The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"...So, that's it." Sitting across from Mouri Kogoro's desk, Karasawa said seriously, "Ran thinks that joker's warning is actually talking about your bad habits, rather than reminding you to pay attention to safety. . He is saying, 'If you don't change, he will take action.'"

Mouri Kogoro heard the corners of his eyes twitching.

His eyes slowly passed over the serious-looking faces of his daughter and naughty child, and then he looked carefully at Tang Ze, who had been sitting for a long time, and inhaled hissingly as if he had a toothache.

"You guys..." He clenched his fists, and for the sake of the well-behaved neighbor children, he managed to control his emotions and squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "What are you thinking about? That joker told me personally Are you here?"

Mao Lilan put her hands on her hips and stared: "Dad! Wait until Joker comes to tell you personally, it will be too late, and you will receive the notice letter!"

"Hey! I'm just, um, some adults behave normally. Doesn't that joker keep an eye on all kinds of criminals? How could he mess with me!" Thinking of the picture brought back by Mao Lilan, He felt a little guilty about the notice letter lying neatly at the bottom of the drawer, but he still retorted sternly, "You guys, don't make a fuss!"

"Dad, you haven't even gone to their website to learn about it, have you?" Mao Lilan, who refused to give up, crossed her arms and took a step forward. "They will now filter the nominations one by one in the order on the website. Some people have not yet To the point of committing a crime, it may just be a conflict or personality problem, and he is also targeted by the Phantom Thieves."

"Yes, Uncle Maori, if you don't correct yourself, then we will find a few more people to write your name on the website together." Conan, who was leaning on the edge of the table, helped, "Then the members of the Phantom Thieves can do anything. Noticed you!"

"Hey -" Mouri Kogoro raised his voice, "So, why do you have to...!"

"Let you drink less and stop gambling. I have said this more than once!" Mao Lilan also raised her voice, "It's because you are so perfunctory every time, always saying what children know, or just saying a few words, mom. That’s why you’re so angry and refuse to go home!”

"I...!" When Mao Lilan mentioned Fei Yingli, Mao Li Kogoro's arrogance suddenly disappeared and his voice lowered.

After staring at his resolute daughter for a while, Mouri Kogoro felt his daughter's serious mood and pressed his throbbing temple. He was not sure whether the nerve pain was due to a hangover or the development of the situation in front of him. .

"Huh -" he let out a long breath, and his strength seemed to be exhausted with this breath, and he slumped back and leaned on the office chair, "If that monster thief can really do this, let him Come on."

Drinking is not good for your health. Alcohol is corroding his strong young body bit by bit. Gambling is a bottomless pit. As a result, even when he is middle-aged, he still has very little savings. As a result, he and his wife have been separated for many years and still need money from time to time. Accept her help...

Doesn't he know these things are harmful?

Of course he knows, and even because of his professional experience, he has faced many dark sides of human nature, and he knows very well what will happen to people who are addicted to these things.

But the problem is, if we could simply refuse temptation and fight against human nature, how could we have so many troubles?

"Dad!" Seeing Maori Kogoro's broken appearance, saying that I just couldn't do it anyway, Mao Lilan was so angry that she clenched her fists and was about to punch him on the table.

"Classmate Lan, Classmate Lan! Okay, don't be too angry, I'll come and talk to Mr. Mao Li." Tang Ze quickly grabbed Mao Li Lan's wrist, "We agreed before. If Mr. Mao Li refuses to cooperate no matter what, , no matter how many ways you try, it will be useless."

Mao Lilan retracted her clenched hand, looked at Tang Ze's expression, and nodded heavily, thinking of the strategy they had discussed previously.

Conan, who was led by her to leave the office and go upstairs, couldn't help but turn around before the door of the office closed, and carefully looked at Tang Ze's figure with his back to the door for a while.

For Xiaolan's request, Tangze actually took on the troublesome task of communicating with Uncle Maori...

You must know that this kind of third party, who is sandwiched between children and parents and does not have authority, will be responsible for communication and coordination. It will be even more difficult for people who are a little more experienced in interpersonal relationships to just watch this kind of scene. It's difficult to call it out.

This guy Karasawa...

Regarding this issue, you have to ask Tangze what he thinks...

Tang Ze, who helped people to the end and sent Buddha to the west, was ready to be a neighborhood committee coordinator, was fully aware of this.

After the door behind him was completely closed, Tang Ze, who had collected his thoughts, raised his head, put away the gentle and harmless smile on his face, and his face turned serious.

Karasawa has a pair of cat eyes, and when he stares straight ahead with an expressionless face like this, the person being stared at can't help but feel a sense of crisis, as if he is facing a precursor to an attack.

Mouri Kogoro felt like this now. He originally had some thoughts of using words to fool children, but under this kind of gaze, he had to restrain his casual posture and sit more upright.

"Mr. Mori..." After taking a breath, Tangze said, "It is very difficult to get rid of desires that have been unruly for a long time and to say goodbye to previous indulgent habits. I don't think you deliberately wanted to do this. Life - you also know that whether it is alcoholism or gambling, these are very bad habits that will hurt your loved ones and yourself. But to completely separate from it is really not as simple as a sentence or two. .”

I don't know if it was what Karasawa said, but Mouri Kogoro's face tightened slightly, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Classmate Lan may have been a little aggressive today, but I guess it's because she was frightened and she couldn't express her anxious mood." After exaggerating the scary emotion first, Tangze mentioned Mao Lilan in his second sentence, "We were after school today and accidentally ran into a conflict that almost turned into a murder. The fundamental reason for the conflict between the two people was that the man was deeply involved in gambling, and his huge gambling debts dragged down his partner. The other party who had the conflict with him, He’s his girlfriend’s brother.”

Hiding the roles they played in the story, Karasawa focused on the women whose lives were devastated by gambling debts and put an emphasis on the word "partner".

Regarding this issue... Karasawa really felt that Fei Yingri had done her best to Mouri Kogoro.

He still remembered a case in a drama he had seen before.

Because he received a commission with a generous reward, Kogoro Mouri squandered the deposit paid by the client and lost a large sum of money in a short period of time.

He also signed an employment contract with high liquidated damages in advance, so when the case became difficult, because he could not return the deposit, he had no way to turn down the commission and had to ask Fei Yingli for help.

No matter which angle you look at this plot, Mouri Kogoro's behavior was extremely excessive. He squandered his money, and in the end, it was others who paid the price.

Concerned about Fei Yingli, whose relationship had been disconnected, she had to put down her work to clean up the aftermath.

Sure enough, after listening to Karasawa's summary, Mouri Kogoro's expression stiffened for a moment.

"That girl, in order to repay the money, worked day and night and scrimped on food and clothing. However, the income she earned for a month of hard work could only support him for one day... Just listening to her brother's few words of accusation made us all feel angry and angry. I can't bear it. I think classmate Lan must have thought of a lot of things." When Tang Ze said this, he calmed down and said directly, using straightforward language, "She is probably glad that Ms. Fei Yingli is a high-income earner. Lawyers will not be overwhelmed by debts and be in such a desperate situation."