Chapter 945: Driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf
"So, this is the reason why the detective named Baima is connected with the death of his aunt and uncle..."
Miyano Akemi lowered her head and couldn't help thinking absentmindedly.
Detective White Horse is one of the most capable among this group of young high school detectives. According to Karasawa's evaluation system, the top spot is undoubtedly Kudo Shinichi (Noah thinks this is biased, but Karasawa insists), and then Detective White Horse , Hattori Heiji, and because of Bai Compared to a pure armchair detective or a lone ranger, Detective Ma himself is an elite style who pays more attention to integrating resources and even builds his own database. In the investigation of large organizations, he plays an even more important role. Bigger than the previous two.
In other words, he is an investigative genius with outstanding abilities. It may not be a coincidence that the White Horse Detective who tracked down the zoo intersected with Karasawa and his wife at some point.
"The zoo also had a hand in their affairs?" Zhu Fu Jingguang frowned instinctively.
The trouble of one organization is already big enough, but if you add an unknown international thief or killer organization that may also have special abilities, the pressure will be doubled.
"I guess it's because of the alloy." Naomi Asai, who was looking through the information, put down the document in his hand and recalled the incident he heard before, "If I remember correctly, that piece was given to Karasawa by Ms. Shiho The brooches were not collected by the organization later. They were the 'meteorite alloy with special radiation' that the early Tang Ze couple participated in the auction on their own in order to treat their son..."
"Well, this explanation is much more reasonable." Zhu Fu Jingguang nodded slowly, "The zoo does not know what happened to the Tang Ze family. Ever since Cognition Hexue showed its true power, the Tang Ze couple have Being placed under house arrest by the organization, from their perspective, after this couple of scientists bought X-alloy, they published some academic monographs on cognitive mysteries, and then quickly disappeared from the world..."
Tangze, who was leaning against the wall and listening to their discussion, shook his head when he heard his summary.
"No, the connection between everything may be deeper than that."
Others don't know it, but Tang Ze is particularly sensitive to the timelines on both sides.
Now he is in the first year of Conan, where the plot has already begun. Pushing forward 8 years, it was the time when the famous magician Kuroba Toichi "died" in a stage accident, and it was also the time when Karasawa himself suddenly changed from high-functioning autism to After recovering from the disease, the research of Karasawa and his wife received the attention of the organization, and the two of them began to be intentionally controlled and imprisoned by the organization for a period of time.
Thinking of this, Tang Ze's eyes flickered slightly.
"Give me a little more time. I'll find out what Scobin knows."
Almost at the same time, a similar conversation was taking place in the cabin on the other side of the corridor.
"Currently, the most speculated about Scobin's identity is that she is Russian or of Slavic origin. Scobin's obsession with the Romanov dynasty has reached a very pathological level. After all, most bandits are interested in The value is more of economic value, and they make a living by looting. However, the treasures that pass through Scobin's hands almost never flow into the black market. This is another reason why no clues about Scobin's identity have been found. ”
Analyzing in this way, Hattori Heiji tightened the ballpoint pen in his hand and drew a circle heavily on the paper.
"Her active scope spans the world, and she always follows in the footsteps of Bao Bao. It is not surprising that such a character can speak multiple languages to disguise her identity. On the contrary, because she is in Japan, her appearance features are too prominent, so that She had to fabricate a Chinese background identity. As she said, China is a multi-ethnic country and there are indeed few ethnic minorities, but they do exist..."
As he spoke, he noticed that the eyes of the people around him were turning towards him, and he couldn't help but feel a vein popping out on his forehead, and tightened his grip on the pen in his hand.
"What are you looking at me doing? I just have Ryukyu blood in my family..."
"Ahem." Conan withdrew his slightly rude gaze, "Anyway, I understand what you mean. Just like... well, just like Mr. Toru Amuro downstairs, when he says he is Japanese, it will cause some confusion. Doubtful, but a few samples do exist.”
