Real and Fake Gemstones / Kaito Kid Raises the White Flag

Thinking this way, Miyano Shiho maintained this thought until they arrived at the airport after picking up her older sister.

Then, when checking in her luggage, Miyano Shiho's smile vanished.

Looking at the three familiar figures not far away, Miyano Shiho's eyes couldn't help but become somewhat lifeless.

She reached out and rubbed Jiang Hang her, then asked him a question in a cold, emotionless tone.

"Why are the three of them here too? Didn't you say it was just the three of us?"

Standing before them were none other than the classic trio of Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mori, and Conan.

However, they were chatting with other people and hadn't noticed Jiang Hang and his group's arrival yet.

Jiang Hang was also somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.

"I definitely didn't tell Conan about this. How come they're going to Hakodate too? What a coincidence!"

Jiang Hang muttered to himself, then subconsciously activated Eagle Eye and scanned the area in front of him.

Oh, so you're here too, Kidd?

Author's Note

I'll put both the Magician of the Silver Wing and The Silent Fifteen Minutes theatrical films together in the Hokkaido chapter.

The fifteen-minute silence was originally supposed to be for the Tokyo, but since I 'Tokyo assigned him to a role in another work, this passerby has been transferred to Hokkaido.

Chapter 541: Real and Fake Gems

Strictly speaking, Kaito Kid isn't with Conan and the others right now; he's watching Conan from a distance, disguised as a passerby.

If Jiang Hang hadn't activated his Eagle Eye and spotted a large red dot nearby, he wouldn't have been able to discover the Kaito Kid so easily.

So, what kind of request related to Kaito Kid has Kogoro Mouri received this time?

In fact, Jiang Hang has received quite a few requests from Kaito Kid these days.

However, Kaito Kid himself now knows that his greatest advantage of disguise is useless in front of Jiang Hang, and that deliberately provoking Jiang Hang would only make things difficult for him.

That is, he had previously helped Jiang Hang rescue someone from a research institute, which was considered a favor to Jiang Hang at the time.

In addition, Jiang Hang already knew about Kaito Kid's plans. Except when he was not famous and did not receive many cases, he would use his Eagle Eye to ask Kaito Kid to make a name for himself. Now that he has made a name for himself, the title of Kaito Kid's Kid's Nemesis is no longer so important to him.

Even though Jiang Hang had previously wanted to use Kaito Kid to boost the reputation of his art museum, now that the system has been providing him with some rare paintings and several art exhibitions have already made the museum famous overseas, there's no need to borrow popularity from Kaito Kid anymore.

He doesn't really care about Kaito Kid's affairs unless the other party provokes him.

Of course, since he had met Toichi Kuroba, the father of Kaito Kid, some time ago, and now knows that Toichi Kuroba has been one of his own all along, Jiang Hang has also thought about finding a time to bring Kaito Kid into the Brotherhood.

However, Toichi Kuroba does not want to reveal his identity to his son yet, so Jiang Hang has not taken any action for the time being.

For these reasons, although the news is saying that Jiang Hang is the Kid's Nemesis Kid, the two of them haven't actually met for a long time.

Kaito Kid would deliberately avoid the areas where Jiang Hang operated. As for clients who came to him after receiving a notice from Kaito Kid, if Jiang Hang had a case on hand, he would politely decline, saying that he was currently handling other cases or was not in Tokyo.

Basically, he would only offer some advice when that old man Jirokichi Suzuki, wanted to continue challenging Kaito Kid, but he didn't actually interfere much with Kaito Kid's cases.

Therefore, seeing the long-lost figure of Kaito Kid, Jiang Hang really felt a bit itchy to take action.

But let's find out the specifics of Conan and the others' situation here.

After all, besides Kogoro Mouri and his two companions, as well as the long-absent Kaito Kid, Jiang Hang also saw Sonoko Suzuki chatting with Ran Mori.

Has this young lady gotten involved too?

When Jiang Hang was about ten meters away from their group, Conan his keen senses, had already noticed Jiang Hang approach.

It's clear that Conan looked quite surprised when he ran into Jiang Hang at the airport.

