The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1036 Tang Ze: Don't disturb me while I'm doing the side quest, fast forward

Conan frowned as he observed the newlyweds in front of him.

Even when facing the threat of an unknown attack, the bride was even more worried about possible accidents. She still held the groom's arm tightly, and it was obvious that she was quite dependent on him.

It seems that the heroic rescue of the damsel in distress mentioned by Inspector Megure half a year ago has brought about a qualitative change in their relationship.

At first glance, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the groom. He looked the same as in the photo shown by Miwako Sato, and was exceptionally calm.

He turned around, wanting to find a reliable companion to help him ask some basic questions, such as the family and professional background of both parties, and he met Tang Ze who was still talking to Shiratori.

I don’t know what they talked about. Ming Niao is much taller than Tang Ze. At this moment, he has his head hung down and looks dejected. Now he looks like a junior who is receiving guidance.

Noticing his gaze, Tang Ze turned his head and smiled at Conan, who had a confused expression.

He knew what Conan was wondering, which was simply how he became familiar with Shiratori again.

However, Tang Ze usually played the role of listening and giving opinions in various social relationships, so he was not worried about being discovered. He just pretended to have received Conan's hint normally and asked Shiratori in a low voice.

"The police are so nervous. Do the newlyweds have a powerful family background? Oh, that's right. The woman was once the head of a household targeted by a habitual criminal who committed murder and robbery. Her family must be very rich."

If this was not the case, the Investigation Section would not have been so cautious and would not have mobilized so many people to ensure the safety of a wedding.

Shiratori Jinzaburo was still thinking about the horrific moment of having a showdown with Sato Miwako in case he recognized the wrong person. When he heard Karasawa's question, he instinctively answered, "Ms. Masuto seems to be the only daughter of an entrepreneur. We have also confirmed with them that if the criminal is intimidated by the police's presence and does not take action, and plans to retaliate against them after marriage, how will they respond..."

The policemen following the newlyweds basically had basic disguises, such as putting on formal attire, pretending to be friends or relatives or even best men and bridesmaids. However, it was a fact that everyone could see that the entrance of this building, which hosted many banquets, was suddenly guarded by policemen, checking people coming in and out.

The murderer is indeed a vicious person, but it is normal for him to choose to delay the action out of caution.

"It is indeed a problem that needs to be considered. We can't let the police keep paying attention to and protecting them just because of their possible death threats." Tang Ze nodded. "So their answer is...?"

"Oh, and the bride said that her parents have bought a vacation villa for them in Hawaii, and as soon as the wedding is over, the two of them will live abroad for half a year or a year." When mentioning this, Shiratori Renzaburo's mouth twitched.

"I see, that's not surprising." Tang Ze pretended to be surprised, "The Masuto family is very rich, right?"

"Well, it seems that he is in the printing industry, but I don't know the details..."

Their conversation was quiet and brief, but Conan quickly found the information he needed from it.

The family backgrounds of this couple are definitely not equal.

Just when Reiko Masuto was planning to get married, her family had even bought properties overseas. They were not an ordinary family at all.

In addition, the fact that she was targeted by such brutal robbers without even a clear danger of death, the pressure from the top police officers made the entire investigation section active, and they were so busy for a ceremony that they kept their feet on the ground. This shows the strength of the Masuto family.

But in the conversation just now, it was the groom, not the bride, who was strong and proactive...

To sum up, it is easy to draw an obvious conclusion.

——The rescue half a year ago won Ping Zhenghui an extremely important bargaining chip, making him the one with more initiative in the relationship with his girlfriend, and they moved towards marriage smoothly.

It is no exaggeration to say that the robbery helped him achieve class transition.

After assessing the current situation, Conan turned his head again and listened carefully to the details of the case they were discussing.

"It was a snowy night." Masuto Reiko recalled seriously, "It was probably around midnight, I'm not sure exactly. Anyway, I was woken up by a strange noise at home, and I got up to turn on the light, but it didn't come on. I felt very strange, so I found a flashlight and walked along the corridor towards the direction of the sound."

"Are you alone at home?" When Kogoro Mouri heard this, his eyebrows jumped and he couldn't help asking.

There was no way. A young lady who was so weak that she could not even tie a chicken, actually chose to go out of the bedroom to check what was going on after hearing strange noises at home. It sounded like her blood pressure was really high.