"...Anyway," Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes and ignored Hakuba, who was trying to smile, "be more careful with her. She followed her this time, maybe it was just for convenience to attack on the way, but Miss Kasaka Another clue was suddenly provided, allowing her to see the possibility of obtaining two Easter eggs at once, so she still held back. ”
"Before discussing this, I'm afraid Tang Ze's situation is a bit dangerous now." Hakuba turned the pen in his hand and suddenly said, "Before arriving at the castle in Yokosuka, there is no need to worry about the safety of the Memory Egg, but Tang Ze who discovered her secret Ze, not necessarily.”
Conan and Hattori Heiji exchanged glances and jumped up in unison.
I almost forgot how many accidents could be caused by keywords like Karasawa + cruise travel. When Karasawa arrived on the ship, it was as if some kind of easily targeted physique had been enhanced at an epic level, and he was absolutely perfect.
Before the cruise ship docks, it’s better to pay more attention to Karasawa’s safety issues.
After the two reckless detectives ran out of the door, Detective Baima picked up the scattered documents on the table, walked to the window of the cabin, looked out at the seascape under the dusk, and slowly exhaled.
The two of them would be overly nervous because they didn't know enough about Tang Ze's situation, but White Horse Detective certainly wouldn't.
What we really need to worry about, and what we should worry about, is whether Scobin, a vicious thief who has been running rampant in the world for many years, will be killed by some guy in the dark because he has murderous intentions against Tang Ze without permission.
If I remember correctly, Goro Akechi’s room is right next door to Urashi Qinglan...
Pu Siqinglan, who had locked the door tightly, was more tense than they imagined at this moment, and the vigorous murderous intent almost flowed out of her gray eyes, swallowing up the night outside the window.
She stood by the window, holding on to the sill outside the window, staring closely at the seabirds circling on the boat with an inquiring gaze.
Having been a gunslinger for many years, she was extremely confident in her eyesight, and of course she could tell what those birds were.
In addition to the circling seagulls, she clearly noticed a few scattered birds far away from the flock of seagulls.
She guessed that those were probably white doves, just like the ones Kaitou Kidd often used in his escape magic.
Compared with other thieves who are proficient in violence and firearms, Kaitou Kidd is like a real magician. He can use vision to lay traps, cover up his traces with fancy magic techniques, and complete the trick of a golden cicada escaping from his shell.
It is only natural for such a magician to use his pigeons to collect intelligence and monitor ships.
So if she wants to find a chance for Tangze to be alone, she doesn't need to get into unnecessary entanglements with those high school students, she just needs to...
After wiping the barrel of the gun in her hand and putting on light clothes, she curled her lips and slowly aimed at the birds flying in the sky.
"Hey..." Kuroba Kaito, who was watching this scene through the monitor, couldn't sit still at all and stood up suddenly, "Just play with my pigeons, it's not okay to let them get hurt, otherwise I... …”
"Don't worry." Xingchuan Hui slapped him back, "Kang Ze has a sense of proportion."
"I——"
Just before Pu Si Qinglan pulled the trigger and shot down one of them, trying to lure Kaito Kidd out, a figure climbed onto the highest deck of the ship and stretched out his hand towards the sky.
Bai Ge, who was about to die after being targeted by Pu Siqinglan, seemed to have broken free of his restraints and fell towards the man's raised palm.
After missing a hit, Pu Siqinglan quickly caught the figure holding on to the railing and almost leaning out half of his body through the scope. He then switched to sniping and carefully aimed in that direction.
The white dove landed on the other person's finger, and moved up to peck the tip of that person's nose affectionately. The light from the guest room below illuminated the lower half of his face.
It is undoubtedly Tang Ze.
Pu Siqinglan sneered, fixed the rope around her waist, and jumped out of the window lightly.
Taking advantage of her strength, she jumped to a more convenient position. She determined the wind direction and speed through the flag on the top of the boat, and quickly adjusted the appropriate sniper point. She looked at the crosshair without realizing it, and was still playing with the pigeons. The young man's mouth curled up.
"Go to hell, you little thief who likes to pry into other people's secrets..."
Aiming at the opponent's right eye again, at the moment of pulling the trigger, Pu Si Qinglan suddenly recalled the experience of the day before, and the feeling of swelling and pain in the eyeball seemed to come back again.
