Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

But the problem is that although this side is close to the sea and no one will appear on this side under complete control, it is basically impossible for the other party, who is nearly 50 years old, to complete the "rapid descent", "kill people" and "return to the room" in less than ten minutes, unless with the help of a "mechanism".

But the problem is that no matter what mechanism it is, it will inevitably leave traces as long as it is used.

But therein lay the problem, he found no trace.

Lan Ke directly stuck his head out and opened his 'third eye', and then he saw footprints on the wall...

He really wanted to tell Kudo Shinichi that the other party had indeed climbed out from here with his bare hands and then climbed up again, but the problem was that after he told him, how should he explain how a middle-aged man whose thighs looked not as thick as his arms and whose hair was mostly bald could climb up and down a 90-degree concrete wall.

However, this did help Lan Ke confirm one thing, that is, although the 'Stone Mask' did not have the ability to turn people into vampires, it seemed to be able to enhance the user's physical fitness.

'I just don't know what the price will be.'

But he has other ideas!

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how implausible…”

Lan Ke's sudden words made Kudo Shinichi a little surprised, but when he heard the familiar lines, he instinctively continued.

"That must be the truth!"

"But, Narukami, why are you saying this at this time?"

Lan Ke didn't waste any words and gestured for the other party to follow him out of the room. Only after they were out of everyone's sight did Lan Ke speak again.

"Kudo, you're good at connecting all the evidence through reasoning and finding the final 'truth', but this time the situation is a bit special. I think we might want to go in a different direction."

"Change direction?"

"That's right, use the process of elimination! Since you, Kudo, have determined through reasoning that 'Kusaka Kansei' is not the murderer, can't we also use this method to eliminate the other person? As long as we confirm that 'Yashiro Hideto' is the murderer, then all we need to do next is find the key evidence, right?"

Lan Ke's behavior of "shooting first and drawing the target later" made Kudo Shinichi not know what to say for a moment. After all, the way he was best at solving cases was completely different from this, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be correct.

Facts have proved that although Kudo Shinichi's reasoning ability is unquestionable, he still lacks experience and is a bit too "dogmatic". However, there is no way around it. After all, although he had handled some cases before meeting Lan Ke, these cases were often not too complicated. This is the first time he has no clue at all.

So it seems good to switch things up once in a while.

It is no longer a matter of threading a needle step by step to find the final "target" in the fog, but to dispel all the fog and leave the "target" nowhere to escape.

It was as if the window paper had been pierced, and Kudo Shinichi, who suddenly understood, smiled.

"That's right! That's it!"

But a new problem arises. Lan Ke has already scanned the office of 'Akiyoshi Miwako', and the 'Third Eye' has not found any new clues. So where should he look next?

As if seeing Lan Ke's confusion, Kudo Shinichi smiled brightly.

"Although your observation skills are better than mine, your reasoning skills are far behind mine..."

"Okay, stop trying to be cool at this point. Where are we going to look for clues next?"

In response to Lan Ke's questions, Kudo Shinichi's smile became brighter. It was obvious that he enjoyed the feeling when Lan Ke asked him questions, but seeing that Lan Ke's eyes were becoming more and more dangerous, he spoke obediently for fear of being beaten.

"Narukami, have you forgotten there's another person involved in this case?"

"Who? Narukami, you don't mean Mr. Jotaro, do you?"

Lan Ke's look of 'You're looking for death, don't drag me into this' made Kudo Shinichi very embarrassed, but he still had to take the initiative to speak.

"It's the 'victim'! Although there aren't any extra clues on the victim's body, the fact that he was murdered without resistance suggests the perpetrator is either far superior physically, or so close to him that he wouldn't be wary even if approached. Since several suspects basically fit this description, I plan to investigate further. Perhaps he's still hiding some secret... the secret that led to his murder!"

Then, the two entered Haitengdu's room with the permission of the police officer, but unfortunately there was no clue. Then they found Haitengdu's car parked outside. Since this was not the crime scene, the police did not search it.

However, with the help of his 'third eye', Lan Ke was extremely perceptive.

"Kudo! Is there something wrong with the brakes?"

After Kudo Shinichi 'expertly' pried open the car door lock, the two of them went their separate ways to look for clues. At the same time that Lan Ke found the clue, Kudo Shinichi also found a small jar under the seat belt.

"What a coincidence! I also found something..."

Although no tests have been done yet, with the strange cans and the brake damage, anyone with a decent mind can guess that someone is planning to use this mechanism to cause an 'accident'. In other words, just as Lan Ke said, they actually found 'evidence' proving that there is someone who tried to kill people but was unaware of the existence of the 'Stone Mask'!

