Kasumi Old Fatty, Are You Going to Give It Away for Free? (Please Keep Reading, 4K)

Kasumi Old Fatty, Are You Going to Give It Away for Free? (Please Keep Reading, 4K)

"So many people!"

The entrance to the Wugang Art Museum was already packed with countless people who had come in anticipation.

All three great thieves had set their sights on the Tear of the Queen, and the museum director had used that fact as a publicity stunt.

The police had set up cordons around the Wugang Art Museum. To prevent thieves from slipping in, no one had been allowed within a hundred meters of the museum for some time.

"Officer Utsumi, the Second Investigation Division will be taking over from here. You'll follow our command from now on!"

"Sorry, but I'm here to pursue Cat's Eye."

"Ahem. Lupin the Third is coming too, so this should be under my command!"

Inside the Wugang Art Museum.

Nakamori Ginzo, Utsumi Toshio, and Zenigata Kouichi were arguing over who would take command of the operation.

One was in charge of catching Kaito Kid, one was after Cat's Eye, and one was after Lupin the Third.

And all three had happened to converge here.

Naturally, each of them believed he was the best fit for the job.

"Could you three please quiet down? We'll be handling this!"

"Inspector Megure, isn't that a bit...?"

Nakamori Ginzo immediately bristled.

"The museum director reported the case to us, and our superiors assigned us to lead it. Besides, this happened in Beika, so naturally we'll be in charge!"

Megure Juzo cleared his throat, then looked at Takagi and Sato Miwako. "You two, get ready. From now on, not even a fly is getting in!"

Their superiors had long anticipated that the three would argue over command, so they had assigned Inspector Megure to take charge.

"Sonoko, is it really okay for us to go in like this?"

A helicopter landed directly near the museum. Mori Kogoro, Mouri Ran, Sonoko, and the Shinigami Elementary School Student climbed down one after another. Watching Sonoko march straight into the museum, Ran asked anxiously, "I heard no one's allowed in around here!"

"This is a chance to watch Kid-sama up close! And we can see Kid-sama fight the other thieves too, so of course I'm going in to watch!" Sonoko waved her hand. Seeing that Ran still looked worried, she continued, "Don't worry. I already had someone speak to them about it. The officer in charge won't object!"

That was the Suzuki Family's money power for you!

Conan stared with dead-fish eyes. This rotten capitalism... Sure enough, if you have money and put in a word with the higher-ups, they'll just let you through.

Still, thanks to Sonoko, he could come in too.

As a detective overflowing with justice, Conan naturally wanted to capture all three thieves.

"Inspector Megure, long time no see!"

Mori Kogoro waved in greeting and walked up to Inspector Megure as if they were old friends.

"What are you doing here?"

Inspector Megure looked at Mori Kogoro warily. Recently, he had noticed something was off about him—wherever there was a case, Mori Kogoro was there. He could not help but feel a bad premonition.

"Of course I'm here to help you catch the thieves! Don't worry! With the Famous Detective Mori Kogoro on the case, I definitely won't let them steal the jewel!"

As he spoke, Mori Kogoro threw back his head and laughed with his tongue hanging out.

In truth, he wanted to use this opportunity to build his reputation. More and more people had been coming to him with commissions lately, but he still wanted to make more money. He really loved the feeling of having cases to take on. Thankfully, that brat High School Detective had not been appearing much lately.

Naturally, Mori Kogoro had set his sights on this incident as well.

The TV stations were here too. If he could protect the Tear of the Queen during this operation and capture all three thief groups, his reputation would soar!

Wouldn't that mean more and more people coming to him for investigations and detective work? Wouldn't his fees shoot up too?

"Tell me! Are you Kaito Kid in disguise?!"

Nakamori Ginzo rushed forward, grabbed Mori Kogoro's face, and began tugging at it.

After fighting Kid so many times, he naturally knew how formidable Kid's disguise skills were.

"Damn it, let go of me!!"

Mori Kogoro, who had just been happily lost in his fantasies, instantly felt pain in his cheeks. When he came back to his senses, Nakamori Ginzo's hands were already pulling and stretching his face in every direction.

