Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 769 Tang Ze's New Script
"Excuse me, Miss, are you a tourist here to attend the fireworks display?"

"Huh? Uh, what do you want?"

"No, no, I just thought you looked familiar and might be going our way, so I wanted to ask if you need a ride..."

Tang Ze, who was choosing ice cream with his head down, sighed secretly, followed Conan's increasingly fierce tugging at his trouser legs, straightened up and looked at the person who was speaking: "Sorry, we have to shop for a while longer before leaving. Thank you for your kindness."

The man who was speaking looked at Tang Ze's face and the two girls standing close to him, smiled awkwardly twice, and left on his own initiative.

Mao Lilan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood behind Suzuki Sonoko, hiding herself deeper in the stall to avoid being approached again.

Suzuki Sonoko looked quietly at the backs of the two people walking away, then looked at Tangze who lowered his head again to choose the flavor, silently raised the camera in her hand, and captured two photos of the couple sitting on the side eating ice cream.

"As expected, my strategy is really meaningless." While filming, she said in a resentful tone, "No one noticed me after I stood in the crowd. How abominable."

"Eh? Is it because Tang Ze is here?" Mao Lilan looked at Tang Ze's profile without any self-consciousness. "If you are traveling with such a good boy, no one will dare to talk to you."

Yes, if Tang Ze wasn't here, there would probably be more people trying to talk to Xiaolan...

Suzuki Sonoko angrily took the shaved ice handed to her by Tang Ze, bit the spoon and stopped talking.

"Why don't you try a different look like last time? The red hair you had last time suits you very well." Looking at Suzuki Sonoko sympathetically, Tang Ze kindly suggested, "Wouldn't that attract more attention than now?"

It can also avoid situations where malicious intent is attracted due to the styling, whether it was last time or this time.

To be fair, Suzuki Sonoko is definitely not bad looking. Although she usually speaks and acts carelessly, she is, after all, the daughter of a wealthy consortium, so she is both exquisite and noble.

It’s just that Mao Lilan’s appearance is indeed more in line with Japanese aesthetics than hers. Her long black hair and gentle and quiet temperament are more likely to attract attention.

In this kind of scenario where people get to know each other based on first impressions, Suzuki Sonoko, who is standing next to her, would indeed be easily overlooked if her style was not strong enough.

"No, since we've said we're going to adopt a popular strategy, then we have to use the most everyday state!" Suzuki Sonoko took a big bite of ice and shook her head stubbornly.

Tang Ze saw a bit of loneliness on her face and couldn't help but pat her head to comfort her.

Refusing to use deliberate techniques to attract attention, but also yearning for romantic encounters and love, and being noticed at first sight in the crowd, is really a worry full of youthfulness.

Just as Tang Ze patted her head, an intense gaze came from a certain direction.

Tang Ze paused, naturally withdrew his hand, and looked in the direction of the sight without leaving any trace, but he could no longer find the source of the sight.

Tsk, this guy only knows how to follow me secretly and doesn't even dare to approach me openly...

"But I think what classmate Lan said is right. If I'm here, many people will probably be discouraged. How about I go somewhere else first to leave some space for you?" Tang Ze said after taking his hand back.

His teammates didn't know where they were yet, so he just left the team for a while to meet up with them.

"There's no need for that. Just have fun when you're out here. Hey, the scenery in Izu is pretty nice." Suzuki Sonoko shook her head, but couldn't help digging the ice a little faster.

If I had known this, why would I have squeezed in with so many people here? I should have hired a car and found a resort to relax...

"Why don't we go back to the hotel and change into a yukata first? It's better to come out early so we can get a seat." Seeing that her friend was in a bad mood, Mao Li Ran suggested.

Tangze lowered his head and looked at Conan, then they each picked up their ice cream and stopped talking.

This was the case even though Mouri Ran was only wearing an inconspicuous gray sweatshirt today. If she had changed into the hotel's yukata and walked out, the chance encounter with Suzuki Sonoko would have been ruined.

Tang Ze was about to propose to split up again when a hand suddenly reached out from the side, hooked his shoulder and patted him twice: "Hey, isn't this Tang Ze-kun? What a coincidence, you are also traveling in Izu?"

Tang Ze paused for a moment, turned to look at the person who was smiling and approaching him, looked at the sunglasses on the other person's face, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

Hey, I said this state is close to yours, but I don’t mean that you can confidently cosplay just by changing your wig or sunglasses…

Luckily you remembered to cover your face, otherwise you wouldn't be able to fool even Conan if you looked back...

