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Time had already reached evening in Yokohama.

The cruise ship belonging to the Suzuki conglomerate was already docked at the port.

Guests had started to board the cruise ship little by little. At the same time, the police had stationed officers at the entrance of the ship to check and confirm the identity of each guest.

However, among the police officers maintaining order, there was still one person strongly opposed to this arrangement.

"So why doesn't Inspector Chaki just stop the Suzuki conglomerate anniversary event?"

"Oh? Stop it?"

Chaki Shintaro didn't argue. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Nakamori Ginzo, who was standing in front of him.

"Ginzo, do you know how powerful the Suzuki conglomerate is in this country?"

"Do you know how much tax the Suzuki conglomerate pays every year?"

"So, are you telling me to inform a tycoon who pays that much tax and runs a company vital to the nation's heavy industry that they need to cancel their 60th anniversary celebration, just because our police force is a bunch of incompetents who can't even protect them?"

Nakamori Ginzo's expression changed, and he hurriedly denied it.

"Inspector Chaki, that's not what I meant!"

"Of course I know you didn't mean that."

Chaki Shintaro did not blame him. At least he knew very well that Nakamori did not say that on purpose. His reaction came from an instinct to protect the Suzuki conglomerate as much as possible.

"But you need to understand that the Suzuki conglomerate has not committed any crime. They simply accepted the invitation from the Beika Museum to display their heirlooms."

"Even so, those heirlooms on display have been targeted by a vile thief. Mr. Shiro Suzuki, the head of the Suzuki conglomerate, asked me whether the anniversary should still be held."

"Do you think I could possibly stop it under these circumstances?"

Chaki Shintaro's expression grew more serious.

"Ginzo, tell me, can I tell Mr. Shiro Suzuki, 'I'm sorry, Mr. Suzuki, our police are a bunch of incompetents. We can't even catch a thief, so please temporarily stop the Suzuki conglomerate's 60th anniversary celebration'?"

Nakamori Ginzo bit his lip so hard it almost bled. He shook his head slightly and said two words.

"Absolutely not!"

Hearing this, Chaki Shintaro's expression softened a little. In fact, out of all his subordinates, the one he liked the most was Nakamori Ginzo. At least this subordinate still had blood in his veins.

"Do you understand now?"

"This is not about whether the Suzuki conglomerate wants to stop. We, the police, absolutely cannot allow a respected conglomerate to compromise with a thief."

"Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Suzuki conglomerate? And also a slap in the face to our police force."

"What's more, this time the Suzuki conglomerate has invited many famous people to attend the 60th anniversary celebration. Under these circumstances, how can we stop the celebration?"

As he spoke, Chaki Shintaro placed his hands firmly on Nakamori Ginzo's shoulders.

"So what we need to do this time is to completely catch that thief at this banquet."

"You are the only one in our Investigation Division 2 with the ability and experience to deal with that thief. This time, I can only rely on you, Ginzo."

"I understand."

At that moment, Nakamori Ginzo could already feel the weight of his superior's expectations.

But he also understood why Inspector Chaki was so persistent. It was not because they could hide, but because, as police officers, they could not hide.

Carrying that expectation, Nakamori Ginzo went back to maintaining order.

"Found Kaito Kid!?"

Just as Nakamori Ginzo was doing so, such a shout came from the police checkpoint.

"!?"

This immediately drew the attention of almost all the police present.

"Bang!"

All of a sudden, a dazzling white light burst out from the crowd.

Almost all of the police instantly recognized what that white light was.

A flash bomb!

This made all of the police realize that they had truly encountered Kaito Kid this time.

However, chaos had already broken out in the crowd.

The guests attending the banquet were not Kaito Kid's so-called fans, and they didn't have much fondness for him to begin with.

With a disturbance like this, no one was pleased with the thief…

"Everyone, don't split up. Quickly confirm everyone's identity!"

Hiding in the crowd, Kuroba Kaito felt an unprecedented amount of pressure.

Damn it! That notice did not stop Shiro Suzuki from coming. Otherwise, he wouldn't have seen through my disguise so quickly.

To enter the cruise ship where the Suzuki conglomerate was holding its banquet, he naturally needed a reasonable identity.

The most reasonable choice was, of course, to disguise himself as Shiro Suzuki, the head of the Suzuki conglomerate.

Kuroba Kaito naturally knew that it was too risky for two identical people to be present at the same party, so he also contacted Shiro Suzuki while pretending to be Tomoko Suzuki, telling him that the party would be delayed.

However, what had seemed like a flawless disguise was still easily seen through. This meant that Shiro Suzuki had not been deceived.

It was a contact made right before departure, yet he still saw through it.

Did Shiro Suzuki realize it on his own? Or was there someone else pulling the strings behind the scenes?

Kuroba Kaito found it difficult to come up with a reasonable explanation.

But considering that Koizumi Akako had just contacted him earlier and asked him to abort the plan, he had a vague feeling that this mission might be far more dangerous than he had imagined.

The police had immediately seen through his disguise and taken appropriate countermeasures. They had even understood the escape method he used last time. Otherwise, they wouldn't have counted their own members first.

This was bad.

Kuroba Kaito sighed. But at this point, there was no way out.

The police finished their count and confirmed that Kaito Kid was not disguised as one of their own.

Nakamori Ginzo naturally understood that using the same trick again would be difficult, since that was the thief's usual pattern.

"Alright, continue verifying the invitations."

"Yes!"

At this moment, Nakamori Ginzo was far more serious than before.

Because he understood that the police, at this moment, were also in a corner forced by this thief. At the very least, they must not allow the thief to succeed so easily this time.

(To be continued.)

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