The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"You called me here specially, can't it be for this, uh, 'Detective Koshien' variety show... What's the point of this kind of show anyway?"

Who said no?

Conan curled his lips, but remembered that he had implicitly agreed to participate in this program. In order to prevent the boomerang from hitting him on the head, he cautiously chose to keep his mouth shut and took out the photos he had found.

"That's it. The person I asked you to investigate before."

Hattori Heiji took the picture from him. The picture quality was not very clear. It was obviously some kind of remake or re-shoot. After carefully identifying the content of the photo for a while, his brows furrowed.

"This is obviously the host of the Nichimi TV station. No matter how you look at it, his face and hairstyle haven't changed much. So this is why you asked me to help you investigate instead of asking other police officers?"

"Yes, it was the last time I met her that gave me inspiration. Miss Mizunashi Rena is a popular beauty after all, and she also has her own fan site and homepage. This is a picture left by a fan that I saw on a homepage. It said that he was traveling and taking photos more than ten years ago, and accidentally took a picture of a woman who looked very similar to Mizunashi Rena. He was very surprised to find this when he was sorting out the photos, and now he is sharing it with other fans..." At this point, Conan's mouth twitched twice, "It's really hard to understand."

He didn't want to complain about this wonderful fate that spanned time. He was just thinking of Goro Akechi unhappily.

Out of curiosity, he also went to Goro Akechi's fan site to take a look, but he won't mention the result. In short, Conan said that it would be better for him to have less contact with this guy in the future, lest his true identity be discovered in the future, and it turned out that he accidentally appeared in the same frame with Goro Akechi, so he unfortunately became a background board or something...

"The background is Tsutenkaku, and so is the convenience store bag in her hand." After carefully identifying the details of the picture for a while, Hattori Heiji nodded affirmatively, "Do you think she once lived in Osaka? More than ten years ago?"

"There is a possibility. Although I cannot be sure, not long after I found this photo, the TV station contacted the fan who posted it and deleted it. I think there must be a reason why she reacted so quickly." Conan crossed his arms, "We have to confirm the other party's identity to know what her relationship with the organization is."

"Do you think that Rena Mizunoshi's identity might be fake, and you want to check her real background?" Hattori Heiji looked at the photo of Rena Mizunoshi, who still looked young, and raised his eyebrows uncertainly. "It seems that it would be difficult to find out anything from this."

"Anyway, please ask Inspector Otaki and the others to conduct a careful and secret investigation. You were also handling Karasawa's case, so there might be a connection somewhere." Conan said very seriously, "You've seen the situation before, and maybe the current Mizunashi Rena is not herself anymore. We've already seen the organization's methods in this regard."

If there was any inspiration given to Conan by Ireland's taking over Adachi Toru's identity and retrieving key evidence from the police, it was that he was now more and more certain of the common paths that the organization would take.

It is not impossible that a person with a certain degree of public fame like Rena Mizunashi was replaced by another person without anyone noticing at a certain stage in her life.

"Oh, so you want to try to prove that this woman really exists, and then try to find clues about when she might have disappeared, right?" Hattori Heiji touched his chin and nodded in realization.

"Yeah. Besides..." At this point, Conan changed the subject and showed the flyer in his hand, "Don't you think this is actually a good opportunity to get in touch with Mizunashi Rena?"

After putting the photo away, Hattori Heiji looked down and saw the disgustingly handsome face of Goro Akechi. His expression immediately fell.

"Huh? So in the final analysis, you still want me to participate in this damn variety show..." Hattori Heiji slapped his forehead, feeling as if he had deeply understood what it meant to reveal the real purpose.

After going through so much trouble and finding a plausible excuse, I ended up back at square one...

"If you think about it, this is not only a good opportunity to get in touch with Rena Mizunashi, but also a great opportunity to get in touch with Goro Akechi at the same time!" Conan explained confidently while holding the poster in front of his face, "More importantly, 'Kudo Shinichi' is also participating!"