Her fingertips couldn't help but tremble again as she recalled the severe pain, but in the end, she pressed the trigger again without belief.
A bright silver flash flashed across his eyes. Conan, who was running towards the top deck of the ship, turned his head keenly. After realizing what it might be, his expression immediately changed.
"Tang Ze, be careful -" He took two steps to the top of the ship and instinctively issued a warning sound. He caught the incoming bullet mark and felt the adrenaline secreting crazily. He accelerated his sprint towards Tang Ze again. .
If it's Scobin... No, even if you can deflect your sight, you can avoid fatal damage to some extent...
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Tangze, who had his back turned to them, paused for two seconds, as if he just realized who was coming behind him, he turned his head blankly, revealing his face.
The face was of course intact, not to mention being hit, not even a scratch, as if the bullet just observed was an illusion.
Conan, who fully expected to witness the moment he was hit, was stunned. His feet stopped suddenly and he almost tripped.
"What's wrong?" Teasing the white dove on his finger, Tang Ze looked at the two sweaty men running away, showing a suitably confused expression.
The two detectives were stunned when a small "plop" sound came from the side of the boat, as if something had fallen into the water. It was naturally submerged in the strong sea breeze and quietly disappeared into the darkness.
When Conan remembered to grab the railing and look outside, he could only see the lights on and the closed windows in the guest rooms below.
"Strange..." Conan whispered to himself.
Pu Siqinglan, who had pulled the window shut tightly, covered her right eye tightly, ignoring the sniper rifle that she had dropped into the sea. She suppressed the scream that she wanted to scream because of the severe pain, and huddled under the window sill, letting out a quick cry. Take a deep breath.
Her mind was buzzing, and it took three or four seconds for her to finally break away from the influence of pain and start to have time to recall everything that had just happened.
She was definitely not wrong. The moment the bullet hit the opponent, the person turned his head and smiled provocatively in the direction of her sniper scope, as if declaring war.
Pu Siqinglan tremblingly let go of her right hand, only to feel that the vision in her right eye was dim. A drop of blood flowed down her eye socket and hit her sweat-covered palm. It was dazzling like a warning.
After waiting for another two minutes to confirm that Pu Siqinglan would not open the closed window again, Xingchuan Hui, who was standing at the window, put away his serious expression and slowly lowered the aiming gun.
"Hey, it's a bit scary when you look like this." Kuroba Kaito, who rarely put on any disguise, sat back and watched the whole process of his facial expression changes. He held his face and commented, "If she really wants to Take action..."
He has dealt with these guys from the Phantom Thieves many times, and he also knows that except for Karasawa, almost all members of the Phantom Thieves have some identity issues and can no longer return to the sun.
The social relationships in the past have been completely abandoned, and even the past life has gradually become a dusty past with revenge and escape.
With outstanding abilities and strong execution, all of them have even transformed into a more determined and stable state due to their obsession with uncovering the past. Such guys are indeed the best choice to become vigilantes, but they are also equally dangerous. it goes without saying.
If Kuroba Kaito had to judge, Hoshikawa Teru was the best among them, referring to the danger aspect.
He had paid a little attention to the content of the group chat and knew that this guy who looked introverted on the outside, even a little lifeless occasionally, and seemed to always consume too much energy, most of his character and state were not due to personality, but abnormal growth. Due to the environment, eighteen years of separation from the norm and a life that has never come back has made it difficult for him to adapt to normal society.
The Phantom Thieves are all he has now.
In other words, if one day Karasawa goes crazy and becomes anti-social, others will still hesitate and think for a while - of course, a large part of them will probably follow Karasawa all the way to the dark side - Hoshikawa Teru will just immediately He chased after him with a gun and asked Tang Ze where to start killing?
"Then send her down." Hoshikawa Teru unbuckled the pistol, sat back on his seat calmly, and gave an answer that would not surprise Kuroba Kaito.
"...How ruthless." Kuroba Kaito exaggeratedly shrank back and made a move to protect himself, "Karasawa may have really done a great thing by bringing you guys together. .”
