Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xia met Maki Juri, who hired him after receiving a calling card from Kid targeting her Gem of Destiny. Conan recognized that Kid was the strange “Kudo Yusaku” he had encountered the previous night, and the group examined the thief’s cryptic challenge and the ring.

• Maki Juri became interested in Jiang Xia and invited him and the others into her lounge to discuss her commission.
• Maki Juri showed Jiang Xia a calling card from Kid and explained that she had found it beside a bouquet of roses on her balcony.
• Conan realized that Kid was the person he had mistaken for his father the previous night, but kept quiet about it.
• Jiang Xia read Kid’s riddle, which announced that he would steal the Gem of Destiny when the twenty-six letters danced and intertwined.
• Maki Juri opened the ring box and showed Jiang Xia and Suzuki Sonoko the deep-blue gemstone ring Kid had targeted.

Jiang Xia, Conan, and the others learned that actress Maki Juri would wear a famous sapphire ring in a play about Josephine, and Conan suspected Phantom Thief Kid had targeted the theater. Inspector Nakamori arrived to investigate Kid’s notice, leaving Jiang Xia surprised to find him in London.

• Maki Juri explained that the Blue Sapphire ring’s three golden lines represented trust, hope, and destiny, and that she would wear it in the play about Josephine.
• Jiang Xia told Suzuki Sonoko that Josephine was Napoleon’s first wife and empress, while Conan connected Kid’s rose bouquet to Josephine’s love of roses.
• Conan suspected the theater troupe was Kid’s target and wondered whether Kid might also be connected to the mysterious organization he called That Lord.
• Inspector Nakamori arrived at the theater, and he and Jiang Xia recognized each other.

Inspector Nakamori arrived in London to help protect Maki Juri’s Ring from Kid, while he confidently interpreted the thief’s calling card. Jiang Xia found one of Kid’s listening-device pigeons outside the lounge, confirming that Kid was already keeping watch.

• Inspector Nakamori told Professor Agasa that he and his officers had come as tourists to help Maki Juri catch Kid.
• Nakamori interpreted Kid’s calling card as a promise to steal the Stone of Destiny during the play’s finale, and he claimed its split Playing Card symbol meant victory.
• Conan challenged Nakamori’s interpretation and reminded him that he had failed to catch Kid for nearly twenty years, so Nakamori flicked him on the forehead.
• Nakamori planned to coordinate with the London police and arrange defenses for Kid’s expected appearance during the performance.
• Jiang Xia caught a white pigeon outside the lounge and found a Listening Device strapped to its leg.

Jiang Xia let Kid’s pigeon escape and sent Matsuda Jinpei to write Irish a love letter as Uzo, hoping to provoke a reaction from him. He later left his body in the theater lounge and went to check on Matsuda Jinpei and Spider Lady’s progress.

• Jiang Xia released the pigeon carrying a listening device, and Conan speculated that holding one of Kid’s pigeons hostage could lure Kid into a conversation.
• Kid caught the battered pigeon in his office and wondered what had happened to it.
• Jiang Xia tossed Matsuda Jinpei out the window and instructed him to write Irish a love letter from a devoted female fan posing as Uzo.
• Matsuda Jinpei and Spider Lady decided to imitate the love letter Komatsu Hitoshi had received and began writing one together.
• Jiang Xia left his body in the theater lounge, possessed a black-and-white cat puppet, and headed to check on the letter.

Jiang Xia and his companions finished preparing a flamboyant love letter for Irish, while Jiang Xia later explored the Film Crew Building and encountered Conan plotting to catch Kid. He joined Mouri Ran, Haibara Ai, and another high school girl as they collected autographs and business cards.

• Matsuda Jinpei, Uzo's secretary, and the chibi Spider Lady finished decorating the love letter, and Jiang Xia approved it despite its flashy style.
• Jiang Xia left the real cat in charge of delivering the letter to Irish and returned his consciousness to his body.
• Jiang Xia found Conan preparing a parachute so he could lure Kid into rescuing him and use an anesthetic needle to catch him.
• Jiang Xia joined Mouri Ran, Haibara Ai, and another high school girl as they toured the building collecting autographs.
• Jiang Xia handed out his business cards to people in the entertainment industry and collected a large stack in return.

Jiang Xia and his companions returned to the Film Crew Building before the performance, where Maki Juri introduced her makeup artist and several actors arrived in costume. As the group awaited the show, Narusawa Bunjiro introduced the performers playing Theresa Tallien and Hippolyte Charles.

