Chapter 797 Kuroba Kaito: The Phantom Thieves of the Heart? The Phantom Thieves of Heart!
"Is it enough to just sign here? No need to add some complimentary words or something?"
"No, no need, this is enough..."
When Conan approached the agreed place, he saw Goro Akechi, who was sitting under a parasol, being surrounded by two girls asking for autographs.
Goro Akechi, who had a thick stack of information books in his hand, was obviously very busy, so he looked helpless when he raised his head.
But facing the two girls' shining eyes full of expectation, he still showed a kind smile, reached out and took the photo from the girl's hand, and wrote a line of elegant handwriting.
"Thank you for your support, but if you are still a student, don't spend too much money on these meaningless things." He handed the photo back and looked at the girls' chests. The school nameplate reminds you gently like a conscientious idol.
"I know, I won't cause trouble to Akechi-kun." The girl who got the signed photo had her fingertips trembling slightly, and it was obvious that she was very excited, "I, I will find a way to go more The office takes care of your business!"
Akechi Goro looked amused by her and smiled brightly: "Miss, you know it's not a good thing to have the opportunity to take care of my business. , I no longer accept ordinary commissions. Don’t hurt yourself for unnecessary things. If you want to support me, I will participate in a new variety show next week.”
“I know, I’ll do it. , please continue to work hard! ”
Not sure whether it was because of what he said or because of his smile, the girl suddenly turned red. After hugging her schoolbag and bowing vigorously, she ran away without looking back.
"Ah, don't skip class and come to the TV station. I will remember to check." He shouted at the girl's running back, shook his head wisely and opened the document in his hand again to review. .
Conan, who stood aside and watched the whole process, curled his lips.
Is this guy really lacking a normal emotional circuit as Karasawa said? He has never seen anyone who is more pretentious than this guy.
When in front of the public and outsiders, doesn’t he know how to be a perfect idol that no one can fault?
Subtle as it may be, Conan still used some strength in his hand and tugged on the person he was holding, indicating that it was time for him to go over and say hello to Akechi.
Kuroba Kaito, who was wearing a hood and hiding his entire face, rolled his eyelids, but at least controlled his expression. He walked over with the elementary school student in his hand and sat opposite Akechi Goro.
Since we have agreed to talk to Goro Akechi, and what we want to talk about is important matters related to organizational secrets, it is of course impossible for Conan to actually use his identity as a primary school student to come together.
Although in theory it would be the safest choice to invite Tang Ze together, this is a matter involving the organization after all, and he is also worried that if Goro Akechi reveals any inappropriate news in his words, it may give Tang Ze After careful consideration, he chose the identity of "Kudo Shinichi".
Wang Bu Jian Wang, another famous high school student detective in Tokyo who is both a detective and has never met, wants to meet Goro Akechi and talk about some profound topics, which is more reasonable and safer.
So he chose to contact Kuroba Kaito, a friend who could fool even Xiaolan in a short time with a little disguise, and use his own identity to have a positive conversation.
Hearing the sound of the chair across the table being pulled away, Goro Akechi raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Kuroba Kaito, who was hiding his head and tail, and then squinted at Conan, who was wearing a mask, and raised his eyebrows. Picked it up: "Why, is it a popular trend to bring a child as a mascot or assistant when working as a detective in Tokyo? Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention when I have time."
The number of contacts is not Conan's eyebrows jumped twice as he felt that the other party couldn't tell his identity.
His words clearly pointed out the relationship between Conan and Mouri Kogoro, so he was mocking Kudo Shinichi, who had contacted him.
Did he really see something, or did he just want to ridicule...?
After saying this unfriendly preface, Goro Akechi lowered his head again, as if he didn't care what they would say next, and asked in a nonchalant manner: "Tell me, why are you looking for me?" ? Let’s say it first, even for Tang Ze’s sake, I won’t give you a discount.”
Conan’s eyebrows jumped hard again.
Akechi Goro, due to his extremely high exposure on TV and the popularity brought by his appearance, the commission fee is already higher than that of Moori Kogoro.
It’s hard to say how good his business ability is, but Amuro Toru’s business venture will definitely make a lot of money.
Kuroba Kaito glanced sympathetically at Conan, who had a stiff expression.
He doesn't know whether this hapless little detective can convince Goro Akechi with words this time. Now it seems that the other party has temporarily gained the upper hand.
I have to say that in this kind of rhetorical confrontation, the unqualified ones do have the upper hand.
Flicking the switch in his hand, Kudo Shinichi's voice came from his hood: "Hello, this is the first time we meet. I am Kudo Shinichi, a detective. Although I have not been in contact with him in the past. , I guess you have heard of my name, so I won’t introduce myself.”
“Of course I have. After careful calculation, I think I should thank you more. Basically, people of our age will face huge obstacles if they want to become private detectives." Goro Akechi nodded, his attitude still a little perfunctory, "But you haven't shown up for so long, and everyone is here. Rumor has it that you are already dead."
After saying this, he finally raised his head and looked at the young man sitting opposite, grinning.
