The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

Conan felt flattered when he saw the caller ID and answered the phone.

Although it hadn't been long since the last time he had contact with the Phantom Thieves, this phone call still made Conan feel like he was in another world.

It seems that I haven’t contacted joker directly for a long time...

E-mails are sent back and forth, but unless Joker has something to contact him, he usually doesn't reply to e-mails very diligently. Sometimes he responds every few hours, sometimes even a day, which makes it difficult for people to feel that they are in contact with each other.

"It's rare that you would take the initiative to call me." Conan whispered while avoiding Mao Lilan's sight.

Joker's very interesting laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"Why, if I don't bother you, will it actually make you feel left out, Detective-kun? I thought you would feel happy inside."

"Although things will become very complicated as soon as you guys come here, I'm glad to say that..." Conan pursed his lips and asked strangely, as if remembering something, "Hey, haven't you always been paying close attention to Tang Ze?" Is there any movement? He has done so many things before, why haven’t you seen any action?”

He was attacked again, lost his memory again, and it happened under their noses - he had not forgotten that he was made into the protagonist of the wedding dressed up in Halloween style. Regarding the appearance of Futo Kyousuke and the disaster that Karasawa suffered as a result, the Phantom Thieves made no news at all, which was really strange.

"Since you can find the culprit, how do you know that we didn't take action?" Joker said mysteriously, "Maybe you just passed us by that day..."

Conan opened his mouth, and just as he was about to complain about this guy who didn't like to talk directly when he had something to say, the image of Karasawa holding the sticker sent by the puppet suddenly flashed in his mind, and he was in a daze.

Could it be that……

"Okay, let's get down to business." I don't know what he discovered from his silence. Joker laughed a few more times before turning the topic to the purpose of his call. "You are also at the 'Benkei' Hot Spring." Hotel, right?”

"You're here again." Conan said without any surprise, "Uncle Maori is just here to attend the class reunion this time. You shouldn't even do such a thing..."

As he spoke, his speaking speed gradually slowed down.

Generally speaking, when the joker takes the initiative to find him, it means that there is probably another "changed heart" target around him.

And those who can be targeted by them are basically...

"It seems that you understand what I want to say." Joker's voice came over calmly, confirming his guess, "For no reason, why would I ask you to inform me of Mr. Detective Mori's itinerary or commission? I have to say that following you detectives, our efficiency has become a lot higher. How can chasing you be as effective as checking so many names and characters on the website every day?"

"...So, who is it? Is he an old classmate of Uncle Maori?" Conan, who always felt that he had heard similar complaints more than once, was speechless for a moment, and forced himself to ignore the other party's acceptance speech, "The situation is serious enough that you need to To what extent can I cooperate?”

Generally speaking, if the Phantom Thieves of Heart can be solved by themselves, it is unlikely that Joker will contact him - such as the previous holographic game conference.

If the source of the information is himself, the joker will politely give some responses or answers when he keeps asking questions or approaches the point. After the matter is over, he will also appropriately disclose some feedback to himself on the results of the handling - such as the recent incident. Moon Shadow Island Incident.

It should be said that although they did not refuse to communicate with him, Joker and he had always maintained a sense of distance. Even if they recognized each other as friends, they did not hesitate to raise their hands to each other, but the deep information about their actions and purposes , there are very few opportunities for interoperability.

"The situation may be considered serious. Let me look at the time...well, it's already 11 o'clock. If we don't interfere, there will be victims before about 6 o'clock tonight." Joker is confident and confident. He replied firmly.

"Huh? How accurate?" Conan's expression couldn't help but become strange. He gently poked his head out and looked into the heated room where he was holding an old photo album and chatting.

Is there anyone in this group of people who has the intention to kill others?

However, they are classmates who have known each other for more than ten years. It is a bit difficult to accept that there is a conflict in private that can make people murderous. However, after thinking about it carefully, it is considered common sense.

Judging from the cases he has handled and witnessed, the closer the social circle is, the more likely it is that problems will arise.

After everyone's interests intersect too much, the intricate relationships and emotions behind it are difficult to predict just by looking at the surface.

The rare thing about Joker is that his ability allows him to find and extinguish the fuse in time before everything breaks out...

"Because time is the key to his plan this time. According to your plan, we are going to go out to watch the fireworks festival together at 6pm, right?" He easily threw out a relatively private message, and joker said casually, " It’s not so unpredictable that he would want to use this to create an alibi.”

"You're eavesdropping again..." Although he was used to his behavior, Conan was still speechless when he heard him so frankly stating that he was eavesdropping.

No matter who he was chasing, Uncle Maori, him or Karasawa, the feeling that anything he said could be heard at any time was still very subtle.

"This is the intelligence ability of the Phantom Thief. Did you meet me on the first day, little detective?" Sure enough, Joker confirmed his statement very calmly, as if he didn't feel there was anything wrong with his approach, "In short, although the techniques used The more fancy it is, the more traces and flaws it may leave behind, and those who are trying to escape guilt will inevitably come up with many strange ideas."