In other words, Jiang Hang never called Conan; it was just an accidental encounter.

As Miyano Shiho thought this to herself, she breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt somewhat helpless.

Since they bumped into Conan here, does that mean they're going to Hakodate together?

Given Jiang Hang's personality, he'll definitely invite them to go skiing in Sapporo together.

I don't know what they're going to Hakodate for. I hope they can stay in Hakodate for a few more days. That way, they'll only be together in Hakodate, and the rest of the trip will still be a three-person trip.

Miyano Shiho pondered this in her heart while looking at Kogoro Mouri, wondering why he was there.

"Hey, Brother Jiang Hang, what are you doing here? Were you invited here too?" Kogoro Mouri asked Jiang Hang with some confusion after seeing him.

As he said this, he looked behind Jiang Hang and suddenly felt his vision blur slightly.

Why is Jiang Hang always accompanied by two girls?

Last time it was Shizuka Sakaki and Koharu Yoshino.

This time it turned into these two sisters.

Damn it.

So what if he's younger and richer? Why are there always so many beautiful girls around him?

Kogoro Mouri silently grumbled with envy and jealousy, then said sourly to Jiang Hang, "You didn't bring your two assistants this time, so are you going on a date?"

Jiang Hang waved his hand and briefly explained that he had been invited by the Governor of Hokkaido to attend the opening ceremony of the new railway in Hakodate, leaving Kogoro Mouri speechless.

The Governor of Hokkaido is a very important person in all of Japan.

Jiang Hang also greeted the people around Kogoro Mouri and his group whom he had never met before, and asked Kogoro Mouri what he was going to Hakodate for.

Ran Mori answered.

"This is Ms. Maki Juri, our client for this project. Her theater troupe received a notice from Kaito Kid, intending to steal the Star Sapphire from her. My father and Conan thwarted Kaito Kid's plan last night, so Ms. Juri has invited us to her villa in Hakodate for a celebration party today..."

Then Sonoko Suzuki chimed in, "So I came along to join in the fun, and in this weather, I can also go skiing and relax at the ski resort in Hakodate."

Judging from Sonoko Suzuki's pretentious act, she's probably had another crush on some handsome guy that failed her.

Jiang Hang muttered to himself, while glancing at Miyano Shiho beside him.

Who would have thought that the two of them, without makeup and with the same hairstyle, could look 70-80% alike, to the point that even Gin would mistake one for the other.

The only difference is Sonoko Suzuki's mouth. As soon as this infatuated girl opens her mouth, basically no one notices her appearance.

Fortunately, when Jiang Hang first met Sonoko Suzuki, he was so busy completing commissions to earn money that he didn't pay much attention to his personal image, which is why Sonoko Suzuki didn't take a liking to him right away.

Later, because Jiang Hang became friends with her uncle Jirokichi Suzuki, and seemed to be becoming Sonoko Suzuki's "elder," Sonoko Suzuki probably never had any feelings for him again.

Now, he and Sonoko can be considered friends who can exchange a few words.

In short, with the explanations from the two people, Jiang Hang quickly understood the situation.

He greeted the somewhat haughty-looking actress, Maki Juri.

However, the actress did seem quite arrogant, merely nodding coldly at Jiang Hang's greeting without offering any further response.

The director of the theater troupe standing to the side seemed to be somewhat ingratiating towards Jiang Hang, as if he knew some of the details about Jiang Hang's side.

After greeting the theater troupe members, Jiang Hang skillfully picked up Conan and went to ask him about the situation.

"You've only just recovered from your injury and you're already acting recklessly again?"

He heard it from Ran: Conan had gone skydiving with Kaito Kid last night, chasing Kaito Kid all the way in the air with a small paraglider that Professor Agasa made for him.

"I was originally thinking of letting you rest for a few more days, so I didn't ask you to come along. I didn't expect you to really not take your health seriously."

Conan looked somewhat embarrassed by this.

After all, it was a request from Kaito Kid, and he felt that his body was fine, so he was just being a little reckless.

