Conan: The Heart Thief

When the four of them heard this, they realized it was just a blind guess.

As long as Qianying looked embarrassed, she would hate and fear Lin Xiao.

Ms. Tanaka smiled and said, "My favorite is Kinoshita Yoshiro!"

"I like Jiujiu Motoyasu!" Hamano Toshiya followed.

After hearing what they said, Kuroda Naoko couldn't help but shook her head and said, "Why do you like dead people?"

She raised her chin slightly and smiled: "I like the very popular magician now, Sanada Ichi-san! By the way, what about you guys?"

As Kuroda Naoko spoke, she looked at Lin Xiao, Xiaolan, and Sonoko.

Sonoko and Xiaolan looked at each other and saw the tacit understanding in each other's eyes.

The next moment, the two of them shouted to everyone in unison: "Our favorite magician is Lin Xiao!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

"Mr. Lin, aren't you a detective? How did you become a magician?"

Lin Xiao was not modest: "Yes. I am both a detective and a magician.

The four of them and Qianying all didn't believe it.

"I might as well show you what I can do."

Having said this, Lin Xiao activated the ability of General Cat - let me treat you to dried fish!

Lin Xiao performed a magic trick and produced a freshly cooked dried fish, which he placed in front of everyone.

While everyone was surprised, they all thought it was just a simple magic trick and nothing surprising.

Lin Xiao's next words made everyone feel that Lin Xiao was unfathomable.

"This dried fish is not a prop. It is edible. Do you want to try it?"

The four of them and Qianying were all hesitant. Xiaolan and Sonoko couldn't wait to pinch a piece of fish and taste it. The taste was great, better than they had imagined!

"It's so delicious. How are the dried fish made?" Xiaolan's eyes were full of stars.

"Really, really... it's so unscientific!" Yuanzi has eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, but this dried fish is especially delicious.

Lin Xiao laughed: "This is General Cat's dried fish, of course it's delicious!"

Seeing this, the four people and Qianying also tasted it. It was really delicious, too incredible. They no longer doubted Lin Xiao's identity as a magician.

Qianying smiled gently and asked, "So, Mr. Lin, who is your favorite magician?"

Lin Xiao said: "My favorite magician is the Phantom Thief Lady!"

"What!" Qianying was shocked.

The others were puzzled to see Qianying so surprised. Almost no one here had heard of the Phantom Thief Lady. The Phantom Thief Lady was a flash in the pan, and the others had no idea who the Phantom Thief Lady was.

"Who is Lady Thief?" everyone asked.

"A female thief who can perform magic tricks!" Lin Xiao replied.

Qianying was called a female thief who could perform magic tricks by Lin Xiao. Her face flushed red with shame and anger!

"What's wrong? Miss Qianying, did I say something wrong? You reacted so strongly!" Lin Xiao teased.

"You are such a bastard--" Qianying clenched her little pink fist. Not only did Lin Xiao bully her son, but he also wanted to bully her as a mother. This was too much.

Xiaolan and Sonoko were in a daze. The two girls saw sparks in the eyes between Qianying and Lin Xiao, but they didn't understand what was going on.

Just after the first activity session ended, dinner was ready.

Mr. Xu Lian, who was busy in the kitchen, walked into the living room and said to everyone, "Dinner is ready. Please move to the dining room."

Chapter 279 Asking Qianying to be a Girlfriend

Mr. Xu Lian is a great cook. He made Western-style steak for everyone, and everyone enjoyed it with gusto.

Xiaolan and Yuanzi curiously asked Lin Xiao what the Phantom Thief Lady was. The Phantom Thief Lady was a short-lived character, so it was normal that everyone present had never heard of her, and they were all very interested.

Qianying's beautiful eyes were wide open and her face was burning. She was not sure whether Lin Xiao really recognized her. She was very curious about how Lin Xiao would evaluate her. Ever since she got married, the title of Phantom Thief Lady had disappeared.

Damn it! Could it be that Lin Xiao discovered me? That can’t be possible. How did he know my true identity? What if he was found out?

"The Lady Phantom Thief was known as the female twenty-faced woman of the Showa era. She specialized in stealing from wealthy businessmen who made ill-gotten gains, wealthy people with bad reputations, and corrupt officials... The Lady Phantom Thief was proficient in magic and used it to steal. She succeeded repeatedly and became famous for a time. Later, for some reason, she quickly retired from the world, which was considered a flash in the pan."

"..." Qianying's mouth twitched secretly, she knew it very clearly!

Yuanzi's beautiful eyes lit up when she heard this, and she clasped her hands together and said with a smile: "Wow! So she is robbing the rich to help the poor! It sounds like... a very powerful woman!"

"So... he's from the same generation as my mother." Xiaolan lifted her long hair lightly. No wonder no one has ever heard of him.

Araki Yoshinori, however, murmured in disagreement: "No matter what, the Phantom Thief Lady... is a thief."

Lin Xiao said disapprovingly: "She is indeed a thief, but she also possesses outstanding magic talent. It is not an exaggeration to call her a magician!"

"That's right... It's not incomprehensible that a person can have multiple identities and be both a thief and a magician."

Araki took out his cell phone, checked the time, and stood up to ease the atmosphere: "It's so late, dinner is over, why is there no news from the Escape King? Even if it's a prank, it's too much. I'll give the Escape King another call! Ask him what's going on!"

