The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Mr. Kurokawa, is he the director of a hospital?"

"Yes, I used to be a very famous heart surgeon and was very well-known in the industry. But as I got older, I rarely performed surgeries. Here, I have some private matters about my family that I would like to share with you."

"Oh, we've already discussed this issue on the phone."

"Okay, Mr. Mori, please..."

Conan, who was invited to the courtyard by the maid, retracted his gaze from Kogoro Mori's back, took out his cell phone, and began to reply to the messages he received on the way.

Since Joker was actually in front of him and had inserted a locator into his watch, Conan didn't need to report his itinerary in detail now. He could just assume that Joker must be paying attention to him.

Therefore, he was not surprised by the emails he received on the way. The only dissatisfaction was with the other party's wording.

[Uncle Maori often handles various entrustments related to family chores, catching cheaters, checking private accounts. For wealthy families, it may also involve property disputes and inheritance protection...

Before I came to live in their office, my uncle's daily work was already like this. If he investigated someone's family and something happened to someone's family, he would no longer be able to continue his career. You are exaggerating, joker. 】

Tangze, who was sitting not far from him, curled his lips as he listened to the content of the email read by Noah in the headphones.

Ever since he rashly fell off the horse with Toru Amuro, Karasawa's level of caution has skyrocketed, and he feels that he can compare himself to Yagami Yue under L's surveillance.

Now, as long as he is in front of the detectives, he will try his best to let Noah do it for him when switching accounts. This is a step ahead of Conan in the Full Moon Chapter, and he has experienced a wave of voice control.

Noah's voice-to-text speed was extremely fast, so half a minute later, Conan received a reply from the other party.

[Before you came, nothing happened to my client. After you came, my ordinary client had murder cases all day long. According to the control variable method, right? 】

Conan was not very convinced after reading the other party's reply, and he poked the screen with his finger very hard.

[Uncle Maori also has a lot of clients who are fine, okay? Didn’t you bring more trouble to his business than me? 】

Tang Ze curled his lips, feeling that his Death Tarot still lacked a basic understanding of his power.

You know, in this world, without their intervention, Mouri Kogoro would already be at the level of the client's ghost.

[There is no possibility that if I had not intervened, those clients in his hands would have either become dead or become murderers? 】

Conan shook his head at this outrageous assumption.

Although at the beginning, the main actions of the joker were often related to Uncle Maori's commissions. Although Uncle Maori's clients did have many miscellaneous accidents, he was more willing to blame them on the detective. After becoming famous, he may receive more Letters from complex people.

He himself has been a detective for so long, and his client...

Well, okay, although his main "client" is still Search One Lesson, he is not a profitable private detective. He mainly assists the police in solving murder cases in the form of a case consultant...

So his fingers when typing text are also very firm and confident.

[Impossible, absolutely impossible! 】

Tangze turned his head, avoiding the sight of the primary school student opposite him, and made a strange expression.

Don't forget to mention that Karasawa's debut in this world started with Mouri Kogoro's request. Even Conan's debut after he became a child also started with Moori Kogoro's request.

Needless to say, although Kogoro Mouri himself may indeed have mediocre abilities in handling serious cases, he is indeed an excellent platform. Conan's selection of him as his agent in front of the stage can be regarded as a skill of knowing people.

His lips moved slightly, and he began to carefully count the roles he had played in Moori Kogoro's commission, and thoughtfully explained some of the original plot to the detective.

[Ha, let’s put it this way, just like that time with Maru Denjiro, if I hadn’t come, what do you think he, a mean-tongued miser like him, would say to the people who had all kinds of collateral seized under his clever name?

Another example is Yutaka Abe. He found Detective Mori just to fabricate a false alibi for himself. If I hadn't stopped his action first, Detective Mori himself would have been deeply involved in controversy. 】

If it weren't for the intense activity of the Phantom Thief of Hearts, Mouri Kogoro might have to rely on recruiting new people to survive.

Karasawa deeply believes that the main reason why Mouri Kogoro is still doing well in business in the original work is most likely because he mainly does one-shot deals.

The client either stayed or went in, and there was truly zero negative feedback.

But judging from the responses, some people still harbor fantasies.

[That doesn’t mean that something will happen every time a normal commission is made. The Nagato family’s previous one, although there were some twists and turns, was not to the extent of causing loss of life...]

Yes, if you hadn't discovered the problem with the Nagato family in advance and brought it to me for questioning in advance, your words would still have some credibility.

