The helicopters blanketed half the night sky.
The Museum was surrounded by enthusiastic onlookers eager for a spectacle.
Sonoko watched the live broadcast on the small TV and sighed mournfully. "Why hasn't Kaito Kid shown up yet?"
"There are still several dozen minutes until the scheduled time."
Fujino raised his wrist to check his watch and could not help complaining, "But seriously, someone wants to steal your family's gem, and you're this excited? Isn't that a little weird?"
"Of course it's because I want to see that guy get the crap beaten out of him by Senior Fujino!"
Sonoko crossed her arms and said it with a straight face. Then she pondered for a moment. "But if he came and kidnapped me, and then Senior Fujino came to save me... that kind of movie scenario doesn't sound too bad either!"
"That way of thinking is dangerous."
Ooka Momiji sat beside her, holding a freshly brewed cup of Darjeeling as she softly countered, "Those criminals are not people playing make-believe. If you're not careful, you could die."
"That could never happen..."
Sonoko pouted. "If I were in danger, Senior would get here in time even if he wore his brake pads down to nothing!"
As she spoke, she looked toward Fujino. "Senior, I'm right, aren't I?"
"..."
Fujino felt everyone's gazes fall upon him, and a chill ran down his spine.
Why were they all looking at him?
He was just an ordinary mole!
Fujino's eyelid twitched. He nodded and said, "If I knew about it, then of course I'd go save you."
"See?"
"But only if he knows about it."
Ai Haibara said flatly from the side, "If he doesn't know what is happening and fails to arrive, things could turn out badly... walking into a trap would only cause