"No disguise."

Nakamori Ginzo breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his gaze toward Ran, Sonoko, and the others.

"Miwako, go check Ran and Sonoko. Takagi, you handle Conan!"

"Yes!"

Inspector Megure had been informed that Sonoko would be coming, but he had not expected her to bring Ran and the others.

Still, since they were here, they only needed to check them and confirm they were not Kid.

"Utaha, Eriri, over here!"

After school.

After declining club activities for the day, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha hurried outside the school without stopping.

Bai Ye and Katou Megumi were waiting for them at the school gate. The moment Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Bai Ye, her eyes lit up and her pace quickened.

"Bai Ye-kun, aren't you going outside the school to date some younger girls this time?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms, her gaze at Bai Ye carrying a hint of displeasure.

"Hey, I was working!"

Even his coworkers at the convenience store had been described as his dates.

Although he knew Kasumi Old Fatty was saying it on purpose, he still did not quite know how to deal with her.

"Hmph, you haven't done anything with us in a long time!"

Eriri bared her little fangs and glared at Bai Ye indignantly.

For a while now, they had both sensed that Bai Ye seemed to be distancing himself from them.

That made Eriri panic.

The friend she had finally managed to make was pulling away from her for no apparent reason.

She did not want to lose a friend she had finally gained.

"Bai Ye-kun, are you in love?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha scrutinized him. She hated this unexplained feeling of being pushed away.

At the same time, she did not want Bai Ye to fall in love. Or rather, if he did, it had to be with her.

When she had been at her lowest, Bai Ye had comforted her and stayed with her while she revised her manuscript. He was such a gentle boy—she did not want another girl to take him away.

But there was one bad thing about him: he seemed a little too gentle. He treated every girl this way, always offering help and care at just the right moment.

If only he treated me like that alone, she sighed inwardly.

"No. I was just busy with some things before. I'm planning to start an Agency to help solve problems. I probably won't be working at the convenience store anymore after this."

He had only done it before because he had no choice. Now, Bai Ye did not want to keep working part-time.

"Huh? Does Bai Ye-kun have the time?"

Katou Megumi looked at Bai Ye curiously. Bai Ye had not mentioned this to her just now.

Besides, did he even have the time?

"Helping with anything? Then... would you be interested in helping a girl grow into a woman, Bai Ye-kun?"

"K-K-K-Kasumigaoka Utaha!!!! What exactly are you saying, woman?!!!"

Eriri's eyes widened as she stared at her in disbelief. She glanced around, then secretly breathed a brief sigh of relief after confirming that no one was paying attention.

Although she had long experienced Kasumigaoka Utaha's shameless remarks, she still could not handle them, even when she was not the target.

"Hmph, a painter like you is afraid of saying something like that?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha curled her lips disdainfully.

Did she not know what Eriri's profession was?

But Kasumigaoka Utaha had never considered Eriri a threat. Even though Eriri kept insisting Bai Ye was her friend, Kasumigaoka Utaha could naturally see through the little thoughts in her heart.

Still, she was not afraid of Eriri. This tsundere twin-tailed girl could never be her opponent.

"So, Bai Ye-kun, what's your answer?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped paying attention to Eriri and turned back to Bai Ye.

If he agreed, then she would put on those lettered stockings and go out with him.

"Are you going to give it away for free?"

Bai Ye scratched his forehead, troubled.

He could not let Kasumigaoka Utaha ruin the ecosystem of the fish pond he had worked so hard to cultivate.

The main reason he had distanced himself from them before was that he was afraid of getting Chainsawed. If this were some ordinary slice-of-life anime, he would not be afraid at all. But Conan existed here—who knew when he might get taken out?

He was greedy. He liked girls like Kasumigaoka Utaha, and he also loved Eriri's twin-tails. Twin-tails that could serve as a steering wheel—if he grabbed them, did that count as grabbing hold of the future?

