The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"Inspector! Inspector Megure! Is there any progress regarding the theft case that occurred in the Suzuki Group?"

"Some people claim that the perpetrator of this case is a famous international thief. Do the police have relevant evidence? Is there any hope of recovering the stolen items?"

"There is news that Kaito Kidd is also involved in the subsequent theft plan. Is this news true?"

"Look here, Mr. Detective Maori...!"

"You guessed it."

As he followed the police out of the castle, the complacent suspect himself folded his arms and shrugged.

The media people who are omnipresent and will do whatever it takes to find out explosive news and information are a very important part of Tokyo. Without these guys who will do anything to attract attention, some things will not be able to proceed.

"That's normal." Standing next to him, Teru Hoshikawa had a calm expression. "Sometimes I feel that they are a little more informed than those organizations. Several people who realized the situation of narrowing down the detective without any contact with him, all discovered it purely based on the news about the Mori detective in the newspaper."

In the past, he would be afraid of the overly bright flashes and the dark lenses that seemed as if he could feel countless eyes peering out from them, but after such a long period of "desensitization therapy", his mentality has been completely trained.

At this point, although he still feels that it is a bad taste against him that Karasawa asked him to play Goro Akechi, a character with such social attributes who almost lives under the surveillance of cameras, he also agrees with Karasawa's idea.

If you can't even withstand the torrent of public opinion and the gazes of others, how can you become the Phantom Thief of the Heart who stands on the opposite side of human subconsciousness and desire?

"Wow." Hearing his calm tone, Kuroba Kaito retracted his gaze, looked at the reporters who had already begun to focus on this side, and nudged Hoshikawa Teru with his elbow mischievously, "Have you forgotten your current identity? Your boss is not here right now, and no one will come to save you."

Kuroba Kaito couldn't claim to be familiar with everyone in the Phantom Thieves, but he had dealt with them for a long time. As Hoshikawa Teru, who was the earliest member of the Phantom Thieves, he had a rough idea of ​​his true character.

In this incident, rather than saying that Goro Akechi was standing in the position of a detective, it would be more accurate to say that he was a professional spokesperson invited by Suzuki Sonoko for this hot event. He was almost single-handedly responsible for the communication between the Suzuki Museum of Art and the media, and handled the entire incident without any loopholes.

This effect is of course due to Tang Ze's proficiency in telepathy and his ability to maneuver with the sleeves. If it were Xingchuan Hui who didn't like dealing with these things...

Hoshikawa Teru glanced at him calmly, straightened the gloves on his hands and the wrinkles on his clothes that had been squeezed out by the crowd due to the sudden fire, and strode towards the direction of the reporters under the unexpected gaze of Kuroba Kaito.

The moment he raised his foot, the expression on his face switched to Goro Akechi's skilled business smile. The gentle and natural smile made his face look particularly soft and gentle, and when captured in the camera it looked like a soft light effect was on.

Facing an even more agitated crowd, Hoshikawa Teru skillfully avoided several cameras that tried to shoot at his face. He spotted several familiar station logos at a glance and took the two microphones.

"Regarding the Egg of Memory and the theft at the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art, I can talk about this for my client..."

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"'Detective Akechi, so you're saying that the thefts at the Suzuki Museum of Art were caused by the great thief Scobin?'"

"'Yes. With the cooperation of many detectives, we have basically mastered Scobin's personal information. We have evidence that she used the Egg of Memory as a cover to target the various collections of the Suzuki Museum of Art, and used a forged passport and academic qualifications to blend into the team of experts hired by the Suzuki Group..."

Watching the news playing on the TV screen, Kuroba Kaito took a sip of juice with a subtle expression, then poked Tang Ze who was sitting busy opposite him, and pursed his lips in the direction of the screen.

"You are much more powerful than I thought. I didn't expect that you, who look so unreliable, are actually quite good at leading a team. Did you use any illegal means? I think, even if you can use those powers, it's not very kind to use them on your own people..."

