Chapter 623 Karasawa: It’s not a loss anyway, why not, let’s go to the theater
Kudo Shinichi on the phone was silent for a short time. Outside the phone, several people who saw the Phantom Thieves preview letter also Looking at Moritani Teiji without saying a word, the room fell into stasis for a moment.
In the center of everyone's attention, Moritani Teiji touched his back molar, and the masseter muscles on his thin face subtly moved twice. The protruding blood vessels clearly showed that he was emotionally unstable. The fluctuating emotions seemed to break through his thin skin in the next second and burst out completely.
However, after a few seconds of heavy breathing, he slowly adjusted his mood and still maintained a calm tone: "It's a very interesting guess. This is a prank, and it is also very interesting. Police gentlemen, is it possible? Do you want to directly conclude that I am the prisoner of this series of cases just because of an "expertise" from unknown sources? I thought the police and detectives spoke based on evidence."
"I. Never make castles in the air, Professor Moritani. If you want evidence, you can find the answer by just looking at the box behind the city model.”
The confident voice of the young detective came from the speaker of the mobile phone. Shiratori Rensaburo finally looked away from the dazzling red card in the pure white city model. He walked around the glass cabinet in two doubtful steps and saw the things scattered randomly. A few items on the storage box.
“Isn’t this the item used by the suspect to disguise himself?” He grabbed these items in his hands and said without thinking, “The sunglasses, beard, and gray-black coat are exactly the same as the suspect’s characteristics painted in the portrait. Same!"
While speaking, he did not forget to raise his head and looked at Moritani Teiji in disbelief with a look like "How could you stretch your hips so much?"
It’s not that he doesn’t understand the principle of being dense and sparse, but he just threw such important evidence on the lid of the box so casually... Bai Bai, who was already shaken because of the collapse of his image, Tori Rensaburo's expression became increasingly weird.
I am afraid Moritani Teiji is not a noble designer, but a paranoid lunatic. He finally accepted the fact that he was too obsessed with his own ideas and transformed into a high-IQ criminal. Although The reason is a bit outrageous, but it doesn't deviate too much from the character.
But now it seems that even the "high IQ" aspect is questionable.
Sure enough, when choosing an idol, one should discuss it after getting in touch with the person, otherwise once the true image of the person is discovered, it will still be easy to collapse...
"This is impossible!" After several attempts to suppress it, Moritani Teiji, who was barely able to control his emotions, couldn't hold back when he saw the eyes of this former fan who talked about his works, "I obviously keep my things in the safe in the study..."
As soon as the subconscious words came out of his mouth, he realized that they were not good and immediately tightened his mouth. However, his almost instinctive rebuttal was clearly heard by several people present.
"You kept it in the vault, Professor Moritani, now we know." Kudo Shinichi quickly realized that he was fishing for law enforcement and shook his head, stretched out his hand and started to take out his own Certificate, ready to start chanting.
The point of "high IQ" is really untenable...
After touching the so-called sunglasses, he touched a black ink hand. Shiratori Rensaburo raised his head and glanced at the door of the room. The elementary school student, who was wearing his head but not wearing glasses, probably realized what kind of trick this famous detective who had been missing for many days was playing.
"This should be a forgery made by Conan to help the detective." Shaking the wig-like object in his hand casually, Shiratori Rensaburo shook his head, "You really can't stand any doubts. A little frustration will trigger your emotions, that’s true.”
When he said this, Kudo Shinichi from the speaker let out two laughs that were hard to tell whether they were mocking or really amused. Voice.
It’s too much to bully others, these guys, these people, one by one——!
The whites of his eyes slowly turned bloodshot, and Moritani Teiji's eyes widened.
In the corner of the study room, a faint red dot flashed twice secretly.
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“It’s really unexpected. Isn’t this a very famous architect? I remember that I saw publicity about him some time ago.”
"Is it the promotion of that art exhibition? I went to visit it, but I didn't expect him to be this kind of person."
