It had been two days since the Kaitou Kid Heist and he really did not care about it anymore and he wanted to forget about it already.
But Sonoko would not let him because she just kept asking questions and she said something about her Uncle wanting to meet him and start planning another attack and that he wanted to meet him. She was planning to get him to go to every single Heist and she even offered to him to go to him but he said " No " bluntly. And Kogoro said that he would do it because he was the better Detective but Sonoko just laughed and said no to his face.
He sighed just thinking about it, he was tired and he was exhausted he had already did two cases and thinking about it ever since he started to date Ran he ended up with more deaths and cases in a week than he did in a month. Deaths more, more likely happening around him and he was really getting fed up with having Mouri Kogoro being there and trying to take credit for his hard work and sometimes he would actually get it.
He was now at Beika Hotel with Ran and her father apparently, they wanted to meet the local Detectives in the area for a game that they were making and the two of them made the list. They were making a Detective game of Teen Detectives Vs Kaitou Kid and he immediately said " NO " of course he did.
" NO " said Shinichi.
" He will do it " said Sonoko
" Hey " said Shinichi.
But he was dragged away by the girl as the man bowed respectively and quickly went away handing the information over to Sonoko.
" YOU ARE GOING " she screamed handing him the information over.
" Tch " said Shinichi.
" Look there is two rooms available and there are three invites that means you can invite Ran and you can you know ...! " said Sonoko smiling evilly.
" No, I don't and you just want me to go because you think you 'beloved' thief will show up somehow and ..." said Shinichi.
" A room for you and Ran to share and to be together ALONE " said Sonoko.
It took him several more seconds to realize what she was saying.
He was shocked and his face was bright red.
" Hey I never ..." said Shinichi.
But he was too late Sonoko was already on her phone and telling Ran that he was inviting her and Sonoko was inviting herself to it.
He stood there red faced just listening to the whole conversation while Sonoko just smiled and he could not move a single muscle.
Sonoko hung up her phone.
" There now Detective Geek you owe me now and you can help by catching by 'beloved' and give him to me as a gift as you will get and give a gift to Ran and it is all thinks to me " said Sonoko patting him on the chest.
He stood there with his mouth wide open, he just could not believe that she had actually said that out loud and he was actually thinking about agreeing with it but when he was able to say " NO " she was gone and he was talking to himself.
Honestly, he had more bad luck than anyone that he knew and Sonoko was not the best of friends that she was made out to be and he was still red and it was hard to unscrew his face.
" Achoo " he sneezed,
" Bakaito you are going to make me sick " said Aoko.
They were still staying at the Beika Hotel he had a cold and Aoko thought it would be best if they stayed a while for him to rest and in reality, she just wanted to go sightseeing and made him come with her while her father was still working. But he was getting some time off so that made Aoko happy and they ended up spending most of the time at the Hotel just relaxing and doing nothing a lot of things he liked.
He would just eat chocolate out of the mini bar and watch the TV and go to some of the magic shows that were in the Hotel.
Aoko went shopping and made him go sightseeing.
Nakamori spent most of the time in the Bar getting drunk with Task Force members but not too drunk as he would still spend time with them. It was like a family holiday for all of them.
" That Bastard " said Aoko rolling a piece of paper into a ball and throwing it into the bin successfully in one go.
He knew that face and that tone.
She was talking about him well Kaitou Kid him.
He took the piece of paper and he smiled.
" There are making a game about me ... I mean my hero Kaitou Kid and the makers are going to be here and I can go and see it. They are actually making a game " said Katio smiling.
'And I will get to see my Detectives again, interesting but I cannot show since I have this stupid cold because of Hakuba I will get my revenge yet' thought Kaito.
" Bakaito...are you even listening to me " complained Aoko.
" Ahoko of course I am listening to you hate him and he is a 'stupid thief' and your dad will catch him " said Kaito.
He turned his back and smiled.
'Yeah, he will really catch me, he will catch a cold before he catches me' he thought sniggering as he smiled.
" Come on Shinichi tonight is the big night " said Sonoko pushing him forward.
" hi what is she talking about? " said Ran.
He turned red.
He was handed a key by the receptionist and thanked her as he listened into what Sonoko was telling Ran.
" Room 96 " he let slip out.
Sonoko smiled "Well we are in a Hotel and there is two..." said Sonoko.
But she was interrupted before she could say anything else by three men.
" Sorry "
" In a rush "
" So, but we are going to be late "
They watched as the three men were handed keys and Sonoko stood in anger.
He looked at the three cases they were all identical and the exact same.
" I see that you are the makers of the unfortunate Detective and Kaitou Kid game " said Shinichi.
All three of them turned around at the sound of his voice.
" Ah Kudo as in Kudo Shinichi our star guest of the night " said one of the men.
" My name is Hideaki Nakajima these are my colleagues Koji Ueda and Hironobu Takeshita we are all game developers " said Nakajima.
An angry mans suddenly came over and started shouting at them.
