IW: Chapter 301 - Kisugi Rui: "Little Detective, you can make an unreasonable request!"
"Hey, Kid, I'm not going to let you steal my credit!"
Outside the door, Mouri Kogorou's voice drifted in.
A moment later, the door was burst open.
Bai Ye was seen confronting Cats Eye and Kid.
"I say..."
Bai Ye rubbed his forehead; he knew this would happen.
The reason he didn't speak was that too many people would lead to chaos.
Bai Ye had no intention of using his ability.
It would be a disgrace to use his ability against these ordinary people.
Back then, Bai Ye hadn't fully adapted to his ability, and it was his first time as a Phantom Thief, so he used it.
Now, he was here as a detective.
So, he would naturally deal with the Phantom Thieves as an ordinary person.
It was actually quite simple to capture Kid and the Cats Eye sisters.
As long as the four of them stayed with him, they wouldn't be able to escape afterward.
But with more people, it would easily lead to chaos.
This would give others an opportunity.
"Bai Ye, Kid, I understand! You're deliberately trying to take all the credit! I thought you were a good person before!"
"Uncle Mouri, what are you saying? When there are too many of you..."
Before Bai Ye could finish speaking, there was a sudden bang from the ceiling, which instantly cracked open.
Then, a smoke bomb was thrown in.
"Someone upstairs!?"
Suzuki Jirokichi was flustered.
He had so many people arranged upstairs.
Yet, upstairs was breached again?
"They ran."
The smoke dissipated, and the gem vanished with it.
"Upstairs."
"Little Brother Bai Ye, you're quite calm."
"Officer Nakasone, you can't possibly suspect that I'm Kid, can you?"
Bai Ye turned his head to look at Nakasone Ginzo.
This officer was so close to him; it seemed he already thought he was Kid.
How could he not be calm?
After all, he had just suffered a loss once.
"If I were Kid, where would the original Bai Ye be then?"
No wonder Nakasone Ginzo couldn't catch Kid.
With that intelligence, he had basically given up on catching Kid.
"That's true."
"Hurry up, or they'll all get away!"
Cats Eye and Kid had both escaped from above using ropes.
On the rooftop.
At this moment, Kid was confronting Cats Eye.
The main reason was that the gem was still in Cats Eye's hand.
"Hey, you should thank me for escaping this time, otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten away!"
This was Kid's backup plan!
If he hadn't gotten the fingerprints.
Then he would directly blast his way up from the floor below.
Because the food given to the guards upstairs earlier had been drugged.
So, this area had already been taken care of by him.
Before, his butler had been responsible for contacting them, making the people downstairs think this place was still safe.
When it was time for action, if he encountered danger, the butler would control the explosive device to blow this up.
Now, Cats Eye had also escaped because of him.
"Whoever has the gem, it belongs to them!"
Ai Kisugi, freed from danger, was in a much better mood and couldn't help but joke with Kid.
She had originally thought they were completely screwed this time.
She never expected Kid to have a backup plan.
"No, you haven't escaped yet!"
"You detectives are really too annoying!"
Kid frustratingly ruffled his hair; he hadn't even made his move yet.
This detective was coming up, and then he would really be finished!
This guy was even more annoying than that Kid.
He had crossed paths with Conan a few times before, which made Kid remember that Kid, Conan.
"Let's go!"
The Kisugi sisters exchanged glances and immediately decided to leave.
They all had flying equipment stored on this floor.
As long as they grabbed it, they could leave.
"Don't go!"
Kid saw the three sisters about to leave and immediately gave chase.
He absolutely had to get this gem!
Nakasone Ginzo and a group of police officers, along with Suzuki Jirokichi, Mouri Kogorou, Hakuba Saguru, Conan, and others, also arrived upstairs.
Seeing the Phantom Thieves confronting each other, Nakasone Ginzo could not possibly let them get away so easily.
"Forget it, let's go."
Kid also understood.
In this situation, it was impossible to snatch the gem from Cats Eye's hands.
If he delayed any longer, he would probably be caught.
He could only give up.
He directly leaped downstairs, then activated his flying device and left.
"Don't let Cats Eye escape!"
"You two go first!"
"But..."
