"So, you still haven't been able to catch the Phantom of the Thief?" Lai Qixiao poured a cup of tea for Conan, who came to visit the door again, "Looking at your sullen appearance, you must be very unwilling, right?" ”

"Of course." Conan grimaced and listlessly replied, "It's a shame that the Phantom of the Strange Thief has completed the crime right under my nose!" ”

"Then my esteemed Mr. Detective, in the three days after the case ended, have you figured out the modus operandi of the Phantom of the Strange Thief?"

At this time, the incident of Chikako Ikeda had ended for three days, and in these three days, the news of Hideharu Tsukawa's drug trafficking crime and his surrender was finally made public, and the teaser letter of the Phantom of the Strange Thief was copied by various media outlets.

However, at present, most people still only think that the Phantom of the Strange Thief is an insider of the incident, and the purpose of issuing the warning letter is only to expose Tsugawa Hideji's crimes to the public.

"No clue at all! I really don't know how the Phantom of the Thieves committed the crime! Conan scratched his head irritably, he had never been at such a loss, "After all, is there really such an effective and rapid brainwashing technique?" ”

"You can rejuvenate and become a child, what's brainwashing?"

“…… You have a point, too. No matter how much I don't want to believe it, I should believe the facts that are already in front of me. ”

"Anyway, even I won't be able to solve the mystery of the Phantom of the Thieves until new clues emerge. Damn, if I can restore Kudo Shinichi's identity, I can rightfully participate in the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation! ”

I see, the Metropolitan Police Department has already launched an investigation into me. Lai Qixiao took the information that Conan inadvertently revealed to heart. He said quietly:

"I'm quite sympathetic to you, but from a personal standpoint, I don't want the identity of the Phantom of the Strange Thieves to be revealed."

"I understand, you regard him as your benefactor!" Conan didn't understand the deep meaning of Laiqixiao's words, and only thought that he was grateful to the "ghost of the strange thief who repented of himself".

"It's understandable that you don't want your rehabilitated benefactor to fall into the net, after all, the Phantom of the Strange Thieves has only been trying justice so far...... That's right, come to perch! I have a great idea! ”

“…… Doesn't that feel like a good idea? ”

"Laiqi, I suddenly thought that you can cooperate with the Metropolitan Police Department instead of me!" Conan's eyes lit up, and he thought that his idea was brilliant, "Come to think of it, it makes sense for you, who may be a victim of the Phantom of the Strange Thief, to be involved in this matter, plus my Kudo Shinichi's recommendation......"

"I refuse! As I said, I don't want to blame the Phantom of Thieves for being revealed. ”

"Cut, forget it." Conan lay back on the couch disappointed, but within a few minutes, a new idea popped into the imp's head:

"That's right, come to perch! I have another idea! ”

"I refuse!"

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to what I've to say!" Conan rejected Laiqixiao's refusal, and said his thoughts to himself, "Laiqi, do you want to be a high school detective?" ”

“…… I see, you want me to replace the father of my Maori classmates, to be your detective puppet, right? ”

"You're quick to understand! Well, my proposal is a good one, and it will also be good for you - if you become a high school detective, you can also prove to the police that you are truly repentant! And I think that with your memory and eyesight, as long as you exercise for a period of time, you can solve the case without my help. By then, you'll be a true high school detective! ”

"Sounds good, but I refuse!" Lai Qixiao once again vetoed Conan's proposal, "I'm not interested in being a detective, and I don't like to touch corpses and murder scenes very much. I just want to get through life smoothly and smoothly. ”

After listening to Qi Xiao's explanation, Conan sat back again disappointed. He could understand Lai Qixiao's thoughts, not everyone was willing to deal with homicides.

"Forget it, and after all, I shouldn't have got you into my own trouble. It's me who didn't think it through, sorry. Conan apologized to Lai Qixiao, but then he changed his words and said to Lai Qixiao:

"That's right, Laiqi. Do you remember the superfluous words you whispered in Xiaolan's ear last time? ”

"That's it...... You've turned me upside down, what do you want? ”

"Don't just mess around! I already feel that Xiaolan has been looking at me differently lately, especially after returning from the villa last weekend, she has become more suspicious of me! ”

"That's because you didn't do a good job of disguise, what's the matter with me?"

"In the final analysis, it was you who created Xiaolan's doubts first! Anyway, you're going to have to help me get through this! You take this first! Conan took out a bow tie from his pocket and threw it into Lai Qixiao's hand.

"This is the spare voice changer I got from Dr. Asasa, you should familiarize yourself with how to use it first. After Xiaolan's suspicion is completely attacked, you will help me cover up, understand? ”

"You're a bad guy." Lai Qixiao was still scolding on his mouth, but his hand had honestly put this bow-tie voice changer into his pocket. For him, this voice changer was an unexpected surprise. If there is a need for the Phantom of the Thief to appear in the real world in the future, this voice changer can save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

The detective, who didn't realize his behavior at all, was still concentrating on explaining to Lai Qixiao how to imitate Kudo Shinichi's speaking habits and the main points of deceiving Xiaolan.

“…… That's all for the general precautions, have you written them down? ”

"Well, I've written it all down. is worthy of being a detective, and even cheating on his girlfriend can be planned so carefully, it seems that you have lied to Maori classmates before! ”

"Don't be verbose, don't you have your share in the way things have turned out like this! When the time comes, I'll contact you first, and then you can just call the office in Shinichi Kodo's voice, as I said! ”

"Don't worry, Detective! In terms of acting, I think I'm much better than you! It's a shame that you're still the son of the famous actress Yukiko Kudo, tsk! ”

After chatting for a while, Lai Qixiao sent Conan back to the Maori Detective Agency, and the two parted for the time being.

After finishing the tea party with the detective, Lai Qixiao finally had the opportunity to tear off the mask on his face and reveal the unknown side that belonged to the ghost of the strange thief.

Next, it's time for the Phantom of the Thief to act.