Hirabue was startled when she suddenly heard a loud bang. Briefly she orientated herself. It was clearly from her son's room. What happened? Earlier, he had rushed past her with a huge envelope under his arm. The expression on his face had been excited, so that she concluded that the long-awaited first government contract had finally come in for him. And now this bang. She quickly hurried up the stairs and knocked on her son's door.
"Hey Kaito? Did something happen?" called her.
But she got no answer. Finally she pressed the doorknob with a quick determination and opened the door. At first she saw nothing unusual. Only when she entered the room did she notice the overturned chair and see her son lying on it, unconscious.
"Kaito!" she exclaimed, startled, and hurried over to him. “What about you?” She leaned over and patted his face, but he showed no reaction.So she hurried quickly down the stairs, came up to him again and slapped a wet washcloth all over his face.
He opened his eyes in amazement. "Eh! That's wet!" he gasped, tore the rag from his face and gasped for air. Amazed, he looked into his mother's face, who looked at him questioningly.
"What happened then?" she wanted to know. "What knocked you over so?"
Kaito got up slowly and grimaced in confusion. At first he couldn't remember, but then suddenly he knew again and silently pointed to the documents that were on the table.
Hibarue leaned over it, read it through and then she suddenly knew what was pissing off her son. She couldn't help but laugh out loud at first.
Kaito looked at her angrily. "That's not weird at all!" he pouted angrily. "Can that idiot from the restaurant owner have no other safe than a huge, round aquarium set up in the middle of the dining room with a lot of disgusting and slippery fish?" he asked with a shudder."I would prefer a torture chamber!"
His mother, who was beginning to stop laughing, shrugged. "It's actually not a bad idea of ​​his. Even if he's not dealing with a thief with a fish phobia. Think about it! How is a burglar supposed to get to the bottom of such a huge tank made of bulletproof glass that can be seen from all sides a much-used space and is also secured with all harassment? So he can show his wealth to everyone and still has no problems with burglars! "
"Oh but!" swallowed her son. "He's going to have problems with me. I just have to make it. How would I stand in front of Shinichi and the government if I didn't do my first job? The Kaito Kid would be very embarrassed if someone found out about a few fish." prevent him from stealing! "
His mother smiled when she saw the sparkle in his eyes. "Do you already have an idea?" she wanted to know from him.He shook his head. "No! But one thing is already clear. I won't be able to do it alone. I will definitely need Jji's help. And maybe yours too!"
She swallowed hard. "My help? But I'm completely out of practice!" she objected.
Kaito laughed in amusement. "I knew it. You are not the innocent lamb you always portray yourself as and you also assisted father with his break-ins!"
She immediately waved it off. "But only now and then!" she understated greatly. "When it was absolutely necessary. And mostly just as a distraction!" She sighed. "With your birth it was definitely over. Then he said that it would be too dangerous for me and that if something happened to him, at least I had to be there for you!" She lowered her head sadly. "And he was right!"
Her son smiled. "Well! That may have been right then, but today I need your help. And I know only too well that you are still beyond me in magic.After all, it was you who practiced with me after my father died. Even if you never flaunt it, you could always compete with the greatest of the guild.
Hibarue waved it off. "I'm not interested in that. And I practiced with you to prepare you to become a great magician who could earn a living in an honest way. I feared that you would become the Kaito Kid, but I didn't encourage it. Rather, I was hoping that part of your father's life would remain hidden forever! "
"But the way it turned out now, it's good!" countered her son. "One day, just as you originally wished, I'll be just a well-known magician. And unlike father, I don't have to worry about a possible jail time either!"
"Yes!" she smiled approvingly. "After becoming the Kaito Kid and enjoying the taste of adventure and freedom, the government contract was the best thing that could have happened.So of course I will help if you need my help. As for this ... "she pointed to the documents" ... I already have an idea. If Jji, you and I act in perfect coordination with one another, we should be able to do it! "She explained her thoughts to him.
He clapped his hands enthusiastically. "Oh mother! You are fantastic!"
She waved it off. "Oh what! That would have occurred to you too, with your fish phobia. But remember! It's an absolute exception. Just don't plan me regularly in Kaito Kids activities!"
Kaito laughed in amusement. "Don't worry! Normally, I can handle my tasks very well on my own. But some will look strange. It will be a show and I'm looking forward to it!"
Hibarue joined in his laughter. "Me too! Even if I have a little stage fright. Now let's inform Jji. After all, he'll play the most important part on this show!"
Her son nodded and stormed to the phone.***

