[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

Shibata Shinsuke, male, 27 years old, artist.

Affiliated to the Tokyo Jacko'Lantern Japan Performing Arts Agency, has been in the company for seven years, and the results are... not bad.

If I have to say it, Shibata is probably considered to be somewhat popular. Although he is still far from the standard of a first-line artist, or he can't even touch the edge of the first-line artist, he can be regarded as a regular among the many second-line artists under the agency. The one that shows up in film and television works or entertainment programs—although Shibata-kun himself is quite dissatisfied with this situation.

However, while feeling dissatisfied, Shibata is also very clear, if he must comment on his performance in the entertainment industry for the past seven years...

Probably, it can only be regarded as the four characters of "no merit, no fault", right?

The appearance itself is not very good, the acting skills and comprehension can only be said to be unsatisfactory, the vocal range is not wide and the timbre is not outstanding, so there is no way to take care of the singing career at the same time, and the guest performance in entertainment programs has always been mediocre, so there is nothing wrong with it MC ability...

This kind of self can be mixed in the current position in the entertainment industry where many people come and go, and outsiders envy and yearn for insiders struggling to survive. In fact, objectively speaking, it can be said to be very lucky.

—— Shibata himself is very aware of this.

Originally, he would not have any greater dissatisfaction with the reality - after all, he is no longer a naive, reckless, ignorant and innocent little devil in his early 20s. Shibata knows that no matter how angry and depressed he is, the reality is like this, and his own strength is not as good as People, no matter how many grievances and dissatisfaction there are, it is meaningless. In this circle, those with strength may not be able to get a status that matches their own strength, let alone an ordinary person like him whose qualifications can only be regarded as mediocre. ?

Shibata originally wanted to hang out like this for another ten or twenty years, and retire after earning enough pension to take a good rest.

At that time, whether it is traveling around the world, or simply finding a satisfactory place to settle down completely, I believe that life at that time will always make me feel comfortable and stable...

It's just that he didn't expect that the appearance of that person broke all his plans and plans——

Hashima Yuhei, the super-popular national idol who was discovered by the agency the year before last and successfully signed a contract. It has only taken less than two years to make the whole of Japan crazy about his name.

Shibata had seen this boy several times in the company from a distance.

Silky black hair that is as smooth as flowing water, and a beautiful face that is not uncommon even if it is mistaken for a woman...

Young people are very suitable to be described by words such as "clean eyebrows" and "bright eyes and white teeth". It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the specific representative of the word "beauty".

And not long after, Shibata quickly realized that the evaluation that this young man named Hashima Yuhei could get was actually far more than a simple "beauty".

——This is a boy who is blessed by nature, as if he was born to enter the entertainment world.

Not only does he have a jaw-dropping brilliance and beauty, but the boy also has impeccable acting skills that can perfectly interpret any role!

Moreover, not only acting skills, but also singing and acting are very good at the boy. It can be said that the boy is an all-round actor who can skillfully perform in dramas, whether it is a singer or a killer, even women's clothing and sex scenes...

Yuhei Hashima, the existence of this young man is simply like a huge bug accidentally left by the Creator when he created the world, making people unable to ignore, pay attention to, and... envy.

—Yes, jealousy.

The first time Shibata became aware of his almost uncontrollable jealousy for Yuhei Hashima was when the two co-starred in a popular youth idol drama.

At that time, Shibata, who had been in the entertainment industry for seven years, could be regarded as a veteran no matter what, could only get the role of an elite social man with a small role in the play, and Hajima Yu, who had just debuted for less than a year, Ping, but the well-deserved number one male.

Feeling the strong contrast and difference that the whole crew, from the director to the general staff, paid more attention to Hajima Yuhei's praise, but almost ignored himself, something in Shibata's heart was completely shattered.

The dark negative thoughts that could still be restrained with difficulty hit the last layer of shackles controlled by reason one after another. Shibata thought, probably even himself can't predict when this layer of shackles... will be broken ——

At that time, I'm afraid...will become an unknown monster in human skin that I don't even know?

Thinking like this masochistically, Shibata let his crazy jealousy towards the boy named Hashima Yuhei grow wantonly.

The expected balance was completely broken when I learned that the male lead of a movie I had been looking forward to for a long time was finally selected as Hajima Yuhei, and I was told by my agent that it was very likely to get this role. For himself, he could only get the moment when he was a passer-by who wasn't even counted as the male third.

At that moment, Shibata felt something screaming and breaking free from the long-standing restraint in his heart.

He went to find Rinya Orihara, the most famous intelligence dealer in Shinjuku.

This name was accidentally heard from his distant cousin who often hangs around in Ikebukuro during a chat.

