The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 870 Thank You, Red Herring

"Do you want to go out and look for him? Don't forget, not only are we unable to leave here, but the attackers are also unable to leave."

Kuroba Kaito and Tangze walked to the edge of the room, looked at each other, and raised their chins towards the outside.

"Yes. Since the attackers have already started to attack us directly, instead of just sitting there and waiting to die, why not try to fight back? There are so many of us, and it would be very difficult for the attackers to attack us without the help of external forces." Tang Ze nodded in understanding and made the same suggestion.

Tanaka Takahisa, who was pretending to cry, raised her head and glanced at Doi Takeki's honest expression.

This actually meets her needs.

Due to the temporary changes in the mission and the appearance of a detective, she could not pretend that she was unlucky enough to be chosen to boil water as she had originally planned, and use the boiled bath water to clear herself of suspicion. It was too late to change her method of committing the crime, so she could only urgently change the time and method of the crime, and chose to attack Hamano Toshiya and then hang him on the terrace on the third floor.

Now, as the arrows were shot, the "sail" outside used to transport the corpses had taken shape, and the noose around Hamano Toshiya's neck was about to fall off.

According to her original plan, she was indeed going to guide everyone's emotions for a while, and then take them out to witness Hamano Toshiya's body falling in the snow with their own eyes...

So, her previous guess was correct. Doi Takeshu was indeed an acquaintance of her grandfather and was ready to help her, right?

Although it’s a little early, as long as you adjust your stride a little and don’t walk out the door too quickly, the effect should be similar...

Thinking about this in her mind, she felt a little relieved. Tanaka Takahisa stood up and deliberately said in an indignant tone: "You are right, I want to see what this shadow mage wants to do..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Ze and Doi Takeki, who were standing at the back, as well as Amuro Toru and Hakuba Tan, all raised their feet and walked quickly outside, as if her words did not mean that they were going to lead people out to look for it, but were the starting gun for a run.

Tanaka Takahisa was stunned, took a look at his leaky window, and his face suddenly became tense.

Although it was difficult for them to change the inevitable death of Hamano Toshiya, hanging himself from a building and then sliding down in front of them and the corpse appearing out of nowhere in the middle of the snow were two different things!

She opened her mouth, and without paying attention to Suzuki Sonoko and Ara Yoshinori who were trying to comfort her, she hurriedly ran in the direction the four men left.

The other few people, who didn't know what was going on, looked at each other blankly.

"Could it be that they have already got a clue about where the attacker is hiding?" Kuroda Naoko muttered to herself as her mind finally came to its senses. "Are they worried that the attacker has escaped, so they are anxious?"

"If that's the case, then why did they have to wait until Miss Tanaka finished speaking before running away? Why didn't they even say hello to us?" Araki rubbed his waist, "Young people are so energetic."

If he were to come, even if he was well prepared, it would be absolutely impossible for him to run at this speed.

He looked at those young people as if they were participating in a 100-meter race...

"Why don't you go over and take a look?" Huang Yi pointed to the door in a friendly manner, "Aren't you the girlfriend of the magician's disciple? Aren't you worried?"

"Ah? Oh, oh..." Suzuki Sonoko scratched her head, opened her mouth to say something, looked out the window, and felt that now was not the right atmosphere to explain her identity, so she had to follow the other two people who were equally confused and walked out.

Tanaka Takahisa, who was anxious and sweating, had already rushed down the stairs.

She wanted to stop the four men who were running faster than rabbits, but once she thought about their true identities, she knew that her efforts were completely in vain.

Among the four people, except for the slightly weak Bai Ma Tan, Tang Ze alone was the little superhero who dared to sprint a hundred meters to chase the landslide truck when she didn't have any buff bonus. By the time she ran to the stairs, the four people had already rushed out to the side and went around the woods behind.

Tanaka Takahisa ran out of the door with a tense expression, and was trying hard to think of how to show enough surprise and fear to Hamano Toshiya who was about to fall from the building. When she turned the corner, she saw that the four people who were running very fast had stopped, stood in a row, and looked up at something as if they were watching a play.

Eh? They didn't try to save anyone? So they were just enjoying the ugly sight of Hamano Toshiya struggling to die in mid-air?

When Tanaka Takahisa thought of this, she couldn't help but stop.

She realized that the people standing in front of her might be psychopaths, so she didn't dare to get any closer.

"Hey, here you are." Tang Ze looked up and turned to look at her who was running out of breath. "The mechanism is well designed, Miss."

