Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 779 The Real Assassin

“The taste is OK. If I have to say something good, it’s probably because it’s close to the sea so the taste is especially fresh.”

Mikyo Masahiko, who was absent-minded and had been observing Karasawa who was behaving normally, heard the girl sitting next to him say this, and he slightly withdrew his attention and glanced at her.

Suzuki Sonoko was wearing a halter dress that showed off her figure today, and Michikyo Masahiko caught a glimpse of the label on the back of the dress.

It wasn't an expensive brand, but a fairly affordable one, even cheaper than the sashimi she was eating. That was why she spoke in such an ordinary and calm tone.

Because you didn't see the price tag?

"It's not bad." Kyogoku Makoto, who was sitting opposite him, twitched his eyes and said to Suzuki Sonoko for no reason, "I think the seafood in my shop is better than this one."

It’s also much cheaper.

So eat less, look at that wretched guy next to you, his eyes are almost reaching into your collar!
"Well, your store is really good." Suzuki Sonoko chewed the fish in her mouth and did not deny Kyogoku Makoto's argument. "I compared it with other stores with similar prices."

"This place is much more expensive than my store." Kyogoku Makoto complained bluntly.

Daoxie Zhengyan looked at him sideways and frowned secretly.

He has experienced Kyogoku Makoto's hostile looks and targeting in the past two days.

Even without talking about the beating he received after being bumped into in the room, this guy seemed to be targeting him. He was probably interested in the woman Suzuki Sonoko, so he couldn't stand him getting there first.

Mitsuyo Masahiko picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks and curled the corner of his mouth with some contempt.

You are such an idiot, you don't understand what these women like. Now you have revealed that you can't afford such a shop because of your financial situation, which will only make people lose interest in you.

"The downside of your store is that the prices are really cheap." Suzuki Sonoko shrugged. "If the prices were higher, the profits would be enough to support the boss to move to a bigger store with more expensive interior decoration, and the business would be better."

"Well, I have a store that goes that route back home," Kyogoku Makoto protested quietly, "and it's not as expensive as here."

Daoxie Zhengyan, who picked up the wine glass, choked.

After eating and drinking his fill, Tang Ze put down his cutlery with care and also glanced at him sideways.

This guy really has no idea what he is doing. It's time to let him experience the power of money.

In fact, in a tourist city like Izu, a family that can open a hotel and restaurant of this scale is really in good condition. In many places, such Japanese-style hotels even talk about clan-style things such as "family inheritance" and "dignified behavior". There are similar characters in P4.

The Kyogoku family not only opened hotels and restaurants, but also sent their children to school in central Tokyo and practice martial arts.

The martial arts school is not a charity, and participating in competitions costs money. Kyogoku Makoto does not practice martial arts to get ahead or become a specialty student, just because he likes it. This shows that his family background is not poor at all.

This is further evidenced by the fact that he later respected his ideas and allowed him to take a leave of absence from school to study martial arts abroad.

The nickname "cuji nobleman" refers to both his appearance and temperament, as well as the fact that his family is quite wealthy. Otherwise, giving a poor person such a nickname would lead to enmity.

This time, it was because Suzuki Sonoko wanted to experience the popular route, and Kyogoku Makoto, who met her by chance, followed the popular route all the way. It was not because he couldn't afford to go.

Tang Ze wiped his mouth and prepared to add some more psychological pressure to Daoxie Zhengyan.

"I think what Sonoko said is right." Tang Ze joined their conversation, "However, looking at the traffic of this restaurant, this restaurant may not make as much money as the one at Kaizhijia. Your parents are good at business, Kyogoku-kun."

Kyogoku Makoto pushed his glasses up a bit embarrassedly and quickly glanced at Suzuki Sonoko: "She has her own reasons. Some people think that expensive food is better, but my parents think that opening a store like this in Izu may not be as effective as opening one in Tokyo, so they gave up this strategy."

"Then I hope they open one in Tokyo soon." Mao Lilan, who was enjoying the meal, nodded vigorously with a smile, "It must be better than the ones we have been to before."

"can you?"

"The advantage is that the same quality ingredients can be made better. If you can also learn how to package it, maybe one day your reputation will spread all over the world."

"You're right, Tang Ze. There are many seafood restaurants in Tokyo that don't taste as good as this one. I thought it was because the ingredients were fresher."

"It's not like Tokyo doesn't have a coastline. Food is food..."

The boys and girls naturally started discussing the luxurious restaurant, and none of them showed any awe for the expensive meal in front of them.