"...Huh?" Hattori Heiji adjusted his hat, looked at Conan who was holding the poster, then looked at the shadow on the screen that looked so familiar, and uttered a louder question.

He is Kudo Shinichi, then who are you?

"Well, actually it's not a formal appearance..." Conan lowered his voice and his eyes began to drift away.

Letting Kudo Shinichi appear in front of the camera was not a good choice, but at the suggestion of Karasawa, he and the program crew negotiated and decided to participate in the program process in a special form.

This is a good opportunity to create a gimmick, but no clear image will emerge. Everything will remain in a seemingly plausible state. It can be completely understood as a script fabricated by the program team to create highlights. It can also be used to test the reactions of Rena Mizunashi and the organization. It is indeed a good idea.

But in this case, he would need someone who could bring him into the show to cover for him.

After looking at it in all aspects, the only suitable candidate left was Hattori Heiji, the representative of the famous detectives in the western world, and he had no choice. If he didn't look for Hattori, he couldn't look for Akechi Goro, right? !

Hattori Heiji, who fully realized that he had become a half-tool, snorted coldly: "You were very opinionated before, weren't you? Where are your gang of phantom thieves friends?"

"Don't mention it..." Conan rolled his eyes when he thought of this.

Actually, to be honest, being able to contact the organization members through the cover of the program was a good opportunity to invite Joker, and he thought the other party would not refuse. Unexpectedly, he was rejected by the other party with the reason that he was busy with business recently as soon as he made the suggestion.

Conan felt that he had provided a lot of information to the other party and even carried the locator with him for several months, and he felt quite unfair when he thought about this.

When there is a case, he runs faster than anyone else. When there is no case, he just ignores people, right?

In addition to Joker, he also asked another friend who could log in for him. Who knew that Kuroba Kaito, who had originally agreed, was shocked to hear that the guest lineup included Akechi Goro and Hakuba Tan, and immediately refused. He even refused to answer the phone. I don’t know how bad the impression they left on him was, it was exaggerated to this extent...

Hattori Heiji lowered his eyebrows and was about to righteously reject this request to be treated as a backup when Toyama Kazuha popped her head out from behind her.

She grabbed Hattori Heiji's shoulder and looked at Conan who was whispering with him: "What are you talking about... Wow, who made this poster? You look pretty handsome in it."

"Yes, is that so?" Hattori Heiji's words got stuck in his throat halfway through his refusal. He raised his hand to adjust his baseball cap, and his dark skin turned slightly red.

"But putting you next to so many handsome guys makes you look ordinary." Yuanshan Heye turned his gaze to the faces of the other people on the poster and made a sharp comment, "Since you are going to represent our Western Region, you can't be outdone by them."

"I...!" Hattori Heiji widened his eyes and straightened his back at once, "There's no way I can lose to this bunch of pretty boys!" "Really? I heard that last time you were beaten by Akechi-kun..."

"That was an accident, an accident! I would never lose to such a despicable person, okay?!"

"Calm down, shh, you're too loud, Hattori, they're all looking at you--"

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"Well, have all the guests on the list been invited? Well, that should be quite interesting. I'll ask the agency to contact you, please leave your phone number..."

After finishing the conversation in the soft voice of Goro Akechi, Tang Ze hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief.

Although he really wanted to make this variety show happen, being too proactive would not be in line with his personality. There has to be a process of asking and giving in three times, and he can't appear too eager.

Letting Mizuno Rena temporarily think that she is the hunter will make the conversation easier.

After sending the written contact information to Toru Amuro, Tang Ze put down his phone and looked at the short-haired girl standing in front of him.

"The crew has been successfully pulled together. Thank you for your help, Miss Yueshui."

The girl wearing sunglasses pushed her glasses up on her nose and shook her head: "I should be the one to say thank you. I'm sorry for doubting you before. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the chance to save Xiaoxun."

Tang Ze curved his red eyes and responded to her thanks with a gentle smile.

"But you can't blame me for having doubts about you." Koshimizu Nanatsuki tapped his temple and thought, "Who would have thought that the famous high school detective and the phantom thief who turned Japan upside down are actually the same person?"