Tanaka Takahisa's heart skipped a beat.

"W-what are you talking about...!"

As she spoke, she successfully saw everything that happened at the scene through the gap left by Tang Ze who turned around, so all the subsequent questions were stuck in her throat.

On the third floor, the prop that was supposed to be pulling the wire was now held in the hands of a little boy who leaned out of the window.

On the terrace, a high school girl with long hair had two metal objects wrapped around her hands. It looked like she had hurriedly passed through the wires fixed there.

Hamano Toshiya, who should have been hanged by the thing around his neck as he slid down, was slammed into the soft snow with his hands and feet tied in an awkward position because the little boy had destroyed the perfectly designed traction structure.

As he fell to the ground, the four people who were watching the show sighed in regret.

"Conan, you don't have to worry about the prop." Amuro Toru said pertinently, "Just cut the rope around his neck. Sliding down the wire will reduce the risk of injury."

The place where he fell was much lower than originally expected, so he was definitely not dead, but because he was completely unable to adjust any self-protection posture, it was hard to say whether he had broken any bones or something.

"Yeah, this might be the last time that the props left by Mr. Harui Fuden are used for the 'escape show'. What a rare opportunity." Kuroba Kaito also felt regretful.

"It's not unfair to hit him." Tang Ze said frankly, "He should be taught a lesson. He can't just say nonsense just because it's on the Internet. People should always be responsible for their words and actions."

Hakuba ignored the three guys who were giving their speeches, and turned around to look at Tanaka Takahisa, who looked rather embarrassed with her hair stuck to her face. "I have good news for you, Ms. Tanaka, although it may not be good news for you. Mr. Nishiyama Mu, whose online name is Escape King, was rescued before my helicopter took off. He is now in the Beika Central Hospital and is out of danger."

Tanaka Takahisa was really surprised this time.

She opened her eyes wide and moved her lips a few times. Facing Bai Matan's sharp and calm gaze like a scalpel, she finally let her legs go weak and sat down in the snow.

"You mean, Miss Tanaka is the 'Shadow Mage'?" Araki Yoshizuru, who had just walked out, looked extremely surprised. "But, in that case..."

"I'm sorry. I told some inappropriate lies when I came here." Bai Ma Tan took off his deerstalker hat and bowed as a gentleman. "It was mainly because Mr. Xishan Wu's vital signs were indeed unstable at the time. If the police hadn't arrived in time, he might have really died. And I think once the murderer is informed that he is not dead, he is likely to temporarily stop because his plan failed. It will not be so easy to catch him in the act."

Tang Ze glanced at his profile which was smiling confidently.

Indeed, since Conan was not sick this time, in fact, except for the parachuted Hakuba detective, no one else in the villa actually received the police report. The information whether Nishiyama Wu was dead or not was entirely based on Hakuba detective's empty words.

The murderer, Tanaka Takahisa, was an ordinary woman with no physical advantage. She found an adult male's home and strangled him to death. It is also possible that a novice killer left in a hurry without confirming the other party's death.

Coupled with Baima Tan's unexpected attention to this group, this result was unexpected but also reasonable.

"'Fraud Boy' is not actually Ms. Tanaka's account." Hakuba Tan went on to explain, "Mr. Harui Fuden, who died accidentally during a performance more than a month ago, used the stage name Fraud Boy when he first debuted. It was only after his escape magic became more mature and his reputation grew that he began to operate as the Japanese Escape King. So, the moment I heard your identities, I was basically sure who this murderer with murderous intent was."

He turned his head and looked at Tanaka Takahisa, who was still lying on the ground and seemed unable to speak.

"If the visitors hadn't created some unexpected events, and my arrival hadn't completely disrupted your schedule, you probably wouldn't have been so anxious to act, and you wouldn't have revealed such a big flaw, Miss Shadow Mage."

When Tanaka Takahisa heard his call, she barely moved, raised her head, and looked at Hakuba Tan with an angry look.

This time the anger was no longer a superficial disguise, but real anger with a slight hint of resentment.

"You saved that guy, didn't you?" Tanaka Takahisa said in a hoarse voice, "If you hadn't been keeping an eye on him, I don't believe the police would have discovered his situation so quickly."

"This is a coincidence." Bai Ma Tan gently spread his hands, "I contacted Mr. 'Escape King' when I found out about your gathering. My original intention was to get in touch with him and find out some news in the group. I didn't expect that when I arrived, he had temporarily stopped breathing... I had to give him first aid and send him to the hospital..."

