Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 1097 Fireworks
Would Rum dare? Of course he didn't.

Kumail's abilities can easily take out those targets, and of course, can also easily take out other people in the organization.

For Rum, now that the inheritance of the Tangze couple has been basically taken away by the organization, Tang Ze Zhao's identity is in his hands, which is more like a constraint than a mission.

A bargaining chip used to threaten Kumail and prevent him from losing control.

Regardless of his character, it cannot be denied that Kumail is only 18 years old after all. If he loses the support of the organization, his current life will naturally collapse completely.

But if this child is given a chance, he can get close to Rum without paying any price and get to know Rum's true identity...

"Let's discuss this issue after you complete the one-year protection observation period for 'Tang Ze Zhao'." Rum chose a gentle tone and did not respond to Xingchuan Teru's almost provocative question. "Gin will soon go to reclaim Curacao. I don't want anything to go wrong again."

Xingchuan Hui let out an undisguised sneer.

As if not wanting to hear any more of his sarcastic remarks, Rum hung up the phone.

Hearing the beep of the headset being hung up, Xingchuan Hui put away the headset in boredom.

This was not unexpected at all for Tang Ze. This level of oppression and questioning did not cause him to feel any emotional fluctuations.

In this regard, Tangze is more in favor of Gin's view, that is, Rum's caution is not due to considerations in his actions, but a reflection of his selfish character.

He cherishes his life, he is unwilling to bear the cost of decision-making, and he does not want to sacrifice his long-term interests for the sake of the immediate plan. Rum's suspicion comes from this, and naturally he can't show any pattern.

Even though he was wary of Kumail now, the first thing Rum thought of was not whether Kumail had really betrayed the organization. He would only consider whether the other party had completely turned to Bourbon's camp and thus threatened Rum's position.

"What a waste."

After making such an impolite comment, Xingchuan Hui picked up his phone again and looked through the messages in the group.

【Joker: Uwaa, Mr. Amuro seems to be very angry. 】

[Spy: You didn't even say hello to him, and you just conjured up a younger brother of Rena Mizunashi. It would be hard for him not to be angry, right? ]

[Trigger: Not to mention that you didn't intend for him to play any undercover role, you wanted him to work for the Phantom Thieves.]

【Fuse: Indeed.】

【Joker: But they didn't choose the FBI. Just for the sake of this plan, he should give them a hand, right?】

[Spy: So Zero didn't just throw you out the door. ]

【Trigger: His temper has improved a lot now. If it were six years ago, you would have been beaten up by now.】

【Fuse: Indeed.】

[Joker: Don't repeat yourself here, Hagiwara-senpai, how is the hospital doing? ]

[Fuse: I don’t know about anything else, but the kid upstairs seems to have caught the spy, and there’s a lot of chaos going on.]

[Joker: So quick? What about Kusuda Rikumichi? Did he run away?]

【Fuse: Threw a bomb. 】

【Trigger: Huh?】

【Fuse: I took it apart.】

【Trigger: Oh...】

[Fuse: How could someone come to spy on the situation and put a circle of C4 bombs in the neck brace while pretending to be a patient? Isn't he afraid of accidentally touching it during an examination?]

【Trigger: It seems like he has something to talk about with Pramiya next door. 】

The topic was a bit too hellish, and Tang Ze, who was a little overwhelmed, put down his phone silently.

"What, what happened?" Hondou Eisuke nervously squeezed the water cup in his hand.

He could see that, despite Tang Ze's young age, the power of discourse and leadership that Tang Ze had demonstrated in just a few attempts was something that an ordinary participant could not demonstrate.

Maybe, this guy is just like the little boy upstairs, a mastermind with a very fraudulent identity.

It was based on this speculation that he mustered up the courage to ask Tang Ze for help.

"No problem." Tang Ze, who felt that the situation at the hospital was getting better, put down his phone and cleared his throat. "Your identity is indeed sensitive, so this will be a bit troublesome, but it won't be a big problem."

