The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"So, this is why the detective named Hakuba is connected to the death of my uncle and aunt..."

Miyano Akemi lowered her head and couldn't help but ponder absentmindedly.

Hakuba Detective is one of the most capable among this group of young high school detectives. According to Karasawa's evaluation system, the first one is undoubtedly Kudo Shinichi (Noah thinks this is biased, but Karasawa insists), followed by Hakuba Detective and Hattori Heiji. And because Hakuba Detective himself is more focused on integrating resources and even building his own database than a pure armchair detective or a lone ranger, he plays an elite style that is even more important than the first two in the investigation of large organizations.

In other words, he is a very capable investigative genius. It may not be a coincidence that Hakuba Detective, who is tracking down the zoo, has an intersection with Karasawa and his wife at some point.

"The zoo is also involved in their affairs?" Zhu Fushi Jingguang frowned instinctively.

The troubles of an organization are big enough, and adding an unknown international thief or killer organization that may also have special abilities, the pressure is really doubled.

"I guess it's because of the alloy." Asai Chengji, who was flipping through the information, put down the file in his hand and recalled the events he had heard before, "If I remember correctly, the brooch that Miss Shiho gave to Tang Ze was not collected by the organization later. They were the "meteorite alloy with special radiation" that Tang Ze and his wife bought at the auction in the early days to treat their son..."

"Well, this explanation is much more reasonable." Zhu Fu Jingguang nodded slowly, "The zoo doesn't know what happened to Tang Ze's family. Since cognitive science showed its true power, Tang Ze and his wife have been under house arrest by the organization. From their perspective, this couple of scientists bought the X alloy, published some academic monographs on cognitive science, and then quickly disappeared from the world..."

Tang Ze, who was leaning against the wall listening to their discussion, shook his head when he heard his summary.

"No, the connection may be deeper than that."

Others may not know, but Tang Ze is particularly sensitive to the timelines of both sides.

He is now in the first year of Conan, where the plot has already begun. 8 years ago, it was the time when the famous magician Kuroba Toichi "died" in a stage accident. It was also the time when Tang Ze himself suddenly recovered from the state of high-functioning autism, which led to the research of Tang Ze and his wife being valued by the organization, and the two of them began to be intentionally controlled and imprisoned by the organization.

Thinking of this, Tang Ze's eyes flickered slightly.

"Give me a little more time. I'll find out what Scobin knows."

Almost at the same time, a similar conversation was taking place in the cabin on the other side of the corridor.

"Currently, the most common speculation about Scobin's identity is that she is Russian or of Slavic descent. Scobin's obsession with the Romanov dynasty has reached a very pathological level. After all, most bandits are more interested in economic value and make a living by looting. But the treasures that have passed through Scobin's hands almost never flow into the black market. This is another reason why there is no clue to Scobin's identity so far."

Analyzing in this way, Hattori Heiji clenched the ballpoint pen in his hand and drew a circle on the paper.

"Her active range spans the world, always following the footsteps of treasures. It is not surprising that such a character can use multiple languages ​​to disguise her identity. On the contrary, because she is in Japan, her appearance features are too prominent, so she has to fabricate a Chinese background identity. As she said herself, China is a multi-ethnic country. There are indeed few ethnic minorities, but they do exist..."

As he spoke, he found that the eyes of the people around him turned to him. He couldn't help but burst a vein on his forehead and clenched the pen in his hand.

"Why are you looking at me? I just have Ryukyu blood in my family..."

"Ahem." Conan retracted his somewhat rude gaze, "Anyway, I understand what you mean. Just like... well, just like Mr. Toru Amuro downstairs, when he says he is Japanese, it will arouse some suspicion, but a few samples do exist."

"...Anyway," Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes and ignored Hakuba Tan who was trying to laugh, "Be careful with her. She followed us this time, maybe it was to make it easier to take action on the way, but Miss Kosaka suddenly provided another clue, which made her see the possibility of obtaining two Easter eggs at once, so she is still holding back."

