Yizhi Long was a little confused when listening to his skilled social etiquette.
A gift for another? What did he not give the detective?
On the contrary, it was the other party who obviously had a hand in the death of Shijing Lihua, and helped him a lot from every angle.
In order to make everyone believe that Yotsuba and Nikaido died in the same way, he would mix sleeping pills into drinks, and then press the unlucky person who chose it into the water and make him choke on it, causing misunderstanding.
The reason why the original victim was Mao Li Ran was mainly because Mao Li Ran's luck was such that she was guaranteed to win the prize.
And if the one who drew the coffee was one of the other four backups of Ichiro Reika, there was a chance that Ichiro would get so angry that he would kill them as well.
"It is normal to feel resentful because of hatred, and it is also your choice to turn into a demon. But you should not involve innocent people."
"Mr. Mingzhi...you figured it out..." Yizhilong lowered his head, a little ashamed but not surprised.
Just by observing him, he was able to discover his absent-mindedness. With just a few words, he was able to find out that Yaeko died at the hands of Yotsuki Reika and others. Detective Akechi is such a perceptive person.
It is really unrealistic to hope for luck and try to deceive or fool the detective.
He should have given up his idea when he saw Kogoro Mori and Goro Akechi both show up at Rika's party.
"It's just a guess. Don't take it too seriously." Just like last night, Tang Ze patted the slumped shoulders of Yizhi Long. "Since it didn't happen, I don't think anyone can convict others of their thoughts. Even if you really did it according to the plan, at least the employees of the Shijing Group will thank you."
It must be said that the organization's move was a bit like doing good with bad intentions.
They wanted a controlled Sijing Group, a promising enterprise that could provide them with more resources, which would fundamentally save the future of the enterprise to some extent.
Just look at their ugly behavior in the video. If the company is handed over to these two people to control, it will be really doomed.
"Mr. Akechi..." Ichieda Takashi didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his conclusion.
"Well, it's all over. They both died in self-inflicted accidents, so it's not surprising to them, is it?"
“…You are right.”
Seeing that Yizhi Long understood what he meant, Tang Ze smiled and said goodbye to him, adjusted his newly put on gloves, and got into the car that had been waiting for him outside the door for a long time.
...Then I watched the car turn a wide corner, go around in a circle, and return to the police station next door.
How to put it, he was not too surprised having seen similar operations on Conan and others, but just a little speechless.
"In that case, there's no need to drive next time. Just let me know, and I'll find a way to get there without being seen."
Tang Ze got out of the car and glanced at Zhu Fu Jingguang in the driver's seat.
"Just to be cautious." Zhu Fu Jingguang, who had disguised himself and put on a mask to cover his real face, also closed the car door.
Really? I think it's not very prudent to be an undercover agent and go into a police station.
The two men walked skillfully up the hidden safe passage, chatting as they walked.
"You seem to be very familiar with this practice. Were all the previous missions organized in this way?" Zhu Fu Jingguang asked.
From the time he joined them until now, the busy schedule of the Phantom Thieves, the past grudges involving Morobushi Keimitsu himself, and miscellaneous matters have made his life very full, leaving him with almost no time to carefully recall the past and understand Tang Ze's undercover life.
He was unexpectedly involved in a mission of Kumail, which immediately awakened many memories of the past.
"That won't happen. Many of the organization's tasks are assigned to Kumail and Bourbon. To the organization, we have a mutually supervisory and hostile relationship." Tang Ze shrugged.
Tang Ze, who was used to being an undercover agent, had already passed that stage of psychological struggle.
In order to play a disguised identity, it is inevitable to do things that violate morality, public order and good customs, and the law.
In his previous life, he was undercover for six years, and what he did was much more excessive than what he did now. If he had been entangled in this kind of moral dilemma and mental torture, he would probably have committed suicide after just a few months as a special agent.
He believed that Zhu Fu Jingguang, who had been undercover for many years and even sacrificed his life for it, could understand this kind of thing.
Zhu Fu Jingguang did understand, he was just curious.
"So most of them were dealt with by Group Zero?"
