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Chapter 1312 The Gentleman and the Survivor

Since the black Hummer with changed license plates was still moving, Hiroki Sawada needed to use the monitoring system to provide real-time updates.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo lent the USB flash drive to Mary.

When Qin Zhibo said goodbye to Mary and walked out along the hospital corridor, a short-haired girl wearing a jacket and carrying a duffel bag hurried past.

The name above the girl's head is none other than Mari's daughter - Masumi Sera.

I guess I came here from Wimbledon after hearing the news that my mother was injured...

While at the center court, Qin Zhibo also saw Masumi Sera acting with Conan.

After Sera Masumi ran past, he suddenly stopped and glanced behind him suddenly.

Looking at the man's leaving figure, she felt an inexplicable feeling of familiarity in her heart.

But she immediately put her mind back and continued running towards the ward.

After being confirmed by MI6 at the door, Masumi Sera entered the ward.

Half an hour ago, when she heard the serious tone of the MI6 personnel announcement at Wimbledon Stadium, she thought she would see a weakly breathing Mary lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed.

Especially when she heard the notification staff asking her to go to the hotel to get a set of clean clothes first, she was prepared to take care of patients in the hospital for a long time and brought her own change of clothes.

But when she entered the ward, she saw Mary sitting by the bed taking off her clothes.

The pure white hospital gown was taken off, revealing the fair skin and proud figure underneath.

"mom!"

"What are you doing?!"

Seriang shouted, quickly stepped forward and asked.

Mary turned around, stretched out her hand to Seriang and said, "Have you brought the clothes?"

"Um……"

Sera handed the duffel bag in his hand to Mary.

The latter pulled out a set of clothes from his duffel bag, but when he was about to change into them, he found that they were much smaller than his size.

Mary cast a confused look, and Seriang explained: "Those are my clothes..."

Mary dug into the duffel bag again and found her own clothes.

After Mary had changed her clothes, Seriang asked.

"Mom, I heard that something happened to you, so I left my friends and rushed back immediately... What are you doing?"

"Something unexpected happened indeed..." Mary said while examining the wound on her forehead in the mirror: "The plan I executed with that old acquaintance was successful."

"The 'Akai Muwu' who appeared in London in the past three years is indeed someone else pretending to be..."

Hearing this, Seriang's eyes looked a little disappointed.

"We originally caught the man disguised as Wu Wu, but he was rescued by others on the way."

"Now we have to chase that person..."

"Chasing someone?"

Sera Masumi spread her palms, "But a lot of time has passed now, right? Can you grasp the other party's movements?"

"Can."

Mary pointed to the laptop on the table, "If you have it..."

Seriang turned to look at the patient table, and then realized that the computer was displaying a surveillance screen of a street.

Next to the surveillance screen, an image of a little boy is covering his face in shame in the lower right corner.

"What is this?" Seriang asked bluntly.

Mary: "This is a computer program called AI that can help us screen all the road surveillance in London and find the target."

"so smart?!"

Seriang held up the computer with both hands and looked curiously at the little man on the computer screen.

At this time, Mary also sorted everything out and stood up.

"Sera, you come with me this time and be my deputy."

"I?"

Seriang was a little surprised. Although she had always yearned for excitement, Mary never took her with her in such potentially dangerous actions.

However, Mary also saw her doubts and took the initiative to explain: "This operation is not the mission of MI6, but a sister to find the sister who was lost outside the field..."

"What?" Sera said in surprise, and then remembered who Mary was talking about.

"Mom, could the person you are chasing be..."



On the other side, Qin Zhibo rushed to London City Hall after leaving the hospital.

In the square in front of the city hall, several ambulances were on scene treating the injured.

There are also a large number of police cars checking in the identities of tourists coming out of the city hall.

Qin Zhibo walked to the edge of the cordon and saw that it was Kuroba Kaito's turn to register.

"Name?"

"Kudo Shinichi."

"Are you here for a trip?"

"Yes."

"Where's the passport? Let me take a look..."

Kuroba Kaito handed his passport to the police, and after checking it, the police handed it back to Kuroba Kaito.