"Shh..." Tang Ze raised a finger and gestured, "Who are you talking about? I don't know. Besides, the person who really helped your friend is you. We just played a small role."

As a very popular and heavyweight criminal, it is impossible for Karasawa, who has come to the world of science, to forget the person named Nanatsuki Koshimizu.

But her name alone is of no use. After all, the root cause of her case was not her. When Tang Ze found that the other world navigation did not respond to this name, he was even a little relieved.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu's hatred for someone comes from the death of her friend. If her heart is really twisted, it means that the tragedy has already happened and is irreversible. Even if her emotions can be corrected, the innocent victim has already lost his life. Tang Ze doesn't want to see such a scene.

However, the original work did not mention the name of her friend who committed suicide due to overwhelm after being wrongly accused, and apart from the keyword "lavender", there was no explanation of the specific location and time of the case. Even if Tang Ze wanted to prevent the tragedy, he would be powerless.

However, things took a turn for the better, or rather, the energy unleashed by Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who cherished her friend's life so much, was something even Karasawa had not expected.

When her friend was overwhelmed and called the deathline that represented both farewell and help, Nanatsuki Koshimizu tried her best to save her friend.

This includes calling the police, contacting all possible friends, and finding the cause and effect as quickly as possible. It also includes going to the illusory, urban legend-like Phantom Thief Channel and leaving a message for help.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu was amused by his words and smiled brightly: "My way of helping her is to go online and ask for help like a headless fly? Are you bragging that you are a qualified vigilante? Well, I admit that you are indeed not bad."

Having said this, the smile on her face slowly faded, and combined with the shadow cast by her sunglasses, she formed a slightly gloomy expression.

"Xiaoxun's life was indeed saved, but her life has been ruined by that bastard. If that guy can't honestly admit his mistakes to the police and correct the problems in the criminal investigation, Xiaoxun will spend the rest of her life as a murderer. A few frivolous and irresponsible inferences will destroy a person's peaceful and tranquil life. This is unfair, and I will never accept it."

Unfortunately, issuing such a request for help means that the original unjust, false and wrongful conviction has still occurred.

Because she was slandered as a criminal, Nanatsuki Koshimizu's friend fell into despair. Even if the Phantom Thieves acted in time to dispel the shadow in the girl's heart and helped her continue to resist the pressure from the prosecution and successfully wait for Nanatsuki Koshimizu to arrive and rescue her, the case is currently only temporarily stalled due to problems with the clues.

No one understands better than Karasawa, who has gone through the same process, what this girl will face in the future of her life, so his anger at Koshimizu Nanatsuki being in no way inferior to the original is very understandable.

If Tang Ze also had a close friend like Xiao Xun, with whom he had a clear distinction between love and hate, the other person might make a similar choice after knowing his experience.

"But you also understand that even if we find him, he cares so much about his reputation that even if he realizes that his reasoning is wrong, he would rather choose to hide his name than tell the police that he might be wrong...you may not get the result you want." Tang Ze nodded in understanding, but still expressed it tactfully.

After rescuing her friend, Nanatsuki Koshimizu first went on Phantom Thieves CH to express her gratitude to the Phantom Thieves who had given her silent support, and then began to look for the identity of this lousy detective who had almost killed innocent people with his nonsense.

She would run from Fukuoka to Tokyo to find Karasawa who was pretending to be Goro Akechi, and then be persuaded by Karasawa because she was still screening the "real murderer" of the case.

Her appeal was to drop the charges against her friend and to protect her friend who was still suffering from the terrible pressure caused by the environment. However, since this guy had the audacity to submit his reasoning to the police even though he knew it was flawed for the sake of the title of a so-called famous detective, it would be very difficult to get such a person to publicly apologize for his mistakes.

"...In that case, don't blame me for being too impulsive." Koshimizu Nanatsuki maintained that gloomy and angry expression, and pulled the corner of his mouth, "I think a guy who doesn't take other people's lives seriously won't take his own life too seriously, right?"