The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1066 Chaos

Shuichi Akai, who was standing opposite Jinpei Matsuda, had the same confused expression as him.

The two people looked at each other silently, obviously recognizing each other and trying hard to keep their expressions calm, with a subtle feeling in their hearts.

It is indeed a coincidence that Shuichi Akai appears here.

On the day of Takagi Shigeru and Sato Miwako's staged wedding, Conan had already figured out the general outline of a plan, and told it to Akai Shuichi, who had already moved into his house, and Mizunashi Rena, who had begun to arrange it according to his requirements.

Rena Mizunashi is a TV host, which is a very useful identity.

And Shuichi Akai is still living in Japan, waiting for an opportunity to act. Gin has known this information since the last incident with the twin towers.

In a side aspect that Karasawa did not notice and the plot did not extend to, Shuichi Akai, who carried a large amount of organizational intelligence, began to sabotage many of the organization's plans almost as soon as he defected.

As a member of the action team for many years, he has a lot of information about the organization's sources of arms, the conditions of safe houses, information about strongholds, and he also knows which companies are actually the organization's fronts.

In the past, even if he had them, Shuichi Akai would not dare to use them rashly for his own safety. After defecting, he had no worries, and with Karasawa still as a spy in the organization, Shuichi Akai would naturally start to clean up these things.

Combining these two pieces of information, Conan believes that it would be a more appropriate choice to let Rena Mizunashi take advantage of her work to accidentally witness the moment when Shuichi Akai's identity is revealed during a public event.

It would be best if this scene could be recorded on camera, which would give Mizuno Rena a reason not to deal with it at the time, and also an excuse for her to participate.

Rena Mizunashi quickly accepted his suggestion and then set her sights on Shibuya before Halloween.

After all, this is the area where Shuichi Akai is currently active, and it happens to be a time when there is a large flow of people, so as long as the timing is right, everything can be packaged smoothly.

Of course, neither Rena Mizunashi at the time nor Conan, who agreed with her proposal, probably thought that Chiba and Shin would be kidnapped and the Investigation Section would need to send someone to contact them.

Miyashita Park is located in the core area of ​​Shibuya. It is an important landmark here. It is less than 300 meters away from the exit of Shibuya Station where the statue of Hachiko is sitting...

Hey, this FBI guy is here to cause trouble right now, right?

Realizing something, Jinpei Matsuda's mouth twitched a few times. He wanted to say something, glanced at the earphones on his ears, but out of consideration for the people who were monitoring the situation on the other end, he didn't say it.

After taking off his sunglasses, Shuichi Akai made a helpless expression and pointed at the Miyashita Park sign behind Jinpei Matsuda.

I don't want to do that either, but this is where a small violent group controlled by an organization meets people, and as Iwai Munehisa, the threat he faces really comes from this group of people...

Now that things have come to this, it may be too late to change the plan temporarily.

So when the group of people wearing pumpkin heads and shouting "trick or treat" came over, it seemed that there was nothing they could do except stand together.

The group of people who ran out were wearing black robes and pumpkins on their heads. There was not much difference in height between them and they were obviously all adult men.

They all carried baskets and approached from all directions with a strong purpose. When they surrounded Matsuda Jinpei, they began to throw the candies in the baskets.

The eyes of passers-by and tourists around had already been attracted by this group of conspicuous people. When they saw them start throwing colorful candies, they naturally gathered around.

Everyone assumed that this was some kind of special holiday event, perhaps a business somewhere wanting to advertise, or a mall promotion or something like that, and they started picking up the candies on the ground without even thinking.

The road in front of Miyashita Park was soon crowded with people, and the members of Team Zero who were following Jinpei Matsuda were squeezed outside and couldn't get in at all.

Jinpei Matsuda stood there calmly. When he felt the muzzle of a gun pressed against his waist, he took a last look at Shuichi Akai who was standing opposite him.