Then he briefly asked Kuroba Kaito a few questions and then let him go.

Qin Zhibo took the initiative to greet him and joined Kuroba Kaito.

"Where's Judy Hooper?"

"She was injured and has been taken to the hospital by ambulance." Kuroba Kaito replied.

"how about you?"

"I have nothing..." Kuroba Kaito's eyes were a little downcast.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo didn't ask any more questions.

He also knew about the current situation, and Kuroba Kaito must be feeling very guilty.

Although the zoo organization had already planned to take action today and no one could predict it in advance, the "Crimson Tears" was snatched away under his eyes after all.

"Okay, I'm a little hungry."

"Let's find a place to eat first..."

Qin Zhibo lightly patted Kuroba Kaito's shoulder.



Under the setting sun, the two figures looked like a father and son.

It's just that at this time, Kuroba Kaito is more like a child who has done something wrong.

Qin Zhibo took him to a roadside restaurant by the Thames River, and the former ordered some dishes.

A quarter of an hour later, traditional British "delicacies" such as barbecue, pies, mashed potatoes, French fries, etc. were delivered to the table by the waiter.

Although the taste of these dishes is limited, Qin Zhibo's stomach is already hungry after working hard all afternoon.

He picked up the knife and fork and started to eat happily.

However, Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting across the table, just stared blankly at the food on the table, showing no intention of eating.

When Qin Zhibo was halfway through eating, he stopped the knife and fork in his hand and said suddenly.

"What's wrong?"

"It just failed once and you don't even have the courage to eat?"

Qin Zhibo's words made Kuroba Kaito's expression startled, and he slowly raised his head and looked at the man opposite.

"No, I just..."

"only……"

Kuroba Kaito couldn't think of how to explain that his mood was so low now that he couldn't even eat.

Judging from the surface, he felt guilty because he failed to save Crimson Tears and failed to protect Judy Hooper.

But on a deeper level, Kuroba Kaito has never tasted failure since he was born.

Whether it's studying at school, learning magic with Kuroba Toichi, or flirting with girls, everything is smooth sailing for Kuroba Kaito.

After transforming into Kaitou Kidd, he battled wits and courage with the police and always gained an absolute advantage.

He is obviously a thief, but he still has countless die-hard fans.

Even the killers sent by the zoo organization, Snake, Shi Kaobing, and Spider, also fell victim to him one after another.

Except for the sudden "death" of Kuroba Toichi and the experience in the fantasy world that made him a little frustrated, Kuroba Kaito has never tasted failure so far.

Even if his opponent succeeds once in a while, the situation is completely under his control, and he can quickly turn the tables and become the ultimate winner.

So far, Kuroba Kaito, who has had a dream start, has turned life into a happy story.

But now, after winning for more than ten years, he tasted the taste of failure for the first time.

He believed that his magic could defeat Spider's illusion, but he did not expect that the opponent's illusion was so powerful that it drove hundreds of people crazy and destroyed his magic field.

He believed that his true identity would not be revealed, but Bol, the undercover agent who had infiltrated Hob's thaumaturgy troupe, guessed that his identity was Kidd.

He believed that he could grasp all the situations, but facing that mysterious organization, what he learned was just the tip of the iceberg.

This time, the opponent took the initiative, which had been brewing for a long time, and firmly occupied the initiative.

And it is impossible for me to strike later this time...

Obviously, I had won countless times before, but just because I lost this once, I completely ruined the good situation.

Even if we now know the general location of the Crimson Tears, it will be very difficult to get the gems back from the opponent's hands.

The key is that there are less than 24 hours left...

"Do you want to admit defeat or surrender?"

"Ah?" Kuroba Kaito looked stunned, "Uncle, what did you say..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Zhibo immediately said: "In my opinion, if you don't want to eat, it is an act of voluntarily admitting defeat to that organization."

"If that's the case, then let me eat the food in front of you."

"Because uncle, I never know how to give up..."

Looking at Qin Zhibo who continued to lower his head and immersed himself in the meal, Kuroba Kaito's eyes were blank.