"Before discussing these, Karasawa's situation may be a little dangerous now." Hakuba Tan turned the pen in his hand and suddenly said, "Before arriving at the castle in Yokosuka, there is actually no need to worry about the safety of the egg of memory, but Karasawa who discovered her secret may not be sure."

Conan and Hattori Heiji exchanged glances and jumped up at the same time.

I almost forgot how many accidents the keywords of Tang Ze + cruise travel may have caused. Tang Ze on the ship seemed to have an epic enhancement of his physique that made him easy to be targeted. He was always successful.

Before the cruise ship docked, I should pay more attention to Tang Ze's safety.

After the two reckless detectives ran out, Bai Ma Tan picked up the scattered documents on the table, walked to the window of the cabin, looked at the sea view outside the window in the twilight, and slowly exhaled.

The two of them would be overly nervous because they didn't know enough about Tang Ze's situation, but Bai Ma Tan certainly wouldn't.

What we should really worry about is whether Scobin, the vicious thief who has been rampant internationally for many years, will be killed by some guys in the dark first because he has the intention to kill Tang Ze without authorization.

If I remember correctly, Akechi Goro's room is next to Pu Siqinglan...

Pu Siqinglan, who locked the door tightly, was more nervous than they thought at this moment. The vigorous killing intent almost flowed out of her gray eyes and swallowed up the night outside the window.

She stood by the window, holding the windowsill outside the window, staring at the seabirds circling on the ship with an inquiring look.

As a gunman for many years, she was very confident in her eyesight and could of course tell what those birds were.

In addition to the circling seagulls, she clearly noticed a few scattered birds far away from the seagulls.

She guessed that they were probably white pigeons, just like the ones that Kaito Kid often used in his escape magic.

Compared to other thieves who are proficient in violence and guns, Kaito Kid is like a real magician, who can use vision to set traps, use fancy magic tricks to cover up his tracks, and complete the trick of escaping from the shell.

For such a magician, it is very natural to use his pigeons to collect intelligence and monitor ships.

So if she wants to find the opportunity of Tang Ze being alone, she doesn't need to get entangled with those high school students, just...

Wipe the barrel of the gun in her hand, change into light clothes, curl the corners of her mouth, and slowly aim at the birds flying in the sky.

"Hey, hey..." Kuroba Kaito, who was watching this scene through the monitor, couldn't sit still anymore and stood up all of a sudden, "It's okay to play with my pigeons, but you can't let them get hurt, otherwise I..."

"Don't worry." Xingchuan Hui slapped him back, "Tang Ze knows his limits."

"I--"

Just before Pu Siqinglan pulled the trigger and shot down one of them, trying to lure out Kaito Kidd, a figure climbed up to the highest deck and stretched out his hand towards the sky.

The white pigeon that was targeted by Pu Siqinglan and was about to die seemed to break free from its restraints in an instant and fell towards the raised palm of the man.

After missing the shot, Pu Siqinglan quickly captured the figure who was holding the railing and almost half of his body was stretched out from the scope, and then changed to sniping, carefully aiming in that direction.

The white pigeon landed on the other's finger, intimately pecked the tip of the man's nose, and the light from the guest room below illuminated the lower half of his face.

It was Tang Ze without a doubt.

Pu Siqinglan sneered, fixed the rope around her waist, and jumped out of the window lightly.

Using the force to jump to a more convenient position, she determined the wind direction and wind speed through the flag on the top of the ship, and quickly adjusted the appropriate sniping point. Looking at the young man who was still playing with the pigeons in the crosshairs, she raised her mouth.

"Go to hell, you little thief who likes to pry into other people's secrets..."

Aiming at the opponent's right eye again, at the moment of pulling the trigger, Pu Siqinglan suddenly recalled the experience of the day before, and the feeling of eyeball swelling and pain seemed to come again.

Her fingertips couldn't help trembling again because of the severe pain, but in the end, she still pressed the trigger again in disbelief.

A line of silver flashes passed by, and Conan, who was running to the top deck of the ship, turned his head sharply. After realizing what it might be, his face changed immediately.

