Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 1216: No luck, all depends on strength

"Eh?! Is there something wrong with the boat?"

After arriving at the port, Suzuki Sonoko heard a completely unexpected answer, and the most unexpected accident still happened.

"I'm so sorry, Ms. Suzuki." The driver and whale-watching guide, wearing a life jacket, pointed helplessly at the speedboat behind him. "It seems like something's tangled in the propeller. Anyway, it can't sail normally now..."

As he spoke, he was muttering to himself.

It is currently the peak season on Hachijo Island, and with some news reports mentioning nearby police facilities, the flow of people can be said to have reached its peak in recent times.

To cope with the pressure from this wave of tourists, the whale watching boats at the port have been undergoing frequent maintenance recently. It was just this morning that the routine maintenance was completed, so how could the sightseeing boat, which hadn't even been used yet, suddenly stop working?

"Ah, what should we do now? Should we postpone our reservation?" Mao Lilan, who had already distributed life jackets to the children and supervised them putting them on, looked at the sea behind her. "But before I came here, I checked and found that whale watching seems to have rules and time limits..."

The whales living in the sea are not those kept in aquariums. If you want to see whales out of the water, humans can only adapt to them. Therefore, whale watching is also limited by time and location, and you cannot see them whenever you want.

If you miss this opportunity today, it might take a while before you can have the next one.

"The next time may be two or three days later." Sure enough, the driver gave the expected answer.

"Are there no other boats here?" Suzuki Sonoko looked around the small dock. "Temporary rental is fine..."

"There aren't many ships here. If we want to make sure we don't miss this opportunity, we'll have to transfer a ship from the other side of the dock..."

"It's okay to transfer it over, how long will it take?"

"That might take about twenty minutes, and the speedboat might be much smaller than this boat. If there are nine of you, we might have to split up into two boats..."

Suzuki Sonoko looked at the time, considered it for a moment, and quickly made a decision: "Then please send a boat over."

If you want to have a normal experience without encountering any unexpected events in this kind of relatively underdeveloped tourist attraction, you really need to be prepared in all aspects.

When I get back, I'll give the hotel a suggestion: build their own tourist pier and buy some boats...

Suzuki Sonoko, who was responsible for the investment, made the decision, and the others naturally followed her opinion and waited at the dock.

It was also at this time that Conan noticed out of the corner of his eye that there was another ship docked at a relatively hidden dock on the other side of the pier.

He turned his head and observed for a moment, and soon noticed the words painted on the hull.

"Metropolitan Police Department?" He squinted, adjusted the focus of his glasses, and magnified the image. "Is that Inspector Shiratori?"

There were two people standing at the stern, one of them was the very familiar Shiratori Jinzaburo. Although he didn't know the other man with white hair and beard, he could feel a sense of oppression and momentum just by looking at him. He must be a policeman as well.

So, the destination of this Metropolitan Police Department speedboat is probably...

"Look over there." Conan reached out and tugged at Tang Ze's clothes, signaling him to pay attention to the Metropolitan Police Department's ship.

Tang Ze, who had kept his achievements and fame hidden for the forced delay in his trip, pretended to have just seen it, turned his head, looked in the direction he pointed, and nodded.

"Yes, it is Inspector Shiratori. Why, do you want to go and take a look?"

Conan didn't say anything, but judging from his expression, he agreed with Tang Ze's statement.

The Pacific Buoy is a special facility located in the sea water, not an ordinary police department.

If I don't take advantage of this opportunity, it will be extremely difficult to get in and contact the relevant personnel.

And this is the part that Tang Ze needs to operate.

ten minutes later.

"Hey, Conan went to the bathroom?"

After putting a few children onto the boat and preparing to load the last kid on board, Suzuki Sonoko heard the second accident of the day.

"Yes, he said he wasn't feeling well, so I asked Tang Ze to take him to the bathroom." Dr. Agasa smiled awkwardly, "Because the guy just said it would take another 20 minutes, I thought it wouldn't delay the trip..."

Shinichi is a guy who always does what he wants. If it weren't for Tang Ze following him to cover for him, this would have been extremely embarrassing.

