Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Higashikata Josuke felt vaguely uneasy, as if it was reminding him that things were not going well.

But strangely, he couldn't find the source of the problem.

"Tsk~"

Josuke Higashikata, who was already unhappy about the increased workload, became even more unhappy because of the 'sense of crisis' that seemed to be everywhere but had no trace.

Josuke Higashikata's attitude seems to have caused misunderstandings among some ordinary people, but he himself doesn't care.

For a policeman who doesn't want to be promoted at all and just wants to go back to his hometown, he doesn't care about anything as long as it is allowed by the rules. So he turned a blind eye to the camera behind him filming him, took everyone to the police staff for an inspection, and only after confirming that they were not carrying any dangerous items did he take everyone into the meeting room next to him.

At this time, Yasada Eito, who was wearing a suit, also stood up with a group of people.

"President Kujo, it's been a while since I last saw you."

At this moment, there was no sign that Yasiro Hideto had caused trouble for Jotaro Kujo two days ago. With a smile on his face, he looked as if he was greeting an old friend.

But Jotaro Kujo, the person involved, did not smile at all, because this seemingly simple greeting actually contained a secret. Many people who were not familiar with Jotaro Kujo had already begun to secretly look at him.

It seems that he is suspicious about how Jotaro Kujo and the other party met, and even whether the so-called "parade" is held to force "Yashiro" to cooperate with him from the side.

In response to this, Jotaro Kujo remained unafraid.

"President Yashiro, I'm Jotaro Kujo, Professor of Oceanography at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, and the organizer of this protest. I heard that you're willing to negotiate with us. Is that true?"

Jotaro Kujo behaved neither humbly nor arrogantly, especially his identity as a "professor" made many people present trust him more.

In response to this, the eighth generation of British people just smiled and did not comment much.

He smiled and gestured for everyone to find a seat, and he began to introduce the specific participants in this "negotiation" to everyone.

"As for me, I'm sure you all know me, so I won't introduce myself in detail. This is Ms. Akiyoshi Miwako, an assistant designer at Yashiro Shipyard. She will be participating in this consultation as a 'technical expert.'"

As the other party finished speaking, a capable woman with short hair nodded to everyone and said no more.

The eighth generation Englishman did not care about this and continued with his introduction.

"This is Mr. Hai Tengdu, a well-regarded captain of the Eighth Generation Shipping Company. He will explain practical aspects of the vessel to you when necessary."

This time it was an older adult male with a hint of white on his temples. He looked dignified and safe, and he also nodded to everyone.

"This 'Kusaka Kansei' is a well-known screenwriter. He happened to be interviewing 'Yashiro', so I invited him to participate in this consultation as a social supervisor."

As the last person involved finished his introduction, many people nodded silently, as if they felt the sincerity of the eighth generation of Englishmen, but Lan Ke, as a participant, had a strange expression.

He felt that this 'choose one of three' configuration looked familiar...

Chapter 42: 'Although late, but arrived'

Although he didn't react when he first heard "Yashiro Hideto" and "Kusaka Kansei", as the names "Akiyoshi Miwako" and "Kaitendou" appeared, and as he recalled that "Kusaka Kansei's" father was a murdered cargo ship captain, Lan Ke began to feel vaguely familiar.

But when he heard Suzuki Sonoko's complaints from behind him, Lan Ke was instantly awakened.

"Xiaolan, your dad seems a little strange today..."

"Hey? Dad? What's wrong?"

It is not known whether it was influenced by Kudo Shinichi or simply because of their own MAX luck, but as spectators, Maori Ran, Maori Kogoro and even Suzuki Sonoko were invited into the meeting room as "representatives of the general public".

When he heard his friend's words, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Xiaolan, haven't you noticed? Every time your father sees a beautiful woman, even if he doesn't approach her to chat with her, he can't help but stare at her. But today, facing a beauty like 'Miss Akiyoshi Miwako', your father didn't react at all!"

Although Suzuki Sonoko lowered her voice when speaking to Mori Ran, Josuke Higashikata, who was guarding them, still heard them. His eyes, which were already worried about the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" sneaking in, instantly became sharper.

"Although none of the members of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts have demonstrated the ability to disguise themselves, it's perfectly normal for a Phantom Thief to possess such an ability. Perhaps they're disguised as that Mori-chan..."

As soon as Josuke Higashikata began to look at Kogoro Mori, he heard Ran Mori's helpless voice.

"Maybe it's because 'Miss Akiyoshi Miwako' has a certain temperament similar to my mother? You know, they are currently in a cold war and separation period..."

