Conan also came to the same conclusion as Kogoro Mori. Judging from the current clues, the first person to open this letter is most likely the Phantom of the Strange Thief mentioned in the preview letter.

In this way, the Phantom of the Strange Thief obviously knows a lot about Yoko Okino. He is quite clear about Yoko Okino's secret residence, and he also knows the entanglement between Yoko Okino and Akeyoshi Fujie, and even the extreme thoughts that Akeyoshi Fujie hides in his heart.

Phantom of the Thief...... If such a person really exists, then how long has he been spying on Yoko Okino?

"Yoko-san, the prisoner you mentioned earlier who sent the threatening letter, he also suddenly came to apologize to you like Mr. Fujie?" Mori Kogoro quickly remembered another incident that Yoko Okino had said, "If that's the case, the prisoner's confession is likely to be the work of the Phantom of the Strange Thief." ”

"Mr. Maori, do you mean that there are still people watching me?"

Judging by the teaser letter, perhaps the target of his surveillance is Mr. Fujie, not you, as a victim. Either way, the Phantom of the Thief clearly knows everything about Mr. Fujie and you. And there is no sign that the door lock of the room has been picked open, how did he get in? ”

"Mr. Broker, are you keeping the spare key to this room? Have you and Yoko ever lost your keys? ”

The agent hurriedly took out the spare key in his pocket:

"The spare key is still in my possession, but he was stolen by another prisoner for a while and was not back in my possession until yesterday."

"If that's the case, it's likely that the Phantom of the Thief secretly made a copy of the key during the time it was lost, and there's a good chance he had contact with another prisoner! Looks like you're going to have to confess to us who the other prisoner really is, Mr. Agent. ”

"But ......"

"Mr. Agent, I can understand your difficulties, but now that Miss Yoko's safety is at stake, please make the right decision." Mori Kogoro advised, "If you don't think I'm a detective, then you can tell the police later." ”

"That's right, Mr. Broker, I'm already going to call the police. This incident is no longer a simple tracking incident, but a special criminal case involving 'strange thieves' and 'hypnotic brainwashing', and the police should intervene. ”

While Kogoro Mori talks to his subjects and tries to get more clues, Conan still searches the room, hoping to find traces left by the Phantom of the Thief.

But the cautious Lai Qixiao had already cleaned up all the traces he had left behind after the operation, and it was impossible for him to leave any sighting reports by knowing the world coming and going here. Conan was doomed to return in vain.

After a general toss. Kogoro Mori finally persuaded his agent to take Yoko Okino and Akiyoshi Fujie to the police station to explain the situation, and he himself planned to go with him. As for Conan, who wanted to go with him, he was reluctantly pulled home by Xiaolan and failed to continue to participate in the case.

The Phantom of the Strange Thief, who does not steal property, but steals his heart? Conan kept the name in his heart, and he always had an inexplicable premonition that he might be able to fight this strange thief hidden in the shadows again in the future.

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A week later, Lai Qixiao is still living a peaceful campus life.

Perhaps because this incident involved the popular idol Yoko Okino, the mysterious and newsworthy figure of the Phantom of the Thief was not reported, and only circulated on a limited scale.

And after several return visits and observations to Fujie Mingyi in the past week, Lai Qixiao also understood that his name has now been recorded by the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, with only one case recorded, the Metropolitan Police Department does not pay as much attention to the fledgling ghost of the thief as it did to Kidd, and has not launched a specific search at present. But if Lai Qixiao still wants to continue his career as a strange thief, then one day, he will inevitably confront the Metropolitan Police Department and those difficult detectives.

Of course, for Lai Qixiao, he is still more worried about his real life than the work of the Phantom of the Strange Thief.

"To be honest, I never thought a part-time job would be so hard to find!" Lai Qixiao lay on the table and complained to Dr. Asa on the side, "Obviously, my work ability is not bad!" ”

He is not boasting when he says this. If you evaluate Lai Qixiao according to the five-dimensional ability setting in the P5 game, his knowledge, courage, and dexterity have reached a fairly high level, and his charm can be close to the full value after dressing up well, but the consideration is relatively low.

But the capable Lai Qixiao spent nearly a week, but failed to find a decent part-time job, and on several occasions he didn't even get the opportunity to get an interview.

"It's not easy to find a part-time job now," Dr. Asa said next to him, "and Ah Xiao, you also require relatively free working hours, so the scope is even smaller!" ”

"Speaking of which, Ah Xiao, why are you so obsessed with finding a part-time job? If you don't have enough pocket money, you can tell me! ”

"No, Doctor. I just don't want to trouble you, so I thought I'd look for a part-time job. Lai Qixiao scratched his head, looking quite embarrassed, "Moreover, I think that if you want to truly reform yourself, proper labor is essential." ”

"You have a point...... That's right, so be it! I'm here to offer you a part-time job! Dr. Asa suddenly came up with a good idea, "You see, I happen to be short of an experimental assistant recently, you can come and help me, and then I will pay you according to the standard of a normal part-time job!" This part-time working time is also relatively free, which is completely in line with your needs! ”

"But, Doctor, isn't that too much trouble for you? I have absolutely no basis in inventing experiments, so I may not be able to help you......"

"It's okay, I'm sure I'm up to the job! That's it, you're here to help me from tomorrow! ”

“…… Thank you so much, Doctor. After thinking about it for a while, Lai Qixiao felt that the doctor's proposal was indeed very good. On the other hand, if he can become Dr. Asasa's experimental assistant, he may be able to learn how to make some special props from the doctor, and then apply them to the work of the monster thief.

"You're welcome, since we live together, then we can be considered a family...... Oh no! At work, you're going to treat me like a boss! ”

Although he said so, Lai Qixiao knew in his heart that with Dr. Agasa's character, it was impossible for him to put up a boss in front of him.

It is not harmful to take this part-time job...... Lai Qixiao originally thought so, but when he remembered the several explosions in the house this week, his already firm heart couldn't help but shake.

It seems that I need to prepare some protective measures......