"Troublesome kid..." Suzuki Sonoko pressed her forehead. Perhaps because of the relationship with Karasawa, she managed to suppress her emotions.

"Forget it, Sonoko. We still have Karasawa to watch over him." Mao Lilan patted her best friend's shoulder. "Mr. Uchio just said that this small boat can't accommodate more people with just the two of us. Let them get on and off the same boat."

She glanced at the shore vaguely, and did not see either Tang Ze or Conan, and shook her head secretly.

He said he was going to the bathroom, but I'm afraid he made some new discovery and couldn't help but urge Tang Ze to go with him...

Never mind, it's a common occurrence for that guy.

"Okay. The next boat will arrive in five minutes. It's their own bad luck that they can't get the best viewing position." Suzuki Sonoko sighed, without any hesitation, she grabbed the driver's hand and boarded the boat.

With Dr. Agasa and Karasawa looking after him, and a child not causing any trouble, he could only blame himself for his bad luck since it wasn't the turn of the more experienced navigator.

Suzuki Sonoko, with no psychological burden, boarded the boat with a relaxed look on her face. The boat quickly left the port and headed towards the sea outside the island.

After watching the small but faster speedboat disappear from sight, Dr. Agasa sighed helplessly, took out his mobile phone and confirmed the message sent by Conan.

"'I met Inspector Shiratori and got on the wrong ship'—such a lame excuse. Shinichi is really lucky not to get caught."

Tang Ze, who relied on his strength instead of luck, had already rushed onto Shiratori Renzaburo's boat with Conan in his arms.

"How did you do it without alerting anyone..."

Conan was stuffed under the waterproof cloth and hadn't reacted yet. When he saw Tang Ze sitting next to him, he couldn't help but let out a shocked sound.

Tang Ze is very skilled and flexible, and he becomes more and more flexible through practice and training. Conan is of course aware of this concept.

He had seen Tang Ze fight more than once, and he probably understood that Tang Ze was not inferior to Hattori Heiji in terms of fighting ability, and was a person with great talent in physical skills. But no one told him that Tang Ze was already as agile as a ninja or an assassin?
Carrying a heavy object, hiding behind a box, and then silently climbing up the stairs at the stern as the ship pulled away from the shore, all while remaining completely agile and nimble without alerting anyone on board? This is beyond just combat ability; with a little more training, he could be a secret agent...

"Just some tricks," Tang Ze said modestly. "I asked Okita for some advice. I used a bit of sleight of hand, but it's nothing to write home about."

Of course, this is not the case. The secrecy of Tang Ze's actions is the result of the influence of multiple parties.

The halo from Conan and the stealth ability appropriated from Hoshikawa Teru, combined with Tang Ze's already strong anti-reconnaissance ability and awareness, was all he needed to do to avoid two policemen getting on the boat. He didn't have that many special abilities, and he had made too many more dangerous attempts, so he just took it easy.

"Is this a matter of skill?" Conan's eyebrows twitched as he felt that he was being fooled.

The feeling of experiencing the weight of the first-person perspective is difficult to describe just by listening to it or watching it from the sidelines.

At this moment, Joker's assumptions about Tang Ze almost becoming an organization killer after falling into the organization's control for those two months popped up in his mind, and he felt a little chill in his heart.

The more he realized Tang Ze's unusualness and that this unusualness might come from his parents' experiments, the more he felt the value of this sentence.

Such a talented guy, who has grown to this level in such a short time after coming to Tokyo, if he is really captured by the organization and successfully brainwashed, and trained to be an assassin...

"There are some tricks," Tang Ze answered evasively. "You know, I always have some advantages in this area. When I don't want to be noticed, I always have my own way. But instead of discussing this, you should think about how to explain it to Officer Shiratori later."

Conan finally shifted his attention away from Tang Ze, took out his cell phone and opened the electronic map.

As he expected, the ship was not heading towards any landmark on the map, but was accelerating in a direction completely opposite to the landscape of Hachijo Island.

They were indeed going to the Pacific buoy.

After confirming their destination, Conan casually replied, "They said they got on the wrong ship, or they saw someone they knew and ran up to say hello, but the ship suddenly left..."