"Too bad some people don't want it!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha shot Bai Ye a resentful look. This guy... she had already made her hint so obvious, yet he still would not take it. What could she do?

It looked like she had to be more proactive. Perhaps she could take him to a couples' hot spring. Then maybe things would naturally fall into place.

"Shouldn't we go to the museum first?"

Katou Megumi raised her hand, glanced at the time on her watch, and calmly interrupted their conversation.

Pointing at the time, Katou Megumi indicated that if they did not leave soon, they would be too late.

That place was probably already packed.

"That's right, that's right! Let's go to the museum first!!!"

Eriri was frustrated that she did not know how to make a move or control the pace, and she did not want to watch Kasumigaoka Utaha conquer Bai Ye like this.

But Katou Megumi's interruption instantly gave Eriri an excuse.

Nicely done, Megumi. You really are my best teammate!

Eriri silently gave Katou Megumi a thumbs-up in her heart.

"Heh."

Kasumigaoka Utaha shot Eriri an annoyed look. This woman was so irritating. She definitely had to find an opportunity when Eriri was not around later.

"Eh, did I interrupt something good between you and Bai Ye-kun?"

"Megumi is really scary now."

"Am I?"

Katou Megumi tilted her head and looked at him innocently.

But how could Bai Ye, who understood Katou Megumi, not know?

She had changed from Bai Ye-kun to Bai Ye-kun as a classmate. Katou Megumi understood how to change her attitude.

Bai Ye shrugged and did not explain further. They had indeed arranged to go to the museum, and to secure a better spot, they decided to take a taxi.

The Wugang Art Museum was packed with people.

"We can't find a good spot. Are all these people here to watch?"

"Some people even brought binoculars!"

Even thieves had fans now.

Then again, Kid did have quite a lot of fans.

"I'm going in."

"Huh?"

Eriri looked at Bai Ye in confusion. With so many people, how were they supposed to get in?

But in the next moment, Bai Ye simply gave a light push, and the surrounding crowd made way for them.

They made their way through and quickly reached a spot right at the front. Even so, they were still a hundred meters away from the Wugang Art Museum.

They waited until late at night. Since there was a TV broadcast, many people who had originally come just to watch the excitement went home to watch the live coverage instead, and the crowd thinned out considerably.

"Look!! The footage from inside the Wugang Art Museum is on!! That's the Tear of the Queen!"

Through the television broadcast, the huge electronic screen clearly displayed the situation inside the museum.

The Tear of the Queen, sealed beneath a glass cover, was plainly visible.

Fully armed police officers surrounded it, while all kinds of high-tech equipment closely monitored everything within the museum. The instant anyone broke in, they would act without hesitation.

"Bai Ye-kun, do you think that jewel will be stolen?"

"It will!"

Bai Ye nodded, then added, "But not that one. That one is fake."

"How do you know?!"

Eriri stared at Bai Ye in astonishment. Was he some kind of scanner? He could tell whether it was real or fake just by looking?

"It's simple. If they put the real one here and broadcast it live for everyone to see, then Kid and the others would see it too. So there's no way it could be real. Are you a pig brain or something?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri with utter disdain. Was this woman a pig-brain?

Anyone who used their head a little would know there was no way they would place the real one here. The real one might be hidden somewhere else.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha, what kind of look is that, woman?!!"

"The look I give an idiot!"

"I'll fight you!"

Before Eriri could launch her twin-tail whipping attack, Kasumigaoka Utaha grabbed hold of them. That move had no effect on her at all.

"Bai Ye-kun, who do you think will get it? Or will it be protected?"

Katou Megumi asked curiously. This was her first time watching something like this.

"Maybe it won't be any of those three thieves. Maybe it won't be the police either."

"Huh?!"

Katou Megumi quietly pondered it. Could there be someone else joining in?

As the clock struck eleven thirty, a fierce wave of gasps erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Because that meant the time announced earlier by Lupin the Third, Kaito Kid, and Cat's Eye had arrived. Everyone watching desperately wanted to see which of the thieves renowned for their extraordinary skills was truly the strongest!

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