Masuto Reiko was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't understand why he asked this question, but she still answered, "Ah, almost. There were several servants at home, but it happened that my parents had to go out for a few days, so they took a lot of servants with them. There were only a few people like the gardener at home, and they lived in the guest room on the other side..."

Oh, so this means that the young lady is usually protected by bodyguards and has many servants at home.

That's not surprising, because she wouldn't be alert at home, and getting up in the middle of the night was just a reflex to go about her daily life.

"…That's all right. Please continue."

"Oh, oh, anyway, I followed the corridor to find the source of the sound, and found that there was a stranger squatting in the collection room, trying to pick the lock of the safe." Masuto Reiko said this, and couldn't help but hold her boyfriend's arm tighter. "He saw me and chased after me with a knife in hand."

Not a surprising development.

Maori Kogoro pondered for a moment and then asked, "And then you were saved by Mr. Ping?"

"Yes. I had no other weapons, so I could only hit him with the flashlight, and then I relied on my familiarity with the terrain to run towards the entrance in the dark. But I was wearing a nightgown and slippers at the time, so I couldn't outrun him at all, and I was caught in front of the door." At this point, Masuto Reiko turned her head and looked at her fiancé, with a relaxed smile on her face, "Then I was saved by Masaaki at the door."

Kogoro Mori's gaze naturally shifted to the groom's face.

The groom Ping Zhenghui's reaction was much calmer than the bride's, with just the right amount of humility and embarrassment on his face.

"That day, when I was at home, I always felt uneasy. Then I remembered that she said that her parents took other helpers away from home. Apart from her, there were only two elderly servants in her family. I felt worried, so I wanted to go to her house to accompany her. As a result, I saw this scene when I arrived at the door..."

"Well, he immediately rushed over and started fighting with the man. He also shouted at me to leave quickly and go back to the room to call the police." Masuto Reiko's face was full of a sweet smile that was a bit corny. It can be seen that she enjoyed her boyfriend's subconscious protection very much. "When I went back, I saw that the man left a message and ran away."

"That sentence 'I will never forget the hatred', was it at this time that he said it?" Maori Kogoro touched his chin, "It's so dangerous, you are lucky that you didn't get hurt."

"I'm not injured. As for Zhenghui, he broke his left wrist and thumb when he was struggling with the criminal..."

Ping Zhenghui accepted his girlfriend's concern and nodded, saying, "In fact, until last week, my hand was still in a cast."

"Oh, I should have known that I shouldn't have held the wedding in China." Masuto Reiko looked at his left hand, very worried, "If we go directly to Hawaii, the scenery there is also nice, and the new villa has a comprehensive security system..."

She started talking about some emotional issues without giving more details of the case. Several people in the scene looked at each other, each with their own subtle expressions.

Whether it was Kogoro Mouri, who had rich experience in handling cases, or Conan, who was very sensitive to details, they both found too many things wrong in her words.

First of all, the timing of the criminal breaking into her house was very strange, and the strange thing was that it was too perfect.

It is not difficult to hear from Yihu Reiko's description that Yihu's house is a very large villa, and the security measures are in place on weekdays. It is impossible for him to be forced to run around the house by a mere robber.

So how did the criminal know that her parents were not at home that day, and how did he take away the bodyguards and other young people in the family?

Even if this point can be answered by visiting the site and observing, other questions are even more bizarre.

The timing of Ping Zhenghui's arrival at her house was such a coincidence.

Reiko Masuto previously said that the day of the incident was a snowy winter night, which means that the weather was quite bad.

Would a normal person go to his or her partner's house without even saying hello in this kind of weather?

Well, let’s just assume that they have a good relationship. It’s also strange that a conflict occurred after this encounter.

If Reiko Masuto had seen a stranger instead of her boyfriend rushing to the door, she would have been almost 100% certain that this was the robber's accomplice who came to block the road and prevent the victim from escaping from home.

Then, Ping Zhenghui subdued the robber and his first reaction was to let his girlfriend leave.

In other words, the actual conflict between him and the criminal, what happened, and how his hand was broken, all of these things were completely invisible to Reiko Masuto.

This makes the villainous declaration left by the prisoner even more intriguing.

As mentioned before, such words with strong emotions are rarely reserved for a complete stranger, even if that person is a brave man who has just prevented him from committing a crime.

