The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"I ate exactly three thousand yen, and I specifically asked for an invoice..." Mouri Kogoro's mouth twitched after listening to Azusa Enomoto's words, and he was speechless.

"Didn't you say that any news related to him is acceptable?" Azusa Enomoto sneered twice, "He ordered fried noodles, green vegetable ice cream and Caesar salad, so he doesn't need any change."

"I've been studying the menu for a long time, and it's just right." Conan shrugged, "Well, to have a meal together like this and ask for an invoice, at least it doesn't sound like someone who is in debt and is threatened with death by the creditor, right? ?”

"It's more like, there is a special reimbursement, so I spend the maximum amount of the reimbursement." Toru Amuro held his chin and glanced from Tang Ze's face.

Whether it is Bourbon as an intelligence officer or Feng Guling as a police officer, the budget has always been sufficient, so he has never had such troubles.

Well, the main consumption reimbursement is handled by the organization. The public security side will only report some funds that cannot be discovered by the organization no matter how it is packaged.

Although Gin was quite critical of their approach, and he didn't quite trust the high-end establishment purchases that were perfunctorily recorded as investigation expenses, he was the only one in the organization who had the nerve to ask for invoices after spending the money. , Gin couldn’t say anything.

It's better to have an invoice for reimbursement than to ask for money in vain, right? It's hard to imagine that they are just normal members of the organization code. They are already doing this kind of work, and they can still ask for consumption vouchers without changing their composure after spending thousands of yen.

"But the title of the invoice only says the distinguished customer, there is no company name, nor his own name..." Azusa Enomoto asked uncertainly, "Can normal company reimbursement be done like this?"

"It's not completely impossible. I can only say that this person doesn't look like an ordinary company employee. The cost of eating is still eaten by one person. Unless he is on a business trip or something like that, there is no use in asking for an invoice." Mouri Kogoro is right. means.

"Perhaps it's due to professional reasons. Are you used to doing things like this? For example, journalists, police officers, etc..." Conan said slowly while thinking, "Oh, by the way, detectives are also possible."

Having said this, he raised his head and looked at Toru Amuro silently.

He does know some detectives, and is also a detective himself, but most of them, including those with offices like Mouri Kogoro, work alone and have no place to pay for themselves.

Mouri Kogoro will ask for invoices in the near future, mainly because he needs to review the records even if it is a cash transaction.

What he is talking about here is Goro Akechi. He has actually seen him treat Kogoro Mori and others to dinner with a smile on his face, and ask for an invoice without changing his expression after eating. He wrote on his head that it was from Amuro Detective Agency.

"Without transaction vouchers, many expenses will have to be paid out of pocket." Toru Amuro nodded calmly, "Akechi chose to affiliate with my firm for this reason."

"This is why his commission fees have been increasing..." Mouri Kogoro clicked his tongue, whether he was sighing or envious.

"When you start a business, you still aim to make a profit." Toru Amuro smiled and accepted this vague accusation of a profiteer, not taking it seriously.

When Karasawa proposed the detective agency plan, Toru Amuro immediately said that he was a teachable child and readily agreed because the company's letterhead made it easier to issue invoices and make payments, and the act of asking for invoices was more natural.

Since the purpose of his activities outside is to complete commissions and tasks - whether they are from clients or organizations, then the expenses incurred during this period, whether it is staying in a presidential suite or eating a seafood dinner, are due expenses incurred by work, and they are also very important. Reasonable thing, right?

Feeling that something strange was coming out of this usually gentle and polite colleague, Azusa Enomoto quietly moved away a little before continuing the topic: "Do the police also ask for invoices like this? I saw the patrol policemen working nearby. You won’t do this after eating.”

"Ah, that's not..."

Former police officer Mouri Kogoro waved his hand and was about to explain the professional habits of different police departments to Azusa Enomoto when he was directly answered by another energetic female voice.

"It's the detective."

Mouri Kogoro looked towards the door and saw a neatly dressed Miyamoto Yumi walking into the coffee shop with another traffic policeman.