"Tangze, be careful--" He stepped to the top of the ship in two steps, and instinctively issued a warning. He caught the bullet mark and felt the adrenaline secretion. He accelerated his pace to sprint towards Tangze again.

If it was Scobin... No, at least he could divert his sight and avoid fatal damage...

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Tangze, who had his back to them, paused for two seconds, as if he had just realized the person behind him, turned his head blankly and showed his face.

That face was of course intact, not to mention being hit, there was not even a scratch, as if the bullet he just observed was an illusion.

Conan, who thought he would witness the moment he was hit, was stunned, and his feet stopped suddenly, almost tripping himself.

"What's wrong?" Teasing the white dove on his finger, Tangze looked at the two people who were running and sweating, showing a just right confused expression.

While the two detectives were stunned, a small "plop" sound as if something fell into the water came from the side of the boat, which was naturally drowned in the strong sea breeze and quietly disappeared into the darkness.

When Conan remembered to hold on to the railing and look out, he could only see the lights on and the closed windows of the guest rooms below.

"Strange..." Conan whispered to himself.

Pu Siqinglan, who had pulled the window shut, covered her right eye tightly, not caring about the sniper rifle that had fallen into the sea. She suppressed the screams that she wanted to make because of the severe pain, curled up under the windowsill, and took a quick deep breath.

Her head was buzzing, and after three or four seconds, she finally broke free from the influence of the pain and began to have time to recall everything that had just happened.

She was definitely not wrong. At the moment the bullet hit the other party, the man turned his head and showed a provocative sneer in the direction of her sniper scope, as if declaring war.

Pu Siqinglan loosened her right hand tremblingly, and felt her right eye go dark. A drop of blood flowed down her eye socket and hit her sweaty palm, which was so dazzling that it seemed like a warning.

After waiting for another two minutes to confirm that Pu Siqinglan would not open the closed window again, Xingchuan Hui, who was standing at the window, put away his serious expression and slowly lowered the aiming gun.

"Hey, it's a bit scary when you look like this." Kuroba Kaito, who rarely put on any disguise, sat behind and watched the whole process of his facial expression changes. He held his face and commented, "If she really wants to Take action..."

He has dealt with these guys from the Phantom Thieves many times, and he also knows that except for Karasawa, almost all members of the Phantom Thieves have some identity issues and can no longer return to the sun.

The social relationships in the past have been completely abandoned, and even the past life has gradually become a dusty past with revenge and escape.

With outstanding abilities and strong execution, all of them have even transformed into a more determined and stable state due to their obsession with uncovering the past. Such guys are indeed the best choice to become vigilantes, but they are also equally dangerous. it goes without saying.

If Kuroba Kaito had to judge, Hoshikawa Teru was the best among them, referring to the danger aspect.

He had paid a little attention to the content of the group chat, and knew that this guy who looked introverted, even a little lifeless occasionally, and seemed to always consume too much energy, most of his character and state were not due to personality, but abnormal growth. Due to the environment, eighteen years of separation from the norm and a life that has never returned has made it difficult for him to adapt to normal society.

The Phantom Thieves are all he has now.

In other words, if one day Karasawa goes crazy and becomes anti-social, others will hesitate and think for a while - of course, a large part of them will probably follow Karasawa all the way to the dark side - Hoshikawa Teru will just immediately He chased after him with a gun and asked Tang Ze where to start killing?

"Then send her down." Hoshikawa Teru unbuckled the pistol, sat back on his seat calmly, and gave an answer that would not surprise Kuroba Kaito.

"...How ruthless." Kuroba Kaito exaggeratedly shrank back and made a move to protect himself, "Karasawa may have really done a good thing by bringing you guys together. ”

If Tang Ze really doesn't care, it would be really fun to let such a group of people out...

In response, Xingchuan Hui just responded with a confused gaze.

