The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"From what you've heard, it's likely Binga himself was the reason they abandoned the system?"

Conan, who was sitting opposite Tang Ze with a soda straw in his mouth, choked when he came up and wanted to say a few words of concern.

"Miss Mizunashi Reina can be trusted, right?" Tang Ze, who had several band-aids on his face, pulled at his hood to cover the gauze on the side of his face. "This is the information she gave me. Maybe she meant for me to hear it. Thank you for her care this time."

After being taken out of the facility at sea, Tang Ze, who was a victim and bravely fought against the criminals, received the highest level of treatment and was surrounded and cared for by several medical staff.

Under the gaze of so many people, he was too embarrassed to use the three-no potion produced by Huiyuan Laboratory, so he could only obediently accept the bandage, an injection and several hundred milliliters of glucose.

In order to prevent Ran Mouri and others from feeling sad, Tang Ze chose to use the hood of his coat to cover his over-bandaged face.

This made it seem like they were just enjoying their seafood and reminiscing about their thrilling adventure, but it felt like something was being done secretly.

"If she gave me the news, then it must be true." Conan held his chin and thought, "This statement makes some sense. Binga didn't do much disguise when he dressed as a woman. The face he used was completely his own..."

According to the information he inquired from several staff members yesterday, Binga has joined this project team for a long time. He even received the news and set his sights on it when Naomi was still in the secret development stage.

However, his own facial recognition results are inaccurate, and several interpretations can be made from this.

Either there is a problem with their data source, and the same facial information is registered with two identities, and there are major omissions in the household registration information provided by Europe, or the system's algorithm is not perfect enough, and a person's hairstyle, clothing, and makeup will seriously affect the recognition results.

I have to choose one from the middle, but both of them seem to have problems.

The system that Binga had worked so hard for for years was rendered worthless by this one vulnerability. I wonder what Binga would think when he knew this news...

Conan was filled with emotion and told him all his reasoning. Tang Ze, who was sitting opposite him, paused with his raised fork.

Well, Binga, who has already died, naturally has no such opportunity.

But fortunately, he didn't need to know about it in his afterlife, because Tang Ze told him during the fight, so that he could understand the situation clearly before he died. He should say thank you to Kumail quickly.

"Even with all these problems, it's undeniable that Miss Naomi is truly formidable. If she continues to venture out, she might even receive the same treatment my parents received." Tang Ze changed the subject, bringing the conversation back to the kidnapping case. "She shouldn't be employed by Interpol. I don't think they alone can guarantee her safety."

Conan has already learned very clearly how Karasawa's parents were treated through Karasawa himself and Akai Shuichi, a deep undercover agent.

Coercion, bribery, personal imprisonment, severing all social ties, and completely eroding the other party's achievements...

Thinking of the organization's inexplicably high demand for programmers, Conan couldn't help but worry about Naomi's safety.

Luckily, her family background is quite powerful. I hope she won't suffer any more harm because of this...

"She really should cooperate with an organization that can better protect her, such as the official police." Huibara Ai walked over, pulled out the chair next to Tang Ze and sat down. "At least these people have official guns, so they won't be caught off guard when someone is kidnapped right under their noses."

"Didn't she say yesterday that she needed to reconsider?" Tang Ze continued, "From what you said, it seems she doesn't plan to leave ICPO?"

"I don't know. She didn't explain. But I'm guessing that even if they rebuild this system, they'll keep it confidential this time. Most fundamentally, until it's fully mature and the platform is completely built, no one can know where the facilities and organizations are, right?"

Ai Haibara rudely took the bowl of soup from Tang Ze, which he had not touched yet. As she spoke, she raised her eyes, met Tang Ze's gaze, and raised her eyebrows slightly.

This was an expression of faint pride. It seemed that the content assigned to her for negotiation had been successfully achieved. Naomi Argento might have to disappear for a while.

The reason is very sufficient. The reconstruction plan of the Pacific buoy is a highly confidential plan, so it is normal that no one can be found.

Conan watched the two of them eating happily and quickened his eating pace.

The main thing is that these two brothers and sisters are secretly competing for the food. If they don’t hurry up, the whole table of seafood dinner will be divided up by them.