"Ah, that's about right, just like the families of Tsuchiguchi Shigehiko and Pisco." Tang Ze nodded, "Team Zero has quite a few of these people. Basically, after they have passed the dangerous period and their intelligence value has been squeezed out, they will be transferred away."
"That sounds good. I didn't have this kind of treatment back then." Zhu Fu Jingguang expressed his understanding, and at the same time couldn't help but feel a little envious. "What about this time? If you do it yourself, won't you have any psychological barriers?"
"How could that be? Even without me, Shioi Reika wouldn't live long." Tang Ze shook his head and told the truth, "Let alone taking action, even if I stopped other potential murderers from committing the crime last night, someone with Shioi Reika's personality would not live long enough to inherit the business. The organization is worrying about nothing."
In other places, this kind of rich second generation who is unkind and rich may still have some opportunities, but the main idea of the scientific world is not to spoil them.
Even if Yizhi Long doesn't take action after changing her mind, it's not just a matter of probability that she will become a mortal enemy with others, it's just a matter of time.
"What's more, even if I wasn't Kumail, I wouldn't choose to save her. Not helping Ichieda Takashi get rid of the crime is my respect for the detective's ideas." Tang Ze said a more honest truth.
The awakening of the Phantom Thief of Hearts only makes people face their true nature, but it is impossible to change human nature.
After becoming a phantom thief, he did not become a saint. Instead, his original concept of good and evil became even more distinct.
Save the people who should be saved, save the people you want to save, not everyone. Even when he is a masked vigilante, he is still in this dark style. I'm really sorry.
Zhu Fu Jingguang couldn't help but laugh. He looked at Tang Ze's expression for a while and didn't refute his statement: "It's good that you can think so open-mindedly."
Originally, he was thinking that if his juniors had any extra ideas, he would have to find a way to guide them.
"I wasn't kidding when I said I was mentally prepared." Tang Ze, who is technically 8 years younger but has 10 years of work experience, consoled him, "You should save your time and try to persuade Hagiwara and the others. I think they are quite conflicted."
"You can't blame them, right? They were just normal criminal police officers, and suddenly they switched to doing underground work. It's normal for them to need psychological transition."
"...Then I can only say sorry. Now that we are here, I can't just send them away."
"Hey, hey... And instead of thinking about Hagiwara and Matsuda, you should think more about what the squad leader and the others should do."
"Ah, it's really hard to lead a team..."
Tang Ze followed him into the elevator, making jokes but with a genuine smile on his face.
He glanced at the interface that only he could see, and looked at the Hanged Man's coop that had quietly upgraded to a higher level last night, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
It may be due to his age, or it may be due to Zhu Fujingguang's own condition. Although he has fully understood Tang Ze's determination and motivation to become an undercover agent, Zhu Fujingguang probably always has some doubts in his heart.
He was worried that Tang Ze would not be able to accept the dark background of being an undercover agent and would underestimate the heavy weight of this. He was also afraid that Tang Ze would really go astray because of this background.
Tang Ze now plays a very important role in each plan and cannot afford to make any mistakes.
Sure enough, seeing is believing, better than anything else.
"Are you going to handle the next mission in the same way? Then why do you want me to send you to Team Zero?"
"That's how we plan to deal with it. I've recommended Takuya Mifune to the organization, but we can't really let him connect with the organization, right? He's just a little bit stupid, but he's not a bad person."
"So, your plan is...?"
"It is reasonable that Kumail intervened, causing the next heir to be controlled to become part of the Bourbon forces, right?"
"...I feel like Zero is having a harder time, no matter what."
"Those who are capable should do more work, so it's better to be busy!"
“…”
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This unnatural death accident caused many aftermaths in the dark, but for Kogoro Mori, who was just passing by and witnessed the case, the case was not a big deal.
If there is any impact...
"Really? I always feel like someone is deliberately trying to ruin my reputation." Maori Kogoro threw away the newspaper in his hand, ate his food unhappily, and complained, "Why should this also be counted as one of my clients? What does this have to do with me?"
Although this Sijing Lihua can be considered as the client, it was not him who took the initiative to go to the party, right?