"She did not cause any harm, and even suffered the consequences. She could only bite off her teeth and swallow the blood, but that was because she was targeting Karasawa." Hoshikawa Teru pointed at Kuroba Kaito, and then Pointing to his right eye, "If it weren't for Tang Ze, anyone else would have died twice."

Not to mention, Scoobin is a ruthless character who kills people profusely, and his logic is completely different from that of ordinary criminals who grew up in a peaceful society.

There are indeed many loopholes in her disguise, and the disguised image makes it easier for people to relax their vigilance, but that is mainly because she has already been prepared to kill the discoverer directly if exposed, so she does not have to worry too much.

If Tangze hadn't been suppressing him here, it would have been very easy for her to rely on her weak disguise to kill these fat sheep one by one who were eager to hunt for treasure and were unaware of the danger.

"...What you said is true." Kuroba Kaito thought for a moment and couldn't refute it, so he could only shrug, "But I still feel that there are some things that you really don't have to do yourself. Let her accept the law. It’s not bad to pay for past evil deeds with sanctions.”

"Based on Japan's execution efficiency?" Hoshikawa Teru curled his lips, "Then we shouldn't be a group of Phantom Thieves. We should join politics as soon as possible. Maybe when we become Minister of Law, she will still be alive and well, waiting for the execution. It’s re-approved.”

"Can we at least return the money to the victim's family?" Kuroba Kaito thought for a while and found another reason.

"It's not like she has never done anything to wipe out other people's families." Xingchuan Hui lowered his head, still not interested in his proposal, "Return it to whom? In the end, it will have to end up in the museum."

There was a more likely outcome, which he felt no need to elaborate on, so he didn’t say much.

That is, Scobin relied on the huge wealth he held in his hands to constantly fight with the police, using the treasures collected by grinding teeth and sucking blood as bargaining chips, negotiating bit by bit, until he had a chance to escape...

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But don't forget, there is another organization behind her.

"What do you mean, do you have to kill her?" Kuroba Kaito shrank back again.

Hoshikawa Teru put the disassembled pistol parts back into the suitcase one by one without answering his question.

He did think so, and was indeed prepared to do so, but Tangze wouldn't let him.

"Kill her? What a waste." Faced with Kuroba Kaito's question, Karasawa handed the pigeon he was caressing back to him, "As the saying goes, garbage is resources that have been put in the wrong place. She is looking at it now She is rubbish, of course, partly because she is really rubbish, and partly because she has found her wrong position.”

Kuroba Kaito felt that he would hear an even more uncomfortable answer. Before asking the question, he took a half step back defensively: "Then what are you going to do with her?"

"What to do with her? Hand her over to the organization." Tangze looked back with a look like a fool, "Please, we are indeed on the opposite side of the organization now, and you are also on the opposite side of the zoo, but the two of them They don’t know who we are, so they can’t regard us as their number one target or a serious enemy. On this issue, the two of them are competing with each other. Wouldn’t it be better to hand her over to the organization and let them fight? "

For Karasawa, the organization is undoubtedly the target that needs to be eradicated. For Kuroba Kaito, the zoo is similar, and they are all absolutely on the opposite side.

However, the organization didn't know that Karasawa was still alive, and the zoo didn't notice that Kaitou Kidd had been replaced. How could he know what kind of opponent he was facing now.

In the eyes of both parties, the other party is a competitor competing for resources with them.

Whether it is the X-alloy controlled by the organization or the quasi-mask users in the zoo who have a high probability of having some special abilities, they will become an unending predatory relationship.

Why not do something that can drive away tigers and swallow wolves and reap the benefits of being a fisherman?

Kuroba Kaito looked at the smile on Karasawa's face and silently wrapped his pigeon in his clothes.

It’s better to listen less to what bad guys say. There is a feeling that if you listen too much, you will be infected.

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Amidst the confusion of some and the fear of others, the night passed peacefully.

"It's an incredible feeling." Conan, who was about to walk down the gangway with his bag on his back, looked at Karasawa who was leading the way down and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice, "I actually made it to Tokyo so safely..."

