Chapter 482 The Life-Danger of Fish Farming
Conan felt flattered when he saw the caller ID and answered the phone.
Although it had not been long since the last time he came into contact with the Phantom Thieves, this phone call still made Conan feel like he was in another world.
It seems that I haven’t contacted Joker directly for a long time...
Emails are sent back and forth, but unless Joker contacts him for something, generally he is not very diligent in replying to emails. Sometimes the replies are a few hours apart, and sometimes it can be a day apart, which makes it difficult for people to feel that they are in contact with each other
"It's rare that you would take the initiative to call me." Conan whispered while avoiding Mao Lilan's sight.
Joker's very interesting laughter came from the other end of the phone.
"Why, if I don't bother you, will it make you feel left out, Detective? I thought you would be happy inside."
"Although things will change as soon as you come. It will become very complicated. To say that I am happy in my heart, I mean..." Conan pursed his lips, and as if he remembered something, he asked strangely, "Hey, haven't you been paying close attention to Tang Ze's movements? He has done something like this before. There are so many things, why haven’t you seen any action?”
He was attacked again, lost his memory again, and it happened under their noses - he has not forgotten that he was fucked alive. The star of the wedding dressed up in Halloween style. Regarding the appearance of Futo Kyousuke and the disaster that Karasawa suffered as a result, the Phantom Thieves made no news at all, which was really strange.
"Since you can find the culprit, how do you know that we didn't take action?" joker said mysteriously, "Maybe you passed us by that day..."
Conan He opened his mouth, and was about to say something about this guy who didn't like to talk directly when he had something to say. Suddenly, the image of Karasawa holding the sticker sent by the puppet flashed in his mind, and he was in a daze.
Could it be that...
"Okay, let's get down to business." Not knowing what he discovered from his silence, joker laughed a few more times before turning the topic to his own fight. The purpose of the call was, "You are also at the 'Benkei' hot spring hotel now, right?"
"You are here again." Conan said without any surprise, "This time Uncle Mori is just Come to the class reunion and you guys shouldn’t even think about this kind of thing..."
As he spoke, his speaking speed gradually slowed down.
Generally speaking, when the joker takes the initiative to find him, it means that there is probably another "change of heart" target around him.
And those who can be targeted by them are basically...
"It seems that you understand what I want to say." Joker's voice came over calmly, confirming him Guess, "For no reason, why would I ask you to inform me of Mr. Maori Detective's itinerary or commission? I have to say that following you detectives, our efficiency has become a lot higher. Every day on the website Checking so many names and characters, how can chasing you be effective? "
"...So, who is it? Is it Uncle Maori's old classmate?" I feel like I have heard similar complaints more than once? Conan was speechless for a moment, forcing himself to ignore the other party's acceptance speech, "The situation is serious enough that you need my cooperation?"
Generally speaking, if the Phantom Thieves of Heart can be solved by themselves, it is unlikely that Joker will contact him - such as the previous holographic game conference.
If the source of the information is himself, Joker will politely give some responses or answers when he keeps asking questions or approaches the key points. He will also appropriately disclose some feedback on the results of the handling to himself after the matter is over. ——For example, the recent Moon Shadow Island incident.
It should be said that although Joker did not refuse to communicate with him, he and he had always maintained a sense of distance. Even if they recognized each other as friends, they did not hesitate to raise a hand to each other, but his actions There are very few opportunities to communicate with deep information such as purpose.
"The situation may be considered serious. Let me look at the time...well, it's already 11 o'clock. If we don't interfere, there will be victims before about 6 o'clock tonight. Yes." joker replied confidently and firmly.
"Huh? How accurate?" Conan's expression couldn't help but become strange. He gently poked his head out and looked into the heated room where he was holding an old photo album and chatting.
Is there anyone in this group of people who has the intention to kill others?
However, they are classmates who have known each other for more than ten years. It is a bit difficult to accept that there is any conflict in private that can make people want to kill. However, after thinking about it carefully, it can be considered In line with common sense.
Based on the cases he has handled and witnessed, the closer the social circle is, the more likely it is that problems will arise.
After too many intersections of everyone's interests, the intricate relationships and emotions behind it are difficult to predict just by looking at the surface.
The rare thing about Joker is that his ability allows him to find and extinguish the fuse in time before everything breaks out...
"Because time is the key to his plan this time. According to your plan, we are going to go out to watch the fireworks festival together at 6pm, right?" He easily threw out a relatively private message, and joker said casually, " It’s not so unpredictable that he would want to use this to create an alibi.”
“You’re eavesdropping again…” Although I’m used to his acting style, I heard him say so frankly that he was. Eavesdropping, Conan was still speechless for a while.
No matter who he was chasing, Uncle Maori, him or Tang Ze, the feeling that anything he said could be heard at any time was still very subtle.
"This is the intelligence ability of the Phantom Thief. Did you meet me on the first day, little detective?" Sure enough, joker confirmed his statement calmly, as if he didn't feel there was anything wrong with what he did, " In short, although the more fancy the techniques used, the more traces and flaws may be left. Guys trying to escape guilt will still inevitably come up with many strange ideas. "
"...So, yes. Which person? What can I do?" Conan asked, his voice softening.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to add to your workload. It's a rare break, so just relax. I'm here to invite you to watch our achievements."
