The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Joker!"

"Leader!"

"No, he looks like he can't hear. What happened suddenly?"

"Maybe it's a relapse. I told you, Lunar."

"Is it a memory flashback? Or a sudden emotional breakdown..."

Soon a few hands caught Tang Ze who was lying down, trying to regain his attention.

And the voices of these conversations, with their distant and hollow echoes, surrounded Tang Ze's ears beyond the noisy sounds, so ethereal that they seemed impossible to touch.

His attention still stayed on the sounds that seemed like auditory hallucinations or some clear playbacks. He tried hard to distinguish the source of each sound, and the uncontrollable depression slowly infected his entire being. Reason gave him a splitting headache.

The familiar feeling of anxiety and hyperventilation came over him, but even if his emotions fluctuated violently, and no matter how many chaotic movements tried to defeat his reason, Tang Ze still tried hard to maintain his consciousness and did not follow these disturbing information. Not shaken at all.

This is related to his secrets, the secrets of this world, and many plausible truths. He must hold on and grasp the key points...

With his efforts, the messy sounds became smaller and smaller, the fragmented emotions gradually dissociated, and a scene gradually became clear before his eyes.

"Look what I found." The silver-haired man bent down, looked at the child who was stepped on the ground, and raised the corner of his mouth cruelly, "Not even a feather has grown yet, but I thought I could escape with the treasure. fledgling."

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"Cognitive Hexology? Of course I've heard of it. Isn't that what you want Kumail and I to bring back from Karasawa?" Toru Amuro adjusted the headphones while sorting out the cardboard boxes in his hands, and answered casually, " What, is there anything else that needs to be investigated? I thought you would be more willing to talk to Kumail about these topics."

"Hmph." On the other side of the earphones, Gin's distorted sneer came over, "If possible, I don't want to find you."

"Oh? It sounds like a task that only I can accomplish." Toru Amuro blinked and filled the foam box with drinks without any pause, "Let's talk about it."

"You don't need to know that much, and you are not qualified to know. Arrive at the address sent to you within three hours and receive the injection. The next thing has nothing to do with you." Gin rarely was irritated by his dismissive tone. He just stated the request in a straightforward manner.

He received the injection, and only after asking a confused question about what he knew about cognitive psychology.

The muscles on Amuro Toru's back slowly tightened, but the words he spoke were only slightly dissatisfied: "Hey, hey, you suddenly asked me to get a needle without telling me what it was. It would be too rude. I thought I’m long past the stage where I still had to take a couple of shots of truth serum every now and then.”

"Since you dare to talk about climbing up, this is the link you can't avoid. What, Bourbon?" Gin leaned back and hid his eyes in the shadow at the top of the windshield, revealing a cruel smile on his lips. , "Are you scared?"

"...So, is it the so-called 'test that must be accepted for promotion' that Belmod mentioned?" Toru Amuro smoothed his hair, the expression on his face was already quite serious, but his tone of voice was still full of smiles. , "You can just say that. Or is it that the fact that I am about to reach a higher place makes you so unhappy?"

"Ha." Gin sneered disdainfully at his provocation. He didn't bother to argue with this guy who was in the limelight recently and was showing off his teeth and claws everywhere, so he just hung up.

To be honest, the organization's power distribution and resource arrangement have little to do with him. They are all practical matters handled by the adult himself.

Whether it is Rum who is greedy and plays dirty tricks all day long, or Bourbon who is eyeing the enemy and relying on his personal ability to rush to the front, no matter who of the two has the last laugh, it all depends on what the adult thinks.

This is not a company based on seniority. The organization is a glacier dormant in the huge black sea. Who can reach the top depends on the adult's thoughts. Those tricks of fighting for power are all trivial things.

Sitting in the passenger seat, not daring to say a word, listening to Gin making several phone calls to arrange work arrangements, it was only then that he finally took a breath.

He thought for a while, picked a question that did not involve core secrets, and asked in a compromise way: "Brother, is it really possible for Bourbon to replace Rum's position?"

Although they are far from Rum's system, any changes in personnel will not affect their actions. However, if the person in charge of intelligence really changes from Rum, a person with connections from up to down, to a new generation with tough tactics. , is likely to become a new unstable factor, which is still worth worrying about.

"Who knows, it has nothing to do with us." Holding a cigarette, Gin took out a lighter, looked at the silver metal object in his hand, and commented coldly, "To say that Bourbon has really done something right, the only way is to firmly Keep Kumail under control itself.”

Being the person in charge of intelligence in an organization means that you must be able to keep secrets in all aspects.

A waste that can be used to dig out secrets by other means is not qualified to become an organization's think tank.

This is why Kumel's significance is different. He is a better candidate than Curacao. If he can grasp his loyalty, no matter what means are used, he can probably stand up to the ten losers under Rum.