Conan is the bottom line for our group to be exposed. If he can see through it, we'd better not play anymore!
Although he complained silently in his heart, Tang Ze still continued to act diligently.

His expression quickly turned to shock, his hands trembled twice as the other party slapped him, and the spoon in his hand fell back into the paper bowl of ice cream.

Conan noticed his movement and turned his gaze. He originally wanted to observe the new guy carefully, but now he couldn't help but look at Tang Ze's expression carefully.

Tang Ze did recognize the person who suddenly appeared, and the expression on his face was closer to helplessness and even a little panic than surprise.

Obviously, Tang Ze had not anticipated the appearance of this person at all, and was very resistant to this person.

"Yes, it's you, Mr. Adachi..." Tang Ze turned around, as if to block his sight from looking at other people, but in fact, while turning around, he nudged Matsuda Jinpei with his elbow.

The biography says that this person is usually careless and is full of evil in private, which is true, but you are being too sinister, please keep the smile on your face to a minimum!

"Ahem," Matsuda Jinpei, who was hurt by his ruthless elbow, rubbed his ribs, and at least managed to control his sinister smile a little, and entered the state of normal greeting, "Long time no see, I heard that you went to Tokyo? Are you traveling to Izu?"

"...Yes." Tang Ze distractedly used his heel to push Conan, who was about to peek to observe, back and answered in a low voice.

There is only some simple makeup on Matsuda's face done by Shimabukuro Kimie. He hasn't finished shaping his face according to Adachi Toru's ID photo yet, so I can't let you see it too closely.

His observation was interrupted again by Tang Ze. In order to avoid getting closer and attracting the other party's attention, Conan had to retreat back to the side of Mao Li Ran.

Through Tang Ze's body blocking the view, he could only see the short-haired man standing opposite him in a casual posture, as well as the other person's words that sounded suggestive.

"Oh, then isn't your life pretty good? And you met such a cute girl. That makes me feel relieved. With your personality, I thought you would be bullied if you lived alone in Tokyo."

"Thank you for your concern. I can do it on my own."

"The Metropolitan Police Department has agreed to let you leave Tokyo and travel on your own. They found a good prosecutor for you. He is taking good care of you."

"..."

"Why do you look like that? Are you unhappy that I didn't take good care of you before? I'm really sorry, I'm often said to be a careless person." "How could that be? Thank you for your care before, Officer Adachi."

"Hahaha, don't call me that. I'm not a police officer anymore. But maybe we'll have a chance to meet again in Tokyo in the future."

As the two of them were talking, the man called Adachi put his arm around Tang Ze's shoulder and patted him again, forcefully stopping Tang Ze's attempt to stop him, and gave a gentle smile to the three stunned people.

"It's a rare opportunity to meet here, so I'm going to talk to Tang Zejun. Do you mind lending him to me for a while, lovely ladies?"

The three people who noticed the strange atmosphere between them looked at each other, and then looked in the direction of Tang Ze.

Tang Ze, with his eyes lowered and looking at his toes, did not respond to them. He just nodded slightly to show that he had no objection.

Although they felt that there was something strange about Adachi, since the person involved did not object, they had no reason to stop him. They could only watch the man drag Tang Ze away with their arms around each other's shoulders.

"Who is that guy? I seemed to hear Tang Ze call him police officer just now?" Mao Lilan frowned, recalled for a moment, and shook her head hesitantly, "I have never seen him before, he should not be a detective in Tokyo, right?"

Nor is he the Tokyo Public Security Bureau.

Conan added in his mind without saying anything.

In the case of Kyosuke Fudo, it seems that because of Kyosuke Fudo's private activities of selling banned drugs, in addition to the Investigation Section responsible for investigating the murder, public security officers from the National Police Agency were also involved in the case.

None of them had the same features as this person, and Conan was confident in his memory.

"He said he's no longer a policeman. What does that mean?" Suzuki Sonoko didn't have time to care about the question of whether to strike up a conversation or not for the time being. She rested her chin on her hand and thought.

"He's not a police officer from the Investigation Division, and he doesn't seem to be from Tokyo..." Mao Lilan thought for a moment, looked down at Conan who was deep in thought, and shook her head gently, "Forget it, let's wait for Tang Ze to come back and ask him."

