The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"So that's why Rum made this mission so secretive?"

Toru Amuro on the other end of the phone felt both enlightened and speechless.

He knew that as a transnational criminal group, the organization was extremely unreliable in many areas.

They are all criminal groups. You can't expect them to have a very strict and complete system. If they were that strict and complete, these undercover agents would not be able to get in.

Among illegal organizations, theirs is already at the ceiling level of information confidentiality. They have existed for so many years and have remained standing, developing into the behemoth they are today - otherwise, they would not have attracted undercover agents from different departments like them.

Bourbon is considered a well-informed codenamed member in the organization. Thanks to the nature of his work and his outstanding business ability, which has earned him the appreciation of Rum, the resources at Bourbon's disposal cover a wider range than many other members of the organization.

However, even he did not recognize all of his colleagues who were theoretically the closest to his faction until he started to take on this mission with Tang Ze.

The information about Curacao was provided by Tang Ze who had contact with her, and the name Binga was only heard in fragments from the messages on the Rum side.

If he had not received this urgent communication from Rum, he would not have known that the "general under Rum's command" that Tang Ze had been describing vaguely had actually infiltrated the Interpol cooperation.

Although, with so many premises, it is understandable that the members don’t know each other, but it is still too strange that the second-in-command doesn’t know the first-in-command.

"It's not surprising, actually." Tang Ze finished his sarcasm and gave a fair comment, "This kind of structure exists in many similar criminal organizations. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it's easy to bring out the mud."

In Tang Ze's past experience in investigation and handling cases, there was a very important information project, which was to identify where the "leader" of each chain was.

Precisely because of the heinous nature of the crime, these people who are walking on the edge of a knife will do their utmost to hide their identities in order to save their lives. Sometimes, in order to ensure safety, there are really those top leaders who like to package themselves as middle-level cadres and create a hollow identity for themselves to confuse the police.

Tang Ze understood the truth and fully respected the life-saving actions of the Black Organization's Old Bidens, but when it came to individuals, it was still difficult for him not to complain.

In this world, the Black Organization has undergone some changes, and the boss should still be Karasuma Renya.

Even if it is not Karasuma Renya himself, it may be an individual closely related to him. Considering the organization's current almost insane radical research in cognitive science and medicine, the current boss of the Black Organization may be far away from human beings.

But apart from this consideration, the undeniable point is that Rum definitely knew Karasuma Renya.

His father is a senior financial executive of the Karasuma Group. He can be regarded as a retainer of the Karasuma Group. This nepotism played an important role in his ability to obtain such a high position in the organization.

However, it is precisely because of these mixed operations that the second-in-command is in a mysterious superposition state of knowing the first-in-command but not completely, and being able to find him but not being able to find him at all.

According to Tang Ze, relying on technology and magic to hide one's true identity is still a bit too advanced.

"The really strange thing is that it doesn't make sense for this to happen to Rum." Tang Ze touched his chin and threw out some information from the other side. "You have more contact with Rum, but you may not fully understand his background. I remember you investigated the Tokiwa Group for a while before."

"Yes." Amuro Toru did not deny it. "The Tokiwa Group, whether it's the last name or the founder's catchphrase, feels particularly familiar to me. I can't help but make associations."

He didn't think there was anything strange about Tang Ze knowing all this. After all, the Tokiwa Group was connected to Tang Ze in some sense.

His unlucky senior sister is still being held by Team Zero, and the reason is definitely not just because she is the villain harmed by the Phantom Thief of Heart.

"I know that neither Gin nor Vermouth, including you, might think much of Rum. He didn't earn his codename himself, but inherited it from his elders. Many people in the organization know this." Amuro Toru, assuming that Karasawa could follow his thoughts, skipped the explanation. "But he's still a tough opponent. The motivation that supports his climb is simply too strong."

"Time is money", this impatient and greedy slogan is almost synonymous with Rum's entire image.

He is impatient and shrewd, but his lack of patience often reveals his ugly face; he can't stop himself in too many things, like a glutton perched on a high platform, devouring everything he can get his hands on.

This makes his image not conform to the powerful and mysterious hero that most people expected. Putting him in the position of the second-in-command of the organization really makes him seem low-class and rather unrefined.

This is what makes Krum so scary.

"I believe no one in the world understands the power of desire better than you." Amuro Toru changed the pronoun here, referring to the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. "You yourself have repeatedly expressed the impact of powerful desire. No matter how many shortcomings Rum has, no matter how many despicable qualities he has, they can't mask his intense desire. This is why he has been the second-in-command for so many years."

There are many members in the organization who are stronger than him, but everyone has his own purpose in joining the organization, and there are very few who are more greedy than Rum.

Rum, whose desires are inflated, actually plays a more important role in the organization with advanced cognitive science research than many people imagine. His superficial and irritable shell sometimes becomes a protective color that makes people despise him.

"Don't worry, I don't mean to underestimate him." Tang Ze shrugged, understanding the warning that Amuro Toru wanted to convey, and replied soothingly, "Am I not gradually eroding his power? This guy is definitely a formidable enemy for 'us'."

Why did Tang Ze use the circuitous method of disassembly to make rum? Isn't it because of this?

Let’s think back to the original work of P5. Apart from the image packaged by the team and his extremely strong desires after being distorted, is Shido Zhengyi really a wise and shrewd general?

How is that possible? Just looking at the fact that he holds such a big card as the Pancake Man and plays it so badly, you can tell that he is a standard politician, but definitely not a hero who falls from the sky like a macho man.

But does this hinder the Lion Boy’s justice and make it harder to fight?

Even the Shido Hall of Justice has the Five Tiger Generals, so doesn't Rum's Hall have any?

