The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Oh, so, you are the famous detective, the sleeping Kogoro Mori?"

Noticing the movement behind her, the short-haired woman Nagisa Isogai turned back thoughtfully, looked at Mouri Kogoro seriously for a moment, and laughed: "It's really you. It doesn't look too much like the report."

"Praise, praise..." Looking at the woman's slender figure and delicate and pretty face, Mouri Kogoro, who was interrupted to reminisce with his old boss, paused, his attitude suddenly softened, he touched the back of his head and smiled shyly .

"Famous detective, it's true that you can't see the mountain with your eyesight..." Sadao Whalei, who was of medium height and had a mustache, observed Mouri Kogoro's appearance with a subtle light in his eyes.

Is it too risky to complete such a challenging plan in front of a famous detective?

Yeah, but it makes sense that if you design such an ingenious puzzle, it will attract detectives who want to solve it.

Thinking of this, Whalei Sadao felt a little complacent again. He smiled and poured himself a glass of wine, holding it in his hand and shaking it, feeling a bit intoxicated.

He will prove that even without Ye Caisan, he is still a criminal genius, and he can live a better life, he will prove it!

"Zhiga——"

The harsh scraping sound of chair legs came,

"Well, um, I'm sorry, I'm not feeling too well. I want to go back to my room first." The bald Kameda Teruyoshi suddenly stood up and found that he had attracted the attention of the whole audience. He muttered with a blue face.

"It's still so easy to get seasick, Kameda!" Kanae Korehisa, who was sitting opposite him, laughed and raised the red wine glass in his hand, "Get more rest and reach your destination, there are better things. The scenery.”

Although they were former accomplices who had known each other, they could be called grasshoppers on the same rope, but considering that next, they were going to share the wealth that had come twenty years later, he looked at this submissive guy and felt a little... I was so angry that I couldn't help but feel angry.

Twenty years ago, this bastard was like this, hesitant, not wanting to help others and not wanting to contribute, just driving slowly...

It is unpleasant to think about sharing your hard-earned money with such a guy.

Conan's suspicious eyes shifted from one person to another, and he looked at Kameda Teruyoshi, who looked very ugly, and secretly speculated on the situation.

Once the uncle's identity as a famous detective is revealed, he will always arouse the fear of some monsters and monsters. This is a good opportunity for observation...

"What are you doing?" Conan scanned the crowd. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Karasawa, who was sitting next to him, was biting an orange juice straw and clicking on his phone. Looking at the input frequency, he seemed to be quarreling with someone, and he couldn't help but make a sound. asked.

"Well, I seem to have found a surprise." Tang Ze continued to stare at the phone without looking up, exited to the desktop, and checked the time, "Is there another detective on this ship?"

"What's wrong? Did you find out who he is?" Conan shrank his neck, but couldn't help but be secretly alert.

Tokyo, detective, young man, male...hiss, could it be, that guy Goro Akechi...

When the two of them were muttering in a low voice, Mouri Kogoro was also sighing: "It's a bit deserted for such a big ship to have dinner with so many people."

"In addition to everyone in the restaurant, there are two passengers who are resting in the guest rooms." The receptionist standing aside answered with a smile.

The eyes of Whale Sadao, who was waiting for this opportunity, lit up. He put down the wine glass in his hand and pretended to ask casually: "Oh, I did see an old man in the corridor. What does he do? He looks like he is taciturn. Where is the person who speaks.”

"Oh, what you said about the old man seems to be a marine biology researcher, his name is, 'Ye Caisan'."

"...Ye Caisan?!"

That's it.

After scrolling through the messages in the emails, Tangze switched to the Phantom Thief Line to confirm the progress, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The timing was just right.

At the end of the corridor leading from the restaurant to the guest room, Kameda Teruyoshi was walking unsteadily away from everyone.

At the other end of the corridor, the angry detective, clenching his fists, was gradually walking out of the dim light.

The signal had been intermittent, flashing across the snowflake screen TV from time to time. Suddenly, after a few slightly harsh noises, smooth picture transmission began, and the sweet flat voice of the news host came out of the speaker.

Because after someone turned on the TV just now, the sound coming from the TV was too weak. No matter how much the waiter on the ship adjusted, the picture could not be restored to normal. They had to explain that the signal at sea was indeed probably poor, so the volume of the TV was turned up to high. , and threw it aside with abandon.

Now it suddenly recovered, and the excessive volume was like an angry sea, echoing in the slightly deserted restaurant.

"Hey - where is the remote control?" Mouri Kogoro raised his hand to cover his ears and asked hurriedly.

"It seemed like the waiter was working just now... Forget it, let's turn it off first." Nagisa Isogai on the other side also frowned. He was about to call the waiter to come over and deal with the malfunctioning equipment, but his eyes were suddenly attracted by the picture on the screen. past.

The host's smiling face disappeared from the screen, and a shaky video that looked like the perspective of a recording device worn on his chest suddenly switched in.

