The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"...I don't know what you're talking about."

After a moment of astonishment, Hoshikawa Teru turned his head and refused to make eye contact with Hattori Heiji.

Tang Ze will complete the exchange with him soon. There should not be too many surprises before the exchange, which will increase uncertainty for Tang Ze.

"That's right, when we met at the door of the cafe two days ago." Hattori Heiji scratched his chin twice and said without embarrassment, "What I said is not appropriate. You can't choose your origin and stand with the organization. , It’s not your voluntary choice. When I said that, I was a little bit transferring my emotions to you. "

"I don't think you have anything to apologize for." Xingchuan Hui shook his head slightly, "Although the expression may sound a bit too direct, isn't what you said the truth?"

If it weren't for Karasawa's existence, Hoshikawa Teru would most likely have grown into what Hattori Heiji despised, so he was not angry at the other party's offense.

Of course, this assumption makes no sense. Without Tang Ze, he would have been burned in the fire of organizational liquidation along with the death of his most hated father.

"However, my statement like that was a bit too taken for granted." Hattori Heiji recalled his remarks at that time and scratched his head, "After all, you are not your father, and there are some things you cannot control yourself. If you can do this today, you should also be able to do it. It took a lot of effort.”

When he said this, Hattori Heiji was thinking of what happened to Karasawa. He thought about how he had to try every means to keep a low profile because of the case he was involved in. Comparing this with Akechi Goro's rising popularity, he couldn't help but feel unfair for Karasawa.

People who have done no wrong are forced to live with their heads down because of the harm, but the children of the perpetrators stand in the spotlight and become a shining existence. He has never liked this ironic gap, and naturally, he dislikes Akechi even more. Goro.

But if you think about it from another perspective, Akechi Goro, who has been forced to be associated with the organization since birth, does not work hard to climb up or prove his worth, then you can imagine the fate he will face. The organization is not a merciful rescue agency. , after accepting children like him, if they cannot extract enough value from the other party, then they will not spend a penny to support a child.

Hattori Heiji spoke like that, as if he was saying lightly, why don't you just die instead of committing a crime?

After further investigation, it seems that there is no reason not to eat minced meat.

Hoshikawa Teru glanced at him, and restrained the urge to sneer because he was still under the gaze of many eyes and could not damage Akechi Goro's image.

He showed a gentle smile: "Suddenly he said a very positive line for the male protagonist, Hattori-kun. Why, just because of the case two days ago, were you also deeply moved by the abbot's words? He is truly a detective who is good at learning and reflecting.”

These words had a strong sense of yin and yang, but Hattori Heiji seemed to have heard nothing and actually nodded seriously.

"Yes, his words really made me reflect. Words are like knives. Just because what you want to do is right, you can't just ignore the damage caused in the process. Our duty is to find the truth, and we can't put ourselves on the line because of this. It’s unattainable. If the detective doesn’t calibrate this string at all times, it’s impossible to predict what kind of harm it will cause to others. The outside world will even consider our identity and assume that our actions are legitimate. This is not good.”

Hoshikawa Teru turned around and glanced at Hattori Heiji helplessly. When he received a calm and clear look back, he had no choice but to press his forehead.

His helplessness was not due to Hattori Heiji's overly candid expression, but because of the laughter coming from the headphones.

In order not to affect Karasawa's next performance, when Hattori Heiji said the second sentence, he had to open the communication and synchronize the other party's words to Karasawa.

Hattori Heiji's words were very nice. If he was really the Kumail who fell into the abyss due to his unfortunate birth, then he might be moved by Hattori Heiji's radiant words.

However, the focus of his life and future direction have already shifted to the Phantom Thieves and Karasawa, so at most he can only praise the beauty of these words, and by the way, he clearly knows how much favor he can gain from Karasawa. .

Seeing that he was silent, Hattori Heiji thought that his expression had impressed the other party. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his posture after finally conveying his previous guilt.

"Of course, if I find evidence, I will still send you to the prosecutor's office. Don't worry, you are not yet an adult and there are family factors. The prosecutor and the court will take these into consideration and will not impose a harsh sentence."