"What's unbelievable?" Hattori Heiji looked sideways at the friend next to him, "Do you still hope that something will happen to Karasawa?"

"That's not what I meant, it's just... forget it." After adjusting the schoolbag on his back, Conan hesitated to speak, hesitated to speak, and finally swallowed the words.

Although it seems a bit awkward to say this, as if he is cursing Karasawa, it is still an unimaginable feeling to see Karasawa come back from a trip safely.

Recalling the terrifying line of gunfire that cut through the night sky last night, he still felt his palms sweating and had an unexpected and incredible feeling.

The two of them were about to catch up with the people disembarking from the boat when they suddenly heard Suzuki Sonoko's angry voice.

"Miss Pu Siqinglan, good morning... Hey, you, your eyes..."

The detectives who were attracted by the keywords turned their heads and glanced at Pu Siqinglan with searchlight-like eyes.

Pu Si Qinglan, who once again put on an eye patch on her right eye, grabbed the suitcase beside her and glanced at Suzuki Sonoko: "It's nothing, the conjunctivitis happened again, this time it's just more serious."

Suzuki Sonoko took a serious look at the exposed part of her blindfold, and for a moment she could only nod.

Without him, Pu Siqinglan's current appearance is really too convincing.

The coverage area of ​​her eyepatch is not small anymore, almost covering the area under the eyebrows and eye sockets, but you can still see a patch of redness and swelling extending from the side of the bridge of the nose. You can almost imagine what her eyes would look like without the eyepatch. It's so swollen that it looks scary.

Just yesterday, the few detectives who sentenced Pu Siqinglan looked at each other in shock because of your words.

How should I put it? If they didn't know that she was Scobin, some people would probably believe that she was Kaitou Kidd and had just saved her life from Scobin's gun.

"Don't worry about my eyes." Pu Siqinglan put on the gauze hat again and raised her head with a strong stubbornness, "Let's go to the castle first."

The top priority now is to seize the opportunity to get the egg of memories.

As for Kaitou Kidd...

His true identity has been discovered, so the current situation is that everyone is back on the same starting line. The outcome is still unknown, so you can slowly plan.

"Mr. Suzuki is arranging the vehicle." Secretary Nishino, who was following Suzuki Sonoko, pushed up his glasses and answered at the right time, "Sorry, after all, the Memory Egg is still the property of the Suzuki family. We have to send it to the shore to complete the damage assessment first. . You can visit the castle in Yokosuka first to look for clues about the other egg. If you need to use the memory egg, Mr. Suzuki will take it to the castle to visit Miss Kasaka in a few days."

This is actually a disguised expression that the Suzuki family has considered relenting and passing on the egg to Natsumi Kasaka, considering the relationship between her grandfather and the Egg of Memory.

Suzuki Sonoko, who completely understood, clapped her hands happily: "This is good. If you really need to display it, you can borrow it from Miss Kasaka later."

"Well, you can also pull off a special exhibition stunt, right? Miss Suzuki is looking more and more like a qualified heir to the Suzuki family." Detective Hakuba chuckled softly.

"Don't think so bad of people, I just think this is a good story." Suzuki Sonoko snorted and turned her head.

After determining their respective directions, the group quickly divided into two groups.

Of course, the detectives who had locked on Scobin couldn't let her just follow the unsuspecting others, so they naturally chose the team heading to the castle.

"The castle is being cleaned and cleaned. I'm sorry, neither mine nor my grandmother has been back to live in it for many years. I have to trouble everyone to wait a little longer." Natsumi Kasaka looked absently at Nishino Masato and others who were leaving the castle. The box of the Egg of Memories was packed in layers, loaded into the car, and smiled apologetically at Mouri Kogoro and others.

"Such a famous fairytale castle, has it been vacant all this time? What a pity." Mao Lilan held her face and sighed.

"It is because it is so famous that it is more of a tourist attraction." The housekeeper behind Kosaka Natsumi immediately stepped forward to explain, "It is not that we neglected to take care of it, but mainly because the castle was built a long time ago and life is not very convenient. The old lady lived in the castle for a long time when she was young, but after the master and the lady passed away, she took the young lady to live in the city."