Shuichi Akai stood two meters away from him, silently watching the invisible headset in his ears being taken out, and then a pumpkin was put on his head.

This was how the gang planned to take Jinpei Matsuda away from police surveillance.

The situation here is so chaotic now. By the time people disperse and the police can track them, they will have already run away to who knows where.

From the fact that Jinpei Matsuda showed no resistance, it is not difficult to see that this was probably part of their actions and was done intentionally.

Shuichi Akai thought for a moment, then grabbed a pumpkin head next to him without saying a word, quickly took the pumpkin off the other person's head, and put it on his own head.

Under the pumpkin head was a young man who looked like a college student or a young man who had just entered society. When his pumpkin was suddenly taken away, he was stunned for a moment.

He looked around, trying to find who had done this, but found nothing.

——In his field of vision, there were only pumpkin heads and pedestrians squeezed together by the pumpkin heads, with heads touching and shoulders close together. It was impossible to tell who the "murderer" was.

"Wait, who took my pumpkin head--!" He had no choice but to shout, "I've already given you candies, why is there still a prank?!"

"What are you doing with the pumpkin head?" The female student who had grabbed two handfuls of candy looked up, puzzled, "Is there anyone else trying to steal this?"

"You're trying to get a part-time salary, right?" said another man wearing a pumpkin head, thinking he understood. "It's rare to get such a high salary for such a short-term job. If someone else goes back to collect their salary with your pumpkin head, you won't be able to prove that you did the job."

These are not formal workers under contract, and the money will be paid later, and the props provided to them will definitely be taken back.

Hearing this, the young man whose pumpkin head was taken away immediately became anxious: "How can that be! Hey, who on earth is——"

Akai Shuichi, who had already pulled his clothes to tug at his body and completely immersed himself in the conversation, patiently listened to their conversation for a while and roughly understood the situation.

No matter what the reason was for Jinpei Matsuda to appear here, this group of people came here for him, and it was part of the other party's action against him.

In order to get close to and successfully take away Jinpei Matsuda, the other party spent a lot of money, arranged such a large group of people to distribute candies on the street, promised high salaries, and then blended in among them to facilitate the action.

So Akai Shuichi adjusted the pumpkin head, which was not a very suitable size, and said in a muffled voice: "If someone else is robbing yours, why don't you just grab one too? In the end, whoever doesn't have a pumpkin head will have no money anyway."

As soon as these words were spoken, the boy who had been shouting for a long time immediately came to his senses.

Yes, as long as there is a pumpkin head, who cares who it belongs to?

"Over there, what are they doing over there?" a passerby attracted by the candy asked blankly, "It's so noisy, it looks so lively."

"Hey, it seems to be part of the event." His friend who had been observing for a while speculated vaguely, "It seems to say that the person with a pumpkin head at the end can go to the organizer to get the money?"

"Hmm? Is there such an activity? Then we can also--"

The Avengers team that was responsible for the appearance certainly could not explain their real purpose. They just found a middleman who could plan the event on their behalf, and vaguely gave the request to help spread candies in Miyashita Park to attract tourists.

Most of the people who take part in the part-time jobs are college students who come here for fun. They don’t have a strong understanding of the process, but they find it fun to play around and it seems like a real Halloween activity.

A melee quickly broke out due to the organizer's vague words and Akai Shuichi's instigation.

The man who pushed Matsuda Jinpei into the alley turned around and looked at the lively scene behind him in surprise, which seemed like a gang fight. He was a little confused and a little scared and said to his companion in Russian: "What's going on? Can a fight start over a piece of candy?"

"…Maybe this is the Japanese. Let's go, stay away from here."

Even though they were holding guns, the two men, who had never imagined that a Japanese metropolis could be so chaotic, were obviously shocked by the current situation and gradually increased their pace.

Accelerated by the two men who were so frightened by the fierce public sentiment that they wanted to run away, Matsuda Jinpei kept his head covered in the pumpkin and was almost dragged all the way, passing through the narrow passages between shopping malls, through the basement, and was pulled into the underground passage.