Hoshikawa Teru glanced at Hattori Heiji who started to laugh heartlessly: "...Are you serious? Are you trying to persuade someone who knows clearly about Karasawa's situation, and has even been involved to some extent, to believe in the judiciary?"

"Well……"

Hattori Heiji was speechless. Not far away, Karasawa wiped the tears from laughter from the corner of his eyes, straightened up, and patted the shoulder of the person standing next to him leisurely: "How is it? Not bad, right? I told you, It can’t be Hattori’s.”

Koshizui Nanatsuki glanced sideways at his new white-haired friend: "It makes some sense, but I still want to confirm it myself before speaking."

The invitation list itself was drawn up by Nanatsuki Koshimizu based on the list of "suspects", and it was impossible for Karasawa, who knew the whole story from the beginning, not to know the name of the real murderer.

Not long after they contacted, he told her the biggest confusion of the other party, about who was the person who almost killed her friend.

After listening to his explanation, although Nanatsuki Koshimizu was more convinced by his statement, she still insisted on doing the variety show. It seemed that she wanted to confirm the list with her own eyes before she felt relieved.

Some people were not grateful, but as a detective, it was understandable that there were more skeptics. Tang Ze expressed his understanding and respect.

Anyway, she was the planner and she had the final say. In the past, Tang Ze acted as a close consultant for the Avengers, and it was the same. He gave his own plan, and whether to choose and follow it depended on the person's ideas. He never forced it.

"But what's the matter with that?" Pointing at Hoshikawa Teru in front of the TV station building from a distance, Nanatsuki Koshimizu frowned strangely, "You, obviously..."

"We are the 'Phantom Thieves', and it is reasonable for me to have a few logistics personnel who can disguise themselves and appear in other places for me to play some escape techniques, right?" Tang Ze said nonsense without changing his face.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu, like Kyosuke Haga, can sense the potential of the other party's mask, but after all, he has not yet reached the point where he really wants to give up his current life and completely abandon his social identity to hide in the dark.

Therefore, Karasawa expects that the arrangement for her will be not much different from that for Kyosuke Haga. As a non-staff member of the Phantom Thieves, she will continue to be active in society and provide them with help when necessary.

Faced with this situation, Karasawa will try his best to hide his true identity to avoid complications.

To describe it in a colder way, the trajectory of the members of the Phantom Thieves is controllable, and there is no need to worry about the impact of identity disclosure on Karasawa's current life, but those who have left the scope of the Phantom Thieves are not so controllable.

Unless he only deals with the other party once and has no channels to leak secrets, he pretends to be big and runs away after having fun, otherwise Karasawa still tends to be reserved. Nanatsuki Koshimizu nodded and reluctantly accepted his explanation.

Although it feels a bit strange, but as a Phantom Thief, it is not normal to be too normal.

She took out her sunglasses and put them on her nose, raised her head: "Let's go, it's time to start my plan. Please give me more advice, Kaito-kun."

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"You came here so early just to see the situation of other opponents..." Sitting in the dressing room waiting, Conan yawned, "You are inexplicably serious."

"Of course. Knowing yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles. I always have to see what the other invited people look like first." Hattori Heiji puffed out his chest, "Except for you, the famous detective from the East, I haven't seen other powerful high school detectives."

"Hey, hey, keep your voice down." Conan, whose identity was exposed by him, looked around hurriedly.

After all, this is a TV station. God knows whether the program team will arrange some hidden cameras in the dressing room to create some program effects...

"Don't worry, don't worry, this issue has been settled in the contract. The dressing room is a personal privacy part, and the TV station will not film it." Hattori Heiji patted Conan's back.

"Even this kind of thing is written in..." Conan pursed his lips and looked at the closed dressing room door.

Should we say that this is a negotiation worthy of an adult? Mr. Amuro may really be as smart as Tang Ze said in this regard.

After Amuro Toru arrived, he brought Hattori Heiji and Akechi Goro to the program group. Then they were led to familiarize themselves with simple procedures, such as where the filming would take place and where they should look, and then they were sent to the dressing room to wait for the next arrangement.