In Conan's eyes, that smile looked like a wild beast showing its fangs.
Unable to leave the rhythm of the conversation to the other party, Conan took a deep breath, quickly adjusted his breathing, and began to say in a calm tone: "You seem to be very dissatisfied with me. Why? I myself I admit that I have never offended you in the past. Or are you unhappy because I discovered the connection between you and Tang Ze? "
The "friendship" between him and Tang Ze is very subtle in itself.
If the experiences Tangze said were true, the scene when the two of them first met was definitely not a pleasant one.
One is the child of the experimenter, the center of the entire experiment and the most important subject to be treated, and the other is a human experiment victim who was abandoned by his father and given to the organization as consumables. The two of them are actually In a completely different position.
But because of the influence of experiments and drugs, his trust in Tang Ze came from the bottom of his heart.
As if it was the sequelae of this painful experiment, Karasawa artificially created shackles for him. Akechi Goro, who discovered this, felt threatened, and then showed The aggression is not surprising.
In response, Goro Akechi sneered.
"You seem to have made a mistake, this, 'senior'." Holding his chin, Goro Akechi hid the sarcastic curve of his mouth under the cover of his gloves, "No matter how you imagine the situation between the two of us. , I said, Tangze is my friend, a true friend. Don't think of yourself as Tangze's savior here, and think that I am a danger that needs to be isolated."
"Don't you. Isn't it? Let's be honest. You are from the same background as the people who hurt him. You are not a trustworthy person.
Regardless of the information that Karasawa proactively provided, Kudo Shinichi was openly a detective who accepted Karasawa's commission and was investigating his case, so even if he said some shocking words, there would be no problem.
With this identity concealed, Conan bluntly revealed the fact that Goro Akechi might be related to the organization.
Whether he is alienated from his father because he was thrown into the organization by Shigehiko Shigehiko and used as an experiment, he cannot deny the fact that like Miyano Shiho, his parents were already members of the organization when he was born.
Did Miyano Shiho join the organization on his own initiative? No, after his talent was discovered, he was completely regarded as a member of the organization, or in other words, the property of the organization.
When she tried to resist this fate and break away from the organization's control, she was regarded as a traitor and was hunted mercilessly.
What a ridiculous definition, traitor, as if she had a choice in the past.
"Why, this is why you found me, because you think I am with those people, that I will hurt Tang Ze, and that my purpose was not pure from the beginning?"
Speaking of this, Akechi seemed to be amused and bent his back with a smile.
There was no haze in that smile, as if he was genuinely happy, which finally gave Conan some solid feeling that there might be something wrong with this guy's brain circuitry.
"Stop being funny. He knows my past and my current situation. He understands me better than you think." Akechi Goro, who stopped laughing, straightened his back again and replied calmly. Looking at Conan, he gave a shocking answer, "If there is really any risk that needs to be quarantined, it is you who should have died, 'Kudo Shinichi'. If you don't let me come, it would be anyone else." Man, do you think Karasawa is still alive? He should have died a few days after arriving in Tokyo."
————"Is it news from Ireland, big brother, big brother?"
After receiving the email, he habitually opened the vodka after checking and turned his head, preparing to summarize the content to Qin. I saw Gin frowning and staring in a certain direction outside the window, not hearing what he said at all.
Vodka sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that Gin probably didn't hear it because of the noise, but he didn't dare to call out anymore, fearing that Gin would not be able to hold himself back and sacrifice himself to the flag first.
Since the organization's undercover list disappeared with the death of the carrier, Ireland, who was responsible for the matter, was embarrassed, and Gin, who was responsible for wiping people's butts everywhere, also lost nothing.
Ireland has infiltrated the investigation team. It is necessary to get the list back before the police find out. However, the organization cannot put all the eggs in one basket. It must also be prepared to deal with the aftermath in case it is still exposed. Prepare.
So, recently Gin was driving around Tokyo, collecting a prepared silence list and preparing to act according to the situation.
As soon as the news of Ireland's failure came, he started to detonate and sent those recorded undercover agents to the west.
From Vodka's point of view, for the eldest brother, maybe Ireland's failure is a good thing. The eldest brother needs to explode something now to ease his mood.
And now, Gin, which had just planted an explosive, was blocked in a block with a lot of traffic. Noisy people and advertisements everywhere were trying their best to fill the car. This master The car's sound insulation can't be suppressed at all.
Vodka knew how to read the air and kept quiet, then followed Gin's line of sight and saw Kumail's bright smile.
... It’s really brilliant, with an eight-tooth smile, and the vodka you smile makes you feel a little nauseous.
Especially when he thought about the underworld things Kumail had done not long ago in order to get Adachi Tohru, a grassroots member, back to Tokyo, such as the selfie standing outside the ICU, he couldn't restrain himself even more. This feeling of losing your appetite.
Kummel, don’t you feel the Ripper’s joy when you stabbed Tomas Sindora to death, and you started to like this technique, right? Huh...