"Eh? If you put it that way, they do look a bit alike~"

"Tsk~ So you're a henpecked man~"

Josuke Higashikata was obviously a little unhappy because he lost a clue, but Lan Ke on the other side reacted instantly.

Isn't this the content of the 'movie'?!

In an instant, Lan Ke matched several people, led by the "Eighth Generation Yingren", with the characters in his memory one by one.

Although he was prepared to face various "plots from strange worlds" after coming to this world, because this world has too many mixed "worldviews" and they are too chaotic, Lan Ke did not realize that the target of his first action was actually the subordinates of the "Black Organization".

At the same time, because they are in a 'shipyard' and not a 'cruise ship', there is no connection between 'Yadai Hideto' and the characters in the movie.

If Lan Ke remembered correctly, 'Akiyoshi Miwako' was the ultimate mastermind, and 'Kusaka Kansei' was a puppet pushed to the front. As for 'Yashiro Hideto', he was killed at the beginning, so Lan Ke even forgot whether he was killed by 'Akiyoshi Miwako' or 'Kusaka Kansei'.

Thinking of this, he took out his cell phone and silently entered the names of everyone present.

Kudo Shinichi, who happened to be pulled in to eat melon at this time, looked at Lan Ke with surprise.

"Narukami, what's with that expression on your face?"

"No, it's nothing..."

What else can Lan Ke say?

There were four people present, one had a 'palace', two had 'shadows', and the third person's 'shadow' had just been resolved yesterday.

The scene was truly filled with talented people! !

Kudo Shinichi, who had no idea what Lan Ke had experienced, looked at Lan Ke with some confusion, and then looked at the "Yashiro Hideto" in front of him curiously again, as if he was curious about what kind of guy could anger Jotaro Kujo and still be alive.

And just as Kudo Shinichi was silently observing everyone, the "negotiations" entered the formal stage.

The 'Izu people's representatives' would first put forward their demands, and then the 'Yatsushiro Shipyard representatives' would refute or discuss the matter...

Parades and negotiations sound exciting, but once at the negotiation table, they become long and boring. Although most people listen very seriously, after all, they are either local residents who are closely related to it, or supporters who care about "Ocean Embrace" and have come from afar.

But there were also some people who were so bored that they almost fell asleep, such as Kogoro Mori and Sonoko Suzuki.

One was a middle-aged uncle who had no interest from the beginning and came simply to accompany his daughter. The other one tried hard to listen at the beginning, but was "hypnotized" by JK after listening to the class for a while.

Fortunately, the two of them did not belong to either side, so no one cared about them.

It was not until the 'half-time break' that the two were pushed up amid the helpless complaints of Ran Mouri. At this time, Kudo Shinichi suddenly quietly approached Lan Ke and motioned for her to go to the bathroom with him.

Although he was a little curious about the other party's behavior of "teaming up in a duo" to go to the toilet, Lan Ke still followed him.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as the two of them left the meeting room, Kudo Shinichi turned his head and looked at Lan Ke with a serious face.

"Narukami, something's not right."

"Something's wrong? Are you talking about the other party accepting the negotiation?"

Speaking of this, Lan Ke also felt quite strange, but to his surprise, Kudo Shinichi just shook his head.

"No, I'm not surprised by this. After all, it's very likely that the other party has been changed by the Phantom Thieves of Hearts..."

Hearing this, Lan Ke's mouth twitched.

Doesn't he, the 'leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts', know whether the other party has changed his mind or not?

But Kudo Shin's words made Lan Ke's expression become serious.

"Although 'Yashiro Hideto' didn't see us directly yesterday, he must have heard about us. Theoretically, he definitely doesn't want to see us again, but today 'all of us' were chosen..."

Kudo Shinichi deliberately emphasized "everyone", and Lan Ke, who was originally careless... or rather paying attention to the HP bars of Lucy and Busujima Saeko on the other side, was suddenly stunned.

It is true that choosing one of them was a coincidence, but it is a bit strange that the 'Furukawa father and daughter', the 'diving club members', and the 'Kujo family and friends' were all chosen.

"Indeed, something seems amiss, but—what is the purpose of 'Yashiro Hideto'?"

Following Lan Ke's question, Kudo Shinichi fell silent again. In fact, this was also what he was confused about.

He couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do.

It's not like he hasn't considered whether the other party intends to "catch everyone in one fell swoop", but would a guy like him who is desperately trying to make money really make a choice that would affect his own money-making ability?

The two looked at each other in silence, but at this moment——

"Ahhhhh!!"

A sharp scream made Lan Ke and Kudo Shinichi stunned almost at the same time.