"Watch...?" Conan was stunned, squinting and looking around the room suspiciously, looking for any traces of suspicious little cards.
"The link has been sent to you. Why don't you come and see the appearance of an old friend? Let's wait and see."
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"By the way, it's rare for everyone Everyone is here, do you want to play another game?" Looking through the photo album to recall several people one by one, he happened to find a group photo taken five years ago. Kazushi Nakamichi suggested, "It's still early. Just treat it as an entertainment project.”
Horikoshi Yumi squinted at the cheerful smile on his face and let out an almost inaudible snort.
"I'm going to beat you up." After gathering her clothes, Yumi Horikoshi stopped looking at the thick photo album and stood up and said, "I suddenly feel tired, and I want to go back and rest. "
"Yumi..." Feeling that the atmosphere had dropped again because of her sudden words, Ayashiro Noriko helplessly tried to dissuade her, but she couldn't even touch Horikoshi Yumi's sleeves.
Everyone has to step into the next stage of life step by step. She has become the one who stayed where she was. The more she recalls, the more she feels that she is getting older...
Horikoshi Yumi, who turned her back, smiled silently and mockingly, passed by Karasawa who walked in the door, and left without looking back.
"This guy Yumi is really the same as before." After looking at each other for a while, Mouri Kogoro sighed, "She will always go her own way."
"She probably wants to avoid being discussed by us. "Omura Jun said, "There are indeed fewer and fewer of us who are single."
"It's because she has too high standards, Yumi has never been short of suitors. ." Yukio Ayagi waved his hand and said proactively, "Let's go, let's go play ball!"
"I know that on the surface, you are just here to soak in the hot springs. I want to find a chance to play!”
“Hey, what’s wrong, Noriko, is it because you can’t win, so you don’t like to play?”
"Don't talk nonsense..."
A person was joking while each stepped on their wooden clogs and walked leisurely towards the billiard room.
"What's wrong, Conan?" He stretched out his hand and pulled it out of habit, but unexpectedly it didn't move. Mao Lilan lowered his head and glanced at the little boy who stood there and stared at Yumi Horikoshi's back, refusing to move, "No. Do you want to go together? "
"Um, I..." Looking at the lonely figure of Horikoshi Yumi leaving alone in another direction, Conan blinked nervously, resisting Mao Lilan's doubtful gaze, and for a moment Don't know how to explain.
Under the premise that something will happen to someone in this group of people, whether Yumi Horikoshi is a victim who will be harmed or a suspect who has other plans, it seems that she should not be left behind to act alone...< br>
"Conan, leave it to me." Tang Ze took the initiative to take over the pupil in the stalemate. Tang Ze smiled at Mao Lilan, "It's not easy for a first-grade child to play table tennis with a group of adults. He may feel that It’s boring. I’m done playing with him. You can go with them.”
“Yes, let Brother Tangze take me to play. I want to go eat sweets and watch TV.” Conan smiled stupidly and nodded repeatedly. "Okay..." After taking a look at Conan's height standing in front of the table, with only one head visible, Mao Lilan nodded and agreed with Tang Ze's view, but smiled at Tang Ze sheepishly, "It's really troublesome for you. I asked you to tell me and let’s rest and relax together.”
“I had a good rest.” Tang Ze raised the corner of his mouth as he brushed his wet hair. He was in a good mood, "Conan is a very interesting kid, and I like to stay with him. I don't feel burdened, so don't worry."
If you think about it this way, it's true.
Not only did Tangze often stay with Conan and chat, but sometimes he would even call Conan when he went out to go shopping or buy things... Even Sonoko had expressed more than once that he didn't understand why Tangze would hang out with Conan, a primary school student.
"Okay. Then, be obedient, Conan, and don't cause trouble to others, got it."
"Yeah!" The relieved Conan hurriedly grabbed Tang. He touched the hem of Ze's yukata and felt sincerely happy.
Tang Ze is still there, so he doesn’t need to make excuses for leaving the team.
Watching them disappear to the other side of the corridor, the silly smile on Conan's face immediately faded and he winked at Tangze.
"Tell me, what's the matter? Is there anything wrong with Yumi Horikoshi?" Kasawa squatted down skillfully and looked straight at Conan, putting on a helpless expression, "I knew that following you detectives out, there would be no chance of resting and relaxing. ."
Feeling wronged, Conan took a breath and looked at Tangze's face. He couldn't tell directly that joker had followed them and was probably in a very nearby corner. I couldn't help but say, "Let's follow up and take a look, Aunt Horikoshi Yumi, maybe something will happen."
"If it were her, it wouldn't be surprising to have conflicts with them." Accepted this As soon as he said that, Karasawa stood up and followed Conan's pace, chasing in the opposite direction to everyone, and said calmly, "Actually, just looking at the surface, it is not difficult to see the relationship between Aunt Horikoshi Yumi and other people. It’s quite embarrassing.”
“Huh?” Conan was stunned for a moment, “Where did you see it?”
