As he thought about it, Kaito Kuroba could not help feeling a little wistful.
Still, he was from Tokyo, after all, and had seen plenty of murders. Compared to that, something else now made Kid even more curious.
He looked Conan over. "Just how many times have they stabbed you for you to connect 'giving Kudo Shinichi an Anesthetic Needle' with 'this person is Anonymous'?"
"Not that many. It is just that they always stab me at critical moments, making me miss important events..." As Conan spoke, his expression grew a little awkward. Then he suddenly came to his senses. "What does it have to do with you? If you keep asking, Anonymous will stab you sooner or later too—when are you planning to steal the gem? Be careful Jiang Xia does not catch you on the spot and beat you up. You cannot run away on a plane."
Kaito Kuroba smiled and said quietly, "I am not some helpless little kid like you. A mere High School Detective thinks he can beat me up?"
Halfway through, Kid suddenly remembered Jiang Xia's omnipresent monster friends. What if they overheard something and went to report it...
"Ahem, at least he has no reason to beat me up!" Kaito Kuroba calmly changed his story. "I am not a criminal now, just a passenger who likes disguising himself while flying. How could a righteous detective go around lecturing innocent passersby?"
Conan looked surprised. "Not a criminal? You do not want that gem anymore?"
Kaito Kuroba answered decisively, "I do not."
"Huh??" Conan had not expected this Phantom Thief to announce that he was giving up. "Just because you do not want Jiang Xia to beat you up? Are you that scared of him?"
"...Who is scared of that bastard detective?!"
Kid defended himself.