"It's not surprising that artists have abnormal brains. Compared with some 'bomb criminals', secretly installing cameras and directly broadcasting the content to the public is a real invasion of privacy. I really don't understand how such a person can do this. He was praised by others."
"Huh? But the Ring Line was almost detonated because of him. A vicious criminal of this level deserves to be treated badly."
"Prisoners also have human rights. It would be too much to force the arrest process to be shown to everyone in Tokyo."
"Anyway, as an ordinary person who may be harmed, I support the Phantom Thieves of the Heart Treating a criminal who endangers the lives of tens of thousands of people like this. Why do you sympathize with a criminal? Are you also an anti-social guy and are you worried that you will be like this one day? "
"What are you talking about? Bastard..."
"Hey, stop making noise, stop making noise -"
Mao Lilan looked around at the increasingly noisy crowd, filled with excitement, fear and panic, and pursed her lips as she looked at the biggest The display screen tightened the shopping bag containing gifts in his hand.
After reading the notice letter, the red and black animation that jumped out of the painting was seamlessly connected to the torture scene currently taking place in the exhibition room of Emperor Moritani's house.
I don’t know how the Phantom Thieves did it, but judging from this excellent switching effect that is comparable to film and television cutting, Moritani Teiji’s exhibition room must have installed more than one camera to achieve this. A variety of multi-camera live broadcast effects.
Mao Lilan, who was sitting in the waiting area of the theater, also experienced the same surprise and surprise as everyone else. However, when the scene cut in, her attention was quickly attracted by the speaker.
Perhaps it was intentional by the Phantom Thieves. During the whole conversation, no one mentioned who the detective was on the other end of the phone. However, Mao Lilan, who knew this voice very well, had already distinguished this voice that was far away from the radio waves.
Because of this, she can't help but feel a little depressed now.
"Have you been disturbed by the case again?" She looked at Moritani Teiji in the picture, who was so excited that he could no longer maintain the mask of a gentleman and was distorted, as if the beast of desire had finally broken through the human skin. He frowned and said, "My luck always seems to be bad."
No, that shouldn't be said.
Maybe it would be a good thing to postpone the answer she had been waiting for for so long.
Some things are always done in one go, then weaken and then exhaust. Once the courage to face it is frustrated, and you want to cheer up again, you will never know that it is the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse.
Foreseeing that she was destined not to get the result she wanted today, she looked at the two brand new movie tickets in her hands without any creases, smoothed the hem of her skirt, and stood up.
It's getting late. Since you can't wait for the person you want to wait for, why not just...
Before she could take hesitant steps, Moritani Teiji in the picture burst out. Wild laughter.
"The reason you didn't show up at the scene to reveal my true identity to my face is because you have an appointment today, right? That doesn't matter. My biggest mistake, including you, has been corrected, and finally One minute, hahahaha——"
"I have an appointment..." Mao Lilan was suddenly startled, looking around at the waiting hall where dozens of people were standing, and felt a sharp chill on her fingertips.
If Moritani Teiji’s goal has always been Shinichi——
Putting the bag in his arms into his arms, these days, because of his friends——To be precise, Karasawa One person - Mao Lilan, who was repeatedly threatened by emergencies during his travels and studied psychology to gain some knowledge on emergency care, quickly searched for a suitable bunker and used his last strength to issue an early warning sound.
“Get down, everyone, there’s a bomb here!”
“Boom——”
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Conan, who didn’t know that the scene in the room had been broadcast in time, felt alarm bells ringing in his heart when he heard what Moritani Teiji said.
Yes, the last time they visited Moritani Teiji, Xiaolan, under Moritani Teiji's questioning, revealed that tomorrow was Kudo Shinichi's birthday, and she was planning to ask her out to watch a movie. .
