This Is Part of the Plan

Hattori Heiji whispered to Conan, "Hey Kudo, are all the police in Tokyo like this?"

Conan rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and finally could only nod silently.

After a moment of silence, Hattori Heiji, still unwilling to give up, addressed the crowd. "I still think Fujino is right. Kaito Kid's crime time was probably eight o'clock."

Conan chimed in, "I think so too."

But what he got in return was a sharp rap on the head from Mori Kogoro: "Kids shouldn't interrupt."

"Actually, what Fujino- kun said isn't entirely unreasonable."

At this moment, after thinking for a moment, Nakamori Ginzo said, "Any possibility related to Kaito Kid is 100%. I've encountered similar things before. What Fujino said makes sense."

"In that case, let's take precautions at 8 o'clock and 3 o'clock in the evening respectively."

Chaki Shintaro twitched his chin. "That way, no matter when Kaito Kid arrives, we can be fully prepared."

"Um."

Nakamori Ginzo pondered for a moment, then said, "It's decided then."

'Uncle Mori's dancing went a little overboard today...'

Standing to the side, watching the group finalize their schedule, Fujino was speechless.

He didn't seem to feel overshadowed.

Uncle Mori is the kind of person who's more trouble than he's worth, always managing to accurately identify the correct answer in every two-choice situation, and fooling everyone.

Inspector Megure deeply understands this.

Anyway, he's a spoiler addict, Kaito Kid figured out.

As for these people... they won't listen to spoilers, and they won't turn back until they hit an Uncle Mori wall, right?

Forget it, take it or leave it.

He had originally planned to spoil the correct location as well.

It seems best to just let it go now.

He can win over 50% of the time by himself against Kuroba Kaito. With Conan's help, his win rate increases by 10%. But if he adds these people, his win rate will plummet by 20%.

Since Uncle Mori is so eager to steal the spotlight this time, he's determined to help Suzuki Tomoko win the bet today.

On the roof of the art museum, a listening device tied to the feet of a pigeon was listening to a conversation.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Meanwhile, hiding inside the truck and eavesdropping on their conversation, Kuroba Kaito grinned wickedly, "I never thought this guy would have a day like this!"

Originally, he was still helping Fujino decipher his code and was worried about the location being discovered.

Although it wouldn't matter if they found out, it would obviously cause a lot of trouble.

However, it now seems that he was overthinking it.

The Japan police are indeed a bunch of incompetent fools.

The answer was right in front of them, but they didn't believe the real answer at all, and instead followed the fake answer with great conviction.

If you don't eat jujube pills, who will?

Just then, the bugging device made another sound.

Kuroba Kaito continued eavesdropping.

Nakamori Ginzo turned to Suzuki Jirokichi and asked, "Now that the time has been set, can we take the Egg of Memories with us to protect it?"

"No problem."

Suzuki Jirokichi carefully wrapped the Egg of Memories and handed it to Nakamori Ginzo.

"Are we moving it to the exhibition hall?"

Uncle Mori asked at this point.

"It's fake."

Nakamori Ginzo took the Egg of Memories. "We were all too stupid before. We always put our prey in the bright light, which is why Kaito Kid succeeded. So this time, we plan to confuse the situation and hide the Egg of Memories in a place where no one can find it."

"I see."

Uncle Mori shook his hands. "So, where should we put this?"

"I absolutely cannot tell you!"

Nakamori Ginzo refused sternly, then turned to look at the two police officers who had followed him. "This secret is known only to me and my two subordinates. No one else is allowed to ask about it."

As he spoke, he pinched the cheeks of the two men. "These two are my loyal subordinates, they can't be Kaito Kid in disguise."

"Oh, is that so?"

Uncle Mori stood up, went up and pinched Nakamori Ginzo's cheek. "I think you might also be Kaito Kid in disguise."

Nakamori Ginzo was also annoyed. He stepped forward, grabbed the Egg of Memories, and pinched Mori Kogoro's cheek.

The two then began a face-pinching battle.

Fujino sighed, somewhat speechless as he watched the two bickering old children.

The Egg of Memories is in your hands...

Is it really okay to fight like this?

