Chapter 886 Crossing the Water Seven Tsukis
"You called me here specifically for this, uh, 'Detective Koshien' variety show... What is the point of this kind of show after all?"
Who says it's not?
Conan curled his lips, but remembering that he had already agreed to participate in this show in disguise, to prevent the boomerang from piercing his head, he carefully chose to shut up and took out the photo he found.
"This is it, the person I asked you to investigate before."
Hattori Heiji took the picture from his hand and the quality was not very clear. It was obviously some kind of reprinted or re-photographed photo. After carefully identifying the content of the photo for a while, he frowned.
"This is obviously the host of the Japanese TV station. No matter how you look at it, his face and hairstyle have not changed. So is this why you asked me to help you investigate instead of looking for other police officers?"
"Yes, I was inspired by the incident that happened last time I came into contact with her. After all, Miss Rena Minami is a popular beauty, and she also has her own fan site and homepage. This is what I saw left by a fan on a certain homepage. The pictures are said to be taken by him while traveling more than ten years ago. I accidentally photographed a woman who is very similar to Rena Mizuna. I was very surprised to find this when I was sorting out the photos. Now I share it with other fans..." At this point, the corner of Conan's mouth twitched twice, "It's really difficult. Understand.”
He didn't want to complain about this wonderful fate that spanned time. He mainly thought of Goro Akechi unhappily.
Out of curiosity, he also checked Goro Akechi's fan site, but he didn't mention it anymore. In short, Conan said it would be better to have less contact with this guy in the future, lest someone discover his true identity in the future. It turned out to be because of his ignorance. Be careful to be in the same frame as Akechi Goro, so unfortunately it becomes the background board or something...
"The background is Tsutenkaku Tower, as is the convenience store bag in her hand." After carefully identifying the details of the picture for a while, Hattori Heiji nodded affirmatively, "Do you think she once lived in Osaka? More than ten years ago?" br>
"There is a possibility. Although I can't say for sure yet, not long after I found out about the photo, the TV station contacted the fan who posted the photo and deleted it. I think there must be a reason why she reacted so quickly." Conan crossed his arms, "You have to confirm the identity of the other party to know what relationship she has with the organization."
"Do you think that Rena Mizuna's identity may be fake and you want to check her real background?" Hattori Heiji looked at the relatively young-looking Rena Mizuna in the photo and raised his eyebrows uncertainly, " It feels quite difficult to find out something about this.”
"Anyway, please let the Otaki Police Department conduct a careful and secret investigation. You were also dealing with Karasawa's case, and there might be some connection." Conan said very seriously, "You have seen situations like this before. Maybe, the current Shui Wu Liannai is no longer her, and the organization’s methods in this regard have been fully seen.”
If Ireland's replacement of Toru Adachi's identity and the recovery of key evidence from the police inspired Conan, it is that he is now more and more certain about the common paths that organizations will take.
It is not impossible for a figure with a certain public reputation like Reina Mizuna to be replaced by another person at some stage of his life without anyone noticing.
"Oh, so you want to try to prove that this woman really exists, and then try to find clues about when she might have disappeared?" Hattori Heiji touched his chin and nodded suddenly.
"Yes. In addition..." At this point, Conan changed the subject and showed the flyer in his hand, "Don't you think this is actually a good opportunity to get in touch with Shui Wuxian?"
After putting the photo away, Hattori Heiji looked down and saw Goro Akechi's disgustingly handsome face, and the expression on his face suddenly collapsed.
"Huh? So after all, you still want me to participate in this variety show..." Hattori Heiji patted his forehead, feeling like he had a deep understanding of what it means to be in trouble.
I went around the boss and found a high-sounding reason, but in the end I returned to the original point...
"If you think about it carefully, this is not only a good opportunity to get in touch with Reina Mizuna, but you can also get in touch with Goro Akechi at the same time!" Conan, who held the poster in front of his face, explained plausibly, "More importantly, 'Kudo Shinichi 'Participate too! ”
"...Huh?" Hattori Heiji held up his hat, looked at Conan holding the poster, then looked at the familiar shadow on the screen, and uttered a louder question.
