I'm in Mihua, and all the ladies like me.

"Ah, that's not true."

Probably guessing what his friend was going to say next, Sonoko smiled and waved his hand.

"My mission is actually to take you to your mother's place. The imitation is actually a matter of course."

After the words fell, Serabel had already opened the box in her hand. Lying inside was a dark star that was exactly the same as Sonoko's chest.

He picked up the light above his head and looked at it, thinking that although it was indeed a black pearl, it was indeed a fake.

But even if they are all fake, so many black pearls cost a lot of money...

It is worthy of being the second largest dog owner in Japan.

Of course, Yuanzi didn't know what was going on in this guy's heart. He ducked behind the brother and sister, slapped each of them on the back, and said happily.

"Let's go, let's go, Uncle Lan and Kogoro have already passed by first, let's go too!"

It was completely different from the normal VIP passage. Under the leadership of Miss Yuanzi, the three of them quickly arrived at the door of an office on a cruise ship.

Pushing the door open and walking in, several people in the office had already arrived.

They are all familiar faces.

In addition to Suzuki Tomoko, Xiaolan was also present, and of course there was a certain Shinigami elementary school student wearing glasses. The only Suzuki Shiro was not there, probably because he was out to socialize.

Mouri Kogoro was talking to Suzuki Tomoko from the side.

"Ah~ I didn't expect Mrs. Suzuki to be such a wonderful person. With so many black pearls, even if Kaitou Kidd came, it would be difficult to find the real dark star within three hours. ah."

Tomoko Suzuki covered her face with a fan, and smiled politely: "Exactly, it seems that Detective Maori also agrees with my thoughts."

"Hahahaha, right?"

After being praised by the beauty, Mouri Kogoro touched his head in a daze and laughed twice, then lowered his voice and covered his mouth with one hand.

"So, can you tell me a little bit about where the real dark star is..."

"Well, Detective Mori has to look for it himself." Suzuki Tomoko raised an index finger with a smile, "But I can remind you that I have handed over the real dark star to the only person in this party who is worthy of it. female."

Mouri Kogoro was in awe, "I see, she must be a very beautiful woman!"

"Hehehe, this is..."

Tomoko Suzuki smiled and said nothing, as if she planned to keep it secret from everyone.

At this moment, Serabel's voice came from the side.

"Actually, I think this problem will most likely not trouble Kaitou Kidd."

"Huh? Why?"

Mouri Kogoro subconsciously followed the sound with Suzuki Tomoko, and couldn't help but look bad when he saw it was Sera Bell.

"Hey, why are you here too?"

"I was invited, so I came here~" Serabel said proudly, holding the invitation in her hand.

Suzuki Tomoko pretended to be all ears: "It's not difficult for Kidd. What's the reason?"

"The reason is of course——"

Serabel turned her head and glanced at Sonoko behind her, who kept making fists to indicate that she should work hard and perform well. She turned back and spread her hands helplessly.

"It's a very simple logic. Which normal person would take the risk and hand over his family heirloom to others just for a dinner party? Moreover, even if he really has the courage to hand it over to others for safekeeping, he will definitely do it again and again because of his uneasiness. Confirmed and revealed in sight... But even if Kidd knows which is the real dark star, in the end he still has to reach for it manually."

"Do you want to keep the Dark Star for me?" Suzuki Tomoko was noncommittal.

Serabel shrugged: "That's not true. The Dark Star is naturally kept by Mrs. Suzuki. I only need to be responsible for protecting Mrs. Suzuki."

That's right, no matter how elusive Kidd is, as long as no one is allowed to come within one meter of the target, there will be no possibility of the Dark Star being stolen.

The logic is indeed such a logic. After hearing this, Tomoko Suzuki covered her mouth and chuckled.

"I see. Since I have the confidence to say so, I will leave it to you for tonight's escort mission."

"Young Mr. Knight~"?

Chapter 58: Catch a Miss Phantom Thief~

It was 10 minutes later that Serabel arrived at the dinner party.

The dinner will be held in the main ballroom on the cruise ship.