"During investigation, surveillance or tracking, the criminal police will ask for invoices for transportation expenses and catering expenses incurred during this period." Yumi Miyamoto held her waist and smiled at Azusa Enomoto, "Don't get me wrong, people wearing uniforms like ours There will be no similar fees for the police.”

Mouri Kogoro wanted to explain to the detectives: "It should be said that if you are not a detective, you can eat more in the cafeteria with peace of mind."

"There is no way. Without the police reimbursement, three thousand yen for a lunch is too luxurious." Miyamoto Yumi spread her hands, "It's not that I can't understand the detectives."

"Oh, the cafeteria is really not delicious..."

"Officer Yumi, why are you here?" Before the atmosphere could change into a friendly exchange between various departments of the police force, Conan hurriedly withdrew the topic.

Miyamoto Yumi is a traffic policeman and has a good relationship with Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako. They also know her because they have interacted with the policemen of the First Investigation Division a lot.

"I'm here to urge a certain famous detective to pay the fine for illegal parking." Miyamoto Yumi glanced at the former detective Mouri Kogoro and said triumphantly.

"If that was exposed, wouldn't it have been explained that it was a violation that occurred in an emergency to save people..." Mouri Kogoro sighed.

"You're kidding." Miyamoto Yumi shook her head and took out a receipt from her pocket, "We followed this thing."

Mouri Kogoro looked at the receipt in her hand and his eyes widened.

"Three thousand yen?! Did you get this invoice from some fat guy wearing glasses?" Mouri Kogoro was surprised.

Unexpectedly, I had nothing to do to help my neighbor solve a task, but before I even took action, the target was delivered to my door.

"Yes, do you know him?" Miyamoto Yumi also became serious and frowned.

"Do you know where this gentleman is now?" Azusa Enomoto quickly picked up the mobile phone on the table. "He forgot this mobile phone in the cafe. As a result, he received several strange phone calls. Can he return it?" He was so relieved."

"I know, I know, but it's impossible to hand it over to him." Yumi Miyamoto shook her head, looking helpless, "After all, this person died the night before yesterday."

"W-what did you say?" Azusa Enomoto was startled, her hand shook, and the phone in her hand slipped down.

Conan quickly caught the fallen mobile phone to prevent important evidence from being damaged.

"You wouldn't say that he was killed..." Thinking of the phone call Azusa Enomoto received, the corner of Mouri Kogoro's mouth twitched.

How should I put it? This process was a bit too familiar, so familiar that it gave him a sense of déjà vu.

"How could it be? It's not me, but Takagi and the others." Miyamoto Yumi crossed her arms and pointed out the reason for her appearance here, "At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the day before yesterday, he was killed by a car at the third-chome intersection. The truck hit him, and even though he was sent to the hospital immediately, he died that night because he could not be rescued. We are here to investigate the identity of the traffic victim."

"Is it a hit and run?" Mouri Kogoro frowned, but chose to speculate on the worst, "Or was it suicide?"

They all involve using slang to register strange information. Whether they are paid to kill someone or they choose to commit suicide because of coercion, it is not uncommon and is a common occurrence.

The mobile phone he left behind received such a call, and he died shortly after. To say that this had nothing to do with it was difficult for both a detective and a criminal police officer to accept.

"It's unlikely..." Yumi Miyamoto nodded, "Witnesses said that before the accident, this man ran to a nearby convenience store and asked anxiously if he knew a store called Polo... ...People who decide to commit suicide shouldn’t do this, right?”

"If it was a normal traffic accident, it would be unusual to send police officers directly to investigate his identity." Hearing this, Toru Amuro shook his head slightly, "Is there anything wrong with the traffic accident?"

Although he didn't know any traffic police officers, Jiang Guling knew the daily working status and behavior of each department in detail.

For the traffic police, sending police officers from abroad to conduct inspections will seriously affect the daily work manpower. It is rarely an option unless there is some situation.

As they mentioned at the beginning of the topic - the police force is responsible for the expenses sent out to investigate, and these are all funds.

"Well, there are indeed some differences in the specific characterization of the accident, so I want to find out the identity and circumstances of the deceased." Yumi Miyamoto looked at the number of people present who were related to the detective, hesitated, and said frankly, " Well, there are no confidentiality requirements in traffic accidents. The testimony of witnesses and the surveillance video at the scene indicate that the deceased was in something very wrong at the time.”

