The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"The deceased is a member of the Black Organization, because his death was an unexpected situation that the organization did not expect, leading to some consequences? This is indeed possible." Conan thought for a moment and nodded silently.

It sounds incredible at first that a member of the Black Organization died in an unexpected murder case, but if you think about it carefully, the logic is actually very smooth.

Even in a criminal organization, not everyone is as proficient in all kinds of martial arts as Gin. If it is just a henchman who is responsible for delivering information and running errands for the superiors, it is reasonable to die in the hands of another ordinary person without any preparation.

Even Haibara Ai, who was afraid that her identity would be leaked and cause disasters after defecting, only reacted greatly to the code members, which shows that the threat of these minions is quite limited.

He diverged along this line of thought and couldn't help but imagine.

"Could it be that the deceased happened to be holding some key information when he died, or that he was talking to some big shot at the time, exchanging information..." Conan thought about it and pondered, "So, the real danger is probably not someone else, but the murderer himself." Otherwise, if it was just a piece of evidence or something that fell into the hands of the police, they would have sneaked into the Metropolitan Police Department and directly found a way to take the thing away. Why would they risk exposing that it was not him and run to the meeting? "It sounds like you have someone you suspect?" Huiyuan Ai heard that his thoughts had quickly turned to guarding against the inner ghost among the investigators, and raised her eyebrows. "Of course. This is actually a very clever choice." Conan shrugged and said his thoughts directly, "This task force is quite special." The joint investigation team brought together police from all over the country, and the real personnel of the search section were less than half, that is, most of the police in the team were not familiar with each other. Even if they knew that there was an inner ghost, Conan himself did not know everyone in it, so he could not make a judgment for a while. At this point, Conan simply pulled out a piece of paper and spread it on the coffee table, and wrote down the names.

"First of all, it's Adachi Toru." After listing this name at the beginning, Conan drew two lines under the three Chinese characters to emphasize, "His identity is very suspicious. Although it cannot be asserted that he is definitely related to the organization, it is unreasonable for him to be hired by Tokyo after being dismissed."

His relationship with Karasawa means that even if this person is not a member of the organization, his hands cannot be clean.

It is hard to say whether such a person joining the investigation team to investigate serial murders will cause other troubles, but it is not a good thing after all.

"His identity in the investigation team is very ambiguous. I have asked several police officers from the Investigation Section 1. Adachi Toru was completely forced in by the management of the Metropolitan Police Department, so Manager Matsumoto suddenly contacted Uncle Mori to prevent him from making decisions about the investigation team. Moreover, he also meets the characteristics of a new face that others are not familiar with."

He had discussed Adachi Toru's matter with Hattori Heiji before.

The reason why he is so suspicious but has not been directly targeted is mainly because he does not look like a code member. He should be an ordinary grassroots.

... There should be no code member who is so outrageous as to go to the prison and punch and kick Tang Ze!

Even if there is a problem with this memory, implanting this memory into Tang Ze at least shows that he wants to do so.

"Secondly, among the several police officers from other places, the Yokomizo brothers are relatively unsuspicious, and Yamamura Sou can probably be ruled out. There is also Officer Moribushi. He talked to his colleagues who were following up on the case in Nagano Prefecture in order to investigate the case. I overheard it once and it is more credible."

These are all police officers with interpersonal relationships. For example, the Yokomizo brothers, if there is anything unusual, it is easy for another to notice it. Moribushi Takaaki has been deeply investigating the case for a long time, and it is said that he has a close relationship with his partner, so his suspicion is also greatly reduced.

... As for Yamamura Sou, it is a bit too much for this organization member to sacrifice himself for a mission.

Not to mention that Yamamura Sou is very likely to have no chance to get in touch with the core of the case.

"Investigation Division 1, Officer Megure and his men are very familiar with us. We didn't feel anything unusual today. If we have to pick one, it can only be Officer Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who we are not so familiar with. But Xiaolan chatted with him a few words this morning, and the topic was still about Sayuri teacher. I feel there is nothing wrong..."

Ai Huihara smiled as she watched him mumbling and writing on the paper.

There is a reason why they all like Kudo so much.

This list can be said to be completely in line with Ireland's initial preparations.

If it weren't for Tang Ze fabricating the identity of Adachi Toru and using Vermouth to forcefully hand it over to Ireland, the people he targeted would be arranged according to the list in his hand, and there is a high probability that Matsumoto Kiyonaga would be chosen.

