The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"You asked Uncle Otaki to pick me up. That would be too troublesome."

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, He Ye came here to ask me for help."

"You really like to instruct the police..."

"It's so embarrassing to tell me, don't you use a police car to take people on tours?"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, you two..."

Seeing the three boys who had been muttering all the way get out of the car and join Officer Otaki and others who came to pick them up in a spacious SUV, Yusuke Sakata loosened his grip on the steering wheel and let out a breath.

Only then did he realize that there was a layer of sweat on his palms.

In the short journey from the library to the police station, during the unclear conversations between the three people, he was under great mental pressure, and until this moment he finally relaxed completely.

The work after that will be much simpler. All you have to do is wait for Hattori Heiji to come out, provide you with a proof of your itinerary, and then rush to the home of the Goji Councilor...

"Dong dong dong..."

Just when his mind relaxed, there was a regular knocking sound on the car window.

Sakata Yusuke turned his head and met a pair of red eyes.

Those eyes were very close, almost flat against his car window, at the same height as his eyes, and a strange flowing luster was rotating in them, like a pair of small vortices.

Yusuke Sakata couldn't help feeling terrified. If he hadn't already put the car in gear and put down the handbrake, he might have stepped on the accelerator in fear.

"Mr. Sakata, please open the car door." The young man almost pressed his face against the car glass and laughed. "You are going to be arrested soon, so hurry up."

His voice was muffled and blurry through the laminated glass, making people unable to help but feel as if they had become an ornamental fish in a fish tank.

Yusuke Sakata was horrified. Under the gaze of those eyes, he instinctively followed his request and pressed the unlock button.

"Thanks."

The next moment, there was the sound of the door closing in the back seat, the mechanical structure re-rotated and closed, and the white-haired boy took his seat in the back seat.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Sakata Yusuke. Maybe you have heard of me, maybe not, but it doesn't matter." Arranging his scarf slowly, Karasawa smiled, "Your plan has been discovered, and you want to continue to complete it. I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to get my own revenge.”

Sakata Yusuke turned his head and wanted to take a closer look at this guy who had gotten into the car for no reason, but he saw the other person raised his hand, indicating that he should observe the surrounding environment first.

Officer Otaki, who was talking to Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuba, got closer to the car as he talked.

Not far away, where the police cars were parked at the police station, several police officers were lingering beside several cars.

At the main entrance of the police station, the electric fence gate is closing little by little...

This is not a normal phenomenon and can only mean one thing.

They were taking advantage of their lowered vigilance to try to surround him while he was still sitting in the car.

"Let's go, Officer Sakata." Without any sense of being an uninvited guest, Karasawa raised his legs and lay down directly in the back of the car. His tone was still so leisurely, "You used this car to transport Anno and Kazuto. Is it from Shinsaibashi? The car selection is good and it’s really spacious.”

Yusuke Sakata trembled, gritted his teeth, used all his driving experience, completed the starting steps as quickly as possible, kicked the accelerator, and sprinted towards the door of the police station with all his strength.

"He's running away!"

"Damn it, the barricades haven't been released yet... close the door, close it quickly!"

"Catch up, Uncle Otaki!"

Following his actions, the originally quiet police station suddenly exploded. A group of policemen rushed out noisily, but the car that had already accelerated quickly drove out of the main entrance of the police station and sped along the road.

With his heart beating violently, Sakata observed all the movements through the rearview mirror. He saw Karasawa lying in the back seat and gritted his teeth: "Who are you and what is your purpose?"

This guy who suddenly appeared was so agile and strange that he didn't attract anyone else's attention.

Now, the other person was lying down peacefully in the back row. No matter how the people chasing behind him looked, they probably wouldn't realize that there was another person in his car.

"Does it matter who I am? What matters is you, the murderer who is about to be arrested. Don't think about taking the opportunity to find the position of the Township Secretary. The moment you are exposed, everyone who is still alive in that photo will become It is no longer possible to kill the person you are protecting." Tang Zeshi, who really caused this situation, said calmly and crossed one of his legs, "So you only have the last choice, that is My purpose. Where did you hide Numabuchi Kiichiro? Please show me the way."

"Hey, can't you put us down first and then chase us?!" Kazuha Toyama, who almost fell into a ball as the vehicle swerved, shouted while grabbing the back of the seat in front of him.

"It's too late, this guy escaped so fast!" Otaki, who was sitting in the driver's seat, took out the siren and stretched out his hand to stick it on the roof of the car. "I'm sorry, everyone, the situation is urgent. Heiji! Councilor Goji, over there Are the arrangements made?"

"Well, the police officers have found and taken away Sotaro Goji. It is impossible for him to achieve his goal." Hattori Heiji, who grabbed the pillow of his car seat and put his head in the front seat, answered firmly.

"He's driving so fast. Isn't this guy a policeman?" He stretched out his hand and grabbed the armrest in the car to maintain his balance. Mouri Kogoro looked at the speeding vehicles in front of him and couldn't help but said, "If you don't say anything, , I almost thought he was a racing driver!"