• Jiang Xia and Mouri Ran toured the Film Crew Building with their companions, then the group went to dinner and returned for the performance.
• Maki Juri's assistant led Jiang Xia and the others to her dressing room, where Maki introduced makeup artist Sakai Natsuki.
• Suzuki Sonoko noticed a diving photo of Maki Juri and happily discussed their shared interest in diving, while Haibara Ai examined the makeup supplies.
• Jiang Xia offered to get Haibara Ai cosmetics, prompting Sakai Natsuki to say that children should not wear makeup.
• Narusawa Bunjiro arrived with actors in costume, greeted Jiang Xia, and introduced Tajima Tenko and Shinjo Isao and their roles.

Inspector Nakamori brought Kudo Shinichi to help catch Kid, but Conan immediately recognized him as the Phantom Thief in disguise. Meanwhile, Okiya Subaru secretly monitored the lounge through a hidden camera.

• Director Ban Toru met Jiang Xia and suggested he try acting.
• Mouri Ran asked whether Kid had already infiltrated the group, and Conan warned everyone to watch for likely disguises.
• Inspector Nakamori introduced Kudo Shinichi as a rival detective who could help catch Kid.
• Kudo Shinichi greeted Jiang Xia and proposed a contest, while Conan identified him as Kid and urged the police to arrest him.
• Okiya Subaru watched the lounge through a hidden camera he had discovered in Maki Juri's room.

Okiya Subaru saw Kudo Shinichi appear and suspected he was dead, while Conan recognized the newcomer as Kid but could not reveal why. Jiang Xia suggested checking the disguise, leaving Conan wondering why Kid had entered despite the obvious risk of being exposed.

• Okiya Subaru saw the apparent Kudo Shinichi and noticed Conan reacted as though he knew the detective was dead.
• Inspector Nakamori challenged Conan to explain why he thought the newcomer was Kid.
• Conan hid his identity and claimed Shinichi had called him from outside the United Kingdom.
• Kid argued that he could imitate voices and spoof caller ID, then challenged Conan to call the supposed Shinichi back.
• Jiang Xia suggested that Inspector Nakamori tug on the newcomer's face to expose a disguise.
• Conan agreed, then wondered why Kid had entered if he had not prepared for that simple test.

Inspector Nakamori tried to expose Kid by pulling at the face of the apparent Kudo Shinichi, but the convincing skin left Conan and Professor Agasa bewildered. When Nakamori moved on to test Jiang Xia, Jiang Xia held him off with a Collapsible Baton, and Nakamori abandoned the check before claiming he already had a plan to catch Kid.

• Inspector Nakamori pulled at the apparent Kudo Shinichi's face, and Kid's realistic skin made Professor Agasa and Conan question who was who.
• Haibara Ai teased Conan about possibly being an impostor, while Jiang Xia calmly watched their exchange.
• Okiya Subaru watched the scene on a screen but could not see Conan's reaction behind Inspector Nakamori and Kid.
• Inspector Nakamori tried to check Jiang Xia, but Jiang Xia stopped him with a Collapsible Baton and joked that Nakamori might be Kid in disguise.
• Inspector Nakamori withdrew and said he had a mature plan to capture Kid despite the thief's ability to change appearances.

Kid disguised himself as Kudo Shinichi and joined the group while Inspector Nakamori organized the police’s plan to capture him. After checking and locking the rooftop doors, Conan privately asked Jiang Xia whether he had already known Kid’s face was real.

• Kid, posing as Kudo Shinichi, told Inspector Nakamori he would investigate independently, and Jiang Xia and the others followed him out.
• Kid joked with Ran and Sonoko, while Conan resented his behavior and Jiang Xia explained that he had not exposed him because Kid seemed harmless.
• Kid suggested the group check the rooftop, and Jiang Xia stopped Conan from raising an anesthetic needle before they went upstairs together.
• The group found nothing suspicious on the rooftop and locked every door leading to it, while Kid praised his own thief skills and irritated Conan.
• Conan pulled Jiang Xia aside and asked whether he had known Kid’s face was real when Inspector Nakamori pinched it.

Jiang Xia spent time with Kid, Conan, and the others before the performance, while Kid complained that Jiang Xia had pulled out his pigeon’s feathers. As the show began, Conan sent Jiang Xia to join Kid, but Ran stopped Conan from following them.