He dialed the number, but the call was not made.

He was puzzled: "It's strange, I don't know what's going on, the phone can't get through!"

"Hey, the phone line is broken and we don't know when the Escape King will come. Our activities are all planned by him, so we can't just ignore him." Kuroda Naoko was speechless.

Tanaka Takahisa pouted: "Forget about the Escape King. Why don't we choose a leader to replace the Escape King and take charge of the next entertainment activities!"

"Okay, but don't choose me. I'm not good at it." Kuroda Naoko waved her hand immediately.

Qianying chuckled and suggested: "In that case, let's decide by rock-paper-scissors!"

"Oh my! This is too boring!"

Hamano Toshiya immediately rejected the idea: "Everyone who came here today is a fan of magic, so we must use magic to select our acting leader!"

No one objected, which was considered as their tacit agreement.

Hamano Toshiya was very happy that everyone recognized him.

He took out a handkerchief and said, "My magic is like this. First, I'll ask you to do me a favor. You have to be blindfolded!"

Ara Yoshinori and Hamano Toshiya are old friends online, so naturally they would not refuse and agreed with a smile.

Then, Hamano Toshiya successfully tied a handkerchief around Ara Yoshinori's eyes. He smiled at everyone and said, "Does anyone have paper and pen? Lend them to me."

"Here, is this okay?"

Tanaka Takahisa spoke quickly, holding up a pen and a pad of notepaper.

"Can!"

Hamano Toshiya nodded, but did not touch the paper and pen. Instead, he instructed: "Then please write down our names on these notes, one by one!"

"it is good!"

Tanaka Takahisa agreed readily and began to write the names one by one on the table.

Only Mr. Xu Lian's name does not need to be written! After all, he is a hired helper, not a guest. He does not know magic, and his job is to do odd jobs!

After Tanaka Takahisa had written down everyone's names, Hamano Toshiya spoke again: "Next, please shuffle the papers, Ms. Tanaka, and pass the paper and pen to Mr. Araka Yoshinori. Remember, the back of the paper with the name should be facing up!"

"OK!" Tanaka Takahisa did as he was told.

Then, Hamano Toshiya watched Arano Yoshinori take the pen and the stack of papers with his name on them, and then he smiled and said, "Mr. Arano Yoshinori, please write a number on the back of any piece of paper you like!"

"Write numbers?" Huang Yi asked subconsciously.

"Yes! Each number represents what everyone has to do. Tonight we need to assign tasks as follows: '1' Acting leader; '2'

Responsible for arranging the banquet program tonight; '3' Decorate the room and clean up the tableware from our dinner. This is a lot of work, so it requires two people; '4' Prepare midnight snacks and side dishes, which also requires two people; '5', responsible for boiling the bath water for everyone tonight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Xu Lian took the initiative to say: "Let me boil the bath water!"

"No, no! Since we are all playing, there must be an unlucky character! It doesn't matter!"

Hamano Toshiya finished speaking, and he turned to look at everyone: "So, excluding Mr. Xu Lian, there are eight of us in total, and seven of us need to complete the assigned tasks. As for the lucky person who was not picked, he can take a bye and does not need to do anything. He just needs to enjoy the rest of the party!"

After Hamano Toshiya finished talking about his plan, he looked around and saw that no one objected, so he said to Arara Yoshinori: "Okay, Mr. Arara Yoshinori, you can write now!"

Huang Yi readily agreed, and began to write numbers while stroking them... and soon he finished.

"Okay, now that Araki Yoshinori has appeared, you can take off your handkerchief. Then, lay those... pieces of paper flat on the table, with the back facing up! Don't show your name!"

"Hamano...you are really good at being mysterious!"

Eight pieces of paper were laid out flat, each with a number on it, except for one which was blank.

Hamano Toshiya looked at the note, smiled mysteriously, and said loudly: "Next is... it's my turn to perform! I will now start predicting the name under each number!"

"I understand. So what kind of magic trick are you playing, Hamano? Okay! Guess!"

Huang Yi smiled and took a few steps back.

Hamano Toshiya immediately struck a handsome pose, put his finger on his forehead, and said with a thoughtful look: "Well... I guess the number one acting leader is... Kuroda Naoko! It's... you!"

"No way!"

Upon hearing this, Kuroda Naoko quickly flipped open the note and took a closer look. It was her name, and she immediately cried: "I won't be the leader!"

Hamano Toshi ignored Kuroda Naoko and looked at Tanaka Takahisa mysteriously and said, "Ms. Tanaka, your luck is not very good today! You are number five!"

"Eh?"

Tanaka Takahisa also quickly turned over the note and found her name on it. She sighed and couldn't help but wonder, "Hey, Hamano, didn't you switch the bag?"

"Of course not, I never touched the note from beginning to end!" Hamano Toshiya retorted confidently.

“Hmm…” Tanaka Takahisa had no choice but to accept it.

“As for number four, it’s Detective Lin and Miss Qianying!

Number three, Maori and Sonoko, it's you!"

Upon hearing this, the four of them immediately turned over the number and confirmed that it was their own name.

Sonoko and Xiaolan looked at each other, what a tacit understanding these good sisters really are.

Lin Xiao picked up the note and curled his lips imperceptibly...