In the world of Detective Conan, the female characters are all acting strangely!

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Does Eri like the Kyoto style?

Xia Ye was somewhat surprised; Eri Kisaki looked every bit the fashionable urban woman, she never expected her to like Kyoto—

I realized I still didn't understand her well enough!

"Yes~"

As Eri's best friend with whom she could talk about anything, Yukiko naturally understood Eri better than Natsume: "Back then, her dream was to buy a Kyoto mansion where she could soak in hot springs. Later, after she bought a luxury apartment, I even teased her for forgetting her original dream!"

"Alright, I'll take her with me—"

The reason for Ōoka Kanon's invitation was the lantern festival after the Ōoka family renovated their mansion. Since it was a festival in Kyoto, gorgeous and elegant kimonos were naturally indispensable. Natsume really wanted to see Eri Kisaki in a kimono!

By the way, he had specifically studied the complicated ways of wearing kimonos!

After all, if a girl asks you, "Are you confident you can help me put on a kimono?" and you answer no, that would be such a mood killer!

"Tomoko——"

Yukiko looked at Tomoko with her beautiful eyes and chuckled:

"That Ooka Kanon is no simple woman. Aren't you afraid that our man won't be able to resist temptation and will be taken advantage of?"

"Giggle~"

Tomoko glanced at Natsume with a captivating allure: "Ooka Kanon is indeed extraordinary. People often compare her to me, but all that stuff like status and position doesn't matter to our master. He only likes beautiful women, all kinds of beautiful women..."

"Kane Ooka is such a beauty!"

Yukiko had met Ooka Kanon at the Suzuki family's 60th anniversary celebration: "She has an amazing bust, and she looks beautiful in a kimono. Even I, a woman, like her, let alone that pervert!"

That's true—

Tomoko crossed her legs, her long, jade-like legs peeking out from under her silky pajamas, her eyes bright and beautiful: "Ooka Kanon has always regarded me as her rival ever since she married into Ooka. This time, she even specifically invited Natsume by name, which is obviously because she has ulterior motives."

"I wonder if she'll succeed—"

What do you think, Xia Ye?

"This is it!"

Xia Ye scratched his head and pretended to be clueless, saying, "Tomoko, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm going to experience the Kyoto atmosphere and enjoy the summer festival. As for Ooka Kanon and all that, cough cough, I don't care!"

"Believe it or not!"

Yukiko and Tomoko both complained.

Even Vermouth's beautiful eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling, as if to say: You probably don't even believe that yourself, do you?

Okay, Xia Ye admits.

Kane Ooka is still very attractive to him.

In particular, this lady's daughter is Ooka Momiji—

Sonoko had been whispering in his ear for a long time, urging him to quickly win over Ooka Momiji so that she could properly bully this arrogant young lady!

"I'm off first!"

After dinner, Xia Ye planned to go to the Tokyo National Museum to meet with Kuroba Chikage. He had originally planned to go by himself and get the item, but Kuroba Chikage insisted on going, so it didn't matter, since it wouldn't take long anyway.

...

Tokyo National Museum.

An exhibition of artifacts from the Warring States period has opened.

Many Japanese people still have a strong yearning for the Warring States period, so this exhibition attracted a large number of visitors.

At the entrance of the exhibition hall.

Xia Ye met Hei Yu Qianying, who had already disguised herself.

A white T-shirt, blue slim-fit jeans—a very simple outfit. Her youthful, unfamiliar face, though still showing off her good figure, was quite understated compared to her usual eye-catching appearance.

"Thousand Shadows—"

Xia Ye unceremoniously wrapped her arms around Hei Yu Qianying's waist from behind, feeling a firm and elastic touch that indicated a well-trained and flexible waist.

"ah!"

Kuroba Chikage was caught off guard by the embrace, her body tensing instantly, but relaxing upon hearing Xia Ye's voice. She turned around in Xia Ye's arms, lightly punching his chest with her slender hand, and playfully scolded:

Are you born in the year of the ghost?

"Scared me!"

"I can't help it, I can't help it!"

Xia Ye glanced at the exhibition hall and asked:

"Is that piece of jade real now?"

"It's true~"

Hei Yuqian struggled for a moment but couldn't break free from Xia Ye's arm, so she didn't bother with it anymore: "Japanese artifacts aren't very valuable on the market. The items on display at exhibition 327 are all genuine. On the contrary, most of the Chinese artifacts you want are replicas."

"I already knew that!"

Xia Ye already knew about these things back on Earth.

Most Chinese people have a strong sense of national pride and are unwilling to see their country's cultural relics being lost abroad, so they choose to buy them.

This has led to the high prices of Chinese cultural relics on the international market, with many foreigners using these relics to rip off Chinese people.

