Chapter 31: Catch Up to That Black Guy
"Which means 7:30 PM," Chi Feichi stated the answer.
"Right, the Notice said the 12th character, not the 12th letter, so interpreting it by counting the 12th letter 'L' from the Alphabet is indeed not as good as finding the 12th character from the Notice itself…" Conan pondered, while also couldn't help but glance at Chi Feichi.
He originally thought this guy was a newbie, but unexpectedly he suddenly went all out and caught them off guard. He even worried before that Chi Feichi would lose in the contest against Hattori Heiji…
Hattori Heiji also agreed, "Leo is from July 23rd to August 22nd, and Virgo is from August 23rd to September 22nd. The phrase 'From the lion of Dusk to the maiden of Dawn' means the Notice is for the appearance from Dusk on the 22nd to Dawn on the 23rd. 7:20 PM is indeed 'Dusk' time."
Conan withdrew his gaze from Chi Feichi, nodding, "This interpretation method connects the beginning and the end, it's very natural, without any forced or awkward feeling. Let's hurry to Osaka Castle!"
"Wait a minute!" Hattori Heiji called out to Conan, frowning in thought, "No, something's not right…"
Conan was puzzled, "I think this interpretation method is fine!"
"No, it's not that," Hattori Heiji explained while thinking, "The time is indeed correct, but if the previous time deduction was wrong, then 'from the Light Sky Pavilion' might also be problematic. If we know the time but go to the wrong place, it's useless…"
There were no Water Drop in the Sky, and it wasn't raining. Hattori Heiji hadn't thought of 'Tsutenkaku Tower' as the key yet.
Chi Feichi didn't want the Police to rush over and set up an ambush first, so he delayed for a bit, "In any case, let's tell the Police Officers the time deciphered from the Cipher first."
"You're right!" Hattori Heiji took out his Mobile Phone and dialed a number. Considering that he wasn't the one who deciphered the Cipher, and he shouldn't steal the Limelight, he handed the Mobile Phone to Chi Feichi, "You tell them, I'll think about the interpretation of Sky Pavilion again."
Chi Feichi didn't raise his hand, "Repeat? Very troublesome."
Hattori Heiji was taken aback, then realized that Chi Feichi meant 'having to repeat it again is too troublesome, you go say it', and was speechless for a moment. However, hearing that the call had been connected on the other end, he could only go to the side and repeat Chi Feichi's Reasoning.
Chi Feichi looked at the Time on his Mobile Phone.
Conan looked up and saw it, only thinking that Chi Feichi felt Time was running out and was a little anxious, and continued to lower his head to think hard.
Hattori Heiji returned after finishing the Phone Call, "I've already contacted the Police. That Police Officer Nakamori has transferred the Egg to a place only he and two other Police Officers know. They are unwilling to tell us, but since they already know the Time, they should strengthen their Vigilance then. As long as they guard the Egg, then Kaito Kid will be considered defeated…"
Conan was too lazy to act in front of Chi Feichi. Anyway, Chi Feichi had already found a Reason for him, Crazy is Crazy, he frowned and said, "But not Reasoning out the Location still makes me very unwilling… We're clearly only a little bit away!"
Hattori Heiji also pondered seriously, "Light Sky Pavilion, Sky Pavilion should refer to a very tall Building, but Light doesn't make sense… If it means the entire Building is in Light at Night, then many Buildings fit…"
Chi Feichi looked at the Time, 6:49, "Tsutenkaku Tower."
Hattori Heiji suddenly raised his head, exchanged a glance with Chi Feichi, and then directly turned around and ran towards Tsutenkaku Tower, "Let's go!"
"Hey, wait…" Conan was confused, just about to follow, when Chi Feichi picked him up.
Chi Feichi walked to the Roadside, raised his hand and stopped a Taxi.
Conan looked at Hattori Heiji's Figure that was running away, and then looked at the Taxi that was stopped, and fell into Silence.
For the first time, he doubted whether a Detective's Intelligence was inferior to someone who could enter a Mental Hospital…
Getting into the Taxi, Chi Feichi put Conan down, pointed at Hattori Heiji who was quickly disappearing from his Field of Vision, and said to the driver, "Catch up to that black guy, the one in blue clothes and brown pants."
"Huh?"
"Our Friend, hurry."
"O-Okay!"
The driver started the car and chased after him.
However…
Hattori Heiji was really running fast!
The Taxi couldn't catch up for a while. It was hard to catch up, but when they waited for a Traffic Light, Hattori Heiji widened the distance again.
"Maintain this speed, he will arrive one step ahead of us," Chi Feichi judged.
Conan looked at the figure frantically running in his Field of Vision ahead, and helplessly covered his face.
The driver heard this, and thought Chi Feichi was complaining that he was driving too slowly, and also felt a little humiliated. Driving a car and still not being able to catch up to someone running, how could that be acceptable?
He floored the accelerator!
On the sidewalk, Hattori Heiji, running wildly through the crowd, said without turning his head, "Right, we also need to notify the Police as soon as possible, Ko… Co-Conan, you quickly make a Phone Call!"
No one responded.
Hattori Heiji then realized something was wrong, slowed down his pace and slowly stopped, turning his head to look behind him.
There were no Figures of Chi Feichi and Conan.
Two seconds later, a Taxi sped over and stopped abruptly beside him.
Conan almost flew out due to inertia and smacked onto the front windshield Glass, luckily Chi Feichi helped pull him back.
Chi Feichi lowered the car window a little, and greeted Hattori Heiji, "Get in."
Hattori Heiji got into the passenger seat, panting.