Daoxie Zhengyan picked up the meal receipt beside him, which was enough for many office workers to earn half a month's salary, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

Because he met Kyogoku Makoto in a seafood store and a hotel, and the other party had been working as a waiter. Even though he learned from Suzuki Sonoko that Kyogoku Makoto was actually the young master of these stores, he subconsciously thought that the other party was just an ordinary family.

Similarly, the three of them, Daoxie Zhengyan, who had always assumed that they were not from rich families and would travel and spend money like this, only then vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

And Tang Ze just wanted him to experience what real fear was.

"If we continue talking, the thing that Sonoko has been trying to hide from Mr. Dokkyu will no longer be hidden." Feeling that the topic had gone a little too far, Mouri Ran woke up and pulled Tang Ze's sleeve and whispered.

If the man who was captured by Suzuki Sonoko's civilian route this time knew her real family background, he might be discouraged.

"It's impossible to keep it a secret from others, right?" Tang Ze also replied in a low voice, "If Sonoko's goal is not to just find a handsome guy to play with, but to establish a stable long-term relationship, she can't hide it in this regard."

Now that it's been pointed out to you, you can still argue that you didn't lie on purpose and that you just came to experience life. It would really hurt our feelings if you don't explain it clearly later.

"What you said makes sense." Mao Lilan thought thoughtfully.

Indeed, if Dokyo Masahiko had backed off upon hearing about Sonoko's true family background, then they wouldn't have lasted long anyway. It's good for him to know now. If they can't continue, it's better to suffer a short pain than a long one...

"If Sonoko really approves of your restaurant's taste, then Kyogoku-kun, you can really suggest that your parents open a branch in Tokyo." As soon as she said it, Mao Lilan immediately found a suitable reason to continue the conversation, "When it comes to luxury restaurants, not many people can see more than Sonoko."

"...I know." Kyogoku Makoto's eyes drifted away, "After all, she is Sonoko from the Suzuki family."

Ever since he met them by chance on the court, Kyogoku Makoto had really been asking about her situation and paying attention to her. Of course, it was impossible for him not to know about Suzuki Sonoko's family background.

That's why he was so surprised to meet her in the hotel back home and he cherished this opportunity.

Given his usual lifestyle, it would take him an unknown amount of time to meet Suzuki Sonoko.

"'Suzuki's'?" Michikyou Masahiko, who had already realized that something was wrong, took out his phone and prepared to search on the web, said, "You're exaggerating." Suzuki Sonoko saw his surprised look and waved her hand quickly, "Lan and I have been friends since childhood. We usually go out to eat together. We can't always go to expensive places to eat."

"Don't talk like Ran is really poor." Tang Ze, who didn't intend to give Dokyo Masahiko any chances, pressed on, "This is all Uncle Maori's fault for not saving more money before."

"That's an exaggeration." Mao Lilan responded quickly, "Although your family is not likely to be richer than the Suzuki family, you have the most money among us."

Although, that's because his parents are gone, so all the economic benefits are in Tang Ze's hands alone...

This statement was a bit confusing if you think about it too deeply, but she understood Tang Ze's intention, so she resisted the condemnation of her conscience and tried her best to exaggerate the wealth of her friends.

"It's hard to say." Tang Ze raised his eyebrows. "Sonoko has her own business now, so the cash she can allocate may not be less than mine."

"Hey, hey..." Not understanding why her best friend and Tang Ze suddenly joined in exposing her past, Suzuki Sonoko put down her chopsticks and prepared to stop them from continuing.

"when--"

Hearing the sound of dishes colliding, several people stopped talking and turned to look.

However, the spoon in Daoxie Zhengyan's hand fell into the white porcelain bowl, and the expression on his face was quite distorted.

By searching for the full names, he had already found a few web pages and news reports related to the two girls. At this moment, he could hardly control his ferocious expression.

"You are, the second daughter of the Suzuki Group? And you, you are the daughter of detective Maori Kogoro?!"

"Uh, yes..." Suzuki Sonoko shrugged her shoulders, looking embarrassed, "I didn't mean to hide it from you..."

You didn't hide it from me on purpose? I think you want to kill me!

Daoxie Zhengyan took several deep breaths and barely controlled his emotions so that he didn't reveal a hideous expression.

Killing the second daughter of the Suzuki Group in front of the family of a famous detective, the subsequent impact of this is completely different from killing a random young girl picked up in a scenic area!

Serial murders are certainly bad and will attract the attention of the police, but the intensity of the search and arrest that will be triggered by killing rich people to this extent is probably beyond the imagination of ordinary people!

It was because he was worried about encountering this kind of problem that he had been looking for targets on itineraries where rich people rarely come. Who would have known that he would run into one even then!
What's worse is that this isn't just an easy target, he's also one of the witnesses he has to eliminate in order to protect himself...

