Chapter 626 Tang Ze: You have to be the one to figure it out, Conan
"...very interesting question." Raising his eyebrows, Tang Ze leaned against the wall beside him and asked with interest, "Why do you think so?"
"After leaving the building yesterday and knowing what was happening outside, I couldn't help but keep thinking, when did you go to Moritani Teiji's place and install the camera? ?”
Folding his arms, Conan stared at the person in front of him with a leisurely expression that seemed a bit unbeatable, and counted them one by one.
“Then I discovered that when a few of us visited the exhibition room of Moritani Teiji, we left the garden for about half an hour. During this period, Kitagawa-kun was introduced to several patrons by Sonoko. , because someone among them made a decision on the sponsorship agreement on the spot, so they temporarily borrowed Moritani Teiji's study room, which means that he has left everyone's sight..." Thinking of Kitagawa Yusuke, Conan couldn't help but shook his head. , "It is indeed impossible for Moritani Teiji to realize."
Even Suzuki Sonoko, who had been revolving around Kitagawa Yusuke throughout the entire event, failed to notice the gap caused by the short time spent in the house. At that time, Moritani Teiji, whose attention was entirely focused on Maori Ran, only found it difficult. will be bigger.
"Also, the first few bombs yesterday. You noticed Moritani Teiji and interfered with his actions. That means you wanted to intervene in this matter and prevent the destruction. Then This is contradictory to your attitude at the beginning yesterday. Unless... you actually knew everything about my actions at that time."
Thinking of the circumstances under which I met Kitagawa Yusuke, Conan felt speechless for a while.
If part of joker's intelligence ability comes from his excellent acting ability, then Kitagawa Yusuke probably relies on his natural radio temperament.
It would be difficult for a normal person to imagine that a character like Kitagawa Yusuke could actually be a spy who comes to collect information...
Even now, when he was 90% sure that the other party was related to the Phantom Thieves, Conan still couldn't help but feel shaken when he thought of the calm look on his face, as if he who had doubts was the one with the problem.
If it weren’t for the fact that there were too many coincidences, and detectives never believed in small-probability events, Conan might have felt that he was too suspicious.
"So, your conclusion is...?" Tangze raised his eyebrows leisurely, looking at the subtle expression on Conan's face, he couldn't help but tease him.
No wonder the Kudo couple always like to play with him. It is quite interesting to watch the serious and straight-faced elementary school students change their faces.
"Don't admit it? I won't believe it if you don't admit it." He snorted, and Conan's face became even more disgusting. "I asked why Moritani Teiji mistook him for Kudo Shinichi. He You were probably following me at that time..."
Once the information that Kitagawa Yusuke is also a Phantom Thief of Heart is put in, all his actions can be reasonably explained.
Why are you so indifferent to such a dangerous situation as the bombing, without any sense of crisis or urgency? I exaggerate it with a purely neurotic explanation, and regard it as knowing the development of the situation. If you take it easy, things will become much more reasonable.
Also, the reason why he got to know Moritani Teiji, now looking back on his words, it was more like finding a new way to approach their goals efficiently than a chance encounter.
The real process of the whole thing is probably that because he told joker about his itinerary, Moritani Teiji was on the Phantom Thieves' investigation list. As a painter, Kitagawa Yusuke used his identity to get close to the target. On the way, I met them.
After discovering that the person Moritani Teiji wanted to deal with was Kudo Shinichi, their subsequent plan included him.
So on the day Teiji Moritani launched the attack, as soon as he received the anonymous phone call, the Phantom Thieves, who had already installed cameras and other things, were keenly aware of the other party's movements, so they approached him who hurried to the scene...
The more he thought about it, the more it became clearer and more reasonable. Kitagawa Yusuke's melancholy and handsome face had a sinister and cunning filter on him.
"Meow——"
A cat meowed, causing Conan's increasingly serious expression to freeze.
He lowered his head and saw an all-too-familiar little Siamese cat turning out from the side of the corridor nimbly, rubbing the joker's trousers, spinning around, and rubbing the joker's black trousers. claws.
"This, this is not..." The tone went up an octave, Conan pointed directly at the cat, his tone was inexplicably sad and angry.