"...So, who is it? What can I do?" Conan asked as his voice softened.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to add to your workload. It's a rare break, so just relax. I'm here to invite you to see our results."

"Watching...?" Conan was stunned, squinting and looking around the room suspiciously, looking for any traces of suspicious little cards.

"The link has been sent to you. Why don't you come and see your old friend's appearance? Let's wait and see."

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"By the way, it's rare that everyone is here. Do you want to play another game?" He was flipping through the photo album and recalling several people one by one. He happened to find a group photo taken five years ago. Kazushi Nakamichi suggested. , "It's still early, just treat it as an entertainment project."

Horikoshi Yumi squinted at the cheerful smile on his face and let out an almost inaudible snort.

"I'm going to beat you up." After gathering her clothes, Yumi Horikoshi stopped looking at the thick photo album and stood up and said, "I suddenly feel tired and I want to go back and rest."

"Yumi..." Feeling that the atmosphere dropped again because of her sudden words, Ayashiro Noriko helplessly tried to dissuade her, but she couldn't even touch Horikoshi Yumi's sleeves.

One by one, they have to step into the next stage of their lives. She has become the one who stayed in the same place. The more she recalls, the more she feels that she is getting older...

Horikoshi Yumi, who turned her back, showed a silent sarcastic smile, passed by Karasawa who walked in the door, and left without looking back.

"This guy Yumi is really the same as before." After looking at each other for a while, Mouri Kogoro sighed, "He will always go his own way."

"She probably wants to avoid being discussed by us." Omura Jun said, "Among the few of us, there are indeed fewer and fewer singles."

"It's because she has too high standards. Yumi never lacks suitors." Yukio Ayashiro waved his hand and actively said emotionally, "Let's go, let's go play ball!"

"I know that on the surface you guys are here to soak in the hot springs, but in fact you just want to find a chance to play ball!"

"Hey, what's wrong? Noriko, it's because you can't win, so you don't like to play, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense..."

One person was talking and joking while each stepped on their wooden clogs and walked leisurely towards the billiard room.

"What's wrong, Conan?" He stretched out his hand and pulled out of habit, but unexpectedly nothing happened. Mao Lilan lowered his head and glanced strangely at the little boy who was standing there looking at Yumi Horikoshi's back and refused to move, "Aren't you going together?"

"Um, I..." Looking at the lonely back of Yumi Horikoshi leaving alone in another direction, Conan blinked nervously, facing Mao Lilan's doubtful gaze, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain.

Under the premise that something would happen to someone in this group of people, whether Yumi Horikoshi is a victim who will be harmed or a suspect with other plans, it seems that she should not be left behind to act alone...

"Conan, leave it to me." Tang Ze took the initiative to take over the pupil in the stalemate. Tang Ze smiled at Mao Lilan, "It's not easy for a first-grade child to play table tennis with a group of adults. He may feel that It's boring. I'm done playing with him, you can go with them."

"Yes, yes, let Brother Tang Ze take me to play. I want to eat sweets and watch TV!" Conan nodded repeatedly with a silly smile.

"Okay..." After taking a look at Conan's height standing in front of the table, with only one head visible, Mao Lilan nodded and agreed with Tang Ze's view, but smiled at Tang Ze sheepishly, "It's really troublesome for you. I asked you to tell me that we can rest and relax together."

"I had a good rest." After brushing his wet forehead, Tang Ze raised the corners of his mouth and looked in a good mood, "Conan is a very interesting kid, and I also like to stay with him. I don't think so. If you have a burden, don’t worry.”

If you think about it, it's true.

Not only did Tangze often stay with Conan and chat, but sometimes he would even call Conan when he went shopping or shopping... Even Sonoko had expressed more than once that she didn't understand why Tangze would hang out with Conan, a primary school student.

"Okay. Then, be obedient, Conan, and don't cause trouble to others, got it."

"Yeah!" Conan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly grabbed the hem of Karasawa's yukata, feeling sincerely happy in his heart.

Tang Ze is still there, so he doesn't need to make excuses for leaving the team.

Watching them disappear to the other side of the corridor, the silly smile on Conan's face immediately faded and he winked at Tangze.

"Tell me, what's the matter? Is there anything wrong with Yumi Horikoshi?" Kasawa squatted down skillfully and looked straight at Conan, putting on a helpless expression, "I knew that following you detectives out, there would be no chance of resting and relaxing. .”

Feeling wronged, Conan took a breath and looked at Tang Ze's face. He couldn't point out directly that the joker had followed them and was probably hiding in a very nearby corner, so he had to say: " Let’s follow up and take a look, Aunt Horikoshi Yumi, maybe something will happen.”

"If it's her, it wouldn't be surprising to have conflicts with them." After accepting this statement, Tang Ze stood up and followed Conan's pace, chasing in the opposite direction to everyone, and said calmly, "Actually, Guang Ze Looking at the surface, it is not difficult to see that Aunt Horikoshi Yumi has an awkward relationship with other people."

"Ah?" Conan was stunned for a moment, "Where did you see it?"