Although there was some teasing and sarcasm in his words, Kuroba Kaito's praise was still sincere.

You can guess how busy Tang Ze's life is without having to meet him, just by looking at the messages in their group that never stop coming in all day long.

As a student, as a detective, as a member of an organization, as a thief, even if there are more people assisting with logistics and helping him deal with these matters, the core of these identities is still Tang Ze himself.

One dilemma faced by team leaders with overly outstanding abilities is that when the leader is unable to take care of everything, the efficiency and coordination of the team will be greatly affected.

This is the only thing that Kuroba Kaito truly admires about this fake Phantom Thief, who is more of an all-round agent than a colleague.

Kuroba Kaito himself is an elite person with outstanding talents, and he has fully experienced the curse of knowledge.

It may not be difficult to have friends who can help and understand you, but finding a partner who can be on par with you and can really support you is not a simple matter.

At first, he didn't quite understand Tang Ze's reason for building a team, and he thought that the other party just needed some subordinates to help deal with small matters that distracted his attention.

But now, just look at Xingchuan Hui and you will know that in such a busy schedule, this guy even has time to lead the team, hone the players, and train professional skills...

"How is it? Have you never seen it before? Watch carefully and learn from it." Tang Ze took the time to raise his head and glanced at him, but did not react to his sigh. "Xingchuan is much better than you think. I don't pick up anyone and bring him to my home. I don't have such a kind heart."

The fact that Hoshikawa Teru had the courage to oppose Tang Ze's arrangement and expressed his desire to join him to assist him was certainly an important reason that impressed Tang Ze. However, more importantly, after understanding Tang Ze's plan and even participating in a lot of it, he was still able to come up with such an idea, which meant that this person had enough ability to withstand pressure.

Tang Ze didn't become so busy just after the Phantom Thieves formed. He has always been so busy. In fact, the existence of the Phantom Thieves has reduced his workload to some extent.

If Xingchuan Hui can persist in such a high-pressure environment, he will be qualified to be trained, which is the prerequisite for everything.

Tang Ze believes that it is not heroes who create current events, but current events that create heroes. Although the abilities of heroes themselves cannot be denied, only when standing in such a position can heroes have the opportunity to shine. The environment is much more important than personal ability.

This is the concept that Tang Ze formed in his past education, and it is still being implemented today.

"And no matter what the reason is, someone who can keep secrets, remain loyal, and won't betray even if he's shaken is more worthy of trust than someone who simply has strong abilities." Tang Ze expressed his thoughts honestly.

Just as he said this, the news happened to play the next interview footage.

Hoshikawa Teru showed a cheerful smile to the camera, and gave a humorous answer to the pointed question without being humble or overbearing: "Rather than worrying about whether the criminal can be caught, protecting the life and property of the parties is what the police should do most, right? As for the escaped Scobin... Don't worry, we have already mastered her physical characteristics, and a wanted order will be issued soon. She won't be able to escape for long. Not every thief is Kaito Kid, right?"

Hearing himself being mentioned, Kuroba Kaito glanced at the TV screen, looked away, and could only shrug: "What you said... well, that's right."

Even if Xingchuan Teru had received special training from Tang Ze, it would have been difficult for him to respond to the media's remarks so easily without sufficient adaptability and quick wit, and without long-term training.

Tang Ze may not be a qualified thief, but he is definitely a qualified leader.

Listening to the loudspeaker, where Teru Hoshikawa methodically shifted the focus from specific parties such as Kosaka Natsumi to the capture plan for the wanted fugitives, Tang Ze smiled, said nothing, and just handed over the information in his hand.

"Okay, that's all about the zoo. As for whether there is more information, it depends on how much the organization values ​​Scobin."

"Thank you." Kuroba Kaito took the stack of documents and stood up, having achieved his goal. After thinking for a while, he pointed at the things Tang Ze was sorting in his hand and said, "Where are these things? What are you going to do with them?"

