The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

Chapter 995: The punctured tire is set...is it set?

"I now understand a little bit why the list is like this. Shii Reika is really an unreasonable person."

"Have you made up your mind? I thought you would prefer playing house with those pretty women."

"...I don't intend to become a slave to such a person. The same goes for the other way around."

At the end of the call, a clear sneer came from the other side of the receiver. It was unclear whether the person was laughing at Shii Rika or at Kumail, who had revealed part of his true nature.

But in short, the task report has been completed.

"Okay, Lihua still needs to socialize and communicate with many people, so she probably won't bother you for the time being." Takuya Mifune, who had been standing not far away and waiting politely for a moment, finally came closer and whispered when he saw that he had finished his call.

It seemed that he thought the phone call was just an excuse for Tang Ze to avoid the crowd.

"But it's only temporary. You haven't given up your other plans, right?" Tang Ze glanced at him and coldly expressed his unspoken thoughts.

"That's for sure." Mifune Takuya rolled his eyes, as if he was fed up with it. "But she won't do anything too extreme. Because you are a celebrity after all, she won't let a bad reputation spread."

No one knows Yotsugu Reika's style better than her peers who have dealt with her many times, and Takuya Mifune knows it very well.

She might think that Goro Akechi is pleasing to the eye and difficult to control, and thus develop some interest in him.

Then, they would use their own money and connections to send some commissions to Akechi Goro's agency. The price might be very high, or they might give the agency people conditions that they couldn't refuse.

Finally, when Goro Akechi really accepts the commission, she will start to find fault with him, make a fuss, refuse to admit that the commission has been completed, and even find some reasons to use public opinion to discredit the other party's ability and reputation.

Only until this detective, who was somewhat interesting in her eyes but unable to resist her power, came to her honestly to admit his mistakes and bow his head, would she be satisfied and think that she had completed another hunt.

Sijing Lihua likes this, taking advantage of the difference in resources, playing with her prey like a cat playing with a mouse, and then tightening her fingers little by little, compressing all the opponent's space...

He picked out a yacht that was the least maintained at the shipyard, guided Takuya Mifune aboard, and then when the yacht had problems, he stepped forward to take charge and safely drove the yacht back to shore with its partially damaged rudder.

As far as he knew, Takuya Mifune really liked yacht traveling, but for some reason was very resistant to learning how to drive. Such a technically qualified person who was also an interesting fellow enthusiast was exactly what Mifune wanted, and they quickly hit it off and became familiar with each other.

Just looking at the way they are so arm in arm, it's hard to imagine that they have only known each other for less than a week.

"I got involved in yachting because of Miss Yotsuba Rika." Mifune Takuya raised the goblet in his hand and used the mouth of the goblet to point to Yotsuba Rika, who was standing in the crowd, talking to a few other girls and laughing softly with her hands covering her mouth. "After all, the Yotsuba family's business involves some transportation, and they have several yachts. She became interested in yachts when she was in college. In order to have fun, she joined the university's yacht club and got to know those guys."

"Are you from the same university as her?" Tang Ze was half asking, half trying to make a joke.

Champagne is not a strong liquor, and drinking a few glasses will not make people drunk or lose their mind, but as long as there is a little effect of alcohol, some people will open up and talk endlessly, and Takuya Mifune is obviously this type.

"That's the funny thing." Mifune Takuya snorted, "She and I didn't go to the same university, and neither did Gojo Osamu. Those guys, the ones who scrambled for food like fish, were her college classmates. Otherwise, how could the eldest daughter of the Shijing family know office workers like bank clerks or salesmen in the business department?"

He was referring to the few people who had just come up to hand Tang Ze their business cards. Their occupations were clearly written on the pieces of paper.

"And the reason why she knows me and Gojo Osamu is much more ridiculous." Mifune Takuya shook his wine glass, "Her last name is Yotsuei, and her driver, the one who drives her yacht, is Rokuda over there. She chose Kazueda Takashi and Nikaido Yuji, saying that she liked them. In fact, it was because their names had numbers and kanji in them, and she wanted to have some fun."

"Oh, so you were chosen?" Tang Ze suddenly realized.

It is a wonderful experience that this strange problem of making up names can be explained in this way.

"Yes. I am the son of the Mifune family, and I now own a company. Gojo Osamu's current position is the general affairs section chief of Gojo Commercial City. Do you understand what I mean?"

Tang Ze could understand what she said, and nodded sympathetically: "So, your two backgrounds are not much different from that of Shioi Reika. You both come from family businesses and have dealings with Shioi Bussan. You were chosen by Shioi Reika to fill in her 'Sudoku'."

"Yeah. I had no interest in this at first, but when she saw that I didn't take the initiative to come and get to know her, she used a lot of tricks, so that in order to maintain a good relationship with the Shijing family, I had no choice but to go and play with her obediently."

When talking about this past, Takuya Mifune's tone was very cold. Obviously, although he did not intend to talk about what he had experienced specifically, it was not a pleasant thing.

"No wonder you have such a bad opinion of her even though she is a beauty." Tang Ze pretended to be enlightened, "You didn't meet her voluntarily."

"...There are some other reasons." Mifune Takuya looked away, not wanting to say more. "Anyway, be careful. If it doesn't work, I remember you know a lot of rich people..."

"You mean the Suzuki family? Indeed."

"That's all. If you really find her annoying, go ask the Suzukis for help. When she realizes that you are not someone who can be teased casually, she will behave herself." Mifune Takuya nodded, looking relieved. "Rika just has a bad temper, but she is not stupid."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Tang Ze had already understood why Takuya Mifune invited him.

Behind the identity label of Akechi is the support of many wealthy nobles and celebrities. Even if he was chosen by Yotsuga Reika, he had the ability and capital to resist, so Mifune invited him, who was not yet an adult, to the banquet without any sense of burden.

