The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"If Hachijojima is considered part of the Izu Islands, right?"

"Well, that's right. It's a place with a very pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. In short, it's a good place to go."

"I understand. I didn't say I wouldn't go. No need to push me so hard..."

Tang Ze withdrew his gaze from the map on his phone, looked at the slightly nervous Suzuki Sonoko, and laughed silently.

In the name of "celebrating the progress of the case", Suzuki Sonoko proposed to invite Karasawa and others to travel to Hachijo Island, which was something they mentioned in Kyoto.

Now, they have returned to Tokyo with the information and handed it over to Eri Kisaki. After communicating about all matters concerning the retrial of the case, travel is naturally on the agenda.

——Like Izu, although Hachijojima is two or three hundred kilometers away from downtown Tokyo, it also belongs to the broader Tokyo metropolitan area. It is indeed an excellent choice for Karasawa, who is not suitable for long-distance travel due to the current situation of handling cases.

"Isn't this because I'm worried you might have some concerns about Izu?" Seeing that Karasawa didn't show any resistance, Suzuki Sonoko breathed a sigh of relief. "Once you get to the seaside, you'll always encounter all sorts of strange situations..."

"This is probably not a problem at the seaside. You can see the sea in Tokyo too," Karasawa said tactfully.

Suzuki Sonoko felt that there was something wrong with his logic, but after thinking about it carefully, she really couldn't refute it.

So, this should simply be because the detectives have a really high probability of getting into trouble, not because of the sea.

Thinking of this, her tone relaxed, "That's right. Anyway, don't miss this opportunity to relax. There are many hot springs with sea views over there. You can watch whales while soaking in the hot springs. It's really nice."

"I understand. If the tourism resources were not up to standard, your family would not choose to build a new resort there, right?" Tang Ze praised in a teasing tone and exchanged a knowing look with Conan.

The main reason for going to Hachijojima this time is actually that Suzuki Sonoko, who has already taken on part of the external image of the Suzuki family, is a very qualified candidate for the ribbon-cutting person. As long as Suzuki Sonoko is willing, such things as appearing at resorts outside the main island and participating in opening activities can be entrusted to her.

It is difficult for Tang Ze to say whether Suzuki Sonoko will continue to delve deeper into the business world, but it is an established fact that she has been deeply involved in many of the group's decisions.

So no matter what, in the end, Kyogoku might still have to be named Suzuki.

"Resort projects are major undertakings, so we definitely have to consider the input-output ratio. Besides whale watching, we're also considering building some cultural projects there, but that's a matter for the future." Suzuki Sonoko shrugged casually, "Just think of it as me going there for preliminary inspection. Inviting everyone along is just a side note, don't worry about it."

She wasn't worried about anything else, but she was afraid that her taking on the responsibility of covering everyone's travel expenses would make her friends feel uneasy, so she made an extra explanation.

If you say that you are taking advantage of the newly completed route to travel, it sounds like you are taking advantage. But if you say that it is a project inspection, it seems reasonable to travel at public expense.

Since we are investigating tourism resources, it is only natural to experience the scenery carefully, right?

so……

"Is it really possible to avoid taking a different flight? Or perhaps find another way to get there?" After looking up the route, Miyano Akemi rubbed her head in frustration. "There are only two or three flights a day on this route. If we go with Tang Ze, won't it be too conspicuous?"

"The Suzuki family is in charge of transportation. They will definitely be traveling in first and business class. We won't meet each other." Asai Narimi shook his head, not paying attention to the content on the screen. "Just follow Karasawa's arrangements."

If the flow of people on Hachijo Island is really so small that their group would be too conspicuous if they followed it, then Tang Ze would naturally arrange for them to sneak across through the other world. Tang Ze has never given them any trouble in terms of planning.

"What we need to worry about now is what's happening overseas." Zhu Fujingguang stared at the computer screen in front of him, squinting his eyes. "Ireland and Curacao are about to face off against Binga."

Several hours' time difference separated them, and it was late at night on the streets of Frankfurt, where several figures were running and chasing each other.

