Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

After trying the standard answers like 'home', 'Zeyue Real Estate', and 'Restaurant', he entered the locations of several crime scenes, but unfortunately, they all ended up displaying 'error'.

This made Lan Ke a little annoyed, and he began to try hard to recall the plot of the game.

Then he remembered a very special BOSS in the game called "Palace".

In the game, the other party uses high salaries to lure ordinary people to help sell goods, and then uses the fact of selling goods to threaten the other party to pay money in order to keep it secret.

But the most special thing is that he regards an entire area as his own palace - the bank.

As for other people, they are regarded as their own 'cash machines'.

As the "suspect", Ze Yuezhi's crime range seemed to be not limited to one area, so he simply entered "Tokyo" first, but unfortunately it was an error. Then Lan Ke called up the Tokyo map and started entering each area one by one.

It was also thanks to the fact that the technology in this world has developed to the level of touch-screen phones, otherwise the ticking sound of the keys alone would probably have aroused Kudo Shinichi's suspicion. After entering for several minutes in a row, the "locked" signal finally came.

The answer is——————'Taito District'.

Although they were one step closer to the palace where the 'suspect' was located, Lan Ke's expression became increasingly ugly.

After all, this means that the suspect's "desire" is far beyond imagination and is enough to encompass an entire "district".

Considering that the previous 'victims' were unwilling to identify each other, then perhaps... no, it should be said that there must be a large number of hidden victims.

Considering the other party's age and the existence of his illegitimate son "Ito Makoto", his criminal behavior may have lasted for decades, so the number of victims would probably be extremely exaggerated. Even if calculated at the lowest efficiency, it would be one per day, 400 per year, 4000 in ten years, and 8000 in twenty years.

It sounds a bit outrageous, but considering the vigorous energy displayed by the other party and the practice generated with the 'Palace'.

Lan Ke suspected that he was involved in a terrorist case with the number of victims possibly close to five figures.

Just talking about the other party's twisted desires, Lan Ke even suspected that he was even stronger than the BOSS in the original book.

Under the dual stimulation of the severity of the crime committed and the difficulty of conquering the palace itself, there was no way Lan Ke's expression could be good.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Noticing Lan Ke's ugly expression through the rearview mirror, Sosuke Sagara couldn't help but ask with concern, and it was this reminder that aroused Kudo Shinichi's curiosity.

Faced with the curious looks from the two, Lan Ke did not hide anything but expressed his guess.

Even Sagara Sosuke's eyes widened when he heard Lan Ke suspect that the number of victims might be as high as five figures. After all, what does it mean that the number of "single-person O crime victims" is close to five figures?

This is simply challenging the Guinness World Record! !

"Probably not..."

Without knowing the important clue of "Ito Makoto", Kudo Shinichi instinctively resisted this possibility. After all, this meant that in the city where he lived, this criminal who committed heinous crimes had been hiding quietly by his side before he was born, and might even be spying on his family or friends.

He shuddered at the thought.

It is obvious that although Kudo Shinichi is very good at reasoning, he still lacks understanding of the sinister nature of human nature.

In contrast, Sosuke Sagara did not refute immediately, but remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"I once met a drug trafficker in South America. Although he wasn't the ruler of that country in public, he controlled it in secret. Even so, he only had over a thousand lovers..."

Kudo Shinichi could understand every word that Sosuke Sagara said, but when he put the words together, he found that he didn't understand Japanese at all.

More than a thousand lovers? That's all?

But no matter how outrageous it is, the meaning is similar to Kudo Shinichi. Even guys like this don't have such an exaggerated number. This time's "suspect" should not be possible... right?

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But even though they instinctively resisted Lan Ke's reasoning, their reason told them that if everything was true, then the scope of this case would definitely be more terrifying than they had imagined.

For this reason, Sosuke Sagara, who originally planned to take direct action, had to suppress his restless heart.

After all, he had finally managed to return to normal life with his wife and children, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

But not taking direct action doesn't mean he intends to turn a blind eye to it.

While preparing to increase the security level near his home, he also decided to contact his friends to see if they could provide some intelligence or technical support.

