The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Who fell into the water?!"

As soon as he ran out of the restaurant, Hattori Heiji asked loudly, confirmed the location of the sound source as quickly as possible, and at the same time tried hard to get closer to the bow of the ship where people were gathered on the deck.

There was no lighting on the deck at night, only the light from the restaurant. At this moment, a group of uniformed crew members were crowded in the front. The light of the flashlights was swinging around, making it difficult to see the situation clearly.

"It seems like a passenger on a ship..."

"So he said he found a person hanging outside the boat or something..."

"This is the only escape ladder left, what should I do?"

"Trouble, even if there is a lifeboat..."

The noisy chatter of the surrounding crew members reached his ears. Hattori Heiji noticed something and his heart tightened. He pushed away the surrounding crew members and looked down.

Outside the railing of the ship's bow, an escape ladder was hanging there. At the end of the ladder, an obviously human-shaped thing was hanging there, rolling with the rhythm of the waves on the bow of the ship.

Hattori Heiji's throat tightened at first. After he looked closely and confirmed that it was a thin man with short hair and wearing a shirt, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Karasawa was wearing a windbreaker with a scarf and a short cloak today, and a sweater vest underneath. This was definitely not him.

After stabilizing his mind, he called the few people who came out, and soon he and Mouri Kogoro worked together to drag up the man who was hanging there by the rope ladder.

His forehead was hit by a bullet and there was a bloodstain on his body. They dragged him back to the deck.

In this case, doesn't it mean that Tang Ze...

"You just said someone fell into the water, what happened?" Hattori Heiji once again grabbed the edge of the railing and looked down at the dark sea, his heart falling uncontrollably.

Karasawa seems to be able to swim, but if he falls from such a high place, it will not be solved by simply floating...

"That's right, there is a passenger who came on board, uh, a pretty young guy..." The crew members who were stared at by many eyes flinched back, and after a few words of discussion, a young crew member with an honest and honest appearance came out. , explaining the situation he encountered, "He walked around on the deck several times. We met him twice and asked him what he was looking for. He said he was looking for people missing on the ship. When we saw that he persisted, we There was no dissuasion. Just now, he suddenly came over to borrow a flashlight from us and said that he seemed to have found something outside the boat and would notify us after confirming it."

"Then he never came back." Another tall sailor standing next to him took over and tugged at the cuffs of his uniform uneasily. "We were worried that something was wrong, so we followed the direction he ran away to find the bow of the ship. But I found that there was no one here, instead there were people hanging outside the boat, uh..."

"How are you sure that he has fallen into the water? He may have just gone to other parts of the ship." Hattori Heiji, who was already panicking, tried to stay calm and continued to confirm the situation.

Several crew members looked at each other and then showed them what they had found.

The expressions of Maori Kogoro and his group darkened, and Maori Lan even more tightly covered her mouth for fear of letting out a exclamation.

That was the plaid scarf that Karasawa was wearing...and a dark red mobile phone.

Hattori Heiji took a deep breath, turned his head sharply, and glared at Sadao Whalei, who was hiding behind the crowd with a sullen face.

"Yes, it's Ye Caisan, it must be Ye Caisan..." Whale Sadao was trembling all over, repeating vague words in his mouth, as the crew took over the life ladder and prepared to put down the boat to search for the person. In the voice, he said like a mantra, "He came to take revenge on me, he came to take revenge on us..."

Poor acting... Hattori Heiji gritted his teeth so hard that his lips were upwards and squeezed unconsciously, as if he was making a biting expression.

This guy had left their sight on the pretext of going to the toilet before when they were searching...

Hell, he was not the only one who had left. Based on this alone, he would definitely not admit it.

Hattori Heiji squeezed the hand hanging by his side, turned around, and strode towards the entrance of the rear machine room.

"It must be because Karasawa mentioned that he found Kamie Norehisa's body, so he was given to the murderer..." Holding tightly to the slightly uneven paint surface on the railing, Conan gritted his teeth and looked at the moonlight reflected below. Dark water.