As for Japan, on the one hand, as Kuroba Chikage said, cultural relics are not of high value; on the other hand, even if some are lost abroad, the Japanese don't care. So—this can be considered a difference in national circumstances.

"I'll go get that jade first!"

"Okay, then I won't go in!"

Hei Yuqianying knew that with Xia Ye's abilities, obtaining that jade would be easy and she wouldn't need anyone's help, so she didn't suggest going with Xia Ye.

"it is good!"

...

The interior of the Warring States Period exhibition hall.

Xia Ye strolled casually among the exhibits.

He had absolutely no interest in these exhibits. Those famous swords that were touted as national treasures, the samurai armor, and the tea set—aside from being cultural relics, he couldn't see any special beauty in them at all!

It was the book known as "The Tale of Genji," which is said to be the oldest novel in the world, that caught his eye a few more times. However, that was all he did. As for Tokugawa Ieyasu's letters and Uesugi Kenshin's helmet, he didn't even bother to look at them.

Walk up to the jade pendant you're after.

Xia Ye finally became somewhat interested.

He could tell at a glance that this thing definitely wasn't originally from Japan; it must have come from China at the time.

After all, how could the neon lights of that era possibly have such a warm and pure jade pendant?

"Hmm, exchanging this jade for a Mine Fujiko is a good deal!"

Fujiko Mine asked Chikage Kuroba for help, and Chikage Kuroba asked him to take action. Although he didn't mind doing a little extra work for the beautiful women, they couldn't do it without paying a huge price!

"How should I hold it?"

Xia Ye rubbed his chin. It wasn't that he found it difficult. He had at least dozens of ways to take the jade out of the bulletproof glass display case. He was now wondering whether to be high-profile or low-profile.

"Fine, let's have some fun!"

Having made up her mind, Xia Ye swung her fist and smashed it against the bulletproof glass in front of her!

Click——!

The glass, capable of withstanding rifle fire, shattered instantly under Xia Ye's fist. The crisp sound, along with the simultaneous alarm, immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding tourists.

Several tourists around Xia Ye stared in disbelief as he casually removed the exhibit from the shattered display case. It took them a long time to react before they screamed and scattered in all directions.

"Robbery!"

The screams and alarms caused quite a bit of chaos.

Kuroba Chikage, who was guarding outside the door, watched as a group of guards rushed into the exhibition hall, and sighed helplessly.

"As expected, Yukiko and the others really understand Natsume. He's really getting into it!"

Given Xia Ye's abilities, he could certainly have taken the target exhibit quietly, yet he still caused such a commotion; clearly, he did it on purpose!

Chapter 458 A One-Day Date with Kuroba Chikage

Xia Ye did it on purpose, of course!

As for the reason——

All those cultural relics from the Flower Kingdom are still on display in the next exhibition hall!

It's really annoying to look at!

I've acquired the jade pendant here.

It does indeed feel delicate to the touch.

It was also a bit warm.

Xia Ye estimates that this is Lantian jade that was circulated to Japan during the Tang Dynasty.

After all, he had memorized the phrase "The sun warms the jade in Lantian and smoke rises from it" when he was a child.

The exhibition hall was in complete chaos at this point.

The scattered crowd rushed toward the exit.

The guards who were rushing towards Xia Ye were blocked by the crowd and could not get through.

Of course, not everyone panicked.

The residents of Beika Town are well-traveled and knowledgeable, and many people were curious and watched, wondering how he, a mere individual, dared to rob the heavily guarded Tokyo National Museum.

Xia Ye put the jade pendant into her inventory.

Then he turned his gaze to the three volumes of "The Tale of Genji" not far away.

The description on the display case says that this item was borrowed from the Tokugawa Art Museum for exhibition.

If it were lost, the Tokyo National Museum would have a lot of trouble with the Tokugawa Art Museum—provided they don't get overwhelmed with problems.

"Don't move!"

The exhibition hall guards finally broke through the crowd and surrounded Xia Ye.

They weren't too nervous at the moment.

After all, Xia Ye was all alone.

And they weren't carrying any weapons.

Although it's unclear how he broke the display case, judging from the current situation, it seems the culprit will be apprehended soon!

"Hi~"

Xia Ye ignored the gun pointed at her.

I strolled leisurely toward the display case of "The Tale of Genji".

"catch him!"

The guards seemed to be angered by Xia Ye.

Under the leader's orders.

Several burly guards holstered their guns and pounced on Xia Ye!

As for why not use a gun—

There are so many people in the exhibition hall.

There are also many precious cultural relics.

Whether they hit a person or a cultural relic with a gun, they will have a hard time explaining themselves!

however--

Xia Ye wasn't afraid even if a group of people started shooting, let alone being surrounded by just a few people.