The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

Goro Akechi, who was approaching the cafe, glanced at Hattori Heiji, who was lying on his back and pretending to be dead. The formulaic smile on his face did not change. He passed him directly and walked into the door of the cafe, telling him that he was too lazy to communicate. The attitude over there is vividly displayed.

Hattori Heiji, who was completely ignored, could only watch him walk in the door, greet Amuro Toru and Karasawa skillfully, and then approached Karasawa and said something.

Tangze nodded and took him up to the attic.

After a while, Goro Akechi, who changed his clothes and covered his face with the hood of his sweatshirt, finally sat in front of Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji looked at his actions with a strange expression. He looked back and forth between Karasawa, who was sitting back at the bar, and Goro Akechi, who was sitting in front of him. There was an indescribable subtle feeling in his heart.

How should I put it, if this scene happened at the crime scene, then the detective should have some suspicions like identity exchange and perjury...

"I didn't mean to ignore you." Tangze, who had completed the identity swap, crossed his hands and covered half of his face exposed under his hood. "There have been a lot of programs recently, and the conversation may not go on without a little modification."

What is this, showing off your popularity?

Looking at Goro Akechi's face, which was covered by the shadow of his hood, Hattori Heiji instinctively began to speculate in a bad direction about what he had just said.

But I have to admit that after changing his clothes and putting away that expression, although his face is still the same, it is difficult to recognize him as the popular detective at a glance.

...So, whenever you appear in public, you will always only wear that suit that seems to be welded to your body, is it also to completely bind your image and appearance, so that you can simply change clothes when necessary to avoid other people's eyes?

You're right when you think about it, this is a guy who doesn't have a clear connection with the organization...

After thinking about conspiracy theories for a while, Hattori Heiji coughed and pulled his thoughts back: "Actually, there is nothing to ask, it's just about that variety show. I'm different from you. No experience in negotiating.”

"So, do you want to pack up with me and negotiate salary with the TV station?" Akechi Goro heard this and cast a playful look from the edge of his hood, "For Karasawa's sake, I don't have any objections. You can mention it to my boss yourself.”

"Who wants to pack it with you!" Hattori Heiji first expressed his stern rebuttal, and then lowered his voice, "I just want to confirm that there won't be any unofficial plans, scripts, or more offensive planning processes... "

This is not to say that he is unfounded. What Karasawa and Toru Amuro said just now really hit home with his worries.

In the final analysis, detectives can only judge the level of ability when facing a case. Simply comparing IQ or knowledge ability is not of much significance.

What he is afraid of is that the program crew will use other people's reputations to back someone up for the sake of the program's effect, or they will do something more offensive, such as using some unsolved cases as a gimmick or doing something like solving a crime on the spot.

The program team can have no lower limit on topics, but the detectives can't. Moreover, their reputation is not created by gimmicks. It is fed by the cases and commissions they have handled one after another. They should not be wasted here. Plant a place.

"Well, if you insist on saying it, there is something wrong with the script." Someone who was adding fuel to the plan thought thoughtfully and replied, "There is nothing that can be done about it. The TV station must be worried about issues such as the program flow being out of control. So it’s understandable that you want to restrict the rhythm of the show to a certain extent, but don’t worry about this kind of thing, I care more about feathers than you do, and I won’t let them go too far.”

Just saying that you care about reputation is really hard to refute...

"I still hope you can participate in the show. This has nothing to do with my personal preferences. The main reason is that if there is no heavyweight guest lineup, there is no need to participate no matter how much money you pay. In terms of remuneration, the boss will not fight for you. You are not an employee of our firm. However, I will try my best to urge the program team to treat everyone equally and implement this requirement in a written contract with everyone. If you are worried, you can submit it together at that time. Let the boss go and see it, he will be responsible for the details in this area..."

Goro Akechi lowered his eyes and began to elaborate on the details surrounding this variety show. His tone was serious. Compared to the young high school detective, he looked more like a seasoned agent or an artist who had been in Vanity Fair for a long time.

As Hattori Heiji listened, he couldn't help but start to lose focus.

Judging from what Kudo revealed, Akechi Goro is a somewhat divided guy.

He is the illegitimate son of the former politician Shigehiko Tonkou. Because of his invisible background, he was sent away from his parents when he was a child. When he appeared in the public eye, he was already a glamorous returnee elite, completely out of Personal hobbies and ambitions to join the detective industry.

Judging from the information Tang Ze gave and his relationship with the organization, his experience away from the public eye should have been spent in the organization.

Due to his father's neglect and even hatred, he was used as an experimental consumable and was forced to accept the organization's drug control. As a result, he came into contact with Tang Ze's parents and Tang Ze himself. Then, because of his connection with Tang Ze, he became the best candidate for the organization to blackmail and monitor Tang Ze...

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji frowned.

It sounds logical, but after counting carefully, there seem to be many details that don't seem to match up...

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but blurt out the first complaint that came to his mouth: "Since you cherish your reputation so much, why do you stand with those people?"

This is a suspicious person who can't stand up to careful scrutiny. If he were to say, Goro Akechi shouldn't have chosen the profession of detective.

As one of the professions closest to crime and human disputes, if he himself does not have the ability to resist this erosion, it will only accelerate the speed of falling into darkness.

The words on his lips were interrupted by Hattori Heiji, who lifted his eyelids and glanced at him with a cold and sharp look.

"Just like you are born as a policeman's child, I am born as a criminal's son. You have no choice, so I don't have it either. I am really sorry that I can't even get any blessings at birth."

"You..." Hearing Goro Akechi's straightforward self-description, Hattori Heiji's persuasion was stuck.

