Seeing the caller ID, Conan, who picked up the phone, had a sense of flattery.

Although it was not long after the last time he came into contact with the Monster Thieves, this phone call still inexplicably made Conan feel like a world away.

It's been a long time since I've contacted Joker directly......

There are emails sent back and forth, but joker unless he has something to contact him, the general email reply is not very diligent, sometimes a few hours to reply, sometimes a day, it is difficult to make people feel that they are in contact with each other

"It's rare that you'll take the initiative to call me." Avoiding Maoriran's gaze, Conan whispered.

Joker laughed playfully on the other end of the line.

"Why, I'm not bothering you, will it make you feel left out, Detective-kun? I thought I'd be glad in my heart. ”

"Although things will become very complicated as soon as you come, it is ...... to say that you are glad in your heart" Conan pursed his lips, as if remembering something, he asked strangely, "Hey, haven't you been paying attention to Tang Ze's movements, he has had so many things before, why haven't I seen you take any action?" ”

Another attack, another amnesia, and it happened right under their noses—he hadn't forgotten that he had been made the main character of a Halloween-style wedding. Regarding the appearance of Kyosuke Kaze, and the catastrophe suffered by Tang Ze as a result, it is really strange that the robber group is silent.

"Since you can all find the culprit, how do you know that we didn't act?" Joker said mysteriously, "Maybe you were passing by us that day......"

Conan opened his mouth, and was about to complain about this guy who just doesn't like to say it directly, when the picture of Tang Ze holding the sticker sent by the puppet suddenly flashed in his mind.

Could it be ......

"Alright, let's get down to business." I don't know what I found in his silence, Joker laughed a few more times before turning the subject to the purpose of his call, "You're also at the 'Benkei' hot spring inn now, right?" ”

"You're coming with me again." Conan said with no surprise, "Uncle Maori is just here to attend the reunion, you shouldn't be involved in this kind of thing...... ...... all."

As he spoke, his speech slowed down.

Generally speaking, when Joker takes the initiative to find him, it means that there is probably another "change of heart" target around him.

And what they can target is basically ......

"Looks like you got what I was trying to say." Joker's voice came over slowly, confirming his guess, "Why would I ask you to inform me of Mr. Maori Detective's itinerary or commission for no reason?" I have to say, following you detectives, we are much more efficient. With so many names and people checked on the website every day, how can it be effective to chase you? ”

“…… So, who is it, is it an old classmate of Uncle Maori? I always felt that I had heard Conan, who had complained more than once, and I was forced to ignore the other party's acceptance speech, "The situation is so serious that you need me to cooperate?" ”

Generally speaking, jokers are unlikely to contact them if they can solve it on their own - such as the previous holographic game launch.

If the source is himself, Joker will politely give some responses or answers when he asks questions or is close to the point, and will also appropriately disclose some feedback on the results of the treatment to himself after the matter is over - such as the recent incident on Moonshadow Island.

It should be said that although he does not refuse to communicate with him, Joker and him have always maintained a sense of distance, even if they recognize each other as friends, they are not stingy to raise each other's hands, but the deep information of their actions and purposes has very few opportunities to communicate.

"Well, maybe it's serious, I'll see the time...... Well, it's already 11 o'clock. If we don't interfere, there will be victims before about 6 o'clock tonight. Joker replied confidently and firmly.

"Huh? So accurate? Conan's expression couldn't help but become strange, and he poked his head out lightly and looked into the hot room where he was chatting with an old photo album.

Now in this group of people, have there been guys who have murderous intent towards others?

However, they are classmates who have known each other for more than ten years, and it is a bit difficult to accept at first glance that there is something that can make people murderous in private, but it is also common sense to think about it carefully.

In terms of the cases he has handled and witnessed, the closer the social circle, the more likely it is that something will go wrong.

After everyone's interests have intersected too much, the intricate relationships and emotions behind them are difficult to predict just by looking at the surface.

Joker's rarity lies in his ability to find and extinguish the fuse before anything explodes......

"Because time is the key to his plan this time. According to your plan, we are going out together to watch the fireworks festival at 6 p.m., right? Throwing out a relatively private message with ease, joker casually said, "It's not so unpredictable to want to use this to make an alibi." ”

"Eavesdropping again, you......" Although he was accustomed to his style of acting, Conan was still speechless for a while when he heard him so openly show that he was eavesdropping.

No matter who he is chasing, Uncle Maori, him or Tang Ze, the feeling that everything he says may be heard in his ears at any time is still very subtle.

"That's what the thief's intelligence ability is, did you know me on the first day, little detective?" Sure enough, Joker affirmed his statement very indifferently, as if he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his approach, "In short, although the more fancy the techniques used, the more traces and flaws may be left behind, and the guy who tries to escape the crime will inevitably have a lot of wonderful ideas." ”

“…… So, who is it? What can I do? The voice was lowered and Conan asked.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to add to your workload, a rare break, so relax. I'm here to invite you to see what we've done. ”

"...... viewing?" Conan was stunned, squinting and looking around the room suspiciously, looking for any traces of suspicious small cards.