Seeing the police approaching, Kisugi Rui threw two equipment bags to Kisugi Hitomi and Ai Kisugi.
She no longer had time to grab a third one.
"Use that!"
Kisugi Rui meant for the two of them to jump first.
Then she would go with one of them.
Their combined weight wasn't particularly heavy; they could carry two people while flying.
"Okay!"
Kisugi Hitomi and Ai Kisugi exchanged glances, then rushed towards the outside of the building.
Kisugi Rui followed.
Seeing this scene, Nakasone Ginzo also frantically shouted, "No!!!"
Although he wanted to catch the Phantom Thieves, he didn't want to see them die like this!
No!!!?
Couldn't you just let yourself be caught?
This kind of suicidal behavior...
"Got it!"
Ai Kisugi shouted, but as they jumped, a gust of wind blew, pushing Ai Kisugi's position slightly to the left.
This prevented Kisugi Rui from grabbing Ai Kisugi's flying device.
"It's over..."
The Kisugi sisters felt a pang of fear in their hearts at this moment, especially Kisugi Rui.
She realized at this moment that she was probably going to die.
She never expected that a sudden gust of wind would make her miss her grip.
"Hey, Big Brother Bai Ye, what are you doing?!"
Conan was at the very front and naturally saw Cats Eye make a mistake.
He wanted to save her.
In Conan's opinion, even criminals should be judged by law, not die in such a way.
But as they were falling, Conan couldn't think of what to do.
Bai Ye grabbed the safety rope and jumped down.
When Conan saw this scene, he was completely shocked, then he lay on the ground, watching Bai Ye rapidly falling below.
He truly admired Bai Ye now.
"Hold on tight!"
"Huh?"
Kisugi Rui had already resigned herself to death.
But then a voice came to her ears, and she felt herself being embraced.
The safety rope reached its end, at the middle floor of the building.
Bai Ye directly kicked open the tempered glass.
Then he jumped into the building.
If it hadn't been for so many people watching, he wouldn't have bothered.
"Give me the gem; this is my mission."
"If you saved my life, you can make an unreasonable request."
Kisugi Rui, having narrowly escaped death, was in an unusually stimulated mood.
She found Bai Ye particularly pleasing to the eye.
"Then give me the gem!"
"You're very unreasonable."
Kisugi Rui rolled her eyes. She directly raised her head and leaned close to Bai Ye's cheek. A fragrant breeze assailed him, and Bai Ye's lips were kissed.
"Thank you, little detective."
After Kisugi Rui finished speaking, she turned and ran.
She wouldn't give the gem to Bai Ye.
This concerned her father, but Bai Ye had saved her, and the thrill of death had made her do something emotional she wouldn't normally do.
Looking at Kisugi Rui's retreating figure, Bai Ye's lips curved into a smile. He raised his right hand, and the gem was indeed in his hand.
He had gotten the gem, but he felt as if he had also gotten something else.
"Is the gem alright?!"
Suzuki Jirokichi asked Bai Ye.
"It's fine, here you go."
"Okay, you wait here, I'll go find a doctor for you."
With that, Suzuki Jirokichi turned and left.
Watching his retreating figure, Bai Ye shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Vermouth had actually come and even disguised herself as Suzuki Jirokichi.
He hadn't agreed before.
So, was this the time he chose to make his move directly?
He threw a fake gem made of a stone to Vermouth. Later, after getting into the car, Vermouth would probably realize she had been tricked, right?!
"Hey, Kid, are you alright?!"
Mouri and the others rushed over after Vermouth left.
They surrounded Bai Ye as if looking at a monkey.
Bai Ye's leap just now indeed startled everyone around him.
No one expected Bai Ye to just jump down like that.
"I'm fine."
"I say, Kid, you should be more careful. Don't be so reckless in the future!"
Mouri Kogorou truly admired Bai Ye.
He actually dared to jump down like that.
"Where's Cats Eye?"
Hakuba Saguru asked.
"They ran."
Bai Ye shrugged. He had considered whether or not to capture them earlier.
But he gave up later.
Mainly because he didn't want to lose such an opponent.
"It's fine as long as the person is safe."
