The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Do you want to meet the thief Joker?"

"Yes, he did save my life. I would like to express my gratitude in person, is there no problem?"

"Hmm..." Conan looked up and down Hattori Heiji's expression and narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure it's because of this and not something else, about the situation on the island or something like that?"

"Well..." Hattori Heiji scratched his cheek twice in embarrassment, his eyes drifted for a moment, looking at Conan's raised eyebrows and the teasing look on his face, he asked angrily, "Why, aren't you curious? You obviously know that the situation on the island is very unreasonable."

Conan tilted his head and glanced downstairs at Haibara Ai, who was talking disapprovingly about Tang Ze with his hands on his hips. He scratched his cheek and did not deny it.

Indeed, what is the connection between Joker's and his company's actions this time and these strange phenomena on the island?

And, for unknown reasons, people from the organization came to the island...

One of the parties involved was downstairs at this time, scolding Tang Ze angrily.

"Since you have been kidnapped by others, won't you ask others for help? Why do you dare to run alone into the mountains and forests with complex terrain? What kind of hero are you trying to be!" Haiyuan Ai stared at Tang Ze Band-Aid on cheek, menacing look.

She couldn't reveal Karasawa's identity in front of others, but she knew very well that when this troublemaker made some choices, it was not just Karasawa himself who acted, but also the Phantom Thief of Hearts, Joker.

His behavior was definitely not as simple as what Kudo told him. Considering his complicated identity, there must be a deeper purpose behind it.

She understands all the principles, but the more she understands them, the more she can see——

Karasawa's injuries were definitely not what Kudo and the others said. After being inexplicably hostile to the islanders, he was threatened by the mentally ill deceased who had malicious intentions towards him, and was forced to disappear. It is more likely that he found an escape for himself. Peloton, reason to accomplish other things.

But after seeing this, she really felt unhappy.

This shows that whether Karasawa was injured or attacked, it was most likely that he did it deliberately, and in order not to arouse the suspicion of Kudo and others, he even deliberately suppressed the power of self-healing...

As for that, is this a matter of making fun of your own safety?

"Okay, don't be angry." He raised his hands begging for mercy. Unable to withstand the dissatisfied look of the little girl's condemnation, Tang Ze took the initiative to admit his mistake, "It's true that I was self-righteous, but I was too careless."

After he finished speaking, he explained in a lower voice: "But you know me, no matter how hard you try, I won't have any problems, not to mention, I still have my sister..."

"I don't know what's going on with you!" Hui Yuan Ai retorted without suppressing her voice. For the sake of her sister, she finally snorted and did not continue to question.

This guy acted as if she already knew a lot about the Phantom Thieves and had a thorough understanding of his abilities.

How could she know! She didn’t know if it was good or not! Did Tang Ze forget that they, who played guessing games all day long, never explained his abilities to her in detail? Apart from knowing that Tang Ze's physical fitness was indeed excellent, his personal abilities were also very outstanding. , and there are also some that use cognitive knowledge to achieve miraculous effects such as high-speed self-healing, but they don’t know anything!

He simply relied on his superb speaking skills and was confident that he could easily stabilize her mood!

"Okay, don't be angry. Although this trip didn't go well, I still brought the gift!" Tang Ze touched in his bag twice and quickly took out two wrapped gift boxes. , handed it to Hui Yuan Ai.

Huiyuan Ai observed them suspiciously for a while, then looked at Tang Ze's pretending to beg for mercy, but still stretched out his hand, slowly took the box, and opened the lid directly.

Then she looked at the various pendant guardian dolls in the box that had been packed by the Eight Classics and looked like an evil god, and her expression suddenly collapsed.

"This style is too..." Haiyuan Ai twitched the corner of his mouth twice. He glanced at Tang Ze first, then turned back to look at the two detectives who were sneaking together for a while to discuss something. He was deeply suspicious. They are teaming up to fool themselves.

Tang Ze is still very good at capturing people's aesthetics and preferences when giving things to others. There is no reason to give away such ugly things?

"Well, I actually planned to buy some of them back for collection, but I didn't expect that this island was really going to sink into the sea." Tangze explained very seriously, "Although it's not It’s very beautiful, but I’m afraid it’s really unique.”

Although it is indeed an ugly thing, many of the paintings are extremely abstract and fall into the category of those who know how to buy gifts and those who don’t know how to buy gifts and are silent when they see it, but this is a truly out-of-print ugly thing!

Limited time only, sold out of print and will never be reproduced!

And it is different from the mass-produced products in other gift shops, this one has been officially consecrated by a shrine maiden in the United States!

Haihara Ai always felt that she heard a joke from hell: "..."

Last night, she came to Dr. Agasa's house to stay with Hattori Heiji for one night as usual with Toyama Kazuha, and she overheard some of his outrageous speculations about how Lu Chen in the American Island might be related to the Phantom Thieves. .

After all, isn’t it you who caused these products to go out of print?

You buy someone else's product first, and then directly eliminate the manufacturer, essentially making the product in your hand out of print, right? Is this true?

