The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"The deceased, Taiji Tatsumi, was fifty-eight years old and the president of a video game company." Takagi Wataru reported to Megure Thirteen who had crossed the cordon. "The people who found the body were employees of the same company. They were going to take the elevator back to the company to get something. The body was found in the elevator."

"What are you going to get?" Mumu Shisan took out his booklet and casually learned about the first discoverer.

"Oh, this company's office is on the 24th to 36th floors of the Central Building. Today is the commemoration of the th anniversary of the founding of their company. They went back to get the bouquets they needed to use at the end of the event." Takagi Wataru completed the preliminary survey smoothly. He replied politely, "The elevator is also for their company's exclusive use."

"The clothes of the deceased were very untidy." He looked down at the scene and touched his chin. "The murderer was trying to make money, or was he looking for something on the deceased?"

"It is currently unclear whether the deceased suffered any property damage. However, the staff present said that they had not heard any gunshots. This floor may not be the location of the murder." Wataru Takagi answered truthfully, "According to the staff, the president was there In the middle of the event, I said I felt unwell and was going back to the company to take a rest.”

"So, it is very possible that someone else broke in and wanted to steal something when there was no one in the company. Unexpectedly, the deceased suddenly came down in the elevator... After being shot, the employee who needed to go downstairs pressed the elevator button. , the corpses came up." Mumu Shisan followed this logic and analyzed it.

"No, if the murderer is armed with a weapon and intends to rob or otherwise, he can use the gun to force the deceased to follow him and lead him to a place where no one is around to deal with it." A young voice interrupted their discussion, "And no matter what it is, The robber searched the deceased and found that he had unbuttoned his shirt cufflinks, which is too exaggerated."

"Maybe it's to check the watch or something...it's you, Brother Kudo." Megure Thirteen turned his head, looked at the young man who was already standing in front of the elevator door, and sighed secretly.

"Shh, don't expose my identity." At any rate, he still remembered that he wanted to minimize the news of his appearance again. Kudo Shinichi quickly lowered his palms, "I, uh, I'm just coming back temporarily this time, I don't want to make too much trouble." High profile. If anyone asks, just say I'm the new police officer."

"Being so mysterious is really out of character for you." Megure Thirteen raised his thick black eyebrows, "Weren't you always unwilling to have anything to do with the police?"

Maybe it was due to the media hype. Kudo Shinichi didn't seem to want to be considered to have a close relationship with the police. Megure Thirteen had been working with him for a long time and was already used to it.

"Once in a while, please, please. Xiaolan and I came to the observation restaurant upstairs for dinner today, and we don't want to make too much noise." After finding an excuse for himself, Kudo Shinichi clasped his hands together and reluctantly explained.

"Can high school students go to such an expensive restaurant to eat casually? Times have changed." Megure Thirteen sighed.

Moreover, as soon as the detective came to eat, a murder occurred in the building. Is this a different kind of damage to goodwill?

Hey, why do I have such an association...

"I don't know why, but I have a vague impression. Did a similar case happen here before? Ten or twenty years ago?" Mu Mu Shisan, who couldn't think of an answer for a while after recalling it, looked towards him for advice. subordinate.

"Officer Megure, I was only in elementary school at the time, so I can't even remember..." Takagi Wataru smiled bitterly.

"Forget it if you can't remember. Focus on this case first." Mumu Shisan shook his head and re-examined the scene, while muttering silently in his heart.

These detectives are really guys that people love to hate.

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"Your friend is a detective." The waiter who stepped forward to ask if he wanted to continue serving food nodded suddenly.

"Yeah, so he rushed out when he heard the scream just now. He should be back soon." Mao Lilan, who was confident in Kudo Shinichi's ability, nodded affirmatively.

"That's really interesting." The waiter looked at Mao Lilan's beautiful face and smiled.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Oh, I heard from our old supervisor that there was such a couple twenty years ago, sitting at your table. After the man went to solve the case, he returned to the restaurant and said something loudly to the girl. .”

Mao Lilan was stunned and glanced in the direction Kudo Shinichi left: "What did he say?"

"Proposal. How about it? Isn't it very romantic?" The waiter winked at her teasingly, "I wish you a pleasant night."

Proposal……

Mao Lilan stared blankly at the waiter's leaving figure. After a few seconds, the blush hung on his cheeks again.

"It's too exaggerated. How is it possible..." Pressing her heart that was beating violently, Mao Lilan turned around and muttered softly.

"When you encounter a murder case while eating, after a careful reasoning display, like a hero returning home in triumph, you tell your love to your lover... It really seems like their style." He picked up the napkin on the table and wiped his lips. Corner, Belmode looked away and looked at the person sitting opposite with interest, "What do you think the cool guy wants to say to her?"

Tang Ze scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and stuffed it into his mouth. He didn't want to look at the aunt's face opposite him that was almost full of smiles: "Then you should ask him in person. I'm curious, if he really chooses Frankly, even telling the whole story about the organization...what are you going to do?"

It's not surprising that Belmode would keep an eye on people. Kudo Shinichi's return caused a much bigger noise than before. To completely cover up the fact that he appeared, Belmode would have to expend a lot of energy.

It was also because of this that Karasawa found a reason to take Conan, now Haibara Ai in disguise, away from Maori's house, and chose to come over in person to help him deal with everything.

He couldn't let Haibara Ai be exposed to Belmod's sight alone, and this time Kudo Shinichi might have the opportunity to tell Mao Lilan exactly what he had not said.

"Tell, just tell." Belmod shook the wine in his hand and brought it to his lips gracefully, "Let the chicks who are about to fly out of the nest know how dangerous the outside world is. This is to protect them."

She was attracted by these bright pure white souls and unconsciously approached them, but she knew very well that if she wanted to keep these pure white souls sparkling, she should stay as far away as possible and not let the darkness touch them at all.

"Last time you and Bourbon had such an unpleasant quarrel, I thought you didn't even want to step foot here." Tang Ze teased as he swept the cups and plates on the table that exuded the fragrance of organizational funds.

The money that Karasawa brought back, apart from sharing the stolen goods with Toru Amuro, oh no, the shared part was basically filled into the small coffers of the Phantom Thieves. Although he never saved money on expenses, he would not go to places like this all day long to eat.

Today, looking at the bill, he deeply understood the joy of bourbon.

Spending other people's money on a big meal is a pleasure.

A dessert worth nearly 10,000 yen, Karasawa only had four of them, and he was even a little bit unsatisfied.

"Bourbon hate is Bourbon's problem. Food is not guilty." Belmode snorted, not surprised that Kumel had found such specific information.

Moreover, with the scenery of two children as a side dish, Bourbon's insidious calculations were not worthy of affecting her appetite.

"Then I wish you a happy meal." Karasawa, who was still in his Akechi Goro state, put the last spoonful of ice cream dipped in chocolate sauce into his mouth and adjusted his straight shirt, "Okay, I'll go take a look at our How’s the superhero doing?”