"It's all because you refused to take the job. The client ran into a snag with you and then went to Uncle Mori for help. Uncle Mori made it clear that he would definitely not let Kaito Kid get away with it, so I had no choice but to put in a little more effort."

So that's why that woman was so arrogant towards me.

He usually leaves these kinds of things to Shizuka Sakaki and the others to handle. He's temporarily turning down all the requests related to Kaito Kid, which is why this woman is a bit grumpy with him.

Conan probably overheard what that woman said, so he wants to prove himself by catching Kaito Kid?

Jiang Hang felt he had discovered the truth.

"I almost caught Kaito Kid last night, but I wasn't prepared enough, and he managed to shake me off in the end," Conan said stubbornly, as if he were proud of catching his cousin.

Jiang Hang shrugged in response. "Fine, a bunch of people making such a fuss over a fake gem, you and Kaito Kid must be really bored."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Conan's expression immediately changed.

"Is that Star Sapphire fake?"

"Yeah, it's something you can tell at a glance." Over the years, Jiang Hang has acquired a bunch of random skills, such as wine tasting and jewelry appraisal. However, since these are all skills that might be used in cases, Jiang Hang has basically upgraded them to the intermediate level.

"More importantly, the real thing is currently stored in my drawer at home. It's impossible for there to be two Star Sapphire in the world."

These things were basically given to him by the system. Jiang Hang only glanced at them briefly and knew roughly what they were.

Since Jiang Hang wasn't going to provoke Kaito Kid anymore, these gems would just end up piling up in his drawer.

I never expected that when I went out this time, I would find that my gemstones had been counterfeited.

The thought that Kaito Kid was still secretly eyeing the fake gem, and the vaguely familiar scent he had smelled on the actress, made Jiang Hang find the whole thing quite interesting.

Author's Note

I've been lazy lately, and I need to get back to my normal update schedule.

Put some pressure on yourself and write another chapter before noon.

Chapter 542: Kaito Kid's Surrender

After chatting with Conan for a while, it was clear that Conan's expression stiffened immediately when Maki Juri learned that the gem Maki was wearing was fake and the real one was in his possession.

Conan, unaware that Kaito Kid was also near the airport and disguised as someone else, peering in from a distance, suddenly wondered if he had been Kaito Kid.

Did Kaito Kid already confirm that the gem was fake, which is why he didn't use his real skills last night and instead just wandered around the scene before running away?

He went to so much trouble to pursue her, and today he's still worried about whether the gem will continue to be targeted by Kaito Kid.

Now that he knows the gem is fake, Conan immediately loses his enthusiasm.

Judging from Conan's appearance, he'll probably sleep all the way to Hakodate after boarding the plane.

Jiang Hang didn't expose the truth; he simply threw Conan back to Ran and that was it.

After all, he was planning to catch up with Kaito Kid first.

As for that familiar bitter almond scent on the woman?

Let's wait a bit longer. After all, this woman just gave me a hard time, and judging from her personality, she seems to be a self-centered woman. Even if we don't intend to kill her, we should let her hold on a little longer.

After all, judging from the other party's condition, they haven't shown any symptoms of poisoning yet, so the poison probably hasn't even started to take effect.

As Jiang Hang thought this, he checked his "treasure bag," where all the poisons and antidotes were still on him.

As cyanide is the most common and classic poisoning tool in Conan, Jiang Hang also specially prepared a series of antidotes.

Moreover, with his Advanced Disguise skills, he wouldn't be detected even when going through security checks.

Besides, Japan's security checks are just perfunctory. If they were really strict, there wouldn't have been so many hijackings and poisoning incidents on airplanes.

In short, after briefly mentioning to Miyano Shiho that he had an old acquaintance he hadn't seen in a long time and making a "1412" gesture (the original code name of Kaito Kid), he temporarily left the crowd before boarding the plane, citing the need to use the restroom as an excuse.

Miyano Shiho helped carry Jiang Hang's luggage and sighed softly.

Another Kaito Kid has appeared. Is Jiang Hang planning to ask Kaito Kid for help again?

As she gradually came to understand Jiang Hang's thoughts, Miyano Shiho thought to herself.