After all, Ireland is a tall man, and the range of disguises he can choose is very limited. It is difficult for him to pretend to be a smaller person like Yamamura So.

"Keep an eye on the murderer and the police surrounding the murderer. This idea is correct, Kudo." Huiyuan Ai did not interrupt Conan's analysis and calculations on the draft paper, but said softly, "As for who is coming... I suggest that you try your best in terms of organization."

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"What do you want to do with Akechi?" As soon as he returned to the cafe, Tang Ze heard Conan's question and made a strange expression, "Can I ask what it is? Uh, you know..."

Strictly speaking, Akechi Goro is definitely not close to Conan and others.

Whether it is the image he shows, the style of doing things, or the interpersonal relationships on the surface, Akechi Goro is a completely different and incompatible type of detective from Kudo Shinichi.

This can be seen from the fact that almost no one discusses Akechi Goro and Kudo Shinichi together.

Even if you can't understand the character image designed by Tang Ze for Akechi Goro, the business performance of Akechi Goro is so outstanding and the Kudo Shinichi who has only appeared in the social version is so clear.

In Conan's circle, the only one who has a good relationship with Akechi Goro is Tang Ze himself. For others, even if there is no conflict, the relationship is only a business acquaintance.

Tang Ze's words were a euphemism to say that unless the reason was very legitimate, otherwise, Akechi Goro might be too lazy to take the time to perfunctory Conan and the others.

Conan, who also had no good feelings towards Akechi Goro, waved his hand.

What, if Akechi Goro was too lazy to come to see him, he would be happy to see Akechi Goro? Funny.

If it weren't for the clear hint given by Haibara Ai, he would not want to contact this fake and pretentious criminal.

"Of course it's a very important business. Just call him out, I believe he will be interested." Thinking of something, Conan touched the small medicine box in his pocket, and changed the subject, asking Tang Ze first, "By the way, can I ask how you know Akechi and have a good relationship with him? I remember you said before that he and you are "patients"."

Considering that Akechi Goro's true identity is the illegitimate son of Tsuguchi Shigehiko, Conan was not surprised by what Haibara Ai said, that he was inseparable from the organization.

Moreover, it was also very suspicious that Goro Akechi returned to Japan not long after Karasawa arrived in Tokyo.

Karasawa's parents were similar to Huibara's past, and they were scientists under house arrest by the organization. Karasawa himself should also be very clear that all the people he met during the treatment stage of his childhood were probably connected to the organization.

So what is the basis for Karasawa's trust in Goro Akechi? This is the question that Conan couldn't figure out.

"Oh, you are a little suspicious of Akechi-kun because of the matter of Shigehiko Tsuguchi?" Karasawa made a surprised expression, and then spread his hands, "I know that Akechi's performance often makes people a little unhappy. I also said that although he is trustworthy, he is really a nasty guy. However, this is not his fault."

"... Do you mean that he has been a smiling tiger since he was a child?" Conan imagined what Goro Akechi looked like when he was a child, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

Karasawa recovered at the age of ten. He is the same age as Goro Akechi, so he would not have known Goro Akechi earlier than ten years old.

A ten-year-old kid with that kind of commercial shiny fake smile...

"I said he and I were 'sort of' patients, but I didn't say it with a very certain tone, mainly because... Mingzhi is actually not sick." Tang Ze said this, his expression sank, "He was one of the people who took the medicine after my parents started to develop drugs for the organization."

As Tang Ze spoke, the corners of his mouth could not help but fall down, and the smile that had always been on his face disappeared.

This was not Tang Ze's acting skills at work, he was really angry.

Because what he was going to say next was the real situation that happened to Xingchuan Hui.

"When you found KA03, I told you that my parents developed these psychotropic drugs for my illness. They were worried that I was different from normal children, and they developed this kind of sedative mainly to gently treat my emotions. But the organization certainly couldn't really let them make ordinary drugs to cure diseases and save lives. They took what my parents developed and processed and experimented according to their own needs... It's almost the same as the medicine you took."

APTX4869 was also developed for a very lofty goal when it was first created.

- Delaying aging and curing "death", a "disease" that no one can escape.

But now, in the past few years in Shiho Miyano's hands, at least two digits have died from this drug.

It is colorless and tasteless, and it can't be detected in autopsies. One pill can solve the problem once and for all. Maybe the autopsy will show negative results. Gin strongly recommends it and it is trustworthy.