"Well, the castle was built on the mountain, it is not very convenient to enter and exit, and life is not modern enough. It may be because of my parents' car accident that my grandmother felt that it was still necessary to live in the city. At least it is much more convenient to travel and seek medical treatment." Kosaka Natsumi also explained.

"I always feel that the castle looks a little familiar." Looking at the photo on the table, Maori Kogoro stroked his mustache and posed in a thoughtful pose, "Where have you seen it? In what movie?"

"It was indeed lent to the crew, but Detective Maori felt familiar with it, probably because it was built by Master Kiichi in imitation of the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany." The butler continued to explain, "It is the prototype of the Disney Castle, also known as the Cinderella Castle."

"Oh! So that's it! But a Japanese and a Russian ran back to Japan and built a German castle..."

Tang Ze coughed and finally restrained his urge to tell some hell jokes.

How to say it, although it is not impossible to understand the logic, but this matter is a bit humorous.

The great-grandmother of Natsumi Kosaka is the owner of the ring that Ryu Kankawa took out on the boat yesterday, and she is also the third daughter of Nicholas II. At that time, Kiichi Kosaka chose to spend a huge amount of money to build such a castle, mainly because his wife's mother was German, and she was more or less influenced by some culture. In addition, Kiichi Kosaka probably deliberately concealed his wife's origin and almost deliberately avoided elements related to Russia, which led to such a stitching.

However, the emergence of a new Neuschwanstein Castle in Japan is humorous.

"It's because Master Kiichi was close to the royal family back then." The housekeeper smiled indifferently, "There are still many photos and materials left by him in the castle, as well as photos of him and some Russian nobles at that time."

Sitting at a table outside, Pu Siqinglan, pretending to be uninterested in the topic here, narrowed her eyes, turned her head, and looked at the lively crowd here.

Her eyes especially swept across Natsumi Kosaka's face, and when she retracted them, there was a hint of ridicule on her face.

As a descendant of Rasputin, she had a deep understanding of Nicholas II's family. It was their extreme worship of Rasputin when they were alive that led to Rasputin's power and finally became the target of public criticism and strangled by the nobles and the people.

That's why, when she saw the egg of memory, her desire to possess it was almost as strong as her desire to destroy it.

They were also the madmen who led to the destruction of Tsarist Russia. Nicholas II's family was just mediocre people who were deceived and bewitched by the evil monks because of their ignorance, while her ancestors were the culprits of the so-called demise of the country, and all the absurd things of the last Tsarist dynasty were blamed on him...

Look at the dazzling Easter egg, the exquisite statue made of pure gold, and the craftsman who only took away some of the royal family's wealth and built a Neuschwanstein Castle in Japan. Who is the real sinner? Is there any need to say it?

When she showed a sneer on her face, the topic over there also almost followed the castle and talked about related issues.

"…Rasputin has a special court title and can freely enter and leave the Tsar's inner palace. Queen Alexandra is a believer in mysticism. Since he cured the crown prince's hemophilia, she has been praising him. Even if he has a bad reputation, she insists that 'saints are always slandered. They hate him because we love him'..." Bai Ba Tan spread his hands, "So that when the contradictions developed to the most acute, the nobles who killed the Tsar's family before the revolutionaries and maintained the dynasty decided to execute him first, trying to save the situation that was on the verge of collapse."

"Hmm..." Maori Kogoro, who had listened for a long time, curled his lips and commented, "The royal family who indulged in pleasure, the arbitrary charlatans, and the already declining national strength, it doesn't sound like a good thing."

Pusi Qinglan rolled her eyes and swept across the faces of Bai Ba Tan and Maori Kogoro with a cold gaze.

However, before she could take the next step, Tang Ze, who was sitting between them, accurately caught her gaze and looked over as well.

Pu Siqinglan felt a sharp pain in her right eye again and covered her eyes again.