Thick white mist rose like dry ice to create effects on the stage. Under the illumination of several flashlights and the sounds of panicked shouts and coughs, the white smoke faded slightly, revealing bright red symbols on the tiled floor in front of them.

Top hats, playful masks, and joyful, bright flames.

The mark belonging to the Phantom Thieves of Heart, like the protagonist slowly appearing in a white mist, revealed his true form from the white mist.

What is more attractive than the picture is the voice of the TV announcer as the narrator.

"...This is the largest theft case that has ever occurred at Aipado Industrial Bank. According to the insurance and deposit certificates signed by users at the time of storage, the value of the stolen items was approximately 400 million yen. The police speculated that this is likely to be a case with a specific purpose. Sexual retaliation incident, according to the video footage provided by the on-site security personnel..."

"The Phantom Thieves of the Heart..." Mouri Kogoro frowned when he saw the content of the picture, and suddenly grinned.

Good guys, should I thank these guys for waiting for me to leave the shores of Tokyo before becoming active? Otherwise, all is well, these media people will start to associate things with him again.

"Acupido Industrial Bank——" Kanie heard the name that he had been thinking about for a long time, and turned his head suddenly, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes.

"400 million yen, but today..." Samezaki Shimaji muttered to himself, raised his head in disbelief, and couldn't help but look down at the watch on his wrist.

It's just past 7:30, and today is the last day of civil litigation.

Could it be that this group of monster thieves who claim to punish evil...

The atmosphere in the entire restaurant suddenly froze. Everyone had different priorities, but all eyes were fixed on the evening news that was being broadcast.

"...The Phantom Thieves of the Heart are a group that has suddenly become active in Japan in recent months. They claim to use their abilities to end evil and crime. They are a controversial and mysterious organization with peculiar characteristics. According to the information left at the scene Judging from the evidence, they believe the owner of the bank's safe deposit box is a criminal who is not trying to plunder the money but is trying to take it out and return it to 'the person who is supposed to receive it'..."

"...According to the relevant regulations of the bank, the bank does not support the custodian's claim for the amount of the contents. If the items stored in the safe deposit box are indeed stolen goods, the insurance company will most likely refuse to fulfill the compensation clause..."

Along with the announcer's plain lines that seemed to contain no emotion, the pictures on the TV continued to play.

As the security personnel moved forward, it was dark, and the circuit seemed to have been cut off in the bank vault. At the end of several flashlights, a large metal safe was quietly placed there.

The entire cabinet was covered with bright red and black warning letters. As if they were afraid that others would not notice its abnormality, they patiently posted them on all the exterior surfaces of the cabinet.

After checking to confirm that there were no other flammable or explosive items, the security personnel carefully opened the door of the safe and took out the black package inside.

The two groups were fighting, and they were almost unable to stand or sit firmly. The three people were filled with despair and shock. When they saw the fishing gear bag being pulled out of the cabinet, their eyes shone brightly again, and they couldn't help but start to take chances. stand up.

Yes, that's it. Didn't these gang of monster thieves say that they are not trying to plunder money, but they want to show that what is stored here is stolen money.

They might not know that today is the last day of validity of the civil lawsuit in the robbery case. They just want to attract the official's attention, want the police to restart the investigation and so on——

After confirming the authority through the intercom, several security personnel who entered the vault opened the bags in their hands.

As the zipper opened, a faint sound came from the gap in the zipper, and the mechanical device placed in the middle started.

The next second, under the confused gaze of everyone in the restaurant, a large handful of bright red warning letters rushed out of the opened zipper, scaring the security guard from the main perspective to scream.

No matter what was originally installed there, it has obviously been replaced by the Phantom Thieves.

The light in the eyes of the three people suddenly went out.

Tang Ze brought the glass to his mouth, took a sip of the refreshing orange juice, and hid the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Yes, it’s this expression of despair!

He went to great lengths to instruct them to bring so many kilograms of printed matter, and went to great lengths to change the cash in their bags. Wasn't it just to appreciate this moment and the expressions of these incompetent accomplices whose hopes were dashed?

Cry, cry for me, cry louder!

"So it's because of this. Let me just say, the Phantom Thieves will not really steal property." Mao Lilan, who was worried about reading the full text of the report, breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and picked up the fork again.

"...Whose side are you on?" Maori Kogoro glanced at Maori Lan unhappily and snorted from his nose.

This group of phantom thieves following him were really annoying as hell.

After careful calculation, it seems that he did not suffer any real losses. However, as a good private detective, he has an extra layer of aura that will be targeted by masked vigilantes, which will lose a lot of customers!

He is not a detective who specializes in assisting the police in solving murder cases. His main business is still catching mistresses, catching extramarital affairs, finding cats and dogs, and recovering lost property. These clients may not be all upright and honorable men, so they must have some concerns. Just keep your distance from him!