The answer is clear, but also laughable.

"What on earth did this guy Hai Tengdu do to earn such hatred? There were three suspects, all three wanted to kill him, but only one succeeded..."

Although Kudo Shinichi complained, he did not forget to investigate. It was obvious that he intended to strike while the iron was hot and find the second "suspect of attempted murder" so that he could identify the final real murderer!

But what neither of them knew was that while they were searching for clues, the atmosphere in Yashiro Hideto's office was becoming extremely strange, as if something might happen at any moment...

Chapter 47 'Savior!!!'

Kudo Shinichi found a "mechanism" to fake an accident in Haitengdu's car, but he did not dismantle it immediately. Instead, he asked Lan Ke to find the police to see if they could find any "traces" of the trap's existence.

But he never dreamed that when they returned to the office in 5L, the other party suddenly covered his chest and let out a cry of pain.

It is obvious that on the other side, Busujima Saeko and the others have also entered the final BOSS battle!

“Wuwu~!! Ahhhhh!!!”

The painful roar made people feel creepy, and Kudo Shinichi's eyes widened instantly.

The Phantom Thieves of Hearts succeeded?!

Regardless of whether they supported or opposed Yashiro, since they appeared here today, they must have heard about the fact that the Phantom Thieves of Hearts had sent a warning letter to him yesterday. When they saw his strange reaction, their first reaction was basically the same.

But the difference was that Josuke Higashikata and his men almost instinctively drew their weapons and looked around vigilantly, while some people who were worried about getting into trouble retreated decisively.

"hu~hu~"

Feeling as if someone was squeezing his heart, Yashiro Hideto gasped heavily and scanned the surroundings with a vicious gaze, as if he wanted to find the members of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' and tear them to pieces.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find it. But at this moment, he noticed the 'mask' held in the arms of a police officer, and his eyes suddenly lit up, as if a drowning person saw a piece of driftwood.

"President Yashiro? What's wrong with you?"

Although Josuke Higashikata has already acknowledged that there is something wrong with Eito Yasashi, he can't do anything about it because what he did may violate public order and morality, but not the law.

Seeing the other person walking towards him at this time, it was as if he was asking for help. Although he hated the other person, as a police officer, he instinctively wanted to help.

But at this moment, the other party suddenly accelerated, passed him and pounced towards the police officer holding the "mask".

The police officer who had always regarded Yashiro Hideto as the 'victim' did not expect that he would suddenly attack, and was also shocked. It was because of this that the 'mask' in his hand was snatched away.

"!!!"

Although the identity of the "murderer" has not been confirmed until now, the fact that the "mask" is the murder weapon has been recognized by everyone. At this time, the behavior of Yashiro Hideto snatching the "murder weapon" is puzzling, but it still makes Higashikata Josuke instinctively alert.

"President Yashiro! What are you doing?! Put down the weapon now!!"

Josuke Higashikata, holding a Taser, had a serious expression on his face, which prompted the others to react and pull out their Tasers as well.

On the contrary, the security personnel belonging to the 'eighth generation' at the scene were a little at a loss.

In theory, they should protect their employers. After careful consideration, they fully realized that "this is just a small salary, is it worth going against the police?" Not only did they not step forward to help, but they quietly retreated with an innocent expression.

If it were any other time, Yashiro Eito might have started cursing, but at this moment, he was suffering from palpitations and his brain was so excited that he had already lost his ability to think normally. He just held the mask high in his hand.

"It's useless!! You useless police officers can't protect me at all!!"

Even a clay man has a temper, not to mention the men who, regardless of whether they originally belonged to Section One or Section Two, were the ones who dealt with criminals on the front line. Almost everyone looked at Eighth Generation Hideto with displeasure. If the other party had not yet behaved excessively, they might have already "opened the gun."

But Yashiro Hideto seemed to be completely oblivious to the reactions of the crowd and continued to speak nonsense.

"There's only one person in this world who can save me! Only 'HIM' can save me!!"

Almost as the other party said this, Jotaro Kujo, who had already had a serious expression due to seeing the 'mask', clenched his teeth even more.

"Sure enough! It's that damn thing!!"

Josuke Higashikata, who was standing next to Jotaro Kujo, also heard the other's muttering, but there was no chance for him to ask. The only thing he could do was to yell at Eito Yasiro and warn him not to mess around.

But unfortunately, the other party didn't care about all this. While shouting "There is only one savior", he put the strange stone mask on his face. Then he was heard shouting "Grant me liberation, my Lord", while using the pen on the table beside him to draw a blood line on his palm.

