Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 771: Basic Qualities of Beika Town Citizens
"So you think he challenged you in a victorious manner because he knew exactly what the forged memory was?"

"Yeah, and since he came to tell me in person that he was going to Tokyo..." Tang Ze, who was answering Conan's question, noticed the figure approaching and immediately stopped talking. He stood up and handed mineral water to the two girls.

"How was it, what did you get tonight?" The expression on Tang Ze's face instantly changed to a gentle smile. Although the words were directed at two people, the person he was questioning was very obvious.

"Don't mention it..." Suzuki Sonoko bent down dejectedly, tugged at her yukata robe, and sighed, "It's so unfair!"

The best friend who already has someone in her heart and has no intention of chatting up or having a romantic encounter always attracts a lot of attention from the opposite sex, while she, who really wants to fall in love, is always the one who is ignored.

What a hateful world...!
"Well, it's so dark that I can't see the faces of passers-by at all. Maybe because I have long hair, it's easier to be recognized as a girl..." Mouri Ran helplessly took Suzuki Sonoko's arm and made some lame excuses.

"Forget it, let's go back. I shouldn't have had such delusional thoughts." Suzuki Sonoko, who was obviously not comforted, sighed heavily and quickly cheered up again, "Tomorrow, we will go to the beach tomorrow! This time I specially prepared the swimsuit that I think is the most attractive!"

After saying this, as if to prove her determination, she raised the camera in her hand and, at the moment when a firework exploded in the sky, captured a picture of Tang Ze's smiling, particularly gentle face.

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and help you look for one..." Mao Lilan responded quickly, and gently embraced the angry Suzuki Sonoko, and winked at Tang Ze.

Hurry back and take a photo in the garden.

It felt like throughout the day, Suzuki Sonoko was treating the camera in her hand as a pistol, and whenever she was in a bad mood, she would fire it non-stop.

This is a film camera. If I keep taking pictures like this, how many photos will I need to develop?

"Okay, let's go." Tang Ze breathed a sigh of relief after successfully blocking his teammates who had sat down on the tablecloth to eat dinner not far behind him.

While turning around, he quickly gestured behind him.

According to the development of the situation, Suzuki Sonoko would pass by the murder scene on the way back to the hotel. In other words, at least when Suzuki Sonoko passed by, the victim had not yet died completely.

Even if the exact location of the crime cannot be determined, if you can search nearby now, there is a high probability that you will run into the murderer and the victim.

Although this might cause Kyogoku Makoto to lose an opportunity to be a hero and save the beauty, the lives of innocent people are naturally much more important than trivial matters like high school students' love troubles which are easy to arrange.

The few people who had been waiting for the signal immediately put down the cutlery in their hands and followed in the direction Tang Ze and the others were heading.

"Really? Do I really have to dress up to have a chance to attract a boy?" Suzuki Sonoko was still muttering to herself, "But this way, I always feel like a loser. I don't want to have to put on makeup all day long before I dare to see my boyfriend when I'm in love!"

"I don't think you need to be so anxious." Tang Ze, who was one step behind her, soothed her, his words meaningful, "There must be someone who can appreciate the real you. You should have confidence in yourself. If you are too eager to find love, this mentality will easily be taken advantage of."

"That's right." Conan, who had finally pulled his thoughts back from the bloody police and gangster movie set, couldn't help but agree, "Sister Sonoko, this may be the reason why you can't meet reliable men."

"Damn it, don't act like you know everything!" Suzuki Sonoko, whose love views were evaluated by an elementary school student, suddenly became anxious, "You are so young, but you are discussing matters between men and women here. I said you must be impure! Xiaolan, please don't take this brat to the bath again!"

Ran Mouri paused, turned her head to glance at Conan, and quickly looked away.

Conan, who was originally smiling, suddenly froze in expression.

I almost forgot that Xiaolan hasn't even finished venting her anger on this issue...

Tang Ze looked at a few people subtly.

You know what, although this guy doesn't know much and is in a primary school relationship, but in terms of experience, he is really qualified to criticize you...