Why are you not inside yet? " said the obvious boss of them.
" Right " they all screamed.
And they ran out quickly leaving their suitcases to be collected and put away.
" Hey Shinichi look I have room 100, I think it will be good luck " she said Ran smiling.
He turned red as Sonoko was elbowing him in the ribs egging him on to say something but he just nodded and quickly went into the room to get away from them and this situation.
He was no scattering the base of his skull nervously as he scratched his hair Sonoko was not going to let this go and she was going to do everything in her power to make sure it happened and that it happened here at a Hotel and she was making it out to be the biggest favour that she was owed. And if it did happen then maybe he would feel like owed her for life and from that Sonoko would own him for life and there was nothing worth that he could wait and he maybe he would just do his best to avoid Ran and Sonoko. It was a big event and he could get lost in the sea of people.
" Is Shinichi mad with me or something? " said Ran worried.
" Well you did accuse him of cheating on you and he was not " said Sonoko.
" I need to apologize to him and make it up to him " said Ran moving forward.
Sonoko grabbed her arm.
" Well there is one way that you can make it up to him and you could do it tonight " said Sonoko.
Ran looked at her puzzled.
" You two are clueless and so innocent that it is annoying " said Sonoko.
Ran went red she knew what Sonoko was talking about.
" Ah so you are not as dense as he is when I told him " said Sonoko cheerfully.
Ran then frowned.
" You are the reason why Shinichi is avoiding me " said Ran.
" Well yeah he is shy isn't he and ..." said Sonoko.
" Sonoko! " said Ran threateningly.
" Yes, he is a Gentleman " said Sonoko annoyed.
" Gentleman? ...Sonoko are you trying to bribe/blackmail Shinichi with our first time so that he can catch Kaitou Kid for you? " said Ran red faced.
Sonoko just smiled and left Ran standing there embarrassed.
" Hey Nakajima why don't you trust this game? " said Takeshita.
Curious all three teens went over to see what the game was and it was a boxing game where you had to hit the target as hard as you can. They watched as Nakajima took off his jacket and handed to his friend Takeshita and he threw his punch making a new score record of 348.
" Congratulations " said People clapping their hands.
Nakamjima turned and said " Why don't you take a shot? "
Both Sonoko and Shinichi stood back not wanting a shot of the game.
" No Thank You " said Ran politely.
" Oh, but it can be good for stress relief and you look stressed " said Nakamjima.
She quickly took the glove at that point.
She took a deep breath and focused.
" SONOKO! " she screamed as she hit the target.
400 was the new record.
" Ran...I " said Sonoko scared and looking for a way out but then she just suddenly noticed that Shinichi was gone, he had disappeared out of their sight and he was the lucky one. And now she was left alone with a very scary and mad best friend, she smiled nervously hoping to calm her down or distract her somehow.
Shinichi ended up heading to the bathroom and Nakamjima ended up following up trying to catch up to talk about the game.
" OUCH " they both said as they both knocked to the ground by a very tall and bulky man.
The man did not apologize or saying anything he just gave them a quick look and he walked away in complete silence ignoring them as if nothing had happened.
He saw the fear in Nakamjima`s eye.
He looked back at the man he was dressed all in black and he was wearing shades and a hat inside and that was suspicious and he had seen this look before and he did not like the thought of that.
" Do you know that guy? " said Shinichi.
" No " said Nakamjima shaking.
" But he is a scary one " said Nakamjima.
Trying to make things easier.
" So, boxing?! " he said.
" Yeah the three of us were in the boxing club in college back in the good old days " said Nakamjima cheerfully.
" Yeah until he gave it up " said Ueda cheerfully.
But he could see that this just bothered Nakamjima.
Shinichi decided that he would go and get a can of coffee to drink out of the vending machine and when he passed the reception, he saw the man dressed in black again and he could not help but listen in.
" Customer number 98 " said the receptionist handing over a suitcase to the man.
He just nodded and walked away.
Shinichi recognized the suitcase and it was the same design and model of what the other three guys had and considering the last time he saw two men in black with a suitcase he did not like the thought of this. He followed the man because they were both going in the same direction anyway and he had to act normally he pulled out his wallet to get a can but when he heard what the man was saying he was shocked and shaken he dropped his wallet and his change went everywhere.
" Its Tequila "
' He is one of the men in black' he could not help but think.
" I have made the exchange so don't worry Vodka "
He was now on the floor picking up the coins.
" Tell Gin for me "
The phone was hung up.
" Excuse me but you are standing on the change that I need " said Shinichi.
" Teenagers should respect adults " said Tequila kicking him in the face and sending him flying.
He watched in pain as he rubbed his cheek Tequila walking away and he then smiled, he was able to getting the listening device onto Tequila`s shoe.
Tequila walked into the bathroom.
He hid at the side of the door and he used his phone and headphones to listen in on what Tequila was saying.
" The stupid key won't fit "
He heard as Tequila struggled to put the key in.