Suzuki Jirokichi shook his head. Although Kid and Cats Eye had escaped, he felt that if Bai Ye had died here, it would have been better to let them escape.
"The gem is with me."
Bai Ye said, handing the gem to Suzuki Jirokichi.
This gem was worth far more than his mission's value, but Bai Ye wouldn't take it.
After all, the mission was there, and since it was his first mission, he naturally had to complete it well.
This also helped him establish his reputation.
"You Kid..."
Suzuki Jirokichi opened his mouth to speak. He had originally wanted to comfort Bai Ye.
But he didn't expect Bai Ye to have already gotten his hands on the gem.
"Actually, there's no need to try so hard..."
Suzuki Jirokichi hadn't even thought about this.
Raise the price!
He definitely had to raise the price!
Suzuki Jirokichi truly admired Bai Ye's dedicated attitude.
"Big Sister, are you alright?!"
"I'm fine, let's go back."
Kisugi Rui, wearing sunglasses, was driving towards the Cats Eye Cafe.
After she was safe, she called Kisugi Hitomi.
She was safe.
"Big Sister, I just saw that detective jump down with you!"
Ai Kisugi's voice also came through.
After learning that her sister was safe, she also spoke with a giggle.
She had seen it very clearly in the air before.
At that time, she was preparing to adjust her angle to see if she could help.
Although she knew the chances were probably slim.
But she still tried, and then she saw the detective jump down directly and embrace Kisugi Rui, crashing into the building.
"What do you want to say?!"
"Hmmph, Big Sister, you know, I'm just curious. That moment felt very fated, a thief and a detective! Big Sister, did you feel a little bit of a flutter in your heart at that moment?!"
Ai Kisugi's mind was already imagining countless scenes.
She couldn't help it.
She didn't want to overthink, but everything that had just happened was truly beyond her control.
That leap.
It looked like there was no hesitation at all. If it were her, she would definitely have felt a flutter in her heart.
"Are you teasing your sister? Let's talk about it when we get back."
Kisugi Rui directly hung up the phone.
She had called them just to let them know she was safe.
Not for the two of them to make fun of her.
As for a flutter in her heart?!
Indeed, there was a little flutter.
In such a situation, even if one's heart were made of iron, they would probably feel something.
"See, I told you Big Sister would hang up!"
"I'm definitely going to ask properly when we get back!"
Ai Kisugi said indignantly.
She still hadn't gotten the answer she wanted.
Cats Eye Cafe.
Ai Kisugi and Kisugi Hitomi immediately surrounded Kisugi Rui when they saw her return.
"Don't look, I'm not hurt."
Although she had already made it clear on the phone.
But looking at the two of them, it was clear they were still worried if she was injured.
"Big Sister, about what happened earlier..."
Although Ai Kisugi had been saying she wanted to ask the questions she wanted to ask earlier.
But Ai Kisugi also knew what she should do at this moment.
Although Big Sister seemed fine now, she also knew very well that if it weren't for her mistake, Big Sister probably wouldn't have encountered such an accident.
"It's not your fault."
Kisugi Rui shook her head; she didn't want to continue talking about it.
In her opinion, this matter had nothing to do with Ai Kisugi either.
If it hadn't been for that gust of wind, she would have been able to hold on.
"Big Sister, you and that detective?!"
Seeing that Big Sister was no longer pursuing the matter, Ai Kisugi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked.
She was very concerned about this.
"What do you think there could be?!"
"Huh?! Isn't it a hero saving the beauty, and then the beauty pledges herself? Although that detective has a different stance, he's really handsome!"
"You don't even look at how old he is, and how old I am."
Kisugi Rui gently tapped Ai Kisugi's forehead.
She was almost thirty.
Bai Ye was the same age as Ai Kisugi; what could she and he possibly have?!
"That's not right, Big Sister, how can age be an issue?"
"Alright, don't worry about my relationship problems anymore. Let's find Father's mementos first. Luckily, this time the gem..."
Kisugi Rui said, putting her hand into her pocket.
At this moment, she was also a little strange.
Where's the gem?!
She had just said that she shouldn't talk about these emotional issues anymore.
After all, she hadn't thought about it for so many years, always prioritizing finding her father's collection and then uncovering the truth of his murder.
But where was her gem?!