"Okay, don't worry too much. Even if this trip doesn't achieve the goal, will you give up when you go back?" Retracting her sharp gaze that was ready to settle accounts, Mao Lilan patted Suzuki Sonoko on the back, "Aren't there still many handsome guys?"

"You're right." Suzuki Sonoko was quickly comforted by this remark. After thinking for a while, she added, "But even if I achieve my goal, I still have to see the handsome guys I should see."

Being in love doesn't mean there are only two people left in the world. Having a partner doesn't prevent her from continuing to admire handsome guys with an attitude of appreciating beauty, right?

Maybe because you already have a partner, you can appreciate beauty more purely and truly without any distractions. Isn't this also a kind of sublimation?

The beauty dog ​​Suzuki Sonoko nodded firmly.

"Sonoko..." Ran Mouri could only smile helplessly at such lofty ambitions.

Just then, a tram passed by them from behind, following the established track and slowly turning the corner of the road.

During the friction, the pantograph, which was diligently delivering electrical energy to the vehicle, produced a series of sparks, as if igniting a large bunch of fairy wands. The flickering flames illuminated their backs and the woods in front of them for a moment.

Pantographs that need to bear high voltage currents will produce sparks when they come into contact with insulating objects. This situation is difficult to avoid for tram lines that are exposed on outdoor roads.

Tang Ze, who experienced it firsthand, said frankly that he felt the criminal's misunderstanding was not unfair. It was indeed a bit like a flash.

So Tang Ze opened his "third eye" without hesitation and looked towards the woods in the direction of the red fog.

His other Tarot cards were trudging through the woods on both sides, gradually converging in a direction that was intended to double them up. However, the bushy environment was clearly not so convenient for moving forward, and there was still a certain distance between them and the location where the fog was the thickest.

So Tang Ze stopped decisively and roared towards the direction of the woods.

"Who is there!"

Ten meters away, a figure hidden by the vegetation with his back to the road froze for a moment with his sudden shout. He turned his head towards the road and glanced at several people standing outside the woods.

He was quite far away from here, but with this skill, Tang Ze could clearly distinguish the other party's posture.

The man holding the dagger high in his hand had obviously pinned the victim to the ground and was stabbing him!

"what happened?"

"Karasawa?"

Not only the prisoner but also several people who were traveling with Tang Ze were stunned by the sudden noise.

Without bothering to explain to them, Tang Ze tiptoed and flexibly stepped on the most dense parts of the bushes, and quickly rushed up with the support of the thick branches and leaves.

The man who heard the sound of branches being trampled knew that the guy who made the sound was approaching.

He glanced angrily at the woman whose struggle was gradually weakening, and without caring about the fact that he had not yet completely succeeded, he fled deeper into the woods without looking back.

He was familiar with this kind of terrain and also knew how to hide in such a place. In just a few seconds he had already rushed over the thick trees, climbed up the branches, and concealed his movements.

Tang Ze stared coldly in the direction of his escape.

Although his movements were agile and swift, in Tang Ze's special vision, the murderer looked like a red ball of light condensed from fog, and his movement route was clearly visible.

However, his purpose was not to catch the murderer, his main purpose was to save the victim.

The most urgent task was to save the life of the injured woman. Tang Ze didn't have time to care about this guy's movements. He squatted down and quickly confirmed the woman's breathing and pulse. He glanced at her abdominal clothes that were soaked with blood and frowned deeply.

The murderer used a dagger with a very sharp tip, so the wound must have been very deep.

In this position of the abdomen, whether the internal organs will be damaged or whether more serious bleeding will be caused depends entirely on the victim's luck. If treatment is not timely, it is difficult to say whether it will be life-threatening.

Thinking of this, Tang Ze called upon the strongest healing golden finger beside him without hesitation.

"Conan! Someone is injured here! There is a wound on the abdomen. I don't know where exactly it was injured. It should have been caused by a sharp weapon!"

Tang Ze certainly has medical knowledge and quite good first aid skills.

