Shinichi Kudo

Kumogakure Amusement Park rang with laughter. Against a backdrop of cloud-wreathed peaks, a giant Ferris wheel turned slowly while a roller coaster raced along its steel tracks to the screams of its passengers.

Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri had just stepped off the thrilling "Lightning Release Rapids" ride, their faces still flushed with excitement.

"Ah! My wallet! It's gone!" A finely dressed, elegant woman cried out and rummaged anxiously through her handbag, her face pale. "There's something very important in it!"

People nearby looked over curiously, but no one could help.

Shinichi frowned. His detective instincts kicked in at once, and his sharp gaze swept across the scene like a scanner.

The crowded path. Snack wrappers scattered on the ground. In the distance, a tall, thin man kept his head down and tried to slip away.

"It's him." A confident smile touched Shinichi's lips as he pieced it together. "Ma'am, did you stop near the exit of Lightning Release Rapids just now and bump into someone?"

"Yes, yes! A man in a gray coat bumped into me. He even apologized!" The woman nodded quickly.

"Then that's it. He used the collision to pick your pocket. He's practiced, but he left too many clues."

Shinichi strode after the gray figure, who was about to disappear into the crowd, and called out, "Stop! Sir in the gray coat, please return this woman's wallet!"

The tall, thin man stiffened and spun around. Panic flashed in his eyes, then gave way to disdain.

He had clearly realized Shinichi wasn't a Kumogakure police officer. He snorted. "Mind your own business, kid!"

The next instant, Chakra surged beneath his feet. His figure blurred as he used the Body Flicker Technique, becoming a hazy afterimage that shot toward the amusement park's less crowded rear exit!

"He's a