Of course Shinichi knew what Kaito's job was and planned to do a job that night far away, but by then he had made his plans without his father. Yusaku pounced on the announcement that had appeared in all the newspapers before Nakamori himself received it. It read:

When the night shows the full disc of the moon
And one day changes to the next
I will the waters, tamed by the glass beach inside the bird,
Free from the jewel
the glowing red lights up the algae.

"But that's easy!" laughed Shinichi's father. "Do you want me to explain it to you?"
He waved it away with a laugh. "No! Don't worry. After all, I knew beforehand that he should steal something from the 4-meter-high aquarium in the Goldene Taube restaurant. That's why I wanted to go to the other end of town that night too. The further away I am the better it is for my reputation! "
But Yusaku Kudo didn't agree with that at all. "No!I would like to watch Toichi's son at work, I would like to see with my own eyes whether he is in no way inferior to his father's skill! "He went to the phone and had a few conversations. Then he laughed at his son.
"On Saturday evening we have a table in the Golden Dove and that is far away from the wall. We will have a great overview there!"
His son sighed. That's it with his plan to be far away.
"Didn't you close the bar during the night?"
Yusaku shook his head.
"No! Inspector Nakamori wanted that, but the owner of the restaurant, Mr. Tensei Kanno, didn't play along. He said that the presence of guests would offer a certain protection. And that's not as wrong as I am I am really curious to see how your friend will crack this nut! "
Shinichi laughed. Gradually he made friends with the idea of ​​being there. "Me too!" he admitted. "But I don't worry about it, I just let myself be surprised.After all, I don't want to stop him and I will enjoy his performance! "
His father could only agree with that.

***

At 11 p.m. on Sunday night, Yusaku and Shinichi Kudo came to the Golden Dove and allowed themselves to be led to their table. First of all, they had a neat dinner. As was to be expected in such a place, the food was excellent.
"Now!" Yusaku laughed at his son in the conversation that followed. "Coming here unnoticed shouldn't be a problem this time. None of the guests was somehow examined to see whether they were real!"
Shinichi, who, since he was here after all, had asked around a little, smiled. "Mr. Kanno didn't play along either. He said that would be tantamount to insulting his guests. I think he's just sure that no one, not even the Kaito Kid, can go unseen into the pool, dive down and steal the pearl!" "
"Hm! But there has to be an access from below. After all, the fish need oxygen, food and also fresh water.And from above you can't see anything that could fulfill one of these functions "
Shinichi nodded. "Yes! That's right! That is exactly why Nakamori's defense is concentrated in the room below this dining room!"
"It's a shame! Then we won't hear anything!" regretted Yusaku.
His son shrugged it off with a laugh. "I don't think so. I've learned to always expect the unexpected with the Kaito Kid. So I'm counting on him right here!"
Yusaku nodded thoughtfully. "You are right. It was the same with his father!"
Without his paying attention, the hand of the clock had moved on and it was midnight. Suddenly it was pitch black.
"Aha!" laughed Yusaka. "It starts!"
"Yes! It's showtime!" answered his counterpart.
The writer winced violently because the voice now sounded very different from that of his son. And indeed! When the light flared up again shortly afterwards, it was not Shinichi who was sitting across from him, but Kaito Kid, who quickly got up and, after bowing in his direction, moved away from his table."Snot spoon!" Yusaku thought, but he had to laugh inside. So he hadn't had dinner with his son at all, but with Kaito. Of course, it was immediately clear to him that Shinichi had been privy to it and then he came up to him with a knowing grin and sat down on his chair.
"Well? Did you have a good time?" he wanted to know.
Yusaku laughed and threatened him with the index finger of his right hand. "You come home to me!"
He winced playfully. “Maybe then he should take over my role again!” Only then did he direct his attention to the Kaito Kid and his eyes widened in amazement. He wasn't prepared for what he was seeing now either, because Kaito Kid wasn't the only masked person in the room.
A woman dressed in a black coat with a black lady's hat and