Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 936 Historic Meeting
Hearing his slightly deliberate turn of phrase, Tang Ze turned his eyes and glanced at him indifferently.

It is certain that Maori Kogoro likes to look at beautiful women, but he mentioned it so deliberately, and it is still based on the premise that his relationship with Kisaki Eri has obviously warmed up recently and is in a good state...

"What's wrong, Uncle Maori? Do you like that style?" Tang Ze tilted his head and deliberately led the topic in another direction.

"How could it be..." Maori Kogoro immediately waved his hand, "I'm just surprised. Could it be that she was deterred by the price of 800 million and didn't plan to participate in the competition?"

"It's unlikely. She might just be thinking of other ways." Tang Ze shrugged with a relaxed expression. "Kaito Kidd has recently put back all the gems he stole. Besides, he is a well-known thief. It is well-known that he will not sell the stolen items on the black market. It is also a default situation. Maybe this cunning lady is considering trying to get it from Kidd?"

Whether it is Kuroba Kaito or Kuroba Toichi, they became thieves not out of desire for the value of the collections, having fun and having a performative personality are part of the reason, and another part is that Kuroba Toichi can be regarded as a hobby, while Kuroba Kaito has his own goals.

In short, no matter which generation of Kaito Kidd, he never makes money by reselling stolen goods. Those things that have not been returned to their original owners on the surface have either been returned to their original owners in fact, or have been taken back to their own private vaults.

Without secondary market circulation, it is difficult to trace the source along the chain, which is also one of the important reasons why Kidd is so difficult to catch and has not left many clues for the police so far.

"Your description is really exaggerated." Maori Kogoro frowned strangely, "The bounty on Kaito Kidd in many countries is more than 800 million. If she has the ability to find Kidd, why would she need to worry about raising money?"

"I'm talking about why she's not here." Tang Ze raised the glass in his hand. "After all, President Suzuki may not be willing to sell the Egg of Memories, but Kidd will definitely steal it. This method is more reliable than spending money to bid. She's not here now, so I guess she's like the police, waiting for Kidd."

The police's interpretation of Kidd's warning letter was wrong. The Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters deployed a large number of police forces at the castle tower, and the Second Investigation Section, which had other ideas, guarded the place where they secretly hid the Egg of Memory.

This is also the reason why Tang Ze dared to let Kidd come to the meeting in disguise. The senior police officers and detectives who were particularly concerned about checking the disguises were running around Osaka at the moment, so Kuroba Kaito, who ran to the art museum, was safe.

"It seems that you don't think highly of her." Maori Kogoro observed Tang Ze's expression, "I rarely see you dislike a stranger so much. What's wrong? Is there something about her that makes you dissatisfied?"

"I just think she is dishonest and has other evil intentions." Tang Ze did not shy away from answering, saying, "For example, why does she call herself Chinese?"

"You think she is not?" Feeling that he had touched upon the core issue, Kogoro Mouri cheered up a little.

"Do you think she is?" Tang Ze asked back, "Even people who don't know much about China should have some basic common sense, that is, the vast majority of the Chinese population is still Asian, and it is unlikely that they have the same appearance as her."

"Maybe she is a mixed-race. Besides, her interest in Russian affairs may also be related to her bloodline..." Kogoro Mouri touched his chin and guessed uncertainly.

Tang Ze smiled and shook his head, and did not respond this time.

Of course there are Russians or descendants of mixed race with Slavs in China, but Scobin is obviously not one of them.

Tang Ze has no medical background, but after such a long career as a detective and with the influence of Haibara Ai, he does have some basic knowledge of anthropology. So even though there is no spoiler information to support this, Tang Ze still sees many clues.

It is true that Pu Siqinglan has Slavic ancestry, but her mixed Asian ancestry does not make her look Chinese at all. Her Chinese, which came from a standard training class and has never been honed in a Chinese context, is obviously the result of pure language learning.

"I heard from Xiaolan that you met her before. From what you said to her at that time, it seems that you think there are some problems with her Chinese." Maori Kogoro saw that he smiled but did not say anything, so he did not ask more questions, but changed the direction, "When did you learn Chinese? I haven't heard you say it before."