Gin's mood is not incomprehensible. After all, he had just contacted him about the situation in Ireland in the morning, and Kumail got angry because his eldest brother couldn't follow the radio signal to hit people. The organization's selection of personnel was getting more and more complicated, and now I saw a magnified version of several hundred inches. The eldest brother didn't pull out a gun and hit him directly. It was considered that he had good concentration.
Seriously, can you think of a way to create some pressure on Bourbon and tell him not to let Kumail appear on variety shows? Seeing him in the middle of the day feels like he's seen a ghost.
Outside the window, this talk show-like talk variety show happened to be playing the part where the host was talking to Goro Akechi.
The screen was completely close-up on Goro Akechi’s face, and only the host’s voice could be heard.
"Mingzhi-kun is completely the most popular among the new generation of detectives. In several online polls, you even surpassed many celebrities. Your popularity is so high and popular now. Do you feel troubled by this?"
Goro Akechi tilted his head and made a distressed expression. The range of the expression was just right. There were no flaws in his face under the close-up.
"There are indeed some. After all, I am a detective, not a real star. My main job is to investigate and solve cases. I have encountered fans who refuse to give up harassment no matter how hard I explain and persuade them. How should I put it? I didn’t use bad means, but to be honest, no matter how cute you are, finding my email and sending me more than 100 text messages in an hour is still too much.”
The host on the opposite side exclaimed in surprise, and then asked: "Hey, this kind of thing is really difficult for celebrities, so does the detective have any special method? How did you handle it in the end? Call the police. "?"
"Ah, there is indeed a little trick." Goro Akechi rolled his eyes and smiled evilly, "I went to Kaitou CH to register their names."
"Eh. ? ”
“It’s quite effective. Thank you, Phantom Thief.”
Mechanical canned laughter was added to the background sound, and the subtitles of the variety show were also well-timed with explanations - "Akechi Goro: The most famous Phantom Thieves of the Heart publicly rebelled."
Isn’t this basically mocking the Phantom Thieves as a group of people who can only solve small problems like bastard meals?
Vodka twitched the corners of his mouth fiercely.
Is it really possible to implement the organization’s plan when you usually speak so sarcastically? What is wrong with the guys in the Phantom Thieves? Can they believe that Goro Akechi really wants to surrender?
Looking at Gin's face, Vodka chose to swallow the complaints that reached his mouth and then turned around to continue following the slowly moving vehicle in front, pretending that he was deaf.
Really, Bourbon, please don't let him out, okay? He's afraid that one day his eldest brother will be ridiculed by Kumail again and explode in anger...
So many experiments Kumail is the only one in Pinri who has successfully awakened his power. If he dies at the hands of his elder brother, it will be difficult for things to end...
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Leaded by Kuroba Kaito As he walked towards home, Conan was still replaying the previous conversation with Goro Akechi in his mind.
As expected of someone who has been in the organization for so long, Haihara Ai’s sense of smell is indeed sharp enough.
According to her, the organization has been monitoring Karasawa for eighteen years, and now it has finally managed to get him from Kyoto to Tokyo, leaving him in an isolated and helpless position. Of course, it is impossible to let him go at this time and let the previous All efforts are in vain.
And now, to be able to maintain such a stable daily life, it must be that the organization has gotten what it wants from Tangze, and it has been temporarily stabilized to save Tangze's life in order to maximize to realize his value.
Akechi Goro’s words further prove this point.
"It is so cunning to arrange for someone like Goro Akechi to get close to Karasawa." Conan took a deep breath and looked up at the clear sky above his head, "Karasawa simply cannot refuse a friend from a friend. "
If it is a tough method and torture, maybe with Tang Ze's tenacity, he can resist it.
But if the research results in his hand are related to the life of his friend, and the identity of his friend is Akechi, a guy who has been deeply entrenched because of his father and has been destined to be unable to escape the organization since birth, maybe Karasawa will really Hence the compromise.
If Tang Ze’s parents hadn’t left Tang Ze with such an opportunity to counterattack through some unforeseen circumstances, it would have been a question whether Tang Ze could have kept the things in his hands.
Most of Goro Akechi’s arrogant declarations are true.
If someone else had been the monitor, Tang Ze would probably not be alive now.
Akechi Goro's only meaning to the organization is to be a tool to morally kidnap Karasawa, but his loyalty is actually questionable, so he will not hesitate to accept the deal of exchanging antidote for intelligence...
Tsk, although I still feel like there is something wrong somewhere, but now I can only follow this route and try to maintain this balance.
"Is the guy who got in here codenamed Irish Whiskey?" Conan was led back to 2-chome without knowing it, holding his chin and lost in thought.
Kuroba Kaito, who had been a posing tool all morning, glanced sideways at the detective who was thinking hard, and shook his head sympathetically.
It’s over, this unlucky trumpet Kudo may have been completely deceived and crippled.
Then he glanced at the silent house next door with eyes full of condemnation.
I said that you, the Phantom Thieves of the Heart, really took all the desires you stole from the bad guys and ate them yourself, right?
Although there is nothing wrong with being a cunning monster thief, your hearts are a little too dirty...
(End of this chapter)