You also said you don’t know Kitagawa Yusuke! Isn’t this even pretending? I didn’t even plan to pretend it!
Karasawa bent down and spread his palms so that nekko could use his strength to climb up, letting the kitten climb onto his shoulders.
He knew that this was not the cat scratching its claws on his pants, but yesterday in the hall, nekko used to pull his scarf up and down. Now he couldn't find a place to climb, and he was confused. push lightly.
"I can't help it. It's not easy to keep cats in Yusuke's dormitory." After touching two soft cats, Karasawa led Conan to the familiar reception room, "Come in and talk."
"He is indeed one of your group. Is it fun to play tricks on me together?" Conan followed him angrily, and soon found that there were more things in the room than before.
Cat climbing frames, sisal for sharpening claws, cat toys, etc. are scattered on the floor of the room. It is not difficult to see that the owner here likes this new member very much, Kitagawa Yusuke said Yes, nekko is indeed well taken care of.
I'm afraid this is the reason why Joker stood at the door talking for a long time and refused to give way. As soon as he walked in the door, his secret should be exposed.
"Well, Kitagawa Yusuke is a member of the Phantom Thieves of the Heart." Karasawa said the truth without any guilt.
Conan, who finally heard the other party relent, curled his lips: "So using that speaking style to get closer to the target is also a disguise designed by you..."
"Oh, that's not the case. Rather than being careful about disguise, he belongs to the type of genius who takes things easy." Tang Ze said nonsensically.
So how do you plan to get closer to the target and rely on exasperating conversations that will cost you your life?
Conan twitched his eyes: "...it's a bit too easy to just accept the situation."
"As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. If you didn't know in advance In our situation, if you were Moritani Teiji, would you suspect that Kitagawa Yusuke was here to spy on you?"
After thinking carefully about the other party's appearance, he didn't think he had any acting skills, Conan couldn't bear it. There was silence for a moment.
It’s really impossible to refute...
“You’ve made a lot of progress by being able to discover Yusuke’s problem, detective.” He threw a can of iced coffee to him and sat in his accustomed seat, “ As a reward, tell me what you want from me?"
"The reward..." The corner of Conan's eyes twitched and he asked, "Could you be..."
"Yes, we bet whether you can find it or not. Thank you for allowing me to maintain my winning streak." Raising the cup in his hand, Tangze confirmed his guess, "I won't tell you the winnings. In short, Thank you. "
These guys...every time they come to Joker, they can experience a new version of speechlessness, and Conan feels like he is almost numb to it.
Obviously he was here to reveal the secret and wanted to get the upper hand. Conan, who was overwhelming in terms of momentum, let out a sigh of relief and explained the reason why he discovered the problem in a boring way: "At the end of Moritani Teiji's tea party , he explained that he was originally adopted by a painter since he was a child, but his teacher was imprisoned for plagiarizing his works..."
Due to his violent remarks to Mao Lilan after dinner, Radar Conan, who was awakened, immediately began to investigate Kitagawa Yusuke's situation.
He originally thought that since everyone was in jail, there was probably a serious criminal case. For example, the person who had been plagiarized discovered his teacher’s behavior, and his teacher would not stop doing anything to silence the person. Or because of some disputes over fame and fortune, conflicts with gunmen, etc...
You can't blame him for thinking too much. As a detective, this kind of situation is common.
However, to his surprise, he failed to investigate a case that matched the other party's description.
Faced with Kudo Shinichi’s inquiry, the Megure Police Department gave an answer he didn’t expect: “Well, it is true that no similar files were found. However, because of the Phantom Thieves of Heart’s activities in recent months, Activities, we have many cases here that have not been included in the files. Maybe this person took the initiative to apologize and repent, surrendered, or something like that..."
The tone of Mumu Shisan who spoke was indescribable, Full of exhaustion from being tortured by paperwork.
Did the intervention of the Phantom Thieves of the Heart prevent the case from developing into the worst outcome... From this, Conan had some wonderful associations.
"...I think maybe it was him who came to you for help, or maybe you accidentally noticed his predicament at that time." Conan said, took a glance and climbed up to Joker's neck, rubbing him affectionately. "It seems to be a very common situation that the people you help become your connections."
"It's almost like this." Karasawa nodded approvingly, and decided to add this to Kitagawa Yusuke's background story.