"Okay, I have to go talk more with the people in the Shijing family. Don't keep answering the phone just to pretend to avoid Lihua." Mifune Takuya gently bumped into Tang Ze's shoulder, "Just have fun. Once Shijing Lihua understands your background, she will back off."

"...Of course." Tang Ze smiled meaningfully, "How many people would retreat without knowing the difficulty?"

I hope she can really figure out Goro Akechi's background, because then she might be scared to death.

After Takuya Mifune left, Tang Ze straightened his cuffs and slowly walked towards the corridor.

He walked all the way to the corner before he suddenly turned around, looked at Conan who was following him on tiptoe, tilted his head, and squatted down.

"Why are you following me? To help Detective Maori to 'spy on the enemy'? There's no need for that. As you know, his and my 'track of thought' are completely different."

The person he was following was suddenly caught red-handed. Conan, who had no time to hide, was startled at first, but when he saw that Mingzhi's attitude was still calm, his mood slowly calmed down.

What does this track refer to? It means that Uncle Maori is a serious private detective, and you may be more of a...

After swallowing the few unpleasant adjectives at the end, Conan replied hesitantly: "I'm just a little curious about why you came here. You look like an uncle, and you didn't know anyone from the Shijing family before."

"Are you worried that I'll use the same old tricks to extract some more information?" Tang Ze laughed, but his expression didn't seem to be joking. "Have you ever thought of another possibility?"

"What do you mean...!" Conan's quick-witted brain figured out the meaning of the other party's hint halfway through his words, and he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

Yes, Goro Akechi is related to the organization.

A person related to the organization showed up at a banquet, and at a banquet that the host and he were not familiar with, which could only mean that the host and the organization itself...

"How smart." Seeing that he understood, Tang Ze smiled and stood up. "Okay, kid, don't run around in such a big place. It's dark and the road is slippery. It's easy to have some small accidents."

Having fully conveyed the following message, Tang Ze had no intention of teasing him any further. He turned around and walked towards the corner, taking out his cell phone again.

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"Well, the detective who is busier than you has his own things to do. See you later, little detective. Follow your sister and uncle closely. Children should not be out of the sight of adults."

The implication of this sentence is even stronger, almost telling Conan explicitly that something will happen at the banquet tonight, and asking him to pay attention to the safety of Maori's father and daughter.

Conan took a few seconds to react, and when he saw Mingzhi completely turned the corner, he quickly took two steps forward.

Most of the guests in the manor were in the banquet hall, so only basic lighting was retained in the corridor. When Goro Akechi turned and walked into another branch of the corridor, it was as if he stepped into deeper darkness.

No, he still had to ask a few more questions to find out the purpose of the other party's visit.

If Goro Akechi attends the party to complete a mission for the organization, then if we can't stop him tonight...

However, when he turned the corner, the corridor in front of him was empty.

"Tsk, are you walking so fast...?" Conan said this, but he couldn't help but have more doubts in his heart.

What's going on with this familiar scene?

The detectives and phantom thieves in Tokyo are all studying the technique of escaping from the shell. Didn't they inform him?

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"It's already this time." President Sijing looked at the antique clock in the hall, put down his wine glass, smiled and clapped his hands, trying to attract the attention of all the guests, "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's banquet is about to come to an end..."

"President!"

Before he could finish his closing remarks, a thin figure squeezed through the crowd and the security guard standing at the door greeted guests and walked over in a panic, holding his hat on his head.

"Miss, Miss's car tire is punctured!"

"Hey, my car?" Sijing Lihua, who had already taken the initiative to walk to the side of President Sijing, frowned suddenly, "All four tires are punctured?"

If only one or two tires are broken, there will always be spare tires available for replacement. But if the entire car is broken, it will be a big trouble.

Maybe because she has never been short of a backup, she looked particularly dissatisfied.

"In that case, why don't you take my Ferrari?" Nikaido Yuji, who was standing on the side, seized the opportunity and quickly responded, "You know, I didn't bring anyone else here."

"Then you might as well take my Porsche." Yizhi Long quickly interrupted, "You know Lihua, I drive very steadily."

"No, then why don't you take my Mercedes? It's also a limited edition." Gojo Osamu walked over and blocked the two people who were already arguing. "It's a color you'll like, Lihua. I bought it new and I haven't asked you out yet."

"Uh, gentlemen, it seems your tires are also punctured..." The security guard scratched his head awkwardly and ended their argument with one sentence.

However, this time, not only Sijing Lihua's backups could not sit still, but all the guests in the venue started to walk out.

The Shijing family chose a remote place for their birthday party. It was actually a quiet manor where the family went for summer vacation, and almost all the guests came by car.

When the news spread that someone had a puncture tire, everyone couldn't help but go out to check the situation.

Soon, the list of cars whose tires had been damaged was locked.

In addition to the three suitors of Yotsuba Rika, even Takuya Mifune and Masashi Rokuda were not spared.

"Damn it, why did they tamper with my car..." Mifune Takuya looked at his flat tire and touched the wheel hub distressedly, "Tsk, the wheel hub will be damaged. It's okay for them to do it, but why did they tamper with my car?"

"That one will be very expensive to replace..." Mao Lilan stood next to their rented car, looking at Takuya Mifune who was only two or three parking spaces away, and muttered softly. When she turned her head, she saw her father touching his chin, looking at the car in front of him in deep thought.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"Hmm..." Maori Kogoro fell into deep thought, "It's not broken. I'm a little uncomfortable with it..."

Generally speaking, his car would be easily involved in such incidents, and he was just thinking about the amount of compensation to be paid to the car rental company.

"Well……"