“Sizzle~!!”

Suddenly, the opponent's right hand became bloody.

"Ahhhh!!!"

This horrifying scene caused many people to scream, and they instinctively fled towards the door. On the contrary, those bloodthirsty reporters who had come only to film the negotiations but unexpectedly filmed a murder, encountered even more bizarre changes at this moment and still held up their cameras, muttering to themselves, "It's amazing that I could capture such a scene", with their faces full of excitement.

But Yashiro Hideto didn't care about that. He just put his bloody hands on the mask on his face.

"Clap~"

As blood splattered everywhere, most of it stuck to the mask. The already weird mask looked even more hideous after being soaked in blood.

Then——

"Pfft~!"

Along with strange sounds, many people saw that part of the stone mask turned bright red, but was then absorbed by the mask.

Kudo Shinichi and Lan Ke both widened their eyes, but for completely different reasons.

Kudo Shinichi had simply never seen such a scene, but Lan Ke did not expect that the 'Stone Mask' seemed to have the function of a 'torture instrument'.

You should know that in the original work, 'Stone Mask' has the ability to turn people into 'vampires', but this ability is more for making 'food'.

The villains in the original novel, the 'Pillar People', can absorb living creatures as their own food, and vampires are more 'delicious' to them than ordinary people, so they use the 'Stone Mask' to create vampires as their own food.

But the problem is that since Tina said that there are no "vampires" in this world, what is the purpose of doing this?

However, Lan Ke rushed forward to try to help immediately.

But what no one expected was that Jotaro Kujo suddenly reached out and stopped Lan Ke.

"Back off! Narukami! You can't handle this guy!!"

"?"

Lan Ke looked at Jotaro Kujo in surprise. Why did the other party sound as if he knew "Stone Mask"?

You should know that the "Stone Mask" in the original book was completely destroyed when Joseph was young.

But this was not the time to chat, and Jotaro Kujo had no intention of chatting at all. He stopped Lan Ke behind him and looked to his side decisively.

"Popo! Kakyoin!!"

“Pah~!!”

Almost at the moment when Jotaro Kujo finished speaking, Polnareff kicked the shelf beside him, took down a wooden stick and threw the other stick to Noriaki Kakyoin.

"I didn't expect I'd have the chance to fight this damn thing!"

Polnareff, holding a short stick, was not afraid at all by the strange changes of the eighth generation hero. Instead, he was vaguely excited. With his head held high, he looked as sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath.

As for Noriaki Kakyoin, who took the wooden stick, he changed his usual elegance, took off his sunglasses and revealed the wounds on his eyes, making him look more heroic.

"Yeah, it looks like there's something wrong with your work, Jotaro~"

Facing his friend's teasing, Jotaro Kujo, who had already torn off his clothes and wrapped them around his fists and assumed a fighting stance, instinctively glanced at his daughter behind him who was also a little surprised, and then looked at Yasiro Hideto in front of him again.

"Let's complain later. Let's deal with this shit first."

Although the actions of Jotaro Kujo and his companions were a bit excessive, considering the strange behavior of Hideto Yasiro, the police officers present did not say much. Only a police officer who was closer spoke out to persuade them.

"Everyone, just leave this to us..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish, the eighth generation Yingren who was surrounded raised his head and let out a strange scream.

"Ahhh!! I heard it!! It's the 'Savior's' command!! The Joestar bloodline!! Must be destroyed!!"

At the end of his speech, his voice gradually became cold, and as he lowered his head, through the strange stone mask, everyone discovered that the eyes of the Eighth Generations Eito had turned blood red and were extremely creepy.

Even though they hadn't done anything, everyone felt as if they were facing a creature higher up the food chain.

"President Yashiro! Please take off your 'murder weapon'. If you have any other questions now..."

A police officer tried to calm the man down, but the man didn't bother to pay attention. He just glared at the police officer and then pounced on him without any sign.

Looking at the 'eight generations of Englishmen' rushing towards him, the policeman no longer hesitated and decisively pulled the trigger.

"Clap~"

Accompanied by a faint electric light, two short needles shot straight towards Yashiro Hideto and pierced into his clothes and got stuck in his muscles. At the same time, accompanied by the electric light, a current swept over that was enough to make ordinary people lose the ability to resist.

But the opponent, who obviously did not look strong, seemed to be unaffected at all and still pinched the policeman's neck with both hands.

It was only then that the other police officers reacted and turned their guns around.

But someone reacted faster than them, and saw an iron fist hitting the side of the "mask" from the side.

"Click~!"