In theory, for the closed filming, family members such as Maori Kogoro were not allowed to come in. Except for Amuro Toru, who was half an agent, only Conan was brought in by Hattori Heiji as agreed in advance.

And Amuro Toru was definitely only responsible for Akechi Goro. Naturally, he would not have time to take care of the two of them before he was done with his work there, so the two of them could only wait here.

"But, didn't Akechi give you a list and information? Why, what he gave you is not detailed enough, so you feel you need to investigate again?"

"How can that be the same? Besides, aren't we going to have to deal with Rena Mizunashi this time? We can't be careless with this method." Hattori Heiji said, rolling up his sleeves, looking very imposing, "Just like a doctor can't trust the examinations of other hospitals, and must do it again to ensure the effectiveness of the treatment, how can a detective trust the investigation results of other detectives? Armchair detectives are not my style."

"What a strange metaphor..." Conan's mouth twitched, but when he heard Rena Mizunashi's name, he didn't object to Hattori Heiji's statement.

This variety show, from the purpose of its establishment to the roles of all parties participating in the show, is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

For the sake of caution, we should be more careful...

"Knock knock knock."

The two were chatting, and the door of the dressing room was knocked.

After receiving their reply to come in, two people who looked equally young walked in one after another.

"Is this the dressing room of 'Detective Koshien'?" The boy who led the way asked first, and after a sharp glance at Hattori Heiji's face, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Oh, isn't this Hattori Heiji? Wow, it seems that the 'luxurious guest lineup' mentioned by the program team is not all excuses."

"Indeed, compared with Hattori Heiji's fame, Xiaosheng seems to be far behind." Koshimizu Nanatsuki, who walked in behind him, took off the headphones on his head and hung them around his neck. He looked at Hattori Heiji and became a little uncertain, "But speaking of it, do people with your skin color also need to put on makeup before going on camera?"

"Hey..." Hattori Heiji instantly showed his half-moon eyes.

"So, are you the other contestants participating in this variety show?" Conan looked at the faces of the two people curiously.

Don't mention familiarity, he has a hunch that even if the two of them report their names, he may not know who they are.

It's not that he looks down on people of his age. It's mainly because as a detective, he is basically active at the scene of various criminal cases. He almost never accepts ordinary commissions from the private society unless the case is novel enough. In general, he is a detective who is very interested in it, and is even less down-to-earth than Hattori Heiji.

The detectives that Kudo Shinichi has met and contacted are basically 20 or older or even middle-aged. A large number of them are the son of Kudo Yusaku. He met them when his father was collecting materials or giving some assistance and suggestions to others to solve cases. As for high school detectives of the same age, as long as they are not like Hattori Heiji, who is A to the face and competes with them and proves his ability, he is not very interested.

"Such a young child is participating. Why, are you also a member of the detective team?" Nanatsuki Koshimizu bent down and looked at the short child through his sunglasses. "Well, how should I put it? He doesn't look like a child at all. He looks like a detective."

"Well, he is my assistant, right?" Glancing at Conan, Hattori Heiji said awkwardly, and his voice was lowered involuntarily.

Others participated in the competition alone, but he brought an external Kudo Shinichi, which seemed to be two against one, which seemed to be unfair.

The boy who led in saw that Nanatsuki Koshimizu seemed to pay attention to Conan, squatting down to tease the elementary school student, and curled his lips in disdain, and quickly moved his eyes away from Conan.

He looked around the empty dressing room and said with a sigh, "I didn't see Goro Akechi or Shinichi Kudo. I thought that the 'Great Detective of the East' would undoubtedly be one of them. What a pity, without their participation, the show would be much less exciting."

"Oh, you mean Goro Akechi, he did come." Hattori Heiji pointed to the wall with his thumb, "But he has his own dressing room, and he has gone there now, so he won't stay with us."

Unlike these purely amateur guests, Goro Akechi has a long-term program in Nichimi...

Tsk, the more he talks, the more he feels like a relative.