The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"It might be a little too late to say it now..."

Conan could only let out a few awkward laughs in response to his kind reminder.

Because of Shuichi Akai's information, he noticed the Metropolitan Police Department ship going out to sea, and then ran to the Pacific Buoy with Karasawa.

Although he had anticipated the threat of this system at that time, he did not think that he could get into it at first. He did not expect that Binga had penetrated the system to such a deep extent.

Given the density of surveillance on buoys in the Pacific Ocean, if Binga wanted to investigate him, his identity would probably have been exposed by now.

As a fake identity, Edogawa Conan has no household registration information. As long as Binga has the authority to mobilize information and does not use surveillance, he can easily retrieve his identity problem.

We can only pray that the Phantom Thieves can crack the system quickly enough and stop Binga before he uses it.

"If that's the case, then you need to find Tang Ze even more." Akai Shuichi's voice dropped. "I'm afraid it's difficult for me to use any equipment that can directly threaten the submarine right now. I'll think of a way, but I think Tang Ze being taken away by Binga might be an opportunity. You know, Tang Ze is not an ordinary child."

Although Conan didn't know that Tang Ze was Joker and it was difficult for him to understand the true meaning of his words, Shuichi Akai knew that Conan had a certain idea of ​​Tang Ze's fighting ability and unusual cognitive ability.

"If you say so...it's not wrong..." Conan thought carefully about the logical relationship for a while and had to agree with Shuichi Akai's statement.

According to the information Tang Ze said, his biggest threat to the organization is that his parents' cognitive repair system was tampered with by the organization and used as a brainwashing system, leaving a backup plan.

In other words, the more core the organization members are, the more difficult it is to attack Tang Ze. This is a subconscious influence similar to the concept of Noah's Ark that was implanted in children.

Although there are only verbal explanations from Goro Akechi and Karasawa at present, it is difficult to say how strong this influence is, but if you think carefully, the person they took away was Karasawa and not Haibara Ai as Shuichi Akai speculated. This may be the best solution to find a different way out under the current circumstances.

"Don't worry too much about Tang Ze. Since coming to Tokyo, he has accumulated strength far beyond what he once had. He will be fine. Instead, you should be prepared for the changes that are coming. I will be there as soon as possible, don't worry."

After finishing the communication with Shuichi Akai, perhaps because he got the approval of the "victim's family", Conan felt that the heavy psychological pressure was finally relieved.

After recalling the information revealed in their conversation, Conan calmed himself down and took out another phone.

Faced with this situation, he is the only one who can give a more accurate guarantee regarding Tang Ze's safety.

"Tomorrow afternoon, Gin will go meet up with them. They haven't discovered Shirley's true situation yet, but once Gin arrives, it's hard to say."

Hoshikawa Teru yawned and answered Conan on the phone in a flat tone while taking the soup handed to him by his teammate.

Because Binga was busy rushing around to catch people, the hall master was currently in a low spirits and his cognitive defenses were weak, so their progress in breaking into the maze was relatively good.

They were not in a hurry to get rid of Binga within the day, so they naturally planned to spend the night in the hall.

The Phantom Thieves, who have become increasingly experienced in actual combat, now have quite a few contingency plans and have adapted well to situations where they need to stay in the cognitive world.

There are work areas and living areas in the Pacific Buoy, which is considered an area with relatively good accommodation conditions. Miyano Akemi even has enough energy to run out to find Natalie and others to coordinate logistical supplies, and come back to make soup and cook.

"Gin will be here too?" Conan was a little shocked. "Isn't their mission this time already being handled by other codename members..."

"When it comes to the organization's mission, it's never just the people responsible for execution who show up. You've seen it. Even if nothing happens, when the mission reaches the acceptance stage, someone always has to confirm the situation." After taking a sip of the soup in the bowl, Teru Hoshikawa answered without changing his voice.

This was not something Tang Ze had discussed with him, but was just the normal procedure he had been exposed to during his years in the organization.

