Have You Confessed Your Love Today? Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Chapter 28 The incident

After visiting Kaitou Kidd’s target tonight, the three female high school students felt as satisfied as checking in at a tourist attraction.

It was still early before the preview time for Kaitou Kidd, and there wasn’t even a chair in this room. Akio Wakamatsu brought everyone out again.

After leaving the room, Shuko Wakamatsu said impatiently: “I’m going back to the house to rest first, you can do whatever you want.”

“Miko! This child…” Wakamatsu Akio said to everyone apologetically, with an expression on his face that he couldn’t help her, “I also have some work to deal with, and I can’t accompany you anymore. You can taste my afternoon tea later, but unfortunately dinner time has to be postponed. Miko, entertain the guests well. You can ask Hashimoto if you have anything.” He said goodbye to everyone politely,Said to Wakamatsu Yota, “Yota, come to the study with me.”

Wakamatsu Youta nodded to everyone and said goodbye, turned around and hurriedly followed his father.

Mr. Butler bowed slightly to everyone: “I am Butler Hashimoto. Guests, please feel free to ask me if you have any questions.”

Miko Wakamatsu, as the eldest lady, is obviously not as down-to-earth as the eldest lady Suzuki Sonoko, but due to her father’s order, she has to stay here to accompany the guests.She looked at the group of peers and asked reluctantly: “Do you need anything?”

Hattori Heiji proposed: “I want to see the architectural drawings of this building and see if I can deduce where Kaitou Kid came in.”

“Huh? Architectural drawings…” Miko Wakamatsu looked at Butler Hashimoto in confusion.

“Sorry, Mr. Hattori.” Butler Hashimoto said, “This requires the master’s consent.”

“There should be one at the Nakamori Police Department.” Edogawa Conan took out his mobile phone, “I’ll ask him to forward it.”

Wakamatsu Miko stared at the two people for a while, then turned to Akechi Kengo, who was more interested in the handsome boy: “Akechi Jingshou, how did you become a Jingshou at such a young age?”

“As long as the detection rate is high enough.” Mingzhi Jianyu replied politely, and then also took out his mobile phone, “Sorry, I’ll make a call.”

Wakamatsu Miko was stunned, looked at these people inexplicably, and took a deep breath: “Ms. Suzuki, if you need anything, just tell Hashimoto. I also have something to go back to my room!”

Mao Lilan asked a little worriedly: “Is Miss Meiko angry?”

“Please don’t worry, Miss Miko has a childish temper.” Butler Hashimoto said politely, “Miss Miko will be fine by the time it’s tea time.”

“Okay, sorry for your trouble.” Yuan Shan and Ye said politely.

Butler Hashimoto said: “I’m going to serve tea to the guests. Do any of the guests have any taboos?”

Suzuki Sonoko said: “We have no taboos, just ordinary tea.”

After Butler Hashimoto left, they were the only ones left in the room.

Yuan Shan and Ye said hesitantly: “The relationship between their brothers and sisters doesn’t seem to be very good.”

Suzuki Sonoko shared the gossip with everyone in a low voice: “It’s normal. Mr. Wakamatsu’s three children don’t have the same mother. Now this lady is his fourth wife.”

“Eh?!” Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye all exclaimed.

Hattori Heiji said in shock: “This is too…”

“I was shocked when I first heard about it.” Suzuki Sonoko said, “Although he looks cheerful on the outside, I heard from my parents that he was a ruthless character when he was young. But Kidd-sama will definitely be fine!”

Suzuki Sonoko was in the stage of extreme excitement before the arrival of Kaitou Kid, and no matter what topic she talked about, it would always turn to Kaitou Kid.

Everyone was used to her state. Mao Lilan, Toyama Kazuha and Suzuki Sonoko chatted, Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji reasoned, and Akechi Kengo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room and talked on the phone.

Mingzhi Jianwu hung up the phone, thought for a while, and dialed another person: “Gao Ming?”

“Jianwu?” Zhu Fu Gaoming sat at his work station, looked at the caller, and joked, “It’s rare for you to call me.”

Akechi Kenwu said straight to the point: “I have something to ask you.”

“What’s the matter?” Zhufu Gaoming asked.

Akechi Kengo said: “I remember you fought against Kaitou Kidd before.”

“Yes.” Zhufu Gaoming was typing on the computer keyboard, searching for news about Kaito Kidd. “Has Kaitou Kidd sent a notice letter again? This should be the work of the second class.”

