Sonoko felt that her past experience had been far too shallow.
"How much do you think all this is worth?" Aoko could not help asking, then looked at Chen with a strange expression.
"Do you think I'm some kind of jewel thief?" Chen asked Aoko after noticing her gaze.
"I do. Are you Phantom Thief Kid?" Aoko asked Chen suspiciously. But Phantom Thief Kid returned the gems he stole.
Indeed, Phantom Thief Kid did not steal gems for the gems themselves.
He did it to investigate what had happened to his father. That was why Kaito Kuroba had become Phantom Thief Kid.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. I wouldn't stoop to being a thief."
Chen had nothing but contempt for thieves, and besides, why would he need to become one?
"Really?" Aoko remained deeply suspicious.
"None of these items have ever appeared on the market. Young lady, you should stop doubting Chen," Tomoko said to Aoko, though her tone was not particularly pleasant.
"Ah, sorry," Aoko said embarrassedly.
"Every single item here is priceless. But precisely because they are priceless, they are difficult to handle. If too many appear at once, their value will instead be diminished."
The rarer and more precious something was, the more valuable it became. No matter how useful or excellent something was, once it became widespread, it would be worthless.
"These can all serve as the treasures of a shop. Chen, I'll do my best to buy some of them, but I'm afraid even the Suzuki Foundation can't buy them all."
Although the Suzuki Foundation was wealthy, it did not have that much liquid capital, and the value of these jewels was simply too high.
Because of her relationship with Chen, Tomoko Suzuki naturally would not try to lower the price. She even wanted