The surroundings became quiet, and soon, the noise of the subway running over the tracks came from the front. Under the threat of a gun from behind, he raised his hands and watched them open an iron door through the holes in the pumpkin head and slowly walked in.

Several iron structures surrounded the entire space, and a circle of people stood around the upper passage.

They all wore pumpkin hats and the same black robes, staring at him silently without saying a word.

"Underground water tank. This is indeed a hidden place." Matsuda Jinpei looked downward and soon saw several people illuminated by lights at the bottom of the load-bearing structure.

On one side of the pillar, a slightly fat man was tied to a chair with his head hung, seemingly unconscious.

That should be the kidnapped Chiba Kazunobu himself.

Without needing anyone else to speak, he raised his hand and took off his pumpkin head, revealing the face underneath.

"What an interesting Halloween. You wanted to see me, and I'm here. Can you let Qianye go?"

The man with a wizard hat on his pumpkin head who was standing next to Chiba Kazunobu raised his head, observed him for a moment, and said, "Of course, our purpose is not to hurt you. We have no choice but to take this measure. I hope you can understand."

This was a soft female voice, with a slightly strange and stiff intonation due to the accent, but the overall words used were very polite.

Jinpei Matsuda felt that the gun pointed at him behind his head had not moved away, so he curled his lips and threw the pumpkin head away.

The pumpkin head hit the ground below, and Chiba Kazunobu, who had his head hung down, seemed to be awakened and moved slightly.

They didn't seem to be lying. Chiba and Shin seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep due to some kind of sleeping or anesthetic drug.

"I need to confirm Qianye's situation first." He said, "No matter how many reasons you have, using this method to coerce me and still want me to trust you, it's a bit unreasonable."

"You can come closer. We just want to talk to you." The woman replied, "Of course, it was my fault for using violence. I apologize."

It was a nice thing to say, but there was no trace of regret or apology in her tone.

It is not difficult to hear that she is accustomed to this kind of method and does not feel ashamed of it.

Matsuda Jinpei made a judgment in his mind and slowly walked down the winding iron staircase: "Then let me hear your purpose. It is the first time I have seen such an extreme choice of kidnapping a police officer and using such a righteous tone."

"…Officer Matsuda. I won't ask for your forgiveness, but this is really the only way I can go."

The woman seemed to have noticed something from his tone and expression. After thinking for a while, she raised her hand and took off the pumpkin head, revealing her face.

"Hey, Elenika, what are you doing..." The man next to her seemed surprised by her behavior and asked in Russian.

"Shut up." Erenica replied coldly, "This is a choice my brother and I made. At this point, it's too late to regret and change our plans. We don't have that much time to waste."

Conan quietly pushed the door open and heard these words as soon as he entered.

Of course, he and Kogoro Mori would follow to Miyashita Park to see the situation.

After discovering that Shuichi Akai had successfully muddied the waters, Conan quickly identified the direction where Jinpei Matsuda was taken away, and after saying hello to Kogoro Mori, he followed.

Although it was not Takagi Wataru who was involved in this operation, it was still a very risky thing to do.

The other party is a very annoying former policeman who is involved with the organization, and it's the same.

Of course, he was also very interested in that face that could be mistaken for someone else's after it was made up.

"My name is Erenika Labruncheva. If you saw Oleg yesterday, then you saw my brother."

The woman raised her head, revealing her pale complexion and determined face.

She had light blonde hair, almost snow-white skin, and very typical Slavic features, with well-defined bones.

The most eye-catching thing is the large scar behind her left eye.

The knotty scars were raised and crisscrossed, destroying the softness of her face. The bright red marks that showed from under her eyebrows and along her hairline made her look even more terrifying.

Her identity is self-evident.

"We tracked Pramia all the way from Russia to Japan. We are the Avengers who are determined to push Pramia into the abyss."