If Tangze really didn't care, it would be really fun to let such a group of people out... To this, Xingchuan Hui just responded with a confused look.
"She did not cause any harm, and even suffered the consequences. She could only bite off her teeth and swallow the blood, but that was because she was targeting Karasawa." Hoshikawa Teru pointed at Kuroba Kaito, and then Pointing to his right eye, "If it weren't for Tang Ze, anyone else would have died twice."
Not to mention, Scoobin is a ruthless character who kills people profusely, and his logic is completely different from that of ordinary criminals who grew up in a peaceful society.
There are indeed many loopholes in her disguise, and the disguised image makes it easier for people to relax their vigilance, but that is mainly because she has long been prepared to kill the discoverer immediately after being exposed, so she does not have to worry too much.
If Tangze hadn't been suppressing him here, it would have been very easy for her to rely on her weak disguise to kill these fat sheep one by one who were eager to hunt for treasure and were unaware of the danger.
"...What you said is true." Kuroba Kaito thought for a moment and couldn't refute it, so he could only shrug, "But I still feel that there are some things that you really don't have to do yourself. Let her accept the law. It’s not bad to pay for past evil deeds with sanctions.”
"Based on Japan's execution efficiency?" Hoshikawa Teru curled his lips, "Then we shouldn't be a group of Phantom Thieves. We should join politics as soon as possible. Maybe when we become Minister of Law, she will still be alive and well, waiting for the execution. It’s re-approved.”
"Can we at least return the money to the victim's family?" Kuroba Kaito thought for a while and found another reason.
"It's not like she has never done anything to wipe out other people's families." Xingchuan Hui lowered his head, still not interested in his proposal, "Return it to whom? In the end, it will have to end up in the museum."
There was a more likely outcome, which he felt no need to elaborate on, so he didn’t say much.
That is, Scobin relied on the huge wealth he held in his hands to constantly fight with the police, using the treasures collected by grinding his teeth and sucking blood as bargaining chips, negotiating bit by bit, until he had a chance to escape...
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But don't forget, there is another organization behind her.
"What do you mean, do you have to kill her?" Kuroba Kaito shrank back again.
Hoshikawa Teru put the disassembled pistol parts back into the suitcase one by one without answering his question.
He did think so, and was indeed prepared to do so, but Tangze wouldn't let him.
"Kill her? What a waste." Faced with Kuroba Kaito's question, Karasawa handed the pigeon he was stroking back to him, "As the saying goes, garbage is resources misplaced. She is looking at it now She is rubbish, of course, partly because she is really rubbish, and partly because she has found the wrong position for herself.”
Kuroba Kaito felt that he would hear a more uncomfortable answer. Before asking the question, he took a defensive half step back: "Then what are you going to do with her?"
"What to do with her? Hand her over to the organization." Tangze looked back with a look like a fool, "Please, we are indeed on the opposite side of the organization now, and you are also on the opposite side of the zoo, but the two of them They don't know who we are, so they can't regard us as their number one target or a serious enemy. On this issue, the two of them are competing with each other. Wouldn't it be better to hand her over to the organization and let them fight? ”
For Karasawa, the organization is undoubtedly the target that needs to be eradicated. For Kuroba Kaito, the zoo is similar, and they are all absolutely on the opposite side.
However, the organization didn't know that Karasawa was still alive, and the zoo didn't notice that Kaitou Kidd had been replaced. How could he know what kind of opponent he was facing now.
In the eyes of both parties, the other party is a competitor competing for resources with them.
Whether it is the X-alloy controlled by the organization or the quasi-mask users in the zoo who have a high probability of having some special abilities, they will become an unending predatory relationship.
Why not do something that can drive away tigers and swallow wolves and reap the benefits of being a fisherman?
Kuroba Kaito looked at the smile on Karasawa's face and silently wrapped his pigeon in his clothes.
It's better to listen less to what bad guys say. There is a feeling that if you listen too much, you will be infected.
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Amidst the confusion of some and the fear of others, the night passed peacefully.
"It's an incredible feeling." Conan, who was carrying his bag and preparing to walk down the gangway, looked at Karasawa who was leading the way down, and couldn't help but murmured, "I actually made it to Tokyo so safely..."
