The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"You said you were the 'magician's apprentice'..."

The man who opened the door looked at Toru Amuro standing in front of him, looking him up and down, unable to hide his surprised expression at all.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Amuro Toru bent his fingers, pushed the legs of his glasses with his knuckles, and showed a slightly artificial smile, "I should have said before that I would come today..."

He turned his head and glanced at Suzuki Sonoko, who was inexplicably excited, with a subtle look, and the fake smile on his face became even faker.

Just by looking at Suzuki Sonoko's acting skills that couldn't even conceal her emotions, he could guess what kind of speaking style this person has on the Internet.

"Well, you did say..."

The smile on his face was a little awkward, and he turned to look at the people who were walking towards him following the sound.

"What? The magician's disciple isn't a girl?" Naoko Kuroda, who was wearing glasses, widened her eyes. "Impossible. How could someone who speaks so cutely and likes to add interjections, possibly..."

"Eh?!" Hamano Riki, who was standing next to her, exclaimed in an extremely exaggerated voice, "What, so you didn't respond to my topic at all, is it because you are really a man? Ah, damn it, how could this be, you clearly..."

He exchanged incredulous looks with Araki Yoshizuru, who was in charge of opening the door.

The Magic Messenger's Disciple is an amateur who has only recently become active in the group. In this circle of enthusiasts with a relatively strong professional orientation, he should not have been able to get close enough to sign up for offline gatherings.

But she was very straightforward in what she said and did, and she didn't have the temperament of a keyboard warrior who pretended to know nothing. In addition, her words revealed a sense of sophistication that only wealthy people could show. Her energetic style made her quickly become a member of the active crowd, and a very popular one in the group.

Although she always says that she is a 30-year-old middle-aged uncle, please, except for young girls, who else would say that a 30-year-old is an uncle...

"Ah, this." Amuro Toru, who was acting in full, shrugged his shoulders and showed an innocent smile that was harmless to humans and animals. "My girlfriend often plays with my phone, and sometimes she is the one talking. That's why I said I would bring her here..."

After saying that, he stepped aside, revealing the four people following behind him.

Several people looked back and forth at Toru Amuro and the group behind him that didn't see any adults. The confusion on their faces became more and more serious. It was unclear whether they were secretly condemning the working people for finding underage girlfriends, or were puzzled as to why some netizens brought their families to a gathering...

"Is that so? That's not surprising." Tanaka Takahisa smoothed her trendy shawl hair and shrugged, "I also always mistakenly thought that the disappeared Tiffany was really a woman. Look at her like this..."

She pointed at Hamano Toshiya, who looked a bit greasy, and shrugged.

"Why do you call me like this?" Hamano Toshiya snorted, "Isn't this a successful trick? The essence of magic is the art of deception, what's the problem?"

"How dare you say that..." Kuroda Naoko rolled her eyes. "I was discussing shopping advice on perfume and underwear with you on the forum, but who knew there was a grown man on the other side of the screen."

"I'm so sorry. You know what? This made me nervous for a bit." Hamano Toshiya chuckled twice.

Amuro Toru glanced at him indifferently and quickly made a judgment on him in his heart.

It was obvious that this guy was somewhat proud of himself for having successfully penetrated the female social circle on the Internet and being able to discuss such private topics with them.

"Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet." Feeling the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, Ara Yoshinori interrupted the conversation of the young people and said, "My online name is 'The Silent Ventriloquist', my real name is Ara Yoshinori, and I am the owner of this villa. Except for Mr. Sukama who is a temporary helper I hired, everyone else is a member of the Magician Lovers' Union. Anyway, welcome."

When he said this, he looked at Amuro Toru with some doubt in his eyes, and his gaze moved between Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko, as if he was considering how much of what Amuro Toru had just said was true.

How should I put it? The ID "Magic Messenger's Disciple" is too active in the forum, so active that it doesn't seem like the schedule of an adult office worker, and there is no sense of disconnection caused by different people using the comments.

If what Toru Amuro said was true, then either his account was only used by his girlfriend, or he must be a geek who didn't have a proper job and spent all day on the Internet, learning some of the girls' oral habits...

Not only him, the other people obviously had similar considerations. They no longer came closer to them, but whispered to each other.

