The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"So, you came to the ship because of the commission, not because you saw the betting?"

When Mao Lilan heard what he said, she didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or sigh.

No wonder, no wonder he couldn't see He Ye's shadow. It turned out that he didn't even know where their trip was going when they boarded the ship.

Oh, not entirely right. Even if he knew that they were going to see dolphins, Hattori might not have the nerve to ask Kami and Yorai...

"Yes, I received a letter a few days ago, with 100,000 yen in it, asking me to go to Ogasawara to handle the case. The sender's name was Furukawa Dai, and there was no sending address. The banknotes were all old banknotes. "I don't know how Mao Lilan is commenting on her ambiguous love relationship. Hattori Heiji patted his forehead with a headache, "I have never handled a case because of money, and I don't want to accept remuneration. Originally I wanted to say, if it doesn't work, just ask Tokyo. My friend returned it, but after checking it, I found that the value of these out-of-print banknotes seems to be more than the face value..."

"All your escape routes have been blocked." Tangze nodded and glanced at the people staying in the restaurant, "So you can only follow the method he designed for you, come to the scene obediently, and accept the commission. , or return the reward directly. He is a master."

"Alas..." Hattori Heiji sighed depressingly, "It's not like you're a high school detective who doesn't accept commissions for money. Why do you have to use this method to force me to come over?"

"Perhaps it's because your client is from Kansai. If you're wise, his business has been quite good recently. He probably has no chance to pay attention to this form of entrustment." Tang Ze said tactfully.

That's great, okay. He's been as busy as a spinning top recently and has to start preparing a reply template for rejecting the commission.

This case of the Namato family really attracted a wave of popularity to him. As Toru Amuro made forge ahead in the winery, he was too busy to keep his feet on the ground.

"...Why do I feel so unhappy when I hear you say that?" Thinking of that guy's showy face in Yokohama, Hattori Heiji snorted, "Anyway, I'm not going to accept paid commissions. I'm on board because I want to be paid. Returned. The letter said that as long as I showed these notes to the people at the port, they would let me take the boat."

"When you came to Tokyo, you didn't even think about contacting us." Mao Lilan pursed her lips, "If you mentioned contacting us, then we can transfer it on your behalf, and you don't need to come up yourself."

"I didn't expect that this client would be so mysterious. I originally said that I could leave the ship after handing the items to him, but who knew that even the staff had never seen him in person." Hattori Heiji shook his head helplessly.

"Anyway, it's a coincidence that we can meet on the same ship." Mao Lilan said with a smile, "Just treat it as traveling together."

It just so happened that the purpose of their trip was to observe Karasawa's attitude towards travel and whether his restriction order would be triggered on the cruise ship. Karasawa would probably be happier if he had a friend like Hattori Heiji with him.

"Yes, maybe birds of a feather flock together. Detectives are inevitably attracted to puzzles, and then they meet in various places." He said, winking at Conan, "right, little brother Conan?"

"Well, this means that substitutes are attracted to each other." Tangze put down the orange juice that he drank and said suddenly.

"What?" Hattori Heiji, who didn't understand the word, was confused for a moment.

That is to say, you and Conan are the same type of substitutes... That's right. In the P5 world view, you say they are considered substitutes, so it doesn't really seem to be a big problem?

"So, this is another detective?" Before Karasawa could explain, the somewhat gorgeous-looking Nagisa Isogai had already leaned over, bent down and gently put his hand on Hattori Heiji's shoulder, "You are quite young, aren't you? It’s not simple.”

"Thank you for the compliment!" After being praised by the beautiful sister, Hattori Heiji was very satisfied and immediately showed a smile that didn't accept payment.

"Where's that Ye Caizan? I just saw them running away angrily. Haven't you found it yet?" Isogai Nagisa responded with a soft smile and quickly brought the topic to what he wanted to ask.

"I haven't heard the news yet..." Mao Lilan thought, and glanced in the direction of the corridor with a little worry.

With the vigilance skills of Dad and Samezaki, there won't be any problems on the ship. However, the ship is not very big. Why has it been there for so long and there is no news...

"Ye Caisan, isn't he the organizer of this event?" Tang Ze, who was turning the empty cup, said casually, "He is so mysterious and secretive, and he still engages in such activities, he must not want to show up easily. .”

"...Huh? But the organizer of the event is Mr. Furukawa, right?" Mao Lilan was confused for two seconds and retorted.

"It's a simple word game. If you turn their names around, they are the same. Maybe Uncle Mori has seen through this, so he is discussing this matter with Mr. Samezaki." Karasawa said casually, Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Whalei Sadao and Kanie Norihisa who had quietly left the field, and began to look for a suitable time to leave.

All this hard work was done just to see these guys break the defense. It would be a pity if we couldn't witness it with our own eyes.

"Turn around..." Hearing Karasawa's prompt, Hattori Heiji and Conan quickly simulated the kanji deformation of these two names in their minds, and soon they all said "Ah!"