"Is it because he lost his important mobile phone that he panicked?" Mouri Kogoro tentatively guessed, "This can also explain the car accident that happened shortly after he asked for directions. He rushed into the motorway in panic and anxiety. Such a traffic accident is quite serious. Common."

"Maybe." Yumi Miyamoto pursed her lips and said uncertainly, "Did you find some very important information on the phone? Such as an accident in the family or something. In short, it can explain his mental state. Something unusual."

"Mental state, abnormal?" Conan, who felt like he had heard a similar statement somewhere, pushed up his glasses, raised his head and observed Miyamoto Yumi's expression intently.

I always feel that although she still speaks in a cheerful manner and likes to make jokes with others, Miyamoto Yumi's mood has never been high.

Although the scene of the deceased who was hit by a truck is generally quite tragic and may indeed be impactful, but since the deceased can still be sent to the hospital and die on the operating table, at least the person is still relatively intact. He is used to traffic accidents. The traffic policeman should not have this tone.

"Yeah." Recalling the weird surveillance video, Miyamoto Yumi frowned, "The steps were very slow, and he kept walking forward sluggishly, completely ignoring the traffic lights on the pedestrian passage. His look was like... …Suddenly lost consciousness, had no response to the sounds around him, and seemed to be unable to control himself.”

It was precisely because of the strange state of the deceased that this ordinary traffic accident made the news. Coupled with the testimonies of eyewitnesses, some exaggerated and bizarre speculations and conspiracy theories have been on the rise, and the police force has no choice but to Speed ​​up investigation efficiency.

"Unable to control myself, lost consciousness..." Toru Amuro narrowed his eyes while thinking, "Reporter, or detective?"

It seems that the possibility that this person came to the cafe for another purpose cannot be completely ruled out.

Tang Ze, who had been listening to their chat with only one ear and lowering his head to communicate with the members in the group, suddenly raised his head when he heard this.

Why does this symptom look so familiar?

No, should he give it a try first? Isn't this guy Zhou Ping's palace a cruise ship or sailing to a new era?

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"Fortunately not."

After trying a few keywords in Different World Navigation and confirming that Baishou Shuhei's palace was indeed not a strange ship and that he was not a bald man with glasses, Karasawa breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't even know what you are so lucky about." Naomi Asai, who was standing next to him with his arms folded, rolled his eyes, "Suddenly throwing out a name, and now suddenly asserting that this guy might have some connection with cognitive learning. Relevant... Even you are outrageous leader."

Tangze's unscientificness should be the kind of unscientific that is not materialistic, not the kind of unscientific that is like fortune telling.

"I don't know how to explain to you..." Karasawa, who pushed up the sunglasses on his face and rarely cut to his normal white-haired state, looked at Asai Narumi with difficulty, "Let's put it this way, if you want to kill someone , and can do it without being noticed. Among us, you are the most likely to be qualified for this task. "

"Huh?" Asai Naomi adjusted the sunglasses on her face, not understanding the logic of Karasawa's jump.

"Your mask ability can, at some level, affect the shadows and directly affect the person. Just like what we did in your hometown." Tangze raised his eyebrows and reminded, " One of your three enemies was driven crazy and jumped off a cliff due to mental disorder."

Not to mention, when he was not part of the Phantom Thieves of Heart, he relied on his own strong will to directly kill the first deceased, Narumi Asai, through the air.

To describe it more accurately, if Asai Shigemi's fundamental purpose of using power is revenge, and he is essentially a kind-hearted guy, then after the battle of Tsukisha Island, the world will really have one more Akechi Goro or Yagami Tsuki.

If powerful power is mastered by people with evil intentions, the whole world will move towards the panic-stricken social state of the original plot of P5.

"Do you suspect that there are other people with similar abilities?" Asai Narimi, who understood now, narrowed his eyes instantly.

As the first member of the Phantom Thieves who has nothing to do with that organization, Asai's mentality is subtly different from others.

He was not even prepared to survive, and even if he survived, the Phantom Thieves were not his only choice.