Talking about the commission itself, it was even possible that it was just as he guessed, there was nothing for him to find, but rather the Shijing family was using the excuse of losing the dog to intentionally take advantage of a low price discount.
Of course, now that the Shioi family's only daughter is dead, perhaps their original plan has been frustrated.
...Why do I feel even more at a disadvantage when I think about it this way?
He really just sent the dog back casually from beginning to end.
"That's why it feels even more unlucky," Conan whispered.
He understood the truth. This case might not be as simple as it seemed. There might still be strong human factors behind the death of Shijing Lihua.
But Conan was sure that others didn't know.
Even if he didn't die of homicide, it would only make him, a detective passing by and eating for free, look even more ominous.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Maori Kogoro slapped him with a slap, "You are such a talkative brat!"
He was about to say something else when the phone in the office rang.
Generally speaking, matters concerning Kogoro Mouri himself are handled by calling his cell phone, which will be connected to the agency. Most of the time, the case needs to be commissioned by the detective agency.
"Hello, this is the Mori Detective Agency... Yes, that's right, that Mori... Huh? Kaito Kid?"
When the three high school students at the table heard this key word, they all looked at Kogoro Mouri.
Kogoro Mouri also turned his gaze and stared at Conan, who still had rice grains at the corners of his mouth.
"You mean Conan? Well, if you insist, I'll take him... Okay..."
To deal with Kid, he had to find Kogoro Maori, and he was not someone familiar to Suzuki Sonoko or the Metropolitan Police Department, or even Ginzo Nakamori. He also had to specifically ask him to bring Conan, an elementary school student who had theoretically been in the newspapers because he had confronted Kid more than once...
Tang Ze blinked and made some guesses.
But despite his guess, he still reached out and patted Conan on the shoulder.
"I feel like you've been quite popular lately. This isn't the first time a client has named you."
"Is there?"
"Isn't it Ito Suehiko? Xiaolan told me that you almost became Ito Suehiko's hostage. I have to say that he did a good job in the early stages of his work by remembering to call on Ayumi Uemoto and the others."
Conan's mouth twitched.
Really? Why did he feel that if Ito Suehiko had really done a good job in the preliminary work, he shouldn't have hired a detective to cause trouble for himself.
No, it should be said that he should not commit any crime.
"It's just that Uncle Maori's fame has grown, so I've become famous too. Isn't it the same for Sister Xiaolan?"
"Huh?" Mao Lilan, who was concentrating on eating and didn't pay any attention to them, raised her head blankly.
"Hondou Eisuke! Didn't he take the initiative to get to know you because he recognized you as his uncle's daughter on the street?" Conan said meaningfully.
"It's really unusual. Even people who follow my father usually don't recognize me." Mao Lilan nodded. "But since he is such an enthusiastic fan, he should understand this kind of thing."
"Because you become a fan and then investigate the idol's family members, so that you can recognize them at a glance? Why does it sound a bit disgusting..."
"Don't talk about him like that. Bentang is a nice guy, except that he's a little confused. He hasn't been so eager to go to the office these days."
Tang Ze glanced at Mao Lilan.
That's because he gave Hondou Eisuke a hint, and the other party sneaked into Nichimi TV and found the small dark room where Mizunashi Rena was caught by Karasawa before.
Because it was exposed to Karasawa, Mizuno Rena naturally cleaned it up and moved the things inside in time, but Hondou Eisuke, who has a keen sense of observation and has been keeping an eye on Mizuno Rena, might have made new discoveries.
Therefore, he has been a little quiet these two days. After all, he got close to Kogoro Mori because of Rena Mizunashi.
"I don't think so..." Conan's mouth twitched, but his eyes instinctively swept across Tang Ze's hand on his shoulder.
It might be a side effect of the glove that Goro Akechi threw at him, but now he couldn't help but observe other people's hands.
A pair of very clean hands, so clean that it was as if he had never done anything since birth, never done any manual labor, and even never written many words. The palm lines were very light, and the skin on the fingers was not thicker than anywhere else. There was no occupational characteristic at all...