"Well, her technique is really impressive. Binga used it to discover my identity." Conan finished his sigh after putting a large piece of octopus leg into his bowl.

"He didn't get a chance to bring the news back." Haibara Ai tucked her hair behind her ears, sipped her soup with reserved but quick movements, and pointed out sharply, "When he escaped, the submarine was bombarded, right?"

The images captured by the two boats yesterday not only showed the capsizing of the Pacific buoy, but also the glowing sea surface in the distance.

Others didn't know what was going on, but they knew it very well. It was when the organization's submarine was marked and bombarded.

It was almost the same time that Bin joined Hai.

If he was lucky, he might not have been affected by the explosion, but if he was unlucky, he would have been buried at the bottom of the sea.

"More importantly, he's been targeted by the Phantom Thieves, right?" Tang Ze raised his lips in interest. "If he were really alive, he'd probably be more inclined to turn himself in to the police than to return to the organization."

Conan chewed the chewy octopus meat in his mouth, looked at Tang Ze's smile, and said nothing.

According to the normal procedures of the Phantom Thieves, yes.

But the Phantom Thieves have been confronting the organization head-on in front of so many people these past two days, which is definitely not a normal process.

Conan already had a vague guess about the other party's fate.

Because the target is an organization, it is difficult for him to demand that the Phantom Thieves not resort to lynching. For example, the attack on the organization's sniper in the surveillance footage yesterday was definitely aimed at taking lives.

It is really unreasonable to ask others to use conventional means to deal with a group of terrorist criminals who are completely out of the conventional range and even take out submarines.

Considering the good reputation of the Phantom Thieves among the general public, Conan swallowed all these speculations and silently lowered his head to finish the food in front of him.

Everyone at the table knew what had happened to Binga, but they all pretended to be ignorant.

The meal ended in this subtle aura of the Riddler.

"Even after such a big incident, you still have the mood to continue with your travel plans. I admire Miss Suzuki very much." Haibara Ai followed the two people out of the hotel and couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the SUV parked in front.

Due to many unexpected situations, Suzuki Sonoko's original travel plan was of course ruined.

Starting from the first project, whale watching, Conan's attention was diverted to places other than tourism due to the appearance of the Metropolitan Police Department's ship. After running to the Pacific buoy, accidents occurred one after another, and everyone's energy and attention were no longer on this palm-sized island.

As a result, after everyone was safely ashore, Suzuki Sonoko stubbornly brought up the idea of ​​traveling again, saying that since they were already there and had booked all the activities, they would leave after they had enough fun.

This is the reason why they are now in this situation where they are relaxing while discussing topics that cannot make them relax at all. It is really divisive.

"You can't blame Yuanzi." Tang Ze explained for her, "Didn't she tell you? She was the one who completed the overall tourism project planning for this island."

"Huh?!" Conan, who was still thinking about the organization and the Phantom Thieves, almost popped his eyes out of his sockets when he heard this. "Did Sonoko design this?"

"She didn't design it, but she's responsible for it," Tang Ze corrected. "She picked the designer and the business plan. Even though it wasn't her idea, she was the one who made the final decision. She refused to let us leave because she wanted us to experience it and give her feedback."

Tang Ze's words were more tactful. To put it bluntly, Suzuki Sonoko just planned to develop quietly. After everyone had played around, she would stand up and announce that this was a construction project led by her, which would surprise everyone.

Unfortunately, their trip once again went wrong as expected.

"When did Sonoko develop to this point..." Conan, who was completely caught off guard, couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He knew that Suzuki Sonoko's voice in the group had increased compared to the past, and her role was gradually changing from a mere rich kid to a decision maker, but he thought this process would be a long one.

Chairman Suzuki is in his prime, and it's hardly time for a change in leadership. The eldest daughter of this generation has made it clear she won't take the helm, and the youngest daughter has never been involved in the foundation's affairs. Everyone expects them to shift their focus to the youngest daughter and begin to change their training goals. The current pace is ridiculous...

"Yeah, I feel like when she graduates from high school, she might give up on taking the college entrance exam and directly take over the foundation, then donate a teaching building in exchange for a university degree..." Haibara Ai also felt a little emotional.