The low waxing moon looked down from the sky like an almond-shaped vertical pupil.

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"Wow--"

Kazami Yuya's mouth couldn't help but twitch. In the cold and salty sea breeze, he looked at the man standing on the bow of the boat twisting the water with a messy look on his face.

"I didn't expect that when Mr. Furutani informed me that I was here to fish for people, he actually wanted to 'fish for people'..." Kazami Yuya slapped his forehead and sighed heavily, "You suddenly feel that taking a boat is too much." Are you bored, have you decided to come down and experience the scenery?”

Apart from this reason, he really couldn't find the reason why Karasawa suddenly fell into the water from the cruise ship.

God knows how he felt when he boarded the speedboat and drove hard to the route of the cruise ship. Suddenly, a wet hand slapped on the edge of the boat and held on to the edge without letting go.

At that moment, he simply thought that there was some monster crawling out of the sea and was about to board the ship to kill him. All the fatigue and sleepiness disappeared.

So where did Tangze get his whims and decide to jump off the boat for a swim?

You can't just think it's too hot on the boat and come down to cool off, right?

"Mr. Kazami, you are talking too much." Karasawa turned around innocently and tugged at his shirt and sweater that were completely soaked. "I told you, was I pushed down by the murderer?"

Kazami Yuya crossed his arms and looked unmoved at Karasawa, who was all wet. He stepped on the bow of the boat to wring the water out of his coat without moving an eyebrow.

Being pushed down? I believe you are evil!

Are you able to push it down if you want? The last person who tried to push you down the stairs was taken away crying and shouting in front of the camera. His hosting career was ruined. He should still be going through the court process now.

If nothing else, you were so lively and energetic just now, climbing up on the boat by yourself, how could you look like a drowning person in need of rescue?

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Yuya Kazami sighed resignedly, dug out two blankets on the boat, walked over and wrapped Karasawa in a haphazard way.

Kazami Yuya watched Karasawa rub his wet hair on the blanket, accepted his fate and took his coat and cloak, which were extra heavy due to being full of sea water, and continued to wring them out for him.

At the same time, he did not forget to ask about the situation that Karasawa encountered: "What happened on the ship? Mr. Furitani told me that the latest actions of the Phantom Thieves of the Heart are related to some movements on your ship. What is it?" Is it an emergency?"

"Oh, we received the TV signal on the ship and saw the news." Tang Ze nodded, "It does matter. If my guess is correct, the bank safe that was stolen contained the contents of Ye Cai 20 years ago. The Sanyi gang robbed 400 million yen in cash. I'm afraid it was the excitement of this incident that turned these comrades who had reunited after a long separation into enemies. At present, two people are dead and one is injured, so the game is almost over."

"...Since you have investigated everything clearly..." Feng Jian Yuya pursed his lips and looked over helplessly.

Don’t you know the cause and effect of this? Then why don't you hurry up and expose them? What are you doing by jumping off the boat?

What else could it be for? Of course it was to cover for a few teammates who had disguised themselves as crew members.

Now his own life or death is uncertain, and the murder case on the ship is unsolved. The murderer is probably in the stage of crazy talk. The detectives and several other suspects must have no time to care whether there are two or three more people on the ship.

They made a special trip to rob the 400 million, not for financial gain. The method may not be sophisticated enough, but Karasawa has not forgotten the purpose of the Phantom Thief.

In addition to being used to shock several former robbers and have their dreams shattered before they were alive, Tangze also hopes that these things can bring relief to the families of the victims.

Not only in terms of money, but also handing over the source of the death of their loved ones to their hands. From Tang Ze's point of view, it is also a kind of return of things to their original owners.

As for whether they want to keep the money or hand it over to the state, that has nothing to do with Tang Ze.

Tang Ze, who was thinking about this in his heart, said something else: "Oh, I think this case is a bit too hot. I feel that my personality is not suitable for standing in front of the stage. It is better to simply provoke the murderer and use the witness's His status settled his problems."

