This was destined to remain an unsolved mystery.
Inspector Nakamori gave the matter some casual thought, then quickly tossed the messy question to the back of his mind. Jiang Xia was not some outlaw; he had nothing to do with him as a police officer. The only one he cared about was Kid—this time, he had to bring that bastard Phantom Thief, who trampled on the law and the police, to justice!
Maki Juri was not surprised to see Inspector Nakamori enter. It seemed she had already spoken with this police officer.
Professor Agasa, however, was somewhat surprised. He looked at Nakamori Ginzo. "You can actually hunt Phantom Thieves across national borders?"
Inspector Nakamori snorted and gestured toward the burly subordinates behind him. "We're merely a group of enthusiastic tourists. We heard that Miss Maki Juri was troubled by a Phantom Thief, so we came to help her catch that bastard Phantom Thief. That's all."
Maki Juri nodded. This was also one reason she had declined when Kinoshita Yoko initially recommended a Detective to her. After receiving the calling card yesterday, she had immediately notified the donor of the Ring, so that she would not be held responsible if it was stolen.
The donor was on good terms with her. After hearing about it, they reassured her not to be afraid, then somehow found this group of police officers perfectly suited to the job. The group had hurried over overnight.
Inspector Nakamori entered the lounge and saw the calling card in Jiang Xia's hand. He chuckled. "No need to keep looking. After my professional interpretation, I already understand what Kid was trying to say."
Jiang Xia: "...Really?"
Conan also looked at him in surprise.
Inspector Nakamori nodded proudly. "Those messy words are actually telling us the time and place