"What's so incredible?" Hattori Heiji squinted at the friend next to him, "Do you still hope that something will happen to Karasawa?"
"That's not what I meant, it's just... forget it." After adjusting the schoolbag on his back, Conan hesitated to speak, hesitated to speak, and finally swallowed the words.
Although it seems a bit awkward to say this, as if he is cursing Karasawa, it is still an unimaginable feeling to see Karasawa come back from a trip safely.
Recalling the terrifying line of gunfire that cut through the night sky last night, he still felt his palms sweating and had an unexpected and incredible feeling.
The two of them were about to catch up with the people disembarking from the boat when they suddenly heard Suzuki Sonoko's angry voice.
"Miss Pu Siqinglan, good morning...Hey, you, your eyes..."
The detectives who were attracted by the keywords turned their heads and glanced at Pu Siqinglan with searchlight-like eyes.
Pu Si Qinglan, who once again put on an eye patch on her right eye, grabbed the suitcase beside her and glanced at Suzuki Sonoko: "It's nothing, the conjunctivitis happened again, this time it's just more serious."
Suzuki Sonoko took a serious look at the exposed part of her blindfold, and for a moment she could only nod.
Without him, Pu Siqinglan's current appearance is really too convincing.
The coverage area of her eyepatch is not small anymore, almost covering the area under the eyebrows and eye sockets, but you can still see an extended red and swollen patch on the side of the bridge of the nose. You can almost imagine what her eyes would look like without the eyepatch. It's so swollen that it looks scary.
Just yesterday, the few detectives who sentenced Pu Siqinglan looked at each other in shock because of your words.
How should I put it? If they didn't know that she was Scobin, some people would probably believe that she was Kaitou Kidd and had just saved her life from Scobin's gun.
"Don't worry about my eyes." Pu Siqinglan put on the gauze hat again and raised her head with a strong stubbornness, "Let's go to the castle first."
The top priority now is to seize the opportunity to get the egg of memories.
As for Kaitou Kidd...
His true identity has been discovered, so the current situation is that everyone is back on the same starting line. The outcome is still unknown, so you can slowly plan.
"Mr. Suzuki is arranging the vehicle." Secretary Nishino, who was following Suzuki Sonoko, pushed up his glasses and answered at the right time, "Sorry, after all, the Memory Egg is still the property of the Suzuki family. We have to send it to the shore to complete the damage assessment first. . You can visit the castle in Yokosuka first to look for clues about the other egg. If you need to use the egg of memory, Mr. Suzuki will take it to the castle to visit Miss Kasaka in a few days."
This is actually a disguised expression that the Suzuki family has considered relenting and passing on the egg to Natsumi Kasaka, considering the relationship between her grandfather and the Egg of Memory.
Suzuki Sonoko, who completely understood, clapped her hands happily: "This is good. If you really need to display it, you can borrow it from Miss Kasaka later."
"Well, you can also pull off a special exhibition as a stunt, right? Miss Suzuki is looking more and more like a qualified heir to the Suzuki family." Detective Hakuba chuckled softly.
"Don't think so bad of people, I just think this is a good story." Suzuki Sonoko snorted and turned her head.
After determining their respective directions, the group quickly divided into two groups.
Of course, the detectives who had locked on Scobin couldn't let her follow the unsuspecting others, so they naturally chose the team heading to the castle.
"The castle is being cleaned and cleaned. I'm sorry, neither mine nor my grandmother has been back to live in it for many years. I have to trouble everyone to wait a little longer." Natsumi Kasaka looked absently at Nishino Masato and others who were leaving the castle. The box of the Egg of Memories was packed in layers, loaded into the car, and smiled apologetically at Mouri Kogoro and others.
"Is such a famous fairy tale-like castle always vacant? What a pity." Mao Lilan held her face and let out a sigh.
"Because it is very famous, it is operated more as an attraction." The butler following Natsumi Kasaka immediately stepped forward to explain, "It's not that we neglected to take care of it, it's mainly because the castle was built far back. , life is not very convenient. The old lady lived in the castle for a long time when she was young, but after the death of the master and his wife, she and the young lady have been living in the city.”