"Sometimes I really envy you guys, you can just say some useless nonsense." Tang Ze rolled his eyes and glanced at Hoshikawa Teru who was facing away, not knowing whether he was under pressure from Amuro. "You will be dissatisfied because others regard you as the son of a high-ranking police officer and ignore what you have. I only have everything of my own, so I can only give myself a name. It's really interesting."

This remark is not only to fit the character of Akechi, but also Tang Ze's sincere emotion about Hoshikawa Teru's background.

Without considering the complicated background behind him, only considering him as a simple Kumer from the organization, Hattori Heiji's question is indeed very offensive.     Although the situation is different from the original Akechi Goro, what Hoshikawa has experienced is indeed similar to him to some extent.

He is not the only son of Tōguchi Shigehiko, and Tōguchi Shigehiko himself is a son-in-law, and his birth certificate was destroyed very thoroughly, so Hoshikawa was not only an illegal resident, but also given a surname that has nothing to do with him.

He would want to give himself another name and regard it as his real name, which is probably the biggest resistance he can make.

Hattori Heiji is simply the antonym of Goro Akechi. If such a person really exists, of course he will instinctively dislike him.

"I know you don't like me, just like you know I don't like you. This is the information you may use. In addition to the highlights of the variety show itself, I also want to remind you that Nichimi TV may also be a potential threat." Smiling again, Karasawa took out a few neatly organized documents from his bag, "Lucky you are Karasawa's friend. You are willing to make a lot of efforts and sacrifices for your friends, so you are still useful to Karasawa. Otherwise..."

He didn't say the rest, but the threat was already beyond words.

Even if Karasawa added many rules and regulations to his character for the sake of rationality, revenge is the underlying color of Goro Akechi.

Hattori Heiji frowned and turned to look in the direction of the cafe, at least he restrained his emotions.

He really needs these documents. From this guy's hint, the host Mizunashi Rena, who was mentioned by Kudo earlier, might really have some problems.

With a snort of laughter, Goro Akechi seemed to have anticipated his reaction and said a few words in a low voice before standing up.

"Since you are really working hard to solve the Karasawa case, I'll give you a reminder. The problem is not with the police station, but don't trust the police too much because of your status, the son of the police chief."

Hattori Heiji pressed the documents on the table and did not respond to his words.

He watched Goro Akechi get up leisurely and walk back to the cafe, changed into his usual outfit, and restored his bright daily image. He nodded and smiled at the girl who recognized him on the side of the road, and walked away, his hands never changing.

Hattori Heiji was not surprised by Goro Akechi's words. After experiencing several obstacles in the investigation, he had fully understood the weight of this sentence.

He sat there motionless, just feeling chilled by the guess he had just made.

Upstairs in the cafe, Conan, who was thinking hard about how to respond to the program team's email, whether to connect remotely or use other methods, suddenly received a call from Hattori Heiji.

"Hello? What's wrong? You called me suddenly." Conan jumped off the sofa, avoiding Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha who were talking together and their faces were a little red, and leaned on the window. Looking down, he saw the very eye-catching black skin sitting there speechlessly, "...Aren't you here? Why did you call me?"

"Don't look at me, Kudo, Akechi Goro hasn't gone far." Hattori Heiji's tense voice came from the receiver, "Kudo, you said, this Kumer who suddenly appeared, there is no possibility, is Akechi Goro?"

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"Your guess is too crazy."

After listening to the description on the other end, Huiyuan Ai's hand shook instinctively.

Before her mood swings caused problems in the experiment, she calmly put the pipette back in place, gestured randomly to Noah, who was hiding somewhere, asking him to take over the petri dish on the table, then turned around and made a calm comment.

"Even if he doesn't know your and my true identities, his mission is to maintain surveillance and control of Karasawa. If he is a code member, Kudo, you know what that means."

This means that Kumail, like the former Shirley, that is, Haibara Ai herself, is actually on the opposite side of the organization and is committing acts of betrayal.

"Once these things are exposed, he will end up in the same situation as you, Huiyuan, of course I understand."

"So where did you make your guess?" Haiyuan Ai pulled the mask on his face, feeling helpless.

She didn't think that Karasawa would reveal his flaws in such a place, nor did she think that Hoshikawa Teru would make arbitrary decisions on such a critical issue. For them to have such suspicion, it must be that Karasawa had done something else.

The same goes for Karasawa, who doesn't have a good relationship with Kudo Hattori. Sometimes he really cares about their experience. Whenever anything involves them, he will try his best to ensure their safety. Basically, he takes care of everything on his own. All injuries were taken care of.

But if you want to say that he has a good relationship with them, really, except for ordinary people like Suzuki Sonoko who are completely unaware of the existence of the organization, they are really the only friends of Karasawa who are kept in the dark.

Even Koshizui Nanatsuki, who had just met each other, because he was interested in the other party's ability and wanted to draw a picture and recruit people, Karasawa did not hesitate to reveal his true identity...

"But his situation is really suspicious." Hattori Heiji described his speculation to the open cell phone, "The codename Kumail, according to our previous reasoning, should not be an old member. He is very likely He is a recently promoted code member. In the previous incident of Kiichiro Numabuchi, when Numabuchi was taken away by the murderer, his reason was still sober, but his mood was overly frightened. But by the time the police found him, his mental state had already deteriorated. Something is totally wrong.”

Conan held his chin in thought and added a few words: "You also said that Numa Yuan was actually an abandoned son because his physical fitness was not up to standard. Therefore, after he escaped from the organization, the organization ignored him at all. The intention was to hunt him down. But when he was involved in the case and was about to be arrested, he suddenly lost his mind. "

"He kept saying, 'Kumel says hello' and so on..." Hattori Heiji recalled that scene and felt his temples throbbing nervously. "An act that was more provocative than provocative. "

Just like Goro Akechi.