In other words, Teiji Moritani’s last goal——
“The Rice Flower Municipal Building!” Looking at the tall building in the overhead photo in the corner of the room, Conan reacted instantly, “ Isn’t it also asymmetrical? ”
Damn it, that was obviously a design completed by Teiji Moritani when he was around 40 years old, and he didn’t take it into consideration at all——
“Of course it wasn’t like this originally.” Teiji Moritani’s hands were accurately handcuffed by Shiratori Rensaburo He let out a sneer, "I have given accurate design drawings. Taking into account the builder's budget, I even made compromises on many of the curves of the facade, but they actually made deletions without permission, saying anything about changes in funding. ...What a joke, they don’t understand my philosophy at all, why are they paying me for it?”
Moritani Teiji lowered his head and looked at the silver handcuffs on his hands, his precious and carefully maintained gold. The watch was being rubbed by these stiff metal rings. In just one minute, it had received more scratches than he had received since he bought it. Just like his life so far.
But it doesn't matter, he would make such a choice, isn't it because he can no longer bear the stain of the past, so even if he fights to the death, he must choose to correct the regrets of the past.
Architecture is what determines the architect's posthumous reputation. Real miracles, and the lies of some madmen, will only become anecdotes that add color to their legends.
He has nothing to regret.
“If problems like the canal bridge can be regarded as regrets due to lack of experience and the framework of construction laws, the Mihua Municipal Building is simply the most regretful failure in my life.” Moritani Teijihao He straightened his chest unashamedly, clearly about to be imprisoned, but like a victorious general, his face was full of pride, "The mistake will disappear soon."
The picture ended here. Then it cut to the TV station's emergency news. In the picture, thick smoke rose from the Mihua Municipal Building where the first explosion had occurred. Searchlights shone into the gray smoke and dust, as if lighting up the road to Hades.
The ominous aerial images were connected so timely that the images played for dozens of seconds and the announcer’s voice sounded. Many viewers realized belatedly that it was no longer the case. Then there was the live broadcast of the Phantom Thieves, and they handed the screen back to the cameras who rushed to the scene.
The Internet, which was previously still debating the privacy rights of unconvicted suspects and the yet-to-be-determined danger to public safety, is now boiling over for the second time.
In the past style of the Phantom Thieves, the unprecedented high-profile announcement, whether it is worth such exaggeration, seems to have finally been confirmed after another explosion actually came.
The prisoner who could be announced by the Phantom Thieves with such fanfare is indeed an extraordinary heavyweight.
Those who had previously categorically believed that the Phantom Thieves of the Heart had gone too far, and that the popularity of the people had given them excessive freedom, all fell silent at this time.
Malignant cases that may endanger hundreds or even thousands of people, or even endanger the surrounding business districts after a violent explosion, are happening right in front of us. No one dares to assert that the Phantom Thieves of the Heart are abusing their power. .
If a similar situation happens again, no one can guarantee that they will not be one of the people affected.
Watching the TV worriedly for a while, Terai Kinosuke turned his head and found that Kidd had picked up the small pieces of debris in the box with tweezers again, without even looking at the TV, and couldn't help but become confused.
Kuroba Kaito is naturally not a good, law-abiding citizen, but no matter how much he likes to call himself a villain, regardless of his work as a Phantom Thief, he is still a kind-hearted young man who values life very much. This kind of An indifferent reaction is not normal.
"You don't seem to be worried, Master." After holding it in for a few seconds, Terai Kinosuke finally couldn't hold it back and asked.
"There is nothing to worry about. This disgusting architect does not intend to blow up the entire building at once. It is just a preliminary test. When those guys took action, have you ever seen casualties?" Sadly Sighing, he stuffed the hot phone he had just squeezed into his pocket again, "I'm worried they are really unnecessary."
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"Xiaolan!" Mouri Kogoro, who tried to dial his daughter's phone but failed, was filled with anger. He stepped forward and grabbed Moritani Teiji by the collar, "What are you going to do to Xiaolan?" !”