But this is the world of science, and some things are destined to be different from what Tang Ze remembers. The first aid methods confirmed by Conan himself will definitely have the strongest effect.

"What?" Conan, who was moving towards him with difficulty, was shocked. "Is the bleeding serious? Are there any internal organs exposed?!"

"I don't know. There's so much blood on her body that I can't see clearly, but I think the amount of bleeding is at least 300cc..." Tang Ze looked at the woman's bleeding wound and gave a precise range. "There's no large open wound!" Conan struggled with the bushes that were in the way and responded quickly: "If there's no foreign body, try to make a simple bandage and apply pressure on the wound. I'll take a look at the specific situation..."

He was about to make some more judgments when he suddenly felt a strong force on his collar, and then his whole feet were suspended in the air, and he was rescued from the branches.

Conan raised his head, glanced at the person who mentioned him, his lips trembled, and he immediately closed his mouth.

This was a face he had pondered a lot that night. It was the former detective named Adachi Toru whom they met in the afternoon.

Since they also have a certain field of vision, Matsuda Jinpei, who has the most accurate direction, arrives the fastest.

Although he didn't know why Tang Ze insisted on asking questions to a primary school student, he still readily picked up the child who was about to be scratched by the branch, held him in his arms, and strode towards Tang Ze.

With his tongue twisted, considering his current face, Matsuda Jinpei changed his way of addressing and tone in time: "I have received some first aid training, Tang Zejun, let me help you."

Tang Ze, who had already taken off his yukata jacket, was silent for a moment. He glanced at the confident Matsuda Jinpei, then looked at Conan who came up to observe him eagerly as soon as he touched the ground, and paused.

After thinking for less than a second, he grabbed the collar of the yukata and exerted force with his hands.

With a "rip" sound, the cotton light blue yukata was torn into two pieces by Tang Ze as the two people stared in amazement.

Tang Ze accurately divided the cloth into two and silently handed half to each of them.

He didn't say anything, but the two of them saw from Tang Ze's expression a meaning of "I don't know who to listen to, so you guys do it yourselves."

Jinpei Matsuda exchanged a glance with the elementary school student at his feet, then each took half of the torn cloth from his hands and began to treat the wound on the abdomen of the unconscious woman.

The kind-hearted former criminal policeman and the young detective worked together to stop the bleeding in the woman's abdomen. Their movements were quite accurate and professional, but Tang Ze was inexplicably puzzled and saw a burning desire to win from them.

then--

"The injured person is basically out of danger, but his spleen and liver are injured, and it may take some time for him to regain consciousness." The doctor walked out of the emergency operating room and took off his mask while speaking to the people waiting at the door.

His eyes swept across the faces of several people one by one, and finally stopped at the face of Officer Yokomizo, who was dressed in a suit and had a serious expression. He said with some surprise, "There are multiple sharp wounds, and the internal organs have been pierced. The greater omentum is also damaged. If it hadn't been for more effective first aid, the patient might not have survived until the ambulance arrived... You're lucky, are there any first aid workers among you?"

Officer Yokomizo first breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his messy hair twice, then turned his head and looked at the several people who witnessed the crime scene and called the police at the first moment.

"Thank you for helping the injured, but is this the case?"

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who were only responsible for pressing the police call, had confused expressions on their faces. Although he was the first eyewitness, Karasawa had almost no contact with the injured person's body, he also had a calm expression.

Jinpei Matsuda and Conan looked at each other and quickly turned their heads away.

One of them was aware of his sensitive identity and was unwilling to show up at this moment, while the other's face, whether disguised or not, was not suitable for publicity, so they had to fall into silence.

Tang Ze looked around at their expressions, then raised his head and looked at Yokomizo, whose face was a mixture of curiosity and confusion. He said calmly and confidently, "Yes, we are from Beika Town."

That’s right, this is the quality of the citizens of Beika Town.

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"I knew it wouldn't be a peaceful trip for us."

Suzuki Sonoko, who had planned to go back to the hotel to rest early after watching the fireworks, walked out of the police station gate and sighed softly.