" Huh it is already open? " said a shocked Tequila opening the case.
BOOM!
There was an explosion that just suddenly came from the bathroom he was hit with a metal fragment from the blast. And he knew in an instant where exactly the blast came from as he ran to the bathroom just to find a shoe remaining of Tequila and nothing else.
He picked the shoe up and quickly put the listening device back into his pocket he had a feeling that it would be best if no one knew about it.
And the police soon afraid.
And after he chatted with Megure and he had a look at the evidence and once he had all the information he needed he knew who the murderer was.
" Shinichi, you are bleeding " said Ran quickly wiping his face.
He turned when she was done and so did she.
" Ran about what..."said Shinichi.
" Fool I am not mad or upset with you there is no need to worry about that just yet " she said and kissed him and she walked away giving him the space he needed to do his job.
" The bomber was not a terrorist out to scare everyone but he was out for a single target and he planted a bomb in his suitcase hoping that it would quite literally blow up in his victim's face " said Shinichi.
" The bomber is in this very room " said Shinichi.
" The bomber is this room? " said Megure shocked.
Shinichi just nodded.
" I need to see everyone brief cases first " said Shinichi.
" Nakamjima how about you first? " said Shinichi smiling.
" Let's have a look inside your suitcase " ordered Megure.
" No, you can't " said Nakamjima backing away.
" Just hand it over already so we can find out who it is already " said Ueda trying to take the suitcase and open it.
" Let go " said Nakamjima.
As they struggled with the case between the both of them hey both accidentally opened it.
" DUCK " screamed Takeshita as he ducked to the ground in a protective ball.
They were all shocked and focused by this action and then they heard it, the money drop forms the suitcase.
Shinichi smiled.
" And there we have it a confession and our killer " said Shinichi pointing to Takeshita.
" It is call clear you thought the bomb was still in the suitcase and it was going to explode right here " said Shinichi.
" What happened then? " said Megure.
" Well that is another story " said Shinichi pointing to Nakamjima.
Who was now hugging and trying to cover up the money that fell out of the case.
"...? " said everyone.
" Nakamjima you and the big guy had a little swap with cases didn't you and in yours you got money and I suspect that you were giving him information on your company or something like that, something that is illegal " said Shinichi.
"...? " said Nakamjima.
" The exchange was made at the checkout both of you swapped keys instead as both of you had the same suitcases no one would expect anything. Mine is 96 while Ran`s is 100 and the three of you would 97 98 99 because the three of you cut between us. But when I passed I heard that the man had the key to room 97 and is was suspicious now all we need to check Nakajima key to see if this is true " said Shinichi.
Nakajima fished into his pocket and revealed that he had room 124 his evidence was proven.
" The exchange was made when we bumped into him by 'accident' and the exchange of the keys for the bomb been prepared for you was earlier in the day when Takeshita asked you to play the game and he knew that you would take your coat off and he was able to make the swap then " said Shinichi.
" I can't believe that my friend would do this " said Ueda.
" The key is all the evidence that you will need because the key he currently has does not fit his suitcase but it fit the correct one " said Shinichi.
" Hmm how would have thought my bomb would have caused an explosion like that " said Takeshita smiling.
" Why? Takeshita " said a shocked Nakajima.
" You killed Yoshimi " screamed Takeshita angrily gripping onto Nakajima.
" Yoshimi? " said Megure.
" She was the manager of the boxing club that we were in and when Nakajima broke up with her for another girl she committed suicide " said Ueda sadly.
They watched as Takeshita was dragged away screaming at them.
" Nakajima who is that man that you made the exchange with? " said Shinichi.
" Well..." said Nakajima nervously.
" You have messed the deal and now they will not be happy with you " said Shinichi.
" I don't know much " said Nakajima.
" Well it is best that you tell us everything you for your own sake and protection " said Shinichi.
" Look all I know that is I always met at a bar called the Cocktail on the top floor of the Daikou building in Beika " said Nakajima.
Shinichi looked at Megure.
" Right I will send someone there " said Megure nodding then handcuffing Nakajima.
After an exhausting day, he just went straight to his room and went to sleep.
RING
" Hello? " said Shinichi tired.
" Kudo " said Megure.
Shinichi just rubbed his eyes.
" Megure what are calling about? " said Shinichi.
" There was an explosion at the bar and everything is gone " said Megure.
" What? " said Shinichi shocked.
" Kudo I don't know what is happening but I am keeping you out of it for your own protection " said Megure.
The phone was hung up and he was shocked.
the game would not be made anymore and he was not happy.
But he was more shocked at the main events that happened tonight and as he listened in on the phone call he knew there was definitely a lot more to this and Meitantei had got himself involved again and incidentally again. He didn't think he knew much and if this guy was really a magnet for the Organisation then it would be best if he kept a closer eye on him for his protection and just maybe he was the lucky or unlucky charm he needed.
Well he decided he would give Kudo a break he had surprises for the day.