Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 909: Rena Mizuno: You want to die!

"Is that why you came back to Japan? I saw people online saying that you came back for Kaito Kidd, and..."

Hattori Heiji spoke bluntly, glanced in the direction of Tang Ze from the corner of his eye, and swallowed the rest of his words.

He didn't finish his words, but many people present knew it well. Due to the highly overlapping personalities of Hakuba Tan and Akechi Goro, many people speculated that the rise of Akechi Goro greatly squeezed Hakuba Tan's space for activities. No matter how many years he has lived in the UK, Hakuba Tan, whose father is a senior police officer, will most likely return to Japan to develop.

A comparison between the two people is bound to happen, so it would be better to bring this competition forward to now.

This is why many people speculate that Bai Ma Tan returned to China, and it is even said that this is one of the reasons why this program was approved by the TV station.

Is this a hot topic nowadays? No media person doesn't love this.
"Nonsense." Hakuba laughed. "I am indeed somewhat interested in Kidd, but I am not a detective who would care about a thief who does not cause any social harm. The only reason a detective changes his schedule is to solve a case."

Conan, who had just finished a glass of soda and was secretly taking a new drink handed to him by the staff before the camera turned around, glanced at him subtly when he heard this.

Kaito Kidd is a phantom thief, and the Phantom Thief of Hearts is also a phantom thief. What he said has a double meaning.

At least after the last contact, Hakuba Tan should have classified Kidd and Joker into the category that he didn't need to pay much attention to.

When Conan thought of the magic fans' gathering, Tang Ze thought of the same thing.

He continued to sip from the cup in his hand, and his thoughts couldn't help but start to wander.

The last time and what Bai Ma just said proved that the reason why he returned to Japan was indeed unrelated to most of the speculations. He was in a very serious mood to find out the truth and seek justice for the victims, and he re-planned his next plan.

So, the last time he ran all the way to the villa, was it to stop Kidd, to try to stop a murder that almost happened, or was he actually coming to see me?

Meet "Tang Ze Zhao", the child whose childhood photo he should have seen among the Tang Ze couple's belongings.

If you think about it this way, Bai Ma's test at that time has a different meaning...

"You're quite a competent detective. So, why did you agree to participate in this variety show? Is it really like you said before, because of your nanny's expectations of you?" Nanatsuki Koshimizu tilted her head, her expression much more relaxed than at the beginning.

Just as she had a good impression of Hattori Heiji because he valued human life far more than solving the case itself, when Hakuba Detective showed a more humane idea and wanted to fulfill the wishes of the dead who could no longer speak, her attitude changed almost immediately.

Ever since her friend's case happened, she has become very determined that a detective should first be a good person before considering the attributes of the profession.

"It is true that part of it is true." Bai Batan did not deny it and gave a vague answer. He glanced at Tang Ze who did not speak again and did not explain his statement further.

Tang Ze silently drank the water in the cup, regained control of his expression, and sat up with a smile that belonged to Goro Akechi.

No matter how much he considered it, that could be something he would talk about later. As Goro Akechi, he would never behave inappropriately in front of the camera.

"Okay, everyone's stories are very interesting. It seems like it's my turn next, right? Well, let me think... Without involving the client's privacy, tell me a mystery related to a case you have experienced..."

Tang Ze put on a thoughtful posture, weighed the situation in his mind, and took out the content he had prepared.

"That's it. In a manor shrouded in thick fog and inaccessible to ordinary people, there lived an elderly rich man. His wealth was unmatched, and there was also a rumor that there was actually a legendary treasure hidden in the manor. One day, the rich man suddenly passed away. He had no children or direct blood relatives, and only left a mysterious will, claiming that whoever could solve the three mysteries in the manor would inherit his entire estate..."

Conan was already in a posture to listen to the story, and as he listened, he felt that the story sounded a little familiar, as if he had heard of it somewhere.

And, "shrouded in thick fog", "ordinary people can't find it", etc., when these adjectives were added, his brain almost uncontrollably began to recall everything he had experienced in the Blue Castle...

This is almost destined to be like the castle, forming a cognitive space due to its closed nature, and it is almost an environment that can create new urban legends.

However, except for Conan, no one reacted to this beginning which was similar to the beginning of a legend long, long ago. Everyone was concentrating on waiting for Akechi to give the content of the rest of the topic.

"The heirs of the manor, or rather, the guys who thought they were the heirs, came to the manor together and prepared a feast, hoping to solve the mystery and fight for this inestimable inheritance. However, after one night, all the people who entered the manor died." Tang Ze finished the story slowly in the tone of telling a ghost story, and raised a finger, "Okay, here's my topic."

"…Is this really the commission you accepted?" Before he began to decode the code, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but wonder, "All the people who entered the manor to fight for the inheritance died? When did this happen? Why haven't I heard about it?"

A wealthy man's inheritance was involved, and all the participants died mysteriously. This kind of case, even if it didn't cause a sensation throughout Japan, it would definitely not be so serious that even the detectives had never heard of it.

"Yes." Tang Ze looked at Hattori Heiji with a caring look as if he was a fool. "Have you encountered too many criminal cases and your brain is stuck, Hattori-kun? I'm a private detective and I don't always work for the police. It's obvious that the descendants of a wealthy man asked me to investigate this?" "Ah, it's not happening now, that's understandable." Hattori Heiji breathed a sigh of relief, then thought about it for a while and found that there was more than one incident that emerged in his mind. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "Hiss, if you say so, why do I still feel that I can't be sure which incident it is..."

By the way, is it a common occurrence in Japan for a wealthy person to leave an inheritance without an heir, which eventually leads to a battle royale? Is the living environment of Japan's wealthy people so bad?