Akechi Kengo said: “I heard some rumors about him and became somewhat interested in this Phantom Thief.”

Zhufu smiled knowingly: “Kaitou Kidd is indeed a maverick thief.”

Akechi Kenwu said: “I heard that he is also a powerful magician.”

Zhu Fu Gaoming thought of the carving craftsmanship in the ice last time and said with approval: “Every time he steals is like a wonderful performance.”

“Performing?” Kengo Akechi asked, “Is he always the only one on stage?”

“I’m not sure.” Zhufu Gaoming thought for a while and pointed out a clear path for Mingzhi Jianwu. “You can ask Conan-kun. He is a veritable ‘Kidd’s nemesis’.”

In the corridor on the side of the house, someone looked at the figure standing by the floor-to-ceiling window in the hall through the shadows of the trees in the courtyard, and chuckled: “Long time no see, wise and alert.”

The afternoon tea at Wakamatsu House was delicious, but unfortunately most people were focused on Kaitou Kidd, so they ate absentmindedly, hurriedly filled their stomachs and returned to the ‘battlefield’.

At half past five, Wakamatsu’s family and Conan’s group had all arrived.The Zhongshan Police Department had people from the Second Investigation Division guarding the place from beginning to end, keeping an eye on the gems, trying to interrogate every mosquito that came in.

With ten minutes left, the Zhongsen Police Department once again checked that the gem was intact.The four police officers held hands and formed a circle with their backs to the gem display stand.

The faces of the four people all had red marks from being severely ripped off, which ensured that they were not Kaitou Kid in disguise.

With only one minute left, Hattori Heiji turned the brim of his peaked cap to the front. White light flashed on Edogawa Conan’s lenses. Nakamori Police Department and Suzuki Jirokichi stared at the booth with burning eyes.

Suzuki Sonoko’s face was full of anticipation and excitement, while Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuye’s faces were full of curiosity.

The Wakamatsu family also became serious in the solemn atmosphere.

Akechi Kenwu stood aside and took in the expressions on everyone’s faces.

Three, two, one, everyone’s eyes suddenly went dark.

“Power outage?!” Wakamatsu’s family exclaimed.

Others were very experienced and turned on their own lighting equipment as soon as possible, such as flashlights on mobile phones and watches.

At the same time, the Zhongsen Police Department also shouted: “Don’t panic! Team 1 reports the situation! Team 2 turns on the backup power supply!”

“Report to the police department, everything is normal.” The police officers guarding the jewelry display table reported.

But no one relaxes their vigilance in the dark. Anyone who has dealt with Kidd knows that his voice change can perfectly simulate anyone’s voice.

This time the police were well prepared. In just ten seconds, the lights in the room came back on.

The Zhongsen Police Department asked eagerly: “How are the gems?!” He saw that the four police officers were not fainted, standing there properly, and said excitedly, “Did they stop Kidd?!”

He and Jiro Suzuki pulled away from the four police officers in front of them and looked at the gem display cabinet.

The golden gem lay on the black velvet cloth, but a piece of white cardboard that both of them were very familiar with appeared above the gem.

[‘Scorching Sun’ I have already received.——Kaitou Kidd Part 1]

But at this time, no one cared about the whereabouts of the gem. Everyone’s attention was focused on Wakamatsu Akio who fell on the ground.

“Dad?!” Wakamatsu Shuko exclaimed.

“Dad?” Wakamatsu Yota walked towards his father.

“Dad, what’s wrong with you?” Miko Wakamatsu rushed forward, trying to help her father up, “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji also rushed over, one skillfully felt the pulse on Wakamatsu Akio’s neck, and the other stretched out his fingers to detect the breath under Wakamatsu Akio’s nose.

“Dad!” Yota Wakamatsu looked at his unconscious father and turned to the housekeeper Hashimoto outside the room and shouted, “Hashimoto, call an ambulance!”

“No need.” Hattori Heiji withdrew his hand from Akio Wakamatsu’s neck, lowered the brim of his hat, and said through gritted teeth, “He is already dead.”

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The author has something to say: I originally saved the manuscript next door yesterday, thinking that I could concentrate on writing this article today.As a result, when I was at work today, my wrist was hit by a fallen curtain rod, which caused it to become swollen. I could only type out these two chapters of QAQ.