From the looks they gave me, I could tell that their topic was probably a bit rude.

Facing these gazes, Toru Amuro, whose reputation was damaged again, tried hard to resist the urge to roll his eyes.

He knew that nothing good would come of following Tang Ze.

"Um..." After Suzuki Sonoko secretly grabbed his shirt and tugged twice as if to urge him, Amuro Toru reluctantly brought up what had been agreed upon in advance, "I roughly know who you guys are. So, the 'red herring' hasn't arrived yet?"

The starting point of this extremely elaborate impersonation was that Suzuki Sonoko wanted to see the handsome guy she had identified and give him a little beauty shock. But she was afraid that the other party might really think that she was in an online relationship and cause unnecessary misunderstandings. She came up with this operation in such a dilemma. If Doi Takeki himself was not there, this drama would have been performed to a blind eye.

"As for him, he has arrived a long time ago and is on the second floor." Huang Yi turned his head and muttered at the stairs behind him.

Behind him, a series of footsteps were heard on the stairs, and soon, a man who looked very young but had a round face and body came running down quickly.

As soon as he walked downstairs and saw the five people standing in the hallway, his expression froze.

Tang Ze, who activated the skills given by Conan and played the invisible man with Conan, cast a meaningful look at him.

Not only him, but also Conan who was wearing a mask and standing beside his legs, and Toru Amuro who was standing at the front, looked at Takeki Doi with subtle suspicion in their eyes.

Toru Amuro noticed the subtle incongruity between his body shape and his footsteps and gait, while Conan was instinctively puzzled by the somewhat strange name. Now, looking at this handsome cyber man who had driven Suzuki Sonoko to come all the way here, his expression was a little strange.

I always feel like this guy...

As if he realized that his stagnation was indeed strange, Doi Takeshu immediately adjusted his expression, pretending to be very happy as if he had made a fortune, and rushed to the front of several people in a few steps.

"You must be the magician's apprentice!" He stood in front of Suzuki Sonoko and said happily, "You are indeed a girl!"

"Hehe..." Looking at his ordinary and a little chubby face, Suzuki Sonoko laughed dryly, with the corners of her mouth twitching violently.

At first, seeing this messy scene and Toru Amuro's confused expression, she was a little hesitant, wondering if she had made an excessive request. Now, matching those handsome lines she saw on the Internet with such a face, she suddenly felt that it was very wise of her to suggest that someone impersonate her.

If she were to be entangled like this, she would probably be devastated...

"No, Red Herring, this is the disciple of the magic user." Araki pointed at Amuro Toru who was smiling awkwardly.

"I advise you to think twice." Tang Ze stopped the other party from approaching directly to show his greasy image before he really reached out his hand to touch Suzuki Sonoko, "Her boyfriend is a good fighter..."

I will die. I will really die.jpg

The former's dry speech did not attract his attention, but the latter...

Doi Takeki, also known as Kuroba Kaito, discerned the expression on Tang Ze's face and found that the man was serious, so he immediately braked in time.

Tang Zedu said that he is very good at fighting, and this sentence has great value.

He quickly cleared his throat and pretended to really believe what Arakawa Yoshinori said: "Really? I thought he was a girl and even sent some private messages to chat with him. What a pity... Hey, but didn't you say you were thirty years old? You don't look like it at all? You look younger than Tiffany."

Hamano Toshiya, who was suddenly shot, had a vein popping out on his forehead. He turned his head and looked at Amuro Toru's very distinctive handsome face for a while. He couldn't find a reason to refute, so he could only hold his breath and say, "That's because it's not easy for foreigners to tell their age."

The smile on Amuro Toru's face became more and more fake: "Hey, do you suspect I'm lying? Do you need to see my driver's license? Although I'm not yet 30 years old, I'm already over 29."

"Really? I can't tell at all..." Kuroba Kaito's shock was not fake at all.

"Maybe mixed-race people look younger." Toru Amuro glanced back.

Kuroba Kaito and the other three people following him all looked at Tangze, then turned back to look at Amuro Toru and nodded in inexplicable conviction.

You know what, it makes sense...