Similar to the upper-class dinners depicted in many film and television works and novels, huge and exquisite glass lamps are hung from the dome in a spacious enough space, and the warm light falls on the scarlet carpet, wearing a suit. Men and women in skirts held goblets of red wine in their hands and talked softly to each other, while white waiters walked through them holding trays.

Tonight's dinner has not officially started yet, everyone is waiting for the arrival of the rightful owner.

At this moment, the red curtain covering the stage in front of the banquet hall suddenly made the sound of shuttle.

The slight movement attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet hall, and they all turned their eyes in unison.

The next second, driven by the motor, the curtain slowly opened to both sides, and a plump and stocky figure appeared in the center of the stage.

It's Shiro Suzuki.

And there is a huge banner above and behind him... No, that is too cheap. In terms of texture, it should be regarded as a plaque.

There is a line of large characters written on it.

——Onboard celebration of the [-]th anniversary of the Suzuki Zaibatsu.

"Good evening, distinguished guests."

Suzuki Shiro, holding a microphone, stepped forward to the stage, glanced at the familiar or unfamiliar faces in the venue and off the stage and smiled.

That kind smile showed no airs about being the chairman of the second largest consortium in Tokyo. It seemed like a dinner gathering between ordinary people, just a few words before eating.

"It has been sixty years since our Suzuki Zaibatsu was established. I would like to sincerely thank you for your support and encouragement to our consortium. I hope everyone will forget about that big thief tonight and enjoy this event." banquet……"

Before he finished speaking, someone slowly walked out from behind the scenes and interrupted.

"Yes, but before that, I want to tell you about a good idea I thought of."

"Uh?"

Suzuki Shiro was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned his head and looked back.

I saw Tomoko Suzuki, who was wearing an evening dress tonight and a light purple tulle draped over her shoulders, walking out from behind the curtain. Her legs wrapped in stockings and high heels stepped on the ground, making a short and powerful sound as she walked forward. Behind her, Also following was Sera Bell, who was dressed in a black suit and looked like a butler.

Serabel did not stay on the stage for long. He walked straight past Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki, came to the edge of the stage, jumped down and fell into the audience.

Because Sera Masumi was traveling with Xiao Ran and Sonoko, she arrived at the banquet hall earlier and stood in the front row of the crowd. She couldn't help but be a little curious when she saw Sera Bell getting off the stage and coming to her side.

"Hey, why did Berni-chan come down? Didn't he say that he would be the bodyguard of Mrs. Suzuki?"

"It's just a bodyguard, not a personal bodyguard." Serabel didn't take it seriously. "Besides, my job is just to prevent anyone from approaching Mrs. Suzuki. If someone rushes to the stage to snatch the pearl later, then I don't mind competing with him. moves faster."

"But Chairman Suzuki is also on the stage." The tiger-toothed girl pursed her lips towards the stage.

Meaning - what if Suzuki Shirou is Kaitou Kid in disguise?

"I missed something just now. Even if you can rush up to the stage and snatch the black pearl, you still have to have the opportunity to get it."

Serabel glanced at the garden beside her: "And Zhenzun, are you saying this a little too much..."

He actually wanted to say that it was a bit bad to openly discuss his father in front of his daughter like this, but he didn't expect that it was because their conversation volume was too low or for some other reason. Yuanzi didn't seem to notice the two people beside him at all. Instead of talking, he turned around and looked around, as if he was looking for someone.

At the same time, Tomoko Suzuki took out a small box from her body with a smile, held it in her hand and showed it in front of everyone.

"Do you still remember that when we boarded the ship, I asked the staff to hand this small box to each guest. I saw that many of the guests had already put it on. So now I ask everyone to put this little box on. Open the box and wear the 'Dark Star' carefully prepared for you by our Suzuki Foundation inside."

Since it was the host's request, everyone present could not refuse too much. Some had already worn it since they got it, while others took it out of the box and wore it even if they were not willing to wear it. good.

Seeing this scene, Suzuki Tomoko also smiled with satisfaction.

