Chapter XLIII Conclusion of the Conference
"There's a hand, Brother Maori!" After Mori Kogoro finished his reasoning, Officer Twilight next to him couldn't help but quietly give a thumbs up, "You are unexpectedly reliable today!" β
In response to Officer Twilight's compliment, Kogoro Mori just nodded slightly, and did not get carried away all of a sudden as usual. Officer Twilight was a little confused at first, but when he noticed the solemn look of Maori sitting upright, he immediately understood seven or eight points in his heart.
"I see, you're still so afraid of Chief Oda Kiri!" Officer Twilight whispered, "Haven't you quit your job for years?" β
"Ahem, don't talk nonsense. I'm showing respect to my superiors! β
Respect or fear, this meeting has to go on. Both conjectures made by Kogoro Mori are quite bizarre, but considering that this incident is bizarre, this reasoning also has a certain reference value.
"There is some truth to the MΔori detective's reasoning, and it is indeed possible that the offender had been in contact with the victim before the notice letter was issued." Toshiro Odakiri affirmed part of Kogoro Maori's reasoning, which also relieved the nervous latter.
"The Search Lesson continues to investigate the victim's recent social activities! Be careful to get information from places other than the victim! We are facing a target who may have brainwashing techniques, and the possibility of getting clues from a victim who has already 'stolen the heart' is very small! β
"The key question at the moment is, how exactly does the Phantom of the Strange Thief brainwash the victim? Is the object of his brainwashing limited to the victim? Will he use this technique to use others to help him complete 'stealing hearts'? β
"Nakamori," Toshiro Oda suddenly shouted at Nakamori Ginzo, "You've been dealing with the monster thief Kidd for so many years, and you must have your own experience with the psychology of this kind of self-proclaimed monster thief. Tell us what you think of Phantom of the Thief! β
"Yes!" Nakamori Ginzo didn't dare to slack off, and quickly combined the thoughts in his head with experience and organized them into words:
"For now, the Phantom of the Thieves is trying to bring justice and repentance. I don't think the Phantom of the Monster Thieves would have brainwashed the general public if he really did what he appeared to be, as he appears. β
"In my experience with Kidd, the thief, most of these thieves have their own standards of action and will not easily violate them. It's like every time Kidd steals a gem, he returns it after a while. β
"However, I also have my own doubts about this incident. That's about these three teaser letters from the Phantom of the Thieves. β
"What puzzles me about is not how he sent the warning letter, but what motivates him to send it." Nakamori explained to his colleagues present, "Let's take Kidd the Strange Thief as an example, for him, stealing gems is more like a show. β
"With Kidd's skills, he could easily steal the gem if he didn't send a warning letter and alert the owner of the gem. But Kidd the Thief never acted like that, and for him, stealing was a show that required careful preparation. Although it is very unwilling to say this, I think that in the eyes of Kidd, the thief, we police officers are playing a supporting role on the stage, being used to set off his gorgeous performance. β
"In order to attract the audience, Kidd the Monster Thief will send out a teaser letter. But why did he send out the warning letter? All three times he committed the crime extremely quickly, and he never showed his face. For now, it seems, he doesn't like to be like Kidd. β
"One thing I also noticed is that of the three warning letters sent by the Phantom of the Thieves, except for the second one, the remaining two are directly targeted at the victim. Moreover, the warning letter is all written about the crime committed by the target, just imagine, in the face of such a warning letter, the victim will definitely not let it circulate. β
"When you think about it this way, the Phantom of the Thieves' teaser letter is the opposite of Kidd's 'invitation' type of teaser and is a more intimate notice for the individual victim. It is difficult for such a warning letter to circulate until the victim has repented. And by the time he spread, the Phantom of the Strange Thief had already completed the crime. β
"The letter itself must have a meaning. If the Phantom of the Thieves really doesn't like to show his head, then he must have had some other purpose in sending out the teaser letter. But I'm sorry, but I can't find a reasonable explanation at the moment. β
"Perhaps, he was just trying to provoke the police?" Mori Kogoro continued to reason along Nakamori Ginzo's train of thought, "Think about it, a strange thief who claims to be a messenger of justice must not have a good impression of the police!" β
When the prisoner repents and confesses, the letter will be circulated to the public because of the media or the prisoner's own reasons. This is likely to give the public the impression that 'strange thieves are more reliable than the police', which is very damaging to the credibility of the police! β
"Perhaps, that's what he's really trying to do with the teaser letter?"
This was followed by a period of discussion, but most of the reasoning that emerged from the meeting was not supported by valid evidence. At the end, Toshiro Oda summed up the meeting and gave his subordinates such an order:
Try to keep the information related to the Phantom of the Strange Thief as confidential as possible, so as not to provoke social disturbance and prevent the occurrence of imitation cases. The case involved by Hideharu Tsugawa can no longer be kept secret, so it is left to the media for the time being. But the incident of Akeyoshi Fujie cannot be leaked. As for Chikako Ikeda, who has a deep connection with show business, she will inevitably apologize publicly to the news media after she has repented, but in the apology, she should be asked not to mention information about the Phantom of the Strange Thief.
After that, the incident of the Phantom of the Strange Thief will be jointly investigated by the Search Division 1 and 2, and the specific person in charge is the two experienced police departments, Officer Twilight and Officer Nakamori.
Officer Twilight is overwhelmed by all kinds of homicides, while Ginzo Nakamori is bent on the monster thief Kidd, and both of them are a little reluctant to be burdened by this sudden burden.
If anyone is happy this time, it is only Mori Kogoro, who made a big splash at the meeting.
"Oops, two officers! If you have any clues about the Phantom of the Thief, please be sure to ask my Mori Kogoro! I'll do my best to help you unmask him! Hahahaha! β
Looking at Mori Kogoro, who began to get carried away as soon as he got out of the conference room, the two police officers scolded in their hearts:
This second goods!