After a moment of silence, he pondered for a while, as if he had suddenly remembered something.

He vaguely remembered that Kuroba Kaito Kid, should be eavesdropping on the rooftop right now.

Activate Eagle Eye Vision and start surveying your surroundings.

Then, on the half-open window above the president's office, a tiny life sign was discovered.

If he remembered correctly, this should be the white dove spy planted by Kuroba Kaito.

"I never expected that someone as renowned as the Phantom Thief would resort to such petty tricks."

Fujino snorted coldly, slowly stood up from the sofa, and picked up a teacup from the coffee table.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he turned around and raised the teacup in his hand.

Having located the white dove eavesdropping outside the window, he immediately threw the teacup in his hand straight out of the roof window.

As the teacup shattered, the white doves took flight and fled.

"What exactly are you doing?"

Uncle Mori, who was arguing with Nakamori Ginzo, looked completely bewildered and turned to Fujino to ask.

"There was a white dove belonging to Kaito Kid eavesdropping outside the window just now."

Fujino turned around, puzzled, and asked, "Didn't you guys notice?"

"White... white dove?"

Uncle Mori and Nakamori Ginzo looked completely bewildered.

Conan and Hattori Heiji nodded and said in unison, "We did see a white dove fly away just now. Fujino is probably right."

"Damn it! You wouldn't happen to be one of Kaito Kid's accomplices, would you?"

Nakamori Ginzo clicked his tongue and pointed the finger at Mori Kogoro: "If I had just revealed the location, our entire plan would have failed."

"How would I know about such things?"

Mori Kogoro felt a little guilty, but he still stubbornly insisted.

Then the two started arguing again.

"Alright, stop fooling around."

Fujino stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Now that Kaito Kid knows about this, he will definitely try to find out where you are hiding, Inspector Nakamori. After all, we have all witnessed Kaito Kid's methods."

Nakamori Ginzo and Mori Kogoro were forcibly pulled apart by Fujino's imposing presence.

"That's right."

Nakamori Ginzo nodded in agreement, saying, "That guy Kaito Kid will definitely be able to find where we're hiding."

Seeing that Nakamori Ginzo had taken the bait, Fujino's lips curled up slightly, and he said, "I think I have a plan that you can consider."

"Plan?"

Nakamori Ginzo looked at Fujino with surprise.

Fujino smiled and nodded, "However, everyone present needs to leave for a while. After all, the fewer people who know about this plan, the better. This also applies to Chairman Suzuki and your two subordinates, Inspector."

Everyone expressed some doubt about Fujino's suggestion, but they didn't say much and left the room as requested.

After everyone had left the room, leaving only Fujino and Nakamori Ginzo, Fujino slowly said, "Since Kaito Kid wants to steal, then let's just let him steal."

"Let him steal it?"

Nakamori Ginzo seemed somewhat puzzled.

Fujino asked, "Inspector, does your police force have any more fake Egg of Memories?"

"Yes, we do have that."

Nakamori Ginzo nodded. "After all, just in case, we made several fake Egg of Memories as backups."

"That makes things much easier."

Fujino nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips.

A plan was born.

"What exactly was the plan you two just discussed?"

After Fujino and Nakamori Ginzo left the chairman's office, Hattori Heiji came up and asked.

"I can't talk about this for now."

Fujino smiled and said, "This is part of the plan."

"What is that?"

Hattori Heiji raised an eyebrow.

He was just speaking well of this guy a moment ago.

They turned around and denied it.

It's just a plan...

Are you afraid he'll impersonate Kaito Kid?

Fujino was certainly not afraid of him impersonating Kaito Kid.

After all, it takes skill to disguise oneself as being that dark.

Fujino's plan was basically in place, and he was just waiting for Kaito Kid that night.

On the other side.

A white dove flew across the sky, drifting gracefully through the streets of Osaka, and landed abruptly in Kuroba Kaito's hand.

The pigeon that was hit by Fujino was not killed.

Because Fujino didn't kill him.

"Fujino... he's really terrifying."

Kuroba Kaito removed the listening device from the white dove's ankle, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Unexpectedly, his spy, Little Pigeon, was discovered so easily.

