A Classic, Well-Practiced Knockout Blow

The two walked slowly through the dark underground tunnel.

"So, your purpose in stealing the Egg of Memories was to return it to its rightful owner?"

Fujino asked Kuroba Kaito with a hidden meaning in his words.

Kuroba Kaito silent upon hearing this.

He had initially thought that Fujino was going to say something like, "You've got your eye on Kousaka Natsumi, haven't you?"

But before he could speak, Fujino continued, "If I'm not mistaken, Kousaka Natsumi should be a descendant of the Nicholas family of the Romanov Dynasty, right?"

"You figured it out?!"

Kuroba Kaito was slightly surprised.

But upon closer reflection, it seems this detective has always been this perverted.

That's alright then.

"A German-style castle, inside which are photos of Kousaka Kiichi and Rasputin, the Last Wizard of the Century, and strange talk about returning things to their rightful owners."

Fujino reasoned, "Normally speaking, what you mean by returning something to its rightful owner should be returning it to Kousaka Natsumi, the descendant of Kousaka Kiichi, who is known as the Last Wizard of the Century."

But that's not actually the case. The person you truly want to return the item to is Kousaka Natsumi, a descendant of the Romanov Dynasty and the great-granddaughter of Maria, the third daughter of Nicholas II.

"As expected of Great Detective, his analysis is very logical."

Kuroba Kaito nodded. "That's right, that's pretty much my intention from the beginning."

He paused, then continued with a hint of resentment, "But who would have thought that Scarlett would appear out of nowhere, and that someone who hurt my sincere feelings would show up and disrupt my plans."

"Hmph, did I hurt your sincere feelings?"

Fujino chuckled lightly, "Being able to harm a phantom thief is quite good, from a detective's perspective."

"You bastard..."

Kuroba Kaito speechless for a moment.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

However, quite a few detectives want to outwit him.

Whether it's that electric soccer prodigy or some Hakuba, they all want to do this.

But it's the only thing that can be done.

But this guy was the only one who gave him a headache.

"Alright, that's enough for now."

Fujino reached out and stopped Kuroba Kaito, "Catching Uraji Seiran is the priority."

Fujino glanced at the System Task, then activated Eagle Eye Vision and peered into the darkness.

Before his eyes, the Sipu Qinglan was in the tunnel directly in front of him.

Judging from her vital signs, she was the only one.

It seems that the art dealer who disappeared with her has been murdered.

If that's the case, then there's evidence.

In addition to Kangawa Ryu, who was killed before, another art dealer has now been killed.

The ballistic evidence from the two men is sufficient to confirm Scarlett's identity.

Even if it can't be proven, they can still send her to prison.

In that case, the System Task should be able to complete.

Is she just ahead?

Kuroba Kaito frowned, pulling out a playing card gun from who-knows-where. "How did you even find out?"

"Breathe."

Fujino said in a serious tone, and also reached behind his back, pulling out Wooden Sword from somewhere.

"Forehead..."

Kuroba Kaito didn't know where to start complaining. He stared at the wooden sword in Fujino's hand and twitched the corner of his mouth. "Where did you get this wooden sword from?"

"So you're allowed to do magic tricks?"

Fujino glanced at Kuroba Kaito.

"That makes sense."

Kuroba Kaito clicked his tongue but didn't say anything more.

"By the way, you should be able to change your voice, right?"

"Yes, I can. Don't you know that?"

Kuroba Kaito closed his eyes and paused for a moment, then whispered in Yoko Okino's voice, "Yada, H!"

"Let's finish this."

Fujino was speechless upon hearing this.

Is this kid some kind of psychopath?

It should be.

Taking a deep breath, Fujino resisted the urge to punch the kid and asked, "Do you still remember Inui Shoichi's voice?"

Kuroba Kaito asked in confusion, "I do remember, but why are you asking this?"

Fujino nodded knowingly, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, "I have a plan..."

"Plan?"

Kuroba Kaito looked at Fujino, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"By the way, are you wearing a bulletproof vest?"

Fujino then asked rhetorically.

"As for bulletproof vests, I do wear one."

As he spoke, Kuroba Kaito tapped his chest, producing a clear, crisp sound.

"That makes things easier."

Fujino said, "Uraji Seiran has a gun, so you can't win by going head-to-head. You go up and distract her, and I'll go around from behind and give her a good whack."

Kuroba Kaito frowned. "Why am I the one who has to attract her attention?"

"You have a bulletproof vest, if you don't go, who will?"

Fujino gave him a strange look.

"Okay, okay, I'll go and attract his attention."

Kuroba Kaito sighed, waved his hand, and added, "You'd better be quick. Even though I'm wearing a bulletproof vest and bulletproof lenses, if she misses, I'm dead."

"Don't worry, don't you trust me?"

Fujino patted his chest and assured him, looking very reliable.

Kuroba Kaito was speechless.