"Actually, Sonoko is still working very hard, and her ideas are evolving," Tang Ze said pertinently. "It's not certain that she will take on a key position. Her current thinking is probably to strive to find a business path that suits her, while also helping her father with his work."

"...It sounds like you knew it a long time ago." Seeing Tang Ze calmly open the door of the SUV, Huibara Ai glanced over subtly with her eyes slanted.

"Sonoko would occasionally come to me to ask about the situation. In addition, Kyogoku would contact me sometimes. He felt that Sonoko was worried about these things, but he couldn't give any suitable advice." Karasawa said implicitly.

Listening to Tang Ze's usual style of solving the problem together as a couple, Huiyuan Ai didn't even bother to look at Conan's reaction. The corners of her mouth twitched: "Are you planning to persuade her boyfriend to come over and become the heir to the consortium with her..."

Others may not be able to see it, but Haibara Ai knows too well what role Tang Ze played in this process.

He is good at detecting other people's subtle emotions and observing a person's personality traits and preferences, which means that Tang Ze is best at guiding others subtly.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just look at Xingchuan Hui, a cannon fodder who was either locked up at home all day or struggling to survive in the bloody storm of the organization. What has Tang Ze done to him?

Suzuki Sonoko's huge transformation today, including Kyogoku Makoto who always keeps in touch with Karasawa, must have been largely due to Karasawa's influence.

"Look at what you're saying." Tang Ze sat in his seat and helped his sister fasten her seat belt, his expression unchanged. "Whether Kyogoku and Sonoko will get married in the future is a matter of their relationship. Don't act like I'm arranging their marriage."

"So you didn't deny the other parts..." The subtle expression on Haibara Ai's face remained.

"Oh, this is what they want. I'm just helping them to deal with some emotional problems..." Tang Ze raised his hands to show that he was harmless, feeling quite innocent.

Haibara Ai didn't fall for his tricks and directly exposed him: "Really? Why do I feel that if you continue to talk to them, they will ask you to help choose wedding clothes for the banquet..."

"I dare not say that," Tang Ze declared solemnly. "I don't have the final say on what they want to do. At most, I'm just a free psychologist."

Whether it was Suzuki Sonoko, whose career was developing rapidly, or Kyogoku Makoto, who was gradually beginning to explore the positioning of emotional relationships, it was not him who persuaded them. As for his friends, Karasawa would not easily persuade them to change the trajectory of their lives.

That means that the other person's future path will be closely tied to you, and you have to provide lifelong after-sales service for the rest of their life.

He would not do this easily. Carrying the lives of the Phantom Thieves on his shoulders was already heavy enough, and Tang Ze really did not want to establish any more parent-child relationships.

Suzuki Sonoko's current development and Kyogoku Makoto's obvious improvement in emotional intelligence are all because they first knew clearly what they wanted, encountered troubles, and came to Karasawa to talk, and Karasawa selectively gave some solutions for reference.

Suzuki Sonoko realized the correct way to use her family background and was ready to go a step further, take control of her own life, and protect those she wanted to protect. That was her own decision, and Tang Ze was just happy to see it happen.

"Well, that's what you say, but if something does happen, you'll still have to shoulder all the responsibilities..."

"Hmm? What are you mumbling about?"

"I say you're such an idiot, so stupid that you hardly look like Uncle Tang Ze's child..."

Conan sat by the window and watched the two of them arguing. His gaze slowly moved from Haibara Ai, who seemed to be in a good mood, to Tang Ze's face.

Thanks to the basic defensive posture of fighting, most of Tang Ze's knife wounds were on his arms, and there were only two minor wounds on the front of his cheeks. At this moment, there was a Band-Aid on each of his cheekbones and the corner of his mouth. In addition, there were wounds on his temple and the auricle of one ear, which had been covered with gauze after disinfection.

This look of severe injury made Tang Ze's usually harmless face seem even less aggressive.

Faced with such a confusing face, surely no one would notice like himself that Tang Ze's whereabouts were completely different from Joker's this time?

Is this really a coincidence?