A few days later.
The situation in the island country is undercurrent, and the news of Pandora's emergence is gradually becoming known to everyone with the help of interested people.
"Detective kid..."
Asakura was bored, stirring the cup of coffee with sugar in front of him, and rolled his eyes.
"I have to tell you one thing you need to know at your age, and that is to go to the police if you have a problem."
"Private investigators do not have search or law enforcement powers."
He stared at Kudo Shinichi who found him with great interest - although the current situation was in line with the established path, he still showed a lack of interest.
"I know."
After not seeing each other for a few days, Kudo Shinichi was still so active. He answered in a tone of knowing the law and breaking the law. Then he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't say that everything you do is in compliance with the law." , there are always a few illegal things, right?”
"Um?"
To be precise, there are always a few things that are legal.
Asakura Makoto put the stirring spoon on the small plate aside, picked up the coffee and took a sip.
"Who told you?" He frowned. He didn't like the strange-tasting drink very much. What was its name? He frowned and thought back.
Unfortunately, he didn't pay attention to the name. The moment he heard Kudo Shinichi say he was paying, Asakura was blinded by the longest amount on the menu.
Whether it tastes good or not is one thing, but it is obviously more fun for Kudo Shinichi to spend more money.
"Of course..." Kudo Shinichi prolonged his tone. He also took a sip of the same drink as Asakura Makoto. After the latter ordered, Kudo decisively chose the same drink, "You The taste is too strange, isn’t it?”
Before he finished speaking, the odor in his mouth washed away the remaining part.
Feeling the pain, Kudo put the cup back on the tray. When he thought that he would have to pay for two cups of such terrible coffee later, his originally happy mood was instantly clouded.
"Forget it, where did you just say it? Who told you what happened? Of course it is a secret. The detective must keep the source of the information confidential." Kudo Shinichi replied.
"Actually, I know even if you don't tell me. It's what Dr. Ali said. After all, I ordered a lot of props from him. Some things don't look normal at first glance."
Dr. A Li has never had any scruples in accepting orders. He will accept ordinary business orders, as well as certain orders that look suspicious at first glance. For example, in the original history, he provided many props for Kaito Kidd's crimes.
"Dr. Ali didn't say anything. I just deduce what you are doing from the props you ordered. That tracker is smaller than a grain of rice..." He held his chin and spoke with an inscrutable expression. He asked in a tone of voice, "Surely it's not for the right purpose, right?"
"Okay." Asakura nodded and admitted, "What do you need me to do? Let's talk about it first. As a professional detective, my fees are not low."
"Don't worry." Kudo Shinichi patted his chest, as if he had plenty of money.
Now as a rich second-generation high school student living alone, he does have the confidence to say that he is rich.
"I found the whereabouts of Haneda Hideyoshi, and I need your help to rescue him."
After hearing this, Asakura was silent for two seconds: "...Farewell!"
It's true that Haneda Hideyoshi was in his territory, but on the surface he was pretending to be a branch of the zoo. Two people went in to save people... were they going to die?
What? After Kudo Shinichi became younger, did he ever think about killing Gin alone?
That's okay.
"I have an idea." Asakura sat down anyway, and Kudo Shinichi's recklessness was also within his consideration, "How about calling the police? If people from the Metropolitan Police know the whereabouts of Haneda Hideyoshi, they will definitely send someone there. Rescued.”
"Over there at the Metropolitan Police Department." Kudo Shinichi has already called the police. His identity can even call Officer Megure directly, but the situation at Officer Megure's side is more serious than imagined.
"They don't know what to do."
In the past, Officer Megure felt that Kudo Shinichi was the God of Death wherever he went and died, and wished he could tie him up to prevent him from running around. But now, he deeply regrets the superstitious self he once was, and how can Kudo Shinichi be considered a God of Death? Ah, at least people only die one at a time, and most of them are committed by acquaintances.
The cases that are happening now, including firefights and murders... a group of people die every time. The dead come from all over the world, and most of them are unidentified stowaways.
In this case, since the kidnapper did not make a clear request and Haneda Hideyoshi's condition would not change much in a short period of time, the Metropolitan Police Department could only postpone the dispatch of rescue personnel and prioritize more urgent homicides.
"Yes, society is not very peaceful during this period." The mastermind behind all the incidents silently added milk and sugar cubes to the coffee, "In fact, you can ask the police officer to report Haneda Hideyoshi to the top management, and just mention the surname Haneda. .”
"What do you mean?" Kudo Shinichi asked since everyone could understand the meaning of Asakura's words.
"How should I put it? I have some connections in the underworld. Now in this country's underground world, I don't need to learn about the meaning of the underground world with a detective who is targeting Sherlock Holmes, right?"
"No need." Kudo replied.
Asakura sat up straight, stirring the coffee with extra ingredients, and whispered softly: "Now all the forces in the underground world are competing for a priceless gem. The reason why the Metropolitan Police Department is busy is that those forces are fighting each other."
"gem?"
At this moment, the names of several well-known large gems echoed in Kudo Shinichi's mind. He did not connect the gems in Asakura's truth with the things he had accidentally heard about with Date Hang before. After all, they were just one of his many cases. Just a small part of it.
"It is said that that gem can make people immortal."
"Huh?" Kudo Shinichi was dumbfounded by such a ridiculous thing. How could any fool believe such an unscientific thing?
"Don't believe me? I remember that you should have fought against Kaitou Kidd. The newspaper reported on the duel between light and shadow." Asakura asked. He still remembered that the content of this report was reviewed by him personally. The purpose Just to increase Kudo Shinichi's popularity.
"Are you saying that the gem thief is actually looking for the gem?" Kudo Shinichi didn't think that the pretentious criminal in white would do such a stupid thing. He had already acknowledged the other person's intelligence after failing to arrest him. Not under yourself.
"Why else would he give back the stolen gems?"
Asakura took another sip of coffee. The sugar and milk had suppressed the bitterness, and the drink finally reached a level that was barely palatable.
"So, since someone is fighting for that gem, that means that the gem has already appeared, right? It can make people...immortal." When he said the last word, Kudo Shinichi's His tongue was slightly tied. He never thought that one day such unscientific things would come out of his mouth seriously.
"Yes, guess who it once held?"
"who is it?"
"Koji Haneda."