Fujino's observational skills are still terrifying...

It's not just terrifying, it's beyond the realm of normal human beings.

The thought of having to steal from such inhuman beings gave Kuroba Kaito a headache.

I wonder if Fujino can figure out his true intentions in stealing that egg.

If we could know, things would be much easier.

Before evening arrived, Sonoko invited a group of people to go shopping.

Although Sonoko was the one who called, in reality, it was Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, both from Osaka, who led the way.

Afterwards, the group arrived at a shrine called Naniwa Hotei.

"I am Daikichi!"

Ran opened the fortune slip she had drawn, and her luck was still off the charts. Even the draw was auspicious, making her the best player of the night.

Those who wait will meet again.

Sonoko leaned closer to examine it. "This must be referring to your relationship with Shinichi, right?"

"Well?"

Ran blushed again.

That's wonderful.

Toyama Kazuha chuckled, "This time, I'm going to see Heiji Kudo, whom Heiji keeps talking about, actually looks like."

For some reason, I feel a little sour.

Conan, standing to the side, gave an awkward smile, feeling a pang of embarrassment.

He's right here...

"Hey, Senior, what kind of fortune did you draw?"

At this moment, Sonoko turned her gaze to Fujino, and the other women also asked curiously.

"Let me see..."

Fujino unfolded the slip of paper he was holding in his hand. "Great fortune, do as you please, without any taboos."

Several girls curiously gathered around.

Ran exclaimed, "Senior, you're also very lucky!"

Toyama Kazuha also remarked with a sigh, "It's rare to see such a fortune slip that has no taboos."

"Well?!"

Hearing this, Fujino Hattori Heiji drew such a fortune slip. You know, the fortune slips at this shrine are very accurate, and the one that says 'no taboos' is very rare."

Fujino chuckled softly, "Maybe it's because I'm lucky."

It seems the effect of the Lucky Coin hasn't worn off yet?

This thing is actually quite useful.

Several days have passed, and the effects haven't disappeared yet.

Sonoko asked curiously, "But why is it that when we travel here, it's like reuniting with old friends we haven't seen for many years?"

Signing a fortune slip without any taboos brings good luck in all aspects of life.

He didn't care about reuniting with old friends.

Good fortune in business is what he cares about most.

But before Sonoko could finish speaking, a girl's voice came from behind her. "Finally, goodbye... my future... my darling."

"?"

Everyone turned around to look when they heard the sound.

Then I saw a girl with brown hair standing behind me.

Fujino sized up the girl in front of him, his eyes slightly narrowed.

After briefly recalling the memories in his mind, he remembered the girl's name.

Ooka Momiji.

Fujino's lips curled slightly as he turned to look at Osaka Black Chicken, who was also looking completely bewildered beside him.

He remembered that the outline Kazuha were probably the plants that the Osaka Black Chicken had attracted.

Although it deviates slightly from the process I remembered.

But it's not a big problem.

This is going to be interesting.

Fujino took out a handful of Sunflower Seeds from his pocket and silently started cracking them open.

He paused, then turned to Conan beside him and asked, "Want some Sunflower Seeds?"

Conan: "?"

"Sunflower Seeds?"

Conan paused for a moment, then took the Sunflower Seeds. "Where did you get these Sunflower Seeds from?"

I picked it up at the train station just now.

Fujino offered an explanation and then silently began cracking Sunflower Seeds.

Conan frowned and glanced at the girl not far away. "Fujino, you seem to know that girl?"

"I don't know him."

Fujino shook his head and laughed, "I just feel like there's going to be a good show. After all, thinking about my future husband is exciting..."

As he spoke, he crouched down and whispered to Conan, "Who else do you think would be the most suitable candidate besides Hattori Heiji?"

"You..."

Conan grabbed a handful of Sunflower Seeds and quietly walked to the side.

"I?"

Just as Fujino was looking on in surprise, he was so engrossed in sharing Sunflower Seeds with Conan that he didn't notice that Ooka Momiji had already walked over.

She walked straight up to Fujino and grabbed Fujino arm.

Fujino: "????"

Fujino stared at the Ooka Momiji in front of him, and his expression suddenly turned strange.

What the heck?!