After reformulating his murder plan, Ryoichi Takahashi hid the hand axe and bandage freak costume he had prepared in advance in a hidden position, and then filled his clothes with padding and began to play the fat man as hard as he could.

This is the key ruse of his murder to get away with it, but now this ruse is at risk of being seen through. Now, Ryoichi Takahashi, who thought he couldn't turn back, went completely mad and decided to kill Xiaolan, who accidentally saw his back.

From this moment on, he unknowingly surpassed the limit of revenge, manipulated by uncontrollable desires, and was only one last step away from falling into the bottomless abyss.

Ryoichi Takahashi, who didn't know that he had degenerated into a demon, hid his restless desires and slowly went downstairs at the appointed time.

As soon as he arrived in the living room of the villa, Ryoichi Takahashi saw the girl who had broken his trick, and the child beside him who was looking left and right. He secretly kept Xiaolan's appearance in his heart, and was ready to start when she was alone, but as for Conan, who was following Xiaolan, he didn't pay attention to it at all.

"Ah, Brother Takahashi, you're ready!" When the garden saw Ryoichi Takahashi walking downstairs, he immediately started to introduce the two parties with high interest:

"Xiaolan, this is my sister's classmate in college, Ryoichi Takahashi's eldest brother. He's also a member of my sister's film club, and he used to be in charge of props! ”

"Brother Takahashi, this is my best friend, Mao Lilan!"

"Hello." Ryoichi Takahashi shook Xiaolan's hand as a pure big brother, but there was no trace of killing intent leaked, and even Conan on the side didn't notice anything unusual for the time being.

At this time, other members of the film club also went downstairs one after another. Except for Xiaolan, Yuanzi and Conan, there are three men and two women in total. If you introduce them in the order of going downstairs, they are Sonoko's sister Ayako Suzuki, Katsu Ota as the leading actor, Hiroki Kakutani in charge of photography, Ryoichi Takahashi in charge of props, and Chikako Ikeda, the scripter who appeared at the end.

"Are you the screenwriter of "The Blue Kingdom", Ms. Chikako Ikeda?" Xiaolan, who saw the celebrity, couldn't help but exclaim, "I went to watch your movie with Yuanzi a few days ago!" It's really a very good work! ”

"Thank you for your support!" Chikako Ikeda thanked him appropriately. Ayako Suzuki also spoke enthusiastically about Chikako Ikeda's glorious resume, and although the latter was humble, the expression on his face could be quite complacent, causing Takahashi Ryoichi to frown frequently.

Ryoichi Takahashi's inadvertent emotion was fortunately not noticed by Conan. At this time, the detective was engrossed in observing Ota Katsu opposite Xiaolan, this handsome long-haired guy has been staring at Xiaolan who is as pure as a narcissus since they met, and he looks quite frivolous with a cigarette in his mouth, which makes Conan unhappy for a while.

Just as everyone was talking and laughing, Ayako Suzuki seemed to think of something, suddenly lowered her head, and said with some sadness:

"If that hadn't happened to Atsuko, he would have been with us now......

When the name "Atsuko" came out of Ayako Suzuki's mouth, the faces of the members of the film club present changed drastically, and among them, Chikako Ikeda's reaction was the most excited-she suddenly got up and roared uncontrollably with emotion:

"Don't mention Atsuko again! Everyone is here to find time, so why do you have to mention the name of a dead man!? ”

As soon as these words came out, the originally happy scene suddenly became full of gunpowder, especially the outstanding personality of Ota Katsu sneered directly, if it weren't for the mediation of Ayako Suzuki, I am afraid that there would be a quarrel today.

"Everybody calm down. By the way, I bought dim sum at a delicious dim sum shop, and I'm going to get it for everyone! As one of the owners of the villa, Yuan Zi also hurriedly helped his sister adjust the atmosphere. She used the excuse of going to get snacks to temporarily suppress the anger in everyone's hearts.

While waiting for the garden to return, Ayako Suzuki continued to regulate the relationship between everyone, and under the persuasion of this gentle lady, the original cold atmosphere gradually melted and returned to its previous appearance.

Seeing that the relationship between everyone was about to ease, there was a hesitant shout from the garden from the depths of the villa:

"Everyone, I found something strange in the snack box......"

The garden slowly walked out of the shadows, holding a snack box, a red card in her other hand, and her pretty face was full of confusion.

What is that card!? Conan, who had seen similar cards for a long time, got up and rushed to the garden.

"Sister Yuanzi, what is written on it?" Upon getting closer, Conan, who recognized what it was, asked eagerly. And Yuan Zi reacted from a daze, but looking at the horror content written on it, she didn't know for a moment whether she should read it out in front of everyone.

"Garden, what's written on the card?" Sensing that something was wrong with her sister, Ayako Suzuki also got up and asked Sonoko.

At this time, the eyes of everyone present were focused on the garden, and she swallowed her saliva and read out the content word by word:

"The great sinner who plagiarized someone else's work and used it to gain fame and fortune, Miss Chikako Ikeda."

"In order to satisfy your thirst for fame and fortune, you shamelessly plagiarized other people's scripts and ideas, using them as a ladder for your own climbing, and after the suicide of the victim, you still do not repent and enjoy the honor that does not belong to you."

"I have decided to expose your shameless disguise in front of everyone and steal your ugly desires."

"Thief of the Heart, Phantom, sent."

Conan turned his head in horror, his gaze sweeping back and forth over everyone present. Now he is both frightened and excited, terrified that he doesn't know when the Phantom of the Strange Thief actually lurks beside him, and the excitement is that this time, he may be able to solve the mysterious modus operandi of the Phantom of the Strange Thief!

He had even begun to suspect that the black-robed bandaged man he and Xiaolan saw on the drawbridge might be the true body of the Phantom of the Strange Thief!

The others other than Conan also rioted immediately after hearing the teaser letter, and Chikako Ikeda's beautiful face was uglyly distorted at this time, and she stumbled out of her seat and threw herself towards the garden.

"What are you messing with! Damn it, give me the card! ”

But her radical actions were instead reacted by others, Ota Katsu and Kakutani Hiroki glanced at each other, tacitly stopped the hysterical Chikako Ikeda, and comforted:

"Calm down, Chikako! Isn't this kind of smear common for celebrities like you? Is it okay to calm down? ”

"Hahaha!" At this moment, the laughter of Ryoichi Takahashi came from behind Chikako Ikeda, and he tore off the mask of the good old man, and his eyes were fierce as if he was going to cut Chikako Ikeda with a thousand knives.

"That's not slander!" Ryoichi Takahashi, whose murder plan was destroyed, was not only not discouraged, but smiled from the bottom of his heart, "I can testify that every word on that card is true!" ”