This day, his running in the Dusk, was his wasted Time, physical strength, and two friendships that were about to fade away…
"So you two just sat in the car, watching me run behind?"
"Please, it's because you were too impatient, not waiting for us at all, okay?" Conan gave him a half-moon eye, "After we stopped the car, we asked the driver to chase you."
The driver also said, "Yeah, you misunderstood them, we've been chasing you, but you run too fast."
Hattori Heiji instantly turned into bean eyes, "I-Is that so…"
7:14 PM.
The Taxi stopped in front of Tsutenkaku Tower.
Chi Feichi paid the fare, Conan and Hattori Heiji had already impatiently run into Tsutenkaku Tower. Seeing that the Elevator hadn't come down, they ran directly to the Stairs.
Chi Feichi was one step behind. When he arrived at the Elevator, he glanced at the Elevator button that had already been pressed, and calculated for a moment.
If it wasn't stopping on every floor, running to the top floor and taking the Elevator to the top floor would actually take about the same Time, and at Night, there were no people coming to Tsutenkaku Tower, it was impossible for it to stop on every floor…
Ding~
The Elevator arrived at the First Floor, and the door opened.
Chi Feichi walked into the Elevator, Detectives are really impatient Creatures.
At the top floor, Kuroba Kaito stood tall on the high platform, releasing the Pigeons in his hand. With a wave of his hand, his white cloak fluttered in the Wind, "Ladies and gentlemen!"
It really was Kaito Kid!
Hattori Heiji and Conan, who were running up the Stairs, exchanged a glance, and added more effort, running to the end of the Stairs, and opened the Emergency Exit leading to the top floor.
Kuroba Kaito raised his hand and pressed down his Hat, "The Performance Show is about to begin…"
Bang!
The Emergency Exit was opened.
Conan rested his hands on his knees, bending over and panting heavily, but still looked up at Kuroba Kaito on the high platform, "No, your Performance Show is probably going to end… Phantom Thief Kid!"
Ding~
The Elevator door opened behind them.
Chi Feichi walked out of the Elevator, glanced at Hattori Heiji and Conan's conditions. His calculation was indeed correct, the arrival Time was about the same.
Hattori Heiji turned his head to look at Chi Feichi who was walking over calmly and leisurely: "..."
This… should they have waited for the Elevator just now?
Taking advantage of the moment when the two turned their heads to look at Chi Feichi, Kuroba Kaito had already pressed the Remote Control on his Mobile Phone.
On the other side, in the Sky above Osaka Castle, Fireworks rose one after another, exploding with a loud bang.
Hattori Heiji regained his senses and looked at Kaito Kid, "You're not planning to lure the Police Officers near Tsutenkaku Tower to Osaka Castle, are you? But unfortunately, we've already notified the Police on our way here, they will definitely not be fooled!"
"That was originally the plan, I didn't expect you to decipher the Cipher," Kuroba Kaito turned to look at the three, and said in a polite manner, "But since the Fireworks have already been set up, let it add a little Color to the Summer Night. Because… Osaka will soon lose its Color."
"Show-off, how could Osaka possibly because of you…" Hattori Heiji was covered in black lines, but before he could finish speaking, Kuroba Kaito had already pressed the button on the Remote Control again.
The Power Station in the distance was blown up, and the Lights in the entire city went out piece by piece. The city in Darkness indeed lost its Color.
"What?" Conan ran to the railing and looked outside, "Power Outage?"
Kuroba Kaito quickly observed the city plunged into Darkness with Binoculars. He had eavesdropped on the Police's Communication and knew that Chi Feichi had deciphered the Cipher. He had originally invited Chi Feichi to come and watch the Performance Show. It didn't matter what Identity Chi Feichi wanted to participate in, and he didn't take it to heart.
Taking this opportunity, he could also just clear up the Connection between 'Phantom Thief Kid' and Chi Feichi.
Chi Feichi stood behind, silently taking off the Lead Block Weights tied to his hands and feet.
Hattori Heiji was surprised by the 'Power Outage', turned his head and was about to discuss with Chi Feichi, but he saw Chi Feichi's 'unloading Weights' process, and was a little dumbfounded, "You…"
Conan also curiously turned his head, staring at the Weights on the ground, no way, could it be that this guy usually acts with Weights tied to him?
Chi Feichi picked up Hissashi and put it on the ground, "Stay here."
Hattori Heiji jumped back a few steps immediately after seeing clearly that it was a Snake spitting out its Snake Tongue, "What kind of things do you put on your body?"
Chi Feichi ignored Hattori Heiji and looked at Kuroba Kaito, "You already know that the Police transferred the Egg to another place to hide it, right? But you don't know the specific Location…"
Kuroba Kaito noticed Chi Feichi's actions, his eyelids twitched, and he seized the Time to use Binoculars to find the Goal, "Yes."
Conan immediately reacted, "Because in order to ensure the Safety of the Egg, the Police will find a hidden Location, and also prepare a Generator to cope with special Situations. As long as the entire city is in Power Outage, you can see where is using a Generator. Excluding big hotels and Hospitals, which routinely have Generators, you can find the Location where the Police are hiding the Egg!"
"You got it right." Kuroba Kaito had already discovered the Goal and put away his Binoculars.
"Hattori! Quickly make a Phone Call to…" Conan shouted halfway through his words, when he saw Chi Feichi rush out at an astonishing speed, reaching out to pull the high platform, flipped, stepped, flipped again, stood firm, like a weightless black Figure floating up from under the high platform, and then quickly entangled with Phantom Thief Kid.