Even though Teitan's 2nd grade Class B is a battleground, the organization's surveillance of this place actually has loopholes.

Because in their concept, Kumail is the surveillance they use for this class.

There is a code-named member here disguised as an identity, so they won't send another person over. Even if someone like Rum has doubts about Kumail and wants to assign a supervisory team to the supervisory team, there must be enough people.

Not to mention that in their concept, no one could sneak into Kumail's daily life without telling him.

Therefore, continuing to attend class in Grade 2 Class B is actually a good way to conceal one's identity, and it can achieve the wonderful effect of hiding the truth from the public.

As for the deeper identity and background issues...

"I'll find a way to help you deal with your resume. Don't explain your past experiences in Osaka to anyone other than Mr. Mori's family. If someone asks you, just say that you lived in Kansai for a long time because of medical problems. As for your specific life background and educational experience, don't describe them in detail. If you have to give an answer, just give a vague range..."

Tang Ze, who had done many similar on-the-job trainings, took out a piece of paper and quickly began to write some key points.

Now Rena Mizunoshi knows the true situation of Kumail's identity, but for her safety and his own safety, Karasawa will not easily explain the affairs of the Phantom Thieves to her.

Anyone under surveillance by an organization's intelligence network should be cautious when disclosing information about cognitive science.

However, in future operations against the organization, the Phantom Thieves will inevitably be involved.

At times like this, Hondou Eisuke will be a great bridge.

Or to put it more darkly, it is similar to the FBI's consideration. If they control Hondou Eisuke, they will also control Hondou Eikai, which will leave her no choice in her stance and make her lean towards their side.

"Your basics are very poor. Once a crisis occurs, you have almost no ability to deal with it. In order to solve this problem, you need to receive certain basic training in the next month. This is for the safety of you and your sister, so if there is a conflict in your schedule, you'd better use the excuse of health problems and ask for a few days off..."

"...That..." Hondou Eisuke raised his hand and timidly interrupted Tang Ze's endless chatter.

Hondou Eisuke listened to his request, looked at the outline listed by Tang Ze for him, nodded blankly, and had some incredible guesses in his mind.

Does Tang Ze want him to stay and be his sister's "contact person"?

"I roughly understand your request. Um, so, there is a question I forgot to ask you..."

"Hmm?" Tang Ze raised his eyes and snorted in confusion.

"Which side are you from...?" After listening to his request, Tang Ze took him to the cafe for dinner without saying a word. After whispering with the dark-skinned handsome guy at the bar for a while, he sat down and fast-forwarded to the next request and action plan.

It’s not that this is not okay, but did you forget to explain a few basic things to him?
Tang Ze smiled, and under Amuro Toru's gloomy gaze, he pointed to his temple.

"Of course it's my own people."

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While Karasawa was leisurely solving the problem of Hondou Eisuke without consulting anyone later, the situation at the Haido Central Hospital was in chaos, just as Hagiwara Kenji described.

It is not difficult to lock onto Kusuda Rikumichi.

The Shibuya case was a large-scale public safety incident, but the hospital for diversion was not just the Beido Central Hospital. In addition, there were no actual seriously injured people. The only real seriously injured person was Pramya, so the range of targets they needed to check and monitor was not large.

After a simple screening by Conan, using only a simple strategy of using a mobile phone and a coffee can, he quickly identified the truly suspicious guy.

Compared to the pressure he puts on Kumail, Gin will only be more ruthless and unreasonable towards other minions. Naturally, Kusuda Rikumichi acts quickly.

Therefore, things soon progressed to a stage of fierce conflict as Kusuda Rikumichi's actions were exposed.

"Didn't he go back to the ward to destroy the evidence?!"

"After all, his purpose is to find out where Mizunashi Rena is. After completing the mission, he won't have too many worries."

"Damn it, we can't let him get away..."

When Judy and the operatives hurriedly ran out of the hospital's main entrance, they saw Kusuda Rikumichi's car speeding along the road at the parking lot exit.

Following closely behind, of course, was Shuichi Akai's vehicle.