• Kid claimed he had saved Jiang Xia from being taken away by a woman at a bar, while Conan and Haibara suspected Jiang Xia had been looking for trouble.
• Kid accused Jiang Xia of pulling out his pigeon’s feathers, but Jiang Xia, Conan, and Haibara blamed the feather loss on poor care and cramped hiding places.
• Sonoko called Jiang Xia over to help carry desserts, and Jiang Xia asked the clerk to add ice cream to his tray.
• Agasa realized that the person posing as Shinichi was Kid, and Haibara said Kid’s clear identity made it easier to distinguish him from Jiang Xia.
• When the performance began, Conan persuaded Jiang Xia to follow Kid and help catch the Phantom Thief, but Ran grabbed Conan before he could follow them.

During the stage play, Conan watched Jiang Xia and Kid talking by the side door and wondered how the Phantom Thief had joined the detectives. Jiang Xia warned Kid that people connected to Kudo Shinichi might be dangerous, while Kid dismissed the threat and kept his Poker Gun away from Jiang Xia.

• Conan used Professor Agasa’s glasses to zoom in on Jiang Xia and Kid talking by the side door.
• Jiang Xia warned Kid that Kudo Shinichi had attracted the attention of a powerful group of gun-carrying people dressed in black.
• Kid guessed Jiang Xia meant Boss Amuro, and Jiang Xia realized Kid had noticed the Bourbon Persona.
• Kid joked that Jiang Xia could not be one of the group because he never carried a gun, prompting Jiang Xia to smile ominously.
• Kid showed Jiang Xia his Poker Gun, refused to hand it over, and redirected their attention to catching Kid.

Irish discovered an anonymous love letter from Uzo challenging him to meet aboard a plane the next day, and investigated the flight while suspecting it was a trap. The passenger list revealed several Japanese stage actors, leaving Irish puzzled about Uzo’s plan.

• Jiang Xia noticed that Irish had apparently received his love letter but had not replied.
• Irish found an envelope beneath his car’s wiper at an Organization medical facility and opened it after moving to a safer location.
• Irish recognized the letter as Uzo’s challenge and suspected Uzo had manipulated the earlier murder case involving a similar love letter.
• Irish asked a confidant to discreetly investigate the plane and its safety.
• Irish examined the passenger list and discovered that several passengers were Japanese stage actors returning home after a London performance.

Irish investigated the theater troupe connected to Uzo’s scheme and found a suspicious signature before infiltrating the theater as a security guard. He learned that Kudo Shinichi was there to help catch the Phantom Thief, while Jiang Xia monitored Irish and received reports from Okiya Subaru.

• Irish found a theater guest-book signature matching the handwriting on Uzo’s challenge letter and wondered whether “Kurosawa Sa...” was related to Gin.
• Jiang Xia watched Irish from the performance hall and reflected that Irish had likely guessed who sent the battered love letter.
• Okiya Subaru emailed Jiang Xia that Irish had entered the theater lobby, checked the signature book, and gone to the security room; Jiang Xia praised him in reply.
• Irish disguised himself as a security guard by changing his appearance and putting on a uniform.
• A theater assistant told Irish that Kudo Shinichi had come to help catch the Phantom Thief, and Irish hid his reaction behind a smile.

Irish learned that Kudo Shinichi’s apparent death had been caused by Gin and saw a chance to use the case against him, while worrying about Uzo’s influence. As the play continued, Suzuki Sonoko and the others spotted Inspector Nakamori disguised as a priest onstage.

• Irish searched the organization’s Database and confirmed that Gin had killed Kudo Shinichi after the Detective discovered Vodka’s transaction site.
• Irish speculated that Uzo might have the Boss’s tacit approval and reassured himself that he could keep his standing by protecting the organization’s secrets.
• Irish planned to exploit Gin’s failure to silence Kudo Shinichi and considered whether he could later implicate Uzo as well.
• Irish headed toward the stage to gather more information about Kudo Shinichi and the police investigation.
• During the play’s scene change, Suzuki Sonoko, Professor Agasa, and Haibara Ai recognized Inspector Nakamori disguised as a priest beside the Pope.

Irish, disguised as a security guard, questioned whether Uzo had led him to discover that Kudo Shinichi was alive as part of a trap. After Kid escaped the theater and Conan pursued him, Irish collided with Conan and recognized something about the boy.