In fact, this riddle is a very simple word riddle in Chinese. Among all kinds of riddles that use glyphs, it is considered a relatively simple one.

It is indeed difficult to understand for Chinese people who have been baptized by Chu Zhongtian and Lin Dan all day long.

However, unlike Chinese, Japanese does not directly use Chinese characters to represent sounds. When they hear a name, even if they write down the kana, it is difficult to determine what kind of Chinese characters it corresponds to by just relying on their ears.

This is the reason why Conan and the others didn't confirm that Furukawa Dai was Ye Caisan who had turned ninety degrees and changed the order until the end.

Not to mention, there are many tricks used in Conan to use pseudonyms and Chinese characters. Isn’t that what Asai Narumi is!

Thinking of Asai Narumi, Karasawa turned his head, looked at the two detectives who were excited again, and reminded him kindly: "Otherwise, we should go look for it. If this Ye Caisan is the planner of the entire event , with calculations done deliberately and without intention, Uncle Maori and the others may still not be able to figure it out, right?"

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"...It's a very thoughtful plan, it's really beyond my expectation." Slowly chopped up the last piece of chicken and put it into his mouth, Belmod let out a hoarse laugh, "I now believe a little bit that you do It has the ability to replace Rum's position."

She originally thought that Bourbon, who had torn off the disguise and exposed more of his true colors in the organization, would continue to do nothing, continue the current rhythm, and become an even more arrogant guy. But as expected, with adaptable wisdom and intelligence, Bourbon, who is known for his ability, is not a reckless person.

Not like Ireland...

Forget it, even if they are both whiskeys, their personalities and behavior patterns are very different, so it’s better not to put them together.

However, Bourbon actually chose to continue letting Kumail stand in front of the stage, which somewhat surprised her.

Kumail's status in the organization was meant to gradually rise.

As Goro Akechi's status gradually rises, from a newly promoted young man to a famous detective who is also in the spotlight, the role of the organization's experiments on Kumel is gradually becoming apparent.

Before the age of 10, he did not show any difference from other children. Perhaps because of his wandering life, he had a resilience that many children of the same age did not have, but that was all.

After the age of 10, although Shigehiko Tonguchi's intervention delayed the discovery of Kumail's experimental results until this year, it is undeniable that he did possess many abilities that he should not have learned.

His disguise techniques are skillful and comfortable, his sniping skills are experienced and precise, and even in dealing with people and guessing people's hearts, he shows a sophistication that is completely befitting his age.

He doesn't look like a child who hasn't yet grown up, but like a veteran who has been on the edge of human nature for many years.

As long as Kumail continues to show his power, the winery will never give up on him. So as long as Kumail takes the lead, Bourbon’s many plans behind the scenes will naturally be blurred and rationalized.

This is of course a good plan, and it is also the plan that Bellmode is more willing to choose. The person she contacts changes from Bourbon to Kumel. For her, the workplace experience is much better.

However, Bourbon, who has always had conflicts with Kumail, could actually have such a pattern. It seems that she underestimated these younger generations.

"Is it surprising? That's right. Everyone thinks that Kumail and I have a bad relationship and that we could kill each other at any time." Toru Amuro picked up the napkin and wiped the water drops on his hands with a relaxed posture. He said, "I don't hate Kumel. I think the two of us can't get along. It's entirely Gin's prejudice."

"The entire organization has almost heard about the fight between the two of you, and it's also true." Belmode did not comment on this hypocritical statement.

"That can't be called discord. I prefer to call it... establishing a relationship of subordination." His cleanly manicured nails scratched the napkin one by one. Toru Amuro looked at the napkin that left marks and smiled, "Hastily When you break into someone else's territory, if you can't decide who is the alpha wolf, it will lead to chaos."

Regardless of whether people in the organization believe it or not, in short, this is Toru Amuro's preparation for the next action.

In the eyes of the organization, Karasawa will continue to play himself for another year. As a monitor and supervisor, Bourbon also needs to continue to be his guardian and maintain long-term contact with him.

It's been a turmoil for several months. If the tit-for-tat conflict continues and the two of them haven't been killed or injured based on their abilities, it would be a bit unjustifiable.

To put it harshly, before Shuichi Akai ran away, he and Rai could cause a lot of damage to each other. If they pretended to fight with Kumail for too long, it would arouse suspicion.

So, it’s almost time to enter the second stage.

That is, Bourbon realized that Kumel was irreplaceable to the organization, so he simply used many means to tame Kumel and established a superior-subordinate relationship just like Rum subdued his subordinates.

The methods are more sophisticated, the control is more thorough, and there is no reliance on organized drugs or other violent methods.

Only in this way can he be considered qualified to replace Rum.

"You are indeed very capable." Belmode, who also understood this, twitched the corner of his mouth without emotion.

So, has she now become the prey of Bourbon's intention to control and exploit her?

Just wait and see.

However, she had to admit that her accomplice was better than she imagined. He almost used his other fatal tools to protect Cool Guy and the others, so much so that even Bourbon stayed in their building. After all, after all this time, I don’t have any special opinions about this family.