I made a record and it has come to this point in a short time. Although saving a life is a good thing...

"Ah, I haven't had dinner yet. I'm so hungry." Looking at the time, Mao Li Ran also sighed softly.

"I guess the hotel doesn't provide meals at this time. How about we just find an izakaya to eat something?" Tang Ze, who felt that he had some responsibility, took the initiative to ask.

"No, let's go back early." Conan, who was also hungry but still alert, shook his head, "It's not safe to be outside at night."

Although they were not the murderer's target, the fact that they witnessed the murder scene and the criminal has not been caught is really disturbing.

especially……

Conan couldn't help but look at Tang Ze.

The three of them were some distance away from the crime scene, and only Tang Ze noticed something unusual and spoke up first to interrupt the attacker.

Will the murderer target Tang Ze in order to silence him?
Suzuki Sonoko reacted quickly and nervously grabbed Tang Ze's arm.

"It won't hurt to skip a meal. I think it's better to go back first."

"Why, are you worried about retaliation from the criminals?"

A voice came from behind, and it was Jinpei Matsuda who came out after also completing the record.

Although Adachi Toru is definitely not a good person, on the surface he is still a law-abiding citizen, so he is not afraid to go to the police station.

Seeing the two high school girls looking frightened, he couldn't help but offer comfort: "The murderer is in such a hurry to escape, he probably doesn't have time to think about these things now. Besides, there are many people in the pub, so he won't do it in such an occasion. If you are worried, why don't I go with you? It happens to be the case that I haven't eaten yet."

Actually, he did eat a little, but he hadn't finished his lunch box when Tang Ze gave him a signal to come over. He must have been really hungry.

Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko looked at each other, and then looked at Tang Ze together.

After all, Toru Adachi was once a policeman, and with him as an adult accompanying us, the safety factor is indeed higher.

But they all did not forget that this was a person who was involved in Tang Ze's case and caused certain trauma to Tang Ze, so it still depends on what Tang Ze decides.

Tang Ze only thought for a few seconds, then nodded without hesitation: "Okay, thank you for your help."

Firstly, Jinpei Matsuda, who showed up the fastest but was caught, was probably really hungry, so it was time to reward the unlucky member. Secondly, this was also a good opportunity for Toru Adachi to have more contact with Conan in his identity, so that Ireland's top number could get beaten up a few more times when he was playing as a substitute.

"How could that be?" Matsuda Jinpei walked up and added, not forgetting the background setting, "I should treat you to a meal. It is true that I did not take good care of you before."

Conan looked thoughtfully at Tang Ze, who was only wearing a thin yukata without a coat and looked a little thin in the night breeze. He took a deep breath and followed him.

Tang Ze, the victim, has worked hard to overcome his psychological barriers to create opportunities for contact and understanding of the situation. He must seize it!

Coincidentally, Karasawa and Matsuda Jinpei thought the same.

Thus began a two-way midnight snack.

"Ah? Ah, yes, I was indeed fired. Hmm? I don't think it's Tang Zejun's fault. How should I put it? It's because I was involved in some things... Do you think Tang Zejun was wronged? Well, who knows... Don't be angry, I'm just an ordinary policeman, and I'm only responsible for arrests. The truth is not something I should care about..."

Conan quickly recorded the key words in his mind. When he heard Adachi Toru talking about finding a new job in Tokyo, his eyes flashed and he asked another question.

"Mr. Adachi, are you here to travel in Izu?" Still using that innocent tone, Conan said directly, relying on the fact that he can speak without restraint, "I thought that an unemployed policeman wouldn't have the money to travel."

Theoretically, Matsuda Jinpei, who did not have any assets under his name due to his death, said: "..."

Very aggressive...

Clearing his throat, he used his peripheral vision to check Tang Ze's expression, and answered Conan's question: "Oh, not exactly. I'm investigating a suspect in a case."

As he spoke, he glanced at Suzuki Sonoko meaningfully: "It's a serial murder case targeting young women with a specific hair color."

(End of this chapter)