But……
Conan frowned slightly.
A gift for another? What did he not give the detective?
On the contrary, it was the other party who obviously had a hand in the death of Shijing Lihua, and helped him a lot from every angle.
In order to make everyone believe that Yotsuba and Nikaido died in the same way, he would mix sleeping pills into drinks, and then press the unlucky person who chose it into the water and make him choke on it, causing misunderstanding.
The reason why the original victim was Mao Li Ran was mainly because Mao Li Ran's luck was such that she was guaranteed to win the prize.
And if the one who drew the coffee was one of the other four backups of Ichiro Reika, there was a chance that Ichiro would get so angry that he would kill them as well.
"It is normal to feel resentful because of hatred, and it is also your choice to turn into a demon. But you should not involve innocent people."
"Mr. Mingzhi...you figured it out..." Yizhilong lowered his head, a little ashamed but not surprised.
Just by observing him, he was able to discover his absent-mindedness. With just a few words, he was able to find out that Yaeko died at the hands of Yotsuki Reika and others. Detective Akechi is such a perceptive person.
It is really unrealistic to hope for luck and try to deceive or fool the detective.
He should have given up his idea when he saw Kogoro Mori and Goro Akechi both show up at Rika's party.
"It's just a guess. Don't take it too seriously." Just like last night, Tang Ze patted the slumped shoulders of Yizhi Long. "Since it didn't happen, I don't think anyone can convict others of their thoughts. Even if you really did it according to the plan, at least the employees of the Shijing Group will thank you."
It must be said that the organization's move was a bit like doing good with bad intentions.
They wanted a controlled Sijing Group, a promising enterprise that could provide them with more resources, which would fundamentally save the future of the enterprise to some extent.
Just look at their ugly behavior in the video. If the company is handed over to these two people to control, it will be really doomed.
"Mr. Akechi..." Ichieda Takashi didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his conclusion.
"Well, it's all over. They both died in self-inflicted accidents, so it's not surprising to them, is it?"
“…You are right.”
Seeing that Yizhi Long understood what he meant, Tang Ze smiled and said goodbye to him, adjusted his newly put on gloves, and got into the car that had been waiting for him outside the door for a long time.
...Then I watched the car turn a wide corner, go around in a circle, and return to the police station next door.
How to put it, he was not too surprised having seen similar operations on Conan and others, but just a little speechless.
"In that case, there's no need to drive next time. Just let me know, and I'll find a way to get there without being seen."
Tang Ze got out of the car and glanced at Zhu Fu Jingguang in the driver's seat.
"Just to be cautious." Zhu Fu Jingguang, who had disguised himself and put on a mask to cover his real face, also closed the car door.
Really? I think it's not very prudent to be an undercover agent and go into a police station.
The two men walked skillfully up the hidden safe passage, chatting as they walked.
"You seem to be very familiar with this practice. Were all the previous missions organized in this way?" Zhu Fu Jingguang asked.
From the time he joined them until now, the busy schedule of the Phantom Thieves, the past grudges involving Morobushi Keimitsu himself, and miscellaneous matters have made his life very full, leaving him with almost no time to carefully recall the past and understand Tang Ze's undercover life.
He was unexpectedly involved in a mission of Kumail, which immediately awakened many memories of the past.
"That won't happen. Many of the organization's tasks are assigned to Kumail and Bourbon. To the organization, we have a mutually supervisory and hostile relationship." Tang Ze shrugged.
Tang Ze, who was used to being an undercover agent, had already passed that stage of psychological struggle.
In order to play a disguised identity, it is inevitable to do things that violate morality, public order and good customs, and the law.
In his previous life, he was undercover for six years, and what he did was much more excessive than what he did now. If he had been entangled in this kind of moral dilemma and mental torture, he would probably have committed suicide after just a few months as a special agent.
He believed that Zhu Fu Jingguang, who had been undercover for many years and even sacrificed his life for it, could understand this kind of thing.
Zhu Fu Jingguang did understand, he was just curious.
"So most of them were dealt with by Group Zero?"