Bourbon is worthy of being Bourbon, and Kumel is worthy of being Kumel.

"Two guests, the dessert has been delivered." At this moment when the atmosphere was slightly condensed, the waiter in the restaurant pushed the dining cart and walked to their table.

Toru Amuro glanced sideways, glanced at the wine bottles and ingredients on the dining car, and raised his eyebrows.

The waiter proceeds step by step and starts the barbecue device on the dining car on the spot, handling the cut fruits and vegetables, and introduces the ingredients used.

As the wine is poured into the hot frying pan, a red and blue flame rises, and the aroma of alcohol and fruit fills the air.

"Wine burning." Belmod said meaningfully as he watched the waiter operate it methodically, "The cooking method of igniting the alcohol in the wine to let the food taste... I specially ordered it. I don't know if you like it or not."

Toru Amuro narrowed his eyes as he watched the waiter use different wines alternately to handle the ingredients in the pot.

In the process of talking, Belmode likes to use some very symbolic content, and he is accustomed to this.

No wonder Karasawa would judge that she would like those "scripts" - indeed she seems to like the type of exaggerated dramas.

Belmode, who was sitting across from him, couldn't hear his murmur and was still discussing cooking: "As the flames burn, the alcohol leaves no trace, but it can make everything inside be stained with the mellow aroma of wine. , don’t you think it’s interesting? It’s like…”

Along with the description in her mouth, her eyes were hazy and lingering. She looked at the dish as if looking at the person she admired, and her fingertips coated with Codan were tightly clasped on the back of her hand.

Yes, no one can escape the fate of being contaminated by the smell.

"It's like an organization?" Toru Amuro finished her unfinished words, and her expression when looking at the dishes became completely playful and sinister.

It is impossible to burn out all the alcohol in the dish with the little heat provided by the simmering.

Every step you take will leave traces behind. It would be too wonderful to want to use a fire to erase the evidence of your own existence and leave only dark legends.

"The expression is terrible, Bourbon. Did you remember anything?" Belmod, who had regained a little initiative, straightened the hair on his cheeks and showed a charming and gentle smile again.

"I remembered the next job." Toru Amuro looked at the plate placed in front of him by the waiter and replied naturally, "We have reached this point in the conversation, so I think we can consider some more specific jobs next. What do you think? Woolen cloth?"

Tsk, he refuses to give in even a step, he is such a difficult man to deal with.

Belmode raised her eyebrows that had been carefully outlined with an eyebrow pencil, picked up the after-dinner wine that the waiter had placed on the table, and raised the glass gently.

"The guest does as the host does."

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When Tangze and others followed the smell of smoke and found the police and detectives who had not returned for a long time, two middle-aged men were standing on Class A outside the ship, exchanging their inspection results.

"There is no one in the room. Although Room 1 is locked, it is empty."

"Well, we have also checked the other guest rooms. Except for Kameda Teruyoshi who is resting in the room, no one else is there."

"Damn it, could it be that his sense of smell is so sharp that he would run away immediately after hearing a little wind?"

"How to escape? This is a ship that has sailed into the sea... I have also checked the life-saving equipment, and there is no sign that the lifeboat has been tampered with."

"You mean, he is still on the boat...?" Mouri Kogoro stopped pacing back and forth and looked at Samezaki Shimaharu with a serious expression.

"I think he made this choice just because today's date is special." Samezaki Shimaji reluctantly patted the armrest of Class A and said through gritted teeth, "He just knows that today is the deadline. So you are teasing us..."

Except for the police and detectives who are still paying attention to the case, who would have noticed that Furukawa Dai, the pseudonym commonly used by Ye Caisan himself?

This is an honest provocation...

Thinking that he might just miss the answer he had been searching for his whole life, Samezaki Shimaji clenched his fists angrily.

As time went by, there were not many opportunities left for him.

In the last few hours, he really still had time...

"Don't give up, Police Officer Samezaki. Ye Caisan's wanted warrant has expired, but his three gangs have not. Although twenty years have passed, I don't think they can really disappear into the vast crowd. It's in the ocean." Mouri Kogoro encouraged him by patting him on the shoulder.

"Then, do you need our help?" Hattori Heiji took the initiative to ask, "Although this ship is not very large, it is still a luxury cruise ship with a complex structure. He may be hiding somewhere else, relying on only two people. , it’s hard to find his location.”

"...that's okay." Samezaki Shimaji looked at them, his eyes flickered for a moment, then sighed and took out his wallet, "You haven't seen Ye Caisan's appearance, so he is very likely to have done it. Disguise...this is the only photo we have that is suspected of his true appearance."

There was an obvious crease on the photo he took out. The entire photo was yellowed and wrinkled, and the corners were frizzy. It was obvious that it had been taken out and looked at repeatedly.

Is the old detective’s heart knot...

Thinking of Karasawa's description, Hattori Heiji sighed secretly.