The one running in the front was a professional woman in a windbreaker. She covered her shoulder with one hand and ran with a slight stagger. The high heels on her feet had long been lost somewhere, and cold sweat was dripping down her young face.

Even though she tried her best to press the wound, blood kept dripping onto the road, and the warm and sticky liquid overflowed from between her fingers, making her feel even more desperate.

Before I could even see the attacker's appearance, I was already injured by him, and then I was chased by their accomplices to the point where I had no way out. At this point, can I really survive from the pursuers?

If there's no chance of survival, shouldn't we at least leave some message for those who come after us?

Chasing behind her were two other people in black, one male and one female, one tall and one short, who were speeding up to catch up with her at a speed far exceeding hers.

"Damn it, why is she running..." Ireland gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word from the corner of his mouth, "If she keeps running, Gin will find her."

"There's nothing I can do." Curacao observed the situation around him while adjusting his breathing. He replied in a cold voice, "If it were you, you would run too."

Perhaps it was the aftereffects of the drug. Even though he had been taking the KA antidote for a long time and his emotions were no longer affected, whenever he entered a mission, Curacao would still instinctively enter his current cold and feedback-deficient state.

This was her usual fighting stance, a pattern that was difficult to change. Ireland, who was choked by her, was unable to refute her for a while.

Indeed, we can’t really blame people for their poor psychological quality.

First of all, Europol, like Interpol, is a technical exchange platform organization consisting only of technicians and civilian staff, without a police force. They are not well-trained criminal police, so it is normal for them to panic when faced with an attack.

Furthermore, the female employee who was shot did not see clearly who the attacker was. After nervously escaping from the network center, she found herself being chased. The fact that she was able to run so fast was already because the adrenaline forced her to perform beyond her normal level. There was no time for her to stop and carefully identify who the pursuer was.

He understood the principle, but the current situation was very strange.

They went to the network center to intercept Binga. Since they couldn't face Gin and Kil head-on, they had to choose a more circuitous but safer route. Therefore, when they arrived, Binga's infiltration had been discovered.

In order not to reveal his identity, Binga decisively chose to shoot directly in an attempt to silence the person who discovered the crime.

I don’t know if it was because of his poor skills or because he couldn’t shoot accurately in the dark, but Binga only hit the witness’s arm and failed to cause any effective damage.

Having made the judgment, Curacao acted decisively and attacked Binga from his own direction without hesitation. Unfortunately, the other party had been prepared and immediately chose to retreat after discovering that there was other firepower. He did not run out to chase the fleeing witness, so Curacao's predicted sniper shot failed.

At this point, both she and Ireland could make a very simple judgment, that is, Binga, who had messed up half of the task, must be calling for help.

Regardless of whether it was Kir or Gin, Curacao and Ireland, two guys who were theoretically dead, could not be exposed to the sight of the code members, so they had to flee in opposite directions.

But Nina, a Europol employee and a witness who had no judgment of the situation, certainly could not discern their complicated power relations.

All she knew was that she had gone to the computer room to check at night and discovered the intruder, but she was shot before anyone else could see her. She stumbled out the door, and before she could even find her way, someone was chasing her.

She was so frightened that she could only run for her life and call for help, hoping that someone could save her.

"The attacker's accomplices are chasing me..." Nina gasped for breath, tears welling in her eyes. She didn't bother to listen to the person on the other end of the line and blurted out, "Please pay attention to my location signal... The attacker, the attacker should be a woman..."

Almost out of breath, she still wanted to send out more signals. For example, her return to the center tonight was unexpected. She had discovered that she had left her things in the office and remembered to go back to get them. For example, when she discovered the intruder, she confirmed that all the alarms had not responded as expected, which meant that if this person was not extremely skilled, then he was likely an insider...

But she no longer had the ability to convey these complex judgments. She could only hope that she had a chance to survive, or that the colleague who collected her body could make a more accurate judgment...

With this in mind, Nina took advantage of the turn and took a shortcut through the bushes to run towards the riverbank. She took the time to glance back and felt that her strength, which was already being lost due to the pain, was even weaker.