At this moment, he seemed to have learned something from the mature man in front of him that his biological father had never taught him.

The principles Kuroba Kaito has taught him so far are all about how to be an elegant gentleman magician.

Keep a poker face at all times, this is Kuroha Toichi's classic saying.

But Qin Zhibo in front of him was teaching him a different truth.

The so-called "gentleman" is one who behaves elegantly, speaks appropriately, treats others with humility, has general knowledge, and knows how to advance and retreat.

But when faced with some extreme situations, gentlemanly behavior is a constraint on human nature.

For example, when facing the desperate situation of a storm at sea, he stands on the deck like a gentleman and remains motionless, even if the mountain collapses in front of him without changing his expression.

Although this is "handsome", it will be slowly swallowed by the whirlpool and eventually drown in the cold sea water.

Only by taking active action as a survivor, no matter how "ugly" it appears, can we seize the last chance.

What the current situation requires is not an elegant and decent gentleman, but a survivor who is about to drown.

In order to get the last chance, survivors will do whatever it takes.

Although it may be a bit ugly to desperately grasp at a life-saving straw, it still needs to be grasped desperately.

Only those who survive can continue to be a "gentleman".

Right now, that life-saving straw is right in front of me.

But Kuroba Kaito chose to give up with his actual actions.

Because there is obviously not much time left, he is still wasting time by sitting in a chair and dazing...

Thinking of this, Kuroba Kaito immediately picked up the knife and fork on the table and started gobbling it up.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the dignity and grace of a gentleman.

People can only act when they are full...

Seeing Kuroba Kaito starting to eat, Qin Zhibo applauded in his heart.

This guy's understanding is quite good.

I have experienced many things with Kuroba Kaito and Conan. If we talk about the most obvious difference between the two, it is that Conan has a more desperate spirit and perseverance than Kuroba Kaito.

No matter what kind of desperate situation he is in, Conan must seize the opportunity desperately even if he grits his teeth.

In fact, Conan often puts himself in danger for one reason or another.

But the most amazing thing about this super little man is that he can rely on his own wisdom and willpower to seize the slim chance of victory every time.

Including this time at Wimbledon Stadium, although he took the detonator in advance, Conan also found the location of Hades without Belmode's information.

On more than one occasion, Conan made a comeback against the odds and successfully captured criminals.

In Kuroba Kaito's experience, such situations are very rare.

Kuroba Kaito is better at arranging puzzles strategically and playing with the police to applause, looking completely confident and confident.

But as long as an unplanned emergency occurs, he will be unable to cope with it.

Precisely because he has always been like this, he was repeatedly frustrated when facing the original self and Conan.

This gap in personal qualities determines that Conan is the older brother and Kuroba Kaito can only be the younger brother.



After finishing the meal, Qin Zhibo paid the bill and the two left the restaurant.

On the way back to the hotel, Qin Zhibo listened again to the specific story described by Kuroba Kaito.

In addition to what Kuroba Kaito said on the phone before, Qin Zhibo was a little surprised that Bol, who was sent as an undercover agent, actually recognized Kuroba Kaito's identity as Kaitou Kid.

Of course, this doesn't mean anything.

Because at this sensitive time, the Japanese who suddenly appeared in Hobo's thaumaturgy group was probably Kaitou Kidd.

This reminded Qin Zhibo that he had also been to the rehearsal of the Hobo Thaumaturgy Troupe in his true appearance the day before the performance.

Will your face also be remembered?

Qin Zhibo shook his head and felt that now was not the time to think so much.

"From a positional point of view, the current position of Crimson Tears is southwest of London."

"We don't have much time. I'm going to rent a car now. You go get your luggage upstairs from the hotel. We'll meet downstairs later."

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito temporarily separated.

On the way to the car rental agency, Qin Zhibo thought about the information he now had.

Judging from the prophecy of the Black Pharaoh, the demand for reincarnation should be real.

Because the Black Pharaoh was once a mortal after all, even if he was resurrected as a god, he would still need a human body as a container.

In addition, this reincarnation process should require a moderate ceremony.

And the place where the ceremony was held should be the place of the final decisive battle.


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