"His father Tetsuji Inaba is a well-known driving school instructor. His driving skills are well trained, which is normal." Hattori Heiji, who had basically figured out the cause and effect under Karasawa's ruthless spoilers, reasoned instinctively He said, "There must be something fishy about the car accident back then, and Sakata was able to use his identity as a police officer to quickly approach these victims without raising any questions. Damn it."

The police who are supposed to stand in front, uphold justice and protect others, have become the murderer's best protective color...

Does this guy still remember the oath he made to the cherry blossom badge?

"Compared to this, Tang Ze, Tang Ze is still in the police station!" Mao Lilan shouted as he grabbed Conan who was being shaken around.

At this time, Hattori Heiji, who realized that someone was missing, paused, turned his head and looked: "Huh? Why did he run to the police station?"

"Didn't he just say that he was going to the bathroom?" Mao Lilan felt helpless.

When these detectives were immersed in the case, they were so focused and forward-moving. It reminded her of many times when she was shopping and the guy next to her would throw his bag towards her and rush towards the case.

This is really the same...

"Why at this time... Forget it, it's better to stay in the police station. At least it's safe." Hattori Heiji, who couldn't remember such a period no matter how hard he recalled, frowned.

He also did not expect that as the de facto first investigator of this case, Tang Ze could suddenly slip away at the critical moment of making the arrest...

Officer Otaki, who didn't know what they were discussing, turned around and followed the car ahead. He observed the other person's movements and frowned: "This is not the way to Goji's house. Where is Sakata going?"

"Perhaps you are aware that the matter has been revealed and are preparing to take the opportunity to escape. Be careful not to lose him!"

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"...What kind of strange sense of ritual is this?"

Curacao, who came back, was very confused when he saw Goro Akechi placing the opened jar in front of Kiichiro Numabuchi.

The chanting-like recitation just now might be related to the other party's special ability. Although the scene was really weird, she could still convince herself.

But, sending fireflies to a guy who is destined to die soon...

Moreover, where did he get this from? What exactly is in his suitcase?

Xingchuan Hui smiled and watched the small, glowing insects flying up in the small space that was dark, old, and smelled of rotting wood. The fluorescent green light slightly illuminated the gray air around him, without explaining anything.

Regardless of whether Kiichiro Numabuchi is a pitiful or hateful guy, when a person is about to die, some things are easy to do anyway, and if they are not done, it will be a wish.

This is of course what Tang Ze meant.

"Moreover, his mind has been destroyed by the interference device, and he can't understand at all... huh?" Turning his head and looking around, Curacao paused at the words in his mouth.

Numabuchi Kiichiro, who had a silly expression and should have lost all reaction to the outside world, looked at the fireflies in front of him, and miraculously, he suddenly raised his hand.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to catch the flying bugs with his slow movements. The streams of light just passed by his dirty hands and quickly flew out of his reach.

Numabuchi Kiichiro still maintained this action, staring blankly at the weak fluorescent light without any other reaction.

Curacao glanced at Akechi Goro's side face in shock.

His memory and spirit should have been destroyed by the fierce impact long ago, and he could only retain some instinctive reactions to survive.

How did Kumail do it, awakening the only sanity of this guy in this state...

"I'm leaving." After finishing the last step, Xingchuan Hui wiped the dust off his gloves and stood up. "The police and detectives will probably come here soon. Don't forget to agree to my request."

"...Of course I won't forget it." Curacao's eyes darkened, he took a step back and hid deeper into the darkness.

If Goro Akechi asked her to kill someone for him, she would still be hesitant to agree, and worry about whether it would conflict with Rum's request.

But some of them were incapable of killing, and at most they were just numbing bombs that left a few pinholes for these guys. She didn't feel any burden in her heart.

"That's good." Before stepping out of the cramped attic of the wooden house, Xingchuan Hui raised his hand and threw a box towards her.

Curacao, who wanted to avoid it, used the faint light of fireflies to see clearly what was thrown at him, and couldn't help but reach out to catch it.

This is a transparent plastic box. Two oval white pills collide with each other inside, making a small sound.

"KA03's antidote is effective on all KA drugs. I can't use it anymore, so you can decide for yourself."

When she turned her head again, Xingchuan Hui, who was walking steadily, had already strode away, walked out of the dim wooden house full of musty and turbid smell, and walked into the refreshing sunshine of the afternoon mountains.

Walking forward without looking back, Xingchuan Hui recalled the environment just now, and his mood was a little strange.

Logically speaking, he should be very resistant to a place like this dark space without people, this isolation from the world, where no second person would come.

Shigehiko Tonkou is not an easy person to get along with. The gap between the affinity he pretends to be external and himself is just like the image gap between Hoshikawa Teru and Akechi Goro.

So whenever he leaves the public eye and the sight of his wife and father-in-law who have high demands on him, his violent nature will open and pour out crazily.