“I just blocked the entrance and exit of the hall.” Moritani Teiji’s attitude did not change and he sneered, “I don’t care about Kudo. Even if Shinichi is not present, for the sake of his precious girlfriend, he can only go to the appointment and die in the fire."
"You bastard——" Mouri Kogoro glanced at it and was pulled away by Megure Thirteen. He opened the curtains and gritted his teeth as he looked at the tall buildings with thick smoke rising in the distance, which could probably be seen clearly by the entire city.
"Shiratori, notify the bomb disposal team immediately...Conan, Conan! Conan, where are you going!" When he turned around, he only saw the back of the elementary school student leaving the dust. Mu Mu Shisan was stunned and raised his voice. He shouted, "This place is so far away from the city. Do you want to run there with your legs?"
The solar skateboard did fail, and Conan realized this: "..."
Damn it, it really can only use solar energy or something, but the flaws are still too big. I have to ask the doctor to continue to improve the props when I go back!
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“You can feel relieved.”
Looking at the TV screen projected by Noah in mid-air, Miyano Akemi glanced at it. Tangze, who looked up, was slightly surprised.
She thought that with Karasawa's overbearing style and unwillingness to let them suffer any harm, all the bombs installed by Moritani Teiji should have been defused by him or something.
“Aren’t you worried that your friends will be injured by the bomb?”
“I’m a little worried. However, it shouldn’t be a big problem.” Karasawa looked at the smoking building , sighed with vicissitudes of life, "I did deal with the really dangerous part."
"But...?" Miyano Akemi, who understood that he still had unfinished words, picked a pick. Eyebrow.
"But, if I really dismantle nothing, then the Phantom Thieves will be at the forefront... Not to mention, there is actually a hint of organization in this matter." Karasawa quickly scanned A glance at Xingchuan Hui's direction revealed no detailed explanation.
Akechi Goro was more or less involved in the case. He didn't want his mole to be too obvious, so he wanted to save some face for the organization.
Although it is a matter of time before Kumail faces the Phantom Thieves, it shouldn’t be now.
“Furthermore, Kudo wants to be flattered by finding a reason to fish in such troubled waters.” Karasawa, who revealed his mood for a good show, smiled, “He has to go even if he doesn’t want to.”
If his waistcoat is covered, then this is a good opportunity to enhance the relationship. If his waistcoat is not covered, then fast forward to the most anticipated episode of Mao Lilan beating a primary school student.
It’s not a loss anyway, so why not do it.
Due to Karasawa's interference, Moritani Teiji, who was worried about the quality of his suppliers, did not dare to use his office to stockpile spare explosives, so he also omitted the twist about the lighter detonator.
The early explosion of the Kurokawa Residence can be regarded as an insurance policy prepared by Karasawa. The bomb that was completely handed over to Conan was the same one installed in the Mihua Municipal Building. He had already previewed the techniques of a wave of makers. There's no reason why you can't get a perfect score.
"Rather than worrying about them, let's do what we should do first."
Looking at the alert level that had soared to the top, Karasawa flicked his scarf and the hook locked it. Hook on the top of the picture frame.
He jumped up slightly, shortened the length of the hook, and accurately grasped the only bright color in the photo.
Moriya Tei's second-hand lighter.
The bright treasure light flickered with his touch, and the gorgeous copper-colored lighter was pulled out by Karasawa as if it had been taken out directly from the photo.
The huge photo began to burn and roll from this hole, just like the original fire replayed, burning everything.
From the flaming hole, a big pale hand suddenly stretched out - it was the texture of a statue that they were tired of seeing tonight.
The problem is not that, but the size of the hand.
"I want to ask you a question." Tang Ze, who was holding the secret treasure in his hand, looked at the hand and spoke calmly.
“What’s the problem?”
“Have you ever heard of a game called “Shadow of the Colossus”?”
“No. And, now This is not the time to talk about games.”
“Well, now you heard about it, so the big bosses are really annoying——”
(End of this chapter)