Is Karasawa a hard-working person? Of course he is. It doesn't surprise Maori Kogoro that he secretly learned a foreign language.

The surprising thing about Kogoro Mori is that his proficiency in the foreign language has reached the point where he can see through those impostors who are trying to pretend to be natives of that country with ulterior motives.

You know, in the past, at least in his study life since he came to Teitan, Tang Ze has not shown any obvious language talent.

Either this language itself is special enough for Tang Ze, or Tang Ze's life in Teitan itself is special enough...

This is what Kogoro Mouri felt was very subtle when he heard what Ran Mouri said yesterday, and he had to get a definite answer from Karasawa.

"Well." Tang Ze turned his eyes away, considering how to describe this matter.

Among his many coops, Kogoro Mori knows the least about his true identity.

Not to mention his deeply hidden identities, Maori Kogoro is a pure Muggle who doesn't even know the existence of the organization, and he doesn't know much about the research of Tang Ze's parents. Even if he wants to put the blame on the cognitive science experiment, he must first have an idea of ​​the organization's magical experiments...

After thinking for a few seconds, Tang Ze gave an explanation.

"Well, you know, my illness is not completely useless to me. A detailed memory may not be very useful in many subjects, but it is indeed helpful in language. It's just that for exams, it may be of limited help. Xiaolan also said that I often read English literature."

"Oh, it means that the spoken and applied English are very good..." Kogoro Mouri nodded, and it was unclear whether he accepted his explanation or not.

"As for other languages, it's enough for me to learn some movies and TV shows. In fact, it's not just Chinese..." Tang Ze shrugged, "I also know a little Russian. And Korean, German..."

What Tang Ze said was indeed true, and even a little reserved.

The reason why he was able to join such a dangerous team so smoothly as a police academy student who had not yet graduated was that his language talent, which seemed to be born for disguise, was a very important part.

As long as he is given a week or two and is exposed to this kind of language environment, he will be able to imitate the accent to about 70% and can play any role with ease.

Maori Kogoro showed a surprised expression: "Just by watching TV and movies, you can learn to speak with similar accents? Well, I didn't know there were such works in Russia. Then you must have watched a lot."

"It's all blind..."

Before Tang Ze could explain something, on the other side, Suzuki Sonoko, who had greeted Kaito Kid himself, walked over excitedly and waved to them enthusiastically.

"Kangze, Akechi-kun, this way, this way! Let me introduce you!"

After Maori Kogoro spoke, he politely walked away a little. Hoshikawa Teru, who was pretending to be looking at the exhibits, turned his head reflexively and saw a particularly familiar figure walking towards him from the direction of the entrance in wooden clogs at a leisurely pace.

"The Sonoko called us." Tang Ze pointed in the direction of Suzuki Sonoko, indicating that the conversation needed to end. Maori Kogoro looked at the blue-haired boy following behind Suzuki Sonoko inquiringly, curled his lips, and looked disapproving, but still nodded to show that he understood.

After Tang Ze led Hoshikawa Teru away quickly, it was hard to tell whether he was lucky or not, Maori Kogoro turned his head and looked at the thing they had just been looking at.

It was a small and exquisite porcelain piece. The winding blue-green patterns on it contrasted with the pure white porcelain. You didn't need to get close to look at the caption next to it to know the origin of this cultural relic.

On the other side of the exhibition hall, a majestic and emotional calligraphy was framed and hung neatly in the middle of the display case.

China, and things from China.

Is there such a coincidence?

A child who is good at Chinese food and knows very authentic Chinese cooking methods, who happens to learn Chinese as a minor language and is exposed to related culture, can even stand in front of such a cultural relic, lower his eyes, and look at these treasures that have been lost overseas with a look of pity, just like looking at a wanderer who has gone on a long journey and will never come back...

"This brat..." Pouring the bubbly wine into his mouth, Kogoro Mouri sighed.

That certainly didn't look like a lie, but it was definitely not an honest gesture either.

What secrets does Tang Ze have? What on earth are he and those little detectives playing at playing house up to...

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"This is Kitagawa Yusuke! You all should know him. He is the last disciple of Mr. Kisaragi Minemizu. He is now known as the 'most influential painter of the younger generation'..."