Karasawa shook his head secretly when he thought that Hinata Yuki, who had now settled into a normal life and would cooperate with Kumail for no apparent reason from time to time, acted out the image of a wealthy bride for the organization.

That's obviously the episode with the biggest difference.

[Guess, have the Nagato family received a warning letter, and how far would their family conflicts have intensified without my intervention? 】

Conan thought for a moment about Nagato Miguel, who was indeed about to kill the killer. Although Nagato Hideomi had a near miss, he really almost had an accident. He smacked his lips and replied with a little guilt.

...With such a long text, why does joker still reply to one message every tens of seconds?

[Is this an exaggeration? You type really fast. 】

Karasawa glanced in the direction of the unlucky Kurokawa House with his peripheral vision and made silent calculations in his mind.

Although there was not much detail about this case in the original work, he was unable to understand the specific details of the case, but judging from the relevant personnel he had investigated in advance, there was a high probability that this was also a murder-for-hire commission.

After all, the murderer has no shadow at all. He is an avenger with firm determination and unwavering determination. Basically, the detective can only be responsible for collecting the dishes.

So he typed with confidence.

[Aren’t you sitting at the new client’s house now? Do you want to make a bet? Artificial intelligence is amazing. 】

Is it an illusion? Why does he feel like joker also likes betting?

Moreover, to reply with such a firm tone...

[...Are you still going to let it go just because you knew there was something going on in their family just to make this bet with me? 】

"Noah, check the situation of Kurokawa Daizo." Karasawa said into the microphone with a weak breath without moving his lips at all.

"The shadow reaction disappeared." Noah's answer came quickly.

Tang Ze, who was suddenly reassured, looked with pity on the top of the head of the primary school student who was busy playing with his mobile phone.

He roughly estimated the area of ​​the house for a while, as well as the movement speed of the servants and housekeepers who led the way, and quickly gave a reply.

[That’s not the case, but I really can’t do anything about their family’s problems, so just wait and count from now on. 】

Conan's expression was very confusing.

[What are you waiting for? How long? 】

Karasawa only answered a brief number.

【5. 】

5? 5 what 5?

Conan, who didn't understand, thought about it for a moment and continued typing in the text box.

【? 5 days? 5 hours? That doesn't prove it...]

Before he could finish typing, a new email notification had popped up.

【4. 】

"Huh?" Conan didn't hesitate and asked directly.

"Ah ah--"

As if the time had been calculated, just a few seconds later, a sharp scream broke the quiet atmosphere of the courtyard.

Conan raised his head with a shocked look on his face. He didn't care about the content on his phone. He stuffed things into his pockets and ran towards the direction of the sound.

Because of this, he was unable to see joker's last email.

[How about it, is my estimated skill okay? 】

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"The deceased, Mr. Kurokawa Daizo, was the head of the household. Judging from the scene, the deceased was drinking and using the keyboard to input content..." Megure Shisan stood in front of the white-lined corpse, calmly He described it with a very calm expression.

I don't know how many times I've seen these detectives this week, and it's no use if he's not peaceful.

If he had anything to say about these dedicated detectives, it was that he fully supported their travels.

I heard that the police in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture had experienced the skills of this group of Tokyo detectives. Among them, because there were high school students from Osaka and the lethality was particularly shocking, Megure was thirteen times pleased. .

Although it seems a bit unethical to say this, it’s good that nothing happened in Tokyo.

The Phantom Thieves of the Heart don't know what they're doing these days. Their search section is already overcrowded and they really can't bear the impact of more major cases.

After working in the office for so long, dealing with all kinds of suspects who came to surrender due to the Phantom Thieves of Heart, my eyes were dizzy when I looked at the documents. I suddenly went out to work, and I actually felt a sense of relaxation that changed my mood. Even in the eyes of Thirteen Standing in front of the corpse, his expressions were peaceful.

As for the murder case, it will rain and the mother will get married. Gratitude and hatred will always happen and cannot be stopped.

"It seems that the murder weapon was the bronze statue that fell next to the deceased." Mouri Kogoro, who discovered the scene of the crime for the first time, had a calm expression. "The murderer should have approached the deceased from behind and hit the deceased on the back of the head first. He turned around in severe pain, covered his wound, and then was hit in the front again. When he fell, he brought down the keyboard and computer screen in front of him... The situation was not complicated."

