't appear with his true face.
As he passed by that store and saw that tailcoat, he instantly had an idea: to do like Kaito Kid and appear with a different identity. That way, he would avoid a lot of trouble.
"When sin calls me, I appear. And then, I will take from their hands what belongs to me, what I have baptized as 'Sin.'"
Heiji slightly altered his tone of voice. Although it wasn't a full change of voice, it was impossible to recognize his original timbre. Moreover, his way of speaking had also changed; even Kazuha wouldn't recognize him.
"'What belongs to him'? Could it be...?" A sharp gleam crossed Conan's eyes, and he ran back to the attic.
"I am Inspector Megure from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. I suspect you are involved with the Italian thief group, and I must take you in for questioning," said Inspector Megure seriously to Heiji.
"Raise your hands, don't resist."
Satou, with her long legs covered by high stockings, approached, taking out the handcuffs to arrest Heiji.
"It's an honor to serve such a beautiful officer."
Heiji gave Satou a standard aristocratic bow. His elegant gesture and his noble, mysterious aura made Satou's heart flutter slightly.
Taking a soft breath, Satou regained her usual expression and stood before Heiji, looking up at him. "Lower."
Heiji extended his hands and jumped from the window opening. "Mmm~ a delicate and elegant fragrance. This young officer is like a flower bud, waiting for the day of its blooming. I wonder if I will have the honor of being the first, and the last, to pluck that flower."
Satou's energetic face blushed slightly. This guy dared to flirt with her in front of so many people.
"Extend your hands."
Her voice became cold suddenly; she couldn't afford to make a fool of herself in front of the other officers.
Heiji smiled elegantly, and his blood-colored gloved hands slowly closed into fists, lowering them.
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