The speechless Hui Yuan Ai shook his head, put the lid back on, and still held the gift box in his arms: "If I had known you were going to the American Island, there would be no way I would have agreed to your going."

It's not a simple place there.

"...I almost forgot to ask you, Haibara." Conan, who was walking down with Hattori Heiji, heard the conversation between the siblings and quickly thought of the roster he saw, "You, in Been to American Island two years ago?”

When he spoke, a look of confusion quickly passed over Tang Ze's face.

There is also Tang Ze's father. Although Tang Ze's unexpected disappearance disrupted the pace of their investigation, he has not forgotten this issue.

"If you are referring to the island in Fukuoka Prefecture, yes, I have been there." Haibara Ai nodded and climbed onto the sofa opposite Karasawa, making room for the two of them to sit down. " The existence of an old man on the island who lived to be nearly 140 years old aroused the interest of the organization's medical department. At that time, I had just returned to the organization, and accompanied by my entourage, I went to investigate the authenticity of this rumor. "

"So what's the conclusion?" Hattori Heiji couldn't help but ask, thinking of the persecution Karasawa faced on the island and the name on the paper.

"Of course it's false. The so-called old man who lived to be more than a hundred years old is a 'totem' created by the witches who serve the shrine on the island for sacrificial activities. The meaning is closer to the statue of the god in the festival. Although he himself also called He lived a long life, but he died in more than forty years, so my investigation ends here." Hui Yuan Ai shook his head and said that there was no difference between what they knew.

"Then why did you say you didn't agree for us to go?" At this time, even Conan noticed her subtext, and his eyes moved to Tangze's face involuntarily.

Since it has nothing to do with the research that Miyano Shiho participated in at the time, it can only be related to the research content of Karasawa's father.

"Because I am the only one who has found nothing, not the organization." Haiyuan Ai blinked his eyes twice quickly, took a breath, and then continued to explain, "As I mentioned before, this so-called immortal after eating mermaid meat The goddess is actually a symbolic totem. However, when it is really established and worshiped by people on an island, it really has the power of 'cognitive level'."

When Hui Yuan Ai spoke, her eyes were always on her knees, but she firmly believed that Tang Ze, who was sitting opposite, understood who she wanted to say to.

"The organization has an in-depth understanding of the history of the entire island. From the changes that have taken place in them, they have understood the principles of cognitive learning at a certain level." Haiyuan Ai raised his head and spoke with emphasis, every word, "Stand up If a totem achieves maximum recognition and popularity, the totem itself will have the ability to master these cognitions in turn."

She stared at Tang Ze seriously and said meaningfully: "It's like a real god. You make a wish to the god, and the god gives you protection and care, and then you are branded and become a believer of the god. This That is, the power of the totem. That island is actually controlled and controlled by the witch herself who plays the role of the goddess."

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"Control and control? I don't have this feeling." After listening to Karasawa's narration, Shimabukuro Kime thought for a while and shook his head hesitantly, "Except for the moment when I stood in that space after I truly awakened. , I never felt that I had anything to do with this island.”

"Well, because this influence is not unidirectional." Tang Ze confirmed her statement, "The manipulator created by the collective consciousness is also the will that has been coerced by the collective, and does not necessarily represent this 'god' ’, it’s really omnipotent.”

"Hmm, it sounds like a variation of the saying that desire will be born in the palace." Miyano Akemi commented after holding her chin in thought for a while.

"It's still different. I think Shiho may mean that the secret treasure may not only be an abstract existence. It may be combined with a specific person or object as the collective subconscious changes." Tangze shook his head. Shaking his head, he expressed his worries, "This is the real discovery of the organization. In other words, they finally found a way to control a different world even in reality."

Gather the subconscious and control enough people, no matter what method is used, whether it is disguised as some kind of entertainment content, or using darker means, as long as they can do this, they will gradually come into contact with the real authority of the world. They coincide with each other and then embark on the beautiful path they imagined.

Explained from this perspective, whether it is created and almost becomes a Noah's Ark that covers human consciousness and is implanted with a conceptual medium, or the organization creates a front vest for itself in various fields and increases medical research and development, the ultimate goal is all the same.

This direction was originally in line with the boss's wishes.

The entire organization, even the code-named members, are not exposed to the boss himself. The image of the boss itself has become more and more abstract and symbolic.

This may not only be because Karasuma Renya is a Riddler, but also has something to do with this theory.

He is consciously hiding his personal image and proportion in this symbol, in order to imitate the situation of the Shimabukuro family, that is, no matter who inherits the mission, whoever plays the role of the goddess will become the will of the secret treasure.

and……

"No wonder once the Phantom Thieves CH appeared, that organization's pursuit of the Phantom Thieves of the Heart went to a new level." Asai Narumi calmly explained the real logic, "What we are doing now, and their ideas It’s exactly the same, no, it should be said that we have indeed become a totem in some people’s hearts.”