"Ah, that's about right, just like the families of Tsuchiguchi Shigehiko and Pisco." Tang Ze nodded, "Team Zero has quite a few of these people. Basically, after they have passed the dangerous period and their intelligence value has been squeezed out, they will be transferred away."
"That sounds good. I didn't have this kind of treatment back then." Zhu Fu Jingguang expressed his understanding, and at the same time couldn't help but feel a little envious. "What about this time? If you do it yourself, won't you have any psychological barriers?"
"How could that be? Even without me, Shioi Reika wouldn't live long." Tang Ze shook his head and told the truth, "Let alone taking action, even if I stopped other potential murderers from committing the crime last night, someone with Shioi Reika's personality would not live long enough to inherit the business. The organization is worrying about nothing."
In other places, this kind of rich second generation who is unkind and rich may still have some opportunities, but the main idea of the scientific world is not to spoil them.
Even if Yizhi Long doesn't take action after changing her mind, it's not just a matter of probability that she will become a mortal enemy with others, it's just a matter of time.
"What's more, even if I wasn't Kumail, I wouldn't choose to save her. Not helping Ichieda Takashi get rid of the crime is my respect for the detective's ideas." Tang Ze said a more honest truth.
The awakening of the Phantom Thief of Hearts only makes people face their true nature, but it is impossible to change human nature.
After becoming a phantom thief, he did not become a saint. Instead, his original concept of good and evil became even more distinct.
Save the people who should be saved, save the people you want to save, not everyone. Even when he is a masked vigilante, he is still in this dark style. I'm really sorry.
Zhu Fu Jingguang couldn't help but laugh. He looked at Tang Ze's expression for a while and didn't refute his statement: "It's good that you can think so open-mindedly."
Originally, he was thinking that if his juniors had any extra ideas, he would have to find a way to guide them.
"I wasn't kidding when I said I was mentally prepared." Tang Ze, who is technically 8 years younger but has 10 years of work experience, consoled him, "You should save your time and try to persuade Hagiwara and the others. I think they are quite conflicted."
"You can't blame them, right? They were just normal criminal police officers, and suddenly they switched to doing underground work. It's normal for them to need psychological transition."
"...Then I can only say sorry. Now that we are here, I can't just send them away."
"Hey, hey... And instead of thinking about Hagiwara and Matsuda, you should think more about what the squad leader and the others should do."
"Ah, it's really hard to lead a team..."
Tang Ze followed him into the elevator, making jokes but with a genuine smile on his face.
He glanced at the interface that only he could see, and looked at the Hanged Man's coop that had quietly upgraded to a higher level last night, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
It may be due to his age, or it may be due to Zhu Fujingguang's own condition. Although he has fully understood Tang Ze's determination and motivation to become an undercover agent, Zhu Fujingguang probably always has some doubts in his heart.
He was worried that Tang Ze would not be able to accept the dark background of being an undercover agent and would underestimate the heavy weight of this. He was also afraid that Tang Ze would really go astray because of this background.
Tang Ze now plays a very important role in each plan and cannot afford to make any mistakes.
Sure enough, seeing is believing, better than anything else.
"Are you going to handle the next mission in the same way? Then why do you want me to send you to Team Zero?"
"That's how we plan to deal with it. I've recommended Takuya Mifune to the organization, but we can't really let him connect with the organization, right? He's just a little bit stupid, but he's not a bad person."
"So, your plan is...?"
"It is reasonable that Kumail intervened, causing the next heir to be controlled to become part of the Bourbon forces, right?"
"...I feel like Zero is having a harder time, no matter what."
"Those who are capable should do more work, so it's better to be busy!"
“…”
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
————
This unnatural death accident caused many aftermaths in the dark, but for Kogoro Mori, who was just passing by and witnessed the case, the case was not a big deal.
If there is any impact...
"Really? I always feel like someone is deliberately trying to ruin my reputation." Maori Kogoro threw away the newspaper in his hand, ate his food unhappily, and complained, "Why should this also be counted as one of my clients? What does this have to do with me?"
Although this Sijing Lihua can be considered as the client, it was not him who took the initiative to go to the party, right?