"Of course I know." Before she continued, Tang Ze took a step forward, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with the boy who was half a head taller than him. "'Genius of color and master of emotion', right? Everyone praises you for not only having a unique and outstanding style, but also for always being able to express warm and restrained strong emotions in your works, just like the turbulent waves under the calm sea, as if different souls are tearing in it... It's amazing, Kitagawa-kun."

Kuroba Kaito completely understood what he was saying, and looked back at him silently with dead eyes.

Who should I blame, Tang Ze? Who should I blame? You can't blame me, that doesn't make sense.

So he tightened his grip and replied in a tone that fit into the character: "You sound like those reporters. I don't think my work deserves so many comments."

"Of course. Because you are a painter and make a living by painting, while they are talkers, and writing these art reviews is the source of their salary." Xingchuan Hui, who followed him, glanced at him and retorted.

Tang Ze often deals with media people, but he doesn't actually like them. He just understands the significance of the existence of these media from a macro perspective, and then despises every reporter equally from a micro perspective.

These words were said with the intention of disgusting Tang Ze, so of course it was impossible for Xingchuan Hui not to hear it.

"This is Tang Ze Zhao, my classmate. And this is Akechi Goro, a famous detective." I didn't hear the sarcasm in their words, and just thought that the three of them were talking happily and Suzuki Sonoko was introducing them. "Speaking of which, you haven't met before due to many reasons. Today's occasion is really a historic moment."

Kuroba Kaito and Hoshikawa Teru first looked at Tang Ze at the same time, and after noticing each other's actions, they exchanged this subtle look with each other, and they saw the same sentence in each other's eyes.

Who should be blamed then, Tang Ze, who should be blamed then?
So it was natural for Kuroba Kaito to pull out his hand, which had been struggling with Tang Ze for a while, and shook hands with Hoshikawa Teru tightly, and an atmosphere of sudden resonance among the working people was created.

"Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you."

"You too, thank you for your hard work."

Tang Ze did not react to the resentment that the two of them secretly emitted. He just blinked his eyes quickly and reached out to quietly pinch Noah, who was stuffed in his pocket.

Shoot, shoot quickly, shoot with multiple cameras.

The historic meeting between the famous painter Kitagawa Yusuke and the famous detective Goro Akechi is wonderful, so wonderful. I have been playing cosplay for so long, and I have been waiting for this day!

"Click".

Suzuki Sonoko next to them was much more straightforward. She took out her cell phone and took a photo of them. Looking at the photo of three smiling people, she felt quite satisfied.

Suzuki Sonoko feels that being able to have her friends gather together to witness her important moment is much more valuable than any egg of memories.

"Okay, take a look around. I'm going to go greet other guests first. I'll show you around later—"

After taking a satisfactory picture, Suzuki Sonoko waved her hand and left in a hurry.

As the organizer of this exhibition, she had to stand beside Shiro Suzuki today and didn't have much free time to take care of her friends.

They watched her walk away, and waited until her figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor before the three of them put away their businesslike smiles.

"You're a little shorter than me. It must be tiring to push yourself up to 185cm. How does it feel to walk on stilts?" Tang Ze glanced down at Kuroba Kaito's feet and asked maliciously.

"When it comes to disguise, I'm definitely your senior. Don't question other people's professional abilities." Kuroba Kaito side-glanced at him. "Haven't you already arranged the cast for the performance? Why did you specifically call me to the banquet? To give me an 'alibi'? Thank you so much."

"Part of the reason." Tang Ze said implicitly, "Mainly, I need you to help me distinguish which of these 'candidates' who are enthusiastically pursuing the Egg of Memory values ​​it more and is more likely to regard it as an important goal. Be serious, this is very important."

Kuroba Kaito guessed something and narrowed his eyes: "Why, are you going to create something out of nothing again? Can you even do this?"

"You really like to peek at the screen." Tang Ze knew that his joking statement was imitated from the description he fabricated to Conan, so he complained first, and then said, "The real authentic one belongs to the one who should own it, and the more brilliant and dazzling desire-made, impeccable 'fake' will be given to the Suzuki family to decorate this art museum... This is just right, and it won't embarrass me."

(End of this chapter)