You said that you rich people have nothing to do, so why don't you go to the upper class society and live a vulgar life? Why do you come to this place? !

Mikyou Masahiko felt like he was in a supermarket and found out that the price was one digit higher than expected when he checked out for a popsicle. His defenses were completely broken and he was filled with cold hatred for rich people.

Tang Ze held his chin leisurely and looked at Daoxie Masahiko, whose forehead was beginning to sweat, jokingly.

You must be sweating profusely, little brother. What does a real assassin mean?

Thinking that it was her topic that embarrassed Dokyou Masahiko, Suzuki Sonoko rubbed her hands nervously and looked at Karasawa for help.

Forget it. I finally met someone I can talk to. Is it going to fail because of this popularization route? Please save him!

Tang Ze nodded and took over the topic readily: "Yes, actually I want to experience how ordinary tourists travel, and Yuanzi-san is respecting my ideas. Well, let's change the topic, or talk about the rumors about this restaurant? Isn't it said that if you take pictures here, you have a chance of taking pictures of a female ghost who died unjustly?"

Mao Lilan, who was smiling, froze in her expression.

If you want to kill or chop me up, just go for Daoxie Zhengyan. Why are you hitting me back?
When Conan heard the topic suddenly return to the murder case a year ago, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He hasn't forgotten the original intention of coming here today.

As long as I can solve this case before Adachi Toru, I will be snatching away his chance of becoming a regular employee, and maybe I won't have to meet this guy in Tokyo.

It is definitely not a good thing to let such a guy who is likely to be deeply involved with the organization appear in Tokyo, not far away from Karasawa.

"Actually, I'm quite interested in this case." Before Mao Lilan began to tremble, Conan took over and changed the topic from metaphysics to suspense. "When Uncle Daoxie talked about it before, I felt that this case might not be that complicated. What do you think, Brother Tang Ze?"

Daoxie Zhengyan, whose spirit was gradually becoming tense, had his eyebrows twitching and his eyelids began to tremble.

Call him brother and call me uncle, right?
And if you insist on talking about the case from a year ago...

"It really shouldn't be that complicated." Tang Ze took over the conversation and said in a calm analytical tone, "As I said before, repeated stabbing with a sharp weapon is actually a very targeted action. The murderer is a man, and there is a high probability that he chose the target out of a desire to target women with specific characteristics."

As he spoke, he slowly looked around the scene, and finally focused his gaze on the empty seat at the dining table.

From Tang Ze's perspective, although there is no "female ghost" here, as the place where Dokyou Masahiko's first victim visited shortly before his death, the blood mist here is darker in color than anywhere else.

At that time, the victim might have been sitting near this table, eating without knowing anything, and looking forward to this wonderful trip and the life thereafter.

No matter what her personality or appearance is, or whether her similarities with Michikyo Masahiko's ex-girlfriend triggered her traumatic memories, this is not a reason for Michikyo Masahiko, a scumbag, to vent his emotions on innocent people.

"Generally speaking, this type of serial murder case is accompanied by some additional violations." Tang Ze made a "you know" expression, "But unfortunately, this series of cases is not accompanied by such behavior. This is actually a bit abnormal. Either, as I said before, the murderer has some obstacles, or..."

Tang Ze rolled his eyes and caught a glimpse of Daoxie Masahiko's face, which was already wet with sweat.

"The reason for the murderer's killing may be related to failed emotional experiences, failed relationships or a failed family environment. In other words, this is a coward who was not valued by women in normal life, was suppressed by women for a long time, and suffered a failed love or marriage, and then took his anger out on innocent people."

When Tang Ze said this, he also used some body language, as if he wanted to make his concept understood as much as possible by the people around him, but his fingers pressed down again and again, it was like hammering on the heart, causing Daoxie Masahiko's face to twitch.

"I have indeed heard of this theory. Or is it the American criminal psychology?" Conan listened to Tang Ze's words, which were more like insults than analyses, and asked back uncertainly.

"Yeah, the kind that the FBI likes to use." Tang Ze chuckled, "How should I put it? I just feel sorry for the victim. This person is so ordinary and indistinguishable even when he is a scumbag. He is really a specimen that is not even worth studying."

"boom!"

Unable to bear the derogatory remarks any longer, Dokyo Masahiko slammed the table and stood up abruptly.

As others turned their gazes to him, he gritted his teeth and almost gasped, pointing at the road outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

"My car, my car is slowly sliding down, I'm going to go out and take a look!"

Damn, this kid named Tang Ze, you just wait for me, as long as the opportunity is right...!
(End of this chapter)