"To be honest, this can be regarded as a small challenge to that stupid thief. Of course, although there is only one genuine [Dark Star], these are undoubtedly real black pearls. If the so-called Phantom Thief Kidd wants to steal the Dark Star, so please find a way to identify which one is the real one within the three hours the Sallybeth is sailing, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience.

"Hahaha, how is that possible?"

"Yes, even if we invite professional experts to come with instruments, it would be impossible to complete the identification of so many black pearls one by one in three hours!"

"That's it!"

Harmonies kept coming from the banquet hall, but Serabel noticed that Suzuki Shiro, who had been snatched by Suzuki Tomoko, had come off the stage at some point. After briefly chatting with the staff, he walked towards the banquet alone. Walk outside the hall.

Ah, could it be?

A certain possibility flashed through his mind, and Serabel touched the back of the hand of the tiger-toothed girl beside him.

"I have something to do and I'm going out for a while. Please help me keep an eye on Mrs. Suzuki. If anyone who looks like Kidd rushes onto the stage or does anything else, just use Jeet Kune Do on him."

"Ah? What if I hit the wrong person and injure him?" Sera Masaki was stunned for a moment.

"Don't worry, kill first and report later, imperial authority has granted you!"

Serabel gestured to Mrs. Suzuki on the stage with his eyes, and gave a firm thumbs up.

Mrs. Suzuki will pay for tonight's medical expenses.JPG

After a brief explanation, he quietly left the venue.

……

On the other side, "Suzuki Shiro" who left the banquet venue first, after walking around for a while, finally came to the empty restroom.

After entering the door, he randomly selected an empty cubicle and sat down. He closed the cubicle door. Half a second later, a faint girl's sigh echoed in the bathroom.

"Chairman Suzuki, you should lose weight. It's very tiring to walk around with such stuffing in order to play you~"

After saying that, "Suzuki Shiro", who was sitting on the toilet seat in the stall, decisively started the "makeup removal" process.

It's still the familiar procedure, first the jacket, then the pants, then various fillers, and then take off the hood.

In just a few seconds, a middle-aged man weighing more than [-] kilograms transformed into a young girl wearing a JK uniform with long flowing hair and a curvy figure.

"Well, take off the bra straps too. Let's get some air. It's so stuffy to keep them tied up..."

The phantom thief girl was talking to herself.

However, just as she reached into her shirt to take off the last piece of equipment, a pair of hands quietly placed on the upper edge of the compartment door, and a familiar face poked its head in, accompanied by a slightly teasing chuckle. Voice.

"Oh haha~ This is the men's restroom. Miss, what are you doing here?"?

Chapter 59: Bind Miss Phantom Thief!

At the same time, in the banquet hall.

"very strange……"

Yuanzi, who had been turning around and looking around, finally couldn't help but underestimated.

Xiaolan, who was beside her, also saw that her friend had been uneasy since the beginning of the banquet, and couldn't help but ask with concern.

"What's wrong Sonoko? It seems like you've been looking for someone since the beginning?"

"Hey...I'm looking for my elder sister."

After searching for nearly 10 minutes to no avail, Yuanzi shook his head helplessly.

"It's so strange. I haven't seen where my elder sister has gone. My elder sister's fiancé was the third young master of the Fuze Consortium. He also came to me and asked me that he hadn't seen her."

"Could it be that he really didn't come?" Xiaolan speculated.

"That shouldn't be the case. My sister is quite reliable. If something urgent happens, she will definitely tell me in advance."

Yuanzi muttered, and after thinking about it, he took out the mobile phone he carried with him.

"Wait a minute, let me call and ask if you are really still at home..."

Click on the phone book, scroll down to find the family contact list, select [Sister], and click to make a call.

It should be said that it is the Suzuki Consortium. Considering that mobile phones may have no signal if they are far away from the shore, they simply installed a signal tower on the cruise ship.

The call was connected within two seconds, and a more mature but somewhat confused female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, Yuanzi? Why did you call me suddenly? What's wrong?"