Thinking of this, he silently glanced at Kudo Shinichi through the rearview mirror, who had an incredible look on his face.

Although he did not know Kudo Shinichi, he could contact the "Inspector" directly. If he used him as a mouthpiece, he might be able to completely hide his existence from this case.

Just as the three people in the car were thinking about their own things, the car suddenly slowed down.

Looking at the familiar house outside the window, Lan Ke was a little dazed for a moment.

He had only been in this world for four days, but for some reason the house in front of him gave him a strange sense of closeness.

Unfortunately, this feeling did not last long, because he saw the lit living room again.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly.

its not right!

I reported in advance today, why are you so nervous?

Thinking of this, his tense muscles relaxed, and Lan Ke planned to say goodbye to Kudo Shinichi and Sagara Sosuke.

But what Lan Ke didn't expect was that Kudo Shinichi actually got off the car early. Facing Lan Ke's puzzled look, he pretended not to see it, but waved to Lan Ke as a goodbye.

Lan Ke simply felt that Kudo Shinichi was a little strange today.

On the other side, Kudo Shinichi was thinking——————

"Narukami-san, I can only help you so far! I hope Mr. Kujo won't blame me for taking Narukami-san around."

It is obvious that Jotaro Kujo left too much shadow on the once young Shinichi Kudo.

After parting with Lan Ke, Kudo Shinichi quickly adjusted his mood, took out his mobile phone and started contacting Megure Juzo.

"Inspector Megure, it's me. We found a new clue..."

At the same time, the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division 1 and the Criminal Investigation Division 3.

"okay, I get it……"

After hanging up the phone, Megure Juzo's face was obviously not very good. After all, this case was too bad, and the joy of finding clues could not offset the indignation of discovering the crime.

However, as an old police captain, he adjusted his mood and looked at someone sitting next to him, a police officer who had solved a very serious serial murder and dismemberment case with his best friend when he was a student.

"Brother Dongfang, just as you speculated, the criminal is in Taitung District..."

Chapter 40: New Tarot, but why...

The restaurant was the same as usual, but the difference was that Jotaro Kujo was much more serious today.

"Just now I saw you getting off the car with that guy from the Kudo family. How's it going? Did you find the 'suspect'?"

"I'm not sure yet, but Kudo-san and I have narrowed down the suspects to a few people."

Lan Ke did not tell Jotaro Kujo about the detailed investigation, and Jotaro Kujo did not seem to want to ask for details, but he did not hide his concern for Lan Ke.

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Just looking at the other person's serious expression, Lan Ke was not quite sure what the other person meant for a moment.

Just as Lan Ke was trying to break the awkward atmosphere, Jotaro Kujo suddenly bent down and pulled out a long object from the side and handed it to Lan Ke.

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Although he didn't know what happened, Lan Ke still took it. It was only then that Jotaro Kujo spoke again.

"Although I have no objection to your investigation, you must ensure your own safety, even if your target this time is a scum who is so despicable that he only dares to attack women."

As he spoke, Jotaro Kujo signaled Lan Ke with his eyes to open the gift he gave him.

The collar of the blue cloth bag was sealed with a white rope, and when it was opened, a brown-red wooden sword with strange patterns was revealed.

Unlike the 'bamboo sword' used in training in the kendo club, which is simply made of bamboo strips tied together, the solid wooden sword is heavier and naturally harder in texture. However, Lan Ke seemed a little confused as to why the other party gave him this.

Could it be because I joined the 'Kendo Club'?

Facing Lan Ke's puzzled look, Jotaro Kujo, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up.

"This wooden sword is my gift to you for your matriculation. I hope you can use it to protect yourself..."

At this point, Jotaro Kujo's voice paused. Although his expression did not change at all, Lan Ke felt that he seemed to be... missing something?

Unfortunately, before Lan Ke could continue observing, the other party spoke again.

"And your friends."

After saying this, he walked towards the study without hesitation, and seemed not to intend to say anything else.

Looking at the other person's gradually leaving back, Lan Ke seemed to have made up his mind.

“I will!!!”