"The link was sent to you. Why don't you come to see an old friend's show? We'll see. ”

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"By the way, it's rare that everyone is here, do you want to play another game, everyone?" Flipping through the photo album one by one, several people in their memories happened to turn to the group photo taken five years ago, and Kazushi Nakamichi proposed, "It's still early, so it's an entertainment project." ”

Yumi Horikoshi squinted at the hearty smile on his face and let out a barely audible snort.

"I'm going to beat you up." Putting on her clothes, Yumi Horikoshi stopped looking at the thick album, stood up and said, "I suddenly feel tired, and I want to go back and rest." ”

"Yumi......" felt that the atmosphere was low again because of her sudden words, and Noriko Ayaki helplessly tried to dissuade her, but she couldn't even touch Yumi Horikoshi's cuffs.

One by one, they are about to step into the next stage of their lives, and she has become the one who stays in place, and the more she recalls, the more she can feel that she is aging......

Yumi Horikoshi, who turned her back, silently showed a mocking smile, staggered past Tang Ze, who walked in the door, and left without looking back.

"Yumi, this guy is really, it's still the same." After looking at each other for a while, Mori Kogoro sighed, "It's always like this." ”

"She probably wants to avoid being talked about by us." Jun Omura said, "Among the few of us, there are indeed fewer and fewer who are still single. ”

"It's because she's too high-minded, Yumi has never lacked suitors." Yukio Ayajo waved his hand and took the initiative to lead the emotion and said, "Let's go, let's go, let's go play!" ”

"I knew that you guys came to the hot springs on the surface, but in fact, you just wanted to find a chance to play!"

"Hehe, what's wrong with Jizi, it's because you can't win, you don't like to play, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense......"

While talking and laughing, each of them stepped on their clogs and walked leisurely towards the billiard room.

"What's wrong, Conan?" Reaching out and habitually pulling, it didn't pull unexpectedly, Mao Lilan looked down and looked at the little boy who was standing in place looking at the back of Yumi Horikoshi and refused to move, "Don't you go together?" ”

"That, I'm ......" Conan blinked nervously at the lonely back of Yumi Horikoshi who was leaving alone in the other direction, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while, despite Maoliran's puzzled gaze.

On the premise that it is already known that something will happen to some of these people, it seems that no matter whether Yumi Horikoshi is a victim who will be victimized or a suspect with other plans, it seems that she should not be left alone and act alone......

"Leave Conan's words to me." Taking the initiative to reach out and pick up the primary school students in the stalemate, Tang Ze smiled at Mao Lilan, "The first-grade child is not good at playing table tennis with a group of adults, he may be bored." I'll play with him, you can go with them. ”

"Yes, yes, let Brother Tang Ze take me to play, I want to eat candy and watch TV!" Conan, who was smirking, nodded repeatedly.

"Okay......" Glancing at Conan's height standing in front of the table with only one head exposed, Mao Lilan nodded in agreement with Tang Ze's opinion, but smiled at Tang Ze embarrassedly, "It's really bothering you, so I asked you to rest and relax together." ”

"I'm resting well." Flicking his wet forehead, Tang Ze hooked the corners of his mouth, looking in a good mood, "Conan is a very interesting child, I also like to stay with him, I don't feel burdened, don't worry." ”

If you think about it, it is.

Tang Ze not only often stayed with Conan to chat, but sometimes when he went out shopping or shopping, he would specifically call Conan to join him...... Even Yuan Zi has said more than once that he doesn't understand why Tang Ze would play with Conan, a primary school student.

"Okay. So, be obedient and don't cause trouble to others, you know. ”

"Uh-huh!" Conan, who breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly grabbed the hem of Tang Ze's yukata, feeling sincerely happy in his heart.

There is still Tang Ze in his convenience, and he doesn't need to find an excuse to leave the team.

Seeing the backs of several of them disappear on the other side of the corridor, the silly smile on Conan's face immediately retracted and glanced at Tang Ze.

"Say, what's the matter, is there anything wrong with Yumi Horikoshi?" Skillfully squatting down and looking at Conan, Tang Ze put on a helpless expression, "I knew that there was no possibility of rest and relaxation when following you detectives out." ”

Conan, who felt wronged, held his breath and looked at Tang Ze's face, and it was not easy to directly break the joker and run over with them, and now he might be in a very close corner, so he had to say: "Let's go and see, Aunt Yumi Horikoshi, maybe something will happen." ”

"If it's her, it's not surprising to have a conflict with them." Accepting this statement, Tang Ze stood up and followed Conan's steps, catching up in the opposite direction to everyone, and said calmly, "In fact, just looking at the surface, it is not difficult to see that this Aunt Yumi Horikoshi has an awkward relationship with other people. ”

"Huh?" Conan was stunned for a moment, "Where did you see that?" ”

Just observe the words and actions of a few of them...... He could only see that it seemed that Yumi Horikoshi and Noriko Ayajo didn't seem to think too much of each other, and they spoke a bit with guns and sticks.