This is the fundamental reason why Tang Ze chose to kill Binga. He had to weaken Rum's power from the basic cognitive level, and slowly roll Rum into a ball like peeling skin, so that it would be easier to attack him.

However, there is no need to explain these parts too clearly to Toru Amuro, as people won’t understand even if you do.

"What I'm really saying is that, having investigated the Tokiwa Group, you should already understand their nature. Like the White Gloves, they've been corrupted by the Organization and, to a certain extent, have become an extension of its will."

"Well, that's true." Amuro Toru did not refute.

This is still at the technological level. The main business of Changpan Group is not actually in industry. They are a software and high-tech company.

"What I mean is that Rum's social status is also very high, definitely much higher than Pisco's. He's a wealthy man with both financial and power influence. Judging from his experience and his father's experience..." Tang Ze narrowed his eyes and mentioned the information he had obtained from the crucial case seventeen years ago. "He definitely should know the boss, at least he shouldn't be unable to recognize him."

"You mean, the boss himself has been affected by the 'experimental results' and cannot be found by ordinary means?" Across the radio waves, Amuro on the other end of the phone revealed an expression similar to Tang Ze's.

"If this is not the case, why would he be interested in such a project?" Tang Ze asked back.

He knew what the temporary mission that Toru Amuro had received was. Of course, it was to work with Vermouth to follow the loopholes found by the organization and find the person in charge who determined the main algorithm of the cross-age recognition system.

It's possible to guess part of Rum's purpose - the boss may have eaten APTX or silver bullets or something, causing his appearance to be far different from the version Rum knew, so Rum had to use some means to find him.

"This system can be used in both positive and negative ways, and it can have a significant impact." Amuro Toru expressed a slightly different opinion. "It's hard to say for sure."

"For Rum, this may be the only effect." Tang Ze shook his finger and refused the drink that Xingchuan Teru tried to pass to him across the seat. "The bigger question is, what is Rum so anxious about?"

Rum was anxious, very anxious. If he wasn't anxious, he wouldn't have let Binga make such a big advance move. He would rather spend several years in a long-term ambush and still make a move.

The Black Organization is not the kind of wildly growing small Karami. The most fundamental difference between them and the various large and small organizations that Tang Ze had encountered in the past is that this group of people has been operating in this world for at least half a century.

This is not a simple matter. Only a handful of honest small businesses can survive for more than three years. In the extremely risky criminal industry, the mortality rate of institutions will only be higher.

It is not easy to run a company for fifty years, let alone to run an illegal industry for fifty years?

Considering Vermouth's real age, this number can only be higher, not lower. Under this premise, it is very intriguing that Rum can't find the boss but is eager to find the boss.

"What do you think?" Toru Amuro flipped through the emails on the laptop in front of him again, and his expression became subtle as well.

"There must be some reason for him to speed up, not just his personality." Tang Ze emphasized, "I want to contact Binga in advance to find out this."

Regardless of Binga, it is unlikely that the guy who charged at Gin would survive. What is really important is the strategic intelligence value of this person.

Tang Ze feels that there is still a lot of content worth digging deeper into behind this.

"Okay, your reason is quite sufficient this time." Amuro Toru reluctantly accepted the explanation. "Then why did you bring Shirley with you...?"

He made this call not only to inform his current partner about the change in mission, but more because he learned about some developments from Zhufu Jingguang and smelled something bad.

When talking about why he designed such a complicated fraud plot for Vermouth, Karasawa once said that he had some plans centered around the organization. Now, Toru Amuro has reason to believe that the center of this plan may be Rum.

Just as he had warned before, Rum was someone who could easily be looked down upon by capable people in the organization. He was deeply afraid that Tang Ze would make the same mistake in this regard and act rashly and alert the enemy.

He would never forget the unknown drug he was injected with when he received the so-called "promotion". If technology really did not allow it and the existence of Noah's Ark was sensitive enough, he would have suspected that he had been implanted with some kind of microchip.

If anyone who has just climbed to the middle level will go through this process, it doesn't make sense that Rum, who has been there for so long, has no countermeasures at all.

If he were to rush forward relying on the ability of the Phantom Thief of Hearts, he would probably fall.

"Professional matters should be left to professionals." Tang Ze seemed very calm. "You also said that we can't avoid the organization's research, right?... If we don't bring her along, she might not understand it later, which might cause technical losses..."

His words were very general, which made Toru Amuro on the other end of the phone raise his eyebrows.

There was some reason, but not much, and it was obvious that something was hidden.

Tang Ze's way of saying "Don't worry about it, I have my own plans" is to say that it is not easy to reveal the relevant content, at least for now.

"Let me make it clear first, it's difficult for me to avoid other people when I move around, and I almost never have time to act alone. Even if I notify you, it may not be in time to take care of you." Amuro Toru issued a disclaimer.

"Don't worry, I'm a very capable person. When have I ever messed anything up?" Tang Ze boasted shamelessly, but what he was thinking in his heart was completely different.

What should I do? I can't tell you that the driving force behind the person you are looking for to develop this algorithm is to find your childhood sweetheart, Miyano Shiho, right?

If I don't take her with me, what if the Phantom Thieves find me and shamelessly try to take advantage of my skills for free, but they resist fiercely and refuse to cooperate?

The programmer part, the developer part, the gravity expansion part...

Alas, the technology of their Phantom Thieves is still flawed. They have made so many countermeasures in advance, and with Noah, the ultimate killer, watching them, they have found the backdoor of the program, but they still can't keep an eye on the Pacific Buoy. I don't know if it is a problem affected by the plot.

Noah, please come on, make a wish quickly. If you don’t get Hiroki Sawada out, Tang Ze will be really helpless.