Regardless of the other party's status in the zoo, as long as he can provide some information related to this mysterious organization, the value of Scobin's intelligence is unquestionable. But now that it has fallen into the hands of a criminal organization, you can't expect them to be moral and only want your people instead of your money.

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Scobin has been in business for many years and has accumulated a huge amount of wealth. Like Grandet, she has been holding on to the treasure and is unwilling to spend it. It is a fact that her net worth is as high as tens of billions of yen.

With such a large amount of treasures, even if they are not converted into cash now, the organization will definitely be happy to accept these collections. It is certainly not easy to take these things away silently.

Tang Ze glanced at him, said nothing, and just pointed at himself.

"Do I look like someone who loves the company so much? I'm already giving face to my boss by not cleaning up the workplace."

What a joke! They've already fallen into the hands of the Phantom Thieves, and they expect to spit these things out? Impossible!

As for whether to return them to their original owners, or cash them in, or use them elsewhere, it is all his freedom. Tang Ze is not afraid of anyone except the troubled finances of the Phantom Thieves.

Even if the organization knows these things and has a strong desire for them, the initiative to know them is still in Tang Ze's own hands.

After all, this is an important source of intelligence that Kumail snatched from the Phantom Thieves at great risk, and he can continue to interrogate information about the zoo from her. As for the fact that she is a paranoid and would rather die than tell others the location of her treasure, what does that have to do with the diligent Kumail?

Feeling Tang Ze's almost rogue calmness, Kuroba Kaito wanted to say something, but when he saw a figure approaching from behind Tang Ze, he cleared his throat, immediately turned his head and pretended that he had not said anything, and left quickly on tiptoe.

"Really? Then I should thank you for that?" Putting the coffee in front of Tang Ze, Amuro Toru said in a gloomy tone.

"Well, I'm talking about rum." Tang Ze picked up the coffee and said seriously, "In such a bad workplace environment, it's normal to be dissatisfied with the corporate culture and leadership, right?"

"You'd better really mean it." Putting down his coffee, Toru Amuro glanced at Kuroba Kaito's running back, then lowered his voice, "Such a big incident has happened again, you should pay attention to information security."

It was normal for Goro Akechi to appear on TV, but being seen by so many people as he and Karasawa acted at the same time, coupled with the possible attention that Scobin's appearance might bring to the organization, made this move seem very risky.

Taking risks is not a problem. Being an undercover agent involves taking risks.

But if it is just for some relatively unimportant things, there is no need to take such a big risk.

"You are not only responsible for your own actions now." Amuro Toru pointed to the document in front of Tang Ze, focusing on the photo of Scobin on the first page. "Once you fall, or the system you have built now collapses, many things will become unpredictable."

He could understand Tang Ze's feelings after realizing that this organization might have been more or less connected to the Tang Ze couple, but some things should still be done with caution.

Tang Ze has entangled himself too deeply in many plans.

Whether it is using the convenience of his identity to further expand the power of Bourbon and Kumel, or using his special status to connect Rena Mizunashi with multiple intelligence agencies and form alliances, Karasawa is an extremely important link.

Without Tang Ze as the intermediary, everyone would be wary of each other and have their own stance, making it difficult for them to reach cooperation even if they had common enemies and goals.

If Tangze's secret was exposed at this time, or Kumail's identity was at risk, it would not be a good thing for everyone.

"Don't worry." Tang Ze looked at the expressionless photo, which looked unconvinced, and smiled mysteriously, "I have my own plans."

Exposing these special people to the organization is not only to let them fight each other, but also to use the power of the organization to eliminate these guys with impure motives as much as possible.

It wasn't Scoobins that mattered, not even the zoo, it was primarily, without them, that mattered to oneself.

Moreover, the more these quasi-mask users are discovered, the more certain people in the organization will believe in cognitive science. Then Tang Ze, who has the real right of interpretation, will have more initiative and room for maneuver.

"I never fight a battle I'm not prepared for."