Talking about the commission itself, it was even possible that it was just as he guessed, there was nothing for him to find, but rather the Shijing family was using the excuse of losing the dog to intentionally take advantage of a low price discount.
Of course, now that the Shioi family's only daughter is dead, perhaps their original plan has been frustrated.
...Why do I feel even more at a disadvantage when I think about it this way?
He really just sent the dog back casually from beginning to end.
"That's why it feels even more unlucky," Conan whispered.
He understood the truth. This case might not be as simple as it seemed. There might still be strong human factors behind the death of Shijing Lihua.
But Conan was sure that others didn't know.
Even if he didn't die of homicide, it would only make him, a detective passing by and eating for free, look even more ominous.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Maori Kogoro slapped him with a slap, "You are such a talkative brat!"
He was about to say something else when the phone in the office rang.
Generally speaking, matters concerning Kogoro Mouri himself are handled by calling his cell phone, which will be connected to the agency. Most of the time, the case needs to be commissioned by the detective agency.
"Hello, this is the Mori Detective Agency... Yes, that's right, that Mori... Huh? Kaito Kid?"
When the three high school students at the table heard this key word, they all looked at Kogoro Mouri.
Kogoro Mouri also turned his gaze and stared at Conan, who still had rice grains at the corners of his mouth.
"You mean Conan? Well, if you insist, I'll take him... Okay..."
To deal with Kid, he had to find Kogoro Maori, and he was not someone familiar to Suzuki Sonoko or the Metropolitan Police Department, or even Ginzo Nakamori. He also had to specifically ask him to bring Conan, an elementary school student who had theoretically been in the newspapers because he had confronted Kid more than once...
Tang Ze blinked and made some guesses.
But despite his guess, he still reached out and patted Conan on the shoulder.
"I feel like you've been quite popular lately. This isn't the first time a client has named you."
"Is there?"
"Isn't it Ito Suehiko? Xiaolan told me that you almost became Ito Suehiko's hostage. I have to say that he did a good job in the early stages of his work by remembering to call on Ayumi Uemoto and the others."
Conan's mouth twitched.
Really? Why did he feel that if Ito Suehiko had really done a good job in the preliminary work, he shouldn't have hired a detective to cause trouble for himself.
No, it should be said that he should not commit any crime.
"It's just that Uncle Maori's fame has grown, so I've become famous too. Isn't it the same for Sister Xiaolan?"
"Huh?" Mao Lilan, who was concentrating on eating and didn't pay any attention to them, raised her head blankly.
"Hondou Eisuke! Didn't he take the initiative to get to know you because he recognized you as his uncle's daughter on the street?" Conan said meaningfully.
"It's really unusual. Even people who follow my father usually don't recognize me." Mao Lilan nodded. "But since he is such an enthusiastic fan, he should understand this kind of thing."
"Because you become a fan and then investigate the idol's family members, so that you can recognize them at a glance? Why does it sound a bit disgusting..."
"Don't talk about him like that. Bentang is a nice guy, except that he's a little confused. He hasn't been so eager to go to the office these days."
Tang Ze glanced at Mao Lilan.
That's because he gave Hondou Eisuke a hint, and the other party sneaked into Nichimi TV and found the small dark room where Mizunashi Rena was caught by Karasawa before.
Because it was exposed to Karasawa, Mizuno Rena naturally cleaned it up and moved the things inside in time, but Hondou Eisuke, who has a keen sense of observation and has been keeping an eye on Mizuno Rena, might have made new discoveries.
Therefore, he has been a little quiet these two days. After all, he got close to Kogoro Mori because of Rena Mizunashi.
"I don't think so..." Conan's mouth twitched, but his eyes instinctively swept across Tang Ze's hand on his shoulder.
It might be a side effect of the glove that Goro Akechi threw at him, but now he couldn't help but observe other people's hands.
A pair of very clean hands, so clean that it was as if he had never done anything since birth, never done any manual labor, and even never written many words. The palm lines were very light, and the skin on the fingers was not thicker than anywhere else. There was no occupational characteristic at all...
But……
Conan frowned slightly.