"...It seems that the adult still believes that the cognitive world does exist." Vodka heard the subtext of Gin and knew exactly how Rum took over the authority of his father, so he couldn't help but whisper. .

"Be careful and don't judge that adult's thoughts unreasonably." Gin lit the cigarette in his mouth and gave Vodka no extra sight, but the other party suddenly became silent.

The cognitive world certainly exists.

It's a pity that some opportunities are fleeting. They failed to seize the opportunity eight years ago. Now they want to reverse the theory to crack the theory that is almost in the field of mysticism. It is destined to be difficult to reach the sky.

After exhaling a puff of smoke and watching the gray-white particles disperse in the afternoon sunlight, Gin curled up his lips.

But it doesn't matter, what that adult lacks most is time.

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"Is it really okay?" Miyano Akemi reached out and touched Karasawa's still moist cheek, and said worriedly, "Now that we have figured out the route, there are still many opportunities to investigate, so don't force yourself."

"It's really okay." Taking a deep breath, Tang Ze broke away from the support of several teammates. "I was just emotionally affected by the sudden auditory hallucination. Did it scare you?"

"Joker, I haven't heard you mention any signs of a recurrence of your illness recently." Hoshikawa Teru frowned and continued to observe Karasawa's condition distrustfully, "Is it because you have been too tired recently? Or is it because you are in the United States? Did the island experience cause you stress?”

"It doesn't matter anymore. I understand the source of the pressure. Don't worry, I will adjust myself." Tangze shook his head, looked around at the countless objects symbolizing time, and let out a long breath.

After hallucinations and dreams, and unnecessary emotions, he could no longer deceive himself.

——Perhaps, at this time, he is already a Raider for the second week.

In other words, the save file he inherited was not exactly what he thought. The save file of the game brought from that world also included some things he left behind from the "last game".

This may be the reason why Lyon is so secretive and can tell himself with such certainty that he is a referee who exists as an "archive".

And just like the previous test results, who will be the person with the ability to "delete part of Karaze's memory"?

Tangze himself!

"Really, either keep all the memories, or delete them completely. I can't explain whether to delete them or not. I have no energy at all squeezing toothpaste here all day long..."

"what did you just say?"

"It's nothing. I just feel that this place doesn't look like where we want to go. It's on the bottom floor of the subway." Tangze, who had fully recovered, naturally looked at his teammates who were still tentatively touching around. "Anyway, Ark, since you have walked in, you should be able to sense the map situation, right?"

"Well, the recording has been completed. There are no traces of any hostile creatures, and it looks like an empty room." Noah silently scanned the surroundings with his green eyes, and nodded with confidence.

"If you don't understand the research, then talk about it slowly. There are a lot of things that you can't understand in cognitive studies. We've all had a hard time walking so far today, so why don't we go back first?" Tang Ze nodded and said Decision made.

It seemed like Karasawa really needed a break.

The others exchanged glances silently and naturally had no objections.

After a few people checked the empty room for the last time, they stood back in the elevator car where they came from, waiting for Tangze, who had the authority, to come in and operate the buttons.

At the last moment when he entered the elevator, a final auditory hallucination, like a small sigh, passed through Tang Ze's ears.

"Lilith, tell me, am I completely wrong from the beginning?"

The reflection of the past passed over him again.

Tangze's footsteps paused imperceptibly, and he walked straight into the elevator without looking back.

No matter what happened, since you have chosen to roll back and reopen, it means that you have experienced irreparable losses and regrets.

So don’t bring out the past frustrations that belong to losers to cause trouble.

Be quiet.

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"The flower-viewing party organized by the Rice Krispies Store? Is it already time to enjoy the cherry blossoms?"

"Yes, Karasawa, you may not know it when you are new here, but the merchants here often invite neighbors and regular customers to go out to enjoy the cherry blossoms. This is not only for publicity and bonding, but also a good advertising opportunity." Azusa Enomoto said happily. The delivery quick meal trays were placed in the box. “Each store will bring some of its own products, and we will all go there. It’s very lively.”

"Tomorrow?" Karasawa glanced at Toru Amuro who was sitting at the bar, and naturally sat down next to him, "Then count me in."

"Yeah! It's settled!"

Azusa Enomoto nodded excitedly and turned to prepare other things that were easy to carry. When Karasawa saw her returning to the kitchen, he stretched his head and glanced at the arm that Toru Amuro had been staring at.

It was a blood spot caused by the injection needle. It was not obvious on his wheat-colored skin, but it was very glaring to look at.

"Mr. Amuro, although Bermod said that this kind of injection is not dangerous, it is still too risky." He strongly disagreed, Karasawa frowned, "With the organization's current research strength in medicine, they want to It’s too easy to do anything.”

