Conan and Hattori Heiji froze when they heard that.
Mentioning that failed deduction from earlier immediately drew their attention over. They unconsciously repeated Jiang Xia's words. "Got sidetracked?"
Jiang Xia nodded. "Why did it have to be 7:20? Couldn't it be 8:20?"
"!"
Conan and Hattori Heiji instantly understood. They looked down at their watches and suddenly realized it was already 8:10. "...Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
Just looking at that one line in the calling card, it was actually difficult to determine exactly what time it referred to—aside from the twelfth character on the paper, there could have been other complicated interpretations.
Therefore, even after their flash of inspiration, Conan and Hattori Heiji had not been entirely certain of their answer. After all, detectives should always remain skeptical of everything. Then the two of them had rushed to Tsutenkaku, only to find no sign of Kid, which made them even more certain that they had guessed wrong.
But now, Jiang Xia, their answer key, had said that...
Could Kid really be making his appearance at Tsutenkaku, just one hour later than they had expected?
...That crafty Kid! If they'd known, they would have waited a little longer!
At the top of Tenshukaku.
Kid checked the time and chuckled to himself. "It's time for the show to begin."
He suddenly snapped his fingers with a stylish snap.
At the same time, his other hand covertly pressed a switch in a decidedly less stylish manner.
The next second, countless fireworks shot into the sky around the distant Tenshukaku, bursting in dazzling blooms like a festival.
—Tenshukaku at Osaka Castle was precisely the place the police and detectives had initially decided was where Kid would appear. It looked peaceful at the moment, but the building was actually packed with police