If the mission was important enough, even if he was a cannon fodder, there was a chance he would come into contact with the codenamed members. This contact mainly referred to the acceptance step.

Conan thought back to Pisco, Ireland, and even Curacao, and had to admit that the other party was probably right.

Killing Pisco, killing Ireland, and even dealing with Curacao, the direct executors of these tasks were not Gin, but Gin always appeared in the final stage.

"What about Tang Ze? If Tang Ze directly hits Gin, won't something unexpected happen?" Conan couldn't help but start to worry about this problem.

At present, it seems that the mission related to Tangze has little to do with Gin.

But if he ran into Karasawa in this place, and Gin thought that something went wrong with the mission regarding Karasawa...

Accident? That's true. The most direct impact would be that Gin would be furious.

Xingchuan Hui, who was secretly complaining in his heart, said casually: "This is not something you should worry about. Don't worry, Tang Ze will be fine."

"You sound very confident..." Conan glanced at his phone, not expecting such a positive answer.

"Of course they're reluctant to kill him." Xingchuan Teru snorted, "On the other hand, you should not approach them recklessly. They have no psychological barriers to killing a child."

"But if we don't go looking for them tomorrow when Gin shows up, we'll miss the chance for the submarine to surface, and then we'll miss the chance to find them in the sea..."

"Having managed to survive the organization for two months and reach Tokyo alive, Karasawa must be more resourceful than you think. You should be prepared. I mean, be ready to pick them up at any time if they escape. It would be tragic to work so hard to escape from a submarine and then collapse in the sea due to exhaustion."

After ending the call, Xingchuan Hui relaxed his tense shoulders, leaned back into the soft sofa cushion, and sighed.

Although he rarely appeared anywhere throughout the day, just running back and forth between Tang Ze and his teammates, delivering things and information, was enough to make him tired.

If Tang Ze hadn't planned to go to the submarine to join in the fun, he would probably still be running back and forth.

Binga is such a troublemaker. Can't he just be honest and die quietly?

"Binga has returned to the buoy and is trying to tamper with the surveillance records." Noah, who was sitting at the table in a daze, suddenly looked up. "Should we stop him?"

"So, he's back, right?" Asai Narimi, who had been dozing off with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. "The Minotaur is returning to the labyrinth."

"Good opportunity. Noah, time to send the stuff over!"

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Naomi curled up in a corner of the bed with her head down. While she was in a daze, she finally heard the sound of the heavy door being opened again.

She raised her head and was about to put on an expression of refusing to cooperate with any request, but she found that the man in black who came in had no interest in even paying attention to her. With a stern face, he dragged a person to the bed opposite her, threw him like unloading cargo, and then turned and left.

Her prediction was wrong, she was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned her attention to the other person who was captured.

She vaguely guessed the reason why she was kidnapped. Naomi was still very concerned about the fact that there was another person who was kidnapped like her and thrown together with her.

Is this someone related to the Pacific Buoy, or...

The person opposite who was almost thrown onto the bed twisted slowly twice to regain his balance, then raised his head and looked over.

"Karaze-kun?" Naomi was extremely surprised when she saw that face clearly. "You, how did you get captured here too? Were you captured from the facility? No, that shouldn't be the case..."

Naomi wasn't sure why this young man who suddenly appeared was allowed to board the Pacific Buoy, or what the secrets were about his identity, but she was very clear about the management regulations of the Pacific Buoy itself.

For someone like him who is not an internal employee and has no special work tasks, even if he boards the buoy, he has a limited stay and it is impossible for him to spend the night in the facility.

"I returned to Hachijo Island. They kidnapped me from the hotel." Tang Ze moved a few times, still bound, and sat up. "I didn't expect that they were the ones who kidnapped you."

"Go straight to the hotel on the island to arrest people?! These guys are absolutely lawless..." Naomi frowned deeply, but her expression was more distressed than angry. "I'm sorry, you may have been implicated by me."