Oh no, more people are catching up, and this group has support...

Today, I'm afraid I really, really have to...

"Damn it, why are they running..." Riding astride the motorcycle, Mizuno Rena continued to accelerate against the evening breeze, gritting her teeth and looking at the few people in front of her who were doing crazy parkour, gnashing her teeth.

She knew that tonight's operation was not just their business, and Tang Ze and the FBI would definitely respond after receiving the news.

So when she received Binga's call for help, she rushed out of her hiding place without thinking, ready to meet the people over there as soon as possible.

It doesn't matter if she doesn't meet them. After all, she is not sure who the person is. What if they are those with extremely sensitive identities? She would rather risk being suspected by Gin and let the police officer who needs to be hunted down go free than to make contact with them rashly.

But since you've already appeared, why are you still running around here? If you keep running, you'll bump into Gin who's blocking the way from the other end!

"It's over..." Nina, who couldn't figure out the direction after running for a long time and could only take small paths wherever she saw them, found herself at a dead end and fell into complete despair.

She no longer had the strength to run, and it was difficult to outrun the bullets that could be fired at her from behind at any time.

She really tried her best. Who would have thought that as a network technician, in addition to having to deal with hackers, she would also face the risk of physical intrusion?

If I had known earlier, I should have called more police officers to conduct emergency drills...

Nina choked up, remembering that she hadn't hung up the phone yet. She gritted her teeth, turned her head, and stared at the direction she was running from.

At this point, it is difficult to survive. The very least we have to do is to expose some of the attacker's characteristics so that the attacker will have nowhere to find when he wants to take revenge on us.

She widened her eyes and stared at the path nervously, and the sound of chaotic footsteps soon caught up with her.

"You, who are you——"

"There's no time!" Curacao, who was rushing in front, didn't even bother to listen to what she said. He shouted in English, "Ireland, get off!"

Nina had no idea what was happening before she saw two heads, one gold and one blue, approaching quickly. She only had time to let out a short, terrified scream before someone lifted her up from the ground.

Ireland didn't have time to care about his plastic colleague's dog-like barking. He took two steps forward, grabbed the woman's neck, pressed the railing behind her, and jumped into the river without hesitation.

Rather than worrying about whether this person is alive or dead, the more important thing is not to let the members of the organization chasing behind see you. Go down!

Curacao's reaction was even faster than his. The moment she rushed to the railing, she had already thrown the gun in the direction of Ireland jumping into the river. Then she turned her head, quickly put her long hair, which was temporarily dyed blue, into her hood, lowered her body, and stood where Nina had just stood.

She is not Ireland, and she knows Tang Ze's true identity better than Ireland.

Rather than killing Binga now, she had reason to believe that Tang Ze was more unwilling to see the victim, and cooperating with Kiel to fool Gin was the more important thing.

Mizunoshi Reina, who had abandoned her motorcycle and was chasing after the woman with a gun, didn't even have time to take off her helmet. She just raised her arm and saw the appearance of the woman in front of her, and her eyes widened in surprise.

This, this is not...

"Shoot, quickly!" Curacao reminded in Russian without caring whether the other party could hear or understand.

Understanding what she meant, Mizuno Rena reacted immediately.

This is the contact that Tang Ze found. They have already dealt with the problem of the witnesses, and now they need to deal with their own problems.

Rena Mizunoshi realized the situation in a flash and took a shooting stance without hesitation. She fired several shots at Curacao who jumped onto the railing and emptied the bullets in her pistol.

In this situation, no matter who fired the gun or who was shot, they were all experienced in this fake death tactic to fool Gin.

So when Gin caught up with a cigarette in his mouth and a gun in his hand, his face frosty, he saw Rena Mizunashi who was shooting at the target continuously as if to vent her anger, and the woman who suddenly lost her reaction and fell straight into the river below.

The unresponsive body was like a heavy rock, smashing into the surface of the river and creating a high wave. Water droplets splashed on Mizuno Rena's slightly hideous face, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Gin put down his gun: "..."

He knew that Kiel was in a bad mood, but wasn't doing this a bit too extreme?