Feng Jian Yuya was stunned by his words, and his squinted eyes couldn't help but widen a bit.

ah? Is your personality not suitable for standing in front of the stage?

Then the guy who was watching TV yesterday and chatting in front of the camera about his experience in solving crimes in Yokohama, is he a ghost?

He looked at the serious look on Tang Ze's face for a while, and couldn't express the complaints that came to his lips.

Based on his experience, if he rashly refuted Tang Ze at this time, the boy would have no objection with a smile on his face, but he would definitely be remembered severely in his heart.

Don't talk back to your boss, nor to temporary consultants and instructors. This is his way to survive in the workplace.

He could only make a muffled "hmm", lowered his head, and used all his strength to twist the cloth in his hand into a stiff strip. Judging from the strength, it seemed a bit personal.

Sometimes working overtime at night can be quite helpless.

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"...In short, this is the situation. I was indeed one of the people who participated in the robbery 20 years ago." Nabuo Whalei lowered his head, with a look of shock on his face, "I boarded this ship just to be with other people. Two friends who have been on the run safely for 20 years meet."

A group of people gathered around him, listening to him tremblingly explain his situation without interrupting.

Ebina Minoru and Isogai Nagisa both looked down at him silently with cold gazes. The detectives and the other detectives, who were supposed to have a more peaceful attitude, had more serious expressions than them.

It is not known whether Karasawa can be found after he fell into the sea. He fell into the sea from a ship that was moving at full speed. Even if Karasawa is a good swimmer, he may not be able to survive until he is found by rescuers.

The people who were walking around chatting and laughing not long ago suddenly became the missing persons in danger, and none of them felt better.

"One of the two of them sent me a letter with an old version of the 10,000 yen note attached. The letter said that as long as I board the ship on time, the statute of limitations will expire after the ship sets sail. I won't be arrested." Nabuo Wakai stared at the wooden board below with a look on his face, his face was very depressed, "We haven't met for a long time, and since we have all changed our names and looks, we didn't know who was who at first. , until Xie Jiang called me. His voice never changed."

His depression was genuine, mixed with a bit of annoyance and anger.

Everything was fine, everything was fine, and the plan he implemented step by step went so smoothly.

He has already killed Kameda, and Kanie as the scapegoat is also under his control. As long as he waits for his suspicious behavior to be suspected by the detectives, he can start to confess to the past and put on a good show of being shot in front of the detectives. .

By then, this group of people would rush to the unattended bow of the ship and take a look. They would see Kanae Korehisa with a gun in his hand, suspected of committing suicide by drinking a bullet. He, the person who was attacked by the murderer, would be cleared.

Everything was planned very well, except for one accident, and that was Tang Ze.

If it had just been discovered that Crab Jiang had been hanging outside the ship for a long time, there would still be a chance to save everything. If he had been silenced before he informed others of his discovery or rescued the unconscious Crab River, all problems would have gone away.

However, this boy who was persistent in searching something alerted the crew members on the ship during the operation. Even if the others were gone, the affairs of Crab River could not be concealed at all and could be exposed at any time.

Seeing that something was going wrong, he shot and killed Kanie Shijiu without hesitation. He disembarked the murder weapon far away from the boat and hurried back, preparing to kill Ye Caisan, who had never shown up.

Although this set of rhetoric is more difficult to win people's trust than the original plan, it is still a good way to obscure the situation. There will be some suspicion on him, but the key evidence is difficult to grasp.

And his anger originated from here.

Is it so difficult to implement the plan properly?

Is he really not as good as Ye Caisan, a dead man, and is he doomed to bear the identity of a mazi who takes orders from others for the rest of his life?

It was obvious that they had already killed the man who was a criminal and had to adhere to inexplicable "principles" when he was a criminal. Even because he was buried in the sea, they almost unanimously chose aquatic animals and put them into their pseudonyms, hinting that they were against him. His repression.

He was really unwilling, very unwilling, but he had no choice.