Just by observing their words and actions...he could only see it. It seems that Horikoshi Yumi and Ayashiro Noriko don't like each other very much, and their words are a bit like a gun and a stick.
However, since Yukio Ayaki pursued Yumi Horikoshi when he was a student, it is not surprising that Noriko Ayaki, as his current wife, has some hidden conflicts with Yumi Horikoshi.
"She should have had very close relationships with several people present." Tangze lightly threw out a conclusion with a huge amount of information, "They also said before that she and Nakamichi He Zhi fell in love, I am more inclined, these two people may still be in love."
"...How can this be seen?" Hearing this unexpected conclusion. , couldn't help but follow this logic and think about it for a few seconds before Conan uttered a shocked onomatopoeia.
However, Yukio Ayagi is already married, Kazushi Nakamichi is also married, and Jun Omura is indeed single, but Yumi Horikoshi obviously denies being in contact with any of them.
If this is the case...
"Don't you see?" Looking back in surprise, Tang Ze shook his head, "Yes, you are an innocent boy who is still having a secret love."
"You sound like you are very experienced. Same!" Conan, who blushed, quickly responded.
“It’s not the kind of experience of falling in love. How should I put it?” Karasawa wrinkled his nose and clicked his tongue, “In the beginning, that Yumi Horikoshi took the initiative to provoke my topic and throw words at me. Actually, you kind of want to hook up with me, that's what it means."
Conan's eyes widened.
Isn’t it worse to have this experience? It’s not as good as the experience of falling in love!
"It can't be called hooking up, it doesn't mean that she is really interested in me," Tang Ze touched his chin, recalling the scene of the earlier conversation and described, "She was kind of exuding attraction to me, It would be better to make me blush and feel helpless, and show my feminine charm through the degree of attraction to me."
This is not the amount of information provided to Karasawa by the original work, but Karasawa's own keen awareness. came out.
For Tang Ze, who has been an undercover agent for two lifetimes, observing people's emotions and analyzing people's psychology can be regarded as a passive skill.
"That's why you deliberately called her aunt..." Conan, who understood a little, recalled the scene where Karasawa looked at Horikoshi Yumi and blinked, then smiled innocently and called her aunt, and the corners of his mouth twitched. twice.
Tangze winked and smiled narrowly: "It's very effective, isn't it? I guess it was the fact that Nakamichi Kazushi chose to marry another woman that made her feel very unhappy. .”
"Then you said, she has close relationships with several people..."
Tangze licked his fingers and began to count them one by one.
"Mr. Omura's behavior is also very suspicious. If he is teased by a female classmate who he pursued more than ten years ago, would he be so exaggerated that he doesn't know where to put his hands and feet? At least he is a spare tire.
"I'm not sure about Mr. Ayashiro. He and Yumi Horikoshi had almost no eye contact. They may not be familiar with each other, or they may have had a big conflict, so that the relationship broke down completely.
“Ms. Ayashiro’s hostility may also be due to the personality incompatibility between her and Yumi Horikoshi, not necessarily because Yumi Horikoshi may have had something with Mr. Ayashiro.
"After all, in front of Ms. Ayashiro, who became a housewife after getting married, she said that she was unemployed because she was not married, and that she really envied them. I just pretended that she didn't do it on purpose, and the discomfort and pain it caused were real."
Conan, who was completely unaware of the undercurrent in the atmosphere, looked at Karasawa with wide eyes, suddenly feeling some admiration.
Having such a keen observation of interpersonal relationships, is this the source of Karasawa’s high emotional intelligence?
However, if Karasawa's analysis is correct...
"Aunt Horikoshi Yumi may be really in danger. Let's hurry up." Conan said sincerely.
Tang Ze nodded in agreement and briefly thought about a certain case that might happen in the future.
In your Kexue world, if you are the king of the sea and raise fish casually, your life will be in danger.
A class reunion with only a few people participating in it, just members of the university club from more than ten years ago, can cause a lot of chaos.
This Ms. Horikoshi Yumi has a certain ability to attract hatred.
The two people quickened their pace and climbed the stairs, heading towards Horikoshi Yumi's room, Room 201 at the front of the second floor.
"...Is the door open?" Conan's heart tightened when he saw the slightly open door of Room 201 at a glance.
No way, she has only been out of everyone's sight for two minutes...
Ignoring the etiquette issue, Conan pushed open the door.
Behind the entrance, the sliding door of the Japanese room is wide open, and the afternoon sunlight passes through the paper window and casts hazily on the tatami.
A pair of wooden clogs were placed neatly in front of the sliding door, but there was no one in the room.
"Gone?" Not seeing the worst scene he imagined, Conan first breathed a sigh of relief, then secretly sweated.
If you can't see it at a glance, hiss, you shouldn't open the closet or something...
"Ding bell dong, doo-hi, can you hear it, mictest, mictest."
Just when Conan was hesitating whether he should walk in the door and carefully check whether Yumi Horikoshi might have been stuffed somewhere, a sound suddenly came from the cell phone he was holding in his arms.
Conan was stunned, remembering that he had just clicked on the link sent by joker when everyone was still in the tea room on the first floor and suggested playing ball.
(End of this chapter)