It's precisely because it's you that I can't trust you!

After killing Inui Shoichi, Uraji Seiran walked out of the dead-end tunnel carrying a pistol.

Her mission is now more than halfway complete.

Next, all we need to do is follow those people to find this target: another Egg of Memories.

Then her operation was a great success.

Although she was somewhat disappointed that she didn't manage to steal the small Egg of Memories because of that despicable thief and that despicable detective.

But stealing something big doesn't seem so unacceptable.

The thought of obtaining one of the Romanov Dynasty's most prized treasures soon brought a faint smile of excitement to Uraji Seiran's lips.

"Uraji Seiran, the Rose disguised as a Chinese, you must be a descendant of the sorcerer Rasputin, right?"

Suddenly, a sound echoed through the tunnel.

"That voice... Han Chuan!"

Upon hearing this, Sipu Qinglan's pupils dilated slightly as she looked around.

She clearly remembered that she had already killed this person with a pistol, and he was dead beyond any doubt...

But...

Click!

A faint sound echoed inside the tunnel.

Bang! Bang!

With her nerves on edge, Uraji Seiran raised her pistol and fired two shots at the source of the sound.

"Speaking of which, the name Uraji Seiran, when rearranged, is actually Rasputin."

At this moment, the source of the sound slowly appeared.

Kuroba Kaito, dressed in Kaito Kid's outfit, makes a dazzling appearance.

"Kaito Kid..."

Uraji Seiran pointed her gun at Kuroba Kaito, "As expected, you followed me here too."

"I can't let the revenge for the last time you shot me go unpunished."

Kuroba Kaito chuckled and then teased, "But what I didn't expect was that the legendary Scarlett would be such a beauty."

"Beauty?"

Uraji Seiran smiled knowingly, "I didn't expect that even when you're about to die, you still have the mind to strike up a conversation."

"Yeah?"

Kuroba Kaito a mysterious smile.

Fujino silently approached from behind Uraji Seiran, raising his Wooden Sword high before slamming it down onto the back of her head.

A classic and skillful slap.

Bang!

First came a pleasant, ethereal sound.

Ah~

Immediately afterwards, a groan echoed through the tunnel.

Thump.

Sipu Qinglan lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

"It's a good brain."

Fujino sheathed his Wooden Sword and silently evaluated it in his mind.

"..."

Kuroba Kaito glanced at Uraji Seiran, who was sprawled out on the ground in a starfish position.

He glanced at Fujino, who was skillfully sheathing his sword, and fell silent.

Why does this guy's technique seem so familiar?

Combined with this seemingly formulaic "Old Six" plan.

I bet they've done this kind of thing a lot before, haven't they?

"Alright, now that Scarlett has been caught, it's time for us to go and uncover the truth about the Egg of Memories."

Fujino tied up Uraji Seiran tightly, lifted her up and carried her on his shoulder. Without saying much, he activated his Eagle Vision and walked towards the group.

"Wait for me!"

Kuroba Kaito quickly dressed himself up again as Shiratori Ninzaburo and followed Fujino up.

He was no longer surprised that Fujino would casually pull out a rope.

It must be another magic trick, right?

He didn't want to ask too many questions, after all, technique is like a magician's lifeblood.

Putting himself in Fujino's shoes, he definitely wouldn't agree if Fujino wanted to see what his manhood looked like.

After Fujino and Kuroba Kaito left the group.

At the end of the tunnel, the group found a secret room.

The room was extremely dark and the air was exceptionally cold.

The group lit candles in the secret room, and the faint light illuminated the room.

What came into view was a room that resembled a church.

In the very center of the room is a platform, with a stone-brick floor that radiates outwards in a circular pattern.

At the far end directly opposite the entrance to the room, there was a heavy white wooden coffin.

Behind the coffin is a life-sized stone statue of the Virgin Mary, with two smaller angel statues on either side. In the center between the two statues stands a golden cross.

The crowd looked at it curiously and then opened the coffin.

What came into view was a skeleton lying in a blanket of stars and the moon.

The target of their search, another Emperor's Easter egg, was placed on the chest of the corpse.

This Easter egg is quite different from the Egg of Memories; not only is it red, but its design is also different.

The egg is inlaid with several sparkling 'gems' all over its body, and the openwork embellishments are also different from those of the Egg of Memories, being golden.

The exquisitely crafted Easter egg is hollow inside, with a small round mirror at the bottom, similar to the green Egg of Memories. There are also many grooves around the small mirror.

This surprised everyone.

"Could it be something like a nesting doll?"

Sonoko leaned closer, examining the empty interior, and curiously guessed, "I feel like this hollow egg looks a bit like the Rose nesting dolls I used to play with when I was a kid..."

Before Sonoko could finish speaking, a familiar voice came from behind her. "Just as Sonoko said, this Easter egg is actually used to hold the Egg of Memories."