Chapter 947 Tang Ze: I can be
The search for the group was of course fruitless.
The stolen collection is indeed not a big object. As long as the exchange is successful, it is not difficult to smuggle them away. However, their group of people does not have many belongings. Even if they know that this process is not rigorous, there are many people who are willing to transfer it. There is a chance that, at least for now, the police have no evidence to arrest any of them.
The only person who encountered trouble during the review was Gan Jiangyi, who followed him all the way in his own car carrying large and small bags.
Mumu Shisan looked at a series of professional props spread out in front of him, such as shovels, lockpicking tools, and bright flashlights, and looked at Ganjiang Yi with a subtle look: "You said, this is what you carry, 'Professional tools'?"
The general glanced at the things dug out on the ground, swallowed his saliva, and stiffened his neck: "Yes, yes! This is treasure hunting. I'm here, yes, I'm here to be a treasure hunter. Maybe it will be. Are there any secret passages, treasure troves, ruins that have been in disrepair, and so on... Then, maybe..."
Mumu Shisan snorted, not listening to his sophistry, and signaled to his subordinates to put away all his bags of things that looked like dangerous goods, and then signaled that everyone could enter the castle.
As he just expressed euphemistically, although it is still unknown whether there is a treasure in the castle, it should still be very attractive to the unknown treasure thief, either for protection or surveillance. Regardless, the police have every reason to be involved in this exploration.
Natsumi Kasaka took a deep breath, secretly cast a veiled gaze at the crowd, nodded to the butler, and took the lead into the castle.
Although it is a castle that has been built for many years and has a strong sense of age, Yokosuka Castle, which has always been maintained by dedicated personnel, not only does not look old, but even has a sense of calmness and luxury given by time.
Influenced by German and Russian architectural styles at the same time, Kasaka Kiichi's architectural aesthetic is quite outstanding. It is gorgeous and complex without being cumbersome. Once you walk in, you will even feel as if you have stepped into a foreign country.
Karasawa observed the surrounding buildings and lightly kicked Kuroba Kaito.
The genuine Shiratori Rensaburo is an out-and-out architecture enthusiast. Standing in the midst of such a unique building, there would be a problem if his reaction was too bland.
Kuroba Kaito, who was about to open his mouth to continue discussing the topic just now, could only shut his mouth helplessly and, like the real Shiratori, began to analyze and admire the buildings in front of him.
After all, he is Kidd who has great artistic attainments, so the effect of improvisation is of course excellent. Even Conan, who had been secretly observing him for a while, silently withdrew his eyes and continued to discuss Scobin with several other detectives. problem.
Seeing that it was finally quiet around Tang Ze, Mao Lilan, who had been waiting for a long time, spotted the gap and moved forward, asking in a low voice: "Tang Ze, what did Officer Memu and the others say just now, is that...?"
She looked at Tang Ze inquiringly for a while, making sure that no one was paying attention here, lowered her voice again, and said even more quietly: "What on earth are you and Sonoko doing..."
In the past few days in Osaka, Conan, Hattori Heiji and others were busy paying attention to Kidd and then Scobin. They were always immersed in the atmosphere of the case and were not very sensitive to it, but Mao Lilan knew very well that Tang Ze's whereabouts.
To avoid suspicion, or to avoid attracting others' attention, Karasawa followed the girl group for two or three days in Osaka and toured Osaka under the guidance of Toyama Kazuha.
He "ran into" Pu Siqinglan many times on the way, and kept testing her identity. He especially liked to stimulate her repeatedly with the Chinese language, which made Pu Siqinglan reflexively start the whole process of combos when she saw him. It's all there, especially the issues surrounding the museum. Under the leadership of Suzuki Sonoko, Karasawa, who even openly entered and exited the warehouse, was paying attention to what he was interested in. Even the nervous Sonoko himself was confused. Very clear.
Therefore, almost as soon as she learned the list of stolen items, she realized that this matter was probably inseparable from Sonoko and Karasawa.
"...It's just as you guessed." Looking straight ahead, Tangze admitted calmly.
Mao Lilan opened her mouth, and in the next moment she became aware of the other people around her. She immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth, and could only look back at him with stunned eyes.
"Don't worry." Tang Ze showed a reassuring smile, "I'm measured."
Slightly distracted, his thoughts followed Mao Lilan's question back to two days ago.