Just by observing the words and actions of a few of them...he could only tell that it seemed that Yumi Horikoshi and Noriko Ayashiro didn't like each other very much, and their words were a little bit like a gun and a stick.

However, since Yukio Ayaki pursued Yumi Horikoshi when he was a student, it is not surprising that Noriko Ayaki, as his current wife, has some hidden conflicts with Yumi Horikoshi.

"She must have had very close relationships with several people present." Tang Ze came up with a conclusion that contained a lot of information. "They also said before that she was in love with Nakamichi Kazushi. I even more I tend to think that these two people may still be in love now."

"...Huh? How did you figure this out?" Hearing this unexpected conclusion, he couldn't help but follow the logic and think about it for a few seconds before Conan uttered a shocked onomatopoeia.

However, Yukio Ayagi is already married, Kazushi Nakamichi is also married, and Jun Omura is indeed single, but Yumi Horikoshi obviously denies being in contact with any of them.

if it is like this……

"Don't you see?" Looking back in surprise, Tang Ze shook his head, "Yes, you are an innocent boy who still has a secret love."

"You sound like you have experience!" Conan, who blushed, quickly responded.

"It's not the kind of experience of falling in love. How should I put it?" Karasawa wrinkled his nose and clicked his tongue, "In the beginning, that Yumi Horikoshi took the initiative to stir up the topic and talk to me. She actually wanted to hook up with me. , that’s what it means.”

Conan's eyes widened.

Isn't it worse to have this experience? It’s not as good as the experience of falling in love!

"It can't be called hooking up, it doesn't mean that she is really interested in me," Tang Ze touched his chin, recalling the scene of the earlier conversation and described, "She was kind of exuding attraction to me, It would be better if you can make me blush and feel helpless, and show your femininity through the degree of attraction I am attracted to.”

This is not the amount of information the original work provided to Tang Ze, but Tang Ze himself was keenly aware of it.

For Tang Ze, who has been an undercover agent for two lifetimes, observing people's emotions and analyzing people's psychology can be regarded as a passive skill.

"That's why you deliberately called her aunt..." Conan, who understood somewhat, recalled the scene where Karasawa looked at Yumi Horikoshi and blinked, then smiled innocently and called her aunt, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

Tangze winked and smiled narrowly: "It's very effective, isn't it? I guess it was because Nakamichi Kazushi chose to marry another woman that she felt very unhappy."

"Then you said she has close relationships with several people..."

Tangze clasped his fingers and began to count them one by one.

"Mr. Omura's behavior is also very suspicious. If he is teased by a female classmate who he pursued more than ten years ago, would he be so exaggerated that he doesn't know where to put his hands and feet? At least he is a spare tire.

"I'm not sure about Mr. Ayashiro. He and Yumi Horikoshi had almost no eye contact. They may not be familiar with each other, or they may have had a big conflict, so that the relationship broke down completely.

"Ms. Ayashiro's hostility may also be due to the personality incompatibility between her and Yumi Horikoshi, not necessarily because Yumi Horikoshi may have had something with Mr. Ayashiro.

"After all, in front of Ms. Ayashiro, who became a housewife after getting married, she said that she was unemployed because she was not married, and that she really envied them. I just pretended that she didn't do it on purpose, and the discomfort and pain it caused were real."

Conan, who was completely unaware of such an undercurrent in the atmosphere, looked at Tangze with wide eyes, suddenly feeling some admiration.

With such keen observation of interpersonal relationships, is this the source of Karasawa's high emotional intelligence?

However, if Karasawa's analysis is correct...

"That Aunt Horikoshi Yumi may be really in danger. We'd better hurry up." Conan said sincerely.

Tang Ze nodded in agreement and briefly thought about a certain case that might happen in the future.

In your world of science, if you become a king of the sea and raise fish casually, your life will be in danger.

A class reunion with only a few people participating in it, just members of the university club from more than ten years ago, can cause a lot of chaos.

This Ms. Yumi Horikoshi has a certain ability to attract hatred.

The two of them quickened their pace and climbed the stairs, heading towards Horikoshi Yumi's room, Room 201 at the front of the second floor.

"...Is the door open?" Conan's heart tightened when he saw the slightly open door of Room 201 at a glance.

No way, she has only been away from everyone's sight for two minutes...

Regardless of etiquette issues, Conan opened the door.

Behind the entrance, the sliding door of the Japanese room is wide open, and the afternoon sunlight passes through the paper window and casts hazily on the tatami.

A pair of wooden clogs were placed neatly in front of the sliding door, but there was no one in the room.

"Gone?" Not seeing the worst scene he imagined, Conan first breathed a sigh of relief, then secretly sweated.

If you can't see it at a glance, hey, you shouldn't open the closet or something...

"Ding bell dong, doo-hi, do you hear it? mic test, mic test."

Just when Conan was hesitating whether he should walk in the door and carefully check whether Yumi Horikoshi might have been stuffed somewhere, a sound suddenly came from the cell phone he was holding in his arms.

Conan was stunned and remembered that he had just clicked on the link sent by joker when everyone was still staying in the tea room on the first floor and suggested playing ball.