As for Hayato Tonko, this child who cannot see the light is like an insignificant accessory to him. Even if he kills him, no third person will notice.

Hungry and cold, with lingering and severe pain from the wounds on his body, being locked in a dark and small space where he could not even feel the passage of time became Xingchuan Hui's most terrifying nightmare.

But now, standing in such a cell, he is so calm and thinking clearly...

Has everything in the past really been left behind by him? Xingchuan Hui did not dare to assert.

Just looking at his experiences during this period, it seems that he has once again fallen into darkness, lost his identity, and become the shadow of others.

But now, he is who he is, and Xingchuan Hui is Xingchuan Hui. Any shackles placed on him can no longer restrain his freedom. Every decision he makes is a choice of his own will.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and the golden light in Xingchuan Hui's eyes lit up again, and he stepped out towards the shadow of the tree that blocked the sky.

Willingly, disappear into the darkness.

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Karasawa, who was lying flat on his back in the back seat of Yusuke Sakata's car with his eyes closed and concentrating, opened his eyes wide when he heard the familiar sound effects in his ears.

【rank up! Rank 2]

[Acquired ability: Endurance lv2 (moderate decrease in pain perception)]

[Born in the darkness, growing up in the darkness, destined to have no fate with the light, and a life that will be quietly annihilated in the darkness, it moves forward in a new direction again and again.

You don't think this is your credit, and you're not even sure whether he is following you or some kind of ideal self and future in his own fantasy.

But the darkness that has been illuminated has revealed its true appearance... akira means light.

A new moon rose in the deepest darkness. 】

Just after Lyon's recital-like voice ended, Xingchuan Hui's voice rang out from the earphones that had been silent for a long time.

"My mission is accomplished, leader."

His voice sounded very light, perhaps because the performance was finally over, and it was even more relaxed than before.

After glancing at the sweaty back of Yusuke Sakata's head, Karasawa, who was unable to speak directly for the time being, took out his cell phone and started sending a message.

"Don't worry, I have entered the cognitive world. Curacao will not find me. Sister Mingmei has already taken care of it. How long will it take for you to arrive?"

This situation doesn't sound like there has been any change, right? Why did such a good person suddenly become unlucky?

Tangze stared at his teammates list for a moment, but couldn't get an answer, so he had to shake his head.

Forget it, maybe I saw the beautiful scenery of nature and suddenly realized it while walking... There is no need to be so clear about coop.

After replying "right away" and looking at the vehicle that had already entered the rugged mountain road, Tang Ze finally stood up from the back seat and put his head to the front seat.

"It's a pity, officer. Your identity has been exposed. It is impossible to make the last enemy pay the price." He used the low and mysterious tone that Joker often used, and Tang Ze slowly He said slowly, "Are you unwilling to fail because of your failure, sir?"

"...I know who you are. You are the Phantom Thief of Hearts who is active in Tokyo." Yusuke Sakata, who was looking ahead as he drove on this road that he had traveled many times, his tone had completely calmed down, " Did you come to Osaka with Detective Mori?"

If it weren't for the fact that this guy was mainly active in Kanto, he should have thought of it.

A strange thief who was born out of nowhere, does things his own way, likes to chase after detectives and make bigger news...

Apart from this guy, he really couldn't think of any other conspicuous white hair that might appear around.

"It seems that all my efforts during this period are not in vain?" Tang Ze chuckled twice, and quickly got to the point, "The case committed by Numabuchi Kiichiro was of a bad nature and had a great impact. He is destined to live. The murderer who does not come down will only die after being arrested. The only revenge you have not yet completed is Sotaro Goji. What do you think, do you want to make up for this regret? "

"What, can you help me kill that bastard?" Sakata Yusuke snorted and asked unhappily.

"Of course not. The Phantom Thief would not do such an inelegant thing. However, if you just want the other party to be ruined, lose his current status, and pay the price for what he has done...then there is still a way." Magic. Generally speaking, Tang Ze stretched out his hand that was clenched into a fist, and then opened it.

A silver USB flash drive hanging on the pendant fell down and swayed with the bumps of the vehicle, like a pendant on the car.

"Twenty years have passed since your father's case, and the prosecution period has long passed, but do you think that a guy who can do such a thing and not pay the price can still be a compliance officer in the next 20 years? Are you a good person who abides by the law? There are still many cases that have not passed the prosecution period."

After laughing twice, Tangze said with great experience: "Generally speaking, if a person is involved in a life-threatening lawsuit but does not pay any price, this kind of experience of escaping responsibility will make them think highly of themselves and despise the law. , it is only a matter of time before corruption and perversion of the law. You are still too eager, police officer, as a police officer, you should have a better way. Believe in the justice, believe in the profession that you are proud of...

"However, it's not necessary to say such sarcastic words until now. There is evidence here that can make Sotaro Goji lose everything, and you also have the bargaining chip to rehabilitate your father to the public. What do you think, do you want to try the Phantom Thief's method?"