"You seem to really like these things."
Karasawa turned around and saw Suzuki Sonoko who was staring at him with her head tilted, then turned her head to look at the display cabinet in front of her and laughed.
"I really like it." Tang Ze didn't hide his thoughts without any secret.
Suzuki Sonoko raised her eyebrows strangely.
She is indeed not a particularly keen type, but she is also not a fool. Pu Siqinglan, a stranger, does not know this, but she knows very well how abnormal Tang Ze's offensive attitude is. He questions the identity of the other party in his words. She also fully understood the explanation.
"There are obviously so many exhibits with different origins here. It is quite strange that she, a Chinese, is not interested in these Chinese things at all and cannot even recognize them."
"Well, it's much weirder than you think." Tang Ze stared at the calligraphy and painting in front of him for a moment, and his voice became softer. "If she is a qualified historian, she shouldn't be unable to recognize it."
Suzuki Sonoko, who walked up to him, also looked at the display cabinet in front of him, trying to imitate Karasawa, reading the manuscript in front of him word by word for a while, and finally shook his head in confusion.
"Well, I still don't quite understand the reason why everyone is after these things." Crossing her arms, Suzuki Sonoko said frankly, "Everyone started calling me a collector, but I know that this doesn't mean I really have much talent. Appreciation of skills, how much I like these things, just because my family is rich and I have some relationship with Kitagawa-kun.”
"Well, there must be some general labels. Only in a circle can everyone recognize you and know how to communicate with you." Tang Ze understood what she meant and said with half relief.
Because Suzuki Sonoko herself is really not interested in art, her support for Kitagawa Yusuke is more like a reflection of the randomness of a wealthy lady. People in the art industry don’t want to give up this resource, but it’s difficult to give her a suitable position. In the end, I had to give her the title of collector to make it easier to get closer and gain resources.
For Suzuki Sonoko, given her age, this is a good springboard and start, but she may not really like it.
"You are still so good at talking." Suzuki Sonoko laughed and looked at the things framed in the glass cabinet for a while. "You don't seem to be appreciating these things. You seem to just regret their stories. These cultural relics are still Regarding what you talked about with me before, about the Egg of Memories, I thought you wanted to persuade me to give it to the Russian ambassador, otherwise..."
"No need." Hearing the meaning of her words, Tangze interrupted what she was about to say, "Although I really want to return the things to their original owners - no matter who they are - but it's really no need. This is It’s just my own idea, you don’t have to donate your collection just because of my idea.”
He knew that where the Suzuki family's accumulation was kept, and that families who could casually regard the Egg of Memory as a toy for their children, they really didn't necessarily care about these collections. For their family, collection was more like a part of accumulating family wealth and fixed assets, even if Suzuki Sonoko disposed of them casually, and her parents didn't necessarily have any objections.
To solve the problem of the Memory Egg, the most direct way is to hand it directly to Kasaka Natsumi, and then turn Urashi Qinglan to the police station, including these appearing here because of the special world line, which touched Karasawa's heart. If the Suzuki Group makes a pretext of "returning cultural relics", he can easily fulfill his little regret.
Maybe this won't harm anyone. The Suzuki family may be quite satisfied with this kind of reputational bonus, which will help their business layout. But Tangze didn't want to do this.
Getting involved in this kind of thing will have an impact on their corporate image and Suzuki Sonoko's personal image. It even affects whether that country in this world is his hometown and how he should be defined today. These are all doubtful matters. It would be a bit ungrateful to put a friend on the fire for a little personal sorrow.
You can't just ask others to donate just because they have more, right? Whether others want to contribute or not depends on their own ideas.
The idea was rejected by Karasawa in a soothing manner before he even opened his mouth. Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but lowered her head: "No, I just have some...some..."
Some felt sad for Tang Ze.
There is no doubt that Suzuki Sonoko is a generous person, especially to friends.
She cherishes Xiaolan very much, including Kudo Shinichi who she grew up with. It is normal to spend a lot of money with her hands and travel around the world with her best friends. She has never been stingy in using the small resources she has to fulfill the wishes of her friends. , if Tang Ze really cares that much, it’s not a big deal to help him.