"Well, the castle is built on a mountain. It's not convenient to get in and out, and the life is not modern enough. Maybe it was my parents' car accident that made my grandmother feel that it is necessary to live in the city. At least it is much more convenient to travel and seek medical treatment." Xiang Natsumi Saka also explained.
"I always feel that the appearance of the castle looks a bit familiar." Looking at the photos on the table, Mouri Kogoro touched his mustache and posed in a thoughtful pose, "Have you seen it somewhere? In some movie ?”
"It has indeed been lent to the crew, but the Maori detective thinks it looks familiar, probably because it was built by Mr. Kiichi after the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany." The butler continued to explain, "It is the prototype of Disney Castle, also known as Gray Castle. Girl's Castle."
"Oh! That's it! It's just a Japanese and a Russian who ran back to Japan and built a German castle..."
Karasawa coughed and finally restrained his urge to tell some hellish jokes.
How should I put it, although it is not impossible to understand the logic, there is a bit of humor in this matter.
Kasaka Natsumi's great-grandmother is the owner of the ring that Samkawa Ryu took out on the boat yesterday, and is the third daughter of Nicholas II. When Kasaka Kiichi chose to spend huge sums of money to build such a castle, it was mainly because of considerations His wife's mother was German, and she was more or less influenced by the culture. In addition, Kasaka Kiichi probably deliberately concealed his wife's origin, and almost deliberately avoided elements related to Russia. The creation of such a suture.
However, if a new Neuschwanstein Castle pops up in Japan, it should be humorous.
"It's probably because Mr. Xiyi was relatively close to the royal family back then." The housekeeper smiled nonchalantly, "There are still a lot of photos and information left by him in the castle, as well as photos of him and some Russian nobles at that time. .”
Pu Siqinglan, who was sitting at the table outside and pretended not to be interested in the topic here, squinted her eyes, turned her head, and took a look at the lively crowd here.
Her eyes especially glanced at Kasaka Natsumi's face, and when she looked back, there was a touch of ridicule on her face.
As a descendant of Rasputin, she had a deep understanding of Nicholas II's family. It was their extreme faith in Rasputin when he was still alive that made Rasputin so powerful. In the end, he became the target of public criticism and was strangled by the nobles and the people.
This is why, when she saw the egg of memories, her desire to possess was almost as strong as her desire to destroy.
The same wild generation that led to the destruction of Tsarist Russia, Nicholas II and his family were just mediocre people who were deceived and deceived by demonic monks because of their ignorance. However, her ancestors were going to be the culprits of the so-called country's destruction, bringing down the last tsarist dynasty. All the absurd things happened are blamed on him...
Look at the dazzling Easter egg, look at the exquisite statue made of pure gold, and look at the craftsman who was able to build a Neuschwanstein Castle in Japan just by taking away some of the royal family's wealth. Who is it? Do real sinners still use words?
While she was looking sarcastic, the conversation over there almost followed the castle and turned to related issues.
"...Rasputin has a special palace title and can freely enter and exit the Tsar's inner palace. Queen Alexandra is a person who believes in mysticism. Since he cured the crown prince's hemophilia, she has been devoted to him. Highly respected, even if they have a bad reputation, she still insists that "saints are always praised" People slander him and they hate him because we love him..." Baima Tan spread his hands, "So that in the end when the conflict developed to the most acute point, the tsar's family was killed before the revolutionaries, and the nobles who maintained the dynasty were killed first. Decided to execute him in an attempt to restore the situation that was on the verge of collapse."
"Well..." Kogoro Mouri curled his lips after listening for a long time and commented, "The royal family who is addicted to pleasure, the magic stick who does whatever he wants, coupled with the declining national power, do not sound like a good thing."
Pu Si Qinglan rolled her eyes and swept over the faces of Hakuba Tan and Mouri Kogoro with a cold gaze.
However, before she could make her next move, Tang Ze, who was sitting between them, accurately caught her gaze and looked over as well.
Pu Siqinglan felt another sting in her right eye and covered her eye again.
(End of chapter)