Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 929 Warmth from Hometown

"Phantom Thief No. 1412, commonly known as Phantom Thief Kidd, has committed 134 crimes in total, 15 of which occurred abroad, in the United States, France, Germany and other places. He has traveled to 12 countries and has stolen a total of 152 gems, with a total value of..."

Kogoro Mouri sat upright and listened to the policemen presenting the case, pretending to take notes with his hands.

While writing, he kept an eye on the boy sitting next to him.

Akechi Goro, still wearing the same suit, sat upright like him, with an open notebook at hand, and he also looked like he was taking notes seriously, but if you look closely at the tip of his pen...

"Hey..." Maori Kogoro's eyebrows jumped and he lowered his voice, "This is not your class, don't be absent here."

His pen tip moved very quickly, and sometimes it would cross the entire page. That movement didn't seem like he was recording or introducing something, but more like he was drawing.

Kogoro Mouri's eyebrows kept twitching as he saw many little kids scribbling in class.

Even though everyone knew that the Suzuki Group invited him here, it was not so much that they expected him to contribute to guarding the treasures and catching the Kaito Kid, but rather to build momentum for this exhibition. A large part of the commission paid to Akechi Goro was included in the advertising fee. It was still a bit...

Tang Ze raised his head, glanced in his direction, and without saying a word moved his hand away, revealing what he was drawing.

The complex and layered patterns, coupled with the exquisite craftsmanship and design, are exactly the target of Kaito Kidd this time, the focus of the entire case, the egg of memories that originally belonged to the Tsar.

The PPT in front happened to be playing a picture of this collection, and the sketch in his hand was exactly the same as the painting in front.

Although he didn't know the purpose of drawing this for no apparent reason, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but be shocked by the little skill he showed.

It's still slacking off, but this is technical slacking off, the nature is completely different.

After holding it in for a while, he finally asked the question: "Why draw this? There are many collections that Kidd likes. Although this egg of memories is precious, it is not to the extent of being the focus of the case."

The policeman who had just taken the microphone to introduce the situation had tried his best to exaggerate the preciousness of this collection, but judging from the fact that he did not give a detailed introduction to the value, it was just an insignificant supporting role in the brilliant resume of Kaito Kid.

Tang Ze pointed at his painting and explained, "I think it's a little special. Kaito Kidd rarely chooses precious collections other than gems. Although there are precedents where artworks have become targets, he mostly chooses gems as targets. This egg of memories is not inlaid with expensive gems, but just glass."

Considering the time when it was created, it was definitely an advanced and excellent craft at that time, but in modern times when glass has long been popularized and has been used in many different ways, it does not seem so dazzling.

"Well, having said that, it's worth a lot of money." Kogoro Mouri glanced at the number marked on the projector in front of him and raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, but since it had been gathering dust in the Suzuki family's warehouse for so many years, and was only remembered this time when Miss Suzuki Sonoko wanted to organize the exhibition, there must be a reason." Tang Ze said as tactfully as possible.

This egg of memories was once a toy played by Suzuki Sonoko when she was a child.

Using a collection worth hundreds of millions of yen as a toy is one thing, and throwing it to a young daughter to play with is another. In other words, it is inconspicuous among the Suzuki family's dazzling collection.

"There is some truth in what you said..." Kogoro Mouri touched his chin and was about to make a few more comments when Ginzo Nakamori in front of him had already finished passionately explaining his reasoning about Kid's notice letter and temporarily gave the microphone to the person in charge.

"…This time, we will work closely with the police in Osaka. In addition, at the request of the Suzuki Group, we will also invite the famous detectives Maori Kogoro and Akechi Goro to participate in the investigation…"

Following this introduction, the eyes of everyone in the conference room followed the direction of the official's finger and fell accurately on Karasawa and Maori Kogoro.

Mainly the former.

After all, although Kogoro Mouri is not very familiar with their Investigation Section 2, he used to be a policeman and a detective who had faced off against Kaito Kid. But Goro Akechi, a guy who always appears on TV and looks more like a star than a detective, can easily arouse the police's disgust.