However, when she heard Tang Ze admit that she liked these things, she suddenly realized that she had known Tang Ze for so long. Although they went to school together every day and got along day and night, what kind of personal hobbies did he have and what were his thoughts? Whether she should just accept her fate and stay in Tokyo until the end of the protective observation period, or find ways to fight and change her fate... She had no idea about these things.
Tangze is a person who is good at listening, and even better at adjusting the atmosphere. He uses the power of words and actions to easily influence the emotions of others and deeply understands what others want, so he understands each of them so well.
But what about himself? When he has emotions and needs someone to regulate them for him, who will he talk to? Could it be that his so-called ability to listen is just a way to cover up his inability to reveal his inner feelings? Or maybe he has some deeply hidden secret, which is hidden under the illusion of daily life, and he just pretends that nothing happened...
Special illness, special life experience, special living conditions, and these, I can’t tell where they come from, strange abilities...
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Being strong and emotionally stable should be good qualities, but if because of this, such a person cannot get care from others and can only keep some bitter secrets to himself, that would be too unfair.
After only being depressed for a moment, Suzuki Sonoko raised her head again.
"Forget it, don't say those negative things. There will always be a way to get the best of both worlds!" She looked at Tang Ze and said very seriously, "Also, if you have something, well, for some reason, you can't say it. Please tell me your secret when you get the chance, okay? No matter how bizarre what you are about to say, I will definitely believe you.”
Tang Ze smiled and shook his head. He turned his head and was about to say something when a shattering sound suddenly sounded.
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"...Yes, this is a photo of my great-grandfather and Nicholas II. Here are also some photos he took when he was in Russia."
"Well, I don't seem to have seen any photos of your great-grandmother..."
"Yes, it may be due to the turbulent times when they got married, or it may have been lost later... My great-grandmother was still very young when she passed away, and she probably didn't have time to leave so many photos. At that time, it was too difficult to take a photo. Older. So I never knew what she looked like.”
"Well, that's it..."
Being awakened by the voice of Natsumi Kasaka next to his ear, Karasawa turned his head and saw a wall full of black and white photos, full of retro flavor.
Except for the policeman and Mouri Kogoro who were still talking to her, the attention of several guys with different thoughts had obviously turned to other places. They were constantly paying attention to the corners of the study with hidden sights, looking forward to the next moment. You will find special mechanisms or secret doors.
Especially Ganjiang Yi, all the tools he had were confiscated. Under the sight of the police, he was too embarrassed to openly open up the interior of other people's homes and look at the interiors of other people's homes. He could hardly hide the anxiety on his face.
In such a big place, with so many detectives here, it is only a matter of time before we find the secret passage. However, Kogoro Mori is currently quitting smoking and lacks his magic cigarette. This time may be stretched a lot. .
"Sorry, may I ask, where is the bathroom?" Knowing that there was no result for the time being, Tangze took two steps back and asked the housekeeper, "I feel a little breathless here. I'll take a short rest."
The housekeeper glanced at the restless crowd and nodded understandingly: "Just go to the end of the corridor and turn right."
This is the study that once belonged to Kasaka Kiichi, and is the most likely place to find clues.
No clues about the so-called second egg can be found. Whether it is detectives, police or collectors, I am afraid they will not let this matter go so easily. It is normal for those who are not interested in watching others solve problems and want to find an excuse to leave and rest. .
Anyway, the castle is now full of police officers. There is no need to worry about the safety of people or the safety of the castle. The housekeeper behaves very considerately.
Tangze thanked him, then walked out of the anxious study room, walked to the end of the corridor alone, bent down to support the window sill, and looked up at the sky.
He didn't have to wait long before the first footsteps approached.
"Um..." The footsteps stopped one meter behind him. The visitor hesitated for a moment and then asked, "It's a bit presumptuous to ask, but sir, I want to confirm that you, you are..."
Natsumi Kasaka tightened her fingers, and after double-checking that there was no one else around, she asked in a low voice: "Are you Kaitou Kidd?"
I knew she would come to ask questions, but I didn't expect Tang Ze to be so straightforward: "..."
Facing her eyes with some vague expectation and uneasiness, Tangze finally swallowed the words that he almost blurted out.
Forget it, everyone has agreed to commit crimes in exchange, so we won’t undermine certain people... At worst, we will just pretend to be stupid and pretend to be Kaitou Kid in disguise...
After being adjusted in this way, Tang Ze's expression became calm again.
"...I could be."
(End of chapter)