But after accepting the help of the Phantom Thieves and truly understanding his own power, and truly discovering what a terrifying thing he has at his disposal, he will not hesitate to accept the Phantom Thieves' olive branch and move toward something he never expected in the past. the way.

Without the Phantom Thieves, without these companions who can also understand him and stand on the same level as him, if he continues to walk alone in the darkness, will he lose his inner support after revenge and move towards some kind of paranoia or extreme? Asai Narumi I don’t even dare to guarantee it myself.

But Tang Ze was different. In Tang Ze, he saw what he really needed - a mirror that he could use to reflect on himself at all times and would not go to arrogance and extremes because of strong power.

Rather than saying that he chose the Phantom Thieves, it would be better to say that he chose to believe in Karasawa's stable spiritual power and that he believed in Karasawa as the soul and yardstick of the Phantom Thieves.

He had really imagined a similar situation in his mind, and immediately understood what Tang Ze was implying.

"As for the mask user, I don't think it will happen." Karasawa shook his head, "But if you want to achieve similar effects, you don't need to have actually entered a different world. You have also seen the example of Futo Kyosuke, Cognition He Learning is a subject that is still developing in this world.”

Even if something like a mask user has similar potential, if it cannot enter the cognitive world, it will not be able to have the true mask user ability like Karasawa throughout his life.

As for the navigation of different worlds, according to Karasawa's own observations and the direction of the original P5 work, it is not so much the will of the world that selected the mask users, but rather that only one person was selected, and the others entered the cognition The abilities of the world are spread out.

From the day he got a new mobile phone and walked into Tokyo, the navigation of another world appeared on his mobile phone. Hoshikawa Teru, Miyano Akemi and others only started to visit the other world after being led by Karasawa. appeared.

The only exception is Noah's Ark. Considering that its core code is written on X alloy, it needs to be considered externally.

This is also similar to the plot trend of the original work.

"Someone, like Futo Kyosuke, uses the power of cognitive knowledge to cause others to become insane?" Miyano Akemi concluded.

"Yes, so we must now figure out how this guy Baishou Shuhei did it. Did he do it by himself, or did he find someone to do it for him." At this point, Tang Ze snorted coldly, "Otherwise, it's hard to say who will be blamed for this."

Akechi Goro does not exist in this world, so he can arrange the design of this identity unscrupulously, but if he really wants to give him a Akechi Goro...

I don’t want the twenty-five-year-old or anything like that.

As he spoke, his eyes drifted in the direction of Xingchuan Hui.

"...Huh?" Xingchuan Hui, who had been leaning aside to take care of his brain for a while, felt the intense gaze and finally came back to his senses.

"Don't forget." Karasawa patted his shoulder sympathetically, "In the eyes of the organization, the only person with similar power is Kumail. This is Kumail's inherent personality."

Kyousuke Futo's final mental breakdown, as well as those involved in the contraband trafficking chain they encountered on JR, and Kiichiro Numagachi who was carefully packaged by Karasawa to send a message for Kumail...

Although Karasawa did not completely use cognitive power to achieve this, and their mental states are temporary, the purpose of this is to deceive the organization and make them believe that these people will not have any consequences even if they fall into the hands of the police. Any threat…

But all in all, in the eyes of the organization, Kumel's special power is that it can make people's brains explode with just one look, that's about it.

"Be careful because the organization thinks you are making extra money outside and trying to make money..."

"Huh? Isn't this all your doing? What does it have to do with me?!"

"You are right, but you are talking about Goro Akechi. What does it have to do with me, Kara Ze Akira?"

"You guy...!"

"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise..." Holding down the high school students who were about to start fighting again, Zhufu Jingguang sighed, "Okay, although I don't quite understand what you are doing, but for now We’re going to investigate Baishou Zhouhei, right? What should we do first to collect relevant information?”

"That's not necessary." Tang Ze, who was grabbed by Zhu Fu Jingguang's shoulders, touched his pocket, took out his mobile phone, and clicked on the different world navigation whose name had been entered, "Well, Senior Zhu Fu, your Chinese language, Also, how’s the crossword puzzle level?”

"……ah?"