Normal criminals should use threats like "Just wait for me" or "I won't let you go" instead of "hatred"...

"Excuse me for asking." Maori Kogoro pondered for a while and interrupted Masuto Reiko's slightly anxious chattering. "Although the letter you received was most likely left by the criminal, it was so serious that you called the police and even considered canceling the wedding. Apart from this letter, was there anything else that happened?"

"Yes." Masuto Reiko nodded hurriedly, "Masahiro's apartment was broken into some time ago. Masahiro didn't think it was a big deal, but considering the circumstances, I thought it was better to be cautious, so I called the police."

"Was something stolen?" Sato Miwako's expression suddenly became serious.

"Nothing was lost." Ping Zhenghui shook his head. "Someone just touched my things and opened my computer."

"It seems that this person is looking for confirmation of your information..."

While they were talking, Megure Jusan's cell phone rang.

When on duty, a ringtone would be turned on, usually it was a work contact number. Megure Jusan answered the phone quickly.

"Yes, I'm Megure, ah, Chiba, what's going on?"

The person on the other end of the phone said a few words, and Megure Jusan's brows suddenly furrowed.

"What? A charred body with a slashed throat was found? And the fingerprints of a serial robber and murderer were found?!"

Megure Jusan's voice was not small at all, and everyone in the room turned their attention instantly.

Tang Ze was evaluating Ping Zhenghui's situation in his mind, and was half a beat slow to look over, considering whether the other party was just a shadow or already had a hall.

He was not primarily surprised; he was primarily speechless.

Are the police rules and regulations here not strict? Can such a crucial clue to the case be shouted out directly for the parties involved to hear?

The fact that Masuto Reiko's face was pale was no big deal, but wasn't this equivalent to reporting the police's progress to a suspicious person like Taira Masaaki?

After quickly listening to the description of his subordinates at the scene, Megure Jusan hung up the phone, his expression becoming completely serious.

With the appearance of a body and crucial fingerprint clues, the nature of the case has become completely different.

"We found the body in an unused warehouse near the Tiwujin River. The deceased was about 30-40 years old, male, wearing a dark blue suit and a white bow tie. The criminal's fingerprints were found on his left fingernails."

“White bow tie…” The expressions of several policemen all became serious. “In other words, the deceased looked like he was attending a wedding.”

It just happened to be at this time, at this timing, that the direction was too strong.

"Could it be that the criminal checked your list through your computer, replaced the identity of a guest who came to the wedding, and then..."

Before Shiratori could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tang Ze.

"Could it be that the deceased knew some key information about the murderer, so he was silenced by him?"

It's so troublesome to go through so many twists and turns. Please don't disturb him from doing the branch quest.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone whose reasoning was interrupted looked at Tang Ze.

"Eh? You mean, the murderer is someone they know?" Sato Miwako thought about Tang Ze's logic and was a little confused for a moment, "But no matter how you look at it, this seems like a means to obtain the invitation letter."

"This is just a wedding, not an international conference. Is it necessary to kill someone to get the ticket?" Tang Ze shook his head. "Besides, how did the murderer know who to replace without being noticed? How familiar must he be with Miss Masuto and Mr. Ping to judge the closeness of the guests and figure out who to replace in order to pass safely? If he really knows them to this extent, there is no need to do it at the wedding."

"What you said is indeed not a problem..." Megure Jusan, who had just started thinking about how to screen the guests, also changed his mind.

Feeling that he had said almost everything, Tang Ze hooked Conan with his heel.

As for this kind of attention-seeking things, let the kids who love to show off continue to do it themselves.

Conan was stunned, not understanding why he was suddenly kicked out. He looked at Tang Ze with a condemning look, but still told him everything he subconsciously thought of: "This person would break into the apartment and look up the guest list on the computer, and he didn't look like he was going to attack anyone."

Apart from Ping Zhenghui himself, only his girlfriend goes to his apartment. To put it bluntly, it is a great place to commit a crime.

If the criminal just wanted to kill Ping Zhenghui, he would have already run into his house and it would not be difficult for him to find an opportunity to take revenge on him. Would he have to choose such a tortuous route?

But if Ping Zhenghui is the criminal's accomplice as previously speculated, then the criminal's purpose is not to attack...

Right in the bull's eye.

Ping Zhenghui's calm expression fluctuated and his eyes narrowed slightly.