"Then now, the final question is this death message." Mumu Shisan nodded and looked at the three letters JUN flashing on the tilted computer screen.

Tang Ze, who was following them, first glanced at Conan, who was thoughtful, and had already begun to look at the soles of everyone's feet. Then he glanced at his own small map, tiptoed back a few steps, and walked out of the crowded study.

This case, both in terms of the facts and the methods, does fall into a relatively simple category. Even if Conan doesn't take action, Mouri Kogoro might be able to find an idea if he thinks about it for a few more minutes with the keyboard.

Therefore, his top priority is still the core figure in a series of cases, Moritani Teiji.

If the guess is correct, although Kurokawa Daizo's death was mostly accidental, even if there had not been such a murder, Moritani Teiji would have taken action against this house soon.

Speaking of which, Teiji Moritani's obsession with symmetry was mainly derived from his experience of living and studying in the UK. The Kurokawa family's single-family villa is already very symmetrical, and his design style has always been like this.

It is only for residential use, and the compromise of the functional area needs to be considered. This villa does have asymmetry in many details. Overall, it is closer to the Bauhaus-style modern architecture, so not surprisingly, it has also been chosen by Moritani Tei. Two blacklists.

While everyone in the house was surrounding the place where the murder occurred, Tang Ze, who was driving the invisibility halo, slipped out smoothly and quickly found his target.

"It's really C4..." It only took a short time for Tang Ze to confirm what he found on the load-bearing structure of the house. He stretched out his hand to carefully confirm the condition of the detonator, and quickly identified the content, and He made a judgment, "It can't be Moritani Teiji."

In fact, the job of making bombs is more suitable for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder like Moritani Teiji.

The precise mixing of the formula, the exquisite design of the mechanism, and the thrilling manual operation that may injure yourself first if you are not careful...

If Teiji Moritani was a self-sufficient bomber, he would generally fit the profile of a common bomber.

However, Karasawa judged that these bombs were more likely to be "customized products" rather than Moritani Teiji's handiwork.

"Making bombs has its own path dependence. A prisoner who is accustomed to using bombs will produce a 'work' with his own style." After confirming the structure, Karasawa stepped back and whispered to Noah Said, "The design is too skillful to be the work of Moritani Teiji, a novice."

The criminals who specialize in this method really think about these murder weapons with the eyes of looking at their works. Some even sign their names. They are obviously full of narcissism about their "creations", rather than simply using explosives to complete them. The target of the murderer is not the same.

Karasawa felt that the things about Kurokawa House belonged to the latter.

"Noah, have you confirmed the remote control signals of these fuses?" Tang Ze jumped down from the beam, patted the dust on his hands, and asked aloud.

"It has been confirmed that the signal source is not nearby now."

"That's good. Your bomb is good, but it's mine now."

So ten minutes later, Karasawa returned to the study quietly, silently looking at Mouri Kogoro who was sitting on the chair, and completed the final double-act reasoning.

"…So, the deceased did not want to enter JUN, he wanted to enter the corresponding kana on the Japanese root keyboard, which is the word manani. Yes, the murderer was the maid, Ms. Manami Nakazawa. Please pay attention to the blood stains on the floor. Among the splatters of blood behind the body, there is a strange wipe mark. Miss Manami, you probably took off your shoes to prevent the deceased from hearing your footsteps, so you took off your shoes and approached. Right?"

Nakazawa Mana's beautiful pupils raised her feet with a shock, and as expected, a small blood stain was exposed on the top of the cotton socks.

As long as the socks are taken away and the blood stains are identified as those of the deceased, this will be enough evidence to sway any judge.

So Nakazawa Manami's shoulders slumped, and she started the standard Kexue murderer's bamboo tube pouring beans, about how the famous Kurokawa Daizo, after charging a high fee for flying knives, made a mistake in medical judgment that led to the death of her husband. , how he changed his name, hairstyle, disguised himself as a maid, etc.

Tangze, who respected Ke Xue's logic very much, silently read the entire process. When Conan, who looked confident and emotional, walked out of the shadows and stood next to him, he knelt down and spoke in a calm tone.

"There is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

"What good news or bad news?" Conan, who was still immersed in solving the case, turned his head without knowing why.

"The bad news is, there's a bomb in this house."

"Huh?! That's good news..."

"Well, the good news is that the bomb's yield is not very large. It should only cause a fire or something."

"What kind of good news is this?! Hey, Mumu Police Department, Officer Mumu, don't leave yet—"