• Conan and Haibara Ai concluded that Inspector Nakamori’s plan to catch Kid onstage was obvious and ineffective.
• Irish suspected Uzo had deliberately guided him to clues about Kudo Shinichi and decided to keep his plans against Gin secret until he had proof.
• Kid slipped away from Jiang Xia and left through the side door, while Haibara Ai warned Jiang Xia that Conan was going after him.
• Conan sneaked out to intercept Kid, and Jiang Xia followed later without rushing.
• Irish, disguised as a security guard, collided with Conan in a corridor and stopped to examine him, making Conan feel threatened.

Conan suspected the guards were impostors, and Jiang Xia arrived just as Conan and Irish were sizing each other up. Kid escaped after blinding the group, while Conan pursued him and Jiang Xia pretended not to notice Conan's signal.

• Conan sensed hostility from Irish, who posed as a security guard and offered to take him to find his guardian.
• Conan noticed the other guard's unusually long baton, leading Irish to suspect that the smiling guard was Kid in disguise.
• Jiang Xia arrived and pinched both guards' faces; Irish endured the pain while Kid dodged him.
• Kid blinded the group with a flash from his baton, but Irish briefly blocked his escape before Kid reached the elevator.
• Conan chased Kid into another elevator, while Jiang Xia pretended he had not seen Conan signal him to stop Irish.

Irish realized the promised Kudo Shinichi had been Kid in disguise and suspected the events at the theater were connected to Uzo. Meanwhile, Jiang Xia and Conan reached the rooftop in pursuit of Kid, where Conan discovered Jiang Xia had missed his signal about the suspicious security guard.

• Mist Tengu tried to relay Conan's signal to Jiang Xia, but Mermaid dragged it away before Irish could notice the ghosts.
• Irish asked Jiang Xia for an autograph, learned that Kid had taken the elevator, and pretended to contact his colleagues while Jiang Xia went after him.
• After Jiang Xia left, Irish concluded that Kid had impersonated Kudo Shinichi, questioned whether Uzo had manipulated the theater events, and decided to intercept Kid after he landed.
• Irish compared Jiang Xia's signature with the Challenge Letter and found they were written by different people, but still considered Jiang Xia potentially connected to Uzo.
• Jiang Xia reached the top floor around the same time as Conan, who had been delayed by other elevator passengers and had failed to find Kid.
• Conan asked why Jiang Xia had not watched the suspicious security guard, and Jiang Xia revealed that he had never received Conan's signal.

Conan and Jiang Xia searched the rooftop for Phantom Thief Kid while Maki Juri’s performance ended and Inspector Nakamori mistakenly arrested the actor playing Napoleon. Maki Juri learned Jiang Xia had left and ordered her assistant to bring him back, intending to keep him close by claiming she was afraid.

• Conan and Jiang Xia agreed to search opposite sides of the rooftop terrace for Kid, and Conan urged Jiang Xia not to go easy on him.
• Conan reached the rooftop as Maki Juri’s play ended, with the Stone of Destiny still on her finger.
• Inspector Nakamori’s disguised officers tackled the actor playing Napoleon, but Nakamori failed to peel off his face and realized he was not Kid.
• Maki Juri asked where Jiang Xia had gone and learned he had left with Conan before the performance ended.
• Maki Juri told her assistant to find Jiang Xia and gently claim she was scared and needed him to stay beside her.

Maki Juri reflected on her pleasure in gradually controlling people, while Conan confronted Kid on the theater rooftop and Jiang Xia watched from hiding. Jiang Xia sent Spider Lady off the roof to bring Conan and Irish into closer contact.

• Maki Juri admired her reflection in her crown's dark crystal and mused about turning people into obedient dogs, while her assistant considered selling a recording to the paparazzi.
• Conan reached the rooftop and tried to sneak up on Kid, but Kid noticed him and revealed his White Suit disguise.
• Conan and Kid exchanged taunts, and Kid tricked Conan with a recording of Mouri Ran's voice before aiming his Magic Gun at him.
• Conan tried to knock Kid out with soccer balls and his Enhanced Foot Strength Shoes while edging toward the rooftop's edge, and Jiang Xia watched from concealment.
• Jiang Xia realized Irish was heading for the side door below Conan's planned fall, then tossed Spider Lady off the roof to bring the two together.