If it were someone else, it might be difficult to get away with it, but since it was him and Tang Ze who ran up, it wouldn't be a big problem.

The Metropolitan Police Department knew very well who they were and how many dangerous incidents they had been deeply involved in.

At worst, he could just throw the blame on Maori Kogoro and say that it was Maori who noticed something unusual in the news, and he was curious after hearing what he said, so he came to see what was going on...

"Ah-"

Kogoro Mouri, who had just opened the floor-to-ceiling window to enjoy the sea breeze, sneezed loudly. He looked out the window curiously, and although he didn't feel it was that cold, he still closed the window honestly.

"No, I just got a little windy and my nose started to itch... Yeah, they were having fun on their own anyway, and it just so happens that you need to go over Tang Ze's file..."

Kogoro Mouri, who had no idea how many more accusations he would have to bear, remained calm. So when he stood in front of Shiratori Jinsaburo, Conan also resisted the embarrassment of wanting to dig his toes on the ground and gave his excuses without changing his expression.

"You got on the wrong boat, and you're afraid of getting scolded if we find out?" Shiratori Jinsaburo showed an incredible and puzzled expression, looking at Tang Ze who was following behind Conan.

It's fine if it's just a kid making a mistake, but why did Tang Zejun also get involved...

"I'll go get the boat back." Despite his thoughts, Shiratori Jinzaburo glanced at the serious-looking Kuroda Heibei and quickly began to excuse them. "Since it was you two, it certainly wasn't intentional. Don't reveal any information about this place when you return. The specific information here is still..."

Kurodabei glanced at Conan and his eyes quickly fell on Tangze's face.

Facing the other person's gaze, Tang Ze smiled calmly.

Conan might think that Tang Ze agreed to bring him to see the situation, and even came along himself, because he believed that he had the ability to deal with the police, but Tang Ze knew where his real confidence came from.

Tang Ze was not sure whether Kuroda Heibei was now Furuya Rei's superior. He did not inquire much about the internal hierarchy of the Japanese Public Security Bureau. However, based on the recent communication between Morofushi Kagemitsu and Matsuda Jinpei, compared with the original setting, Furuya Rei's status was only higher, not lower.

Tang Ze, as his partner in various senses, also has a different meaning within the public security department.

If one day - of course it would be better if such a day does not come - Furuya Rei's identity is truly exposed and he needs to urgently evacuate from the organization, Tang Ze will be the one to take over all the resources he left behind and continue the flame.

"Forget it." Kuroda Heibei turned away without listening to Shiratori continue speaking. "Calling a ship over now will waste time. The head of Interpol is already waiting for us."

"Eh...?" Shiratori Renzaburo stopped flipping through the address book and stared at Kuroda Hei's back in a daze.

Leaving now? Then, then the two of them...

Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, Kuroda Bei turned his head, as if urging him.

When he met the look from Kuroda Heibei's one eye, Shiratori Renzaburo shuddered.

The emotion conveyed by this look was very stern. It didn't mean he wanted to explain at all, but was almost like a warning to you to stop talking too much.

Shiratori Renzaburo turned his head, looked at Conan, then looked at Tangze, only to find the same surprise and confusion on their faces. After thinking for a few seconds, he put away his phone with difficulty.

Even if this is just the information center of Interpol, theoretically it is not a place that outsiders can visit casually.

So, this newcomer, who is said to have some background in the Public Security Bureau, is actually here to investigate certain matters. This is Officer Kuroda...

Shocked inside, Shiratori Jinzaburo tried hard to control his expression. Without saying anything more, he took the two of them and followed Kuroda Heibei.

Conan, who also didn't expect to be let off so easily, had a genuinely confused expression, but his pace of following was very fast and honest.

Are you just going to let them go like that? Are you even planning to take them straight to the Pacific Ocean?
So how are they going to introduce this child who suddenly appears...

Soon, Kuroda Heibei answered Conan's doubts with facts.

"Special personnel."

In the face of Makino Yosuke's confused expression, Kuroda Heibei's serious face did not change.

"It's a matter for the Japanese police. Don't worry about it. Just treat them as students visiting the institution."

Makino Yosuke's smile froze on his face: "......?"

(End of this chapter)