He is Kudo Shinichi, then who are you?
"Ahem, it's not an official appearance..." Conan lowered his voice and his eyes drifted.
Letting Kudo Shinichi appear in front of the camera was originally not a good choice, but at Karasawa's suggestion and after mediation with the program team, he decided to participate in the program in a special form.
This is a good opportunity to create a gimmick, but there will be no clear image. Everything will stay in a specious state. It can be completely understood as a script fabricated by the program team to create highlights, and it can also be used to test Shui Wureina and others. The response from the organization is indeed a good idea.
But in this case, he himself needs someone who can lead him into the show to cover for him.
Looking at it horizontally and vertically, the only suitable candidate was Hattori Heiji, who was the representative of the Western Detectives, and he had no choice. If you don’t go to Hattori, you can’t go to Akechi Goro, right? !
Hattori Heiji, who was fully aware that he had become half a tool, snorted coldly: "Weren't you very creative before? Where are your gang of Phantom Thief friends?"
"Don't mention it..." Conan rolled his eyelids thinking about this.
In fact, there is a saying that being able to use the cover of the program to get in touch with the members of the organization was originally a good opportunity to invite joker, and the other party would not refuse it. Unexpectedly, as soon as he started, the other party used the reason that he has been busy recently. refused.
Conan, who consciously provided a lot of information to the other party, and even endured the humiliation of carrying the locator for several months, felt quite unfair when he thought about this.
When there is a case, you run faster than anyone else. If you don’t have a case, you won’t pay attention to anyone, right...
In addition to joker, he also asked another friend who could take the number. Who knew that Kuroba Kaito had promised well, but when he heard that he introduced the guest lineup to include Akechi Goro and Hakuba Tan, he was shocked and immediately refused, even He didn't even want to answer the phone, and he didn't know how bad the impression they had left on him, and they actually exaggerated it to such an extent...
Hattori Heiji lowered his eyebrows, and just when he was about to righteously reject this request to treat himself as a spare tire, Toyama Kazuha behind him poked his head out.
She grabbed Hattori Heiji's shoulder and looked at Conan who was whispering with him: "What are you talking about...Wow, who made this poster? You look pretty handsome on it."< br>
"Yes, really?" Hattori Heiji refused and the words stuck in his throat. He raised his hand to straighten his baseball cap, and his dark skin was slightly red.
"However, if you are printed next to so many handsome guys, you will appear to be ordinary." Toyama Kazuye turned his attention to the faces of other people on the poster and made a sharp comment, "Since you are going to represent our western region. You can’t be compared with them.”
"I...!" Hattori Heiji's eyes widened and he straightened his back, "There's no way I could lose to these pretty boys!" "Yeah, how did I hear that you were beaten by Akechi-kun last time? of..."
"That was an accident, an accident! I would never lose to such a despicable person, okay?!"
"Calm down, shush, you are too loud Hattori, they are all looking at you——"
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"Well, have you invited all the guests on the list? Well, that should be quite interesting. I will let the office contact you. Please leave your phone number..."
After finishing the conversation with the soft voice of Goro Akechi, Karasawa hung up the phone and let out a breath.
Although he really wanted to promote this variety show, it would not be in line with his personality if he was too proactive. There had to be such a process of three requests and three concessions, and he could not appear too eager.
Let Shui Wu Lina temporarily think that he is the hunter, which makes it easier for the conversation to proceed.
After sending the written down contact information to Toru Amuro, Karasawa put down his phone and looked at the short-haired girl standing in front of him.
"The crew has successfully pulled it up. Thank you for your help, Miss Koshimizu."
The girl wearing sunglasses pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose and shook her head: "I am the one who should say thank you. I'm sorry for doubting you before. Without you, I wouldn't even have a chance to save Xiaoxun. .”
Tangze bent his red eyes and smiled kindly in response to her thanks.
"But you can't blame me for having doubts about you." Nanatsuki Koshizui tapped his temple and made a thinking gesture, "Who would have thought that the famous high school detective with a long-standing reputation and the man who turned the whole of Japan upside down The Phantom Thief is actually the same person?”