Tang Ze exchanged a knowing look with Kuroba Kaito.

That makes sense.

It was precisely because Bai Ma Tan was the "first discoverer" and saw the content left by Shadow Mage that he firmly believed that a murder might occur at today's gathering. He immediately borrowed a police helicopter and forced an airdrop nearby despite the risk of blind landing in the heavy snow.

He came here completely for the case, while it was just a convenience for Kaito Kid. His behavior when he showed up was a way to paralyze the murderer.

"To be honest, what happened to Mr. Harui Fuchu was regrettable, but it was just an accidental tragedy after all. I think that when they first expressed their speculation on whether Harui Fuchu could perform his special skills again, they also wanted to express their expectations for the old man. Therefore, blaming his death on these people is a bit too..."

"Shut up! What qualifications do you have to say that!" Tanaka Takahisa gritted her teeth and growled from her throat, like the roar of a wild animal, "You too, him too, both of you...!"

"So is that really the case?" Seeing her violent side exposed, Kuroda Naoko took a step back in astonishment, "The fraud boy is Harui Fuden. He saw those discussions, so he decided to perform, and then..."

When she accidentally found out that she might have actually killed a magician accidentally, her expression turned a little pale.

Seeing her performance, Tanaka Takahisa's ferocious expression eased a little. She shook her head.

"Grandpa doesn't blame you. I don't blame you either." Tanaka Takahisa lowered her head. "I have always been using the Fraud Boy account. My grandfather heard that I was discussing magic with people on the Internet, and he was very interested, so he used my account to communicate with you. It was not until I sorted out his belongings that I found out why he suddenly became interested in performing again. His physical strength is not as good as before, and this is a very dangerous operation. He was very clear about this before the performance began. It was he who decided to perform. A magician should be prepared before performing dangerous operations. I don't mean to blame you."

"So, you attacked Mr. Xishan..." Araki frowned, recalling the content of this discussion, "was it because of his speech at that time?"

"I can't forgive the comments made by Nishiyama and Hamano after my grandfather passed away." Tanaka Takahisa held up her icy knees, her voice hoarse again, "What do you mean by 'the old man died in the icy water'? What do you mean by 'the old man didn't even want to survive'... How could they say that about my grandfather!"

When she raised her head again, the tears that had been howling for a long time but had not come out fell down in big drops.

"'Harui Magic Troupe' is running very well. Grandpa has only been responsible for planning and management. He didn't have to take such a risk. He did it to meet your expectations. He was very happy that young magic lovers still remembered him. There is a draft letter in his computer that has not been sent out." Tanaka Takahisa gritted his teeth, "'I succeeded, are you all happy! - Harui Fuden', he wanted to tell you his true identity after he succeeded, and wanted to thank you for remembering him..."

Speaking of these things, the shock and regret she felt when she discovered the draft seemed to invade her mind again, making her voice more and more choked, and she could no longer say the rest of the words.

Chunjing Fengchuan wants to try his best to give a perfect farewell to those who have high expectations of him.

Even though he failed, and it was regrettable, he was ultimately confident in the choice he made and had no regrets.

If it weren't for the sarcastic remarks made by Hamano Toshiya and Nishiyama Tsutomu that hurt Tanaka Takahisa, the fact that they had been friends online for several years might not have come to this.

"I think that although they were wrong, they didn't deserve to die. They paid a heavy price for what they said, didn't they?" As if he couldn't bear to hear her crying, Kuroba Kaito said softly, "Ms. Tanaka, I'm glad that although you were controlled by your emotions, it didn't cause irreversible consequences in the end. Your grandfather probably didn't want you to ruin your future because of him."

Tanaka Takahisa looked at him, remembered the letter from Red Herring that encouraged and worried about her grandfather, sniffed, and burst into tears.

"Thank you, Red..."

"Ahem!" Before Tanaka Takahisa called out the name, Kuroba Kaito quickly interrupted her, but still found a hidden smile on Tang Ze's face.

...Damn, what a nice name, but now even he himself feels that being called by the name of a fish does seem a bit weird.

What a serious online name! How could this happen...

It’s all Tang Ze’s fault!

The atmosphere here became sad and nostalgic as the prisoner confessed. With his mouth and hands tied with tape, Hamano Toshiya, who was still stuck in the snow, moved weakly twice.

Are you just going to leave it alone after saving the person? Is there no one to speak up for me...

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