As the target, Suzuki Group, considering their background and position, was one thing to point fingers at them, but it was another to ask such a young man who was just here to advertise and create popularity to interfere in the investigation...

Tang Ze met their gazes, smiled calmly and waved, feeling a little emotional at the same time.

It's a pity that the main mission of his Phantom Thieves has little to do with money and property, otherwise everyone here would be the enemies chasing after them.

Thinking about it this way, it's quite interesting. Tang Ze's smile became even brighter.

I don’t know if it was because of this business-like smile that disgusted many policemen, but they quickly turned their heads back, which also made Kogoro Mouri, who was under a lot of pressure, breathe a sigh of relief.

"The main goal of our mission this time is to protect the treasure and prevent Kaito Kidd from getting it, even if we can't catch the criminal..."

Before the person in charge could finish his words, Nakamori Ginzo walked over and snatched the microphone, pointing forward and gesticulating vigorously with his body movements.

"How can you say something so demoralizing! We will never let him get away!" Nakamori Ginzo waved his hand vigorously, "Treasures and other things come second. Did you hear me clearly? I will risk my dignity and honor as a police officer and bring this thief to justice!"

This time, the policemen who had been sitting upright with expressionless faces stood up one after another and responded loudly to his passionate speech.

As one of the only two people still sitting in the audience, Kogoro Maori shrank his neck back.

Although he knew that this matter would definitely be troublesome, after seeing such a scene, he once again realized that things were more difficult than he thought.

"Very energetic..." Tang Ze smiled softly, and with a flick of his finger, he sent the recording through Noah to Kuroba Kaito without any hindrance.

Of course, it is not allowed to record police meetings with mobile phones, but when has Noah ever been afraid of signal jammers?
"Ah, so, my opponent this time is you?" Kuroba Kaito on the other end of the phone snorted softly, "Interesting..."

"The Suzuki family gave us a lot of money, so it's definitely not bad as an appearance fee. Just think of it as cooperating with me." Tang Ze pointed to the front, signaling his teammates to take their things with them, and then replied calmly, "Besides, the publicity effect is really good, isn't it?" "Publicity effect..." Kuroba Kaito grabbed a handful of hair, "Appearance fee, and publicity effect, you guy, are you addicted to playing a star?"

"Just think of it as helping a friend." Tang Ze raised the cup in his hand. "The exhibition supervised by Yuanzi himself can't be too boring, right? It's good to liven up the atmosphere. Besides, it won't do you any harm, right?"

The fact that Kaito Kidd is targeting the Egg of Memories has little to do with his main "theft" mission.

He acts as a phantom thief, always wanting to follow in his father's footsteps, find out the truth about his father's disappearance, and try to find the purpose of those who caused his father's disappearance among the vast number of gems.

The Egg of Memories has nothing to do with his goal and is relatively rare. Kidd learned the touching story behind the collection and planned to rob the rich to help the poor.

...From this perspective, this guy and the Phantom Thieves of Hearts actually have a pretty good compatibility.

"...You know this now?" Kuroba Kaito's eyebrows jumped, "Sometimes I find you guys really annoying."

It is not quite appropriate to call a thief a mystic, but obviously, in the aesthetics of Kuroba Kaito's thieves, coming and going without a trace, like a ghost shuttling in the moonlight, is a very important component.

Tang Ze pointed out the truth at the first sight, and the guy who violently broke the situation by opening the box directly after the second greeting seemed to exist just to make things difficult for him...

"I'm so sorry, I got away with it again. This is how we, the Phantom Thief of Hearts, behave." Tang Ze laughed twice, "I promise, I'll put up a great fake match when I meet you face to face."

"Ha... Don't talk like I need you to let me off the hook... Your own identity problems are bigger than mine, right?"

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"That's mutual... If you think so, there's an insider. If you get hit by Conan again, it will be easier for you to retreat, right? And do you think Hakuba won't come to trouble you if you make such a big noise?"