Under the premise that there was no plot in the original work, he relied on his strong logical ability to round out the script, and after going around in a circle, he unexpectedly came to a conclusion that was not far from the original setting. It has to be you, Conan.
When I work on vests in the future, I will have to rely on you to figure out the logic problems. I will give you the pen and you will do it.
"You actually can recruit ordinary high school students..." Conan's expression became complicated, and he looked around the villa, which covered a considerable area.
Furthermore, Kitagawa Yusuke is so embarrassed that he can’t afford to eat, and the Phantom Thieves who live in the big house haven’t even helped him...
Karasawa glanced at him sideways: "What, do Xingchuan and I look old? Yusuke just doesn't want to change his past life trajectory, he just wants to rely on his own strength."
"Even if he Can't even eat?" Conan asked in shock, completely unable to understand.
Who knows, anyway, this is what radio artists are like. This is not a setting that Karasawa added to him casually.
Kitagawa Yusuke has never regarded the assets of the Phantom Thieves, or in other words, the assets of his friends, as his own resources. This is an important part of his personality.
As for the members of his Phantom Thieves who are now in completely different situations...
Although he won't say it verbally, they are part of his assets, and this is what Tangze thinks in his heart.
Karasawa shrugged: "The artist's persistence, maybe. Anyway, the scholarship that Miss Suzuki helped him contact can already cover his next high school life, so respect his idea."
Hearing what he said, Conan was surprised: "Oh? I thought it was just a cover for him to move around the Moritani family..."
"I said it." Karasawa Knocking on the cup, he said, "The genius who takes things easy."
Of course Karasawa is not short of money, but in order to add enough real details to Kitagawa Yusuke's vest, Karasawa did not refuse those funding agreements.
For this money, Karasawa really provided an account to Suzuki Sonoko, and had already identified students who wanted to support him. He was ready to let the money play its intended role and anonymously transfer it to those in need.
When it comes to making vests, Tang Ze has always been serious.
"Okay, I thank you for your concern on behalf of Kitagawa, but don't always ask about our members. Don't you have other questions? Tell me." Karasawa, who knew the purpose of Conan's visit very well He raised his eyebrows.
Because of his intervention, the explosion with a more serious impact did not occur. Mao Lilan, who had been prepared for long time, did not fall into the desperate situation where he originally placed all his hopes on Kudo Shinichi. UjumpIjump’s life and death parting The scene was ruined by butterflies.
So, the plot that turned a corner was grafted onto the next link in a very strange angle.
——Facing Mao Lilan, who has identified Conan as Kudo Shinichi, how should we try our best to cover up his identity and survive this crisis.
As for what to do and whether to do it, in addition to asking Karasawa himself when he first woke up, Conan also asked for opinions from all his insiders, and he was obviously in a huge dilemma. In the midst of vacillation.
Haihara Ai, whose development path is completely different from that of the original work, no longer has the absolute shadow and fear of the organization.
On the contrary, because her relatives who are still alive are all fighting on the front line against the organization, and she has also found her own weapon and the fulcrum that can lever the behemoth.
So on the issue of Kudo Shinichi's identity, without her strong opposition, Conan no longer had the determination to hold on to his vest, and was wavering in the balance.
"In the Mihua Municipal Building, Xiaolan mistakenly thought that I was injured due to the explosion, and she called me 'Conan' and 'Shinichi' at the same time. I am very sure that she has identified me." She glanced resentfully. Conan, the culprit who caused this scene, sighed sadly, "It's impossible for me to reveal the existence of the organization casually, but this doesn't explain why I deceived her like this."
"Okay. , our masked hero is about to reveal his identity to his little girlfriend, so what do you want to do, still hide it from her, or..." Listening to his tone, you knew he had already made it. Having made his decision, Tang Ze followed his words and asked.
"...Even if I want to confess to her and explain the cause and effect, I can't do it the way I am now. I need to sit down and have a serious talk with her." Taking a deep breath, Conan His face became serious, "I know that your ability to disguise yourself is very good, and you can easily impersonate another person."
"That's true."
"Well... in a few days , it’s Didan’s annual school festival. Can you do me a favor?”
(End of this chapter)