"Oh no! Xiaolan!!"

It was not the first time that Kudo Shinichi heard his childhood sweetheart scream, so he almost immediately identified the owner of the scream, and Lan Ke's face changed drastically.

"grass!"

Although Lan Ke was familiar with Mao Li Ran, he was unable to distinguish the other party's scream. His first reaction was "Damn it, could it be that the 'target' was killed?"

So he deliberately slowed down a step and took out his cell phone.

"How's it going there?"

Although according to the information they had gathered, 'Eighth Generation Hideto' had been hiding in a house where it was impossible for him to be sniped, and was surrounded by a large number of security personnel and police protection, and he had also used his 'third eye' to scan the venue before and did not find anything unusual.

Not to mention him, it is unlikely that anything will happen to other people unless they commit suicide voluntarily, but Lan Ke is still a little nervous.

On the other side, Emiya Shirou, who was sitting astride the 'Soul Chariot', suddenly heard Lan Ke's communication and his already serious expression instantly became serious.

"Everything went well with the raid. What happened to you?"

Because he was not sure under what circumstances Lan Ke called him, Shirou Emiya tried his best to avoid words that might expose each other, and instead described it in a way that was vague but understandable to both parties.

"I'm glad you're okay. It seems something happened at the 'negotiation' scene..."

We haven't arrived at the scene yet, but since it was "Ran Mouri's Scream", coupled with a certain "plague god", and "one hall, three shadows", and the configuration that there is hatred between them, it is not surprising that a murder occurred.

However, Lan Ke still maintained a cautious attitude and did not use absolute words.

But after he confirmed with Emiya Shirou that everything was normal, he vaguely felt that something was wrong. He couldn't tell why, so he could only remind the other party to be "careful" and hung up the phone. After all, they had already arrived at the scene!

“Make way! Make way!!”

Kudo Shinichi's body was not very strong, but because he cared about his "childhood sweetheart", he burst out with huge strength and rushed in while the onlookers were unable to react.

And Lan Ke naturally followed closely behind.

Then they saw the 'police officer' who had set up the cordon, and he then skillfully went in, using the excuse that 'my companion is inside and I can calm him down'.

I don’t know whether it was because Kudo Shinichi was familiar with these drunk police officers or they were simply persuaded, but at least they stopped stopping the two of them.

Lan Ke and Kudo Shinichi finally saw the scene behind the "blockade line".

In a 'reception room', they saw 'Haitengdu', whom they had just seen not long ago, lying in a pool of blood, while Mao Lilan was surrounded by a group of policemen, but it was not clear whether they were there for protection or questioning.

"orchid!!"

Kudo Shinichi, with his head overheated, no longer cared about anything else and rushed over.

Seeing her childhood sweetheart, Mao Lilan remained quite calm and hugged her first.

"I'm fine..."

It was not until then that Lan Ke finally found the opportunity to ask the question that concerned him most.

"What happened, Maori-san?"

When hearing Lan Ke's question, the most important thing was the serious expression that Kudo Shinichi unconsciously revealed. Even though she had said it once, Mao Li Ran repeated it again.

"Because Dad and Sonoko didn't seem too interested, I decided to ask if I could let them leave early. Then I followed the staff's directions and found the 'meeting room.' However, when I opened the door, I didn't see 'the captain'. Instead, I saw a pool of blood."

As Mao Lilan described, Lan Ke and Kudo Shinichi's eyes became stern...

Chapter 43: Abnormal amount of bleeding.

Compared to Kudo Shinichi who had a serious expression because of the "murder case", Lan Ke was not surprised by the case itself. After all, when two "murderers" and two "victims" appeared in the same room, something was bound to happen next.

For this reason, he was keeping an eye on "Yashiro Hideto" and also reminded Higashikata Josuke just in case.

But Lan Ke didn't expect that a murder would happen under such "strict defense".

What really surprised Lan Ke was that the person who died was not the 'Eighth Generation Yingren' who kept planting flags and attracting hatred, but the 'Haitengdu' who had been silent and tried his best to reduce his presence from the beginning.

He was still thinking that as long as he could hold on until Yasudaime Hideto "changed his mind", then after he "repented", maybe Kusaka Kansei and Akiyoshi Miwako would consider giving up their plan.

But now, Yashiro Hideto is still alive, but Kaito Watari is dead.

He almost immediately locked his eyes on Kusaka Hironari and Akiyoshi Miwako who had also gathered around him. After all, one of them had a "shadow", and although the other's "shadow" had been eliminated, he still had no intention of giving up.

In Lan Ke's view, both of them are the biggest suspects.