However, based on Yukio Ayajo's pursuit of Yumi Horikoshi when he was a student, it is not surprising that Noriko Ayajo, who is his current wife, will have some invisible contradictions with Yumi Horikoshi.

"She, she should have had a very close relationship with several people here." Tang Ze lightly threw out a huge amount of informational conclusion, "They also said earlier that she was in love with Nakamichi and Zhi, and I am more inclined to believe that these two people may still be in love until now." ”

“…… Yes? How can this be seen? Hearing this unexpected conclusion, he couldn't help but follow this logic for a few seconds before Conan uttered a shocked onomatopoeia.

However, Yukio Ayaki is already married, Kazushi Nakamichi also has a marriage partner, and Jun Omura is indeed single, but Yumi Horikoshi obviously denies that he is still connected with any of them.

If that's the case......

"Don't you see that?" Pretending to look back in surprise, Tang Ze shook his head, "Also, you are an innocent young man who is still having a crush." ”

"It's like you're very experienced!" Conan, blushing, quickly shot back.

"It's not the kind of experience that you have in love, how can you say it?" Tang Ze wrinkled his nose and snorted, "At the beginning, that Yumi Horikoshi took the initiative to provoke my topic and threw words at me, but he actually wanted to hook up with me a little, that meaning." ”

Conan's eyes widened.

Isn't it even worse with this experience? It's not as good as the experience of falling in love!

"It can't be called hookup, it's not that you're really interested in me," touching his chin, Tang Ze recalled the scene from the earlier conversation, and described, "She is a little, the meaning of exuding attraction to me, it is best to make my face red and helpless, and show my feminine charm through the degree of attraction I am." ”

This is not the amount of information provided to Tang Ze by the original work, it is Tang Ze's own keen awareness.

For Tang Ze, who has been an undercover agent for two lifetimes, observing words and analyzing the psychology of characters can be regarded as a passive skill.

"That's why you deliberately called her aunt......" Conan, who understood a little, recalled the scene where Karasawa looked at Yumi Horikoshi and blinked, and then smiled innocently and called her aunt, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

Tang Ze squeezed his eyes and smiled narrowly: "It's very effective, isn't it?" I guess it should be the fact that Kazushi Nakamichi chose to marry another woman made her feel very unhappy. ”

"Then you say, she has intimate relationships with several people......"

Tang Ze crossed his fingers and began to count them one by one.

"Mr. Omura's performance is also suspicious.,Being teased by a female classmate who pursued more than ten years ago.,Will it be exaggerated to the point that you don't know where to put your hands and feet? To say the least, it's a spare tire.

"Mr. Ayashiro's words, I'm not very sure, he and Yumi Horikoshi barely make eye contact, maybe they are really unfamiliar, or there have been so many conflicts that the relationship has broken down quite completely.

"Ms. Ayashiro's hostility may also be due to her and Horikoshi Yumi's incompatible personalities, not necessarily because Horikoshi Yumi may have had something with Mr. Ayashiro.

"After all, in front of Ms. Ayashiro, who became a housewife after getting married, she said that she was not married and was facing unemployment, and she really envied them or something, so she thought she didn't do it on purpose, and the discomfort and sting it brought were real."

Conan, who didn't realize that the atmosphere was so turbulent at all, looked at Tang Ze with round eyes, and suddenly had some admiration.

With such a keen observation of interpersonal relationships, is this the source of Tang Ze's high emotional intelligence?

However, if Tang Ze's analysis is correct......

"That Aunt Yumi Horikoshi may be really dangerous. Let's hurry. Conan said with sincere emotion.

Tang Ze nodded approvingly, briefly contemplating a case that might happen in the future.

You Ke study the world, when the sea king raises fish casually, there will be a danger to your life.

There are few alumni associations in total, but the members of the university club more than ten years ago can make a lot of chaos.

This Ms. Yumi Horikoshi has a bit of a knack for pulling hatred.

The two of them quickened their pace and ascended the stairs towards Yumi Horikoshi's room, room 201 at the very front of the second floor.

“…… Is the door open? At a glance, Conan's heart tightened when he saw Room 201 open a crack in the door.

No, she's only been out of everyone's sight for two minutes......

Ignoring the issue of etiquette, Conan pushed the door open.

Behind the entrance, the sliding doors of the Japanese-style room are wide open, and the afternoon sunlight shines through the paper window and casts dimly on the tatami mats.

A pair of clogs were neatly placed in front of the sliding door, but the room was empty.

"Gone?" Not seeing the worst scene imaginable, Conan first breathed a sigh of relief, and then secretly sweated.

If you can't see it at a glance, hey, won't you open the closet or something......

"Jingle knock, beep—hi, do you hear me, mic test, mic test."

Just as Conan was hesitating whether he should walk in the door and carefully check whether Yumi Horikoshi might have been stuffed somewhere, the mobile phone he was carrying in his arms suddenly came out.

Conan was stunned for a moment, remembering that when everyone was still in the pantry on the first floor and proposed to play, he had just clicked on the link sent by Joker.

(End of chapter)