"Akechi is one of the subjects of the KA series of drugs. I don't know how long he was forced to undergo drug research after I left there, but... you also know that this type of drug is addictive." Tang Ze said here and closed his eyes, "After taking KA for a long time, his emotional feedback has become disordered and abnormal. Although he looks like a normal person now, his smile must not be real. His heart has been closed by drugs, and it is not easy to become a normal person again." "It's a bit like your past 'illness'?" Conan touched his chin thoughtfully, "So you said he is your fellow patient?"

"Yes. It must be very difficult for him to enter society in his current state and survive like a normal person. It's hard for me to criticize those annoying things about him." Tangze sighed and put the iced coffee to his mouth , as if grabbing a glass of wine, he drank it in one gulp, "Anyway, it was all caused by my parents and me."

Although part of what Karasawa said was for Goro Akechi's fabricated identity and background, most of it was about Hoshikawa Teru's current situation.

A large part of Xingchuan Hui's lingering gloom and hostility are the sequelae of drugs.

While he was still taking the medicine, he could not express his emotions at all, and his face was only blank and expressionless.

After taking the antidote for a period of time and gradually recovering, he could only express his emotions normally.

Having lived in this shadow throughout his childhood, and not receiving a decent education, Xingchuan Hui actually didn't understand how a normal person should deal with everything, and it was difficult for him to learn it.

If he had accepted Karasawa's proposal and left Japan, under the generous living conditions provided by the FBI, Hoshikawa Teru would still have needed many years, or even a lifetime, to heal this chaos and emptiness.

Thinking of this, Tang Ze would briefly understand the tearing and pain in Haihara Ai's heart.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. It's really hard to let go.

"This is a problem caused by the organization. You don't need to take responsibility for yourself." Conan was a little confused. Thinking of Goro Akechi's face, he couldn't help but persuade him, "That guy Akechi might be deeply involved with the organization, so you should It’s better to be careful.”

"This is the second point I want to make. Whoever he betrays can't betray me." Tangze bent his eyes and made a somewhat hair-raising declaration, "KA series of drugs and supporting mental soothing devices , was born to regulate my perception and emotions. Let me tell you a secret that perhaps even the organization does not know, that is, there is a basic rule in this brainwashing program - 'Tang Ze is someone you can and should always trust.' "

This paragraph is also true. This is the record in the memory card of Tang Ze and his wife. Tang Ze feels that it is impossible for them to lie to their son about this kind of thing.

——This is also the fundamental reason why Tang Ze was able to accept Xingchuan Hui's surrender in a crisis-ridden stage.

It was even part of the basis for Karasawa's design of Belmode's script.

The experiment that Belmode accepted was definitely not as simple as just a drug, but she was more or less affected, and her initial favorable impression of "Karasawa Akira" must have been quite high.

If Calvados hadn't volunteered to act as a conspicuous bag, and if Belmode had taken action, she might have secretly let both Karasawa and his wife run away, or at least left them a glimmer of hope.

Damn it, so he gets angry when he thinks about Calvados, the licking dog. Tangze couldn't help but pour himself another cup of coffee.

"You, your parents are really..." Conan's eyes and eyebrows twitched greatly, and he couldn't help but complain, "Are they leaving a backdoor in the organization's brainwashing program?"

"No, they didn't expect it to be used by the organization in such a way. If I have to say it, the organization shot itself in the foot." Tang Ze shrugged.

The Tang Ze in this sentence does not refer to Tang Ze himself, but to Tang Ze and his wife.

Please, it is originally an early education system for children, okay? Let children know and trust their parents. This is the first step to establish a normal growing relationship step by step.

It's not their fault that the organization has evil intentions and uses it to do other things.

"As for Akechi...well, I don't know what you want to say to him, but if you insist on seeing him, I can say it for you. He will definitely not refuse my request." Tang Ze He lowered his head and started drinking coffee again, "He has a very busy schedule now and is slowly returning to a normal life. I think those injuries will slowly pass."

The same goes for the current Xingchuan Hui.

After being taken away from Tunguchi's house by Karasawa, as the Phantom Thieves went about their busy daily life, and as he was forced to help Karasawa deal with his multiple identities, he imitated Karasawa's every move, and he was indeed slowly Young people of this age should have a slow recovery.

With Karasawa as the object of imitation, although he actually never knew how to smile normally, and could hardly find what his own smile should be, having such a starting point was a good start.

Even if his living environment is special, with everyone in the Phantom Thieves around, he will get better, Karasawa believes.