Ever since Karasawa established Kaitou CH, they have had to handle several or even dozens of shadow-related commissions every day, and they have to screen and deal with problems for hundreds of active nominees. They have really helped There were already hundreds or thousands of people.

Although Tangze didn't feel that he was affected by anything, and the subway didn't change much, in the eyes of the organization, this behavior was tantamount to provocation.

"Oh, by the way, this thing..." Seeing these new friends falling into silent contemplation, Shimabukuro Kimie pulled on her shirt a little awkwardly and took out something, "This badge you gave me, It’s a little different than before.”

Karasawa raised his head and looked at Shimabukuro Kime's outstretched palm.

That was what Karasawa asked Asai Narumi to give to Shimabukuro Kimie to keep in touch with them. It was the Phantom Thieves logo made of X alloy.

Kaitou Kidd was a capable person, and he really did what he said. Not only did he do as he promised, he handed over the X-alloy that had been imprinted and no longer meant that much to him. After hearing that Tang After Ze was so shameless and asked him to help him make a logo mold and cast it, he only had a brief explosion and was calmed down by the picture cake that Tang Ze borrowed from him to play with.

I have to say that as an orthodox Phantom Thief with great artistic ability, Phantom Thief Kid's skills are really good.

But now, this small logo seems to have absorbed enough light. Under the light of the chandelier, it reflects a dazzling and bright luster.

Tang Ze took it, weighed it in his hand, and pinched its thickness back and forth to confirm his conclusion.

"It has become thicker and the weight has also increased. It should be about 2g heavier than when it was first handed over to Miss Kimie." Karasawa told the result and looked at Shimabukuro Kimie, "When did it change like this?" .”

"I can't tell you the specific time, but in short, um... when I used it to contact you for the last time, it hadn't become like this." Shimabukuro Kimie tilted his head and recalled for a while, then gave the answer. answer.

In other words, this change is probably not the influence of Shimabukuro Kime, the living secret treasure, on the alloy, but it is very likely...

It is the new X alloy that was "precipitated" after the space and reality of the American island were merged.

Thinking of those fragments scattered around the world, and as Kidd said, there is more than one organization pursuing the alloy itself, then, does this mean a slightly terrifying truth?

"...Do you think there are many impression spaces like the American Island?" Tang Ze gathered his fingers, held the badge in his hand, and slowly expressed his guess, "It is really the only alien space that is integrated with reality. The world?"

Thinking of his context, the expressions of several people who realized what Tang Ze meant were slowly becoming shocked.

Tangze raised his hand and couldn't help but touch the brooch made of strange material on the collar.

If, I mean if, the X-alloy that appears in this world now is not the product of some Holy Grail shattering and flying all over the ground, but just like the American island, it is a temple or space somewhere, completely different from reality. What about the substances produced after fusion?

Just when a few people fell into a solemn atmosphere, the doorbell of the villa was suddenly rang.

"Ah, it's almost here..." After adjusting his mood, Tang Ze took a breath and stood up, "Let's go to the monitoring room upstairs to take a look. Xingchuan, go and open the door with me."

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Standing in front of the 22nd floor, looking at Conan who stood on tiptoe and pressed the button on the side of the door twice, Hattori Heiji's first reaction was to take half a step back.

He looked at the position where Conan's hand was pressing for a while with a shocked expression. He crossed the courtyard gate in front and stared at the building with an equally large area in the back. He turned his eyes and followed the street of 2-chome towards the road. Look at the other side.

After Karasawa left and returned to the cafe, after his repeated requests, Kudo finally asked Joker if he could meet him. After receiving a definite answer, he said that he could take him directly to the Phantom Thieves' current stronghold. A face.

He solemnly swore on the phone that he would not easily leak information related to the Phantom Thieves. He also seriously stated that although he did not completely agree with their behavior, he would never be hostile. He finally heard the other party through the speaker. He said in a casual tone, "Okay, then bring him over, Detective."

After Hattori Heiji inquired about the situation from Conan, he was mentally prepared that the other party might use some drastic measures due to confidentiality requirements.

Is it similar to kidnapping? You can lead the way in a circle blindfolded, get in an opaque vehicle and be transferred, or even just take him away with a sack...

Isn’t this how the mysterious organizations in movies and TV dramas, even some of the extremes engaged in black industry, behave in this way?

Then, he watched helplessly as Kudo led him out of Dr. Agasa's house, past Kudo's own home, and stopped in front of his neighbor's neighbor's door.

...start ringing the doorbell.

"So for a long time, you all live on the same street?!" Hattori Heiji, who couldn't control his volume, let out a heartfelt and shocking roar.

The former members of the organization, the detective himself, and the phantom thief wandering on the edge are neighbors who can visit each other at any time.

What are you Tokyoites? !

Well, this is my personal setting, and it is also my understanding of P5 to the ending of Muji. In other words, I feel that the Phantom Thieves actually represented another kind of human will at the end, which is different from the one born in The false gods in human desires are actually similar existences. The meaning of the ending may be that human beings' desire to control their own destiny is after all greater than the laziness of giving up.

Some personal understandings are okay to keep as private.