"We must find a way to stop him before he gets in touch with the organization!"

"I know." With one hand on the steering wheel, Akai Shuichi's voice was very steady, "But he has a cell phone with him, I'm not sure if he will send the information back while driving..."

"No problem." Conan, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, interrupted, "I destroyed his phone in advance while he was away from the ward."

"…Is that so? Then there's no problem." Akai Shuichi glanced at him and hung up the call with James.

When he put down his phone, Akai Shuichi curled his lips and said, "You don't trust the FBI even more than I thought."

I have discovered this loophole, but I didn't tell them, and instead chose to solve the problem myself...

This detective was obviously very wary of the FBI.

"It's always better to be cautious. Such a large-scale surveillance and such a hasty arrest operation will indeed lead to many problems, right? I'm just being cautious." Looking at the car in front, Conan turned back, "You should be the same in this regard, Mr. Akai."

If he really trusted the FBI, Shuichi Akai would not have made such harsh demands, and would not have asked him, a third party with whom he was not strictly familiar or trusted, to help with this matter.

Obviously, Shuichi Akai himself also has many concerns and thinks that continuing to stay in the FBI may not have any positive effect on his actions.

"… Mutual understanding." Akai Shuichi did not deny his statement, but just gently stepped on the accelerator.

The vehicle flexibly bypassed the intersection, and under his control it accurately passed the car in front and was aligned with Kusuda Rikumichi's vehicle.

Without trying to hide his appearance, Shuichi Akai turned his head and looked at the panic-stricken man in the other car.

It seemed that he had noticed that there was something wrong with his phone, and in the brief moment of eye contact, he recognized the man sitting in the driver's seat.

——Rye Whiskey was once considered the second gin by the organization. The deterrent power of this face in the organization was not much inferior to that of gin.

The person on the opposite side was visibly panicking. He ignored the road conditions ahead and grabbed the pistol at hand and fired two random shots in the direction of Akai Shuichi.

Naturally, nothing was hit, but in order to avoid his random bullets, Shuichi Akai's car did slow down a little.

After adjusting the direction of the wheel, Shuichi Akai was keeping his eyes fixed on the vehicle in front of him. Suddenly, he caught something out of the corner of his eye.

He glanced quickly in that direction.

The very familiar, so familiar that it seemed as if it were a different world, reflection of the sniper scope flashed again at the edge of his vision.

Shuichi Akai pursed his lips and silently released his foot that was pressing on the accelerator.

His "allies" have arrived.

"Aren't you going to catch up?"

"No need. The guy was already scared just by seeing me. If he drives at this speed, he will soon lose control of the car. If we force him onto a deserted road, he will probably crash soon."

"Is this the way to stop him from escaping?"

"He's got some dynamite tied around his neck. If you get too close you'll get sucked in."

"What you said makes sense..."

While discussing with Shuichi Akai, Conan also caught a subtle glimmer out of the corner of his eye.

He raised his head in the direction of the flash, but was only able to catch a subtle shadow.

"boom--"

The next moment, the sound of a sniper bullet breaking through the air was heard.

The vehicle ahead, which had already begun to snake, seemed to have hit some huge obstacle. It lost control in an instant, spun, and slammed heavily into the roadside guardrail.

"This is--"

Conan opened his eyes wide in shock, but Akai Shuichi seemed to have anticipated what was happening and silently slowed down the car to avoid being involved in the car accident ahead.

By the time the two of them got out of the car and went to check, Kusuda Rikumichi's car had already been completely stuck in the guardrail on the side of the road.

The front of the car was completely crushed, and some parts were scattered on the road and the lawn on the side. The scene was extremely tragic.

Even more tragic is the driver of the car.

The bullet hole accurately passed through his temple and came out from the other side. Blood and brain matter splattered on the car on the other side, mixing in the smoke and dust from the vehicle collision, like a ball of twisted fireworks.

"He, this is..." Conan widened his eyes slightly.

Hit by a sniper?

(End of this chapter)