"You! This is a naked threat! Hey, Tang Ze, hey, don't pretend you can't hear me again——"

After hanging up the phone, Xingchuan Hui, who had been hesitating for a long time, finally found a gap and approached secretly.

He pointed at the computer that his teammates were carrying to the RV and said hesitantly, "When you said that I would travel with you in my capacity, did that mean..."

"What's wrong? Isn't Goro Akechi your identity?" Tang Ze showed a very artificial expression of surprise. "It's a rare opportunity to travel with the famous senior Mr. Maori. Are you happy?"

"I'm so happy..." Xingchuan Hui slapped his head and managed to swallow back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

He thought carefully about Goro Akechi's past interactions with Conan and others, and he really couldn't refute it.

Generally speaking, when Tang Ze faces them under the identity of Goro Akechi, it is always because there are some situations where it is inconvenient to show up with his own identity. Either the case involves the organization, or there is a rigid demand to create some personal settings for Goro Akechi's identity. It is indeed a rare situation for them to travel together in a serious manner.

"Don't worry, we don't expect you to do anything special this time. Just have fun." Tang Ze patted his shoulder, "Relax."

"...What about Mizunashi Rena? Are you just going to ignore her like this?" Hoshikawa Teru glanced outside, his expression indescribable.

He suddenly rushed over and gave Mizuno Reina a critical hit. When she was about to do something extreme due to the stress reaction, he turned around and told her his true position. Then, before she could digest this huge amount of information, he threw her into the hands of Akai Shuichi and Amuro Toru...

Thinking about the other person's recent experiences, he felt a little sympathetic towards Rena Mizunashi.

"It's not my turn to intervene." Tang Ze spread his hands and said pertinently, "With my identity here, if I really get involved in their conversation and game, it will make everyone uncomfortable. Let the undercovers solve the conversation themselves. I will come back after they have talked it out. I am a low-ranking official and don't want to cause any misunderstandings for them. It would be inappropriate to put too much pressure on the partners."

Zhu Fujingguang, who was passing by, heard it so much that his feet were almost stuck to the ground and he couldn't lift them up.

...What did he just hear? Tang Ze said that he had little influence and that he didn't want to put pressure on others?
Listen to this, what nonsense is this?
"It's strange to hear such lines coming out of your mouth." He couldn't help but complain.

"I'm really sorry, this is how our wild undercover agents work." Tang Ze's expression didn't change at all, and he nodded calmly.

The purpose of this trip to Osaka is to join in the fun of Kaito Kidd, but it is also true that they want to leave room for several forces.

Tang Ze's identity involves all parties. He is very suitable as a broker, but when it comes to sitting down to talk, he will become an obstacle that has a significant impact on the cooperation plan.

It is reasonable for anyone to take Tang Ze's thoughts into consideration when they see him present and slow down the pace of the negotiations. Even when Tang Ze expresses a clear inclination and stance, each of them may take his opinions into consideration and make appropriate concessions.

Precisely because he understood the influence of his identity, he wanted to take the opportunity to go out for a walk and let them talk it out first. He only needed to be a listener and executor.

As for the result of their discussion, whether to replicate the explosion showdown at Haido Town Hospital or to come up with something bigger and newer, Tang Ze expressed his respect and blessings, hoping that Gin would be okay.

"Okay..." Xingchuan Hui held his forehead and sighed, "Just assume that this is what you really think..."

Forget it, let it be Tang Ze.

He kept explaining it over and over again, making it seem as if he could object to Tang Ze's decision.

"Relax, this is an interesting journey." Tang Ze narrowed his eyes, with a subtle light flashing in his eyes.

Watching the fun of Kuroba Kaito and preventing him from causing too much trouble is one aspect, but Tang Ze is really curious about the situation of a certain fake Chinese.

My name is Pu Siqinglan, and I was born in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. But I don’t look like a Chinese with black hair and black eyes, right? So shouldn’t I give my fellow ethnic minority compatriots some heartwarming warmth from my hometown?

(End of this chapter)