"It's okay, I don't feel anything." Toru Amuro put down his rolled-up cuffs and said in a very determined tone, "I have also taken some antidote drugs in advance, so the risk is not high."

As he spoke, he glanced at Tang Ze's face, picked up the coffee at hand, and swallowed the rest of the words together.

It should be said that this was one of the reasons why he did not handcuff the person directly after confirming Tang Ze's identity.

With the help of the information Karasawa continued to share, as well as the research results left by Kyosuke Futo and related chains, he was not helpless in the face of the organization's possible drug control methods.

No matter what kind of plan Karasawa, who has multiple identities, wants to use each identity to make, he spares no effort to support them. As the beneficiary, Rei Fangtani has no position to accuse him of concealing it.

Although he maintains provocation on the lips, joker has actually reached cooperation with them, which is also true.

"Even if you put it this way..." Tang Ze shook his head helplessly, "That is also a very risky move. I was really shocked when I saw you sending a message saying what you were going to do."

If Toru Amuro's health bar hadn't been fine after he clicked the team button and no strange debuff appeared, Karasawa would have been thinking about how to knock him out long ago if he wasn't sitting here talking so calmly. Drag them to 2-chome to show Haibara Ai and others the situation.

If the situation is more serious, he will simply consider taking the person directly to the cognitive world and try to transfer the debuff, or simply kill him and resurrect him to try to refresh the status.

In order of priority, if there is any situation that endangers Coop's life, Tang Ze will not hesitate to abandon this layer of real identity, not to mention the awkwardness of covering up his vest.

The worst case scenario is that the society dies, which is not a big problem.

"Who knows, just keep a closer look." Toru Amuro shook the coffee cup in his hand, watching the slumped latte art on the surface slowly lose its shape, and said calmly, "Even if there really is something there Danger, what should be done should be done, this is the meaning of our existence.”

With Gin personally watching him receive the injection, without being completely sure that he could deceive the other party, the only option he could choose was to receive the injection.

Even if the organization really has doubts about his identity, as long as it has not reached the moment of exposure, it is his greatest responsibility to play his current role perfectly, and there is no room for any doubts or shrinkage.

A person who is not mentally strong enough will be excluded from undercover missions during the screening stage. Undercover agents who can move forward in criminal organizations can only rely on their own inner strength.

And Jiangu Ling, it is precisely because of the lack of these that we can reach where we are today.

Tangze poured himself a cup of coffee, looked at the warm mist rising from the coffee, and sighed silently.

In fact, he probably has some ideas about what the organization is doing.

It was precisely because of this speculation that he wanted to sigh so much.

Based on what Gin said to Tohru Amuro, this so-called procedure is an effective means to "ensure that members who may have access to core secrets can keep the secrets."

Although the fact that "the organization can keep secrets" sounds like a joke, when this issue is mentioned, Dynamax Gin's casserole-sized fist will start to replay before his eyes.

The case has been solved. Gin seems to be a mechanism that every core member of the organization has, and it is a sentinel that will be sent to you as long as you are ready to come into contact with the real secret.

You really should let the bastard who does this kind of work go to the world and see what the hell he has done!

And really, your organization only has gin left to use, and you really have to work overtime all year round, right?

Speaking of which, how is this indescribable divine design accomplished? Is it possible to draw a tube of gin's blood and extract the serum to give to others? Is it so magical?

So now, can the tube of his own serum be used by Amuro Toru? Can it block the effect of the medicine?

He still likes Fangtani Rei's cinema. Going back feels like going home. He really doesn't want to see any weird gin there!

"Stop talking about me, take a look at yourself first." Toru Amuro squinted his eyes and stared at Tang Ze faintly, "You made a lot of noise last time, and this time it's even worse... If we hadn't been in time... After clearing all traces of your circumstances after landing on the island, you may be directly held accountable this time.”

Although before Karasawa set off, he did not realize that this island was actually related to the organization, but in any case, Yuya Kazami, who was full of prejudgment, took photos taken by tourists of Karasawa being hung on the When the photos in the waterfall came to him, his blood pressure still shot up.

If there is any harm in discovering Karasawa's new identity, it is that their workload of wiping their butts has once again increased.

As long as Karasawa stayed on the island, the members of Team Zero stayed in the office for as long as they did, dealing with media and information everywhere. They were as busy as a public relations team covering up scandals for celebrities.

"I think you should stop traveling casually." Toru Amuro said with finality, "It's time to inform Kazami that you can't just use the application by yourself."

"Huh? Don't, I just--"

"Protests are futile."

"Mr. Amuro, don't go, Mr. Amuro, I was wrong, I will pay attention to safety next time, Mr. Amuro——"

Sentinel x Miracle Gin