Hattori Heiji was lost in thought, and Karasawa simply ignored him, assuming that he had asked the first question, and looked at Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

"Ah, is it my turn? This is a bit too much like a story, and it makes me lose my train of thought. Let me think..." Koshimizu Nanatsuki tilted his head and asked the first question, "Were all the dead murdered?"

"Yes." Tang Ze nodded, confirming her guess. "What I said may be a little certain, but before I accepted the commission, the client had also investigated for many years, and the conclusion was this. Yes, they were murdered."

"To murder so many people in one day, it seems that the method of committing the crime is very limited." Bai Ma Detective took over her question, "To kill so many people at once, there are only a few methods, so let's start with the most likely one. Was the manor set on fire?"

"No. Apart from the visitor's body, the police who arrived at the scene did not find any other traces."

"If it's not arson, and there's no obvious fighting scene, then the possibilities are very limited. Poisoning? Even if they didn't use a lethal poison, it's very likely that they used sleeping pills or something like that, otherwise there's no way to explain so many deaths." Conan's mind was increasingly connecting this description to a certain event, and his train of thought was evolving quickly. "The rich man has no direct blood relatives, not even a designated heir, so the murderer who killed them was the rich man himself?"

"...Yes." Tang Ze saw the expression on Conan's face and knew that he probably understood what he was talking about. He smiled back at him, "Very smart kid. Some ideas are indeed difficult for adults who are influenced by inertial thinking to come up with."

This amount of information was a bit too much, and several people present raised their eyebrows.

"But isn't this a murder that happened at the banquet after the rich man died?" Tokatsu Junya instinctively asked, and after thinking about it, he denied his own statement, "But, think about it, it makes sense. Whether the rich man is dead or not has nothing to do with whether he killed other people. So, was everything prepared by the rich man before he died?"

Perhaps because the description of this question was different from the previous ones and was very far from the real criminal investigation, the listless Tokatsu Junya regained a little energy.

"Yes. Of course, we can't reconfirm this conclusion with any of the parties involved. However, I'm a detective, and a detective has to believe what the evidence says." Tang Ze curved his eyes and gave him a hypocritical smile, "So my answer is, yes, this is what he prepared before he died."

After his death, he used his death to gather people together, and then killed them all in the manor...

What kind of guy is this? How much does he hate this world to do such a thing?
"Your description reminds me of a guy who used his will to turn the whole city upside down. He was a man who only wanted to cause chaos in the world." Hattori Heiji complained in a low voice, "So, the reason he killed these people was because he had a grudge against them? I really can't imagine any other reason that could make a person choose to die rather than let others go."

"Yes, or, at least according to my investigation, that's the case." Tang Ze carefully considered his words and gave a rigorous answer.

Before the truth about the manor was confirmed, he could only give a reasonable guess or answer based on the information and evidence he had obtained.

"Hmm, I think I understand." Koshimizu Nanatsuki hit his palm with his fist. "This will seems to be a condition for selecting heirs, but it is actually a standard for selecting victims, right? He used the so-called puzzles and conditions to get people who thought they could meet the conditions to come to the manor, and then used the traps or poisons that he had prepared long ago to trap and kill them all there. Although I don't know the specific details yet, he is really a cruel guy."

He had no direct blood relatives, nor had he chosen a successor. It was easy to imagine that before his death, this old man must have lived a rather solitary life and was difficult to get close to.

This means that no matter whether he is using the will to find enemies or to take revenge on certain people, there must be innocent people who will take the bait, be blinded by the white silver, and try to get involved in the hope of getting lucky. This also means that there must be many innocent people among those who are killed there.

Anyone who can do such a thing, no matter whether he is simply vicious or a scheming and ruthless villain, can be described as vicious.

"Yes, Miss Yueshui, your guess is basically what I think is the truth." Tang Ze spread his hands and said frankly, "It's not a very difficult turtle soup, and the reason why I brought it up is because there are so many versions of this mystery that has not been solved for decades. Some people say that there was a dispute at the banquet, and the guests fought each other and had a physical conflict, and finally triggered the mechanism and all died there. Others say that the banquet was in the name of a banquet, but it was actually an auction. It was the people who got the rich man's inheritance who took over the rich man's collection and auctioned it off. They were cursed and retaliated by the dead, and no one left alive with anything. Oh, and there is also the most exaggerated statement, saying that the banquet was nominally a banquet, but in fact it was a group of wealthy drug addicts who found an excuse to get together, and due to the effect of hallucinogens, it turned into a bloody banquet..."

Following his vivid and narrative description, everyone present couldn't help but imagine a few scenes. After a little reasoning, they had to admit that they were indeed valid guesses.

In the absence of supporting evidence, any kind of speculation and conspiracy theory is possible.

"It's a bit bizarre, isn't it? However, my conclusion is different from theirs. In addition, because I have come into contact with some descendants of the deceased, I know a little about what happened that day." Tang Ze raised his hands, confident and provocative, and smiled at the camera, "My reasoning is that the menu of this feast is nominally the legacy of the rich, but in fact... it is the guests present."

It was a statement that made one feel a little chilled, and even a little nauseous if one thought about it a little more. The expressions of several detectives with rich imaginations twisted slightly.

Tang Ze opened his mouth and wanted to say something else, but Mizunashi Rena frowned and came out from behind a machine, adjusted the things in her hand, and stopped him from saying anything else.

"Sorry, everyone. Please stop for a moment. The machine has been disturbed and is malfunctioning. Please stop for a few minutes."

When she spoke, her eyes were fixed on Tang Ze, and a line of words was written in her two beautiful cat eyes -

"You're going to die if you say this here!"

(End of this chapter)