Although the meeting was a bit awkward and the atmosphere was chaotic, everyone who arrived at the villa finally finished introducing themselves to each other and began to discuss group topics like they did on the Internet.

"Only 'Escape King' and 'Shadow Mage' are missing. Everyone else is here." Tanaka Takahisa checked the list in his hand. "It's already this late. If they don't show up, they'll miss today's session."

"Is Shadow Master coming?" Suzuki Sonoko was a little surprised. "He signed up too?"

"You know Shadow Mage..." Tanaka Takahirae looked at her subtly.

"Um, that, didn't I just say that I would use his number to join group chats from time to time?" Suzuki Sonoko shrank her neck guiltily.

"Ah? You are his girlfriend?" Tanaka Takahisa was also shocked, "I thought..."

She looked at the handsome face of Tang Ze who had just stepped out to stop Doi Takeki, and then looked at the equally handsome mixed-race boy Amuro Toru, and the hesitation on her face became even more obvious.

Suzuki Sonoko secretly clenched her fists.

What's going on? This skeptical expression that she can't possibly find a handsome boyfriend... When I was chatting online, I didn't realize that "Fraud Boy" was such a jerk...

Although she was angry, since she had already said that they wanted to exchange identities, Suzuki Sonoko could only suppress her emotions and continue the previous topic bravely: "This guy Shadow Mage is a bit too that, right? So I have also heard of him..."

"He is indeed an active member and wants to participate. We have no reason to refuse him." Araki Yoshizawa smiled bitterly.

Tang Ze received Amuro Toru's death stare, suppressed his smile, and took the initiative to ask his boss for the information he needed: "What's wrong? Is there any conflict? I thought that for this kind of offline gathering, everyone would only invite close friends..."

"You can't say it's a contradiction." Kuroda Naoko shrugged. "The Shadow Master's words are a bit, how should I put it, weird? He likes to suddenly post something like 'I flew through the sky', 'My figure disappeared freely', 'So I'm a Shadow Master' when everyone is seriously discussing topics related to magicians. Well, it's nonsense..."

Tang Ze, who was very active in surfing, immediately understood why she was hesitant to speak. It seemed a bit rude to say it directly, but she really had to mention it.

Active but weird. Not enough to ban people directly, but their words are really outrageous.

It's just a pet of the version, right?

"Forget about him. I didn't think he would really come." Huang Yi waved his hand. "The way he speaks is a bit like, well, a very young child. His parents won't agree to let him come to such a far place to attend a party, right?"

"Well, these weird guys are usually kids. They want to say something outrageous or do something outrageous on the Internet to attract attention or something." Tanaka Takahira nodded in agreement.

"But it's strange that the Escape King didn't come. He is the manager of the alliance, and can be considered our chairman." Kuroda Naoko frowned worriedly, "Could it be that something delayed him? But I saw that he didn't speak in the group today. Who has his contact information?"

"I have his home phone number." Huang Yize nodded proactively, "After all, he was the one who contacted me to inquire about the party venue. I'll give it a try."

Among a group of young people in their early twenties, Huang Yi, who was in his 40s, was obviously a little old-fashioned. Instead of taking out his mobile phone to dial a number, he turned around and went to the living room to look through the address book.

The others naturally followed his footsteps. Tang Ze put his hands in his pockets, deliberately slowed down his pace, and fell behind the last person, standing together with Doi Takeshu who was also walking slowly.

Almost the moment Kuroba Kaito slowed down, he knew that his disguise had once again been seen through by the unreasonable Phantom Thief of Hearts.

He waited for Tang Ze to ask, but Tang Ze just looked straight ahead, making no eye contact with the people around him, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

However, Kuroba Kaito noticed Tang Ze's restlessly moving fingers in his pocket, and quickly put them into his pocket and immediately turned off the message alert sound of his mobile phone.

As he expected, the next moment, Kuroba Kaito felt the vibration of his mobile phone, which was placed close to his body, indicating that he had received a new message.

He glanced at Tang Ze who looked calm, took out his cell phone and saw, as expected, it was Kaito Line that was flashing a new message prompt.

[Joker: "Red Herring" huh? Very interesting, how do you come up with names like this? Is it the same principle as Batman? ]