"Shh..." Tang Ze raised a finger and gestured, "Who are you talking about, I don't know. In addition, the person who really helped your friend was you yourself, we just played a small role. .”
As a very popular heavyweight prisoner, Karasawa, who came to the world of Ke Xue, could not forget the character of Nanatsuki Koshimizu.
It's just that her name alone is of no use. After all, the root cause of her case is not her. When he found that the other world navigation did not respond to the name, Tang Ze was even a little lucky.
Koshimi Nanatsuki's hatred for a certain person stems from the death of her friend. If she is truly twisted, it means that the tragedy has already occurred and is irreversible. Even if her emotions can be corrected, the innocent victim has been lost. Life is at stake, Tang Ze doesn’t want to see such a scene.
However, because the original work did not mention the name of her friend who was overwhelmed and committed suicide after being wronged, except for the keyword "lavender", it did not explain the specific place and time of the case. If she wants to prevent the tragedy, Karasawa is also a clever woman. It's hard to cook without rice.
However, things took a turn for the better, or in other words, the energy that Koshimizu Nanatsuki unleashed, who valued the lives of his friends very much, was indeed something that even Karasawa had not expected.
When her friend was overwhelmed and called her the end-of-life hotline, which represented both farewell and help, Koshimi Nanatsuki used all his efforts to try to save his friend.
This includes calling the police, contacting everyone who may find the friend, and finding the cause and effect as quickly as possible. It also includes running to the illusory, urban legend-like monster thief channel and leaving a message for help.
Nanatsuki Koshizui was amused by his words and smiled brightly: "The way I help her is to go online and ask for help like a headless fly? Are you praising yourself as a qualified vigilante? ? Well, I admit that you are not bad.”
At this point, the smile on her face slowly faded, and combined with the shadow cast by her sunglasses, she formed a slightly gloomy expression.
"Xiao Xun's life was indeed saved, but her life has been ruined by that bastard. If that guy cannot be made to honestly admit his mistakes to the police and correct the problems in the direction of the criminal investigation, Xiao Xun will be accused of being a murderer. I will never accept it. A few frivolous and irresponsible reasoning can destroy a person's peaceful life."
Unfortunately, asking for help like that means that the original unjust, false, and wrongful conviction still occurred.
Because they were slandered as criminals, Koshizui Nanatsuki's friends fell into despair. Even if the Phantom Thieves took action in time to dispel the shadow in the girl's mind, they could help her continue to resist the pressure of the prosecutor and successfully waited until Koshizui Nanatsuki arrived. To rescue, but the case is currently stalled temporarily due to problems with clues.
No one understands what this girl will face in the rest of her life better than Karasawa, who has gone through the same process, so his anger that Koshimizu Nanatsuki is not inferior to the original is very understandable.
If Karasawa was like this Xiaoxun, and had a close friend with a clear distinction between love and hate, the other party might make a similar choice after knowing what happened to him.
"But you also understand that even if you find him, he cares so much about his reputation. Even if he realizes that his reasoning is wrong, he would rather hide his name than tell the police that he might be wrong... You may not have to Get the result you want." Tang Ze nodded understandingly, but still expressed it tactfully.
After rescuing his friend, Koshimizu Nanatsuki first went to the Phantom Thief Channel to express his gratitude to the Phantom Thieves for their silent support, and then began to search for the identity of this crappy detective who almost killed innocent people with his nonsense.
She would run from Fukuoka to Tokyo, find Karasawa pretending to be Goro Akechi, and then be convinced by Karasawa because she was still screening the "real culprit" in the case.
Her request is to drop the charges against her friend and protect her friend who is still suffering from the terrifying pressure caused by environmental pressure. But since this guy is so shameless in reasoning that he knows to be flawed for the sake of the name of a so-called famous detective. It is not easy at all to submit it to the police and get such a person to publicly apologize for his mistakes.
"...In that case, don't blame me for being too self-motivated." Koshizui Nanatsuki maintained that gloomy angry expression and twitched the corner of his mouth, "A guy who doesn't take other people's lives seriously, come to think of it, he won't take it too seriously. Your own life, right?”
(End of chapter)