"Then let's go back to the hotel early and change into yukatas, so that Tang Ze won't be able to find us."

"Okay, I'll send an email to Tang Ze and tell him that we'll meet at the hotel later..."

While the two girls were whispering, Conan had already taken out the phone from his pocket and started typing an email at a very fast speed.

They were not from Tokyo, nor were they Tokyo police officers, nor were they the detectives from other counties that they had encountered before.

Then Tang Ze, is it possible that he knows some police officer somewhere?

[Hattori, do you know a police officer named Adachi? Or is there any information related to the Karasawa case you are investigating?
I suspect Karasawa encountered the same police officers he had come into contact with during his interrogation in Kyoto. 】

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The dark-skinned man who was following not far from them looked at the girls who seemed to have decided to go back to the hotel immediately, then looked at Tang Ze who was taken away by the man in the black suit. After hesitating for a long time, he turned around and followed the direction Tang Ze left.

This place is not far from the hotel, and since the two of them went back quickly to take a shower and change clothes, there should be no danger for the time being.

The girl named Mao Lilan should be the friend of Suzuki Sonoko who knows karate. If the two of them are together, there should be no problem with their safety.

And this boy named Tangze seemed to have a close relationship with Suzuki Sonoko from his behavior, as if he was a classmate of theirs.

Now that he has left the team so stealthily following an adult, it is necessary to find out what his plan is.

He didn't intentionally target the boys who were close to Suzuki Sonoko, he was doing this for their safety!
After convincing himself in his heart, Kyogoku Makoto quickly changed direction, nimbly moved through the crowd, and quietly followed in the direction where Tang Ze left.

He didn't dare to follow too closely, for fear of attracting the attention of the two people in front of him. He just kept a distance from them, trying his best to hear their conversation clearly.

In front, Tang Ze, who had finally successfully left the team, rolled his eyes at Jinpei Matsuda.

"Didn't I tell you that I would find a chance to look for you? Why did you come straight here?" Tang Ze observed the hairline of the wig for a moment and said unhappily.

Fortunately, Shimabukuro Kimie's skills are equally strong and her foundation is solid. Although her disguise skills cannot reach the magical level of Kid and others, it is not difficult for her to just change a person's facial features and make him look somewhat different from his original self. Otherwise, if she officially appears in the identity of Adachi Toru, she will easily be exposed in front of Conan and the others.

This is a semi-public vest that everyone has to wear. It was not easy for Toru Amuro to prepare this identity, so it cannot be wasted.

"Isn't this just the right thing to do?" Matsuda Jinpei shrugged. "I'm going back to Tokyo with you guys anyway, so it's okay to show up in front of them earlier."

"Hmm? Have you discovered something?" Tang Ze frowned, realizing what was going on.

If there was no need to talk to him about something, and he was just waiting in the car for Tang Ze to come and meet him, Jinpei Matsuda would definitely be able to keep his composure.

"When I got off the bus to buy lunch, I heard from the stall owner that there had been a serial murder case nearby." Matsuda Jinpei frowned, his expression becoming more serious. "It has not been solved yet. I asked around for information, and I think..."

"Hush." ​​Tang Ze was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of a wheat-skinned figure approaching secretly. He immediately interrupted Matsuda Jinpei's next words and changed his tone, saying in an angry voice, "Mr. Toru, you know my situation..."

Kyogoku Makoto, who had successfully passed several people with his agile body, heard Karasawa's voice as soon as he got behind him.

"…You were fired from the police department because of your own fault. It's not my fault."

"Really? I told you to be obedient and not to tell others things you shouldn't. Do you think you're being wronged, or do you think that finding a high school detective whose father is a high-ranking official in the police force will make the Kyoto police bow their heads?"

Tang Ze took a deep breath and did not answer, as if he wanted to use silence to counter the other party's aggression.

"But it doesn't matter. Without his 'help', how would I have the chance to be rehired back to Tokyo? I have to thank you for helping me, Tang Zejun."

"you……"

"It's you, Tang Zejun. I'm actually very curious, would there be any university willing to accept a high school student who has been convicted of intentional injury?"

Clearly catching the words "intentional injury", Kyogoku Makoto couldn't help but widen his eyes behind the lenses.

Intentional injury? Is this person called Tang Ze? But isn't he Suzuki Sonoko's classmate?
Does Suzuki Sonoko know about this...

(End of this chapter)