"So, are you going to say that Ye Caizan, who was betrayed by you, is chasing you?" Samezaki Shimaji, who had been looking at the corpse, stood up straight and looked at Whalei Sadao with sharp eyes.

"Almost, that's what it means..." After mumbling a few words, Samezaki Shimaji turned his head and pursed his lips.

Muddle the water and confuse it a little more.

As long as time drags on long enough, the boy who fell will definitely be dead. By then, even if these people notice something...

"Since this is Kanae Koraku, then who was the person who was burned on the stern of the boat before? He was wearing Kanae Koroku's clothes and watch!" Mouri Kogoro looked at the flattened corpse in front of him, and Bai I can't understand it.

"Maybe it was the other missing person, Kameda Teruyoshi." Samezaki Shimaji squatted beside the body and observed, "shot at close range, killed with one blow, and there are burn marks on his temples. He should have just died not long ago."

"Could it be that there is really a person hiding on the ship that none of us have discovered?" Mouri Kogoro frowned and murmured to himself, "Then where is he hiding..."

After finishing the wound inspection, veteran detective Samezaki Shimaharu turned the body over and unbuttoned the deceased's clothes in the customary order of body surface inspection.

"Why is there an old gunshot wound on his body?!" Mouri Kogoro, who was always paying attention to his progress, widened his eyes.

According to the evidence found by the police at the beach and the testimony of Sadao Whalei, Ye Caisan, who was betrayed by three people 20 years ago, was shot multiple times in the back and fell from the cliff into the sea.

Could it be that this person is not one of the robbers, but the real Ye Caisan himself...?

"Yes, they are all gunshot wounds." Samezaki Shimaji nodded in confirmation after inspecting the marks. "There are three obvious traces of penetrating wounds on the chest and shoulder."

"...That is absolutely impossible." Isogai Nagisa, who had been silent, clenched his fists, turned his head to look at the deceased with a stunned expression, and his cloudy eyes staring ahead, and suddenly burst out in volume, "If he is still alive , there is no reason not to come to us for 20 years! Ye Caisan is absolutely not this kind of person!"

"You are?" Looking at Isogai Nagisa's indignant look, Mouri Kogoro raised his eyebrows.

"Ye Caizan, he is my father! I took this trip just to find him." Nagisa Isogai pulled the corners of his lips without a smile and smiled bitterly.

With the last glimmer of hope, she boarded the ship, wanting to chase the phantom that had disappeared for so many years.

However, after just a brief interaction with other passengers, the last glimmer of hope dissipated.

"If he had plastic surgery..." Samezaki Shimaji looked at the thin face of the deceased at his feet, pursed his lips and said.

"You underestimate me and the power of blood too much! Even if his appearance changes, I can't possibly recognize him! Moreover, if he finds out it's me, my father will never react like this." He squeezed tightly. The pendant on his chest, Isogai Nagisa gritted his teeth and said.

In order to recognize her father, she also carried the last relic that belonged to him, which was the pendant containing their photo.

If Ye Caisan was really on the boat and saw such a thing, he would never mistake her identity and he would never be indifferent to her arrival.

"Even if twenty years have passed..." Her voice lowered, her shoulders slumped, and belated tears welled up in her eyes.

"You are right, Miss Isogai Nagisa. Thank you for your personal confirmation."

Accompanied by firm footsteps, Hattori Heiji, with high eyebrows and a serious look on his face, strode up to them with traces of black and gray engine oil on his face.

"Let us misidentify this person and discover that he is Ye Caisan. We want to blame the murder motive on others. This is exactly the murderer's plan!"

He stood still in front of everyone, looking at Sadao Whalei who was sitting on the ground with sharp eyes, and the flames in his chest were burning.

A despicable, cowardly villain...

Don't be defeated by such a guy, Karasawa!

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"Ah sneeze——"

"I told you that jumping into the sea will definitely get cold."

"Nonsense! Someone must be thinking about me behind my back!"