Rather than arresting a guest from the hotel, going directly to the monitoring station set up by Interpol to arrest the chief engineer is a more provocative and unscrupulous act.

Because she understood this problem, she completely lost her sense of security. The unprecedented personal threats and the other party's implicit implication that her relatives would be attacked if she did not cooperate made her feel even more tormented.

"Do you think they arrested me because of your problem?" Tang Ze looked at Naomi, who was curled up in a ball with an obvious self-defense posture.

"...Didn't they take you hostage because they'd already discovered a spy planted on the buoy and were a suspect?"

"No. There are a few suspects, and they were still being questioned until I left the buoy and returned to the hotel."

Tang Ze's answer was very tactful, and also expressed the progress of screening out the suspects. Naomi's expression became even uglier.

Tang Ze could understand her feelings.

The kidnapping was successful in front of Japanese police at a facility with full surveillance and associated with the criminal police. Hours had passed, and the hostages were starving, only then did they draw up a list of names, and a second victim appeared...

With such a level of confidentiality, the place that should be the safest has no security guarantee at all, and everyone who comes here will feel anxious.

Considering that Binga even had time to go out and commit individual cases, it is not difficult to believe that there was almost no control over the suspects over there.

That's true. It would be difficult for the Japanese police to stay in the buoy for a long time without authorization. Several suspects are at the management level of the facility, with different nationalities and endorsements from their organizations. It would be extremely difficult to control them all.

These are the things that Naomi, the person in charge of technology promotion, least wants to face.

"...I'm so, so sorry." Naomi lowered her head again, too embarrassed to look at others.

They failed to do a good job of security, which led to the kidnapping of civilians they had just contacted. So much time has passed, and there is no sign of a rescue plan, let alone a rescue.

Naomi felt deeply that she had failed at her job, and her expression became much darker.

"It's not necessarily your fault." Feeling that the atmosphere was almost right, Tang Ze said soothingly, "My parents are also researchers. Maybe the situation is the other way around. Maybe my trip over there diverted some people's attention, causing you to be implicated."

"Your parents?" Naomi asked back.

Such an awkward meeting was not a good time, but now it seemed understandable why the Japanese police allowed Tang Ze to follow them into the facility and even into the main control room to observe important information systems.

"Yes. My parents are both experts in cutting-edge research. Because of their research, they have been persecuted... and were killed a few months ago."

After leaving the dormitory where the hostages were staying, Vodka couldn't help but run to the other side. Leaning against the wall and eavesdropping, he caught Naomi's shocked gasp. He was not surprised at all and couldn't help shaking his head.

To Naomi Argento, this was a tragic topic that could easily arouse empathy and quickly bring people closer together. However, coming from the mouth of Kumail, the pretender who had usurped the throne, it sounded like he was showing off his achievements, and it sounded disgusting.

The conversation in the dormitory continued.

"sorry, I do not know……"

"It's hard to say who should be apologizing. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that we were both their targets. Do you have any idea why they kidnapped you?"

This was a very core question, and Vodka couldn't help but put his ear closer.

Everyone in the organization knows the reason for kidnapping Naomi. This issue mainly concerns whether they can successfully control Naomi and what to do with her if the control fails.

The organization had its own way of dealing with technical talent like her; failure to cooperate didn't necessarily mean assassination. For someone like Itakura Taku, if Kumail hadn't come directly to supervise his work, he might have had a chance of survival.

So similarly, if this naive young girl becomes aware of the existence of the organization, she will only have two choices.

Surrender, or die. The organization will not allow those who disobey to leave alive with the truth about their existence.

"I usually have security arranged by my father, so I rarely have conflicts with others. If I must say... a few years ago, not long after I proposed the concept of 'cross-age recognition', someone calling himself 'Binga' contacted me and said he wanted to pay for the algorithm I designed and that he could further develop a business partnership..."