"Dad, you are not really hostile. He even saved our lives. If joker hadn't appeared in time, the Shinkansen would have really exploded, which would have been dangerous." Mao Lilan shook his head seriously. , I don’t think there is any big problem in agreeing with the Phantom Thieves’ behavior.

They have not really harmed anyone. The parties who received the warning letter are either serious criminals, or they are confused people with some negative emotions who need to be enlightened and guided.

Is there anything wrong with recognizing them as good people?

"Could it be that these 400 million yen are from the last case that Ye Caisan committed -" Samezaki Shimaji's eyes were bright and sharp as he started to take the case. He took a deep breath and couldn't help patting him. The table burst into laughter.

"Ye Caisan?" Hearing the name again, Mouri Kogoro turned his attention away from the TV screen and muttered to himself, "This name sounds a bit familiar..."

"Mouri, you idiot! What a memory!" Samezakijima Haru, who looked particularly cheerful, raised his hand and patted Mouri Kogoro hard on the back. The smile on his lips could not be suppressed. "That was before, we hunted together. , the main suspect in the 400 million yen robbery case, the shadow planner Ye Caisan!"

He looked at the news host on TV who had already begun to explain the Phantom Thieves of the Heart, and laughed heartily: "Yes, it's today! Today is the last day for the validity of the civil lawsuit in the robbery case. If you can't find it after today, No matter where the stolen money goes, this money will really never be recovered! Hahaha, hahahaha..."

Although the criminal prosecution period of the case has long passed, he also knows that he who came to the boat for a banquet today because of a name is just an old man stubbornly chasing the phantom of the past.

Being able to appear on this ship has already shown that he has unrealistic fantasies and a bit of vague and eager expectations.

Maybe this group of people have been living happily and richly for twenty years with this blood-stained money. Maybe they have disappeared for so long because they have already found a way to escape the law. From now on, in the vast sea of ​​people, There are no traces of these bastards anymore...

But what if, what if?

However, the best contingency, the better contingency than what he could have imagined, such a small probability event happened like this!

Eat black and eat black, eat well!

"Let's go, Maori! Let's go see this guy!" The extremely happy Samezakijima Haru didn't care about anything else and pulled Maori Kogoro up from his seat. "Waiter, which room is Ye Caisan? Quickly, tell me Room number, I’m going to appreciate this guy’s ridiculous expression when his calculations failed, haha!”

"Wait a minute, Police Officer Samezaki, wait a minute, hello..."

He understood the excitement of his old boss very well. After all, every retired policeman, more or less, has one or two cases that he will never forget in his heart, and he will do a few wonderful things every midnight when he dreams back. And sad dreams.

However, it was dinner time now, and because he was busy arguing with Xiaolan, he hadn't even had time to take a few bites of food!

Mouri Kogoro, who was involuntarily pulled up, struggled twice, but still couldn't break free from the old detective's excited iron-like hands, so he had to stagger to follow his pace, and headed towards the guest room under the gazes of several other people. Walked over.

The few people who stayed there looked at the energetic backs of the two people with different emotions, and slowly left the table, preparing to move towards the guest room.

Ye Caisan, was he really on this ship?

Those 400 million yen were really from their last case...

The two old policemen passed by the people already standing in the corridor. Mouri Kogoro saw a very familiar and easy-to-recognize face, and his eyes widened.

This black boy from Osaka, how could he...

Before he could even say hello or ask a few questions, Samezaki Shimaji, who was glowing with excitement, simply dragged him into a run and quickly disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

"Ha, so, is this why you called me on board for a long time?" Hattori Heiji, who walked out of the corridor and caught up with the whole show, secretly rolled his eyes, sighed, and said to this man in his heart The inexplicable client made another slander.

If you want him to investigate, just investigate. What are you doing if you keep your head and tail hidden all day long...

But that's not the point now.

Hattori Heiji turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the crowd, continuing to walk angrily in the direction of Karasawa.

"Hattori, why are you on the boat too?" Mao Lilan was surprised when she noticed the approaching figure, "Are you also the type who likes dolphins? It's really surprising."

While speaking, she also checked to see if there was anyone else behind him, and was disappointed to find that Yuan Shan and Ye did not appear as she expected.

Oops, watching dolphins is a good date item. Hattori didn’t remember to call Kazuo, what a waste...

"How is that possible? I'm not... No, wait a moment, Karasawa!" Without even bothering to say hello, Hattori Heiji's eyes widened, he stretched out his hand and strangled Karasawa's neck. Pulling him all over, he said, "Which waiter said that I am black?! Huh?! And you too, what do you mean by 'I heard that there is a black detective on the ship, could it be you?'" What do you mean?!"

"Wow, I can't breathe, I can't breathe!" Tangze called out twice in a funny voice, and winked with a smile, "How can you blame the waiter? It's not surprising that your skin color can lead to misunderstandings, right? ?”

"Karasawa——"

"Ahem, I can't breathe anymore, let go, let go -"