"That's an amazing guy~"

——That's what that little bastard cousin in hip-hop attire told him at the time.

"It's as small as a street rumor that has just been uttered by someone in the last second, and as big as a policy resolution that the government has not yet officially issued. Only you can't think of it, and you can't get it without Orihara."

"However, there are rumors that he is also a part-time professional think tank while working as an intelligence dealer. Do you know the special criminal organization called Pluto?"

"...Ha, cousin, you must not be the one who knows about such things."

"However, it doesn't matter. Even if they come out to hang around like us, not many people know about this organization. Generally speaking, those guys on Pluto are dedicated to providing people with criminal plans that claim to be perfect, but usually their The asking price of the plan will not be very low, and some people may lose their fortunes and may not be able to get a plan.”

"And the Orihara Rinya mentioned earlier, sometimes does some work similar to Pluto. But his asking price is much lower, and he will say in advance that he will not guarantee that it will be foolproof."

"Huh? Why did you ask him to do this? After all... that guy is probably because it's fun?"

"After all... he is such a freak!"

……

——However, such a freak may be a suitable person for him to ask for help.

After making the decision to take revenge on Hashima Yuhei, Shibata thought of the existence of Orihara Rinya, the intelligence dealer, for some reason.

So he looked for it alone according to the address he had inquired from his cousin, completely ignoring his cousin's kind warning of "advising you not to have anything to do with this person".

Everything that followed seemed to be so smooth or logical.

According to the information and plan provided by Orihara Rinya, Shibata carried out intimidation actions again and again. While successfully stopping the filming of the film, it also deeply planted in the hearts of all relevant personnel that "if Hajima Yuhei is gone, then the film may be Will we be able to continue filming smoothly?" psychological imprint.

And at this moment, Shibata came to Shinjuku alone again according to the agreement, in order to pay off the final balance that he needed to pay to Orihara Rinya for this plan. From then on, the two have nothing to do with each other...

"Then, that's it."

Stuffing a large envelope containing a thick stack of cash into the arms of the black-haired young man who made him unable to look at him calmly no matter how many times he faced him, Shibata heaved a sigh of relief, regardless of whether the other party had anything to say next. If you want to say, turn around and prepare to leave directly.

"Well, the things here are indeed like this. It's just Shibata-kun... I'm afraid it may not be the case."

Unique to young people, it sounds frivolous at first, but it is not difficult to discern the unobtrusive and playful low voice behind Shibata's back, prompting him to turn around abruptly, only to find that the young man His gaze did not fall on himself, but fixedly... staring at the direction he came from——

"Am I right? Xiaojing?"

And as if to respond to the young man's last inexplicable call, accompanied by a loud "click" sound, behind the wire post that was snapped off with bare hands, several figures of visitors appeared...

"Come on!!! Also!!! It really is you bastard! How dare you plot against You...Go to hell!!!"

Accompanied by a roar that was quite familiar to a certain information dealer, the young man in a bartender suit with blond hair picked up the huge broken wire pole with one hand, raised his foot and rushed towards this side.

"Oh, it's too bad that Xiao Jing found out so quickly!" As he said this, a brisk smile appeared on the face of the black-haired intelligence dealer: "If you want to fight... Just catch up with me first, huh? Xiaojing~"

After finishing speaking, a small section of shiny pocket knife popped out of his hand, and the young man turned his head and fled away quickly.

Behind him, His Majesty the King of Ikebukuro, known as "Xiao Jing", held a huge electric pole more than three times his own length, but he was not slowed down in his footsteps, and he only gave Shibata and the remaining few People leave behind a distant figure, and slowly... can no longer be seen.

And when Shibata came back to his senses, he was bound by a handsome blond young man with a chain made of unknown material, and followed the three people in front of him completely unconsciously...

Shibata wanted to scream and struggle desperately, but his body seemed to be no longer his own, so he couldn't control it as he wished.

At this moment, the blond young man who was walking in front turned around as if aware of it, and when he met his eyes, he suddenly smiled...

At that moment, the shock and fear Shibata felt in his heart was even far better than what he had felt when he saw Orihara Rinya for the first time!

"Mr. Shibata, I hope you can cooperate with our actions. Just now you have voluntarily confessed to your series of criminal acts, and we have also recorded them in this recording pen in my hand. Wait for a while to arrive at the police station, believe me Everything... can get a due result."

The blond young detective shook the small recording pen in his hand as he spoke.

——Shibata knew that everything was over.

The author has something to say: [Note]: The section describing You's appearance and acting skills in the middle of this chapter is partially combined with DRRR's original work, so I hereby explain it.