Following Lan Ke's words, Jotaro Kujo's originally firm steps paused for a moment, but he didn't say much. He just turned his head and nodded slightly at Lan Ke.

Because he just tilted his head slightly, Lan Ke didn't know if it was an illusion, but the other person seemed to smile?

Just as Lan Ke was stunned, the sound of waves rang in his ears again.

"I am you...you are me...

Here you have a new lease

As the saying goes, firewood is the firewood that is reborn from the ashes.

I, the Pope's mask, was born with the blessing of the wind

We will provide further support for pioneering the future..."

Lan Ke was stunned by the sudden low hum.

What happened? Why did he give it to Tarot?!

And why is it the 'Pope' Tarot? ?

Although Lan Ke behaved very well when he met Jotaro Kujo, in addition to the other party's "great reputation", he actually also wanted to improve the other party's favorability. He even considered whether he should buy a dolphin pendant when Jotaro Kujo agreed to take him to Izu for diving to see if it could increase his favorability.

But he still thought that the other party's Tarot must be "Star", after all, the other party's Stand is "Star Platinum"!

Lan Ke fell into deep thought.

As for Jotaro Kujo, who returned to the study, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Lan Ke guessed, Jotaro Kujo was indeed very concerned about him, and even went to the Kudo family to inquire about the "case" that Lan Ke mentioned.

Yusaku Kudo was extremely surprised to learn that Jotaro Kujo was coming to visit. After all, one of them was a workaholic who was away from home all year round, and the other was a mystery writer who liked to stay at home. It can be said that except for meeting each other at events held by the street, the two families basically had no contact after Jotaro Kujo's wife died and their daughter was sent away.

But he did not refuse the other party's visit. He was just a little surprised when he learned that the other party came for the previous case. Especially when he learned that his son had tricked the child who was temporarily staying in Jotaro Kujo's house into investigating the case together, he felt extremely headache.

I even suspected that Jotaro Kujo had come to question me.

Fortunately, Jotaro Kujo did not seem to be angry about this. He just asked Yusaku Kudo about the case and told him all the clues that Lan Ke mentioned.

It was not until then that Kudo Yusaku realized that his son had found the clue, but perhaps because of his arrogant nature, he did not tell him.

But his expression became much more serious.

After all, when Inspector Megure brought up this case, even the police themselves were not sure whether there really was a "suspect", so he did not ask much. But now that even clues have been found, this means that this is a vicious serial case targeting women.

It's a pity that even Yusaku Kudo couldn't make inferences without any clues, but he still reminded Jotaro Kujo that the "suspect" this time should not be a novice.

Generally speaking, criminals who target women often have a certain tendency to commit sadism, which is not only sexual but also physical, so their criminal methods tend to escalate.

But none of the three 'victims' this time had any obvious external injuries. It was obvious that the 'suspect' was a veteran who had overcome some of his instincts. Such suspects were often more sophisticated and more dangerous.

This can be seen from the fact that no hair or secretions were extracted from the three 'victims'.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why the police were not sure whether there was a "suspect" before.

But now that Lan Ke and his team have caught the suspect, the previous doubts actually highlight how cunning the other party is.

The most sensible choice at this time is actually to stop Lan Ke and Kudo Shinichi.

After all, the police initially asked Kudo Yusaku to help because they were unable to file a case, but now they have caught the other party's tail, and theoretically they can file a case, so there is no need to let the two students get involved.

But the question is, can we really stop them?

'Let me stay?! I refuse!!'

Sitting in the study, Jotaro Kujo seemed to recall his reaction when his grandfather tried to get him to stay in Neon. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"How could a 'fool' who is willing to get himself hospitalized or even fired to protect a stranger be so easily persuaded?"

Jotaro Kujo in the study seemed to be complaining, or recalling something, and finally his eyes fell on the photo in the ward on the desk.

Kakyoin with bandages wrapped around his abdomen, Abdul with bandages wrapped around his hands, Polnareff with a silly grin on his face, Joseph sleeping soundly, and myself with a helpless look on my face and a handsome blond man with a smile on his face.